So, here I am, sitting outside my next classroom, which the class that will take place inside doesn't start for another hour. This is what college people call down time, which is a fancy word for bad scheduling.
My thoughts came to this: I have a laptop, I have nothing (better) to do, so, I have spun the wheel with a might force, and it was good.
Battlezone
Anyone who is keeping score will notice I dropped the in-depth info about the games pretty quickly. That is, after only one game. It's just to cumbersome for a casual blog. So, just names it will be.
Now, for anyone who played it in the Arcade or a PC, Battlezone was one of the funnest games to play. The weird green wire mesh, the paranoia of not knowing where the next enemy was, or if they were behind you, which you didn't know until you were dead. It made for a very compelling game, if you ask me.
This classic was, to no surprise, ported to a popular home console after its rise of fame in the arcades. Though, this didn't usually translate well. Just look at the Pac-Man port to the Atari 2600. It's atrocious and degrading to the original. Does this 2600 port do the same to another classic?
Well, yes and no. What Battlezone for the 2600 does well is convey a 3-D world that is truly astounding to think existed on a home console in 1983. What it does different from its arcade predecessor is actually fill in the vector world of the the original to give it, somewhat colorful, but very blurry world, compared to the originals crisp, albeit very green, world.
Now, I don't know if it's just been a very long time since I have played the original Battlezone but this version both seemed unnecessarily hard at the start, and painfully easy after you got the mechanics down. What I mean is, my first three lives in the game were taken away within minutes as I could not dodge any bullets from the enemy tanks, not to mention the UFO type crafts which swoop and dodge faster than you can even fire. But then, I realized all I had to do was drive in a large circle, firing at my enemies when my reticule lit up, causing a kill for all tanks, and allowing me to dodge mostly everything, taking away all fun.
Now, that brings up the question, is the game bad cause I was able to break it's rules so quickly? I would have to say yes. As a game developer, it is your duty to make the game as fun and engaging as possible, without letting the player exploit it. Tons of games did it before Battlezone, and tons did it after.
Gametap says 5.3. I agree, with a 5.0.
As fun as it kinda is, I want that space for something better. Which can be considered a diss being the game is only 0.008 MB. You decide.
31 of 987 complete.
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Monday, September 10, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Right Back Into It
Ok, so I accidentally published the last post before actually getting all I wanted to get into it. So I took a small break to check on other things real fast. You know, went for a walk, ate some pizza, talked to some family.
Wasn't much else to do so I came back, spun the wheel and got another Atari 2600 game, and again, this one has a fairly good score at 7.7, so, well, without further adieu I give you:
Pressure Cooker
Ok, so, a weird chute fires various burger ingredients at you, as orders for certain burgers with certain ingredients are given to you, you must make these burgers and get them out in due time.
Took a bit gettin used to it, but it was fun. Wasn't my cup of tea though.
Gametap has it at 7.7, I say it deserves about a 6.
8 out of 958 games complete.
Well, that one wasn't that interesting, so, lets hope for something better! SPIN THE WHEEEL!
Oh hell yeah! No more talking, time to play this next one!
Super Xevious
Ahhh, more shump loveliness. I have always been a fan of Xevious, and I don't think this will be an exception.
And it isn't! It is just pure distilled shump action. Not much fluff to it. Slow moving, top to bottom movement, enemies of predictable movements. Not much on the side of power ups or missles or enemies, but what do you expect from a game from 1984?
Suffice to say I played it for a good 15 minutes, nice good relxation game really, very low stress game. I like it!
Gametap has the game rated at 7.4, I say it deserves a 7.
9 out of 958 games complete.
All I can say, is NEXT! Spinnerrup!
Ha! Oh me oh my... this should be.. interesting, to say the least. Well, might as well get it over with.
Hoyle Children's Collection
So... a card game game! Yay! Lets see, it has a 4.5 rating... optimistic much? Lets give'r a whirl!
First off I must say, WOW. Not to it's quality of game, but the fact that the game is 272.6 MB! Thats huge for a game with several card games. Anywho, there was about a 15 minute gap just for this game. And what is it? THREE GAMES. Crazy Eights, Old Maid, and Checkers. Whoopie.
Gametap says 4.5, I say 3.
10 out of 958 games complete.
1.04% complete! Yay!
