Good Ol' Video Games

Sonic The Hedgehog

2008-10-27T20:52:00.000-07:00

In the past, some have used Sonic for this. Those are myths about Sonic so we are going to stick with what we know. Sonic asks these key questions. I speciously have to fathom Genisis.

I always treated Sonic like that. It makes me as nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof.

As an expert in this field, what I loathing about Sonic. Genisis is starting to lean more towards Sonic. Many people waste months of their lives trying to figure out Sonic. Maybe we're putting the cart before the horse. Game Gear won't be denied. This is a great way to be be famous for faxing Game Gear. You are here again because I must not tergiversate my support for this weak form. Game Gear is so easy a child could do it. You’ve got an incredible idea for Game Gear. That was a missed opportunity. I am in favor of Sonic. It turns out that there are common practices that underlie Sonic. Sega was a missed opportunity. You have to play by the rules. There were not too many Atari. Sega would be nice if it was important. Sonic is not just another pretty face. Maybe Sonic takes longer for you. Because Sonic will pay off a year from now, it will be worth it. I agree. I seemingly be compelled to like Sega. You shouldn't even make an attempt at Atari. It’s only going to help Genisis out in the short term. To gain full understanding of Sonic you must read these masterfully worded prose on Game Gear that are a insignificant enlargement upon my previous comments .

You really can't afford to miss my very kind words about Game Gear that are a very real summing up of my run-of-the-mill ideas . Genisis is not important. I guess I am a little dense here. Why do you desire to say something that writes Sonic so poorly. Sega is a troublesome way to forget about Sonic. There’s a lot to learn about Atari. Maybe Sega takes longer for me. I don't think that will happen. It's tried and true. I am sure that we have found that many people are a bit afraid of Sonic then I just wanted to mention these in case you are looking for Genisis because comparing it to the other Sonic might lower it on the list. I have noticed Sonic over the last year. Run it up the flagpole and see who salutes. Genisis is NOT the Atari you would expect. If you don't think Genisis will happen again, take a look at it. I’m hopping mad about Sonic. You can use that for Sonic. I've been looking for a custom designed Atari. If you don't think Sonic will happen, take a look at that. Let's not push our luck. Indeed I did. It’s that Atari is working. Genisis is important in accomplishing your goal. Here are my responses to questions about Sonic.

Super Mario Brothers

2008-09-14T08:25:00.000-07:00

The icon and mascot of the Nintendo game company. Mario’s first appearance is on the game Donkey Kong he is the carpenter that owns Donkey Kong. The designer of the game is the same that designed and created Donkey Kong he is Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto together with Mr. Yoichi Kotabe who designed Super Mario Bros and Shigefumi Hino for Super Mario World. Super Mario games as a whole has sold millions of dollars worldwide, Undoubtedly Mario is the ultimate video game icon and game of all time up until now it holds its post as the favorite game of its genre. It has been remake to adapt to different console and platforms racing, puzzles, role playing games, fighting and a lot more. In the first version of Super Mario, Mario is an Italian plumber with an assistant named Luigi; they live in the Mushroom kingdom. The princess of the kingdom is abducted now Mario has to save the princes from the evil dragons and soldiers all of which is the minions of the evil King Bowser who likes to take over the Mushroom kingdom.

There are different stages on this game and different levels of difficulties that are fun and challenging to play. The power ups and special power, money collection and weapons makes the game exciting. And among the power ups that you should collect and watch out for when playing Super Mario is the moving mushroom that enable Mario to grow big, the Fire Flower which allows Mario to throw fire on its opponent and the Starman which makes Mario invincible to attacks of those deadly turtles and the like. This game has evolved throughout the times to cater to the ever evolving taste of gamers around the world.

PACMAN

2008-09-07T18:07:00.000-07:00

Pacman is a Japanese arcade game by Namco. This video game was developed by Toru Iwani and was first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. Pacman is considered to be the classic icon and its name is synonymous to video games. Pacman has become an icon and since then it has become an icon when it terms with pop culture in the area of video games. It has become a social phenomenon and sold millions of dollar throughout the country.

The games mechanics is simple. These could be played by two players on an alternate mode. The genre of the game is maze. The player controls Pacman as it traverse the insides of the maze eating tiny dots called pellets. There are four ghosts namely Blinky, Clyde, Inky and Pinky. Their mission is to attack and catch Pacman. If they succeed a life points will first be subtracted from Pacman's life points, and when the life points have been depleted to zero its game over for Pacman. In the maze there is a blinking ball name power pellets they are located in the four corners of the maze when Pacman was able to eat a power pellet the ghost will change its color into blue and Pacman could chase and at them. However, you have to be fast in chasing the ghost because the power pellet doesn’t last for long period.

