Action 52

Just finished watching The Angry Video Game Nerd's video on Action 52. Nothing sucks me back into game collecting then his stuff. Anyway, this video is a bit different then the rest in the way that he sticks with it through all 52 different games... well, 51. He is saving the 52nd for another video I suppose. And rightly so.

There is much written on Active Enterprises. Click on the link for a good one. Searching around I found full text of the manual. It's pretty funny to read the descriptions of the games. Here is a taste. Each sentence is from a different game. I'm just mixing them up randomly, because it really doesn't matter.

It's the last of the dragon wars.

The pasta has gotten out of control, destroying all terrible occupants and establishments. They are destroying everything and the only way to save the wildlife is to break the dam and let the water free. You have right and left thrusters.

Old man winter is at the top and is your goal, but it keeps snowing and he's blowing. Harder than it sounds. There is a black hole and on the other side are all your space dreams. It seems like your in the land of the giants. They're not human. They are everywhere. Using your tanks you must avoid the mine fields set by the evil army of Satan Hosain.

Brainy has his own robots and it's not going to be easy.

Ready your weapons and fire!

Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja

It's Sunday, which means it's time for games, Dudes, Ninjas, laundry and Dragons. Ninja Dragons. Damnit, Dragon Ninjas (I'm still searching for dragons that have ninja abilities, that'd be pretty 'bad'). When I get the chance I peruse the net for game titles that spark an interest. Usually, it is a game that I don't recognize. Like "Liberty or Death" on the Genesis or "Kings Bounty". Not today however. I'm in for Bad Dudes verses the Dragon Ninja on the NES. I remember the game in the arcade simply as Bad Dudes, however, you do fight ninjas so the official title makes it all the more fun. This game as reached a sort of following because of the basic story; the president has been kidnapped by ninjas (I think we can all agree that there was a ninja problem in the '80s). The arcade version states that president "Ronnie" has been kidnapped, btw.

The NES port is barely playable. The flickering is atrocious, but I play on anyway to get to the famous ending. Bad Dudes the arcade game was a satisfying game because, even as a kid pumping quarters in to the cabinet, you can beat it. On the NES port the hit detection is poor and you can't play it two player (which is what made the arcade version fun). I miss the days when this kind of game was acceptable. I credit that to Rambo and Predator movies.

Anyway, find it, play it and have burgers with the president.