A quick run down of TSF's ranked list of the
19 games in the Yolympics tourney.
1. Arkanoid - Ball and paddle 4Lyfe
2. Gun.Smoke - Hadn't played this since the 90's and quickly remembered why I enjoyed it back then.
3. 1942 - Easy to pick up and play and eventually a bit tougher as you traverse the game. I think the difficulty curve is nice and keeps you playing with enough variation in terms of trying to maximize score vs stay alive, etc.
4. Super Pang - Always thought this was a neat game concept since I first played it when it was in one of these things previously
5. Espgaluda - A game I'd not played before but quickly really fell in love with the game mechanics, scoring system, graphics, etc. A really attractive game that I'd play again.
6. Ladybug - One of the few Pac clones (kind of) that someone got right. Medium is a bit too frustrating though imo.
7. Moon Patrol - It's fine.
8. Donkey Kong - I beat
9. Alien vs Predator - I normally dislike beat em ups, for whatever reason I never really frequented them growing up. I love the Alien movies though and so I figured I'd give this one a fair shake given I did like Final Fight when it was in the other tourney. I found this (I think) to be a bit fairer than Final Fight to me and the AvP theme was enjoyable. This might be my new favorite beat em up.
10. Jr Pac Turbo - Meh
11. Galaga - Chit game. HeyGuys Barra
12. Toobin - I'd probably like it more if I learned how to properly toob. I did go on vacation for a week or so during this tourney and actually did some real life Toobin. It didn't help so much.
13. Raiden 2 - Hurts my hand but I didn't hate it
14. Shock Troopers 2 - Not as good as 1 but playable and a decent risk vs reward scoring system made it more interesting to me. Dat clip art though.
15. Bubble Bobble Lost Cave - Not a fan of this series. I asked Barra if my wife could play it for me and he said it was ok but in the end I decided to give it a go on my own. I don't much like the stalling for item drops and such.
16. DoDonPachi - Didn't really understand the enjoyment of this game. I suppose trying to get the chains up is satisfying for some but was met with mostly frustration by me and my eyes hurt trying to track shots. I don't really get it.
17. Ghouls and Ghosts - I played with a shirt so maybe I was doing it wrong
18. Fuxston II - Nope
19. Metal Slug X - My god the restarts, can we stop with the games that take like 15 minutes to get going only to result in restarts? MSX, Bubble Bobble, GnG, CheckPointHellxton II, etc.
