4th August 2014, 5:06 PM
(This post was last modified: 4th August 2014, 10:38 PM by A Black Falcon.)
First, that Xbox copy of NBA Ballers Phenom that I thought would not work because it has some scratches and the center ring of the disc is partially broken off and gone... works! Yes, really. I never thought that a disc as physically damaged as this could work, but it seems to work fine. Huh. With damage like this how can it even spin it properly, with the center ring partially damaged? Anyway though, it's a pretty fun game. Classic Midway basketball action at its core, though I'm not really a fan of the RPG-esque main story mode; I want to be able to actually score, and not spend hours frustratingly not being able to hit shots until finally my skills train up enough so I can play well! But all there is here is the story mode and single matches; there's no arcade-style tournament mode, unfortunately. Ah well, what's here is good.
Odyssey 2 - Yes, I saw some O2 stuff recently, and got a few games. They also had a boxed system for $200, and a boxed O2 The Voice module for $100. I really want a The Voice unit, but that's way too expensive; I'll continue waiting for a loose one, which cost maybe a third at most what boxed ones do. O2 boxes are the best, and I need a voice unit for my O2, but I'm not spending that kind of markup just for a box. It's cool to see it though, and that goes for the regular O2 box as well!
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KC's Krazy Chase! - $8, complete - pretty good game, the sequel to KC Munchkin. It's another maze game, but this time you eat a centipede instead of moving dots. The centipede is called the "Dratapillar', which I've seen a few people speculate might be a reference to Atari and how they got KC Munchkin unfairly banned for being too similar to Pac-Man, which it isn't. Anyway, this was a very cool find. This game has The Voice support, but doesn't require it.
Quest for the Rings - $17, missing one metal piece but otherwise has all the other parts. This game was the first of three boardgame/O2 game hybrid titles, and as such it's really interesting and unique. As the name suggests, it's a fantasy game where you have to get all the rings while fighting off or avoiding enemies such as dragons. Hmm, I wonder where they got their inspiration. :p The game has a board, an overlay for the O2 keyboard (on the system) telling you what the keys do so you don't need to memorize what to press, a bunch of plastic covers, and metal tiles that go under the covers, signifying what encounter you find on that space -- a ring, a normal fight, a dragon, etc. I'll need to make one homemade dragon tile replacement because one of those is the missing thing, but I can do that; it's most important to have the board, overlay, cart, manual (it's huge and impressive, great job there!), and plastic covers. If something has to be missing, one of the metal tiles is the most easily substituted thing. So yeah, I got it. It cost a few bucks less than it would with all the tiles, too, so I'm glad I counted them. I've heard that this isn't the greatest game, but still, I'm really happy to get it; on ebay it'd surely have cost more thanks to shipping costs, this is a good-sized box. This was one of my most-wanted O2 games that I didn't have, along with Freedom Fighters. I still need that one, but getting this and KC's Krazy Chase is quite cool.
Atari 2600 - all cart only and $1 each
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Frogs and Flies - this is an extremely simple game from Mattel, but it's popular for some reason. It was cheap enough that I decided to try it out despite my skepticism. You jump back and forth between two lilypads, trying to eat as many flies as you can before time runs out. All you can do is hit jump and then hit the button to use your tongue, no moving around the lilypads.
Cruise Missile - late '80s game from Froggo. Froggo isn't exactly known for making good games (note: this is an understatement; Froggo is considered one of the worst Atari third parties), but this was cheap, isn't all that common, and looked just interesting enough to be worth a dollar (it sells for a bit more online). Hopefully it's at least slightly entertaining, though I definitely don't expect it to be good.
Winter Games - This is another late '80s game, and another one that sells for more than a dollar online. This is a 2600 version of Epyx's least well known but perhaps best "Games" title, the followup to the popular California and Summer Games titles. Winter Games has pretty good graphics for a 2600 game, and some nice variety too; really a great effort here, this pushes the system fairly well! Impressive graphics and gameplay. I particularly like the skiing, the improvement from '70s games of this type to this is amazing.
Odyssey 2 - Yes, I saw some O2 stuff recently, and got a few games. They also had a boxed system for $200, and a boxed O2 The Voice module for $100. I really want a The Voice unit, but that's way too expensive; I'll continue waiting for a loose one, which cost maybe a third at most what boxed ones do. O2 boxes are the best, and I need a voice unit for my O2, but I'm not spending that kind of markup just for a box. It's cool to see it though, and that goes for the regular O2 box as well!
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KC's Krazy Chase! - $8, complete - pretty good game, the sequel to KC Munchkin. It's another maze game, but this time you eat a centipede instead of moving dots. The centipede is called the "Dratapillar', which I've seen a few people speculate might be a reference to Atari and how they got KC Munchkin unfairly banned for being too similar to Pac-Man, which it isn't. Anyway, this was a very cool find. This game has The Voice support, but doesn't require it.
Quest for the Rings - $17, missing one metal piece but otherwise has all the other parts. This game was the first of three boardgame/O2 game hybrid titles, and as such it's really interesting and unique. As the name suggests, it's a fantasy game where you have to get all the rings while fighting off or avoiding enemies such as dragons. Hmm, I wonder where they got their inspiration. :p The game has a board, an overlay for the O2 keyboard (on the system) telling you what the keys do so you don't need to memorize what to press, a bunch of plastic covers, and metal tiles that go under the covers, signifying what encounter you find on that space -- a ring, a normal fight, a dragon, etc. I'll need to make one homemade dragon tile replacement because one of those is the missing thing, but I can do that; it's most important to have the board, overlay, cart, manual (it's huge and impressive, great job there!), and plastic covers. If something has to be missing, one of the metal tiles is the most easily substituted thing. So yeah, I got it. It cost a few bucks less than it would with all the tiles, too, so I'm glad I counted them. I've heard that this isn't the greatest game, but still, I'm really happy to get it; on ebay it'd surely have cost more thanks to shipping costs, this is a good-sized box. This was one of my most-wanted O2 games that I didn't have, along with Freedom Fighters. I still need that one, but getting this and KC's Krazy Chase is quite cool.
Atari 2600 - all cart only and $1 each
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Frogs and Flies - this is an extremely simple game from Mattel, but it's popular for some reason. It was cheap enough that I decided to try it out despite my skepticism. You jump back and forth between two lilypads, trying to eat as many flies as you can before time runs out. All you can do is hit jump and then hit the button to use your tongue, no moving around the lilypads.
Cruise Missile - late '80s game from Froggo. Froggo isn't exactly known for making good games (note: this is an understatement; Froggo is considered one of the worst Atari third parties), but this was cheap, isn't all that common, and looked just interesting enough to be worth a dollar (it sells for a bit more online). Hopefully it's at least slightly entertaining, though I definitely don't expect it to be good.
Winter Games - This is another late '80s game, and another one that sells for more than a dollar online. This is a 2600 version of Epyx's least well known but perhaps best "Games" title, the followup to the popular California and Summer Games titles. Winter Games has pretty good graphics for a 2600 game, and some nice variety too; really a great effort here, this pushes the system fairly well! Impressive graphics and gameplay. I particularly like the skiing, the improvement from '70s games of this type to this is amazing.