Metal Jesus and Drunken Master Paul met while working at Sierra On-line in the mid 1990s in Bellevue, Wa during the height of the game publishers popularity. In this video, hear stories about how they met, colorful characters they worked with, crazy parties they hosted, games they loved and hated, the rise and fall of Sierra as a company and much more!
More and more gamers are turning to TRADES to get the games they want in this highly competitive collector market. In this video Metal Jesus and The Immortal John Hancock talk about what strategies work and do not work when it comes to game trading, both with retail stores and individuals.
Radical Reggie shows us the most rare and expensive games for the PS1. Reggie owns an impressive collection of North American and Import Playstation 1 games.
Games Shown:
Suikoden II
Tales of Destiny I & II
Brigandine
Tail Concerto
R-Type Delta
The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
Psychic Detective
Starblade Alpha
Harmful Park
Gaia Seed: Project Seed Trap
The Adventure of Little Ralph
Kyuin
VIDEO NOTES:
Suikoden II
– The game features over 100 recruitable characters
– Games has three types of combat: Regular battles, Duels & Massive Battles
– Game is often sighted as one of the best PS1 RPGs ever made
Tales of Destiny I & II
– Tales of Phantasia (Super Famicom) was the first game in the Tales series
– Tales I was remade for the PS2 with 3D environments, new sprites and enhanced combat
– Tales II is called Tales of Eternia in Japan
– Tales II was eventually ported to the Playstation Portable with better load times
Brigandine
– Brigandine is a tactical role-playing game
– The goal of the player is to conquer the entire continent of 6 fictions nations
– In 2000 a remake was released called Brigandine: Grand Edition that adds multiplayer support and other new features
Tail Concerto
– Tail Concerto is inspired by Super Mario 64 and Nights into Dreams
– Developer CyberConnect also created the .Hack series of PS2 RPGS as well as Naruto games
– Solatorobo: Red the Hunter (DS) is the spiritual sequel to Tail Concerto
R-Type Delta
– Delta, the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet and this is the fourth game in the R-Type series
– First game in the series to be rendered in 3D
The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
– the prequel of the first Legends game
– Japanese version included PocketStation support whereas the North American and European version did not.
– You play as anti-hero Tron Bonne, sister of the criminal Bonne family of air pirates
Psychic Detective
– The game takes about 45 minutes to play through once. But dozens of alternate paths & endings are possible
– The PS1 version is censored compared to the PC and 3DO versions, which contain adult language and sexual content
Starblade Alpha
– Starblade Alpha is available on Sega CD, 3DO, PS1, arcades and iOS
– An arcade sequel was made called Starblade: Operation Blue Planet but was never released.
Harmful Park
– Four weapons include: Potato, Ice Cream, Pie and Jerry (Jelly)
– Each weapons can be powered up to level 3
– some boss characters are more attractive at higher difficulty levels and uglier at easier difficulties
Gaia Seed: Project Seed Trap
– First game release by small developer Techno Soleil
– The soundtrack is a crazy mix of ambient, classical, hip-hop and bass-heavy techno music
The Adventure of Little Ralph
– The game started development for the Sharp X68000 home computer before moving to the PlayStation
Kyuin
– Often criticized for its tall vertical hit box, which makes the game frustrating
– MonkeyPaw Games also developed: Magical Drop F, BurgerTime World Tour, Tomba! & Class of Heroes 2 & 3
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is hiding secret driving techniques that Nintendo don’t want you to know about! Well, all right that’s not true but nevertheless these techniques aren’t explained to you in the game without doing some digging, but luckily Alex is on hand to spell it all out for you!
JXD announced a new more powerful revision to their hardcore Android based gaming handheld. Here is the trailer:
Hardware Specs:
7inch IPS Screen 1920*1200px
Chipset:RK3288,1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A17 GPU:ARM MAIL-T764
4GB DDR3 RAM, 64GB Support Micro SD(TF) UP TO 128GB
10,000mAh LITHIUM-ION POLYMER BATTERY
Support Bluetooth 4.0
Designed for Triple-AAA Games and sell support for 18 retro Emulators
Front Camera:5MP
Official Website:www.jxdofficial.com
It’s been a really long time since my last pickups video. I didn’t think I was going to do another one, but I was convinced to bring it back otherwise. Moreover, I’m curious how much will be interested.
PS1 games are compatible with a ridiculous number of PlayStation systems… PS2, PS3, and don’t write off the handhelds! We go in-depth into all of these options, and you might be surprised by the features and quirks we discover!
Metal Jesus & Troy picked up 27 vinyl records recently for their collections, mostly rock & metal…but with some surprises too! We also talk about Record Store Day, 8tracks, video game soundtracks and our love of the band Anthrax.
MUSIC SHOWN:
Streets of Rage
Shinobi
Panzer Dragoon
Contra III: The Alien Wars
Castlevania II
Goldenaxe I&II
Halestorm – Reanimated 3.0
The Def Leppard EP
Toto – Africa / Rosanna
Prince – Little Red Corvette / 1999
Khemmis – Hunted
Christian Mistress – Possession
Armored Saint – Win Hands Down
Anthrax – Among the Living
Steel Panther – Lower the Bar
Steel Panther – Feel The Steel
Steel Panther – All You Can Eat
Motley Crue – Too Fast for Love (original)
The Accused – Martha Splatterheads Maddest Stories ever Told
Twin Peaks – Original Score
Judas Priest – Stained Class
Judas Priest – Hell Bent for Leather
Charms – Human Error
Acid – Acid
Hellion
Exodus – Impact is Imminent
Diamond Head – Borrowed Time
** Background music by the guitar god : Ethan Meixsell **