Spooky Week Review Schedule

Because nothing screams spookier than crazed madman Bill Shatner in his youth. Probably saw that one episode of Strange New Worlds with the muppet Pike… what are the odds that there’s also a puppet Kirk, but it looks like Bill rather than the new guy because they ran out of budget?

Anyhoo, here is your video schedule for next week’s spooky countdown thing from Sunday to Friday, which is Halloween. Will there be something on Saturday? Who knows? We’ll see.

Sunday, October 26th, 2025
Review #1248 – Carpathian Night Starring Bela Lugosi (Switch)

Monday, October 27th, 2025
Review #1249 – Chronicles Of The Wolf (Switch)

Tuesday, October 28th, 2025
Review #1250 – Hell’s Kitchen: The Game: Le Jeu (Wii)

Wednesday, October 29th, 2025
Review #1251 – Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow (DS)

Thursday, October 30th, 2025
Review #1252 – Castlevania: Portrait Of Ruin (DS)

Friday, October 31st, 2025
Review #1253 – Castlevania: Order Of Ecclesia (DS)

Saturday, November 1st, 2025
No More Spooky Month

Later today will see the Darkwing review at the usual time and Friday will also see a review because of course, it will. As for Saturday… hope you’re a fan of reading, because there’s quite a bit of it.

Should be fun… or a disaster waiting to happen.

Later…

Mega Man 2 (MSI Plug N Play) – Aborted Run

Recently did some cleaning and found this MSI Mega Man 2 Plug-N-Play unit that was featured on the main channel years ago; one of the early Sunday Gimmick Table entries. Amazingly, it had batteries still and I gave it a go. Spoiler alert: it does not end well because the stick does not play well. But I went far enough that you can notice some graphical glitches towards the end as a result of whatever hackery was done. Maybe some day, I’ll give this another shot.

This is a DVD Rip, so some frames are missing… and yes, it’s not a good run… because the thing you play it on isn’t very good, but it does work… with the same batteries that I plugged in years ago.

For those interested, one of the early Sunday Gimmick Table videos featured this piece of business. You can check it out by clicking here.

Mercedes Now Has 12 Belts And Lots Of Dirt Apparently

Source: https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/mercedes-mone-wins-12th-consecutive-championship-in-canada/

So apparently, Mercedes Mone now has another belt to add to her collection of belts. She is literally Dozen Belt Mone. Can anyone explain to me what dirt she has on the wrestling business that these promotions keep booking her to win belts? And what happens when she eventually has to drop all these things… IF she drops these thing?

Meanwhile, there are WWE fans that are crying about how they wish Sasha Banks would “come home” where she belongs. I dare those fans to try – genuinely TRY – to come up with any sort of incentive for her to come back and play second fiddle to whatever NXT project they’ve got going on or possibly having her feud with Nia Jax. Honestly, if I was Mercedes, I would never give it a first thought considering the run I’m having right now. She’s doing exactly what she needs to raise her stock. A WWE run at this point would be beneath her.

Meanwhile, whatever happened to Ron Killings? You know, the guy that WWE released and people made such a big stink over it that they eventually hired him back. What’s he been up to lately? What amazing run has he been on that he couldn’t do out in the open where the possibilities were endless? When was the last time he was on TV in any meaningful fashion? That guy could have done some great things outside of the WWE box and now he’s off TV. I hope you morons are happy.

Hey, whatever Mercedes is doing right now is working for her and I can’t imagine her being unhappy with the run she’s been on. Trust me. She’s in no hurry whatsoever to “come home” and job to Tiffy Time any time soon nor should she. She’s doing just fine.

NES 40th Anniversary Review Compilation

In honor of 40 years of NES, here’s a quickly thrown together compilation of past NES reviews featured on this channel highlighting some of the highlights and none of the pain. We’ll save the pain for another time if you’re really that anxious for it.

A couple notes: first off, none of the HD stuff is included; just the old 4:3 stuff. Did this mostly to save time on rendering. Secondly, this isn’t a Top XX NES Games or whatever; it’s just a collection of old stuff done in the past. If X game is missing, I probably haven’t covered it. Finally, I opted for the shorter reviews and not the much longer ones, so none of the Dragon Warriors or Final Fantasy stuff in there.

Ten Years Since Letterman Retired

I almost regret missing the date because it passed during my trouble recovery and mental anguish, but 2025 marks ten years since late night legend David Letterman aired his final Late Show, bringing a historic career spanning three decades plus to a close.

I missed out on the early Late Night stuff and first watching Letterman about a couple years into his CBS run, though thanks to the wonders of Youtube clips both official and not, I’ve been able to catch up on some of this stuff. But for the longest time, I had always considered myself a Letterman guy. Besides the fact that we both share the same first name, the guy had a brand of humor and gruff personality that appealed to me. He would react to these sorts of ridiculous things in a way that had him question his life choices. Even when he had toned down his rougher patches, he still had an edge to him that hit that nice balance. Leno had jokes and a chin. Conan had zaniness. Dave had a sardonic wit.

Most of all, there was a gravity to Dave in that his words had some weight and meaning to them. Someone who had an air of ambivalence and outright disdain for his surroundings, often reacting in a sarcastic manner, would eventually being the longest tenured performer of his field. His desire to entertain for the masses rather than play cheerleader to whatever political affiliations he had meant that when he talked about serious issues, you were more inclined to take him seriously… before he eventually dropped a wry comment or observation that brought the whole house down.

Just as there will never be another Johnny Carson, there will never be another David Letterman… though you can probably have a bunch of Jay Lenos, Jimmy Fallons, Jimmy Kimmels, Lonnie Donegans, Craig Killborns, Seth Meyers. Those guys are practically interchangeable.

Dave is not.

I miss Dave.

Later.

Review #1245 – Wayne Gretzky And The NHLPA All-Stars (Super NES)

Back in the 90s, during the height of his career, Wayne Gretzky played in Pac Land and was made honorary Pac-Man for the day… thus this fits whatever Pac theme we’ve inadvertently followed here.

But yeah, this was a quick one that I wanted to get out of the way for a while and this seemed like the perfect spot to slot it in before we get to the heavy stuff.

Next week, we return to the world of widescreen… save for one or two diversions along the way.

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?

Review #1244 – Pac-In-Time (Super NES)

From bumbling hero to shorty, stubby character… is that a good thing for the ol’ Puck Man?

Before anyone decides on dibs, Friday’s review isn’t Shadow Labyrinth; I don’t have the game. And it’s also not a Pac-Man game unless I somehow get that 7800 Double Feature this week rather than having to wait until December.

From there, it’s back to the “spooky” stuff before the week long marathon of… stuff.