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30th Anniversary Retrospective Documentary of Super Mario Bros. 2

We all know Super Mario Bros. 2 wasn't the follow up to Super Mario Bros. in Japan and that it was originally Doki Doki Panic and translated into English for an American audience. That reason being the big factor on why some Mario purists don't consider it a proper Mario game. Super Mario Bros. 2 celebrates it's 30th anniversary this year and as such Arcadeology has a focused retrospective on the game and it's history in the franchise. It's the deepest dive about Mario 2 i've seen to date and it showcases many of the improvements made over Doki Doki Panic. In fact, i'd say Mario 2 is superior to Doki in nearly every way and since Doki started out as a prototype for... Read All

Yet Another Namco Museum Is Another Game I'll Get On Switch

John Riggs has a new video out where he reviews the Namco Museum Arcade Pack on Switch and if you like old school arcade games and don't own any of these games this seems like a good set to get. The Namco Museum Arcade Pac includes Pac-Man, Galaga, Splatterhouse, & Tower OF Drauga, Rolling Thunder, Sky Kid, Tank Force as well as Pac-Man Champion Edition and Pac-Man Chamption Edition 2 Plus! I have Pac-Man on the NES Classic but it's not quite as good as the arcade port and getting Splatterhouse and Pac-Man Championship Edition seem work the price of admission alone.

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In 2005, World of Warcraft accidentally provided a virtual simulation of a pandemic that academics have been studying in papers since.

Mega Man 11 Is Out Today!

Today Mega Man 11 blasts it's way to PC, PS4, XBox One and Nintendo Switch and so far it's getting pretty good reviews. Right now it's sitting on Steam with 91% of people rating it positively and a 79 on Metacritic. But don't take anyones word for it as you can play a demo on Switch, PS4 & XBox One. Bummer there is no PC demo but that seems pretty standard these days.

Curious what people think of the new game and how you are all playing it?

"The legendary hero returns! Play as Mega Man and face off against a gallery of fierce Robot Master bosses. Defeat the likes of Torch Man, Tundra Man, and the rest to steal their weapons and defeat the evil Dr. Wily. Harness the... Read All

The History of Terraria 1.2 (5 Year Anniversary)

ChippyGaming is one of the most renowned Terraria YouTube video creators who over the years has been able to showcase exclusive game update spoilers and today has a new video that looks back at the Terraria 1.2 update. The 1.2 update changed Terraria forever and cemented it in my heart as one of the best games of all time. Not only did it come with a ton of new NPC's, the Crimson and more but it also came with ... the Bee update.

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"In today's video we give a recap of the one of the largest Terraria updates over the past 7 years. Terraria 1.2 turns 5 years old today and to celebrate let's take about it!"

DOOM Resurrected Is A Wicked 3 Part Documentary About iD's Rebirth Of The Franchise.

YouTube Channel Noclip is fastly becoming one of my favorite gaming channels as it focuses primarally on longer form video game documentaries. Funded by a healthy Patreon, Noclip has created some great docs such as one I shared recently for The Witness. I've been sitting on sharing this one for a while and now seems like a great time with Doom Resurrection on the horizon. The first part of the series is embedded above called To Hell & Back and covers the original Doom game iD was working on before it was rebooted to become Doom 2016. They show off screenshots and gameplay and interview the original designer and developers about it. The second part Designing a... Read All

Save The Last Iceberg Today On Cheerful Ghost Games BBS!

Today we're launching a new game on the Cheerful Ghost Games BBS called Iceberg 2 Wrath of Don by Taylor Buchheit. If that name rings a bell it's because Taylor is 50% of the Game Devs Podcast, a local Podcast all about Indie game development. Taylor and I have been talking about the games he's been making and Iceberg 2 seemed like a good fit to include on our BBS lineup. It's a fun top down arcade styled game that harkens back to Robotron as you try to save an Iceberg from global climate change.

Find Iceberg 2 Wrath of Don at our Games BBS Link below or click the "Games" tab at the top of the page. We think Open Source is pretty awesome and as such Taylor was cool... Read All

LGR Takes A Portal Back To Elder Scrolls Oblivion

During the middle run of the Playstation 3 I bought Oblivion used from Gamestop and up to that point it was the first time i'd seriously played an Elder Scrolls game. It was a fun open world game but like the recent LGR review of it, I didn't love the Oblivion gate sections either. All that to say, it's a fun game and the LGR review is a good overall retrospective of it and it's DLC expansions including the oft chided Horse Armor.

