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Nov 17 2014

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My First Mega Man – Mega Man 2 (and 3)

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I recently wrote a two-part feature chronicling my Soul Level 1 playthrough of action-RPG Demon’s Souls (see it here and here). Needless to say, it was a tense, challenging and sometimes very difficult experience. “That was probably the toughest gaming experience I’ll have for a while,” I thought to myself afterwards.

Oh, past-Alex, you poor, naive fool…

Because not long after that, I played 2D platformers Mega Man 2 and 3. And while my Demon’s Souls Soul Level 1 playthrough was challenging, it never made me want to chew my own face off in frustration and rage the way these two Mega Man games did. Continue reading →

Tagged 2D platformer, Capcom, Mega Man, Mega Man 2, Mega Man 3, NES, Nintendo

Nov 05 2014

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Episode 130 – Paxy Pax Pax

James and Paul have been at PAXAus 2014 and have so many adventures to share. So open your ear holes and get listening.

Next week we return to your regular programming.

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Tagged Board Games, Crabitron, indie games, Microsoft, Nintendo, Oculus Rift, Omeathon, Pax Aus 2014, Penny Arcade Expo, retro games, Ubisoft, War gaming

Sep 19 2014

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My First Legend of Zelda – The Wind Waker HD

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Last month I wrote a feature (see it here for more context on this “My First” article series) on my first ever purchase and full playthrough of a Castlevania game with the fantastic Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. But Castlevania wasn’t the only beloved and long-running videogame series which had largely passed me by over my many years of playing videogames, so I didn’t want to stop there. And with my Wii U being the first Nintendo console I’ve owned, this has finally given me the opportunity to properly experience some of these other series, one of which is Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda.

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Tagged Link, Nintendo, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, wii-u, Wind Waker, Zelda

Aug 07 2014

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My First Castlevania – Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

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Although I love quality videogames regardless of their platform and have never been a biased fanboy, Sega and Sony have dominated the majority of my gaming experiences over the years, my list of owned consoles to date including Sega’s Master System, Mega Drive, Mega-CD and Dreamcast; and Sony’s first three generations of PlayStation. I’ve only briefly dabbled with PC gaming and I never actually owned a Nintendo console until my purchase of a Wii U last year – an admitted oversight for someone who has loved the medium literally for as long as I can remember. (Although I did spend far too large a percentage of my university years playing my housemate’s Nintendo 64, so there’s that).

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Tagged Castlevania, Metroidvania, Nintendo, PlayStation, PS1, Symphony of the Night

Jun 15 2014

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Episode 110 – Stealing Sheep and Other Tales of E3 2014

E3 2014 is over and I think it’s safe to say a pretty good event all round. Lots of new titles and information on already revealed titles to talk about… and so we do in this extra bloated episode! Did I say bloated? I mean incredible informative and insightful episode that will delight and excite you, the listeners! All this for a very affordable price so send us your Dogecoins.

Next Cheapskate’s Game Club: Floating Point

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Tagged 3DS, Abzu, Amiibo, Assassin’s Creed Unity, Batman: Arkham Knight, Battlefield Hardline, Bayonetta 2, Bloodborne, Broforce, Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Crackdown, Criterion Racing Game, Cuphead, Dead Island 2, Destiny, E32014, EA, Entwined, Fable Legends, Far Cry 4, FIFA 15, Grand Theft Auto 5, Grim Fandango Remastered, Halo 5: Guardians, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, inFamous: First Light, Inside, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, Let It Die, LittleBigPlanet 3, Madden NFL 15, Magicka 2, Mario Maker, Mario Party 10, Mass Effect 4, Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain, Microsoft, Mirrors Edge 2, NHL 15, Nintendo, No Man’s Sky, Not a Hero, Ori and the Blind Forest, Project Giant Robot, Project Guard, Project Steam, PS+, PS4, Rainbow Six: Siege, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Scalebound, Shape Up, Sony, Splatoon, Star Fox Wii U, Star Wars Battlefront, Super Mario 3D World K’Nex, Super Smash Bros., Tesla Effect, The Legend of Zelda Wii U, The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 15, Tom Clancy's The Division, Ubisoft, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Vita, wii-u, xbone, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Yoshi's Wooly World

Mar 13 2014

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Overlooked Gem: ZombiU

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A few months ago, I wrote a two-part article recommending thirteen post-millennium horror games I had played and enjoyed (see part 1 here and part 2 here). Well, I better now increase that number to fourteen, as since the time of writing I’ve played ZombiU and it’s easily one of the best horror games I’ve experienced for a long time.

