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Saturday, April 7, 2012
ComicPageOfTheWeekend: The Gobbling Gluttons
Here's a little comic puzzle page with Waldo/Wally!
(Click for bigger pic)
Where's Wally? © Walker Books
Where's Wally? © Walker Books
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Gamin' NEWS! The end of the world, puzzles everywhere and demons to kick the ass of!
It's time for a new rounds of gaming news!
First off,
Here's some actual gameplay of Ubisoft's post-apocalyptic survival game I Am Alive!
Lots of climbin' ahoy!
Seems pretty decent.
Of course, not fantasti-aweso-tascular-epic-HD like what most people are used to these days..but, hey! Ubisoft did cut off the budget for this title, making it digital only...so...what'd'you expect??
~
The guys at GiantBomb got a hold of this new PC "FPS" puzzle game, Q.U.B.E.
..and it's looking amazing so far.
Now doubt to please and occupy Portal fans (until the next one?)
~
On another note, there's a demo of Capcom's all-new original title (yay! Finally! a new IP!! I was getting tired of the constant rehashes over there...) Asura's Wrath!
So...what are ya waiting for? Turn on your Xbox/PS3 and go download it!
Try it!
We should all try helping out an original title for a change, your usual Uncharted/Gears of Wars/Halo/Mario games can wait, they already got enough money out of you, play the previous episodes instead.
And support ASURA'S WRAAAAAATH!!
Looking very nice!
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Gamin' NEWS! Sonic and Mario at the lympics,
Here's a bunch of video game news fo' the day.
First of all, did you see it in store already? :P
Here's the launch trailer for Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games on the Wii system.
MARIO & SONIC AUX JEUX OLYMPIQUES DE LONDRES... par SEGA
It's looking nice, like an improvement over the last ones (the 1st one looked so rushed...) but I'm kinda getting tired and bored of these minigames compilations..
Might pick this up at bargain's price.
Continuing with Sega, here's the announcement/trailer for Puyo Puyo !! 20th Anniversary.
This title promise to be very special, for fans and newcomers alike.
Like the best the series have seen so far in one Wii/PSP/3DS. Available on December 15.
Finally "Master the Max Cancel" trailer, a video for the upcoming return of the king of the genre, namely King of Fighters XIII!
Monday, October 24, 2011
Aperture NEWS! Portal 2 Getting In-Game Map Editor Next Year
People loved the recent update Valve brought to Portal 2.
Well, next year you will be able to create your own levels thanks to a future update which will add an in-game editor to Portal!
Valve says the editor will allow users to create both single and co-op stages, and will be “easy to use,” which suggests an interface much simpler than what is usually used to build levels for games.And here's some early screens of said editor:
Players will also apparently be able to “view, play and vote on them [levels] with a simple click.”
Looks pretty simple and straightforward. I love it already!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Gamin' NEWS! Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney TGS 2011 Trailer
Here's a brand new trailer for "Layton Kyouju VS Gyakuten Saiban", that is Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney the crossover game nobody expected, coming up for the 3DS starring Capcom's Phoenix Wright and Level-5's Professor Layton.
It is due for a release date somewhen in 2012 (only in Japan for now).
And it's looking mighty epic:
Though I'd personally wish they'd want 2D instead. Phoenix just doesn't look "right" in 3D, look at his perfectly bi-symmetric hair!
I'm guessing this will be a puzzle heavy adventure game with some text-based adventure crossing over mysteries/quests to resolve.
Both series do mix up pretty well esthetically I think.
It is due for a release date somewhen in 2012 (only in Japan for now).
And it's looking mighty epic:
Though I'd personally wish they'd want 2D instead. Phoenix just doesn't look "right" in 3D, look at his perfectly bi-symmetric hair!
I'm guessing this will be a puzzle heavy adventure game with some text-based adventure crossing over mysteries/quests to resolve.
Both series do mix up pretty well esthetically I think.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Gamin' NEWS! Some Nintendo titles + Bananas!
From this year's 2011 Tokyo Game Show!
It's time for yet another video game update blog post!
This time featuring Nintendo trailers and some familiar Monkey returning yet once again.
First up, let's check out Nintendo's all new trailer for their upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword!
Nintendo doesn't do much CGi trailers usually, so it's always nice to give a look at such video for one of their titles.
I missed a couple Zelda games, so I'll be playing this around 2015 probably (ha! retro gamers don't fear delays in their "planning"!)
And here's a gameplay trailer showcasing some new mechanics and features:
Looks fun!
