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10-22-12 04:23 AM

Which Conference is better East or West?

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Azul Fria

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I'm a west coast fan myself. I'm still a fan of Lakers and Clippers though I live in Arizona now. I thought the Lakers were something when they got 3 major players in Howard, Nash, and Jamison but if they play in the regular season like they do in the preseason then the Clippers are going win the Pacific Division by a landslide. At least the Clippers have a bench that can win a game all by themselves: Eric Bledsoe, Lamar Odom, Grant Hill, Jamal Crawford, Ronny Turiaf, Willie Green (when Billups returns), Ryan Hollis, Matt Barnes and these are just the bench players I named.

I'm a west coast fan myself. I'm still a fan of Lakers and Clippers though I live in Arizona now. I thought the Lakers were something when they got 3 major players in Howard, Nash, and Jamison but if they play in the regular season like they do in the preseason then the Clippers are going win the Pacific Division by a landslide. At least the Clippers have a bench that can win a game all by themselves: Eric Bledsoe, Lamar Odom, Grant Hill, Jamal Crawford, Ronny Turiaf, Willie Green (when Billups returns), Ryan Hollis, Matt Barnes and these are just the bench players I named.

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10-22-12 04:10 AM

Control the action real time, too bad you can't feel it.

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Experience the intensity of the Formula One world like the player would have never thought was possible. Formula One Championship Edition on Playstation 3 offers high definition visuals, full surround sound audio, extensive circuit and car details, progressive lighting effects and car damage resulting in the most realistic racing experience to date.

This game contains all the official drivers, cars, circuits, rules, and teams from 2006 including Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1 Team and Midland F1 Racing in their debut year. There is also more pickup and play moments in the game with racing assists, automatic breaking, and spin recovery. It gives the player the chance to feel the real pressure of a Grand Prix with faster cars and unexpected collisions and race incidents. Now just because this game is related to racing, don’t think of it as a walk in the park if the player hasn’t played a 3-D racing game before or much of them. Sure, one may have played many racing games in 2-D such as RC Pro Am for the NES and Super Off-Road for the 16-bit systems but with for games like F1: Championship Edition, the player definitely has to be in total focus if he/she expects to win a race because those curves on the track have the “make or break you” feel to them.

The first thing the player does when turning on the game is to create a profile or load a previous one. While the player’s profile is generally not important for offline play except for a few modes, it does however tell everyone how good of a racer the player are doing online play and the best way to give everyone a good impression is to start in career mode to build up the player’s character. When the player starts a career, he/she enjoys the life as a rookie driver and as the player complete or fail tasks while bringing his/her driver up to racing pro, the player earns skill points that shows his/her online competition how well the player’s skill level is. People with high skill are more likely to have a race with someone who is good at the game rather than someone who doesn’t know anything about racing and can take the fun out of the race. One thing to note to is that unlike most of the other racing games, there are rules to prevent from driving recklessly and they are the same rules one may see during a racing event. These rules are enforced by flags. Whatever flag is displayed, the player must obey it unless he/she doesn’t mind being shown the black flag which means disqualification. There are pits stops too but even I don’t know how make one yet, the manual never gave any instruction on them.

The controls are top of the line for the most part. The only thing to worry about is the steering which I, myself, have a problem with since if the player goes too fast then it hard to clear curves without losing control of the vehicle. F1 Championship Edition, to my knowledge, is one of the first games to utilize the six-axis control scheme (Go to the control options and choose Configuration Type F). For those familiar with Nintendo Wii’s Wiimote, the control style of the PS3 controller is similar in terms of how one plays this game. On other Control Configuration Types, the player uses the Left Analog to steer left or right but with Configuration Type F, the player can tilt the controller to the sides to control his/her steering. However, it is harder to steer using this configuration without practice.

The graphics are crystal clear. Thanks to the PS3’s Blue-ray and HDMI technology, all of the characters, cars, tracks, props and everything else look absolutely realistic. The game’s polygons blend in perfectly and even the inside of the car when using the inside-car first person view looks exactly like the inside of a race car with the gas meter, pit stop callers, MPH indicator, etc. This racing game could have also doubled as a simulation game if it had the extra stuff to be one. It doesn’t stop there, if the player is racing on a rainy day, he/she gets to see what it’s like to race in the rain by giving the player a little blurry view (which is really rainwater running down the windshield). Ps3 was really starting to bear it's fangs when it first came out.

