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Dininho Adventures (Switch)

You play as a dinosaur who has to rescue her eggs.
It was a neat action/platformer and it had some ok mechanics introduced in each world.
Too bad the game kept crashing after I completed each level in the secret world. When I reloaded it was ok.

Krystal the Adventurer (Steam)

Cute little action/platformer where you play as a fox named Krystal with wind powers. Your wind shot can be charged and powered up. Nothing special and it was a fun short little game that can be completed in about 17 minutes. I hope the developer expands more on it or makes a sequel.

Golden Force (Switch)

This was one of many games I received for free from No Gravity Games Christmas promotion last year and it drew me in. I feel this game is a hidden gem of sorts.
You play as one of 4 mercenaries that look different but all play the same. I liked the dragon character, Drago.
This was a fun game to play through. A good action/platformer with fun mechanics you can do. Can do combos, charged attack, launcher attacks, dash/air dash attacks, slide (I never found a use for sliding, you're better off dashing cause it also attacks). Each level also has 3 Gold Coins and a Fossil to look for to spend at the Shop for upgrades to do more Combos, Health Upgrades and other items. The main highlight of this game are the boss fights. The bosses are well designed and are a sight to behold. For whatever reason when I make it to the final boss, the game crashes on me when I try to access the Shop but it's ok cause I had all the upgrades by the end anyway and no longer needed the shop.

Saboteur! (Switch)

This game is from 1985 made by Clive Townsend for the ZX Spectrum.
This game was cool to experience. You play as a ninja who has to go into a base to set a bomb and steal a floppy disk. Afterward you have to escape to the helicopter to complete the mission. That's where the original game ended.

Plot Twist: The game continues on afterwards and you play an extended edition of the game with new content/new level/expanded story. It's pretty cool.

Mechstermination Force (Switch)

What happens when you combine Contra and Shadow of the Colossus?
You get this game!
This is a pure boss rush game.
If you have a game save of Gunman Clive HD Collection, you can also play as Gunman Clive! Gunman Clive 1 and 2 are awesome as well by the way.
Your goal is to take down the giant Mechs. You have to figure out their weak points until you reveal their core and you use your baseball bat to bash it in a few times to take down the giant mech.
You earn money along the way when you fight the Mechs and can use the money to get Health Upgrades and new Weapons.

I recommend this game. It's really good!

I am very happy to see official releases for all of these games.
Will double dip for this for Steam/Switch

Vampire Savior <3 <3 <3

The Punisher (Arcade)

Played via Fightcade with a friend. He was Punisher and I was Nick Fury.
Punisher and Nick Fury team up to take down Wilson Fisk, The Kingpin.
Very fun beat em' up. The main highlight of this game is the large amount of weapons you can use and temporarily using pistols to shoot down thugs whenever they wield firearms.

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (Arcade)

Played via Fightcade with a friend. He was Hannah and I was Mustapha who is one bad Mamma Jamma. Another great beat em' up with a consistently good soundtrack. This one appears to be based on the comics (there used to be a short lived Saturday Morning Cartoon).
Feels good beating up a bunch of poachers that are hunting down dinosaurs.
This also has the best elevator sequence, a common beat em' trope, of all time. Mainly for the music
that plays in it.

Alien vs. Predator (Arcade)

Played via Fightcade with a friend. Another great licensed beat em' up by Capcom. My friend was Lynn Kurosawa and I was the Predator Hunter. Game is super fun and it has quite the intriguing story for a beat em' up which is something you don't really look into cause well, you want to play a beat em' up to beat stuff up! The body count on so many enemies on screen is quite impressive.
Interesting to note that is a well known piece of trivia: Lynn Kurosawa appears in Ken's stage in Street Fighter Alpha 2. I always felt her design was a prototype Ibuki.

G.I. Joe (Arcade)

Played via Fightcade with a friend. He was Roadblock and I was Scarlett.
A third person shooter developed by Konami.
Very good presentation. Too bad they didn't use a good voice for Cobra Commander.
Overall it was a fun game. Again, good presentation.

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon (Arcade)

Played via Fightcade with a friend. He was Sailor Moon and I was Sailor Jupiter.
Based on the first season. It was very solid, if a little long.
The attention to detail with the levels with scenes based off the Anime was done really well.

If you're looking for a single sitting Metroidvania, try Super Skelemania.

Final Fight (PC/Arcade)

Replayed via Capcom 'Beat Em Up Bundle with a friend online. I was Cody and he was Haggar.

Fight 'N Rage (PC)

My first new game for the year beaten.
A very awesome beat em' up. Has a lot of combo stuff you can do and parries. It also has multiple paths and endings. I got the Normal Ending. Also played this with a friend via Parsec. I was F. Norris and he was Gal.
I might go back to this again sometime to unlock more stuff.