It will be released the 20 November on the Wii.
And now, here's a look at Nintendo's mascot upcoming title. This one's on the 3DS instead, for November too, Super Mario 3D Land:
This video's from the press conference.
All in all, Super Mario 3D Land looks like a pretty neat entry. I'm more itnerested in playing this than any of the Mario Sunshine/Galaxy/2 that I missed.
I dunno, but the mix of 2D sidescrolling + simpler 3D platformer has really a nice touch to it. Sure, both Mario Galaxy games might be good games but I'd rather go for something simpler without the planetoids gimmick. (yeah, call me old school if you want!)
Meanwhile, Kirby returns in the appropriately named Kirby's Return to Dream Land on the Wii later this year.
This new game will be a return to basics after a more original entry earlier this year.
Awesome!
I haven't played any Kirby game since the (two) original game(s) on the classic Game Boy waaaay back.
Might give it a try!
(plus, I can't get enough of all these recent sidescrollers lately!)
Luigi will be back in his own spinoff, in this sequel to the Gamecube launch title. This time on 3DS as well.
(note to self: might need to end up buying a 3DS at some point...)
Luigi's Mansion 2's looking great so far! :D
And finally, looking at the other side of the fence.
Sega will bring the series Super Monkey Ball back to the scene, with an all-new entry this time for Sony's new handheld system, the PS Vita:
Great recommended hybrid platformer/puzzle series! If you got a system on which there's a Monkey Ball, I can't recommend trying one of these games. The puzzles are often quite interesting and always make you scratch your brain on later levels.
And that is all for this time~
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Gamin' NEWS! Worms Crazy Golf .. whaaaAA??
And here's the latest installment in the long running WORMS franchise...
Yep.
Golf it is.
Hey, they're trying to keep things fresh, so you'd expect one gimmick or two after all those years (Forts, anyone?)...
Friday, May 13, 2011
Gamin' NEWS! Crush 3D!
Sega just revealed some details about the upcoming Crush 3D, a sequel to a 2007 platformer that was released on the PSP.
First of all, small recap.
In 2007 Zoë Mode developed Crush, a pretty smart and ingenious platformer that perfectly combined a sidescrolling gameplay (in 2D) with a 3D gameworld. It was sort of a puzzle game, a Rubik's cube and a 2D/3D hybrid platform game all rolled up into one.
They're working on a Nintendo 3DS sequel, which will offer "new locations" and "new characters" as the press release implies (and probably the return of some remade levels).
It looks like the first game's main character and the original comic book art direction will be both replaced. The new hero looks kinda...generic, but hey, maybe the plot will be as good as the original!
And the new art style is full of colors (no doubt to play a bit with the 3D), kinda remembers me old Dos sidescroller, or what a modern take on those would look like.
Here's some pics now:
Looks great, it's fun to see a new hero take on the "bathrobe" and how he's gonna explore his own mind in this title. (which was the point and the plot of Crush)
The game's expected for a September 9, 2011 release.
I admit, I kinda miss the first game's amazing comic book-styled art direction and Psychonauts-like vibe...
First of all, small recap.
In 2007 Zoë Mode developed Crush, a pretty smart and ingenious platformer that perfectly combined a sidescrolling gameplay (in 2D) with a 3D gameworld. It was sort of a puzzle game, a Rubik's cube and a 2D/3D hybrid platform game all rolled up into one.
They're working on a Nintendo 3DS sequel, which will offer "new locations" and "new characters" as the press release implies (and probably the return of some remade levels).
It looks like the first game's main character and the original comic book art direction will be both replaced. The new hero looks kinda...generic, but hey, maybe the plot will be as good as the original!
And the new art style is full of colors (no doubt to play a bit with the 3D), kinda remembers me old Dos sidescroller, or what a modern take on those would look like.
Here's some pics now:
Looks great, it's fun to see a new hero take on the "bathrobe" and how he's gonna explore his own mind in this title. (which was the point and the plot of Crush)
The game's expected for a September 9, 2011 release.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Gamin' NEWS! Telltale games announcements
Telltale Games announced their full catalog of upcoming titles this weekend.
I just waited for the official teasers and press release to write down this post :P
First of, let's start right away with their full listing:
That's right, they'll be releasing during this year adventure games: The Walking Dead, Fables, Puzzle Agent 2, King's Quest and Hector: Badge of Carnage.
