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Today I decided that I would finish Swords and Serpents (SaS), but when I finally sat down I realized that the grind of SaS had exhausted me and I needed a palette cleanser. Plus I needed to kill some time until today's deals appear in the Steam Summer Sale. On a whim I decided to turn to a recent free game I found called Slender.
At this point many of you (at lease those that follow Internet memes) know about the Slenderman. For those that don't, the Slenderman is a tall man dressed in a black suit, with little to no face, who stalks children. The origin is a bit strange, as it has surfaced by the folks at Something Awful, who may have gotten it from the excellent PC Adventure Trilby's Notes created by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, who may have been inspired by an old German legend. Whew. So at some point an Indie gaming company Hadley/Parsec Productions decided to create a small title around the urban legend, which finally brings us to the free Indie game, Slender.
Slender is a FPS game out to scare you. It starts at night in the woods, with a flashlight illuminating a small section of trees. The mission is simple: Find eight pieces of paper spread out throughout the game, each of which seems to be a disturbingly hand-drawn picture related to the Slenderman. The game is open and free-roaming, and there is no visual arrow or blinking light to direct you to the next page. Nonetheless, with only a few seconds of looking I found a path leading to the first page, which is attached to the back of a very ugly tree. Following the path you come across the second page, which introduces you to both the Slenderman himself as well as the tension created by the developers of the game. By simply looking at the Slenderman (whom you will only see motionless, arms outstretched towards you) the screen starts to go fuzzy, which gets worse the closer you are to the Slenderman (this will happen), where to counter you just point your character in a different direction, hold in the run button and haul it out of there. Seeing him the first time put me on edge a bit, but the real scare happened later.
To be honest, I abstained from posting a video or pictures because I'm hoping that a few of you will download and play it. The game is an Indie-style FPS concerned exclusively with atmosphere, not action. It features quite a few options for the performance-conscious of us (options from "Fastest" to "Fabulous") so it should run on most computers made after 2007 (maybe earlier). The game is only about twenty minutes in length, though the first few attempts likely won't last more than five minutes.
Slender is very brief, pretty, and small in download size (about 55MB). For those that enjoy short and sharp gaming experiences and enjoy a good scare, I urge you to try the game.
EDIT: The game's website is back up, so you can now download it from here.
Special thanks to Tomberry's original article on Knowyourmeme.com. Having just discovered the whole Slenderman thing myself this was an excellent resource.
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This installment is back to basics, and I take a look at Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life, the PS2 version. Virtually all the charm that made the series fun to play has been zapped out of this game, but what specifics can be said about it?
Finally another update! I started Cthulhu Saves The World right away this Summer, but just finished it tonight. It has been my favorite of the four games I've completed. As a fan of both old school JRPG's and HP Lovecraft, it was pretty amazing to me. And funny! For instance, your first boss battle is against "four heroes" (I assume "of Light") whom are a little tough without early grinding. Later in the game you face them again and kill them in a single hit. Then there's all the great Lovecraftian references like visiting Innsmouth or battling Dagon. It's all so tongue-in-cheek both for fans of 8 (and 16)-bit RPG's and horror fans. The writing is seriously hilarious, and the gameplay is classic. I suggest this highly to... well... everyone here who has an affinity for retro gaming really. If you're into the macabre, then that's just icing on the cake. I've also unlocked some bonus modes that I can re-visit later as a plus.
Other Progress:
Daytona USA - I've gotten first in two out of three of the tracks. Fun stuff, though I'm terrible at racing games, so I'm playing on Easy to make it manageable for myself.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - I'm still stuck on the Riot mission, though I picked up the strategy guide at my local mom-n-pop store recently, so I can get back into it with some help.
 Episode 4 discussion thread: http://www.rfgeneration.c...orum/index.php?topic=9974
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What is that? Another Collectorcast already? How can it be? We have been working hard to keep things moving. And while our last two episodes are still somewhat fresh in your mind we thought it best to spend some time tying them together.
