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Great Moments in Multiplayer Gaming: Super Dodge Ball (NES)
The best part of Super Dodge Ball is that you can cheat. Sanctioned or not, and one assumes it is if you’re playing in high profile locations such as near the Statue of Liberty, you can literally get away with murder. The rules, what remains of them, are simple. There is a court split down the [...]
Continue reading...Multiplayergames’ Digital Dojo: Karateka VS. International Karate+
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Welcome back to the Digital Dojo, Multiplayergames’ dissection of martial arts accuracy in video games. Today’s lesson pits digital karate up against well… digital karate. We will begin our examination with Karateka from 1984, which was originally designed for the Apple II (and ported to a number of consoles), but we will be referencing the NES edition which [...]
Continue reading...Left 4 Dead 8-bit Now Available
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Eric Ruth’s 8-bit adaptation of Left 4 Dead, created entirely within the specs of the NES, is now available. Multiplayergames interviewed Ruth back in mid-November who stated a release date after MAGfest, which was yesterday, January 4th. Obviously, Ruth has wasted little time is getting this one out. Ruth also promised additional zombies which the [...]
Continue reading...Multiplayergames’ Digital Dojo: Kung Fu vs Karate Champ
Monday, December 28, 2009
Welcome back to the Digital Dojo, Multiplayergames dissection of martial arts accuracy in video games. Today’s lesson will pit old school digital Kung Fu against old school digital Karate. Let’s begin with the NES port of Kung Fu from 1985. This is a game most video game fans remember. It was a great straightforward effort, with [...]
Continue reading...Ninja Gaiden (Arcade) on Virtual Console
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Ninja Gaiden has an odd history. Unlike other familiar NES ports such as Contra (from Konami), which took the arcade game and expanded it, Ninja Gaiden is a radically different title on the home console. In fact, the genre isn’t even the same. Instead of a beautifully paced, smooth, and engaging platformer, Ninja Gaiden began life [...]
Continue reading...Awful Moments in Multiplayer Games: Battletoads
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Battletoads is considered a classic. Released on the NES in 1991, ported to just about everything, and spawning spin-offs and sequels, the Tradewest triple-threat of Zitz, Rash, and Pimple still live on in gaming lore. Why is it here? It’s one of the few games to include multiplayer that actually made the game harder. While the [...]
Continue reading...Interview: Eric Ruth on 8-bit Left 4 Dead
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Some crazy person decided to remake Left 4 Dead, only within the limitations of the NES. That crazy person is Eric Ruth, creator of Mega Man Rocks! and the Angry Video Game Nerd game. With his sights set on Left 4 Dead, MPG.com dropped Eric a line to get inside the head of someone who [...]
Continue reading...Left 4 Dead Goes 8-Bit
Monday, November 16, 2009
And to think some developers complain about porting Xbox 360 titles to the PS3… Eric Ruth takes Xbox 360 titles and ports them to the NES. This not just a one-shot “for the hell of it” type of release either. Ruth is porting the full game from start to finish, and will be released as a [...]
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