Heads up, Romero is streaming MyHouse.WAD in a few minutes: [Link]
I wish I'd had a chance to play it myself before now. Oh well, I'll catch the replay later.

My brother's been playing the crap out of System Shock. He was a big fan of the original back then. It looks great.

[Link] That new System Shock remake is looking pretty good. Nearly forgot it was coming out this year. I'm happy to see it finally get a release.

Oh, no; my sister had both of those, and I tried them out at her house. Can you imagine an old lady on a fucking Roll & Rocker, trying to play Over Horizon? It was quite a sight, I imagine, but I did... almost alright; didn't break anything, so there's that. The U-Force is interesting, and fairly intuitive for many games, but also hard to use? Not easy to explain, but it works better than it has any right to.

I might look into Chained Echoes at some point, but it's pretty low on my priority list right now. Honestly, RPGs are like many other genres right now in that the indie output is much better than what the big boys are doing. Now, sure, there's plenty of RPG Maker trash out there, but it's not like that's hard to root out. Trinity Trigger is billing itself as the spiritual successor to the Seiken Densetsu games, which - let's face it - have gone off the fucking RAILS at this point. Might be getting back on the rails, if the 3D remake of 3 is any indication, but I'll take it where I can get it. And why not? Octopath Traveler is the best fucking Final Fantasy game I've played since the goddamn PlayStation, AND the best SaGa game since the same.

No Outer Wilds here; I have about zero interest in it on a fundamental level. Oh, there's no might about it; this game IS fucking Fallout in space, pretty specifically New Vegas. The writing still has that warped '50s vibe to it, but the game is more of a corporate hellscape than a nuclear apocalypse. The visuals are fucking BREATHTAKING, too; I haven't played anything this beautiful in a long time, especially with this high a fidelity, probably since Psychonauts 2. The neat thing is that ammo only comes in 3 flavors: light, heavy, and energy. What that means is that I have pistols, shotguns, and machine guns that all take the same ammo; I also have assault rifles, hunting rifles, grenade launchers, and flame throwers that use the same ammo as each other. I'm having a blast with it so far, and since I have a week off starting tonight, I think I'll be playing quite a bit over the next few days. I don't know which one you mean, but after Fallout 3, I think I've had my fucking fill of anything Bethesda's shit on.

RE Romero, I don't know if you keep up with Karl Jobst or if we've mentioned it, but in his "Evolution of Speedrunning" video, Romero gets a very special mention, and I couldn't agree more. [Link]

Unless you play Megaman & Bass on an actual GBA, no, one version is not easier than the other, unless you count the musical morale boost that the Super Famicom's ooey gooie goodness provides. =)

Somehow, I still don't have a real copy of Axelay, but I did snag it from the Wii U eShop before it closed. I was surprised to learn that Axelay has only ever been a SNES game. Never ported, and never an arcade cabinet.

Yeah I decided I would see the Mario movie when it became streamable. It's refreshing to see a movie adaptation that's actually GOOD for a change. It took Nintendo's direct involvement to make that happen, 'cause you KNOW it would have been a shit show otherwise, and I'm sure Nintendo knew that too.
This reminds me that I still need to see (the new) Mortal Kombat at some point. I'm probably going to have the same takeaway I've seen elsewhere, that it's one of the "best worst movies" I've ever seen; a guilty pleasure of sorts.

"I'd probably pay like 20 or 30 bucks for [Valis on Genesis] max."

Unfortunately, games of ANY time period just aren't $20-30 anymore (USD OR CAD), and I don't see it going back. I'm just glad that I got in when I did.

Ah, well then. I wasn't aware you were so well versed in the rondo of blood.
I've only played the PC Engine original via Wii Virtual Console. I'm sure I'll pick up the others eventually. A real PC Engine copy in the case with the manual is one of my holy grails, up there with Snow Bros. on NES.

I do have an Analogue Pocket, yes, in white. The D-pad is... servicable. It could be better. It's not bad enough to be a deal breaker, but you WILL suffer a loss from time to time because of it, which is disappointing.
My Life in Gaming (a close friend of the Backloggery if unaware) has an excellent and thorough review of it: [Link]

"Are you a Helloween fan, by any chance? Love that band. King Diamond/Mercyful Fate is another favorite of mine."

Never heard of them. I don't know very many bands, since most of the music I listen to is either soundtracks or independent artists on places like Band Camp*. That said I've been trying to broaden my horizons, so I'll check them out.
*Aubrey Hodges is on there, in case you didn't know: [Link]

I've heard of My House, yes. It sure is making waves. I've intentionally shut out any and all information about it because I want to go into it as blind as possible. Hoping to get around to it soon. I just finished my run of Megaman X2 (fuck I love the first half of this series so much), so I'm close.

"I didn't know there was more to [My House] than what it seems."

I imagine that's what they were going for, not unlike Pony Island or Doki Doki Panic Literature Club. Unless you mean that you already knew it was fucked up but that it's even MORE fucked up than one thinks.

Really? What makes MyHouse dot wad stand out from most other Doom mods?

Heya, thanks a lot for the well wishes! Hope you've been doing well lately, and tearing up Tears of the Kingdom. Wish I had more time to just sit down and play it, but it's been great fun!

