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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.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

i left a comment in the other post but i don't know if you saw it so i'll post it again here.

i just checked out your collection and it's nice. I have a few questions though.

As a collector do you every buy games used? if so are you picky about the condition theyre in? like do you care about how the case looks or the cover art, etc?

Tero said...

Yeah, whenever I buy games for retro systems they tend to be used. For carts, you can buy from just about anyone because it's very hard to break a cart, but for CDs I make sure to buy from reputable sellers.

As for the condition of the carts themselves, I guess I'd say I'm somewhat picky. I'll still take a game if it has a little wrinkle in the label or if it has marker on the back, but I'd prefer not to have one with the label totally torn off or heavily ripped because I know it'll bug me.

For boxes and manuals I'm less particular, because I basically see them as "luxuries" anyway. I have a number of boxes that are somewhat ripped.

Anonymous said...

I wasn't around for the older consoles buti love the games so ive been collecting slowly. i'm just not sure if i should go for complete copies or just carts.

as far as newer, disc-based games are concerned, how are you on buying those used? do damaged manuals and cover art bother you? and do you ever buy greats hits versions?

Tero said...

In general, I won't buy a disk game if it doesn't come with the keep case (box), and I would generally prefer the instructions to be in good shape. Getting disk games complete isn't as difficult, though, since the cases are designed to hold the game and the manual less of them were lost.

As for GH versions of games, I'm completely indifferent to the original printing vs the re-issue (you can see in my PSP collection I have some of the GH versions and some are even from Europe). This also goes for cart games that have label variations and so on.

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.

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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.