gingerbeardman
2001
I love this game. If you can deal with the camera then you're in for a real good time.
Excellent drum'n'bass soundtrack from the Moving Shadow label.
Here's me playing it for an hour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJrr7HCAuvE
Excellent drum'n'bass soundtrack from the Moving Shadow label.
Here's me playing it for an hour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJrr7HCAuvE
2000
Superb port of an arcade game people think is like Crazy Taxi but is more Out Run with mad shortcuts! Extended play rewarded by seeing more wow moments. I'm yet to see them all. Crash into King Kong's bits!
I'm yet to play the GBA version.
I'm yet to play the GBA version.
2007
Astonishing.
2003
I often wonder if the developers of Excite Truck were inspired by this game? It's certainly as close a relative as I've found. It features same BIG AIR adrenalin rush, impossible powers and close racing.
I used to live for time on the bus to play this amazing game.
1991
Impressively fast blend of sprite scaling and vector 3D. Gameplay was just fun enough, though sadly lacking depth. Multi-player edition helped prolong my time with this.
They also released this engine on at least Mega Drive as an F1 game and a Superbike game.
They also released this engine on at least Mega Drive as an F1 game and a Superbike game.
1982
It’s a fascinating, old-school arcade game that still holds up well today.
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/27/joust/
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/27/joust/
DS Spirits Hanafuda, which for me is pretty much the perfect Hanafuda game. It looks good, controls well, lays out the cards logically and has a multitude of game modes including a Mission mode in which you have to play in a variety of ways such as winning without conceding a point, by collecting certain yaku or within a certain number of rounds. This mode in particular shows the great depth to the game and I’m still to finish the final challenge. The only bad thing about this version of the game is that it features only Japanese text. Dealing with Japanese is the third obstacle with the game, as the traditional Japanese nature of the game means that there’s very little Western interest and very few versions released that are English-friendly.
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/29/ds-spirits-hanafuda/
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/29/ds-spirits-hanafuda/
2010
A blast multi-player and Derby Dash goes down as one of the all-time greats.
2000
If you’re not consumed by Wii Party and it’s horse racing mode, or sick to death of Wario Ware, Inc., and you’re hungry for more social multi-player gaming, then it might be time to revisit Bishi Bashi Special. It can currently be picked up for £3.49 on the PlayStation Store. That works out at less than 5p a game, making it quite possibly the bargain of the century.
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/11/01/bishi-bashi-special/
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/11/01/bishi-bashi-special/
The Wii version is totally different to the other platforms so I feel should be listed separately. It's a very good game.
The Xbox 360 version runs 60fps and is also a great game.
Play both!
The Xbox 360 version runs 60fps and is also a great game.
Play both!
is a highly original puzzle game with mind-bending level design feat. portals and other cool stuff. Created by MTJ (Bubble Bobble) & Jun Amanai it is largely unknown as it is only for Sega Game Gear!
2008
Not as good as the PlayStation version.
The greatest video game ever sold?
A star docked for the lack of accessibility and bizarre nature of some of the puzzles.
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2011/07/21/wizkid/
A star docked for the lack of accessibility and bizarre nature of some of the puzzles.
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2011/07/21/wizkid/
2002
This 2nd GBA game in the series gets my vote as best, tho they're all great. It dials the concept up to 11 with enhanced level design, goals & controls. On a beach holiday I was so engrossed I got sunstroke.