Only 80s babies will remember these. Anyone heard of them or collect them? I had some when I was a kid and ended up keeping them because they're freakin awesome looking. 2 weeks ago I bought some of the newer ones, which, it seems, are only sold in Japan. They finally arrived today so I threw together an unboxing video full of FACTS!
Today was a crazy day. I watched my niece from 9am to 12 pm and then went to get a friend from work. I havent slept but my shift tonight is going by smooth and easy so I should be fine. Im watching beetlejuice the cartoon series. I found the complete series at Walmart and had to get it. If you havent seen the cartoon you have got to. Its freaking great!
It’s still early here in Southern California (almost 7pm) so technically I still have time for Day 5 of BaD! For today’s Other Stuff Chris Collects I thought I would talk about one of the first things I got into: buying baseball caps. Now I have pictures of me in Dodgers gear but I like to blame my parents and other family who probably got this stuff for me when I was a baby but around middle school I started looking at baseball caps and I wanted to buy one, but I couldn’t make up my mind on which cap I wanted to get. So during my 8th grade year right before I went on the class graduation trip to Disneyland my mom took me and my little brother to the Foot Locker and I got my first cap, an adjustable Olive Green Air Jordan Cap with the logo and wordmark in black
Not enough time to do my Time Warped blog because I was too busy gaming today. I got another silver slim PS2 to play some retro stuff that I'll mention in a later blog. Then I played more retro stuff on XBO that I'll also mention later. Finally I can quickly mention the other 3 games.
Our next inebriated adventure takes place in 1998/1999 when I was living with Gregg in a shithole apartment south of San Francisco during the Dot Com boom. I wasn't doing a lot of drugs then, but we would go out and drink, and when we came back we would play Smash Bros on the N64 all night.
Block Block is a Breakout clone, though that sells the game a little short. While this 1991 arcade game lacks some of the flashy power ups and effects of more recent stabs at the genre, Block Block shows a lot of variety in its level arrangements, even throwing in some pinball-style bumpers or teleportation doorways. And there are power ups, just typical things like making your paddle longer or the ball hit harder through the blocks or just for points. As you play the ball slowly gets faster and faster and the paddle shrinks at set hit intervals (first at ten hits on the paddle and then every twelve, I think; it gets pretty tough after a while). There is also a two-player co-op mode which I was unable to try but seems pretty unusual for this kind of game. Another nicety is that eventually an exit will appear on screen, allowing you to go on the next level if you can hit it. That can be a big help if you're stuck trying to hit that last little block.
When the NES Classic hit store shelves it was all the rage. Comprising of 30 games, there were quite a lot of games as well as classic titles that made it. Of course with a system that has about 900 titles, not all of them made it onto the system and not all of them are winners. So I figured I'd try and highlight some notable classics and some maybe not so notable crap. And since I have just about every title...we might s well give it a whirl. Let's go!
Today was another down day, my stress levels kinda peaked and I let my emotions beat me up in a corner. Im better now, just a rough day. My work week starts up again tomorrow but Im gonna aim to blog even if its something short those days. I work 12 hour overnights and I help my family with my niece Wednesday and Thursday for a few hours in the morning. So sometimes things are crazy till Friday for me. Kinda bummed out because I might not get the Horizon Zero Dawn Palico outfit. For some stupid reason they are making the event quest a timed one, you only have till the 8th to do the first part of the questline. You also have to be a Hunter Rank 6 and Im at 5 but unless I go without some sleep tonight I probably wont reach 6 before work tomorrow. Kinda peeved there pulling this kinda of crap, on 3DS the event stuff was always avaiable to do whenever as long as you downloaded it. Im hoping this changes on down the line. I tried to get to 6 before now but sadly I just couldnt pull it off.
Like I said, I didn't play a lot of video games in high school except occasionally, so that pretty ends my teenage years with Gaming Under the Influence. My next episode comes after high school in summer of 1996 when I was living in Minnesota, and my friends Gregg and Rob came up and visited me. Gregg brought weed, and we went out onto the lake and smoked, and then returned home to play Star Control 2 multiplayer.
Black Tiger, another 1987 Capcom arcade game, is the deepest and most involved game I've played yet on Capcom Classics Collection Remixed. It's a level-based action adventure game set in a fantasy world terrorised by a trio of dragons. You play as a fearsome barbarian an a quest to free the land. You run and jump (a stiff jump but usually manageable) and beat the crap out of enemies with your mace, which you can pay money to upgrade at shops scattered about. You can also buy consumeable armor and a few other items. The levels are fairly large, scrolling both horizontally and vertically.
Wherein Ookla the Mok reacts with horror at the game I am playing.
So last week I said I would have theme weeks instead of one huge theme for the month because it mixes things up a bit, and I get a little more freedom on what I want to share with you good people. This week’s theme is “Other Stuff Chris Collects.” I will write about four other hobbies I have where I usually buy stuff for it. I thought I would start off today’s BaD with an article I read while still in bed earlier this morning before my alarm went off.
Well what a way to end my little hodge podge of blogs about emulator oddities than to talk about my final emulator oddity. Today I'm going to discuss the Sega Dreamcast VMU also known as the Visual Memory Unit! It's a memory card! It's a game save file manager! It's a handheld game console! It's a burrito! OH MY! Well maybe not that last one...Anyways witout further ado, let's take a look at the VMU!
So over the weekend my weightloss went to hell. I eat stuff I shouldnt have and I have no shame. I did though stay away from sodas and its been a little over a month since I last had one. Im more optimistic about this week though. Im gonna get back on track!
Welcome to week 2 of BaD and well I’m supposed to start this week’s theme but I’ll start it tomorrow because well Monday is my usual update day and I know you good people are dying to know what random mobile game I played. Actually this past weekend I was out and about again because it was Wedding Part 2, this time it was my cousin on the shores of very swanky La Jolla (it’s pronounced “La Hoy-a”, but I like to say “La Joe-la”). It was a short trip but it was fun because I got to spend some time with other cousins who I haven’t seen as much, and once again spend crazy money on overpriced hotel food.
Bionic Commando is one of Capcom's beloved NES games, famous for its tight controls and excellent level design. Few games explore their mechanics so well as the grappling in Bionic Commando on NES.
I was shooting some golf at the Bushwood Country Club when head of maitenance, Carl Spackler, came up to me and started talking.
First of all, I grew up in Delaware and became an Eagles fan, but the last time they went to the superbowl I lived in Philly and it was an amazing experience to see the city come together. In fact, I went to a Sixers game the day of the Super Bowl and the fans were chanting "E-A-G-L-E-S" during the basketball game. Kinda fucked up, but a lot of fun. Then the night of the game, the Eagles lost and it was a big let down. It was a tight game but McNabb just couldn't cut it. I'm very glad now that the Eagles got their Super Bowl, but I didn't always give in to hope that it would happen. Now that it has, I feel relief and joy. Anyway, on to games...
Since I'm on the theme of Emulator Oddities, one that caught my eye was very strange indeed. Today's emulator oddity on deck from my Xbox Emulators is the Pokemon Mini. On November 16, 2001 the Pokemon Mini was released in America. Luckily, through the use of emulation I can discuss all the games that were on this curious little handheld that ran for the price of $50 or so at launch. So let's talk about the Pokemon Mini!