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First of all, lots of great events and folks here at VGS. I'll give a shoutout to: #1 - 31-Day Video Game Music Challenges by AverageOliver98 - Awesomely hosted and fun events, and the imaginative and detailed banner/comic he made for each day were epic. #2 - How about JamesRobot and his Videomation skillz. And of course, Casual Cart is super talented and always a treat to see his fun and impressive art around here! OptOut brings the heat in the MS-Paint category haha. #3 - Too many! ...

In no particular order, but there are a few games that are high on my backlog. DOOM (1993) - Probably a game that's been on my backlog the longest, next to mario sunshine. Beaten 3/3/2023 - Played through version 0.99 (original release, Shareware) on DOS, using original control scheme. First time playing DOOM past the first level. Wasn't disappointed. Yoku's Island Express (PC, 2018) - I'm about 20% currently. Beaten 1/6/23 Awesome game. Excellent and creative gameplay and storytelling. Highly recommended especially if you like something fresh, with pinball elements. Really fun and original. Super High Pinball: Pinball Platformer (PC, 2020) - I've beat the demo (tough!) but enjoyed it a ton, going to try all 56 levels of the full game. Beaten 1/1/23 Turns out there's 25 levels to roll credits on normal mode. The others are a variation of the same levels for a new mode. Review: Cleverly crafted levels with intuitive pinball physics and solid controls. It's a good game to play casually/multitask. Challenging but engaging. A few levels took me like an hour to beat first try. Any Ghosts 'n' Goblins game (including Ghouls 'n' Ghosts, remasters) Robotron 2084 (Arcade, 1982) - Get 1 million points on cabinet. G-Darius (1997) at local arcade, a port, or HD remaster. Preliminary Clear 1/6/23 Got the HD remaster, awesome release. Going to work on it some more and see if I can get a 1CC. Any point-n-click adventure, contenders: The Dig, Secret of Monkey Island, or Loom. Loom - Beaten 2/14/23 - Played the original EGA version. Gorgeous game, cool yet intuitive musical interface, great humor but also deep and interesting, and doesn't overstay its welcome. Good stuff. Metroid (NES) - Started 2/11/23 - Probably my 3rd longest outstanding backlog game. Beaten 2/12/23! - Glad to finally beat this one. Great challenge, immersive gameplay, legendary atmosphere, a classic for sure! Typing of the Dead (Dreamcast) - I got to the final boss once but never beat it. Fun game though would like to try again. Beaten 4/30/23! - Finally knocked this one down, just in time before the month ended. What a fun game! Long live Sega. Be cool to see more games of this style made, whether by Sega or fans. Sure, a product of its time, but also remains an intense and ripe gameplay experience. Super Mario Sunshine (Gamecube) - I still have a BK figurine from when the game launched haha, never owned a GC in the day but this game always intrigued me. Bonus - Beat more modern games/indie titles.

Thanks, Merry Christmas!

Been revisiting Casiopea a lot lately. Great energetic 70s fusion, I keep coming back for those tight syncopated drums and overall jammin' musicianship.

Squad 51 Vs The Flying Saucers (2022) - Horizontal shmup, the story/presentation is actually pretty fun/original and can be finished in a night maybe a few hours.

Nice! Now I finally know how to read/pronounce his username , that answers that and sounds better than how I was deciphering it lol.

Welcome back! I remember your username though I recall you had a laughing monkey or something as your avatar haha. Cheers

I remember seeing footage of a Japanese Bomberman tournament, all running on plasma HDTVs (1035i Hi-Vision), in 1993. Found info: https://ultimatehistoryvideogames.jimdofree.com/hi-ten-bomberman The article says the custom machines with game costed ~$200,000 each.

Last one I saw was Toy Story 3 around 2010, but that reminds me I did want to see Onward. I remember the main character had a Kreator patch (clear homage/representation) on his vest, pretty cool to see in a Pixar/Disney movie. Of the ones I've seen I'd probably rank: Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles. The recent Pixar stuff seems good so maybe I'll have to check them out sometime.

#39 is Gemfire

I see an 8KB SRAM chip in there that's not part of PRG or CHR, to me it seems like everything is there but they skipped the battery last minute perhaps to save costs. Re-enable the SRAM routine with game genie, wire a CR2032, and I'd imagine it'd work. Just checked my collection I don't have Hatris, darnit haha, I was going to try it out!

Thanksgiving morning attempt: 337,200 130,400

Yeah, granted people had bigger CRTs back then, so it depends.

Emulators, hmm. I'm going to stretch my arms/back and bring up the CRT for this occasion (luckily they're both under 14") FYI, ~6 feet is the general accepted distance and what the manual says, but that also depends on size of TV.

#17 is Flintstones Dino & Hoppy (NES)

Reserved for seat in the audience.

This is out now on streaming (Roku, USA), saw it last night. I was a bit confused with Radcliffe portraying Weird Al when the trailer announced, but I think he did a great performance after all. It's a fun watch. If I'm right this film was originally a 2-min joke trailer made in 2010 or so, and now it's actually been made into a feature by the same production. Pretty cool haha.

Just beat Castlevania Chronicles, awesome game:

^ Nice, the intro/music from that movie always stood out to me. I probably already missed that part though, darn haha. That reminds me when I saw House (1977, Japan) on TV a few years ago. It was almost surreal seeing it broadcast on TV, especially in the USA. I think it was on TCM and they even had an intro where they talked briefly about the film. It's definitely a cool experience catching a somewhat obscure film broadcast on regular TV. I don't even watch TV, but around halloween I do like to go down and see what films they're showing, it's like an event.

Yep, Apple II, big fan of his stuff. But at the time on NES it was all new to me. The cool part of Karateka was you could flip the floppy disk and it would play the game upside-down, a clever easter egg. But yeah, fun thread. Multicarts are fun and somewhat forgotten about nowadays with modern flash carts. I always joked with a buddy it'd be fun to setup a flashcart like an old 999-in-1 cart or something, with half the titles poorly named and duplicates lol.

Haha, great thread! My go-to game on 76-in-1 was Karateka. It played/looked like nothing else on NES and was just so odd but cool.

Billy Blazes, a standout title of the Rescue Heroes series, is a solid romp of platforming fun. Your job is straightforward: to put out fires and save people. Your missions are likewise straightforward, but varied across unique locations and scenarios. As you progress the stages, you'll unlock new tools/gadgets to use, adding extra depth to the gameplay. The controls are responsive and feel satisfying. The game as a whole can be beaten in an hour or two. While the difficulty wasn't dire, it held my interest the entire time through its pleasing graphics, solid controls, and varied gameplay mechanics. If you're ever feeling down, pop in Billy Blazes and you'll be treated with a rewarding hour or so of straightforward fire-blazing people-saving gameplay. Beneath its Fisher Price branding is Wayforward Technologies, a company that knows how to deliver a solid, engaging game. 4/5 Blazing Stars This blog was sponsored by my desire to satisfy the "Diamond in the Rough" bingo spot for the VGS 2022 Bingo Challenge; viewer discretion advised, all opinions might be my own, offers invalid in California.

NBA Live 2000 is done (I think?), won the NBA Championship : I haven't played a basketball game in forever but was pretty fun. Also I guess this marks the first N64 game I've ever considered beaten, lol. I never owned one but played it a lot back in the day with relatives.