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What Are You Playing Right Now - Crazy Releases All At Once October Edition!

If you keep pace with the latest releases in gaming this is an interesting week to be paying attention. Today saw the launch of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Super Mario Odyssey and Assassins Creed Origins. If you count all the other not-quite-new-releases such as Destiny 2, the Super Nintendo Classic and the new South Park game how can anyone play all this stuff? Well if you're me you don't even try and just keep playing Mega Man 2 and Castlevania every night on your NES Classic. Which has honestly been a ton of fun and with a job how would I have time for a 60+ hour game anyway? That said, I absolutely loved Wolfenstein: The New Order so I bet that's something I... Read All

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 10/27/2017 at 03:32pm

I am playing The Final Fantasy Legend on my Game Boy Color, a little bit of Grim Fandango and some StarTropics.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/27/2017 at 06:27pm

I'm playing Fallout New Vegas on Steam. I'd like to get Wolfenstein II, but can't afford it at the moment. I'm also waiting on Ark's new DLC to come out.

Travis Admin wrote on 10/28/2017 at 01:47am

WOLF 2 BABY

Taking a break from the retro for this one.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 10/28/2017 at 02:59am

I will get Wolf 2 on the switch.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/28/2017 at 06:21pm

Wolf 2 console comparisons. https://youtu.be/YxVD5z3Kj64

scrypt Supporter wrote on 10/30/2017 at 01:34am

Everspace, with sprinkles of other games here and there, but mostly Everspace.

Wolf 2 looks amazing, but that will probably be a PS4 pickup for me. I had a lot of fun with New Order on PS4, and I'm confident now (thanks for that video, Jon) that New Colossus will run just as well there.

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Harmon Quest! D&D Played By Dan Harmon and Guest Comedians

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As a big fan of Rick and Morty, and a casual fan of Community, I find myself gravitating towards anything Dan Harmon is involved in. Harmon Quest popped up in a YouTube ad and I had to check it out. So far I've only watched 1 episode, but I love the style of it.

Dan plays as Fondue Zubag, a half-orc ranger, and he has a regular cast that plays with him, in front of a live audience, with a guest comedian. The episodes are then animated and cut between the animation of the game and the players around a table.

Paul F. Tompkins was the guest in episode 1 (who played as Teflonto, Earthscar's village champion and captain of the town's militia. Also a friend, mentor, and role... Read All

The Marble Madness Troll Wand

This last weekend at Portland Retro Game Expo we had a Marble Madness High Roller Score Tournament. I decided to run with Marble Madness for the score tournament on NES because I think that's one of the best ports of Marble Madness and also because the game is really unique. Marble Madness is a game where you roll a marble around an obstacle course and it only has 6 levels. I'm a huge proponent of small games and Marble Madness is a really great example of that and is also a fun game to watch a speedrun of. That said, it has been sometime since I played Marble Madness and I forgot about the magic wand.... which actually is supposed to help you, unless you are... Read All

The Day Of The Devs Bundle Is Out And It's Well Worth A Look!

Recently the Day of the Devs Bundle hit and it contains a game I wanted to add to my collection in Full Throttle Remastered. I loved the original LucasArts classic and I've been really happy with how Double Fine has remade a bunch of the old LucasArts games for the modern era. Originally I was going to pick this up SIMPLY because I wanted Full Throttle Remastered but after watching the trailer for Everything I am thinking i'll be playing that too. Actually, I watched the trailer for Everything had no idea what it was and watched the gameplay video linked above and was ABSOLUTELY floored by it. I've never been drawn to think about life in the way I did after watching a... Read All

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 10/25/2017 at 04:05pm

I picked up the full bundle. Payed a little extra, because I think it is worth it.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 10/25/2017 at 04:21pm

