Last Time on Video Games!: July 2016

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Episode 154: Dragon Quest Warrior Z [Dragon Quest]

Those are some pretty threatening slimes, and that scorpion has never seemed tougher... Must be time to level grind! Geremy has often described the motivation for this game as recreating the arduous experience of climbing a mountain, and it certainly delivers. Prepare your thumb for some button mashing that even Final Fantasy has a hard time competing with, because this is going to take a while.

Downslime.

Show Notes

(04:00) Ah, the classics.

(09:30) Zach killed a snake.

(15:00) Too much power! Which is why you should always have a cup.

(16:30) Pokemon GO was a thing when we recorded this. Is it still?

(48:00) Rank up the mountain!

Next time on Last Time, River City Ransom!

Featuring a surprisingly 90s cover.

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Episode 153: Stroke! Stroke! Stroke! [Golf]

Never before have we seen Mario engaging in such intense action! Carefully choosing clubs! Lining up shots! Keeping those shoulders straight! Obviously, he was practicing way before inviting everyone else to play with him so that he would have a competitive advantage. This is one of the earliest golf games, and it even includes dubiously effective wind!

Double tap right before the download to make the green.

Next time on Last Time, Dragon Quest!

Going through the grinder with

Sunday, July 3, 2016

Episode 152: Mediocre Mario [Wonder Boy]

Have you ever wondered how great life could be? Soaring through the jungles, hopping over oceans, exploring ancient tombs... It all sounds pretty great. When you actually get there, however, you may be perturbed at how much fruit you've eaten along the way. Also, it turns out that you're not great at jumping, despite being a decent skateboarder. Maybe a plumber would've been better for this.

You get bigger downloads after telekinesis powerups.

Show Notes

(02:30) Seriously, they just call her Lady.

(04:30) We give him a hard time, but Kojima's brand of insanity is recognizable enough that it might be generously called "artistic vision".

(06:15) The "weapons that hurt you" video Zach was talking about. Since recording, Tyler's revised his opinion on weapons in Spelunky to "if they're free, they're very useful".

(12:30) Fly like and eagle-dozer!

(21:00) I would watch a Let's Play of Zach in Alien: Isolation. Who's with me?

(29:30) Wrastle, brother Nero!

(30:00) Onto Wonder Boy!

(43:45) With rankings similar to Bonk!

Next time on Last Time, Golf!

Par in birdie.