Here are the games I played for the week of 11-01-2009 Sorry for this being late. I haven't played a game for the last two days, because I've been busy, but here are the games I played earlier in the week: Gradius III (Snes)- I didn't play this as heavily as I did the other games, but I popped it in for a decent amount of playing time. Call me a wussy, but yes, I played it on easy. I'm just trying to learn the game first. I'm playing on normal in this footage. I also have the PS2 port of Gradius III and IV, and the Snes port is missing a few things from the arcade original, but the PS2 port is insanely hard. It's a good buy though, because you get two Gradius games in the package. Lufia & the Fortress of Doom (Snes)- I've had this for a few years now, but have yet to give it a playthrough. I posted the first ten minutes of footage of the game. I'm not that far in, and I'm already past level 20 with my main guy in the game (Dooky). This is definitely for those with oldschool RPG tastes, because it throws an insane amount of random battles your way. I thought other 16-bit RPGs were bad for random battles, but Lufia takes the cake. Sometimes I get two steps out of a battle, just to get into another battle. In the game's defense, there is an item that makes the random battles occur less frequently, but even then, they still appear a lot more frequent than in other RPGs. Rival Turf (Snes)- I got this game in the mail earlier this week after I ordered it from Amazon. I played it a friend's house when I was young, and thought it was a decent, but generic beat 'em up, and my assessment hasn't changed even though it's been easily over a decade since I played it last. Rival Turf was an early beat 'em up for the Snes, and in it's defense, it actually one-ups the Snes port of Final Fight (a port of which I'm not a big fan of, and feel no need to play it now that I have the arcade version in one of the Capcom Classics Collections on the PS2), because it allows for two player coop. Like I said, it's generic, and the enemies take off a ton, but it's not horrible, just unspectacular. Zero Tolerance (Genesis)- This one hasn't aged particularly well, but I've always been curious about it, so I ordered it from Amazon as well. It's interesting to see a FPS on the plain old Genesis. No Sega 32X needed here, it's all on an original Genesis cart. It's a standard Wolfenstein style FPS, and it's rather hard. This is more of a curiosity buy if you're interested, but it's definitely cool to play a FPS on the Genesis. Makes you wonder why Sega even bothered with the 32X if the Genesis alone was capable of handeling games like this, and VR. Granted, this game can get rather choppy and sluggish at times. Yes, I am pl ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZBC36Mc9NE

Just a quick upload of the full minute song I use for my intro. I made it with Magix Music Maker on the PS2, An I added a random picture slide show of screenshots I have taken myself with my capture card. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eki1ZeZfGHY

To see me cover this game along with four other underrated gems go here: https://youtu.be/oRXH0q_9WNU This is a series of gameplay vids I'm doing highlighting overlooked games for the PS2. Sky Odyssey is one of those games that people either love or hate. It got it's fair share of mixed reviews, because it's not an action packed game. In sky Odyssey, you fly your plane through courses and not into dog fights. It's a flying game, and not a combat oriented game. It will probably bore the piss out of action gamers. However, those who don't mind a nonviolent game will find an enjoyable experience. It's more Pilot Wings than Ace combat. It also has multiple modes of play. This vid shows the Adventure mode (where I have an epic fail), and the target mode. But there's also training, free flight, and sky canvas mode (where you draw pictures with smoke). The controls take a little getting used to. I'll admit that I'm pretty new to this game, and I have some obvious troubles with the controls still. I'm just trying to show off the gameplay here, and not my skills. Graphically, this game was almost a launch game, so it's not impressive to look at, but as usualy, I don't play games for their looks. Overall, the game may be short on action, but it's gameplay is engrossing enough to keep those who get into it hooked. If you don't mind a game that goes against the grain a little, then check out Sky Odyssey. Sky Odyssey is only available on the PS2. Note: I forgot about the Acrobatic points when capturing the footage, so sorry if I make the game look badly to veterans of the game. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17qxAo3rA4E

I hate my computer. This footage freezes up around the 5:50 mark. This it some poorly played footage of Dynasty Warriors 3 on the PS2. DW2 was a launch game, and instead of being a traditional fighting game like the original DW on the PS1, it expanded the world, and switched to a beat 'em up. As far a launch games go, it was a great showing of the PS2's abilities even if it wasn't hugely detailed. DW3 added so much more to the formula, improved visuals, two player mode, and etc. A lot of people complain about the repetition of the game, but the RPG leveling elements make up for it. Despite what people tell you, it is repetition for a reason. I am uploading this to make a point, yes there is violence in this game, but there is no blood and gore. God of War is a brutal game, Dynasty Warriors, well, it is more violent than Mario (even though Mario murders poor defenseless mushrooms and turtles), but the ignorance shown towards this game by people in the media who heard it was a "brutal" game has angered me. The blame game does nothing for anyone, and people are responsible for their own actions. Plain and simple. Sick people need little influence to do what they do, and blaming Dynasty Warriors of all game just proves the media's ignorance. Blaming anything other than the person who made the decision themselves proves your ignorance. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTSm_rbqXoI