The sounds are great except for the music part. There is nothing wrong with the music but it’s not up to par with the NASCAR series created by EA Sports whom use music done by real musical artists in its games. The best sounds in the game are the ones that occur in the middle of the race. The announcer calls the race as he sees it and he does not make any silly comments during the race, he just informs the players who is in the lead, the conditions of the tracks is keeps his commentary all professional. The crew chief informs the player of how he/she is doing, the condition of the race car, and when to make a pit stop.

Pluses:

At the time I played it, online competition is fierce just the way I like it.

The new Six-Axis control lets you control the steering with the tilt of the controller.

The sound is awesome.

Realistic feel and look of the game.

Minuses:

The driving displays are not displayed correctly since it’s hard to tell what gear the car is in. Rookies can easily lose control of their vehicle.

Lack of controller vibration (Damn you, Immerson and your patent at the time of this game's release).

The manual is almost no help.

Whether you are new to racing games or not, give this game a shot and try to picture yourself driving the race car for real. Just try playing with Control Type F and you’ll see how well your race car driving skills would have been on a real track. All you need is the focus and the will to accept frustration when thing go wrong. Sooner or later, you’ll grow to like this game as a way of taking on a tough challenge.

Experience the intensity of the Formula One world like the player would have never thought was possible. Formula One Championship Edition on Playstation 3 offers high definition visuals, full surround sound audio, extensive circuit and car details, progressive lighting effects and car damage resulting in the most realistic racing experience to date.

This game contains all the official drivers, cars, circuits, rules, and teams from 2006 including Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1 Team and Midland F1 Racing in their debut year. There is also more pickup and play moments in the game with racing assists, automatic breaking, and spin recovery. It gives the player the chance to feel the real pressure of a Grand Prix with faster cars and unexpected collisions and race incidents. Now just because this game is related to racing, don’t think of it as a walk in the park if the player hasn’t played a 3-D racing game before or much of them. Sure, one may have played many racing games in 2-D such as RC Pro Am for the NES and Super Off-Road for the 16-bit systems but with for games like F1: Championship Edition, the player definitely has to be in total focus if he/she expects to win a race because those curves on the track have the “make or break you” feel to them.

The first thing the player does when turning on the game is to create a profile or load a previous one. While the player’s profile is generally not important for offline play except for a few modes, it does however tell everyone how good of a racer the player are doing online play and the best way to give everyone a good impression is to start in career mode to build up the player’s character. When the player starts a career, he/she enjoys the life as a rookie driver and as the player complete or fail tasks while bringing his/her driver up to racing pro, the player earns skill points that shows his/her online competition how well the player’s skill level is. People with high skill are more likely to have a race with someone who is good at the game rather than someone who doesn’t know anything about racing and can take the fun out of the race. One thing to note to is that unlike most of the other racing games, there are rules to prevent from driving recklessly and they are the same rules one may see during a racing event. These rules are enforced by flags. Whatever flag is displayed, the player must obey it unless he/she doesn’t mind being shown the black flag which means disqualification. There are pits stops too but even I don’t know how make one yet, the manual never gave any instruction on them.

The controls are top of the line for the most part. The only thing to worry about is the steering which I, myself, have a problem with since if the player goes too fast then it hard to clear curves without losing control of the vehicle. F1 Championship Edition, to my knowledge, is one of the first games to utilize the six-axis control scheme (Go to the control options and choose Configuration Type F). For those familiar with Nintendo Wii’s Wiimote, the control style of the PS3 controller is similar in terms of how one plays this game. On other Control Configuration Types, the player uses the Left Analog to steer left or right but with Configuration Type F, the player can tilt the controller to the sides to control his/her steering. However, it is harder to steer using this configuration without practice.

The graphics are crystal clear. Thanks to the PS3’s Blue-ray and HDMI technology, all of the characters, cars, tracks, props and everything else look absolutely realistic. The game’s polygons blend in perfectly and even the inside of the car when using the inside-car first person view looks exactly like the inside of a race car with the gas meter, pit stop callers, MPH indicator, etc. This racing game could have also doubled as a simulation game if it had the extra stuff to be one. It doesn’t stop there, if the player is racing on a rainy day, he/she gets to see what it’s like to race in the rain by giving the player a little blurry view (which is really rainwater running down the windshield). Ps3 was really starting to bear it's fangs when it first came out.

The sounds are great except for the music part. There is nothing wrong with the music but it’s not up to par with the NASCAR series created by EA Sports whom use music done by real musical artists in its games. The best sounds in the game are the ones that occur in the middle of the race. The announcer calls the race as he sees it and he does not make any silly comments during the race, he just informs the players who is in the lead, the conditions of the tracks is keeps his commentary all professional. The crew chief informs the player of how he/she is doing, the condition of the race car, and when to make a pit stop.

