tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:31:21 +0000Still the less mainstream side of the web.http://bastichos.blogspot.com/bastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)Blogger341125Bastichoshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-5861366354352293898Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:09:00 +00002009-10-11T03:21:52.181+08:00GamesPersonalI was playing the original Gameboy Final Fantasy Advenutre a.k.a. Mystic Quest a.k.a. Secret of Mana (GBA version). I was going to raid the castle of Dark Lord when I realized (too late) that I am 1 key short. In effect, I was not able to open a crucial door that I needed to open just to advance in the game. Suffice it to say, I screwed up. I did not even have a save game to a safe spot that I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/rb6-6sN-yAM/final-fantasy-adventure-sword-of-mana.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jP8n3vPZ9kpmkRwHapM2-MPsMa0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jP8n3vPZ9kpmkRwHapM2-MPsMa0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jP8n3vPZ9kpmkRwHapM2-MPsMa0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jP8n3vPZ9kpmkRwHapM2-MPsMa0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/10/final-fantasy-adventure-sword-of-mana.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-2815172863409026251Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:49:00 +00002009-09-26T01:57:25.371+08:00RomsGamesEmulationThat small screenshot is Star Fox 2 translated in English by Gideon Zhi of AGTP fame. I saw this link on the official Fantasy Anime Twitter page. For more screenshots and to download the actual translated rom, head over here.Side note: A lot of interesting people are going to Twitter nowadays. I'm thinking of joining Twitter, but I hate almost everything about it. I still believe in blogs and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/l2KEdF_eVns/star-fox-2-english-translated-rom.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V2UDv0hfSVkLaVLOnAdqVFhQZwk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V2UDv0hfSVkLaVLOnAdqVFhQZwk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V2UDv0hfSVkLaVLOnAdqVFhQZwk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V2UDv0hfSVkLaVLOnAdqVFhQZwk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/09/star-fox-2-english-translated-rom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-8658591520888180285Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:06:00 +00002009-09-25T20:22:57.355+08:00RomsEmulationThis game is called Mystic Ark. It has been completely translated by Aeon Genesis. This game is the sequel to 7th Saga and apparently it is a better game than the former. The video above is the Japanese version gameplay footage.I remember 7th Saga to be hard as balls. This game is probably not as hard considering it's more popular. Okay, so I never played Mystic Ark before, so what? I'm going to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/a-Sn9jhlUoE/mystic-ark-english-translation.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2LmwtQFzYaGp11L9KuqFy0-EPyA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2LmwtQFzYaGp11L9KuqFy0-EPyA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2LmwtQFzYaGp11L9KuqFy0-EPyA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2LmwtQFzYaGp11L9KuqFy0-EPyA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/09/mystic-ark-english-translation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-3069574899089957556Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:50:00 +00002009-09-22T01:56:51.503+08:00Cool linksGamesHi guys and gals! Just a quick link if you are in the office.The site Free Browser Gamer is a great web portal for discovery of amusing browser games. Just keep the boss key at arms reach because I know that you will be addicted. Here's another link for you: Browser Based games Top 10http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/oG2uutbYQaw/free-browser-based-mogs.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2xWmLMYDlSZvjt7zA2-xs2Gl3jg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2xWmLMYDlSZvjt7zA2-xs2Gl3jg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2xWmLMYDlSZvjt7zA2-xs2Gl3jg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2xWmLMYDlSZvjt7zA2-xs2Gl3jg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/09/free-browser-based-mogs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-993121729561953663Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:28:00 +00002009-09-21T18:41:12.883+08:00Cool linksGamesIf you know what Zork is then you are as old as I am. Zork is a text mode adventure game set in a fantasy world. I never finished Zork back in the day. I was too intimidated by the maze. I mean, it's hard enough to make a map of the world, and you fucking add a maze to a text mode game?Regardless, Zork is remembered fondly by people even older than I am. Now Jolt Online bought the license for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/B3myKQlbVZg/legends-of-zork-free-browser-game.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7gR6to6i1AwqNEr1rJ-K_7gdl2s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7gR6to6i1AwqNEr1rJ-K_7gdl2s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7gR6to6i1AwqNEr1rJ-K_7gdl2s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7gR6to6i1AwqNEr1rJ-K_7gdl2s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/09/legends-of-zork-free-browser-game.