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Knights of the Round (Vita): COMPLETED

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Or technically, PSP, as it’s part of the PSP Capcom Classics compilation. Although technically technically it’s an arcade game. And one I thought I’d played before, but it seems not.

It’s basically Golden Axe only set in Arthurian legend times. And your character (I was Arthur) levels up, giving you supposedly more powerful attacks (negated by more powerful colour swapped foes) but ever more impressive looking armour.

It was fun, although I missed being able to dash left and right like you can in Golden Axe.

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ugvm Podcast Episode 17

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As a tribute to Zo and his favourite band, this episode is brought to you through the cold November rain. Which doesn’t mean Episode 17 is a bit soggy.

This time round, Toby once more is the only one interested in VR, Kendrick is the only one interested in obscure Japanese RPGs, deKay is the only one playing a game for children, and Zo is the only one playing an actual properly new modern game. It’s a wonder we have anything common, frankly.

We also talk about Xbox voice control, the fallout from Fallout 76, the death of the Steam Link, tariffs on US cars (no, really), the ZX Vega+ (hurrah!) and all these games:

  • SuperHot VR
  • Yoku’s Island Express
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • FIFA 19
  • Doshin the Giant
  • Save Me Mr Tako
  • Pokémon Let’s Go, Eevee!
  • Culdcept Revolt
  • Kromaia Omega
  • Crazy Taxi

And very much more, including some listener questions, Brexit (Kendrick’s fault, sorry, he’s fired), Holly Valance and other nonsense. I mean, enlightened intelligent conversation.

(Direct link here)

TwinBee (Switch): COMPLETED!

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A few years ago, I completed this on the Xbox 360. And now I have completed it on the Switch. As in, the NES game in the NES classics thing.

It’s a decent little vertically scrolling shooter with an odd bell shooting system (shoot bells enough and they go blue, collect a blue one to speed up your ship), and I lost my ship’s arms at one point so couldn’t drop bombs.

After beating the end boss the game loops back to the start, so no credits as such. Still, done.

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TwinBee (Switch): COMPLETED!

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A few years ago, I completed this on the Xbox 360. And now I have completed it on the Switch. As in, the NES game in the NES classics thing.

It’s a decent little vertically scrolling shooter with an odd bell shooting system (shoot bells enough and they go blue, collect a blue one to speed up your ship), and I lost my ship’s arms at one point so couldn’t drop bombs.

After beating the end boss the game loops back to the start, so no credits as such. Still, done.

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Dynamite Dux (MS): COMPLETED!

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Bit of a random choice this. I think I’ve played a demo on the Spectrum once before, but that’s all I know of it.

And it showed, because it took ages for the “hold punch to wind up your attack” mechanic to make sense. Once it did, though, it was a very easy game.

It plays a bit like Double Dragon crossed with Alex Kidd, if Alex was a duck and could pick up machine guns and rocket launchers. Maybe NARC in a cute suit.

Also it had Colonel Sanders in it for some reason. No, you can’t punch him.

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