#90's games

[nineties-effect]

[oneinathousand]

After sitting on the idea for over a year, I've finally written a lengthy essay compiling the history of Gadget, the forgotten series from the 90's that was a partial influence on the characters and plot of Half-Life.

It's a 40-minute long read, I'm sorry, but I wanted to cover all the bases. I might try to make a companion video essay for people who can't or don't have time to read an essay themselves, but that all depends on whether or not I can make a satisfactory voiceover and can gather the footage I need and edit it, so don't assume that it's gonna be guaranteed. Even if I can't make the video, I at least have something to show for everything I've done.

If I make another essay, it's either gonna be about the F-Zero tie-in novel or it's gonna be about Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages. The former would certainly be easier to make, and I'm still trying to learn more about what's been going on with Drowned God lately, so the research for that is still ongoing.

[tamara-kama]

I've added the Nintendo 64 era logos to the side panels of my KI cabinet's control panel! 💜😁🕹️👍🏻

Looked too blank and incomplete without them IMHO

The most challenging thing about applying these is deciding upon the alignment

But I tried to make sure they are more or less symmetrical

I included a pic of a vintage KI cabinet for reference

[idrawprettyboys]

Cornet Espoir from the PlayStation JRPG Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure! This game is very dear to me.

[amuletduelist]

Series: Yu-Gi-Oh! (Duel Monsters? Kinda?) Artist: Kazuki Takahashi Details: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel MonstersGame Boy Game (Including box art, instruction manual and cartridge) Publisher: Konami Year Published: 1998 (JP only release) Source: Scanned from personal collection Other notes: Firstly. Bruh. Why did they Mike Wazowski poor Honda?! Show the man some respect! Secondly, this is an interesting case. Even though the game is titled Duel Monsters and features characters from the DM anime, as you can see, all the artwork is from the Toei anime. Given that the anime ran from April to December 1998 and the game was released in December 1998, I'm guessing they possibly tried to ride the wave of the Toei anime to draw attention to the game. Maybe? Just wild speculation on my part, to be honest. More info on the game itself can be found on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Wiki, including on how the game works. PLEASE DON'T DELETE THE ABOVE COMMENTARY!

[shinigami-striker]

Losing a ton of Sega Classics soon... | Friday, 11.08.24

I heard from a reliable source that Sega will officially delist over 50 Sega classics from various digital game stores in less than a month from now (they'll be delisted after or on Friday, December 6, 2024).

A few primary examples includes:

Altered Beast

Craxy Taxi

NiGHTS into Dreams...

Sega Bass Fishing

Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Classics

Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe

Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World

Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage

Sega Vintage Collection: ToeJam & Earl

Shinobi

Sonic the Fighters

Virtua Fighter 2

Please take note that if you've already downloaded any one of these games prior to being slated to being removed digitally soon, then they'll still remain in your library of games.

[tired-old-soul]

N O S T A L G I A

[just-an-emily-existing]

Have any of you guys played “Putt-Putt Saves The Zoo” as a kid? I loved this game and it suddenly popped in my head today and I drew the silly purple boi lol

[visuac]

[beauh]

[smashing-pixel]

Lamento por no poner a Mega Man/Rock, no sabía en dónde ponerlo.

Y tampoco es nada relevante, pero tengo la idea de que a Sparkster le gusta la honestidad que les dicen las personas.

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I'm sorry for not putting Mega Man/Rock, I didn't know where to put it.

And it's also not relevant at all, but I have the idea that Sparkster likes the honesty that people tell him.

[nineties-effect]

[dddreamscape]

Kannan! – Äventyr i Riddarborgen [PC]

Levande Böcker 2001

Gifs created from source

[tamara-kama]

An arcade is a structure made by enclosing a series of arches and columns. The word's roots go back to the Latin word "arcus," which means arc or bow.

Thusly the Video Game museum in Madrid, Spain is the most arcadey arcade that I know of!

