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• WTFriday: Mario Versus Air Man

  Note to readers: WTFriday is a weekly feature where I find something stupid about video games and get you to laugh until it goes away. Please try to forget this is what I normally do every day of the week. Today's WTFriday is more strange than stupid, but it's worth looking at nonetheless. Listen, I'm only human and sometimes I reach my capacity for hate.  That being said, ROM hacks usually are stupid; they either make your playable character naked/demonic/into feces, or they're "remixes" which are unplayably hard for everyone except the hacker himself.  The ROM hack I'm about to show you is unplayably hard, but it's also undeniably cool; and you also have the benefit of watching a YouTube video of said hack instead of having to suffer through it yourself.  Believe it or not, this is an extremely modified hack of the original Super Mario Brothers: Going to the page for this video will give you a ROM download link, but I urge you to not take advantage of this kind offer, lest you rob this hack of its magic.  Plus, I'm pretty sure it was made with voodoo, or one of the dark arts.  You don't want that stuff in your computer. Related Links: WTFriday: Atlus Takes on Third Wave Feminism WTFriday: The Star Fox 64 Promo Video WTFriday: Mega Man A Cappella Read More... Posted Nov 21 2008, 01:00 PM by Bob Mackey with | with no comments Filed under: mega man 2, mega man, bob mackey, wtfriday, super mario, rom hacks

• My Last Mega Man 9 Post, I Swear

  Mega Man 9 is currently kicking my ass and making me rethink my status as a gamer; after a little over an hour of play, I've only seen a few robot bosses and nearly beat Splash Woman.  Needless to say, this is a time of crisis, and I need my friends more than ever.  So before you lose all respect for me and never read any of my posts again, I have a few substantive things to say about the game.  Thanks for your support. I'd like to begin by saying that, thanks to a self-imposed media blackout, I knew practically nothing about Mega Man 9 before I sat down to play it. Only later, after I had my fill of cursing at spikes, I sat down to read 1UP scribe and Mega Man fanatic Jeremy Parish's excellent review; it was the first source to inform me that Mega Man's slide and charge shot--established from the third and fourth entries in the series, respectively--were both missing from 9. This came as a bit of a shock, since I'd played the game for a while and hadn't even noticed.  Could this have been some very boring episode of The Twilight Zone? Read More... Posted Sep 23 2008, 02:00 PM by Bob Mackey with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: mega man 2, wiiware, mega man 9, mega man 3, mega man 4, bob mackey

• Mega Man 2 Vs. Mega Man 3: The Eternal Battle for Everlasting Peace

  Monday's release of Mega Man 2 on the Virtual Console was a long-awaited addition to the service, as well as what many consider the pinnacle of the franchise. BUT NOT ME. I didn't buy the game this week, not because I hate it, but because I already own it on the Mega Man Anniversary Collection--and that five bucks can buy 99% of a vegetarian burrito at the Chipotle up the street. I'm not about to sacrifice a burrito simply for the conventience of not having to turn on my PS2. Tex-Mex delights aside, the recent revival of old-school Mega Man made me think of the classic schoolyard/adult blogger argument of "What's better, Mega Man 2 or 3?"  Really, we should all just shut up and be happy that both games exist and can be played on a variety of systems to this very day; but still, I tend to prefer Mega Man 3 for reasons that may not be quite rational. Read More... Posted Sep 17 2008, 06:00 PM by Bob Mackey with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: mega man 2, nes, mega man, retro, mega man 3, bob mackey

• Where I Draw the Line With Retro

  Today's Virtual Console release of Mega Man 2 reminded me of the time I naively planned to play through all of the Mega Man games in order through the then-new Anniversary Collection.  I miraculously made it through most of the first game--which is pretty damn tough--only to be stopped in my tracks by that asshole on the right.  Yes, thanks to the Yellow Devil, I will never know the sweet, sweet joy that comes with finishing our blue hero's inaugural adventure.  Please do not describe the endorphin rush, for it would only make me sad. Read More... Posted Sep 15 2008, 08:00 PM by Bob Mackey with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: mega man 2, mega man, retro, difficulty, bob mackey

• Worlds of Power: Books That Worried Your Parents and Pissed Off Your Teachers

  My weekend sojourn with Bionic Commando Rearmed's Mr Rad Spencer reminded me of all things good, pure and 8-bit. I even remembered that my husband owns most of the Worlds of Power books, novel "adaptations" of popular Nintendo games from Back in the Day™. He transferred them over to our new basement apartment home after we were married; it's a dowry my parents are proud of, I'm sure. Alas, I cannot find the Bionic Commando adaptation, but if I were to guess, I'd say Rad Spencer wasn't allowed to shoot anyone with his awesome guns. I did find Ninja Gaiden, which is dedicated to "the Ninja in everyone's dad." Holy shit, I thought my dad just sold alarm systems. This is awesome news. I don't know if you kids today have book fairs, but they were a staple of my school days. My generation was not in love with the printed word and teachers did their best to make sure we didn't fall into any affairs. They policed our book fair purchases, declaring comic books to be verboten "trash," especially comic books about the Ninja Turtles or that rude Bart Simpson. The cutting-edge Nintendo Entertainment System was the worst enemy of my grade school marms, so F.X. Nine's Worlds of Power was bookfair contraband, too. Read More... Posted Aug 18 2008, 01:45 PM by Nadia Oxford with | with no comments Filed under: mega man 2, ninja gaiden, 8-bit, nostalgia, bionic commando rearmed, fandom, game literature, worlds of power, f.x. nine, books

• The Ten Greatest Fire Levels in Gaming History, Part 2

  Resident Evil 2 — Raccoon City Streets Hideki Kamiya followed the logical zombie progression after Shinji Mikami's original Resident Evil, going from the '50s schlock of a haunted mansion/mad-scientist's lab combo and straight onto the '60s of Romero-urban-zombie-apocalypse. Kamiya's sequel also had a novel twist on the dual protagonists of the first by making two slightly different quests for the heroes Claire and Leon. You know how zombie apocalypses work, right? When survivors need to stick together to survive, you separate them immediately. Resident Evil 2 opens with a tanker truck of gasoline exploding in downtown Raccoon City, with Claire and Leon stuck on either side of the ensuing blaze. When you finally start guiding your poorly equipped, clean-cut cop or street-smart biker chick through the undead, you do it in flames. And, yes. The zombies are totally on fire too. — JC Read More... Posted May 29 2008, 06:31 PM by Peter Smith with | with no comments Filed under: john constantine, peter smith, metroid, super metroid, mega man 2, top ten, list, resident evil 2, the ten greatest fire levels in gaming history

• Raised on the Stuff

  As I listened to this past Friday’s 1up Yours podcast, lazily typing away and sipping coffee, I perked up when the crew got on the topic of how they planned to introduce their children to videogames. While What They Play’s John Davison is already raising two very young gamers of his own, the other three gents still aren’t fathers but they all mentioned that they definitely want to see their kids weaned on classics from a young age. This is interesting to me because I’ve given the subject quite a lot of thought. My plan? Bed time stories. Read More... Posted May 13 2008, 03:00 PM by John Constantine with | with no comments Filed under: john constantine, 1up Yours, john davison, garnett lee, mega man 2, 1up, legend of zelda, shane bettenhausen, what they play, shawn elliot