Regular Nick: April 2023

Sunday, April 30, 2023

Bart Simpson's Escape From Camp Deadly (GBC)

Bart and Lisa go to spend the summer at a camp, which turns out to be the dangerous Camp Deadly run by Mr. Burns's nephew, Ironfist Burns. His intentions are to make sure that the children suffer and have as little fun as possible, refusing to allow them to leave until they are thoroughly miserable. In the first stage of the game, Bart and the other children play capture the flag in a forest, as part of the camp's morning activity. Bart is harassed by camp counselors and bullies Blindside Bill and Rebound Rodney, and must make his way through nests of angry bees and other obstacles.

Asterix: Search For Dogmatix (GBC)

Asterix and Obelix (based on the French comic book series), must embark on a journey from the forests of France to the coliseums of Rome. Their goal is to find Obelix's lovable pet dog, Dogmatix. Players take control of Asterix or Obelix, and run, jump and punch through various well-drawn and colorful levels in this side-scrolling adventure game.

Disney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies To The Rescue (GBC)

Cruella de Vil has reprogrammed the toys of her toy factory into kidnapping all the Dalmatian puppies and locking them in cages to power the factory once they get older. Two of the puppies, Oddball and Domino, were able to escape through their cages due to their small size, and must free the puppies and escape the factory.

Arthur's Absolutely Fun Day (GBC)

The player guides Arthur Read around a map of Elwood City, while being able to play ten different mini-games. Each completed mini-game awards Arthur a gold star, and collecting ten stars earns Arthur a free pass to enter the amusement park Wonderworld and play an extra five mini-games. The player can play the different mini-games as many times as they want.

Batman: The Animated Series (GBC)

The game is an action-adventure platformer. The player can switch between Batman or Robin to gain access to character-specific abilities. Batman uses a grappling hook to scale heights, Robin walks across ceilings, and both characters can perform wall jumps.

Austin Powers: Oh Behave (GBC)

The game is a collection of mini-games and features based on the Austin Powers film series. The game also included Austin Powers-themed remakes of Pac-Man , rock paper scissors, and the board game Othello.

Batman (GBC)

The stages in the game consists of the Gotham City Streets, Axis Chemical Plant, Gotham Sewers, Mysterious Laboratory, and the Gotham Cathedral Belltower. A number of notable DC Comics villains appear as low-level minions in the game, including Deadshot , KGBeast, Maxie Zeus, Heat Wave, Shakedown, and Nightslayer.

Austin Powers: Welcome to My Underground Lair! (GBC)

Mini-games included are Mojo Maze, a Pac-Man-style maze game; Domination, an Austin Powers-themed version of Reversi ; and a digitized version of Rock-Paper-Scissors. 'Kin'-Evil, a motorbike racing game whose name is a play on Evel Knievel, is also available.

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Beavis And Butthead (GBC)

It is based on MTV 's animated series of the same name, and follows the title characters Beavis and Butt-Head as they attempt to find their torn-up Gwar concert tickets scattered across the town of Highland.

Beetlejuice (GBC)

The game begins with the player taking control of Beetlejuice as he attempts to get rid of all the ghosts that he invited into Lydia Deetz's house (where she lives with her father and step-mother). He must rescue Lydia from the evil Astoroth. Using bio-exorcist magic, players must defeat undead creatures through the cemetery and inside the Neitherworld.

Disney's Beauty And The Beast: A Board Game Adventure (GBC)

Gaston and his angry mob are on their way to the castle, and it's up to you to warn the Beast before it's too late! Roll the die and race around the board as you relive adventures straight out of the movie! Take on the role of the heroic Beast in "Beast's Battle" and fend off ferocious wolves that are about to attack Belle. Help Belle ride Philippe past the perils in the woods at night in "Belle's Ride". Or prove you can outdo even the might Gaston in "Lefou's Gallery". Can you reach the castle first so the Beast can live happily ever after?
- Relive the excitement of Disney's Beauty and the Beast with Belle, Beast, Mrs. Potts, Lumiere and the rest of the characters in 8 exciting mini-games!
- Up to 4 players can compete in the board games, or play the shorter story games for exciting single-player adventures.
- With individual skill level settings in the multi-player games, players of all ages and abilities can join in the fun.
- Save your mini-game high-scores in challenge mode.

