PixlBit

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!

Yes I wish SEGA would bring Ristar back.  I actually liked his game more than Sonic's.  I was happy, yet sad that they had Ristar wave the checkered flag in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.  Happy he was in the game, but sad that he wasn't a racer.

You're like that baby in the old arcade beat 'em up Captain Commando who drives around a mech!