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(This one's gonna be short, just so ya know.)
Ladies and gentlemen, Mega Man.
Recently I started a new webseries based on the largely popular "Let's Play" videos. But this is more of a spin-off on that idea in which I play a generally boring game for 20-30 minutes and produce a live commentary. So far the first two episodes are finished but I have the video game footage recorded for episodes 3 and 4 as well and so those will be coming within the next week or so. It's mostly just Gameboy and Gameboy Color games so far. I don't know if I will do other consoles in the future, I guess we'll just have to wait and see. But enjoy the first two episodes: Harvest Moon 3 and James Bond 007, respectively. Let me know what you think.
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Jeeb the Gamer Boy just saw the Avengers! Check out his review of the Avengers Movie and various Marvel Avenger Video Games - mainly Captain America and the Avengers (NES)
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Which was better - the 8 bit Game or the $200 Million Movie?
Shawarma!
All of this and much more on this edition of The Nerd Fortress Podcast!
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RetroActive Podcast is a faux radio show that brings you gaming news and classic video game music. Episode 1 has news about Sonic 2 HD, New Super Mario Bros 2 and more as well lots of classic tunes.
The first "Let's Play" from Kevin of RetroActive! There are many different types of LPs out there, ones for pure humor, ones to be taken way too seriously, and ones all about challenge. But here it is all about taking a back seat, minimal commentary, and just playing through a good game. Part 1 of the Perfect Dark LP is the first three levels on the Agent setting. I'll be going all the way through and then going back and playing the better levels on the higher difficulties.
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“But before we get started, there’s something I’ve been meaning to ask
you.”
“And what’s that?”
“Who is this ‘Icarus’ guy this game is named after? Can I meet him?”
“Um…actually, no. But let’s not worry about that.”
“…Why not? What happened to Icarus?”
“Let’s just focus on you right now.”
– Pit and Palutena engaging in a typical conversation you should expect from this game.
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I was messing around with a new toy I bought the other day, and I started thinking, and wondering.
Exactly how many attachments for video game systems there are, and do any of them really work or even serve a purpose?
The answer for a lot of them I'm sure is a NO! But for a small few, a light yes.
Now I'm not gonna go into great detail, after all I'm sure there have better others, and betters who have already done this.
The reason for this, I bought a Resident evil 4 light gun Hand cannon for $10 dollars the other day.
Now I didn't even buy it for a game, I bought it because its cools, right?
But does it work, yes, and a very frustrating no!
Turns out, really you don't even need the light guy, especially if your playing on the Wii. How utterly useless. And I wish I knew that then.
Of course back then, they did serve a purpose, sort of. The light gun for the Nes did work, and you had to have it, and it came with the system after all.
Other things, such as, ROB:The robot, useless. Though very cute, sorry ROB.
The power pad, yes, though not something you wanna play early in the morning while your family is still sleeping.
But how many other attachments have been made for other systems, and did they really work, or did you even need them?
I guess really the best person to ask would be the Nerd. He's looked at every other odd game attachment.
I guess really this is just coming off as a rant, but this was a question in my mind that I just had to get out there.
Just a very interesting device me and my friend found while we were walking around at our local flea market
Today on Gaming with killatia we're not reviewing a videogame. Instead we taking a look at the Hyperkin SupaBoy, the first (to my knowledge) portable handheld Super Nintendo. Look out Playstation Vita you got competition!
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A person's opinion of Skyward Sword likely depends on their expectations. If you're looking for the next game in the Zelda series, you'll find it handily captures the spirit of its predecessors, while at the same time making several solid improvements to the formula.
If, like me, however, you were looking for a good, well-made game, you will be disappointed.
Pros :
- Interesting Developments in Story and Gameplay.
- Beautiful Art Style
- Epic Boss Battles
Cons :
- Generic, Undeveloped Story
- Repetitive, Broken Gameplay
- Long, Padded-out Sequences
WTF?! :
- And now Groose has a catapult. When did this become a thing?
Story :
Skyward Sword opens up on the floating island of Skyloft, where the people live content in the knowledge that nothing exists below the clouds . The young Link has just graduated into an order of knights, each with their own giant bird, or Loftwing, and must descend into the wild and untamed “surface” world in order to rescue his childhood friend Zelda, who was swept away by a mysterious force. Along the way he must hone his skills and become a true hero, lest the world fall at the hands of an ancient evil.
That provides an interesting hook to start the game off. Unfortunately, it doesn't take long to realize that this story is executed in the most generic and least-interesting way possible. I'd shun to call it bad, because it's not. While there were a few things that had my crying fowl (“Why am I going back to this temple again”), the game had its moments. Some scenes, in particular at the Temple of Time, were well-directed and interesting. Unfortunately, they were few and far between, and completely incapable of carrying the game on its own.
