The Simpsons 1991 (the arcade video game) : ...are old funky style games still in fashion?...or is year 2024 really too modern?...

 Who never watched at least a one episode of the American series The Simpsons ?...Well most people did ...so when it comes to explaining what it's about many of you have quite a good idea but what about games that relate to the series? Let's talk a bit more about Classic Simpsons arcade game from 1991.

(based on success of original tv series the Simpsons,source bing)

Let's start with more info about this classic.

The Simpsons is an arcade beat 'em up developed and posted by Konami and launched in 1991. It used to be the first video sport based totally on the Simpsons franchise to be launched in North America. The recreation permits up to 4 gamers to manage individuals of the Simpson household as they battle a range of enemies to rescue the kidnapped Maggie.

(game has unique changing characters,source-=-)

What about gameplay ?Well let's begin with basic.
The Simpsons is a side-scrolling beat 'em up that approves gamers to be part of it at any time. Two extraordinary cupboard fashions have been produced: one permitting up to two simultaneous players, every in a position to pick a character, and some other permitting 4 gamers with a committed role for each character. Controls consist of an eight-way joystick and two buttons to soar and attack.

(some story mode are authentic to characters,source -=-)

The characters have unique assault styles like for example... Homer punches and kicks, Marge swings a vacuum cleaner, Bart wields a skateboard, and Lisa assaults with a soar rope. Two characters standing shut to every different can mount a mixed attack, such as Homer and Marge retaining every other's ankles to roll round the display screen and mow down enemies, or Homer putting Lisa on his shoulders so they can strike at two special heights.

(pic source,-=-)

Each participant has a fitness meter, which decreases upon being hit via enemies; meals objects can be picked up to top it off. Players can additionally choose up and throw/swing objects such as hammers, bowling balls, and mailboxes as melee weapons.

(in game you can play as different parts of the Simpsons family with different gameplay style,source-=-)

Summary:

A game that mainly started because of success of tv series which the whole game is actually based on .Really nice time spender,still able to play on many classic arcade machines.Not as popular as tv series mainly as something that was new in 1991.Still retro games tend to bring fans that look for that remainder of that era .

Cubeblogstation rating :
8.8/10

MS-DOS - ...all programs and games really too old for 2024?...or...info,etc..

 Ms-dos initially release in August 12 1981 which is almost 43 years ago from now .

(logo of ms-dos,source bing)

Last updated version of this operating system was in 2000 so very long time ago.(23,almost 24 years).Final release was version 8.0 .It had many version's of the operating system but

(classic ms-dos pc now day's ,was just starting in 1981,source -=-)

 

latest supported version's was 7.0 until 2001 and then 7.1 and 8.0 till 2006.It's been used for more than 40 year's (with updates) started as ms-dos 1.x with version 1.1 dos.

(ms-dos (funny but wasn't funny back then) advert in 1981,source -=-)

Ms-dos has many games still available to play online (in 40year's must have made some) although games cannot be played in version they are since MS-DOS is unsupported for modern pc windows .The program to play ms-dos games on modern pc's is dos-box or similar emulator file.(just make sure you downloading from reliable source ).

Continue reading more about MS-DOS .

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Hearts of iron 4 :any update on the scene?...updates,news...

(Latest update for Heart's of iron 4 on steam February 7 2024) 

(Hearts of iron 4 has many details that require longer gameplay for better understanding of how to play ,source bing)

+ Update of the game is on rise again.

Latest updates are almost never ending with the game it self which develop and improve a lot since release.For example ...Hearts of Iron IV Dev Diary for the soon coming DLC trial of the game.

(dlc trial pack,source steam)

Hearts of iron 4 will have lot more updates over the coming month's.Even though it's not the most updated game it certainly has lot of changes since release.

(loads of new updates since game release,source bing)

Game it self has many online groups and communities that include plenty of important and resourceful information as this game has many players offline and online.

(pic,source -=-)

You can get this game on STEAM or if you missed or want to get older version of this game best and safest place (becareful downloading games from unknown sources) to get it would be GOG.

(source -=-)

Read more about Hearts of iron 4 ...

Check Hearts of iron 4 latest update ...

