SEMANTICS ALERT: The “best games” and “your favorite games” are not the same thing or interchangeable. “Best” has more of an objective connotation, where you need solid and measurable criteria to pit one versus many. “Favorite” can be pretty much anything and it can be subjective.
My childhood in particular was really rough at times, but I will always miss certain facets of that time in my life… like that trip home after school, which sometimes meant an arcade stop or other times meant cartoons after a long day.
The timing of having so many thoughts on the Nintendo Wii and the console’s anniversary being 6 weeks away is a bit annoying. There’s a lot I want to say, but it’s probably better to wait and put it all into a written piece for that time.
I’ve been thinking a lot– maybe more than I should– lately about the Atari VCS/2600. A lot about Activision games, like Megamania, Pitfall!, and River Raid… and about other third-party stuff. It’s the combination on simple play controls and high-score chasing I miss the most.
Because nobody asked: My tier list for Ace Combat games that I’ve played.
I haven’t finished Ace Combat 8 yet, but unless something drastic changes my mind late, I can’t see it moving out of B tier. Still good, but not great based on how it hit me.
Becoming an adult as a video game fan is great in that you can afford to buy more games instead of waiting for gifts, but time spent at work is needed to afford them… and then, as you age further, lower energy becomes a factor. Sure, I want to play after work, but I am BEAT.
Original PlayStation / PS1 one-offs that I would’ve liked sequels to (on the same console):
— Philosoma — Einhänder — Grind Session — Vagrant Story — Big Air — Demolition Racer
I picked up a couple of Super Nintendo shirts to add to my wardrobe, upping the total to four. Genesis shirts are needed, but I haven’t found a lot that I like (yet).
I stopped at my usual spot for old video games today, and found some original PlayStation games/variants that I didn’t have yet… so… YOINK!
Sony’s Gamer Advisory Panel notebook, Namco’s JogCon, and Sony’s first Dual (don’t call it Shock!) Analog controller… oh, and some PlayStation controller sticky notes, because why not?
I lucked into one of these dioramas. It’s fun to put together, though not really worth taking apart and folding up to see the game case artwork.
When my family moved to Norwich, CT in late 1980, there was a duckpin bowling alley not far from where we were living. There were arcade games inside, including Berzerk and the Gorgar pinball machine– both of which had speech, which blew my 8 year-old mind.
Acknowledge him! Temu Roman Reigns is here, brought to you by CoboRap, in theaters on Friday… by Ree, the cologne for angry dudes on social media… and by the Mosy PayStation 6: No Physical, No Problem.
Yeah, V’Ball is clunkier than its home console cousin. It’s also built with more rallies in mind (which makes sense since you only get one minute of playing time per credit).
There are valid reasons why the TurboGrafx-16 and 3DO didn’t fare well here in the US, but I will always believe that both deserved better outcomes.
It was an EDF 2017 kind of night. I’m now asking myself if this is my favorite game in the series— I had to force myself to stop playing because it’s a work night, and that’s not a common thing for Mr. Video Game ADD over here.
Work work work this week, getting back-to-school resources ready for returning staff next week… so I may be a bit less active than usual. That will either be a good or bad thing, depending on your point of view.
PD Week in my school building starts a week from today, so I’m putting the finishing touches on my team’s presentation to staff for the new academic year. Going all out on the theme I picked, from style to appearance. Hours of work for 25 minutes of show.
Burning Force for the SEGA Genesis came in over the weekend, complete in its case. This will probably be the last of the more expensive additions to my library of old video games until I go to RetroWorld Expo in September.
It’s taken a long time, but I finally won a Gold Division Survival matchup in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition this afternoon. Feels good.
