Cyber Sled (PlayStation)
Aironauts (PlayStation)
A 3D jetpack flying action arcade game, you pick a character, do missions in arena style levels, face off against other characters as bosses and gain points to upgrade your character's stats. It's a good fun game, it plays well, looks good with nice dynamic lighting and has good music.
I played it the first time on a PlayStation Magazine demo disc back in 1999 and liked it, but there were other games I was more interested in so it had to wait, sadly it became somewhat rare and hard to find after that and it wasn't until recently that I finally got hold of a copy, now that I own it I'm glad I got it, it's a good game and I really like it, overall it's a very good game, I think it's a PAL exclusive which probably contribute a lot to the game having little to no coverage on for example YouTube or online game forums.
Roswell Conspiracies Aliens, Myths and Legends (PlayStation)
Finally getting on with playing the PlayStation version I got recently, after having enjoyed the Game Boy Color version last year it's nice to play and compare the two.
It's a good game on PSX as well and similar to the Game Boy Color version it has some good but sometimes very dark visuals, okay controls that can be a bit clunky at times making certain actions harder to pull off than they should be and an overall very high challenge with little to no forgiveness while also having parts that are so easy it's almost silly.
A mixed bag but still good overall.
Gast The Greatest Little Ghost (PC)
A game by Idol FX, the same developer that made IMP. Gast is a point and click adventure horror game meant for a younger audience, it's not great but it's not terrible either, some minor design issues with too much darkness and bad camera angles, I haven't played far enough to say much else.
Dr. Brain Action/Reaction (PC)
A first person physics puzzle action game from 1999 running on the Unreal Engine, it's actually pretty fun, I'm enjoying it so far.
Puyo Puyo 2 (played on 3DS as part of the SEGA 3D Classics Collection)
A rather bland puzzle game with some annoying problems, the biggest being it focuses on Vs. gameplay against the AI, which loves you rape you up thre ass constantly unless you get lucky, not a good formula for a puzzle game, sadly, and this game doesn't even do a good job with it, the Net Yaroze game Super Bub on PSX had the same idea but executed it about an infinite times better.
F1 World Championship (1993) (Mega Drive)
Always good to drive a few laps in a great racing game.
Columns (Mega Drive)
Another rather bland puzzle game, but at least it delivers something good, it's sadly too simplistic and shallow to last very long and the gameplay gets boring pretty quickly due to the lack of depth, it's genuinely fun in short bursts though.
Lego Batman 3 Beyond Gotham (Xbox 360)
Finally get to play the full console version of this. After some time with it I can say it's mostly sadly a let down, it's worse than the original Lego Batman, Lego Batman 2 DC Superheroes and even the 3DS/Vita version of itself; Lego Batman 3 Beyond Gotham, because that version is less convoluted and doesn't have some of the negative aspects of this version.
It's structured similarly to the original Lego Batman, it lacks the free roaming open world gameplay of Lego Batman 2 DC Superheroes, which isn't a negative in itself, but how it does it is worse, instead of having easy to use and navigate hubworlds like the original game did, the hubworlds in Lego Batman 3 Beyond Gotham on Xbox 360 are full of stuff, all the sidequests and tons of environmental objects to destroy and such, so you spend a lot of time just grinding in the hubworlds for studs (the in-game currency of all modern Lego games), which is slower than in the other games because objects don't work in the same way as they did before, they stay longer on screen before they flash and disappear and while on screen they still count as physically there, hindering you from reaching studs that have landed behind and under them, so you have to wait around for pieces of destroyed objects to disappear before you can collect a lot of studs, the stud amount needed in general to reach the True Hero rank in the story missions are also higher, so there's more grinding for studs in the story missions as well, I myself have failed to reach True Hero in some missions both in the 3DS/Vita version and this console version of the game because of this, I've completed the 3DS/Vita version 100% but I could only do so after having unlocked the stud multiplier powerups you can find in the game, before that it was impossible in several missions to reach True Hero, and sadly the same thing seems to apply to this version.
I's glitchy as well, this is nothing new to the series as they all have glitches of some sorts, but you'd think after so many games using the same basic game engine they could've worked out most of the kinks had they just tried, but no, some of the issues the first game had like glitching through objects and the ground, AI wandering off and killing itself walking off edges into bottomless pits etc. is all still here, nothing has been fixed.
It's also not really that good looking, it's better looking that the first Lego Batman for sure, but Lego batman 2 DC Superheroes looks significantly more impressive and better overall with better use of lighting, better textures, better detail textures, better special effects and more custom animations. It's not a bad looking game, it's just a step down from the previous game for some reason.
The story and characters and also not that good this time around compared to the previous two games, it's genuinely become more of a Lego Justice League game than a Lego Batman game at this point and the lack of focus on what it calls itself is unfortunate, I'd love a Lego Justice League game, don't get me wrong, but I'd want it to be it's own thing, not leeching off of Batman and convoluting his game like this.
They've also remixed and added some other things, like there are almost no vehicles anymore, which sucks as I love vehicles in the Lego games, and the citizens you can find and save on the previous games have ALL been replaced with Adam West, which is kind of cool that the real Adam West is in a Lego batman game, but his implementation is just such a waste, and overused at the same time, very sad, they've also shoehorned in a couple of other completely malplaced c-list celebs, Kevin Smith (from Jay and Silent Bob "fame", if anyone still remembers that old obscure comedy movie, he played the role of Silent Bob, a character that never spoke, so yeah, him doing voice acting in this game is just... beyond words, and not in a good way) and one of the countless Letterman wannabe talk show hosts from the 90s, Conan O'Brien, stands around in all the hubworld areas "jokingly" explaining what every area does, except by doing it "jokingly" he provides no usable info, it's just unfunny jokes that completely fail to be entertaining, and I do my best not to trigger them as personally I can't stand his incredibly annoying voice.
So yeah, sadly it's a significantly lesser game than what the series has offered so far in almost every way, a lot worse in some ways, but sadly it has even more things that are problematic than I've listed above, like it doesn't seem to care about what canon it follows, so you have things taken from newer animated series for example, while also having things that happened in older series being the same canon in this game, all at the same time, some things being more troublesome to shoehorn in than others, for sure, like Batman and Wonder Woman, and Superman and Lois Lane are not couples in this anymore, instead Batman is antisocial/asocial toward everyone, no exceptions, and Superman and for some reason Wonder Woman are trying to be a couple except as a running gag it fails all the time, much like in one of the newest spinoff animated series that focused on comedy more than story and character development, so yeah, a total clusterfuck of Batman related things crammed into a Lego game with already questionable quality as it was.
Still, with all this being said, it's not the worst game I've played, it's just far below what it should've been, especially considering had they just left some things out and taken a similar approach that the 3DS/Vita version did it would've at least been a better game by default as at least the visuals are a little bit better than the portable versions thanks to the more powerful hardware in the Xbox 360.
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Game Purchases - Februari 2018
Februari 7th:
Ordered a new battery for my 3DS, hopefully it'll arrive some day next week.
3DS:
a replacement battery
Februari 11th:
Earned some points for the order I placed back in December (Quake III Arena on Dreamcast etc.) and spent them on another game today, it cost almost exactly the amount as the points I had earned from that other purchase so I got it for virtually nothing, which I can live with.
PlayStation 2:
Unreal Tournament
Februari 13th:
Unreal Tournament for PS2 arrived today and I found some other stuff at a second-hand store.