Pluses:

At the time I played it, online competition is fierce just the way I like it.

The new Six-Axis control lets you control the steering with the tilt of the controller.

The sound is awesome.

Realistic feel and look of the game.

Minuses:

The driving displays are not displayed correctly since it’s hard to tell what gear the car is in. Rookies can easily lose control of their vehicle.

Lack of controller vibration (Damn you, Immerson and your patent at the time of this game's release).

The manual is almost no help.

Whether you are new to racing games or not, give this game a shot and try to picture yourself driving the race car for real. Just try playing with Control Type F and you’ll see how well your race car driving skills would have been on a real track. All you need is the focus and the will to accept frustration when thing go wrong. Sooner or later, you’ll grow to like this game as a way of taking on a tough challenge.

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Ice Queen Zero

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10-22-12 03:26 AM

what first pokemon game you got as a kid

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Azul Fria

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First one for me was Pokemon Card Game for the Gameboy Color. I actually learned how to play the actual card game thanks to it.

First one for me was Pokemon Card Game for the Gameboy Color. I actually learned how to play the actual card game thanks to it.

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10-22-12 01:14 AM

Site Staff Application: Game Reviewers and Game Testers

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Azul Fria

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I can be a game reviewer. While I may be more recognizable as guide writer today, I first stepped into the limelight doing game reviews and my guide writing skills actually spawned from it. Back then they used to be AVGN-ish before anybody knew who he was but I know how to stay family friendly and give a horrible game a bad review without any using any "monkey diarrhea" comments.

I posted a couple old reviews for Ninja Gaiden for the NES and for Assault for the 2600.

I can be a game reviewer. While I may be more recognizable as guide writer today, I first stepped into the limelight doing game reviews and my guide writing skills actually spawned from it. Back then they used to be AVGN-ish before anybody knew who he was but I know how to stay family friendly and give a horrible game a bad review without any using any "monkey diarrhea" comments.

I posted a couple old reviews for Ninja Gaiden for the NES and for Assault for the 2600.

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10-22-12 01:01 AM

Don't even think about using rapid-fire or the game will know.

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DeadlyFart :

Yes I'm Ice Queen Zero, I'm more recognized for my gaming guides nowadays but game reviews were where my roots began except I used to be AVGNish with them before anyone knew who AVGN was. I recently changed my custom title to Ice Queen Zero in case someone like you was going to try to play hero. I'm not playing for any jerseys anyway. I'm putting up a couple old reviews so I can be eligible to apply for the Reviewer job.

DeadlyFart :

Yes I'm Ice Queen Zero, I'm more recognized for my gaming guides nowadays but game reviews were where my roots began except I used to be AVGNish with them before anyone knew who AVGN was. I recently changed my custom title to Ice Queen Zero in case someone like you was going to try to play hero. I'm not playing for any jerseys anyway. I'm putting up a couple old reviews so I can be eligible to apply for the Reviewer job.

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10-22-12 12:52 AM

Don't even think about using rapid-fire or the game will know.

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Ahem, that's me.

Ahem, that's me.

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10-22-12 12:42 AM

Don't even think about using rapid-fire or the game will know.

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The tagline is just a simple reference to Ocelot's line from Metal Gear Solid 1 and I'll explain why later on. Assault is a classic shooter game similar to Space Invaders for the Atari 2600. It was created by a company called Bomb; whom did not get very far in the game-making business. The object of this game here is to shoot as many of the alien ships as you can while the mother-ship keeps deploying them in waves. Each time a wave is completed, a new type of ship will come out using a different weapon. Eventually, you will "start over" and I quote that because while you are still active, the enemies cycle will repeat only now they will divide in to smaller pieces when shot. A word of advice, don't even bother trying to kill the mother-ship itself. It's invincible, it's a waste of ammo, and most of all it could kill you.

I'll give this game it's due considering that it is an Atari 2600 game. The graphics are well-drawn out as you can differentiate the enemy ships from each other and some of the enemy bullets are in good detail especially the ninja star-shaped ones in wave 4, 8, etc. that fall to the floor then moves towards the player and force the player to shoot at it to stay alive. The mother-ship and the player ship are somewhat OK but the mother ship looks a multi-colored fat lay floating back and forth in space. It doesn't help its cause that when it deploys a ship, it look like it took a dump (remember, it looks a fat lady). What really puts the graphics over the top is the game making good use of the color scheme. Most games in those days barely used anymore than three colors at a time or in the game period. Assault uses just about the whole spectrum. The enemies are all two toned and the mother-ship itself is pretty colorful as I've mentioned earlier.