The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 4 (GBC)

While cleaning out his rabbit hole, Bugs Bunny finds a map leading to a location marked "C Castle", although he does not know what the C stands for, as the letters after the initial "C" have worn away. He immediately assumes the C stands for "Carrot" and eagerly embarks on a journey to discover the castle in the center of the Taz Island, unaware that the C actually stands for "Crazy".

The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 3 (GBC)

Bugs Bunny finds a book in an antiques shop entitled "The Treasure of the Old Castle". Bugs reads that the treasure will bring glory to its finder and is hidden somewhere in the Old Castle, but the exact location of the treasure is unknown. However Witch Hazel has cast a spell to brainwash the other Looney Tunes into trying to stop Bugs from finding the treasure.

The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2 (GBC)

Bugs Bunny must save his girlfriend Honey Bunny from Witch Hazel's enemy-filled castle. There are 28 levels with keys to collect. In each level is a locked door leading to the next level; to open it, the player must collect eight keys placed throughout the level.

Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions (GBC)

The game involves Duck Dodgers in the 24th and a ½ Century, as told in the classic Looney Tunes stories created by Chuck Jones . When he is hit, Duck Dodgers says some of Daffy Duck's lines from 1950s cartoons like "Mother", "Duck Dodgers!" and "Ho-hoo!", voiced by voice actor Greg Burson.

Dancing Stage Featuring Disney's Rave (GBC)

It is based on Konami 's Dance Dance Revolution (DDR ) series with animated Disney characters and electronic dance music remixes of past Disney songs. They also include a few non-Disney songs that were popular at the time of the game's release. It is considered to be one of the rarest DDR game released in arcades.

Dexter's Laboratory: Robot Rampage (GBC)

As a part of the Mandark 's ongoing quarrel with Dexter, he decides to reprogram Dexter's robots and destroy his lab in the process. Forced to save it, Dexter has to rush to the lab in an attempt to find the deprogramming codes and defeat the enemies along the way.

Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers (GBC)

Goin' Quackers begins with Donald Duck, Gladstone Gander and Gyro Gearloose watching television reporter Daisy Duck discovering the mysterious temple of the evil magician
Merlock . As she tells the story, she is kidnapped by Merlock. His arch-rival Gladstone sets out to find her before Donald, who decides to use Gyro's new invention, the "Tubal Teleport System", to track down Merlock and Daisy. However, the machine doesn't have enough power to get there and for it to reach Merlock's lair, Donald must go on a journey to plant an antenna at certain locations in order to boost the machine's power. Along the way, he must compete with Gladstone, reverse the spells that Merlock put on Huey, Dewey, and Louie's toys, and defeat several bosses , including the Beagle Boys and Magica De Spell. In the end, Donald is able to locate Merlock, he defeats him and rescues Daisy. The temple collapses, but Gyro is able to teleport them back to his lab, where Donald receives a good kiss from Daisy for rescuing her.

Garfield Labyrinth (GBC)

The game emphasizes puzzle-solving in a dungeon-like atmosphere. To advance to each new stage, the player has to collect stars, which open the door to the next level.

Godzilla The Series: Monster Wars (GBC)

Aliens are creating mutants on Earth, and it is up to Godzilla to save the planet from the giant monsters.

Thursday, April 27, 2023

The Jetsons: Robot Panic (GBC)

ORBIT CITY IN PERIL!

Orbit City is being attacked by fierce robots and only The Jetsons can stop them! With the help of his family, George Jetson charges in to defeat the robot leader and save the day!

Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues (GBC)

The player controls Grant, whose vehicle at Jurassic Park has stopped functioning as the result of an intentional power outage. Grant moves through a rain forest and later takes a raft down a river, where he encounters aquatic reptiles. Grant ultimately reaches Jurassic Park's headquarters, where most of the power remains off.

LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge (GBC)

The game starts similar to the original game, except now, upon heading to the jail, Pepper watches the Brickster take peppers from previous pizzas, so he can eat them all at once and melt the jail bars with his fiery breath.
The Brickster escapes, and steals the police helicopter, along with the Constructopedia, the book with all instructions to the buildings on LEGO Island. With each page he tears from the book, a building becomes deconstructed. Pepper must travel three different worlds to collect all the pages and rebuild Lego Island.

