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Comment on Mastering The System #27 Bubble Bobble, #28 Rainbow Islands, #29 The New Zealand Story by Tinpotgamer

Tinpotgamer — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:45:06 +0000

I have no idea if the mechanics apply on GB but I’m sure they must do. I only played that version briefly. Doesn’t it have a scrolling play area? That’s a little bit difficult to deal with but provides its own challenges. I remember it being a fairly good game, certainly not bad.

Comment on Mastering The System #27 Bubble Bobble, #28 Rainbow Islands, #29 The New Zealand Story by Hyper Emerson

Hyper Emerson — Sat, 18 May 2013 03:46:23 +0000

So the itens in Bubble Bobble don’t appear for no reason? XD
I never really paid much thought on those mechanics back when I played one of the GB versions.

Comment on Mastering The System #27 Bubble Bobble, #28 Rainbow Islands, #29 The New Zealand Story by Tinpotgamer

Tinpotgamer — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:12:26 +0000

Hi! Indeed, the post-game-over screen shows a depth of 100, which is why I said “And there is a twist at the end if you make it through all 100″ :) Thanks for visiting and taking an interest in my reviews, it’s greatly appreciated.

Comment on Mastering The System #27 Bubble Bobble, #28 Rainbow Islands, #29 The New Zealand Story by Sonarca

Sonarca — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:44:09 +0000

Good review !
I just wanted to correct something : in Bubble Bobble, you said there are 100 levels. Actually there are more : 200. I don’t remember conditions to reach them however.

Comment on Mastering The System #1 My Hero by Tinpotgamer

Tinpotgamer — Sun, 05 May 2013 22:40:28 +0000

Ah! I’d forgotten all about that. It’s a brilliant tip :) The game is a lot simplified from the arcade version, which I didn’t discover until after I did this review, but I feel like the MS version is more fun and responsive. Lots of people say it’s a poor game, including Hardcore Gaming 101, but I think it’s a good fit for the Master System.

Comment on Mastering The System #1 My Hero by Hyper Emerson

Hyper Emerson — Sun, 05 May 2013 16:01:47 +0000

Back when I was a kid, this game’s constant waves of enemies, chaotical platforming sections and the no HP and continue rules have made me angrier like few games have. It didn’t even have a manual and thus I didn’t knew Steven could high kick. And yet I felt that if Steven at least had some HP (which he DOES have during the boss fights), I could’ve enjoyed it a lot more. The music is great too and fits perfectly.

Tec Toy released the game here in Brazil as “Gang’s Fighter” but made no edits to the game itself, so it still calls itself My Hero. As I’ve already said, it didn’t have a manual.

“Near the end of level one, you kick four bulldogs’ faces off. I know you weren’t expecting that sentence.”

What if I tell you that if you kick the last bulldog’s rear end off instead, you get an extra life?

Comment on Mastering The System #26 Sonic The Hedgehog Chaos by Hyper Emerson

Hyper Emerson — Wed, 01 May 2013 05:52:28 +0000

This game seems to have been made with exploration in mind. You look around for the places with many ring monitors to enter the special stages and by doing so you get to skip levels.
The problem is that the levels are far too short and lacking in fun obstacle setups, which I suppose must feel even worse to people who just want to get from point A to point B.

I mainly remember Sonic Chaos from one time I rented the game and somehow failed miserably to beat one of the last Special Stages… The final boss was also troublesome, too, I believe. Lots of HP and bouncing lasers made it an hard experience.

Comment on Mastering The System #20 The Addams Family by RolyRetro

RolyRetro — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:14:53 +0000

I remember this game on the SNES, I think I have a copy knocking about but not one I would return to that often.

Difficulty in a game can be excused, many games (I am thinking Contra and Ghouls & Ghosts) could be really hard when compared to a modern title, but they were fair. I have issues with a game that just frustrates with things like enemies spawning on top of you after pausing – clearly this has not been properly play tested.

Great review though, will be looking through some more for a Master System game that I actually want!

Cheers

Roly

Comment on Mastering The System #26 Sonic The Hedgehog Chaos by Cockles

Cockles — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:01:45 +0000

There are a few certainties in the world I’ve come to understand in my 41 years. And one of those is the fact any game with EXTREME or CHAOS in the title will usually be shit. Except for Chaos on the Spectrum and that’s the exception that defines the rule.

