Keep'n it simple

In today’s games of epic stories, hyper real environments and over the top gameplay, it’s nice to see something simple come a long.

Bit.Trip Beat (a Wii Ware title) is just that.Â It’s a simple rhythm game done in a big pixel style that takes us back to the Atari days.Â I see games like this as a reminder that what these are… what we’re playing is supposed to be games.Â I feel that most titles released are more “interactive story experiences” rather then an actual “game” but that’s just me.Â That’s not to say that I don’t like what is released now but I like my simple concepts too… and I think I like this.Â I can’t help be feel interested in it.Â Maybe I’ll pick it up on Monday.

Keep’n it simple

In today’s games of epic stories, hyper real environments and over the top gameplay, it’s nice to see something simple come a long.

Retro Game Challenge – post 365

So I’m tying out this new game called Retro Game Challenge for DS. It’s based off a show in Japan called Game Center CX. I posted about it a while back but here’s a quick refresh. It’s a “reality show” where you watch a guy play video games. Old video games. Like… NES games. He’s never played them before and it’s fun to watch him as he experiences them.

Anyway, this game is basically a bunch game challenges but the games are done up all old NES style. There are some top down shooters, a racer, a platformer and an old school RPG. On top of that the story that happens between the challenges ia set during 1980’s and feature two kids (one being the host of the show as a kid) as they wait to play the latest releases. You even get to thumb though game magazines and get tips and cheats for the games you play during the challenges. It’s all kinds of awesome and really brings back the feeling of waiting to play NES games from back in the day. I must have had the biggest smile on my face as I played the games. ^_^

Now the challenges are pretty easy I must say (that or I’m just super awesome) and the games aren’t licensed titles. They’ve been totally made up for the game but in all honesty, I didn’t care. I was nice to play some new kinds of NES games in these high poly, normal map days we live in.

So yeah… Retro Game Challenge DS totally makes me smile. I hope they bring out the sequel here. ^_^

Quake – post 357

Do/did you play Quake? I used to. It was my first PC FPS experience. A friend at work bought Quake Arena when it came out and we would all play at work. It was a lot of fun, even though I wasn’t that great at it. Well, years down the road I discover that Id has released Quake Live. It’s basically Quake III/Arena being played online, in a browser. When I heard about it I was actually excited and rushed over to the site and signed up. Soon I was playing the game and remembering all the fun I used to have. It was great and I’ll totally be on from time to time playing. I’ll have to play at work though (at lunch) since my home PC isn’t 3D game ready. I really should get a 3D card some time. I wonder if my laptop will run it…

I go by Mr. Hondo when I’m online so if you see me feel free to say hi and what not. Maybe we’ll “frag” some “noobs” as the kids say. ^_^

faster FASTER!!! – post 342

It’s Valentines Day!

Now I ask you, on this day of days are you far away from your loved one? Wishing you could be there to gently caress and massage those oh so tender and sensitive areas of your special someone? Well, now you can, thanks to some clever thinking on… someones part. Because there is now an Xbox Community Game where you can control the rumble feature of someone else’s controller via the internet… and they can control yours. Oh yeah… each player can control the others intensity and speed and it also supports vioce chat too. So you can hear how good you are at pushing your lovers buttons. Just make sure that both you and your partner both have an Xbox 360 and an internet connection and you’re ready to go. Oh… and a towel for your controller when you’re done. ^_^