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Comment on Stadium Events by Chris

Chris — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:57:27 +0000

Some people like collecting. And to them I say “What’s the point in having the game if you’re not going to play it?”

Obviously I think those people are just weird.

Comment on Stadium Events by Garrett

Garrett — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:06:06 +0000

Anyone who pays through the nose for this game instead of the few bucks to get World Class Track Meet (which is different only by its title screen) is a fool.

Comment on Rising From the Grave by Dr Sparkle

Dr Sparkle — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 05:09:17 +0000

Seriously, fuck cats. Where do they get off thinking they can type? And it’s nice to see that everyone can agree on one thing: You shouldn’t play M.U.S.C.L.E.

Comment on Rising From the Grave by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:49:00 +0000

Good to “see” you back, man.

Oh, and: Poop.

Comment on Raid on Bungeling Bay by NESJohny

NESJohny — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:23:33 +0000

Keep up the good work man!!

Comment on Chrontendo by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:38:55 +0000

Sweet, convenient listing! Might just have to check this stuff out.

Comment on Stack Up by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:12:50 +0000

OH BALLS STACK-UP SUCKS yeah but seriously. It is not very good. The End.

Comment on Karate Champ by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:25:12 +0000

I will forever think of it as “A step above Urban Champion!”

Comment on Gradius by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:12:42 +0000

“I was having two lasers come out at once.”

SOUNDS LIKE A PERSONAL PROBLEM MAN

Comment on Raid on Bungeling Bay by Dylan C

Dylan C — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:07:29 +0000

It’s always nice when a NES game surprises you, especially if you think it’s going to suck at first. Sadly, these are almost as rare as an Earthbound Zero prototype cart.

Also, the word “Bungle” makes me laugh.

Comment on Raid on Bungeling Bay by Chris

Chris — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:39:11 +0000

Hearing that again reminds me of how I used to see SimCity 2000 in Toys R Us and how stupid I thought that was to have as a SNES game. But I never had a SNES until a few months ago so there was never any question of if I’d buy it or not.

I guess I’ll have to finally play it if I decide to do SNES after I finish all the NES stuff.

Comment on Raid on Bungeling Bay by Tom

Tom — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 19:04:45 +0000

It’s worth noting this was Will Wright’s first game.

Comment on Raid on Bungeling Bay by Chris

Chris — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:03:09 +0000

Netflix says I should watch that. It just showed up in the past week or so.
Chris recently published the post Star Voyager

Comment on Raid on Bungeling Bay by Dr. Sparkle

Dr. Sparkle — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 04:28:54 +0000

This wouldn’t have meant anything to the average kid in 1987, but this is now mostly noteworthy for being Will Wright’s first game.

And the box art always reminded me of the poster for Dario Argento’s Inferno: http://horror-movies.wikia.com/wiki/Inferno
Dr. Sparkle recently published the post The Evil Desires of Dr. Sparkle

Comment on Raid on Bungeling Bay by Chris

Chris — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:05:45 +0000

It’s crazy, but I’m going to compare this to food. Calamari actually.

I started off not liking it. But I had to eat it because I would send it out at work and it was always making me want to spit it back out.

But now, I’m actually starting to like it. It’s crazy.
Chris recently published the post Lode Runner

Comment on Raid on Bungeling Bay by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:51:04 +0000

THE BAY!

Comment on Winter Games by Raid on Bungeling Bay

Raid on Bungeling Bay — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:52:53 +0000

[...] was all set to give this game a thumbs down. Like Winter Games it’s a port of an already existing game. It doesn’t seem to get any real upgrades for [...]

Comment on Winter Games by Chris

Chris — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:45:44 +0000

Yeah, this needs to be filed under “Why does this game even exist?”

Comment on Winter Games by Chris

Chris — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:32:21 +0000

Funny you say that. I didn't expect the game to be good, but I didn't expect it to be anywhere near this bad either. If you're going to go by the developer then what do you do about Micronics? They're notorious for being bad developers. They put out crap like Athena and Tiger Heli. They also brought us Ghosts 'n Goblins and 1942. I don't know anyone who is going to say those are terrible games. I'm not saying that past performances mean nothing. But when you consider that these companies get experience with making this for the system (and in some cases making video games in general) and have the ability higher and fire based on the success of what they've done then you have to take history with a grain of salt. That being said, I've watched every episode of Chrontendo so far and I can hear the pain in Dr. Sparkle's voice when we get to a Pony Canyon game.

