The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold, Dawnstar, Oblivion — Elder Scrolls on your phone! Obscuros Ludos 2019-06-28 | ZeniMax Studios, the parent company of Bethesda Software, maker of The Elder Scrolls, saw the phone market in the mid-2000s and was out for blood. They made one of their other acquisitions, Vir2L Studios, make a series of Elder Scrolls games for phones. To be clear, I don't mean smartphones: This is an era long before Elder Scrolls Blades. I mean feature phones. Flip phones. Dumb phones. They're hard to find and harder to play, but are they worth it?(No. No they are not.)Welcome to Obscuros Ludos. I play obscure games.===LINKS===This video is a review, but my full playthrough is available for all three reviewed games:Stormhold: youtube.com/watch?v=EbvFm6dCXz0&list=PLgOcy5VFQ-WUO-fJwOPa-vL0ev6OkdkqXDawnstar: youtube.com/watch?v=NHozybXdStw&list=PLgOcy5VFQ-WUGPHy100d6Mi43e2BUWvgcOblivion Mobile: youtube.com/watch?v=Z6gLsjI526E&list=PLgOcy5VFQ-WUdz2pu4mk7Nmzebw9idpvhMy last obscure game review was Sonic Jam for Game.com, a port of the quintessential Sonic games to the worst platform on Earth (yes, even worse than feature phones): youtu.be/NE_3neE9W1kObscuros Ludos is an alternate channel for Yahweasel, who has played many other obscure games, such as:EverQuest NES bootleg Part 1 — It's another fetch quest game!youtube.com/watch?v=u8TAlLKmF7Qzork (complete!) on a Teletype with Pie!youtube.com/watch?v=hagkNJbEZr0Roll-a-Word (Commodore 64) — All the boredom, none of the education!youtube.com/watch?v=3Cqh2_TYVC8And many moreyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLgOcy5VFQ-WU-LDMbphk8Y0nrdXlzYVlI===FIXES===Stormhold and Dawnstar don't save properly under KEmulator due to bugs in its implementation of records. I have repaired these bugs and my updated KEmulator is available here. Install KEmulator Lite 0.9.8 in the usual way, then replace KEmulator.jar with the one linked below.Fixed KEmulator: yahweasel.com/dls/KEmulator.jarSource code for fixes: yahweasel.com/dls/KEmulator-changed-src.zipOblivion Mobile doesn't work well in emulators or (modern?) phones due to a race condition. I have repaired that race condition and the repaired Oblivion Mobile is available here: yahweasel.com/dls/oblivion-repaired.jar===CREDITS===The Elder Scrolls Travels: StormholdThe Elder Scrolls Travels: DawnstarThe Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Mobilefor Java Micro Edition compatible phones, by Vir2L studios, a subsidiary of ZeniMax Media, licensed by Bethesda SoftworksStormhold and Dawnstar played on KEmulator Lite 0.9.8 (repaired for these games: see info below)Oblivion Mobile played on a Nokia N-86Other game footage included:The Elder Scrolls I: Arena played on DOSBoxThe Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey played on a Nokia N-Gage & QDBioshock (mobile port) by igfun played on a Nokia N-86Tomb Raider: Anniversary (mobile port) by Eidos Mobile played on KEmulator Music by Kevin MacLeod:licensed under a Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Blip StreamBabylonOverworldThe DescentBalloon GameCold FunkRetroFuture CleanFive ArmiesFaster Does ItLaid Back GuitarsOther resources used:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: GOTY trailer from BethesdaArgonian images from the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages, in turn from BethesdaOblivion Mobile flier scan from an unknown sourcearchive.org Wayback Machine===JAVA MICRO EDITION===Java Platform, Micro Edition or Java ME is a computing platform for development and deployment of portable code for embedded and mobile devices (micro-controllers, sensors, gateways, mobile phones, personal digital assistants, TV set-top boxes, printers). Java ME was formerly known as Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition or J2ME. Designed for mobile phones, the Mobile Information Device Profile includes a GUI, and a data storage API, and MIDP 2.0 includes a basic 2D gaming API. Applications written for this profile are called MIDlets. Almost all new cell phones come with a MIDP implementation, and it is now the de facto standard for downloadable cell phone games. However, many cellphones can run only those MIDlets that have been approved by the carrier, especially in North America.===THE ELDER SCROLLS TRAVELS===The Elder Scrolls Travels is a series of portable role-playing video games in The Elder Scrolls series, primarily developed and published by Vir2L Studios. The series consists of Stormhold (2003), Dawnstar (2003), Shadowkey (2004) and Oblivion Mobile (2006).Obscura Manete.
