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R.B.I. Baseball
08-12-13 06:18 PM
RBI Baseball (NES): The original, and still the best?
RBI Baseball
Developed by Namco, Published by Tengen (1987)
RBI Baseball is, in this reviewers opinion, the most fun baseball experience on the NES.  First of all, it features real players, which was a plus over anything else at the time.  Of course the players names were abbreviated, but we all knew who they were. Some of the more notable players in the game are Reggie Jackson, Roger Clemens, Andre Dawson, Daryl Strawberry, Ozzie Smith, Mark McGwire, Nolan Ryan, and many more.  

RBI Baseball features only 10 teams however.  8 teams listed by city only: Boston, California, Houston, New York, Detroit, Minnesota, St. Louis, San Francisco.  Each of those teams were first place in their division in either 1986 or 1987.  The other two teams are the NL and AL all-star teams with a wide variety of talent from the leftover teams.

All the players pretty much look the same, especially in fielding mode.  Each player does have it's own attributes, for example power hitting and speed.  The best hitter in the game is Reggie Jackson (California), and the fastest runners in the game are Vince Coleman and Ozzie Smith (St. Louis). Fielding attributes are the same for all teams.

And speaking of fielding, that is really the only shortfall in the game.  You don't control the infield base positions at all, and the directional pad controls the movements of all your controllable players at the same time.  For instance, if you move your center fielder to the right, your right fielder will also go to the right.  This can be bothersome when you are trying to judge where a ball is going to fall in the outfield.

Pitching is fun, but can be difficult with only 4 pitchers.  You press down for a fast pitch, and up for kind of a knuckle curve type pitch, and go left and right to choose the location.  Your starting pitcher will eventually get tired, and you'll have to choose when is the ... Read the rest of this Review
Fight Night Champion
08-05-13 11:45 PM
Fight Night Champion (PS3/360) Review - JParks34
Fight Night Champion
EA Canada (2011)
Reviewed by JParks34 for Vizzed.com
The boxing series from EA has historically been a pretty memorable experience, starting with the Knockout Kings franchise.  Knockout Kings featured a mixture of classic and current boxers, and of course the ability to create your own boxer and enter through the career mode.

EA Canada did things a little differently this time.  First off, the new name is Fight Night Champion, which is a result of the main new feature, Champion mode, and what an excellent edition it is.

When you start the game, you aren't greeted with a menu.  No difficulty settings, no options.  You're in a fight, and you just got knocked down, and it's time to get up.  You play the role of Andre Bishop, a fictional boxer who is in a prison fight.  Take care of your opponent, and progress through the deep story.

Anything and everything happens along your way, and no one fight is exactly the same.  Often there are twists to your fights, for example there is a crooked ref, and if you throw body shots he will always dock you for a low blow.  You gotta go to the head, no other option.  Another time you broke your right hand and gotta fight southpaw.  

The story can seem a bit cliche at time, but really what all of these fights are doing is to train you how to be an overall, complete, and precise boxer.  And you will need it for your showdown with Isaac Frost, which will likely be the toughest AI opponent you've had in a game since Mike Tyson himself on the NES.  I don't want to spoil any specifics on the fight, just encourage you to experience it for yourself.

The controls are fluid and responsive, and feel natural.  Fighting with the analog stick to control your punches is highly recommended, but you can use the traditional punch layout if you wish.  But again, using the analog stick is highly recommended ... Read the rest of this Review
Where's Waldo
08-02-13 10:09 PM
I really, really don't care where Waldo is. I just don't care.
Bethesda.  Before Skyrim, before Oblivion or Morrowind even, Bethesda created a game on the NES that will be remembered for a lifetime.

Where's Waldo, released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991 by Bethesda, is technically a playable game.  The cartridge features the ability to enter your NES system.  Once inside, it also has the capability to produce imagery once the console is powered on.  The effectiveness of these features are on par with pretty much every other NES game available.

Once the game is loaded up, you can choose easy, normal, or hard, and begin to play.  Your goal is find a horribly rendered character a midst a sea of horribly rendered graphics.  And somehow, are expected to care about the end result, finding Waldo.  

The gameplay features a box, which when you press on your directional pad, you can move.  Once you think you found waldo, you hit the A button.
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What, you wanted more?  That's it.  That is all you do.