DVD:
Survival of the Dead
Books:
art books: Egyptian art, Roman art, Rumanian art and Rokoko art
Swedish to English incorrect translation humor book
Bad Girl's Guide humor book
Barbie gets Kidnapped
Comics:
Min Häst
Pokemon
Robot
Smurfs
Barbie as a Model
Diamond
Penny
Spiderman
Classic Tales Homer's Odyssey
Moviestar Planet
Smart
Toys:
2x Daphne Blake from Scooby-Doo McDonalds Happy Meal figures (unopened)
Other:
3x Chinese decorative plates, 1 from 1986 and 2 from 1987
Februari 14th:
the replacement battery for 3DS arrived today
Februari 15th:
some second-hand finds today
PC:
Jurassic Park Operation Genesis (Medallion Best Value edition)
Rayman 3-pack (Rayman, Rayman 2 The Great Escape and Rayman M)
Star Stable Spring Rider
Star Stable Summer Rider
Star Stable Autumn Rider
Star Stable Winter Rider
DVD:
Balto Wolf Quest
Disney Fables Vol. 2
Supa Strikas Season 3 DVD 13
CD:
Ambient Worlds - The Mountain Stream
Muzyka Mistrzów - Smetana - Dusza Czech (1997)
NRJ Dance Hits 5 (1998)
Oriental Nights - From the Mediterranean to the Orient (2003)
Comics:
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo
The Smurfs
Books:
Crazy Funnies
Only as funny as you make yourself
Magazine + Lego:
Mickey Mouse Magazine + Lego Nexo Knights 30378 Shrunken Headquarters
Februari 17th:
some minor second-hand finds today
PlayStation 3:
Skate 2
DVD:
Gladiator Cop
I Am Legend (2-disc special edition)
Hardware:
Xbox One Traptanium Portal
also some gifts from a friend in the form of a Commodore C64C microcomputer and a Commodore Amiga A500 microcomputer with some extra stuff and a whole bunch of diskettes and cassette tapes, sadly neither had video or audio cables
Hardware:
Commodore 64 C64C
+power adapter
+expansion pack
+mouse
+joystick
+cassette tape adapter
+user manual
Commodore Amiga A500
+power adapter
+mouse
and a whole bunch of diskettes and cassette tapes with unknown content
Februari 17th:
some second-hand finds today
PC:
Lemmings 3D
Sonic R (Xplosiv)
DVD:
The Barbie Diaries (Barbie Dagbok)
Barbie in a Mermaid Tale (Barbie i en Sjöjungfrusaga)
The Fairytaler Vol. 12 - H.C. Andersen - The Snow Queen (Sagoberättaren - H.C. Andersen - Snödrottningen)
The Reef 2 (Haja Läget 2)
Comics:
Acke
Min Häst
Kalle Anka
Pettson & Findus
Star Wars The Clone Wars
Vildhästar i Fara
Toys:
Lego Bionicle masks
McDonalds Batman figure (2016)
McDonalds Transformers Optimus Prime with sword (2016)
Transformers Construct Bots - Dinobot Warriors - Autobot Hound & Wide Load Dino (complete in box)
2x robot keychains (Youngtoys 2015)
and a couple of movies from a shop that rents and sells movies
DVD:
Impy's Wonderland (På Äventyr Med Dino)
Monster High - Friday Night Frights + Why do Ghouls Fall in Love (Monster High Dubbeläventyr - Fasansfulla Fredagskvällen + Är Det det Här Monster Kallar Kärlek)
Ordered a new battery for my 3DS, hopefully it'll arrive some day next week.
3DS:
a replacement battery
Februari 11th:
Earned some points for the order I placed back in December (Quake III Arena on Dreamcast etc.) and spent them on another game today, it cost almost exactly the amount as the points I had earned from that other purchase so I got it for virtually nothing, which I can live with.
PlayStation 2:
Unreal Tournament
Februari 13th:
Unreal Tournament for PS2 arrived today and I found some other stuff at a second-hand store.
DVD:
Survival of the Dead
Books:
art books: Egyptian art, Roman art, Rumanian art and Rokoko art
Swedish to English incorrect translation humor book
Bad Girl's Guide humor book
Barbie gets Kidnapped
Comics:
Min Häst
Pokemon
Robot
Smurfs
Barbie as a Model
Diamond
Penny
Spiderman
Classic Tales Homer's Odyssey
Moviestar Planet
Smart
Toys:
2x Daphne Blake from Scooby-Doo McDonalds Happy Meal figures (unopened)
Other:
3x Chinese decorative plates, 1 from 1986 and 2 from 1987
Februari 14th:
the replacement battery for 3DS arrived today
Februari 15th:
some second-hand finds today
PC:
Jurassic Park Operation Genesis (Medallion Best Value edition)
Rayman 3-pack (Rayman, Rayman 2 The Great Escape and Rayman M)
Star Stable Spring Rider
Star Stable Summer Rider
Star Stable Autumn Rider
Star Stable Winter Rider
DVD:
Balto Wolf Quest
Disney Fables Vol. 2
Supa Strikas Season 3 DVD 13
CD:
Ambient Worlds - The Mountain Stream
Muzyka Mistrzów - Smetana - Dusza Czech (1997)
NRJ Dance Hits 5 (1998)
Oriental Nights - From the Mediterranean to the Orient (2003)
Comics:
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo
The Smurfs
Books:
Crazy Funnies
Only as funny as you make yourself
Magazine + Lego:
Mickey Mouse Magazine + Lego Nexo Knights 30378 Shrunken Headquarters
Februari 17th:
some minor second-hand finds today
PlayStation 3:
Skate 2
DVD:
Gladiator Cop
I Am Legend (2-disc special edition)
Hardware:
Xbox One Traptanium Portal
also some gifts from a friend in the form of a Commodore C64C microcomputer and a Commodore Amiga A500 microcomputer with some extra stuff and a whole bunch of diskettes and cassette tapes, sadly neither had video or audio cables
Hardware:
Commodore 64 C64C
+power adapter
+expansion pack
+mouse
+joystick
+cassette tape adapter
+user manual
Commodore Amiga A500
+power adapter
+mouse
and a whole bunch of diskettes and cassette tapes with unknown content
Februari 17th:
some second-hand finds today
PC:
Lemmings 3D
Sonic R (Xplosiv)
DVD:
The Barbie Diaries (Barbie Dagbok)
Barbie in a Mermaid Tale (Barbie i en Sjöjungfrusaga)
The Fairytaler Vol. 12 - H.C. Andersen - The Snow Queen (Sagoberättaren - H.C. Andersen - Snödrottningen)
The Reef 2 (Haja Läget 2)
Comics:
Acke
Min Häst
Kalle Anka
Pettson & Findus
Star Wars The Clone Wars
Vildhästar i Fara
Toys:
Lego Bionicle masks
McDonalds Batman figure (2016)
McDonalds Transformers Optimus Prime with sword (2016)
Transformers Construct Bots - Dinobot Warriors - Autobot Hound & Wide Load Dino (complete in box)
2x robot keychains (Youngtoys 2015)
and a couple of movies from a shop that rents and sells movies
DVD:
Impy's Wonderland (På Äventyr Med Dino)
Monster High - Friday Night Frights + Why do Ghouls Fall in Love (Monster High Dubbeläventyr - Fasansfulla Fredagskvällen + Är Det det Här Monster Kallar Kärlek)
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Now Playing - Februari 2018
Disney's Kim Possible Global Gemini (DS, played on 3DS)
I got as far as I could, the game requires a B grade on all levelös to play the final level and the vehicle levels I all have the lowest grades on and all the matrix like levels I have the second lowest, I despise those levels and I won't be trying to get better grades in them, the game was not good enough to warrant such an arbitrary bullshit requirement to complete the game, I unlocked all the bonus stuff and found all the secrets so there's really only the end of the story left and I didn't give a flying shitsickle about the story in this game so fuck it, I'm done, it had a good game engine with good visuals and good gameplay in the regular levels, the regular levels were huge and had good gameplay design and were enjoyable to play through but the game still lied about being able to play as Rufus, you only get to use him as an item to unlock doors, you have no control over him at all, so yeah, it's an okay game but ultimately very disappointing and it should've been a lot better, the Kim Possible What's the Switch? game I have on PS2 is much better than this game in every way, the best part of this game was the visual quality, it looks very good for a DS title.
Lego Batman The Videogame (PlayStation 2)
Another great version of a great game. No complaints.
You can watch my playthrough on YouTube by clicking HERE.
Lego Batman The Videogame (DS, played on 3DS)
A different game with the same name, it's basically a simplified game made from the ground up specifically for the DS and it does offers unique content the other versions didn't have, it's nowhere near as advanced, varied or complex as the other versions but it's an okay compliment to own if you can find it cheap enough and already own a DS or 3DS.
Lego Batman The Videogame (PlayStation Portable)
Basically the console version, it lacks 2-player co-op and the visuals are a bit lower quality overall and the framerate can be a little choppy at times, but other than those minor things it's the entire full console game on the go, a very impressive port all things considered and the only way to play the full version of the game in a portable manner as the DS version was a different game entirely.
Unreal Tournament (PlayStation 2)
A very good port of the PC game, some content is missing, there aren't as many options to play around with and it can get a little choppy at times, but it definitely satisfies the urge to play some Unreal Tournament.
It's not as good as Unreal Championship or Unreal Championship 2 The Liandri Conflict on Xbox, or Unreal Tournament III on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for that matter, but it's a good alternative and without an Xbox, an Xbox 360 or a PS3 on offer this is still a great game to have some fun with.
There's also a version for Dreamcast which is fairly similar, it's been too long ago since I played it to remember exact details, but it had some differences in content, with a slightly different set of levels, but overall both are very good with roughly the same pros and cons. I'll keep trying to hunt down a copy of the Dreamcast version as I sadly don't currently own one and would really like to play it again.
Lego Star Wars II The Original Trilogy (DS, played on 3DS)
Very glitchy and choppy but more advanced than Lego Batman on DS
Lego Star Wars III The Clone Wars (3DS)
A rather good game with some occasional severe framerate issues if you have the 3D effect turned on, sadly.