[gren-arlio]

May as well redo this. Hey everyone, the name's Gren, and I'm here to translate an entire Puyo/Madou route because why not.

Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon to be precise.

(This one.)

Yes, you read that right, I'm here to make a solid attempt of translating as much of the game as possible. Like in my very first post, we Puyo fans are kinda starving to death right now with the stuff we're given, Quest can only do so much. So why don't we try to take things into our own hands and make our own food?

As of writing this, (June 13th 2023,) I'm almost done with Schezo's storyline, least from the videos I was able to find thanks to YouTube being nice. You can find them here, though be warned, I'm not fluent in Japanese, so mistakes are bound to occur. If you want to help revise some things, please do. Any help would be great.

So, sounds cool, right? Before I dive into the real meat and bones of this game, I should give some context. All of it will be shown in the Read More if you're interested. If not, thanks for reading from here.

What is Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon?

Some people may not know this game, and that's fine. It's a game from the COMPILE Era of the Puyo world (Madou,) and it follows our ARS Trio (Arle, Rulue, Schezo) as they go through an amusement park to solve their own lil' things.

These guys.

The game itself is sorta like Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, where every movement is a "Turn," and the enemies move along with you. Each time you attack also counts as a turn. You go through floors (5 Early game, then 10, then 100 for the final place.) and fight a Boss at the final floor. If there's 10 floors, then a miniboss will be on the 5th.

There's small side quests to get items you want, though you can typically buy from Momomo or Fufufu. You get this quests by going to the Bulletin Board in the Info Center (where Kimimora is) and checking around. Speak to Kiki while you're at it.

This game is unfortunately not translated, and there seems to be no English rom or any translations in the internet due to this games semi-poor documentation. That's where me and possibly you come into play. We'll be the ones documenting this game.

Why this game of all games?

Well, because it's so unknown compared to the other Madou games, least what I've seen. I've never really even seen people attempt this, so I may as well try to do a single route for the fans.

And what's the end goal?

There's a couple, actually. One of these is to get the information on the Puyo Nexus (I have an account on there, Greñ.) to let people see what this game has to offer for plot and what the characters have.

The other is just because it's fun. Knowing this game isn't translated is pretty interesting, so I'd like to try. I love the franchise, so I may as well give back to it somehow.

This one's simple enough. I wanna know more about the characters. There's so much to uncover. To give a few examples for Schezo's route alone:

Schezo kinda gives Serilly therapy and she becomes a more confident person by the end of the game.

Draco accuses Schezo of being interested in men. First Rulue, now her.

Skeleton-T is just kinda vibing

Kikimora plays a pretty big role as the usher who helps people.

Witch has a huge wish...to get Schezo's clothing. And she chases him the entire game for it.

Schezo gets blasted by a Carbuncle beam and lives.

And Succubus becomes a tour guide by the end of the game. Yes. Succubus.

Game's pretty damn silly and I'm all for it. If you want to do your own translation, go off! It'll be fun to see and also help other routes if you want.

And finally. The artstyle is cool as hell. (Taken from Puyo Nexus.)

I'm a huge sucker for the artstyle, love it.

What'll happen when you're done with Schezo's route?

Easy. I'll do Arle's route, most likely. Unfortunately, Rulue isn't exactly my favorite so she'll be the one for last. If I ever get to her.

Extra Short Questions:

How long does each translation episode take to finish?

About a week or two depending on length. Typically posting on Weekends.

How about credit for the translation?

As long as I'm mentioned, it's okay. If it's your own thing, don't add my name, I ain't selfish.

What if I miss something?

After the final episode, I'll do Extras. Things I missed, things people send me, etc. Stay tuned.

Favorite COMPILE characters?

Thought I'd add this. Lagnus, Schezo, Witch as the top 3. There's like 6 Lagnus fans in America.

How to contact me:

Tumblr DM'S are open, and I guess Discord too if you want that also. I'll give the name in the DM.

With that, thanks for reading. That'll be all this time. Thanks for tuning in.

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Toasty!