(4/) I’m not sure what’s next, but maybe I’ll screw around on OG Pond and Robocod for a bit. Also, I’m definitely going to ask my friend who’s good friends IRL with a certain content creator if the latter has ever “smoked this shit”. ‘Til next game!

(3/) I’m in awe of barleybap (not tagging since she’s on a leave of absence) knocking this one out in 22 hours. 12.5 minutes per stage seems bonkers to me in a game that’s longer than Sonic 3 + Knuckles combined. But hats off to her for that accomplishment and lots of great advice!

(2/) It took me 13 days to make it all the way through and probably something like 60-70 hours. That sounds like I was slow, and maybe I was, but we’re talking 104 stages, collecting every last teacup and all the other trinkets, and a lot of learning. A LOT.

(1/) Victory at last! James Pond 3 is an experience that’s left me with many conflicting emotions, but it was mostly a rockin’ good time despite the speed bumps. I’m still in awe of how meaty this game is and how skillfully these guys cooked.

That’s amazing!

I’m glad that Walz expressed his disappointment about the U.S. never getting Sengoku Turb.

This was probably the only time I’ve ever stumbled into legitimate treasure on eBay. The seller had four protos and two test carts mixed in with vanilla Genesis junk. I lucked into it while looking for a replacement art insert for my copy of MKII or something mundane like that.

(Also, ran out of space, but yes, it’s dumped/preserved)

Mid-tier. It’s no Super Monaco GP.

Reskeet with a game you own that most people don’t. This is a late build prototype of Devilish (probably a review copy). I don’t think there are many differences beyond some text on the title screen. I have a few of these, but this one is special just because Hitoshi Sakimoto’s soundtrack is GOAT.