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Monthly Archives: June 2015
ULTIMA Series – A Look Back + Memories
The ULTIMA series consisted of 9 main games released from 1981 to 1999 and was an extremely influential Computer RPG series that is still remembered fondly today. Metal Jesus & Carlos cover the 3 Ages or Trilogies as well as some of the side games and even the MMORPG. It’s a fun trip down memory lane as we reminisce about why the Ultima series was one of our all-time favorites!
How important is GOOD AUDIO for Gaming?
How important is having a good audio system to you for any one of your video game systems? Whether you are satisfied with TV speakers or would rather have a sweet stereo or surround sound setup for them.
Thanks to ReeseRiverson for the great question!
Play the OLD or Embrace the REMAKES & REBOOTS?
What are your thoughts on remakes? Whether they be movies, games, studio remasters, homebrew rom hacks or fully fledged overhauls. Have you found yourself to stick to the originals or more a fan of the new?
Thanks to Jeff Northrop for the Great Question!
PS2 Buying Guide & Great Games
Are you thinking of getting into PS2 collecting? This video explains the different models of Playstation 2, what to look for that tends to fail, some different controllers and 10 games we highly recommend to get you started!
What are the 10 PS2 Games a new collector should buy Day 1?
Video Transcription:
Metal Jesus: Metal Jesus here and I am back again with Kinsey.
Kinsey: Hello, great to back everybody. Today we’re going to be talking about an intro buyer’s guide to the PlayStation 2.
Metal Jesus: This is going to be a great video if you are just getting into collecting for the Playstation 2. Let’s say you’re at a retro gaming store or maybe at a garage sale and you’re wondering, like, what do you get? What do you need to know about the PS2 in order to start collecting for it. So we’re going to cover the different models, we’re going to cover the accessories, and we’re going to cover our top 10 games that you should just get day one.
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Monsters of Rock 8-Bit Video Game Feat. Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crue, Twisted Sister + More
Loudwire: With the help of the Filthy Frackers, we mashed up some of the monsters of ’80s hard rock with the monsters of 8-bit video games. It’s our tribute to Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Quiet Riot and Twisted Sister as well as 8-bit video games at the same time! Can you identify all the video game monsters that appear in this video?
Chiptune audio and animation by Filthy Frackers. In collaboration with Loudwire.com. Check out the Filthy Frackers below for more awesome 8-bit videos! They rock!
Go here → https://www.youtube.com/filthyfrackers
Final Fantasy 7 on NES ?!?! – More Repro & Hacked Games
Reggie brings a stack of Reproduction & Hacked versions of classic games that are a nice alternative for some collectors. Oh yeah, and a little PS1 game called Final Fantasy 7 remade for the original 8bit NES!
Games Shown:
Hothead Joe (Hack)
Mega Man Ultra (Hack)
Wily & Right’s Rockboard That’s Paradise!! (Repro)
Iron Commando (Repro)
Summer of Carnival ’92: RECCA (Repro)
VS. Super Mario Bros (Repro)
The Firemen (Repro)
Do-Re-Mi Fantasy (Repro)
Rainbow Cotton (Repro/Bootleg)
Twinkle Star Sprites (Repro/Bootleg)
Esper Dream 2 LONG CART (Repro)
Final Fantasy 7 (Hack)
Video Transcription:
Metal Jesus: Metal Jesus here, and I am back again with Reggie.
Reggie: And we’re going to finish up with the repro vid. I’m so sorry that it took so long, but I brought an extra for you guys, so let’s get started.
Metal Jesus: All right dude, so what do you have for me today?
Continue reading Final Fantasy 7 on NES ?!?! – More Repro & Hacked Games
Tengen: Atari Games vs. Nintendo – Gaming Historian
Gaming Historian: In the late 80’s, Tengen (a subsidiary of Atari Games) decided to challenge Nintendo over their strict policies on 3rd party licensing. How? By suing them and releasing unlicensed video games. Learn the history behind it all.
Drinking Quest PARTY – Metal Jesus & Friends
Metal Jesus & TheBigJB invite over their closest friends for a game of DRINKING QUEST: the tabletop RPG card game where even if you lose… you still end up having a kick-ass time!
How does a “Drinking RPG” work? (From the DrinkingQuest web site)
Like a typical Role Playing Game you have a character sheet, roll for saving throws, fight monsters and find treasure BUT when your character dies in the game you have to chug your drink in real life! It adds a real level of tension and excitement to the battles. Everything matters.
The battles are a series of one-on-one fights to the death. You either kill the monster earning coins and XP or your character dies and you must chug your drink! The cards act as the GM (So everyone can drink) and the heroes go through four themed quests in each game – each getting progressively difficult and more likely to drink. However as this is a light RPG and a light Drinking Game there is a one chug per quest maximum which prevents Drinking Quest from being a “Pass out in 10 minutes” kind of drinking game. Over the course of 2 or 3 hours, a typical game averages 2 or 3 chugs.
All three Drinking Quest games are full games and not expansions. You don’t need one to play the other and you can start with any game. However they all exist in the same “Drunken Middle Earth” so there is a lot of fun story telling and humour that comes from that. The humour ranges in style from dark, clever, meta, obvious and profound. There are a lot of layers of humour here that will keep the game funny through multiple playthroughs.
Whoever gets the most XP wins! Whoever loses had to chug the most so it’s sort of like everybody wins.
The Bard’s Tale IV Kickstarter
Help revive the dungeon crawler! From the creators of Wasteland 2 and Torment comes the long awaited sequel to **the Bard’s Tale trilogy**
I had to get the Album Style package to match my other Bard’s Tale games in the collection. Check it out!
Thirty years ago, The Bard’s Tale put Brian Fargo and Interplay on the map and launched a storied career crafting some of the most beloved cRPGs in gaming history.
* A single-player, party-based dungeon crawl, rich in exploration and combat
* Dungeons filled not just with dangerous fights but with challenging puzzles and devious riddles
* Dynamic phase-based combat, where the pace of battle is animated and fluid, but still gives you time to think and respond to your enemies
* A game set to beautiful Gaelic music, where the Bard’s songs and melodies affect gameplay
* Co-funded by fans and inXile: if this game hits its $1.25 million goal, inXile will put in at least $1.25 million of its own money to double the initial budget!
* Built using Unreal Engine 4, for PC, Mac and Linux. Available from Steam or DRM-Free from GOG.com
* Available in English, French, German, Russian, Spanish, and Polish
* Built for and with the help of our fans. Your feedback and input directly impact the design and features of the game during alpha and beta stages