Diablo NES Bootleg — Obscure Game Review Obscuros Ludos 2019-10-25 | In China, a video game company had a dream: A dream to infringe on Blizzard's copyrights and make a Diablo NES bootleg, but to make the actual story be Diablo II to confuse matters. All that stands in their way is the fact that they are not very good at making video games.Welcome to Obscuros Ludos. I play obscure games.===LINKS===This video is a review, but my full playthrough is available: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgOcy5VFQ-WWjMofFjYbLPtA2tzvhmqGdMy last obscure game review was The Elder Scrolls Travels games for mobile phones: youtu.be/HU_CLke9k-YThis is far from the only bootleg game that Shenzhen Nanjing has made! I've also reviewed their World of Warcraft: youtu.be/AFMuXAp6ef4In this video I used some footage generously provided by Alzorath: youtube.com/c/alzorathAnd some footage generously provided by MallowTheCloud: youtube.com/channel/UCQZyzeTRa9QYCzqSgcgHr2AObscuros Ludos is an alternate channel for Yahweasel, who has played many other obscure games, such as:MySims for Feature Phones — I'm a Funko nightmareyoutube.com/watch?v=fyhlLD5YmmMPokemon Vietnamese Crystalyoutube.com/watch?v=mcGpb-mWKVYTitanic 1912: The Chinese NES RPG bootleg (in English!)youtube.com/watch?v=rA4EO_nCLPcAnd many moreyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLgOcy5VFQ-WU-LDMbphk8Y0nrdXlzYVlI===CREDITS===Diablo for Famicom/NESby Shenzhen Nanjingplayed on Mednafenmednafen.github.ioOther game footage included:Final Fantasy VII, Brave Battle Saga, Alien vs. Predator, World of Warcraft by Shenzhen NanjingDiablo II (the real one, by Blizzard!) played by AlzorathDiablo III played by MallowTheCloudThe Legend of Zelda by NintendoTales of Phantasia by Wolf Team, translated by DejapDiablo II intro cutscene and the Diablo logo from Blizzard's web site:us.shop.battle.net/en-us/product/diablo-iiblizzardgearstore.com/stores/blizzard/en/c/shop-by-game/diabloPicture frame by Glen Dahlman, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0:flickr.com/photos/34926201@N02/4934479454Promotional image of Daniel Avidan as Danny Sexbang by Ninja Sex PartyThe Obscuros Ludos theme is “Blip Stream” by Kevin MacLeodOther music by Kevin MacLeod: District Four, Digital Lemonade, Movement PropositionKevin MacLeod's music is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Diablo NES's music is captured from the game, and is the property of its respective authors(whoever they may be)Diablo II's music is from the official Diablo II soundtrackOther resources used: Google Translate, Dictionary.com Unabridged Dictionary===SHENZHEN NANJING===Shenzhen Nanjing Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳市南晶科技有限公司) is a company that was founded in 2002 (although their website states 2003) in Shenzhen, mainland China, and that mostly develops Chinese-language turn-based RPGs for the Famicom. They are one of the only Famicom pirate developers known to still exist, along with Waixing.===DIABLO II===Diablo II is an action role-playing hack-and-slash computer video game developed by Blizzard North and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 2000. Building on the success of its predecessor, Diablo (1996), Diablo II was one of the most popular games of 2000 and has been cited as one of the greatest video games ever made. Diablo II's storyline progresses through four chapters or "Acts". Each act follows a predetermined path, but the wilderness areas and dungeons between key cities are randomly generated. The player progresses through the story by completing a series of quests within each act, while there are also optional side dungeons for extra monsters and experience. In contrast to the first Diablo, whose levels consisted of descending deeper and deeper into a Gothic-themed dungeon and Hell, Diablo II's environments are much more varied. Act I is similar to the original Diablo; the Rogue Encampment is a simple palisade fort, while plains and forests making up the wilderness area, and the Monastery resembles the typical Middle Ages fortress. Act II mimics Ancient Egypt's desert and tombs; Lut Gholein resembles a Middle Eastern city and palace during the Crusades. Act III is supposedly based on the Central American jungles; Kurast is inspired by the lost Maya civilization. Act IV takes place in Hell and is the shortest, with just three quests compared to the other Acts that have six.Obscura Manete.
