A World of Games: Turkey Shoot

Omega Boost: An Afterthought

I think I've now covered pretty much every game in the song. Except Winning Eleven... I think I can pass on that one.

Collecting on a Budget: Nintendo Wii

Game collecting has become more and more expensive. Let's look at some games that are fun which you can actually afford!

A World of Games: Turkey Shoot

When mutant turkeys take over the world, it's up to you to track them down and bring them sweet justice. Feathers WILL fly

RPGaymer Podcast: Roguelikes

One of the newer subgenres I fell in love with is the focus of this episode of the podcast!

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Omega Boost: An Afterthought

I think I've now covered pretty much every game in the song. Except Winning Eleven... I think I can pass on that one.

Collecting

Collecting on a Budget: Nintendo Wii

Game collecting has become more and more expensive. Let's look at some games that are fun which you can actually afford!

Arcade

A World of Games: Turkey Shoot

When mutant turkeys take over the world, it's up to you to track them down and bring them sweet justice. Feathers WILL fly

Podcast

RPGaymer Podcast: Roguelikes

One of the newer subgenres I fell in love with is the focus of this episode of the podcast!

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Hey there, I’m Jason. Welcome to DownStab, where I share gaming news, insights, and reviews as I delve into my collection of 3000+ games! I have a penchant for retro games so expect to those here as well as random ones you’ve likely never heard about.

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Collection Showcase

An inside look into my game collection via my Instagram.

Dragon Seeds
Playstation
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A few months back I finally played through Monster Seed, a similarly named RPG on the PS1. Both that game and this one follow a similar premise of battling monsters to increase their strength to battle even more powerful monsters. While both Monster Seed and Dragon Seeds fail in comparison to the Pokemon games that inspired them, I do feel they have a unique place in gaming for trying something marginally different. Dragon Seeds has your little dragon dude wielding a sword and shield to fight. And that's cool and worth something at least.
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Lemmings: & Oh No! More Lemmings
Playstation
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Speaking of Psygnosis, let's talk about Lemmings on PS1. This version of the classic PC puzzle game includes the original release as well as what I guess we'd call an expansion or a 1.5 release in the form of Oh No! More Lemmings, which offers more levels. The gameplay is so simple: get your Lemmings to the goal safely by having them avoid hazards and create new paths to said goal. As stages continue and danger grows, the excitement increases and the stakes get higher. It has the makings of the best type of puzzle games, and that is why it was all over the place in the late 80s and 90s.
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Blast Radius
Playstation
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From the company that brought you "Colony Wars" comes Blast Radius, a game that is pretty much exactly like Blast Radius with minor conversions. I've only played the slightest bit of this one, but feel it suffers from the issues a lot of 3D PS1 games do at the time, in that it's just so difficult to see and do stuff. Colony Wars fared better in this regard, but I wonder if that's due to being more of a Star Fox-like game with movement and speed, and this being more serious in terms of attacking? I don't know, it just didn't feel all that fun to play some 20-years post release.
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Tomb Raider: Underworld
Nintendo Wii
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During the latest Nintendo Direct, it was revealed a remaster of the first three Tomb Raider games is on the game, complete with new visuals and gameplay mechanics. This had me thinking of Nintendo's other Tomb Raider games, and my eye went to Underworld. I always thought these later Tomb Raider games were despised by fans, but that was actually the PS2 trilogy of games. Underworld is the final entry in a third trilogy of Tomb Raider games, and it was well received. I've only really played the first game and that was it: maybe it's time to dip my toes a bit deeper?
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Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
Nintendo Wii
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Sometimes games show up in the collection and I have legit no idea how they came to get there. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock is one such game: I am assuming it came in some bundle pickup at some point, because I don't think I'd ever actually seek out purchasing the game. And it's still sealed, which is very likely where it will stay for quite some time. This game is the sixth mainline entry in the series, and the first to introduce a true story mode, if I'm reading reviews correctly. By the time this game released in 2010, I was pretty much past the boom of excitement the genre was known for. Still though, if you were a fan at the time of release I'm sure this was a welcome new title to enjoy.
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Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure Nintendo

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate Ninte

River King: A Wonderful Journey
Playstation 2
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I think because they were by the same team, I associated River King with Harvest Moon a lot when I was younger. I suppose there's some similarities in design, but this is largely a fishing simulation game with RPG elements and story thrown in for good mix. This particular copy is still wrapped in plastic, but I'm pretty sure it's not factory sealed. In fact, it was this game that made me do a bit more research when collecting to determine if a game was truly "Sealed" or if it was just shrinkwrapped and being passed off as such.
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How did you get into gaming?

My brothers got me into it! When I was younger we had an NES. I remember having to share with them and playing games like Bubble Bobble or Super Mario Bros. 3. On Sunday mornings though, I’d get up early and play before they woke up. Mega Man III, TMNT, and Dragon Warrior were my earliest games!

Where do you find all your games?

Mostly I browse Facebook Marketplace and Craiglist online. When it comes to local stores GameStops are the most accessible but I’ll make a trip to some local game stores in the area. I’m always on the lookout for retro games.

WHY do you collect?

It has been a passion of mine for a long time. Growing up I would make some money and sometimes buy games. I realized I could get more games if I bought older, used games. Fast forward decades and huzzah, game collector! Also, it’s nostalgic fun to go back and play those older games I couldn’t get too years back.

Where did the name "DownStab" come from?

It’s from Legend of Zelda. Specifically, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. One of the special unlockable upgrades is a downward sword thrust called Downthrust. The move also technically appears in the Super Smash Bros. series as Link’s aerial Down-A attack. A bit of inside joking among my friends about the move, and the name Downstab was born and stuck ever since!

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