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-4382613472098090169Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:11:00 +00002009-08-19T02:17:18.052+08:00GamesRetrogamingI know that you remember those old Sierra Online graphic adventure games. Well, with Sarien.net, you can relive those old times playing adventure games at no cost.Personally, my favorite Sierra Online graphic adventure is Space Quest. Thank goodness I can play these games again.Aside from King's Quest and Space Quest, you can also play the Larry games as well as the Police Quest series. Go give http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/jsh4qrfhW2Y/play-old-sierra-online-adventure-games.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tlHBkFE9LhTxD_T_904QXu_HvqI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tlHBkFE9LhTxD_T_904QXu_HvqI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tlHBkFE9LhTxD_T_904QXu_HvqI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tlHBkFE9LhTxD_T_904QXu_HvqI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/08/play-old-sierra-online-adventure-games.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-7782131162786747207Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:01:00 +00002009-08-03T06:17:23.621+08:00Cool linksGamesI remember finishing Wishbringer back in the day. Wishbringer is the only Infocom text adventure that I can tolerate. The fact that this game was easier than your average Infocom adventure helped a lot.Well, if you want to play Zork, The Lurking Horror, Planetfall and other Infocom classic online, just head on over to this link here. Man, it's nostalgia time whenever I remember having a pen and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/jngwkLqmeCs/play-old-infocom-text-adventures-online.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)2 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Zxhnfl44gIdkSA4tDggfXMnioD8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Zxhnfl44gIdkSA4tDggfXMnioD8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Zxhnfl44gIdkSA4tDggfXMnioD8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Zxhnfl44gIdkSA4tDggfXMnioD8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/08/play-old-infocom-text-adventures-online.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-3386034969111924092Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:47:00 +00002009-07-31T16:56:07.887+08:00GamesRetrogamingA tweet from PCGamer senior editor, Logan Decker:Holy pixoly! Looks like abandonware's found a proper home after the demise of Home of the Underdogs. www.oldschoolapps.comVery good news for retrogamers out there. Like me.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/3bwo9EsOpHE/another-home-for-abandonware-games.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)2 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IoNQpQmXZ7TVBzt1mfZqhz_hM0Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IoNQpQmXZ7TVBzt1mfZqhz_hM0Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IoNQpQmXZ7TVBzt1mfZqhz_hM0Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IoNQpQmXZ7TVBzt1mfZqhz_hM0Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/07/another-home-for-abandonware-games.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-627279469747594776Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:49:00 +00002009-07-30T23:55:31.276+08:00Site NewsThe picture above is the trending topic on search keywords ROMs and Emulation. This explains a lot. Emulation gaming is not what it used to be 4 to 5 years ago.On a related note, Manga is up on the search trend, but Scanlation is down almost as bad as ROMs and Emulation.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/Pua4_K38agg/google-trend-on-roms-and-emulation.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MqatL7DnMmDyFl2aYTHCtHDUxD4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MqatL7DnMmDyFl2aYTHCtHDUxD4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MqatL7DnMmDyFl2aYTHCtHDUxD4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MqatL7DnMmDyFl2aYTHCtHDUxD4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/07/google-trend-on-roms-and-emulation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-7057430920600399439Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:07:00 +00002009-07-21T23:50:38.901+08:00Cool linksEmulationRetrogamingIf you are a retrogamer and an emulation gamer, NESguide.com is a great site for you to learn about the gameplay of old NES games. The site layout is very clean. You can search for that NES game you want to view by clicking on the letters or using the search box. You will then land on a page with a YouTube video of the gameplay of that game. Very original concept and very neat. Just viewing old http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/jRNVDfYgTgA/nesguide-great-resource-for-nes-games.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PBYxDlalS4S7lmHLBNx48FDz_gs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PBYxDlalS4S7lmHLBNx48FDz_gs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PBYxDlalS4S7lmHLBNx48FDz_gs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PBYxDlalS4S7lmHLBNx48FDz_gs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/07/nesguide-great-resource-for-nes-games.