After the first 2 hours, which are actually fairly interesting and generally well-constructed story segments, Zelda, whom you are pursuing, is essentially removed from the story for around 6-8 hours. She appears in-game for less than 2 minutes during this time, and this segment climaxes with her giving you an item. Copy and paste that 2 more times, and you have this game's story in a nutshell.
It doesn't completely fall flat as a narrative, but there is nothing compelling about it. The villain Ghirahim is something straight out of a saturday-morning cartoon, and just as threatening; despite going on and on about all the things he's going to do to Link, he never follows up on any of these threats, and his hordes of evil minions are little more than cannon fodder.. Similarly, there were hintings at the beginning that there might have been some more complex feelings between Link and Zelda, an idea barely even teased later on. So the villain isn't threatening enough for his defeat to be urgent, and Zelda is neither compelling enough, on her own, or in relation to Link, for her safety to be important.
Presentation :
If there is one place where Skyward Sword takes a strong stab at excellence, it is here. Graphics, while not visually impressive, are rendered in such a way as to give them a unique style. Favoring bright, vibrant colors in the enemies and duller, less distinct backgrounds, characters and enemies really pop-out, drawing your eyes away from the rough, jagged textures and static models that the Wii can't quite make look good.
An interesting way these ideas are combined is in the desert segments, which feature time-manipulating crystals, literally turning desert to ocean in a splash of color. It's a striking transition, and while not the most visually impressive thing I've seen on the Wii, I have no complaint with how it was implemented.
There is something to complain about, however, and that is the animations. Characters jerk and flail like they're on strings, and enemies adopt static, unnatural poses in combat. Of particular note is the animation of Link opening a chest, which, I'm completely serious, I believed looked more natural on the N64 games.
In terms of sound design, I must say that many of the item sounds were pretty well done. The whip and the claw-shot in particular were suitably visceral and sharp, and the sword-fighting sound as well. Other items, however, were less so. Things like the slingshot, and especially the beetle, sounded a lot akin to toys, rather than tools. Dialogue grunts (that's what I call them, at least, since that's what it sounds like), were okay for some characters (Link, Zelda, Impa, and maybe Ghirahim), but the majority of side-characters were downright grating, especially the shop owners.
Musically, Skyward Sword suffers. I can't call it bad, because aside from the Eldin Volcano music (which will get drilled into your head long before you get up that damn slope) none of the tracks actually served to damage the experience. But it's so painfully generic that I couldn't possibly appreciate it. If you listened to this music, without knowing which track it was, or even what game it was, you'd say “Oh, that's a forest theme,” or “Oh, that's a desert theme.” Some might call that a good fit, but the music ends up being so toneless that you could swap it into or out of almost any other game and not lose anything. Admittedly, the “Sky” theme and the “Ballad of the Goddess” were frankly fantastic, but that's all I can say stood out.
Gameplay :
Between the big three of Story, Presentation, and Gameplay, the one best described as a “mixed bag” was the latter. Before I dig into that, though, I should get this out of the way.
In the case of this game, it is virtually impossible to discuss this game without discussing the motion controls, which are used for everything from swinging your sword to selecting dialogue. Which is a shame, because I honestly could care less. Some out-of-place anecdotes aside, I really didn't have a problem with the motion controls, taken as a whole. Having to re-calibrate was a pain, but I also recognize that to be a result of my stubborn refusal to use the controller properly (i.e. to point directly at the screen whenever I wanted to use an item). Some of the motions I needed to make were tiring or awkward (Ascending the Loftwing, for instance), while others were actually an added convenience (Thank you, Radial Menu! You're completely unnecessary, but I love you anyway!).
For the record, yes, I thought that the game didn't always read my movements correctly. And no, I don't think it was that big a deal. Lots of people, myself included, scream at perfectly good controllers when they don't do what we wanted (“I pressed the F@#$ing button you @#$!@%”!!!), and while on a critical level, the fact that this wasn't just in my head is appalling, it didn't cause me to rage at the game more than I would any other.
All that, in the end, rather pointless, because the game managed to cause me to rage for completely unrelated reasons.
From the start, the enemy of this game is its pacing. The game has three distinct “levels”, each consisting of 4 or 5 open areas and two dungeons. The thing is that there isn't much difference between the open areas and the closed-in dungeons. The former has you running around, attacking enemies and overcoming obstacles in order to gain access to the dungeon, and the latter has you running around attacking enemies and overcoming obstacles, very much like the ones outside, in order to reach the boss. Sometimes the designers bring comic-relief characters into the dungeon, incidentally destroying any measure of tension present up to that point. You'll be trudging along at the same pace through each area, and the dungeons, which seem to be built up as some sort of climax, are just the place where you fight a boss.
