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All of the options to use in the program are the basic features to allow you to try and make your picture look better. The bottom line is, this doesn't do a very great job of explaining things to you. Also, even then, it doesn't work very well either, better off doing it by eye. It is only 80 MP, but I recommend not even bothering with this one.
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Mario Party is pretty much a basic board game with characters from the Nintendo universe thrown in, and with the addition of mini games. Mario Party was released well into the Nintendo 64's life cycle, and really utilized the 4 controller slots on the system, making it a nice party game, as most games intended to be on the N64. If you are familiar with the usual type of board game, or even right down to the basic…
NHL Hitz 20-02 was made from the company Midway, whom is known for making really great and phenomenal arcade games, much of them being quirky and really fun. NHL Hitz really stands up as a great game with over the top things happening on ice, and is pretty much just balls out ridiculous. The is by no way a simulation of the sport. The game consists of NHL teams going face to face, and 3 on 3. The game will start out…
Metroid on the NES was the birth of this franchise, and is now one of the most highly regarded franchises of all time. Metroid was also very revolutionary with its game design, and how it had no levels and just one huge map to discover. Metroid was one big adventure in a sci fi setting and is one to remember. From the start screen, you'll hear a little chime as Samus Aran appears, then the legendary Brinstar music…
A launch title for the GBA, Mario Kart draws from that of Super Mario Kart, looking and playing fairly similar, but actually kind of better. The control is a lot more tight with this version, and the levels are just as good, and is a ton better than Mario Kart 64. The game looks a lot like Super Mario Kart, but more sharp, with better detailed sprites, and less blocky. The same game modes make a return, such as…
NHL 2011 is the latest release in the EA NHL franchise, continuing the good old true simulation of Ice Hockey. The engine in which these next generation NHL games are run on had it`s face lift with NHL 2009, with board play, and the unique almost flawless control scheme. NHL 2011 brings pretty much all of NHL 2010 to the table, with a few more modes, better graphics, and less overall frame rate. From the gameplay…
Mario Kart 64 took the all fun kart racing genre from 2D up to 3D, and in a sense not really all too 3D. It was the first of the genre to really move up in terms of graphics away from the flat style of Super Mario Kart. Released in 1997, and even packed in with a controller, it was one of the first great 4 player games, and was a lot of fun if you had 3 other friends to play with. Mario Kart 64 has pretty much the…
Computer Role Plating Games saw a drought throughout the mid 90s, but saw a spike with the release of Diablo, and many new of the release of Fallout, and were fairly stoked. Fallout is a game set in a post apocalyptic future, with a grimy 50s futuristic setting. Fallout doesn`t use your usual setting of orcs or fantasy theme, but uses weapons and many things found or created on this Earth. There are also laser…
Splatterhouse was originally released for the arcades in 1988, and was somewhat controversial. It was then ported to the TG-16 in 1990. Splatterhouse is pretty much just an average 2D side scroller beat em up. You take control of a teenage guy who puts on a mask and becomes ripped trying to save his girlfriend from the haunted mansion. In Splatterhouse you pretty much just move to the right and you have an attack…
Super Mario Kart came out in the second year of the Super Nintendo's life cycle, and looked really good, and played very well. You take control of one of eight Nintendo characters and race to the top in four different cups. Super Mario Kart pretty much invented the Kart genre, if not, made it what it was and balanced as well. If you go back and play this game nowadays, most people will realize that compared to Kart…
The Incredible Hulk is another 2D platformer which plays like most on the market, except not very good. You take control of the beast and kill enemies getting in your way, but with lots of bugs. Right from the get go this game feels broken and you can tell the developers just tried to cash in on the name itself, as the game isn't very good in any sense. It plays the same as all 2D action platformers, and doesn't…
Taz-Mania is a 2D platformer, and is pretty fun in its own rights. Taz-Mania follows suit of pretty much every other platformer around the time, but as well adds many cool features from the cartoon that it is based upon. In the game you will jump or spin like the Taz Manian devil does to take out enemies. Taz-Mania plays like all your other 2D platfpormers out there, but isn't completely generic. It takes the…
