Thursday 31 August 2017

33 kirby planet robobot - 5-6 versus purple dedede clones

Dear Readers,

Another boss encounter with Susie! She made another dramatic entrance by singing about her favourite evil alien corporation. Then she revealed her latest invention, a big purple clone of King Dedede!

Wednesday 30 August 2017

32 kirby planet robobot - 5-5 another train level :D

Dear Readers,

5-5 is another train level! Yay! It starts on the roof where I get blown back to the back of the carriage. Better off inside! The music is a metallic futuristic standard Kirby theme.

Monday 28 August 2017

Sunday 27 August 2017

7 asterix - round vii lost in egypt like eejits

Dear Readers,

We left Greece meaning to go to Rome, but ended up in Egypt like eejits! "I believe we are lost!" Obelix says.

Saturday 26 August 2017

6 asterix - round vi crossing the mediterranean

Dear Readers,

Instead of turning around when we got to Greece, we continued across the Mediterranean, thinking Rome might've been on the other side!

Friday 25 August 2017

5 asterix - round v - ending up in greece

Dear Readers,

We were supposed to go to Rome, but we ended up in Greece! Obelix wondered if we took a wrong turn. We did indeed.

Thursday 24 August 2017

4 asterix - round iv going south

Dear Readers,

We headed south at least, though it looked like we were bypassing the Italian peninsula...

Wednesday 23 August 2017

3 asterix - round iii in the snowy mountains

Dear Readers,

Round III took place in the snowy mountains, possibly the Alps. Some nice upbeat music here.

Tuesday 22 August 2017

2 asterix - city rooftops and castle

Dear Readers,

The next stage was an autoscroller and took place on the rooftops of an urban setting.

Monday 21 August 2017

1 asterix - sega master system version

Dear Readers,

I gave this a go recently. SEGA made a couple of their own Asterix games so I was curious to see what they were like.

Sunday 20 August 2017

49 final fantasy explorers - resonating at last! online co-op with joseph and nova

Dear Readers,

This time Joseph was EL 337 Blue Mage, Nova was EL 193 Knight and I was EL 146 Monk. I was having some trouble with the internet but it went back to normal eventually.

Saturday 19 August 2017

Friday 18 August 2017

3 monster hunter stories - learning the battle system

Dear Readers,

Now it was time for a bit of adventure with Navirou on Velocidrome's back running along with me. Not sure where my other two buddies were.

Thursday 17 August 2017

2 monster hunter stories - my rite of kinship

Dear Readers,

It was a year after the attack of the Nargacuga and it was time for my Rite of Kinship where I got to become a true Rider.

Wednesday 16 August 2017

1 monster hunter stories - trying out the demo

Dear Readers,

This demo was just released recently and it looks quite different to the other Monster Hunter games, so I thought I'd give it a go. No usage limit so that's nice!

Monday 14 August 2017

46 final fantasy explorers - online co-op with joseph, nova and grant

Dear Readers,

At this point Joseph was EL 334 White Mage, Nova was EL 189 Samurai and I was EL 142 Monk. Our friend Grant joined us too!

Saturday 12 August 2017

44 final fantasy explorers - online co-op with nova and joseph with his new nintendo 2ds xl

Dear Readers,

At this point Joseph was EL 331 White Mage, Nova was EL 187 Samurai and I was EL 140 Monk. Joseph bought the just released New Nintendo 2DS XL after the Circle Pad on his old one broke, so we were back in action!

Friday 11 August 2017

Thursday 10 August 2017

30 kirby planet robobot - 5-3 hidden waddle dee graffiti artists

Dear Readers,

Now for the giant screw building of this area! This time they just give you a Warpstar to use to get up to the door if you want. This stage has floor tile hazards. You can observe the patterns as they come in from the background.

Wednesday 9 August 2017

29 kirby planet robobot - 5-2 secret casino window

Dear Readers,

It's another casino level! Watch out for the giant billiard balls! The Stone ability is very handy as they can't hurt you when you use it.

Tuesday 8 August 2017

28 kirby planet robobot - 5-1 screaming at giant turtles

Dear Readers,

Now for area 5, Rhythm Route! This area takes place in another urban area but at night. The music for the map is a chirpy electronic chime which also suits a nighttime urban setting.

Monday 7 August 2017

27 kirby planet robobot - 4-7ex groovy dream land 3 bonus music returns!

Dear Readers,

This level starts off nicely with a rendition of Gourmet Race and a Rube Goldberg mechanism with batteries :)

Sunday 6 August 2017

26 kirby planet robobot - 4-6 versus mecha knight

Dear Readers,

Susie appears again! This time she's being all sweet but then sics Meta Knight... er... I mean Mecha Knight on me.

Saturday 5 August 2017

25 kirby planet robobot - 4-5 bomb drone puzzle fun

Dear Readers,

On the map this level has those big swinging hammers on display. They're certainly here and it's another factory level.

Friday 4 August 2017

24 kirby planet robobot - 4-4 kabula returns!

Dear Readers,

4-4 is the giant screw building of this area. It's also another Jet Mode shmup/stg stage.

Thursday 3 August 2017

23 kirby planet robobot - 4-3 pyramid battery factory

Dear Readers,

4-3 takes place in some kind of vast factory. Check out all the awesome pyramids, their seams all lit up and mechanised! Lots of conveyor belts here too. I would have to guess that they're producing batteries, as there are a lot of puzzles here based on them.

Wednesday 2 August 2017

22 kirby planet robobot - 4-2 guiding poison clouds

Dear Readers,

4-2 is quite windy with the propellers everywhere! Also a great place to use the Poison ability, as you can make attack clouds travel through obstacles along the wind.

Tuesday 1 August 2017

21 kirby planet robobot - 4-1 punching giant metal logs

Dear Readers,

Onward to Gigabyte Grounds! Area 4 is set in a desert. The map has various industrial elements associated with deserts such as structures that look like oil rigs, though some look like food blenders! The theme's instrumentation consists of sitar plucking and clanking and echoing metallic sounds, conveying the atmosphere of being all serious and industrial in the scorching heat.