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-7326366112695621514Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:09:00 +00002009-07-17T22:13:37.792+08:00RomsEmulationLook at the glorious Mother 1 and 2 early Rom translation. If you are not familiar with Mother, you might be familiar with the old SNES classic, Earthbound. Mother is a sci-fi RPG set in a 1990's world. You have the main characters with baseball bats and psychic powers and stuff. I have to disclose that I have never played Earthbound on the SNES yet, so I'm not 100% familiar with it. Heck, I'm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/orx7WBrM0wc/mother-12-gba-rom-translation.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eVuhfCi5v3s1WpTe5HxMoyrEiUE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eVuhfCi5v3s1WpTe5HxMoyrEiUE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eVuhfCi5v3s1WpTe5HxMoyrEiUE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eVuhfCi5v3s1WpTe5HxMoyrEiUE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/07/mother-12-gba-rom-translation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-4121602543397978502Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:25:00 +00002009-07-15T22:40:37.806+08:00Site NewsPersonalI took off one adsense unit on this site. The truth is, I'm not making any money from this site. I have not seen a dollar or much less a cent from this blog. This is my hobby blog. The ads are just like a small delusion for my brain. It makes me feel like I'm a professional blogger making actual money off this site.I don't want to play the SEO game. I feel like if the content of this site is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/zgUkjWYDijI/hurray-for-less-ads.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HzbixKC2ka6CVT6MEdksXLbr970/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HzbixKC2ka6CVT6MEdksXLbr970/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HzbixKC2ka6CVT6MEdksXLbr970/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HzbixKC2ka6CVT6MEdksXLbr970/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/07/hurray-for-less-ads.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-6510804733493650444Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:36:00 +00002009-07-16T00:20:53.011+08:00GamesEmulationI have been dabbling in some KOEI strategy games like Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Genghis Khan, and Gemfire. I'm trying Gemfire for the NES because a lot of people think this is the easiest KOEI game. So far, I get my butt handed to me by the AI. I really don't see how this can be the easiest game, but then I tried out ROTK, and I got my butt handed to me faster. I will still try to play this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/AMAnZdO2awA/koei-strategy-games-gemfire.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dQvhUcnmLyDRA6rHu4oMBeb8yCY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dQvhUcnmLyDRA6rHu4oMBeb8yCY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dQvhUcnmLyDRA6rHu4oMBeb8yCY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dQvhUcnmLyDRA6rHu4oMBeb8yCY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/07/koei-strategy-games-gemfire.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-7196979703423214415Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:48:00 +00002009-07-15T15:35:48.194+08:00GamesEmulationRemember Lunar: Silver Star Story for the Playstation? Lunar Legend is a GBA remake of that game.The story is about a young lad named Alex. He wants to be a Dragonmaster like his idol, Dyne. As with most RPG stories, Alex is a pure hearted, strong, fighter class guy. There are some hints in between stories that Alex might have some hidden strength that he does not yet know about. Still the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/MfofqcGl2p8/lunar-legend-gba-old-school-rpg.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ArKgIGBOz5qIfXFMt89tqKpd6ig/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ArKgIGBOz5qIfXFMt89tqKpd6ig/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ArKgIGBOz5qIfXFMt89tqKpd6ig/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ArKgIGBOz5qIfXFMt89tqKpd6ig/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/07/lunar-legend-gba-old-school-rpg.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-8084890772010799886Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:16:00 +00002009-07-21T22:46:44.751+08:00RomsGamesEmulationFire Emblem for the GBA finally hit US shores almost more than a decade when it first launched in Japan. Watch the video above for a look at the history of Fire Emblem. You can also go to Snesorama to get the translated (pre-patched) NES Fire Emblem Gaiden.It has been years since I played and finished fire Emblem for the GBA. I hardly remember it. All I remember is the difficulty. This game was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/Be2anwFcwtI/fire-emblem-for-gba.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aWm9BvIV51DNhB-Tgz8AH-a5pjM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aWm9BvIV51DNhB-Tgz8AH-a5pjM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aWm9BvIV51DNhB-Tgz8AH-a5pjM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aWm9BvIV51DNhB-Tgz8AH-a5pjM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/07/fire-emblem-for-gba.