WORMS (Mega Drive)
Always fun to go a few matches in WORMS. Incoming!
Cyber Sled (PlayStation)
One of the best 1-on-1 arena versus games ever made, featuring sleek futuristic hovertanks and tight arcade style controls, one of my top favorite games of all-time.
4min33secs (PC)
A simple game where you try to be the only one playing for 4 minute and 33 seconds, it's literally just a timer and a connection to an online server that keeps track if anyone else logs on and plays at the same time as you,. if you manage to be the only person wo is connected for 4 minutes and 33 seconds you win, that's it.
Cat Planet (PC)
Haven't played this in a while, it's still fun to fly through once in a while.
Death Illustrated (PC)
A game I haven't played in years, it's based on the Quake or possibly Quake 2 engine and is arena after arena of enemies you have to kill ,it's fast paced, relatively hard and very gothic in the visual style, black and white visuals and a heavy metal soundtrack, it's got some nostalgia despite not being that old, it's just about 15 years old or so.
Base Conflict (PC)
A very old artillery game with some added strategy, you control a base and you can fire missiles and send tanks toward the enemy base, you have to build new ones if you run out, it's very good and it's a nostalgic game for me.
Megatron (PC)
A very old maze shooter with battlemechs, a Vulture and a Mad Cat from the Battletech universe to be specific, I have a lot of nostalgia for this one.
Lemmings 3D (PC)
An awful game, I never liked Lemmings in the first place and in 3D with awful controls and equally awful camera controls it's even worse than it was in 2D, complete shit.
I got as far as I could, the game requires a B grade on all levelös to play the final level and the vehicle levels I all have the lowest grades on and all the matrix like levels I have the second lowest, I despise those levels and I won't be trying to get better grades in them, the game was not good enough to warrant such an arbitrary bullshit requirement to complete the game, I unlocked all the bonus stuff and found all the secrets so there's really only the end of the story left and I didn't give a flying shitsickle about the story in this game so fuck it, I'm done, it had a good game engine with good visuals and good gameplay in the regular levels, the regular levels were huge and had good gameplay design and were enjoyable to play through but the game still lied about being able to play as Rufus, you only get to use him as an item to unlock doors, you have no control over him at all, so yeah, it's an okay game but ultimately very disappointing and it should've been a lot better, the Kim Possible What's the Switch? game I have on PS2 is much better than this game in every way, the best part of this game was the visual quality, it looks very good for a DS title.
Lego Batman The Videogame (PlayStation 2)
Another great version of a great game. No complaints.
You can watch my playthrough on YouTube by clicking HERE.
Lego Batman The Videogame (DS, played on 3DS)
A different game with the same name, it's basically a simplified game made from the ground up specifically for the DS and it does offers unique content the other versions didn't have, it's nowhere near as advanced, varied or complex as the other versions but it's an okay compliment to own if you can find it cheap enough and already own a DS or 3DS.
Lego Batman The Videogame (PlayStation Portable)
Basically the console version, it lacks 2-player co-op and the visuals are a bit lower quality overall and the framerate can be a little choppy at times, but other than those minor things it's the entire full console game on the go, a very impressive port all things considered and the only way to play the full version of the game in a portable manner as the DS version was a different game entirely.
Unreal Tournament (PlayStation 2)
A very good port of the PC game, some content is missing, there aren't as many options to play around with and it can get a little choppy at times, but it definitely satisfies the urge to play some Unreal Tournament.
It's not as good as Unreal Championship or Unreal Championship 2 The Liandri Conflict on Xbox, or Unreal Tournament III on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for that matter, but it's a good alternative and without an Xbox, an Xbox 360 or a PS3 on offer this is still a great game to have some fun with.
There's also a version for Dreamcast which is fairly similar, it's been too long ago since I played it to remember exact details, but it had some differences in content, with a slightly different set of levels, but overall both are very good with roughly the same pros and cons. I'll keep trying to hunt down a copy of the Dreamcast version as I sadly don't currently own one and would really like to play it again.
Lego Star Wars II The Original Trilogy (DS, played on 3DS)
Very glitchy and choppy but more advanced than Lego Batman on DS
Lego Star Wars III The Clone Wars (3DS)
A rather good game with some occasional severe framerate issues if you have the 3D effect turned on, sadly.
WORMS (Mega Drive)
Always fun to go a few matches in WORMS. Incoming!
Cyber Sled (PlayStation)
One of the best 1-on-1 arena versus games ever made, featuring sleek futuristic hovertanks and tight arcade style controls, one of my top favorite games of all-time.
4min33secs (PC)
A simple game where you try to be the only one playing for 4 minute and 33 seconds, it's literally just a timer and a connection to an online server that keeps track if anyone else logs on and plays at the same time as you,. if you manage to be the only person wo is connected for 4 minutes and 33 seconds you win, that's it.
Cat Planet (PC)
Haven't played this in a while, it's still fun to fly through once in a while.
Death Illustrated (PC)
A game I haven't played in years, it's based on the Quake or possibly Quake 2 engine and is arena after arena of enemies you have to kill ,it's fast paced, relatively hard and very gothic in the visual style, black and white visuals and a heavy metal soundtrack, it's got some nostalgia despite not being that old, it's just about 15 years old or so.
Base Conflict (PC)
A very old artillery game with some added strategy, you control a base and you can fire missiles and send tanks toward the enemy base, you have to build new ones if you run out, it's very good and it's a nostalgic game for me.
Megatron (PC)
A very old maze shooter with battlemechs, a Vulture and a Mad Cat from the Battletech universe to be specific, I have a lot of nostalgia for this one.
Lemmings 3D (PC)
An awful game, I never liked Lemmings in the first place and in 3D with awful controls and equally awful camera controls it's even worse than it was in 2D, complete shit.
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Gaming Purchases - Januari 2018
Januari 9th:
A shopping trip resulted in some nice finds today.
3DS:
Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens (new, sealed)
Yoshi's New Island (new, sealed)
Wii:
Star Wars The Clone Wars Lightsaber Duels
PlayStation Vita:
two Vita 2000 Slim model protection cases (new, sealed)
Xbox 360:
Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes
Lego Marvel Super Heroes
Hot Wheels:
Aston Martin 1963 DB5
Batman Live! Batmobile
Dragon Blaster
Flash Drive
Ford Shelby GR-1 Concept (orange with black stripe)
Howlin' Heat
Knight Draggin'
Lamborghini Countach (Tooned series)
Mad Manga
Ratmobile
Speedy Pérez
Steer Clear
Turbot
Transformers:
Dickie Toys - Transformers Robots in Disguise - Metal Series 1 - Sideswipe
Hot Wheels Star Wars:
Boba Fett's Slave I
Millennium Falcon
Rebel Snowspeeder
Tie Fighter
X-Wing Fighter - Red 5
Y-Wing Fighter - Gold Leader
tools and stuff:
several different sizes of extendable/retractable utility knives
a set of pocket sized precision screwdrivers
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Januari 16th:
some second-hand finds
PC:
American McGee's Alice (SoldOut!)
Lego:
Lego 3855 Star Wars Battle of Hoth (board game set)
Toys:
Wonder Woman figure (McDonalds 2016)
Super Mario Kart Mario figure
CD:
Basshunter - Now You're Gone (singel)
Reel 2 Real - I Like To Move It (singel)
DVD:
Barbie presenterar Tummelisa (Barbie presents THumbelina (2009))
Black Beauty (1971)
Disney's Talespin Vol. 1
Haja Läget 2 (The Reef 2)
Kungen och Jag (Anna and the King (1999))
Milo mot Mars (Mars needs moms)
Moses Nilens Prins (Prince of the Nile The Story of Moses (1998))
Sagan om My Little Pony (My Little Pony The Movie (1986))
Anime DVD:
Porco Rosso
Rurouni Kenshin Samurai X Vol. 1 Trust
Rurouni Kenshin Samurai X Vol. 2 Betrayal
Bluray:
Haj Fajv (Seefood)
Books:
Disney's Klassiker Törnrosa
Disney's Tjuren Ferdinand
Det Var En Gång Askungen
and some outlet movies from a movie rental store
DVD:
Monster High Electrified
Spark
Bluray:
Monster High Boo York, Boo York A Monsterrific Musical
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Januari 17th:
picked up some more outlet movies at the movie rental store today as they stocked up with some new ones
DVD:
Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice
Colossal
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Hostel 3
Husdjurens Hemliga Liv (The Secret Life of Pets)
Kong Skull Island
Monster High Scaris Skräckens Stad (Monster High Scaris City of Frights)
Bluray:
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
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Januari 19th:
Ordered a bunch of games online, it's friday today so they should arrive some time next week if everything goes as planned.
from one place I ordered (these arrived the following monday, the 22nd)
Mega Drive:
Battle Frenzy (German, no manual)
Saturn:
Virtual On Cyber Troopers Operation Moongate (Japanese)
3DS:
Skylanders Giants Booster Pack (new)
GameCube:
V-Rally 3
PlayStation:
Aironauts
Cybersled
Firebugs (no manual)
Roswell Conspiracies
PlayStation 2:
Garfield Saving Arlene
Dreamcast:
Tomee High Definition VGA Cable with separate composite RCA plugs for stereo audio (new)
Amiibo:
Splatoon 2-pack - Callie & Marie (new)
and from another place I ordered (these arrived on the following thursday, the 25th)
DS:
Disney's Kim Possible Global Gemini
Lego Batman The Videogame
Lego Star Wars II Original Trilogy (no manual)
3DS:
Lego Star Wars III The Clone Wars
PlayStation:
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 (Platinum)
Syphon Filter 2 (Platinum)
PlayStation 2:
WinX Club
Lego Batman The Videogame
Offroad Extreme!
OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast
Rally Championship
Saint Seiya The Hades
Sonic Mega Collection Plus
Sonic Unleashed
WRC 4 (Platinum)
WRC Rally Evolved
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Januari 23rd:
No games today, just some other second-hand finds.
CD:
Darude - Sandstorm (single)
N.G.3 As Nasty As We Wanna Be
VCD:
Mickey Mouse (Chinese)
Tom & Jerry (Chinese)
DVD:
Disney's Princess Stories Vol. 2 Tales of Friendship
Hocus Pocus
Monster High 13 Wishes
Pixar Short Films Collection Vol. 1
The Fairytaler Vol. 12 H.C. Andersen's The Snow Queen
Bluray:
The Hobbit Smaugs Ödemark (The Desolation of Smaug)
Comics:
Bugs Bunny #1 1995
Carousel #1 2009
Carousel #3 2009
Asterix and the Vikings
Asterix Rose and Pedal
Berts Dagbok
Berts Dagbok
Lilla Fridolf
91an Karlsson
91an Karlsson
Min Häst
Tom & Jerry
Bamse
Books:
Bolt
Peter Pan
Lego:
a Lego bucket with assorted Lego Friends content
Other:
a miniature crystal stone guardian lion figurine
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Januari 25th:
went and picked up the second order of games today (listed above) and also bought some other stuff at a second-hand store
PlayStation 2:
EyeToy Play Astro Zoo (Platinum)
DVD:
Disney's Frozen
Lego Star Wars The Yoda Chronicles Vol. 1
Mamma Mu & Kråkan The Movie
Books:
Barbie on Ski Vacation
Disney's Robin Hood the big ambush
Disney's Aristocats on the run
Other:
glass marbles and stones
and a movie rental store
DVD:
Baby Boss (2017)
Monster Trucks (2017) they had one copy left of the Bluray version of Monster Trucks but my friend saw it first, so I could only get the DVD, maybe I'll find another copy of the Bluray version some day
A shopping trip resulted in some nice finds today.
3DS:
Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens (new, sealed)
Yoshi's New Island (new, sealed)
Wii:
Star Wars The Clone Wars Lightsaber Duels
PlayStation Vita:
two Vita 2000 Slim model protection cases (new, sealed)
Xbox 360:
Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes
Lego Marvel Super Heroes
Hot Wheels:
Aston Martin 1963 DB5
Batman Live! Batmobile
Dragon Blaster
Flash Drive
Ford Shelby GR-1 Concept (orange with black stripe)
Howlin' Heat
Knight Draggin'
Lamborghini Countach (Tooned series)
Mad Manga
Ratmobile
Speedy Pérez
Steer Clear
Turbot
Transformers:
Dickie Toys - Transformers Robots in Disguise - Metal Series 1 - Sideswipe
Hot Wheels Star Wars:
Boba Fett's Slave I
Millennium Falcon
Rebel Snowspeeder
Tie Fighter
X-Wing Fighter - Red 5
Y-Wing Fighter - Gold Leader
tools and stuff:
several different sizes of extendable/retractable utility knives
a set of pocket sized precision screwdrivers
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Januari 16th:
some second-hand finds
PC:
American McGee's Alice (SoldOut!)
Lego:
Lego 3855 Star Wars Battle of Hoth (board game set)
Toys:
Wonder Woman figure (McDonalds 2016)
Super Mario Kart Mario figure
CD:
Basshunter - Now You're Gone (singel)
Reel 2 Real - I Like To Move It (singel)
DVD:
Barbie presenterar Tummelisa (Barbie presents THumbelina (2009))
Black Beauty (1971)
Disney's Talespin Vol. 1
Haja Läget 2 (The Reef 2)
Kungen och Jag (Anna and the King (1999))
Milo mot Mars (Mars needs moms)
Moses Nilens Prins (Prince of the Nile The Story of Moses (1998))
Sagan om My Little Pony (My Little Pony The Movie (1986))
Anime DVD:
Porco Rosso
Rurouni Kenshin Samurai X Vol. 1 Trust
Rurouni Kenshin Samurai X Vol. 2 Betrayal
Bluray:
Haj Fajv (Seefood)
Books:
Disney's Klassiker Törnrosa
Disney's Tjuren Ferdinand
Det Var En Gång Askungen
and some outlet movies from a movie rental store
DVD:
Monster High Electrified
Spark
Bluray:
Monster High Boo York, Boo York A Monsterrific Musical
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Januari 17th:
picked up some more outlet movies at the movie rental store today as they stocked up with some new ones
DVD:
Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice
Colossal
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Hostel 3
Husdjurens Hemliga Liv (The Secret Life of Pets)
Kong Skull Island
Monster High Scaris Skräckens Stad (Monster High Scaris City of Frights)
Bluray:
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
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Januari 19th:
Ordered a bunch of games online, it's friday today so they should arrive some time next week if everything goes as planned.
from one place I ordered (these arrived the following monday, the 22nd)
Mega Drive:
Battle Frenzy (German, no manual)
Saturn:
Virtual On Cyber Troopers Operation Moongate (Japanese)
3DS:
Skylanders Giants Booster Pack (new)
GameCube:
V-Rally 3
PlayStation:
Aironauts
Cybersled
Firebugs (no manual)
Roswell Conspiracies
PlayStation 2:
Garfield Saving Arlene
Dreamcast:
Tomee High Definition VGA Cable with separate composite RCA plugs for stereo audio (new)
Amiibo:
Splatoon 2-pack - Callie & Marie (new)
and from another place I ordered (these arrived on the following thursday, the 25th)
DS:
Disney's Kim Possible Global Gemini
Lego Batman The Videogame
Lego Star Wars II Original Trilogy (no manual)
3DS:
Lego Star Wars III The Clone Wars
PlayStation:
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 (Platinum)
Syphon Filter 2 (Platinum)
PlayStation 2:
WinX Club
Lego Batman The Videogame
Offroad Extreme!
OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast
Rally Championship
Saint Seiya The Hades
Sonic Mega Collection Plus
Sonic Unleashed
WRC 4 (Platinum)
WRC Rally Evolved
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Januari 23rd:
No games today, just some other second-hand finds.
CD:
Darude - Sandstorm (single)
N.G.3 As Nasty As We Wanna Be
VCD:
Mickey Mouse (Chinese)
Tom & Jerry (Chinese)
DVD:
Disney's Princess Stories Vol. 2 Tales of Friendship
Hocus Pocus
Monster High 13 Wishes
Pixar Short Films Collection Vol. 1
The Fairytaler Vol. 12 H.C. Andersen's The Snow Queen
Bluray:
The Hobbit Smaugs Ödemark (The Desolation of Smaug)
Comics:
Bugs Bunny #1 1995
Carousel #1 2009
Carousel #3 2009
Asterix and the Vikings
Asterix Rose and Pedal
Berts Dagbok
Berts Dagbok
Lilla Fridolf
91an Karlsson
91an Karlsson
Min Häst
Tom & Jerry
Bamse
Books:
Bolt
Peter Pan
Lego:
a Lego bucket with assorted Lego Friends content
Other:
a miniature crystal stone guardian lion figurine
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Januari 25th:
went and picked up the second order of games today (listed above) and also bought some other stuff at a second-hand store
PlayStation 2:
EyeToy Play Astro Zoo (Platinum)
DVD:
Disney's Frozen
Lego Star Wars The Yoda Chronicles Vol. 1
Mamma Mu & Kråkan The Movie
Books:
Barbie on Ski Vacation
Disney's Robin Hood the big ambush
Disney's Aristocats on the run
Other:
glass marbles and stones
and a movie rental store
DVD:
Baby Boss (2017)
Monster Trucks (2017) they had one copy left of the Bluray version of Monster Trucks but my friend saw it first, so I could only get the DVD, maybe I'll find another copy of the Bluray version some day
Now Playing - Januari 2018
Lego Batman 3 Beyond Gotham (3DS)
beat it 100%
Lego Marvel Avengers (PlayStation Vita)
beat story mode
Lego Batman The Videogame (Xbox 360)
beat it 100%
Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens (PlayStation Vita)
Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes (Xbox 360)
beat it 100%
Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens (3DS)
Now I see why the Vita version was so mediocre and lackluster, it's sadly just a port of the 3DS version rather than a properly made and optimized Vita original version or stationary console port like it could've easily been seeing as the Vita is literally PS3 hardware and there are games on it that surpass even the best technical achievements on the PS3, like the incredibly impressive Killzone Mercenary that far surpasses games like Killzone 2 and 3 and Resistance 2 and 3, four of the very finest shooters the PS3 has to offer! not saying this is a bad game, it's just a shame the low tech 3DS (it's weaker than the old PSP) got a custom version when the vastly more powerful Vita just gets a slightly polished up port.
