SpeedRunRocks

Best tagline ever! Bret was the shizzzz.

Wasn't it Wozniak that put on the US Festival in '82-'83? The "rock" day was jam-packed with siiiiiccckk freakin bands.

Anyone know about Atarimatt? Saw him at Classic Game Fest in Austin, TX, last July.

Dude has two old giant wooden-box-on-the-floor TVs stacked on top of one another, two Atari 2600s with the audio going through a guitar pedal board, and I'm guessing a few copies of the 'teach yourself programming' title with various labels indicating different sections of music and visual whatnots.

It was a trip, and it was like 2pm when I saw him.

Still doesn't beat the satisfaction of learning to play a real instrument.

*Cue song "Long Live Rock N Roll" by Ronnie James Dio-era Rainbow

@Retron

Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys says, "gree-ee-easy"

Recently cashed in gold coins and got Sengoku 3 for $1.47. Went in completely cold, other than knowing it was in the conversation for one of the best Neo-Geo titles. I may have unknowingly rendered all other beat-em-ups obsolete...

This is the only one that really jumped out, by far, and looked like they took their pixels and chiptunage seriously.

What's with the minimalist visuals in a lot of these other indie titles? So many look like an HD Intellivision game with a "super-rad techno soundtrack". Is it for maximum "port-ability"?

Any pseudo-dyslexics out there seeing the word 'pedo'?

Reminds me of the alternate lyrics I mentally superimpose over this dumb Coldplay song I hear at work all the time to make it humorous and therefore prevent me from going insane.

"Living in a pedo, pedo, paradise.."

I always get a chuckle from that one. Sounds like they're talking about Epstein's private island.

"Body bag not included."

@J-Fox
"For Frawwg the Bell Tollllls, time marches on, on.. on... on...."

That and the JP-only sequel to Fortified Zone were the first ones I got once I re-remembered that GB games weren't region locked.

Anyone hear/read about a book by Escobar's son where he confirms the CIA's direct involvement in all greasy shenanigans?

I wonder if this show is a timely smokescreen. They only hinted at the CIA involvement with that Rick Rubin lookin dude.

@NEStalgia @rjejr

Nailed it! I love it when the real world collides with our cultivated bubble here on a Nintendo website comment thread.

It's a long shot, but Die Hard Arcade would be rad. The Saturn version is too dang rare and expensive! Even the original JP version minus the Die Hard license would suffice.

My band SpeedRun (which rocks, btw, hehe) has the hot-fire 'Riding Stages' song from this game on our ill-fated unreleased debut EP.

Search 'SpeedRun rocks' on YouTube to see what could have been...

Played quite a bit of LR: The Legend Returns on a friend's PC in like 2000. I recall drawing out a sick level on a church bulletin and handing it to him to recreate, and it translated perfectly.

Never had a PC or current-gen consoles growing up, so other kids' parents had to provide.

Only time I went there as a kid was to buy Vigilante 8: Second Offense for PS1.

I was, and likely still am, the only person I knew who preferred V8 over Twisted Metal.

@Dr_Corndog Yaaaas

I wonder if you get bonuses for weird polyrhythms that don't sound like they fit the tune until 42 measures in?

I really want to try this, but I'm not sure if it's worth $50.

What some refer to as 'true heavy metal' is what happens when classical meets the early days of rock n roll.

So heavy metal classical tunes make all of the sense. Anyone listen to Symphony X?

Glancing over at my two bookshelves full of VHS tapes, I'm seeing more action than comedy.

The best action films are loaded with funny bits, intentional and otherwise. Prime example: Commando. "Please don't bother my friend, he's dead tired."

Please be less than $15 a piece. One of the reasons I never took the plunge. Played the Contra one on a friend's Wii, though. Good stuff.

Also, someone mentioned Metal Gear as the possible new ReBirth title, which would be ssssiiiiiiiccccckkkkkk

Ah, podcasts, arch-enemy of original live music, why dost the masses prefer thee?

Cool idea though.

"May the Fifth be with you." The day after Star Wars day is Jim Lahey day. He was The Liquor, now you can too!

Fire Pro. That is all.

@JLPick Wasn't the Zapper based on an old Gunpei Yokoi toy from the 70s?

@Rhaoulos The secret to their longetivity? Think the episode of South Park w Christopher Reeve.

Seems cool, but... Scribble art. Is this what art colleges are pushing nowadays? That's all I see anymore in Des Moines, Iowa: where people go to move back in with their parents after being chewed up and spit out by New York City.

