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Saturday, January 31, 2009

RIP Google Video

Unfortunately, Google Video posted recently that they're shutting down uploads to Google Video.

This is bad for me because I host my videos there and there really aren't many other good places for game runs. I'm looking into other places, but it's difficult to find something suitable.


You can help, actually, if you know of a good video hosting site.

My needs in a video site are as follows:
- Allows game videos (many sites don't)
- Maximum file size is at least 500 megs.
- Maximum video length is at least an hour

I would also prefer it to be somewhat well-known and not a total pain to use.


So far, the one I'm most considering is Veoh. They don't limit the size or length, and video game movies are allowed, but there's a catch - you have to install a web player in order to watch movies that exceed 30 minutes.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

NES Metal Storm

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And we're back to platformers. This is a pretty short game, but there's a number of interesting things about it. The graphics are quite good for NES (and GV didn't really butcher them), and it has an interesting gravity flipping mechanic that adds a bit more puzzle into what would otherwise be a straightforward action game.

This is a game most people probably haven't heard of, but it's a short video, so you can watch it and get some idea what this game is all about.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

NES Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road

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I wanted to do something not a platformer to break it up, but it's hard choosing something that'll be interesting to watch (and also fast to learn how to do, I've been a bit busy lately). Eventually I came up with this.

You could argue that I don't actually "beat" this game, but it never ends, past this point it would simply repeat forever.

Oh, and I'm the pink car, in case you're confused.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

NES Adventure Island 3

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This is a game I've been attempting every now and then for a while, which explains the somewhat unusual timing of this upload. I almost always lose all of my Clubs on the last stage of World 7 and have to restart my run (the boss of World 7 is very hard without one), this was one time where everything actually went smoothly.

This is actually the first time I've totally beaten the game, so I was just winging it for the last couple levels.

What's On:

NES:

Adventure Island 3
Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers
Contra
Darkwing Duck
Die Hard
Double Dragon 2
DuckTales
DuckTales 2
Eliminator Boat Duel
Felix the Cat
Galaxy 5000
GI Joe: A Real American Hero
Hi no Tori
Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road
Jackal
The Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper
Journey to Silius
KickMaster
The Little Mermaid
Little Nemo the Dream Master
Low G Man
MC Kids
Megaman 2
Metal Storm
Ninja Gaiden
Paperboy
Power Blade
Rampart
SCAT
Shatterhand
Snake Rattle n' Roll
Stunt Kids
Super C
Super Mario Bros
Super Robin Hood
TaleSpin
Widget
Yume Penguin Monogatari


Master System:

Wonder Boy in Monster Land
Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap


SNES:

Aladdin
Battle Dodgeball
Battletoads and Double Dragon
Biker Mice From Mars
Bonkers
Bubsy
Cool Spot
Demon's Crest
Dolucky's A-League Soccer
Donkey Kong Country
F1 ROC 2 Race of Champions
Ganbare Goemon 2
The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse
Megaman X
NBA Jam TE
Pac Man 2: The New Adventures
Pieces
Plok
Pocky and Rocky
Sparkster
Super James Pond
Super Mario World
Tetris Battle Gaiden
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose
U.N. Squadron
Wario's Woods
Yoshi's Cookie


Genesis:

Alien Soldier
Castlevania Bloodlines
Chiki Chiki Boys
Cyberball
Knuckles Chaotix
Puggsy
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sonic the Hedgehog 2


N64:

Bust a Move '99
Diddy Kong Racing
Mario Kart 64
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
NFL Blitz Special Edition
Penny Racers
Pokemon Puzzle League
Sin and Punishment
Snowboard Kids
Super Mario 64


PSX:

Bishi Bashi Special 2
Bishi Bashi Special 3
Choro Q2
Monster Rancher 2
Pocket Fighter
Snowboard Kids Plus
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage


GC

Sonic Adventure 2 Battle


PS3

Puyo Puyo Tetris


GB

Batman
Megaman V
Trip World


GBA

Megaman Zero
Summon Night Swordcraft Story


DOS:

Holiday Hare
Jazz Jackrabbit
XMas Skyroads

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Here I've listed a handful of games I've considered doing runs for. If you have a particular preference for one of these games, you can vote for it here. There's no guarantee that a game that gets a lot of votes would get done right away, but it might influence me when picking the next game to do.

Should I switch to using Youtube?

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I'm just a guy who plays far too many video games. I own an Intellivision, NES, SNES, N64, Playstation, Playstation 2, Gamecube, Dreamcast, Wii, Gameboy, Gameboy Colour, Gameboy Advance, DS, and PSP, as well as far more games than I could count.

I started doing these game runs both as a way to show off and to challenge myself. Mostly the former, though.