Hello once again, you guys.
Very belated post but I attended this year’s MAGFest conference, my 10th one possibly.
Another Hiatus Apology + MAGFest 2023
Hello once again, you guys.
Sorry for kind of disappearing after that last hiatus post. Life stuff is still getting in the way but I’ll try to still write for my blog when I’m able to.
Anyway, I attended this year’s MAGFest conference (the ninth one I’ve attended I think?).
On day 1 of the conference, I picked up my badge, and then got a wristband, the latter of which I thought was a pointless addition. Isn’t wearing the badge enough validation that you paid for a pass?
Didn’t go on day 2 because I wanted to stay home and spend time with my family that day.
On day 3 of the conference, in addition to playing in the arcade and roaming around the marketplace I attended attendee run tournaments of the N64 games The New Tetris and Goldeneye. I contemplated going to the The Runaway Guys’ Thrown Controllers panel but it was far too crowded for my liking. But I did spend some time at TASbot’s game archival panel.
On the final day of the conference, I went to the PC LAN room and played a bit of CS:GO online via my own Steam account.
Though I found the conference to be more of the same compared to previous MAGFests, I still had a decent time regardless. I’m also planning to go to this year’s Super Smash Con conference.
See ya later.
-Gamerrethink
Tempest X3 reivew
After Interplay ported Tempest 2000 to the Sega Saturn, DOS, Mac, and Windows, an enhanced version the game, Tempest X3, was released for the PlayStation in November of 1996. And its my favorite version of the game ever. Let’s get this review started, shall we?
Gameplay: The game has three modes: Tempest X, Tempest Duel X, and Traditional. Tempest X is basically an updated version of Tempest 2000, only with some flaws: Instead of acting automatically like in Tempest 2000, the A.I. Droid only follows you, and the particle laser is not as effective as it was in Tempest 2000, this can get quite annoying when there are lots of enemies on-screen. Tempest Duel X is the multiplayer mode, and Traditional is the original Tempest. No power ups, no “Eat electric death!” move, just good old Tempest. I give the gameplay a 8/10.
Graphics: The graphics look pretty nice for PS1 graphics. I give the graphics a 7/10.
Controls: Odviously this game is pre dual-shock, luckily, not only did this game have mouse compatibility, but it also has support for Namco’s neGcon, and the Nyco trackball. I give the controls a 9/10.
Sounds and music: The game still has that awesome soundtrack of Tempest 2000, though I’d still prefer to put the Tempest 2000 soundtrack on your Ipod, or put all the songs on a blank CD and listen to it on your CD player or in your car. I give the sounds and music a 9/10.
Replay value: This game will have you stuck to your PlayStation console for hours on end and the 2 player makes it even better. I give the replay value a 8/10.
Buy/Rent/Forget about it: A definite buy for shoot em up fans. Though some people prefer the Atari jaguar version of the game, I’d recommend this game to everyone.
OVERALL: 9/10