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-5929628123990390841Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:14:00 +00002009-07-04T21:29:02.471+08:00EmulationRetrogamingYou can play as Gandalf, Aragorn, or Legolas. Plus there are lots of unlockable characters. The LOTR Trilogy for the GBA is simply a Diablo clone. It's not the best Diablo clone, but it's good enough for the an old system like the Gameboy Advance.Like Diablo, you hack and slash your way out of any situation. You have a button where you can activate special attacks to help you kill hordes of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/6jaConxKf6U/lotr-gba-lord-of-rings-trilogy.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iZFlKiNJKsaaV6LTVFySwOw_QLQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iZFlKiNJKsaaV6LTVFySwOw_QLQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iZFlKiNJKsaaV6LTVFySwOw_QLQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iZFlKiNJKsaaV6LTVFySwOw_QLQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/07/lotr-gba-lord-of-rings-trilogy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-4252417341146461940Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:46:00 +00002009-07-04T14:52:11.348+08:00RomsEmulationI replayed and finished Breath of Fire I just to get to the good ending. Well, I wasn't able to get the good ending, and there is no chance in hell I'm going back again to get it.The next best thing to getting the good ending is just to watch it on YouTube.BTW - the Dingoo is great. I love my Dingoo. You will love it too if you are a retro gamer.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/hG-raShsDAU/breath-of-fire-endings.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OzPisvYwDTm2j5Vnw0T9F_EKMh0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OzPisvYwDTm2j5Vnw0T9F_EKMh0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OzPisvYwDTm2j5Vnw0T9F_EKMh0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OzPisvYwDTm2j5Vnw0T9F_EKMh0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/07/breath-of-fire-endings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-2314975674359903785Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:34:00 +00002009-06-14T18:42:52.042+08:00GamesEmulationI'm buying an A-320 Dingoo. It's a handheld emulator for NES, SNES, Genesis, GBA and some other console. Get ready for more game reviews. It's less than $100, plus the reviews are mostly positive. This handheld is the win.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/HDFYltYx5Ow/dingoo-320-ftw.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kPEh_fwtX6KKJ3U1F7REjgEdTS4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kPEh_fwtX6KKJ3U1F7REjgEdTS4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kPEh_fwtX6KKJ3U1F7REjgEdTS4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kPEh_fwtX6KKJ3U1F7REjgEdTS4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/06/dingoo-320-ftw.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-4138231094505033324Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:16:00 +00002009-06-14T18:58:19.987+08:00GamesEmulationA damn hard game. That is Dragon Quest V.You start out as a very weak child and progress to 3 generations. This means that you will have to play your children later in the game. I don't want to get into that because that is spoiler territory.All you have to know is that there is a DS version for this game. The one I'm playing is the SNES one.Gameplay-wise, I must say that this is a typical JRPG. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/IVQes0LNxdI/dragon-quest-v-old-skool-fun-rpg.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7bflhBr3tv8CFmdJCS50fZWrK_0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7bflhBr3tv8CFmdJCS50fZWrK_0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7bflhBr3tv8CFmdJCS50fZWrK_0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7bflhBr3tv8CFmdJCS50fZWrK_0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/04/dragon-quest-v-old-skool-fun-rpg.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-5938260963839922962Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:45:00 +00002009-04-11T22:55:23.560+08:00GamesHandyGames, the creator of the incredibly fun Townsmen series of strategy/sim games for the mobile phone has free downloads of some of their A plus games. These games are ad-supported or ad-wrapped, as they call it. Basically, you need a GPRS or data connection for your phone in order to start the game. If you have unlimited data service, this deal is the shit.The screenshot above is The Glory ofhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/CDepTp3aIXg/handygames-free-ad-supported-games.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NEsz-sOAD7DBlsSbYmx7rDr2Hb0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NEsz-sOAD7DBlsSbYmx7rDr2Hb0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NEsz-sOAD7DBlsSbYmx7rDr2Hb0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NEsz-sOAD7DBlsSbYmx7rDr2Hb0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/04/handygames-free-ad-supported-games.