Bitter Without Continues
All talk, zero credibility.
There’s something new at 1morecastle.com, and that something new would be, well, myself.
Pinball Alley
Pinball Alley: Rollerball
To most people, Rollerball evokes memories of a 1975 film starring James Caan that was centered around a violent sport and one man’s fight against corporate control. It’s a pretty good movie, but the Rollerball that I have in mind is much different…
Atari Poop
Atari Poop – Cookie Monster Munch
Released in 1983 and developed by Atari and Children’s Computer Workshop, Cookie Monster Munch is an adult game disguised as a children’s game. Now, I don’t mean “adult” in the sense that it’s not suitable for children here. The game is still an educational one, but the developers knew parents weren’t going to buy an educational game for themselves; however, since parents were exactly the kind of people they wanted to see buying the game, it was marketed for children instead. Let me explain…
Ecco the Dolphin Spiritual Successor Launched
A Kickstarter for the spiritual successor to Ecco the Dolphin has been launched.
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028 – Madden with Minefields
This week, the Podcastle is all about the hutts, the touchdowns, the spirit of teamwork, and the buried explosive ordnance. We also cover a great listener question that invites us to list our hangups with the RPG genre.
Capcom to release Dungeons & Dragons Collection
During the World of Capcom panel today at PAX East, Capcom announced that Tower of Doom and Shadow Over Mystara will be re-released this summer.
Duck Tales Remastered
Duke Tales remastered has just been announced by Capcom for XBLA, PSN, and the Wii U eShop.
N64 Connoisseur
One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure
There are a lot of fun sayings in the English language. Some of them are easily understood, like “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Some of them take a little research to understand, like “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.” As I have been on my quest to collect every single Nintendo 64 game released in North America, I have found that the phrase “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” holds very true. It is stunningly ironic that some of the games with the highest values dollar-wise have the lowest values as actual games. If I wasn’t trying to collect these, they would be suitable for little more than giving dust a place to live. I have compiled a few of the best/worst examples. The prices here are average ballpark numbers based off of completed eBay auctions and this price guide that I highly recommend.
The Retro Critic
The Wizard Of Oz
Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high, there’s a game that I played once and it made me cry…
Not really, I just wanted that opening line to rhyme.
Anyway, let’s take a look at The Wizard Of Oz on the SNES to celebrate the release of Oz: The Great And Powerful, yet another James Franco ape-centric feature.
The Fair Shake
Ode to my Pentium 3.
I wanted to pay homage to an old friend who will soon depart on a journey to a new land, much like Bilbo Baggins at the end of the LoTR trilogy.
Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition Released
Duke Nukem 3D is being re-released on Steam, and it’s bringing a bevy of extras with it.
Bad Guys Anonymous
Gnawty
Welcome to a brand new edition of Bad Guys Anonymous. This week, we’ll be taking a closer look at the very first minor minion gamers encounter in Donkey Kong Country on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
Right after our intrepid gorilla hero blasts out of his cave top loft and discovers that his “Banana Hoard” has gone missing, players immediately do three things: they collect their first bananas, they break Diddy Kong from his barrel prison and they square off against the exceptionally basic Gnawty.
Look out, friends, we’re in Donkey Kong pun territory here.
The Backlog
Episode Seven – Space Raiders (Nintendo GameCube)
In this episode Joe introduces you to Space Raiders, Taito’s doofy spiritual successor to Space Invaders that doesn’t look like much, but is a great time when shared with friends.
The story is bad, the voice acting is laughable and the gameplay is simple and repetitive, but Space Raiders is still worth a look if you love chasing high scores and still prefer your co-op partners to be on the same couch with you rather than online. The asking price isn’t much, so Space Raiders is definitely worth a look if you can play it under optimal circumstances.
Virtual View
Is the Virtual Boy Really that Bad?
The Angry Video Game Nerd. I discovered his videos back in 2006, and have been watching his work since. Although I don’t find his more recent videos to be as memorable as his older ones, one of my favorite videos of his is the Virtual Boy review. After watching it back in November, I decided to get the red machine just to see if it was really as bad as James and most other gamers say it is.
Atari Poop
Atari Poop – Top 10 Reasons Why Mario Bros. is the Best Mario Game
Some of you might be thinking, “A Mario game on the 2600? Surely you jest, good sir! Might it not merely have been a videoed game of the home-brewèd variety?” Well, my learnèd friends, you’d be wrong. Mario Bros. for the 2600 was a port of the original arcade game and is without a doubt the greatest Mario game ever made (besides this one obviously). Here are the top 10 reasons why:
Deals of the Week – March 18th, 2013
What’s better than getting to play an old game from your childhood again? It’s getting to play it for really, really cheap. Read on for your deals of the week.
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027 – Purple Turtles
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Quake is Calling you to TrenchBroom
The year 1996 is calling, and has invited you to revisit the classic game Quake. Why you ask? Well, there’s a new level editor called TrenchBroom out, and it beckons you to build more fiendish levels to blast your way through. Read on to see what this level editor brings to the now 17 year old classic.