Developed and published by Ubisoft and released exclusively on Nintendo Wii U as a launch title for the system in 2012, ZombiU is a first-person survival horror game set in London sometime after a zombie apocalypse has devastated Great Britain and left England’s capital teeming with the hungry undead, who are still much less ignorant and pushy than many of the people who crowd the London Underground every day in reality.

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Tagged GamePad, Nintendo, Survival horror, Ubisoft, wii-u, Zombies, ZombiU

Mar 02 2014

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Episode 95 – Nukem? I Hardly Knew ‘Em!

What is going on with 3DRealms? I feel like I’m going crazy here! Paul gets chilled out with Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, Ben is Banished and James plays some more MMOs or something (more ESO and FFIVX). Throw in some news attack and crowd funding and some epic disappointment in the general reaction to Lords of Shadow 2 and you’ve got a podcast. This one!

Crowd Funding Picks
Ben: Tulpa
James: Gunscape
Paul: Toby’s Island

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Tagged 3d realms, Audio Defence: Zombie Arena, Bad Golf 2, Banished, Battlefield 4, bees, Best in play, Blacklight Retribution, Candy Crush, Castlevania: Lord of shadows 2, Cel Damage, Depth Test, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, DS, Duke Nukem, Elder Scrolls online, Final Fantasy IVX, Flockers, GDC, Gearbox, Gunscape, King.com, Minecraft, Nintendo, Oscar, PS3, PS4, Secret of Mana, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Swords and Soldiers 2, Tail Drift, Team 17, The Escapists, The Land of Eyas, The Orion Project, There Came an Echo, Thief, Titanfall, Toby’s Island, Tulpa, Twitch, Vita, Wii, wii-u, World of Warcraft, xbone

Feb 09 2014

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Episode 92 – Flap Away

Flappy Bird took the world by storm… and now it’s gone. Loadout is still here though with flappy bits everywhere! As is Episode 2 of The Wolf Among Us. There’s a new take on Sonic to speculate about along with a new Amnesia fortnight and Metal Gear: Ground Zeroes. Please don’t forget about the amazing kickstarters though! DO IT FOR OUR FUTURE!

Crowd Funding Picks
Ben and James: Catapult for Hire
Paul: Nevermind

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Tagged 10000000, 3DS, Amazon, Amnesia Fortnight, Assassin's Creed 4, Call of Duty, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrows, Catapult for hire, Child of Light, Classroom Aquatic, D.I.C.E, Dead Island Epidemic, Double Helix, Dungeon Keeper, Elder Scrolls online, EVE: Valkyrie, Flappy Bird, Freedom Cry, Halo 4, Hawken, infamous: Second Son, Kickstarter, Killer Instinct, Loadout, M.A.V., Mamoru Samuragochi, Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes, Microsoft, Modular Assault Vehicle, Nevermind, Nintendo, Oculus Rift, Pendleton Ward, Pokemon X and Y, Prop Hunter, Skylanders, Steam, Steam Music, The Last of Us, The Order: 1886, Titanfall, Transformers Universe, Waves: Arena Tactics, wii-u, Wolf Among Us, Xbox 360

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Tag Archives: Nintendo

My First Mega Man – Mega Man 2 (and 3)

Episode 130 – Paxy Pax Pax

My First Legend of Zelda – The Wind Waker HD

My First Castlevania – Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Episode 110 – Stealing Sheep and Other Tales of E3 2014

Overlooked Gem: ZombiU

Episode 95 – Nukem? I Hardly Knew ‘Em!

Episode 92 – Flap Away