Listen in as we discuss what happens when the worlds of online collecting clash with local treasure hunting. How do the two methods compliment each other? Can they live in harmony or do they conflict with one another when combined? Let us know what you think.
And to start moving things in a new direction we discuss everyone's (and we use the term everyone loosely) favorite topic... Variants!!! What do you consider a variant? How do you categorize them? Which are your favorites? How should they be tracked here at RF Generation? It can be a controversial topic and we cannot wait to hear the communities thoughts on the subject.
Show notes:
Music: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade)
0:19 Intro
1:18 Small Scores
28:07 Online & Local Collecting Wrap-up
45:16 Variants
1:30:36 Outro
Sites mentioned in the show:
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It may not be the most popular sport around, but Volleyball was well known enough in the NES era to warrant 3 licensed titles on the system. Luckily each of these titles offers a drastically different take on the sport. Each game shines and stumbles in its own distinct areas.
Curious to know which of them are worth your time? I was, but no longer.
Continue reading Crabmaster's Guide to NES Volleyball
I hope you're all having a good Fourth of July (and for those of you that aren't American, Happy Wednesday). If you haven't noticed, we have two brand new DB Contributors, both of these gentlemen have been members here at the site for years and have made thousands of contributions between them over the years.
Because of their dedication, they've been brought onto staff to make it even easier for them to contribute and thus to help flesh out the databases even more.
So congratulations to Aeroc and Sirgin for making it to staff and thanks for your past (and future) contributions!
After a slow last few weeks working on some time consuming titles I wanted to blast through a few shorter titles to help me feel productive. So I did just that!
Thought I'd finish up the last of the Volleyball games (licensed ones anyway) on the system. First on my list was Kings of the Beach. Plays like a more serious version of Super Spike V'ball. Tournament mode consisted of 15 matches of 2 on 2 volleyball to 15 set point games. Late in the game I figured out how to expoit the computer, but early on it seemed like each rival had a different weakness you could take advantage of. After figuring that out the game was a breeze and I was quickly crowned the King of the Beach!
To finish up my V'Ball trifecta I played the only traditional volleyball game and Black Box title, Volley Ball. This one plays with 6 players per side rather than 2 like the last 2 games. Seemed quite crowed at first and took a lot of getting used to. Spent several games getting slaughtered, but eventually figured out how to abuse the AI and won my 3 matches that resulted in a victory.
Some time ago I tried out Blue Brothers and was amazed at how it seemed to have nothing to do with its source material. As I got further into the game it seemed to have less and less to do with it too. Its a semi-puzzle platformer, which is normally a great combo in my books. But in the case of BB it wasnt great. I think the main issue was some tricky jumping combined with the fact that your character is utterly defenseless. You have to avoid nearly everything in the game or you'll take damage. Luckily its a short game so it was over in less than 20 minutes once I got the hang of it.
Lastly was Lode Runner. I used to play some version of it on a friend's PC years ago and remember it fondly so I was actually little excited to check out the NES version. It didnt disappoint. The game has built in stage select so its very easy to complete, but still a fun game none-the-less. There were a few levels that took a while for me to figure out, but for the most part its fairly straightforward. The video is pretty long, but its literally every second of me playing the game. Usually I restart my games after I fail and restart the recorder in order to cut down the time of the videos, but with the infinte chances and level select I just went with it. You can see my learning curve in its fullness with many many deaths early on and getting temporarily stuck on stage 6 before I find my footing and start running pretty smoothly through some levels.
BONUS GAME ALERT
Some of you might have seen my recent post in the Small Scores thread in which my buddy Duke.Togo graciously hooked me up with a beautiful copy of a new homegrew game - Assimilate.
Since this was my first homebrew I was pretty interested to see if it really felt like an NES game. Its was a pretty cool experience and I may expand on my experience with it in the future, but for now feel free to check out the entire game during my playthrough via the link below.
