SNES-A-Day: ACME Animation Factory
crafted by: PaulPaul plays one Super Nintendo game a day (out of 700+ he found in a box) for however long it takes.
ACME Animation Factory
Time Played: 5 minutes
Cartoons made: ERROR
All you need to know
Random Ecounter: “Coming to you from inside Bowser”
crafted by: Alex
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is another example of how to do an RPG right. Lighthearted, 2D, turn-based, Bowser's is about as opposite to Mass Effect as an RPG could possibly get. They share something in common though: they are both excellent games. Bowser's is the most fun I've had with a DS game in a long time, especially after being disappointed by the TOY known as Scribblenauts (ohhhh, burn!) One of my favorite aspects of the game is that EVERY enemy in the game offers very different attack patterns, making each battle entertaining and keeping you engaged in the action. There is also a perfect balance between simplicity, action, and RPG number crunching. Switching between Bowser and the bros makes for a lot of fun and the whole scenario is cleverly woven together in hilarious ways.
My other favorite part. There is TONS to do:
- Lots of equipment
- Badges
- Blitties(block kitties) to find, which gives Bowser a block dog companion,
- Mini games to complete to win prizes,
- Over 100 stat raising beans to find.
- A challenge area to complete boss chanlenges.
I can't say enough for this game. If you are in need of a lighthearted RPG this is your game. I can't wait to boss battle Bowser's Inside Story, even though I know I won't come out on top. On another note, I can't believe I took the time to write this rather than playing Mass Effect 2, which I will now do for the rest of the evening.
Random Encounter: Mass Effect 1 Complete
crafted by: Alex
Saren is fucking cool! He was my gamer pic before lame-atars were introduced.
I still stand by my earlier statements, Mass Effect is a technical mess. Even the story for the first 3/4 of the game feels very inconsequential. But the final 2 planets and the final set piece really puts pressure on you to make some big decisions. Decisions you don't want to make. This puts a heavy burden on you, something that few games can do. The whole thing really comes together as you learn about the Protheans and the Reapers. The Mass Effect universe is so well fleshed out, it's great to see the detail put into the most menial parts of the universe. The developers do a great job of either explaining why the universe exists as you see it, or throw words at you so ridiculous, you just have to accept it. The attention to detail is incredible. Hell even the book was half decent. I think it was the only book a read all year.
I'm late on getting this up, I finished Mass Effect on Wednesday and am on to Mass Effect 2, but those impressions will have to wait. Honestly all I can think about when not playing Mass Effect is playing Mass Effect, it's THAT good.
SNES-A-Day: ABC Monday Night Football
crafted by: PaulPaul plays one Super Nintendo game a day (out of 700+ he found in a box) for however long it takes.
*Tim Allen grunts*
ABC Monday Night Football
Time played: 2 minutes
Games won/lost: xxx
Sports games have never been my thing. Never. Especially football games. Sure Madden confuses the hell out of me, but even something simple like Blitz I just can't figure out. I wasn't expecting ABC Monday Night Football to be some realistic simulation, but I still had no clue what was going on/was bored out of my skull. My stint as the New York Jets only lasted 4 plays, 3 of which ended immediately with me pressing the "dive" button.
Still, this game is so unabashedly 90's ABC MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL I half expected there to be playable Home Improvement mini-games that you played during fake commercial breaks. Speaking of Home Improvement, I bet the cartridge for this game had to sport some advanced sound chip because grunts the players make during the opening cinematic are excellent.
I feel guilty that I haven't played a game over 20 minutes yet, but nothing has seemed worthy of the time commitment. WILL THE NEXT GAME BE THE ONE TO WIN MY PRECIOUS TIME POINTS??
SNES-A-Day: AAAHH!!! Real Monsters
crafted by: PaulPaul plays one Super Nintendo game a day (out of 700+ he found in a box) for however long it takes.
Monster? He's just a sex offender
Time played: 3 minutes
Levels beat: 0
This is one of those junk Nickelodeon cartoon platformers from the mid-90's that tries to have interesting play mechanics but instead is just a broken Earthworm Jim clone (but I've always thought Earthworm Jim was broken). The catch here is that you control the three quirky monster students from the AAAHH!!! Real Monsters cartoon show (I'm not looking up there names, there's the red rabbit, striped umbrella, and armpit one). While you can switch between which one you're actually moving there's a bunch of moves that the group is supposed to do in concert. But, like I said, it's junk. LITERALLY - THE LEVELS TAKE PLACE IN A SEWER/JUNKYARD.
Why am I talking about it like its worth being given a fair shake?
NEW POKÉMON GAME ANNOUNCED!
crafted by: Pokémon Trainer Kev
Prof. Rowan: "A new one? Pff! Looks like I'm out of a job!"
