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  Ghostbusters Commodore 64, 1984 Activision/David Crane $29.95 *My video review for Ghostbusters *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of all writings *Discord for updates *Shown/played as designed, 60hz NTSC, 4:3 aspect ratio *If pics show artifacting, zoom in/out (CRT effect) Just as everything else, the life of a computer has a beginning, a middle, and an end. A long lived platform's three distinct phases start when nobody, including the people who designed the machine, have any clue as to what its real capabilities are. Merely numbers, specs mean little until artists are able to illustrate what those numbers mean. There were those who could see a potential for the Commodore 64 equaling the state of the art arcade titles of the time, such as Donkey Kong, but third parties didn't take chances on unproven technology. Generally the first to give off the inklings of the future were the names behind the machine; Avenger, Omega Race, and Gorf were all wonderful ex...

  Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II on the NES Originally Published August 12th, 2016 *My video review of Ghostbusters on the NES *My video review of Ghostbusters II on the NES *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings I’ve always had a problem with the portrayal of these two games shown online via written or video reviews. I can’t seem to watch a single one without getting whiffs of that “Nintendo Nerd” stench. Did any of these people actually own the game? The nerd himself did not own the games as a kid, he rented them. While his look at the first Ghostbusters games was indeed humorous, it was also scripted. His look at the 2nd game was laughably terrible. 5 minutes of “It’s almost like a real game. So much better than the first…BUT THAT’S NOT SAYING MUCH?!” Do others not understand that a “truly” terrible game would be almost impossible to write jokes for? There’s simply nothing to say about the worst games of all time, hence, these are not ...