Heliophage

heliophage
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61 36% King's Quest: Quest for the Crown (1984) - Rated 23 Jan 2024
"The series that took the fairy tale business of Roberta Williams's preceding hit The Wizard and the Princess and ran with it. The original does look and feel for all the world like the arbitrary nonsense of the Hi-Res Adventure days with the added advantage of little characters moving around on-screen; and they really did liven things up more for the time. An interesting step towards the future it may be, but pretty thoroughly displaced by the remake for good reason."
43 17% Kung-Fu (1984) - Rated 22 Jan 2024
"Well, it may not much look like it, but that's Jackie Chan, and this is his (first) game (it had the Wheels on Meals/"Spartan X" license in Japanese arcades, hence "Thomas", "Sylvia", and "Mr. X" though that's as far as any resemblance to the movie goes). Doable enough once you've been through it a bit to know what the enemies do."
58 33% Marble Madness (1984) - Rated 20 Jan 2024
"An appealingly bizarre setting, though was the control gimmick really that fun to play with? Eh. Handy thing the limit is time rather than lives, at least. Also, my dentist used to have the cabinet on free-play, sparing the truly greatest frustration of games built around short credits."
46 23% Excitebike (1984) - Rated 18 Jan 2024
"Not much of a "racer", as it's mostly down to having a good sense of when you might want to slow down or speed up a little to avoid spilling on a hill (though you should clear the tracks easily so long as you lean forward in the air). There is a track creator to monkey around with, though."
77 67% Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (2013) - Rated 01 Jan 2024
"A short and sweet standalone expansion that went all in on its goofy theme (and earning that M, for better or worse). Cuts to the chase with the action, though these are actually really different sorts of bases than in the original, and involving those dragons in the base raids certainly adds a wrinkle."
78 69% Far Cry 3 (2012) - Rated 28 Dec 2023
"The one that set the formula for this series (and probably a few others) going forward, taking the base raids from the 2nd, and going all-in on skill trees, and a big fancy main quest, and whatnot. I see what they were attempting with the plot, though the many tonal and plotting issues with this bro-step into the heart of darkness get a bit hard to ignore (especially on the rather superfluous second island). But the raids are good, and it's fun poking around the pretty map for collectables."
33 6% 10-Yard Fight (1983) - Rated 19 Dec 2023
"A hit in the arcades for Irem for bringing the sport into the era of colorful sprite graphics. It's super-simplified (no picking plays here) and kind of slow-paced, but playable. Naturally, it would be thoroughly overshadowed down the line by Tecmo Bowl and dozens of other games since, but it had its reign for a year or two."
18 2% Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983) - Rated 19 Dec 2023
"In the early days of home consoles, there were often these "educational" games that existed more for marketing and public relations reasons than anything. Does using DK Junior as a kind-of-sort-of workable if weird interface for straight-up dry math drills make them any more or less appealing? Hard to say. But it lets you tell skeptical parents you've got educational content in the launch lineup."
16 1% Soccer (1985) - Rated 16 Dec 2023
"One of the weaker games from the initial batch of sports titles. I looks alright (and don't forget the cheerleaders at halftime), but it's simplistic, quite slow, and just not that fun. There are no fouls, so just toddle through the opponent to take the ball. Awkwardly, your goalie always mirrors your active player. Maybe those with two players could get bored together."
58 33% Ice Climber (1985) - Rated 13 Dec 2023
"Among the first-party titles, between Super Mario Bros redefining the default image of the platforming genre and some relatively straightforward arcade ports and sports games, lie the games like this and Devil World, at once very arcadey, and very convoluted. With its odd jumping and constant little frustrations, it's a good one for those who like their games tough; though most won't stick around (handy there's level select). Reportedly, the VS System version did very well in arcades."