Sage

This weekend past Sage visited from Micronesia, where he is busy raising his army of judo ninja masters. We had several video game highlights, including playing the infamous SegaCD game Night Trap through to the end. I like to imagine that through a combination of the unpopularity of that platform, combined with the short shelf-life of the game when Congress took it to the mat, we are one of a handful of people who now have experienced this singular journey. I admit that after several false starts where we figured out how to play the game, we relied on a FAQ on line. The steps necessary to actually get to the end of the game are pattently absurd - sometimes leaving only seconds between the springing of each 'trap' and not allowing you to see any of the 'plot' of teenage (really probably late twenties) girls at their sleep-over party wearing non-revealing night clothes. The best part is - we got what would appear to be a 'bad' ending after 25 minutes of twitch gaming, though there's really no way to be sure that there's anything but! We made a few mistakes along the way, but had hoped that we were within tolerances; at least it got us to the end, but totally had the 'you win, but you lose!' feel. It was an awesome experience.

In other Game Preserve news, I picked up my new Nintendo Vs. Castlevania cabinet today. It's in pretty great condition, has a newly recapped monitor, and plays Castlevania like crazy! Definitely awesome, and I can play any other Nintendo Vs. title in there with a switch of the board.
Posted by charlie on July 23rd 2006
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