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. It’s a simple rhythm game done in a big pixel style that takes us back to the Atari days. I see games like this as a reminder that what these are… what we’re playing is supposed to be games. I feel that most titles released are more “interactive story experiences” rather then an actual “game” but that’s just me. 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. I can’t help be feel interested in it. Maybe I’ll pick it up on Monday.
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. ^_^
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. ^_^
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. ^_^
If you don’t know what a demake is it’s a remake of a game that is purposefully less then the original. The latest demake to hit the tubes is Guitar Hero for the NES called D-Pad Hero. It plays just like the original only you play with your NES game pad, or keyboard if you don’t have a hackjob NES pad for you PC… and you play on an emulator. Actually, this EXACT game play is found on SNK vs CAPCOM for the NEO GEO Pocket Color. You can play mini games to unlock moves and one of them is with Felicia doing this type of Dance Dance Revolution game only with a D pad. Anyhoo… D-Pad Hero comes with 6 chip tune songs, one of them being Sweet Child o Mine, which is totally a classic in what ever form it’s in.
Since I’m on the topic, I’ll point you in the direction of another demake that I love. GoldenEye from the Nintendo 64… on the GameBoy. Yeah! I love the original GameBoy. If I had a wish, it’d be to make a GameBoy game. So this is totally up my alley. I really recommend it to people as it’s a solid game and a good challenge. Only thing is it needs more levels.
You should. They’re quite possibly the most addictive little games out there on the net.
You play them like this. You start with a scene and some objects you can click and place in the scene. Even turn they “level up” and do a little animation. The more objects placed in the scene the more animations will follow. But there is a twist. You want to level up each object to it’s MAX level so that means you have to click on the objects in a specific order. The more right you are, the better, cooler and more elaborate the animations get. That’s pretty much it really. It’s so simple but I can guarantee if you try one you’ll keep on playing it until you get it right. I think I pissed away a whole half day when I worked at Gameloft playing these games. I call it R&D. ^_^
Oh, and try this one too, you play with your num pad on side of your key board. It’s like a whack a mole/adventure game. It’ll keep you playing for hours. I love these games ^_^
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