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Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Switch/SNES)

Finally...it's been a long time coming.
I was never able to beat Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts legitimately, until now. All I had to do was change up my strategy for the last level on the second loop.

Did the first loop, go through the second loop and ignore the Goddess Bracelet up until Level 7.
Basically, just hang on to the Gold Armor and Dagger. Abuse the hell out of the temporary i-frames every time you use the Fire Dragon (when you charge up the Dagger) to plow through the game.

After taking out the last Red Arremer Ace in Level 7 (surprisingly, they don't have that many in this game), I find a treasure chest that contains the Goddess Bracelet to beat Asutaroto (Astaroth) and Nebiroth. Beating them both with the Goddess Bracelet takes forever and you have to use a lot of patience to take them down. Time is also most certainly on your side on that double boss fight and running out of time is just brutal. That's actually low key the only hard part in the game.

But yeah, it felt good to finally beat this game after so many years and can finally put it behind me.

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Sagebrush (Switch)

"The Mystery of Black Sage Ranch"

"Inspired by real-world cults, Sagebrush is a first-person narrative-driven adventure game which thrusts players into the role of a truth-seeker who must investigate the tragic circumstances of the Perfect Heaven cults mass suicide."

"Set in New Mexico, players explore Black Sage Ranch, the former home of Father James, the revered prophet of the Perfect Heaven cult, in order to uncover the truth."

So...playing through this game felt a little unnerving. It has no jump scares or anything of the sort.
Going around and reading the lore entries was really something...
The atmosphere of this game was very chilling and even a few things that were disturbing. I really liked the PS1-like graphics.
When all was said and done, I was all like... "Whoa", when it was over.

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Ghosts 'N Goblins (NES)

I beat this game for the first time ever. Played it via Switch with no abusing of save states/rewind.

I had given it a good try a few years ago but sadly Level 6 was quite the wall. It stands up to it's infamy of being a tough level in a game full of tough levels.

I watched a really good youtube video from a channel called "U Can Beat Video Games" and it was a very good Beginners guide that was very informative on how to beat Ghosts 'N Goblins. It was thanks to that video that I, well, beat the game!

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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (Switch)

Replayed. I last played this game 3 years ago on my 2DS XL.
It felt good to play it through it again. It's like a better version of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse.

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Mega Man X4 (PC)

Replayed via Mega Man X Legacy Collection.
Beat the game as X.
This game is always a fun time whether you play as either X or Zero.
The X series sadly starts to go downhill from here beginning with X5...

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Streets of Rage 3 (PC/Genesis)

Replayed via Sega Genesis Collection on Steam while playing with a friend online.
We opted to play with a mod called The Bare Knuckle 3 Project. It's basically the Japanese version with the true difficulty settings that got messed up in the American version, the story translated, and all the hidden characters unlocked (Roo, Shiva, Ash) at the character select screen. The mod even has a playable Max and Adam. But we didn't get too crazy with that.

I was Blaze and my friend picked Dr. Zan. Got the best ending.

Akane (PC)

Replayed. I played this on the Switch last year.
Unlocked all the gear and got the final scene.
Still one of my favorite arcade style games to come back to.

Mega Man X3 (PC/SNES)

Replayed via Mega Man X Legacy Collection.
Game is ok...but having played this game recently made me realized it's the worst of the SNES X trilogy. They amped up the difficulty when starting out, but gets easier with upgrades. Charged Up X Buster Shots are not as strong as they are supposed to be like in X1 and X2. You're better off using rapid fire shots or the other Special Weapons to dispatch most enemies. Bosses get looped easily when using the special weapons. The large majority of the bosses even have a lot of the exact same attack patterns. X Buster Upgrade is also very underwhelming and awkward to use...

I do like finding the secrets every time I play. Most of the secrets are hidden in clever spots. Always a fun thing to do like in every X game before it.

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Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie (PC/Genesis)

Replayed via Sega Genesis Classics via Steam and played it online with a friend this time around.
This game respected the source material sooo much. Right down to the music lifted from the show and the sound effects.

Unlike the SNES version which doesn't even follow the plot of the movie at all and it being a different game altogether (it's still an ok game, really), this version blows it out of the water with the overall presentation. You get to even switch Rangers between each level if you want to mix it up and it has Zord battles as well. It even has a secret battle with Lord Zedd.

Easily a Top 10 Genesis Beat Em' Up and I highly recommend it.