Go Team Cat!

Is there an option to secure a joy-con to each leg for full-on 4-limb drumset action? It ain't rock n roll without all extremities moving independently. Insert dirty joke here. Then there.

Also, I know it was an old PS1 jam but reading this, all I can think of is Jet Moto, which brings me back to the demo disc days, where I got into Medievil, Tony Hawk 1, Cool Boarders, Parappa the Rapper, Die Hard Trilogy, and hot-fire puzzle game Intelligent Qube.

@oorwullie "Taking the piss." One of my all-time favorite British-isms. Add the word 'bleeding' for extra Nicko McBrain points.

It's rad that they're introducing different 'bands' in the fictonal world to justify their experimentation with different instrumental ensembles. The songs with the violin sound like Kansas on speed. Siiiick.

@clvr Haha, lightin' 'em up! Gotta let 'em know there's still people battin' for the other team.

Which in itself implies that most/all organized religion (which all tell the same story at the end of the day) is only here to divide and conquer us lowly masses.

Go Team Marina!

Mortgage and 2 kids at age 27? Yikes!

Fire Emblem Warriors, DOOM, Mario RPG on SNES mini, and my B-Day gifts Super Aleste and Parodius on SFC. Special thanks to the first few issues of Super Play on archive.org for selling me on those pieces of gold.

I'm still trying to figure out how to monetize musical talent, specifically Classic Heavy Metal drumming.

The past few years, I've used video games as an escape from the harsh reality that no one gives a toss about instrument playing anymore.

Now it's looking like I should have invested in streaming equipment instead of a Neil Peart monster drumkit.

It's strange. Maybe it's being born in '86 and never having a computer until 2004, but it never occurred to me until pretty recently that people can make their entire living on internet ad revenue. The jealousy is real, ha!

But I'm too far into music and too far removed from the technology loop to turn back now... In which case, check me out! I've got something for everyone, as long as you dig upbeat music on real instruments.

Dang, I was hoping they were gonna discuss the various tribute bands being the keepers of the flame of awareness for some of these composers.

I look at the old musicians-turned-programmers from back in the day the same way I look at members of old Heavy Metal bands like Jaguar. Both are rad in similar, yet different ways.

@Nailz

There's a "Star Road" joke in there somewhere...

@VinnieMii

The balls-to-the-wall guitar-heavy versions of the source music on these games are the best!

Is that a Tecmo thing? They were one of the first to hire musicians to make game music back in the day, which is why Ninja Gaiden and Tecmo Super Bowl music has a full drumkit with crazy fills and everything.

What's the Nlife staff opinion on Iron Maiden? Judas Priest? Brits made/were into rad music back in the day, but I'm not sure if that's the case nowadays, what with "screeching guitars" seeming like a bad thing.

Guitars are supposed to sound like chainsaws. Anything else just ain't Rock N Roll, baby!

Sky Skipper. Unleash it on the world!!

^^^ That's a new one, niiice. Still gets triggered by the song "Brandy" by Looking Glass.

Recently went to a local arcade that features mostly brand new machines. Came across a CruisN Blast cabinet with Nintendo's logo all over it. Extremely entertaining, would totally buy a Switch port.

It's a sport, it's entertainment. One could even brand it as a hybrid of the two.

It's a handheld. It's a console. One could even brand it as a hybrid of the two.

Frig the cereal, where can I get my greasy paws on that rad cassette tape? My '99 Escort needs this.

Disney sending a message to new competitor Nintendo: Stay out of our theme park game.

The ad revenue from the bajillions of views is gonna pay for another Switch several times over. Cheeky move.

J-Roc and the Roc Pile, baby! How hard? Hard as f---, bdd-ah, bdd-ah!

Ha, the cabinet still has "Puck Man" artwork. Only a tiny little section of the P needs to be scratched away...

Anyone else notice the World Class Championship Wrestling souvenir program in that pic? I saw the name Von Erich and I was like, "Whaaaa?!" Possibly the rarest piece in the lot.

Diggin the VGM coverage. I'll be sure to send NL some SpeedRun once our EP is ready...

My band SpeedRun does a version of Drivin Thru on Max into Devil's Call in Your Heart. Heavy Metal is the Law for F-Zero soundtracks.

Search "SpeedRun rocks" on The Tube...

That makes two Oct. 30 birthdays, woo! Us and Henry Winkler.