Yoshi's New Island (3DS)
Unresponsive, stiff, forced motion controls during certain segments, one-way levels that force you to replay the level from the beginning if you missed something, plain and simple this game feels like it was designed in the mid 80s.
Battle Frenzy/Bloodshot (Mega Drive)
An FPS in a similar vein to Wolfenstein 3D only in a sci-fi setting and it has a 2 player split-screen multiplayer mode.
It's a good game for the time and I like it, it gets a bit choppy and the countdown at the end of every level is almost a greater enemy than the nasty killer machines you face along the way.
It's a very tough game but it's cool enough and still enjoyable.
I got the european version titled Battle Frenzy but in the game the title screen still says Bloodshot.
Disney's Kim Possible Global Gemini (DS, played on 3DS)
Very similar to the PS2 game Kim Possible What's the Switch?, it actually does a really good job with the visuals and gameplay alike, its' smooth, responsive, you got good moves and I like the visual style with some flat shaded polygonal stuff, it fits with the cartoony look perfectly and helps the DS keep up a nice level of detail and a brisk framerate at the same time, a very well crafted game overall so far and I'm enjoying it.
UPDATE: The on-rail segments with snowboard and moped suck, they use the touch screen as a pseudo analog steering tablet and it's awkward as fuck to hold the DS/3DS while playing a game that way, those are by far the worst parts of the game so far, also the matrix type levels aren't very good either, it's just a gauntlet of dodging laser beams and a lot of grapple hook swinging, neither of which are this game's strong points, also they look really generic with the same blue grid pattern on everything.
WinX Club (PlayStation 2)
Finally I got hold of this for PS2, I've had the PC version for a few years but as both a fan of WinX Club and an avid console gamer I've always wanted the PS2 version specifically. It's virtually identical to the PC version. A good action platformer and great game for WinX Club fans.
beat it 100%
Lego Marvel Avengers (PlayStation Vita)
beat story mode
Lego Batman The Videogame (Xbox 360)
beat it 100%
Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens (PlayStation Vita)
Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes (Xbox 360)
beat it 100%
Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens (3DS)
Now I see why the Vita version was so mediocre and lackluster, it's sadly just a port of the 3DS version rather than a properly made and optimized Vita original version or stationary console port like it could've easily been seeing as the Vita is literally PS3 hardware and there are games on it that surpass even the best technical achievements on the PS3, like the incredibly impressive Killzone Mercenary that far surpasses games like Killzone 2 and 3 and Resistance 2 and 3, four of the very finest shooters the PS3 has to offer! not saying this is a bad game, it's just a shame the low tech 3DS (it's weaker than the old PSP) got a custom version when the vastly more powerful Vita just gets a slightly polished up port.
Yoshi's New Island (3DS)
Unresponsive, stiff, forced motion controls during certain segments, one-way levels that force you to replay the level from the beginning if you missed something, plain and simple this game feels like it was designed in the mid 80s.
Battle Frenzy/Bloodshot (Mega Drive)
An FPS in a similar vein to Wolfenstein 3D only in a sci-fi setting and it has a 2 player split-screen multiplayer mode.
It's a good game for the time and I like it, it gets a bit choppy and the countdown at the end of every level is almost a greater enemy than the nasty killer machines you face along the way.
It's a very tough game but it's cool enough and still enjoyable.
I got the european version titled Battle Frenzy but in the game the title screen still says Bloodshot.
Disney's Kim Possible Global Gemini (DS, played on 3DS)
Very similar to the PS2 game Kim Possible What's the Switch?, it actually does a really good job with the visuals and gameplay alike, its' smooth, responsive, you got good moves and I like the visual style with some flat shaded polygonal stuff, it fits with the cartoony look perfectly and helps the DS keep up a nice level of detail and a brisk framerate at the same time, a very well crafted game overall so far and I'm enjoying it.
UPDATE: The on-rail segments with snowboard and moped suck, they use the touch screen as a pseudo analog steering tablet and it's awkward as fuck to hold the DS/3DS while playing a game that way, those are by far the worst parts of the game so far, also the matrix type levels aren't very good either, it's just a gauntlet of dodging laser beams and a lot of grapple hook swinging, neither of which are this game's strong points, also they look really generic with the same blue grid pattern on everything.
WinX Club (PlayStation 2)
Finally I got hold of this for PS2, I've had the PC version for a few years but as both a fan of WinX Club and an avid console gamer I've always wanted the PS2 version specifically. It's virtually identical to the PC version. A good action platformer and great game for WinX Club fans.
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Gaming Purchases - December 2017
December 5th:
me and a friend went to a secondhand shop where I found an old Action Force (EU G.I. Joe) comic from 1989 comic and after we had some pizza we went to a movie store where I picked up the Lego Batman Movie on DVD
DVD:
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
Comics:
Action Force (1989)
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December 10th:
Finally the USB speakers I ordered a couple weeks ago arrived, despite their very expensive shipping costs they didn't even send the order until a week and they sent me the wrong information in the email so I couldn't log into their site and check the status of my order and the package they sent had nothing to secure it, it was just cardboard wrapped once around it with a string, it's a miracle it came through without major injury, I'm never ordering anything from BRL again.
PC Hardware:
2x USB Speakers Boynq The Vase
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December 12th:
A shopping trip resulted in some on-sale Lego game finds from GameStop and some cheap DVD finds from another store.
3DS:
Lego Batman 3 Beyond Gotham (pre-owned but complete and in mint condition)
PlayStation Vita:
Lego Marvel Avengers (new)
Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens (new)
DVD:
Julkalendern 1990 - Kurt Olssons Jul
Lego DC Comics Super Heroes - Justice League Vs. Bizarro League
Littlest Pet Shop Vol. 1 - Littlest Pets, Big Adventures
Littlest Pet Shop Vol. 2 - Lights, Camera, Mongoose!
Littlest Pet Shop Vol. 3 - Sweetest Pets
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December 19th:
A quick visit to a second hand shop resulted in some nice finds today.
GameCube:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
PlayStation 2:
Barbie as The Island Princess
Crash of the Titans (promo)
DVD:
Aliens in the Attic
The Ricky Gervais Show - The Complete First Series
Lotus Lantern (Region 3 NTSC)
Kentucky Fried Movie
Disney's Beauty & The Beast - 2 disc Special Edition
South Park - Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Madagascar 3 (new and factory sealed)
The Legend of Korra - Book 3 - Change
Cloudy with a chance for Meatballs
Agent Freddie
Batman Returns
Batman & Robin
Monty Python's A Liar's Autobiography
Comics:
Min Häst
Garfield special
The Phantom
Agent X9
Stål Kalle
Toys:
Micro Machines
Super Mario Bros. McDonald's figures - Mario and Toad
Lego Catwoman mask
a cream white medium-large SAAB plastic model car, older model from the 70s or 80s, not sure
Other:
Minnie Mouse painting
Snow White painting
wooden figure - sitting body-less lady
CD:
Dynamite Dance
Books:
cat books
two small humor books
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December 21th:
Another quick visit to a second hand shop resulted in some more nice finds today.