Deltarune: Chapter 2

I liked every single second/minute of it.

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Mega Man X2 (PC/SNES)

Replayed via Mega Man X Legacy Collection

It's my personal favorite in the series.

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Metroid (Switch/NES)

Replayed via Switch.
Hyped for Metroid Dread.

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Mega Man X (PC/SNES)

Replayed via Mega Man X Legacy Collection.

Legendary game.

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Gate of Doom (Switch/Arcade)

This game seemed like it was going to be fun at first glance.
Nope.
Even with infinite credits/quarter feeding, I actually felt miserable throughout the game when I was trying to avoid the enemy patterns but to no avail.
I used the Bard cause he has the best range with the spear.

Wizard Fire (Switch/Arcade)

The sequel to Gate of Doom. You get one new move, a rapid attack, but I felt about the same way as I did with Gate of Doom. I once again went with the Bard.
One nice thing I did like about this game was the cut scenes in between the levels and the voice acting. Those were nice production values for it's time.

Sly Spy (Switch/Arcade)

Slyyyy Spyyyy
This game was heavily inspired by James Bond.
It was a fun game. I used about less than 20 credits.

Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom (PC/Arcade)

Replayed this with a friend online via Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara.
I was the Fighter and he was the Dwarf.
Decent beat em' up. The sequel, Shadow over Mystara is superior in every single way.

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Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja (Switch/Arcade)

I was a bad enough dude to rescue President Ronnie from Ninjas.

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Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Genesis)

Played it via my Genesis Mini.
This is the first game I have beaten in the series legitimately.
I am very happy I took the time of the day to sit down and played through it all the way.
I'm proud of this victory.

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Valentina (Switch)

This game was absolutely awful. I put this game off for a year and I finally went back to finish it off.
You play as Valentina and you have a bow and arrow as an attack. You get different elemental arrows that does different damage. English is not the dev's first language and reading most of the dialogue was absolutely dreadful. This game could seriously have used a checkpoint system. The parts with rising platforms over water is the worst and you can die when your ankles touch the shallow water unless you time your jumps right while the platforms rise over the water. WTF. You also have to make sure you have a plentiful supply of arrows as well or you're screwed. You don't even have to fight the enemies half the time and can just get the chests that have arrows/potions (enemies can drop arrows as well) and you only have to fight when you need to. The boss fights are also a slog and are very boring.

Worst part of the whole game for your troubles? It ends on a cliffhanger. I promptly deleted this game off my Switch in disgust. Totally not worth it, even if I did get it at a cheap price. Stay away from this trash game.

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (Switch/NES)

Replayed via the Castlevania Anniversary Collection. I finished with a time of 05:10:18 and got the Best Ending.

A Hole New World (Switch)

This game was ok. Felt like an NES game which I guess is what they were going for. You play as the Potion Master as you go through Upside Down World. I guess the unique thing about this game is being able to jump into pitfalls that lead you upside down and if you jump back in the ceiling you go right side up again.

Kinda gimmicky and I didn't really need to go upside down much unless I really had to. I probably missed out on a couple of secrets though.

Some of the boss fights in this game are pretty bad. Well, just two of them. Bad as in "WTF were they thinking with those patterns?" kind of bad. The last boss sent me into fits of rage but I eventually did beat the game with the normal ending. Dunno if I really want to bother going back for the true ending.

Super Life of Pixel (Switch)

This game was really charming. You play as a pixel in a pure platformer where you go through a bunch of levels based off of consoles from the ZX81, Atari 2600, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC 464, Commodore 64, Game Boy, NES, SNES, Amiga, Apple II. There's probably a few more consoles I still need to unlock.

Football Game (Switch)

This was...quite the point and click game. You play as Tommy who is a high school football star who has plans to meet up with his girlfriend at a college football game.

This game was a little on the short side but it did not overstay it's welcome. This game led me asking so many questions after I had finished the game. I even reloaded my save near the end and watched the ending like three times just to try and figure out on what just happened. Felt like one of those games where you piece in all the clues yourself and try to figure it out in your own interpretation.

Submerged (Switch)

This game was pretty chill. You play as a girl named Miku who has to go through a submerged city to look for supplies for her brother. You get to go around on a boat and the best part of the game is climbing around the buildings. It was a nice game to experience.


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Brutal: Paws of Fury (Genesis)

I beat the game with Foxy Roxy.
This game has some jank with the hit detection and some of the controls don't feel too responsive when trying to pull off some of the special moves.

