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Digital Down-Low for 04/01/1991: Jump, if you're feeling froggy

Octopus Prime

Mystery Contraption
(He/Him)
I hope that the rest of 1991 is as great as the first quarter of it was!

That's right, it's spring of 1991 and what says "Spring" more than a frog? That's right, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have had their time in the sun and now it's the 90s and it's time for the Battletoads! It's usually rented out at my local gas station so all I can do is look at the cover but it looks *pretty cool* and I guess it's exactly like Ninja Turtles except toads! That's a safe bet, right? I'm very excited to play past the third level! When I get a chance!

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We're three escalatingly excellent seasons into what I'm fairly confident will continue to be my favorite TV show even 35 years later. So it's time for another Simpsons video game! That's right, it's the sequel to Bart vs. The Space Mutants and that means we've got The Simpsons Bart vs. The World. This time it doens't have any weird adventure game elements shoved into it, so I bet it's much more playable and definitely doesn't have any content that would be horrifyingly racist even a few years from now, the year 1991!

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Speaking of hop-and-bop games that also change up genres constantly, we've got Vice: Project Doom, which starts by looking like Spy Hunter, then turns into Ninja Gaiden and then Duck Hunt! That's three games to Ninja Gaiden and Spy Hunter and Duck Hunts measely one! I guess Duck Hunt was bundled with Super Mario, so that's two... but still WAY better value here!

Go on down to Blade Runner times and chop up a rat man.

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And finally, a boring game for my dad to rent and then not play; The Blue Marlin. It sounds like it's a cool superhero, but it's actually about fishing!

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Okay, I'm going to go back to first grade. Go to Bed.
 
This week's Arcade Archive is gonna BLOW YOUR MIND. That's right folks. It's Squid Alpha here, and we may have the wildest release we've ever had on the service.

Nintendo's back! And this time, it's personal. Or something...it feels very personal. That's right, Hamster has managed to do the impossible and port The Last Story to arcades, with a simultaneous Arcade Archive release! Join Zael in his quest to become a knight, but now with quarter circles and pretzel motions! Experience the mood and atmosphere of Lazurus but on a strict time limit! And don't forget those SNK tier boss fight "improvements" that will definitely have you feeding credits!

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This absolutely is NOT a bit!
 
I can’t wait to suffer through an entire game of having run and jump on the same button so I can throw pies at still images of Burns and Smithers.
 
Oh wow, Spring 1991? Lemme check this month's issue of Nintendo Power and see what's hot in the world of video cassettes.

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I can think of no better way to celebrate the end of the Gulf War than by battling a toad.

I don't know where your first Simpsons image came from, though? I don't think I've seen that episode yet...
 
Is it true they're coming out with a Nintendo that's super and has twice as many bits? The heck are they gonna do with all those bits?
 
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