A PASSION FOR ALL THINGS GAMES
Inside the thoughts of Sir SquallSnake.
For the last several years, I’ve been researching, documenting, writing, and YouTubing about weird, forgotten, and neglected gaming communication features, mostly centered around handheld consoles. During this endeavor, I started using the hashtag #LinkItUp to draw more awareness around this content very few had the opportunity to experience (I stole this phrase while covering all […]
Big Beach Sports (2008) on Wii has a pointless communication feature with the Nintendo DS. When both systems are connected, the DS can be used to draw a face using the stylus on the touchscreen, then that face can be sent to the Wii and used on your sports playing characters. Which doesn’t make the […]
Over the last few years, I spent a lot of time documenting the NGPC and its linking features. I covering the 2-player link cable modes in many games and also covered every Dreamcast-To-NGPC game in my YouTube playlist here. It seems my work has not gone unnoticed as Did You Know Gaming used clips from […]
Batter Up! on Game Gear is Namco’s port of classic R.B.I. on Sega’s handheld. It plays, looks, and sounds just like the original, which is great because this baseball sim is excellent. Playing with the link cable is the best play to play this underappreciated handheld port.
Aerial Assault is one of the few shooters on Game Gear and the only one to support 2-player co-op when using the Gear-to-Gear link cable. Besides shooting the enemy AI with a partner, the co-op gameplay turns into a surprise VS match at the conclusion of some stages. The winner is rewarded with points, which […]
Berlin no Kabe, aka The Berlin Wall, is a forgotten Japanese exclusive Game Gear game that has a pretty fun 2-player co-op mode when using the Gear-to-Gear link cable.
Super Columns on Game Gear is more polished in comparison to the original. However, only the standard Endless Vs mode is available when using the link cable. The Flash mode is still available in solo play but didn’t make the transition to the multiplayer mode.
AfterPlay.io is a cool service that let’s you play all your classic games, from Atari 2600 through PSOne and everything in-between, from anywhere: PC, Mobile, and even through your web browser. It is super easy to use. Just make an account. Click a game. And start playing. You can even connect your account with Retro […]
The Game Gear version of Bust-A-Move features a 2-player versus mode when using the Gear-to-Gear link cable. It wasn’t until many years later did the Gameboy receive a multiplayer compatible version of Bust-A-Move making this Game Gear version a more superior way to play this classic puzzle game.
The Game Gear version of Mappy, which was exclusively released in Japan, features a 2-player versus mode when using the Gear-to-Gear link cable. Unfortunately, this linked multiplayer mode is nothing more than a score chaser so it actually could have been implemented as a hot-seat option.
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