The game is pretty unique in having you learn your special moves after you win a fight against the computer. You are then given a password to save your special moves, which is weird for when you want to do multiplayer. The game also has some nice animations.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hyperstone Heist (Genesis)

Replayed, but this time around I played it with a friend to do online co-op mode with the Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Collection via Steam using a Mod from the Workshop. I was Leo and he was Don.

This game is still worth checking out despite it being a little similar to Turtles In Time. It has enough unique things that stands out like a few new stages, a new boss and even new music.

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Bionic Commando (Game Boy)

Replayed. It's low key one of the best games in the series.
I even enjoy it over the NES version.

One Strike (PC)
Replayed. Fun fighting game. Wish it had true online play/matchmaking instead of using other means.

Mana Spark (PC)

Replayed and completed it as Ellis.
I like this game a lot.


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Castle of No Escape (PC)

This turned out to be one of those game where you dislike it at first but the more you play it, the more you enjoy it as you figure out how the game works/operates.

The game is entirely luck based/RNG.
It's a roguelike so RNG does come with the territory.

You have 3 classes to choose from: Champion/Human, Bandit/Wolfman, Shamaness
Each of them have their own statistics. Strength, Intelligence and Dexterity. Bandit seems to be the best character in the game due to his high dexterity which is very useful at the chance of running away. You also have 3 spells. Web is the only one worth using cause it helps you stun enemies and you can either fight them while they are stunned in the web or a chance to run away. You mainly want to run away from monsters most of the time as you search for the Artefacts.
You also don't ever want to have any of your stats reach zero, otherwise it's game over.

You are thrown into the Castle with 6 floors and have to find 5 Artefacts to stop the demon Nikolai.

The whole game is on a grid and in every room you'll either encounter an Artefact, items, torches, monsters, Nikolai, chests, books, merchants, gold, pools of liquid, crystal orbs.

I ended up liking the game so much I even went back to replay it a few times with the other classes to beat the game 3 more times.

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Clash Force (PC)

You are the Clash Force, a team consisting of an anthromorphic animals wielding guns Rhino (Voom, Scorpion (Scorpido) and a Platypus (Echid) that must stop CRACK MAN.

Gameplay is similar to Contra and the overall aesthetic of the game reminds me of Bucky O' Hare on the NES.
Game is pretty fun and short. You also have extra levels to playthrough on higher difficulties.

Streets of Rage (Genesis/PC)

Replayed via SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics on PC and played multiplayer with a friend online.
It was my first time beating the first Streets of Rage with a friend and we got both the Good and Bad endings.

Diabolic (PC)

I also own this game on Switch but decided to play this on PC when I double dipped for it.
Right off the bat, this game only uses keyboard controls with no controller support. That's not a problem thanks to Joy2Key.

The story is nothing to write home about and it's not the strongest part of the game.
It's the gameplay of course.

You are a knight that is set out to kill demonic diabolic beings. Yeah.

It's an overhead action game. You can use a Sword, Arrows and Magic (you get new spells when you reach the next level).

Gold acts as Experience Points and you can use the Experience Points to level up a number of statistics: Max HP, Run Speed, restoring more Health/Mana when you pick up their respective spears, Sword Damage, Sword Vampire, Protection from Ranged Attacks (extra defense from projectiles), Magic Damage, Max Mana, Mana Regen, Bolts (Arrows) Damage, Poison Bolts and Chances of not spending Bolts. You also have the ability to spend Gold to reset points. The more you level up a stat the more expensive it gets. You can easily get Gold by farming off the first boss of the game.

The game may have been nothing special but it was a fun game to play for the most part.


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Mega Man 4 (Switch/NES)

Replayed via Mega Man Legacy Collection.
I grew to appreciate this entry over the years.
Flash Stopper is also one of the best Special Weapons of all time.

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Marble Trap (PC)


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Marble Trap (PC)

Ever since I played Marble Madness for the Game Boy, I've always been fond of rolling games. Marble Trap has a sleek presentation, and excellent camera, and very smooth controls. It could use more obstacle variety, but that's really the only complaint that I have.

As soon as you mentioned Marble Madness, I had to check it out.
It was on sale for 59 cents!

I had fun with it. I would have to agree with you on the obstacle variety. Everything else was pretty good!


