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Don't let that cute exterior fool you!  New Zealand Story is a tough as nails game!  Kind of violent, too!  If your character gets hit by a projectile, like an arrow or a throwing axe, the weapon will just stick in his head as he does his 'wah-wah, wah-wah' death dance!

When I first got Taito Legends, my brother Jeff was determined to beat it.  With limitless continues, he thought he could.  But the game had other plans.  He found a secret door that took him to a special cloud level, and once he reached the top, he saw a cutscene of the Kiwi bird being held by some kind of goddess, and she said, "Kiwi, you made it to Heaven.  You can rest now."  And then he got the Game Over screen!  I never even knew about that!  It really happened!

The New Zealand Story Revolution game on DS is pretty much the same game as in the arcade, just with some added control options like being able to aim your arrows.  The DS Taito game you really should look into getting is Arkanoid DS.  And maybe Space Invaders Extreme.

Wow that's a crazy flyer!

I enjoyed playing my GBA games on my GameCube GBA Player, so I imagine I wouldn't have any problems playing them on Wii U as well.

Yeah Jungle Hunt was very prominent in arcades when I was a kid.  At least, I noticed it was at nearly every arcade I went to back then.  I didn't really like it much because I wasn't very good at it.

I think it's interesting that it originally had a Tarzan-like character and the game was called Jungle King but they had to change it, like you said.

I try to go outside nearly every day.  But not today, it's raining.

I can't believe Yu-Gi-Oh is sitll around.  My brothers used to love all that stuff.

That "Steam Roller" game you played is probably Crush Roller, otherwise known as Make Traxx in the US.  Crush Roller was one of SNK's first games.  There is even a remake of it on the Neo Geo Pocket Color (I have it).

While I'm proud to have written for The Dallas Morning News, they kind of screwed me over in the end, so I'm a bit bitter about them, too.

You're lucky you get to go do things like this.  My excitement for the weekend usually consists of me going to Wal-Mart...if I'm lucky.

I disagree.  Wario Land: Shake It, while not as good as Wario Land 2, was still a good game in its own right with beautifully animated hand-drawn graphics.  Plus, Capt. Syrup returned in it.

While most WarioWare games are not as good as the original, I still think they're good for quick and quirky fun.

Mario Party games are fun, but only if there are a lot of people you can play with.  And my number of gamer friends who can still play with me is dwindling.  Plus, all Mario Party games are pretty much the same.  If you've played one, you've played them all.

I agree, Wario Land 2 is probably the best one, even though they're all great.  I enjoy the Wario titles more than most regular Mario games, really. This may be my second favorite Game Boy game (first is Link's Awakening)

Not being able to die was brilliant, and having to figure out when and where to get hit by particular enemies gave the game some clever puzzle elements. I also loved the branching pathways.  PROTIP: At the beginning part of the first stage, DON'T get out of bed when you hear the alarm clock.  I found that path out by accident!

Plus, the game has Captain Syrup and she's awesome.  Nintendo should use her more.