So here is my recent pick ups from this week. Sadly no games were picked up, but I did manage to find some NES manuals! One of them being very rare. If you didn't already know it's Contra Force!!!
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Welcome back for another one of my pick ups videos! I decided to change up how I do them, So now moving forward I will try to show either the Trailer for each game, or at very least game play from every one of my pick ups moving forward.
In this Video I have one PS Vita game pick up, 4 original xbox games, and 3 NES games. Enjoy the video and let me know what you think of the new format, as well as if you like these games I picked up.
Games in this Video:
1. Earth Defense Force 2 Invaders from Planet Space
2. Dungeons and Dragons Heroes
3. Nightmare Before Christmas Oogie's Revenge
4. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
5. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II the Sith Lords
This is my first post of the new year, I'm going to do my best to update this as much as possible this year, and what better way to kick it off with a top 5 games list to one of my all time favorite gaming systems! I present to you my top 5 PlayStation One Hidden Gems that deserve your attention and love.
I hope you enjoy the video, and let me know if you want to see more videos in the future like this one.
Feel free to tell me your top 5 or top 10 PS1 hidden gems.
So this is my second pick ups video. This one is titled a lot of Xbox, I have recently found myself collecting for the original Xbox, I have to say I'm glad I got into collecting for this system. The prices on the games at the moment are super cheap in some cases like $1-$5 dollars, even some of the rarer games I have managed to pick up really cheap! The Xbox also has a lot of great exclusives, and some of the best versions of multi platform releases.
Here is the pick ups video for your enjoyment! Please let me know what you think of these pick ups!
Here is one pro tip for collecting for the original Xbox. Take advantage of pawn shops, normally for a retro gamer pawn shops are not worth your time, and in most cases will charge more for a game than most other places, but in the case of the Xbox, they are usually very under priced. In my case I found a few rarer games in this video that the I picked up for a couple dollars, when in most cases at a retro game shop, on an online shop, will charge 10 to 20 times more for the game. Now I'm not saying this will always be the case, but from my experience it usually pays off really well.
I started my Xbox collection about 2 months ago and have already amassed over 50 games in my library, I am also very picky when it comes to collecting for the system, I will only pick up games complete, with only super rare game as an exception to that rule. One of the other reasons why I enjoy collecting for the original Xbox because you can buy an HD component cable that will allow for better quality video with certain games. There are even some games that will support 720P and 1080P! Not all games will support this but it's nice to have the option when available.
Welcome back everyone! So recently I had an issue with my Astro A50 gaming headset. The microphone is no longer working... I was in desperate need to find a good budget alternative to replace them, After many hours looking up specs and features I finally found the replacement. Little did I know I was actually finding a headset that was much more versatile.
The reason I went with the Astro A50 gaming headset was pretty much everyone I talked to recommended them to me. I will admit for the steep price they are an excellent headset and by far one of the best you can buy. I mainly wanted something that had an exceptional quality microphone and like any headset, good quality sound. Now I know I'm talking a lot of positives here about the Astro A50 but now I must talk about it's biggest downfall the microphone...Despite having excellent sound out of the mic, it is also very flimsy and from what I found out, I'm not the only one to have this issue. The microphone will no longer lock in place and at first I made due with it, but now it produces no sound out of the mic at all!!!
Along comes the Turtle Beach Ear Force PX24 to save the day! The PX24's are a wired headset with a nice quality boom mic, they also include a mix amp that allows for customization of game volume, digital surround sound effect, your own voice chat volume, and bass control, it also has the ability to mute the mic at the touch of a button, as well includes a feature Turtle Beach like to call "Super Human Hearing", what that does is allow for increased treble making things like hearing foot steps more prominent, this is excellent for people heavy into first person shooters.
The best features on the The Turtle Beach Ear Force PX 24 headset is the mix amp, the ability to being able to hear your self through the headset is a huge asset, no longer did I have to worry about shouting into the microphone. The Mix amp is good for 30 hours on a full charge which is amazing, but what is even better you do not require it to use the headset! It's like an added bonus, one that really makes this headset shine! The price is also great for $99.99 Canadian you get some good sounding headphones with a boom microphone, and a headset that is very versatile, It will work with any PC, gaming console, mobile device Voip, and Skype!
Now not all is perfect with this headset! For one example the design, the headset looks great but has a lot of plastic which could break under extreme stress. The other biggest drawback is the microphone can not be removed from the headset, and you can't replace the 3.5mm jack, so at some point you will need to replace with an entirely new headset. Personally these are non issues for me as I take really good care of my headphones.
For anyone looking for a Good headset to use for streaming to Twitch, or to make YouTube videos, or even for someone looking for just casual gaming with friends online, this headset should be on your radar!
