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Vicariously Retro
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Приєднався 5 гру 2011
A trip down memory lane via retro video games with a mix of modern gaming and 80’s/90’s/00’s pop culture.
Focusing on reviews, memories and opinions from the Atari 2600 to the Nintendo Switch.
All my 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit gaming consoles are hooked up through the Micomsoft Framemeister and are either modded for RGB or they’re natively outputting it for the best possible picture through euroscart cables.
No emulation here, just original hardware.
Focusing on reviews, memories and opinions from the Atari 2600 to the Nintendo Switch.
All my 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit gaming consoles are hooked up through the Micomsoft Framemeister and are either modded for RGB or they’re natively outputting it for the best possible picture through euroscart cables.
No emulation here, just original hardware.
TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist (Sega Genesis) - Has It Aged Better Than Turtles In Time?!
Episode 52 - A retrospective review of the beloved 16-bit Sega Genesis classic, The Hyperstone Heist. Usually labeled as inferior to its SNES counterpart, this amazing beat 'em up gets critiqued mainly due to the fact that it’s constantly compared to a masterpiece. But is there more to this game?! Let's find out!
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Gun.Smoke (NES) - Is Capcom's Wild West Shooter Any Good?!
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Episode 51 - A review of the 8-bit classic and NES staple, Gun.Smoke. This vertically scrolling run and gun video game was released on the NES in 1988 and the gameplay was heavily influenced by the highly successful arcade game, Commando. But how does this game hold up? Is it any good?! Let's take a look! Also, this game is not based off the 1955-1975 TV series, hence the period between the wor...
X-Men 2: Clone Wars - A Sega Genesis Masterpiece?!
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Episode 50 - An in-depth review of the classic 16-bit video game, X-Men 2: Clone Wars. Back in the 80’s and early 90’s, X-Men video games were either subpar or complete garbage, with the exception of the arcade game that was never ported to home consoles and X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse on the SNES. In 1995, Headgames (developer) finally blessed us with a good X-Men release on the Sega Genesis. But...
Jeopardy! (Sega Genesis) - Why I HATE This Game
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Episode 49 - Jeopardy! is a timeless classic that has graced our living rooms for over a half of a century. With any classic TV game show comes the countless variants of the game such as TV spin-offs, board games and of course, video games. Jeopardy! has been ported to pretty much every major console that you can think of, with each version receiving different levels of reception. In this video...
Barkley Shut Up and Jam! (Sega Genesis) - The Underrated Street Ball Version of NBA Jam
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Episode 48 - A slam dunk or an air ball? Let's take a look at Charles Barkley's underrated street ball version of NBA Jam. Basketball video games experienced a renaissance during the early 1990's largely due in part to NBA Jam's incredible success in the arcades. With any successful video game, of course, comes the avalanche of clones. Coming off of his impressive 1993 NBA campaign, Charles Bar...
Ice Hockey (NES) - Nintendo's Masterpiece That Changed Hockey Games Forever
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Episode 47 - A review of the NES classic, Nintendo's Ice Hockey. Before the release of this game, good hockey video games were pretty much nonexistent. Did this game change it all?! Is this just as good as Blades of Steel?! Let's find out!
Columns (Sega Genesis) - Is This Game Better Than Tetris?!
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Episode 46 - A review of Sega’s all-time classic puzzle game, Columns. Does this game hold up today? Is it better than Tetris? Does it deserve to be included in every Sega Genesis compilation out there? Let’s find out!
Wimbledon Championship Tennis (Sega Genesis) - Aces Or A Massive Deuce?!
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Episode 45 - A swing and a miss? Sega Genesis is well known for its amazing sports titles, outshining the Super Nintendo in that genre... but Tennis was one of the few sports that didn't produce a true masterpiece title for the Sega Genesis (e.g. NBA Jam, NHL '94/'95, World Series Baseball '95/'96, etc). But does that mean that this game is subpar? Let's find out!
Donkey Kong Classics (NES) - Was The Missing Cement Factory Level A Big Deal?!