NES Games Finished In 2012
(click on a title to view the video)
Silver Surfer
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones
Ghosts n Goblins
Tetris
Pro Wrestling
Gradius
Zanac
Adventure Island
Karnov
Trojan
Excitebike
Baseball
Spy Hunter
Adventure Island II
Tennis
Battletoads
Shadowgate
Battletoads/Double Dragon
Pinball Quest
Section Z
Godzilla
Hydlide
Marble Madness
Back to the Future
Darkman
Terminator 2
Robocop
Total Recall
Predator
Robocop 2
Robocop 3
Hudson Hawk
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Batman Returns
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters
Die Hard
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Krion Conquest
Adventures of Dino Riki
Ultima: Exodus
Legacy of the Wizard
Air Fortress
Ultima: Quest of the Avatar
Darkwing Duck
Ultima: Warriors of Destiny
Legends of the Diamond
Pro Sports Hockey
Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball
Yoshi's Cookie
Kick Master
Zombie Nation
Stadium Events
Super Jeopardy!
Joust
Yoshi
Dance Aerobics
Adventures of Bayou Billy
Pipe Dreams
Ski or Die
Werewolf: The Last Warrior
Simpsons: Bart vs The Space Mutants
City Connection
American Gladiators
Roundball 2-on-2 Challenge
720
Athletic World
Super Team Games
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Gumshoe
Bases Loaded
The Addams Family Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt
Kings of the Beach
The Blues Brothers
Volley Ball
Lode Runner
BONUS GAME -
Assimilate
Future Plans - After getting a few more titles under my belt I think I'm ready to dive into my next epic adventure. Got Romance of the Three Kingdoms II lined up and ready to go!
Since well before I decided to take on Romance of the Three Kingdoms I started playing the well known baseball game Bases Loaded. It never occured to me it would take as long or longer that the epic KOEI title to actually beat it though. Well if I would have read the manual a little better I would have known you have to win 80 games our of a 132 game season in order to declare victory.
I wont know which title I invested more time in until I get a chance to edit together the both of them, but right now my money is on Bases Loaded by a hair. It took me 85 games to win the Penant, but at least its done.
I meant to bring my newly aquired Assimilate cart along with me to try out after I finished Bases Loaded, but I mistakenly grabbed another new cart I had set next to it, The Addams Family Pugsleys Scavenger Hunt. Oh well why not give that one a go. After about an hour this very bland game was done. The entire game seemed to be absent of music. It was very odd and I'm curious to know if my opinion of "bland" would change at all if there was some tunage added to the experience.
NES Games Finished In 2012
(click on a title to view the video)
Silver Surfer
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones
Ghosts n Goblins
Tetris
Pro Wrestling
Gradius
Zanac
Adventure Island
Karnov
Trojan
Excitebike
Baseball
Spy Hunter
Adventure Island II
Tennis
Battletoads
Shadowgate
Battletoads/Double Dragon
Pinball Quest
Section Z
Godzilla
Hydlide
Marble Madness
Back to the Future
Darkman
Terminator 2
Robocop
Total Recall
Predator
Robocop 2
Robocop 3
Hudson Hawk
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Batman Returns
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters
Die Hard
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Krion Conquest
Adventures of Dino Riki
Ultima: Exodus
Legacy of the Wizard
Air Fortress
Ultima: Quest of the Avatar
Darkwing Duck
Ultima: Warriors of Destiny
Legends of the Diamond
Pro Sports Hockey
Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball
Yoshi's Cookie
Kick Master
Zombie Nation
Stadium Events
Super Jeopardy!
