[Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard in $67 billion deal]

Maybe we can finally get some more Starcraft games. Brood Wars is still fun after all these years.

[Ranking every retail 7800 Game]

My number one would be Food Fight

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[Tiny Toons is so frustrating.]

20 hours ago, Tanooki said:

Haha yeah I can relate.  Never really played the Tiny Toon games much if ever all these years, and a few weeks back I got the 1st NES one, and weeks before that the original Babs one for GB too.  Konami did a great job on them all around, mostly, other than a great job at making them nasty paying the price pretty hard for getting killed.  I mean, it could be worse all things considered, but the stages aren't too terribly long yet it still is a cheap mechanic to add difficulty that really wasn't necessary.  Still though in the end, if you really want to get mad at one, play like Ninja Gaiden 2 and especially 3, because Tecmo sabotaged the hell out of those on NES to punish renters who didn't buy the games costing them sales.  They have some pretty hard set backs coupled with more damage on each hit, so the only pure way to really play them as designed is NG Trilogy on SNES or importing the Famicom games.

I'm actually pretty proficient at Ninja Gaiden 3. I had it and NG1 as a kid so I had tons of practice. Never did beat it, though.

[Merry Christmas to all!]

And Merry Christmas to all yall, too! I ended up with an Atari Flashback X and a small portable TV to play it in on. I think its a sin that the Flashback didn't come with a regular AC adapter, though.

[Tiny Toons is so frustrating.]

I loved this game as a kid and remember being pretty good but damn....played it today and got to the third world and gave up. One hit deaths are the bane of my existence. And what makes it worse is you start all the way over after a death....even when you get to the boss. Ughhhh.....back to Tetris and SMB3.

[Strategy Games on the NES]

North vs. South is great. Give it a try.

[Defender of the Crown - is there a "best" version?]

13 hours ago, Tanooki said:

I was wondering though where would the GBA game rate, barely see it brought up.  I know at least a couple more cinemaware games hit the thing too like Wings and I think Three Stooges.

I have DoTC and Stooges for the GBA. Both are faithful ports. I enjoyed them both.

[Defender of the Crown - is there a "best" version?]

I had the c64 Defender of the Crown as a kid. Fond memories of that game. I encourage you to try it.

[Hi-Score Today]

New hi-score on Puzzle League for the Game Boy Advance...19,261 on marathon mode.

[How did you find out about The Crash(TM)?]

Never really noticed it. I just played the games and never took notice of anything else….like prices going down, games being liquidated, etc. Ignorance is bliss when you’re a kid.

[Last 3 games you played?]

Sim City, Tetris Attack, Yoshis Cookie

[Last 3 games you played?]

Dr. Mario, Tetris, Advance Wars

[Top 100 2600 games of all time]

Berzerk, Bank Heist, Pressure Cooker, Keystone Kapers, Ladybug, Fantastic Voyage, Centipede, Millipede, Enduro, Squish Em

 

I included two homebrews....but they deserve to be in my top 10

[Zombie Nation is getting a physical reissue on cartridge!]

11 hours ago, AAA177 said:

Another question...on the copy that was from Blockbuster...would that particular copy of Zombie Nation be more valuable because it has Blockbuster stickers on it? 

It’s special to me. A few of my other games have Blockbuster stickers on them too. 8 Eyes and Racket Attack. Got them for Christmas back in the day too. I actually like them with the stickers intact. Call me crazy.

[Retroarch question]

Just figured out it was a problem with that particular ROM file. Bummer.

[Retroarch question]

I just recently downloaded Retroarch on a Kindle Fire HD 10. I downloaded a DS game and it loads up fine but the screen is turned sideways. I tried adjusting the screen on options but to no avail. Can anybody help? Also, what controller overlay do you use for a DS game? BTW, I love this app….works perfect for NES and GBA games thus far! I just recently got back into emulation so I’m unfamiliar with most of the new stuff.

[Why I appreciate emulation and the joy and nostalgia it brings.]

I just got back into emulation with Retroarch after years of just playing my X-Box 360. Now I can get my Advance Wars fix on my Kindle Fire. It feels great to be back! The NES and SNES Classics got my retro juices going and made me want to look for a great emulator for my tablets. New games are great but nothing beats the classics. But that's just my opinion.

[SNES classic question]

Not too long ago, I got an SNES Classic as a gift. After I got to playing it, turns out it was a knockoff. It played regularly but just wouldn't save games or let me add games. I checked the serial number and it turns out it was a knockoff. My question is: would an official SNES Classic controller work on it even though it's not an official Classic? Don't want to spend my money on one if it didn't work. The current controller that came with it is kinda dodgy.

[The earliest Rated M games.]

18 hours ago, neogeo1982 said:

Similar to the Punisher death scenes had to be toned down.?

Loved that game.

[Favorite Computer Conversions to Gen/MD]

Dune II was excellent. It’s one game that I need to get. I remember the days of renting it from Blockbuster for the weekend.

[The earliest Rated M games.]

One game that I loved but it really should have been rated AO was the first Manhunt on PS2. That game was brutal.

[NES games that disappointed you]

Jaws and Top Gun were pretty underwhelming to me at the time.

[Is the Wii dead?]

I still have my Wii. It’s fun. I also use it for my GameCube games since I don’t have the actual GameCube hooked up.

[My SNES is gathering dust, recommend me some easy fun games to buy]

Judge Dredd, Sim City, Zombies ate my Neighbors,Prince of Persia, Alien 3, WWF Royal Rumble

 

Those should keep you going!