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Episode 44 - The arcade games Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. needs no introduction. They're the Godfather of the platformer genre. Due to their insane popularity in the arcade, it was a no-brainer to port these games over to the NES/Famicom. At the time of their release, these ports were by far the best for home consoles, blowing away other ports, especially the Atari 2600 one. An amazing comp...
Frogger (Sega Genesis) - Is It Hard To Beat George Costanza's High Score From Seinfeld?!
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Episode 43 - Although this 1981 classic arcade game is easy to pick up and play... don't be fooled, because this game becomes extremely difficult it the later stages. By stage 11, you're going to need a perfect combination of Mountain Dew and mozzarella, and just the right amount of grease on the joystick… just like George Costanza. But just how hard is it to beat George's high score of 860,630...
Should You Collect For The Sega Genesis?
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Episode 42 - With prices rising steadily with no signs of slowing down… is it worth collecting for the Sega Genesis in 2024 still? Also, what makes a collection a collection? 10 games? 50? 500? Let’s discuss!
Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball (Sega Genesis) - Does This Game Deserve More Love?!
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Episode 41 - Cal Ripken Jr. is gloves down one of the greatest shortstops of all-time. But how does this video game compare to his amazing career? Is it just as good?! Does this forgotten sports title serve The Iron Man's career any justice? Let's find out!
SEGA AGES Virtua Racing (Nintendo Switch) - A Perfect Arcade Port?!
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Episode 40 - Hailed as the Godfather of 3D racing, Virtua Racing was a 1992 timeless arcade classic that comes back alive on the Nintendo Switch via the Sega Ages series with a fresh coat of paint. But how does this version hold up? Is it a worthy arcade port? Is it better than the 1992 arcade version?! Let's find out!
Thunder Force II (Sega Genesis) - TechnoSoft’s Forgotten Gem
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Episode 39 - Countdown 3, 2, 1, and we have liftoff! Houston, we have a successful launch title for the Sega Genesis! Released in August 1989 as one of the 6 launch titles for the Sega Genesis (along with Altered Beast, Last Battle, Space Harrier II, Super Thunder Blade and Tommy Lasorda Baseball), this game was hands down the best launch title out of the bunch (in my opinion, of course). But a...
Rolling Thunder 2 (Sega Genesis) - A Perfect Arcade Port?!
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Episode 38 - This ain't your Fred Durst type of rolling, this is a review of the 16-bit arcade classic, Rolling Thunder 2. Released by Namco in 1991, this awesome side-scrolling run n' gun arcade port has aged like a fine wine. Is it worth picking up for your Sega Genesis today? Let's take a look and find out!
Life On Earth (Sega Genesis) - Reviewing the new game for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive!
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Life On Earth (Sega Genesis) - Reviewing the new game for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive!
R.B.I. Baseball (NES) - Why People STILL Love This Game
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R.B.I. Baseball (NES) - Why People STILL Love This Game
Neo Contra (PS2) - An Underrated Gem?!
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Neo Contra (PS2) - An Underrated Gem?!
Batman Returns (SNES) - Konami's Forgotten Gem
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Batman Returns (SNES) - Konami's Forgotten Gem
NHL '94 (Sega Genesis) - The Greatest NHL Video Game of All Time?
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NHL '94 (Sega Genesis) - The Greatest NHL Video Game of All Time?
Batsugun (Sega Saturn) - The Godfather of the Bullet Hell Genre
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Batsugun (Sega Saturn) - The Godfather of the Bullet Hell Genre
Grind Stormer - The Hardest Sega Genesis Shmup?!
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Grind Stormer - The Hardest Sega Genesis Shmup?!
NFL Blitz (N64) - The Greatest Football Game Ever?!
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NFL Blitz (N64) - The Greatest Football Game Ever?!
True Lies - A Sega Genesis Masterpiece?!
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True Lies - A Sega Genesis Masterpiece?!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) - Retrospective Review
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) - Retrospective Review
Kung Fu (NES) - A Fantastic Arcade Port!
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Kung Fu (NES) - A Fantastic Arcade Port!
