This last week was quite slow for me because unfortunately I lost access to the setup that I do 90% of my playing on. This means that I have to revert back to my original setup of playing straight into my Laptop. Now by doing my recordings this way I have a little amount of lag to deal with, which means that any game that requires quick reactions is gonna be MUCH harder. Its unlikely to change anytime in the immediate future so I'll just have to make due with what I've got to work with. This means the selection of games I had prepared might not be ideal at the moment. I'm going to be focussing on games that don't require much in terms of reflexes. Things like RPGs, Strategy Games or some types of Puzzle games. Unfortunately those genres tend to be pretty time consuming in comparison to what I had in mind so its gonna be a struggle to get to my goal of 100 games in my time frame. Luckily I was able to get a little ahead before this happened and still have several pretty easy games left to cross of the list. So while last week I was basically positive I was gonna reach my goal, now I'm not so sure. But I'll try to get as close as I can given my current limitations.
If anyone can recommend any slow moving games that are relatively quick victories I'd really appreciate it though!
Now onto what I have been able to do in the last little while.
Some of you may remember that I really liked World Games. So I was hopeful that Winter Games would be enjoyable too. Unfortunately it wasn't nearly as good. It had fewer events and none of them stood out to me as very good. Pretty big let down after World Games.
[img width=643 height=479]http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk189/Crabmaster2000/WinterGames-Ending_zps924ac634.png[/img]Decided it was time to sink a little effort into the only Soccer game I ever played as a child, NES World Cup Soccer. Like most Technos games its pretty fun, but can get a little repetitive since you have to play through 12 games to win. The first 6-8 games are pretty much a joke too. It really doesn't pose much of a challenge until you get to the games in the finals. Even then I only lost one game the entire time. Definitely more fun with some friends.
[img width=642 height=480]http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk189/Crabmaster2000/NESWorldCupSoccer-Ending_zps6bcdd2f0.png[/img]Here is another early arcade port, Defender II. Unfortunately there is no high score to beat, ending or areas to loop. So it was basically just beat a level I guess :/. Nothing to write home about.
[img width=642 height=480]http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk189/Crabmaster2000/Defender-Ending_zpsf294d3c5.png[/img]Next up is everybody's favorite wrestling game M.U.S.C.L.E.!! The game starts looping after the 4th stage and the preset high score was beaten after the 5th stage so since there is no ending I'm calling that good enough. Kind of a lame game though. Gets old and repetitive VERY fast and the random power up things that get launched across the ring each round kind of break the game.
[img width=642 height=480]http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk189/Crabmaster2000/MUSCLE-Ending_zpsdf93dfa0.png[/img] You thought I was done with all the game shows by now? Fear not I found another one! MTV's Remote Control. TV trivia wasn't to hard, but to make things even easier they don't punish you for getting wrong answers! So I could just buzz in first every single time wether I knew the answer or not and take a 1 out of 3 chance of getting it correct. Its like they wanted me to win!
[img width=642 height=480]http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk189/Crabmaster2000/MTVRemoteControl-Ending_zpse971a181.png[/img]Lastly this time around was Spot The Video Game. Hopeful that it might be the long awaited game to surpass the almighty Othello I was sadly disappointed
The game moves far to quickly and has some flashy animations and annoying sounds, so it'll never be in the same league as Othello. The default computer was a bit smarter than me, but after 5-6 attempts I was able to finish it up.
[img width=642 height=480]http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk189/Crabmaster2000/Spot-Ending_zpsd283b743.png[/img]2013 NES List
67 Games Beaten In 56 Days
Sesame Street CountdownTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament FightersShooting RangeSpace Shuttle ProjectDouble DareWin, Lose or DrawOthelloWhomp EmDragon FighterBugs Bunny's Crazy CastleFamily FeudTale SpinPlatoonGotcha!Gun SmokeKiwi Kraze10 Yard FightTom & JerryWrecking CrewHatrisTime LordOrb 3DWheel of Fortune JrWheel of Fortune Family EditionCaptain America and the AvengersWheel of FortuneWheel of Fortune Featuring Vanna WhiteThe Adventures of Rocky & BullwinkleBo Jackson BaseballJeopardy! JrJeopardy!Jeopardy! 25th AnniversaryCowboy KidCrash n The Boys: Street ChallengeGalagaColor A DinosaurMillipedePopeyeSesame Street 123Sesame Street ABCSesame Street Hide & SpeakSoccerClassic ConcentrationFisher Price I Can RememberFisher Price Perfect FitMickey's Safari in LetterlandMickey's Adventure in NumberlandNES Open GolfPictionaryChessmasterAnticipationDK Jr MathDonkey Kong 3Urban ChampionBalloon FightPinballQixHollywood SquaresTwin CobraFlintstones Rescue of Dino & HoppyTiger-HeliWinter GamesNES World Cup Soccer
Defender IIM.U.S.C.L.E.MTV's Remote ControlSpot The Video GameFuture Plans - Already put a decent amount of time into Gemfire so I plan to continue that one. Also plan to keep trying on Track & Field II after heal from an injury on a previous attempt
Gonna be looking into more strategy and RPG type games. Perhaps Nobunaga's Ambition or Legend of the Ghost Lion.