Cubeblogstation rating :
8.9/10

Battle chess : ...classic that almost could been great...or

Who don't remember windows classic's like chess or minesweeper back in good old day's ... These games become something more of the "old fashion trend" where people tend to option out for more latest trends of the games these days. There's not that many games that kept with trends and updates.

(Chess game that has animation,source bing)

One of such classic games is battle chess.It's one of the funky classic's for sure.

What is Battle chess about?

Let's dive into gameplay and more introduction of this classic. 

 Battle Chess follows the equal regulations as typical chess, with portions shifting in an animated trend and battles enjoying out so that the taking pictures piece defeats its target. 

Further more, when checkmate is delivered, the checkmating piece fights and defeats the king. Since there are six kinds of portions for every color, and a king can't take a look at (let on my own capture) any other king, there are a complete of 35 one of a kind fighting animations.

Battle Chess is a video recreation model of chess with 2D photos and hostilities animations displaying the end result of one piece shifting onto the rectangular of another. 

It was developed and launched through Interplay Entertainment for the Amiga in 1988 and ported to many different systems, which include the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32, Amiga CDTV, Apple IIGS, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, FM Towns, Nintendo Entertainment System, MacOS, PC-98, X68000, and Microsoft Windows. In 1991, Battle Chess Enhanced used to be launched via Interplay for IBM PC compatibles and Macintosh with accelerated VGA photographs and a symphonic musical rating performed from the CD-ROM.

Battle Chess was once severely acclaimed and commercially successful, ensuing in two authentic follow-ups as nicely as numerous stimulated games. A remake, Battle Chess: Game of Kings, used to be launched on Steam on December 11, 2015.

Summary : 

"One those game that when it came out it was something unique but over the years it lost appeal as chess games have many new varieties"...

Cubeblogstation rating :
7.5/10

Super Mario World : ...is this game exciting even after so many year's?...maybe...

The game that is recognized as one of the best selling game on snes.Well known and recognized classic ...Super Mario...but ...Specifically Super Mario World.

Let's dive into more info about this well recognized classic.

Super Mario World, recognized in Japanese advertising as Super Mario World: Super Mario Bros. 4, is a platform video recreation developed via Nintendo EAD and posted via Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).

(Super Mario World,source bing)

 It used to be launched in Japan in 1990, North America in 1991 and Europe and Australia in 1992. The participant controls Mario on his quest to shop Princess Peach and Dinosaur Land from the series' antagonist Bowser and the Koopalings. 

(colour-full theme make it unique ,source-=-)

The gameplay is comparable to that of until now Super Mario games; gamers manipulate Mario via a sequence of degrees in which the purpose is to attain the goalpost at the end.The participant navigates thru the sport by using two recreation screens: an overworld map and a side-scrolling course. 

(source -=-)

The overworld map shows an overhead illustration of the present day world and has a number of paths main from the world's entrance to a castle. Paths join to motion panels, fortresses, ghost houses, castles, and different map icons, permitting gamers to take extraordinary routes to attain the world's goal. Moving the on-screen persona to an motion panel or fort offers get right of entry to to that course.

(modern version has definitely come a long way,source-=-)

 The majority of the recreation takes location in 2D linear levels, populated with boundaries and enemies, which entails the participant traversing the stage by means of dashing, jumping, and dodging or defeating enemies.

Summary:

"Amazing well recognized classic that was also top seller on snes.These day's still has many fans and groups of followers."

Cubeblogstation rating :
9.4/10

Sim city (1989) ...it is too boring (an old rusty :) for 2024 or...?

Sim city games developed over the years a lot but when it comes to history one game is where this game began it's life.Yes it's the original 1989 Sim city.

(sim city game had color screen which was fairly new in 1989,source bing)

Let's talk a bit about history of this marvel.

SimCity was independently developed by creator Will Wright, establishing in 1985 but the complete recreation used to be though not launched till 1989. 

(lot of combination of play made this game unique for that time,source -=-)

Because the sport lacked any arcade or motion factors that dominated the video recreation market in the 1980s, video sport publishers declined to launch the title for concern of its business failure till Broderbund finally agreed to distribute it. 

(gameplay had many unique add-ons,like weather and sea) 

Although the recreation at the start offered poorly, advantageous remarks from the gaming press boosted its sales.

