When I first heard that Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) was going to be the subject of a book from Boss Fight Books, I was a little skeptical. I was only familiar with a handful of the games, and assumed the series was a fad. What I was expecting from the book wasn’t what I got.Continue reading “DDR: A Spectacular History of an Arcade Game”
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King of the Monsters 2 is Significantly Better than the First
King of the Monsters 2 is a significant improvement over the first one. It took a fun formula of giant monsters fighting, and made it a little more fun by giving the player more to do. This game makes you work a little before you fight a boss character. In the first game, you pickedContinue reading “King of the Monsters 2 is Significantly Better than the First”
Rampage: From Wonderful to Forgotten
Rampage is one of my favorite arcade games. I first played it on the NES and rented it several times over the years. I initially thought the game was a mashup of King Kong and Godzilla. I didn’t know the game’s story, and that is what I assumed it was. Years later, I discovered IContinue reading “Rampage: From Wonderful to Forgotten”
Rampage Through Time is More of the Same
Rampage Through Time is the fourth game in the Rampage series, and is the end of this trilogy of narratively connected games. I guess Midway was running out of ideas after going into space, so they decided to send the monsters through time. It isn’t the worst idea. This isn’t too different from the previousContinue reading “Rampage Through Time is More of the Same”
Rampage: World Tour, A Reboot of a Great Arcade Game
Rampage World Tour was released in 1997 on the PS1. It would also be released on the N64, Sega Saturn, and Game Boy Color. This marks the first reboot of the Rampage series. It plays like the original, but has updated graphics. This series and Gauntlet received modern updates for the 1990s. Unlike Gauntlet, MidwayContinue reading “Rampage: World Tour, A Reboot of a Great Arcade Game”
Armored Warriors, A Game I wanted to love, but couldn’t
The version of Armored Warriors I played is on Capcom’s Beat’em Up Bundle. It is an arcade rom, so it looks wonderful and has unlimited continues. This is my preferred way to play these games, but it isn’t for everyone. You can also get the game on MAME if you want. This is a gameContinue reading “Armored Warriors, A Game I wanted to love, but couldn’t”
A Strange and Awesome Beat’em Up, Capcom’s Battle Circuit
I would love to know what drugs Capcom was on when they made Battle Circuit. The plot and characters are crazy. Anytime you can play as a plant, it will be a good time. This is one of the games on the Capcom Beat’em up Bundle, and it might be my favorite out of theContinue reading “A Strange and Awesome Beat’em Up, Capcom’s Battle Circuit”
The King of Dragons is one of the Best Beat’em Ups on the SNES
The King of Dragons feels a beat’em up inspired by Gauntlet and Dungeons and Dragons. Much like Knights of the Round, The King of Dragons was released by Capcom in the arcades in 1991. It would be ported to the SNES in 1994. I wonder why Capcom waited to port this game to the SNES.Continue reading “The King of Dragons is one of the Best Beat’em Ups on the SNES”
Its Like a Simple Double Dragon, Technos The Combatribes
The Combatribes was released in the arcades in 1990. Technos brought it to the SNES in 1992, the version of the game we’re playing. There are several differences between the two versions. I never saw the arcade game, and I had never heard of the SNES version. A story was added to the SNES game,Continue reading “Its Like a Simple Double Dragon, Technos The Combatribes”