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How do you solve a problem like a Superman Video Game?
Sometimes it takes video game designers many attempts to properly adapt a concept well. Take one concept that designers seem to be a tad amiss to over the years. I am, of course, talking about the oldest comic book superhero in existence, Superman. Sure, there has been a few decent Superman games over the years such as Taito’s 1980s Arcade classic or the 16 bit hidden gem Death & Return of Superman. They may have been decent games, but did they actually capture what Superman is all about? Of course, there is the most infamous example of both a bad Superman game and a bad game in general, Superman 64.…
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Remembering Pilotwings 64 of This Nintendo 64 Thursday (NinThursday64)
The year is 1996 and we are the end of what is a hell of a run for Nintendo with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Sega and Sony have had their consoles on the market for about a year now. In comes Nintendo with their next follow up, the Nintendo 64. I was approximately 12 years old at the time, and nobody was more excited for this revolution than me. There were two launch games in North America, Super Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64. Super Mario 64 is obviously one of the most acclaimed video games of all time. But what about Pilotwings 64? This game was a sequel to…
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Wildest Comic Panels Found February 2019
Here is this months’s batch of comic panels. I scour the internet for comic book panels that made me raise an eyebrow or two. A lot with no context provided, and some that are just wild no matter how you slice it. Superman I can best sum up my reaction to this one with this gif The Incredible Hulk Seems like someone should investigate Bruce Banner, but maybe that is just me. Garfield Not enough facepalms in the world for old Jon Arbuckle here, but I’ll try… Vintage Comics Ahhh…before the days of the smartphone, the internet, and instant messaging ruined that for basically everyone. The Punisher Hey, I am…
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Tiny Toon Adventures for NES on this wed-NES-day
The year is 1990. After a long day at school, you come home to unwind. Turn your television on to the local syndicated cartoons as what was done at the time. What comes on but this amazing theme song… I like to think my generation had the coolest stuff for kids, but I may be a bit biased. It definitely indeed was simpler times. Now, at the time, it was toward the end of the run of the Nintendo Entertainment System, the console that changed gaming, perhaps forever. Games based on licenses had been very hit and miss. For every quality game like Duck Tales, you had a million games…
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Wrestling Moments Hard or Embarrassing to Explain February 2019
Wrestling is weird. There I said it. So many things are hard to explain to people who walk in the room and have absolutely no idea what is going on. Why is it cool that Triple H spits the water? Why is their grown man crying over a balding old man in guyliner who controls the arena’s lights with his hands? No one can easily explain this, but we have fun! Here are just some screen captures and gifs that make no sense. Cocaine is a helluva drug, man… Just a typical Wednesday night for me… Hulk Hogan at his most honest. Believe me, the actual explanation is about as…
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MegaDrive Monday: Skitchin’
The Sega Genesis, or as it is called outside of North America, the Sega Megadrive, was the second home video console I had ever had owned. Many ask about the great bit wars of the early 1990s, who won between Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System? To me, the answer is simple… The Gamers won. Both consoles had great and rather unique libraries of games. Take for instance, this game by Electronic Arts (way before they had lost their mind) called Skitchin. This was a Sega Genesis/Mega Drive exclusive and possibly the only game of its kind. You raise on roller blades, hitch to the back of cars (or…
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Memorable and Weird Video Game Magazine Advertisements January 2019
This is the latest entry in the series of retro video game magazine advertisements. Some are weird. Most are memorable, albeit, not always for the right reasons if I must say. Sega Genesis 32X is Faster While the Genesis here demands “more” it certainly didn’t get many 32X games. Oh myyy… Ballz I remember the video game Ballz. It was a really really weird game. It may actually be weirder than the phrase “I’m sucking sidewalk” in this weird advertisement. Questionable Advertising I really want to go out on a limb and say that an image of Hitler is not what you want associated with your video game. However, maybe…
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The Best Comic Panels To Be Found January 2019
The comic book panels columns return in a new monthly format. I scour the internet for comic book panels that are funny. A lot with no context provided, and some that are just funny no matter how you slice it. A Tale as old as time… Deleted scene from the M. Night Shyamalan film, “The Happening” Tina Belcher has really found her voice lately… How I feel about guys who posts comments on lady’s pics on the internet… And that, my kids, is how I met your mother… It is not just apes that react this way… Hipsters…. Hipsters Never Change… Politics in a nutshell… Reddit in a nutshell… We…
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“The Best” Wrestling Merchandise January 2018
The Wrestling merchandise column returns to GeekWithThat.com in a new monthly format. Along with your submissions, I also scour the internet for what is truly odd, bad, or interesting wrestling merchandise. I’ve done action figures, shirts, and everything else. Sting’s Seizure Inducing Hat I am not going to lie to you people, I would totally wear the shit out of this hat. (Adds to Amazon Wishlist) The Road Dogg Jesse James Plush Dog D-Generation X was marketed to teen males, and naturally all male teen edgelords would love a green plush dog. They would have it next to them while sniping me in Call of Duty and then telling me…
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Reading it for “The Plot”: Vampblade
In this series of fan service reviews, the first book I had reviwed was Tarot. Then I did Death Rattler. Now here comes my third comic I am reviewing for “The Plot,” Vampblade. These are what is called “Fan service” comic books. What is Fan service? Basically, if it has little plot-redeeming value, but makes the viewer sit up and take notice, it’s probably fan service in one form or another.” There have been arguments made for and against this type of art in comics. I’m personally not going to argue it either way. However, I always wondered, “Are these comics even any good?” So here we go, reading this…