Sylvester & Tweety: Breakfast On The Run (GBC)

The player controls Sylvester and navigates him through 5 levels, which are divided into 2 parts (2D Mode and 3D Mode). Sylvester tries to capture Tweety while avoiding enemies and obstacles. Key items can be stored in the inventory and combined to make a helpful, new item if the player has the right combination. A password system is used to save progress.

Looney Tunes Collector: Martian Revenge! (GBC)

The game takes place after the events of Looney Tunes Collector: Martian Alert! . Marvin the Martian sees a video of himself played by Porky Pig and Daffy Duck beating him in a humiliating way. Marvin is infuriated with this and together with his dog K-9 set off to get revenge on the Earth.

Men In Black 2: The Series (GBC)

Men in Black 2: The Series is a side-scrolling platform action game. The player chooses to play as either Agent J or Agent K, and must defeat aliens and cloned agents throughout eight levels set in New York City.

Mickey Mouse (GBC)

Mickey Mouse is a 1989 action/puzzle video game released by Kemco for the Nintendo Game Boy in Japan. It is the Game Boy version of the Roger Rabbit video game released for the Famicom at the same time.

Due to Capcom holding the rights to make Disney video games on Nintendo systems in the US at the time, when the game and Roger Rabbit were to be released in the US, Kemco replaced the Disney characters in the game with Looney Tunes characters and renamed it The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle.

Green Eggs And Ham (GBA)

Join Sam-I-Am as he leads you through zany Seussian worlds in search of green eggs and ham. While collecting this odd delicacy, you'll use a 3D game board to jump from adventure to adventure. You can play solo or join forces with three of your friends to play simultaneously on a single Game Boy Advance. The first-ever Dr. Seuss title available on the handheld, Dr. Seuss: Green Eggs and Ham features controls and gameplay specifically tailored for younger players.

Review: The graphics and music are impressive and the game is good to pass the time but Green Eggs And Ham can be borderline repetitive.

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Mickey Mouse Magic Wands (GBC)

One day, Mickey and his friends went for a walk in a forest. They became so distracted by all the natural beauty surrounding them, they got lost. Pretty soon, they discovered a haunted castle that belongs to the evil witch Yashja. The castle is full of tricks and traps and even magic wands to create ice and fire. Suddenly, a gaping hole opened up under Mickey's friends and they all fell in. Now Mickey has to save his friends, who are now being held captive by the witch.

Parasol Islands (GBC)

Bubby and Bobby (the characters' human names) star once again as the main characters, retaining their human forms from Rainbow Islands . However, Parasol Stars is more of a take on Bubble Bobble than it is on Rainbow Islands.
The game takes place on a number of different worlds, each with a distinct theme. Each world features seven rounds, the last one always hosting a boss that must be defeated to progress to the next world.

Pokémon Gold Version (GBC)

The games introduce 100 new species of Pokémon and follow the progress of the player character in their quest to master
Pokémon battling.

Rugrats: Totally Angelica (GBC)

The game starts off with Angelica Pickles becoming the proud owner of a brand new "Cynthia Dream Mall Fashion Show Queen" set. She opens the box and finds that it is broken. However, after thinking about it, she ends up being the star.

Players play the role of Angelica, which she is exploring the shopping mall in search of stores and items to win, Starting on the first floor, she enters the shops to play games in order to win clothes and accessories for Angelica's fashion ensemble.

Sabrina The Animated Series: Spooked (GBC)

Another magic mix-up!

Sabrina and Salem find themselves spinning out of control after a power hungry genie kidnaps her aunts and tries to take over the world. Use your wits and a lot of magic to outsmart Spooky and his power-crazed minions, saving the world once again.

Sabrina The Animated Series: Zapped (GBC)

Sabrina misfired another spell! This magical mishap has turned Sabrina's mortal classmates into real animals. Only you can help Sabrina and Salam zap things back to normal!

Snoopy Magic Show (GBC)

The player controls Snoopy who has to save four Woodstocks, within a fixed amount of time, by dodging bouncing balls , pushing blocks, using warp zones and power-ups . There are 120 levels with a unique password to access each. In the multiplayer mode, one player is Spike while the other is Snoopy.

