Puppysarus Rex
@puppysarusrex.bsky.social
Retired USAF & USMC vet trying to figure out what to do when I grow up. Currently a grad student.
I really like to talk about videogames and take pictures of dogs & cats. Again, I can not emphasize enough just how much I like to talk about videogames.
I really like to talk about videogames and take pictures of dogs & cats. Again, I can not emphasize enough just how much I like to talk about videogames.
Somehow I didn't have any of the Rush games in my collection!
Hopefully I manage to find a cheap copy of Army Men: Air Combat to go with Nuclear Strike, because I'd love to play through both on the Analogue 3D.
Hopefully I manage to find a cheap copy of Army Men: Air Combat to go with Nuclear Strike, because I'd love to play through both on the Analogue 3D.
April 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Somehow I didn't have any of the Rush games in my collection!
Hopefully I manage to find a cheap copy of Army Men: Air Combat to go with Nuclear Strike, because I'd love to play through both on the Analogue 3D.
Hopefully I manage to find a cheap copy of Army Men: Air Combat to go with Nuclear Strike, because I'd love to play through both on the Analogue 3D.
Lunar Remastered arrived today! My collection is far from anything resembling complete with regard to ports and variants, but there's a nice smattering of different iterations in there.
Super excited to play the new release and finally give 2 a decent shake (SCD version was awful).
Super excited to play the new release and finally give 2 a decent shake (SCD version was awful).
April 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Lunar Remastered arrived today! My collection is far from anything resembling complete with regard to ports and variants, but there's a nice smattering of different iterations in there.
Super excited to play the new release and finally give 2 a decent shake (SCD version was awful).
Super excited to play the new release and finally give 2 a decent shake (SCD version was awful).
Inspired by @didyouknowgaming.com's video and my current obsession with finally watching each Gundam series in order (ZZ is next), I figured it'd be fun to pick up a cheap SuFami Turbo and with some Gundam strategy games to play though.
Hopefully they're not too terribly long. Short is good for me!
Hopefully they're not too terribly long. Short is good for me!
April 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Inspired by @didyouknowgaming.com's video and my current obsession with finally watching each Gundam series in order (ZZ is next), I figured it'd be fun to pick up a cheap SuFami Turbo and with some Gundam strategy games to play though.
Hopefully they're not too terribly long. Short is good for me!
Hopefully they're not too terribly long. Short is good for me!
Not quite ready to move on from the SNES so I'm giving Xak a quick playthrough. Bummer the second part never got ported, but this will at least get me ready for the MSX2 trilogy and PC-88 versions on the Switch.
April 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Not quite ready to move on from the SNES so I'm giving Xak a quick playthrough. Bummer the second part never got ported, but this will at least get me ready for the MSX2 trilogy and PC-88 versions on the Switch.
I think I'm on the very last boss of Lagoon for SNES, but darn if I can figure out how to damage him. I'm not sure if my strategies are poor or if I'm doing the right steps but running afoul of the awful hitboxes in this game.
Super interested in playing the X68000 version once I'm done with this!
Super interested in playing the X68000 version once I'm done with this!
April 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I think I'm on the very last boss of Lagoon for SNES, but darn if I can figure out how to damage him. I'm not sure if my strategies are poor or if I'm doing the right steps but running afoul of the awful hitboxes in this game.
Super interested in playing the X68000 version once I'm done with this!
Super interested in playing the X68000 version once I'm done with this!
It took me way too long to figure out how to damage the second boss in Lagoon. In the end, I discovered I could stand in this corner, spam attack, and I'd run him down before he could kill me.
As far as poor Ys clones go, this is definitely one of them!
As far as poor Ys clones go, this is definitely one of them!
April 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
It took me way too long to figure out how to damage the second boss in Lagoon. In the end, I discovered I could stand in this corner, spam attack, and I'd run him down before he could kill me.
As far as poor Ys clones go, this is definitely one of them!
As far as poor Ys clones go, this is definitely one of them!
After I finish Cold Steel 2, I'm going to have to close the loop on Lagoon.
I never finished the game back in the day and after being energized from playing through Ys III, I think I'll be able to finally do it 😃
Thankfully a pretty inexpensive acquisition.
I never finished the game back in the day and after being energized from playing through Ys III, I think I'll be able to finally do it 😃
Thankfully a pretty inexpensive acquisition.
April 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
After I finish Cold Steel 2, I'm going to have to close the loop on Lagoon.
I never finished the game back in the day and after being energized from playing through Ys III, I think I'll be able to finally do it 😃
Thankfully a pretty inexpensive acquisition.
I never finished the game back in the day and after being energized from playing through Ys III, I think I'll be able to finally do it 😃
Thankfully a pretty inexpensive acquisition.
Bits and bobs for the new HTPC are all assembled and I've finally got an excuse to break out the 8bitdo Saturn anniversary keyboard!
April 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Bits and bobs for the new HTPC are all assembled and I've finally got an excuse to break out the 8bitdo Saturn anniversary keyboard!
Time to dive harder into the wonderful world of Ys-like games!