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Akumajo Dracula (Switch/Famicom)

Replayed via Castlevania Anniversary Collection.

I opted to play the Japanese version of Castlevania NES to check out any differences.
Nothing too big. Different title screen, difficulty setting to play on Normal or Easy, different sound channel when your leftover Hearts are added to your score after you beat a boss.

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Spanky's Quest (Switch/SNES)

Replayed. I played this one about two years ago. I also played it when it first came out many years ago back in 1992.
You play as a monkey named Spanky and you go through levels to collect keys from evil fruit. You fight a boss at the end of each area. You use a magic ball that has 4 power levels that change when you bounce it on your head and they each have different properties of speed and power, a Baseball, Soccer Ball, Volleyball and Basketball. The magic ball can even stun enemies and even retrieve items for you. You can also find bonus levels and wear many different hats that give you different attributes.

Fun game with a catchy soundtrack.

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River City Girls (PC)

I beat the game (and the secret boss) as Misako.
Great beat em' up and a great soundtrack.

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Downwell (PC)

Replayed. Last time I played this game was 2 years ago on the Switch.
Such a fun game. I hope to beat Hard Mode at some point!

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Mega Man 3 (Switch/NES)

Replayed via Mega Man Legacy Collection.
It's still my favorite game in the mainline series.

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Chip N' Dale Rescue Rangers (PC/NES)

Replayed via Disney Afternoon Collection on PC. I remote played this with one of my friends. I was Chip and he was Dale. It was my first time beating the game with someone via co-op. Was a nice experience.

Super Skelemania (Switch)

This game set out what it did in it's description. A single sitting Metroidvania. It was pretty fun.
It is said once you know your way around this game, it can be beaten in under 18 minutes.

CrunchTime (Switch)

It told a strange story on how Crunch Time is at a work place. You play as a green pixel character as you run, jump, shoot and air dash your way through a computer world fighting creatures made out of ASCII.

DuckTales (PC/NES)

Replayed via Disney Afternoon Collection. Classic game.

Lament (PC)

You play as an anthromorphic wolf with a buster sword. Game is said to be inspired by Castlevania/Ninja Gaiden. You can play any of the stages in any order. The knockback is ridiculous in this game. Imagine the knockback in Castlevania/Ninja Gaiden and turn it up to 10. I still had some fun with the game. It was rather short and the ending left me confused and go "...what?". Not in a good way though.

Darkwing Duck (PC/NES)

Replayed via Disney Afternoon Collection. I always felt the biggest ball dropped in this game was a severe lack of Nega Duck as a boss, not to mention using a D-Lister villain like Wolf Duck instead of someone like say Tuskernini or even Taurus Bulba. Ah well, still a good game. Arrow Gun is the best sub weapon and all you really need.

Mighty Gunvolt (PC)

Replayed. Last time I played this was on my 2DS XL years ago. It's a fun short game. Beat it with Gunvolt.

Moon Raider (Switch)

You play as a martian girl that has to cure her mother from a sickness.
This game was...average. It's not a bad game really. It's merely ok. It's just that you can play much better action/platformer games out there. One thing I did like about the game is the Screw Attack ability which you can fly around with.

Mega Man and Mega Man 2 (Switch/NES)

Replayed via the Mega Man Legacy Collection.
First game is good and the one that started it all. Mega Man 2 is where they really strap the proverbial rocket on this game's back and propelled Mega Man to what it is today.

One Person Story (Switch)
This was a neat little puzzle game where you guide a ball upwards as the game narrates stuff about life, obstacles, friendship, pain and hope. It really stuck with me and I couldn't put it down when I started the game up and beat it in a single setting through it's 100 levels. I guess the message the game told me of never giving up got to me a little, heh.

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Squidlit (Switch)

This game is adorable and and short. It can be beaten in under an hour
You play as a cute little squid in an action/platformer and it looks exactly like a Game Boy game.

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Polyroll (Switch)

You play as Polyroll, a pill bug that has to rescue his friends from the evil Kaiser Kiwi.

This game is heavily inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog. It focuses more on the platforming than the speed. It has a couple of unique mechanics of it's own that it can stand on it's own feet, like the wall jump mechanic after you do a spin dash towards a wall and a few of the power ups.

Graphics are nice and colorful. Boss fights were also fun. Game controlled well.
I enjoyed it and recommend it.

