The site was down when I tried to post last Thursday, so here it is now.
I'm on a kind of staycation this week. I made some real life journeys to NYC and some virtual ones to WWI France, a fanciful place called Teyvat, baseball land, and Marvel's NYC.
Princess Peach Showtime is out and in the game, Peach gets a starring role as she dons new outfits in stage plays. So I thought it might be neat to go through all the outfits she has and what they are like. But keep in mind there may be some spoilers here and there, so watch out for that. OK, let’s pull back the curtain and start the show!
Welcome back to Nerds Without Pants! This week, we shout out some of our favorite women in games, be they characters, developers, content creators, and more. Then we talk about a couple bad games and a couple better games before pitting Zelda against Dragon Quest in a cage match.
Welcome to a decidedly NOT special episode of Nerds Without Pants, despite what the episode number may tell you. We’ve got some fun headlines and some deep discussion about a couple of games, so we hope you enjoy!
Welcome to a special Nerds Without Pants! Eric Peacock from the Soundtracker Podcast joins us for the first time to talk about pretty video game music, his video game origin story, and much, much more!
Wake up early and pour a bowl of your favorite sugary cereal as we look at more games I’ve recently reviewed at GamerDad.com. A lot of the games on this batch were Saturday Morning cartoons at one point, or at least look like they could be. But then, most games I review are probably like that. Anyway, please click on the links and read as many reviews as you can, and maybe even post a ‘like’ or comment or two. I’d appreciate it. And now it’s back to the show!
When I was a kid in the pre-NES days, vertical shooters were a large part of my gaming diet, as they were a huge part of the gaming landscape. Since my family had home computers, I played clones more than I did the arcade originals or their official home versions on consoles like the 2600. These games generally fell into one of three major categories: Space Invaders clones, Galaxian clones, and Centipede clones. In this blog I will talk about the games that spawned the third type of shooter - Centipede and Millipede.
With the year 2020 and the MLB World Series well underway, there’s no better time than now to talk about Super Baseball 2020. In 1991, SNK- the famed developer of such blockbusters as Metal Slug and Aero Fighters- released their spin on America’s favorite pastime in the arcades. Two years later, it was ported to the Sega Genesis with NuFX and Electronic Arts handling the programming and publishing. With its futuristic setting and easy controls, the game offered a level of enjoyment missing from baseball’s more realistic interpretations on the home console platform.
Recently, Netflix launched High Score, a new documentary series on the history of video games. I thought it was entertaining enough that I wanted to discuss and review it here on this blog. So here’s my thoughts on the six episode series!
Ok so I just finished the stage 5 (?) of the Tour de France, I didn’t take out a breakfast sandwich because last night’s Panda Express isn’t sitting well. Apparently when you ask for Orange Chicken they give you spicy chicken that isn’t sweet. I really need to find a mom & pop Chinese spot that offers Sweet N’ Sour Pork. Going back to actual gaming stuff I tried to write a Quick Hits but ended up getting sidetracked with random trips to different stores, but here we are on a Monday and apparently it’s September. Who knew? Let’s get started.
Sometimes when I make a list of reviews I’ve written lately for these blogs, I notice they have a theme. This time I noticed that nearly all the games I’ve reviewed lately have strong female lead roles. We have Blaze Fielding, Cherry, and Estel Aguirre from Streets of Rage 4, Tifa from the FF7 Remake, Demelza and Nessa from Knights and Bikes, Tanya and Olga from Infinite: Beyond the Mind, and many more! So please click on the links and read as many reviews as you can, and maybe post a like or comment or two. And in the comments section here, tell me your favorite female video game characters. Can you guess mine?
Except for Minecraft Dungeons, in which I played a single dungeon and failed to beat it again. The rest is all from collections I have on Xbox One. I'm specifically playing games from the years '85-'89. I also watched about 20 minutes of Dragon Quest: Your Story on Netflix.
(Apparently I forgot to hit Live. Ooops. Have a good night!)
Ok so before I tackle the final three teams in the NFL card cataloging I need to write out this blog entry or else I will be doing it at 9pm local time while watching bad wrestling (WWE). Also AEW > WWE Raw/SmackDown and it is not even close. So here I am and let’s get started before I get sidetracked and end up decided I need to find a better way to catalog my cards.
Yeah I was sorting through cards and forgot. Anyways here is a video that the SDSU Women's Basketball squad tweeted out a couple of weeks ago. I liked it and then I went and bought the single Love Come Down by Evelyn "Champagne" King which is one of my favorite songs that surprisingly I didn't already own.
Good afternoon Pixlpeeps! Earlier this morning I was out and about because the battery in the truck needed to be charged up while driving so in between my stops at Treasure Hunt and Walmart I made a drive around the town for 15 minutes. Now I do this because before Christmas I thought the battery died when I was leaving a store and the good people of AAA said weather can be a factor especially since it’s California Cold (it was 50° with constant rain yesterday). I am here to catch you good people up on what went on during Christmas.
So it is a cool Saturday morning and I am in bed debating on if I should go visit the library later on today and follow it up with hitting the thrift stores that are down the street. I know their selection isn’t that great right now but there is that wonder that I might find something good, or should I wait for next week when I finally get paid and check out the local mom and pop. I might do this. Anyways it is Saturday let’s get started with Quick Hits.
Crap, it's been over three months since I last wrote anything. If it's any consolation, I lead a relatively boring life in the winter, so you really didn't miss much.
It’s time again for some game reviews I’ve recently written over at GamerDad.com. There’s some pretty good ones in here this time, so do be sure to check them out. Please click on the links and read as many as you can, and maybe even post a ‘like’ or comment or two. I’d appreciate it. OK, time to find out why I named this blog “Buff Penguin Reviews!”
It is Saturday morning and I literally just woke up. You would think that since it is the weekend I would sleep in a bit and I kinda did, but it would be nice to wake up a little later than 7:40am but here I am. I guess I should explain why this is being written on Saturday instead of Friday. Let’s get into that.