I have been wanting to talk videogames for the past week. I have not spent enough time with Breath of the Wild to talk about that game. I also have not had the proper inspiration to talk about anything else. All that has changed, and hopefully I will be able to use my newfound ideas before I lose them.
Well, it looks like Nerds Without Pants is reaching the end of Chrono Crossing. I didn't consistently participate in it, and I regret that. But I enjoyed talking about my favorite games of every year. Brought back a lot of memories.
Last year, Nintendo released the NES Classic Edition, a smaller sized 8-bit NES shaped console with 30 classic games. It’s been notoriously hard to find, and I’ve been a bit bummed that I haven’t been able to get one. But I wasn’t TOO upset because most of the games I played on the NES were from Capcom, not Nintendo (Mega Man and Disney games). But the 16-bit Super Nintendo is my all-time favorite console ever. It was the gaming console that really cemented my preference for console games, and the system just clicked for me for some reason. So when Nintendo released the SNES Classic Edition in the same vein this year, I REALLY wanted to get it. Luckily, my family got it for me for my birthday! Nintendo DID say they were making more of the SNES Classic Edition, and I don’t know if that’s really true or not, or if we were just more prepared this time. But not only was I able to get one, but three of my brothers got one, too! So to celebrate me getting a SNES Classic Edition, here’s a blog about all the games on it!
I don’t know about you, but when I hear about an indie developed game sporting a pseudo-16-bit pixel aesthetic I find myself rolling my eyes. This goes double when said game is an action/exploration game (“Metroidvania” if you’re lazy). I just find these types of games to be played out. However, if you tell me that WayForward is working on the game you pique my interest enough to plunk down twenty bucks on The Mummy: Demastered, a game I hadn’t heard of. Was my curiosity rewarded? Ehhh…
As much as I like Nintendo, they have made quite a few mistakes as a game company. Some are big, like the Virtual Boy and using cartridges on the N64. And some are not quite so big. One of those ‘not quite so big’ mistakes I feel is how they released the NES Classic Edition last year. For those who don’t know, the NES Classic Edition was a smaller console that looked like the 8-bit NES and had 30 games on it. But Nintendo didn’t make enough and it’s very hard to find. Even I don’t have one! I know Nintendo recently said they would make more and release them next summer, but we’ll just have to see about that. So when I saw where I could order the Famicom Classic Edition online for nearly retail price, I decided to import that instead. The Famicom was the Japanese version of the NES. Their Classic Edition has most of the same games as the NES one, but with a few changes here and there. So in this blog, I’m going go over the Famicom Classic console, the games on it, and at the end I’ll share some good news related to this topic!
I accidentally deleted all of my messages from everyone. I had two pages, and figure the big red X would only get rid of page two. I was wrong.
So I posted this in a reply on facebook in a discussion about how Super Metroid may be the most important game of its time.
Welcome, welcome, to the biggest episode of Nerds Without Pants…EVER. No, really, we have all three of the guys from the Digital and Dice podcast, resulting in chaos, hilarity, and tons of conversation derailments as we talk about the most overrated games of all time. Look forward to Angelo’s number one…it’s a doozy! In Chrono Crossing, we go back to 1988 for an eclectic set of picks.
I'm feeling a retro game playthrough. I would like to start off with the best of the best, or at least what are everyones favorite SNES games? Off the top of my head
Look, Metroidvania's might just be my favourite genre of all time. Games like Super Metroid, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Metroid Prime, and Dark Souls litter my top 20. I guess I'm a sucker for games that heavily encourage exploration and give tangible progression that does more than simply damage enemies more.
You guys haven't heard from me in awhile, and that's because I went back to college this past fall in order to get my Master's. So I've been pretty busy. Still, I was able to beat a bunch of great games this past year. I was able to beat 16 total games. Some of these are retro games, others are new, and most of them are Nintendo games. That's me! So let's get into it.
It’s that time of year again! It’s the Cary’s Best Games of 2016 Awards Show blog! Keep in mind that no outside opinions went into the making of this list. It’s just my own picks. And if a game is missing from my list, it either didn’t appeal to me as much, or I just simply haven’t played it yet. Can’t play all the games out there, you know! Plus I do apologize if this list leans toward the Nintendo side. I don’t have an Xbox One, and I just got a PS4 at the end of November, so you’ll just have to deal with it.
Boo! Here’s another batch of games I’ve reviewed over at GamerDad.com. They’re so good, it’s scary! Whooooo! Please click on the links and read as many as you can, and maybe even post a comment or two here or there. I’d appreciate it, thanks. Now let’s begin…if you dare!
Adam didn't let me post this earlier...
So, I am just going to steal this idea... and then break all the rules. I have been thinking about my Top 5 games of all time for the past 2 weeks at this point. I have come to the realization that selecting 5 games is just too darn difficult.
For the past couple of weeks now, I have been thinking about replaying Half-Life 2. This in turn got me thinking about gamses that I revisit on a regular or semi-regular basis. That is what I wanted to talk about today, games that we come back to and replay. Hopefully I will also have reason why I replay these games.
It was a really great year. I was able to beat more games this year than last, which was my goal. I finished a total of 27 games! Most of these were retro games, but some of them were also new ones. All of these games are worth beating, btw. Here they are in the order in which I beat them.
I'll need to be very careful with how I use the Internet these next few days, if at all.