I'll be brief with the controls here. They respond pretty well to your movements and the majority of the time you will only be shooting upwards but if you have a ninja-star projectile on your tail in Wave 4, 8, etc. then you can move into its direction and fire at it. At least you will not be a sitting duck for stuff like that.

Earlier in the tagline, I mentioned something about rapid-fire being a bad idea. While Ocelot might have been bluffing in his case, this game makes you pay for doing so with your life. Over on the lower right you will see a bar that will fill up or recede. That is your heat bar. If you constantly shoot like there is no tomorrow, it will fill up and turn red. If it reaches its maximum point, the player will overheat and die. What I like about this mechanism is that it teaches the player to be patient, be calm, and be conservative. An aggressive player will never get far into the game as the overheating factor will be his or her downfall. If manage to get past Wave 4 then consider yourself a semi-pro because now you got to deal with splitting ships. You'll be considered a pro if you make it past Wave 8.

There really isn't any music in the game except for maybe a few jingles that play when starting to overheat and when ships are deployed. The sounds are basic as you hear them in just about any other old game (shooting, exploding ships, etc.) so I won't take much points off for that.

This game does get addicting in a hurry as you'll find yourself losing lives quickly when playing the game for the first time if haven't read the manual before hand. The game loops on forever so you are really just playing the game for points until your last ship is destroyed but its fun to try and see all of what this game has to offer.

What more can I say? I admit that this game was decent. It gives the player the option of asking himself, "To shoot or not to shoot?" as it plays the role in the difference between life and death. Fast and furious gets you killed. Slow and steady keeps you alive. If you are looking for an old game to try out for nostalgia purposes, Assault is a game to check out.

The tagline is just a simple reference to Ocelot's line from Metal Gear Solid 1 and I'll explain why later on. Assault is a classic shooter game similar to Space Invaders for the Atari 2600. It was created by a company called Bomb; whom did not get very far in the game-making business. The object of this game here is to shoot as many of the alien ships as you can while the mother-ship keeps deploying them in waves. Each time a wave is completed, a new type of ship will come out using a different weapon. Eventually, you will "start over" and I quote that because while you are still active, the enemies cycle will repeat only now they will divide in to smaller pieces when shot. A word of advice, don't even bother trying to kill the mother-ship itself. It's invincible, it's a waste of ammo, and most of all it could kill you.

I'll give this game it's due considering that it is an Atari 2600 game. The graphics are well-drawn out as you can differentiate the enemy ships from each other and some of the enemy bullets are in good detail especially the ninja star-shaped ones in wave 4, 8, etc. that fall to the floor then moves towards the player and force the player to shoot at it to stay alive. The mother-ship and the player ship are somewhat OK but the mother ship looks a multi-colored fat lay floating back and forth in space. It doesn't help its cause that when it deploys a ship, it look like it took a dump (remember, it looks a fat lady). What really puts the graphics over the top is the game making good use of the color scheme. Most games in those days barely used anymore than three colors at a time or in the game period. Assault uses just about the whole spectrum. The enemies are all two toned and the mother-ship itself is pretty colorful as I've mentioned earlier.

I'll be brief with the controls here. They respond pretty well to your movements and the majority of the time you will only be shooting upwards but if you have a ninja-star projectile on your tail in Wave 4, 8, etc. then you can move into its direction and fire at it. At least you will not be a sitting duck for stuff like that.

Earlier in the tagline, I mentioned something about rapid-fire being a bad idea. While Ocelot might have been bluffing in his case, this game makes you pay for doing so with your life. Over on the lower right you will see a bar that will fill up or recede. That is your heat bar. If you constantly shoot like there is no tomorrow, it will fill up and turn red. If it reaches its maximum point, the player will overheat and die. What I like about this mechanism is that it teaches the player to be patient, be calm, and be conservative. An aggressive player will never get far into the game as the overheating factor will be his or her downfall. If manage to get past Wave 4 then consider yourself a semi-pro because now you got to deal with splitting ships. You'll be considered a pro if you make it past Wave 8.

There really isn't any music in the game except for maybe a few jingles that play when starting to overheat and when ships are deployed. The sounds are basic as you hear them in just about any other old game (shooting, exploding ships, etc.) so I won't take much points off for that.

This game does get addicting in a hurry as you'll find yourself losing lives quickly when playing the game for the first time if haven't read the manual before hand. The game loops on forever so you are really just playing the game for points until your last ship is destroyed but its fun to try and see all of what this game has to offer.