This leads to a separate, but equally irritating problem, which is that this game's difficulty curve is utterly flat. Enemies simply aren't aggressive enough to deal the kind of damage needed to kill you, and the AI is too easily exploited to be much of a threat. Before I left the first dungeon, I'd already found an exploit that let me kill the most common enemy in the game without ever coming into range of it. I still had to fight a few enemies the old-fashioned way, but at one point, I started running into enemies that took, and I'm not joking, 25 hits to kill. Who thought that was a good idea, honestly? Also, suddenly doubling the health of all enemies on the map, then immediately giving me an upgrade that doubles my damage, doesn't actually have an effect on difficulty. Throughout the entire game, I can only recall dying twice : The first, because I was too lazy to backtrack to recover my health, and the second when I tried defeating a boss with the wrong kind of projectile.
Speaking of upgrades...I actually don't have much to say about the upgrade system. It's pointless and more trouble than it's worth to gather the necessary components from fallen enemies, but I still upgraded my bow fully so I could snipe enemies across the map in a single hit. Which, incidentally, took what was left of the difficulty and snapped it over its knee. Still, it was fun, but what wasn't was having to watch the same exact 10-second animation every time I came across a new component for upgrading. And who was it that decided to put things like rupees and common components in the same chests, and with the same chest-opening animations, as quest-critical items? I enter a room, see a huge chest, expect a new item or at least a map, and find a piece of ore. Yay...
I will say this, the game does take an interesting approach with some elements. The stamina bar, while not entirely necessary, was used in some interesting ways in certain puzzles. Similarly, dowsing helped keep me on track in the large open areas, and the ability to place way-points was surprisingly well-implemented, especially when you have to navigate over a series of invisible paths. There were some interesting and even challenging puzzles in this game, including a clever (but WAY overused) mechanic where shooting a crystal would change the environment you were in.
Bosses were actually a quite strong showing. One boss fight that I thought was very creative was one featuring combat on your Loftwing in order to cleanse a flying whale-like beast of a tentacled parasite. And if that sounds familiar to you, you're not the only one. Still, it was great, and made good use of the motion controls, as many of the other fights did. The game's willingness to overuse them, however, was a bit of a pain. More than a third of the boss fights in this game are repeats from earlier in the game.
Still, despite my complaints, this was still a pretty fun gameplay experience. The swordplay was satisfying, the items were pretty fun to use, and there was a fair amount to do in the world.
Or it would have been, if it wasn't so repetitive.
Let's consider one part of the game. I go to a temple to learn a song, resulting in a 3 minute cutscene, followed by a 3-minute trip to the surface, where I watch another 2-minute cutscene before I can continue with the story. After that, I do some story bits, complete a dungeon, and then watch another 2-minute cutscene, before flying, once more, back to the temple so I can learn another song. Counting cutscenes and travel time only, that comes out to around 13 minutes per trip, provided you speed through all the dialogue. And you have to do this, go to the same place, watch the exact same cutscene, go to a different place, watch the exact same cutscenes, and then go back again, a grand total of Three Times. Which means, on this segment alone, you waste almost a half-hour.
The game is full of such contrivances, and they will take up a deceptive amount of playtime. There are so many filler segments between bits of gameplay, and there is so much filler gameplay between bits of story, that this game comes across as seriously padded.
There were some glimpses of true inspiration here, as I saw in the art design, and the few interesting ideas scattered throughout. But the fundamentals of gameplay and story are so cripplingly neglected that it ends up a semi-competent and thoroughly mediocre mess. I can't recommend this to anyone.
Story : F
Presentation : B
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Today on Gaming with Killatia we take a look at hit rpg for the Gamecube Tales of Symphonia. Now Granted its not often that we talk about role playing games on this review show but I enjoyed Symphonia so much that I wanted to play it once to see if I still enjoy it. The answer? Watch to find out
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On September 26, 2011, Konami 's adventure game Castlevania celebrated its 25th anniversary. The stories involving Simon Belmont taking down the vampire Dracula has captivated many hours of dedication of my childhood and teen hood going through many hours trying to go through the frustrating levels and bosses. However, everytime I passed a stage, I had a moment of satisfaction and kept playing. On that day, I played a couple of levels of the Castlevania, as well as Super Castlevania IV on the SNES, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on the PS1, and the recent Castlevania: Lords of Shadow on the PS3. I'm sure that everyone did the same thing when they celebrated its anniversary. Oh wait, another important video game was celebrating its 25th anniversary last year that everyone paid attention more than Castlevania, didn't they? What game was it again?