College Football's National Championship (Sega Genesis) - A Solid Football Game
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College Football's National Championship (Sega Genesis) - A Solid Football Game
Ristar (Sega Genesis) - Sega’s Underrated Masterpiece
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Ristar (Sega Genesis) - Sega’s Underrated Masterpiece
I agree. This was the best super hero game as a kid. The first xmen wowsers that was a drag. Hit reset when you get to mojo blew my mind. "reset the system now"
What do you have plugged in to the conroller ports?
Damn, been a while. The beard works😘
You need to get redpilled fast tho... Youre comments about getting laid with the highschool girl you had a crush on in highschool long after highschool aka when shes done getting blown out by chad and now sees you as the Beta Bob who will pay her bills and pay for her B@stard children she had with other dudes was cringe .... I gues if you like used and loose women who see you as an ATM and will divorce you once chad comes back around for a romp stay blue pilled...but take it from a woman your mindset is gonna end you up single with alimony and child support while your ex "dreamgirl" ends up with your home in the divorce and you in your car while you oay for everyhting and she sucks chad off in YOUR home lol.....(And no im not going off the 1 comment you made a lot of blue pill beta bob jokes revealing your mindset through the whole video )
Have you seen the economy ? I definitely still have to choose which one to go with lol..... But i grew up with hyperstone heist because i had the sega genesis growing up... Didnt get an snes for quite some time after... The next systems came out and i prefer the sega version to this day.
Haha yea, good point. Sega for the win! 🤘🏻
My cousin's and I grew up loving the X-Men, the cards, the cartoons, the games way before the movies. However this caused more fights than Mortal Kombat playing it 2 player together. Still loved it, it's whatever. Gaming rule number one just like my brother, always blame the controller.
Haha yea same. Loved the 90’s cartoon
Umm no. It gets a lot of nostalgia points for the ability to ko Wayne Gretzky and it is one of the early NHL sponsored games. Those who know and like hockey say Mario lemieuix actually plays faster and would be more popular if it had an NHL license.
Bro, no one says that lol. Don’t get me wrong, I love Mario Lemieux hockey a lot, but NHL ‘94 is better
@VicariouslyRetro I really don't know. That's what I've heard from a few league hockey players I know who are also avid gamers. And I've heard that repeatedly by a UA-camr square pegs. I was interested in collecting more of the early celebrity endorsed genesis sports games so his video popped up during my searching.
@ I watch his videos too. He did a ranking on Genesis hockey games. He literally scored NHL ‘94 an S (the best) and gave Mario Lemieux hockey a A. He put NHL '94 ahead of it
I expected most people would put 94 above lemieuix but I've heard most game tubers completely shit on lemieuix. This is the first game tuber who considers it actually good along with some of the things I heard before from some unexpected folks. I watched your video for a reason, I didn't comment out of the blue.
@ yea it’s annoying that people shit on that game. I enjoy it. Sucks it didn’t have an NHL license, but it’s such a great arcade style game. I plan on doing a video about it down the road, but I’ll always keep NHL ‘94 in my Mount Rushmore of Sega Genesis games
I remeber this one omg nostalgia. I wish , I still had my sega.
Haha right? Glad I always kept mine
Maybe my fav game ever!!
It’s up there for me. Love this game
In "Ice Hockey," I always picked 1 fat guy, 1 medium size guy, and 2 skinny(fast guys)
Solid choice!
@VicariouslyRetro thank you
Mama brought me and my little brother a sega genesis and she brought x men 2 clone wars with it....we didnt want to go to school the next morning. ..Thanks mom.
What an amazing game to get with the console
Upvote for Mentos.
Haha 🤙🏻
I was going to go this route until I seen the cost of the mod board... no thank you
Yea it’s not cheap
That X-Men game was so great. I think that would be great if they make a remastered version with up to date graphics and more animations.
It would be epic. Perfect game for the Nintendo switch too
It really is best one of the best 16 bit games.
Agreed!
Joke's on you! Now, we can play an arcade perfect port of 'The Punisher' on 'Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection'!
Haha yup, that joke aged poorly lol
This is a top 10 Sega game
Agreed, bro. It’s easily in my top 10
The need to bring it back! The way nightcrawler used his powers blew my 12 Year old mind🤯
Making a sequel would be awesome. Perfect game for the Nintendo switch
That game was nice and super difficult!
