Thanks to the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, I beat the (much-maligned) Super NES port of the original game earlier this evening after more than 30 years from the last time I did it.
PlayStation Memories: Street Sk8er (1999)
I’ve been thinking about Street Sk8er for the original PlayStation a lot lately, so I was motivated to sit in front of the camera and talk about it for a few minutes.
This game is more than a quarter of a century old. It can be “beaten” in an hour or two. The visuals arguably don’t hold up in 2026. But… I will always love Street Sk8er for what it is: a fun arcade/on-rails skateboarding game with a kickass soundtrack,
There’s not much here that most people other than me will find interesting, but that’s okay. Perhaps the most notable arrival is Arcade Classics 4 for the OG Game Boy, which completed my little quadrilogy.
I’ve been sitting on these sealed video game magazine issues for too long and need to open them up soon so I can add them to my library for reading and study.
Mail call! I was recently thinking about which era that Konami had its peak in, and the 16-bit era is a good one to argue. Legend of the Mystical Ninja isn’t the familiar name that Gradius III or Turtles in Time is, but it’s still a solidly fun time.
Even if/when social media platforms crumble under new/bipartisan age verification laws, I’m hopeful that small blogs and websites will hang around. I’m again reminded today that I need to accelerate my move that way before it’s too late.
Finally, some results in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition that don’t make me look like a complete dumbass.
I absolutely enjoy posting/talking/sharing about video games on socials, but this weekend has been as much about playing them as posting about them— which is a good thing indeed.
Putting this thought out there:
There’s too many video games out there. Many players, especially more casual players, often get overwhelmed by the avalanche of stuff and instead stick to the stuff they know (like Roblox or Fortnite).
Word Search by POWGI is the Switch (2) game that I often defer to while I’m downloading something in the background. Nintendo tells me that I’ve spent over 8 hours finding words. That’s a full work day of nothing but word searching.
“Man, you have a ton of sports video games. Why? They’re such a waste.”
I never really get people to understand why these old, otherwise-unwanted sports games are meaningful to me, other than the “One person’s trash is another’s treasure.”
I have tracks from Sonic R playing in my head. I’m not sure whether this is a good thing, or a cry for help.
Pokémon Puzzle League still scratches that puzzler itch. The (compressed as they may be) sound bites from the animated show make me feel like I’m in my twenties again.
I think I prefer the SNES port of Sunset Riders over the coin-op original, if for no other reason but that the music is somehow far better to me.
Mondays are for Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. I’m never even remotely competitive on the leaderboards, but it’s fun to try.
So… here’s the Monday Mail Call. Four Genesis, three SNES, two original PlayStation, and one lone NES game.