Oh yeah, Zelda. Don't get me wrong, I love Zelda, but it overshadowed a bunch of other games that were celebrating their anniversary that deserved as much attention. But not today, Old School Lane is going to celebrate a game that is still loved by retro gamers, massicists, and shoot-em-up fans.
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Today on Gaming with Killatia after playing hours of Otomedius Excellent we take a look at the games predecessor Gradius 3 for the Snes!
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In today's exciting adventure, I did a custom case for a Nintendo. In my design, I wanted to mirror a classic Famicom in all of it's two-toned glory. However, I wanted to do something original and unique. So, here it is!
Truth be told, this took a lot longer than I wish. I've been working some incredibly long hours lately, so I have not had the time to work on my projects. I'm still extremely happy that things turned out the way they did. The paint dried exceptionally well. For the most part, it all went together pretty easily, with the actual painting taking the most time. I'd estimate at least a good 5 hours of just...spraying, sanding, coating, and buffing the finish until everything looked even. I'm quite the perfectionist when it comes to things like this, so getting it just right is pretty much a losing battle. No matter where I looked, I would always find a little ding here or a tiny scratch there...it is a 30-year-old piece of technology after all, and it's been used well over those three decades.
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I think most gamers have at least one Zelda game that holds a special place in their memories. The original is mine. Warning: contains extremely high levels of nostalgia.
Also, while this isn't the first video I've made, it is my first blog post on TGWTG. :) I hope you enjoy it.
I would never use the term "Bad Pokémon". I would never even give a Pokémon a memo. But I will say this: I think that there are some Pokémon that can prove to be a challenge to keep on a team. Now I'm not talking about pre-evolutions that have a move-set of maybe 2-4 moves, I'm talking Pokémon that are either evolved or don't evolve at all that just weren't given enough development or have Generation by Generation been neglected by the programmers and producers behind the games. So right now, I'm gonna take a look at 10 Pokémon that could really use some work and how that could've been done. And I don't plan to waste any time, and start off with one of my personal favourites on this list...
#303, Mawile - The Deceiver Pokémon
Poor Mawile. I love your design so much, and yet you repeatedly get the shaft. Getting Sheer Force as a Hidden Ability was a definite plus, especially if Mawile has Iron Head, but the problem still remains that, due to low Speed and HP, it still can't hang on most teams in competitive play. I guess a Focus Band or Quick Claw would solve that problem...for a turn. Otherwise, not much else that can be done as it is currently.
How I would correct this: Evolution. As I said, having Sheer Force helps a lot, but the boost in stats is required too. And maybe a new move, possibly Meteor Mash.
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Aaron enters a nightmarish world of pain and misery. Without getting married.
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Just a little side-story I thought I’d talk about. I was going through various videos and information on Skyward Sword so that I could talk about it in the Zelda Chronology later on because, as I have to admit to, I have neither played the full game nor own a copy. I will explain why that is when we come to it, but for now, just know that I haven’t. Anyway, one thing that definitely caught my eye in this game is the main villain for the majority of the game, Lord Ghirahim.
"I am the demon who presides over this land you look down upon... The surface."
I’m just gonna say this upfront: Ghirahim is the creepiest villain in Zelda history, but that’s good because it makes him stand out. But there was something else odd about him, that I just couldn’t let go. It was during the cut-scene prior to the second of his boss battles, when he’s changing into his black gloves and he’s showing off the weird patterns on his body. He kinda reminded me of…
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Aaron aims down the sights of his Super Scope, and has his trigger pulled, among other things, but that's not in the video. Decency laws, you understand.
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For those of you keeping up with Level Up, you should have seen the 100th episode coming up a while ago (considering I was dropping hints in all the special broadcasts about it). For this occasion, I want to celebrate by talking about the video game I enjoy the most to talk about. That game is:
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This video is older, but it's also one of my gaming related subjects. It's a tutorial on replacing the batteries in your NES cartridges. Truth be told, I had wanted to play The Legend of Zelda for the longest time, and I've never actually played through the first game entirely even though I've owned it for twenty years. I decided to take it off of the shelf and play, but I soon discovered that it wasn't saving my game state anymore, so I'd either have to play through in one sitting or fix the cartridge. Since I am who I am, I opted for plan 'B' and documented my journey!
I’ll just come out and say it: I hesitantly, reluctantly claim that Skyward Sword is the best Legend of Zelda game ever. I understand that’s a bold claim, but I’m more than willing to back it up. This is a really damn good and creative game, but no game is perfect and let the record show that Skyward Sword most certainly is not.