Now, on to the games themselves:
The Walking Dead
"We've partnered with Robert Kirkman, the creator of the critically acclaimed comics series, to create games based in the universe that deal with how the last surviving humans learn to cope with a world full of zombies. Above, is an image done by The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard to commemorate the announcement"
Release window for fall 2011, here's the official website.
I can't say I was expecting that. Keeping the ball rollin', heh? That what I call making a profitable choice, what with the current well-liked tv series and all~
I love the comics, have been following it via TPB since day-1. But a(n adventure) game? Really?
Oh well.. Adaptations are quite popular lately.
Worth a check.
Fables
"Our world collides with the domain of fairy tales in our upcoming project based on the award-winning Vertigo comic series by Bill Willingham."
Another comic book adaptation. And even less expected.
This adventure series will be based on the famous comic created by writer Bill Willingham,
No more info about it, so I'm guessing a winter 2011/2012 release?
Hector: Badge of Carnage
This one was an indie point & click series that you can read more about here.
Since its release on June 2010, there hasn't been any info on the rest of the trilogy.
Until now that is, Telltale will be finishing episode 2&3 and re-releasing episode 1:
"We're continuing the comedically raunching crime story, with Episode 1 already in the iTunes App Store, in a partnership with Straandlooper Studios. We're also bringing Episode 1 to PC, Mac, and iPad. Watch the trailer above. "
Here's an old trailer before it went "Telltale":
Puzzle Agent 2
"After the success of the pilot episode of Puzzle Agent, we're going to conclude the story of Nelson Tethers' investigation into the strange occurrences in Scoggins, Minnesota."
Puzzle agent was a huge surprise and had a huge success! More so than what anybody expected!
If you haven't tried it, do it right away! It's probably Telltale most original adventure game (based on Dunk. comic strips) and features the most challenging and fun puzzles they did so far!
Great news for the fans, here's a trailer:
King's Quest
"Return to the Kingdom of Daventry as we're working on new adventures based on the classic adventure game series!"
Probably the best announcement. And even if you're not interested.
From a bigger overall point of view, this means people can already purchase old Sierra licenses (Sierra doesn't exist anymore, nor does its old production Vivendi Universal games, most of their franchises were lost after Activision bought the remaining studios).
The King's Quest series might not be Sierra's most famous franchise (that would either go to Police Quest/SWAT or Leisure Suit Larry), but it's a start.
Can't wait to see how they'll turn this into.
And finally, all these big Telltale announcements might make some of you forget, but there's a huge wolrd of new adventure games out there. Telltale might be the more mainstream and popular currently, but don't oversight the likes of Autumn Moon Entertainment (2 upcoming A Vampyre Story games and a rumoured new Ghost Pirates), Péndulo Studios (The Next Big Thing), Deck13 Interactive (new Ankh and Jack Keane games rumoured as well as an upcoming new IP), etc...
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Blog entry06
Ah!
Finally finished that Spider-Man: Web of Shadows on the Xbox 360!
Finally, cause it was turning a bit repetitive at the end.
I kinda like those recent Spider-man games for the "being Spider-man in New York" aspect. Yes even the movie games. But they aren't very good, it's a fact. Treyarch, responsible for most of them since the first movie and billed as co-developer on this last one, are getting a bit lazy each new game...
This game should have used some little Arkham Asyleum aspects. Not talking gameplay-wise or spirit, this is Spidey afterall.. But on the development aspect of the game.
Like using actual Spider-writers.
The plot was pretty bad and stupid (I'm sure 12 years old will love the symbiote/Venom/dark suit aspect of the game... but seriously, I couldn't count the plotholes on my hand nor the absurdly bad written dialogue!)
And the game could have used some past Spider-man cartoon voice actors. Only Wolverine (dubbed by the same guy from the Wolverine & the X-men cartoon series) was good, I mean really good. And compared to his acting, the others sounded reaaaally bad, I mean worse than they actually were. And Spider-man, who's the main character in this, huh, spider-man game, was sooo bad..... Arg...
It seems like they voice acted the scenes in chronological order. The game started really bad, with a Spidey not sure he was voicing him good then went a bit geeky and over the top.. but got kinda average/ok around the end. So I started a new game (to unlock the new game + mode) and realized how bad he truly was at the start of the game... yuck....
Anyway, final words on this game. Fun physics, decent gameplay, average fighting system, repetitive missions/sequences, fun web slinging, nice boss scenes, bad story, bad Spider-man, great Wolverine and not enough cameos (really? Only Moonknight, Black Cat and Luke Cage stayed in this symbiote-invaded NYC? I can buy the Fantastic Four and Avengers being out saving the universe, which they mentioned, but were was the Punisher or Daredevil? you know, those who know Spidey and usually meet him in every day New York stories??)...
