Category: Video Game Musings

Dual Override – Coming In 2027

From my understanding, for all intents and purposes – or at least until Capcom decides otherwise – this is the 12th mainline entry in the Classic Mega Man series, but rather than going with a numbered title, they settled on Dual Override. Could this mean something more than just another entry in the series? I don’t know and frankly, I don’t give a damn. I’m just happy to see that we get to celebrate the ol’ Rockman’s 40th anniversary with the release of a new game rather than the announcement of a new game or (as is usually the case with these Mega Man anniversaries in recent decades) fuck all.

While this may disappoint some fans who would prefer a Mega Man X9 (for some reason) or a Mega Man Legends 3 (to finish the story or something), I’ll take what I can get if it’s a genuine new game and not some gatcha mobile thing or another legacy collection of a subseries that doesn’t interest me. My tastes are Mega Specific, man.

Street Fighter Teaser Thing

The teaser for the upcoming Street Fighter movie starring Roman Reigns as Akuma, Cody Rhodes as Guile, and Jason Momoa as… Blanka?

So, wait, you have a movie that features both ROMAN REIGNS and JASON MOMOA and you DON’T cast them as identical Kung Fu Twins YUN and YANG? The perfect casting choice was RIGHT THERE!

Other than that, though… the actors look the part, for the most part. Amazed that someone would be cast as Joe of Street Fighter I fame… I wonder if he’ll be DLC for a future Street Fighter 6 patch.

Beyond that, though… meh.

We’ll see.

NES Jaws Getting A Remastered Release… Why?

Source: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/12/limited-run-games-is-bringing-nes-jaws-to-switch-in-massively-expanded-form

Yes, those physical snake oil merchants at Limited Run Games have struck again, planning to unleash a new expanded version of Jaws on NES, which will apparently include material from all four movies. I hate to pull that one quote from former Sony executive Jim Ross, but I have to ask “Why would anyone play this?”

The original Jaws cart on NES is relatively cheap to pick up and even then, it’s not exactly a lost gem or anything like that. Despite what Jeremy Parrish would have you believe – and I’ve been a regular viewer of his stuff for the past few years and enjoy his insight on things – Jaws is not a game that is clamoring for a revisit, let alone a re-release.

For reference, my original Jaws video review from 2013 can be found here.

DTM Rambles #29 – My Thoughts On The Game Awards

The narrator’s very succinct and very thorough thoughts on the Game Awards event that has become an annual tradition in the video game industry. The narrator describes in great detail what the narrator is looking forward and what the narrator expects will happen at the latest iteration of the prestigious event hosted by former Doritos pitchman Jeff Keelee. Other topics discussed includes the virtues of Pop Tarts as well as the behind the scenes effort in producing this thorough document.

The Annual “I’m Not Watching The Game Ads” Post

Welp, tomorrow will see the annual Game Awards take place; the walking advertisement for non-game products with occasional game trailers you could watch online and a handful of award presentations with winning speeches from people who are told to please wrap it up so we can have Geoff Keighley give Hideo Kojima his annual verbal blowjob. And true to form, this is my annual “I will not watch the Game Ads because I have better things to do with my time… like giving the dog a bath” post.

Please feel free to enjoy the show if you’re actually looking forward to this pile of shit, but please don’t bother me with this stuff. It’s not worth my time or energy.

Boo Goes The Doctor – How Chef Handles Castlevania Wall Meat

I’ve taken the liberty of asking ChatGPT how Gordon Ramsay would react to Castlevania Wall Meat. This is the response I was given…

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It’s Dangerous. It’s Devious. It’s A Grievance With Xevious 7800 On Atari 50.

So the Namco Legendary DLC for Atari 50 was released this past Thursday and contained a number of Atari ports of classic Namco arcade hits. You’ve got the 2600 version of Pac-Man that everyone hates (no, shut up. Nobody likes this game. Fuck you.) as well as the 8-bit versions. You’ve got 2600 and 5200 versions of Galaxian and Dig Dug, while also getting the 7800 versions of Galaga, Dig Dug, and Xevious. The game even includes the arcade Dig Dug and Xevious since Atari published both games in the U.S. once upon a time, which is nice to know.

Less nice is the fact that Xevious on 7800 is stuck on single-button mode, which means you fire both your laser cannon and ground blaster at the same time. In the original release, using a 7800 gamepad or ProLine Joystick allowed you to fire both weapons separately like in proper Xevious gameplay. The fact that this has been omitted from the Atari 50 release upsets me greatly because this is painting a falsehood that Xevious on 7800 couldn’t fire both weapons separately and that’s simply not true. Hopefully, a patch will come along to fix this error because it’s a serious blemish on an otherwise fine lookback at the interestingly fascinating Atari/Namco relationship.

The Eternal Wait For The Next Intellivision Console Finally Ends…

Glory be the heavens! Never thought I’d see the day that Intellivision would come through and finally release their new video game console… except it’s just like their old video game console. Where’s the white exterior? Where’re the updated graphics? Where are the new games like Finnegan Fox or Dynablaster? Where’s CORNHOLE?

Wait… what’s that? This isn’t Amicovision? This is ATARI’s version of an Intellivision console? The one with 45 built-in games and wireless controllers? Wait… what do you mean Atari OWNS Intellivision now? What about Mattel? Who owns them?

Old Man Bowser Steps Down. Replaced By Older Woman Devon.

Source: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/09/nintendo-of-america-president-doug-bowser-announces-retirement

Truth be told, we have no clue how old future NoA president Devon Pritchard is… but come on now. They bring in a bald guy and replace him with a head of gray. She’ll last a week before the dentures fall off when she tries to get the table for someone named Bubba.

All joking aside, I wish Dr. Pritchard (law doctor) all the best in her new future endeavor. Here’s hoping that she becomes more of a presence than Doug Bowser was, who had a name going for him and that’s it. Last thing I want for her run to end in a few years time and my only thought is “I miss Reggie.”