GAB GBC #10 - Caesars Palace, NASCAR Fast Tracks, Prince of Persia

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Last Topic's Ratings:

Amida - BBB - 0% (3)
Battleship - BBBBB - 0% (5)
Blades of Steel - ABAA - 38% (4)
Catrap - GGAGG - 90% (5) (1 SR)
Chibi Maruko-Chan Okozukai Daisakusen - BB - 0% (2)
Mega Man - BBGGBBG - 43% (7)

This was a much more interesting topic than I expected. I thought Catrap might be the game with some back and forth, but it was actually Mega Man where there was a lot of disagreement. Even though these are still the single digits there's been some interesting results so far.

Games for this topic:

Bill Elliott's NASCAR Fast Tracks
Caesars Palace
Pachinko Time
Parasol Henbee
Prince of Persia
Zoids Densetsu

This topic looks like a fascinating one to me. First of all, we have the showdown between American and Japanese gambling games with Caesar's Palace and Pachinko Time. We have some PC-centric games in NASCAR Fast Tracks and Prince of Persia, and also the first game in the Zoids series, which I've long been interested in because my friend had one of the Famicom titles when we were kids. I really love the diversity in the Game Boy library. Incidentally, I believe the GB and GBC versions of Prince of Persia are identical except for the GBC version being colourized, so if you've played either one you can probably rate it.

GAB PS1 #207 - Grind Session, Persona 2 IS, Power Move Pro Wrestling

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Last Topic's Ratings:

3Xtreme - AAAGAB - 50% (6)
Critical Depth - BGAAG - 60% {5}
Dance Dance Revolution Konamix - GA - 75% (2)
ISS Pro Evolution 2 - GBB - 33% (2)
Saber Marionette J: Battle Sabers - BB - 0% (2)
San Goku Shi: Eiketsuden - BB - 0% (2)

A fairly low-rated topic, but I guess good for 3Xtreme being the only game in the series to escape the low range?

Games for this topic:

Grind Session
Kowloon Jou
Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Power Move Pro Wrestling
Pro Pinball: Timeshock
Votoms: Woodo Kummen

There's a game called Kowloon's Gate that I've been looking forward to playing for a long time. This isn't it, though I frequently get the two mixed up. Also, we have the first part of Persona 2 here. This wasn't localized until PSP, but there's a fan translation for the PS1 version. I'm curious to see how the two versions compare as the PSP version of Persona 1 had a lot of changes.

GAB GBC #9 - Blades of Steel, Catrap, Mega Man

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Last Topic's Ratings:

F-1 Race - BBBGG - 40% (5)
Hal Wrestling - BBBG - 25% (4)
Lazlos' Leap - GGAAA - 70% (5)
Nemesis - GGGGGGG - 100% (7) (2 SR)
Ultima: Runes of Virtue - ABAB - 25% (4)
World Beach Volley - GAGG - 88% (4)

A pretty strong showing for sports games on Gameboy so far, which I think is an interesting result. I wonder if it will continue or if we've just hit an unusually strong subset of them so far.

Games for this topic:

Amida
Battleship
Blades of Steel
Catrap
Chibi Maruko-Chan Okozukai Daisakusen
Mega Man

I'm curious to see the board's opinion about Catrap. I remember a lot of people liked it back in the day, but I don't remember too much about it. Also, there's a guide for the Chibi Maruko-Chan game if anyone is having trouble understanding it.

GAB PS1 #206 - 3Xtreme, Critical Depth, Dance Dance Revolution

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Last Topic's Ratings:

Galerians - AGGA - 75% (4)
Grinch, The - AABGAA - 50% (6)
International Moto X - AA - 50% (2)
Pikinya Excellent - GA - 75% (2)
Pu-Li-Ru-La - GBA - 50% {3}
Trick'N Snowboarder - BGB - 33% (3)

It warms my heart that the Grinch game isn't awful. Though I guess it would have been a great Grinchy trick if it was a complete dud.

Games for this topic:

3Xtreme
Critical Depth
Dance Dance Revolution Konamix
ISS Pro Evolution 2
Saber Marionette J: Battle Sabers
San Goku Shi: Eiketsuden

I'm actually kind of curious about San Goku Shi: Eiketsuden, which seems to be a very different take on RotK from the previous games.