2021/8/10: NES: RoadBlasters, Super Spike V'Ball

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Re: 2021/8/10: NES: RoadBlasters, Super Spike V'Ball

Postby ThePixelatedGenocide » August 11th, 2021, 10:20 pm

Breaker wrote:Jetsons.jpg


Good idea.

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You could even use one of the sprites from the game.

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Re: 2021/8/10: NES: RoadBlasters, Super Spike V'Ball

Postby ThePixelatedGenocide » August 11th, 2021, 11:45 pm

Or how about something like this?

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Re: 2021/8/10: NES: RoadBlasters, Super Spike V'Ball

Postby lynchie137 » August 12th, 2021, 1:12 pm

ThePixelatedGenocide wrote:Or how about something like this?

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Heh. That character looks like Joe Satriani.

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Re: 2021/8/10: NES: RoadBlasters, Super Spike V'Ball

Postby WorstInTheLobby » August 12th, 2021, 2:21 pm

How has no one mentioned the coolest part of Super Spike?? You can play the game as Billy and Jimmy Lee from DOUBLE DRAGON!! :D

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Re: 2021/8/10: NES: RoadBlasters, Super Spike V'Ball

Postby Matchstick » August 12th, 2021, 4:18 pm

WorstInTheLobby wrote:How has no one mentioned the coolest part of Super Spike?? You can play the game as Billy and Jimmy Lee from DOUBLE DRAGON!! :D


I did, good sir. Third post in this thread 8-)

Matchstick wrote:I really dig the goofy vibes in Super Spike, from the huge "KABOOM!" letters whenever you pull off a spike to the addition of a team made up of Double Dragon's Billy and Jimmy Lee.

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Re: 2021/8/10: NES: RoadBlasters, Super Spike V'Ball

Postby Retro STrife » August 12th, 2021, 4:53 pm

Really enjoyed that Super Spike V'Ball review. In fact, enjoyed it so much that I just ordered the game. I got the double-pack version, which also included Nintendo World Cup. Looking forward to trying this one out.

Is RoadBlasters a re-review? I haven't played it before, but I do own it - and I swear I bought it after reading your review of it. But maybe I'm confusing it with something else.

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Re: 2021/8/10: NES: RoadBlasters, Super Spike V'Ball

Postby Retro STrife » August 13th, 2021, 9:53 am

^ Correction/Update: I must have been thinking of the Atari Lynx version of RoadBlasters. When I was collecting Lynx games, I read a bunch of positive reviews of RoadBlasters online, which caused me to buy the game. Probably just a coincidence that I picked up the NES version at some point too.

Anyway, you haven't reviewed the Lynx version, so might be worth a look.

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Re: 2021/8/10: NES: RoadBlasters, Super Spike V'Ball

Postby VideoGameCritic » August 14th, 2021, 2:41 pm

Love that triangle icon, but Mark would need to convert it into a small icon, which might make it less effective.

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Re: 2021/8/10: NES: RoadBlasters, Super Spike V'Ball

Postby Retro STrife » August 18th, 2021, 10:10 am

Super Spike V'Ball came in the mail, so I played it last night. I also followed it up with a little bit of Kings of the Beach for comparison.

Unfortunately I didn't get to try multiplayer because I think that's where Super Spike would really shine. I can see head-to-head being a blast with lots of laughs, similar to Technos' classic Super Dodge Ball that they released a year before this game (although not on the same level, and less arcade-y, than Super Dodge Ball, which is probably my favorite multiplayer NES games). As a single player game, I found Super Spike difficult at first and, once you get the hang of it, the key to success becomes more about exploiting certain blocks and spikes to beat the CPU, rather than any real strategy. My guess is multiplayer is also better because you rely less on these exploits. In single player, I was bored pretty quick.

Kings of the Beach is a different vibe, but I find it a better single player game, more true to the sport, with better mechanics, more strategy, and more fun to play. To me it was the winner in my single-player head to head last night. Either way, thanks for the review Critic as it's always good to add a summertime game to the collection.

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Re: 2021/8/10: NES: RoadBlasters, Super Spike V'Ball

Postby travistouchdown » August 18th, 2021, 11:10 am

Roadblasters is really fun on the Lynx; would love to see you review that (and the Genesis version you mentioned.) Great reviews as always!


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