SNES Pac-Man 2 The New Adventures

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Well, here's a game that's very different from the ones I've uploaded so far. Pac-Man 2 is almost a point-and-click game, but it has some key differences from the genre and it's a bit more action-oriented. It's pretty much a one-of-a-kind game, and I've always enjoyed it (it still holds up pretty well, too).

Once again, my capture card has a bit of trouble locking on to the SNES signal (it gets it after about 90 seconds). I might consider going back to an emulator for SNES games that aren't very action-oriented because it gets a slightly crisper picture.

N64 Mario Kart 64

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Finally, a Mario Kart video! I picked Mario Kart 64 because it was easy, but the goal I chose for myself was to beat all 4 cups consecutively, and it took far more tries than I would have thought. I was also very rusty because Mario Kart 64 has a number of key differences from the later titles.

I eventually decided to give up and just do all four cups separately, but of course, upon deciding to do that I actually got them all in a row (but on different vids), so I decided to see if I could do it again. I got it this run on my next try, and while there are tense moments, I generally dominate the game. Except for the boost start, for some reason I just can't pull it off. And I've lost my shortcut skills.

In the end, I finally got my Mario Kart 64 groove back, but now I bet I couldn't play Mario Kart Wii to save my life.

Nothing New This Week

Well, I tried several things, but I just have no luck this weekend. Everyone has their off times, I guess.

I'll try to find something that works for next weekend, until then, Happy Easter to Internet land.

DOS Jazz Jackrabbit

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Well, this is a surprise, it's a video from a DOS game! (unsurprisingly, it's a mascot platformer)

Jazz Jackrabbit is one of 2 especially notable platformers on PC from this era (PC gamers should be able to identify the other one). It's a pretty cool game and I especially like its soundtrack.

When I moved this to youtube, I decided to record the second episode as well. The second episode is a real nightmare, so it took a ton of tries to get this to go right.