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#21
Nintendo - Switch 2, Switch, 3DS, and Wii-U / Re: The Legend of Zelda: Ocari...
Last post by BLUEVOODU - October 21, 2026, 11:43:22 AMIs anyone else looking to pre-order this title? Or is it on anyone's list for later? It's hard not to be somewhat excited about OOT!
The Zelda Ocarina of Time styled system... still looks awesome and sold out lol
@Bomberman @targetrasp @Jack @Mai Valentine @Kinikko
The Zelda Ocarina of Time styled system... still looks awesome and sold out lol
@Bomberman @targetrasp @Jack @Mai Valentine @Kinikko
#22
Retro Gaming and Hardware / Re: N64: Super Robot Spirits R...
Last post by retro junkie - October 19, 2026, 01:16:00 PM@BLUEVOODU
This was part of a series of reviews that I did around ten years ago. It was a study concerning N64 fighting games. I took all of the fighting games on the N64 and one after the other played, reviewed, and compared. I only pitted the fighters against each other and not against any of the fighters of the competing consoles of the N64's heyday. I had a handful of the fighters and purchased many more ending up with 14 fighters in the lineup without including any of the boxing or wrestling games. Really there are sixteen if you count 1 and 2 of the Fighters Destiny and Flying Dragon series. They are really the same game with a few enhancments. Funny thing is Dark Rift was my top fighter until I did these reviews. It ended up being number 11. I was so disappointed. LOL I had so much fun doing this, it was a blast. And I learned a lot and was surprised that Nintendo, or even the 3rd parties allowed some of these games to hit the market without finishing them. That is how I felt at the time. There was such a potential that was thrown down the drain.
Have I gone back and played this particular game? Not really. I became distracted, as many gamers become when they own multiple consoles. There are just too many games. But thinking back on the memories of doing this causes me to want to go back and do this again.
My N64 Fighting game ratings.
1. Super Smash Bros
2. RakugaKids
3. Fighter Destiny 2 / Fighters Destiny (3D)
4. Flying Dragon 2 / Flying Dragon
5. Killer Instinct Gold
6. Mace the Dark Age (3D)
7. Super Robot Spirits
8. Mortal Kombat Trilogy
9. Xena Warrior Princess (3D)
10. Clay Fighters 63 1/3
11. Dark Rift (3D)
12. War Gods (3D) "Needs tweaking, unfinished feel."
13. Transformers Beast Wars: Transmetals (3D) "Needs tweaking, unfinished feel."
14. Deadly Arts (3D) "Needs tweaking, unfinished feel."
This was part of a series of reviews that I did around ten years ago. It was a study concerning N64 fighting games. I took all of the fighting games on the N64 and one after the other played, reviewed, and compared. I only pitted the fighters against each other and not against any of the fighters of the competing consoles of the N64's heyday. I had a handful of the fighters and purchased many more ending up with 14 fighters in the lineup without including any of the boxing or wrestling games. Really there are sixteen if you count 1 and 2 of the Fighters Destiny and Flying Dragon series. They are really the same game with a few enhancments. Funny thing is Dark Rift was my top fighter until I did these reviews. It ended up being number 11. I was so disappointed. LOL I had so much fun doing this, it was a blast. And I learned a lot and was surprised that Nintendo, or even the 3rd parties allowed some of these games to hit the market without finishing them. That is how I felt at the time. There was such a potential that was thrown down the drain.
Have I gone back and played this particular game? Not really. I became distracted, as many gamers become when they own multiple consoles. There are just too many games. But thinking back on the memories of doing this causes me to want to go back and do this again.
My N64 Fighting game ratings.
1. Super Smash Bros
2. RakugaKids
3. Fighter Destiny 2 / Fighters Destiny (3D)
4. Flying Dragon 2 / Flying Dragon
5. Killer Instinct Gold
6. Mace the Dark Age (3D)
7. Super Robot Spirits
8. Mortal Kombat Trilogy
9. Xena Warrior Princess (3D)
10. Clay Fighters 63 1/3
11. Dark Rift (3D)
12. War Gods (3D) "Needs tweaking, unfinished feel."
13. Transformers Beast Wars: Transmetals (3D) "Needs tweaking, unfinished feel."
14. Deadly Arts (3D) "Needs tweaking, unfinished feel."
#23
Retro Gaming and Hardware / Re: Gameboy Color New Screen U...
Last post by retro junkie - October 18, 2026, 11:04:52 PM@BLUEVOODU
First game was Project S-11 which is a shooter. The game cart on the right is something like an everdrive for the Gameboy. I have had that in the console mostly. Haven't played a lot since I started playing Daikatana. I have never played that one before. It made me want to original cart. Went on eBay and found it selling for $250. And I thought, naa, I'm good. Any game on this screen is impressive that is made for the GBC. Loving this console with the upgrade.
