We got us a superhero game right here in Captain Planet and the Planeteers. Made by Mindscape in September 1991, this game is based on the hilarious cartoon show. You know, the environmental one that had Ted Turner? The one you couldn't take seriously? How exactly does this guy qualify as a superhero? Because, he has superpowers. He may not be Batman or Superman, but hey... HE CAN HAVE HIS TERRIBLE GAME TOO!

Okay, so the plot is to own the five eco-villians (One for each level). Each level is split into two parts. In the first part, you take the Eco-Jet(plane) through a bunch of enemies, to get to the end of the level. This is hard, and I don't mean the GOOD kind of hard. This hard is cheap hard. Because, the enemies will randomly change formation as they get near you. Not to mention that sometimes, your LIMITED projectile attacks( You have an attack for the five elements in the game, Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, HEART!!!) miss. Even if they hit right on, occasionally they won't do damage. Sure your jet has a 180 turn move, but really, turning around is for wimps. Oh yeah, if you touch ANYTHING, like the scenery or projectiles... you will die! That's pretty much the gameplan.

Even in the second part of each level, the gameplay doesn't change that much. I mean, you basically are flying Captain Planet around... except he changes into the five elements to get past pollution. However, these alone ZAP his hit point bar. Why does that happen? Because this game is very, very stupid. In fact, that's the whole game right there! So, you can understand my disappointment that the game, can't you at this time?

The graphics are actually, well done for the NES. Yes, there are better, but the in-between pictures do actually look like the characters involved. During Gameplay, the background, and most of the sprites on the screen look good as well. In fact, the only thing that looks a tad bit out of place is Captain Planet himself. Though, I can forgive that, because it must be hard to make a guy with a Mullet on the NES. What?

The sound, if you can call it sound, is easily one of the most annoying sounds in NES history. In fact, I was seriously considering giving this game's sound the honor and privileged of getting a zero. However, as much as I would love to, there's a game for that (Action 52, I'm looking at you.)

As for the story, well, it's a Captain Planet Story, and the game has no depth. It's a game that tries to be something like Contra, but because of the controls that tend to be TERRIBLE.... It just comes off as a game that I never want to touch again.

I picked my chat avatar because it was an old picture I had. It didn't look as good as I thought it would, so I decided to scratch the original idea of having the full image, and just having two people hang around a table.

I'm not a fan of Runescape. I mean, any game where the main quest forces you to bake or stuff like that... I really don't care for. Plus, I'm busy playing DCUO right now anyways. Also, I have Realm of the Mad God, which is a pretty fun game to play when you've got time to waste.

It's not really a filler post, it's just my whole opinion on the thing... Which is I'm more happy that Lord Tensai is there, then I am with Lesnar. Mainly because Tensai's going to probably be around longer then Lesnar will. I really couldn't give a crap about Lesnar at the moment. Especially when his contract says stuff like, 'I'm only going to work 8-10 matches this year, unless I say I want to.'

Oh hey Brock? Working the monster heel? That's cool bro. Taking on John Cena? Is he going to learn another move? Ok, thanks bro, later. Hope you enjoy your WM match, probably against ROCK, who really knows.

That's all I have to say.

Thanks, I went into chat last night, and only about five others were there, but that was... what, 5AM my time? I'm fairly certain it's more active now then it was at that time.

Thank you, I try.

I hope to write a bunch more reviews in the future, I wrote this one because I think it needed a review. I, luckily, still have the original cart, and I play it every once in a while on the actual Genesis when I feel like going true classic. That and all the Sonic Games that I have. I'm probably going to review those videogames that haven't been reviewed that much or at all.

Nintendo 3DS: 4 (-2)
Nintendo Entertainment System: 21 (+1)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System: 22
Nintendo 64: 40

Represent the Oldest Gen, you know? Plus... I'm not really the biggest fan of the 3DS. Haven't really been a big fan of portable systems in general, besides the SEGA Nomad. Watch that reference go over people's heads. E-Cookie to whoever gets it.

Favorite videogame of all time. Power Stone 2. I mean, the chaotic pace of that game, the fun I had with it, the entertaining characters, and the AI that would make things fun. I mean, this game I had the most fun with out of every game, that's why I love it.

I remember playing it on the hardest difficulty with Gunrock, going for that final boss, dealing with that near infinite HP Bar, playing some metal or something in the background, and trying to survive, taking care of business. It's such a game that I continue to play it at least once a week when I'm not streaming something or whatever.

Hey there, my PSN is TSPUDPS
PS doesn't mean PlayStation by the way, it means Power Stone, a game which I hope gets a rerelease on PSN instead of the PSP.

I voted for other, because my favorite company is a company that most people haven't heard of. Ring of Honor. Now I know some people are probably asking, 'Why not WWF/E or TNA or WCW or ECW?' Yes, while I liked all these companies a lot at specific points in time(WCW before the fingerpoke, WWF/E back in the early 2000's to 2004, ECW when it's not a part of WWE, and TNA in that awesome 05-06 year), I have always liked ROH. ROH has yet to make me truly angry over something, while all the other companies have. I enjoy watching all of them, but there are some stupid choices made by everyone, ROH just has less of them. Plus, it helps that ROH has brought some of the world's best wrestlers, in my honest opinion, to a major promotion. Daniel Bryan, CM Punk, AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe, those are some of the big names that I think of when I think ROH. Even now, they are building some guys who I think could be huge in WWE or TNA, like Davey Richards(even if I don't like him that much), Eddie Edwards, TJ Perkins, Kevin Steen(But he doesn't 'look' the part for WWE), Mike Mondo, The All Night Xpress, and last but not least, Tommasso Ciampa.