Mega Drive:
F1 World Championship Edition
LHX Attack Chopper
Super Monaco GP
Urban Strike The Sequel To Jungle Strike
PlayStation 3:
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed II
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Dead Space
F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon
PC:
Asterix & Obelix XXL2 Mission Las Vegum
Portable LCD game:
Brick Game 9999-games-in-1 (blue)
DVD:
10000BC
Other:
Sleeping Beauty wooden tablet
Spanish Dancing Ladies, three, yellow clothes, one in original box, one big and one regular medium size
porcelain bikini pigs, three small, one big piggy bank
pink geisha dancing lady
a couple of small art frames
and I found a couple of movies during a quick stop at a movie shop
DVD:
The Smurfs The Lost Village
Bluray:
Storks
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December 22nd:
a trip to the mall didn't result in any new games today, I almost bought one for PSP but when I saw the line to the register I said nah, I can buy this some other time if they still have it then, I did get some other stuff though
Stuff:
a mobile phone 3,5mm headphone jack LED light to work as a strong extra light when taking photos
a Barbie superhero frog girl, it was so weird I had to buy it, I couldn't leave the store without owning it
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Princess Luna figure
three small Mega Bloks Hot Wheels sets (Chromad, Turbo Nitro Booster and Sting Shot)
two Hot Wheels, one of which was a white Lotus Esprit S1, like the one James Bond had in one of the movies that turned into a submarine in James Bond 007 The Spy Who Loved Me, and a Ford Shelby GR-1 Concept (black with green stripe)
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December 24th:
Today I only got one gift worth mentioning, a Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 7-pack of little mouser robots, I always loved those in the original cartoon but I never got the toys they had back then, so even though I don't like the Nickelodeon reboot of the show I still love that we gota second chance at getting some mouser toys.
Good Yule!
me and a friend went to a secondhand shop where I found an old Action Force (EU G.I. Joe) comic from 1989 comic and after we had some pizza we went to a movie store where I picked up the Lego Batman Movie on DVD
DVD:
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
Comics:
Action Force (1989)
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December 10th:
Finally the USB speakers I ordered a couple weeks ago arrived, despite their very expensive shipping costs they didn't even send the order until a week and they sent me the wrong information in the email so I couldn't log into their site and check the status of my order and the package they sent had nothing to secure it, it was just cardboard wrapped once around it with a string, it's a miracle it came through without major injury, I'm never ordering anything from BRL again.
PC Hardware:
2x USB Speakers Boynq The Vase
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December 12th:
A shopping trip resulted in some on-sale Lego game finds from GameStop and some cheap DVD finds from another store.
3DS:
Lego Batman 3 Beyond Gotham (pre-owned but complete and in mint condition)
PlayStation Vita:
Lego Marvel Avengers (new)
Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens (new)
DVD:
Julkalendern 1990 - Kurt Olssons Jul
Lego DC Comics Super Heroes - Justice League Vs. Bizarro League
Littlest Pet Shop Vol. 1 - Littlest Pets, Big Adventures
Littlest Pet Shop Vol. 2 - Lights, Camera, Mongoose!
Littlest Pet Shop Vol. 3 - Sweetest Pets
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December 19th:
A quick visit to a second hand shop resulted in some nice finds today.
GameCube:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
PlayStation 2:
Barbie as The Island Princess
Crash of the Titans (promo)
DVD:
Aliens in the Attic
The Ricky Gervais Show - The Complete First Series
Lotus Lantern (Region 3 NTSC)
Kentucky Fried Movie
Disney's Beauty & The Beast - 2 disc Special Edition
South Park - Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Madagascar 3 (new and factory sealed)
The Legend of Korra - Book 3 - Change
Cloudy with a chance for Meatballs
Agent Freddie
Batman Returns
Batman & Robin
Monty Python's A Liar's Autobiography
Comics:
Min Häst
Garfield special
The Phantom
Agent X9
Stål Kalle
Toys:
Micro Machines
Super Mario Bros. McDonald's figures - Mario and Toad
Lego Catwoman mask
a cream white medium-large SAAB plastic model car, older model from the 70s or 80s, not sure
Other:
Minnie Mouse painting
Snow White painting
wooden figure - sitting body-less lady
CD:
Dynamite Dance
Books:
cat books
two small humor books
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December 21th:
Another quick visit to a second hand shop resulted in some more nice finds today.
Mega Drive:
F1 World Championship Edition
LHX Attack Chopper
Super Monaco GP
Urban Strike The Sequel To Jungle Strike
PlayStation 3:
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed II
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Dead Space
F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon
PC:
Asterix & Obelix XXL2 Mission Las Vegum
Portable LCD game:
Brick Game 9999-games-in-1 (blue)
DVD:
10000BC
Other:
Sleeping Beauty wooden tablet
Spanish Dancing Ladies, three, yellow clothes, one in original box, one big and one regular medium size
porcelain bikini pigs, three small, one big piggy bank
pink geisha dancing lady
a couple of small art frames
and I found a couple of movies during a quick stop at a movie shop
DVD:
The Smurfs The Lost Village
Bluray:
Storks
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December 22nd:
a trip to the mall didn't result in any new games today, I almost bought one for PSP but when I saw the line to the register I said nah, I can buy this some other time if they still have it then, I did get some other stuff though
Stuff:
a mobile phone 3,5mm headphone jack LED light to work as a strong extra light when taking photos
a Barbie superhero frog girl, it was so weird I had to buy it, I couldn't leave the store without owning it
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Princess Luna figure
three small Mega Bloks Hot Wheels sets (Chromad, Turbo Nitro Booster and Sting Shot)
two Hot Wheels, one of which was a white Lotus Esprit S1, like the one James Bond had in one of the movies that turned into a submarine in James Bond 007 The Spy Who Loved Me, and a Ford Shelby GR-1 Concept (black with green stripe)
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December 24th:
Today I only got one gift worth mentioning, a Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 7-pack of little mouser robots, I always loved those in the original cartoon but I never got the toys they had back then, so even though I don't like the Nickelodeon reboot of the show I still love that we gota second chance at getting some mouser toys.
Good Yule!
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Now Playing - December 2017
Remember Me (Xbox 360)
Littlest Pet Shop Garden (DS)
Alien Storm (Mega Drive)
Eternal Champions (Mega Drive)
The Story of Thor A Successor of the Light (Mega Drive)
Justice League Task Force (Mega Drive)
A fun fighting game with some cool moves, some very nice visual effects and a fantastic soundtrack. Batman and Wonder Woman especially are a lot of fun to play as in this.
Justice League Task Force (Super Nintendo)
Basically a bad alternative to the vastly superior Mega Drive game, with uglier and simpler visuals, unresponsive controls that require specific timing to do what the AI can do instantly (cheating bastards), less content with some gameplay modes and options being absent entirely, no proper intro sequence and no cutscenes between fights in the story mode, and finally either boring and awful unfitting music for a fighting game with horrible ear piercing noises pretending to be instruments or no music at all with just boring ambient sounds, it's an awful game and should be completely avoided at all costs, go for the Mega Drive game instead and have a great time because you sure won't have one if you play this terrible Super Nintendo version.
Zero Tolerance (Mega Drive)
My relatively new third-party Retro-Bit 6-button controller broke while I was playing this, it's only a year or two old now but the top part of the d-pad broke straight off, the plastic that connected it in the middle underneath had given in, I glued it back and hopefully it'll hold like that for a while but once broken it's a permanent weak spot so we'll see how many games I can play before it eventually breaks again..
Steel Talons (Mega Drive)
Ok so a couple days later the controller broke again and this time I tried to drill a hole through it to reinforce it with a metal screw down the middle, while also gluing it, and so far it's holding up, but I fear the plastic just isn't good enough to last very long regardless, it's a cheaply made controller, plain and simple.
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2007 (Xbox 360)
Just making some custom characters, my OC Farideh, Lara Croft and Bonnie Rockwaller.
Lego Batman 3 Beyond Gotham (3DS)
Pretty good, not exactly a step up from all the other Lego games over the last decade and a half, quite literally exactly on the same level more than anything, but I guess it's what we've all come to expect at this point.
The one positive thing to note about this specific version is that they actually have realtime stencil shadows, a bit pixelated, but they're there, which is pretty impressive for a 3DS game.
Not even the port of Lego Star Wars II The Original Trilogy on PSP had that back in the day despite PSP being notably more powerful than 3DS, however, textures are far lower resolution with some very blurry ones in some places and the framerate is not as smooth or as stable.
Gal*Gun Double Peace (PlayStation Vita)
I wasn't sure if picking the emotionally distant girl over the aggressive girl was a good choice, but turns out it was, she was actually really sweet and had a magic doll made to remind her of me because she missed me so much
Lego Batman The Videogame (Xbox 360)
I haven't played this in many years now, I never completed it back then and I probably won't this time either, but every step along the way counts, maybe some day I will have completed some of my now many Lego games.
I've gotten a lot farther now though, unlocked tons of new stuff and completed almost all of the Hero missions 100%, just a few things missing here and there where I need specific supervillains to do certain things in the levels to get the remaining stuff.
