Day 6 of arcade games that were better on the NES. Today's game is Punch-Out. Why is it better? The NES port refined the formula into a more puzzle-like/rhythm boxing experience with better character designs (Little Mac), and new opponents.
Day 3 of arcades ports on the Apple II: Pac-Man The port of Pac-Man for the Apple moves a little slower than the arcade version, and it lacks the sound effects that the C64 and Atari 400/800, but still destroys the Atari 2600 port 😅
HAPPY FRIDAY! This week's challenge is Atomic Runner for the Genesis/Mega Drive. Post as many scores as you'd like. Scores can be posted in this thread and/or the challenge site mycrappygames.com/highscores/D... Feel free to invite friends, and good luck!
Day 5 of arcade games that were better on the NES. Today's game is Rygar. Why is it better? The NES version transforms the game into an open-world-style adventure with exploration, leveling, and item collection. The arcade original is a more straightforward linear side-scroller
Day 2 of arcades ports on the Apple II: Pooyan I think this is the first arcade port I played on the Apple II back in elementary or Jr. High, and at the time I didn't know it was an arcade port. Some days I'd get the machine with a color screen and others would be green or amber
Fall is starting to set in with leaves dropping all over the place. That said it's still in the low 90s here, and Peanut the tortoise is digging a cool treat before he buries himself for the day.
I don't often see much love for the Apple II in the Retro Gaming space, so I thought I'd start a new daily series showcasing arcade ports that hit the Apple II Day 1 of arcades ports on the Apple II: Mario Bros. This is a fun port of the game.
Day 4 of arcade games that were better on the NES. Today's game is Ninja Gaiden. Why it's better: The arcade game was a very run of the mill beat'em up and Tecmo took the NES port and turned it into side-scrolling action-platformer with strong storytelling! The music rocks too!
I hope you're all having a wonderful Sunday. I've started my afternoon with some lemonade and Road Rash for the 3DO. I remember seeing this for the first time at a game shop called Software Ect. From that moment on I lusted for a 3DO. I finally got one back in 2020.
Day 3 of arcade games that were better on the NES. Today's game is P.O.W. This game is kind of like Double Dragon, but in a POW setting. Why it's better: distinct bosses (instead of just enemy waves). power-ups/rooms. grenades for vehicle fights. Added content.
Day 2 of arcade games that were better on the NES. Today's game is Bionic Commando. Why the NES port is better: The game is a substantial redesign with a map, branching paths. Upgrades/EXP. More responsive grappling. Better Music. You get to kill Mecha Hitler. Need I say more?
Hey folks, it's almost the weekend, and this weeks challenge is Crisis Force for the NES. You can post as many scores as you'd like in this thread and/or the challenge site: mycrappygames.com/highscores/D... Re-post to invite friends!
I'm playing a "new" game for me. It's Laser Ants for the Atari 800. You control some kind of a ship that needs to enter a ants nest and destroy x number of power capsules to move on to the next level. It's super challenging. Breath on the walls wrong and it's bye bye ship!
This looks really good! store.steampowered.com/app/4500530/...
Raging Blasters 2 on Steam
The sequel to the "Raging Blasters" is here! It's called "Raging Blasters 2". This is an arcade-style vertical scrolling shmup. Players choose from three pilots to control, and hea...
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I'm starting my gaming today with one that everyone knows! God I love Contra!
Should I make some extra money by being a Mall Santa this year 🤔
GOG Preservation Program Now Includes 'Big Box' PC Packaging You Can Print At Home
GOG Preservation Program Now Includes 'Big Box' PC Packaging You Can Print At Home
'A project for anyone who misses shelves of PC boxes'
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I'm having a blast with Micro Mages for the NES. It was released in 2019.They had a physical cartridge for it but it has sold out. You can also get it on Steam, Itch.io, and for the PlayStation 4/5. PC versions come with the ROM too.I'm using the ROM via emulation
I love that we live in a time where there are so many home-brew games being made for old hardware. I've been enjoying Asteroids - VE (Vector Edition) for the Atari 7800 this afternoon. It plays really well, and has the challenge set just right.
This is Sib, one of the 5 or so strays I feed, and take to the Vet when needed. She's the first stray that showed up about 6 months ago. She was very leery of me for the first month, and now sleeps on my back steps. She LOVEs my dog Henry.
Pac-Man made eating dots popular, and many games in the early 80s tried to copy elements of its gameplay. Crystal Castles is one of those games. I first played it on an Atari 2600 back around '84-'85. This is a pretty good port for a machine with 128 bytes of RAM.
Imagic made some great games during their short existence. One of my favorites that isn't often talked about is Cosmic Ark. I got this game in 1984 and 42 years later I'm still having fun with it.
I have an entire office setup at home with higher end machines, and a bunch of old consoles, hardware, and game collections. That said I spend most of my game and compute time on a very low end 7 year old laptop in my living room chair.
I was trying to figure out what I wanted to play, and then Phoenix for the Atari 2600 struck my fancy.
