Feeling Nosy?

by StickHead on 15/09/2011

Have a rummage around in my ‘core’ collection…

There are 8 comments in this article:

  1. 16/09/2011gnome says:

    Fantastic stuff, just fantastic.

    Now, uhm, excuse me as I get back to developing some burglary skills, would you?

  2. 16/09/2011StickHead says:

    I should warn you that I have fifteen Doberman Pinschers hungry for Gnome flesh in my home.

  3. 17/09/2011Bubble Beast says:

    Where, oh where is Super Sprint or IK+? Would some of the other Bitmap Brothers games Gods, Xennon II or Magic Pockets get a look in?

    Really great to see Push Over in the core. I must do those last 5 levels one day!!

  4. 18/09/2011StickHead says:

    I know, I know! They don’t pop up for sale very often, but as soon as they do (and at the right price) they’ll have pride of place. I find the avatar in Gods to be too slow and clunky, which I guess wouldn’t be a problem if it weren’t for the brutish difficulty and agility of some enemies. It looks and sounds great, though. I think Xenon 2 is one of the most overrated games for 16-bit computers; slow moving, fragile ship with a huge hitbox versus tiny, fast enemies = frustration. The way the designers add challenge with unpredictable unavoidable attack patterns add to the frustration, too. Magic Pockets is pretty cool, I enjoyed the demo. But again the Bitmaps sacrificed fast movement for huge sprites.

    Push Over is great. It has that thing that all great puzzle games have: Curvy Colin the Quaver dog… no, seriously, I mean the moments were you are totally stumped and have a epiphany and suddenly you feel like the cleverest person in the world.

  5. 25/09/2011Bubble Beast says:

    Ah, I agree, but the music and background graphics of Xenon II, so maybe not the gameplay, just watch and listen! Here’s another Bitmap Brothers game – Chaos Engine! Would that make it? (There’s a theme developing here!)
    Other thoughts (non Bitmap Bros. related) – Escape From the Planet of Robot Monsters? New Zealand Story? Flood? Nebulus? Any of those worthy of the Core?

  6. 25/09/2011StickHead says:

    The presentation on all Bitmap Brothers game is excellent, but technical achievements in graphics and sound lose their value over time, whereas the gameplay’s importance never diminishes. Time has not been kind to Xenon 2. Chaos Engine is in the core collection! I used to love playing that with you, though I always felt I was holding you back more than helping. :D

    EftPoRM is a shoo in thanks to the art direction alone; New Zealand Story makes it thanks to its close association with the Bubble Bobble games; Flood makes it on merit of the chicken (when trying to fire the flame thrower, so that’s a yes; and Nebulus, though brutal, is a JMP game, so also a yes.

  7. 26/09/2011Bubble Beast says:

    Oh yes I see it now, third one down oopps! I have no such recollection of being held back, just many (many) hours of fun. We should attempt to complete it together one day.

    I’m glad to see that I’m not too far of the mark with the game suggestions. I guess you’ll be trawling the auction sites for them. Are there any other games that you are desperate to include in the Core Collection?

  8. 26/09/2011StickHead says:

    Super Sprint, IK+ and a non-budget release of Bubble Bobble are top of the list, but there are plenty more. I need to slow down for a bit though, I’ve spent too much recently!

    I’d love to have a serious crack at Choas Engine one day. I think I’m a bit better than I used to be! Patience is definitely key with that game. What have you been playing recently?

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