*eyes the wheel*
OH ok, ONE MORE!
Er, ok! My first Neo Geo game! Excitement! I loved Neo Geo back in the day, so, lets see how it holds up.
Cyber-Lip
Mmmm, did you just give me some cyber-lip, boy? Didja? DIDJA? Well we'll see about that. Well, I smacked it upside its head for that, you know why? It is nothing but a sad Metal Slug rip off. WHICH is made even more sad by the fact that it was made by SNK Playmore, the same people who MADE Metal Slug. I tried to get a screen cap for you, but, my computer seemed the hate the game enough to not let me cap it. Oh well. Just imagine Metal Slug, or Gunstar Heroes, just less good.
Gametap say 5.6.
Mookie say 4.
11 out of 958 games complete.
Zooom! The insanity continues.
Wasn't much else to do so I came back, spun the wheel and got another Atari 2600 game, and again, this one has a fairly good score at 7.7, so, well, without further adieu I give you:
Pressure Cooker
Ok, so, a weird chute fires various burger ingredients at you, as orders for certain burgers with certain ingredients are given to you, you must make these burgers and get them out in due time.
Took a bit gettin used to it, but it was fun. Wasn't my cup of tea though.
Gametap has it at 7.7, I say it deserves about a 6.
8 out of 958 games complete.
Well, that one wasn't that interesting, so, lets hope for something better! SPIN THE WHEEEL!
Oh hell yeah! No more talking, time to play this next one!
Super Xevious
Ahhh, more shump loveliness. I have always been a fan of Xevious, and I don't think this will be an exception.
And it isn't! It is just pure distilled shump action. Not much fluff to it. Slow moving, top to bottom movement, enemies of predictable movements. Not much on the side of power ups or missles or enemies, but what do you expect from a game from 1984?
Suffice to say I played it for a good 15 minutes, nice good relxation game really, very low stress game. I like it!
Gametap has the game rated at 7.4, I say it deserves a 7.
9 out of 958 games complete.
All I can say, is NEXT! Spinnerrup!
Ha! Oh me oh my... this should be.. interesting, to say the least. Well, might as well get it over with.
Hoyle Children's Collection
So... a card game game! Yay! Lets see, it has a 4.5 rating... optimistic much? Lets give'r a whirl!
First off I must say, WOW. Not to it's quality of game, but the fact that the game is 272.6 MB! Thats huge for a game with several card games. Anywho, there was about a 15 minute gap just for this game. And what is it? THREE GAMES. Crazy Eights, Old Maid, and Checkers. Whoopie.
Gametap says 4.5, I say 3.
10 out of 958 games complete.
1.04% complete! Yay!
*eyes the wheel*
OH ok, ONE MORE!
Er, ok! My first Neo Geo game! Excitement! I loved Neo Geo back in the day, so, lets see how it holds up.
Cyber-Lip
Mmmm, did you just give me some cyber-lip, boy? Didja? DIDJA? Well we'll see about that. Well, I smacked it upside its head for that, you know why? It is nothing but a sad Metal Slug rip off. WHICH is made even more sad by the fact that it was made by SNK Playmore, the same people who MADE Metal Slug. I tried to get a screen cap for you, but, my computer seemed the hate the game enough to not let me cap it. Oh well. Just imagine Metal Slug, or Gunstar Heroes, just less good.
Gametap say 5.6.
Mookie say 4.
11 out of 958 games complete.Zooom! The insanity continues.
Got Bored
Yeah, got bored not posting, so I decided to come back.
SO, I took another spin on the wheel, only to be heartbroken with the COMING SOON for Thief: Deadly Shadows, one of my personal favorite games. Well, guess I'll get around to it when it actually gets added. For now, time to take another spin.
Oh yay... another Atari 2600 game. 4.0 rating. Well, lets get it over with.
Sky Jinks
Well ok, Sky Jinks isn't that bad. Its one of the better 2600 games I've ever played. Basically what you do is hold down one button (V) and use the arrows keys to slalom past various obstacles of death and pain, such as trees, power lines, balloons and, what I GUESS are slalom posts. Though I have way of being sure at all.
Truthfully, I had a good time playing it, I reminded me a lot of SkiFree, one of my favorite old DOS games. So yeah, I recommend.
Gametap says 4.0, I say 6.
6 out of 958 complete.