Gameplay
I was genuinely surprised at how the Wii controls were. Yes, it’s fun and no it will not force you to inadvertently have a work out every time you play like Wii Sports. The nunchuck’s control stick controls Link’s movements and the Wiimote controls sword swings. Most enemies are designed to be attacked horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. One of my favorite aspects of this game is the increased challenge of any given fight. Before you simply hit an enemy enough times in the right place and they die. Here, standard monsters like Bokoblins can actually block your attacks on a regular basis. For casual players this could make the early stages of the game frustrating as they get used to the controls and the monsters don’t take long to kill you if you mess up. But for a long-time fan it is such a pleasant surprise to actually feel tension and not be completely sure if I’ll come out of certain battles alive. Combat does get a lot easier as the game progresses but during later bosses it remains reasonably challenging.
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This game...whoa man was it bad. But just how bad was it? Watch, as we take a step into my childhood and relive some of the worst basketball related video games ever.
This week we look at the Millennium Gamer's choices for the TOP 15 Most Anticipated Games of 2012.
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And once again, the holiday season is upon us and it’s time to talk about a game I got as a gift. Here is one I never had any interest in beforehand. This is due partially to the interesting art style, but also because THQ is involved, which I have now come to know them as the B-movie equivalent of video games. However, they are balanced out by the developers; the (once) awesome rare. This game has some history behind it due to its timing. See, Rare was once a developer for Nintendo, making such classics as the Donkey Kong Country and Banjo-Kazooie series, until they got bought out by Microsoft, ending, for many, the “good” stage in Rare’s lifeline. But they still had an assortment of half produced games for Nintendo, one of these apparently going to be called “Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers”. With Nintendo owning the rights to Donkey Kong, that wasn’t going to happen, so Rare put in their “mascot” instead. So, he débuted on the Game Boy Advance in a puzzle game called It’s Mr. Pants.
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Just a little something I filmed. My next Christmas special review will be up tomorrow.
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Just an unboxing video of the recently released limited bundle of The Legend of Zelda Skywards Swords.
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The first episode of AA. Let us know what you think in the comments below.
Guest Appearance from TumorGX as ARNOLD Mario
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WOW, I didn't even think I could drop the ball this badly. How did I miss not one, not two, BUT THREE WEEKS IN A ROW? This is especially bad considering that this would be my last update. Anyways, to wrap up my catching up, here are the last episode, up until the one uploaded this past Saturday. Starting this weekend, I'll be uploading the episodes on this blog as they come out, with both text and audio format on this site. Hope you'll follow along!
These episodes would have played from August 27th 2011 to... Well today I guess.
Remember, constructive criticism over insults (and I do always like hearing different opinions on video games).
Level Up 85 - Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions (Note: Final review in Spider-month)
This edition Generallotz takes a look at a game that probably slipped under everyone's radar, Aliens Infestation.
Killatia enjoys a fun and enjoyable mini vacation at the Collectible Gaming Anime Show in Crystal River!
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A Monster raising game for the Gameboy Colour released only in Japan.
Owned by Atlus
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Today on Gaming with Killatia we go gorilla style so we can talk about Star Fox 64 3D, an awesome remake of an awesome Nintendo 64 game made for the 3DS.
My Tetris Attack review is up now on gotgame:
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HA! You guys totally thought I forgot this week again, didn't you? Well the truth is... yeah I did, but I remembered!
For those of you who just stumbled on this, disregard the first time, I forget nothing.
Anyways, it seems this is my second to last Wednesday update, as next week, I'll be all caught up! Seriously, these episodes are just like two months ago.
These episodes would have played from July 2nd to August 20th 2011.
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Now that you're all caught up with dinosaur news center, it's time to catch up on my second project, the Fire Emblem Retrospective. It's my first attempt to branch out with a series called Occasional Gaming, but being the amazingly talented genius that I am, I forgot to give the series a name beyond Fire Emblem Retrospective. Part 1 can be found here: http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/blogs/myblogs/entry/fire-emblem-retrospective-part-1
I posted it many months ago, and like DNC, I forgot to come back and continue posting. Now onto episode 2.
Part 2 of our retrospective takes a look at Fire Emblem Gaiden -- a game ; that shares many similarities to sequels like Castlevania Simon's Quest, Link's Adventure, etc. It's a Fire Emblem that's very much unlike anything from before and since.
Is this game worthy of the Excitebike name?
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Killatia lasted about 3:10 with Gyro controls before he said fuck it. How long did you last using the game's gyro controls?
