Sunday Roundup: 3/4/12

I feel like a broken record saying this, but another trip to Lafayette means another trip to Disc Replay, which also means more games added to my collection. To be honest though, this was a fun find for me. Let’s dive right in, shall we?


Area 51
PlayStation
Release Date: 1996

You really can’t go wrong with an arcade classic for only a dollar. Albeit a poorly ported arcade classic. Area 51 is synonymous with arcade shooters. Seriously, if you walked into an arcade in the 90’s (or pizza place, restaurant with a game room, etc.) you probably saw this machine there waiting to eat your quarters. And for good reason: Area 51 features terrific arcade style shooting with gory graphics and excellent replay value. Oh, and this horrifying ending if you fail (AKA run out of money).

Army Men: Sarge’s Heroes
Dreamcast
Release Date: November 16th, 2000

Nothing really to say about this one other than I bought it to finish my goal of owning every American released Dreamcast game. It was only 3 bucks and is in decent condition, something that’s getting hard to come by with these games. Believe it or not, 2000 was 12 years ago… I do remember playing the Army Men series on the N64 way back, and even as a kid I wasn’t that impressed with it.

Hunter the Reckoning: Wayward
PlayStation 2
Release Date: September 8th, 2003

Hunter the Reckoning is a pen and paper RPG similar to Dungeons & Dragons in that you roll dice, work with number, yadda yadda yadda. Where it’s different primarily is the setting, taking place in a more current day era and featuring demons and monsters with an occult feel. Hunter the Reckoning: Wayward is a PS2 title based on the tabletop game. My brother was very much into this game and the first game on the GameCube (Hunter the Reckoning) and I remember playing them with him and enjoying them. The game is a co-op oriented action/survival RPG. I do like how the first game was only on GameCube and Xbox, this one is only on PS2, and another sequel (Hunter the Reckoning: Redeemer) is only on Xbox.

Point Blank 3 w/GunCon
PlayStation
Release Date: 2000

Coming in as the best find in the lot, Point Blank 3 is a party-oriented light gun game. I’ve already gotten a nice hands-on with the game and I think it’s easiest to compare it to Wario Ware if every game involved shooting stuff. Here’s the best part: I saw the game prior to buying it about 3 months ago and passed on picking it up, thinking I didn’t really want it for that price ($20). Then I did some research and realized I REALLY wanted it for that price, but when I went back, of course it was gone. Then last week I see the box sitting behind the counter and I ask if it’s for sale and they said yes. So I bought it (still for $20). The box itself is in fantastic condition, with only small wear on the edges. The game and case I swear have never been touched before me, because there isn’t so much as a smudge on them. The orange GunCon is the same way. Mint condition PS1 game in big box with GunCon? I’m in.

Serious Sam: Next Encounter
PlayStation 2
Release Date: April 12th, 2004

I’ve yet to play any game in the Serious Sam series though they’ve intrigued me over the years. As stated before, I’m not the biggest FPS fan, but the game’s colorful art style and apparent gameplay similar to older style shooters makes it a game worth checking out. Or at least for $1 it’s worth checking out…

Tomb Raider Chronicles
Dreamcast
Release Date: November 19th, 2000

Just like Sarge’s Heroes, I solely got this one to further complete the Dreamcast collection. To be honest, I never liked the Tomb Raider games. I didn’t understand the hype around them: big boobs can’t sell me a game. Some history though about this one: It was this game that was the last relatively successful title in the series before Lara Croft fell off the good graces of consumers and started making crappy games. She still hasn’t received as much success as she did in her early PS1 games, but perhaps the upcoming series revival will change all that.

Laters,
Jsick

This Post Has 6 Comments

  1. John

    Point Blank 3 with all it’s paraphernalia, nice! Serious Sam is pretty cool, but it gets old fast.

    1. jsicktheslick

      I know, I was stoked when I saw it behind the counter!

  2. lewilliams

    What? Big boob-ed Lara Croft isn’t a good enough reason for you to buy Tomb Raider? Oh right, you’re a legs man. 🙂

    1. jsicktheslick

      Are you insinuating if Lara Croft had sexy legs rather than big boobs that I’d be more likely to buy/like the games?
      Hmm… you’d probably be right!

  3. Eric

    I never got into the Tomb Raider games either. Even Tomb Raider Underworld on the PS3 was garbage, at least from the hour or so I put into it.

    Nice find on Point Blank 3. Heard those games are a blast. (no pun intended, I swear)

    1. jsicktheslick

      Haha, sure :p. I have Point Blank 2 and 3 now… I just need to find the first one and the one for the DS and I can do a handy retrospective on them…

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