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Stuff to look forward to


Posted on 09/13/2022 at 01:06 PM | Filed Under Blogs

They basically own the movie rights to the James Bond IP. Eon Productions was founded by Albert "Cubby" Broccoli and is managed by his daughter Barbara. 

Retro Review: TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist


Posted on 09/12/2022 at 06:57 PM | Filed Under Blogs

I'm guessing that Konami decided to priotitize the four-player arcade version. Still kind of a shame given all the extra bosses (like Bebop and Rocksteady, and Slash) and levels that got added to the SNES version. I also would have kind of liked it if the NES Arcade Game and Manhattan Project had gotten online play. The NES game had extra content added to it as well, to lengthen the game and make up for the NES's inability to match the arcade's graphical fidelity.

Hyperstone Heist, I've noticed, is a lot stiffer than the SNES game as well. The action is nowhere near as smooth.

Retro Review: TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist


Posted on 09/10/2022 at 11:34 PM | Filed Under Blogs

Owing in part to its poor performance in Japan, I don't think the Genesis was a big priority for Konami. 

One of the few complaints I had about Cowabunga Collection was the fact that Hyperstone Heist features online play, but the SNES Turtles in Time does not.  The arcade version does, of course, but the SNES version had a lot of stuff in it the arcade didn't.

Episode 231: Game Shark...Tank


Posted on 09/08/2022 at 12:18 AM | Filed Under Feature

Stage Select:

"Donden," which is the "super boss" battle theme from Breath of Fire III. There are boss themes, and then there are "super boss" themes.

Cage match:

Given a choice between a giant insect hunt and battling for dominion of a war-torn China, I'll go for the bug hunt.

Final Fantasy VII Review


Posted on 09/08/2022 at 12:08 AM | Filed Under Review

This game will always be atop my list of favorite games. So good. It's everything I'd hoped RPGs would be in 5th generation. It was because of this game that I did something I hadn't done since the Atari era: I bought a non-Nintendo system.

Ironically, this game is now on a Nintendo system. Also ironically, you can get it on cartridge in Europe and Asia, in a double pack with FF8. Sony fequently made fun of Nintendo's choice to go with cartridges in its ads for Final Fantasy VII, since that's what cost Nintendo the single most important third party game of the generation.

Two in One


Posted on 09/08/2022 at 12:01 AM | Filed Under Blogs

That's when my huge collection of coin-op classics comes in handy.

Briefly


Posted on 09/07/2022 at 11:55 PM | Filed Under Blogs

I read somewhere that the most frequently landed-on Monopoly property is Illinois Avenue, which is the highest value Red property. The oranges together are the most frequently landed on group.

Recent spoils and acquisitions


Posted on 09/04/2022 at 05:39 AM | Filed Under Blogs

I get that. But that said, 40 dollars gets you a lot with this package. They did a great job. The only quibble I have is that the SNES version of Turtles in Time doesn't support online multiplayer. The two arcade games, SNES Tournament Fighters, and Genesis Hyperstone Heist do, which makes TMNT 4's lack of it a bit baffling. The SNES version is otherwise better than the arcade version. Other than that minor gripe, this is an incredible value.

Let's Have a Play Date With the PlayDate!


Posted on 09/04/2022 at 05:37 AM | Filed Under Blogs

I always thought the Game Boy was great and a huge step up from Tiger handhelds. Square did support it early on, and FF Adventure is a pretty stout game that predates Link's Awakening. Loved Kid Icarus as well.  Being able to play Super Mario in the car was the equivalent of the moon landing, LOL.

It also seemed to me that developers kind of stepped up their sprite and detail games on the Game Boy to make up for the lack of color. A lot of Samus's appearance and abilities were codified in Metroid II rather than the original. 

Let's Have a Play Date With the PlayDate!


Posted on 09/02/2022 at 02:42 PM | Filed Under Blogs

Its screen is also apparently.a similar display to the e-paper readers like the old Kindles were made of. A lot different than the four-tone green dot matrix display of the old Game Boy.

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