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Double Dragon (PC/Arcade)
Double Dragon II: The Revenge (PC/Arcade)
Double Dragon III: The Rosetta Stone (PC/Arcade)

I played all three of these on PC via the Double Dragon Trilogy collection..
Playing all three of these games in 60 FPS slightly gave these games a breath of fresh air. OG Double Dragon's speed is pretty slow in this day and age.

Double Dragon III port doesn't seem right. When you enter the shops, you can't make multiple purchases. There's no way to "insert more coins" to even make purchases. You can only purchase one of each of moves/power ups/weapons etc.

Another odd bug I encountered was when I played this online with a friend. After we beat Willy, we get to fight each other to see who gets the girl (Marian). For whatever reason, we had infinite health and couldn't properly settle things so my friend instead just jumped into the pit of spikes instead to end it.

Overall, it's a so so collection and not bad to add into your beat em' up collection.


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Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch/NES)

This is a neat little novelty.
It also includes Lost Levels and Ball.
Controls are very responsive on the Game & Watch. Screen is a little tiny but it's definitely playable
Has a bunch of nice little easter eggs in it.
I'm glad I own it.

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Super Mario 3D World (Switch)

The last time I played this was on the Wii U and it was worth getting again.

Online multiplayer with more than 4 players is sadly not that good. I tried to play with 3 players and we all live in the same region. It was unplayable with the lag spikes.

2 players online on the other hand was acceptable but far from perfect.

Maybe in the next 20 or so years Nintendo will get online right.

Online aside, still a great game to play. One of the best Mario games around.

Bowser's Fury (Switch)

Fury Bowser coming into play was very 50/50. It was fun avoiding him and having to fight him but there were times
where it was a bit much and an inconvenience for when he did happen to appear when you're trying to go for some Cat Shines but I guess that's ok given how it was designed.
It was still fun with the whole open world thing and very much worth the time to play it.


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Contra (Switch/Arcade)

Played it via the Contra Anniversary Collection.

Contra for the Arcade was a different beast compared to it's NES counterpart.
Some of the level structure is slightly different in some of the levels.
The Base levels, Level 2 and 4, has a time limit. You gotta destroy the cores quick before time runs out.
You only get 3 continues. It doesn't matter how many credits you put in.

This is one of those rare instances where NES > Arcade version.
It was still a nice experience to see how the Arcade version was like.

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Battle Circuit (Switch/Arcade)

Replayed via the Capcom Beat Em' Up Bundle and played online with a friend. We switched it up a little with different characters compared to who we normally play as (I'm usually Cyber Blue and he usually plays Yellow Iris). I was Captain Silver and he played Pink Ostrich. We also did the requirements to fight the true final boss.

This game is always a blast to play. Being able to upgrade your character to get new moves in between the stages is always satisfying and this was Capcom's swan song of the 2D Beat Em' Up from the Arcade. A must play for anyone that enjoys beat em' ups.

Contra (Switch/Famicom)

Replayed Contra NES for the umpteenth time via the Contra Anniversary Collection.
This time around, I opted to play the Famicom version.
It was pretty cool to experience this one for myself the first time around and it has some neat things going for it compared to the version most of us played over in the west.

https://tcrf.net/Contra_(NES)
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A lot of interesting differences

Tuff E Nuff (Switch/SNES)

Ancient replay. I remember renting this game back in the day. This was the fighting game you had to rent over the weekend when they didn't have Street Fighter II/Mortal Kombat.
So this game...is pretty generic.
Story is nothing to write home about.

There are two things this game did have that was sorta neat that not many fighting games at the time had that made it different and separated it from the pack of fighters out there.

1. It had a Replay function where you can fast forward/rewind
2. As you progress through the Story mode, your character's special moves increase in looks and power. It made you feel as if you got stronger as you go up the tower to fight your next opponent. It gets a +1 for that.

This game was also called Dead Dance in Japan and they cut out a lot of content over in the west, like character dialogue after the match and even the character endings.

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Street Fighter (Switch/Arcade)

Ancient replay via Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection. Somewhat of a guilty pleasure to play.
Most of the time you want to attempt (keyword: attempt) to perform the special moves to do massive damage to stand a chance.
Giving Sagat a Shoryuken in the final round (if you can pull it off) is so damn satisfying (Not to mention I got to reenact a canon event!)

Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (Switch/Arcade)

Ancient replay via Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
The very game that started something special 30 years ago in Arcades all over the world.
Beat it with Ryu. The Hurricane Kick redizzy combo was fun stuff, heh.