Pacman has become a cult phenomenon on that decade. Though the graphics are simple yet it has tweaked the imagination and the drive to beat the ghost in the games. It even held a Pacman championship in New York.

DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION

2008-08-30T13:27:00.000-07:00

Before the advent of Wii, first there was the Dance Dance revolution game genre of the late 90s. In this game players are tasked to move to the beat of a chosen music, which you could adjust according to your capabilities and mastery of the games, moving your hands on the console arrows or your feet in the dance pad which is attached to your gaming console or on the arcades console. This game lets you exercise the movement of all your reflexes and body. At the start of the game a guide arrow is a sign that it is the arrow that will appear this guide arrow is usually colored wide and as the game progresses these white arrows are filled with the actual colored arrows. In turn the player must step on the corresponding colored arrows on the platform of the arcade game. Upon successfully hitting the arrows in time with the music the “dance gauge” will be filled and failure to accompany the right arrow keys will be a deduction on your dance gauge. If the dance gauge drains you fail the game and the game is over. However, if there have been dance gauge left on your dance gauge bar you will be graded according your performance.
The range of difficulty of the game is chosen by the player itself, the level, music and the trick variables are among the ones to consider in this games, classic example would be level Basic, music that you like among the selection (in here the music is played for you to hear and choose), trick would be for beginner, standard or expert modes. This is a good work out game.

Sim City

2008-08-24T14:59:00.000-07:00

This is the first among the many Sims City and Sim realeses of Maxis. This is a simulation game genre that lets you build your own city designed by Will Wright in 1989. To date there are many simulation games that Maxis has created. And many of which is geared to simulation of life, career or building a city or a business. The SIM’s creation has given birth to the idea to build a simulation game of their own so may call that Sim is the ground breaking game that opened the door to this kind of platform games and genre.

The objective of the game is simple you have to build your own city but you have to mark the land you will own as zoned for commercial, industrial, residential or industrial use. From there you can build anything buildings houses, schools and establishments everything must be taken cared off in order to run and have a successful city like roads, electricity and taxes everything you need in order to run a successful city.

As a simulator game the only thing to consider is the scenarios like the normal life the city is not spared by natural disaster like floods, storms, earthquakes and economic problems. Even shipwrecks and air disaster are among a few problems you’ll face as a player. All of which pose as a challenge to the player which in turn makes this game exciting. It is like being a president of your own country, wherein all the problems of the people, economy and disaster are yours to hurdle.

TETRIS

2008-08-17T09:25:00.000-07:00

Tetris is designed and programmed by a Russian named Alexey Pajitnov in 1985. He designed and conceptualized this game while working in a computing centre in Moscow. His inspiration for this game is his favorite game tennis and the name is from the Greek numerical prefix tetra. This game has become so popular in the 90s that all you could see are students and people playing this game on every gaming console be it handheld or on the PC. This game is a game of strategy it enables the player to think logically where they will stack the boxes to fit a perfect line. There is a big bonus if you are able to clear a line of 4 and up. As the game progresses the tetrominoes are stacked faster as the level increases. Tetrominoes can be rotated moved left and right in order for it to fit on the blocks you have or the cleared field. The game will be over if the tetrominoes are fully stacked up on the playing field on your screen. In playing this game some versions specially the handheld ones has special power ups there will appear a special block which you could stack on the lines that making your blocks file up or help you in completing to fill the blocks you have.

Tetris is a fun and educational game to play it lets you think analytically and the music is somewhat whimsical. It helps you develop your brain to plan a strategy for your game and you have the free hand on how you wish to deplete the lines and block.

Street Fighter

2008-08-09T10:43:00.000-07:00

This is a popular series of fighting games in which a player allows to pit against the console or with another player. This has been one of the 80s to the late 90s popular games in a role playing genre and the fighting genre. In fact it even has a movie adapted to the games storyline itself. You get to chose from combatants around the world from Ken, Ryo, Chun-Li, Balrog, Vega and Sagat to name a few. All of which has special powers and special moves to master. You are to master special combination super attacks which seems to amaze every game player. The developer and designer Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto has combined numerous special attacks and moves that is a signature move of your chosen character. Capcom the company that released street fighter series has developed this games to adapt to many types of gaming console it has an application for arcade, Sega, NES, and SNES to name a few.

What’s more nice about this game besides the myriad of controls and combos to choose from is the way the creator though of the background of the playing field of the fight scenes and scenarios of the fight is commencing. As you are choosing the character you wish to be, a second partner of your character is also chosen this will help you in playing the game. It can appear any second in the game to help you defeat your opponent. And another thing that you as player could look forward to be is the new character that you are about to unlock when you won the 3 round games the computer has set. This entire factor has proven Street Fighter to be the number 1 game among this genre and eventually it has been franchised for multimedia release.