Sonic Jam for Game.com: The worst Sonic game ever made? — Obscure Game Obscuros Ludos 2019-05-24 | Tiger Electronics did an impressive job of getting a wide range of games for their console, the Game.com, such as Sonic Jam, a collection of levels from the first Sonic games. The only problem? The Game.com is an unspeakably terrible console.Welcome to Obscuros Ludos. I play obscure games.===LINKS===This video is a review, but my full playthrough is also available: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgOcy5VFQ-WXRsOFDRbsl-IXUun6bdQQzMy last obscure game review was Digimon Ruby, a Digimon bootleg for the Game Boy Advance: youtu.be/XVDVcuOgYfcObscuros Ludos is an alternate channel for Yahweasel, who has played many other obscure games, such as:Wallace & Gromit 4 Part 1 — What's a lugnut?youtube.com/watch?v=jBlmyAHj5SkResident Evil 2 for Game.com Part 1 — Moonwalkin' with Leon!youtube.com/watch?v=Th5aOqK0mCwBioShock for Feature Phones (J2ME) Part 1 — Actually pretty goodyoutube.com/watch?v=IWiY6-jhiwQAnd many moreyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLgOcy5VFQ-WU-LDMbphk8Y0nrdXlzYVlI===CREDITS===Game: Sonic Jam for the Tiger Game.com, by Tiger Electronics, licensed by SEGAPlayed on an original Tiger Game.comOther game footage: Sonic & Knuckles Collection for Windows 95 Resident Evil 2 for Tiger Game.com Duke Nukem 3D for Tiger Game.com Indy 500 for Tiger Game.comSonic Jam cover from the Sonic News Network Wiki: sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_JamScreen processing software, gameplay, video content and commentary by Obscuros Ludos (Yahweasel)Obscuros Ludos’s theme is Blip Stream by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under a Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 license USAN1500056All other music is captured from the game, and, believe it or not, is a nightmarish remix of music from the original Sonic games#sonicthehedgehog #sonicjam #gamecom===TIGER GAME.COM===The Game.com is a fifth-generation handheld game console released by Tiger Electronics in August 1997. A smaller version, the Game.com Pocket Pro, was released in mid-1999. The first version of the Game.com can be connected to a 14.4 kbit/s modem for Internet connectivity, hence its name referencing the top level domain .com. It was the first video game console to include a touchscreen and the first handheld console to include Internet connectivity. The Game.com sold less than 300,000 units and was discontinued in 2000 because of poor sales.===SONIC JAM===Sonic Jam is a video game compilation developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn. It was released in Japan in June 1997, and in North America and Europe two months later. It contains the four main Sonic the Hedgehog games released on the Sega Genesis: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Sonic & Knuckles. It also features a 3D environment, "Sonic World", which acts as an interactive museum of Sonic the Hedgehog content.Obscura Manete.
Digimon Ruby — Game Boy Advance bootleg — Obscure Game Review Obscuros Ludos 2019-04-26 | Everybody get your Diggermens together and teleport to the figures world, because some Chinese bootleggers have invited us to play Digimon!... what could go wrong?Welcome to Obscuros Ludos. I play obscure games.===LINKS===This video is a review, but my full playthrough is also available: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgOcy5VFQ-WWhhO5pnjj2qiAfvz4rslv8My last obscure game review was World of Warcraft for the NES: youtu.be/AFMuXAp6ef4Obscuros Ludos is an alternate channel for Yahweasel, who has played many other obscure games, such as:Pokémon Adventure — Reaching (and passing) the breaking pointyoutube.com/watch?v=qosGxJA9O2cThe Road Less Takenyoutube.com/watch?v=1fZmvTNlbGkTES Travels: Dawnstar — Stormhold + Clueyoutube.com/watch?v=NHozybXdStwAnd many moreyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLgOcy5VFQ-WU-LDMbphk8Y0nrdXlzYVlI===CREDITS===Game: Digimon Ruby, possibly by Vast FameEmulator: VisualBoyAdvance sourceforge.net/projects/vbaChinese title screen retrieved from Bootleg Games Wiki: bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Digimon_RubyObscuros Ludos's theme is Blip Stream by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 license USUAN1500056All other music is captured directly from the game, and is copyright to its respective authors (whoever they might be...)Digimon box art retrieved from Wikimon: The Digimon Wiki: wikimon.netThe example “typical” RPG is the Final Fantasy VII NES bootleg by Shenzhen Nanjing Technology Co., Ltd.FF7NES was played on the Mednafen emulator: mednafen.github.ioStock images