Not all is bad however.  If you own a physical cartridge of Where's Waldo, let me offer a few suggestions on making the most of your lucrative purchase.

  -  Toss the cartridge at your friend or significant other whenever they make you upset.  For instance, if you want to watch Star Wars Episode IV on Spike TV, even though you have the bluray set and have seen it 6000 times, and your friend complains, a nice toss of "Where's Waldo" towards the cranium will surely get your point across, without causing irreparable damage.

  -  Play a real game of Where's Waldo!   Use your cartridge as Waldo, and urge a friend to try and find it after you hide it.  Of course, he doesn't need to know that you hid the game in a burning pit of hot lava.

  -  Replace your front door stop in the house by tapping this cartridge to the wall.  Doorstops are far to v... Read the rest of this Review
Mike Tyson\'s Punch Out!!
08-01-13 07:55 PM
Mike Tyson's Punch Out (NES) - JParks34 review
Mike Tyson's Punchout (NES) Review

   Mike Tyson's Punch Out, a game released by Nintendo in 1987, is a rare game.  No, it isn't hard to find, you can pick up a copy at any used game store.  It is a rarity in that it is a sports game that will stand the test of time, and stay relevant for as long as video games are around to play.  But it is more than just a sports game, Punch Out is a game that anyone can enjoy.  

   You start out as Little Mac.  You're 4'8, barely weigh 100 pounds, and are only 17 years old.  The fighters you face are going to be equipped with a wide range of abilities, from a simple whirlwind punch to a teleportation style array of punches.  You, however, have the simplest of abilities.  Punch high, left and right, and punch body, left and right.  But it's all you need.  The way you win this game is dodging, counter attacking, and taking every window of opportunity that presents itself to you.

   You first opponent is Glass Joe, coming in with an impressive record of 1-99.  Poor guy.  You think you'd give up at, say, 1-98.  But he keeps going.  You meet many interesting characters along the way, from Spanish playboy Don Flamenco, to drunk Russian Soda Popinski.   

  For example, one of the more memorable characters you'll meet in the game is King Hippo.  He is a powerful puncher that can get you on the ground in just a few hits, but has a pretty glaring weakness.  The bandage on his stomach is a dead giveaway.  When he is going to do his powerful overhand punch, quickly punch high, and then go straight to the body.  Repeat this until he's down, and then that's the match. He won't get up, he never gets up.  Probably couldn't even if he tried. 

   That is how Punch-out is won, finding the weakness, and exploiting it.  With the ... Read the rest of this Review
Hoops
08-01-13 06:46 PM
Hoops (NES) Review
Hoops was an attempt to bring playground style basketball to life on the NES.  However, it fails miserably.  The game has no depth, and pretty much no skill required.  You just choose a character, move around a little bit, and try to throw up a shot and pray it goes in.  There is no way to keep the ball from being stolen, it'll just randomly happen when the opponent walks through you.  And if you move the wrong way, you will get called for a charging foul, which you will see a lot of.

The 2v2 mode is a little better, because at least you can pass in it, but all in all it's just more of the same crap.

The best basketball game on the NES remains as Tecmo NBA Basketball.  It honestly isn't even close.

Avoid this game like the plague.

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jparks34's Game History
Legend of Dragoon, The (psx),   Frantic Freddie (c64),   Frantic Freddie (c64),   Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (psx),   NCAA Football 98 (psx),   NCAA Football 98 (psx),   Crash Bandicoot (psx),   Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (psx),   Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (psx),   Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (psx),   Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (psx),   Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (psx),   Crash Bandicoot (psx),   Crash Bandicoot (psx),   Crash Bandicoot (psx),   WWF Attitude (psx),   WWF Attitude (psx),   WWF Attitude (psx),   Warcraft 2: The Dark Saga (psx),   Warcraft 2: The Dark Saga (psx),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   Mega Man Legends (psx),   NFL Quarterback Club 97 (psx),   WCWnWo Thunder (psx),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   Theme Park (psx),   Mega Man 8 (psx),   Mega Man 8 (psx),   Mega Man 8 (psx),   Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (psx),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I. Baseball (nes),   R.B.I Baseball 3 (nes),  
 
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