Tag: Arcade
Nidhogg II – Thoughts and Mini-Guide
A special version of Nidhogg II was made with its own cabinet and I decided to give it a try. It’s fun but prepared to get fucking pissed off real quick. I never played the first Nidhogg but from what I gather it was a type of dueling territory control game with a graphical style not unlike what you would see on an Atari system. Nidhogg II went for a more grotesque, 90s monster cartoon vibe and I think it fits. If everything looks fucking ugly, it feels better to beat the shit out of them. Nidhogg II pits two … Continue reading Nidhogg II – Thoughts and Mini-Guide
Starship Troopers Pinball
I’ve been slowly growing to appreciate pinball and I’m amused by this specific table having an extra flipper on the bottom (as opposed to other tables having them higher up.) I had to do it. Continue reading Starship Troopers Pinball
How Long My Best Crazy Taxi Run Was
Imagine standing for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Continue reading How Long My Best Crazy Taxi Run Was
Arcade Culture (& Why I Hate Dance Gamers)
I spend a lot of my time nowadays going over to a nearby barcade. This specific one drew me in because it’s a combination of pinball and REAL arcade games. I say that because it has very few normie games that you would find at Dave & Busters — none of these oversized phone games or stripped down ports of actual games. The best part is that it has a bunch of newer Japanese games with some real classics like Crazy Taxi. It’s not at the level of Round1 but let’s be real: Round1 for as great as it is, … Continue reading Arcade Culture (& Why I Hate Dance Gamers)
My Crazy Taxi History
Summer of 2021 was when the arcade near me obtained a stand up version of Crazy Taxi, and it was one of the games where I thought it would be fun to get good at. I decided to learn a lot of the more intricate techniques needed to perform well, and looking back, I was playing pretty inadequately at the time. I obtained the Crazy License, which is a threshold of $20,000. This was August of 2021, and I knew I had higher standards to obtain with regards to my scoring. In due time, some promising prospective players would rise … Continue reading My Crazy Taxi History
Aaron's Blog - Somewhat Unassuming 