As the list I'm choosing my games from over at nintendoage has been slowly dwindling the games I've been playing have been getting more time consuming. Thus the slower rate of uploads lately. Getting our basement renovated and having my appendix removed have slowed me down a bit too. But I've still been hard at work knocking off titles when I get the chance. Here are my latest triumphs.
Spider Man Return of the Sinister Six was something I had mixed feelings about. I really like many super hero games of the SNES/Gen/Arcade era, but I've been coming to the realization that many NES super hero games just weren't up to par. Spider Man on the NES just happens to be a good example of that. While not quite in the terrible arena it has a lot of problems that cause it to ultimately not be all that good. The web swinging is surprisingly good, but otherwise the game doesnt have anything for redeeming qualities.
Next up is yet another of the infamous NES wrestling games, Tag Team Wrestling. Now this game is freakin cheap almost right off the bat. The enemy wrestlers turn red (which happens more often and for longer periods of time the further you get in the game) and when that happens they become invincible and get a free move on you. In the later levels they turn red so often that they tend to grab you the second you get up from their previous move leaving you unable to fight back. Luckily there is a way you can be just as cheap too! If you can cause the fight to move outside the ring they will not turn red at all, and with some good timing you can ring them out pretty consistently. Now just do that at least 35 times in a row (one loss is game over) in order to beat the "Super Champ". Easy, right?
Finally I've been able to cross Eliminator Boat Duel off my list also. This is a boat racing game that plays like a combination of Race America (starting drag), RC Pro AM (upgrade vehicle in between races/similar race view) and Rad Racer (behind the car race view). It does all of the above fairly well, but nothing overly spectacularly. Decent game overall. It took me a few attempts to figure out how to maximize my spending and get my upgrades built up, but the easiest way to ensure victory is to learn when to spam your nitros. Its ok to let our opponent dominate the entire race as long as you can seal the deal right at the end.
Future Plans - I've already put a fair amount of time into Thunder & Lightning which has brought me to the last and second last level several times. I have no doubt I can beat it, I just need to get a good play through. Also gonna give Galaxy 5000 a go before too long unless someone beats me to it.