Keith Courage in Alpha Zones was the game that came packed in with the Turbo Grafx-16 when it launched in 1989 in North America. It is a 2D platformer action game, that has you playing in two different types of worlds, one as a kid on a goofy looking overworld, and the other in a kick ass robot mech type suit in the dark underworld. In the overworld where you play as this young kid, the gameplay is fairly slow and…
Pac-Man was a phenomenon of the early 1980s, and during the first big boom of video games. Pac-Man played probably the biggest role in video games only really coming behind Super Mario Bros. When introduced to the arcade market, it hit by storm and everyone in their right mind were feeding quarters into Pac-Man machines wherever it may be, such as Funeral Homes, or Bowling alleys. But, lets get into the version for…
This game is like your every average fighting game, 1 vs 1 and using punch and kick buttons, as well as combos to do special moves. You choose from 10 fighters from the Marvel universe, and 2 unlockables. You go through the arcade mode and fight every fighter in random order, then the 2 bosses(whom you unlock) Doctor Doom, and Thanos. The game gives some difficulties to choose from. I've enjoyed the game a lot, and…
HeartGold and SoulSilver are remakes of 10 year old games, and are justified using elements and graphics from the DS games from the series. You will take control of your character and collect all 16 badges and catch them all. From the start up of each of these games, you will notice it looks pretty much the same, just a lot prettier and in 3Dish graphics, and better translation. You will be able to obtain the same…
MAG is an online only, first person shooter, and is pretty fun all together. From the start of the game, you'll have to choose from one of three different factions, and each with their own back story and array of weapons and equipment. Throughout the game you will gain experience points and unlocks perks with those experience points. When I first started to play MAG, it was very fun, and had really interesting and…
Pokemon Gold and Silver are the actual sequels to Red and Blue, and continue with the same basic formula and gameplay. You take control of a kid and pick your starting pokemon, then set out on an adventure. There are 100 all new pokemon, as well as a whole new area to explore with the ability to revisit Kanto. Silver and Gold from the start already looks better than the previous in the series, and fully supports the…
The Legacy of Goku is an action adventure, hack and slash type of game. It plays much like the earlier 2D Zelda games, as well as including puzzles in the game. The battle system becoming very boring and bland. In this game you will play out the Saiyan Saga up until the Frieza Saga. There are also side quests throughout the game, giving you some more interesting things and trying to make the game more interesting.…
BioShock is a game where you fire up and don't know anything about what is happening for the first half hour in. There will partially be spoilers coming in this review. You start out in 1961 as some dude, and he'll be in a plane checking out his watch. After that, the plane then blows up and flies into the water, then you'll swim up to the surface. This is when you take control as you swim between plane debris that…
Pac-Man is a yellow looking pizza with a piece taken out of it, and collects pac-dots on the screen in a maze type fashion. Each level is designed the same way. In each level there are 4 ghosts that move around and try to get you, and once they hit you, you'll lose a life, when only having three throughout the whole game. Your main objective is to collect every pac-dot on screen, and the larger pac-dots turn the…
Pokemon Yellow is based off of the same engine from the previous games in the series, Pokemon Red\Blue. Yellow edition adds tons of new and cool features that will keep you interested and want play an already amazing game, full of new experiences. Yellow follows in the footsteps more in the vein of the anime show, as you start out with Pikachu, and he follows behind you. Pokemon yellow starts out very similar to…
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Nagano '98 is a game created by Konami to coincide with the Olympics being held in 1998. From the start up of the game, and the presentation, along with the pretty good music and menu options, this game is looking pretty good. There are 12 different events to choose from, which is quite a bit, and looks even better, but this game pretty much sucks. First off you choose your Country, then it throws you into one of…
Nagano '98 is a game created by Konami to coincide with the Olympics being held in 1998. From the start up of the game, and the presentation, along with the pretty good music and menu options, this game is looking pretty good. There are 12 different events to choose from, which is quite a bit, and looks even better, but this game pretty much sucks. First off you choose your Country, then it throws you into one of…