For sure!
Pshhh, I beat this game on LEVEL 20. Lol. 🐢 Nice vid.
Hahaha thanks, man. This game crushed my soul as a kid
Where can I purchase ?
There’s DIY kits available online. Google it, although they’re usually sold out. Or you can buy an already modded console on eBay. This is pretty expensive And uncommon
You are so right about the other two games being inferior. The Spider-Man and X-Men game was ok, despite that each characters level was just like a compilation of mini-games. I was never able to beat that game completely. The original X-Men game was cool, but not nearly as cool as Clone Wars, possibly the best side-scrolling X-Men game ever, only paling in comparison, IMHO, to the X-Men Arcade game, which I absolutely loved as a child.
Totally agree, man. Those games weren’t bad, but compared to Clone Wars, they’re inferior. And yes, clone wars is definitely the best side scrolling X-Men game ever.
It is much shorter than Super Metroid - about 5-6 hours of actual gameplay, where you spend 3 hours grinding for upgrades. The map is like one fifth of Super Metroid and the story was kinda predictible. I enjoyed it while it lasted, but it was way too short and artificially prolonged by absurd amounts of enemies.
Yea absolutely. It’s def a poor man’s super Metroid, for sure. I liked this game a lot, but it could’ve been so much more
Now this game is coming to the switch
Is it? Through the online service?
@ it comes out towards the end of this month I believe. It’s a collection called the acclaim sports collection I believe. This is one of the games on it. It’s 20 bucks. I saw it on the switch e shop last night for upcoming games.
@ it’s coming out late January. Part of a retro sports collection. 20 bucks for the collection. I use to play this game all the time as a kid.
@@Jordonarkyn oh really? What other games are on it? I haven’t heard about it yet.
@@VicariouslyRetro ummm…. Hardball one and two. A winter and summer Olympics. And shut up and jam. But I think they took out Barkley. Bc it’s called hoops shut up and jam. Not Barkley. And in the phoenix team it looks like Barkley. But a different name now
The only change I've seen with newer NHL games is they've made them unnecessarily complicated with all the timed button combos and weak hits. That's just my opinion.
Yea exactly. They’re still “fun”, but too complicated is accurate AF
Lol I remember this. I used to troll my brother and abuse one timers, until he would end up fighting me IRL Edit: Hahaha I posted this comment before even starting the video. It seems we had very similar childhoods
Hahaha amazing. Game brings back such great memories
Ohhhh Baby! XD
😁
Damn, just gonna breeze past gambit like that? It was hard enough getting him on Deadpool lol. Nah Wolverine and Gambits my go to, then Nightcrawler. Gambits reach is further than cyclopes, in some cases reaching through walls. But also being able to shoot around the screen. His dash kick gets him across certain platforms. Although I will say I liked Cyclopes'. Used to spam his dash kicks kinda gliding your way down. Loved that game. And dope vid.
Thanks, bro! Haha yea, I love gambit in terms of the comics, but I never used him heavily in the game. Not sure why. Maybe cause his run was slow. And it’s funny because whenever I played with him, I always enjoyed it, but I was felt more comfortable with wolverine and nightcrawler.
Do it have done tons of mods but I can't find a reason to spend $xxx.xx on an pixel FX or something. I got an adapter off aliexpress for 6$ shipped and imo it looks fantastic.
Yep, those controllers are garbage. The same thing happened to me when I tried showing my nephews how to play Sonic the hedgehog. I was so bad they made fun of me, and said I sucked. I was so agitated that afterwards that I went home busted out the system with a wired controller and played it start to finish to prove to myself that I still had it.
Hahaha dude, for real. The same thing happened to me a while ago with my nephews and nieces. I was like I swear to God I used to crush this game. Of course with my set up, my chairs are like 10 feet away from the TV so using wired controllers is so impractical now.
The game I was playing was Gunstar Heroes
Swingers!
