Ishambard

Just a man, who people say is obsessed with birds, making his way through life leaving a trail of breadcrumbs in the form of assorted media.

Born in that perceived golden era of the 90s and raised on video games. I have plans to create my own game one day and alongside my YouTube Channel is currently my main creative focus.

My Wife is @EmmalenaLEllis

https://ko-fi.com/ishambard

#videogames #gaming #gamedesign #Pathfinder #Nintendo #YouTube #Birds #Writing #MurderMystery

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2026-10-30 11:41:33 GMT

So, I was reading a review on Valis: The Fantasm Soldier collection, mostly because I wanted to check something.
A line regarding Valis III for the PC Engine stood out to me:
"Even if it is a bit too easy at points, (especially with the included rewind)"
And perhaps, I took it a little too personally...
Do modern day innovations such as save states, rewind and fast forward functions take too much away from the experience of Retro Games?
Part of the reason why certain games have stuck with me for so long is because I couldn't just keep attempting that one jump over and over again in rapid succession. I needed to drag my exhausted and frustrated self to it each time I wanted to attempt it. That is part of the experience, in my opinion. As frustrating as it might be, but it makes the success all the more sweeter.
Perhaps I am just elitist...?
#Emulation #RetroGaming

2026-10-27 15:24:55 GMT

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You are absolutely right, I SHOULD play more Bomberman games!

2026-10-19 17:13:58 GMT

Hmmm, I might need another horror game to play for #Spooptober as I have nearly run my course on the games I had set for myself.
So, I suppose I might take some suggestions.
Doesn't have to be a survival horror game, nor does it have to be a scary game, just games that have a spoopy element to it. Something like Medievil would work absolutely fine as a suggestion 😊

2026-09-05 17:21:08 GMT

Because of course the Japanese pilot in #AeroFighters shoots Kunai out of his ship.
He is fashioned after a Ninja, but... I dunno, all the other base weapons come across a bit plain and generic against the guy who shoots knives out of his fighter.
#SHMUP #SNES
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2026-09-03 21:05:09 GMT

I don't need it...
I don't need it...
Definitely don't need it...
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/anbernics-rg-ds-plus-comes-with-its-own-capacitive-stylus-and-has-higher-resolution-screens
#Anbernic #Emulation

2026-08-08 16:25:36 GMT

Okay, okay, okay...
Konami, from this screenshot alone, your game about being a firefighter has ignited my interest.
I'll add it to the list, but not quite sure when I will get to this one.
#PS2
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2026-07-29 14:38:24 GMT

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@nprofile…ty4p
The irony is...
I WAS going to do the DK Rap this week, but i am holding into to one for just a little while longer.

2026-07-29 14:22:35 GMT

It's #VGMWednesday !!
*techno intensifies*
I have a lot of respect for the soundtracks of fighting games. I may not have a huge love for the genre, but I think some of the greatest bits of character music has come from fighting games, Street Fighter alone has given us some absolutely amazing tracks.
So, today, I wanted to highlight a specific song for a specific series that perfectly characterises it as a whole.
『Techno Syndrome』is just pure, Mortal Kombat, helped by Kyle Wyatt literally screaming those words as part of the song.
I can't imagine Mortal Kombat without this song, it perfectly captures the over the topness and violence of the series in a fantastic way.
It also, in my opinion, would be the highlight of a night out in a club.
https://youtu.be/Sr1bLLvsbh0
#MortalKombat

2026-07-25 11:00:44 GMT

I don't have a whole lot of my old figure collection, I foolishly let someone convince me to part with a near complete set of Hidamari Sketch Honeycomb figures, and a couple of other... Well dubious ones I had acquired.
But this is one I have kept onto, because, well... Firstly, it was a really cool figure to find in the wild, secondly, I don't recall it being overpriced though my spending habits in Japan were... Not clever.
Thirdly, Sakuya Izayoi is in my top 5 Touhou characters, perhaps second or third... I think that is mood dependent.
One day I will have a proper place to put her, so she can grace my working space on full display and not from the confines of her ragged box.
#Touhou
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2026-07-21 17:31:19 GMT

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@nprofile…atnr
Definitely a great way to experience the game, will be following your playthrough on this one! 😁

2026-07-16 15:14:57 GMT

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@nprofile…ty4p
Honestly, 7-3 and C-3 are hands down the worst classic Mario levels because of those springs...
C-3 being infinitely worse because of the added wind.
I am assuming I am remembering my levels correctly now...
I could check. But for some reason I like to gamble with my knowledge by tooting before I fact check myself.

2026-07-16 15:10:28 GMT

One of these days I will pick up the courage to play Mario Bros 2 for the Famicom Disk System.
I am no stranger to the "Lost Levels", but there is something that feels quite daunting about playing through the original version of them, where I can't hide behind Mario All-Stars incredibly generous save system...

2026-07-14 15:09:17 GMT

Watch out, I'm about to just tank my credibility!
#IshambardPresents
Rescue Heroes: Billy Blazes #GBA
Developer: WayForward
No, wait! Come back! Hear me out, please!
A game based off a Fisher Price toy line has absolutely no right being as enjoyable as this game is. It's all perspective, I would have anticipated this being bottom of the barrel shovelware, but the comments I saw around the game lured me in. Okay, Billy's jawline drew me in, the comments locked me in.
A simple platformer, seeing Billy putting out fires, gathering tools to clear obstacles and "fulton extracting" people to safety. Rinse, repeat for 11 stages. It's a tidy gameplay loop that is presented well, and at times provides a level of challenge. One stage has you scaling a building as fire rises from the bottom of the screen, it's surprisingly intense.
Is the game easy? Yes, but it is also quite cosy and that's fine. Not all games need to be deep, challenging, emotional, or any combination of those three.
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2026-07-08 21:41:12 GMT

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@nprofile…5y0h
Oh yeah, Turok looks pretty bad.
I had failed to reference that I had the game as a kid and have such fond memories of it.