Well, nothing better to do, might as well take another spin and keep on going until I get tired or something better comes up.
Here we go.
SPIN SPIN LETS GO ROUND!
Oooooooo! An arcade "Shump," or shoot em up, by Capcom! And a 7.3 rating! I'm excited. Lets giver a whirl, shall we?
Vulgus
What can I say? It's a competent enough shump. It has shooting, enemies, and you scroll upwards while collecting powerups. Oh, and it's hard. It can't be a shump and not be hard.
The best part is that the game was made in 1984, and looks really good for being so old, so it gets props from me for that.
Gametap has it ranked at a 7.3, I say it deserves a 7. So, works out. Next please!
7 out of 958 complete.
SO, I took another spin on the wheel, only to be heartbroken with the COMING SOON for Thief: Deadly Shadows, one of my personal favorite games. Well, guess I'll get around to it when it actually gets added. For now, time to take another spin.
Oh yay... another Atari 2600 game. 4.0 rating. Well, lets get it over with.
Sky Jinks
Well ok, Sky Jinks isn't that bad. Its one of the better 2600 games I've ever played. Basically what you do is hold down one button (V) and use the arrows keys to slalom past various obstacles of death and pain, such as trees, power lines, balloons and, what I GUESS are slalom posts. Though I have way of being sure at all.
Truthfully, I had a good time playing it, I reminded me a lot of SkiFree, one of my favorite old DOS games. So yeah, I recommend.
Gametap says 4.0, I say 6.
6 out of 958 complete.Well, nothing better to do, might as well take another spin and keep on going until I get tired or something better comes up.
Here we go.
SPIN SPIN LETS GO ROUND!
Oooooooo! An arcade "Shump," or shoot em up, by Capcom! And a 7.3 rating! I'm excited. Lets giver a whirl, shall we?
Vulgus
What can I say? It's a competent enough shump. It has shooting, enemies, and you scroll upwards while collecting powerups. Oh, and it's hard. It can't be a shump and not be hard.The best part is that the game was made in 1984, and looks really good for being so old, so it gets props from me for that.
Gametap has it ranked at a 7.3, I say it deserves a 7. So, works out. Next please!
7 out of 958 complete.
Lets Pray for More Quickies
So, I take another spin and I find myself on the most joyus of joys, the Atari game Fun with Numbers which carries an awesome 2.0 rating.
Well, gotta play em all.
Fun with Numbers
Right off the bat, I am confused as all hell. Now, I was a late eighties kid. I missed the whole Atari scene, hell, I mostly missed the NES scene, though I did play with it well into the mid 90's, but even after trying to think back to the mentality of the era, I can't see the enjoyment in this. My god, I can barely tell what I supposed to do! And it's got the audacity to be called fun with numbers! Really, what I see is, a puke green background, with a number 9 with a plus sign to the left of it. The game is now asking me to input a number above it. I have now tried 6 numbers and the game has yelled at me for all of them. It then asks me what 6 divided by 4 is. A real calculator tells me it's 1.5, which is all well and good until a realize I can enter decimal places. Then it hits me, the game is trying to tell me something... 1.5... OH! It's telling me its deserved score!
Gametap Score = 2.0
My Score = 1.0
2 out of 958 complete.
NEXT! SPIN THAT WHEEL!
Oh joy! A Sega arcade game from... 1979... It's time for...
HEAD ON!
So I have a bit more hope for this game, as it holds a 5.1 on the ol' rating board, and 5.1 usualy symbolizes "fun, but not to interesting... or fun for that long." What I find is exactly that. Head On seems to be a weird hybrid of Pac-man and Off Road Rally. The gist of it is you are a car, and you are driving in one direction while picking up dots for points, while the "evil" red car is doing the same... IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. *revealing organ music cue* There are multiple "lanes" in which you can switch to very stiffly, all while trying to avoid crashing into the EVIL RED CAR, who seems intent on killing himself along with you.
I actually ended up playing this game for a good ten minutes and actually enjoyed myself. It's not very deep or nearly as strategic as some arcade games, but it was at least good fun for a bit.
Gametap ranks it as 5.1, I say it deserves a 6.
3 out of 958 complete.
SPIN SPIN SPINARUUU!
Oooooo, an Intellivision game. Another system from before my time. Here we go!
