@atomicpoet I feel compelled to tell you there a Devolver Digital #videogame sale going on right now. I haven't gotten any of them (besides the Hotline Miami games, out of their original sale) but I feel really compelled to grab a couple more.
...Konami of America senior vice presidents discomfort with the religious connotations of the title Akumajō Dracula, which he believed translated as "Dracula Satanic Castle". 🧛
🕹️ Trivia about the game consoles of our childhood
Will start a little series here about me browsing this Club Nintendo issue from July 1995 (Nintendo Power in the US). 📖
I explicitly bought this one recently because I have so fond childhood memories. It must have been one of the few I owned and therefore read endless times. I still remember so much of the content and now I'm excited to refresh these memories.
The cover shows Asterix & Obelix, a PAL exclusive game series. 🐗
@TheRetroSven after watching a speedrun of it yesterday to refresh my memory: I fully agree. 😅
I'm amazed that I made it as far as the climbing stage as a kid. @repeatro
@repeatro and the HD release of FF X for the Vita is ultimately how I finished it, even though I bought it for PS2 when it originally came out. 😅
I never could get to terms with the weirdness of X-2 though.
..beat 'em up game for the Sega Genesis, and is considered one of the greatest video games of all time. 🏆
Streets of Rage 2 was coded by the same programming team that did the first title of the series. To make it possible to add more features and additional memory cache, the programmers improved the Mega Drive cartridge specifications. 👨💻
🕹️ Trivia about the game consoles of our childhood
@repeatro hmm...is this the game that could convince me of Beat 'em ups? I tried so many, but even if I see why people might like them, I usually get bored or frustrated by this genre very quickly. 😩
The last ones I tried were "Revenge of Shredder" and the Scott Pilgrim game. Neither could keep me interested past the first stage. 😔
One of the PS2's greatest fighters. Hefty, robust gameplay, with a massive roster and a fun story. Bonus Devil Within game is a load of toss though, and the final boss is the franchise's cheatiest yet.
For me: TTT > T3 > T5, still T5 was incredibly strong at release.
T5 actually had new characters that were really fun, whereas 4 was kind of a miss for me, and most other Tekken fans. Both Raven and Feng pictured on the cover felt like fresh air with fun and different play styles compared to the core roster.
I can understand why 4 was a miss for fans, especially at the time - I actually wrote about my experiences with it a few weeks ago!
Tag I have a ton of nostalgia and love for, although over time I've come to prefer fighting games with some narrative weight to them as well as being mechanically strong