March 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Time to dive harder into the wonderful world of Ys-like games!
Got a resolution to my HIPAA compliant regarding the inappropriate access of and handling of my personal data. The official determination is that DGE isn't responsible to abide by HIPAA.
Happy Monday, y'all
Happy Monday, y'all
March 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Got a resolution to my HIPAA compliant regarding the inappropriate access of and handling of my personal data. The official determination is that DGE isn't responsible to abide by HIPAA.
Happy Monday, y'all
Happy Monday, y'all
After sitting on my pile of shame for over 30 years, I've finally beaten Ys III on SNES. No cheats, no codes.
Just a brutal version of a great game; enemy damage and hitpoints are scaled way up, so enemies you can beat in one slash in other versions take five hits here. That last boss fight..crikey
Just a brutal version of a great game; enemy damage and hitpoints are scaled way up, so enemies you can beat in one slash in other versions take five hits here. That last boss fight..crikey
March 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
After sitting on my pile of shame for over 30 years, I've finally beaten Ys III on SNES. No cheats, no codes.
Just a brutal version of a great game; enemy damage and hitpoints are scaled way up, so enemies you can beat in one slash in other versions take five hits here. That last boss fight..crikey
Just a brutal version of a great game; enemy damage and hitpoints are scaled way up, so enemies you can beat in one slash in other versions take five hits here. That last boss fight..crikey
Despite just playing through Ys III on PCE CD last week, I couldn't help myself and played through the PC-88 version available on the Switch eShop. It was neat!
The game runs worse than the backgrounds of the PCE version and the controls are imprecise, but the music was fantastic. ❤️
The game runs worse than the backgrounds of the PCE version and the controls are imprecise, but the music was fantastic. ❤️
March 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Despite just playing through Ys III on PCE CD last week, I couldn't help myself and played through the PC-88 version available on the Switch eShop. It was neat!
The game runs worse than the backgrounds of the PCE version and the controls are imprecise, but the music was fantastic. ❤️
The game runs worse than the backgrounds of the PCE version and the controls are imprecise, but the music was fantastic. ❤️
Despite having just played through Ys III on PCE CD, I couldn't help myself and just had to check out the PC-88 version available on the Switch.
I guess one of these days I'll have to play through the Famicom and PS2 releases, but that's a problem for future me!
I guess one of these days I'll have to play through the Famicom and PS2 releases, but that's a problem for future me!
March 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Despite having just played through Ys III on PCE CD, I couldn't help myself and just had to check out the PC-88 version available on the Switch.
I guess one of these days I'll have to play through the Famicom and PS2 releases, but that's a problem for future me!
I guess one of these days I'll have to play through the Famicom and PS2 releases, but that's a problem for future me!
I love that the Kino Lorber library is allowing me to create the 80s video store of my dreams in my living room.
Seriously considering dedicating a shelf to just Cannon films, because sometimes that's exactly what the doctor ordered
Were they good? Generally no.❌
Were they still awesome? Oh Yes.✅
Seriously considering dedicating a shelf to just Cannon films, because sometimes that's exactly what the doctor ordered
Were they good? Generally no.❌
Were they still awesome? Oh Yes.✅
March 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I love that the Kino Lorber library is allowing me to create the 80s video store of my dreams in my living room.
Seriously considering dedicating a shelf to just Cannon films, because sometimes that's exactly what the doctor ordered
Were they good? Generally no.❌
Were they still awesome? Oh Yes.✅
Seriously considering dedicating a shelf to just Cannon films, because sometimes that's exactly what the doctor ordered
Were they good? Generally no.❌
Were they still awesome? Oh Yes.✅
I love the presentation of Valis III on PCE CD so much. I hate that I'm struggling with a jump midway through the second friggin' stage :(
Just gonna keep plugging away at it until I beat all of my PCE CD games. They've been sitting unused for way too long and that ain't right.
Just gonna keep plugging away at it until I beat all of my PCE CD games. They've been sitting unused for way too long and that ain't right.
March 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I love the presentation of Valis III on PCE CD so much. I hate that I'm struggling with a jump midway through the second friggin' stage :(
Just gonna keep plugging away at it until I beat all of my PCE CD games. They've been sitting unused for way too long and that ain't right.
Just gonna keep plugging away at it until I beat all of my PCE CD games. They've been sitting unused for way too long and that ain't right.
Just made it to floor 13 of Darm Tower in Ys!
No wait, wrong game. Nevermind.
No wait, wrong game. Nevermind.
March 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Just made it to floor 13 of Darm Tower in Ys!
No wait, wrong game. Nevermind.
No wait, wrong game. Nevermind.
Chirping right along in Makai Hakkenden Shada and man, the leveling curve and grinding requirement on this is off the hook. Kinda feels like Data East passed it off to Working Designs to play test and balance.
Absolutely not a hidden gem of the PCE library, but I do enjoy my bump n grind RPGs.
Absolutely not a hidden gem of the PCE library, but I do enjoy my bump n grind RPGs.
