I've played more than one Mario Party game, but I really mostly only played the first, and I think that's all I needed to play. I have one of the GameCube Mario Party titles, but I only bought it because it was at a charity auction.
I've never played any of the other ones. Any characters I would like?
Very cool. There are a lot of people I still miss at 1up. I can't follow them all, though, as that would spread myself thin. I wish I had more time to do things like that.
There's only one Kinect game that I really liked. It's called The Gunstringer and it was made by Twisted Pixel.
Yeah, Puzzle Bobble is called Bust-A-Move in the US, but I hate that name so I try to call it Puzzle Bobble. it's on pretty much every system imaginable.
Battle Shark didn't seem too memorable on Taito Legends. I like that you mentioned StarBlazers. I used to watch that show when I was a kid. Did you know that in Japan, they just had a StarBlazers remake?
Bubble Bobble is freaking awesome and one of my favorite Taito games. My brother Jeff and I used to always play it together when he was young. Great game to play with kids. I also like the puzzle game Puzzle Bobble. It's one of my top three puzzle games and even my mom likes to play it.
I remember Gladiator in the arcades, but I didn't like it much. The big draw with this game, if I remember correctly, is the large character graphics. They really stood out at the time.
I always get mixed up on which games are on Taito Legends 1 and 2. But Taito is one of my favorite game companies. Lots of history in that company.
If you have a DS, you should track down Arkanoid DS, also by Taito. it's really fun and the music was so good, I imported the soundtrack. Zuntata, Taito's iin-house band, is awesome.
You have some good choices on your list. Have you ever played Astro Boy: Omega Factor? it's an amazing GBA action game, and one of my favorites.
I wish I had time to play games like this nowadays.
Aw, they should've let me run 1up.com. :) Oh well, you can see my new endeavor on my blog, too.
Happy Birthday! Have a power pellet!