2026-07-08 21:06:55 GMT

The wife is helping me find some new games to play, just because right now I am not feeling Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut. It is on the list, but I want... Something... Not sure what.
She pulled up one game and said, "This look awful"
She turns her phone around to show me.
『Turok: Dinosaur Hunter』
Can someone call 999?
I have sustained mortal injuries and need medical attention ASAP.
#RetroGaming #N64

2026-07-01 07:45:39 GMT

So, it wouldn't a normal healthy week for me, if I hadn't played a game, got a little obsessed with it and I post about it for #VGMWednesday
Stability is good.
Anyway, I have A LOT of thoughts when it comes to Theresia: Dear Emile for the #DS and I was delighted upon completing the game for it to have a vocal ending!
『Kurayami no Mori』or Forest of Darkess is an appropriately haunting song to end your journey through Theresia on.
I won't be forgetting this game anytime soon, ironic because large chunks of it had left my memory from when I first played it (but never finished it) back in 2008. Doubly ironic because the game has themes of amnesia, among some terribly dark themes surrounding love, the horrors of war and trauma.
But back to the song, it's is only fitting that the "DS Dark Souls that invites you to suffer along with its protagonist" (i can't say that with a straight face) has an ending theme that invokes more uneasiness than any triumphant.
https://youtu.be/qaUDUJ49clQ?is=DGmnqdQAUjlf3K_z

2026-06-24 14:49:03 GMT

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@nprofile…ds0l
But i see he didn't elect Dorothea to be his house's dance representative... :blobcatthink:
I have way too much attachment to my Black Eagle girls :blobcat_tears:

2026-06-24 14:26:42 GMT

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@nprofile…ty4p
Truly an amazing trifecta of games!
Personally, I prefer Banjo Kazooie over Tooie... But Tooie is still an amazing game.

2026-06-24 14:14:36 GMT

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@nprofile…ty4p
Jet Force Gemini is a fantastic game and I encourage more people to check it out. Easily in my top 10 N64 games of all time.
Shame we never got a sequel.

2026-06-19 17:06:41 GMT

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@nprofile…ty4p
Are you from the Berenstein Bears dimension?

2026-06-18 09:36:46 GMT

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@nprofile…ds0l
Sun Quan mentioned!
As someone with a passing interest in Chinese history, instilled in me from playing way too many Koei games over the years, I was delighted to see a name i recognised!

2026-06-09 15:05:32 GMT

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@nprofile…ej9l
Even if the OoT remake was getting the Star Fox treatment (same game, enhanced visuals, more dialogue and lore stuff) I'd be quite happy with that.

2026-06-05 16:54:08 GMT

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@nprofile…atnr @nprofile…8nu8
Your first visit to Phazon Mines is an absolute ball-busting segment of Metroid Prime. I was quietly waiting to see how you got on with it!

2026-06-03 13:59:47 GMT

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@nprofile…atnr
Metroid Prime had the benefit of coming out a console generation later than Ocarina of Time, so, yeah, I think you have a good point.
For the N64 era, Zelda's 3D transition was absolutely perfect.
Though, I will die on the hill that Ocarina of Time is essentially A Link to the Past.

2026-06-03 13:47:37 GMT

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@nprofile…atnr
Glad to see you are enjoying this.
Metroid Prime was an absolute banger of a game when it originally came out. I don't think I have ever seen a more successful transition from 2D to 3D from a series, ever.

2026-05-22 11:45:17 GMT

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@nprofile…ty4p
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2026-05-22 10:01:34 GMT

With all this stuff surrounding the new #StarFox game, it really gets me chuckling about my idea of doing a video of original Star Fox 64, but all audio is replaced by my own mouth noises...

2026-05-18 14:44:42 GMT

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@nprofile…ty4p
Doom64 is a great time.
On the highest difficulty, it is a little heavy on the Barons and Hell Knights, but not unmanageable.
Atmosphere in the game is pretty peak

2026-05-18 14:30:51 GMT

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@nprofile…ty4p
Ultra Violence Rays?
Isn't that what the Unmaker fires?

2026-05-06 20:25:20 GMT

As we move into May, we leave the Sonic vocal tracks behind. A part of me is a little sad, but I am sure Sonic will return to an Ishambard #VGMWednesday in due time.
Today's game is one I have vague memories of, mostly of seeing it at a friend's. He had a chipped PS1, and had a bunch of pretty obscure PS1 games. Ones that stuck in my mind were Legend of Legaia and Soul Blade.
Soul Blade being the first game in the Soul Calibur series. Called Soul Edge in Japan but Soul Blade internationally due to avoid on-going shenanigans relating EDGE games and their attempts to trademark anything with edge in the name. At least, that is my understanding...
What i wasn't aware of though, was that Soul Edge had a vocal opening theme 『The Edge of Soul』
https://youtu.be/RtF80UCgarY?si=DW6QSffkrJ_Rtqzy
There is something about this opening that I love, perhaps it is the opening narration.
#PS1 #PlayStation #SoulCalibur

2026-05-06 19:22:33 GMT

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@nprofile…c7zh
Yeah, if I ever need to trigger a PTSD response in myself... Ecco the Dolphin is definitely a direct approach.
Stickerbrush Symphony from DKC2 is also up there... 🤣

2026-04-22 19:28:14 GMT

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@nprofile…ty4p
I unironically love how over the top edgy Shadow is. It's like a dumb meme that circled round to being awesome.