Linger in Shadows is one of those games you buy for $3 of the PS store, not knowing really what you are going into even. It starts out playing a movie of some sort with pretty good looking graphics. Then it will stop every once and a while and you have to push some buttons or move to SIXAXIS. You can interact with this black smoke while the video plays, and a lot of weird stuff is happening during the video too, a…
Braid is a 2D side scrolling platformer, which uses time, and intense puzzles throughout every level. Braid has gameplay, in the same vein as the 2D Mario games, but not as much, while keeping the jumping to lower levels and such. Braid is consisted of 6 worlds, and about 6-8 in each, and has a couple of boss battles. In Braid, the first thing you'll notice is the art stlye and how amazing Braid really does look on…
Flow is a soothing game with very interesting design, and uses the six axis on the PS3 controller to move your object. Flow just puts you right into the game, telling you pretty much nothing about the game. At first you'll just sit for a while not even knowing what is happening around you. I found myself not even knowing how to really control the game, and just moving the controller around pressing random buttons,…
Here is a game in which you take the role of a young man, in a blue suit with a pea shooter and out to save the world from the evil scientist, Dr. Wily. Mega Man is like an action platformer with shooting elements, along with dodging tons of enemies, as well as obstacles. In Mega Man you choose from one of six bosses, in which you can take down in any order, but learning the game you will then discover which is the…
Super Mario Bros. 3 is the third installment in the Mario series, and one of his best. You take control of Mario in this platformer and are set out to save a princess from the Koopa Kids. You travel and explore eight diverse and unique worlds, with tons of new features. This is also one of Marios best adventures hes has ever been on, and a very fun one to last. Super Mario Bros. 3 is like your average platformer…
Dunk Hunt is a light gun game that utilizes that piece of hardware, and is a solid package. You pop in the cart, then point your gun at the screen and wait for duck to start flying in the open. Your main goal is to hit as much ducks flying by as you can, to get the highest score. This concept is actually made fun, and the enjoyable can last for hours, especially with a friend by your side, as well as two light guns.…
Bart's Nightmare is set in place of Bart's dreams as he looses all of his school work and has to track it down through crazy and wild dreams. You take control of Bart, and then start walking around Evergreen Terrace with some awesome music and sound effects going on around you. You have to look for papers flying around, which is his homework. After that, you walk into one of two different colored doors in which it…
Read the full review A pretty fun game with a few bugs and flaws
You have to defend your planet of Gunstar 9 with brothers Red and Blue with five weapons at your side as well as the option to combine 2 at a time, and also being able to team up with another player. At a first look, you may think this is just another run and gun shooter like Contra, but really Gunstar Heroes is a game with a great engine, fluid gameplay, and unique stratigic thinking making the action awesome fun.…
Final Fantasy is a role playing game with turn based gameplay, that started a series for years to come. You start your quest by picking 4 characters with their own special ability. The quest begins in a kingdom, and pits you out to search the world in search save a kingdom at the start, and afterward doing quests for many different people across the globe for people or creatures of many fictions. You'll awaken an…
Sonic is back for his second adventure, with a fox by the name of Tails. Dr. Robotnik is back with a vengeance, and Sonic and Tails have to go through 9 zones to stop him in his tracks once again. Sonic 2 with take you on a thrill ride of Blast Processing. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 starts you out in Green Hill Zone once again, but with a new refurbished look. The plot or story is the same basic concept as the first game,…
Crash Bandicoot is a 3D platforming game set in a third person view, set in a fiction World. The game is set out on three different Islands after being washed up on shore, and your girlfriend being kidnapped by DR. Cortex. You take your character Crash through different and unique levels jumping and spinning out enemies performing tons of platforming with tons of danger ahead. The gameplay for Crash Bandicoot is…
This is the second game in the Mario series to be released in North America. Your main goal is to travel across 8 worlds with all new enemies different from the first game, as well as 4 playable characters. You can play as Mario who controls the same, and Luigi whos has a fluttering jump, then Toad who isn't very playable at all, and lastly, the Princess Peach who has a glide after she jumps. The basic gameplay…
