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Sunday, October 29, 2023

Ardy Lightfoot (SNES)

Ardy Lightfoot is an anthropomorphic fox. He is accompanied by his best friend, a blue creature named Pec, who can be used as a weapon, or can take the role of various other helpful devices like a hot air balloon or rock wall destroyer. If Ardy is hit by an enemy, Pec will disappear, and can only be retrieved by finding a chest. If Ardy is without his best friend, he can still attack by bouncing on his tail. He can also protect himself temporarily by hiding behind a clear mirror.

In the story of the game, the sacred rainbow has shattered into seven crystal pieces, and it is up to Ardy to obtain them all. Whoever collects all seven crystal pieces will receive a wish. The evil King Visconti has already gotten one crystal piece, and he is searching for the other pieces. To this end he sends out his followers including Beecroft, Catry and many others. Ardy is assisted by friends along the way, like the unnamed elder, Nina, and a mysterious adventurer named Don Jacoby.

Go Go Ackman 2 (SNES)

Go Go Ackman 2 is mostly the same as its predecessor , with a few small tweaks. The angel Tenshi is still determined to end Ackman's nefarious ways, and this time he has enlisted the help of the angelic rock band Metal Angel. Ackman still murders at whim and has his companion Godon collect the souls of his slain, but this time Ackman can keep the weapons he finds, either sword, boomerang, or gun. Each weapon can be upgraded twice, but upgrades will be lost if Ackman is hit or finds a new weapon. Ackman can also now throw smaller enemies, although he can't move while holding them.

Go Go Ackman (SNES)

Ackman wakes from a 50-year nap to gather souls for his Master. With him is Godon, a small red demon who carries a jar for collecting souls. Standing in the way of Ackman is Tenshi, an angel who loathes Ackman, and Michaela, the ‘Great Angel’ and Superior of Tenshi. Of the two (Tenshi and Michaela), Tenshi is the primary antagonist, and he frequently hires or enlists goons (Bosses) to take out Ackman. Interestingly, the ‘angels’ are anything but ‘good’ or ‘pure,’ and are depicted as dastardly and scheming! So fear not if you happen to be thinking, “A game where I have to fight angels? I don’t know…” These guys are ‘angels’ in name only ! And the ‘souls’ Ackman collects are only from the goons of Tenshi, who were up to no good in any event.

Friday, October 27, 2023

Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3-D (NES)

The game has several contrasting modes of gameplay, including side-view platforming, top-view, and horizontal shoot 'em up. It follows Jim Power in Mutant Planet as a different title, but at the same time reinterpreting the original game by taking many basic elements and levels from it.

Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics (SNES)

The object of the game is to defeat Neanderthals with two caveman ninja heroes along with dinosaurs and huge level bosses. Each player controls either Joe or Mac with limited lives and continues. Players can also choose to fall in love with a girlfriend in their Stone Age village; giving her flowers and meat as presents. Once the player gets married, he gets to father a child. Stone wheels are the official currency in the game and players can replay levels in order to get more stone wheels. An overhead free roam map offers a chance for players to select their level like they were playing a console role-playing game. The action-packed levels are in side view.


Tuesday, October 24, 2023

The Humans (NES)

The goal of the game varies per level but usually revolves around bringing at least one of the player-controlled humans to the designated end area marked by a colored tile . Doing this requires players taking advantage of the tribe's ability to build a human ladder and use tools such as spears , torches, wheels, ropes and a witch doctor in later levels.


Monday, October 23, 2023

Kirby's Avalanche (SNES)

King Dedede has challenged Kirby and other members of Dream Land to an Avalanche Competition at the Fountain of Dreams. Kirby decides to take on the challenge, battling his way through the forest in Avalanche matches against an assortment of his old foes from Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby's Adventure (including recurring bosses such as Whispy Woods, Kracko and Meta Knight), and ultimately to a final showdown at the Fountain of Dreams with King Dedede to win the Cup.


King Arthur's World (SNES)

In King Arthur's World , the player controls King Arthur. At the start of each level, only the King is present and various types of troops can be brought out of the tent where he starts. The King and his troops can be commanded to move in a direction, which they do until they receive new orders, are killed or come across enemy troops, which they fight if they can. Also, some troops have special commands, such as for archers to fire arrows.

Friday, October 20, 2023

King Arthur & the Knights of Justice (NES)

The events of the game are set in a fictional version of Britain in the 5th century. The evil sorceress Morgana has magically imprisoned King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in the Cave of Glass beneath her castle, past Hadrian's Wall. At Camelot, the King's wizard Merlin uses a crystal ball and locates a brave team of "warriors" in the future, led by Arthur King and dubbed "The Knights". They are actually American football players, though Merlin interprets their names as a sign of fate. He summons them back in time, and the Lady of the Table transforms them into "Knights of Justice". Merlin asks them to break the seal on King Arthur and the Knights of the Round by gathering the twelve Keys of Truth. 


Kid Klown In Crazy Chase (NES)

The game features the Kid Klown, the
player character who is tasked with rescuing the Princess Honey from the villain Black Jack. Players view gameplay from an isometric perspective as Kid Klown pursues a lit fuse in order to stop it from reaching a spade bomb.


Fun 'n' Games (SNES)

Fun 'n Games is a compilation of puzzles, arcade games, a music composer and a paint program in one video game. The game is arranged into four different types of activities, or categories: Paint , Games, Music and Style.


Muppet Adventure: Chaos At The Carnival (NES)

Kermit the Frog rides an inner tube down a river, Fozzie Bear must escape a Fun House of desserts, Gonzo flies a space ship and Animal drives a bumper car. After completing these initial levels, the player then controls Kermit the Frog, armed with a feather, in Dr. Grump's castle. 

Kirby Halloween Adventure (NES)

A shady presence takes over Dream Land... the entire land of Dream Land is being transformed into.... a spooky paradise?!
It's Halloween Time! And everyone at Dream Land has been dreaming of celebrating it! However, a shady figure has taken over our precious Dream Land morphing everything into the shape of a sinister looking land! Grassy areas have now been turned into orange prairies full of pumpkins, the seasides turn into a spooky night time, a tower of terror rises from the graves... the world is going crazy!
King Dedede has fallen under a shady influence... and he has ordered all of his soldiers and underlings to scatter all pieces of the Star Rod! Kirby must help gather them back all together and defeat the evil that reigns all over! Kirby must traverse all these different lands and put everything back to normal, so the spirit of Halloween can be saved!
Oh Kirby, what spooky mess has this land gotten into?


Nova The Squirrel (NES)

Nova the Squirrel is an NES game that stars Nova Storm , a green squirrel, who finds herself in an unfamiliar world and is pushed into the position of playing the hero, using a newly found ability to copy abilities from enemies.

This game takes inspiration from Super Mario Bros. 3, Kirby Super Star, Chip's Challenge, and Hannah and the Pirate Caves. It has a strong focus on puzzle platforming.