A Look Into Video Games: Street Fighter 1

Did you ever wonder why you've played a lot of Street Fighter II, but never played the original game? Well it actually existed, and it stayed mostly in the arcades for years. You mainly controlled Ryu, and fought with a more basic combat set-up. There was apparently a 2 player mode as well.

 Capcom eventually ported the game to the TurboGrafx-16. The version was known as Fighting Street.  It's currently available on the Wii's Virtual Console.

I hear the TG-16 version is pretty decent, but the game has apparently aged quite a bit. I still want to try it out though. 

From all the opinions I've heard of the original game, it's not a surprise that the series didn't take off into stardom until the excellent Street Fighter II.

Things I Hate: Link's Crossbow Training

Despite being a huge Zelda fan, I felt nothing but rage and hate for this title. Sure it was a "free" spin-off, but I felt no joy while trying out this dude of a "shooter".

 Now the game came about because shooting things in Twilight Princess was pretty rad. I loved every chance I had with my bow and arrow.

 So Nintendo makes the Wii Zapper to "help" with shooter games on Wii. Except it's more or less a useless shell of an accessory that you'll end up never using at all.

 Link's Crossbow Training is just a bunch of linear stages of either target practice lessons or gigantic shoot-outs.

The problem was that the game was often too demanding of your actions. Sorry if I didn't get all 1000 enemies or bullseyed all the countless targets. It was too mindless for my tastes, and the dull shooting never kept my attention for long.

My The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Impressions

 It's hard to believe it's been over five years since Twilight Princess. Now it's time for me to take on another epic Zelda quest. Even though I wasn't as excited as I had been for previous Zelda games, this game is really impressing me a lot.

It seems like Nintendo fixed everything that was growing stale in the Zelda series. Even though previous games had plots, this is one of the few games in the series to have a full-fledged story. They also reboot the setting and characters (for those who care about the timeline, it's suppose to be a far-back prequel to all the games), so everything is fresh and you don't know what to expect.

I think the new combat is pretty rad. I like the sword swinging and meter that allows you to run and do physical stuff.  I can't wait to get some new weapons.

I also tried riding the Loftwing for the first time.  The controls are a little confusing at first, but I think we'll be having fun on Mr. Birdie here.