Goodbye. Perhaps

So, I already played Archon, and Star Wars, and to be honest, I'm just not feeling it anymore. I'm still going to finish the book, no doubt about it. But perhaps, I think I'll leave the blog to it's own demise.

Hey, if you HAPPENED to like these, or were maybe following them, hit me up with an email. Maybe I'll consider starting this up if people are actually reading this. Until then. It's been fun.

Bye bye.

-Ultimate-Gamer

#0049 I Robot

Alright! Time for the new format of 1001 Games To Play Before You Die. Today we played I Robot, the very first 3d platformer. It was one of the first games ever to use 3d polygons.

Overall, it was okay, it was a tad confusing at first, but after you get used to the strange concept and the controls, it's fairly easy and straight forward. Not that bad, but not great either.

Up next: Archeon

#0048 Sinistar

Alright! Today we finish up 1982 with one of my favorite arcade games, Sinistar, an arcade SHMUP developed by Williams, and is one of the first arcade games to feature not only stereo sound, but voice acting as well. This one isn't actually on the list, but was instead requested by my Mom so shout out to her! This is probably going to be the only time I accept a request though as 1001 is a lot of games as it is.

Sinistar is, and say it with me now, "a game where you play as a small ship in space shooting aliens". Only difference here is that rather than being a "like Space Invaders but..." Game, this is a "like Asteroids but..." Game. It is VERY obvious that this game was directly inspired by Asteroids, not only because of the top down all range motion of your aircraft, but because the main thing you'll be doing is shooting Asteroids. Except, unlike Asteroids, you actually have a reason to be shooting them.

The controls are simple, a control stick, a button for firing bullets, and a button for firing bombs, this control stick is different from other joy sticks of the time, it's a 49 way joystick and I was able to map my controller to it and have nearly full range motion. It's awesome. Another way it's different from other games is that running into normal enemies does not harm you, you just bounce right off them. Most of them ignore you and shoot asteroids and collect the crystals that come out of them. The crystals you collect turn into bombs, and the red drones that you see try to steal them from you, because they're using them to create a FAR more powerful weapon, Sinistar, voiced by_. Sinistar is a SERIOUSLY tough bad guy, and is probably the first enemy on this list to make me legitimately anxious. He's enormous, can fly far faster than you, can kill you in one bite, and it takes dozens of bombs to take him out (that's why you're collecting crystals in the first place), overall, he's very well designed and very intimidating,but killing him is the only way to advance to the next level.

Overall, Damn, this is a FUN game. I seriously enjoyed it. The Graphics are finally at true 16 bit, the sounds and voice acting are incredibly memorable and iconic. The controls are very finely tuned for a game in the 80's. Honestly. It is quite possibly the best game behind Missile Command I have played in this list. It's fast paced, it's addicting and'll have you coming back again and again. Seriously, check this game out.

And that wraps up 1982! A great year it was. Now it's time for my favorite bit, where I name game of the year. Let's look at the contestants:

Gravitar

joust

The Hobbit

Choplifter!

Robron 2084

Dig Dug

Miner 2049er

Moon Patrol

Mr. Do!

Xevious

Sokoban

Tron

Time Pilot

Utopia

Sinistar

And game of the year for 1982 is:

Robotron 2084!

Yep. I couldn't help myself. Not only is this my favorite game this year, it's one of my favorite arcade games of all time. It has so much constant nonstop chaotic action. The duel control sticks is genious and the gameplay is absolutely adicting. I just don't know why I didn't know about it sooner.

Last of all, I think I'm going to be doing these reviews a little differently. Who wants to read huge walls of test about old games? Noboby? Good. I'm thinking of making these reviews more condensed, and more easy to swallow. Easier for the average casual visitor to consume. If you like the original format, leave it in the comments and with that, I'll see all of you in 1983, the year of the great Video Game Crash.

Next up:

I Robot