What more can I say? I admit that this game was decent. It gives the player the option of asking himself, "To shoot or not to shoot?" as it plays the role in the difference between life and death. Fast and furious gets you killed. Slow and steady keeps you alive. If you are looking for an old game to try out for nostalgia purposes, Assault is a game to check out.

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10-22-12 12:28 AM

Tough but totally awesome.

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Azul Fria

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Overwiew
Ninja Gaiden for the Nintendo Entertainment System is about a ninja named Ryu Hayabusa who comes to America from Japan to avenge the defeat of his father whom you have seen defeated during the opening sequence of the game. Upon arrival in America he meets an agent named Irene Lew whom was ordered to keep an eye on Ryu during his adventures. Ryu must take on the Malice Four: Barbarian, Bomberhead, Basaquar, and Bloody Malth. The latter is the one who defeated Ryu's father, Ken Hayabusa. He must also take on Kelbeross before taking on Jacquio himself. Once he falls, there is the demon statue that you fought so hard to keep separate only to fight it at the end.

Gameplay 8/10
Tecmo did a good job keeping me entertained in this game. The difficulty ranges from easy for the first two levels, medium once you get to level 3 and 4. But, once you get to level 5, stuff just start getting hard especially when you get to level 5-2 when you have to make that difficult jump to grab part of a wall so you can reach a lower platform. Unlike Ninja Gaiden 2 and 3, you couldn't climb up and down a wall. When you get to level 6-2, it gets totally ridiculous. When you get to the final bosses, you better bring your A game with you. If you die at any of the three last bosses, it's back to 6-1 instead of to 6-3. The reason I had to take off points from the game is because there are times when you sword won't register a hit and it totally messes up your gameplan when you are trying to run through the game. This usually happens after you take a hit. Another problem I had with the game was the recoil from getting hit being too much. You can be a foot away from a pit and get hit and end up being knocked into it. Then there are those enemy spawn points that seem to make jumping over pits hard because the enemies can come out at the wrong time unless you know what to expect but the first time you play through the game, you will be unprepared.

Story 10/10
The story is excellent and well planned out. You are this kid living in Japan and find out that your father was defeated. You arrive in America and meet a nice young lady who knocks you and as the game goes on, you have a task of keeping the light and the dark demon statue separated from each other before the lunar eclipse which obviously everyone knows is going to fail at the end of the game. Girl has gotten kidnapped, Ryu saves her, they kiss. The End.

Graphics 9/10
The graphics have been neatly drawn out. You got excellent graphic displays of Crystal Lake (3-1), Amazon (4-1), Jay's Bar (1-2) to name a few. The colors fit in perfectly but there are some levels where the graphics may confuse the player like enemy shots will sometimes blend in with the background and it's almost hard to see which walls are climbable or not in some levels but other than that, good work.

Sound 10/10
Although I can't say that the sound is good as the games of today for the era it came from, the sound is nice. The sound track that is played in The Cave (5-1), the Place of Red Execution (5-4), and the Final Showdown (6-5) has good display of opera-themed battle music. The other music fit their stages perfectly.

Replayability 10/10
If you have beaten the game one, then you know you are itching for more because it was fun beating it once, now it's time to hit the reset button or reset it if you got it on Virtual Console and play it again.

Final Recommendation
This game I give a 9/10. It caught my eye the first time I tried it and it got me hooked on the gameplay. Through all frustration, I managed to persevere and beat the game. You too, will feel the same way once you play it.

Overwiew
Ninja Gaiden for the Nintendo Entertainment System is about a ninja named Ryu Hayabusa who comes to America from Japan to avenge the defeat of his father whom you have seen defeated during the opening sequence of the game. Upon arrival in America he meets an agent named Irene Lew whom was ordered to keep an eye on Ryu during his adventures. Ryu must take on the Malice Four: Barbarian, Bomberhead, Basaquar, and Bloody Malth. The latter is the one who defeated Ryu's father, Ken Hayabusa. He must also take on Kelbeross before taking on Jacquio himself. Once he falls, there is the demon statue that you fought so hard to keep separate only to fight it at the end.

