brigand1851
@brigand1851.bsky.social
I'm a lifelong gamer who started with electronic games, Atari 2600, and NES. Big budget games don't appeal to me anymore so I play retro and indie nowadays.
Who thought this boxart would entice people to play the game?
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Who thought this boxart would entice people to play the game?
Badged GG Aleste on Retroachievements. The first time was for Normal difficulty, this time it's for the harder difficult named Special. In Special the enemies shoot revenges bullets when destroyed making the game much more hectic. Great game overall.
September 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Badged GG Aleste on Retroachievements. The first time was for Normal difficulty, this time it's for the harder difficult named Special. In Special the enemies shoot revenges bullets when destroyed making the game much more hectic. Great game overall.
Finished Annalynn, a charming platformer reminiscent of Pac-Man but with more mechanics and variety. You have infinite continues but there are achievements for not using them.
September 6, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Finished Annalynn, a charming platformer reminiscent of Pac-Man but with more mechanics and variety. You have infinite continues but there are achievements for not using them.
The only words I can find are from the end of Metal Black:
WAS ITS PHANTASM
THE LAST ATTACKING
OR ITS LAST MOMENTS
AND WAS THIS FOR REAL
OR WAS I DREAMING
NOBODY KNOWS YET
WAS ITS PHANTASM
THE LAST ATTACKING
OR ITS LAST MOMENTS
AND WAS THIS FOR REAL
OR WAS I DREAMING
NOBODY KNOWS YET
August 9, 2025 at 5:32 AM
The only words I can find are from the end of Metal Black:
WAS ITS PHANTASM
THE LAST ATTACKING
OR ITS LAST MOMENTS
AND WAS THIS FOR REAL
OR WAS I DREAMING
NOBODY KNOWS YET
WAS ITS PHANTASM
THE LAST ATTACKING
OR ITS LAST MOMENTS
AND WAS THIS FOR REAL
OR WAS I DREAMING
NOBODY KNOWS YET
Blade Chimera, the latest game by Team Ladybug, is in the bag! I quite enjoyed it; great pixel art, good mechanics, good music. The revelations at the end are pretty good.
August 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Blade Chimera, the latest game by Team Ladybug, is in the bag! I quite enjoyed it; great pixel art, good mechanics, good music. The revelations at the end are pretty good.
That's a wrap on Super Alloy Ranger! It's a fun platformer in the style of the Mega Man Zero games. Good control, weapons, music, art and level design. The translation is a little rough but it's still a charming story. I would recommend this to fans of the MMZ games.
July 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
That's a wrap on Super Alloy Ranger! It's a fun platformer in the style of the Mega Man Zero games. Good control, weapons, music, art and level design. The translation is a little rough but it's still a charming story. I would recommend this to fans of the MMZ games.
Today's pickups: Ratchet & Clank Collection (PS3), Valkyria Chronicles (PS3), Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time (PS3), Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U), Sonic Spinball (GEN), Vectorman 2 (GEN), RoboWarrior (NES)
June 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Today's pickups: Ratchet & Clank Collection (PS3), Valkyria Chronicles (PS3), Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time (PS3), Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U), Sonic Spinball (GEN), Vectorman 2 (GEN), RoboWarrior (NES)
I just finished GG Aleste for Game Gear. Pretty decent shmup and it has an approachable difficulty. Cute still cutscenes. The one warning I will give is that it has some high pitched screeching sound effects which you will find in other Master System and Game Gear games.
February 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I just finished GG Aleste for Game Gear. Pretty decent shmup and it has an approachable difficulty. Cute still cutscenes. The one warning I will give is that it has some high pitched screeching sound effects which you will find in other Master System and Game Gear games.
My copy of Rocket Knight Adventures for Sega Genesis arrived.
January 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
My copy of Rocket Knight Adventures for Sega Genesis arrived.
Picked up NES Open Tournament Golf and Little Nemo for NES.
January 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Picked up NES Open Tournament Golf and Little Nemo for NES.
Nabbed the last achievement of Crystal Breaker: taking no damage on the final stage.
January 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Nabbed the last achievement of Crystal Breaker: taking no damage on the final stage.
I first played Phantasy Star 4 some 20 years ago. Even after all this time I consider it one of the best games ever made and I'm proud to have it in my collection.
December 31, 2024 at 6:56 PM
I first played Phantasy Star 4 some 20 years ago. Even after all this time I consider it one of the best games ever made and I'm proud to have it in my collection.
I just finished Crystal Breaker, a new indie shmup on Steam and Switch. It's a fun, simple, frantic shooter that avoids some of the pet peeves shmups are known for.
December 25, 2024 at 12:12 PM
I just finished Crystal Breaker, a new indie shmup on Steam and Switch. It's a fun, simple, frantic shooter that avoids some of the pet peeves shmups are known for.
No judgment here; my oldest files are the MP3s of SOTN that I've copied drive to drive for 25 years
November 9, 2024 at 4:03 AM
No judgment here; my oldest files are the MP3s of SOTN that I've copied drive to drive for 25 years
Picked up Castlevania 1 & 2 and Gremlins 2 for the NES
October 19, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Picked up Castlevania 1 & 2 and Gremlins 2 for the NES
Thunder Force 4 ("Lightening Force") for Genesis and the Megaman Zero Collection for DS (all 4 GBA games) arrived today.
October 8, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Thunder Force 4 ("Lightening Force") for Genesis and the Megaman Zero Collection for DS (all 4 GBA games) arrived today.
At long last, I cleared Border Down for Dreamcast. I was introduced to it in college and played it here and there but never quite finished.
August 26, 2024 at 12:14 AM
At long last, I cleared Border Down for Dreamcast. I was introduced to it in college and played it here and there but never quite finished.
First time clearing Granada for Sega Genesis. I got to the final boss on Normal but I couldn't beat him. I replayed on Easy and finished it. I needed 6 lives per continue. I'll work on that more sometime.
August 24, 2024 at 5:44 AM
First time clearing Granada for Sega Genesis. I got to the final boss on Normal but I couldn't beat him. I replayed on Easy and finished it. I needed 6 lives per continue. I'll work on that more sometime.
New pickups: Shadowgate (NES), Uncharted 2 (PS3)
August 19, 2024 at 9:01 PM
New pickups: Shadowgate (NES), Uncharted 2 (PS3)