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Perhaps I am unusual, but I don’t get angry generally about new games that I buy. If I don’t like them, I don’t just play them. I have tons of games that I don’t like. For me, it’s the same as buying a book. I do not feel ‘ripped off’ if I do not enjoy the book, I realise that I am paying for the development of the game and the hundreds (often thousands) of man hours that have gone into playing it. I realise that all art is subjective, and everyone has different ’takes’ on things - so I don’t try and tell other people what they might or might not enjoy, I just report what I enjoy (and I usually only write reviews for games I really like). ...

I have been playing Xeno Crisis on my hacked Switch 1. It is a ‘Smash TV’ style game, which is a retro game based on arena battles where you have to kill all the enemies in the arena before the doors open to other arenas. Smash TV itself was based on one of my favourite 1980s films ‘The Running Man ’. Xeno Crisis is developed by Bitmap Bureau , which is a software house specialising in modern versions of games with retro game themes. It was released on a number of different consoles and platforms, including retro consoles like the Sega Megadrive. ...

As I’ve accumalated physical games, physical gaming consoles, controllers and computers over the years, it’s become more and more important to have some ‘rules’ of what I collect, how I collect, and how I play the games I collect. – With a few exceptions for games which are some of my favourite games of all time, I don’t want to buy physical copies of any games. I want to keep as much digital as possible. ...

I want a proper Neo Geo console, but they are ridiculously expensive, even if you buy one and mod it, and don’t pay for the cartridges. So therefore I have looked at the best emulation possibilities. After having experimented with various different ways of playing Neo Geo games, including emulation on PC, playing them on the Evercade, mobile emulation on a Ambernic device, I have found my favourite way to play Neo Geo games that I can afford. ...

This is how I got Mad Dog Mccree, the 1990 American Laser Game, working with two Sinden light guns. Software Required Mad Dog Mcree 2 player HD enhanced ROM https://archive.org/details/hypseus_singe_maddog-hd_2p DirtBagXon’s version of hypseus-singe American Laser Game compatible emulator https://github.com/DirtBagXon/hypseus-singe - you will specifically need to download the portable version version ‘2.11.3’ Gojidan’s bezels for the American Laser Games - https://github.com/gojidan/hypseus-singe-bezels The standard 2.07 beta Sinden light gun utility - I recommend you keep a separate copy dedicated to hypseus-singe games and their config ...

21/6/25 - IMPORTANT NOTE: The method used in this guide does not currently offer the optimal experience for 2 players - there are problems with the 2 player dual cursor functionality! I therefore do not recommend this guide until I find time to research other methods and update it! This is a work in progress guide that I’m updating to be the ‘optimal’ way of playing Time Crisis 2 on PC. ...

I setup and played the ‘Epoch’ rail-shooter game available on steam , with my Sinden light gun setup. Negatives I have to say, I didn’t like the mechanics of the game. The gameplay seemed pretty boring, and instead of one-shot-one-kill, you have to constantly ‘wear down’ enemies through shooting at them, and moving out of their way. This doesn’t really work very well on the Sinden light gun, as, although there are controls for moving - 4 buttons and a d-pad - on the gun, constantly having to switch to them and away from the ‘aim and fire’ action does not work very well. ...

I played through the version of [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2023000/Batsugun/](Batsugun on Steam) on the arcade setup. It is part of the [Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.4](Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.4).

For years I have been stuck with a working megadrive with a Gunstar Heroes cartridge that works UP UNTIL A POINT, and then crashes. If it were fully working, this Gunstar Heroes megadrive cartridge would be worth £250 at least at Ebay current prices! But more annoyingly, I have not been able to play the game properly. When Sega decided to discontinue the Sega Megadrive Collection on Steam, they offered a low price to buy all of the games, one of which was - you guessed it, Gunstar Heroes. ...

This is my new gaming blog, where I will write reviews of games I’ve played, game accessories I’ve bought, and anything else PC or console gaming-related that I can think of. It is using the same setup as my main https://davidcraddock.net blog - as in - it’s self-hosted, and uses the Hugo Go-based static blogging engine.