Paul and James have a stab at the game with no graphics, Johann Sebastian Joust.
Eight and a Half Bit
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A History of the Side-Scrolling Beat-‘Em-Up – Part 2
By the late 1980s, the side-scrolling beat-‘em-up genre had become hugely popular amongst gamers, especially in the arcades, so it was no surprise that some companies who held licences to existing products of other mediums attempted to take advantage of this and create video games that applied a popular license to a popular genre.
A good example was the arcade title Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which I talked about in Part 1, and this was far from the last video game to feature the Turtles in an effort to exploit their popularity: the arcades later received the sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time, which was also released on the Super Nintendo, while some Turtles beat-‘em-ups exclusive to home systems included Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project on the NES, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist on the Sega Mega Drive, although the latter title borrowed heavily from Turtles In Time.
And I am now officially sick of writing the word “Turtles”.
Episode 62 – Prepare yourself (For the fun)
New Grand Theft Auto, new Ratchet and Clank, new Tex Murphy, new Steam sales. Stick that up your fun and smoke it.
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Crowd Funding Picks
Paul: Organic Panic
James: Lioness
Ben: Organic Panic
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Continue readingTop 5 – Games we played wrong
I know we seem like gaming super geniuses but the truth is we can make mitacks.
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Next Week: Top 5 Games that Teach you how to Spell
Episode 61 – Twice as Scandalous Twice as Fine
So much scandal this week as we rant about Doublefine’s budget concerns, EA’s unethical sales and Nintendo’s unending stubbornness. Also The Last of Us, Kickstarters and more No Break Valet!
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Top 5 – Uses of Colour in a Videogame
Red, Yellow, Blue, Red again. That’s all of em.
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Next week: Top 5 Games we played wrong
Elevator Pitch – GhostControl Inc.
Today we chat to Volker Ritzhaupt about the legally distinct GhostControl Inc. Who you gonna call? Ghost Control Inc.
Episode 60 – Welcome to the Ban Down Under
Ben takes the lead! Seriously! Saints Row and State of Decay censorship, sad clowns, sex lines, walking around doing things games! Can you dig all there is to be dug?
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