It's a very good game and I'm enjoying it a lot, so much in fact I've been looking into getting the two sequels, DC Superheroes and Beyond Gotham, for Xbox 360 or maybe PS3. I tried the demos for both on Xbox 360, downloaded from Xbox Live, and I really enjoyed them so I doubt I'd regret getting either or both of them in full version, sadly they're a bit pricey and hard to find, DC Superheroes has been available only once but it sold out again and that was only the PS3 version, so I'll have to keep an eye out.
Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens (PlayStation Vita)
Unimpressive, sadly. I haven't played for long but already I have a list of complaints that shouldn't have made it into the final version of the game.
The camera is no longer static and panning over areas nicely all the time making for a good solid experience from beginning to end, like in most other Lego games, instead it's far too often switched to a third person camera with some basic manual control, the problem is that it's way too zoomed in making it very hard to navigate the environment, there's also an insane amounts of up-close and personal pop-up, especially NPCs walking around, they will literally pop-up out of nowhere right next to your character, out of nowhere, and a lot of the time several NPCs will do this as the same time, like two or three of them just suddenly appear next to you as you bump into them, slowing you down in the process.
It's like they're just teleporting around like in Star Trek, but with a severe case of ADHD. It looks worse than anything else I've ever seen in regards to pop-up in videogames, far worse.
The controls are a complete waste of Vita features, the d-pad, left analog stick and touch screen all do the same thing, control your character's movement, with the analog stick doing the best job of the three and the touch screen being almost unusable as it can't turn properly, it moves forward or backward only and very poorly to the left and right, it's completely unbalanced. The touch pad on the back does nothing.
The shoulder buttons and right analog stick both control the camera, moving it left and right only, up and down on the right analog stick does nothing.
I haven't played far enough into the game to say how the controls are different when it changes modes to flying spaceships and such yet.
The minigames are overly simplistic, making the originals they're based on, like Space Invaders and Zaxxon, seem far more modern and complex by comparison.
When you get to play the action sequences with a classic Lego game static camera angle the game picks up and is much better and more fun to play.
Lego Marvel Avengers (PlayStation Vita)
Compared to Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens this is even more of a mixed bag, while some problems that game had have been made better, some are still there and a whole list of brand new ones have been added.
The audio first of all is really poor, the voice acting sounds like it's been recorded from an old radio with an old mix onto cassette tape and then played back and recorded onto computer with a cheap headset mic. It's really bad, dare I say even worse than Remember Me? Yes, yes I do, it's worse than Remember Me, and a lot worse at that as it encompasses the entire cast of characters throughout the entire games it seems, I haven't completed it but so far it's all bad, and I'm several hours in.
The big difference is that this game has an open world where you can free roam, a chunk of New York and a carrier ship.
There are side quests and challenges scattered about and you can jump into vehicles and destroy stuff for Lego studs, the universal currency of all modern Lego games.
The controls are about identical to the previous mentioned game, with all the same shortcomings.
Visually it's a step up and a step down depending on how you see it, the characters don't animate their faces during in-game cutscenes, I don't remember now if they did or not in Force Awakens but I want to say they did. There seems to be a bit more detail and special effects present, but it's had to compare.
Overall I think I like this one a little bit more than Force Awakens, but because I don't like marvel and their characters much, nor do I like Disney's take on Star Wars, it's safe to say I'm not a huge fan of either of these two games, they're okay when the focus is on them being Lego games but when story and characters and such come into play they both drop in quality and so does my interest and patience.
Virtua Racing (Mega Drive)
Urban Strike The Sequel To Jungle Strike (Mega Drive)
Arguably the best of the original 8- and 16-bit generation Strike games and a great helicopter action game. I still prefer Red Zone, Steel Talons and LHX Attack chopper from the 16-bit generation and the Strike games on PlayStation, Saturn, N64 and PC though.
It's nice that they have on-foot missions and different helicopters to pick from during missions, I don't remember if you had that in the previous Strike games, regardless, good stuff.
F1 World Championship Edition (1993) (Mega Drive)
A great F1 game with some fast speed, scaling 2D graphics and polygonal 3D graphics.
It plays very well, it's good and responsive, if you crash into stuff you can sometimes keep going without coming to a complete stop, this was pretty rare back in the day for racing games as a vast majority would force you to see a crash animation or wait until the car or bike or whatever reset to the track before you could drive again, it still happens in this game but mostly for things that are too high to drive over, like sign posts and trees, but for all the shorter objects including the opponent cars you can hit them and get back to driving again without a full crash and reset, it has good control and handling too so for the most part you can avoid crashing altogether, there are lots of tracks to race on and it even has a turbo mode where some of the graphics are scaled down so the game can run at twice the framerate making an already fast and smooth game even faster and smoother.
F1 World Championship Edition (1995) (Mega Drive)
Same name but slightly different game, it also boasts fast speed, scaling 2D graphics, polygonal 3D graphics and lots of tracks to race on, however, it lacks a turbo mode but adds a third person camera instead so you can see your car while you race, it also has many layers of parallax scrolling for the sky and backgrounds and it has a lot more polygonal 3D objects around the tracks.
It doesn't play quite as well as it doesn't have the minor crash physics, just the regular stop and reset to track style, but it does have good controls and handling and is fast and responsive, so you won't be crashing much anyway and it still feels very good to play.
Overall I think both games are fantastic and impressive racing games for the Mega Drive, you can't go wrong with either.
I personally prefer having a third person view so this game is my favorite of the two for that reason alone, but in all other ways they are overall equals, where one is better in one way, the other is better in another way.
New York Race (PlayStation 2)
Back in the day when PS2 launched I got mine with Armored Core 2 and Zone of the Enders as my two first games of the launch lineup available, a couple of weeks later I also got my first PS2 memory card, after some time I had saved up enough to buy more games, the third game I got was Shadow of Memories, after that however I was give the option to wish for a new game that winter, and I had narrowed down my options to two games Jet Ion GP and New York Race, after much consideration I picked Jet Ion GP, thinking I'll probably get NYR not that long after. I enjoyed Jet Ion GP a lot and it remains a classic for me but I never got NYR, not until now, in December of 2017, I had only tried it on PC back in the mid 00's and liked it but I never found a copy on sale again until I now finally ordered it online. It's very nice to finally own a copy of my own and it's a good game, I would've loved to have this back then but things turned out like this and I'll have to try and enjoy it now instead, far after the hype of the brand new PS2 has long gone died off and I can only enjoy games based on how good they are objectively, no added new generation factor giving it a push.
I can gladly say though this is a very good game and I'm enjoying it pretty much as if it was new to me back then, I can usually mentally put myself back in those days and kind of forcefully add the excitement of what it was like had I played it back when it was originally released for games in general, it's not exactly like the real experience but as close as it can get, I've had plenty of practise with games for Mega Drive and other older systems over years and it's been a blast. Great games don't really age, it's just our perception of what games are like that does, thankfully I play enough old games that I can easily keep my mind fully open to older titles and enjoy them as they would've been enjoyed back when they were new, as it should be.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Hyperstone Heist (Mega Drive)
Score International Baja 1000 World Championship Off Road Racing (PlayStation 2)
An overall mediocre game, completely locked down with all content painstakingly unlockable one thing at a time, the bad controls making it almost unplayable and very far from even remotely enjoyable.
Littlest Pet Shop Garden (DS)
Alien Storm (Mega Drive)
Eternal Champions (Mega Drive)
The Story of Thor A Successor of the Light (Mega Drive)
Justice League Task Force (Mega Drive)
A fun fighting game with some cool moves, some very nice visual effects and a fantastic soundtrack. Batman and Wonder Woman especially are a lot of fun to play as in this.
Justice League Task Force (Super Nintendo)
Basically a bad alternative to the vastly superior Mega Drive game, with uglier and simpler visuals, unresponsive controls that require specific timing to do what the AI can do instantly (cheating bastards), less content with some gameplay modes and options being absent entirely, no proper intro sequence and no cutscenes between fights in the story mode, and finally either boring and awful unfitting music for a fighting game with horrible ear piercing noises pretending to be instruments or no music at all with just boring ambient sounds, it's an awful game and should be completely avoided at all costs, go for the Mega Drive game instead and have a great time because you sure won't have one if you play this terrible Super Nintendo version.
Zero Tolerance (Mega Drive)
My relatively new third-party Retro-Bit 6-button controller broke while I was playing this, it's only a year or two old now but the top part of the d-pad broke straight off, the plastic that connected it in the middle underneath had given in, I glued it back and hopefully it'll hold like that for a while but once broken it's a permanent weak spot so we'll see how many games I can play before it eventually breaks again..
Steel Talons (Mega Drive)
Ok so a couple days later the controller broke again and this time I tried to drill a hole through it to reinforce it with a metal screw down the middle, while also gluing it, and so far it's holding up, but I fear the plastic just isn't good enough to last very long regardless, it's a cheaply made controller, plain and simple.
