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I created a couple of nice card games on the Amstrad using BASIC. I created a casino poker machine simulator and a version of Poker Solitaire. What a pity I have lost the tapes I stored them on - there's probably a way of getting them converted to files nowadays to play on an emulator.   

I code up Poker Solitaire whenever I learn a new programming language. Here's the version I created to teach myself Javascript and basic HTML      Still works!! This must be close to 15 years old now.

https://www.davykelly.com/pokersolitaire

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The other conversion I played a lot of on Amstrad was Bombjack.Looks rough now but I got a lot of fun out of it. I remember it controlling well and judging by this video it moves quite well so it probably was as responsive as I remember.     It uses the low resolution mode so things get a bit ugly but it means it's colourful and fast. Pity more games didn't use this mode.

I have Raiden Trad and I have really enjoyed it. 

Have that too. Not sure how I came across it. It's cart only and I tend not to buy unboxed games. It's quite a nice port. When I switch my Megadrive region switch to JP I get a Japanese title screen. There are quite a few early cartridges like that.

Other MD shmups I have:  TF3, Twin Hawk, Hellfire, Musha (repro), Space Invaders '91, Zero Wing.  All very solid games.

Sonic 1 and 2 and genuinely great games. I haven't enjoyed one since.

Keep 'em 2D and don't clutter up the levels. Ease off on the "auto hands off sections" too - they get old really quick. Big open levels with alternate paths is when Sonic was best.

And drop that bloody supporting cast.

And drop the voice talent too. Cringeworthy.

Checking out earlier posts in this thread - that Bubble Bobble remake is impressive stuff. I had the original and despite it being a poor looking port I did play it an awful lot. It was OK to play - esp. on the old green monitor!! 

That remake looks great though.

How viable is the Jaguar CD drive? I thought I had heard it was quite flakey.

Arcade game

It's a cart release of the unreleased game that is on the MD mini. It was polished and completed by M2 who really know how to do ports properly. I didn't want to get a mini just for that game so this is a great opportunity to play it and add another nice cart to my MD collection.

Have ordered the Darius Extra cart for Megadrive. Will report back whenever it turns up.

Oops.  Apologies re my geography. I knew it was an island but thought it was part of the central American region.  Every day is a school day.

Has anyone seen this? 

At first I thought "Why?" but then I realised that having the Wii Homebrew Channel +VC + WiiWare on a handheld would be a nice thing to have. However the work involved is hair raising to say the least!! 
Squeezing it into a GB case provides the chef's kiss but really ....  one for the hardcore construction hobbyist!!

Back to Othello - the wikipedia entry for it is pretty interesting. It was an early Nintendo arcade game and there was even a home unit produced by them.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversi


It was sold in the US - maybe it didn't make it to Central America which is why you wouldn't have seen it.

Returned to Monkey Ball on Wii this week. I have been playing the remake on Switch and it's been interesting comparing them. The remake's levels have been adjusted to account for the move to analogue control. One version isn't easier than the other though. Both games get terrifying hard once you get the first few worlds behind you. Both versions also suffer from the camera over which the player has no control. It would be possible on Wii with nunchuck and on Switch with the second stick - but it hasn't been implemented. It isn't a game breaker though.

I have been surprised how well my muscle memory of using motion control was retained on the Wii version but it's still damn tough once you hit world 5. It's such a shame that all of the music didn't make it over to Switch....the original's soundtrack is far better.

I'm trying to 1 credit clear each world on the Wii version which you have to do to unlock the final two worlds....5 down and 3 to go but I think it will be some time before I achieve that. Worlds 6,7 and 8 are a nightmare.

On Switch you only have to complete the first 8 worlds to unlock the 2 later ones - you don't have to do each world on one credit - so it's a bit friendlier that way. The Switch version also has the bonus of unlocking Sonic as a playable character which has the bananas swapped for rings. Very nice feature - but I have yet to unlock that on Switch...tough game.

Steeplechase was on the dedicated paddle game unit produced by Jakks several years ago. It's an interesting game. I remember seeing a YT video of the arcade version that supported a large number of players. I think the arcade machine was button press only but the height of the jump was controlled by how long you held the jump button down instead of using the paddle to set the height.

A few arcades in the UK still have a physical horse race game where each player throws a ball at a target and the horse moves depending on which hole in the target the ball falls into. I presume this videogame was inspired by that. I think Carnival Games on Wii had a recreation of it too.

Aye. There's also Shooting Love 200X, Guwange and Caladrius on digital release in PAL. Good stuff.