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Alone In The Dark (GBC)

Set on October 31, 2001. Edward Carnby's best friend and partner, Charles Fiske, has been found dead off the coast of Shadow Island, a mysterious island near the coast of Massachusetts. Carnby's investigation quickly leads him to Frederick Johnson, who informs him of Fiske's search for three ancient tablets with the ability to unlock an incredible and dangerous power. Johnson pleads with Carnby to take the place of Fiske and reopen the investigation in order to recover the tablets. Carnby accepts and makes it his mission to find Fiske's killer. Johnson introduces Edward to Aline Cedrac, an intelligent, young university professor. She joins Edward to recover the missing tablets and assist Professor Obed Morton, whom she believes to be her father. While flying over the coast of Shadow Island, Edward and Aline's plane comes under attack by an unknown creature. Edward and Aline both jump out of the plane and parachute to the ground, but are separated immediately. Edward lands in the dense forest just outside a manor, while Aline lands on the roof of it.

Review: The whole concept of the game stands out and if anything it's definitely on my recommended games to try out but one or probably several things I found challenging was how dark some areas pan out and also the designs can be hazardous and the other having to do with my character not having much means to regain their health once having zero options.

As mentioned this is something I'd recommend you try out if you ever get the time.

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Little Nicky (GBC)

Based on the 2000 film of the same name, the game deploys the same plot Satans to appoint a new ruler in Hell. However, nobody meets his high standards, so the dark prince must remain atop Hell's throne. The game comes with 18+ levels with minigames inbetween every round.

Review: The designs can be unbearable but honestly the outtake of the game is impressive as you conjure up spirits and explore new places. I mean you don't get a lot of games with Adam Sandler and the only one out there bombs due to the movie.

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Cut The Rope (JAR)

Cut The Rope is a physics-based game which went on to become a universal acclaim as stated by Metacritic and even got a number of sequels and spinoffs. In the java version, consumers are presented with a few levels primarily 36 of which the remains the same. To solve the puzzle by getting Candy onto Om Noms Mouth.

Review: Java wasn't necessary the most popular tool in this shed but this game fits the theme of most mobile games nothing too imaginary or fictional.

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Dance Dance Revolution (GBC)

Dance Dance Revolution GB was a port of Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMIX on to the popular Game Boy Color, the later incarnations focused on later Dance Dance Revolution games from the 2000's such as ports of 3rdMIX (GB 2) and
4thMIX (GB 3). The game itself was (obviously) a watered down version of the 3 games starting from 2ndMIX, it was made by Konami's KCEK team (Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe, which is now Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka) instead of the KECJ team which worked on the Beatmania GB series.

Super Mario Land 2 (GBC)

Super Mario Land 2 takes place immediately following the events of Super Mario Land . While Mario was away in Sarasaland, a jealous childhood acquaintance named Wario puts an evil spell over Mario's private island, Mario Land. After several prior unsuccessful attempts, he finally takes over Mario's castle with the spell, brainwashing its inhabitants into believing Wario is their master and Mario is their enemy.

Wario's motive behind this sudden attack is to steal Mario's castle out of a desire to have a palace of his own.

After traveling through Mario Land and collecting the six Golden Coins, Mario regains entry to his castle. Inside, Mario confronts and defeats Wario, who shrinks and flees, breaking his spell and causing Mario's castle to revert to its normal form.

Sonic Adventure 7 (GBC)

Sonic Adventure 7 is a later version of Sonic 3D Blast 5 released in 1999. The manual that comes with the game copies its text from the US Sonic Blast manual with screenshots and character art from Sonic Adventure added. All text referring to Knuckles the Echidna (without controls) are replaced with ＂Sonic Adventure 7＂. The intro is an abridged version of the Sonic & Knuckles title screen animation (and despite his appearance, Knuckles is not playable), and the title screen is the Sonic Adventure logo. The graphics seem to have been hastily recolored, as they are often unfitting and visually unpleasant (e.g. many neon colors are used and some sprites are not colored in), and the music has been changed to more rearrangements from Sonic & Knuckles Collection.

Sanrio Carnival (GBC)

Sanrio Carnival is a Puzzle game, developed by Scitron & Art and published by Character Soft, which was released in Japan in 1991.

Retroid (GBC)

A short and sweet action packed Metroid clone for the gameboy! This was made for the retro platform game jam, all the assets were made within the duration of the jam.

Persona 4 DEMO (GBC)

Ever wonder what Persona 4 would look like if it was released on the gameboy? Well now you don't need to, as a reimagining of what a gameboy Persona 4 might be like comes to reality.