2026-04-22 19:21:55 GMT

So, I am now on week 3 of #VGMWednesday and talking vocal tracks from Sonic games.
We're now moving back into my peak interest in Sonic music. The GameCube/PS2/XBox era was hands down my favourite, though it is probably because I adore the earlier 3D Sonic games for being a mixture of kinda bad, cheesy and fun. Many hours were spent in the Sonic Adventure 2 Chao garden.
Today, it's going to be the one game of this set that I didn't play a huge amount of, but have massive respect for the soundtrack.
Sonic Heroes was a game I had seen, and played in passing and I don't think I even owned it... My little brother may have borrowed it from a friend.
Whilst 『What I'm Made Of』is a certified banger, the one song that really stuck in my head was 『This Machine』, the theme song for Team Dark. Team. Dark. So unnecessarily metal in ny opinion and i love it.
https://youtu.be/pQ-bjZD1EnI?si=mci1roQIPPZaZa7G
#Sonic #SonicTheHedgehog

2026-04-19 15:17:55 GMT

Because I needed something familiar and not too taxing on my wits.
I started playing Fire Emblem Sacred Stones against. The easiest Fire Emblem game and still one of my favourites. Despite being the easiest, I would still argue that Awakening for 3DS was the best entry level FE game. But I digress.
Something that took me by surprise is how hefty the stat boost is for promotion from Knight to General.
Most class promotions don't give increases to all stats (besides luck) and also not as big an increase as seen here.
Boosting both Defense and Resistance by 3 seems like absolute overkill!
#GBA #FireEmblem
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2026-04-10 21:32:09 GMT

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@nprofile…ty4p
I thought i had more screenshots from Plug n Play... Turns out I only had a couple of the references that were in the hidden area of the first map 😅
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2026-04-10 15:24:04 GMT

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@nprofile…ty4p
I am not surprised there is a mod to add those levels!
It's a surprisingly tough extra episode with some cool levels in there.
I have some screenshots i was supposed to share a while back, but never did.
I'll get them uploaded when I get back from work.

2026-04-10 15:18:45 GMT

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@nprofile…ty4p
Have you played the PS1 port?
The bonus episode on that is quite interesting and challenging!

2026-04-08 19:01:56 GMT

Thankfully, I am not too late for #VGMWednesday this week. I had done Sonic dirty last week, and even though i also had Unknown from M.E. there is a lot of vocal Sonic music that deserves love and recognition.
So to continue the month's sub theme we are moving back a generation to the Sega Saturn. There is probably a lot of people who know what's coming...
Admittedly, I was only familiar with two tracks from Sonic R.
I was sitting here just now going through the other tracks and I am not saying this with any irony, this is an amazing soundtrack.
TJ Davis is both a fantastic vocalist and, from what I have seen of her, an absolute treasure of a human being.
Sonic R's soundtrack could legitimately be used as a gym work-up soundtrack and that makes me love it even more.
And to get you in the mood to get your steps or reps in, let's all 『Work it out』to this absolutely jamming track.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=V9XYsm3c28U&list=PLvNp0Boas722QWsRs25RbQhfdW3_DmRNB&index=6
#SonicTheHedgehog #VideoGames

2026-04-01 09:23:19 GMT

It would seem #VGMWednesday has fallen on a pretty auspicious day...
So, I clown on Sonic music a fair bit, there is something about it that is a combination of great and cheesy as all hell. I will not pretend that 『Live and Learn』 or 『I am all of Me』 weren't some of my favourite tracks during a particularly wannabe edgy period in my life.
Sonic Adventure and Adventure 2 have some great tracks, leveraging different genres to embody the characters. Giving Knuckles that Hip Hop/Rap approach is a stroke of genius in my mind. It works. It works too well. Even if it is hilariously cheesy. 『A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup』, enough said.
But today I want to showcase another Knuckles themed song.
Who remembers this absolute banger of a Knuckles theme?
https://youtu.be/FXglHbYB1Y4?si=6kzBSQn-s1ngPSxL
When I think Knuckles, this song immediately comes to mind and I think it definitely works well as a image song for every gamer's favourite echidna.
#Sonic #AprilFools

2026-03-02 14:55:08 GMT

Today, over at #IshambardPlays we are ankle deep in the expired, with #DOOM for #SNES
Truth be told, I actually enjoy this version of DOOM. The music is surprisingly good, and some of the maps are definitely more in keeping with the original PC version.
Sure it lacks certain maps, and the gameplay is a little wonky here and there but I find it somewhat charming and impressive.
Part 1 is the whole of episode 1 and I am hoping in the next couple of days to get Shores of Hell and Inferno uploaded.
https://youtu.be/4vR5zjHrIg0
#LetsPlay

2026-02-24 14:08:25 GMT

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@nprofile…atnr @nprofile…8nu8
Well done!
I still need to actually beat the older RE games (pre-RE4). I always find them quite intimidating for some reason.

2026-02-02 09:32:11 GMT

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@nprofile…9ty3
There is a good amount of SNES Sailor Moon games!
You had the beat-em ups, Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon R. There was also the fighting games, that i don't remember the names of. And there was also the Sailor Moon JRPG, Another Story, which i really need to play at some point!
Oh! There was also FuwaFuwa Panic! Which was a vs colouring matching puzzle game.