Ah, yes, the year of 1991. The year when Sega began to break out, mainly thanks to their number one star, Sonic the Hedgehog. I was 2 then... and still, I had a Sega Genesis, and rules be cursed if I wasn't going to get my hands on it. However, in my parent's shopping, a title, unlike any other, fell into my lap. Sonic was still there, but then... there was this Jewel Master game. Little did I know, I had my first encounter with a game that would be one of my most played games ever.

Jewel Master is a sidescrolling action adventure. Numerous games are like this, however, some end up being terrible, All the Sonic ripoffs... But, this game was different. It was a game, where you play as the Jewel Master (Let's call him Bob). Bob has to defeat Jardine (He's Mean), the demon king, the one who has taken over the kingdom of Mythgard, and defeated the 12 masters of the elements. Seems like a decent story, but really, it's the Gameplay that makes this thing different.

The Gameplay is a new twist on an old favorite, because you use a combination of rings to put together your attacks. There are 12 rings total, 3 levels of the 4 elements(Fire, Wind, Water, Earth), but you only start with the first level Fire and Water Rings. You have to collect the rest, by going through 5 levels, that are pretty good graphics-wise for the Genesis era. You collect these rings by defeating the subboss and boss of each level. Let me explain the Ring System.

Various things are nice to have in the ring system, like Fire and Water cancel each other out, and so do Earth and Air. Let's say you have your four rings filled out. On your left hand you have the Level 2 Fire, and the Level 1 Water, while on the other hand you have level 3 Earth and level 3 Air. On your left hand you have now Level 1 Fire(which is like a fire punch), and on your right you have nothing. The elements have simple things, Fire by itself is fire punching, Water by itself is barrier, Air by itself adds speed or jumping ability depending on the level, and earth is earthquake, that stuns some foes. But, when you begin tossing in combinations, you get the most interesting attacking Fire+Air=Fireball Water+Earth=Ice Boomerang(called Ice Dagger in the game), Fire level 3 + Water Level 3 on left hand with Air Level 3 + Earth Level 3 on right hand is the Elemental Blade, a very powerful blade that projectile damages everything in it's path with elemental damage. Let's just say you get that at the end of stage 4, and it can be a lifesaver. Especially with the epic boss battle at the end, and the journey to get there, is a rare fun occurrence that stands up there today. However, an issue is here, you have a life bar, well, sort of a life bar, but if you die, you start at the beginning of the stage. You can delay this by finding hidden things that can increase your bar (or in the case of level 1, something standing right in front of you). Starting at the beginning of the stage is an annoyance, yes, but you keep all the rings you collected in the level, which makes it easier.

The game is not to difficult as to make you throw a fit, but it's not easy enough to be a walk in the park. Enemies will attempt to kill you, but if you are a decent gamer, you should be fine, till at least the end of level 2. However, you have to coordinate your attacks and jumps (A is left hand, B is right hand, C is jump) carefully. Because, things will fly at you, run at you, various enemies pop out of the water. Some of these enemies (Flying Locusts and Dug scorpion things), can get annoying, but if you ever played Contra, you can deal with it. The gameplay does have some flaws, but really, when you take for account everything, the game is actually really good, and a hidden gem. But the sound makes it even more so.

The music and sound really sets this game very well. It's done by the same guy that did the music for Shining Force II. Each song is very well made, and I ripped most of them to my PSP. Yes, I know, it isn't Sonic music, but it's still very good. This game is a very good game, there are a few annoyance flaws, but the game is obviously one of the most underrated games in the history of the Sega Genesis. Especially considering it didn't have a sequel, at least, that I know of. The game has been fun to play for all these years. Happy 19th birthday, Jewel Master. I still remember.

Yes, I know the game is kind of low in the story department, but really, it's the game experience that counts, and this game delivers it for me in spades. It's as addicting as one of those Castlevania games, and when you finally make that no death run, you'll want to try to go through and do it with less health.

I recommend that you play it. Or, at least watch the Youtube speedrun of it online.

Hello. I am Tommyspud. I know that this is the post I make to get rid of ads, and even though that may be a reason for doing this(Because I tend to stream stuff, and the less window resizing I have to do, the better), it's not the main reason. I'm doing this to meet the community, have fun gaming, maybe shell out a couple reviews while I'm at it. Who really knows exactly how much I do. I'll be playing a lot of games though.

I'm not going to post the link to my stream, as it is against the rules to advertise(Maybe in the web splurge forum, guys). But, I am here to state that this place is kind of like a saving grace for me. All the games that a retro gamer like myself could want. I mean, I could just open the games on Vizzed, and not have to worry about having a million things to run them. This along with Dazzle(for newer titles like PS2 and the like) is probably going to be my goto combination. I even did my first stream today on this, apart from a few botches my me, it worked out pretty well.

Let's see, interests are gaming, pro wrestling, roleplaying, comics, anime, manga, and creating sprite edits. Those are just some a few of my interests though, as I cannot name everything at once. I'm the old age of 22, which, looking back on it, really isn't that old. Oh well. Anyways, I hope you liked reading this small topic, and I look forward to getting to know you people.