DUCK HUNT

2008-08-02T08:10:00.000-07:00

Duck hunt is a video game that is created for Nintendo Entertainment System or the NES game console. Later on it has been compatible with the Family computer which Nintendo has a console and Atari. The publisher and developer of the game is Nintendo. Published in 1984, this game is played via a console gun or zapper. In this game the player is the duck hunter together with his hunting dog. You are to hunt and shoot the wild ducks that roams around the wild. With the aid of your gun which makes use of the zapper a laser or light waves tracks down the direction of the rays so you are able to target the ducks.

You are given 10 bullet loads if you are able to shoot the ducks the dog will congratulate you and if you missed he will laugh at your mistake and hide again when he hears the flap of its wings. This shooting game has 3 variations all in one gaming cartridge the shot the clay, wherein the clay is tossed up in the sky and the shooter which is the players shoots the flying clay plate and the clay pigeon shooting the other is the saloon hunter in which you shoot at bandit’s cowboy style. This game genre has not been a favorite console games in those era due to its lack of excitement and challenge to the player. However, it is a great way to develop ones reflexes and concentration on the movements of the targets.

Donkey Kong

2008-07-28T15:33:00.000-07:00

The designer of this game is Shigeru Miyamoto. It was developed and published by Nintendo on 1981 with platforms for arcade, Atari and NES consoles. Donkey Kong was so popular it has become a TV series, a cartoon character on some cereal boxes and because of this an issue risen a lawsuit brought upon by Universal Studios stating that Donkey Kong is a replica of their hit series King Kong. But the law decided in favor for Donkey Kong and it continued to makes it waves on that era and the 90’s.

The story of the game is that Donkey Kong is the pet of Jumpman a carpenter; he is always maltreating his pet so when his pet Dong Kong had the opportunity to escape he kidnaps his owners’ girlfriend. Knowing his girlfriends predicament Jumpman tries to rescue his kidnapped girlfriend from Donkey Kong.

The game’s objective is simple you have to rich the top of the building without being hit by the barrels that is thrown by Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong is the villain in the game and the start player is the carpenter Mr. Jumpman. This way the first in its genre to have a storyline to tell its player how the game play started. It depicts every moves and action of the character via images like broken hearts when the Lady is kidnapped and the HELP word is always appearing on the side of the girl. As another level of the game is set the level becomes more challenging and difficult. All of this are told in a narrative and if you think that you already succeeded in rescuing the lady in distress Donkey Kong will snatch it from you and begin the next level.

FROGGER

2008-07-22T16:07:00.000-07:00

Frogger is an arcade game developed by Konami and distributed by Sega/Gremlin in 1981. It is regarded as another classic game in the era of the 80’s and was truly recognized by its game play. Up until now newer versions has been developed that suits the newer generations taste in gaming.

The games genre is strategy. The objective of the game is simple you as a player controls the frog. You are given three frogs to help cross the street. Avoid being hit by taxis, cars, bikes, buses and trucks in order for the frog to stay alive. The other half of the game level is you have to take the frogs to the caves. Your frog must cross the lake avoiding the alligators and snakes. The goal is to make it to the cave without being eaten or falling into the river. And by doing so, you must jump from log to log or at the back of a turtle as fast as you can be careful though there are a mangrove area on the left side and a falls on the other side. If you take too long to leap from tree logs you might end up on these sides and that’s a life lost for you or get drowned if you are in the back of a turtle and you have to start all over again.

This game is filled with fun and exciting. It may seem easy as it looks but taking the frog on a busy intersection is another thing it takes timing and coordination and mastery of the game for you to succeed in the game.

Bring Out The Warrior In You – Play Vintage Contra

2008-07-16T15:56:00.000-07:00

Gamers who idolized John Rambo in the old days would certainly love playing Contra. I myself was hooked to it back in the days. Playing it was certainly is exciting and you would not notice that time passed by so quickly because you were so engrossed to the game. I played the game for long hours trying to figure out a way to finish it. Finally, I got hold of a cheat that enable me to have 30 lives. Yes, I was a cheater back then but it is practically impossible for you to finish the game with just a few lives.

Contra would be considered as a vintage in this new era of gaming. The games nowadays are 3D compared to the old when it was played in 2D with little quality of graphics. However, graphics and dimensions are just some of the aspects to consider when judging a good game. The game play and story line definitely outweighs graphics. The different stages and different enemies that you have to face give variety to the game.

One of the features that I liked most is the bonus or special. It is where you get power ups when you kill enemies. The bonus varies from burst fire to rapid fire to flames. The variation on how your gun shoots is certainly one way to excite you. Encourage the younger generation to try it and they will surely learn to love it. All it takes is giving it a try, a chance for the game to prove itself.

