I'm surprised to see that many shmups, and I actually don't like these very much, even though I'm not a fan of the genre. Also I hate Magician Lord, and I'm puzzled so many people like it. It's almost impossible to beat because of a weird design choice.
I wanted Last Battle as a kid so I asked my friends to offer it to me for my birthday. But the friend in charge of the gift wanted it for himself, so he pretended he didn't find it and offered me his copy of El Viento instead. And later I pretended he had borrowed Last Battle from a mysterious friend. Well, joke's on him I guess.
I'm very familiar with the movie and the fact it was shot twice but didn't know about the poison. Very interesting although loosely related to video games to be honest.
I thought you were going to mention Ikari Warriors, which was supposed to be a Rambo game initially. After all, Secret Command is a complete ripoff of it (but one of my favorite Master System games, mind you).
@GayusGayer The GB audio chip is actually pretty close to the SID and that's why it's one of the most used hardware in chiptune. So it's really not "one small step up from that of a doorbell" as Damien claims. -_-
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Re: Hands On: Golden Axe Returns Is So Good, Sega Itself Probably Couldn't Do Any Better
I know it's hard work but I don't like the graphics though.
Re: Best Neo Geo Games
I'm surprised to see that many shmups, and I actually don't like these very much, even though I'm not a fan of the genre. Also I hate Magician Lord, and I'm puzzled so many people like it. It's almost impossible to beat because of a weird design choice.
Re: The Worst Sega Mega Drive / Genesis Games Of All Time
I wanted Last Battle as a kid so I asked my friends to offer it to me for my birthday. But the friend in charge of the gift wanted it for himself, so he pretended he didn't find it and offered me his copy of El Viento instead. And later I pretended he had borrowed Last Battle from a mysterious friend. Well, joke's on him I guess.
Re: Flashback: Uncovering The Macabre Inspiration Behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow Of Chernobyl
I'm very familiar with the movie and the fact it was shot twice but didn't know about the poison. Very interesting although loosely related to video games to be honest.
Re: Pac-Man World: Repac Finally Receives Update To Credit Original Developers
Excellent news indeed, especially given that Tommy Tallarico is not credited.
Re: Flashback: Unravelling The Confusing History Of Rambo On Japanese Computers
I thought you were going to mention Ikari Warriors, which was supposed to be a Rambo game initially. After all, Secret Command is a complete ripoff of it (but one of my favorite Master System games, mind you).
Re: CIBSunday: Batman: The Video Game (Mega Drive)
I have it, but without the manual though. At least it was not expensive.
Re: Guide: Best Golden Axe Games - Every Golden Axe Game Ranked
The Master System port was one of my favorite games at the time. It's a far cry from the original game, indeed, but it's quite nice.
Re: Intellivision Closes Amico Fundraising Ahead Of Schedule
OOF!
Well, now Amico is just the friends we made along the way, I guess.
Re: Feature: Hidehiro Funauchi Mastered The Game Boy's Sound Chip, Then Seemingly Disappeared
I mean it's precisely the theme from the C64 version for instance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGIKnn-COS4
Re: Feature: Hidehiro Funauchi Mastered The Game Boy's Sound Chip, Then Seemingly Disappeared
@GayusGayer The GB audio chip is actually pretty close to the SID and that's why it's one of the most used hardware in chiptune. So it's really not "one small step up from that of a doorbell" as Damien claims. -_-