Double Dragon IV (Switch)

Replayed via Switch. I double dipped (I already own it on PC) for this version cause they finally added online play (wanted to play this with a friend of mine online). Surprise, surprise, it doesn't want to work and it can't connect to anybody.
Unfortunately I still feel the same way about this game: It's just so uninspiring. You're better off playing one of the better games in the series.

Oliver's Adventures in the Fairyland (Switch)

I was mislead by the eShop's description of this game that this game has roguelike elements. It does not have any whatsoever.
It's fine though cause it still ended up being a fun decent Metroidvania.
Platforming is a little slippery and nothing too special about this one in the story department but it is a fun short game.

Colorful Colore (Switch)

This was a cute and fun little puzzle game I got for a dime.
You play as a colorful square and have to guide it towards the goal.
There are 50 levels and it is so satisfying when you figure out the solution to make it to the goal in some of the levels.


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Punnyz posted...

but anyways, she claimed to be the crow and PULLED OUT A GUN ON EDGEWORTH

Ah yes, the infamous GUNJECTION!

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Captain Commando (Arcade)

Replayed via Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle on the Switch with a friend online. Played the Japanese version. He was Sho (Ginzu the Ninja) and I was Jennety (Mack the Knife). I ended up getting the high score.

It plays like a much better tuned up Final Fight. I always did like the ability to run upwards and downwards. Doing 3 different jumping attacks is also neat (Vertical Jump, Jump Forward and Running Jump Forward).

A Dark Room (Switch)

This game...was quite the game. It drew me in and I couldn't put it down when I started it up.
It's modeled/inspired by Zork.
The game is all told in text and you are given a number of actions to do in text boxes.
As you get further along when you gather resources, you get a new place to explore called A Dusty Path. This is where the game REALLY starts to get interesting. Suddenly the gameplay shifts into an overhead map-like grid and you can go to explore the path to new locations. You also get into RPG styled fights. The end of the game was...really something.

Another interesting thing I learned about this game was at one point it was pulled from the Nintendo eShop because Amir Rajan, the developer of the game included a Ruby editor in the game as "a last second 'spark of inspiration.'" Rajan apologized for the incident, stating that he simply wanted to introduce people to coding.
At the time all you had to do was plug a keyboard into the Switch and press the Tilde Key to access the Ruby editor. A Dark Room was eventually put back up on the eShop but it was updated so that you can no longer access the Ruby editor.

Bot Vice (Switch)

This game was pretty damn awesome. It's a gallery shooter (reminded me of an overhead version of Cabal).
You can move left, right, take cover and a roll which gives you i-frames. You can also get a lot of weaponry that can do all kinds of damage like a Machine Gun, Spread Shot, Flamethrower, Rocket Launcher and Grenade Launcher.
It has some nice pixel graphics, gameplay is fun/challenging and even some of the voice acting was pretty good.


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Here's how the Festivale event works: https://cestislife.github.io/img/festivale.png

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The Messenger (Switch)

It was finally time for me to play this game after owning it for about a year and I felt like a fool for not playing it sooner!
This game was good. It felt very much like Ninja Gaiden.
I also enjoyed the Picnic Panic DLC. That was really something.

Cyber Shadow (Switch)

The wait for this game was worth it. While I was waiting for this game, I figured I'd play The Messenger to prepare me for this game sorta.
So yeah, there's some Ninja Gaiden vibes to this one but I'd say this game is more like Shadow of the Ninja. Eventually the game did have it's own identity as you get further into the game.

Game starts out a little slow but it picks up around Chapter 3.
Chapter 4 is where it gets good.
Chapter 7 is where it gets really, really good.
Chapter 8 is freakin' awesome and the rest of the game doesn't let up

My clear time - 06:54:17
Items - 100%
Deaths - 204

Not bad for my first playthrough!

Loved the 8-bit aesthetic, great soundtrack, good control and it has that old school difficulty you love and hate.
Definitely a must play.


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KCF0107 posted...

Sounds like this was your first foray into Artifex Mundi

Yes. I had Persian Nights sitting in my backlog for the longest time and finally got around to playing it.
I see Artifex Mundi has quite the catalog of games similar to Persian Nights, yes?

Haunted Castle (Arcade)

Castlevania at the Arcade in the same style as Castlevania on NES but with different stages, bosses and music.
I played this via Konami Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection on Switch.
I also opted to play the Japanese version cause enemies do less damage to you.

