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I love Sonic CD and its stupid level design. I liked it even more before I played S3&K and Sonic Mania! But still one of the few Sonic games I actually think is great. It's also probably the least enjoyable Sonic game to play through just once? It's less of a spin dash to the right and jump sometimes game than most Sonics. 8/10.

4 minutes ago, skinnygrinny said:

When do I get a shout out? Retrobrite is the devil, keep um yellow.

Next episode (well, next next episode because we've already recorded the next episode)

Pinball Wizard is is the worst if you play pinball. Every time someone learns you play pinball, they single half a lyric from the song. It's like if you told someone like you video games and they consistently went "Duh duh duh do duh duh do" from SMB. Every single time.

I would say Poke-uh-mon in polite company but my brain does enjoy a good Poke-ay-mon due to this 90s classic.

Opty let me know when you want to start the bad game club. Next month’s game can be Bubsy 3D.

12 hours ago, GPX said:

And here is something I believe to be quite rare, a sealed 3DO Blaster. It appears to be a PC converter to allow you to play 3DO games.

Holy moly, you don't see those a lot Did you track that down or just happen to find one?

By waiting until S&K's 30th anniversary so we can play the whole game

1-10 scales are too granular. Everything ends up between 7-10 because games in general are entertainment, so how can you rate even a sub-par game a 3/10? It was still kinda fun after all. This will be evidenced when Superman gets a 7/10 from OptOut.

I think either the numbers or descriptions are fine and no one takes them too seriously Opinions are like SMB/DH, everyone has one.

Collectors are so dumb. The consoles version of this game shot up 3x in price because of this. Was anyone buying digital versions of Spec Ops: The Line on PS3? Are those digital stores even still up? The PC version, the version that was actually just delisted, is still available for $15 brand new physically. Insanity.

This is the perfect situation to not panic. A game was delisted... and physical copies were already available for low prices on every platform! It's like buying up a DVD because it got removed from Netflix.

I know difficulty settings, etc. have been debated in the past but the wincons seem a little inconsistent.

Some games with both high score and looping levels only count after getting a loop (e.g. Dig Dug II, Elevator Action). Some of those looping high score games, particularly where the levels play similarly, count after just beating the high score (e.g. Duck Hunt, Qix). Some games require beating all the modes to see all the content (Jordan vs. Bird, Dance Aerobics) but the Koei games just require whichever single scenario triggers the credits. And why are arcade high scores required and winning exhibition sports games required, but getting par scores in the golf games not required?

Anyway Bandai Golf is done if you'll accept a +24 score I assume this all has been debated to death when I wasn't very active.

Fun House is done. That is an annoying video game.

13 minutes ago, Brickman said:

Really? I have a portable USB CD player which has come in handy so many times. How do you play your old PC games without a CD drive?

I could probably settle on a USB but from the picture you posted it looks like it does come with a USB but you still have to activate it with Steam. If they came DRM free I’d definitely be more open to having a USB.

I buy them again on GOG, ain't nobody got time for that I have a couple old PCs but generally think playing games on original PC hardware is a worse experience, unlike consoles. Quake at 35fps with a trackball mouse just isn't the same. I have a USB CD drive if I really need it but I stopped putting drives into my PC a while ago.

Edit: I'm dumb

2 hours ago, Brickman said:

If these came on an actual CD I’d be interested but a steam key on a USB just feels weird and not very collectible.

Just how I enjoy putting a cart into a console I enjoy the action of putting the CD in the computer.

Man I wish games came on USB these days. It's a usable distribution format! I don't have a DVD drive in my computer anymore and I sure don't want digital codes.

It's a good game, I just have no idea where the cult status comes from. It is such a... fine video game. Fine combat, fine stealth, fine story, and fine PS2-era hovercraft racing. It's like if a group of people talked up Quantum of Solace like it was one of the all time great films in cinematic history. 7/10

It’s under Account Settings > Security and Privacy.

Battle Tank is done

Not only is this game beatable, it's not terrible. I will take my 17 points though.

IMO best strategy:

I'm working on Battle Tank. I'm not sure if this game has serious roadblocks or just no one ever wants to play poor Garry Kitchen's game with 2 lives. This game isn't even mediocre, this game is actually fun.

Masters of Combat seems too cool to be the rarest game in the set. Aren't we supposed to idolize sports game and boring exertainment games?

If anyone is playing BG3, there is a creepy machine in the Githyanki base that turns your Illithid actions into bonus actions permanently. This opens up so many combat options and makes playing that character so much more fun, I'm baffled this is a missable unlock gated behind 3 skill checks. It's been so game changing that they should've just given this to you in Act 3.

The annoying D&D distinction between strict bonus/normal actions rather than the point-based system of DOS2 that allows you to do anything you have points for is something I really prefer from DOS2.

My favorite game I've played so far this year is Wizardry 2. It is super short and to the point with minimal BS, the opposite of the average RPG. It's probably my favorite NES RPG. Exactly the kind of game I want to play. And Pat's book reviewed it lower than Caesar's Palace. Caesar's Freaking Palace.

Just play what looks cool, no one has any idea what's good.

As a kid I thought only well-reviewed games were worth playing. As an adult I realize that video game journalist is literally the fakest job there has ever been.

4 minutes ago, Gloves said:

Chasm was essentially time travelling Quake, to reduce it to a few words. Military complex, ancient Egypt, medieval times, alien spaceship.

Ohh, so Daikatana. Sounds awesome.

Billy's are too deep for single stacking these games and doubled stacked Saturn games overhang around 1cm. They're fine for raw storage but I wouldn't use them as a fancy display. I have too many games though so of course I have them double stacked like that.

Some 90s ass 90s games recently mentioned by our overlord @Gloves. I have lots of big box games but I really want more early baggie releases of Apple and TRS-80 games but it's so hard to find good stuff for sale at all. An Akalabeth was put up on Heritage Auctions and got taken down

I have no idea what Chasm: The Rift is. Sounds like a fake game.