Category: Video Game Musings

Capcom Announces Mega Man Legacy Collection… Again?

So it’s essentially a digital compilation of the six NES Mega Man games, but rebuilt from the ground up so that they look better in 1080p or something. And there’ll be CHALLENGES and LEADERBOARDS and REPLAYS… and there’s a MUSEUM of SKETCHES and… yawn.

Look, I get why Capcom is putting something like this out and especially this summer, when Keiji Inafune’s spiritual Mega successor Mighty No. 9 is supposed to hit the streets. I get that Capcom wants to counter something inspired by Mega Man with the genuine article. And I’m not discounting the work it takes in rebuilding the old games to modern standards; if they turn out to be anywhere near the quality of the Sonic The Hedgehog rebuilds on mobile devices, I’m sure they’ll look splendid and maybe overall performance will be a touch better.

At the same time, however, this does feel like a lazy offering. I get that it’s only the six NES games and not the entire Classic Series, which includes a couple non-NES games, but if they’re going to rebuild the games, do you think it’s worth it to add something a little more substantial than an upscale and some minor tidbits to differentiate this collection from playing the NES originals or the Anniversary Collection released a couple years prior or the Virtual Console releases? Maybe a couple bonus levels, maybe a mini-game, maybe try and make an 8-bit version of that Wily Tower game from the Mega Drive remake?

Oh well… I’m sure I’ll pick this up eventually… but I’ll probably wait until it’s on sale or something because… I’m not feeling it.

WWE 2K15 PC Finally Has Its DLC

So they had released WWE 2k15 onto Steam and it was supposed to come with all the DLC that had been released… and it was supposed to be part of the package deal. But when they released the game initially, there was significantly less content than there should be.

So recently, 2K patched the game to include the DLC that should’ve been there in the first place, and you know what? It’s not too bad. The performance overall seems a bit better than last time I tried it and while I’m a bit miffed that I’ve got to unlock all the DLC stuff (which suits me fine because the 2K Showcase storylines are more tolerable than the MyCareer stuff), on a whole it’s a somewhat better package. Maybe I’ll go ahead and give this a “proper” review or something. Who knows?

A Friend Loaned Me His Copy Of Steel Cage Challenge…

Steel Cage Challenge being an old NES wrestling video game and the third overall WWF game on the console, following Wrestlemania  and Wrestlemania Challenge. I only vague recall play Steel Cage on the Game Gear. But I’m playing this game… and I kinda wish I wasn’t.

Good lord, this is a terrible video game.

Obviously, this being a thing I do, I’ve recorded some footage for use in a future review down the road, but… man, this is painful. I don’t think I’ll be calling him a friend for subjecting me to this tripe.

Final Fantasy VII Coming To PS4… Exactly As Advertised

So… I’m late to the party, but I suppose I could toss in my two cents on the matter…

SquareEnix announced Final Fantasy VII would be making its way over PS4. Almost immediately, people were thinking REMAKE. Then the trailer hit… it’s just the PC port of the game with upscaled graphics; the same version of the game that you could get on Steam for PC. And then the internet, in predictable fashion, lost their shit.

So… I’m wondering. Where did this idea come from that SquareEnix announced a remake for PS4?

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My Five Cents…

I haven’t bought a new game from a Gamestop or Best Buy or whoever in years…

I barely touch Steam and hardly bought anything from that site for about the same amount of time…
Most of my money goes to the flea markets or online sellers of ancient video games…
The most recent console in my collection is an original Wii, which they no longer make games for…
The closest I’d get to visiting a “gaming news site” is GameFAQs… 
And if I were to frequent the “major gaming news sites” online, my AdBlocker is conveniently enabled…
I look to smaller folks on YouTube for my gaming fix…
I even frequent a few smaller blogs for good measure…
I don’t care for propaganda…
I don’t care for drama…
I don’t care for bullshit…
Just give me something fun to play and we’ll be hunky-dory, okay?
Now fuck off and go get me my coffee.

In Happier News…

Classic Game Room recently reached their original Kickstarter goal of $9,000 to fund the production of a 2-disc “best of” compilation featuring well over 50 CGR reviews to celebrate the show’s 15th anniversary, including a couple exclusive reviews. They’ve even surpassed the first stretch goal of $11,000 and closing in on achieving their second. Your mileage may vary as to whether it’s worth donating to something that compiles material already freely accessible online, but then nobody said anything when James Rolfe did the same thing years ago, albeit through different means.

In any case, I plopped some bucks for the DVD perk, which not only includes the “Best Of” set, but also the Classic Game Room mockumentary from 2007 that I wanted to get my hands on for a while, so done.

Check it out here if it fits your fancy;
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1156035777/the-best-of-classic-game-room-1999-2014-dvd-set

Amazing How Things Fly By…

Just spent the better majority of yesterday playing Circle Of The Moon on my Game Boy Player. I know this because I have about two DVD-Rs worth of footage recorded in LP mode. That’s roughly eight hours of gameplay… That is a terrible waste of a day that has a boiling sun outside. Thank fuck for air conditioning.

But it’s been a few years since I last played COTM. God, I’d forgotten how good of a game this was.