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2007 (Xbox 360)
Just making some custom characters, my OC Farideh, Lara Croft and Bonnie Rockwaller.
Lego Batman 3 Beyond Gotham (3DS)
Pretty good, not exactly a step up from all the other Lego games over the last decade and a half, quite literally exactly on the same level more than anything, but I guess it's what we've all come to expect at this point.
The one positive thing to note about this specific version is that they actually have realtime stencil shadows, a bit pixelated, but they're there, which is pretty impressive for a 3DS game.
Not even the port of Lego Star Wars II The Original Trilogy on PSP had that back in the day despite PSP being notably more powerful than 3DS, however, textures are far lower resolution with some very blurry ones in some places and the framerate is not as smooth or as stable.
Gal*Gun Double Peace (PlayStation Vita)
I wasn't sure if picking the emotionally distant girl over the aggressive girl was a good choice, but turns out it was, she was actually really sweet and had a magic doll made to remind her of me because she missed me so much
Lego Batman The Videogame (Xbox 360)
I haven't played this in many years now, I never completed it back then and I probably won't this time either, but every step along the way counts, maybe some day I will have completed some of my now many Lego games.
I've gotten a lot farther now though, unlocked tons of new stuff and completed almost all of the Hero missions 100%, just a few things missing here and there where I need specific supervillains to do certain things in the levels to get the remaining stuff.
It's a very good game and I'm enjoying it a lot, so much in fact I've been looking into getting the two sequels, DC Superheroes and Beyond Gotham, for Xbox 360 or maybe PS3. I tried the demos for both on Xbox 360, downloaded from Xbox Live, and I really enjoyed them so I doubt I'd regret getting either or both of them in full version, sadly they're a bit pricey and hard to find, DC Superheroes has been available only once but it sold out again and that was only the PS3 version, so I'll have to keep an eye out.
Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens (PlayStation Vita)
Unimpressive, sadly. I haven't played for long but already I have a list of complaints that shouldn't have made it into the final version of the game.
The camera is no longer static and panning over areas nicely all the time making for a good solid experience from beginning to end, like in most other Lego games, instead it's far too often switched to a third person camera with some basic manual control, the problem is that it's way too zoomed in making it very hard to navigate the environment, there's also an insane amounts of up-close and personal pop-up, especially NPCs walking around, they will literally pop-up out of nowhere right next to your character, out of nowhere, and a lot of the time several NPCs will do this as the same time, like two or three of them just suddenly appear next to you as you bump into them, slowing you down in the process.
It's like they're just teleporting around like in Star Trek, but with a severe case of ADHD. It looks worse than anything else I've ever seen in regards to pop-up in videogames, far worse.
The controls are a complete waste of Vita features, the d-pad, left analog stick and touch screen all do the same thing, control your character's movement, with the analog stick doing the best job of the three and the touch screen being almost unusable as it can't turn properly, it moves forward or backward only and very poorly to the left and right, it's completely unbalanced. The touch pad on the back does nothing.
The shoulder buttons and right analog stick both control the camera, moving it left and right only, up and down on the right analog stick does nothing.
I haven't played far enough into the game to say how the controls are different when it changes modes to flying spaceships and such yet.
The minigames are overly simplistic, making the originals they're based on, like Space Invaders and Zaxxon, seem far more modern and complex by comparison.
When you get to play the action sequences with a classic Lego game static camera angle the game picks up and is much better and more fun to play.
Lego Marvel Avengers (PlayStation Vita)
Compared to Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens this is even more of a mixed bag, while some problems that game had have been made better, some are still there and a whole list of brand new ones have been added.
The audio first of all is really poor, the voice acting sounds like it's been recorded from an old radio with an old mix onto cassette tape and then played back and recorded onto computer with a cheap headset mic. It's really bad, dare I say even worse than Remember Me? Yes, yes I do, it's worse than Remember Me, and a lot worse at that as it encompasses the entire cast of characters throughout the entire games it seems, I haven't completed it but so far it's all bad, and I'm several hours in.
The big difference is that this game has an open world where you can free roam, a chunk of New York and a carrier ship.
There are side quests and challenges scattered about and you can jump into vehicles and destroy stuff for Lego studs, the universal currency of all modern Lego games.
The controls are about identical to the previous mentioned game, with all the same shortcomings.
Visually it's a step up and a step down depending on how you see it, the characters don't animate their faces during in-game cutscenes, I don't remember now if they did or not in Force Awakens but I want to say they did. There seems to be a bit more detail and special effects present, but it's had to compare.
Overall I think I like this one a little bit more than Force Awakens, but because I don't like marvel and their characters much, nor do I like Disney's take on Star Wars, it's safe to say I'm not a huge fan of either of these two games, they're okay when the focus is on them being Lego games but when story and characters and such come into play they both drop in quality and so does my interest and patience.
Virtua Racing (Mega Drive)
Urban Strike The Sequel To Jungle Strike (Mega Drive)
Arguably the best of the original 8- and 16-bit generation Strike games and a great helicopter action game. I still prefer Red Zone, Steel Talons and LHX Attack chopper from the 16-bit generation and the Strike games on PlayStation, Saturn, N64 and PC though.
It's nice that they have on-foot missions and different helicopters to pick from during missions, I don't remember if you had that in the previous Strike games, regardless, good stuff.
F1 World Championship Edition (1993) (Mega Drive)
A great F1 game with some fast speed, scaling 2D graphics and polygonal 3D graphics.
It plays very well, it's good and responsive, if you crash into stuff you can sometimes keep going without coming to a complete stop, this was pretty rare back in the day for racing games as a vast majority would force you to see a crash animation or wait until the car or bike or whatever reset to the track before you could drive again, it still happens in this game but mostly for things that are too high to drive over, like sign posts and trees, but for all the shorter objects including the opponent cars you can hit them and get back to driving again without a full crash and reset, it has good control and handling too so for the most part you can avoid crashing altogether, there are lots of tracks to race on and it even has a turbo mode where some of the graphics are scaled down so the game can run at twice the framerate making an already fast and smooth game even faster and smoother.
F1 World Championship Edition (1995) (Mega Drive)
Same name but slightly different game, it also boasts fast speed, scaling 2D graphics, polygonal 3D graphics and lots of tracks to race on, however, it lacks a turbo mode but adds a third person camera instead so you can see your car while you race, it also has many layers of parallax scrolling for the sky and backgrounds and it has a lot more polygonal 3D objects around the tracks.
It doesn't play quite as well as it doesn't have the minor crash physics, just the regular stop and reset to track style, but it does have good controls and handling and is fast and responsive, so you won't be crashing much anyway and it still feels very good to play.
Overall I think both games are fantastic and impressive racing games for the Mega Drive, you can't go wrong with either.
I personally prefer having a third person view so this game is my favorite of the two for that reason alone, but in all other ways they are overall equals, where one is better in one way, the other is better in another way.
New York Race (PlayStation 2)
Back in the day when PS2 launched I got mine with Armored Core 2 and Zone of the Enders as my two first games of the launch lineup available, a couple of weeks later I also got my first PS2 memory card, after some time I had saved up enough to buy more games, the third game I got was Shadow of Memories, after that however I was give the option to wish for a new game that winter, and I had narrowed down my options to two games Jet Ion GP and New York Race, after much consideration I picked Jet Ion GP, thinking I'll probably get NYR not that long after. I enjoyed Jet Ion GP a lot and it remains a classic for me but I never got NYR, not until now, in December of 2017, I had only tried it on PC back in the mid 00's and liked it but I never found a copy on sale again until I now finally ordered it online. It's very nice to finally own a copy of my own and it's a good game, I would've loved to have this back then but things turned out like this and I'll have to try and enjoy it now instead, far after the hype of the brand new PS2 has long gone died off and I can only enjoy games based on how good they are objectively, no added new generation factor giving it a push.
I can gladly say though this is a very good game and I'm enjoying it pretty much as if it was new to me back then, I can usually mentally put myself back in those days and kind of forcefully add the excitement of what it was like had I played it back when it was originally released for games in general, it's not exactly like the real experience but as close as it can get, I've had plenty of practise with games for Mega Drive and other older systems over years and it's been a blast. Great games don't really age, it's just our perception of what games are like that does, thankfully I play enough old games that I can easily keep my mind fully open to older titles and enjoy them as they would've been enjoyed back when they were new, as it should be.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Hyperstone Heist (Mega Drive)
Score International Baja 1000 World Championship Off Road Racing (PlayStation 2)
An overall mediocre game, completely locked down with all content painstakingly unlockable one thing at a time, the bad controls making it almost unplayable and very far from even remotely enjoyable.
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