More like, Distractions of the Kingdom amirite?

[raises hand] I finished Contra III on hard with the default lives.

M.C. Kids... it makes a good first impression but it makes some weird choices that, while at least an attempt at making it not just another by the numbers Mario-style platformer, also kind of makes it a slog. What did Bit.TripRot had to say about it? Let's see: [Link]

Hopefully, 'Manda da 'Venturer won't become the new Baldi. Tch, meme games.

I've only played all the way through once or twice, so I don't remember exactly what the most damage focused weapon is, but I'd guess that the bombs are the most powerful overall, because they're a good DPS wifey, their main drawback being the long explosion animation and the inability to fire them quickly. I did, however, play a decent amount of the way through on the Roll & Rocker at my sister's house; that was... something, but my grandma ass did manage to almost get the hang of it after a while. I did a hell of a lot better than I did trying to play Punch-Out with the UForce, I'll say that.

I played the Foregone demo a while back, and it seemed really cool; you have melee weapons, as well as guns, but instead of being useless, like in Devil May Cry, they just have limited ammo that gets recharged by your melee attacks. It's a good balance, and once I got my gunchucks (a melee weapon, by the way), I knew I had to buy the full game. The more I played it, the better it felt, and once I got a few of the upgrades, I started to realize how much it was like a Mega Man X game, at least in the basic flow; Mega Man X doesn't have a loot system or melee weapons or skill trees. Like Devil May Cry, though, your strategy will likely change throughout the game; my loadout at the end was VERY different from what I was doing at the beginning. The challenge feels just right, too; it's fast, furious, and tough, but not tedious and frustrating, like how EVERY FUCKING GAME EVER MADE wants to be Dark Souls now. It's a little sad that Adventure of Chris is going to get eclipsed as best 2D Platformer I've played in a long time, but hey, several great Platformers that play like they're from the genre's golden era isn't a bad thing.

I've been hearing him go on about Chained Echoes, but I'm not really sold on it yet; I'll need some more nudging, I think. I'm still not even all that excited about Octopath Traveler 2, and he put out that whole video about how great it is where he didn't even talk about the game at all, so much as how he liked playing RPGs in his childhood. That said, I am pretty stoked about Trinity Trigger, and my jaw just about hit the floor when I saw it launch on fucking GOG of all platforms. Not gonna shell out fucking $50 for it, but at least I won't have to play it on Steam.

Thanks for thr birthday wishes. That was meant to be backwards. VI is my favorite while II is my least favorite.

If you're playing Over Horizon, don't forget about Edit Mode, if you haven't checked that out yet; you can fuck around with weapon properties to make things like explosive lasers and homing bombs.

They did? I didn't know that.

Yeah I glanced at your NES collection yesterday and noticed it was quite large. You have a large selection to choose from. Remember that I'll be here to root for you and give youse helpful hints.

That makes sense. The odds of somebody on here owning a real copy has gotten slim as the years go by, so emulation is the other best option. Keep on keepin' on.

A lot of people seem to find Phantasy Star II polarizing, and I get it, it makes a bad first impression, but it did come with a hintbook. You'll be pleased to know that if you get your hands on the Genesis Mini 2, not only can youse play Crusader of Centy, you have the option to play an enhanced version of Phantasy Star II, of which the EXP and meseta is upped and the walking speed is doubled. I like to call it "Phantasy Star II: Phantasy Star IV edition" in that regard! Just something to consider.

"Jackal"

I love doing this [Link]

Aaaaaaaaaaa-manda manda manda manda manda, manda manda manda manda manda, shoooooow

Monster in my Pracket? You're proving yourself to be quite the power player!

I remember when the game was showed off on Nick Arcade. Thank goodness I found out about that game and snagged it before people found out about it and it shot up in price (though it is on the 150 in 1 Super Games multicart as well.)

What will you play next?

Yeah the DSS system may seem incomprehensible at first, but you'll understand it soon enough. It is a fun system that allows you to combine cards for various effects, active or passive.

Yeah, Yakuza is a blast, I'm just getting into the series and the more I play the more I like it.

Oh, baby, Popful Mail CD. Whether you're playing a real copy or not, I'm glad you're playing it. Tip: To speed things up, you can turn off voices to speed up dialog which is useful when you've already seen them, and if you don't wanna sit through the game over sequence a lot, you can load game when that potion you have gets used (and you will die. Quite a lot, actually.)

Wanna know my five games I'd like to play before I die?

Goemon's Great Adventure
Phantasy Star Generation 1
Phantasy Star Generation 2
Surging Aura
Zanac X Zanac

The only randomness was looking for the first three houses, but after that I believe the rest of the places remain in the same spots. You get plenty of tries so just keep attempting and you'll make it.

DarkLink just finished TMNT 1. *sniff* I'm so proud.

Congrats on beating TMNT for the NES! It is a very difficult game!
I agree when you say that despite its flaws "there's a good game in there"

A Nightmare on Elm Street isn't that hard. I'd say it's easier than dealing with the endgame boss in Snake Rattle N Roll. I think I got rid of that one, actually. I played it enough.