from Dreamstime: dreamstime.comID 119726430 © Elena PolinaID 106889152 © Oliver Sved“Tuk under tnurnb” image by /u/UnderControl_: reddit.com/r/engrish/comments/8d53uuOther software and web resources used: Google Maps, Google Translate===DIGIMON===Digimon, short for “Digital Monsters” (デジタルモンスター Dejitaru Monsutā), is a Japanese media franchise encompassing virtual pet toys, anime, manga, video games, films and a trading card game. The franchise focuses on Digimon creatures, which are monsters living in a “Digital World”, a parallel universe that originated from Earth's various communication networks. The Digimon anime series was produced by Toei Animation and Bandai of Japan. Beginning in 1999, the franchise was given an anime as the first of the Digimon movies aired in theaters in Japan. Originally, the Digimon Adventure movie was supposed to be a short film, but after the storyboard was finished, a request for Digimon becoming a children's television show was made, which later became the basis for Digimon Adventure. Several more series would follow, most of them with their own tie-in movies. The series was dubbed for release in Western markets, with the first four series under the title Digimon: Digital Monsters.Digimon has its own games, but Digimon Ruby is not one of them. Digimon Ruby is a bootleg, possibly by a bootlegging group called Vast Fame.Vast Fame Co. Ltd. (廣譽科技有限公司) was an unlicensed developer of handheld games that was headquartered in Dali City, Taiwan. It was founded in 1998, and their last known game was published in 2003.Obscura Manete.
World of Warcraft for the NES — Obscure Game Review Obscuros Ludos 2019-03-22 | It's World of Warcraft! ... sort of? Believe it or not, we live in a world where bootleggers remake parts of World of Warcraft for the original Nintendo. Yup. And when they do, it looks a little something like this.Welcome to Obscuros Ludos. I play obscure games.===LINKS===This game has now been translated into English! It's available from Pacnsacdave: patreon.com/PacnsacdaveThis video is a review, but my full playthrough is also available: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgOcy5VFQ-WU-JM-eni84TSKU1Nn60naAObscuros Ludos is an alternate channel for Yahweasel, who has played many other obscure games, such as:Diablo III Bootleg for Feature Phonesyoutube.com/watch?v=T2-kA3sE62QThe Sims 3 Ambitions for Feature Phonesyoutube.com/watch?v=Ii2ciumCDf0King's Quest V NESyoutube.com/watch?v=oLNALekkVNYAnd many moreyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLgOcy5VFQ-WU-LDMbphk8Y0nrdXlzYVlI===CREDITS===Game: World of Warcraft: Demon Hunter for NES by Shenzhen Nanjing Technology Co., Ltd.Console: Sang KK-6688 "Famiclone" (Famicom™ clone)Emulator: Mednafen mednafen.github.ioWorld of Warcraft trailer video from the World of Warcraft YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCbLj9QP9FAaHs_647QckGtgWarcraft I captured on PCem: pcem-emulator.co.ukWarcraft I audio captured using Patch93's Roland Sound Canvas SoundFont v2.2: doomworld.com/forum/topic/86422Opening music is from the World of Warcraft login screen and Warcraft IObscuros Ludos's theme is Blip Stream by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 license USUAN1500056All other music is captured directly from the game, and is copyright to its respective authors from whom Shenzhen Nanjing stole (whoever they might be...)Thumbnail and title card by Queezle Jones: deviantart.com/queezlejonesOther software and web resources used: Google Maps, Google Translate, BootlegGames wiki ( http://bootleggames.wikia.com ), BBC News===WORLD OF WARCRAFT===World of Warcraft (WoW) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the Warcraft fantasy universe. World of Warcraft takes place within the Warcraft world of Azeroth, approximately four years after the events at the conclusion of Blizzard's previous Warcraft release, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. World of Warcraft was the world's most popular MMORPG by player count of nearly 10 million in 2009. The game had a total of over a hundred million registered accounts by 2014. By 2017, the game had grossed over $9.23 billion in revenue, making it one of the highest-grossing video game franchises of all time.So, naturally, some bootleggers ripped them off.Shenzhen Nanjing Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳市南晶科技有限公司) is a company that was founded in 2002 (although their website states 2003) in Shenzhen, mainland China, and that mostly develops Chinese-language turn-based RPGs for the Famicom. They are one of the only Famicom pirate developers known to still exist, along with Waixing.Obscura Manete.
