tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269928552009-04-17T19:39:13.469-05:00If you love listening to someone ramble on about video games, you're in the right place.Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.netBlogger425125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-28420351533348491032009-04-17T18:54:00.003-05:002009-04-17T19:39:09.902-05:00

Well my Muchi Muchi Pork PCB Kit finally arrived today. I have to say, of all the Cave shooter kits I own, this own in by far and away the most unique. It comes with the usual set of items. Tri-fold marquee, Instruction marquee, control panel sticker, PCB, and the Dip sheet. Now comes the cool stuff. Not only do you get a CD with the musical track from the game, but you also get this little pink

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My Deathsmiles PCB Kit actually came in about three weeks ago, but as I mentioned earlier, the site fusion we did with Nintendo Life took a bit more work than we expected, so I haven't posted on the blog in awhile. As you can see, the Deathsmiles kit has some nice artwork in it, not to mention one hell of an intense and gothic shooter. After playing the game for some time, I was planning on

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-54819232935747425102009-04-16T01:39:00.003-05:002009-04-16T01:51:00.978-05:00

To say that my back catalog of new games I still need to play is mounting would be a serious understatement. In fact below is a list of games that I've bought recently that I still haven't even taken out of the shrink wrap yet.Chrono Trigger (DS)Dragon Quest V (DS)Final Fantasy IV (DS)de Blob (Wii)Loco Roco 2 (PSP)So that's basically five games, three of which are lengthy RPGs, that I still need

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The Cave pcb kits come with a variety of items if you buy them brand new. You get a tri-fold cardboard poster, a marquee instruction sheet, a control panel instruction sticker, a dip sheet, the pcb Jamma board, and a set of pcb feet and screws. It all comes nice and tidy in a cardboard box. You'll even occasionally get other stuff like full-size posters, keychains, or even game soundtrack CDs. I

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-8679657966511548462009-02-05T02:45:00.003-06:002009-02-05T03:00:49.188-06:00

Well I finally got around to snapping some pics of the Seimitsu LS-32-01 joystick I installed into my Egret 2 cabinet. While the Sanwa stick was nice, there is no better stick for shmups than the Seimitsu. For those who've emailed asking what buttons I used, they're still Sanwa 30mm buttons. The Seimitsu buttons are a bit too clicky and sensitive for my liking with shooters. In truth, you just

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-56402414503150973392009-01-25T22:35:00.004-06:002009-01-25T23:02:21.299-06:00

Anyone that's followed the blog knows that I'm a huge fan of the Sanwa JLF joystick. When I completely redid my Neo Geo Candy cabinet, it was one of the first things I bought for it. There isn't another arcade joystick out there that's as smooth as the Sanwa JLF. And while I'll take the Sanwa JLF with just about any genre of game, when it comes to shooters, there is a better option if you, like

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Here's the pic I promised of the cabinet with the new yellow joystick and buttons. I also paints the access panel door and coin catcher with a fresh coat of white paint. Looks much better now. I'm going to touch up the small white metal clasps that hold the clear control panel stickers tomorrow and then I'll put in the Ibara control sticker and marquee. I want to get all of the painting and

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-44908336084608708202009-01-16T03:15:00.002-06:002009-01-16T03:24:24.444-06:00

I got a few emails about the size comparison between the new Egret 2 and my older Neo Candy 25 cabinet. In truth the Egret 2 is quite a bit bigger. It's about 5 inches taller, but the biggest different is the width from the wall to the front of the cabinet. This Egret 2 sticks out quite a bit farther from the wall.I ordered some new yellow Sanwa pushbuttons and a yellow joystick ball top to go

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-30682877174821594112009-01-15T00:27:00.003-06:002009-01-15T00:38:06.577-06:00

Actually it arrived a few days ago, but I've been busy working on WiiWare World stuff and I haven't had a chance to mess with it yet. I finally got a little time tonight and got it all set up and popped in my Gunbird 2 pcb and played a little. I'll say this, if you're a shooter fan, especially of the Vertical persuasion, you've got to get one of these arcade cabinets that allow you to situate the

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-50092900982641478882008-12-20T22:46:00.002-06:002008-12-20T23:11:45.508-06:00

For those of you out there who don't already know, Cave is porting their gothic arcade shooter DeathSmiles to the Xbox 360 in Japan. The game represents only the second horizontal shooter from Cave and is unlike anything else they've developed before. The spooky theme of the game, not to mention the manic game play, gives the game a very unique look and feel to it. Considering the arcade PCB

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-24460635778534999322008-12-19T22:16:00.003-06:002008-12-19T22:32:14.258-06:00

Well you're probably wondering what all the shooter posts are for. In truth I didn't want to post about this until I knew for sure I could get my hands on one, but now that it's a done deal, I figured I'd let the cab out of the bag. As anyone who reads my blog knows, I'm a huge shooter fan. While many of these shooters are readily available on consoles, the vertical shooters on the consoles

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I can still remember getting this game for my birthday along with a Commodore 64 disk drive. In the game you take on the role of the prince and you've got to pilot your magic carpet through the psychedelic space tunnels in order to reach the sacred gongs. Here you'll meet up with the genie of the lamp and have to recreate the musical gong notes he lays out for you. While the gong sequences start

