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37 reviews by Rick..

Trivial Pursuit

2023-07-06
From: Rick
Comments: There isn't a page for the Master System iteration of Monopoly, but I would like to relate this story so I'll put it here. I remember very clearly the meeting wherein many of the gameplay mechanics were being mooted for the first time. I was not one of the creative types; I was there to represent the business side of things, the bean-counters, if you will, and I will admit being on the wrong side of history on this one. I was pretty strongly against the moves that Parker Brothers had been making into the digital realm and I made my feelings known. This was right before I left for S.C. Johnson. Anyway, Jerry was having none of it, as usual. I guess it comes down to me overvaluing the level of tangible, tactile engagement that players have with boardgames versus video games, especially the videos games of the time. I was particularly upset about the movement of the game pieces in the game and said something to the effect of "I don't like how it looks" and Jerry stood up and yelled "do you like how this looks?" and exposed his penis to me and everyone in the meeting, but mostly to me because I was directly across from him at the table. Doris reflexively screamed but everyone else sat stone-faced and silent knowing that a reaction, any reaction, was exactly what Jerry wanted. Jerry put himself back together and sat back down. It's sad looking back that it didn't elicit more of a response. It just wasn't an unusual thing for Jerry to have done in a meeting. That's what the workplace culture had degenerated to by that point. So Jerry sat back down and said, for emphasis, "You like the look of that, faggot?" and at that I did respond. I said, "Jerry, don't use that word. It would be one thing if Carl wasn't here, but he is. It's insulting and offensive". Then Carl glares at me and says, "I'm not gay". Louise and I look at each other and I look back at Carl and just say, "Carl, come on, man". And then he starts trying to make his case even though everybody knew. "I'm not gay! I'm engaged to Mindy, you know". I said, "Yeah, I do know, Carl. I know Mindy. We all know Mindy. She works in H.R. in this very building. Her entire social circle is in this building. She likes men. She dates men." He tried to insist, of course, repeating that they were engaged and I just said, "We know you're gay. Most of us don't care, Carl. We played along with the engagement for the sake of office harmony, but we know. We all know". He sulked for the rest of the meeting, but did come out officially a few months later. The interesting thing, that I didn't know at the time, that I don't think that any of us knew, was that Jerry was gay. Beneath all of the alpha-male bullshit and posturing, he was a really mixed-up guy. Twenty years after the fact and after this meeting, he actually called me up and thanked me for, in a small way, helping him to come out and accept himself for who he is. I was still in Racine at the time and got a call from him out of the blue. I guess he had gotten my number from my ex-wife through his ex-wife. They had always been close with one another, far closer than Jerry and I had every been. Portia, my ex (and, yes, her actual given name is Portia) had given Nancy my address and phone number even though her and I hadn't meaningfully talked since our son's suicide. It was just too painful after that. Anyway, Jerry called and said that what I had done during that meeting had helped him come to terms with his sexuality. Jerry being who he is had to take a shot at me for what he described as me "outing" Carl but I let it slide because it was a genuinely touching thing to hear from him. Not to belabor it, though, everyone knew that Carl was gay. We both promised to stay in touch after that, but I think we both knew we wouldn't and we haven't. The games, I guess, have worked out. I would follow the happening of my old employer for a while but I eventually lost interest. I honestly thought it would mean more to people to physically hold those game pieces in your hands, to move them with your hands, to pick up and read the cards, count your money...all that stuff. And now it's all reduced to pixels on a screen.

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Terminator

2012-02-21
From: Rick
Comments: Okay, so Skynet sends a Terminator back to kill Sarah Connor, but the plan fails because that dude Kyle saves her (fucking and impregnating her in the process) from the Terminator. That much I get, but why doesn't Skynet just do the same damn thing again instead of trying to kill young John Connor (as in the second film)? I mean, it's not like there's a limit on how many times a future supercomputer can send cyborgs back to 1984. You failed, Skynet, but it almost worked. As they say, don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.

Rating: n/a

Ghostbusters 2

2012-02-21
From: Rick
Comments: I don't get it...sometimes Peter seems like a cool enough guy, but other times he is a total dick. What's the deal?

