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Lost Treasures of Gaming: Marble Madness
This week Syd and Sean were graced by the presence of a wonderful game developer named Mark Cerney. Responsible for working on a bunch of games we all loved including Sonic 2, Crash Bandicoot, and more, one of Cerney’s first releases was Marble Madness. In addition to being a newer perspective on games, this title was significant for many reasons both revealed in the interview and mentioned in this video.
Check out the Lost Treasures of Gaming podcast at http://www.omgnexus.com.
Lost Treasures of Gaming: Remember Me
This week’s Lost Treasures of Gaming is near and dear to my heart because I got to review the game upon release. Probably the most unappreciated game of 2013, Remember Me is the first game from studio Dontnod. It fuses combo-based brawling, cyberpunk, and the unique “memory remix” features to create a unique and gorgeous title.
Check out the Lost Treasures of Gaming podcast at http://www.omgnexus.com.
Retro Game Night: Atari’s Star Wars Arcade Games
One of the only redeeming traits of Rebel Strike: Rogue Squadron III on Gamecube is that you can unlock all 3 of the original Atari developed arcade games from the early 1980s. These games – Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi – were games that I had to play every time I saw them regardless of the situation (like me really not liking Return of the Jedi in arcade form).
In lieu of Lost Treasures of Gaming (this week’s ep I’ve already done, Smash TV, and can be found here). Next week we will return to another great Lost Treasure of Gaming.
Lost Treasures of Gaming: American McGee’s Alice
WARNING: Due to the nature of these titles, there is some graphic violence and harsh language in this video. All mature content is in-game only.
This week’s show was a treat because Sean and Syd had on American McGee, the lead behind the fantastic titles Alice and Alice: Madness Returns. Separated by eleven years, this “twisted” take on the already dark world of Alice in Wonderland, I loved both titles. It was just the right blend of action platformer and fantastic art design.
Check out the Lost Treasures of Gaming podcast at http://www.omgnexus.com.
Lost Treasures of Gaming: Smash TV
There was no episode of Lost Treasures of Gaming, but that never stops Syd from talking about another classic on the OMG! Hour. This week was a treat that I loved back when I was playing in the arcades, Smash TV. A twin stick shooter with ultra violence in a futuristic gameshow, this Robotron 2084 inspired title was a blast. Not only that, but thanks to how I captured the game we have interview footage with Midway developers Eugene Jarvis and Mark Turmell.
Check out the Lost Treasures of Gaming podcast at http://www.omgnexus.com.
Ongoing Series: Tomb Raider Anniversary
For the November game club we are playing through Tomb Raider, both the original and anniversary. Fred is tackling Anniversary. By popular request two versions of each video is being uploaded: one with and one without commentary. This has commentary, so if you wish to see the one without simply go here.
Lost Treasures of Gaming: Chip’s Challenge (Lynx)
This week’s Lost Treasures of Gaming featured Chuck Sommerville, formerly of Epyx, to discuss the development of the famed “games” series and of course Chip’s Challenge. In his many years at Epyx, Chuck touched and led many a team into popular titles including California Games. It was later on Epyx’s (and later Atari) portable console, the Lynx, that he made a game many love: Chip’s Challenge. This is a highly addicting puzzle game as you will see in the video.
Check out the Lost Treasures of Gaming podcast at http://www.omgnexus.com.
Lost Treasures of Gaming: Adventure (Atari 2600)
Episode 12 was very special for many reasons, not the least being an interview with Warren Robinett. His game, Adventure, brought text adventures to life with graphics for the first time ever. In addition he also hid his name in the game, which he calls a signature, but we have for decades referred to as an Easter Egg. Fred shows off the gameplay, gives a basic overview, and of course shows off the coveted hidden signature.
Check out the Lost Treasures of Gaming podcast at http://www.omgnexus.com.
Celebrate Halloween with Splatterhouse 2 and Typing of the Dead
Happy Halloween from Gaming History 101! To celebrate we had Fred tackle Splatterhouse 2, a game he tragically had not played until today. Can he overcome the house of horrors and save Jennifer?
Warning: Both videos contain adult language and gameplay violence.
Then to lighten things up Fred moves over to the Dreamcast to play through Typing of the Dead.
ChronCD: Episode 1
ChronCD is the comprehensive coverage of all CD-based console games in chronological order. This first episode discusses the series, delves into the history of the CD-ROM and console marketplace that CD-based consoles came out in. Then we proceed into the launch window titles from 1988 and 1989. Time codes after the jump.
The downloadable highest quality version can be found here: https://archive.org/details/chroncd_ep1
0:00-0:30: ChronCD Intro
0:30-11:10: What is ChronCD?
11:17-13:43: History of the CD-ROM
13:44-22:29: Console Hardware
22:30-28:03: Fighting Street
28:04-30:43: No.Ri.Ko.
30:44-31:56: Bikkuri Man Daijikai
31:57-32:15: PC-Engine CD Launch Wrap-Up
32:16-36:00: Cobra: Kokuryo’s Legend (Space Adventure)
36:01-43:22: Valis II
43:23-45:19: Tengai Makyo Ziria (Far East of Eden)
45:20-48:58: Monster Lair (Wonderboy III)
48:59-52:06: Super Albatross
52:07-56:56: Ju O Ki (Altered Beast)
56:57-57:27: Closing Credits
Chrontendo Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/Chrontendo
Fighting Street Review
CD player sound effect by user NLM from Freesound.org and used under Creative Commons license for non-commercial use. Sound can be found here: https://www.freesound.org/people/NLM/sounds/144054/
Gaming History 101 