geekdaddy

So, my ankle has some soft tissue damage with no bone break….yea?! I am still out of action for four to eight weeks, and can’t teach standing up ten hours a day. I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue!!!!! Anyway, to make up for my lack of mobility, my wife let me have 50 dollars on EBay towards my gaming fetish. This is what I bought.

Sega Genesis for the PSP:

This collection truly sucks eggs. From the awful tinny sound, to the uninspired dashboard this outing does no justice to the Sega Genesis legacy. There are one or two gems on this disc. The Golden Axe Trilogy is always entertaining, as are Altered Beast and Comix Zone. These are shining examples of what you can do with 16 bit technology. However, Flicky…..that isn’t your best Sega. I also wonder why so many Ecco the Dolphin Titles made it into this collection? Maybe there were licensing issues. I give this collection from Sega 6 out of 10. They did okay…but others are doing it better.
Midway Arcade Treasures Extended Play:
This collection is much better than the Sega one. As well as featuring enhanced multiplayer wireless, the collection has some really good games. If you were a quarter pumper in the late Eighties, you know all of these titles. Rampage, Gauntlet, Mortal Kombat, Paperboy, and 720 are just a few of the instant classics on this disc. (Skate or Die!!!!!!) While I miss some of the content from the PS2 disk, most notably Smash TV, this collection really does inspire nostalgia for Saturday afternoons at the arcade. I give it an 7 out of 10.

Puzzle Challenge Crosswords and More:

Sometimes I like to remind my brain why it’s there. This collection of puzzle games is just the thing to clean the cobwebs out of the old belfry. While there are other puzzle formats on the disc, I like the crosswords the best. There are different levels to the puzzles, so you can be a beginner and not flame out. My grandfather was a crossword nut back in the day. He actually had the dictionaries he wrote himself with little notes about how to beat hard puzzles. It’s brain food without being boring. A good collection if you want a break from beating the snot out of things. It earns a 7 out of 10.

Capcom Classics Collection (Reloaded):

This is hands down the best retro collection ever put on the PSP. The sound is fabulous, the graphics are crisp, and the games make you proud to have been a gamer in the trenches during the Eighties. My favorites on the disc are Knights of the Round and King of the Dragons. Both titles are quest based, side scrolling games, with tons of action. I also like Street Fighter 2, although I have to admit I get my butt kicked a lot at that one.

The finest feature of this collection is the dashboard. You earn coins for each game you play. You then take these coins to the slot machine, and play to earn cheats, game art, and game music. This is pure genius. I tip my hat to you Capcom. Bravo!!!! You have made an exciting, engaging, interesting collection better by adding these little touches. I give this collection 10 out of 10. AKB :}