 After turning into a best-seller, SimCity was once launched on a number of different platforms, most fairly on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in 1991. Its gameplay used to be appreciably revised with Nintendo's involvement.

(addition of choseable scenarios are great way to start level you like to play)

Gameplay :

The core thought of SimCity is to construct and format a metropolis(which means city obviosly) besides particular dreams to achieve. The participant can also do a lot of different activities like divide land into commercial, industrial, or residential zones, add buildings, alternate the tax rate, construct a electricity grid, construct transportation structures and take any different movements to beautify the city.

(game changed a lot over numbers of years,source -=-)

 Once main buildings (the starting point) is in a position to assemble constructions in a unique area, the too-small-to-see residents, recognised as "Sims", may additionally pick out to assemble and improve houses(similar to ai characters), rental blocks, light, heavy industrial buildings, industrial buildings, hospitals, churches, and different structures. The Sims make these picks based totally on such elements as visitors levels, availability of electrical power, crime levels, and proximity to different sorts of buildings—for example, residential areas subsequent to a energy plant will seldom recognize the very best grade of housing.

Summary :

Game it self has very early beginning the same year as commercial internet started (1989) so it had impact on how everything online started to develop in that time ...''This game is definitely part of that era.''

Interesting fact's:

SimCity sold 300,000 units for personal computers and nearly 2 million units for the SNES.For times based without internet that is quite amazing achievement.

Cubeblogstation rating :
9/10

Rayman(video game) : worth of one more play these days?...

 Who don't know this game character?..Made out of magic ...Yes it's Rayman (video game).There are many Rayman games but for those who don't know let's start from basic.

(original classic Rayman,source bing)

What is Rayman (video game) game about?

Rayman is a side-scrolling platform game. The participant personality is the titular Rayman, who should tour thru six worlds (The Dream Forest, Band Land, Blue Mountains, Picture City, The Caves of Skops and Candy Château) to free all of the caged Electoons, six cages of whom are placed someplace on every level. Only when all the Electoons are freed will Rayman be capable to attain and confront Mr Dark at his lair in Candy Château. Each degree is divided into countless maps, every of which is executed when Rayman reaches the "!" signal at the end. 

(new re-design version of Rayman (Rayman origin),source -=-)

The participant is given a positive wide variety of lives, which are misplaced when Rayman takes too many hits or falls into water or a pit. If the participant loses their final life, the "Game Over" display will appear, and the participant can proceed or quit. Scattered round every degree are small, glowing blue spheres referred to as Tings. The participant positive factors an more existence for each one hundred Tings picked up (50 in the DSi version). If the participant loses a life, any Tings amassed are lost. 

(classic Rayman had many funky levels,source -=-)

Tings can additionally be used to pay the Magician, a persona located in sure levels, to enter a bonus stage, the place Rayman can win an greater life. Rayman's "telescopic fist", an capacity received early in the game, lets in him to punch enemies from a distance; most enemies can be defeated with a sure wide variety of punches.

(Rayman levels include many unique characters,-=-)

 At the give up of every world, Rayman have to defeat a boss enemy. The participant comes throughout a range of different power-ups and bonuses, such as a golden fist (which increases punch strength), a pace fist (which will increase the pace of Rayman's punches), a electricity to repair Rayman's misplaced existence energy, and flying blue elves whose contact shrinks Rayman down in dimension so he might also get entry to new areas.

Rayman is a 1995 platform recreation developed by means of Ubi Pictures and posted by means of Ubi Soft for MS-DOS, Windows, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn, and Sony PlayStation. The participant controls Rayman, a hero who have to repair stability to his vibrant world from the evil Mr. Dark.

The recreation has seemed in a range of different formats, which include variations for the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Network, DSiWare, and iOS and Android devices. The cell variations of Rayman had been eliminated from digital shops in July 2018. On 29 October 2018, Sony published that the sport would be one of 20 video games pre-loaded on the PlayStation Classic, which was once launched on three December 2018.3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Sega 32X, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System variations have been deliberate however have been cancelled.

Summary :

Rayman (video game) was very funky-style game which was at it's very best really popular but over the year's lose a glance of excitement unless you really looking for that retro reminder.

Cubeblogstation rating : 

''Great fun game just a bit too old nowday's''...

Cubeblogstation rating :
9.1/10