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Once again, hello members of TGWTG, hope I'm getting some of you into following my podcast. For those of you who have just stumbled upon this and haven't read/seen/listened to my previous blog, this is my podcast called Level Up: a weekly random video game review. I've been doing them for a while, and decided to start posting them here 7 at a time (you can listen to one each day until I post again next Wednesday!). For those of you have been following me, sorry I missed last week (AGAIN!): I have no good excuse, other than being forgetful... But I remembered this week! These episodes would have played from May 14th to June 26th 2011.
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Level Up 71 - Pokemon Blue part 1
Level Up 72 - Pokemon Blue part 2
Is it worth the trip to the doctor's or should Mario stop making house calls?
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I did rant on SuperGgangsta on Pokemon
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Once again, hello members of TGWTG, hope I'm getting some of you into following my podcast. For those of you who have just stumbled upon this and haven't read/seen/listened to my previous blog, this is my podcast called Level Up: a weekly random video game review. I've been doing them for a while, and decided to start posting them here 7 at a time (you can listen to one each day until I post again next Wednesday!). For those of you have been following me, sorry I missed last week: I started working full time once again and was wrapping up Spider-month (you'll see it soon enough). I just basically dropped the ball because I was so busy. These episodes would have played from March 20th to May 7th 2011.
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Level Up 64 - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest
Level Up 65 - Amazing Island
This week, I tackle Mega Man! Well, not literally, he's made of metal and has a gun, so tackling him is probably not a good idea.
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On to the next one. Supreme Warrior is a unique fighting style game for the 3DO. Let's be honest, the game sucks, so enjoy watching me get my ass kicked on this episode of 8-bit recall. Go to http://www.8bitrecall.com/
Once again, hello members of TGWTG, hope I'm getting some of you into following my podcast. For those of you who have just stumbled upon this and haven't read/seen/listened to my previous blog, this is my podcast called Level Up: a weekly random video game review. I've been doing them for a while, and decided to start posting them here 7 at a time (you can listen to one each day until I post again next Wednesday!). We're now approaching the recent episodes... or at least ones from this year. These episodes would have played from December 18th 2010 to March 12th 2011.
Remember, constructive criticism over insults (and I do always like hearing different opinions on video games).
Level Up 57 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Genesis) (Note: My first negative review!
Level Up 58 - Halo: combat Evolved (Note: 2010 Christmas Special)
Once again, hello members of TGWTG, hope I'm getting some of you into following my podcast. For those of you who have just stumbled upon this and haven't read/seen/listened to my previous blog, this is my podcast called Level Up: a weekly random video game review. I've been doing them for a while, and decided to start posting them here 7 at a time (you can listen to one each day until I post again next wednesday!). These episodes would have played from October 17th 2010 to December 11th 2010.
Remember, constructive criticism over insults (and I do always like hearing different opinions on video games).
Level Up 50 - Killer Instinct (Note: Continuing my October theme at the time)
Level Up 51 - Manhunt
In video games as with any fantasy world, suspension of disbelief is often necessary to enjoying the storyline, lest players let the absurdities of nearly any plot prevent you from seeing it through to its denouement. In this list, we are taking a look at just a few of those moments when you definitely can't think too much about what's going on while you play the game. Just chalk it up to the unique medium that is video games. Enjoy!
Once again, hello members of TGWTG, hope I'm getting some of you into following my podcast. For those of you who have just stumbled upon this and haven't read/seen/listened to my previous blog, this is my podcast called Level Up: a weekly random video game review. I've been doing them for a while, and decided to start posting them here 7 at a time (you can listen to one each day until I post again next wednesday!). These episodes would have played from August 22nd 2010 to October 10th 2010.
In this period of time, I passed my one year mark of making these podcast. At that point, I made some changes that have stuck (just things like a new intro, longer time frame, etc...). This is basically how I still do my show, but things do of course change slightly.
Remember, constructive criticism over insults (and I do always like hearing different opinions on video games).
Level Up 43 -The Adventures of Batman and Robin (This continued Bat-month: the first of my August theme months)
Hey guys! I'm finally back to tgwtg and I would like to present my latest video game review: Megaman X 1,2, and 3 on the SNES. Tell me what you think about it in the comments below! Seriously, just say what's on your mind, was it good? bad? funny? boring? Maybe I forgot to mention something? I'd love to hear what you have to say.
http://blip.tv/negativexero/pixel-player-megaman-x1-x2-x3-review-5449189
Our last episode ended on a cliffhanger. Then we pulled it off the cliff, told it suicide was never the answer. Then we made this episode about Contra.