Oh yeah, and the game box totally makes you think Venom would join your side as your Dark ally like Wolverine does for the good side... but since he's the one causing all this (totally out of character too), he's only the Godzilla-like final boss (King Ghidorah-style).
I would kinda have prefered they use another symbiote, say Carnage, as the one causing all the trouble and have Eddie Brock join and help Spidey instead! That way it would have been 1) true to the character's personality and 2)totally kickass for kids, I'm sure they would have loved Carnage in thismess game.
Oh, and I played me some Puzzle Bobble 2 the other day.
Also known as Bust-A-Move 2.
Really fun game^___^
Tought I should share this pic with ya:
Yes, making your own Puzzles is totally fun and they don't even turn out easy all the time once you try them. (mostly because of the random colours you may get)
Playing this on the Sega Saturn, in case you're wondering.
I've been reading the Ghost Omnibus Volume 2 lately.
She's a nice original character from Dark Horse. The comic book publisher that not only makes a ton of comic adaptations (Terminator, Predator, Aliens, Star Wars, Serenity, etc..) but created a lot of very imaginative characters which were brought alive in movies with more or less success along the years (The Mask, Hellboy, Sin City, Barb Wire, Mystery Men...)
But I'm not here to talk to you about Ghost right here, nope.
But X.
What or Who is X exactly???
The most insance X-TREME character I've seen in a comic book in a long time....
You know, during the 90s, when comics went all X-TREME with comic artists/writers such as Rob Liefeld and Todd McFarlane.. Well, DC had their darker and grittier enemies like Darkseid or Bane defeat both Superman and Batman, Marvel went nuts into X-Force and many other spinoff titles around gun crazy mutants like Cable and such..
X was Dark Horse answer to the super popular Image Comics character Spawn.
But allow me to read (write) you a little official description of X:
"[The] Dark Horse series that made "grim and gritty" superheroes seem like cuddly plush toys. Violent and morally ambiguous, X walks the thin line between heroism and obssession (...), the cure may be worse than the disease..."
That's right. He makes grim and gritty looks like plush toys.
That guy's insane!
You gotta love the over the top, insane level of X-TREME comics went on during the 90s...
I don't really know this character that much, and honestly don't really wanna read his own series, but the few issues he's guest-starred in Ghost were more than enough to me to know how X-TREME he really is!!
Look at the guy! He lost one eye, has a cape that would make Spawn jealous, use tons of guns, never dies, walks over fire with no problem whatsoever despite his leather costume... he's X-TREME!!!
Oh, and you gotta admire the guy's costume. A lock at his neck. And just imagine him every morning tying all the red laces...
And is that... a corset???
Finally finished that Spider-Man: Web of Shadows on the Xbox 360!
Finally, cause it was turning a bit repetitive at the end.
I kinda like those recent Spider-man games for the "being Spider-man in New York" aspect. Yes even the movie games. But they aren't very good, it's a fact. Treyarch, responsible for most of them since the first movie and billed as co-developer on this last one, are getting a bit lazy each new game...
This game should have used some little Arkham Asyleum aspects. Not talking gameplay-wise or spirit, this is Spidey afterall.. But on the development aspect of the game.
Like using actual Spider-writers.
The plot was pretty bad and stupid (I'm sure 12 years old will love the symbiote/Venom/dark suit aspect of the game... but seriously, I couldn't count the plotholes on my hand nor the absurdly bad written dialogue!)
And the game could have used some past Spider-man cartoon voice actors. Only Wolverine (dubbed by the same guy from the Wolverine & the X-men cartoon series) was good, I mean really good. And compared to his acting, the others sounded reaaaally bad, I mean worse than they actually were. And Spider-man, who's the main character in this, huh, spider-man game, was sooo bad..... Arg...
It seems like they voice acted the scenes in chronological order. The game started really bad, with a Spidey not sure he was voicing him good then went a bit geeky and over the top.. but got kinda average/ok around the end. So I started a new game (to unlock the new game + mode) and realized how bad he truly was at the start of the game... yuck....
Oh yeah, and the game box totally makes you think Venom would join your side as your Dark ally like Wolverine does for the good side... but since he's the one causing all this (totally out of character too), he's only the Godzilla-like final boss (King Ghidorah-style).