For $100 dollars you could do much worse, no matter what your set up check them out! Below is my unboxing video and my first impressions of the headset.
The following video is a list of some of the worst video games in my collection. For the record I'm only talking games that I own the physical copy of. Enjoy the video and let me know what some of the worst games you have in your collections.
The following games in this video include:
1. Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust on the PlayStation 3
2. Barbie Horse Adventure Wilde Horse Rescue on the Xbox
3. Lester the Unlikely on the Super Nintendo
4. Rocketeer on the Super Nintendo
5. The Simpsons Escape from Camp Deadly on the Nintendo GameBoy
6. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde on the Nintendo Entertainment System
7. Wall Street Kid on the Nintendo Entertainment System
Now I'm not saying these are the worst games ever made, they are just some of the worst games I have in my collection.
Hi Everyone! Welcome back to retroforward.com , I have started something new, I thought it would be fun to make a pick ups video! I over the last while picked up some really great retro games. The games in this video are from the Original PlayStation, Nintendo Entertainment System, and the Original Xbox.
The majority of the PS1, games I picked up are considered rare, and are highly collectible.
Following games included in this video:
1: Skullmonkeys
2: Valkyrie Profile
3: Spyro Collectors edition
4: Intelligent Cube
5: Mega Man Legends 1 & 2
The following Original Xbox games are also uncommon/rare:
1: Panzer Dragoon Orta
2: Fallout Brotherhood of Steel
3: Marvel Vs Capcom 2
NES games:
1. Paperboy 2
2. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
3. Balloon Fight
4. Street Fighter 2010
5. 1942 & 1943
Let me know what you think of the pick ups in this video!
Mega Man Legacy Collection was released recently, and being a huge fan of the Mega Man games, I decided to check it out!
Legacy Collection gathers all the classing 8-bit Mega Man games that were released on the Nintendo Entertainment System, these are perfect ports of the games, with loads of extras, and options. The Collection was released on the PlayStation 4, and XboxOne, includes the first six Mega Man games. with bonus artwork, and all the music from the games.
For my let's play I chose one of my favorites in the series!
I really love how this game looks and plays on modern consoles, and is priced really well especially for the quality of the games. Any fan of the Mega Man games should pick this collection as well as anyone who appreciates retro gaming.
So check out Part 1 of my let's play of Mega Man 2 below!
Welcome back for part 2 of my ongoing series of let's plays on the game Zombi.
Zombi is a port of the WiiU game ZombiU.
I am playing the game on the PlayStation 4, Zombi is available also on XboxOne, And PC
In Part two things start to pick up as we move out of the tutorial section and into the actual meat of the game. There were more a few moments in part 2 I thought I was gone for. I'm currently still on my first character, and we are going to keep going and see how long it lasts. I will say I am very much enjoying the game, and it's definitely worth the cheap asking price for the game.
I hope you enjoy part two, and hope you enjoy watching me freak out.
please let me know what you think of these videos and also let me know if you prefer to see comments on the stream. This will allow me to maintain consistency on these videos.
that's all for now hope you enjoy and stay tuned for part 3 coming soon.
Check out Part 1 of my Let's play of Zombi on the PlayStation 4.
This is part 1 of an ongoing series. In part 1 I cover the tutorial, and get familiar with the game, and give my first impressions.
Zombi is an updated port of the WiiU game, ZombiU.
Zombi is a first person survival horror game set in London, when your character dies he/she, will turn into one of the living dead, and you will start as a new character,
you will lose all your equipment and health you picked up with the previous character, until you manage to track down the location of your dead character to retrieve the "bug out bag" with all your items.
Zombi is available on PS4, XboxOne, and PC, the game features some upgrades to performance, and makes some changes to game play to account for the lack of a WiiU gamepad, over all I think this game is a great value for the cheap price tag, Visually the game doesn't look so hot, but the lighting and sound are both excellent. I will say I didn't like the tutorial section of the game, but I'm sure it's going to get better as I play more. Check back soon for Part 2!
-Retro Forward Dave
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Atlanta-based company CineMassive who specializes in giant multiscreen video walls has set up a challenge. They have gone and created the worlds largest version of Minesweeper. The company are now accepting applications for ten lucky Minesweeper masters to try and beat the game on the hardest setting. Do you think you're hardcore? well here's the link to apply!
The game is played on 24 high-definition screens for a crazy resolution of 11,520 x 4,320 pixels! That's pretty insane! The game on the hardest setting has 38,799 mines to clear. It should also be noted that no one from CineMassive has managed to beat the game.
Are you up to the challenge?
-Retro Forward Dave
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Filmed from July 31st-Aug 2nd, Desolate Image is a three-piece alternative indie rock group from Ottawa Canada, the following contains scenes of Awesome!