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First game was Project S-11 which is a shooter. The game cart on the right is something like an everdrive for the Gameboy. I have had that in the console mostly. Haven't played a lot since I started playing Daikatana. I have never played that one before. It made me want to original cart. Went on eBay and found it selling for $250. And I thought, naa, I'm good. Any game on this screen is impressive that is made for the GBC. Loving this console with the upgrade.
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#24
Retro Gaming and Hardware / Metal Slug Advance
Last post by BLUEVOODU - October 17, 2026, 09:04:27 PMIt's been awhile since I played Metal Slug Advance. Metal Slug Advance was recently added to the Nintendo Classics on Nintendo Switch. This game came out for the Game Boy Advance in 2004 and was a fun game.
The biggest difference that I see besides different characters and story is the health bar and how lives work. You have a health bar where you die once the health bar is depleted. Food adds more health to the health bar as you find / collect it.
Overall, it's a really fun game. It plays a lot like other metal slug games minus the health bar aspect. You select characters Walter or Tyra. You have Normal and Hard modes to choose from. I have not really played on the hard mode yet as ... enemies keep respawning as you move from left to right. If you backtrack at all, enemies respawn lol. Oh Metal Slug, you certainly love to be brutal.
Have you played this game? What are your thoughts?
Thoughts, comments... post it up!
The biggest difference that I see besides different characters and story is the health bar and how lives work. You have a health bar where you die once the health bar is depleted. Food adds more health to the health bar as you find / collect it.
Overall, it's a really fun game. It plays a lot like other metal slug games minus the health bar aspect. You select characters Walter or Tyra. You have Normal and Hard modes to choose from. I have not really played on the hard mode yet as ... enemies keep respawning as you move from left to right. If you backtrack at all, enemies respawn lol. Oh Metal Slug, you certainly love to be brutal.
Have you played this game? What are your thoughts?
Thoughts, comments... post it up!
#25
Retro Gaming and Hardware / Re: Gameboy Color New Screen U...
Last post by BLUEVOODU - October 17, 2026, 08:00:03 PM@retro junkie This looks like an awesome project. It also looks like you have great results from the screen change.
The Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance (before backlit SP) systems had horrible reflectivity. I didn't have as much of an issue with the original Game Boy. Unless you were in the right light, they were hard to play... at least from what I experienced. The Game Boy Advance SP changed EVERYTHING. That is still one of my favorite console launches. I went pretty late at night to pick up the system at Launch. If I remember right, my 1st game played was Advance Wars!
Now I could play at night before falling asleep.
The Game Boy Color is one console I do not have. It would be interesting to pick up a GBC to test this mod!
Awesome post - What games have you tried on it so far? What looked the best? And is everything still holding up well?
The Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance (before backlit SP) systems had horrible reflectivity. I didn't have as much of an issue with the original Game Boy. Unless you were in the right light, they were hard to play... at least from what I experienced. The Game Boy Advance SP changed EVERYTHING. That is still one of my favorite console launches. I went pretty late at night to pick up the system at Launch. If I remember right, my 1st game played was Advance Wars!
Now I could play at night before falling asleep. The Game Boy Color is one console I do not have. It would be interesting to pick up a GBC to test this mod!
Awesome post - What games have you tried on it so far? What looked the best? And is everything still holding up well?
#26
Retro Gaming and Hardware / Re: N64: Super Robot Spirits R...
Last post by BLUEVOODU - October 16, 2026, 10:12:20 PM@retro junkie This is a great review. Have you revisited this game in recent times? How do you feel it held up since you 1st posted the review? I don't know much about Super Robot Spirits... but it does look interesting. I checked out YouTube footage. It does look a bit dated and stiff in terms of gameplay. It was interesting to see the in air combat in addition to the ground combat.
Have you revisited this game in recent times? How do you feel it held up since you 1st posted the review? I don't know much about Super Robot Spirits... but it does look interesting. I checked out YouTube footage. It does look a bit dated and stiff in terms of gameplay. It was interesting to see the in air combat in addition to the ground combat. #27
Nintendo - Switch 2, Switch, 3DS, and Wii-U / Nintendo Switch Online Adds 3 ...
Last post by BLUEVOODU - October 16, 2026, 02:34:17 PMNintendo Switch Online Adds 3 More Game Boy Advance Titles on October 14, 2026... and they are pretty good! The games are available to those who subscribe to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service(s).
The games are: Monster Rancher Advance, Kururin Paradise, and METAL SLUG ADVANCE!
A couple note worthy Details... METAL SLUG ADVANCE is from 2004. I love this GBA title. Kururin Paradise was Japan only and is no longer as it's releasing on the US system!
These additions push Nintendo's Online catalog past 270 games across seven retro platforms / systems. That's quite a lot of games. The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack is $49.99 per year... which is a decent sum of money. Some would say it's worth it.
Are you pumped for these games? These are great additions to the Classics catalog.
Thoughts, Comments... Post it up!
The games are: Monster Rancher Advance, Kururin Paradise, and METAL SLUG ADVANCE!
A couple note worthy Details... METAL SLUG ADVANCE is from 2004. I love this GBA title. Kururin Paradise was Japan only and is no longer as it's releasing on the US system!