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Vampire

2012-02-21
From: Rick
Comments: I don't know, Donovan, that sounds like the words of a vampire apologist to me! They may have suckered you, but I'll never pass by one without leaving a stake through their heart first. NO MERCY!

Rating: n/a

Xenon 2

2012-01-20
From: Rick
Comments: What do they do with the foreskins? After circumcision, I mean (gay dudes do all sorts of things with 'em, I hear).

Rating: n/a

Enduro Racer

2012-01-18
From: Rick
Comments: Fuck this site? FUCK YOU!

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Special Crime Investigation

2012-01-18
From: Rick
Comments: Somebody should do special criminal investigations on the turbofags that seem to infest this website periodically. Really sick shit here, if you ask me. Sure, like most kids growing up, my mom told me a had a nice dick, but nothing weird like the shit you read on here.

Rating: n/a

Tin Tin on the Moon

2012-01-18
From: Rick
Comments: The only moon Fag Fag would be interested in visiting is the moon that shows up every time some other dude drops his pants. The Great Belgian Butt Explorer.

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Tennis Ace

2012-01-18
From: Rick
Comments: Cousins are great...One time at my cousin Mindy's birthday party, I pulled out my dork and slapped it up and down along the top of her birthday cake until some other people tackled me. I could hear her crying as they dragged me away. I wasn't sure if it was because I ruined her cake, or because she knew she was too young to have it up inside her.

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Castle of Illusion

2006-09-12
From: Rick
Comments: a good enough platformer far too easy thoug the witch mizrabel is pathetically easy fun while it lasts though

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Chase H.Q.

2006-09-12
From: Rick
Comments: never really played it that much my mate was a god on it though he could complete for fun

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Aztec Adventure

2006-09-12
From: Rick
Comments: top 10 games on this console 1.Wonder Boy in Monster Land 2.Wonder Boy 3 the Dragons Trap 3.Teddy Boy 4.Kings Quest 5.Golden Axe Warrior 6.Alex Kidd in Miracle World 7.Wonder Boy 8.Alex Kidd in Shinobi World 9.Sonic 2 10.Aztec Adventure

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Cloud Master

2006-09-12
From: Rick
Comments: along with Ultima IV this is the hardest game on the master system if i didn't know better i say this game is impossible to complete i know plenty of people who have played this & no one has ever beat it i only got to the 3rd level

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Double Dragon

2006-09-12
From: Rick
Comments: not as good as the Streets of Rage games on mega drive & there were only 4 levels (with the 3rd being the hardest) it was quite easy to complete & for some reason the game always flickered but the 2 player mode was awesome i used to have great fun being up my mate instead ha ha

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Asterix

2006-09-07
From: Rick
Comments: not a bad game i was disapointed not to find an end boss, but i liked the way you had different ways of getting the keys for the next level

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Ast. Secret Mission

2006-09-07
From: Rick
Comments: no where near as good as the original Asterix i foud the 3rd level (in the cave) impossible to get past

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Black Belt

2006-09-07
From: Rick
Comments: yuck yuck yuck i hated this game it sucked big time all you could do was punch & kick it was another of those early master system games that were impossible to complete (like my hero & the ninja) i prefered Kung Fu Kid on the NES & i don't think it was the system's answer to the Kung Fu Kid because it KFK was also on master system

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Bonanza Brothers

2006-09-07
From: Rick
Comments: yes this quite a good game

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Bubble Bobble

2006-09-07
From: Rick
Comments: what a great game the ms version was the only one i played especially in 2 player me & a mate of mine could play this game for hours a it was funningly superbly annoying cause the bosses used to take me gaes to kill (not very good i know) especially the super drunkard i could never find the item to light up the levels from 150 onwards plus i got up to level 199 but could never get through the door at the end of the level if anyone has any ideas please inform me

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California Games

2006-09-07
From: Rick
Comments: a legendary game i used to play this at my uncle's house all the time along with the greatest games ever the wonder boy series although i did find the surfing & skateboarding very tough to get big points on this is a game which brings back many happy memories