2026-02-02 09:24:46 GMT

#IshambardPresents Sailor Moon La Luna Splende
Why aren't there more Sailor Moon games? Asking out of genuine curiosity.
Sailor Moon La Luna Splende is an Italian exclusive DS game by Japanese developer Open Sesame and published by Namco Bandai.
Let's start positive. The game isn't awful. It's a puzzle platformer that, at times, requires a decent amount of puzzle solving acumen. Some areas of the game took an embarrassing amount of time to traverse.
Sadly, the list of negatives is much higher, but character limits dictate I tackle a couple. The game is painfully slow at times. Moving platforms move at a glacial rate. There is a requirement to play as all 5 Sailor Senshi to get all the required McGuffins in the game's 3 worlds. This sounds great, but they all play the same, and you'll be repeating some areas, almost, ad nauseum.
Despite having the Senshi's transformation sequences in game, in lovely crunchy videos, these are played with no sounds at all.
#SailorMoon #NintendoDS
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2026-01-25 17:47:12 GMT

I don't think I have played a more actively malicious game than Jurassic Park on the Sega Genesis.
Not the Rampage Edition, the first Jurassic Park game on the system.
If it wasn't bad enough that one of the stages appears to lag to buggery, it is also just... Whimsical with how it wants to behave, certain jumps not behaving as you trained yourself to do and just kicking the player down over and over again.
I am not surprised I never beat this game as a kid.
#SegaGenesis #ShareYourGames

2026-01-21 17:15:30 GMT

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@nprofile…ty4p
Those god damn barrels.
Yup, I remember those being a bit of a bane of my childhood.
There is some kind of joy to the Casino stages Sonic games, between the bumpers, flippers, slots, I just think it all comes together as a great time!
I'll ignore the comment you made about not not liking Temples of the aquatic variety.

2025-11-23 17:09:03 GMT

Currently recording the #LetsPlay of #TheLegendOfZelda Ocarina of Time.
I may have... Uhhh, done some shenanigans, which has been my favourite way to bumble about this game.
As we can see from the screenshot below, in Link's Quest inventory he has the Zora Sapphire, but not the Kokiri Emerald. On the right hand side of the screen you can see the Golden Scale is also present in his inventory.
I intend for this to be a 100% playthrough of this game, but it doesn't mean we can't have a little bit of fun along the way!
I have no plans to do Door of Time skip, but maybe I will try to do that as well at some point.
#N64 #Nintendo
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2025-11-09 23:00:52 GMT

Oh damn, when did CDRomance come back?

2025-11-03 09:09:05 GMT

The original Super Mario Brothers has a surprisingly in-depth system for hidden 1-ups.
On the first level of each world, 1-1, 2-1, etc, there is a hidden 1-up block that has a number of conditions for its appearance.
If you warped to the first stage of the world, like using the famous 1-2 or 4-2 Warp zones. The hidden block can be found. If you didn't use the Warp zone, then you need to collect most, if not, all of the coins in the previous world's 3rd level. 1-3 for 2-1, 2-3 for 3-1, etc.
1-1's hidden 1-up always appears, there is no prerequisite for that.
Now! If you get to the stage and have met the requirements but die after getting the 1-up, it doesn't reappear!
Honestly. I feel that is a lot going on regarding this mechanic, way more than it is absolutely necessary!
#Mario #Nintendo #NES
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2025-10-12 14:31:24 GMT

Hmmm, it's been a good year for cleaning up my unfinished games...
Maybe it is time for this next one...
#Retroachievements
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2025-09-05 15:26:28 GMT

I'm having a think.
I'm already behind on things, and I will be spending a week abroad in November....
Might be worth canning Nintenmber for this year, as I am already going to be in crunch time for Spooptober...
Just removes pressure from a thing I do that just exists in the Internet 🤣

2025-08-11 14:04:16 GMT

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@nprofile…hwpr
There is a market for these things, as Mario Party has somewhat proved.
I indicated Nick Toons as they are no stranger to having Kart Racers or Fighting games using their properties, so a party game just felt like an absolute no-brainer...
The closest example of an independent game of a similar vein is probably 100% Orange Juice, which is a staple game that me and some of my friends play when we arrange games nights.

2025-07-30 20:55:29 GMT

So, I have started working on my idea for a Doom map, sadly, I don't think setting different starting spawns with difficulties will work... But that's a good thing I suppose, one less thing for me to have in the back of my mind.
Still getting used to using SLADE 3, it's a little clunky and cumbersome, but I think with some time I will get my head around it.
So far, I have plotted out the staging area for my first map.
The concept is that Doom Guy is dropped off at a landing bay for a facility, going through the door there is an initial security checkpoint, through the little window I have made I intend to have wall with some computer screens on, making it look like some initial screening area after people arrive at the facility.
But everything seems awfully quiet right now, nobody seems to be manning the security station...
It took me way too long to get the door working, but hopefully future doors will be less problematic!
#Doom #DoomMapping
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2025-07-16 21:18:05 GMT

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@nprofile…hwpr
Considering that some of those levels are absolute trash as well 🤣
I mean, truth be told, if I made my own Doom levels, they would probably be pretty crap as well 😅

2025-07-13 22:55:51 GMT

So, as someone who had played Super Mario Bros 3 to death, like, it is probably one of my most played Mario games, next to Super Mario World.
I did not know about the white mushroom houses at all! I remember seeing that there was an Anchor item in the game, but never found it.
Little did I know that the Anchors are hiding in the illusive white mushroom houses, that require you to hit a certain coin threshold on specific stages per world.
Feels good finding all of these now.
#RetroAchievements #NES #SuperMario
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2025-07-07 16:11:23 GMT

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@nprofile…xlhv
Damn, that is impressive, I am trying to not think about the science of doing a loop in a car 🤣

2025-07-07 16:09:28 GMT

As part of my July clean-up, I finally managed to get a 1 continue clear on Golden Axe for the Genesis.
It took about 7 or 8 attempts, and with each run, I was learning some of the nuances of the game. Some interesting conscious design choices at play, such as the most common enemies getting priority on running attacks being the main one.
I forgot there was a back attack as well. It is done by pressing B and C together, it also does a surprising amount of damage! It proved quite effective against the armoured Knight bosses/mini bosses, though the running attack also deals with them effectively, if a little slowly.
Considering this was a game I never beat as a kid, beating this without using the continues felt like this would be quite the insurmountable mountain, a skill barrier that would take much longer to break through.
#RetroAchievements #SegaGenesis
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2025-07-04 19:56:10 GMT

