StardustSummons
1984
2011
2023
Some of the best pieces of media have come from adaptions. Whether its with movies like Fight Club turning a forgettable book into a classic movie, or maybe its Madhouse taking One Punch Man from an ugly webcomic to one of the most beloved anime series ever made. One thing (at least as far as I'm aware of) that has never been adapted into a piece of media has been a pizza. While Pinneapple on Pizza is mostly just a goofy meme game, I'm kind of fascinated by the idea of adapting the concepts and themes of pineapple pizza and visualizing it in the form of a video game. I'm definitely all for that kind of weird shit even if the final product is just an unfunny meme game.
2005
2003
2023
I mean it's hard to go wrong with the Crazy Taxi formula, but at the same time it kinda just doesn't do anything that made Crazy Taxi so good. A forgettable map with barely any landmarks, no tricks or maneuvers, and boring characters are just a few issues I had with this game. It's pretty much just a really cool concept for a Crazy Taxi game made by an amateur low budget developer. I would normally be hesitant to trash on a game if the devs were at least good people, but every bit of promotional material for this game seems really suspicious with a lot of it just not looking like the final product at all.
1991
1994
Really good cart racer held back by the fact that completing everything it has to offer means to race the same 5 tracks 5 times. First playthrough is fun enough though. The fun art style and great handling kept me interested; I loved seeing how the carts would move when I would take on a turn. Even with the lack of tracks, I still had a great time with them just from how well-designed they are. Great game and a really interesting predecessor to Gran Turismo
1994
1983
Had a fun time playing this. I was trying to place myself into the shoes of someone playing this for the first time when it came out. I'm imagining being a kid and watching Star Wars and just eagerly waiting for an official Star Wars video game after spending so much time playing all the imitation games trying to capitalize on the success of the movie, but without the actual license. While I was playing the DOS version, I would love to get a chance to play the arcade version some day. Being able to sit down in the cabinet would be the perfect time machine for the 80's. The DOS version was still fun, but I imagine the arcade version being equivalent to a thrill ride.
1995
1984