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I remember this shit when I was a kid! Childhood - ruined.
@Llort
Nope - it was a straight up platformer. But I did play (and love) Putt Putt as a kid! That was edu-ware - like Number Munchers, SSR, Math Blasters, and Reader Rabbit (not the bastard "new" Reader Rabbit - the old school one).
@Llort
Nope - it was a straight up platformer. But I did play (and love) Putt Putt as a kid! That was edu-ware - like Number Munchers, SSR, Math Blasters, and Reader Rabbit (not the bastard "new" Reader Rabbit - the old school one).
@Apo
Something that didn't resurrect a two decade old franchise and basically shit on it's legacy?
Um, basically, anything halfway decent?
Something that didn't resurrect a two decade old franchise and basically shit on it's legacy?
Um, basically, anything halfway decent?
These games always sucked, yet I enjoyed something about them. What that "something" was, I don't know.
I just barely remember playing the original. Might have to go back and see if it was any good or if nostalgia is clouding my memories...
@Magnalon
Don't even bother, it's a threadcrapper account. Just check his comment history.
@Magnalon
Don't even bother, it's a threadcrapper account. Just check his comment history.
Jim Sterling doesn't like Ecco The Dolphin. I guess that means that I have free leave to disregard his opinion on all matters forever more now.
weird how the name mixes both James Bond and Harry Potter, i can totally think of a better name...
James Pond: License to Gill
c'mon!
James Pond: License to Gill
c'mon!
Why are you so biased against games that aren't fun, Jim?
Videogames are recognized as an art-form now, so they don't always have to be fun. They just have to make you feel something. Disappointment is an emotion and you apparently felt it quite strongly therefore James Pond in the Deathly Shallows is an artistic masterpiece.
The deft double movie franchise referencing pun in the title alone should have been evidence enough of this fact.
Sincerely though, James Pond was belly up on arrival.
The fact that the protagonist's first name is James might have colored your childhood memories of the game into something slightly less dingy and murky.
Videogames are recognized as an art-form now, so they don't always have to be fun. They just have to make you feel something. Disappointment is an emotion and you apparently felt it quite strongly therefore James Pond in the Deathly Shallows is an artistic masterpiece.
The deft double movie franchise referencing pun in the title alone should have been evidence enough of this fact.
Sincerely though, James Pond was belly up on arrival.
The fact that the protagonist's first name is James might have colored your childhood memories of the game into something slightly less dingy and murky.
Gutted. After reading yesterday's post about this game I downloaded it without a moments hesitation.
Wasting £0.59 was no big deal. Having a cool childhood game destroyed with a shitty return is a big deal.
Adios James Pond, I'm afraid you're going to get flushed down the toilet for being crap.
Wasting £0.59 was no big deal. Having a cool childhood game destroyed with a shitty return is a big deal.
Adios James Pond, I'm afraid you're going to get flushed down the toilet for being crap.
Was I the only one who liked the Ecco game on the Genesis? Come on there must be more fans out there.
"apoet001 isn't quite living up to his name"
Well, a- as a prefix can be used as a negation in Greek and Latin, such as asymmetric, so he's not "a poet" but an "apoet", a non-poet.
Well, a- as a prefix can be used as a negation in Greek and Latin, such as asymmetric, so he's not "a poet" but an "apoet", a non-poet.
are you reviewing this shit games to bring your average review score somewhere below seven? I dont get what you are doing with these.
@Theplayer131
lol. that was actually pretty witty.
just a question- was James Pond (1 or 2) on GEN the game where you could stretch out your torso infinitely high? I have some strange childhood memory of that...
lol. that was actually pretty witty.
just a question- was James Pond (1 or 2) on GEN the game where you could stretch out your torso infinitely high? I have some strange childhood memory of that...
Well it was fun to be aware that a new James Pond game is existing.
They should make a gritty reboot of this franchise with Daniel Craig.
Also, yes, I never played Ecco but thought it was a classic of some sort. I demand a follow-up on this. When you are a critic, there is nothing like shaking up the established canon and introducing obscure gems.
They should make a gritty reboot of this franchise with Daniel Craig.
Also, yes, I never played Ecco but thought it was a classic of some sort. I demand a follow-up on this. When you are a critic, there is nothing like shaking up the established canon and introducing obscure gems.
@djvlive
It was the second. "James Pond: Operation Robocob". Funny times.
@Sat
That would be... simply too awesome. Both ideas.
It was the second. "James Pond: Operation Robocob". Funny times.
@Sat
That would be... simply too awesome. Both ideas.
"unfunny humor . . . made it quite popular in Britain."
Just like everything that's popular in Britain? Zing.
Just like everything that's popular in Britain? Zing.
I never played James Pond, but for some reason this reminds me of Treasure Mountain for PC... Did anyone else play that? That game was the BEST!!!!!
This is one of the first games I remember avoiding. Keeping in that tradition I shall avoid this too.
It looks to me that they came up with the title and then made a game around it; the sort of thing Alan Partridge would pitch in desperation to a game publisher.
It's always James Pond 2 that gets talked about but I remember the third game being genuinely excellent. I do stress remember.
It's always James Pond 2 that gets talked about but I remember the third game being genuinely excellent. I do stress remember.
Finally, someone speaks the truth about Ecco The Dolphin. That game was shit, is shit, and always will be shit. The reason people remember it fondly is because it's been rereleased a million times, because it was nonviolent and had an interesting concept, because the basic swimming around you did was kinda fun, and because game journalists insist on giving it press and talking about how it was some sort of classic for some reason. The macro-level design of the thing is just a horrendous mess, however, and it's only fun to roam around until you realize nothing fun is occurring. I think it's the first example of the The Path school of game design, where people pop boners for it because it's "innovative", even though it's not enjoyable or anything more than marginally interesting in any way, shape, or form.
To be fair, maybe the sequels were better. God knows I didn't play them.
To be fair, maybe the sequels were better. God knows I didn't play them.
And no, it's not that I hate Genesis games, or that I''ve forgotten how to play 16-bit games, or that I don't understand the historical context in which the game was released, or even that I don't understand the intentions behind the thing. I understand all of that quite well, thank you. Gunstar Heroes and Dynamite Headdy are some of my favorite games of all time, and I am absolutely not opposed to games having a message or being nonviolent. Ecco just wasn't a good game.
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