I would kinda have prefered they use another symbiote, say Carnage, as the one causing all the trouble and have Eddie Brock join and help Spidey instead! That way it would have been 1) true to the character's personality and 2)totally kickass for kids, I'm sure they would have loved Carnage in this
Oh, and I played me some Puzzle Bobble 2 the other day.
Also known as Bust-A-Move 2.
Really fun game^___^
Tought I should share this pic with ya:
Yes, making your own Puzzles is totally fun and they don't even turn out easy all the time once you try them. (mostly because of the random colours you may get)
Playing this on the Sega Saturn, in case you're wondering.
I've been reading the Ghost Omnibus Volume 2 lately.
She's a nice original character from Dark Horse. The comic book publisher that not only makes a ton of comic adaptations (Terminator, Predator, Aliens, Star Wars, Serenity, etc..) but created a lot of very imaginative characters which were brought alive in movies with more or less success along the years (The Mask, Hellboy, Sin City, Barb Wire, Mystery Men...)
But I'm not here to talk to you about Ghost right here, nope.
But X.
X... for...X-cellent deep storyline with complex character development and X-traordinary writing?
What or Who is X exactly???
The most insance X-TREME character I've seen in a comic book in a long time....
You know, during the 90s, when comics went all X-TREME with comic artists/writers such as Rob Liefeld and Todd McFarlane.. Well, DC had their darker and grittier enemies like Darkseid or Bane defeat both Superman and Batman, Marvel went nuts into X-Force and many other spinoff titles around gun crazy mutants like Cable and such..
X was Dark Horse answer to the super popular Image Comics character Spawn.
X-TREME!!!
But allow me to read (write) you a little official description of X:
"[The] Dark Horse series that made "grim and gritty" superheroes seem like cuddly plush toys. Violent and morally ambiguous, X walks the thin line between heroism and obssession (...), the cure may be worse than the disease..."
That's right. He makes grim and gritty looks like plush toys.
That guy's insane!
You gotta love the over the top, insane level of X-TREME comics went on during the 90s...
I don't really know this character that much, and honestly don't really wanna read his own series, but the few issues he's guest-starred in Ghost were more than enough to me to know how X-TREME he really is!!
Look at the guy! He lost one eye, has a cape that would make Spawn jealous, use tons of guns, never dies, walks over fire with no problem whatsoever despite his leather costume... he's X-TREME!!!
Oh, and you gotta admire the guy's costume. A lock at his neck. And just imagine him every morning tying all the red laces...
And is that... a corset???
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Sega Mascots 01: Pengo
Hi there, you 4 or 5 still reading my blog actually :P
Here's a new feature, I wanted to make a feature about mascots at some point, but in the mean time, having a look back at SEGA mascots, because a) I'm a SegaNerd and b) much people in the USA may not be that familiar with some of them (mostly because they've almost all grown up with Nintendo there unlike South America, Europe, Japan..)
Today, I want to talk about classic arcade character Pengo!
Pengo was created for an arcade video game by SEGA in 1982.
He's not a really well known character now, but if you love or play a lot of 80s arcade games, chances are, you already played (a port of) one of his games.
Being from the early 80s, the games were ported a lot on many different systems.
Let's have a look at all his "official games":
Of course, like every other arcade classic, there's been a lot of clones around as well as unlicensed ports/copies. (And Sega ports on other systems such as the Atari,...).
Pengo was Service Games first original mascot for 1982 to 1985.
He was originally red but was changed to SEGA blue for his other games Penguin Land and Doki Doki Penguin Land.
Even if he's basically just a cartoony Penguin, I kinda like this lil' guy.
There's been really two different games where Pengo stared in.
Pengo is a top down arcade game not unlike Pac-Man were the gimmick is to squish enemies with a rock/boulder/ice part of the level.
There's also a fantastic 16 bit looking remake/sequel on the Megadrive:
With its fun multiplayer and brightly colored visuals, it helped resurrect Pengo in 1995 and the game was as good as any Bomberman - if not more addictive!
The second gaming series Pengo had are the Penguin Land, which started on the Sega SG-1000 (Sega's first system during the Atari/Odyssey age).
Penguin Land introduced Pengo in his blue color for the very first time (which was a bit more SEGA-ysh) and a new gameplay.
This time it was a sidescroller, but using Pengo's Squash-and-kill-'em gimmick in a 2D view:
This video here was the sequel on the Sega Mark 3/Master System that many people had in Europe back then.
His main games were made for the Arcade, but were also found on most Sega Systems like the SG-1000, the Sega Master System and Mega Drive.
