I dunno...I'm quite scared by a crazed gardener with a huge knobbly green penis....mikeb wrote:
Take this for example, another film license.
Looks like some kind of oddly fetishistic gardening simulator. But no, it's actually The Texas Chainsaw Massacre by Wizard Video Games.
Actually about as scary as a wet weekend in Eastbourne.
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mikeb wrote:
Take this for example, another film license.
That's the C64 version then, right Merman???

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I like Retro Shamer - reminds me of the old skool mag reviews that would crop up from time to time when a mag would really let rip (and undoubtedly lose out on some heavy marketing cash). It's funny but some of those have stayed with me far longer than the many, many positive reviews...
The Rise of the Robots piece highlighted in last month's RG is a fine example with some fabulous imagery. Another favourite was AA's trial of Count Duckula 2.
The games publishers were undoubtedly taking the p!ss with some of the games they were releasing, nice to see the mag publishers doing the same back...
On a similar vein, I'd like to see a few more articles along these lines - a regular Don't Believe the Hype section were a much praised game from yester-year gets panned (fairly or unfairly depending on reviewer bias) could be enjoyable...
The Rise of the Robots piece highlighted in last month's RG is a fine example with some fabulous imagery. Another favourite was AA's trial of Count Duckula 2.
The games publishers were undoubtedly taking the p!ss with some of the games they were releasing, nice to see the mag publishers doing the same back...
On a similar vein, I'd like to see a few more articles along these lines - a regular Don't Believe the Hype section were a much praised game from yester-year gets panned (fairly or unfairly depending on reviewer bias) could be enjoyable...
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Indeed. I think it's really cool that the static field in Yar's is actually generated from the game's code.merman wrote:(And from a historical point of view, I don't think it DESERVES the title of worst game ever. I've played worst, and indeed HSW did some nifty tricks with the 2600 hardware.)
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I'd suggest International Rugby Challenge and Kick Off 96, but you'd be better just posting the text of The Rev's reviews of same.
http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.c ... /rugby.htm
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http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.c ... /rugby.htm
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oh, come on!! its just pure crap!!! i was sucked into the marketing ploy when i was 7 after watching the film, which was cracking, and realized i wasted £2.99 on something which coded by a monkey held hostage by Steve Martin.
same as Return of the Jedi, again on the spectrum. Completed it 7 times in fifteen minutes.....so bored i wanted to mince my head and serve it in a bolognase!!!!!
oh, come on!! its just pure crap!!! i was sucked into the marketing ploy when i was 7 after watching the film, which was cracking, and realized i wasted £2.99 on something which coded by a monkey held hostage by Steve Martin.
same as Return of the Jedi, again on the spectrum. Completed it 7 times in fifteen minutes.....so bored i wanted to mince my head and serve it in a bolognase!!!!!
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I would go with Plumbers Don't wear Ties for the 3DO.
Yes, it is rare. It's also obscure, even for a 3DO exclusive title. It's also awful.
It's barely a game at all, it's just a choose-your-own-adventure dating sim with still photos and badly recorded voiceovers. The few drawn graphics in the game are by far the worst on the system. Or any system.
The game is slow, dull, and seems to go on forever before actually allowing any choices. The characters are boring, and the voice acting is terrible. It's everything you can think of that has been said to criticise interactive movies, only taken to an entirely new level.
I actually *love* interactive movies, but even I'll admit this one is awful.
There are only two small saving graces about this game. One, after suffering through the first few eternities of the game, it becomes obvious that the developers didn't even bother pretending to take the game at all seriously. They go beyond taking the censored, it becomes almost surreal at times.
Two, for all its faults, it's still far better than Hardline or A fork in the Tale on the PC.
Yes, it is rare. It's also obscure, even for a 3DO exclusive title. It's also awful.
It's barely a game at all, it's just a choose-your-own-adventure dating sim with still photos and badly recorded voiceovers. The few drawn graphics in the game are by far the worst on the system. Or any system.
The game is slow, dull, and seems to go on forever before actually allowing any choices. The characters are boring, and the voice acting is terrible. It's everything you can think of that has been said to criticise interactive movies, only taken to an entirely new level.
I actually *love* interactive movies, but even I'll admit this one is awful.
There are only two small saving graces about this game. One, after suffering through the first few eternities of the game, it becomes obvious that the developers didn't even bother pretending to take the game at all seriously. They go beyond taking the censored, it becomes almost surreal at times.
Two, for all its faults, it's still far better than Hardline or A fork in the Tale on the PC.
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