Saturday, April 30, 2016

Let's Play Black Rose!

SCARE WARNING: You ever find yourself locked in an old, creepy funeral home? No? Well, here you go then: Black Rose a free horror/suspense/jump scare game on Steam.

Description from GameJolt: Black Rose is a first-person survival horror game in which you assume the role of Linda, an average girl who heard rumors about an old abandoned funeral home being haunted. No one knows what happened to many of the people who used to work there, but legend says they were murdered. By who? Linda wants to find this out for herself, so she goes to the secluded funeral home. But not long after entering, things go horribly wrong.

Friday, April 29, 2016

Let's Play Ninja Baseball Batman (Arcade 1993)

If you were ever wondering if anyone ever made a game combining ninjas, baseball, and batman, well - wonder no more. In this 1993 classic arcade game mega-hit (that I never heard of) we discover the ultimate in ninja/baseball side-scroller beat 'em ups: Ninja Baseball Batman.

From the Wiki: Ninja Baseball Bat Man, known in Japan as Yakyū Kakutō League Man (野球格闘リーグマン Yakyū Kakutō Rīgu Man?, "Baseball Hand-to-Hand Fighting League Man"), is a 1993 beat 'em up developed and published by Irem Corporation in association with its North American division Irem America exclusively as an arcade game. It is the fourth arcade game by IREM to use a belt scroll perspective, following Blade Master, Hook and Undercover Cops.

The game allows up to four players to play simultaneously. Each player chooses from among four characters. The object of the game is to recover various artifacts stolen from the Baseball Hall of Fame, a task prescribed to them by the Commissioner of Baseball. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja_Baseball_Bat_Man

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Let's Play (and Suck at) Heroes & Generals!

Played World War II Online way back in the day, so wanted to check out the free-to-play Heroes & Generals. Yes, I know I was creeping around like a little weeny chicken, but it was my first time and I was shaking in my virtual combat boots! I end up killing my fair share, though... muwaahaha..

From the Wiki: Heroes & Generals is a Free2Play Massive Online FPS with a Strategic Multiplayer Campaign, set in the midst of World War II Europe, where Germany, the United States and the Soviet Union fight for control. The game uniquely merges epic first-person shooter action with a rich strategic layer, where your decisions have the power to turn the tide in an ongoing war among thousands of online players.  http://heroesandgenerals.gamepedia.com/Heroes_%26_Generals_Wiki

Let's Play Marine Boy! (Arcade 1982)

Quite possibly the greatest video game ever made by the great arcade game company, Orca (which eventually became Toaplan), is the incredible Marine Boy from 1982. Yes, Marine Boy. It's apparently about a ninja diver looking for love, because - let's face it - what ninja diver isn't? So, Let's Suck it up, go diving, rescue mermaids and do other assorted related things!

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Found! Lost Treasure Trove of Sega Saturn RPG Goodness


Whoa, here's a nice clutch of video games released for the Sega Saturn: RPGs of different flavors including strategy and action/adventure. Shining the Holy Ark, Albert Odyssey, Dark Savior, Dragon Force, Shining Wisdom, and Mystaria: The Realms of Lore (which had to have a name change to Blazing Heroes due to copyright dispute).

There's nothing like looking in the closet and finding an unmarked box of classic gaming goodness in pristine condition that you completely forgot about for almost 20 years!

I was thinking about sending this photo to WildTurkey2005 (of YouTube fame) because it would cause him consternation. After about 10 seconds of thinking, I sent it. It had the desired effect.

Let's Play for the First Time: Warface!

Here goes my first time playing the free-to-play first person shooter Warface in co-op mode. (Sorry about the sneeze at the start!) Snoppies played the tutorial, but I skipped it. As you can clearly see, I am an FPS expert to the 10th degree. If you can't see that, you're probably watching the wrong video because I probably posted the wrong video...

From the Wiki: Warface is a free-to-play first-person shooter developed by Crytek Kiev. Warface is powered by CryENGINE®3, bringing you award-winning next-gen visuals that have been lauded as the best of their kind on any format. In the free-to-play arena, it is without equal. We give you breathtaking locations, and bring you to the deadliest places on the planet to fight off Blackwood. Innovative game design brings intuitive controls and thrilling moment-to-moment gameplay which elevates you to a whole new level of immersion. http://warface.wikia.com/wiki/Warface_Wiki

Let's Play Double Dragon for the Neo-Geo!

Let's play Double Dragon! I actually thought this was going to be the side-scrolling beat-em-up Double Dragon for the Neo Geo, but it turns out it was a Street Fighter type of game. Oh, well - doesn't matter, I sucked anyway!

From the Wiki: Double Dragon (ダブルドラゴン?) is a 1995 fighting video game spinoff of the Double Dragon series developed and published by Technōs Japan. It is based on the 1994 Double Dragon movie, which in turn was based on the original arcade game. It was originally released for the Neo Geo (in AES and MVS formats) and later released for the Neo Geo CD and PlayStation (the latter ported by Urban Plant). It was Technōs Japan's last Double Dragon game before the company went out of business, and the fourth and final Double Dragon game released in arcades. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Dragon_(Neo-Geo)