Joust
Yoshi
Dance Aerobics
Adventures of Bayou Billy
Pipe Dreams
Ski or Die
Werewolf: The Last Warrior
Simpsons: Bart vs The Space Mutants
City Connection
American Gladiators
Roundball 2-on-2 Challenge
720
Athletic World
Super Team Games
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Gumshoe
Bases Loaded
The Addams Family Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt
Future Plans - I also attempted some Time Lord tonight, but it seems there is a glitch on the third stage boss that makes him invulnerable. I hit it three times in a row, so I'm going to have to figure out how to work around that to progress.
A little while ago my wife and son went on a short visit down south to visit her mother. She does something like this a couple times a year when we can afford it and her days off align with the planets. Usually we have something around the house that needs to get done so I use that free time to try and fix an appliance or replace boards in our deck. This time though we were pretty up to date on our home maintenance so I had a lot of Nintendo time! So I decided to dive into a lengthy and legendary game while I had the chance.
Other than quick cart tests I've never spent much time on KOEI games from this era so I decided to make my first taste one of their most famous offerings on the system, Romance of the Three Kingdoms. My first couple attempts were miserable and I was getting frustrated. I posted a "help wanted" thread over at nintendoage hoping for some pointers. Luckily a couple of guys from my neighbourly Alberta were familiar with the game and were more than happy to help me out.
With a firm grasp on the basics I was finding the game A LOT more enjoyable. The scope of the game was still fairly large though as I not only had to defeat every enemy in every state, but I also had to conquer each of 58 states and have a loyal general occupy each territory. After many, many hours of harvesting rice and setting fire to my rivals fortresses I was finally victorious in my quest!
As some of you may know I just recently received a package in the mail from Duke.Togo. In said package was a game that he has been requesting I try for quite some time now, Gumshoe. Its been a little while since I've played a straight zapper game (I'm not counting Bayou Billy), so I popped it in tonight and gave it a whirl.
As far as zapper games and black box games go its quite good and very unique. Quirky little side scroller that involves you shooting the main character, Stevenson, a lot in order to get him bouncing around the screen to collect and avoid items and baddies repsectively. The goal is to gather 5 giant Diamonds from 4 different levels and deliver them to some sort of kidnapper in order to save your daughter. The final gem is protected by the only boss in the game Kulie in which you have to simply keep Stevenson alive long enough that he can take done Kulie with his newly acquired machine gun.
If your in the mood to zap one night check it out.
NES Games Finished In 2012
(click on a title to view the video)
Silver Surfer
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones
Ghosts n Goblins
Tetris
Pro Wrestling
Gradius
Zanac
Adventure Island
Karnov
Trojan
Excitebike
Baseball
Spy Hunter
Adventure Island II
Tennis
Battletoads
Shadowgate
Battletoads/Double Dragon
Pinball Quest
Section Z
Godzilla
Hydlide
Marble Madness
Back to the Future
Darkman
Terminator 2
Robocop
Total Recall
Predator
Robocop 2
Robocop 3
Hudson Hawk
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Batman Returns
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters
Die Hard
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Krion Conquest
Adventures of Dino Riki
Ultima: Exodus
Legacy of the Wizard
Air Fortress
Ultima: Quest of the Avatar
Darkwing Duck
Ultima: Warriors of Destiny
Legends of the Diamond
Pro Sports Hockey
Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball
Yoshi's Cookie
Kick Master
Zombie Nation
Stadium Events
Super Jeopardy!
Joust
Yoshi
Dance Aerobics
Adventures of Bayou Billy
Pipe Dreams
Ski or Die
Werewolf: The Last Warrior
Simpsons: Bart vs The Space Mutants
City Connection
American Gladiators
Roundball 2-on-2 Challenge
720
Athletic World
Super Team Games
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Gumshoe
Future Plans - I'm pretty sure I'm nearing the end of my Bases Loaded season so I'm going to keep plugging away at it and hopefully finish it up either tonight or tomorrow.
For my purposes, X-Men is beaten. I credit-fed through on co-op with my wife. But really, that's how I play beat-em-ups. Credit-feeding with my wife. We have a blast that way. I'm definitely still planning to try to get a 6-player co-op going though to get the full experience.
