Donkey Kong : ..is this game stay classic for ever ...?...is it still play worthy?...

...In the time before internet and TV and newspaper as most of the news story back in early 80s there was not many computers or mobile phones .The year that one of the best game has been made...

(Classic Nintendo donkey kong,source google)

The game that speak for it self and as one of the earliest 2D platformers ever made ..What is it?Well obviosly can only be one of only very few games (very thight selection from 80s )...The Donkey Kong ..As game in question is 1983 classic ,...let's dive a bit more into what this game is about.

(Donkey Kong change a lot since 80s,source -=-)

More info about gameplay :

 Following 1980's Space Panic, Donkey Kong is one of the earliest examples of the platform(basiccaly platform game) sport genre, even prior to the time period being coined(like arcade machines) the U.S. gaming press used "climbing game" for video games with structures and ladders (2D design allowed structure at the time). 

(Donkey Kong had many different games,source -=-)

As the first platform sport to function jumping, Donkey Kong requires the participant to leap between gaps and over barriers or drawing near enemies, putting the template for the future of the genre. With 4 special stages, Donkey Kong used to be the most complicated(it's play difficulty was high at the time) arcade sport of the time, and one of the first arcade video games with more than one stages(very new game style at the time), following video games such as 1980's Phoenix and 1981's Gorf and Scramble.

(Japanese Nintendo version of Donkey Kong,source -=-)

In addition to the purpose of saving Pauline(the pink dressed women), the participant has a score. Points are awarded for the following examples :... Leaping over obstacles destroying objects with a hammer power-up,accumulating gadgets such as hats, parasols, and purses, doing away with rivets from platforms and finishing every stage in accordance to a gradually lowering bonus counter. The participant begins with three lives with a bonus existence awarded at 7,000 points(every game has different bonus score now). A lifestyles is misplaced when Mario touches Donkey Kong or any enemy object, falls too far, or let's the bonus counter attain zero. The recreation ends when all lives are lost.(basically dead means The end game till restart or respawn).

Summary :

..Donkey Kong is brand name that speak for it self ,well known well respected top-mid range game probably for ever.This classic still used in arcade machines to this day ...

Cubeblogstation rating :
9.4/10

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Is pac-man a game to play still?...or better stick to newer games?...

 Ahh ...the original Pac-man a game that over the year's just get better and better but also a bit stay the same.But what about those arcade machine games of games like pac-man?Well, those are still in fashion but not as much as they use to ..Arcade games like Pac-man had many add-ons(not really add-ons but 2th version of original version which was nearly identical) as games because of simplicity of the game .

(logo of pac-man plus,source bing)

One of such this games was Pac-man plus..So what kinda game is Pac-man plus?...Pac-Man Plus is an arcade recreation that used to be launched via Bally Midway in 1983.

The gameplay is pretty much straight forward.

The gameplay in Pac-Man Plus is almost same to that of the unique original first version of Pac-Man. The participant controls Pac-Man and tries to rake in as many factors as feasible with the aid of consuming all the Pac-Dots in the maze whilst warding off the 4 ghosts that chase him round the maze and will kill him if they seize him. 

(gameplay is very simple yet challenging,source-=-)

Eating a Power Pellet will purpose the ghosts to flip blue(basicaly coloration change) and emerge as inclined for a quick duration of time, permitting Pac-Man to devour them for greater points. Once the maze has been cleared, it will be refilled as the gameplay continues.

The most substantive variations between the authentic first release recreation and Plus release are more than a few tweaks to the photos like for instance the maze is inexperienced alternatively of blue, inclined ghosts are shorter and have a stem and leaf sticking out of their heads, the fruits have been changed through new gadgets (including a can of Coca-Cola) and the ghosts' eyes are now a pixel nearer to every other. 

(pac-man posing with coca cola drink,source -=-)

In addition to these beauty changes (which adds certain swag to game) plus additional modifications the gameplay slightly consuming a bonus object will purpose the ghosts to flip each prone and become invisible, and doubles their factor cost whilst they are vulnerable.

 Eating a Power Pellet additionally every now and then has unpredictable results, such as turning the maze invisible or turning solely three of the 4 ghosts blue (the latter of which makes it not possible to clear a spherical through the usage of a pattern). The ghosts are additionally quicker and extra aggressive than they have been in the unique Pac-Man, which makes the sport appear normal faster-paced and greater hard by way of comparison.

Summary:

Pac-man as game is one of those that sounds great and looks great just not as popular as it's use to be .Awesome game that bring's hours of fun due to simplicity yet hard to master complex series of levels.

...''pure awesome,shame it's just too old for these day's gaming ''...

Cubeblogstation rating :
8.5/10

Manic miner - a forgoten classic...

 Manic Miner is a platform video game written for the ZX Spectrum by creator Matthew Smith. It used to be posted and sold by company named Bug-Byte in 1983, then later the equal 12 months by way of Software Projects. The first game in the Miner Willy series, the graph was stimulated by means of Miner 2049er (1982) for the Atari 8-bit family. Retro Gamer referred to as Manic Miner one of the most influential platform games of all time, and it has been ported to numerous domestic computers, video sport consoles, and cellular phones.Let's discuss bit more about gameplay .

(even a newer version for windows look so retro,source bing)

You have each of the twenty caverns, every one display screen in size, are numerous flashing objects, which the player ought to accumulate earlier than Willy's oxygen furnish runs out. Once the player has amassed the objects in one cavern, they ought to then go to the now-flashing portal, which will take them to the subsequent cavern. 

( Manic miner game start up screen,source bing)

The participant have to avoid enemies, listed in the cassette inlay as "...Poisonous Pansies, Spiders, Slime, and worst of all, Manic Mining Robots..." which cross along predefined paths at regular speeds.

 

                                                 (zoom in version look something like this,source -=-)

Willy can also be killed through falling too far, so players need to time the precision of jumps and other actions to stop such falls or collisions with the enemies. 

(This is how manic miner would look in real life ,probably :D)

All in all we can say that manic miner was game of it's time but certainly lost lot of it's charm through out the years.

+ positives :

- never ageing retro look

- gameplay is quite fun (for short time)

_ negatives :

- game has no long history 

- not many retro people want to play this game again 

- has no never ageing style like (example ...Sonic )

Cubeblogstation rating :
6.9/10 ★★★