Scooby-Doo Classic Creep Capers (GBC)

a point-and-click adventure that lasts six chapters and gives the player control of all members of the gang, and is a retelling of the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "Nowhere to Hyde". In it, the Mystery Machine runs out of gas when the crew find out about a series of jewel heists with the supposed son of Dr. Jekyll, who runs Jekyll Labs, as the prime suspect. The gang goes through each area of the mansion and the lab. The player must pick up items for later use, such as a stool, a sausage, and a book with the code to get into the lab. The gang, except Shaggy and Scooby, investigates the mansion to look for clues. When Fred and Daphne see the ghost walk through a door, they go in to investigate. The ghost has vanished and Daphne is curious about a device called a "Tele-Pot," a teleporting toilet. Daphne disappears and is captured by Dr. Jekyll. Fred is worried and Velma studies the symbols in the house with the help of a book she found. She opens the door using a code from the book. Fred goes in to find Daphne and Velma decides to return the book.

The Simpsons: Bart Vs. The Juggernauts (GBC)

The plot stars Bart from The Simpsons in a game show based on American Gladiators, in which he has to compete in challenges to earn money.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend Of The Lost Spatula (GBC)

The game's story centers on SpongeBob SquarePants, a sea sponge who lives in the undersea town of Bikini Bottom and works for Mr. Krabs as the fry cook of the Krusty Krab fast food restaurant. SpongeBob is destined to become the ocean's greatest fry cook, and must embark on a quest to retrieve a golden spatula from the Flying Dutchman, a pirate ghost.

Star Wars Episode I: Obi-Wan's Adventures (GBC)

The game begins with the Trade Federation's blockade of the planet Naboo. Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan are assigned by the Jedi Council as part of a mission to officiate the dispute and reach a settlement with the Federation leaders. When they reach the Federation's ship on Naboo, however, they find out that the Federation is not interested in negotiations and is secretly allied with the leader of the Sith, the Jedi Order's enemies; together, they plan to invade Naboo and take control of the galaxy by killing all Jedi. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon are attacked by Federation droids, but manage to escape. They head to Theed, the capital of Naboo, to warn the unprepared inhabitants about the imminent attack.

During their journey to the city, the two Jedi cross Naboo's swamps and are assaulted by invading troops sent by the Federation. After delivering the warning, they travel to the planet Coruscant to talk with the Jedi Council. They are attacked by more Federation troops after arriving, but the two Jedi are able to defeat them. Jedi Grandmaster Yoda instructs Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon to return to Naboo and help Queen Amidala and her people defeat the Federation. Upon reaching Theed, the Jedi set out to liberate the city. To get around the Federation's droids, they manage to infiltrate the city by going through a secret entrance to the ancient catacombs, but are discovered and forced to battle the droids on their way through.

Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon discover that Amidala has been captured by the Federation and will soon have to sign a treaty handing control to them. Before heading to the Queen's palace to initiate an attack, they free captured citizens on the streets of Theed. The Jedi infiltrate the palace and manage to free the Queen, ruining the Federation's plans. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon then encounter the Sith apprentice Darth Maul. Qui-Gon is mortally wounded in the battle, but Obi-Wan manages to kill Maul in retaliation. As a result, Obi-Wan's quest to become a Jedi Knight is completed.

RoboCop 2 (GBC)

RoboCop 2 is based on the 1990 film of the same name, in which a Detroit cyborg cop known as RoboCop must stop a drug distributor, Cain, from spreading a new drug known as Nuke.

RoboCop (GBC)

The gameplay is similar to Data East's arcade game Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja, released earlier the same year.[10] Robocop includes elements from both beat 'em up and run and gun video games.

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Castlevania: The Adventure (GBC)

Set a century after the events of Castlevania III and a century before the events of the original Castlevania, the player controls a descendant of Trevor Belmont and an ancestor of Simon Belmont named Christopher Belmont who goes on a quest to defeat Dracula.

Super Mario Land (GBC)

As a side-scrolling platform game and the first in the Super Mario Land series, Super Mario Land is similar in gameplay to the Super Mario Bros. series. As Mario , the player advances to the end of the level by moving to the right and jumping across platforms to avoid enemies and pitfalls, the screen only scrolls to the right, as the player advances, but will not scroll back to the left, and sections of a level that have passed off screen cannot be revisited. Mario travels to Sarasaland to save Princess Daisy from Tatanga, an evil spaceman.

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