Comment on Clu Clu Land by Chris

Chris — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:45:21 +0000

I know for a fact that there are two people because my wife likes it too. But she’s a puzzle game freak and likes all kinds of games in the genre.

Comment on Pro Wrestling by Chris

Chris — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:47:16 +0000

Ha, you did a lot better than I can then. I think I might have gotten to a 3rd match once.

Comment on Winter Games by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:40:22 +0000

Ah, Winter Games — among the very few titles on the NES for which it is perfectly correct, relevant, and appropriate to say “World Games is SO much better.”

Comment on Winter Games by A King

A King — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:50:08 +0000

This really is a crappy port of a good Commodore 64 game, though what did you expect from a cart developed by the same crew that did Super Pitfall (another classic they butchered)?

Comment on Clu Clu Land by Neomysterion

Neomysterion — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:23:05 +0000

I personally didn’t find Clu Clu Land that horrible. I’ve been used to the game’s old and peculiar controls, only pain are those Uniras and some randomly placed hidden obstacles. If there’s one person who still enjoys this title, let it be me.

Comment on Pro Wrestling by Neomysterion

Neomysterion — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:16:55 +0000

I actually remember playing this one. It got stressful when it hit Round 10 or somewhere around there.

Comment on Lode Runner by Garrett

Garrett — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:31:16 +0000

I don’t think that US PCs had the reach into Japan in ’83-’84 that they do now. Dr. Sparkle’s side bits on Chrontendo made it clear that the MSX and PC 88 dominated the Japanese computer market back then.

Comment on Lode Runner by Chris

Chris — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:20:11 +0000

Ah, so it isn’t a forgotten phenomenon then. That’s the kind of thing I miss out on by playing old games and paying almost no attention to modern stuff.

I’m glad I have you to keep me straight on stuff like this.

Comment on Lode Runner by Garrett

Garrett — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:05:03 +0000

Actually, it did happen recently, with Professor Layton. The sequel was out in Japan by the time we got the first game in the series. And Phoenix Wright didn’t come to America until the DS remakes were made.

Comment on Lode Runner by Chris

Chris — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:45:02 +0000

That’s something I just don’t understand in my 2011 line of thinking. There’s no way that a sequel would come out in Japan today and we’d get the original game later.

Comment on Lode Runner by Chris

Chris — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:40:29 +0000

People buying whatever is put out? The only thing I can think of is that somehow the PC version was really bad. Or that Japan just really wanted a version on the newest platform possible.

Comment on Lode Runner by Dr. Sparkle

Dr. Sparkle — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 02:44:52 +0000

It might be a bit surprising, but this version of Lode Runner was one of Hudson’s biggest selling games ever, in Japan. Supposedly it sold 1.10 million copies, more than Metroid did in Japan and pretty close to Legend of Zelda.

I guess there was a masochistic streak running throughout the Japanese gaming community at the time. How else can you explain the love for Spelunker and Tower of Druaga?

Comment on Lode Runner by Garrett

Garrett — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 01:21:52 +0000

What’s worse is that there were newer ports of Lode Runner by this time, like Super Lode Runner for the FDS (made by Irem).

Comment on Lode Runner by Chris

Chris — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:06:34 +0000

It’s great to be back too.

Also, it surprises me that these poorly made ports are coming out. They’re old, they don’t hold up on the system, and since they didn’t have to build a game from scratch they had plenty of time to make it good.

It’s not like people were climbing down Nintendo, Hudson, or Broderbund’s necks to get a release of Lode Runner for the NES.

Comment on Lode Runner by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:07:43 +0000

Yeah, a very very “meh” game — starring Milon from Milon’s Secret Castle! Haha. Good ol’ Hudson.

And it is GOOD to see you again, sir!

