Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Developed for the long-since defunct (yet often crapped on) LJN by a pre-Persona ATLUS, The Karate Kid - based on the first 2 Columbia films - has you in control of Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) as he brushes up his ultimate martial arts skills, not only during the All-Valley Karate Tournament, but also an arduous 3-chapter quest within Okinawa, home of Mr. Miyagi (the late, great Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita), rife with other contestants - which, not surprisingly, don't resemble Cobra Kai - and the majority of Chozen's henchmen, flying twigs & birds.
©LJN (RIP), Atlus / Columbia Pictures 1987. I own ABSOLUTELY NOTHING - NONE OF THE FOLLOWING (except fair use & entertainment purposes) IS INTENDED: INFRINGEMENT/VIOLATION/PLAGIARISM.
NOTICE: This full, uncut walkthrough is in NO way, form or shape intended to be a speed run! If ANY single snap judgments/insults concerning my gaming/production prowess pop up anywhere on this or future segments...DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN, no questions asked!!
Developed for the long-since defunct (yet often crapped on) LJN by a pre-Persona ATLUS, The Karate Kid - based on the first 2 Columbia films - has you in control of Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) as he brushes up his ultimate martial arts skills, not only during the All-Valley Karate Tournament, but also an arduous 3-chapter quest within Okinawa, home of Mr. Miyagi (the late, great Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita), rife with other contestants - which, not surprisingly, don't resemble Cobra Kai - and the majority of Chozen's henchmen, flying twigs & birds.
©LJN (RIP), Atlus / Columbia Pictures 1987. I own ABSOLUTELY NOTHING - NONE OF THE FOLLOWING (except fair use & entertainment purposes) IS INTENDED: INFRINGEMENT/VIOLATION/PLAGIARISM.
NOTICE: This full, uncut walkthrough is in NO way, form or shape intended to be a speed run! If ANY single snap judgments/insults concerning my gaming/production prowess pop up anywhere on this or future segments...DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN, no questions asked!!
![Parodius Walkthrough [Part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ijpB1bZNXyI/mqdefault.jpg "Parodius Walkthrough [Part 2]
Trekking our way back to the Gradius franchise, heres a gag-infested, tongue-in-cheek parody that most Japs & Euros alike would definitely be familiar with! (Why this game and/or its sequels never saw the light of day in the US years ago is anybodys guess....) Immature complaint aside, this segment covers Areas 3-5 (ending when Vic Viper enters through the cakehole of the Moai brothership).
©Konami 1990. (I own ABSOLUTELY NOTHING) - Fair use intended.")
![Played It? Name It! [Season 1 - Complete, Part B]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ilBEx5p8gB8/mqdefault.jpg "Played It? Name It! [Season 1 - Complete, Part B]
Remember my old [semi]-weekly Scene It?-style VG-footage game show series from years past? Its official....its resurrection from total abandonment has occurred, and as Lady Miyako would say, The time is nigh! The time of its awakening is nigh....the revival of Played It? Name It! is drawing closer....are your hears and minds prepared for a new dawning?
This is Part B of Season 1 from Summer 2009.")
![Akira Walkthrough [Part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iwLU9JXImoQ/mqdefault.jpg "Akira Walkthrough [Part 2]
Taking a break from the usual shmups, Ive decided to dive once again into Katsuhiro Otomos graphic-novel-turned-anime-feature-phenomenon....in the form of a psychic adventure (menu command choice* / interactive / point-and-click) game!
This part continues during the psychic migraine Tetsuo suffers with, resulting in being captured and taken to the Army lab, up until the Resistances wiring shaft sewer skirmish.
As before, English translation annotations will be conveniently added throughout, given that the game contains Japanese text. (Note: prior to Danke & Pennywises fan-translated rom, I actually had up a playthrough of the game; some of the paraphrased translations will be inspired by what I had before, as well as theirs - NO plagiarism intended).
*Whenever certain menus pop up, drag your cursor onto each of them for hints on which commands to select!
©Taito 1988 / ©Mashroom/Akira Committee 1987 [Licensed through Kodansha; US Rights - Streamline Pictures, Geneon Universal, Bandai Entertainment].
I own ABSOLUTELY NOTHING - NONE OF THE FOLLOWING (except fair use & entertainment purposes) IS INTENDED: INFRINGEMENT/VIOLATION/PLAGIARISM.")
![My First-Ever (in-person) Comeback Vlog [#7, from 4/15]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jxczESd-0Mw/mqdefault.jpg "My First-Ever (in-person) Comeback Vlog [#7, from 4/15]
First and foremost, I know I havent produced true content here in the absolute longest time...and I can be rather self-judgmental of my craft at times (regardless of how much effort I apply towards any media-related tactic...whether it be acting, editing, audio check, gameplay samples/walkthroughs, visual effects, animation, the whole deal), but God knows Im trying!!
Ladies and gents, the moment of truth has finally arrived - [my first-ever, in-person] monthly Vlog has arrived, revolving around much more than just the usual, cream-of-the-crop updates/details... Theres even a special, new segment (which I swore to myself Id never turn emo over)! I strongly suggest keeping close eyes/ears out - and maintaining open minds, while were at it - every minute!
TAKE NOTE: This monthly Vlog is NOT for the faint of heart....also, should anyone be easily shocked / turned off, skip straight to 7:13 for the REAL UPDATES!
Season 3 & 4 Honorable Mentions (not shown or discussed) - Firepower 2000 (SNES) / CrisisForce (Famicom [NES]) / Ranger-X (Genesis) / Imperium (SNES) / Zanac & Gun-Nac (NES) / WIllow (NES)
Also, for previous Vlogs, produced since 7/28/2014 - considering how coarse and out-of-place my content can appear - scope out my Vimeo Page (http://vimeo.com/101988000) and Google+ source (plus.google.com/u/0/116353621994564467865/videos)!")
![Played It? Name It! [Season 3 - Complete]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kk6bhbrOW0s/mqdefault.jpg "Played It? Name It! [Season 3 - Complete]
Remember my old [semi]-weekly Scene It?-style VG-footage game show series from years past? Its back once again....with a f king vengeance, and when its all said and done, this is one holiday helping heap no retrogamer can refuse/resist!")
