Those last-second, full-court threes in NBA JAM also incite some less-kind language, too.
11.03.2026 16:42
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Those last-second, full-court threes in NBA JAM also incite some less-kind language, too.
It's too bad, because there's fun to be had here. Close combat with guns is satisfying and quite effective-- perhaps better than Ace Combat. Aircraft handle well. There's definitely some immersion here. Project Wingman isn't that far off where it counts-- but the flaws reveal themselves before long.
It's too bad, because if the dev team had followed the AC blueprint a bit more closely, this stuff could've been avoided. If you're not going to have mid-mission refuels/repairs, fine-- but in-mission checkpoints (after missions update objectives) are the alternative.
No refueling/repair options mid-mission, either. It's maddening in the later stages of the game, when you're targeted by infinite missiles and countermeasures are limited-- and that's BEFORE railguns trained on you that do insane damage.
It gets to a point where you just walk away.
I've been meaning to talk about Project Wingman for a bit. I recently started playing it and liked it for what it was-- an Ace Combat knockoff (or homage, whichever you prefer).
But man, difficulty spikes in this game are extremely offputting. Long-ass missions with no checkpoints. Death = restart.
An example of whimsy in games that I am always delighted to remember: The celebratory ostrich in Championship Bowling (NES).
How strange! How random! How wonderful!
As if your week weren't going badly enough already, here's a video about the NES Power Glove. Sorry about that. youtu.be/CiBzXcOER0o
Anger brings the engagement, though! Nobody is going to care if a streamer or “content creator” *likes* something… that’s not what gets algorithms all hot & sweaty.
Hate the thing a lot of people like, and you’ll get your spotlight— even if it’s because you spawn more anger from others.
The problem with the two/party system that this country foolishly adopted is that both parties are stupid as fuck.
I have to wonder if Marvel Games looked at the overall sales numbers for this and re-convinced themselves that there’s nowhere near enough sales potential to greenlight Capcom to make any kind of new MvC game.
Needs more than a relatively niche audience to make enough ROI.
“Fake AI Content About (insert any topic here) Is All Over X (And Facebook)”
Tens of millions of simpletons and dullards get their “news” from these platforms, neither of which fact-check or moderate. Shows how easy it was to take over an entire country— just some constant conditioning.
The biggest difference between the New York Jokes and the Las Vegas Faders is that the latter franchise still— somehow— has a sprawling fanbase.
Both have been terrible for a long time and are laughingstocks for the rest of the league.
One of my favorite fibs of all time.
Geno "Glass Jaw" Smith back to the JESTS-- errr... JETS? Is it April 1st?
What a clownshoes organization. But hey. We all need something to point and laugh at.
1988: The year of blowing shit up on your NES.
The King and his court are LYING about the Strait and its safety? NOFUCKINGWAY.
Just wait for that reckoning when business dummies realize they were duped by the King... AGAIN.
Building on my BlueSky post about my favorite NES games, I had promised to make a "fuller" list... so here it is!
MAR10 Day, Dennis Hopper-style.
I feel this. Having to clean the fridge is stupidly annoying-- and it's worse when you wind up having to sit through the same download/install again after what you initially deleted the first game for wound up sucking.
Epic right now:
I thought about this one for awhile, but wound up landing a different shirt instead. This design was a bit too reserved for me-- I like my shirts a bit busier.
As if you don't feel old enough yet, the Wii itself turns 20 this year.
Go grab that Metamucil out of the cabinet.
Maybe I’ll expand on this with a blog entry down the line. But not at 4:07am local time.
That said, my hyperactive brain is always cooking something and I throw that something out there every now & then.
Top 5 Favorite NES Game Show Games (Because I Can’t Sleep Edition)
5. MTV Remote Control
4. Hollywood Squares
3. Wheel of Fortune
2. Double Dare
1. Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary Edition
(Note this could’ve been mostly Jeopardy! and/or Wheel entries given there were quite a few. Limit 1 per series.)
Another RARE effort for GameTek. Not one of the better offerings, though, as the humor here is too forced/sanitized as compared with the actual show.
Mary-Kate and Ashley: Sweet 16 – Licensed to Drive.
Slowly Rotating Playstation Games.
That first episode is right here, if you want to play along:
