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#1
General Discussion / Re: Happy 4th of July - 2026
Last post by targetrasp - Today at 09:53:24 AMA group of friends were off on Friday so we got together Thursday night and played Abyssus and Tape to Tape. A few days later I got to play Brotato with BV, Bomberman and my son. Nice little holiday overall.
Abyssus is a co-op roguelike FPS, that structures its runs kinda like Hades. In theory it seemed awesome but the game was really stingy with rewards. Because of such we didn't get very far compared to the amount of time we've spent playing. It really made the levels and enemies too similar. You've gotta unlock guns as well, and you really only start with one. The two guns we managed to unlock weren't as fun to play with as the starting weapon, and the shotgun in particular felt worthless against half the foes. The game was more stick than carrot.
Tape to Tape has been in our rotation since its release. It's one of those that's been in beta since I can remember but the devs have kept tweaking the game. It's a roguelike arcade hockey game with tons of abilities, players, and upgrades. The path branches, the teams you play aren't always the same, and the difficulty scales well. This one will likely stay in the rotation for a long time.
Abyssus is a co-op roguelike FPS, that structures its runs kinda like Hades. In theory it seemed awesome but the game was really stingy with rewards. Because of such we didn't get very far compared to the amount of time we've spent playing. It really made the levels and enemies too similar. You've gotta unlock guns as well, and you really only start with one. The two guns we managed to unlock weren't as fun to play with as the starting weapon, and the shotgun in particular felt worthless against half the foes. The game was more stick than carrot.
Tape to Tape has been in our rotation since its release. It's one of those that's been in beta since I can remember but the devs have kept tweaking the game. It's a roguelike arcade hockey game with tons of abilities, players, and upgrades. The path branches, the teams you play aren't always the same, and the difficulty scales well. This one will likely stay in the rotation for a long time.
#2
General Discussion / Re: Project Hail Mary
Last post by BLUEVOODU - Today at 09:52:42 AMNice @targetrasp - yeah ... we ended up pre-ordering the 4K as well. It took a long time for them to get the physic offering added to Amazon for pre-order
Now... I have not read the book. So my review is based on movie only. Unfortunately for me, the details missed between the 2 versions are not known.
Pre-order affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4fiFlE5
Physical version launches August 11, 2026
This will be offered in DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Blu-Ray. I'll try to post up an official pre-order topic.
Now... I have not read the book. So my review is based on movie only. Unfortunately for me, the details missed between the 2 versions are not known.
Pre-order affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4fiFlE5
Physical version launches August 11, 2026
This will be offered in DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Blu-Ray. I'll try to post up an official pre-order topic.
#3
General Discussion / Re: Project Hail Mary
Last post by targetrasp - Today at 09:33:16 AMYou can stream the movie on prime now. Finally watched it this weekend and I can't say it disappointed. The movie did gloss over a lot of the scientific details the book expanded upon but it was pretty faithful overall. The few liberties the movie took were small and insignificant to the overall plot, and really just helped pacing and add a bit of drama.
#4
CDG Game Nights / Meet-ups / Re: 4 Player Brotato 07-04-26
Last post by targetrasp - Today at 09:24:33 AM@BLUEVOODU @Bomberman - Had a blast, now if I can just get PC to join CDG
#5
Retro Gaming and Hardware / Re: Genesis 2025 Shmup ZPF
Last post by BLUEVOODU - Today at 09:20:40 AM@retro junkie - great post on this. ZPf and the color scheme looks incredibly trippy lol 
the 2nd screenshot you provided with the crazy yellow, green, blue, pink and orange schemes... that looks like a crazy trip on the eyes lol.
This game looks pretty awesome though. And that was the 1 thing that bothered me as a kid on many games - not saving high score like the arcades. I didn't understand exactly why at the time.
I would like to try ZPF... and thought I probably won't get the chance to do so. However, it appears to be on Steam for $10. ZPF was released April 2026
Steam link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3095410/ZPF/
I am going to put this on my wish list for a sale. It's single player and also supports Steam Achievements
Great review, retro. I dig reading these
the 2nd screenshot you provided with the crazy yellow, green, blue, pink and orange schemes... that looks like a crazy trip on the eyes lol. This game looks pretty awesome though. And that was the 1 thing that bothered me as a kid on many games - not saving high score like the arcades. I didn't understand exactly why at the time.
I would like to try ZPF... and thought I probably won't get the chance to do so. However, it appears to be on Steam for $10. ZPF was released April 2026
Steam link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3095410/ZPF/
I am going to put this on my wish list for a sale. It's single player and also supports Steam Achievements
Great review, retro. I dig reading these
#6
Retro Gaming and Hardware / Re: BOOM!! RARE Super Pocket !...
Last post by BLUEVOODU - Today at 09:01:22 AMAlso - another note, I didn't realize RC Pro Am was made by RARE... or I forgot. That's pretty cool
@retro junkie or anyone else, did you pick one up?
@retro junkie or anyone else, did you pick one up?
#7
General Discussion / Happy 4th of July - 2026
Last post by BLUEVOODU - Today at 08:17:08 AMA day late, however, Happy 4th of July to everyone. I hope it was an awesome day.
Did you get any gaming in or celebrate in other ways?
Did you get any gaming in or celebrate in other ways?
#8
CDG Game Nights / Meet-ups / 4 Player Brotato 07-04-26
Last post by BLUEVOODU - July 04, 2026, 05:35:12 PM@targetrasp @Bomberman PCHeadonfire and myself were able to get in a 4 player Brotato session for a couple hours.
One piece of advice... don't take the bait LOL. There's a character called the fisherman who has -100% for the price of bait. If you buy the bait, you get an awesome amount of damage (and you can buy as much bait as you technically want). For each bait bought, you get a ton of special enemies at the start of the next round that pretty much bullet hell you. 
Rough but it was fun
This was a great session - hope to do it again soon
One piece of advice... don't take the bait LOL.
There's a character called the fisherman who has -100% for the price of bait. If you buy the bait, you get an awesome amount of damage (and you can buy as much bait as you technically want). For each bait bought, you get a ton of special enemies at the start of the next round that pretty much bullet hell you. Rough but it was funThis was a great session - hope to do it again soon
#9
Sony - PlayStation 5 (PS5), PlayStation 4 (PS4), PS Vita, and PlayStation 3 (PS3) / Re: Sony - Physical disc produ...
Last post by retro junkie - July 04, 2026, 01:56:03 PMThinking out loud: Hmmmm..........we have had Disney no longer producing their own movie releases on DVD and Blu-Ray. They are now dependent on SONY to do this for them. The focus is streaming content. SONY is going to pull over 500 movies from its online store kicking the Playstation owners in the head who "purchased" these movies. Now SONY announces that they are no longer going to produce physical games in the near future. Amazon has already went through something like this with their Kindles, removing content from peoples Kindles after the owners thought they owned the books that they purchased. People have trusted the digital format due to storage issues of the physical, and the convenience. It fits a lot of people's lifestyles.
Where are we headed with the gaming industry? Are we going to end up, at some point, with Roku like gaming consoles where we stream games for a subscription? I can't see a continuation of a system in which gamers would pay a top dollar for a game they don't own only to get it removed after the time is up to play it. Fork over $80 just to hurry up and play before it is removed? That type of business model is doomed. Does anyone remember the Ouya? One unique thing about Steam is they made it work.
Fans of Playstation are being very vocal right now. And SONY is hiding. They have not posted anything since the announcement. It is my understanding that they usually put something up at least two times a day. SONY right now is also being sued for not being up front with the truth about ownership of the movies they are going to pull. I would think that people would be very reluctant to purchase something full price that really is only a fee to have temporary access?
I feel that there are a lot of gamers out there who long for the days when you purchased a game which was totally complete and did not require the internet to play.
Where are we headed with the gaming industry? Are we going to end up, at some point, with Roku like gaming consoles where we stream games for a subscription? I can't see a continuation of a system in which gamers would pay a top dollar for a game they don't own only to get it removed after the time is up to play it. Fork over $80 just to hurry up and play before it is removed? That type of business model is doomed. Does anyone remember the Ouya? One unique thing about Steam is they made it work.
Fans of Playstation are being very vocal right now. And SONY is hiding. They have not posted anything since the announcement. It is my understanding that they usually put something up at least two times a day. SONY right now is also being sued for not being up front with the truth about ownership of the movies they are going to pull. I would think that people would be very reluctant to purchase something full price that really is only a fee to have temporary access?
I feel that there are a lot of gamers out there who long for the days when you purchased a game which was totally complete and did not require the internet to play.
#10
General Discussion / Re: Post Your Recent Physical ...
Last post by retro junkie - July 04, 2026, 12:31:59 AM@BLUEVOODU
To me, Baker is Doctor Who. I do enjoy Matt Smith's take on the character. There are some episodes that I do not like the story, or background story. But I find this collection a lot of fun.
As for the Sonic, I agree with @targetrasp
To me, Baker is Doctor Who. I do enjoy Matt Smith's take on the character. There are some episodes that I do not like the story, or background story. But I find this collection a lot of fun.
As for the Sonic, I agree with @targetrasp