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January 4, 2024September 27, 2024

Elden Ring Review

Let’s Catch Up, The Elden Ring Review

We Discuss @theRadBrad Conquer Elden Ring

Lab Work – Review – Elden Ring content produced by @theRadBrad

FromSoftware is setting a standard and pace for the gaming market with the Elden Ring. In this we cover the video and more. Hidetaka Miyazaki has truly outdone himself and we applaud him for it. I recently discovered the SoulsBorne series on YT. For the definition, check out How-To Geek. Thanks to several YouTube creators, Elden Ring is considered the best game of all time. This game truly takes the cake, and may reason for purchasing it.

First, @theRadBrad takes us on an epic journey, through an open-world concept, where we fight and farm along the way. There are very few games that I would rank above this one. Brad makes a game look easy, emphasizing the importance of farming and leveling up during offline time.

Top 5 Games Various Consoles

Next, let’s briefly discuss the best game ever! Elden Ring. It definitely deserves a spot on the list for PS5 console, ranking in the top 2 at least. As a big fan of this game, I must say it is truly epic and out of this world. With over 30 years of experience in gaming, watching, playing, and reading, I can confidently say a lot for the Bandai team. My only hope is that the team continues to expand the Elden Ring series like the Souls and Borne titles, which are revolutionary in there own or on there own.

Games At The Top, Topping Such a list as greatest game ever

Let’s continue on, treating this Elden Ring Review journey more as a comparative activity. Starting with console games, a few titles that stand out in my opinion are Tony Hawk on PS2, F-Zero, Golden Eye, Mario Kart, the Final Fantasy Series, Rad Racer, D&D, and Zelda. The list goes on, but I digress.

Let’s also consider some Arcade game titles such as TMNT, Simpsons, XMEN, NBA Jam, Golden Tee PGA TOUR, Street Fighter Tournament, D&D, Jurassic Park, and Galaga (I’m terrible at it, @DKOG73 does it right). Additionally, classic pinball games like Indiana Jones Pinball from 1993 by Williams, most SNES games and table tennis (Ping Pong) are worth mentioning. I have just started playing the game myself, and it’s on my list of things to do in my downtime, so stay tuned for additional commentary.

Let’s continue the Elden Ring Review, in my opinion, as a viewer, Elden Ring tops the charts. Elden Ring is definitely at the peak across the board. I’m not a hardcore gamer, but I follow games closely, both new and vintage. I wanted to share my thoughts on one of the top two games of all times. Elden Ring is top tier, especially in today’s market, 1. it excels in epic graphics, 2. fluidity of in game fighting 3. play and combat, narration and voice talent (check) and 4. game difficulty.

After playing for under 20 hours at home, I haven’t even come close to 1% completion. Shoutout to @theRadBrad who makes this SoulsBorne like EldenRing game look easy; it’s not. I’ve learned that the hard way, farming is key to success, similar to D&D where XP and complementary skills are crucial. It’s been a while, more than 6 months since I’ve played D&D. Maybe it’s time to start up a solo, old school D&D game again.

Moving on, the dialogue and voice talent in Elden Ring are superb, with minimal player hiccups and NPC interaction. Frame-to-frame degradation is minimal, and game performance on the console appears flawless (except for some degradation around the ErdTree, but were not here to stare at the tree). Overall, from a viewer’s perspective, very few issues are noticeable.

Now that the DLC is out, check out the DLC video and DLC review. Thanks for all the support on this series, same for the Last Faith video and Last Faith Review out now. Just keep up all the likes, views and support. I’ll keep adding new games to the backlog.

Lastly, Honestly, this is something you need to check out for yourself. Here is where Brad does a great job with transitions and pace seemingly not allowing those ill-fated pitfalls to undermine the play-through. In conclusion, IMO (in my opinion), this is the most epic game ever, but take that with a grain of salt. We all come from various backgrounds, gaming styles, etc., so we can all appreciate the work Bandai and company put into this title. Compliments to the gamer here, Brad’s tempo and production cadence is a huge plus, providing easy-to-consume Elden Ring content. Finally, the game is truly a masterpiece, and Brad’s easy listening narration style, which complements the work load.

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July 25, 2023September 25, 2024

NES Ice Climber

A Mighty Climb To The Top

Climb’n Ice

Lab Work – Play Ice Climber Now

NES – Ice Climber, Famous Titles and more. Let’s cover NES titles, walk-throughs, play-throughs and even a little 80’s NES Lore

Do you remember Kong Fan? Rampage? Gyromite? How about Ice Climber? Play Ice Climber online now! I remember the pain of never being good at the game. The games were epic for ’85/’86 and I recall it like it was yesterday. My childhood friend owned the game console with a few games, including Ice Climber. We had the NES console, which it was epic. I think we had the following game cartridges, Super Mario, Baseball, Excitebike, and Duck Hunt. The Legend of Zelda was a secondary purchase that I remember vividly, the golden cartridge was top-notch marketing.