As far as my thoughts on the game: it was great. There's that certain golden age trilogy of Konami beat-em-ups with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Simpsons. But y'know what? This one was really impressive. I love how unique each character is; I love how expressive the sprites were; I loved the cut-scenes; loved the levels; loved just about everything. I'm really glad I finally played this one and definitely plan to keep playing it. Though that boss-rush at the end combined with Magneto... I have no idea how anyone could beat this game on less than five dollars worth of credits!
It's been a bit, but lets check out what got beaten since last time!
Rage
Rage was that game that had no real driving plot, but kept you playing anyway. Like really, no driving plot whatsoever...and the ending is just as bad. The game rocked though!
Most annoyingly out of any of the other quirky features was the massive voice actor cast...so much so that i couldn't talk to anyone without knowing where I had heard their voice before. Also, Steve Blum, if you are reading this....stop stalking my games....and change your damn voice once and a freaking while.
The visuals were breathtaking, and the gameplay was spot on....so much so that I wanna make a foam wingstick model.
My only other gripe is the car customization...none of it really felt different, although for a tacked on mini game, i guess i cant expect much.
Borderlands
Me and the girlfriend were busy here...beating every quest in the main game...then the DLC went on sale so we bought em all and have most of that done. This was just pure fun....although i had bought the DLC with the bank a lot sooner... so many good guns lost to the 0's and 1's of history >.Pokemon Snap
A really fun game, when my N64 would cooperate. Hated the inverted controls, and was a bit too short.
But does anyone else see the Wii U as a perfect opportunity to make Snap 2???
Turtles in Time
This was one hell of an afternoon....playing all morning and not quite making it, then convincing the gf to put borderlands down for a day and to come help....blamo, 45 min later it was done. Almost like contra in the way that it's significantly easier with a second competent person at the helm (speaking of which, Super C is just waiting this same occurrence). Not much to complain about here either, except that it's more money than turtles arcade, but less fun.
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II
Lets preface by saying I LOVE SW:RA for Sega CD. That said, RA2 was a bit of a letdown. The controls were sluggish, even compared to the original, and although first and third person modes were there...it still diddnt capture that magic of the first. Part of the problem may be the storyline, which just couldnt get me into it...
so where does that leave me?
Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Borderlands
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Rage
Saints Row Diamond 2-Pack
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Legend of Zelda, The: Ocarina of Time
Pokmon Snap
Legend of Zelda, The: The Wind Waker
Metroid Prime
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Faxanadu
Super C
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Donkey Kong Country
Star Fox
Super Mario World
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
Pikmin
Punch-Out!!
Contra: Hard Corps
Sonic & Knuckles
Legend of Dragoon, The
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II
Bully
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Ace Combat 04 Shattered Skies
Lots of games done, still more to go!....I think a few games may get replaced due to lack of interest, or , since my family discovered the wii has netflix, console availability.
Till next time
~Neo
Official Backlog Count: 257
The results are in for the record setting 2012 PAIN YOURSELF WITH SUBMISSIONS contest. This year's winner really went above and beyond the call of duty, but he wasn't alone at the top. There was a close second place contestant that truly gave him a run for his money. As usual, the winner focused heavily on image submissions, something of which we always appreciate greatly. 5,575 images were submitted by this member alone through the course of the contest. Along with the other submissions this person made, they earned a staggering 55,945 points. More than 2,000 more points than last year's winner!
This year's second place winner submitted a close second place point total of 39,152.
So you're probably what awesome members we have that would submit like mad men to achieve such greatness here at RFGeneration. So, without further ado, the 2012 PAIN YOURSELF WITH SUBMISSIONS Contest winner is .... Aeroc. This is Aeroc's third year in a row of winning the contest. So a big Congratulations goes out to him for this achievement. Everyone here at RFG appreciates your dedication.
