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Super R-Type is a lot more difficult than I remember it. You get all the way to the end of the level, you die, and it starts you back at the beginning. While writing the song, I had Jonathan Coulton's Portal song stuck in my head. Not that my song even remotely stands up to that one. Holy cow, that's an awesome song. But you can still hear the influence, I think.
 
Spelunker is terrible. It's made by Broderbund, the same folks who made one of my all time nostalgic favorites of yore, LodeRunner. While I can see some slight similarities, this game is just completely flawed. You die way too easily. You fall from a slight distance, you die. A bat shits on your head, you die. No matter what you do, you're gona die and you're gonna curse this game. Simple folk melody for this song. Nothing fancy. 







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mikeyed's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2008 18:23
mikeyed
I remember playing Super R-Type and never actually making it past the first level, with games like Super Contra who has time to play a slow ass shooter like that.
VWGTI's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2008 18:27
VWGTI
Third week in a row I've been impressed with your creativity. Keep up the good work!
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2008 18:37
wardrox
I have taken your advice, and I am going to leave it alone.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2008 19:00
king3vbo
I lol'd
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2008 19:31
Holyetheline
I like your style.
Jonathan Kerr's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2008 19:52
Jonathan Kerr
Really good songs this week.

Also, Spelunker has one of the most awesome openings in a game ever.
Spartacus's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2008 20:11
Spartacus
Awesome songs, Mr. Jew.
Projectexodus's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2008 20:17
Projectexodus
"You die when you fall just a little!"

Brilliant!
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2008 20:46
mistic
OMG that spelunker looks horrible :-)

that's the kind of games I expect the devil to force you to play when you die...
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2008 22:07
Aaron Mxy Yost
Ugh, I remember playing Spelunker back in the day. I'm sorry you had to go through that.
monkeyspoon5's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2008 22:17
monkeyspoon5
Video is no longer available? What happened?
Gangles's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 18:35
Gangles
I love you GameJew
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