My favorite genesis game for sure
It’s def up there for me. My favorite is NHL 94, but this is definitely high up on the list
To me, this is the first sports game I could actually consider "good". A lot of sports/board games in video game format are known for soul-crushing AI, only controlling one guy at a time against a team of twelve unusually competent AIs, and unexplained rules. This one is actually pretty easy to understand, the controls are simple, and you'll find yourself in control at all times. This is hockey, not football. Let's also not forget that despite there being six teams, there are only three teams anyone cares about: USA, Canada, and Soviet Russia. I always go for Canada and its default team.
Well said, my man! This game was so groundbreaking for its time
This game was so awesome
Agreed 🤝
One of the best X-Men and also one of the best Sega Genesis games ever.
Amen, bro!
How many stupid sexual references can you fit in this video? Too many, especially when they’re not clever or funny.
Juegazo el Wimbledon!
Nice! 🤘🏻
My favourite was Cyclops they did his optic blast nice
Yea it was very satisfying weapon
Bossa Nova?! Chevy Nova??
I hope they come up with a marvel retro collection that would be superb😊
Man that would be epic. Would be awesome for the Switch too
I still believe this sequel is better than X-Men mutant apocalypse
Same!
It is a great X-Men game, I always enjoyed playing it back in the day on Sega Genesis. Though it always picks a random X-Man (or woman) at the beginning, it was a stellar game at the time. And X-Men Legends 1&2 are fantastic also. I do miss the classic days of 16-bit gaming but, things do get revolutionized, as gaming consoles have. For the better.
I’ve been meaning to play legends for some time now. Heard they’re great. And yes, well said
So, i dont know how common this is because i never see anyone mention it, but if you dont press any button when the game starts. The tank won't kill any of the characters, and after a short time, the game will go to the title screen and then play a demo like most other games of the time. If you keep letting it happen, you'll go through like 5 different demos. It's a great opportunity to listen to the ballin theme of the game.
Ah didn’t know that, pretty cool!
Damn…your Genesis collection kinda gave me an adamantium boner. 😂 BUT, I actually really liked the first X-Men game. I think it was because you could play as Gambit.
The eight bit version is better than the sixteen: both the Game Gear and Master System versions ARE OBJECTIVELY BETTER in terms of gameplay -not a matter of opinion. If you love the Genesis version, you'll love the 8 bit versions more.
Been meaning to play the master system version. You’re not the first person to say it’s better than the Genesis. Thanks
The problem is that the arcade game was so much worse than the NES and Famicom versions. There should be a single ancient Latin term for whenever that happens. Give me ten years to work on it and I'll get back to you.
The arcade version can be played on the PS2 Capcom arcade disc: you'll be disappointed if you haven't been disappointed already.
Haha I actually own that ps2 game. But I did play Gun.Smoke a lot in the arcade. I do love it but I gotta agree with you, the NES version is amazing. I would rather play the NES version, for sure
"Eat my ass" 😂 i say that all the time. Subbed
🤣🤘🏻
Fellow Devils fan here too👍Like many Jersey Hockey fans I used to like the flyers. After the Lindros Stevens thing i thought id always hate the devils. But then NBC-comcast bought the flyers. The woke fascism soon followed (getting rid of the kate smith statue, canceling Junior Flyer outings to Trump Golf courses, "pride nights". No more woke flyers for me. They can move for all i care now🙂
That was an awesome rivalry back in the 90’s. And yea, no need for that nonsense in sports. No hockey fan cares about that crap lol
This game had a glitch. If you did a straight pass towards the goalie at Center Ice Emblem it would go right through the 5-hole of the goalie. It wouldnt work everytime but we had to ban it during games because it would happen so often. Great times😊
Haha yea I remember doing that during a shootout. Hitting the b button while facing straight at the goalie. Amazing
@@VicariouslyRetro yup it was a 5-hole goal at least half the time. Just like we outlawed curve balls in baseball games we had to outlaw the cheap "half-rink goal pass" 🥅😆
@ haha yup. The good old days of couch co-op/vs
If you studied hockey by just playing NHL 94 you would think Jeremy Roenick is better that Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux combined😅 Great times😁
Haha yup. Roenick was a God in this game and ‘93