This game is a follow up to the revolutionary SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs, and follows in its foot steps very well. It plays just as smooth and a little better with sharp visuals, but not the best. The character movement is also really well done making it very accessible. It is played from a third person perspective, giving you a choice to zoom in to first person ,or use a scope just like the first game in the series.…
The Legend of Zelda pretty much created the action/adventure role-playing genre, and it plays awesome. Your are set out on your adventure as a young boy named Link, and are set out to save a princess named Zelda from and evil demon Ganon. You will have to battle your way through many dungeons, explore the world over vast lands and seas. Also search for items scattered throughout the kingdom in search for information…
The big jump to the next generation console for the THPS series worked to well. The mechanics and gameplay are to well executed and makes this game probably one of the best games you will ever play. It has the same gameplay from the previous games, but plays much smoother with excellent graphics to top it all off. It has different but some similar levels to its PS version, but also plays better than that version as…
This game follows the previous game in the series perfectly. This game is just as good if not better, with a better soundtrack as Ace of Spades as the intro song. The gameplay is pretty well the same, offers a couple new things. Your goal is to go through levels doing objectives within a 3 minute time limit similar to the previous games. All the levels vary in different ways, making each level different and fun to…
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 is the second game in the series, which improves off a game already near perfection and complete fun. This game is a skatboarding game from a third person perspective, and allows you to skate around the selected level having you complete objectives within a 2 minute time limit and collect money, then getting judged at the end. The gameplay is pretty much the same from the previous game,…
Blood and gore is all you need in Mortal Kombat II. The gameplay in this game is pretty much identical from the first Mortal Kombat, with some fatality changes. Also with twice the characters introducing awesome characters too. You can pull of moves and specials to drain your opponents health, and then finish him off with a fatality full of blood. The graphics for this game is alright, but its the gameplay that…
You start out on your journey as a young boy named Ash, in a small town called Pallet Town. In an are called Kanto, which started off the universe of Pokemon, and can roam in this world full of creatures called Pokemon, explore, and travel making new friends along the way. This may seem to be kiddish and like your standard RPG, but actually goes into pretty great fun depth. You start your journey by waking up and…
Dragon Ball Z Budokai is a #d fighting game with sidestepping, and combos to pull of energy moves. The game has nice smooth 3D graphics and amazing cut scenes acted out pretty much exactly from the show. The frame rate never gives out, and stays at a nice pace to make this run an flow very nicely. The gameplay for DBZ Budokai is played at a very nice pace, more on the slow side and allows you to punch and kick,, and…
From the start up screen until the end of stage 9, Blazing Lazers is amazing and will blow your mind. The music from Blazing Lazers has a futuristic sound to it, and sounds great along with the game. Blazing Lazers is the basic overhead shmup gameplay, but plays flawlessly and shows no signs of it being broken. The game is broken up into 9 different and unique futuristic space type levels, offering engaging gameplay…
Donkey Kong for the Game Boy is like the original arcade game starting off with the same 4 levels and exact same gameplay. Then once you have beaten the levels a scene showing Donkey Kong taking the princess again, then you go into world 1 of 9. There are 110 levels in this game as opposed to the 4 in the arcade. Each level has you to search for a key using many puzzle elements to bring the key to a door to finish…
This arcade game is varied of four levels. The plot of this game is Donkey Kong, an evil ape capturing a princess. Then you take control of a chubby man with a moustache to save the princess. As you take control of Mario you have to climb ladders, jump over moving objects, and avoid hitting ghosts, also collecting items to collect points on the way. Your goal is to reach the very top level or platform of each level,…
Donkey Kong Country from start to end is one the mosst fun games to ever hit planet Earth. You can take control of either Donkey Kong or the newly introduced Diddy Kong. This game is a platforming that executes the genre perfectly. You have the average controls of jumping and moving around, but also is a forward roll. Each set of levels are so well designed with beautiful 3D graphics on top. The control is very…