They even made it to the Sega Saturn on SG-1000/Arcade compilations such as this one:
Then, in the mid-80s... Pengo was replaced by a more original character...
Here's a new feature, I wanted to make a feature about mascots at some point, but in the mean time, having a look back at SEGA mascots, because a) I'm a SegaNerd and b) much people in the USA may not be that familiar with some of them (mostly because they've almost all grown up with Nintendo there unlike South America, Europe, Japan..)
PENGO
Today, I want to talk about classic arcade character Pengo!
SEGA Mascot: 1982 - 1985
Pengo was created for an arcade video game by SEGA in 1982.
He's not a really well known character now, but if you love or play a lot of 80s arcade games, chances are, you already played (a port of) one of his games.
Being from the early 80s, the games were ported a lot on many different systems.
Let's have a look at all his "official games":
Of course, like every other arcade classic, there's been a lot of clones around as well as unlicensed ports/copies. (And Sega ports on other systems such as the Atari,...).
Pengo was Service Games first original mascot for 1982 to 1985.
He was originally red but was changed to SEGA blue for his other games Penguin Land and Doki Doki Penguin Land.
Even if he's basically just a cartoony Penguin, I kinda like this lil' guy.
There's been really two different games where Pengo stared in.
Pengo is a top down arcade game not unlike Pac-Man were the gimmick is to squish enemies with a rock/boulder/ice part of the level.
There's also a fantastic 16 bit looking remake/sequel on the Megadrive:
With its fun multiplayer and brightly colored visuals, it helped resurrect Pengo in 1995 and the game was as good as any Bomberman - if not more addictive!
The second gaming series Pengo had are the Penguin Land, which started on the Sega SG-1000 (Sega's first system during the Atari/Odyssey age).
Penguin Land introduced Pengo in his blue color for the very first time (which was a bit more SEGA-ysh) and a new gameplay.
This time it was a sidescroller, but using Pengo's Squash-and-kill-'em gimmick in a 2D view:
This video here was the sequel on the Sega Mark 3/Master System that many people had in Europe back then.
His main games were made for the Arcade, but were also found on most Sega Systems like the SG-1000, the Sega Master System and Mega Drive.
They even made it to the Sega Saturn on SG-1000/Arcade compilations such as this one:
Then, in the mid-80s... Pengo was replaced by a more original character...
To Be Continued...
Friday, April 16, 2010
VGR Crazy Chase
This review is about a pretty damn' awesome retro game!
I played it tons of time as a kid and plugged the system once again this summer.
And I still had a great time with it ^__^
Edit29/12/2010: Edited this old review with my current template, instead of the huge jpg picture I previously had...
VGR: Crazy Chase
From Philips
Played on Videopac+ (Odyssey2)
Also available on /
Type Arcade/Puzzle
Year 1982
If you love retro games like me, you'll probably enjoy this one for sure!
Most Videopac/Odyssey2 games are designed for 2 players but this one's more arcadysh.
This one's in fact a follow up to another game called Munchkin which was a Pacman clone for this Philips system.
In fact, Atari even sued Philips for Copyright infringement back then!
..And to much surprise the original Munchkin became a lot more popular than Atari's awful Pacman port anyway!
Well, at least Atari's made some money on their ugly Pacman port...off the poor Munchkin anyways...
Finally Philips came up with an original idea!
They would make a follow up to Munchkin with new rules, this time it not about eating pills or ghost-guys but a snake/caterpillar which is a parody of Atari's own Centipede!
This sequel was called in a lot of countries Super Munchkin - in France where it was the most popular, it was called "Superglouton" as the followup to "Glouton".
The game is pretty addictive and pretty easy to have a grip on.
You have to eat the Centipede-guy, avoid his face or the enemies around.
You can eat the trees but they slow you down. Also once you start the eating animation the other enemies will lose their defenses and can be eaten!
The gamespeed goes faster and faster every new round!
This is one of those rare games I've been able to play with my dad (imagine how addictive it may be!)...
In fact it was him who bought the system and most of these retro games back in the day! :P
Let's recap!
Great original arcade game; simple, retro and fun!
Don't expect any BGM or any super sound effects here, we're talking pre-Nes Atari-era.
If you get competitive, trying to score better than your friends, it's a great party game in a way!
Sadly there hasn't been any port/remake/compilation, not even on Wii-ware/Xboxlive arcade/etc... :(
(like most Odyssey games)
You'll have to find a Videopac/Odyssey2 to try this one (or emulation) !
I give it:
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