While we already know the real reason his name is «Donkey,» we still enjoyed Smosh Games «parody of Nintendo's big lug of an ape, and his rise to fame from his early 8 -
bit arcade days.
Not exact matches
Today's Badge
Arcade may feel a
bit underwhelming, with many of the games featured for
days on it have now disappeared, leaving us with only a few choices.
And while my luck with Badge
Arcade is a
bit gated (because some badges are intentionally buried and require multiple free - plays on the same
day in order to get them), it's still been a lot of fun whenever I can get things to work the way they «should».
Shadow Archery is an endless
arcade styled light gun shooter inspired by 8 -
bit games of the
day.
Even Vlambeer, the master of
bite - sized 2D
arcade titles like Luftrausers and Ridiculous Fishing, wouldn't release its popular commercial debut, Super Crate Box, until two
days after Super Meat Boy arrived on XBLA.
The original Killer Instinct was the best looking
arcade game when it came out by far, Donkey Kong country was the best looking 16
bit game by far, and Conker's Bad Fur
Day was the best looking N64 game by far.
During the
days - gone - by era of 16 -
bit and
arcade gaming, co-op beat - em - up games like Golden Axe, Bad Dudes, Final Fight, X-Men, Aliens vs Predator, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, to name just a few, ruled not only the
arcade, but the home as well.
Some of the outposts and assault missions I've seen in these early
days have been pretty good, and you'll earn some cash and perk points to take back into the campaign, but after 20 hours of finishing Far Cry 5 and messing around a
bit with some
arcade maps, I'm just not sure that I need an infinite array of mini Far Cry levels.
You have to wonder what early 80's
arcade dwellers would have made of this stuff — it is light years away from the simple 8 -
bit games of the
day.
Sol Divide may actually ring a bell for the more eagle - eyed PS1 fans of the
day, because this got a release on the 32 -
bit machine internationally not too long after it was released in Japanese
arcades.
Upon first glance, Way of the Passive Fist looks like a throwback to the
days of 16 -
bit, quarter - munching
arcade brawlers.
Castlevania's audience has been dwindling a
bit over the years, as it suffered from the problem fighting games and
arcade shooters in
days of old.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (PS3 / XBox 360)-- August 10 www.ubi.com/US/Games/Info.aspx?pId=8847 Arriving a few
days ahead of the feature film, «Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game» is a love letter to games from the 8 -
bit and
arcade eras.
Instead, it's more of a retro gaming compilation, a
bit like the old Midway
Arcade Treasures games back in the
day.