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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!"

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/03/2018 at 04:56am

I watched this the other day. It's cool to see as I started playing after 1.2 came out. 1.3 is my favorite update. Also, Chippy's been showing off lots of spoilers for the new update. There's apparently a lot going into it such as new backgrounds, music, a new NPC, and new furniture sets. It's been in development for over a year now, I wonder when it will finally release.

But yeah, I highly recommend Chippy Gaming for Terraria news.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/28/2019 at 06:31pm

I like the new world creation screen.

https://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/terraria-state-of-the-game-february-2019.77853/

Hoping the new update comes this year, not that i'd have time to play it

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 02/28/2019 at 09:13pm

I like that as well, very cool!

Travis Admin wrote on 02/28/2019 at 10:40pm

The teases. Uuuuggghhh they're amazing but so brutal. I just want to use this update intravenously at this point.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 03/01/2019 at 06:26pm

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/14/2019 at 07:51pm

https://youtu.be/DVdPHmffryE

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 04/15/2019 at 06:35pm

:) Yeah I saw this.

Travis Admin wrote on 04/17/2019 at 04:43pm

Always good to have more ways to transfer stuff

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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

Azurephile Super 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.

Azurephile Super 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.

Watch Lindsay Ellis Epic Three Part Hobbit Review Documentary

Today I found a three part video essay review and documentary piece by Lindsay Ellis and needed to share it. I found the Hobbit trilogy to be interesting yet had a rough time with aspects of it and Lindsay's review does a good job covering it and she does an epic deep dive on how it was made and it's complicated path to theaters. I don't want to spoil her review videos but I will say her series blurs the lines between review and documentary in a very unique way that elevates video reviews to new heights. For instance she travels to New Zealand to interview people involved in local cinema and were involved in the production of The Hobbit. One part I appreciate in... Read All

Say Hello To The Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle

Scene is a dimly lit arcade. Camera follows arcade cabinets and three hip 80's kids playing Captain Commando fanny packs and all.

Kid 1: "Man I love beat em ups wish you could play this at home!"

Kid 2: "Yeah but there is no way this would fit in your house.""

**PORTAL OPENS AND CAPTAIN COMMANDO STEPS OUT AND NODS (THAT HAIR)**

All Three Kids: "CAPTAIN COMMANDO!""

Captain Commando: "So you kids want to see a future where an arcade fits right under your TV."

Kids: "YEAH!"

Captain Commando: "Then come with me to 2018!"

**KIDS RUN THROUGH THE PORTAL**

So I don't want to spoil the rest of the video but it's basically the best video game ad I've ever seen selling one of the most... Read All

The Playstation Classic Is Coming December 4th!

Because Nintendo made a ton of money doing it and fans loved it Sony is releasing the Playstation Classic this December featuring 20 games such as Final Fantasy VII, TEKKEN 3, R4: Ridge Racer Type 4, Jumping Flash! and Wild Arms. Looks like the mini system is very similar to the NES and SNES classic in that features game saves, HDMI output and faithful recreations of the original controller. The difference here is the base unit + 20 games + controller is more expensive at $100 and that's not a bad value at all if these games are something you are looking to re-play. So far Sony has only released details of 5 games on the system with more information to come up till... Read All

Travis Admin wrote on 09/20/2018 at 03:35am

I'm highly on the fence about this.

1. I feel like if you aren't announcing the full list of games by the time preorders are available, you'd probably start with your heavy hitters, and these don't get me super excited and make me want to preorder. That kinda makes me worry about the rest of the games, but maybe they're teasing us now, with a big reveal of amazing games to come. Who knows... but that list needs to be amazing to push these because...

2. The Playstation line, especially the first two consoles, sold like hotcakes, and the PS3 is fully backwards-compatible with PSX games except for a couple. There are modern devices hooked up to people's TVs still that can do this well and...

3. The original games are disc based, so they're cheaper than retro carts, with the exception of some rare games. Getting your ideal set of games is pretty easy. Combine that with the fact that most people into this idea probably already have a device capable of playing them, and it's less of a drive to get it.

4. Only one game, Ape Escape, absolutely required the dualshock controller, but those analog sticks made plenty of games way more enjoyable, and this is releasing with the original d-pad only controllers.

So yeah the game list will be the main deciding factor for me, for sure. A secondary factor is whether we can use PS3/4 controllers with direct USB, or PS2 controllers with a USB adapter. It is handy that it comes with two controllers out of the box though.

Either way, I want it, I definitely want it. I just don't know if I $100 want it.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 09/21/2018 at 03:31am

Ouch, yeah I didn't notice that the controllers didn't include the analog sticks. That sucks.

The PSX had a pretty incredible line up of games, so there's plenty of great titles to choose from but these first couple announced games is kinda lackluster.

Let's speculate wildly about what other games will be included because that's fun! I'm thinking one game that could get people excited would be Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/21/2018 at 03:48am

Right.

I want this too, I think, but so far the only game I'm interested in is Final Fantasy VII. That said, you are right and these games are really easy to get used or even on Steam. Hoping the rest of the lineup is great but if it's not then it's a harder sell for something that, to me, is already a hard sell. I think the big reason is I skipped the Playstation and PS2 and went straight to the PS3. I loved the PS3 but nearly all the games I loved are on PC.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/21/2018 at 03:50am

Games that seem like the are required: Spyro, Crash, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, Chrono Cross(that's for you Tim) & Tony Hawk.

Travis Admin wrote on 09/21/2018 at 04:37pm

Wow, I heard myths about the lone gamer who never bought a PS2 but I never imagined that I'd know that person.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 09/22/2018 at 01:33am

I was looking through the PSX games list and there were sooo many great RPG's out on that system. Seriously if they just loaded this up with RPG's this would be a must buy for me.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/22/2018 at 12:42pm

Yeah, it was a really popular system. So at the time I was going to college and had less money. I played PC games on my laptop.

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