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I knew WayForward did Contra 4 on DS but I didn't know about that Operation Galuga game.  I played a demo of Contra 4 and died after a few steps so I didn't think that game would be for me.  Did you know there is a new Contra arcade light gun game that WayForward has credits on?

Yars Rising is fantastic, though.  I reviewed it a while back.

http://www.gamerdad.com/blog/2024/10/11/yars-rising-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc/

I remember watching Speed Racer and StarBlazers when I was really little.  Have you ever watched the StarBlazers remake anime?  

I don't think 1942 was a very good port, but 1943 on NES sure was!

Arkanoid was one of the first games I got for my NES.  I got it becaue my dad liked playing it in arcades and I thought the paddle controller was cool.

I thought PinBot was cool back when I rented it.  It's based on a real life pinball table  Did you know that table got two sequels?

I love the Game & Watch Gallery games.  That's the only thing I don't like about WarioWare is that it felt like it kind of 'replaced' those.

I also like the "Die Hard" parody they did as well as when they spoofed the controversy around the rap song Cop Killer with Shark Dog's rap song "Mailman Biter."  Hard to believe this was a Saturday morning cartoon!

Well I'll tell you my Power Ranger stories then, but forgive me if I already did.  Anyway, when my little brothers were young, Power Rangers were really big.  This was when they first came out in the US.  I was a teen, so of course I thought they were dumb, but I couldn't complain about them because after watching it, I realized that it was no different than shows I watched as a kid like Godzilla and Ultraman.  So I would watch them with my brothers anyway.

My brother Jeff's favorite was the Green Ranger.  They introduced that character right before Halloween, and Jeff wanted to be him for Halloween.  But since he was just introduced, they didn't have costumes for him yet.  Luckily our aunt made him a costume.  But since he was so little, the outfit swallowed him whole.  And when he went trick or treating, the people giving out candy would say, "Aw, what a cute little elf."  And then Jeff would say grumpily, "I'm not an elf, I'm a Power Ranger!"

Another brother Ben's favorite was the Blue Ranger.  Ben was going through potty training at the time, and when I told him that the Blue Power Ranger uses the potty, I don't think he had an accident after that!  

Sure I can understand.  I only pay for the cheapest online subscription.  Sure I don't get to play GameCube games, but I don't think I'd have time for that anyway.

My only complaint about the Hello Kitty game is that I don't get to play it online like how I did Animal Crossing.  But that's not really the game's fault.  My original plan was to get the game for my mom, too, and we could play it together like how we do Animal Crossing.  But the Hello Kitty game is more 'gamey' than AC, with jumping and dungeons to solve.  So I think that would frustrate my mom without my constant help.  And she lives two hours away.  So I've just been playing the game myself.

Yeah the Hello Kitty game really is a surprisingly well thought out and quality game.  Does your girlfirend have the Switch version?  If so, if she ever wants to play online, let me know!

Aw, you've never seen Press Your Luck?  "No Whammies, no whammies no whammies...STOP!"

I'm not a big Howie Mandell fan, but Bobby's World was also really good.  Since both Eek and Bobby were on a FOX channel, I think Disney would own them now.  Doubt they'd want to bring back Eek.

I loved Eek the Cat!  "It never hurts to help!"

Did you know that one of the creators of Eek the Cat, "Savage" Steve Holland, also did the animations for the Whammies on Press Your Luck?

Are you talking about G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra?  I don't think WayForward developed that.  I couldn't find any info that they did anyway.  

As a kid, I was never into G.I. Joe.  I was more of a Transformers kid.

Yeah I didn't really need to spend money on a PS5 anyway but it doesn't hurt to look.