Please leave comments below! You can also watch this and many other funny videos at our website:
Hey there members of TGWTG, I missed last week. Didn't notice? Thought I was going to forget this week? Don't know who I am? Well all that matters is I'm posting now and you're reading. If you haven't seen them already, check out the other episodes in my blog archives. Originally these shows were produced betwee July 4th 2010 and August 15th 2010.
Remember, constructive criticism over insults (and I do always like hearing different opinions on video games).
Level Up 36 -The Death and Return of Superman (Note: Canada Day special!)
Level Up 37 - The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass
In video games, we've all encountered puzzles that we couldn't wait to get through. But how often do you think back on how little sense some of those frustrating moments make? This list isn't necessarily about the difficulty of these snares, but often how inane they are in the game's universe!
Practically anyone you meet will always mention Nintendo as a great influence in home gaming. When I was a kid, just buying the NES felt like a life changer. Being the first to play Super Mario Brothers gave me no doubt that this system was going to change things. Then came Super NES which made me drool. But then they topped themselves again with Nintendo 64. It really gave new aspects of gameplay. Nintendo then change once again with GameCube. It finally entered the gamedisk era. But then Nintendo totally redid how one played video games when it released its Wii system. So what is going on today?A recent article posted the lackluster sale of its Wii system and also the recently released 3DS and it's not a good sign for them. Though Nintendo is hopeful it will come back with its Wii U, it may be DOA. Why? Well for one there are rumors going around about xbox is going to release its next gen system next year and PS4 might be coming soon after. The price of Wii U is still not yet known but either a huge price will drive people away or they will save it for the next xbox/ps4 system. Either way I think Nintendo needs to redo again how one plays video games. Remember when the iPhone and iPod Touch first came out? They became a video game platform. Many people were able to buy that game app when it became available. It was more affordable and it generated money to those who made it. For me, Nintendo can really take advantage of that. Can you imagine Mario game app?. I think Nintendo said its passed on it but game companies have made themselves know in the game app world. We will see though what move Nintendo makes. Will they be happy if in fact Wii U succeeds or will they have to change their business outlook if it fails?
Hey there members of TGWTG who happened to stumble across this blog, this is my series of video game review podcasts. If you haven't read my previous blogs, then I suggest you check them out for the other 14 episodes. Here's the next 7 (listen to one a day until next week, or all at once if you like, just giving you that option).
At this point in the reviews I knew more what I wanted my show to be like, but wasn't quite in the groove of making it each week, so they're pretty hit or miss as far as I'm concerned. Quite frankly, a lot of this selection is pretty good, especially since a few coincide with specific events, so I can tell I was improving. Originally these shows were produced between May 15th 2010 and June 27th 2010.
Remember, constructive criticism over insults (and I do always like hearing different opinions on video games).
Level Up 29 - Hogan's Alley and Virtua Cop
My take on the Zelda timeline. That thing Nintendo pretends they care about and fans pretend they understand. Wait, I'M a fan who pretends to understand it...
(note to self: next time record everything on the same day instead of the same season)
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This video was made back in March
Hey there members of TGWTG who happened to stumble across this blog, this is my series of video game review podcasts. If you haven't read my previous blogs, then I suggest you check them out for the other 14 episodes. Here's the next 7 (listen to one a day until next week, or all at once if you like, just giving you that option).
At this point in the reviews I knew more what I wanted my show to be like, but wasn't quite in the groove of making it each week, so they're pretty hit or miss as far as I'm concerned. Originally these shows were produced between March 27th 2010 and May 8th 2010.
Remember, constructive criticism over insults (and I do always like hearing different opinions on video games).
Level Up 22 - Totally Rad
The Over-Write is an addendum to my last Save Files video - in this case, my memory of Dr. Chaos included my oldest friend, and leaving him out of the video was a gross oversight. Which has now been corrected. Please enjoy another humorous look at this terrible game.
Please leave comments below! You can also watch this and many other funny videos at our website:
Yeah, there's a reason why this tune is so popular...because it friggin' rocks! :o
In this episode of The Save Files, Aaron shows you why the good doctor must've been writing his own prescriptions.
Please leave comments below! You can also watch this and many other funny videos at our website:
Hey there members of TGWTG who happened to stumble across this blog, this is my series of video game review podcasts. If you haven't read my previous blogs, then I suggest you check them out for the other 14 episodes. Here's the next 7 (listen to one a day until next week, or all at once if you like, just giving you that option).
For those of you who have seen the earlier ones, sorry that I'm a day late. I'm actually on vacation and lost track of the days of the week. Oops. Anyways originally these shows were produced between January 23rd 2010 and March 20th 2010.
Remember, constructive criticism over insults (and I do always like hearing different opinions on video games).
