For whatever reason, I don't remember seeing Scramble in arcades, and if I did see it, it didn't draw me in like Pac-Man did. Really the first early Konami games I remember seeing in arcades were Gyruss and Time Pilot, and I loved those!
Our family's first computer was the Apple ][+. I have good memories playing games on it like Lode Runner, Spare Change, and Aquatron.
The only way I'd buy a Game Key Card is if I found one RIDICULOUSLY cheap.
I reviewed Space Invaders Forever when it first came out. Could've used more games, but otherwise I enjoyed it pretty well.
http://www.gamerdad.com/blog/2020/12/15/space-invaders-forever-ps4-switch/
I just finished DK Bananza. What a great game! One of the best I played this year other than Hello Kitty Island Adventure. I've since started Shadow Labyrinth, which I'm not liking so far. It's the dark take on Pac-Man that's like a Metroidvania but it's REALLY hard. I am not liking hard games anymore since I just don't have the time to play something over and over until I get good at it. Nothing wrong with making an easy mode, folks.
Which reminds me, I downloaded a demo for Mina: The Hollower. It's the next game by the folks who made Shovel Knight. And that game is way too hard, too! I couldn't get past the first boss! The game actually reminds me of one I reviewed recently called Pipistrello and the Cursed Yo-Yo. That game was hard, too, but at least it had a difficulty selection. I may still try and review the Mina game, though, since I've been able to review a lot of other Shovel Knight titles.
I'm also getting to review some more games lately. One that I'm especially proud of is I got to review UFO 50. It's a collection of made up retro games, which sounds right up my alley. It's really good, but so far I'm not liking it as much as I thought I would. I just think that other games in this vein, like Arcade Paradise and Retro Game Challenge, I liked much better.
Mario Kart World may not be the end all, beat all game to get a Switch 2 for, but man, Donkey Kong Bananza sure is! I just beat it and I think it's even better than Super Mario Odyssey.
Yeah the Switch 2 version of Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac is a Game Key Card, but the regular ol' Switch version is the actual game on the card. So guess what? I will be getting the Switch version of that game. Actually I'd rather get it on the PS4, but I don't think Namco is doing a physical version of that. I'd upgrade to a PS5 but the only game I want to play on it is Astro Bot.
All the Irem collections are like that.
Sonic Racing Crossworlds on Switch 2 has been a bit of a controversy because it's supposed to be just a Game Key Card which means that the game isn't actually on the cartridge. It just reads the card and downloads the game but won't let you play it unless you are connected to the Internet. I do not want to support that kind of practice so if the game doesn't come out full on Switch 1 or PS4, the other 'modern' consoles I have, I guess I won't be getting that game at all. A lot of third parties are going in that direction and that's what concerns me. That's why even though there were some cool games announced at yesterday's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, I have to still do research to see if I will get them or not (which kills me in the case of Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac and Once Upon a Katamari).
But is it better than Arkanoid DS?
Waiting for a sale on those things is always a good idea.
Either farm games are popular or they're easy to make. Don't forget that it was Harvest Moon that started it all, not Stardew Valley.
