Alianger

Hey Youtube world,
I just published a write-up breaking down the best of the best retro soundscapes from the 1980s, analyzing music and sound effect mixing, sample fidelity rate limitations, channel economy and more, in iconic games like After Burner II, Ys Book I & II, Revenge of Shinobi, Shadow of the Beast, Mega Man 2 and Castlevania III. 118 deliciously raw and bloopy soundscapes covered!
minirevver.weebly.com/top-sound-design-in-retro-ga…

Give it a read/listen and tell me about your favorite sound design in games from the 1980s.

1 week ago (edited) | [YT] | 7

Alianger

I ranked the most influential games of the 1980s by trying to trace actual documented influence chains rather than just going by fame or nostalgia, which tend to produce the same predictable list every time. Expect the big names (Mario, Zelda, Tetris, Wizardry, Ultima, Dragon Quest, etc) alongside less obvious picks: obscure PC games like Caverns of Freitag and Dragon Slayer 1-2 whose influence runs through years of the ARPG lineage that followed, Elite's influence on GTA, Megami Tensei's influence on Pokémon, and MULE, which Miyamoto has cited as a direct inspiration for Pikmin. Sources are mostly Wikipedia and mainstream articles (does shmuplations count as mainstream yet?), with some personal observations and speculation where the historical record is thin.

Full list with notes on each game: backloggd.com/u/residentleever/list/top-influentia…
Let me know what you think is missing or misranked - especially if you know more about the more obscure games!

1 month ago | [YT] | 9

Alianger

Games that made the most impact on me growing up:
backloggd.com/u/residentleever/list/games-that-mad…

2 months ago | [YT] | 8

Alianger

Check out my 9yo nephew Zipbolt the gamer's new website!
Reviews, music and video updates are some things you can find here
zipboltgaming.weebly.com/

Note that it's an early WIP

2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 2

Alianger

Top Games Without a Sequel
backloggd.com/u/residentleever/list/top-games-with…

I'm open to suggestions, did I miss any good ones?

2 months ago | [YT] | 8

Alianger

My top 2D to 3D transitions list. Make sure to read the notes and foreword!

backloggd.com/u/residentleever/list/top-2d-to-3d-t…

2 months ago | [YT] | 4

Alianger

I put together my take on the nine most important years in video game history before the 2000s. Not just commercially, but the moments where the medium noticeably changed technologically, creatively or culturally.

Which years would you pick, and why?

minirevver.weebly.com/the-most-important-years-in-…

3 months ago | [YT] | 6

Alianger

Before the NES, there was a wild west of wood-paneled consoles, early apple machines and vector graphics. I built a quiz to test your knowledge of the second gen period in video game history (ca 1976–1983).
gen2-quiz-engec0868.netlify.app/


Swedish/Svenska: gen2-quiz-swe1f1e54.netlify.app/


More in-depth info on this period: minirevver.weebly.com/second-gen-trends.html

3 months ago | [YT] | 4

Alianger

Test your knowledge of the third gen period here! gen3-quiz-engd7533d.netlify.app/


Swedish version: gen3-quiz-swee49d71.netlify.app/


More in-depth info on this period: minirevver.weebly.com/third-gen-trends.html

3 months ago | [YT] | 3

Alianger

Do you know your early Metroidvania (Platform Adventure) history? Test yourself here:
mv-history-quizb518cf.netlify.app/

In-depth info on the subgenre's history: alexlandgren.wixsite.com/platform-adventure

3 months ago | [YT] | 4