It doesn’t matter how thin and light an iPhone is, I’m still going to end up dropping it on my face while using it when laying down. 🫡
It’s new iPhone and Watch time for me and the wife this year. I am excited. If I have to participate in capitalism by sitting in an office 40 hours a week, I’m gunna participate in the other side as well by being a brat and getting new stuff! We skip every other year typically.
**Earthworm Jim 2 ** had a release on Sega Saturn and PlayStation, though the latter only came out in the UK. I regard the Saturn version as the definitive edition of EWJ2. The best graphics, sound, music and most of all, controller. The Saturn controller is so good for platformers. 🎮
Dark Seed was released in Japan on the Sega Saturn and features artwork from H.R. Giger, which is awesome. Aside from that, since it’s in Japanese, I have no idea what is going on here. While voice lines are in english, the voice acting is REALLY painful. 🎮
Virtua Fighter was ahead of its time, despite being a Sega Saturn launch title (what a masterfully executed launch of a console that was). It’s pretty close to the arcade cabinet, which was supposed to be what the Sega Saturn delivered. 🎮
I don’t think the SNES version of Earthworm Jim is as good as the Sega Genesis version, but there are enough differences that it’s worth checking out. You can now switch between normal gunfire and special ammo, which is useful, but the controls and “feel” are too different, at least for me. 🎮
Disney’s The Lion King is maddeningly difficult, but so many people my age have fond memories of this game. We never actually saw more than a few levels. I prefer the Sega Genesis version myself; I feel like the SNES directional pad makes for awkward jumps. 🎮
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs was another reason for me renting a SNES a few times as a kid. It was exclusive to the SNES, and I loved the NES Battletoads. It’s not quite as difficult, but it’s still impossibly hard. I can get to the second-to-last level before tapping out. KILLER soundtrack! 🎮
Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land is an excellent end to the original Mario Land trilogy, and even better beginning to one of my favorites, the Wario Land series. Lots of great gameplay mechanics add lots of fun for such limited technology. 🎮
Batman Returns may not be as good as its namesake movie, but it does have some interesting audio, as well as a unique mechanic where kicks can stop bullets. Unfortunately, that’s about all the positive things I can say about it. It was a while before Batman had proper video game representation. 🎮
Super Mario Kart gave me, the Genesis kid, a little bit of SNES envy. Luckily, I had friends who owned it, so I didn’t need a SNES. I’ve had fun playing through the different cups with the wife, who is a big Mario Kart fan but hadn’t played any prior to the Wii one. I still think it plays great. 🎮
I was a Sega kid, but Super Mario World is awesome. I loved the additon of Yoshi, and the sound effects and music are so memorable. I ALWAYS forget how to get past the ghost house. Always have to look it up… It drove me nuts when I first played through! 🎮
F-Zero rocks. It’s super fast, controls great, and the special effects the SNES provided for parallax scrolling really stood out at the time. I adore the music. 🎮
Kirby’s Dream Land was new to me, having only played the NES Kirby’s Adventure. It’s really cool to see how the gameplay formula started, prior to the ability copying mechanic. Plays great, but definitely not as fluid as the NES successor (obviously). 🎮
Why do I have the Japanese version of Sonic the Hedgehog for Mega Drive? Because this came out after the USA version and contains some minor differences, like moving clouds in Green Hills and less spike glitch deaths. So, basically, for the nerdiest reasons possible. 🎮
Ahhhh, what a timeless classic the Game Boy version of Tetris is. To this day, I can play this for so long. Perfect for podcasts, reruns, long car rides, challenging your friends high scores; stuff like that. 🎮
Super Mario Land is a fun handheld take on Super Mario Bros. It’s a very different feeling game than the NES counterpart. Fun to play through while watching reruns, and the start of a great handheld series! 🎮
R.C. Pro AM is an early Rare developed game, so I snagged a cartridge. It’s pretty advanced for NES and has a cool isometric view. I’m not a huge racing game fan (I can barely stand driving in the real world) but its pretty fun! 🎮
I actually acquired Commando by accident. I bought Bionic Commando and this showed up instead. Hey, it happens! I ended up keeping it, because why not? Never played it until now, but it’s pretty fun arcade vertical shooter. Now, I’ve gotta get the right game… 🎮
Excitebike is another one of those NES games that everyone had for whatever reason (except me, the rental-game-boy). It’s enjoyable, but like most of the NES launch games, it’s pretty basic. The sound effects and main theme are still memorable, at least to me. 🎮
