QCF: AVGN 8-Bit

ne might almost expect a game with the namesake of the Angry Video Game Nerd series to be horrible by design. After all, the Nerd — created and portrayed by James Rolfe — has a penchant for bringing what he calls the worst of the worst to light, sometimes sprinkling in bits of reluctant video game trivia with a sea of curse word-ridden catchphrases. In some instances, it's not entirely unwelcome to see low doses of a weird low-budget robot, cursing mutant, or some other weird shit.

An FMV intro of Rolfe as the Nerd at the beginning of Retroware's AVGN 8-bit may not inspire confidence in the ease or enjoyment of any trials ahead: "This game sucks ... just the way I like it."

Thing is, it doesn't actually suck. Dare I say it's pretty well-rounded, though not the most inventive experience in terms of level flow, gameplay mechanics, or boss battles. This game won't change your life, but you'll have some fun along the way.

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QCF: Blaster Master Zero 1 & 2 Collector's Edition

ith Blaster Master Zero 3 currently available for preorder on Limited Run Games for both Switch and Playstation 4, and what appears to be the kind of quality we found in the Blaster Master 1 & 2 Collectors Edition being put into the trilogy's conclusion, you know we're going to be on it, 100%.

And that's weird to say, since we hadn't played neither Blaster Master Zero 1 nor 2 through to completion. Unlike the NES Original, which was finally conquered in Bullet Heaven #302 after a period of over 25 years, Blaster Master Zero has always been more approachable generally speaking, so it was finally time to hunker down and marathon both, back to back.

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Bullet Heaven #229 - Game Tengoku Cruisin' Mix Special (PS4)

Game Tengoku was always one of our favorite episodes of Bullet Heaven to make. It turned out pretty good back in episode 37, and the game itself is one of the best we've played on Saturn yet. But a lot of its best parts were also hidden behind a wall of Japanese that most western players likely didn't grasp. Not anymore though, as Degica Games has finally brought the new PS4 conversion to the west in Game Tengoku: The Game Paradise CruisinMix Special! There's a lot to love here... But how does it stack up? 

Missed an episode?
Bullet Heaven 226: Zero Ranger
Bullet Heaven 227: REDACTED
Bullet Heaven 228: Black Bird

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Mudprints Unboxes: Senko no Ronde 2 Limited Edition (PS4)

enko no Ronde 2 came out a while ago, but we've been itching to check out the Limited Edition from Limited run games! In this episode of Mudprints Unboxes, we're checkingout the finer points of this rather large big box collector's edition for Senko no Ronde 2!

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Mudprints Unboxes: Dariusburst CS (LRG Vita Version)

We took a look at the big-box limited editions from Kadokawa and Limited Run Games for Dariusburst CS on Mudprints Unboxes before... so how about Limited Run's Vita version? Let's see what's inside.

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Mudprints Unboxes: Dariusburst CS Limited Edition

er Flash unboxes the Dariusburst CS Limited edition from both Japan and North America! How does the Limited Run Games verison compare to the Kadokawa release from the far east? Let's take a look!

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