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It wasn't until I purchased the Saturn shooter Soukyugurentai Otokuyo that I was introduced to the amazing Battle Garegga. After spending more hours than I'd like to admit trying to tackle the brutally tough Soukyugurentai, I finally needed a break and tried out the demo of Battle Garegga that came on the Soukyugurentai disc. After about 2 minutes I knew I had to have it. About the only roadblock

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-63122949593990311732008-12-09T00:30:00.005-06:002008-12-09T11:31:59.019-06:00

Now here's a game that I discovered by sheer accident. Having put off purchasing a Japanese Playstation 2 console for about as long as I possibly could, I finally broke down and bought one after seeing this game in a YouTube video. I had seen mentions of it several times, but for some reason I never took the time to actually do some research on the game. After seeing a link to the YouTube video I

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There are very few shooters out there that can humble you quite like Dodonpachi. Cave has long been known for putting the "Hell" in Bullet Hell and Dodonpachi is one of the toughest games out there. The game lulls you into a false sense of security during the first level and then begins throwing everything including the kitchen sink at you. You'll be seeing bullets in your sleep after a few hours

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-71758444809851553352008-12-08T23:04:00.004-06:002008-12-09T01:46:57.597-06:00

I got caught up in the middle of an argument...err I mean discussion regarding the shoot 'em up genre recently and I finally realized just how divided many shooter fans have become over the years. While there are plenty of fans of the bullet hell or manic shooter genre, there are also quite a few shooter fans that absolutely hate these games and consider them to be a mockery of the shooter genre

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-75386811076802852252008-12-05T00:19:00.004-06:002008-12-05T08:55:23.289-06:00

For those of you out there who haven't been following the upcoming Sega RPG "World of Destruction" here's a little rundown. The game is being developed by Image Epoch, creators of the Luminous Arc series of Nintendo DS strategy RPGs. But there are also three key members from the original Xenogears development squad who are also involved including writer Masato Kato, character designer Kunihiko

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Since we're rapidly approaching the four year anniversary of the Sony PSP system's release in Japan on December 12, 2004, I thought it would be a good time to take a look back at the system and its rise to popularity over the past three years. There's certainly no denying that Nintendo's DS system has been quite a bit more popular than the Sony PSP, but you have to give the PSP some credit. It's

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-21594956081271113172008-11-05T20:40:00.002-06:002008-11-05T20:48:07.405-06:00

I still remember the hell I caught when I posted a blog entry stating that Star Ocean: First Departure was coming to the US. I can't count the number of emails I got telling me that there was no way this game would be coming to the US since the Super Famicom original never made it stateside. Well now that the game has been released here in the US, I'd like to thank all of those who tried to save

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-90567612912630992008-11-04T21:54:00.003-06:002008-11-04T22:05:22.479-06:00

After putting a couple of hours into the Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts demo on Xbox Live Arcade, I have to say that all of my fears have been put to rest about the game making such avid use of vehicles. I was initially a bit skeptical about how these vehicles would affect the overall game play, but once I had a chance to sit down with it and see how it played into the overall scheme of things, I

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-84005664463601516012008-11-04T21:32:00.002-06:002008-11-04T21:42:05.591-06:00

It goes without saying that if you lock-on Sonic 3 to this game it forms what I consider to be one of the finest overall Sonic experiences you can get. That being said, I'm going to rate this one as a solo act just based on its outstanding platforming experience and some of the best Sonic levels ever made. Who could forget the second level of Sandopolis with all of the ghosts and light switches.

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-25144940887477833392008-11-04T21:08:00.002-06:002008-11-04T21:37:25.104-06:00

I was already a huge fan of the Phantasy Star games when this last 16-bit Phantasy Star title hit the Genesis console, but nothing could prepare me for the epic quest and overall impressive rpg experience offered up by Phantasy Star IV. After a slight detour in Phantasy Star III, I was thrilled to see Sega take the game back to its roots and make just enough improvements to end the series with a

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-45478809523199685032008-11-04T01:04:00.002-06:002008-11-04T01:17:41.849-06:00

I've long been a big Cotton fan, but it wasn't until a few years ago that someone turned me onto the Mega Drive import Panorama Cotton. While the game is a Cotton release, it takes a very different approach with the shooting action present in the game. Instead of the traditional side-scrolling shooter, Panorama Cotton takes a page out of Space Harrier's book and puts Cotton into a first

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-43272835157394956942008-11-02T22:34:00.003-06:002008-11-02T22:44:51.424-06:00

It goes without saying that the original Sonic the Hedgehog is still one of the greatest 16-bit era games ever made. While I love all of the 16-bit Sonic titles, the original still holds a special place in my heart and my video game collection, even all these years later. I still drag this game out quite often and play through it again just for fun. I remember making my family drive all over the

Corbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375920845273977946corbie@classicnet.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26992855.post-53797034899864605292008-10-22T15:06:00.003-05:002008-10-22T20:31:37.932-05:00

I wasn't a big strategy game fan back during the 16-bit era, but after really getting into the Fire Emblem games on the Game Boy Advance, I finally went back and bought Shining Force II for my Genesis console and found out what an outstanding title it really was. Great strategy-style combat and an enthralling story line to pull it all together. While I'd still recommend Shining Force CD slightly

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