Comment on Mastering The System #26 Sonic The Hedgehog Chaos by Tinpotgamer

Tinpotgamer — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:47:59 +0000

Like you, I also had both on the GG and did enjoy them back then, but I would have been grateful to play anything. I think the experiments in this and Sonic 2 were interesting but perhaps Sega should have tried them in a different game outside the Sonic series.

Comment on Mastering The System #26 Sonic The Hedgehog Chaos by CrispyF

CrispyF — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:21:53 +0000

And I have such fond memories of this game :( Specifically, all the gimmicks which you list (i.e. rocket shoes, mobile spring platforms, the ability to play as the hapless fox) are those which have stuck in my mind and not the game play.
Well, they do say you can’t go back. I think every time I feel like playing a Sonic game I should just either dig out the original and best, or root around for Sonic CD.

Comment on Mastering The System #24 Sonic The Hedgehog 2 by CrispyF

CrispyF — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:15:28 +0000

I remember owning the Game Gear version of this and getting a lot of enjoyment out of it, but as you say it just isn’t quite as satisfying as the first one. I loved the sprites, which I think are much nicer than Sonic 1, and the hang gliding sections (which I couldn’t get enough of but I think that might be a personal thing rather than them actually having merit) but I do very clearly remember thinking that someone had cut some serious corners, especially with the size and complexity of the levels.
Still a fun and colourful platformer though!

Comment on Mastering The System #20 The Addams Family by ninjabearhug

ninjabearhug — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:10:06 +0000

Nice review :)

I remember the freezer level on this one being a particularly tricky section, all those falling objects along with the slide floor and touchy jump controls made for a few annoying deaths!

I like how you mentioned that pit of spikes, I found that amusing the first time I fell in it, but right at the end of the game there is a point where you have to pull a lever to get in the vault, I pulled the wrong lever with only one life left and visited the pit again, back to the start for me :D

I enjoyed the game overall though, not as good as the 16 bit versions but still fun :)

Comment on Welcome To Bonus Stage! #2 Gauntlet (Arc) by Tinpotgamer

Tinpotgamer — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:29:04 +0000

Thank you for reading, and also linking from your site. I really appreciate you saying I’m a good writer, I still have a long way to go.

Comment on Welcome To Bonus Stage! #2 Gauntlet (Arc) by Zigfried

Zigfried — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:04:53 +0000

I love it when good writers focus on little details from classic titles. This was a fun read, especially the part about friends screwing each other over in the multiplayer mode. I also never realized that the bonus was based on a credit multiplier. Very interesting, and unusual — especially for that era.

Comment on Mastering The System #21 Fushigi no Oshiro Pit Pot by Sonarca

Sonarca — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:52:50 +0000

Hi. If you're still stucked on this game, I made something that might interrest you. Here you'll find the description of all rooms in each mode, how to get items, and walkthrought.

Comment on Mastering The System #23 Pac-Mania by Tinpotgamer

Tinpotgamer — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:05:12 +0000

That looks like a very good version. A tiny bit slow, but the graphics and sound are excellent as are the between scenes. If only the Master System version had turned out that good!

Comment on Games #7 The 7th Guest (iOS) by CrispyF

CrispyF — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:55:31 +0000

I never had quite enough money to indulge in serious PC gaming at the time these games were becoming popular, and titles like this have always fascinated me. A very specific niche of PC gaming which has aged rather badly. Always nice to read about yet another one I’d not come across before.

Comment on Mastering The System #23 Pac-Mania by CrispyF

CrispyF — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:48:33 +0000

Found the first level and some of the second level…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iycn28nAetY

And everyone says how awesome the music was!

Comment on Mastering The System #23 Pac-Mania by CrispyF

CrispyF — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:45:01 +0000

Shame about the music. I dearly loved playing a version of this on my Acorn computer, and I seem to remember loving the theme for “Pacman’s Park” and “Jungly Steps”, although of course as no one else was unfortunate enough to own an Acorn, there is a lack of evidence on YouTube to support me :(