Comment on Lode Runner by Garrett

Garrett — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:05:59 +0000

This game is symbolic of Broderbund’s failed run as an NES publisher. Yes, the Japanese liked their games and made generally faithful ports, but those ports were utterly ancient by the time they came to America. This game came out in 1984 in Japan, and you’re up to the US games of 1987. When Nintendo drudged up Dragon Warrior’s outdated carcass in ’89, they at least spruced up the appearance to make up for the truly basic gameplay.

Comment on Lode Runner by Lode Runner | Retro Gaming News Aggregator | Abadox Bookmarks

Lode Runner | Retro Gaming News Aggregator | Abadox Bookmarks — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:42:01 +0000

[...] familiar, but I might have dreamed about that because we haven’t seen them in any games yet1. I’m not going to worry about [...]

Comment on Star Voyager by Lode Runner | Retro Gaming News Aggregator | Abadox Bookmarks

Lode Runner | Retro Gaming News Aggregator | Abadox Bookmarks — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:41:34 +0000

[...] Star Voyager was really bad. I mean, come on, if you’d played something like that would you want to come [...]

Comment on Sorry For the Silence by Chris

Chris — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:22:40 +0000

Thanks for the pep talk. I really should have just said that summer would be slower, then I wouldn’t feel bad about it at all. I’ve gotta see the wife while I have time.

Comment on Clu Clu Land by Lode Runner

Lode Runner — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:21:37 +0000

[...] After all it is just a puzzle game. Tetris won’t change much when we get that far. Clu Clu Land didn’t change really [...]

Comment on Now Reading the Manual by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:12:32 +0000

I love having the manuals, reading the manuals, genuinely using them — but!! — I also firmly believe that a game should be intuitive. You __should__ be able to just pick it up and play it, on principle.

Comment on I’m Still Alive by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:11:44 +0000

That was actually one of my prime motivations for my own site — noticing that, while others had tried, none had actually finished the task. Takes a lot of work indeed.

Comment on Soccer by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:46:24 +0000

I absolutely DESPISE games where I do not get to pick which character I control — yet last year I played a FIFA game on a friend’s XBox 360 that still used the same functon!! Maybe it’s just a soccer game thing, but it’s irrational and ridiculous.

Comment on Donkey Kong 3 by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:42:11 +0000

Thank you, Chefgon, for that well-written summary of the sordid history behind the mystery of Donkey Kong 3.

Comment on Chubby Cherub by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:33:32 +0000

This game was actually better than I expected when I tried it, simply because so many have so much hate for it.

… but Cherub probably deserves it.

Comment on 10-Yard Fight by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:30:13 +0000

A sad attempt at some coders being asked to program a football game before anyone really knew how to on the 8-bit machine.

Comment on A Look At My 10 Minute Rule by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:29:11 +0000

Excellent basic overview of the thorny issue of proper play time spent for reviewers before passing judgment. It would simply be silly to suggest that games of the RPG and puzzle genres would be most properly reviewed using the same amount of time. Just not necessary.

Comment on Donkey Kong Jr. Math by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:24:31 +0000

This is just my own personal take on educational games, but I refute the point that many tend to make when they say that children’s/educational games need to be taken within context — that they are aimed at a younger audience, that their purpose is education moreso than entertainment, etc. But, no; as a reviewer, in my mind, my basis for rating games is simple: Am I enjoying this? In the cases of most educational games, no, I am not, even if it’s meant for kids. That does not effect my enjoyment, thus not improving the game’s quality.

Comment on Baseball by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:22:28 +0000

For purist baseball NES game excellence, I stick to R.B.I. Baseball, but reading this review does make me want to play Magic Teleporting Umpire sometime.

Comment on Super Mario Bros. by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:18:20 +0000

I am still amazed at how good Super Mario Bros. is when you compare it to other NES platformers even made a few years later. Truly set the golden standard.

Comment on Slalom by NintendoLegend

NintendoLegend — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:11:53 +0000

The graphics were provocative for the time, but I think the key to this review is tucked away right in the first line: “It’s a total waste of time.” This is absolutely true. I cannot fathom the appeal of Slalom. It seems like the only point is to fire it up, look at the screen for a few moments, shrug, and turn it off, never to be played again because you have seen everything it has to offer.