Army of Ruin is taking over and keeping me away from my retro plans. I have half a mind to pull the plug on my Xbox to keep me away from it but I want to finish what I can first. However, an intervention may be in order. But, I did play a few retro games in the margins.
Specifically the Irkens from Irk, and more specficially, Invader Zim, voiced by Richard Horvitz (Chaos in Skylanders). This 2001 animated TV series didn't even make it through its second season, but its still pretty good. It especially appeals to me for its angular design, wild humor, surrealism, and sometimes dark tones. Zim is assigned to take over Earth and he assumes the disguise of a middle schooler to hide his secret. Dib, a fellow student, is not convinced and seeks to expose him. Another selling point for me was the voice of Kevin McDonald from Kids in the Hall as one of the Almighty Tallest, co-leader of the Irks and Zim's boss. Oh, and there were more aliens in the games I played this week.
No, not real ticks, but THE Tick, the animated 1990s TV show based on the comic of the same name by Ben Edlund. I love this show so much: the big band swing style opening music, the humorous parodies of super heroes, the shear wackiness of the stories, and the loads of visual jokes that go on in the background or worked into a scene. It's smart, it's fun, it's silly; a perfect triple scoop icecream cone of a show. Oh, and I played a load of video games too. See below.
I briefly touched on a handful of games and then my friend and I got back into Diablo II for a good long time. Finally, I dug into Horizon: Zero Dawn on my PS4.
Over the years, there have been many different types of cartridge software released. Where music and video media (eventually) became standardized, each game system had its own form of storage media. In addition to carrying interchangeable game software, companies tended to make the design and appearance of the cartridges themselves distinctive as a marketing gimmick. Most of us have memories of having game cartridges in boxes, not to mention blowing on the edge connectors when our games glitched out. So here's a brief overview of various game cartridges throughout history. This is not an exhaustive list.
I didn't mention I played some Fallout 76 last weekend. I had the same problem I had with Fallout 4, I couldn't find the pip-boy menu to do simple stuff like change gear or eat. I'm some kind of stupid, I guess, or the particular U.I. in these games baffles my simple mind. I must've tried every button combination to find out how to eat something when it was suggested, and I still couldn't find the pip-boy menu like I was shown earlier in the brief tutorial as you leave the Vault. WTF.
My new thing lately is to look down the list of new releases and go back in time until I find something I'd like to try. I can play anything on PS4 or Xbox One if it's library rentable, on Game Pass, or just cheap enough to buy. If it's too pricey, I just put it on my wish list for later. This isn't all though. I have Game Pass Rewards to gather and several games I've been playing for months that I like to keep up with. So let's break it down.
Hello, it's been a while since I have posted anything, but I have been thinking about it lately. I am working on a new blog and putting some ideas together. For now here is my PlayStation 2020 Wrap-Up where you can see how the last year went for me. There are some interesting stats here:
Good morning Pixlpeeps! It is Friday (right?) and I am typing this up before I start my day with some leftovers for breakfast. Breakfast of Champions! I think I will continue with my rambling style from Monday to today’s Quick Hits, but I’ll keep the ramblings somewhat organized:
Hey there, guys. It's that time of year again. I have really dropped the ball this year on blogging because I've been so busy, but I promise I will be more prolific next year (I'm already planning on participating in BAD 2020). So, as I do every year, I'll briefly mention the games I was able to beat this year. As many of you know, I'm a huge Nintendo fan, so these are all Nintendo games (or on Nintendo consoles), and some of them are even retro games (I'm fervently collecting SNES carts). In 2019, I was able to beat 18 games!
I got caught up in the sales again this weekend and picked up a bunch of five dollar games and one amiibo. I also played some New Super Mario Bros U and more of Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story.
Welcome to my last review of Nintendo's portable consoles. Today, I'll be talking about the 3DS, the little portable that could. It's been a wild ride with this system. From its not-so-humble beginnings to its numerous incarnations, and now, its slow walk into the sunset, it's had a good 8 years now. I'll be honest, the last time I bought a game for the thing was in 2014. Still, I did have a lot of fun with the system. It just felt like to me that it burned bright for only a short time. Developer support for 3rd party kind of dropped off. Plus, Nintendo's offerings felt more like afterthoughts because they were busy trying to push forward with the Wii U, and the versions of games offered were often watered down experiences from its big brother counterpart after the first few years. Still, I recognize that the market was strong even after I stopped playing it, and the target audiences were those that could not afford a home console. So let's get to it. But first, a meme:
Yes um. . . played me some Forza Horizon 4, Wargroove and Just Cause 4. All were very nice. Details. . .
This being the stuff you do after you've thoroughly beaten and thrashed a game. Mark and I beat the game on legendary. Then I ran around with him in co-op as he knocked off a few achievements he hadn't got yet. Then I discovered melee weapons, and how.
Yes I went there and bought this game on Switch. I'm really not sure what to tell you about it.