So who was the valiant RFG soldier who fought so hard in his attempt to topple Aeroc this year? It was Crabmaster2000 of course. He made a solid attempt, but just came up short. I heard he's already healing his carpal tunnel scanner hand and preparing for next year's contest. Will he be able to topple the reigning three-time champion? Maybe it will be YOU who topples him, or will Aeroc continue his domination? Only time will tell.
So what does Aeroc win? Well, he wins the usual $60 of gaming swag of his choice and this sweet RFG Ringer-T:
For the rest of you that attempted this great challenge, I know some of you fought hard and some of you didn't even realize you were competing. But I thank you for your work regardless of how many points you scored, every little bit really does help make the site better.
To round out the top 10 point gainers this year we have:
disloyalhead - 11,285 points
nupoile - 4,367 points
Tynstar - 3,980 points
Duke.Togo - 2,883 points
Sirgin - 2,854 points
raffa1985 - 2,138
Paully3433 - 1,937 points
blcklblskt - 1,874 points
Once again, I'd like to thank and congratulate everyone who participated this year. Without a solid community like you guys willing to submit like crazy we would never have been able to become THE Classic and Modern Video Games Database. But don't forget that you don't need to wait for the contest, we're happy to accept your submissions all year long!
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Yikes... I've been working on this off and on for almost a month now. What can I say: the demands of work and other high-priority things kinda slow down the whole blog-writing process.
In any case, I'll now reveal to you my Tuesday finds from May, which was fairly weak right up to the final Tuesday... and then the floodgates opened somethin' fierce.
May 1: I hit a couple places after work and came away with:
- Super NES console $5.00
- Namco Museum 50th Anniversary (Greatest Hits) PS2 $2.99
- Super Mario Ball (AKA Japanese Mario Pinball Land) $1.99
- Super Donkey Kong 2 (AKA Japanese Donkey Kong Country 2) $1.99
Weird thing about the Japanese GBA games: I bought 'em at a place that usually premium-prices imports and rare second-hand games. I was so sure they'd be priced above what I'd be willing to pay, I almost didn't bother to ask the clerk to pull 'em outta the display case. For the first time in a blue moon, going against my better instincts actually paid off...
May 8: I found no games or hardware, just a lotta reading material.
- Fourteen Nintendo Power, GamePro, and EGM back issues, $0.29 each
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 strategy guide, $1.99
May 15:
- TMNT: Mutant Melee (Xbox) $3.19
- Nintendo 64 12-cartridge cabinet $2.60
I'm actually using the N64 cabinet to store my loose SNES carts in; apparently they were designed to hold either type.
May 22:
- Official PlayStation Magazine back issue $0.29
- Prima Conker: Live & Reloaded strategy guide $2.00
- BradyGames GTA: San Andreas strategy guide $2.00
May 29: Now, THIS is more like it:
- Four Nintendo Power back issues $0.29 each
- Six Official Xbox Magazine game demo discs with sleeves, $1.99 $0.99 each
- Joytron Strap Touchpen for DS, $0.79
- Pokemon Battle Revolution Nintendo Power strategy guide $1.50
- Populous (SNES) $1.99
- Namco Museum Remix (Wii) $5.95
- Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness (GC) $0.95
- Guitar Hero (PS2) $3.99 $0.99
- Guitar Hero II (PS2) $3.99 $0.99
- A trio of CIB Master System games for $2.99 $2.09 each:
- Choplifter
- Alien Syndrome
- Missile Defense 3D
- A pair of CIB PSP games for $1.95 each:
- Crush
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy
The biggest pick-up of the day, however, was:
- Blaze Twin Shock Home Arcade 2-player controller for PlayStation (and PS2), $11.99.
Finally, then there was this $1.99 grab:
 (Don't tell You-Know-Who about this one)
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May's biggest non-gaming Tuesday score: I found a boxed Nerf Vortex Praxis disc-shooter for just $5.99.
 Like this, only the box wasn't in as good a condition.