Rainbows almost shot out of my ass and launched me through the ceiling today when I was informed of a BRAND-SPANKING-NEW Pokéman game coming out in Japan this year! That means we get it sometime in the spring of 2011. I think. I’m surprised to hear it will be available for DS considering the Nintendo handhelds usually get a new generation game and a remake each. This is great news for a poor unemployed dork like me. I won’t have to buy a new system! Here’s hoping that we actually get some awesome NEW Pokémon this time around and not just lame new second forms. Diamond/Pearl/Platinum, I’m looking at you…
The word “reborn” and “innovative” was thrown around a lot. Maybe we’ll see some real changes to the series. I always wanted to have a customizable character and the ability to battle more random trainers with higher level Pokémon. As you can tell, I’m VERY excited. Pokémans Generation 5!!11
Stay tuned for further updates! *fart
DON’T BUG ME, POKÉMON!
crafted by: Pokémon Trainer Kev
Prof. Rowan: “The only good bug-type Pokémon, is a dead bug-type Pokémon!”
Bug-type Pokémon suck. There, I said it. I hate bug-type Pokémon. When I was a young lad in Kanto, there used to be this football sized hornet’s nest resting in our pine tree. I remember seeing the perfect looking stone sitting near our driveway. With boner like confidence, I took said stone in my grasp and vowed to destroy the hornet army. I was practically in my neighbor’s yard when I wound up and fired the stone directly into the hive hole. Before I could see the damage, I was sprinting down the street giggling like a Toxicroak. I think every hornet in that hive stung me. With pinpoint accuracy, the swarm blasted me and I immediately surrendered soaked in piss and tears. Fuck you, bugs.
Really? Get this guy out of my face!
Years later, when I was givin’ my mom the finger and heading off to be a Pokémon Master, I vowed I’d never capture a single bug-type Pokémon. They really don’t do it for me. They’re basically grass-type Pokémon but not nearly as cool. With grass-type you get cool dinosaur looking Pokémon like Bulbasaur, Turtwig, and Treecko. Assholes like Parasect and Shedinja just spook the hell out of me. Hoenn was swarming with Shedinjas.
I consulted my Pokédex and came to the conclusion that out of all the bug-type Pokémon there are three reasonable ones. I’ve decided that once I head back to Johto (Heart Gold/Soul Silver) I will attempt to capture these three dudes and give bug-type Pokémon a second chance.
SNES-A-Day: A.S.P. Air Strike Patrol
crafted by: PaulPaul plays one Super Nintendo game a day (out of 700+ he found in a box) for however long it takes.
Your mission: Blow me!
A.S.P. Air Strike Patrol
Time Played: 2 minutes (not counting button spamming to figure out what is going on)
Stages Completed: Fuck this game
All you need to know about this game is that it is a "re-telling" of the Gulf War, and that it took 10 minutes of pressing buttons in the "combat control center" to finally get to some action. When I got there, it was a tedious exercise in dropping bombs on little moving smudges and being unable to turn around.
Honk honk! Comin' through!
When my plane was shot down, the game made me watch a "GNN" news story about how I'd killed friendly units. What? I could barely distinguish my plane from the shrubs I was flying over, how am I supposed to tell which color green tanks I should bomb and which not.
SNES-A-Day: 2020 Super Baseball
crafted by: PaulPaul plays one Super Nintendo game a day (out of 700+ he found in a box) for however long it takes.
Sign me up for season tickets!
2020 Super Baseball
Time Spent: 4 minutes
Games Played: weh?
There was an explosion of "extreme future monster"-themed sports games in the early 1990s. This strange sub-genre filled the gap between the generic "sports name" sports games of the 80's and the glut of mascot sports games in the 00's. Free of both corporate shillery and sports league cheesery, these games let the BRAIN-ROBOTS PLAY BASEBALL.
This particular game wowed me with its incomprehensibility - it is one of those old games where you can't really tell what you're doing or selecting in any menu and you just sort of wind up being the MECHANICAL BRAIN BATTER, trying not to get struck out.
YERRRR OWWWT
I did get a home run though! It was exciting, and batting with my insane team of evil brains was pretty fun. Then I got switched into the outfield and everything fell apart. Running and jumping and who that hey now over there what - and I found out my team ISN'T ENTIRELY COMPOSED OF MECHANICAL BRAINS. Who's that chick in center field? This isn't the super baseball of 2020 I was promised!
Oblogatory iPad Post
crafted by: Alex
Next year, the iPad Mini, it's smaller, and has a camera!
I think it's obvious how we here at TBB feel about Apple's new product.
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