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Z-Neo

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  1. I'm gonna enrole in the military and kill every arab I see when I'm old enough. If they don't bomb them by then.

    It's that exact kind of reaction that makes matters worse in most cases, though. Not every Arab is linked to al-Queda. That would be like saying everyone with Irish blood in them is somehow a part of the IRA.

  2. Game: Nitroball

    System: Arcade

    Emulators: MAME

     

    Nitroball, released by Data East in 1992, is a strange mixture between pinball, and William's Smash TV. Players must battle their way through 5 themed playfields, each littered with enemies, bunkers, ramps, and of course, fabulous prizes and cash!

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    This is how Arena Football should really be!

     

    While this game does have an interesting premise, it falls short of attaining excellence in any form. The graphics, while not really bad, are nothing to gawk over, even by 1992 standards.

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    Maybe John Elway saw this in the end zone his first couple of Super Bowls.

     

    The controls are simple, and in fact, I'm glad Data East went with one joystick and 2 button layout over the dual joystick setup in games like Smash TV. One button is for your standard fire, and the second releases a "bomb" which consists of your player spinning around firing glowing orbs in a spiral. The controls are responsive, but often times you'll find yourself running smack into an enemy while avoiding the shots from another, or visa versa.

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    The Ghostbuster they never show in the movies.

     

    The sound is fair, nothing more or less. I think I enjoyed the few quips the announcer spouted out from time to time more than anything.

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    Herbie dishes out the prizes.

     

    Gameplay consists of running around shooting the two or three types of enemies that roam each Stage, making your way to a boss. Along the way, you can shoot bumpers and other pinball related objects to gain boats, houses, gold, and other prizes that can boost your score considerably. You can also find 3 weapons beside your normal fire scattered throughout each stage: Ring Laser, Flamethrower, and Missile. If you grab a powerup labeled with a "B", your character will roll up into a ball, and bounce wildly around the screen, knocking out enemies. It's not really as fun as it sounds though, as you have seemingly little control over his movement while in this mode. Somewhere in each stage, you have access to a "mini-game" which usually has you trying to shoot so many enemies(or rolling them into tubes or holes) as you can in a time limit. Succeed, and you can get tons of items to add to your score.

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    Back when Nitroball was released, it probably would have been fun for a few quarters, mainly to those who loved Smash TV and the like. Thanks to MAME, you can drop as many coins into it as you like, and enjoy, hate, or be indifferent to the 15-20 minute ride it'll give you.

     

    Control: 7

    Gameplay:6

    Graphics:5

    Sound: 4

     

    Overall: 5.5

    Grade: F

     

    Overall I give this game a thumbs down

  3. The one area where the Saturn supposedly outdid the PSX was games such as Marvel Super Heroes, with the 4meg memory cart, but I never got to test that personally. The whole "Saturn is better at 2d stuff than the PSX" seemed a bit overblown to me, even though the opposite was true when it came to 3d games such as Toshinden and RE.

  4. I haven't read the book itsself, but an AM radio station near me plays the original radio broadcast every Halloween, and I try not to miss it.

     

    I may catch the movie next weekend, along with Fantastic Four. I've been going to watch more movies recently, trying to get out of my house a little more. I saw Sin City Saturday night, and Batman Begins the weekend before.

  5. Sorry to hear, Skythe. It's never good when a relative passes right around a holiday...

     

    That's a pretty strict ban, if it's statewide. I've heard of not being able to shoot them off in city limits, like we have around here, but an entire state? Geez :angry:

  6. Jojo's bizarre adventure was on the Saturn? I thought it just came out on Dreamcast?

     

    Anyways, Agozer hit it pretty squarely with the one's he listed. The Panzer Dragoon games are legendary, and NiGHTS and Guardian Heroes are a total blast to play, over and over. I never was lucky enough to play Radiant Silvergun, though.

  7. A lot of stuff simply isn't available in my country, if we want something we have to copy it from somewhere. It's the fault of the corporations.  :P

    My sentiments exactly. PAL countries get shafted a lot when it comes to video games. Hell, the only video game ever that got a J and a PAL release but not an US release is Terranigma on the SNES.

    Shenmue 2 falls into that category as well, afaik

  8. * Added Screenshot function. By default Fusion will save compressed TGAs,

      but since some art packages have problems with these, you can instead

      select uncompressed TGAs, or BMPs. Be aware though that these files can

      get quite big

    Finally! i think that pretty much fills up my wish list of things i wish Fusion could do now *goes off to download*

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