I just wanted to update everyone to let you know. That we are on a break until August. I have to take the time to move. And sadly don't have much free time to post reviews or let's plays.
Good news is when we come back in August it will be bigger and better. We will be kicking things off with let's plays of Fallout 3 & and New Vegas to get everyone pumped up for Fallout 4. As well you'll start to see more PC coverage and more retogames.
Reviews will be coming back in full force. We'll also start covering movie reviews, and focus on retro toys, comics and Cosplay. So you have that to look forward to in August.
We ask that you just bear with us.
As always happy gaming!
In Fact the trailer was released this morning! Because I know some of you are having issues accessing the Fallout 4 website I'll post the trailer below here for you all to watch.
When the trailer whent live many of us (myself included) encountered this message.
It seems like now the website is a little more stable.
So here is what we know about Fallout 4. The game will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, the game will be set in Boston. We also got our first glimps of the box art.
Fallout 4 is looking to be amazing and I for one can't wait to find out more details. But for now here is the trailer in all it's HD glory!
E3 is quickly coming soon and roumour is we will see a 20-30 miniute gameplay demo. The wait is almost over! Check back for more details as they come and remember War, War never changes.
Arcade Archives Ninja-Kid was a game I was about to write off until I actually played it.
First off let me say that Arcade Archives have been putting out some excellent arcade ports to the PlayStation 4. Ninja-Kid is currently the 6th Arcade game released.
Ninja-Kid was originally released in Japanese arcades in 1984 by UPL. In Ninja-kid you play a ninja your objective is to clear out each screen of enemies to advance to the next. Along the way you will collect scrolls from fallen enemies which will add bonus points to your score, also you will come across falling balls, collecting three will take you to a bonus stage where you will collect more balls for bonus points.
This game has a fair difficulty level, The Jumping mechanics will take some getting used to but once you get the hang of it you will feel like a ninja. The way you jump up is by pressing a direction left or right and holding down the jump button, simply pressing it will make you drop down a level. This can cause frustration at first but it won't take long for you to master. You have one attack in the game and that is your ninja-stars, you also have the ablility to drop down on your enemies and stun them or jumping up on an angle and hitting one will also stun them. This is great and provides solid tactics for taking on enemies, especially later on when things get even more challenging.
The music in the game is very charming and suites the tone well, I keep having to tell myself this is an arcade game from 1984, while playing it because the game is excellent from a sound and music level. Visually the game looks excellent for the time it was made, if you are very much a fan of retro games you will love this, the stages will repeat and can look bland at times but the game shifts the stages up by switching from day to night which changes up the color pallet. Over all I was very impressed.
Ninja-Kid was a game that I honestly didn't think I would like, I figured Hamster the company that produces these games would eventually falter, Ninja-Kid isn't that game. In Fact it is one I strongly recommend to any fans of retro games, modern gamers will find enjoyment as well just know before going in this game is all about the highscore, which like all Arcade Archive releases the game supports online leaderboards.
Over all Arcade Archives Ninja-Kid is a fun arcade port, of a game sadly most will have missed out on when it was first released (myself included). The game isn't perfect but is definitly fun and addictive to play for short periods of time. I would have liked this update to have fixed the jumping mechanics, but that's the only major negative I can come up with, Excellent graphics for an early 80's game and enough enemy diversity and fun gameplay mechanics, make this worth checking out. The game is currently available for $7.99 on PlayStation Network, and is a PlayStaion 4 exclusive. Check it out.
Score:
7/10
-Retro Forward Dave: likes retro games and you can follow me on twitter @retro _forward
Retro Forward Dave here just to let everyone know that we had to update our Twitch Broadcast times for the summer. This was done for a few reasons. I had to cut back on the broadcast times due to my band DesolateImage. In the summer we tend to get booked with a lot more shows, and need to take the time to focus on that a little more. This downtime is good because it will give us time to figure out what kind of shows we will have on the channel moving forward.
This is our updated schedule just note we will still have random broadcasts out side of these times and is best to follow our Twitch Tv channel to receive notices on our broadcasts. Also you can follow us on Twitter or Facebook since I always make sure to let everyone know we are streaming on both sites.
We are still actively seeking out other people who would be interested in being a part of our twitch channel and if you are interested feel free to let us know in the comments below or on one of our social media sites. As we move forward this schedule will probably see more updates and edits but what will always be consistent moving forward will be Monday-Wednesday morning 7am-7:40 EST we will always have Retro content on the stream and at Night Time we will focus more on modern games, mostly indies, and digital download titles from 10pm-11:50pm EST. We will still have our weekly TwitchCast with myself and Sean the Gaming Troll, but times will be more random.
