T-Pac Arcade

[T-Pac | 7,577]

A centralized thread for my T-Pac Arcade project.

The goal is to index each game in my collection with a short video review and a drawing. 
This is a bit of a personal project - pushing myself to get the most out of my classic gaming hobby - but hopefully it can spark fun discussions and highlight some overlooked games.

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Coryoon [NEC PC Engine - 1991]

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Encounter at L-5 [Atari 2600 - 1982]

[Reed Rothchild | 9,561]

Oh damn.  "Subscribed"

[DarkTone | 987]

Gave both a like. This thread is looking amazing already! 

[AirVillain | 490]

Neat!

Love that baby dragon shooter, right down my alley. Like a mix between Dragon Spirit and side scrolling levels of Monster Lair. 

I mean.... If I were to pick two games I liked and compare them to it anyways, haha. 

Nice work on the videos. 
 

[DefaultGen | 5,415]

New hot T-Pac content and I'm only the third subscriber, wtf

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Lightening Force [Sega Genesis - 1993]

[AverageOliver98 | 719]

7 hours ago, T-Pac said:

Lightening Force [Sega Genesis - 1993]

Would now be a bad time to mention that setting Lives to 0 gives you 99 of them (on the original NA/PAL releases, not JPN or Sega Ages versions)?

Also, I love that wicked Gargoyle Diver!

[T-Pac | 7,577]

4 hours ago, AverageOliver98 said:

Would now be a bad time to mention that setting Lives to 0 gives you 99 of them (on the original NA/PAL releases, not JPN or Sega Ages versions)?

Also, I love that wicked Gargoyle Diver!

Haha I literally found out about that 99 lives trick last night after I finished playing. But it's okay - at least this way I got to learn the stages and enemy patterns instead of barreling through the whole thing without consequence.

It's a fine line that I try to walk on games like this. I want to make it easy enough for myself that I don't get frustrated, but I don't want it to be so lax that it doesn't feel memorable or rewarding at the end.

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[GPX | 1,371]

Love this concept! The short reviews on some classics with retro drawings is a win for me. Good job T-Pac!

[Link | 2,715]

19 hours ago, T-Pac said:

Lightening Force [Sega Genesis - 1993]

"potato clock mental processing power" 
"the complexity turned my Wonder Bread brain into toast"

I feel this so much  

[fcgamer | 4,737]

This is a very nice thread. Great job @T-Pac , can't wait to see more. Really love the short reviews paired with your beautiful drawings.

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1 hour ago, Link said:

"potato clock mental processing power" 
"the complexity turned my Wonder Bread brain into toast"

I feel this so much  

There's a reason I don't play games released after the mid-90s - comprehending anything more than "dodge lasers and shoot lasers" is a big ask for me haha.

[T-Pac]

[GPX | 1,371]

On 9/5/2023 at 10:42 AM, T-Pac said:

There's a reason I don't play games released after the mid-90s - comprehending anything more than "dodge lasers and shoot lasers" is a big ask for me haha.

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The simple things in life are often the best! Probably more true the older you become and have little spare time for yourself.

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Human Cannonball [Atari 2600 - 1979]

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R-Type [Turbografx-16 - 1991]

@a3quit4s - I'm pretty sure you just got a copy of this recently, and it's one of the newest additions to my collection, too. Gotta love those TG-16 staples.

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[a3quit4s | 4,115]

R-Type is definitely money but I’d have to give it another play to put it up against the best schmup on the system, Blazing Lasers

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14 hours ago, a3quit4s said:

R-Type is definitely money but I’d have to give it another play to put it up against the best schmup on the system, Blazing Lasers

True - as much as I consider myself an R-Type guy at heart, Blazing Lazers can't be beat on the TG-16.

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[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

On 9/4/2023 at 9:12 PM, T-Pac said:

There's a reason I don't play games released after the mid-90s - comprehending anything more than "dodge lasers and shoot lasers" is a big ask for me haha.

[T-Pac]

At least I'm not the only one!

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Question for anyone who's been keeping up with these: 
Would it be weird if my next game was also R-Type, but the Game Boy version?

I wanted to tackle the GB port while the game was still fresh in my mind, and I made a standalone video for it without comparison or reference to the TG-16 one - but I'm not sure if it would be a confusing or odd to post that next.

I could always just wait and move it later in the video queue, but I'd appreciate anyone's opinion regardless.

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On 9/9/2023 at 8:01 PM, T-Pac said:

Human Cannonball [Atari 2600 - 1979]

Anybody else feel like this is a precursor to Scorched Earth / Gorillas?

[Link | 2,715]

5 hours ago, T-Pac said:

Would it be weird if my next game was also R-Type, but the Game Boy version?

No. Do them consecutively, draw comparisons if you notice any interesting ones.

[Link | 2,715]

Biomechanical Demon Spacecraft is the name of my next album. 

Now compare R-Type to Untitled Goose Game. 

"other than breeds novel food viruses in its carpet"  

[GPX | 1,371]

13 hours ago, T-Pac said:

Question for anyone who's been keeping up with these: 
Would it be weird if my next game was also R-Type, but the Game Boy version?

I wanted to tackle the GB port while the game was still fresh in my mind, and I made a standalone video for it without comparison or reference to the TG-16 one - but I'm not sure if it would be a confusing or odd to post that next.

I could always just wait and move it later in the video queue, but I'd appreciate anyone's opinion regardless.

[T-Pac]

I personally think it depends on how similar the 2 versions of R Type are. If too similar, it might get a stale feel for the viewers. If there are noteworthy differences (eg. if one’s ridiculously good and the other shockingly bad), then it might be cool to do 2 versions consecutively. Probably won’t matter too much though whichever you choose.