These additions push Nintendo's Online catalog past 270 games across seven retro platforms / systems. That's quite a lot of games. The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack is $49.99 per year... which is a decent sum of money. Some would say it's worth it.
Are you pumped for these games? These are great additions to the Classics catalog.
Thoughts, Comments... Post it up!
#28
PC Rigs, Builds, and Peripheral Devices / Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 vs Xbox...
Last post by BLUEVOODU - October 16, 2026, 01:21:37 PMThe ASUS ROG Xbox Ally is a pretty cool device, though all of these devices have gone up in cost with the GPU, RAM and disk price increases. Prices aside, they are pretty cool devices.
Through these devices, you can play Xbox games, PlayStation Games (several methods), Steam Games... and many more. You can use services like GeForce NOW or Amazon Luna to stream PC games. So it's pretty awesome that the device is multi-use.
Screen comparison:
7.4-inch OLED display --> Ally X20
7-inch IPS LCD display --> Ally X
The price of Admission is steep. $1300 for the X20 and $1000 for the X. The biggest difference is OLED, Weight and the addition of an UHS-II microSD Express card reader are included with the Ally X20 versus the Ally X. At least it's steep from 2 years ago. Thank you AI and other market conditions that have contributed to price increases.
Article link:
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/xbox-ally-x-20-vs-xbox-ally-x-a-wickedly-bright-oled-screen-and-frosty-temps-make-for-a-begrudgingly-attractive-upgrade-for-the-asus-handheld/
So ... this is a pretty cool device. I believe @SpartanEvolved has one (or had one for a time). What are your thoughts?
Thoughts, comments... Post it up!
Through these devices, you can play Xbox games, PlayStation Games (several methods), Steam Games... and many more. You can use services like GeForce NOW or Amazon Luna to stream PC games. So it's pretty awesome that the device is multi-use.
Screen comparison:
7.4-inch OLED display --> Ally X20
7-inch IPS LCD display --> Ally X
The price of Admission is steep. $1300 for the X20 and $1000 for the X. The biggest difference is OLED, Weight and the addition of an UHS-II microSD Express card reader are included with the Ally X20 versus the Ally X. At least it's steep from 2 years ago. Thank you AI and other market conditions that have contributed to price increases.
Article link:
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/xbox-ally-x-20-vs-xbox-ally-x-a-wickedly-bright-oled-screen-and-frosty-temps-make-for-a-begrudgingly-attractive-upgrade-for-the-asus-handheld/
So ... this is a pretty cool device. I believe @SpartanEvolved has one (or had one for a time). What are your thoughts?
Thoughts, comments... Post it up!
#29
News / Leaks / Rumors / Epic Vide Coded Games Store
Last post by BLUEVOODU - October 15, 2026, 01:35:51 PMPer pcgamer.com article title and Epic claim --> Epic says its new 'vibe coded' Epic Games Store launcher is faster than Steam.
Vibe Coding is a bit newer, and for those that don't know, Vibe coding is using AI and basically coding something on the fly to "just make it work." It doesn't mean that bad code is imminent, though there can be a tendency for a lot of overweight code... and not properly formatted code at times. AI is getting better at this. However, in some of my work, it's not perfect by ANY means. I find myself correcting the AI on many occasions.
Many companies are pushing use of AI. For some employers, this includes ensuring their employees are using a certain number of tokens per month to ensure their AI usage is happening. We can argue on that bench mark lol, but that's what some companies do.
So what do you think? This is something that's going to continue in the future.
Story Link:
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/epic-says-its-new-vibe-coded-epic-games-store-launcher-is-faster-than-steam/
Thoughts, comments... Post it up!
Vibe Coding is a bit newer, and for those that don't know, Vibe coding is using AI and basically coding something on the fly to "just make it work." It doesn't mean that bad code is imminent, though there can be a tendency for a lot of overweight code... and not properly formatted code at times. AI is getting better at this. However, in some of my work, it's not perfect by ANY means. I find myself correcting the AI on many occasions.
Many companies are pushing use of AI. For some employers, this includes ensuring their employees are using a certain number of tokens per month to ensure their AI usage is happening. We can argue on that bench mark lol, but that's what some companies do.
So what do you think? This is something that's going to continue in the future.
Story Link:
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/epic-says-its-new-vibe-coded-epic-games-store-launcher-is-faster-than-steam/
Thoughts, comments... Post it up!
#30
Sony - PlayStation 5 (PS5), PlayStation 4 (PS4), PS Vita, and PlayStation 3 (PS3) / Re: Super Bomberman Collection...
Last post by BLUEVOODU - October 14, 2026, 09:14:07 PMman.. I need this game @targetrasp 
It's a Maybe this month due to expenses... but maybe this month or next month. Time for some Super Bomberman Collection Multiplayer.
It's a Maybe this month due to expenses... but maybe this month or next month. Time for some Super Bomberman Collection Multiplayer.