We want to thank all of you for sticking with us and helping us grow. If you have any games or ideas for us regarding the Twitch Tv channel let us know.
Sleeping Dogs was one of my favorite games on the PlayStation 3 so I was super pumped to finally pick up the Definitive Edition on the PS4. The PS4 version is a full 1080p and features many graphical upgrades, and a smoother frame rate, plus includes all 24 DLC packs for the game. Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition is also available on Xbox One, and PC.
The game is absolutely worth playing, and I actually prefer it over the Grand Theft Auto Series, both are worth playing but I loved the fighting mechanics in Sleeping Dogs over GTA.
Here is Part 1 of my Let's Play of the game. I even found a few glitches in this video one of them being an awesome bus sling shot. If you don't know what I mean by that tune into 40:25 of the video and watch the 5 minutes of the bus section to see the crazy glitches.
I will be posting more of the Sleeping Dogs let's plays on here but also follow on Twitch to see it live and to be a part of our chat.
Terra Cresta is the 5th game released under the Arcade Archives banner. Arcade Archives make arcade perfect ports. Terra Cresta is currently my new favorite out of the five. Originally released in 1985 by Nichibutsu, Terra Cresta is an arcade vertical shoot em up.
The Gameplay in Terra Cresta is superb, you start off the game with a very under powered air ship and have to take down other enemy ships and bases, along the way you'll find numbered power ups that if you shoot will open up a new attachment for your ship giving you stronger and more varied attacks. I love that once you have acquired at least one of these power ups you can press the X button to change up your formation allowing you to have access to different types of attacks. The game has a total of 5 ship attachments and once you claim all five your ship will transform into a Phoenix allowing for temporary invincibility. The game is challenging you will die many times, I can't even count how many times I have seen the game over screen.
It is a good thing that the controls are super tight and responsive, One of the key points to any shoot'em up is having full control over movement and Terra Cresta excels in this category. It's also nice to play a retro shoot'em up that allows you to just hold down the fire button!
Sound and music are good for this type of game but won't blow you away on either front. But The explosions sound loud and destructive, which is always a good thing.
Terra Cresta on the PlayStation 4 is my favorite game released (for now) under the Arcade Archive name, with each release these Arcade ports have been getting better and better. Terra Cresta is the first Shoot'em up released under Arcade Archives name, and is one of the best shmups on the PS4, available on PSN for $7.99.
If you are a fan of retro gaming, or a die hard Shmup fan, you owe it to yourself to check out Terra Cresta, I have been obsessing over this game and will keep coming back for more. PlayStation 4 owners should absolutly check out this game if you are up for the challenge.
Double Dragon on the PlayStation 4 is something I never thought would happen, but here it is! And this is absolutely the best way to play Double Dragon. Arcade Archives do arcade perfect ports of classic games for the PlayStation 4, this is currently the forth game released under that banner and with each game the quality keeps getting better and better.
I'm sure many of you remember the game Double Dragon, the series has been around for a long time, and even though the series has been dormant for many years Double Dragon still holds up amazingly well!
I first played Double Dragon on the Nintendo Entertainment System, I'm sure many who grew up in the 80's, 90's remember playing these games. As much as I love the NES port of the game it was lacking one big feature. No two player co-op! Owners of the NES growing up had to wait for the second game to introduce two player co-op. But those lucky enough to own the Sega Master System were treated to one of the very best home version of Double Dragon and came as close as possible to the arcade experience.
In Double Dragon you play as Billy or Jimmy Lee. Your mission is to rescue your girlfriend Marian back from the Black Warrior Gang. The great thing about this game is if you play two players and make it to the end you'll have to face off against your brother to fight for the hand of Marian.
So I said it earlier this is an arcade perfect port, it is definitely not an easy game, but it plays great and looks the way it should. I love how the Arcade Archives give you options to mess around with the settings want scan lines? want to adjust the screen size? The game gives you the option.
Visually this is Double Dragon ripped right out of the arcades of the 80's nothing has changed in terms of the look. The controls also feel excellent with the duel shock 4. The game does see some slowdown when lots of enemies are on screen but it's nothing major. Hit detection isn't as perfect as I would like but again it's just a minor issue and not as bad as other games in the genre. The music is excellent as I type this I have the theme stuck in my head, if you have a great headset and a love for retro tunes you will be very thankful for this port.
Arcade Archives Double Dragon achieves its goal in bring an arcade perfect port to modern home consoles. One that I will play through again and again. The game is available for $7.99 on PSN, and is only available on the PlayStation 4. Retro gamers unite and enjoy! This one comes highly recommended!
Must Buy! 8.5/10
-Retro Forward Dave @retro_forward on twitter and can usually be found talking about retro gaming.
