EwokChris
I was 5 and this was quite possibly one of the hardest games I ever fucking played in my life. The soundtrack by Jesper Kyd is hot as fuck tho. And supposedly this game was a bit ahead of its time on a technical aspect. Some really smart guys really helped designed this game, and I mean like, real smart programmers. They didn’t need to go this hard on a game based on the Batman cartoon.
Also first review here on Backloggd ayyyy.
Also first review here on Backloggd ayyyy.
1981
One of the very first games I played as a kid and still play it at 32 and still get the same kick out of it as I did back then. One of the early essences of shooters and even if it gets frustrating, I still am having a blast. That’s a true game right there imo. Instant classic.
1982
Still the best version of Pac-Man.
1985
Probably the pioneer of not just blockbuster or even platform games, and not just games in general, but games with objective and a linear pathway with a story. This game is eternal.
1992
First time I ever experienced the blue little speedster and probably the very first co-op game I really enjoyed. Me and my sister had a blast and great memories playing this and this made the experience with the Sega Genesis even more memorable.
1995
One of those games I got to the very end as a kid on my own, and got my ass kicked at the end and knowing how costly “lives” were in these old arcade games. Knowing I had to start all the way over from the beginning. Feeling unsatisfied from not finishing the game, the journey and, most of all, the gameplay are what’s important here. This is just one of those games that I wish I could re-experience again. It’s off the wall, it’s absurd with its zany cartoony humor, it even fucking introduced me to Beethoven and Mozart??? But most of all it’s got lots of GUNS. AND THEY GO BOOM. And your best pal is a giant booger.
I fucking love Earth Worm Jim 2 ok.
I fucking love Earth Worm Jim 2 ok.
1996
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better than this, it did. The true definition of platforming, along with the original Crash Bandicoot, just owned platformers in the 90’s. I was hooked on my 64 when this came out and it made me fall in love with the good ol’ friendly Italian plumber again. Swinging Bowser around never got old.
1994
The first Game Boy game that made the handheld console worth it. It was this and Tetris that had me hooked on that thing. The timed maps as being little puzzles and trying to get a key to the door, and then getting to the end of each “section” by fighting Donkey Kong and dodging the barrels. Just so much fun.
Never got far in this. Always got lost and the design made it hard for me on the Game Boy when I was a kid. But I always appreciated the design and feel of the levels, it’s a sci-fi atmosphere. The soundtrack, the sounds, everything about this was cool. And was my first experience with Metroid in general.
1981
Great game to just chill and play whether you feel like shit, or feel awesome, it’s just such a numbing feeling by looking at your ship, pew-peeing your missiles at the bug ships. And then getting your plane abducted and having it rescued and you have TWO planes. Just so arcade-y and cool. A simple classic. And one of my favorite games of all time.
1989
Another one of those classic games where you can just shut your brain off and just get lost while lining up odd shaped pairs of blocks. As each level progresses faster and faster. I recently watched the Tetris (2023) film and I don’t know how much of it was true, but even if some of the backstory is true about this little puzzle game, and all the chaos it caused, then hooooly shit.
1972
The bare-bones of bare-bones. And it’s still fucking fun and can be funny as fuck when playing hella wasted or high with friends/family. The first video game, and what do you know?! It’s not a shitty one!
1986
I remember playing this as a kid and getting so lost and confused. I never owned it but my aunt had the NES and this, along with the Ninja Turtles NES game and Duck Hunt, and I just played these for the first time at her place. But I always preferred playing this cause I loved hearing the music when exploring and it felt so open world. I also died a lot so there’s that.
1992
First time I ever saw blood and gore in a video game and I was like, 4 lol. But holy fuck was it FUN. My sister would piss me the fuck off cause she would destroy me when she was Raiden. I’m pretty sure this was the game that had to bring in the ESRB rating system that we know of today haha. I just remember seeing news reports about it as a little kid and how politics blamed this for cause of violence.
My memory of this was very brief cause my cousin only let me play like a few seconds of this. But man did it look cool and fun at such a young age. Every body was already hyped because of how badass the movie was. Unfortunately I never got to truly play this. Or even play it at the arcade. It always had a line at the arcade.