Not to be trite, but Everything is, indeed, awesome. There are situations in the trailer that I haven't experienced yet during my playing, but the sprinkling of recordings from philosopher Alan Watts alone, acting as a sort of spiritual guide, tying Everything together, give the game a depth of intrigue that might otherwise have left me to bury it deep in a wishlist. The games creators indicate that these in-game recordings are optional, and they are, but I'm sure that most that have played would say that they are essential to Everything's presentation of everything. If you deep dive with an open mind, you may find yourself questioning things that you have yet considered, or dared not. It's a rabbit hole well worth falling into.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 10/25/2017 at 05:07pm

I don't know about the rolling animals.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/26/2017 at 03:40am

The rolling animals really didn't make sense to me but then I let the gameplay trailer work it's magic and I found it really endearing. Want to talk more about it after I play it.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 10/26/2017 at 03:24pm

When you do get around to playing, I highly recommend using headphones.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/27/2017 at 04:48am

> When you do get around to playing, I highly recommend using headphones.

Will do.

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I Think I'm Getting The Zelda Encyclopedia Now

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Kotaku reported that the upcoming Zelda Encyclopedia is getting a deluxe release that looks strikingly like the original NES cart. This looks like total "collectors bait" and as such I really want one. I might try to add this to my Christmas list but at $80 it's not really in the "stocking stuffer zone."

"Due out in April from Dark Horse, The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia is a 320-page tome covering the characters, places and things from the first 30 years of Nintendo’s RPG series. The newly-revealed $80 deluxe edition looks very familiar. It even has an instruction booklet polypropylene sleeve that folds out.

Covered in gold foil paper with embossed, debossed and... Read All

Portland Retro Game Expo 2017 Pickups And Tournament Shoutouts!

Cheerful Ghost was at this years Portland Retro Game Expo and it was the best expo yet! I guess I say that every year but this is my favorite convention and this year everything came together really well. Everyone that came out to the booth to hang out with Adam, Wick and I were really great to talk to and I want to send a special shout out to the people that took part in our Tournaments and specifically:

Super Mario Brothers Speedrun to the end of World 1-4

Kevin - 2:06:00

Andres - 2:07:20

Aaron - 2:14:27

Bubble Bobble Score Tournament

Justin - 125,490

Eddy - 118,190

Kevin - 111,890

Marble Madness Highest Roller Score

Kevin - 75,070

Timothy - 26,820

Fritz - 20,420

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Interview With Wick The Creator Of Crescent Loom!

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To help celebrate this weekend’s Portland Retro Game Expo I absolutely had to run an interview with Wick, the creator of the upcoming Indie mega hit Crescent Loom. Wick is also the creator of Starship Rubicon, a game we published a time ago and he is also fortunate enough to be boothing with us at this years Retro Expo! If you are visiting the con and heard about Cheerful Ghost or Crescent Loom and are checking us out for the first time then Hello! If you are a long time reader then welcome back! I urge everyone to checkout the interview below and ALSO to head over and try the web version of Crescent Loom at the URL below. You know, for science.

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Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 7 - The Loot Box Explosion

In this episode of Cheerful Ghost Radio we talk about the original Blade Runner, totally nerd out overthe new Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer, and then discuss the new trend of loot boxes in games. Spoiler alert: we aren’t fans of loot boxes in most single player games.

Get Civilization III Free On Humble For The Next 48 Hours!

The Humble Bundle folks are giving away Civilization III for free on Steam for the next 48 hours and if you don't have this in your collection now seems like a good time to pick it up.

"Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery, combined with the updated and enhanced multiplayer expansion pack Sid Meier's Civilization III: Play the World*, as well as all of the great new civilizations, scenarios, and features from Sid Meier's Civilization III: Conquests! Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete provides more... Read All

The Switch Gets Native Video Recording

In the latest update for the Switch Nintendo added the ability to natively record in game 30 second video clips. This is a nice feature to share brief moments of games you play with friends but doesn't seem like a full solution for people that do game streaming. Still, I bet this will cover most peoples usecases for sharing fun moments with friends on Twitter or Facebook!

"Nintendo Switch system version 4.0.0 or later allows you to capture and share up to 30 seconds of gameplay on select games to your Facebook page and Twitter feed with the push of a button!"

https://www.nintendo.com/switch/system-update/