Gameplay 8/10
Tecmo did a good job keeping me entertained in this game. The difficulty ranges from easy for the first two levels, medium once you get to level 3 and 4. But, once you get to level 5, stuff just start getting hard especially when you get to level 5-2 when you have to make that difficult jump to grab part of a wall so you can reach a lower platform. Unlike Ninja Gaiden 2 and 3, you couldn't climb up and down a wall. When you get to level 6-2, it gets totally ridiculous. When you get to the final bosses, you better bring your A game with you. If you die at any of the three last bosses, it's back to 6-1 instead of to 6-3. The reason I had to take off points from the game is because there are times when you sword won't register a hit and it totally messes up your gameplan when you are trying to run through the game. This usually happens after you take a hit. Another problem I had with the game was the recoil from getting hit being too much. You can be a foot away from a pit and get hit and end up being knocked into it. Then there are those enemy spawn points that seem to make jumping over pits hard because the enemies can come out at the wrong time unless you know what to expect but the first time you play through the game, you will be unprepared.

Story 10/10
The story is excellent and well planned out. You are this kid living in Japan and find out that your father was defeated. You arrive in America and meet a nice young lady who knocks you and as the game goes on, you have a task of keeping the light and the dark demon statue separated from each other before the lunar eclipse which obviously everyone knows is going to fail at the end of the game. Girl has gotten kidnapped, Ryu saves her, they kiss. The End.

Graphics 9/10
The graphics have been neatly drawn out. You got excellent graphic displays of Crystal Lake (3-1), Amazon (4-1), Jay's Bar (1-2) to name a few. The colors fit in perfectly but there are some levels where the graphics may confuse the player like enemy shots will sometimes blend in with the background and it's almost hard to see which walls are climbable or not in some levels but other than that, good work.

Sound 10/10
Although I can't say that the sound is good as the games of today for the era it came from, the sound is nice. The sound track that is played in The Cave (5-1), the Place of Red Execution (5-4), and the Final Showdown (6-5) has good display of opera-themed battle music. The other music fit their stages perfectly.

Replayability 10/10
If you have beaten the game one, then you know you are itching for more because it was fun beating it once, now it's time to hit the reset button or reset it if you got it on Virtual Console and play it again.

Final Recommendation
This game I give a 9/10. It caught my eye the first time I tried it and it got me hooked on the gameplay. Through all frustration, I managed to persevere and beat the game. You too, will feel the same way once you play it.

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10-20-12 12:23 AM

PurrfectTrio at the Arcades

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CP: 24664.2
VIZ: 779112

Me, Kage Negra, and our sisters Roja Calor and Yushira have a ton of arcade PCBs

currently in our possession thanks to our paternal grandpa and we are currently making

videos off of them and guides too.

First game on the list is S.O.S.

Stumbled along this game when checking out Grandpa's stash of Arcade PCB boards

from when he ran an arcade business. This game sure shows its age as it came out

in 1979 and it is only a two-color game (lilac background with black sprites). All you ever

do is shoot planes that come at you. I've already did a video recording of this game being

played and it is yet to appear on YouTube. This game will test your speed and accuracy

as the bullets you fire don't fly straight while moving.

You are a fighter plane called a Shinryaku and your goal is to shoot as many of the enemy

planes as possible while keeping them from reaching the bottom of the screen. If too many

get by you then the game is over regardless of lives that are remaining.

CONTROLS

Joystick - move left or right

Shoot - Attack with your weapon.

GAMEPLAY

-Your plane only stays at the bottom of the screen so you can only move left or right.

-You can only shoot one shot at a time and won't be able to shoot another shot until it goes

off screen via reaching the top or shooting an enemy.

-Aim your shots carefully because while you are still, the shot travels straight but if you are

moving while shooting, the trajectory of the bullet will angle in the direction you are moving.

-Anytime an enemy plane gets past you, it will add up a counter which if it gets to 100, the

game is over immediately. You can delay the inevitable with SOSs being answered by flying

to the side of the screen it's on within 10 seconds.

-You get 30 points and lower the counter by random values after the 2nd SOS call and beyond.

-You may think you are safe by shooting down planes but its best to let some go by if they

are too close. The explosion from the planes being blown up can also kill you. Cheap death

I know.

-Every 2000 points you get, the game will pause for a coffee break and let you rest for a few

moments before starting up again. You get an extra life when you reach the coffee break scene.

-There is no ending. The object of this game is to get the highest amount of points possible.

GOOD LUCK and KEEP SHOOTING!!!

Me, Kage Negra, and our sisters Roja Calor and Yushira have a ton of arcade PCBs

currently in our possession thanks to our paternal grandpa and we are currently making

videos off of them and guides too.

First game on the list is S.O.S.

Stumbled along this game when checking out Grandpa's stash of Arcade PCB boards

from when he ran an arcade business. This game sure shows its age as it came out

in 1979 and it is only a two-color game (lilac background with black sprites). All you ever

do is shoot planes that come at you. I've already did a video recording of this game being

played and it is yet to appear on YouTube. This game will test your speed and accuracy

as the bullets you fire don't fly straight while moving.