I'm pretty sure someone messed up on the pricing at the Goodwill where I picked this up. Now, that is some crack-smoking pricing I can actually get behind! Speaking of which...
May's biggest crack-smoking moment almost went to the Gilroy Goodwill, which was asking $19.99 for a standard-ish GameCube controller. That's right, just the controller; I asked about it, and they confirmed it.
But the Morgan Hill Goodwill claimed victory when I discovered a sealed pack of three Game Boy Advance 3-cartridge cases like these...
...for $19.99.
Yes, you read that price correctly.
$19.90-freakin'-9.
For plain ol' plastic cases.
Without any games in 'em.
Needless to say, they're really hittin' the pipe down in Morgan Hill...
'Late
And Garou: Mark of the Wolves is done! How come it's not called Fatal Fury anyway? It's got to be the best Fatal Fury game out there. Of course I'm saying this having played only a handful of the Fatal Fury series, but this includes the original -- first on an actual NeoGeo cab back in the day, and then soon after the home port on SNES. And though I didn't stick with the series too closely, I have remained an SNK fighting fan, even if I've really only slowly cherry-picked various entries in their series' here and there over the years.
That said, I can say that I'm quite glad I picked this one for my Summer Gaming list. First off, it was refreshing to go back to a fighting game where you (a) pick just a single character to master rather than a team from (b) a rather small roster. That's right, I said a small roster is a good thing. At least in this case. It was fun to not feel overwhelmed by familiarizing myself with 30 or 40 possible fighters. In fact, I started with Terry as he's quite familiar to me. Got myself warmed up (after picking up a SF4 fightpad for 360) and then started experimenting with other fighters.
And then I picked Hotaru. That's really all it took for this fine game to click with me completely. She's fast and great with kicks. And just like that I made it through Arcade Mode. I should confess that continues happened. This wasn't a 1CC. But I had made the deal with myself that beating this game meant using three continues (or less) -- or rather spending one dollar in the arcade. And in all honesty, I did use that third continue and was biting my nails on that last boss battle.
Ah, but cross another game off the list! And it's a game I highly recommend to any other fighting fans who may have overlooked it.
Other Progress:
Cthulhu Saves the World - is what I've been playing the most of. I've put several hours into it and am currently wandering around a green cat's spaceship. I think the game is fantastic.
Daytona USA - I've done a bit of racing. Still on that first Beginner track, and my best placing so far was 9th. I still have a lot to learn on this one.
X-Men - I played with some random stranger online. But I disconnected after three continues (as above). Although I'd really like to try to get a six-player co-op game going to experience it in its fully glory.
 Episode 3 discussion thread: http://www.rfgeneration.c...orum/index.php?topic=9841
On iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/u...collectorcast/id524246060
On YouTube: http://youtu.be/xrkaxV0iULc
On Pod-o-Matic: http://rfgenerationcollectorcast.podomatic.com
Hot off the heels of the Collectorcast Episode 2 which explored our favorite places to pick up games online were following up with the obvious, the best local areas to hunt for games!
Well discuss several obvious places and explore the ups and downs of each, but with any luck well be able to shed some light on a few unexpected options that might be available close to home.
As usual we dig through the RF Generation forums and blogs since our last recording and highlight some of the best finds over the last few weeks. And WOW were there some awesome scores this time around. If you haven't been keeping up with the new posts for a while then the Collectorcast will be worth a listen to for that alone.
Show notes:
Music: Streets of Rage 2 (SEGA Genesis)
0:00 Intro
3:39 Small Scores
20:19 Local Collecting
1:33:10 Conclusion
Sites mentioned in the show:
http://gametz.com
www.gamefly.com
www.cheapassgamer.com
www.gogamexchange.com/Locations.aspx
http://discreplay.com/locations.html
www.craigslist.com
www.kijiji.ca
www.yardsaletreasuremap.com
www.gamerspots.com
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