NES Titles, Walk-throughs and Play-Throughs

If you want to watch more NES content, play-throughs and/or walk-throughs, my goto content creators for archived video content are @worldoflongplay, @lordkayoss, and @nintendoComplete. The point here is that content, video ‘gaming’ in my childhood was spars. the neighborhoods kid had very few games, which means time on the console/game was limited. This meant the main focus was single player or limited two player games, most of the time with extremely lopsided outcomes when it came to head-to-head competition or gaming.

Imagine passing controllers passed back-and-forth for another try. I don’t think it would have made a difference anyway. The key was to rent, borrow, or purchase the game of choice and earn your stripes. I was terrible at the game, but it was awesome, reminiscent of those games above, the Donkey Kong or Rampage, with bottom-up racing games. Races included ice, stone obstacles, bears, birds, and other creatures. Awesome!

Other NES Titles

Let’s continue with more NES titles, including both favorites and rarities. Ice Climber and Gyromite were part of the original series of around 17 games released on the US Nintendo Entertainment System. Don’t quote me on the total number of games released in the original US lineup, but here is what I’ve gathered – Duck Hunt*, Gyromite, 10-Yard Fight(a football, game I’ve never played), Baseball**, Clu CLu Land, Donkey Kong Jr., Excitebike**, Golf*, Hogan’s Alley, Ice Climber**, Kung Fu**, Mach Rider, Pinball, Stack Up, Tennis, Wild Gunman and Wrecking Crew. Some of my favorites are marked with an (*) or double asterisk (**) based on my total playtime, enjoyment, and overall player experience.

Again, take this as it is. It’s been along time (30 years or more) since this article was written and the original gameplay. Many of the games I don’t remember or only played for a few hours. The games are simply included in the original Nintendo US offering. To answer your question, Ice Climber was awesome, Excitebike and Kung Fu were also great.

Gyromite and ROB (Robot Operting Buddy)

Moreover, Gyromite was a fun but incredibly challenging for an adolescent. Gyromite is a side-view puzzle game, featuring a quirky old professor/scienctist who jumps around while avoiding pipes and critters. It’s worth noting that Gyromite also involved the R.O.B., a unique accessory for the NES. The US NES Console was released with Gyromite and R.O.B., an automated player accessory for cooperative play. This was an innovative move by Nintendo, although R.O.B. was short-lived as an accessory.

For context, there was the NES Blaster/Zapper, Powerpad, Powerglove, and game-specific controllers like the laser scope and Max pad. For more information on those accessories, Gaming History101 does a much better job covering them. Kudos to them, as I was only familiar with about 60% of the items listed – U-Force, Laser-Scope and R.O.B. being the most notable. Returning to Gyromite/R.O.B., the game was linear, morning right-to-left and up-and-down, with a cool robot accessory called R.O.B. that could help open pipes in the case of Gyromite.

The Wrap Up

Duck Hunt was unique. It came with a blaster, officially called the Zapper (I remember it being grey), which was a cool idea. Clu Clu Land was tough from what I remember, similar to Alex The Kidd (a Sega Console game, if I recall correctly. If not, please look it up for context).

Anyhow, getting back on track, let’s conclude the article with Ice Climber. Ice Climber was a fantastic game, one of the original titles on the NES console. Players control characters who jump, climb, and use a mallet to make their way to the top of vertical boards. They must fight off bears, bee-like bugs, Yeti (bigfoot-like creatures), birds, and more. In my opinion, out of the 17 original games on the NES console, Ice Climber was one of the best, offering 2-player fun and a challenging difficulty level, especially for young players in 1985-86. In future posts, I will discuss Nintendo controllers and accessories such as the Power Glove, Power Mat, Game Genie, R.O.B, NES Light Gun and more. Cheers.

August 19, 2020September 30, 2024

The Legend of Zelda Video

Zelda – Grumble, Grumble

Lab Work – The Legend Of Zelda Video – Golden Cartridge

“Grumble, Grumble” (reference noted above) Everyone needs a little 80s gamer nostalgia. see more…

What’s there to say about The Legend of Zelda? It’s the original Golden Cartridge, the original combat, action RPG (don’t shoot the messenger). It should be considered the first action RPG type game… creating the genre of games we mostly see today or classify as action RPGs. I think that is where the genre was defined, moving away from the sword and boomerang attacks. There is plenty of strategy, role playing and action… just saying for those who care that others classify this game as a “hack’n slash”, “beat’em” up…. It’s all of those, but, more so an action RPG, hence the strategies around “speed running” Zelda. You have got to give it to game designers Miyamoto and Tezuka… as it was one of the first games and what I consider one of the best action RPG adventures.

Let’s move on from here. The game is awesome and get’s better the more you play. Learning the puzzles and strategies is key to this Action RPG genre defining game. But I digress!

Find the whistle, beat up the ‘Grumble Grumble’ guys and save the Hyrule once and for all securing the Triforce… therefore saving Princess Zelda. There is far more to the story, but do your due diligence where applicable.(watching the play-through again as I rewrite this story).

The last Zelda game I played was Zelda: Ocarina of Time… in ’98. What a jump from ’86 to ’98. Anyhow, I’d like to play both games again, at some point. Thanks to @GameGrumps for the play-through, game content, and more!