Well done, indeed.
So, this mission on Driver, "The Briefcase," was actually stonewalling me from mastering this game for a long time. I tried to clean up this game way back in August 2024, which is wild. I felt like I did the time trials, and all did only a few months ago...
Driver, on #PS1 , was the first game I beat* on RetroAchievements, and to see it mastered now fills me with joy. I can finally put this game to rest.
Driver is not a good game. Technically impressive for the time, but it can be dull and frustrating. Some mission branches are absolutely savage and frustrating.
(* I had the game on softcore for a while because I was unaware that there were two modes to RetroAchievements. Thankfully. I learnt about this before I did the final mission, "The President's Run," which was a brutal experience).
#RetroAchievements #Playstation1
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2025-06-17 15:01:52 GMT

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I would be critical of people doing this sort of thing with a current generation console... But I was doing this with the R4 card on my DS back in the day. So I don't have much of a leg to stand on... 😅

2025-06-17 11:04:40 GMT

Not going to lie... I kinda want one...
#Nerf #Aliens
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2025-06-12 16:41:46 GMT

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@nprofile…xlhv
Yeah, I have to be in the right head space or be talking about something that really gets me going.
Some games I want to write about, I just sit there for ages like... What do I want to say... And I just can't put my finger to it.
But with something like Super Empire Strikes Back, that was easy, because there is a lot of things to digest in that game.
Mostly from some of the nonsense difficulty, but also from the game improvements since Super Star Wars.
But let's say, like, Rogue Ops? Might be an easy time, because it is a poor man's stealth game, or what about a full write up on Daikatana for GameBoy Colour? That might be hard because I don't know what direction I want to go with it.

2025-06-12 15:17:07 GMT

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@nprofile…xlhv
Thanks, that means a lot!
I can only hope that anything I do is meaningful.
Yeah, for myself, I don't really have the writing skills to do proper reviews or take a serious crack at talking about games. Perhaps I should do some online courses 🤣
And I totally agree, there are times when I just get possessed by a demon to just write, usually it is in a rambling, frustrated manner over things. It is easier to point out flaws and dive into them instead of highlighting a good thing, getting hyperbolic on the praise on that

2025-06-12 14:44:38 GMT

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@nprofile…xlhv
No problem, it is always a joy finding new things to play.
And I definitely would agree it is a bit underrated, I probably would have really enjoyed this game as a kid!
I need to organise my time better and actually do some proper write ups as 1,000 characters can be rather restrictive, and I like to cram as many words into things as I can at times, especially rants. I have a blog space that I have neglected as I haven't had as much spare time to engage with that as much as I would like, but I want to try and get back on board with that after I am done with some rather time consuming projects.

2025-06-12 14:35:03 GMT

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I need to discuss some of these quirks to let you know what you are getting into.
Firstly, your primary attack has a ridiculously short range. It might as well be a melee attack. The screenshot provided in the previous toot shows a weapon that has a good range, but it actually doesn't damage enemies at all.
You have two characters, and they play slightly differently in terms of manoeuvrability, they might have different defensive abilities, but I couldn't tell. One of them has a Jetpack, and you need to hold down the Up button before you start using it to get any vertical height on it, and you will need that.
The mode7 stages, you need to make sure you get a lock on your enemies before firing (the crosshair will change shape), otherwise your missile will hit nothing and just randomly fly all over the place. The mode7 stages are also one hit kills you, but graciously, you don't lose lives on these stages.
It's not a perfect game, but there is something to enjoy here.
(2/2)
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2025-06-12 14:24:50 GMT

So, I thought I was pretty au fait with Hanna-Barbera and their shows. But today's video game is based on a show that I wasn't familiar with!
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
If Kats was used a Z instead of an S, then I think the coolness matrix would have imploded on itself.
Anyway, I digress. It's a standard 2D platformer with a level-up system, which is pretty novel. Usually, that is reserved for MetroidVanias. Level ups increase your damage and health, as well as give you better projectiles.
There are also some very questionable mode7 vehicle sections which, whilst visually cool, can prove to be very frustrating.
Once you get used to some of the quirks, it can be quite a fun game in places. Though I often found my joy hampered by some purposefully malicious enemy placement and design, a boss with a hit kill attack is no fun.
I think for the curious, this is definitely worth having a look at, I certainly wasn't disappointed!
(1/2)
#SNES #RetroGaming
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2025-06-11 12:42:07 GMT

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@nprofile…xlhv
Absolutely, I was honestly taken aback by how much I enjoyed this one.
Though, as cool as the vehicle stages are visually, they are an absolute pain in the butt to play 🤣

2025-06-11 11:20:55 GMT

So, an interesting game I was recommended to check out by @nprofile…xlhv was SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron for #SNES
I'll get into a full toot about this soon, as there is quite a bit to unpack.
RetroAchievements wise, it wasn't that bad, no damage-less boss challenges, no 1 continue clear, only a couple of all items collected, and only one world needed to be beaten on hard mode. Quite generous, really. A developer had the opportunity to make this torture.
This one had the potential to be an absolute nightmare, but I am glad it was quite comfy, even if the game has some rather challenging moments, especially some of the boss fights.
So yeah, I'm happy to look into game recommendations, as I probably wouldn't have noticed this one if not for the recommendation.
#RetroAchievements #SuperNintendo
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2025-06-11 08:53:09 GMT