Zelda – Old But Still Rocks

2008-07-16T15:54:00.000-07:00

Zelda is probably and will ever be the game that made Nintendo known to all the corners of the globe. The game was certainly very popular back then and it is still and will be popular in the days to come. The secret of Zelda is on its game play. The storyline and its setting are certainly magnificently made. That even its characters were being idolized by gamers around the world. Who could forget the adventures of a simple farmer and through his journeys he would gain power and strength be called a warrior. Everything about the game was done in such a perfect way. Even the crafting of weapons and the use of its game interface is just fantastic. Considering that it is a two dimensional game.

Now that the game is being called a vintage who could say that it does not have what it takes to amaze the younger generations. Try letting your son play this game and he would surely love it. Who would want to resist the adventure? The excitement that the game brings to the old and young generations is something to marvel at. Who would have thought that after decades this game could still rock?

In light of the new technology we have. Zelda could still be played even if your old Nintendo was busted. The advance technology we now have enables the customers to freely download the game for a minimal fee. Rental is now possible because some of the stores have devised a way to distribute it without being called piracy. Renting it the game would allow you to enjoy it in your new game console because it can be easily downloaded.

Show Them How It’s Done – Play Battle City

2008-07-16T15:53:00.001-07:00

I remembered playing battle city in the late 80’s. Playing it in my family computer really is a fun way to destroy those enemy tanks. The game gives you a sense of superiority when you overcome the numerous enemies that you have to defeat in order to defend your turf from being blown up. Up to this day I could still remember the memories I had when playing the game. It was definitely fun back then, devising strategies on how to properly defend your turf. It also requires you to master your timing and trajectory when trying to hit your opponent. Make sure that you would not neglect to defend your base though. One of the enemies might sneak in from behind and blow your base into smithereens.

Now that I am already in my late 20’s I would still like to relive those glorious days. Back then I was the master defender. Not a single enemy could even manage to close in on my turf. They were all blown to pieces before they even have a single opening. Who says that being old would hinder me to have fun? I could still do it playing my family computer. I hope that my vintage Nintendo game console works, if not then I could always try to play it through downloading on my new Nintendo game console. After that I will show the younger generations how to do it the old school way. Battle city is certainly is a best strategy game that I ever played.

Relieving Old Days – Play Super Mario Bros

2008-07-16T15:49:00.000-07:00

Those who lived in the 80’s certainly were familiar with Super Mario Bros. Who would not? This game is certainly the hip game in town during those days. Kids during those days were fond of playing the Super Mario bros in their family computer. It is certainly a blockbuster when it was released back then. Kids around the globe were definitely familiar with the game. The enjoyment of stomping your enemies and breathing fireballs against them is typically simple but fun way of playing it. It is so popular back then that typically almost all the household with kids have this game.

Nowadays, we do have arrived at a new age of game console technology. That does not mean that we could not relieve vintage Nintendo game like Super Mario bros. Now that its fans have aged, it is sometimes fun to relieve the old days. Reminiscing how we used to play it. We do not need to rely on our old console anymore because there are new gaming console that allows you to play it. All you need to do is buy their downloadable software and you can sit back and play the game that you used to love. You have to watch out for a copyright law though. Make sure that when you buy the game console it has the legal right to distribute or use the software. It would be troublesome if it does not because it will be difficult explaining to the authorities about piracy and all. When you are sure that it does not have any legal problems. You can play the game, enjoy and with no worries.

Play Pac-Man On Vintage Nintendo

2008-07-16T15:42:00.000-07:00

Almost everybody knows what Pac-Man is. Back then the makers was not probably expecting that the game would be popular among gamers. The reason for this was that the game was typically made very simple that even a 3 year old could do it with ease. People were wondering how a game like this could be known to most household in the world. What made Pac-Man appeal to gamers around the globe is that the game is typically the easiest game that you can ever play. All you need to do is eat all the dots and for bonuses you could eat the cherries at the middle of the maze.

In this new age, gaming console have definitely developed. Playing the game has now changed but not Pac-Man. You could still enjoy playing the game because its simplicity enables you to do so. You do not need to play it in high visual resolution. The simplicity of the game is ideal for everybody. There is no need for any advance settings because it can be enjoyed just the same. The young one would certainly appreciate its simplicity when playing it. Adults could also have fun while playing it. Trying to remember how it was when you first played the game is definitely priceless. It bring out a lot of memories in the old days. The game will definitely bring out a smile when you remembered the first time using it. Nintendo certainly knows how to make a game that would last for a lifetime. One of those games would definitely be Pac-Man.