GAB GBC #19 - Altered Space, Q-Bert (GB), Trax

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Last Topic's Ratings:

Aerostar - AGAG - 75% (4)
Godzilla - GAA - 67% (3)
Marble Madness (GB) - AAAB - 38% (4)
Q Billion - GAB - 50% {3}
Sports Illustrated: Golf Classic - GBB - 33% (3)
Star Wars - AAAA - 50% (4)

I'm pleased that every game in this topic got at least 3 ratings. I guess it helps that there were no import-only titles here, but there's still some pretty obscure titles here.

Games for this topic:

Altered Space
Ayakashi no Shiro
Bases Loaded
Q-Bert (GB)
Super Bikkuriman
Trax

Once again, we have to clarify that this is the original GB version of Q-Bert, not the GBC version, which is a completely different game. What was it with developers and reusing titles on Game Boy, anyway?

GAB PS1 #216 - Big Ol Bass 2, Sexy Parodius, Thrill Kill

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Last Topic's Ratings:

Ball Breakers - AA - 50% (2)
Burger Burger 2 - GG - 100% (2)
Hyper Securities 2 - AA - 50% (2)
NASCAR Rumble - GGGG - 100% (4)
Puchi Carat - GG - 100% (2)
Super Shot Soccer - BB - 0% (2)

A pretty quiet topic, but actually a fairly highly-rated one. It's always my hope that some people will end up checking out some of these games later on, even if they don't have time when the topic is actually up.

Games for this topic:

Big Ol Bass 2
Ridegear Guybrave 2
Sexy Parodius
Starwinder
Super Hero Sakusen
Thrill Kill

I remember Thrill Kill being a big deal back in the day, so much so that I had actually played it at the time, even though it was never officially released. That's actually kind of crazy to think about with how much less discourse there was around games back then. Of course, I don't actually remember anything about it, so it'll be interesting to see if it was really such a big deal with the benefit of hindsight.

GAB GBC #18 - Aerostar, Marble Madness (GB), Star Wars

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Last Topic's Ratings:

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon - AB - 25% (2)
Black Bass: Lure Fishing - BBBAB - 10% (5)
Fastest Lap - GGG - 100% (3)
Fire Fighter - AAA - 50% (3)
Klax (Hudson) - AGA - 67% (3)
Xerd no Densetsu - AA - 50% (2)

Also a bit of a quiet week. Fastest Lap was kind of a nice surprise though.

Games for this topic:

Aerostar
Godzilla
Marble Madness (GB)
Q Billion
Sports Illustrated: Golf Classic
Star Wars

Once again, we've got another game which has a Gameboy Color version with the same name but it's a very different game, this time we're covering the original GB version. There's also a bunch of Godzilla games on the system, this is the one from 1990.

GAB PS1 #215 - Ball Breakers, NASCAR Rumble, Puchi Carat

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Last Topic's Ratings:

Alnam no Kiba - BB - 0% (2)
Bike Race: Kamen Rider - BB - 0% (2)
Eagle One: Harrier Attack - GAA - 67% (3)
Excalibur 2555 AD - GGAGA - 80% (5)
Pool Academy - BB - 0% (2)
Tokimeki Memorial - AG - 75% (2)

A pretty quiet topic, I was hoping to see a couple more ratings for Tokimeki Memorial, because I do feel that this is one of the more accessible games of its type out there. Maybe when the sequel comes along.

Games for this topic:

Ball Breakers
Burger Burger 2
Hyper Securities 2
NASCAR Rumble
Puchi Carat
Super Shot Soccer

For some reason, Puchi Carat always feels very familiar when I see the name, but I'm pretty sure I've never played it. We also have a couple sequels to Japanese strategy games here. Having played Tokimeki Memorial I can now see that the original Hyper Securities definitely borrowed a few things from its formula.