Christ, #VGMWednesday just rolls in so quickly these days.
Today, I want to show a game that hijacked my attention, and I spent a good couple of days chipping away at.
Golden Axe Warrior for #MasterSystem is a weird game, a top-down adventure RPG very very VERY similar to the NES Zelda.
It's a really good time, honestly! Even if the magic management can be a pain and some enemies are just the worst to fight... Just like Zelda!
So, what track am I going to showcase? Well, I was going to go for the Magic Room theme, which is very Golden Axe, but I figured I'd go with the 『Overworld』theme as it is the one you will probably be hearing the most.
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Graciously, in my opinion, it's a solid track and provides a suitable backing to wandering aimlessly around trying to stumble into the next dungeon or searching for secret rooms!
The game is worth playing if you enjoy classic Zelda, as it is a great alternative!
#RetroGaming #Sega

2025-06-06 23:22:12 GMT

So, very rarely will I start to talk about a game on here shortly after playing it.
But today, I started playing Golden Axe Warrior for the #MasterSystem and my word, I am really looking forward to this!
Firstly, what we have here is a game that is so very NES Zelda that I would say anyone who is an old school Zelda fan really needs to check this out!
I am not too far into in, just two dungeons deep, but so far i am really enjoying the offering here. I have a sword and an axe. The axe can be used to cut down trees and find hidden staircases, as well as be used as an upgrade to your basic sword. There are also magical spells that you can learn!
There are so many things to discover as I try to gather the 9 crystals to defeat Death Adder.
#RetroGaming #Sega
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2025-06-03 10:09:46 GMT

So, something I am in the process of considering and mapping out a timescale for.
In the last year, I played through all the retail home console ports of Doom.
But do you know what else had a buttload of ports?
Duke Nukem 3D (and Quake, but let's focus on the former).
Duke Nukem Total Meltdown is a pretty decent port of classic Duke 3D. I am not as au fait with Duke 3D as I am with Doom. But as far as I could tell, everything is intact and plays with only a couple of control issues and some minor crashes!
Saving the game is also a bit of a pain, as saves can take a variable amount of blocks, and whilst there are three save slots, you might find you can't use all three simultaneously.
This version of Duke 3D also comes with a bunch of new levels, in a new episode called Plug N Pray! But I want to talk about those levels separately.
I had a good time with this version of Duke 3D, even if the Mini-Battle Lords gave me an additional colons.
#RetroGaming #PS1 #DukeNukem3D
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2025-06-02 18:44:44 GMT

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@nprofile…xlhv
Absolutely, even my goofy ass managed to get a wife 🤣

2025-05-29 11:50:14 GMT

I feel I need to talk a little bit about RoboPon. This game is proving to be quite wild in terms of robot design and just being quite silly.
I will say that it is clunky and has lots of problems. Buying new parts is frustrating as I can't always tell what parts are compatible with my team (of one), the menus seem to move slowly as well, as if you need to give it a second or so before it will register you moving around the menus.
Combat can be annoying. There is a type match-up system, but it doesn't give you any indicators if your moves have been effective or not effective, no text saying it was super effectice, etc. Much like Gen 1 Pokemon as well, it doesn't give you an indicator of what RoboPons you have already caught. So, trying to remember what I still haven't acquired is a tiny bit frustrating.
So far, still enjoying it. It has lots of interesting ideas, I just feel the execution could be a tiny bit better. But it is a #GameBoyColor game, I shouldn't expect too much.
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2025-05-25 21:15:15 GMT

Ah, yes, that exciting moment in A New Hope where Luke needs to...
*Checks notes*
Sell his Landspeeder to pay Han to get to Alderaan.
Apprentice of the Force, you did me dirty. We could have had a fun stage of blasting our way through the Cantina to meet Han. But noooo. I had to do an escort mission with R2-D2 to get here, and then you slap this stage on me!
I am beginning to remember why this game was on the periphery of my memory... Forgotten and unloved 😂
#GBA #StarWars #RetroGaming
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2025-05-25 20:14:46 GMT

Super Empire Strikes Back has been recorded and fully uploaded now. I need to find some time to rehaul my thumbnails for videos...
Incorporate the new and improved Ishamburb, decide on a consistent layout, maybe? I don't know.
In the meanwhile, I will look to get Super Return of the Jedi recorded, and that should hopefully only take, like, an hour and a bit to do, as it is a shorter and much easier game than Empire.
Will be cutting it fine, but everything will be uploaded by the end of the Month.
#YouTube #LetsPlay #StarWars

2025-05-24 16:39:37 GMT

Just finished recording Super Empire Strikes Back...
I was hoping it wasn't going to be so rough on Brave difficulty, but apparently, the Empire still strikes back hard and unfairly...
Capture still keeps freezing every now and again, usually after about 30-50 minutes of running through OBS. Maybe I will try some different software and see if that works better.
But the episodes of Empire should be going up next week, and I'll try to get Jedi done before Month end, shouldn't be impossible.
#Youtube #LetsPlay #StarWars

2025-05-23 09:22:08 GMT

Ah, man, this was a game that was on the periphery of my memory.
I believe I got this as a birthday or Christmas present when I was a teen. I was probably about 15, as it was released in 2014.
Being a massive Super Star Wars fan, I was really hoping that this game would essentially be somewhat similar.
My memory of this game was that it was pretty meh... But I definitely think I need to give this a look at it, and I will try to get on to this one soon!
#StarWars #GBA
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2025-05-21 11:05:02 GMT