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-3113956530408544286Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:47:00 +00002009-03-25T02:56:30.119+08:00RomsGamesEmulationTreasure of the Rudras or Rudra no Hihou is an SNES RPG released only in Japan. Fortunately for us, the good folks at Aeon Genesis translated the ROM. Now, English speaking folks can play through the whole game.Rudras is not a regular RPG because of the magic system. You actually need to write the magic you learn. For example, you can learn Healing Magic if you know the code word for it. So say, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/bzI143Cfn8Q/rudra-no-hihou-snes-rom-translation.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wxrahUNdDHXn5T2EIpUz8lp6mS0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wxrahUNdDHXn5T2EIpUz8lp6mS0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wxrahUNdDHXn5T2EIpUz8lp6mS0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wxrahUNdDHXn5T2EIpUz8lp6mS0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/03/rudra-no-hihou-snes-rom-translation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-8034788003625896215Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:21:00 +00002009-03-24T20:38:36.175+08:00Cool linksGamesGOG or Good Old Games has been around the abandonware scene for some time. Now, they have gone legit with their operation. You can purchase old games for as little as $5.99. They have old greats like Fallout, Simon the sorcerer, and a whole lot more for sale, and all compatible with XP or Vista - DRM-free!I know that a lot of people know about GOG by now, but I just want to post this to show my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/lsD5fpbw0BM/best-retrogaming-website.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cfAQ3M5F4_9Y7rRH6pzvLAZBafs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cfAQ3M5F4_9Y7rRH6pzvLAZBafs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cfAQ3M5F4_9Y7rRH6pzvLAZBafs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cfAQ3M5F4_9Y7rRH6pzvLAZBafs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/03/best-retrogaming-website.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-1528862668921221718Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:29:00 +00002009-03-24T01:40:00.015+08:00Cool linksGamesFrom Gnome's Lair and Abandonia.I saw on Metafilter a couple of weeks ago about HOTU's demise. But you just can't keep a good website down. Just too much history and good stuff.So, HOTU is back, and the salvaging of the site is still ongoing. This is great news. I have been a fan of HOTU since '04 or '05. See! I can't even remember when I started following this site. That's a testament to how http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/cm44u8qAMVg/home-of-underdogs-is-back.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Pjwio-r_S3Rz6_L9QQp9CHWbcOE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Pjwio-r_S3Rz6_L9QQp9CHWbcOE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Pjwio-r_S3Rz6_L9QQp9CHWbcOE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Pjwio-r_S3Rz6_L9QQp9CHWbcOE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/03/home-of-underdogs-is-back.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-584311786691644491Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:26:00 +00002009-03-22T23:33:28.702+08:00RomsEmulationRomulation has been around for ages. But sometime a couple or so years ago they had a major revamp and updated their site. Now, they have almost every retro gaming console roms, including pre-patched translated Japanese ROMs for the NES and SNES. They also have Nintendo DS ROMS, PSX ISOs, and a lot of Dreamcast ISOs available.The only catch 22 is that you need to register an account before you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/Umo1QmmkIJw/romulation-is-great-psx-iso-source.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zu5UdfIXTXCFjE2Dvi9O0sNbLjs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zu5UdfIXTXCFjE2Dvi9O0sNbLjs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zu5UdfIXTXCFjE2Dvi9O0sNbLjs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zu5UdfIXTXCFjE2Dvi9O0sNbLjs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/03/romulation-is-great-psx-iso-source.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10427684.post-661985013716160846Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:34:00 +00002009-03-22T22:49:13.379+08:00PersonalImage Credit: KevinNot a lot of geekery going on this past couple of months. A lot of changes are going on in meat space, and I can hardly cope up. This post will be a wish list of the games that I want to play, the books I want to read, and some of the geekery that I miss.1. Play the SNES translated rom Dragon Quest V.2. Finish Townsmen 2 gold.3. Finish reading Watchmen.4. Finish reading http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bastichos/~3/fa08HYNGGyg/not-much-geekery-going-on.htmlbastichos@gmail.com (Bastich)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xDPYxFbyNqTEysmqHdOVyttciJM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xDPYxFbyNqTEysmqHdOVyttciJM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xDPYxFbyNqTEysmqHdOVyttciJM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xDPYxFbyNqTEysmqHdOVyttciJM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://bastichos.blogspot.com/2009/03/not-much-geekery-going-on.html