Level Up 15 - Freedom Force (My birthday special)
Hey there members of TGWTG who happened to stumble across this blog, this is my series of video game review podcasts. If you haven't seen my first blog, than check it out, the first 7 episodes are there. As usual, here are 7 more episodes, and the next 7 should come next Wednesday.
At this point in the reviews, I went to my radio teacher for a bit of advice. He suggested the sound effects, a regular time limit and adding a score system. He's also the one that said I should put it online as a podcast. So, this is the point where I started taking it more seriously and working harder on it. Originally, these shows were produced between November 21st 2009 and January 16th 2010.
Remember, constructive criticism over insults (and I do always like hearing different opinions on video games).
Level Up 8 - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Yeah...fuck you Nintendo, give us a real sequel, will you! *shakes fist*
I have a Xbox 360. I'm very happy with it, and I will never regret that I sold my Wii and bought it. But for some days ago, I started to read rumors about the Wii 2. "It'll be for hardcore gamers!" and "They will drop the Wii name!" was things that i read on the internet. I really started to have hope for Nintendo. Then came the days that I had waited for; E3 2011! i was so hyped. Then came Wii U. I got so disappointed. It looks like a Wii. The controller looks like a Wii fit board with a screen(that plays draughts!!!!1), and has HD graphics(-_-). I didn't really lost all hope. I lost all hope when Reggie answered the question "What are the system specification?" with "The system specification isn't important, its just a box". I'll keep my xbox for a while. A big controller with a screen ain't worth buying a new system for.
AND IT DOESN'T EVEN PLAY GAMECUBE!
And here we go...my first blog here! :D Been making videos on youtube for some time now, and now decided to throw my guitar into this wackily wonderful soup of video game / movie induced madness called TGWTG! So without further ado, let's get on with it!
This time's piece is from 1993, i.e. a game called Star Fox (Starwing in Europe). This game was revolutionary in the sense that it was Nintendo's first 3D console game, and I can still recall the feeling of awe and wonder when trying this game for the first time! Of course, the impact of the 3D was only heightened by the music, especially the very first stage, Corneria. This track is the most famous, beloved and covered one of the whole Star Fox ost, and no wonder, because it kicks total ass! Enjoy! ;)
Thanks to IMaximusDMI for making the highlight video:
Microsoft has pretty much changed their strategy for the Xbox 360 and it’s not necessarily for the better. Rather than try and give a balance towards their devoted fanbase as well as the new audience with the Kinect, they’ve pretty much focused most of their resources on the Kinect. While it may be understandable from a financial standpoint as the Kinect is a very expensive piece of hardware, from a videogame sale and creativity standpoint the Kinect is a really bad direction to put it all in.
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Hello there members of TGWTG. I have been a member of this site for a few months now and joined with the goal of sharing my podcast reviews with you. I've been doing these for over a year and a half now, and figured this would be a good way to get them out there and share them in a community where I can get some feed back and opinions. And then... I got lazy and didn't post them up. Which, is why I am here today. Starting today, I will post up 7 of my reviews (in chronological order, starting with the first) each Wednesday. You can listen to them all at once, or one a day. Once I catch up (which will be in like 11-13 weeks?) I'll post them regularly as I update them.
Here's the first 7 episodes. At this point, they were exclusively playing on my college's student radio station, so there are some in jokes. I also just went with a concept and didn't get much feedback, so things aren't quite their best and it would change a lot.
Remember, constructive criticism over insults (and I do always like hearing different opinions on video games).
Level Up 1 - Earthworm Jim
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The fans of Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask have always wanted to see and know more of the land of Termina and the characters within. A sequel, a prequel, and now some think Ocarina of Time 3DS is a great chance to request Majora's Mask 3DS. Should they get what they want?
Wherein The Count gives his impressions on Ubisoft, Sony and Nintendo's E3 2011 Press Conferences. Well, just don't sit there, watch them already!
Justin and Andrew sing out their confusion about the new WiiU.
Yeah, yeah... another guy with his own opinion on Nintendo's E3 2011 conference. Oh, and an in-depth analysis of the new trailer for Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
GigaBoots proves that Kung Pow makes the best visual and audio metaphor for Nintendo's befuddling E3 conference.
They had less to say than Sony, but talked about it better.
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is coming soon, but will it really be all it says it will be? Tough call, considering Nintendo hasn't told us anything about it.
GigaBoots.com shows off the depth of the visually stimulating Dead or Alive Dimensions. Dan & Bob go deep into the gameplay and modes of this title and point out the obvious benefits 3D has on the gameplay. Bewbs.
Now, with twice the blue shells!
While the video for the Zelda Timeline is in the works, enjoy just a taste of it: my thoughts on the split timeline.