So, it's been several months, but I have finally got around to publishing the first episode of my Super Star Wars let's play marathon.
I apologise for the really rubbish audio at the start. When I started, I was still fiddling with some settlings and maybe have had the interface incorrectly configured.
I am waiting on the art commission to be completed before I do the thumbnail. Video description and a few other bits will be updated later tonight.
So. I have about 10 days to get through all of three Super Star Wars games. That should be manageable, right?
#StarWars #YouTube #LetsPlay
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2025-05-21 07:12:43 GMT

So, for this week's Star Wars related games I have been playing recently #VGMWednesday track, we are going for what I would call a bit of a PTSD track for me. Calling it that is a pun with levels!
Today, it is the music for the stage Ord Mantell Junkyard. A beginner's trap of a stage, seeing you ride a train through a junkyard, jumping and ducking hazards, leaping between trains all whilst this track plays.
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It is all very intense, and rightfully so, one wrong jump can send you flying to your demise. This was one of the hardest stages when I was a kid and it was quite an early stage! I was quite lucky that we had a pre-owned version of the game that had a completed save, meaning I could skip the level and experience the whole game.
I recommend playing the N64 version of this game and not the PC version, I found the PC version more frustrating than it was worth.
#StarWars #N64

2025-05-20 13:39:33 GMT

So, a game I remember being very middle of the road was Star Wars: The Clone Wars released in 2002/2003 on all home consoles of the time.
The Clone Wars isn't a bad game, but I feel it doesn't really do anything particularly special, and because of that, I am actually really struggling to talk about it. It's not like Bounty Hunter, which felt like it promised us the world and under-delivered. I will get to that one day, not this month, though.
The on-foot sections are somewhat trash in this game, so graciously, we only have about 4 in total, and they only make up a fraction of the missions they are in. Flying the troop transport is a bit odd as well, I found droid fighters would collide with me, and I'd come out worse for wear.
A lot of your time will be spent circle strafing in a tank, escorting or protecting mission critical allies, and probably feeling a bit meh about the whole experience.
As I said, it's not bad. But just painfully okay.
#StarWars #GameCube #RetroGaming
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2025-05-20 11:29:28 GMT

Thinking on it, the opening act of Return of the Jedi has the same energy as prioritising a party member romance/affection side quest over the last boss during the climax of an RPG.
Assuming Han is not under a time limit to be saved from being frozen in carbonite, was it absolutely imperative that important members of the Rebel Alliance risked their lives to save him? Could it have waited until after the galaxy was liberated? Would we consider Han a linchpin member of the Endor strike team?
If we played this by Phantom Menace for PlayStation 1 and PC rules, you can bet there would be a dialogue option to say you are too busy or don't have time to help Han.
#StarWars

2025-05-19 15:15:35 GMT

So, something that I noticed when I was playing through Phantom Menace on PS1. During the credits, there is a credit for Burning Goddesses, Wendy Kaplan and Kellie Walker.
This exact same credit comes up on Episode One Racer.
What is going on at Lucas Arts. I assume they are Lucy's Arts employees. But what is it that makes these two ladies Burning Goddesses?
Heck, they are credited at that on IMDB for other games like Bounty Hunter and KOTOR.
I feel like I am missing something, or being incredibly dense...
#StarWars #RetroGaming
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2025-05-16 18:21:30 GMT

So, I will be honest, I feel bad.
Have I completed ShadowGate 64? Yes. Did I need to consult a walkthrough for it? Sadly, yes.
Some of the puzzles I was able to figure out, but there is a lot of what the heck do I do now, in the game. At the halfway point, the game opens up with lots of little puzzles you can tackle in any order, and some are interconnected.
The atmosphere for the game is top-notch, though, it is quite eerie and oppressive and fills you with uncertainty.
I would have hated this game as a child, but as an adult I have a lot of appreciation for this game, even if it does have a sound based memory puzzle, which I am awful at that stuff.
If you do give this a try, read the in-game books and try to gleam hints from the dialogue, as this could help avoid delving into the realms of Moon Logic.
Maybe I need to play more first person adventure games like this...
#N64 #RetroGaming
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2025-05-16 06:16:54 GMT

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@nprofile…hwpr
I have been meaning to do a cross-world game, only ever done aLttP multi-worlds with my friend and brother. Though last multi-world I did, I entered BK mode pretty early and almost did go out and get a McDonalds whilst I waited.
Nothing better than having one of your progression items on someone else's Master Sword 😂

2025-05-09 20:02:53 GMT

It only took me 27 years to see this screen in Rogue Squadron for the #N64
Getting gold medals in all missions wasn't as taxing as i expected. I would say there are three challenging missions.
Prisoners of Kessel
Escape from Fest
Raid on Sullust
All difficult for different reasons.
Prisoners of Kessel requires a lot of enemies to be defeated. Using a V-Wing with seeking clusters makes this somewhat moot, and there are some other tricks to get kill count up.
Escape from Fest has those AT-PTs to escort, though there is a way to make this stage much easier by delaying when you arrive in the area they start in. Then, it is a matter of being quick and knowing where enemies spawn.
Raid on Sullust is annoying. Using the Y-Wing is never a fun experience, and the abundance of missile turrets makes this frustrating.
But I am proud of myself. This is one of the best Star Wars games from the 90s, and I am glad that i managed to 100% this.
#RetroGaming #StarWars #ShareYourGames
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2025-05-04 09:29:23 GMT

Happy Star Wars day, everybody!
May the Fourth be with you, always!
#StarWars #StarWarsDay

2025-04-24 16:05:13 GMT

Found this in the wild today.
#Playstation2 #RetroGaming #ConsoleGames
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2025-04-15 20:14:26 GMT

So, just a quick update, I have spent a good part of my evening adding some the games I have spent time writing about onto a blogspot page.
https://ishambardsnest.blogspot.com/
I am still in the process of adding pictures to each game and doing the customisations to the page to make it truly my own.
My hope for the future is, for each game I toot about here, in terms of completion or what have you, will have a corresponding blog post with some additional thoughts, criticisms or praise.
It is nothing professional and not what would be a traditional review, it's more just a place for me to expand my thoughts a little bit.
I have a backlog of things I want to write about, so depending on how quickly I can get through those, there might be a number of blog posts going up over the next while.
It won't be everything, because I have completed a lot of games in the last year. But I will certainly touch on all the ones I really want to go into more detail on.