March 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Chirping right along in Makai Hakkenden Shada and man, the leveling curve and grinding requirement on this is off the hook. Kinda feels like Data East passed it off to Working Designs to play test and balance.
Absolutely not a hidden gem of the PCE library, but I do enjoy my bump n grind RPGs.
Absolutely not a hidden gem of the PCE library, but I do enjoy my bump n grind RPGs.
Finished up Ys III for PCE CD this morning after breakfast and got the ball rolling on Makai Hakkenden Shada!
Initial impressions are that it's a cut above Ys for Famicom, but that's not saying much...
Initial impressions are that it's a cut above Ys for Famicom, but that's not saying much...
March 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Finished up Ys III for PCE CD this morning after breakfast and got the ball rolling on Makai Hakkenden Shada!
Initial impressions are that it's a cut above Ys for Famicom, but that's not saying much...
Initial impressions are that it's a cut above Ys for Famicom, but that's not saying much...
Tempted to push on through the last bit of Ys III for the novelty of completing two RPGs on the same day, but I'm straight bushed and would probably just get frustrated on the last boss. Best wait till tomorrow 😃
March 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Tempted to push on through the last bit of Ys III for the novelty of completing two RPGs on the same day, but I'm straight bushed and would probably just get frustrated on the last boss. Best wait till tomorrow 😃
Wrapped up the campaign of Witcher 3 this afternoon and got the ball rolling on Hearts of Stone.
I honestly didn't expect the game to live up to a decade of overwhelming praise and hype, but good lord did it ever.
Tonight, though? It's a PCE CD kinda night. Ys III till bedtime!
I honestly didn't expect the game to live up to a decade of overwhelming praise and hype, but good lord did it ever.
Tonight, though? It's a PCE CD kinda night. Ys III till bedtime!
March 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Wrapped up the campaign of Witcher 3 this afternoon and got the ball rolling on Hearts of Stone.
I honestly didn't expect the game to live up to a decade of overwhelming praise and hype, but good lord did it ever.
Tonight, though? It's a PCE CD kinda night. Ys III till bedtime!
I honestly didn't expect the game to live up to a decade of overwhelming praise and hype, but good lord did it ever.
Tonight, though? It's a PCE CD kinda night. Ys III till bedtime!
I used Google Translate to play Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan and had a great time, but haven't tried anything else until now.
Really happy with how playable it makes Ys III, so I think I'll break out some hucards and try to play through something with a bit more meat on its bones.
Really happy with how playable it makes Ys III, so I think I'll break out some hucards and try to play through something with a bit more meat on its bones.
March 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I used Google Translate to play Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan and had a great time, but haven't tried anything else until now.
Really happy with how playable it makes Ys III, so I think I'll break out some hucards and try to play through something with a bit more meat on its bones.
Really happy with how playable it makes Ys III, so I think I'll break out some hucards and try to play through something with a bit more meat on its bones.
Today I learned that the Analogue Duo added CRT filters in a firmware update, so I went from just popping in Ys III to see how it looked to an hour in and level 7, about to take on the first boss. ⚔️
Even with the terrible background scrolling in the PCD CD release, this game is wonderful. ❤️
Even with the terrible background scrolling in the PCD CD release, this game is wonderful. ❤️
March 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Today I learned that the Analogue Duo added CRT filters in a firmware update, so I went from just popping in Ys III to see how it looked to an hour in and level 7, about to take on the first boss. ⚔️
Even with the terrible background scrolling in the PCD CD release, this game is wonderful. ❤️
Even with the terrible background scrolling in the PCD CD release, this game is wonderful. ❤️
My brother is gonna flip when he sees what I got him for his fridge & work locker.
March 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
My brother is gonna flip when he sees what I got him for his fridge & work locker.
24 hours into Witcher 3, still haven't figured out how to concoct swallow potion, on my last level-appropriate contract (level 12) before I have to push the story along a bit, and you know, I think it's safe to say I love this game.
0 excuse for taking so long to get around to it, so glad I am now.
0 excuse for taking so long to get around to it, so glad I am now.
March 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
24 hours into Witcher 3, still haven't figured out how to concoct swallow potion, on my last level-appropriate contract (level 12) before I have to push the story along a bit, and you know, I think it's safe to say I love this game.
0 excuse for taking so long to get around to it, so glad I am now.
0 excuse for taking so long to get around to it, so glad I am now.
Please pardon me while I pretend that Witcher 3 is the best darn Green Lantern game ever made.
The PS3/360 game wasn't bad but man, Witcher 3 is just a whole nother level. Honestly surprised how well it lives up to the hype.
The PS3/360 game wasn't bad but man, Witcher 3 is just a whole nother level. Honestly surprised how well it lives up to the hype.
March 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Please pardon me while I pretend that Witcher 3 is the best darn Green Lantern game ever made.
The PS3/360 game wasn't bad but man, Witcher 3 is just a whole nother level. Honestly surprised how well it lives up to the hype.
The PS3/360 game wasn't bad but man, Witcher 3 is just a whole nother level. Honestly surprised how well it lives up to the hype.