Lost Dragon Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/tiger-road-2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) I finally got one, the PowKiddy X18 Edited June 26, 2019 by Yakumo1975 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 The original Paperboy was a classic but the follow up is a whole different story. But hey, at least you can now play as a girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 Here we finally are with the brand new system from Bittboy. It has been vastly improved in some ways and maybe not so much in others. Watch on to see if you should buy the new Pocket-Go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted July 6, 2019 Author Share Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) There was once a British developer known as Core Design. They started life on the Amiga before hitting the big time with Tomb Raider. Sadly they were bought by a soulless conglomerate and are no more. But before the days of Tomb Raider they did make many original games. Once such game being Chuck Rock. Edited July 6, 2019 by Yakumo1975 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Dragon Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) Ironically Jeremy Heath-Smith was never a huge fan of the character Chuck Rock. Story of the C64 version: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/chuck-rock/ Edited July 6, 2019 by Lost Dragon Added link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 Last week we took a look at Chuck Rock. A game many disliked. This week we have the squeal, Son of Chuck. A game many people seem to like. Let's check it out. Technology is amazing isn't it? When I was a kid we had small LCD games and a cheap Walkman to entertain us. Now we have so many choices. But, have you ever wanted to take that living room experience with you when camping? Well, now you can! Well, as long as you are travelling by car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Dragon Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 In case you (or anyone else) wondered why there was no ST version of Chuck Rock II: From RetroGamer Magazine,issue 173...Chuck Rock feature. Full credit to Nick Thorpe for asking Bob Churchill about the ST version of Chuck Rock II which had been previewed by ST Review magazine. Bob stated it was probably never in production to start with. Resources being better spent on the Sega versions..and Core were in the process of dropping support for the ST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted July 14, 2019 Author Share Posted July 14, 2019 Wanna take a look around a Japanese electronic store&s games department then head on up to the Taito Station arcade? You bet you do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 Here we go with a review of the LDK. In this video I show you just what you can expect from the stock firmware and how good the emulation actually is. Many different emulators shown from NES to obscure stuff such as the NEC PC-98 and yes, PlayStation as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 We finally reach the end of the Chuck Rock series with BC Racers. A series that started of with a mediocre platformer then improved and what could arguably said ended in a poor racer. But which platform has the best version of this racer? Let's watch on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Dragon Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 15 hours ago, Yakumo1975 said: We finally reach the end of the Chuck Rock series with BC Racers. A series that started of with a mediocre platformer then improved and what could arguably said ended in a poor racer. But which platform has the best version of this racer? Let's watch on. Even as starved of Triple-A software as the Pal Mega CD was, there was no way i was touching this. Up there with Jaguar XJ220 and Wonder Dog as Core Design's weakest releases on the system. And when you look at the 3DO and 32X versions, you wonder why resources were wasted bringing a duff title to more powerful hardware and making it play even worse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 A good game this week on Battle of the Ports as we take a look at Konami's Jackal. Also, you may have missed the last Life in Japan video 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Dragon Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Never knew a thing on Jackal other than seeing it advertised in Atari User Magazine with an Atari 8 bit version listed, but we never saw. Once i had moved onto the C64 i got to play a home conversion and suddenly it did not seem so tragic the A8 never received a conversion..not tragic at all ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 I'm surprised we didn't just get the FDS version here in the US. I'm grateful we didn't because the US version is so much better. I loved this game when I was a kid and could usually get to the end boss without dying. The end of level pictures change too if you don't die, you get a picture of the guys in the jeep going Yeaaaahhhh! and looking all excited. If you die at least once on a stage you get the guys looking at map saying "here?" and looking lost. It was a tiny thing, but it was still really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 Way back when these things fist came out I reviewed one. It was okay but nothing amazing. Now we have the all new updated version for 2019 with 2 player support. Is it any better than the original? Let's watch on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 Jim Power was a game released under many names as a new game but in reality it was always the same game with a few changes here and there. Let's take a look at Jim Power across a variety of systems from an 8bit UK home computer port to a Japanese exclusive console release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 So the other day I had to spend a few days away from home. I was staying in a typical Japanese short stay hotel, sometimes known as business hotels. These are relatively inexpensive and very clean but just how big are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 On 8/5/2019 at 7:39 AM, Yakumo1975 said: So the other day I had to spend a few days away from home. I was staying in a typical Japanese short stay hotel, sometimes known as business hotels. These are relatively inexpensive and very clean but just how big are they? At least it's way roomier than a capsule hotel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 (edited) 21 hours ago, MrMaddog said: At least it's way roomier than a capsule hotel... That is true. It's also cheaper. A little late this week but I think it's worth it as we take a look at Earthworm Jim on this week's Battle of the Ports. Edited August 10, 2019 by Yakumo1975 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Dragon Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 (edited) Hated EWJ at the time on the Mega Drive and tried it years later on PSN and felt the same. I had no idea of the Sega Channel version though and was under the illusion the Sega CD version was merely the cart version with improved audio and a weak, exclusive level. Did not know of the different endings, nor improved animation. Great work once again. Edited August 10, 2019 by Lost Dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 i had EWJ on the PC when it came out- gosh, has it been that long? I think maybe it had Redbook audio. I'll check out the vid when i get a chance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I grew up playing EWJ on the Genesis and loved it. Seeing it in that video was brutal though. All that dithering really distracted me. Thanks for posting this. It was fun to see the differences in all the versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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masschamber Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 On 8/10/2019 at 3:14 PM, Punisher5.0 said: I grew up playing EWJ on the Genesis and loved it. Seeing it in that video was brutal though. All that dithering really distracted me. Thanks for posting this. It was fun to see the differences in all the versions. yeah, but remember on crts for the time those dithered sections just looked like additional colors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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