The passion project that is Streets of Rage Remake has a new version. V 5.2 is ready for download. With a slew of improvements and overall design changes.
One of the most noticeable changes is the new intro screen (picture below). You can read the full list from here.
Screenshot from the intro
Spiritual Successor
Despite of an “official” Streets of Rage sequel coming out last year. I still pretty much like this version over it and deem it the spiritual successor of the Sega Mega Drive franchise. As this version kept the look and feel of the old 16 BIT era and added a lot more to it.
It’s worth mentioning that this project has NOTHING to do with Sega. If Sega had their way, we wouldn’t got this masterpiece of a game!
Character selection screen
I gave this game a spin earlier today and I could sense a lot of changes in terms of game play and performance. It’s a smooth experience and a joy to pickup and play.
Yesterday Battle for Wesnoth has released it’s quarterly update. Being one of the most regular open source games out there when it comes to updates. But this update brings a sad closure to a well loved series.
Today’s feature on game of the week is a 56 – in – 1 bundle! A few games targeted to be brain teasers and be great fun and to pass time.
What made me want to pick up this lost bundle and upload it on my blog is that some of the games are actually pretty good and playable.
I consider some to be a great tool for building vocabulary and if I was actively teaching I’d incorporate some of them in my classroom (luckily I am not).
What does this have to do with gaming you might ask? A whole lot actually..
I needed something to pass the time. Keep me sharp and motivated. But since I was feeling down and didn’t feel like doing much, it had to be something easy to pickup.
What better thing than my life long friend, video games.
It was a bit odd at first. The process of re learning something that I already knew and forgot. It took a bit of getting used to, but once I settled on my bike. I was good to go! I spent a lot of time playing video games, staying inside and minding my own business. I think that is a win.
Gaming helped get my mind stop overthinking about life issues. Kept me busy doing something somewhat productive. It doesn’t compare to reading 100 books a year, but it sure feels great!
I think I’ve done more gaming in two months than I’ve done the entire past decade combined!
Why was I hitting a major wall when it came to gaming?
In a previous post I’ve listed a bunch of ways to make the gaming experience more enjoyable. Most of those things I didn’t have access to at that time. So I had to make do with what I had. I’ve also received a bunch of tips off Reddit that I followed.
I’ve watched a Youtube video that got to the bottom of my issue and directed my attention to a very obvious issue that I have:
I started by replaying a game from my past that I found very engaging and stimulating. NFS Most Wanted. Beating the game warmed me up nicely for a much bigger experience.
Needless to say that this cemented gaming as a popular pastime for me. Much better than watching TV for example. I’m also thinking of upgrading my gaming setup. Any suggestions?
Do you play video games? What’s your platform of choice? What game are you currently playing? Let me know in the comments section below.