Protips: Get the Sword. Yes. A Sword. For whatever reason Simon Belmont can use a sword in this game and it's better than the Vampire Killer Whip in both range and power. Also, get the Stop Watch. The Stop Watch is ridiculously busted in this game cause it can also freeze every single boss in the game.

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Persian Nights: Sands of Wonders (Switch)

This was a very nice point and click game. Find hidden objects, puzzle solving with a few mini games thrown in. Nice graphics, decent voice acting and an alright story. It was fun.

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Paradox Soul (Switch)

"Explore, Shoot, and Survive. Dr. Alli Rose is on the case.
Paradox Soul is an exploration based, survival Metroidvania that takes hand holding and throws it out of the window. Instead of spelling everything out for the player, the only way for Dr. Alli Rose to figure out whats going on in a peculiar test facility, is to descend deeper down the rabbit hole and figure it all out by herself.

No one is going to save her from this test facility, so help Dr. Rose collect every up-grade, defeat every boss and solve the mystery while you can. You are her only hope"

So...this Metroidvania was very average. It got a little repetitive with the duck and cover while taking pot shots at the enemies in some of the areas. That game description is from the eShop and the game does an awful job of even remotely telling you the story while you play. There is none. It just tosses you in. I'm all for gameplay but a little story would of been kinda nice. There are two cut scenes after you beat the final boss and the ending itself. It left me asking more questions and still wondering WTF was even the point of all of that. The ending creeped me out a little but it left me more annoyed if anything.

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Dogurai (Switch)

"In a dystopian future, where Armies and the Police were replaced by robots and machines, their creator decided to take over the world. Now, it's up to Bones, a retired dog samurai from the Special Forces, to fight against the robot menace alone."

This game was really fun. You can slice bullets in half, double jump and slide. There's even a cool QTE sequence you can do to certain enemies and bosses where you have to match the arrows with the D-Pad.
It also has a stage select similar in fashion to Mega Man though stage order doesn't matter. It has some nice stage variety.

If you're looking for something old school that reminds you of playing something on the Game Boy that also has different colored filters, I recommend it!

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Metaloid: Origin (Switch)

First game I beat for the new year.
Feels like a sequel to METAGAL. Right down to the character designs and made by the same developer.
I did not care for the story and it didn't help the dialogue looks like it was written by an 8 year old. I can forgive them a little cause English is probably not their first language.

You can use 3 characters to choose from at the start. Erika, Zeta and Neva. Each of them feel similar in gameplay style but have a few differences in some of their abilities. I started with Erika, Zeta and finally Neva.
Erika seemed like a good first choice, Zeta felt boring and I ended up liking Neva.
Erika > < Neva > Zeta
It's an ok-ish Mega Man X clone.

Super Star Path (Switch)

This was a neat shoot em' up with puzzle elements. You shoot down aliens strategically to open up your path. Shooting an alien of the same color will set off a chain reaction and leave behind crystals. You can use the crystals to power up your ship at the stage select screen and even buy different ships that also have special attributes/perks You have to be careful though on how you form a path cause if an alien of a different color is caught in the explosion of another alien that doesn't match, it becomes crystalized and it can't be destroyed. You can also find upgrades along the way. Once you reach the end of the path, you fight a boss battle old school style.

It was a little on the short side but the later levels can be quite challenging, especially the last level. I liked the game's pixel graphics and sound. Game felt very original.

Venture Kid (PC)

Replayed. This time on Steam.
Loved playing this last year on Switch. One of my fave Mega Man ripoffs and it deserves more love.
I wish Steam had the extra features the Switch version has (Adventure Mode which you can tackle the levels in any order, Boss Rush, Survival which is like Mega Man 9 and 10's Endless Mode with it's own exclusive levels.)

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES)

Ancient replay but this time played via Switch with a friend in online co-op. It was a blind run for him just like with DKC2 last year.
I never liked the misconception that this was a "bad" game. It's a good game. Yes, it was hard to live up to DKC 1 and 2 (especially 2) but it's by no means a trash game. It did come out late in the SNES' life cycle during the time everyone moved on to the N64/Playstation/Saturn era...

Streets of Rage 4 (Switch)

Replayed with a friend. Completed it on a Normal Arcade run. He was Blaze and I switched up a little. Played with Cherry this time instead of Floyd/SOR4 Axel. One of the best damn beat em' ups from last year.

