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A playthrough of Acclaim's 1990 license-based action game for the NES, Total Recall.
What do you get when you pit an orange, hydrocephalic Arnold Schwarznegger against droves of psychotic bums, heavily armed flying drones, and a wall of active glory holes?
Total Recall on the NES gives you control of Douglas Quaid (Schwarzenegger), a man whose mission only becomes clear after he suffers a botched memory implant at the hands of Rekall Inc. Loosely based on the plot of the movie, Total Recall has you killing your wife, taking a space shuttle to Mars, and shooting cats as you search for a briefcase, and everything is done in the name of liberating Mars (and Quaid himself) from evil corporate corruption. Neat.
(FYI: the lady with three boobs is nowhere to be found in this game.)
The stages are straightforward and easy to navigate, but they tend to be loaded with frustrating traps. You can punch and shoot, but the lack of variety makes most fights feel similar. This isn't too much of a problem since the game is so short, but the questionable hit detection can sometimes lead to an unfair death or three. Mechanically, it feels a lot like youtu.be/vn00KrlEWBo with the puzzles and the freeform structure stripped out.
The graphics are alright - the cutscenes look nice, and some of the backdrops are based on scenes from the movie - but it would've been nice if the screen had been centered properly. There's a huge black void at the top, and because the bottom of the playfield sits in the overscan area, you have to manually adjust the TV picture to see it. While you're at it, you might also want to hit the mute button. The music is much better when you can't hear it.
I liked that Total Recall was clearly designed with the movie in mind, and that was reason enough for me to play it. The mediocre gameplay won't impress anyone, but it's entertaining enough for the short time it lasts.
And as far as I know, this is the only NES game that lets you punch Sharon Stone in the face, so bonus points for that.
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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A playthrough of Acclaim's 1990 license-based action game for the NES, Total Recall.
What do you get when you pit an orange, hydrocephalic Arnold Schwarznegger against droves of psychotic bums, heavily armed flying drones, and a wall of active glory holes?
Total Recall on the NES gives you control of Douglas Quaid (Schwarzenegger), a man whose mission only becomes clear after he suffers a botched memory implant at the hands of Rekall Inc. Loosely based on the plot of the movie, Total Recall has you killing your wife, taking a space shuttle to Mars, and shooting cats as you search for a briefcase, and everything is done in the name of liberating Mars (and Quaid himself) from evil corporate corruption. Neat.
(FYI: the lady with three boobs is nowhere to be found in this game.)
The stages are straightforward and easy to navigate, but they tend to be loaded with frustrating traps. You can punch and shoot, but the lack of variety makes most fights feel similar. This isn't too much of a problem since the game is so short, but the questionable hit detection can sometimes lead to an unfair death or three. Mechanically, it feels a lot like youtu.be/vn00KrlEWBo with the puzzles and the freeform structure stripped out.
The graphics are alright - the cutscenes look nice, and some of the backdrops are based on scenes from the movie - but it would've been nice if the screen had been centered properly. There's a huge black void at the top, and because the bottom of the playfield sits in the overscan area, you have to manually adjust the TV picture to see it. While you're at it, you might also want to hit the mute button. The music is much better when you can't hear it.
I liked that Total Recall was clearly designed with the movie in mind, and that was reason enough for me to play it. The mediocre gameplay won't impress anyone, but it's entertaining enough for the short time it lasts.
And as far as I know, this is the only NES game that lets you punch Sharon Stone in the face, so bonus points for that.
_
No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
NintendoComplete (nintendocomplete.com/) punches you in the face with in-depth reviews, screenshot archives, and music from classic 8-bit NES games!
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A playthrough of Nintendos 1995 RPG for the Super Nintendo, EarthBound.
This is the second part of a two-part playthrough, showing from Poos ascetic training in Dalaam through the end of the game.
Part one can be found at https://youtu.be/-8eyZCOwr1g
0:00 Dalaam
31:34 Scaraba
3:55:54 Stonehenge and The Lost Underworld
5:55:57 Magicant
6:51:22 Cave of the Past
7:15:22 The Final Battle
7:33:12 The Ending
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