Sega Genesis/MegaDrive 3-in-1 Guttergamer Collection- THE FREE
Well, for all THREE of you that check this site regularly, it should not come as a shock that I’ve been slacking on updates the past few days. I’ll discuss it more in this end of week report… or “blog” if we REALLY have to use that term. I missed two important deadlines (assuming that doesn't get delayed). One was this week’s Broke Gameleaching Scrub Friday (I don’t think we’ll ever come up with a real name for Friday articles on free games). Two is that I missed the 20th anniversary of the Sega Genesis. I was on Nintendo’s side during the console wars growing up (well, until PlayStation 1), but even I have to tip my hat to the good ol’ MegaDrive as many true guttergamers got their start kicking it with Sonic on the black deck.
It’s with that we’re showcasing three abandoned/public domain titles from yesteryear for all you fans. This time I did my research, and as far as these being available on Wii VC… well, Nintendon’t. And needless to say, they’re not on any other compilations right now. But if that happens to change, please support these titles by actually purchasing them.
Remember, you’ll need an emulator such as Kega Fusion to play these.
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Decker (Win 95+) The Free
For those of you disappointed with the lack of a Shadowrun video game that actually plays like Shadowrun to some degree within the past 14 years (no Microsoft, taking a crappy Xbox 360 FPS and throwing in fantasy-cyberpunk elements is not a Shadowrun game), today’s Brokeass Freeloading Friday’s feature won’t quench your thirst to throw down in the streets of New Seattle, but this unofficial Shadowrun-based freeware title may subdue the pain a little. Unless you’ve already had the privilege of playing it, which wouldn’t shock me. I’ve been playing this game on and off since I discovered it in 2002, and considering the graphics could easily confuse someone into thinking this was a Windows pack-in title next to Solitaire and Mindsweeper, it was probably developed years earlier than that. But don’t let the graphics fool you. This is evidence that a game can look like it was drawn in MS Paint, but requires just as much, if not more, thought than any retail title with the words “Fallout” or “Elder Scrolls” attached to it.
ROM CHECK FAIL! (Windows/Linux) The Free
We've come to our first Freeloading Brokeass Gamer Friday (Because "Freebie Friday" was already taken), and look at what I picked out! Something that's like me on the inside; completely broken and schizophrenic.
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A Guttergamer’s Definition Of Guttergaming (Kinda)
A guttergamer is the kind of video game enthusiast that normally has at least three different consoles hooked to his TV at once; at least two of them are obsolete.
A guttergamer will spend hours digging through the bargain bin of his local video game specialty outlet looking for that one inexpensive game that was painfully overlooked by critics, or just laughably bad. Even giving a bad game the roasting treatment with friends is entertainment.
A guttergamer doesn't really care how s/he plays that old 16-bit era game; be it a cheap anthology disc, a plug and play system, or on the original console. As long as it's fun, the medium matters little.
A guttergamer buys games for fun, not for collector's value. So what if only 1,500 copies of Cheetamen 2 for NES exist? It's still not worth $200 to own one of the worst games ever made!
A guttergamer will normally not care about having an instruction manual or case for the game (unless it's for personal sentimental value); they're crafty enough to not need them.
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