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Captain Silver

2006-09-07
From: Rick
Comments: yes this was a good game i'll never all that time i spend (months of months of trying) i trying to beat Top Banana the boss on the tropical jungle level i think though the last level is the hardest especially if your sword power is crap

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Alex Kidd: the Lost Stars

2006-09-05
From: Rick
Comments: mmmmm a bit on the easy & childish side defitnely the worst of the alex kidd games it was repetitive it had only a crappy beam ray (every now & again) but still it was good fun while it lasts

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Alex Kidd in Shinobi World

2006-09-05
From: Rick
Comments: all the alex kidd games were good well the Lost Stars was alright but i loved shinobi world it was of the 1st games i had for the master system back in 1992, i still have it now in fact i completed only a couple of months ago only being hit (yes hit 5 times) a very very easy game but still great fun

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Alex Kidd in Miracle World

2006-09-05
From: Rick
Comments: about as perfect as a master system game could be & very good for game that came out in 1986 the great rock, scissors, paper battles make this a very unique game a bit on the hard side but that doesn't matter i only rank the Wonder Boy games, Teddy Boy & Kings Quest ahead of this beauty

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After Burner

2006-09-05
From: Rick
Comments: No didn't like this game because i could never survive more than 5 seconds a bit crap i know but i never was a fan of flight sim shoot em ups

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Alex Kidd in High Tech World

2006-09-05
From: Rick
Comments: I know a lot of people who have played this & didn't like it yes it is bloody impossible to complete without a guide how the hell!!! are ya gonna know to pray in the church? & for a 100 times!!?? also the forests are very hard one hit from a ninja or a slight ms jump & your in the water & sometimes it doesn't give you any warning that your about to die like being fried by the computer, putting on the armor or walking down the broken set of stairs but still it is a very good game & i enjoyed although i needed to use the walkthrough to gett the town pass

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Forgotten Worlds

2006-09-05
From: Rick
Comments: heeellllooo a very average shoot em up far too hard

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Action Fighter

2006-09-05
From: Rick
Comments: okay i suppose a bit boring as the levels repeat

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Alien 3

2006-09-05
From: Rick
Comments: not much to say here the game was alright i remember it cause my dad to love it & i used to enjoy watching him fight the big alien mothers

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Alien Storm

2006-09-05
From: Rick
Comments: now this wasa good game a mix of side scrolling & first person shooting a bit hard but i never really got that far into it i kept on dieing on the 3rd level all the time

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Basketball Nitemare

2006-09-05
From: Rick
Comments: didn't like this game at all could never get into it & found it far too hard a lot of people seemed to think that games on the master system were very easy true but did have some bloody hard ones (basketball nightmare, ultima iv, golden axe warrior, alex kidd high tech world, cloud master & r-type to mention a few)

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Aztec Adventure

2006-09-05
From: Rick
Comments: yes i found this a very pleasant game i knw the levels repeated twice but for some reason i liked it i enjoyed fighting the big monsters (apart from the stupid Ranbaike's) i could play this again defitnely

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Alien Syndrome

2006-09-05
From: Rick
Comments: it was okay not as good as the arcade version the 1st boss on the arcade version is a lot lot harder than the system one & the 2 player mode isn't as is expected (i fought you could fight together instead of taking in turns

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SpellCaster

2005-09-27
From: ricK
Comments: este jogo apresenta um desafio fantastico � surpreende com graficos t�o elaborados para umplataforma de 8 bits.

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WWF: Steel Cage

2003-06-12
From: Rick
Comments: This game is pretty good.

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Shadow of the Beast

2003-02-26
From: Rick
Comments: It is important to put the game in its proper historical context. It is tough as shit to complete until you have mastered the mystery of it. The music is really awesome. It is a good game in its own right. By the way, whoever was saying 128k = 1meg is a retard. I think we all know that. Good luck turning a decent game into a rewritable cart, fuitloop. I'd brush up on my math first, though.

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WWF: Steel Cage

2002-06-10
From: Rick
Comments: WWE GET THE F out. RICK Lair GET THE F OUT

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