Since Cheerful Ghost has been rolling along happily for 7 years, make sure to read Greg's review from 2014 if you want even more Oblivion stuff to read.

https://cheerfulghost.com/games/167/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion

GregoPeck Member wrote on 09/30/2018 at 08:35pm

Thanks for the link! Gosh, I tired to play it again recently, but it's so hard. I'm amazed I've gotten through it a few times.

Travis Admin wrote on 10/01/2018 at 03:21am

As many hours as I've put into Skyrim (literally over 200 in a single game, and a few more games over 100), Oblivion is still better I think.

Greg, when you say "it's so hard" are you talking about the game being hard or getting past some of the dated mechanics? If it's the game itself, there's a difficulty slider that you can use to basically make yourself mega overpowered right out of the sewers.

Travis Admin wrote on 10/01/2018 at 03:29am

Also, fun story: I started Oblivion on PS3 on the special edition with the major expansions included. I got vampirism (oops) and went on the quest to fix it. As became tradition with Bethesda PS3 ports, this one was buggy in ways that didn't affect the other platforms and I couldn't cure it. At this point it was way too late to start over so I bought the game again. The non-special edition didn't have the bug, so I was able to cure my vampirism and continue on with the special edition.

But I found out that the PS3 special edition didn't even have all the DLC so what did I do? Bought it on 360.

And of course when I became a primarily-PC gamer, I bought it again.

Then I bought the Elder Scrolls collection on PC because it was beautiful and had some neat extra goodies and I wanted it on my shelf.

So I have 5 copies of Oblivion.

And this has been story time with Travis.

GregoPeck Member wrote on 10/01/2018 at 03:36am

Yeah the game is hard, it scales with you. I guess I didn't realize there was a difficulty slider. Skyrim is easier. I have 151 Oblivion hours on my PC, although I played through it once on the PS3. As for Skyrim, I played it first on the PS3. Then got it for Steam which says I've spent 108 hours. Then I got the Special Edition which says I've spent 173 hours.

But yeah, where I got to in Oblivion last time I played, I was getting attacked by vampires and without a cure disease potion.

Travis Admin wrote on 10/01/2018 at 03:49am

Yeah vampires are annoying in this game. As long as you can pray at a shrine quickly enough you can get rid of it without a cure disease potion. My issue was that I didn't know I had the precursor to vampirism until it was too late.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/02/2018 at 12:29am

I had the same issue with Vampirism. Got it, had no idea what it was and then found out I had to complete a quest to cure it. Walked away at that point.

If I come back to Oblivion I’ll pray more

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The 3DS Will Never Die - My First Impressions of New Super Mario Bros. 2

I remember the first time I saw the original Super Mario Brothers and that memory is burned forever in my brain. As Mario entered the pipe for World 1-2 and the color palette of the level changed to a darker tone, I was hooked. I've been playing Mario games since that point and quite enjoy that Nintendo is continuing to create games in the traditional 2D platformer style under the New Super Mario Bros. series. It started with New Super Mario Bros. on the DS and then then New Super Mario Bros. Wii and I finally picked up the 3DS version I'm playing now called New Super Mario Bros. 2.

New Super Mario Bros. 2 takes everything that worked about the previous games and... Read All

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 35: Infinity War Review, Part 2

In the newest episode of Cheerful Ghost Radio yet, we talk about the home release of Avengers: Infinity War, how our thoughts have changed since we saw it in the theater, and the extra stuff on the Blu-Ray.

But because it's us, and we love talking about Star Wars... we talk about Star Wars first.

30th Anniversary Retrospective Documentary of Super Mario Bros. 2

Yet Another Namco Museum Is Another Game I'll Get On Switch

World of Warcraft Epidemiology

Mega Man 11 Is Out Today!

The History of Terraria 1.2 (5 Year Anniversary)

DOOM Resurrected Is A Wicked 3 Part Documentary About iD's Rebirth Of The Franchise.

Save The Last Iceberg Today On Cheerful Ghost Games BBS!

LGR Takes A Portal Back To Elder Scrolls Oblivion

The 3DS Will Never Die - My First Impressions of New Super Mario Bros. 2

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 35: Infinity War Review, Part 2

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