Night Stalker
So apparently I'm some secret spy, who's been caught... and now I'm in the evil guys labyrinth of doom or something... and I need to get out. Compelling! Lets see how I do!
Well, the controls are slow and unresponsive at best, but it controls well enough. Long story short, you are chased by a robot, you get out of your cage, get chased around, get a gun, and fight back. All while scoring points. Wasn't that fun, if you ask me.
Gametap Score =5.4
My Score = 4
4 out of 958 complete.
Time to spin it right round baby, right round.
Alright! An arcade game! I loves me some arcade games. Has a nice 6.3, lets see how it fares.
Return of the Invaders
Thats right, its what you think it is. This is the sequel to Space Invaders. Whats that you say? Didn't know they made a Space Invaders sequel? While, prior to about 10 seconds ago, neither did I. Does it stand up to the original? Lets see.
Wow, so, yeah. Thats actually a really really good game. For all ostensive purposes, the game is just Space Invaders with color, good color mind you, more dynamic enemies, and actual music. I actually had a real good time playing this one and could imagine playing it again in the future.
GameTap score = 6.3
My score = 7
5 out of 958 complete.
And thats it for now. Food and a break, maybe some more real soon.
Well, gotta play em all.
Fun with Numbers
Right off the bat, I am confused as all hell. Now, I was a late eighties kid. I missed the whole Atari scene, hell, I mostly missed the NES scene, though I did play with it well into the mid 90's, but even after trying to think back to the mentality of the era, I can't see the enjoyment in this. My god, I can barely tell what I supposed to do! And it's got the audacity to be called fun with numbers! Really, what I see is, a puke green background, with a number 9 with a plus sign to the left of it. The game is now asking me to input a number above it. I have now tried 6 numbers and the game has yelled at me for all of them. It then asks me what 6 divided by 4 is. A real calculator tells me it's 1.5, which is all well and good until a realize I can enter decimal places. Then it hits me, the game is trying to tell me something... 1.5... OH! It's telling me its deserved score!
Gametap Score = 2.0
My Score = 1.0
2 out of 958 complete.
NEXT! SPIN THAT WHEEL!
Oh joy! A Sega arcade game from... 1979... It's time for...
HEAD ON!
So I have a bit more hope for this game, as it holds a 5.1 on the ol' rating board, and 5.1 usualy symbolizes "fun, but not to interesting... or fun for that long." What I find is exactly that. Head On seems to be a weird hybrid of Pac-man and Off Road Rally. The gist of it is you are a car, and you are driving in one direction while picking up dots for points, while the "evil" red car is doing the same... IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. *revealing organ music cue* There are multiple "lanes" in which you can switch to very stiffly, all while trying to avoid crashing into the EVIL RED CAR, who seems intent on killing himself along with you.
I actually ended up playing this game for a good ten minutes and actually enjoyed myself. It's not very deep or nearly as strategic as some arcade games, but it was at least good fun for a bit.
Gametap ranks it as 5.1, I say it deserves a 6.
3 out of 958 complete.
SPIN SPIN SPINARUUU!
Oooooo, an Intellivision game. Another system from before my time. Here we go!
Night Stalker
So apparently I'm some secret spy, who's been caught... and now I'm in the evil guys labyrinth of doom or something... and I need to get out. Compelling! Lets see how I do!
Well, the controls are slow and unresponsive at best, but it controls well enough. Long story short, you are chased by a robot, you get out of your cage, get chased around, get a gun, and fight back. All while scoring points. Wasn't that fun, if you ask me.
Gametap Score =5.4
My Score = 4
4 out of 958 complete.
Time to spin it right round baby, right round.
Alright! An arcade game! I loves me some arcade games. Has a nice 6.3, lets see how it fares.
Return of the Invaders
Thats right, its what you think it is. This is the sequel to Space Invaders. Whats that you say? Didn't know they made a Space Invaders sequel? While, prior to about 10 seconds ago, neither did I. Does it stand up to the original? Lets see.
Wow, so, yeah. Thats actually a really really good game. For all ostensive purposes, the game is just Space Invaders with color, good color mind you, more dynamic enemies, and actual music. I actually had a real good time playing this one and could imagine playing it again in the future.
GameTap score = 6.3
My score = 7
5 out of 958 complete.
And thats it for now. Food and a break, maybe some more real soon.
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