Whipseey and the Lost Atlas (Switch)

I got a Trip World/Mr. Gimmick vibe from this game just from the look alone, though it does not play like any of those games.

"In Whipseey and the Lost Atlas you play as Alex, a young boy whos curiosity has landed him in a world of trouble. After finding himself lost in a strange world and being transformed into a magical creature named Whipseey, he must to solve the mystery of the Lost Atlas to return to his original form and go back home."

Gameplay reminds me of a cutesy Castlevania. You can jump on enemies to flip them over/stun them and can whip. It's your main way of attacking and you can swing across gaps on the floating rings. You can also use your whip to hover a little. There's some rough level design in two of the worlds but nothing too bad. It's an alright game, just a little on the short side.


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I couldn't appreciate the crossover. I may or may not try out Kingdom Two Crowns somewhere down the road.

Classic Mode, on the other hand, was very much worth my time. I liked it.

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You find the Crown of Creation at The shop

As to how to find the new area: Wear the Crown of Creation while you go through the Bridge of Evil (the train)

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Changes
-You can now hold 99 keys of one color at once, as opposed to 7.
-Keys are now shown on the top right of the screen instead of next to the health bar.
-The Eyedropper tool (activated by holding Alt) now copies the properties of the selected asset. To use the old behavior, hold Shift while copying the asset.
-Giree spawners now alert you before spawning the Giree with a little light effect.
-You can now skip the Wily Challenge intro by pressing jump, pause or Enter.
-Shell'n projectiles now put out fire from Oil.
-Time Bomb and Jet Platform now show numbers on the sprite in the editor.
-Updated the profile icons for Block Man, Blast Man and Bounce Man, Impact Man and Torch Man.
-Updated the example level Obligatory Boss Rush with Roll and multi-key doors.

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-New gimmicks:
- Super Arm Block
- Fire Wave Spawners (solids and edges)
- Fire Wave Relocator
- Fire Wave Shaft
- On/Off Switch
- On/Off Switch Timer
- On/Off Block
- On/Off Spike
- On/Off Ladder
- Acid Drop
- Needle Press
- Top Lift
- Top Lift Spawner
- Fork Block
- Steam
- Plantform
- Spike Platform
- Ice Wall
- Splash Woman Platform
- Concrete Lift
- Hornet Roll
- Jumpthrough Platform
- Soccer Ball Jet
- Fire Wall Modifier
- Bouncy Ball
- Fuse Rail
- Fuse Crawler Spawner + Exit
- Fuse Crosser
- Fuse Xtender

-New pickups:
- ?-Tank
-Added many backgrounds, tiles, ladders, spikes and water from Mega Man 1-11, as well as from Mega Man Powered Up.
-Added 8-bit renditions of the soundtrack from Mega Man: The Wily Wars.
-Added the following music: Mega Man 2 Wily 6, Robot Museum (Mega Man 7) and Kaze Yo Tsutaete (Roll's theme).
-Added the following boss music: Robot Master (Powered Up), Robot Master (Wily Wars), Wily Boss (Powered Up), Wily Machine (Powered Up), Bass (Mega Man 7) and Cut Man (Mega Man 8).
-Added new profile icons based on Roll's costumes from Mega Man Powered Up.
-You can now record GIFs in-game by pressing F7. You can stop recording by pressing F7 as well. GIFs are saved in %localappdata%/MegaMaker/GIFs and cannot exceed one minute in length.

-Keys and Key Doors can now take one of four colors. Unlocking a colored Key Door now requires one or more keys of that specific color.
-When playing a level online, the pause menu now shows its level ID.
-Push Block now comes in various colors.
-You can now put Petit Snakey on ceilings.
-You can now set Chill Blocks as damaged on spawn as an option.
-You can now set Oil in the fire state as an option.
-You can now change the speed of the Spinning Wheel.
-You can now set Electro Guard to face both directions.
-You can now set Searchy to use On/Off variants.
-You can now set Rain to use the Mega Man 4 Rain visual.
-Added new Game Over quotes to Wily Challenge.
-New example levels: Mecha Cavern Canyon by Mad Man, Wall Kicks Will Work and Blast from the Past by BushBacon, SkullSteam Factory, Scorchthaw Summit and Wily Airlines - Disaster Transport by Objectionable and Better Together by Objectionable, Meka, BigMaster and Mad Man.

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