2025-04-05 14:09:13 GMT

So, one of the things my Wife got me for my birthday was a cuddly toy Crow, which she also got a little plaid shirt for it to wear.
This makes me unreasonably happy!
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2025-04-01 13:33:59 GMT

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@nprofile…k0gr
Man, some of those really hit me quite hard...
Wild to think that, like, DKC2 was released 30 years ago... And, I have only recently done a legitimate 100% completion of it in the last year 😅

2025-03-30 21:15:32 GMT

Whilst I gave the Mario Kart Double Dash staff ghosts a lot of hate, and they deserve it, doing the Time Trial Achievements for Mario Kart DS was a much weirder experience.
The short tracks proved to be a lot harder, with Yoshi Falls taking me a good FOUR attempt. Donut Plains was also similar.
This is in contrast to the near hours I had to put into Daisy Cruiser on Double Dash.
Heck on DK Pass, I actually hit one of the giant snowballs and still beat the target time.
So here's the thing. DS wants to use certain characters and certain karts, which is fine. Varies up the gameplay.
But below is an example from Waluigi Pinball. I feel I shouldn't be beating the target time by nearly 10 seconds.
I mean, DS does put you through the hell of Triple Star ranking every cup on every CC, so the time trials were a nice break from that.
#RetroAchievements #MarioKart #MarioKartDS #Nintendo
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2025-03-27 19:10:25 GMT

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@nprofile…hwpr
I have never managed to run foul of Nintendo with any of my Let's Play videos.
But that being said, I was a very small-time person on YouTube, so i can definitely understand the concern.
I found I was more butting heads with Star Wars music.

2025-03-24 09:46:55 GMT

Mario Kart DS is an odd game, especially when you eventually grind your way to Mirror Mode.
Unlike other #MarioKart games, the character doesn't seem to make any difference to gameplay. It is all down to the kart unless each character has hidden parameters that influence the karts stats that I am unaware of.
I know Mario Kart Wii does that.
But Bowser in the Egg 1, as hilarious as it looks, seemingly plays the same as if Toad was in there.
Another oddity that frustrates me is the rubber banding, nothing new. Mario Kart rubber banding is notorious.
But it feels like if you are able to eek out a sizeable lead, the AI gives up. But if they are visible on your bottom screen mini-map, you they will very quickly be trying to force themselves down your tail pipe.
You can be one of the faster karts, and the AI will outpace you in slower karts. Well, until they get a certain distance ahead of you, and they seem to also just... Quit. It's all very strange.
(1/3)
#Nintendo #NintendoDS #Mario

2025-03-20 23:44:13 GMT

I wish the #NintendoSwitch 's picture sharing function actually, like... Worked.
It just never seems to work with my Android phone... Like I can connect, but I can't download the screenshots I want to share.
I wanted to some Xenoblade X with y'all 😞

2025-03-07 14:14:43 GMT

I know, and I'm sorry 😭
#RetroAchievements
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2025-02-28 09:36:38 GMT

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@nprofile…xlhv
I was going to make you wait. But it does come up on my RA profile about what I am currently playing and a vague status of progress, Game dependent of course
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2025-02-28 09:27:31 GMT

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I certainly don't seem to play things for the faint-hearted 🤣
I started on something else last night which has felt like a fever dream, but it might be one of the games you had suggested.
Not sure if you had a specific game in mind or the series for this one, but the SNES game in this one has been a weird experience.

2025-02-28 09:15:49 GMT

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It's not a bad game. But it does come with a bunch of very challenging areas.
The Triceratops Stampede requires you to escort Tim through it as well. If he takes damage, you do too, and the hit boxes seem a little odd.
The T-Rex section, as I said, requires you not to have wasted your special ammo and also know how many shots it takes to push it back.
Each of the 6 levels comes with some complications. But later levels, it is just knowing where to go and where the eggs you need to collect/destroy are.

2025-02-22 20:11:08 GMT

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I have played Croc years ago, when I was a kid. Never played Kao though.
I have Yooka-Laylee on my Switch... But I didn't really get on with it for some reason.
Like it has all the hallmarks of a good collectathon but I found the worlds a little... Too big?

2025-02-22 19:45:22 GMT

I need to consider what I will play next...
Why can't I decide...?

2025-02-21 17:27:14 GMT

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Love me some spaghetti factories!
The lack of pressure is lovely though.
I know you can do Factorio on peaceful mode, but there is an element where those threats make it a more interesting balancing act.

2025-02-21 13:00:01 GMT

Is it just me...
Or are the Turbo-Pinkies in Doom 1 + 2, the latest version of the unity port, slightly faster than traditional Turbo-Pinkies?
I have watched people play with Fast Monsters, namely Decino, and whilst they seemed scarily fast, it didn't seem as aggressive as I experienced the other day.
Admittedly, I am not that experienced with the fast monsters setting, but I was really caught off guard by how fast they were. Doesn't help that Ultimate Doom doesn't have the SSG, which can reliably put a Pinkie or Spectre down in a single shot. Perhaps I am over-reliant on that...
I am more than happy to chalk this up to a skill issue.
This revelation makes me reconsider my thoughts on Plutonia with Fast Monster on...
#DOOM #RetroGaming