You are a fighter plane called a Shinryaku and your goal is to shoot as many of the enemy

planes as possible while keeping them from reaching the bottom of the screen. If too many

get by you then the game is over regardless of lives that are remaining.

CONTROLS

Joystick - move left or right

Shoot - Attack with your weapon.

GAMEPLAY

-Your plane only stays at the bottom of the screen so you can only move left or right.

-You can only shoot one shot at a time and won't be able to shoot another shot until it goes

off screen via reaching the top or shooting an enemy.

-Aim your shots carefully because while you are still, the shot travels straight but if you are

moving while shooting, the trajectory of the bullet will angle in the direction you are moving.

-Anytime an enemy plane gets past you, it will add up a counter which if it gets to 100, the

game is over immediately. You can delay the inevitable with SOSs being answered by flying

to the side of the screen it's on within 10 seconds.

-You get 30 points and lower the counter by random values after the 2nd SOS call and beyond.

-You may think you are safe by shooting down planes but its best to let some go by if they

are too close. The explosion from the planes being blown up can also kill you. Cheap death

I know.

-Every 2000 points you get, the game will pause for a coffee break and let you rest for a few

moments before starting up again. You get an extra life when you reach the coffee break scene.

-There is no ending. The object of this game is to get the highest amount of points possible.

GOOD LUCK and KEEP SHOOTING!!!

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Vizzed Elite

Ice Queen Zero

Affected by 'Laziness Syndrome'

Registered: 10-06-12
Last Post: 2727 days
Last Active: 227 days

10-18-12 02:51 AM

I'm a year away from official adulthood.

Link
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Azul Fria

Level: 59

POSTS: 12/806
POST EXP: 151458
LVL EXP: 1638253
CP: 24664.2
VIZ: 779112

Yep exactly what Kage implied, luckily he is sticking with the same girl rather than sleeping around with other women and add more fuel to the flames.

Yep exactly what Kage implied, luckily he is sticking with the same girl rather than sleeping around with other women and add more fuel to the flames.

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Vizzed Elite

Ice Queen Zero

Affected by 'Laziness Syndrome'

Registered: 10-06-12
Last Post: 2727 days
Last Active: 227 days

10-18-12 02:34 AM

Zelda no Densetsu: The Hyrule Fantasy (FDS)

Link
| ID: 674671 | 1373 Words

Azul Fria

Level: 59

POSTS: 11/806
POST EXP: 151458
LVL EXP: 1638253
CP: 24664.2
VIZ: 779112

Updated with Weapons info. The next post will have Walkthrough.

MAP

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16

B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16

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H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16

Link’s main weapon is a Sword. With all his hearts, he can shoot sword beams from the end of his sword. There are

three swords in the game: Wooden Sword, White Sword, and Magic Sword. You need 5 hearts in order to get the White

Sword and 12 hearts to get the Magic Sword. Without it, the old man won't let you pick the respective sword up.

The Boomerang lets you freeze some enemies in the game and make them vulnerable to taking damage. Keese and Gels can

also be killed with the boomerang. You get the Wooden Boomerange in Dungeon 1 of both Quests. The Magic Boomerang

will travel further than the Wooden Boomerang. It's found in Dungeon 2 of Quest 1 and Dungeon 3 of Quest 2.

You can buy arrows from the shop but you need the Bow in order to shoot them. The Bow is in Dungeon 1 of Quest 1 and

Dungeon 5 of Quest 2. Shooting an arrow costs a Rupy and you use those to kill Gohmas. It can also kill Pols Voice in 1 shot.

The Silver Arrows are found in the final 9th Dungeon of both Quests. You need these arrows to kill Ganon. One shot is all you

need once he turns brown.

Use Bombs to blow up secret passages on the outside and inside the dungeoun. Be very careful about blowing areas in the

overworld. Blow up the wrong spot and go inside and an old man will steal 20 Rupies or whatever you got left if you got less than that for a Door Repair Charge. In the Dungeon, these are good for shortcuts especially in Dungon 3of Quest 1 where you

can stock up on keys by blowing your way up the right side of the map. Bombs are also what kills Dodongo. Feed him 2

bombs or blow one up in his face and stab him when he stunned.

The Blue and Red Candles are important items. Not only do they light up dark places in the dungeouns, but

they can burn bushes to reveal secret passages. Just like with the bombs, watch where you burn or you will

meet Mr. Door Repair Charge man here too. Blue Candle can only be used once per screen and Red Candles can

be used multiple times even twice at the same time. Blue ones are bought in the shop and Red ones are found

in Dungeon 7 on both quests.

The Magic Wand is a powerful weapon that delivers a magic spell to blast enemies away. Once Link finds the Magic Book,

the Wand becomes even more powerful with an flame added on contact. The wand is in Dungeon 6 of Quest 1 and Dungeon

8 of Quest 2. The Magic Book is Dungeon 8 of Quest 1 and Dungeon 4 of Quest 2.

Link also wears different kinds of protection from his enemies. He starts out with a Plain Shield, but he soon will purchase a

Magic Shield that gives much better protection. This shield can block the shots of many of Link’s enemies, but only

when he’s not using his sword. If he’s swinging his sword, the shield is down and he’s vulnerable.

Link can also get a Blue Ring, which reduces damage from Link’s enemies to half of what it was. Later, he’ll

find the Red Ring, which reduces damage to a quarter. The Blue Ring is bought in a special shop

located in D5 under the top middle Armos in Quest 1 and in a hidden shop in A16. To find A16, go to B16 and there is a

hidden bridge in the wall you can go through it in Quest 2.

The Recorder (whistle) allows Link to travel to previously random conquered dungeons just outside the entrance but in Quest

2, you'll dropped in random spots based on where the dungeons were in Quest 1. Toot the whistle to dry up the lake to access

Dungeon 7 in Quest 1. In Quest 2, this thing is your friend. You can use it to dry the lake to get in Dungeon 3, and reveal the

entrance to Dungeon 6 inside the graveyard. You can also use it in Quest 2 in certain areas to reveal secret spots in the ground.

This also shrinks Digdogger down to size and weakens him. One more use is that you can recover from the bubble curse faster

in Quest 1. The Recorder is found in Dungeon 5 of Quest 1 and Dungeon 2 of Quest 2. At least there is no risk of a Door

Repair Charge that the Bombs and Candle have.

Your quest starts in H8. Go inside that cave and an old man who gives you a wooden sword.

Hitoride Hakikenja Kore wo Sazukeyou (It's too dangerous to go alone, take this!)

Once out of the cave with your sword, do some rupy farming by traveling around killing enemies and looking for secret rupies. Some secret rupies are easy to find but others require you to burn a bush, blow up a wall, or (in the second quest) toot the recorder in certain spots. You'll earn ten, thirty, or even a hundred rupies.

Minnani Naishodayo (It's a secret for everyone)

Just keep in mind that you cannot have more than 255 Rupies. Any extra ones will not count. The reason for this is that the rupy count was designed in hexadecimal. 255 = the numeral value for FF (max).

The first two items that take priority for purchasing are the Blue Candle found in G7 shop and the bombs found in E5 shop. The shopkeeper has awful manners in the earlier releases of Zelda and more polite in later releases he's more polite.

Nankakoutewareya (Buy something, will ya?/Please buy something)

If you are still want to do some pre-dungeon farming then you can also visit the secret shop and by the Blue Ring off the bat to take half-damage (located in D5 under the top middle Armos and it is worth a whopping 250 Rupees). There is also magical shield which you notice the 160 Rupy price tag but that's downright ridiculous. Once you get the Blue Candle, you can find the Magic Shield for 90 Rupies by burning the top-leftmost bush in E7. The next screen (E8) to the right has a burnable bush too. Here you will find a old man who gives you the choice of getting a Red Potion or Life Container. Always pick the Life Container as you can always by a red potion (or blue) when you give the prescription to the Medicine Lady.

Sukina Houwo Sazukeyou (Choose Life or Medicine)

With 4 hearts, I still say it's not quite time to go dungeon exploring just yet. You do want a White Sword to deal double the damage after all. The first dungeon is located in D8 but skip that for now and head to C13 and blow up the wall on the small rock for another life container. Now we got the required number of hearts to get the White Sword without having to kill any bosses.

From here, go up one screen, left 3 screens, and up one (A10). Kill the Lynel if necessary and get the white sword.

Tsukai Konaserunara Korewo Sazukeyou (those who master this sword can hold this)

Now that we hopefully got the White Sword, Magic Shield and Blue Ring, we are heavily armed to the teeth and ready to tackle the first dungeon but for good measure, lets get the sixth heart since it's still physically possible. The other 2 overworld hearts require a ladder and a raft respectively so we'll ignore those. Head over to H12 and blow up the wall.

Now onward to D8 where our first dungeon awaits.

Tune in next time as we tackle the first dungeon.