Short Pause: "If you listen to the Short Pause Gaming Podcast, you know that Battletoads continues to eat away at Ben Boyce's soul; specifically, the third level entitled "Turbo Tunnel." Now, I haven't played Battletoads since way back in the day, so I couldn't quite remember this level. However, I was surprised to read that this is widely considered one of the the toughest levels in gaming history. I figured what better way to show up my podcasting partner than by going out and accomplishing what he failed to do so many years ago. I hopped into Battletoads, courtesy of the recently released Rare Replay on the Xbox One, and decided to record my efforts, because I was pretty confident I'd breeze through this level. Oh, what a surprise I was in for!"
You need a reason to fight the good fight. In video games, some of the best antagonists have been female perpetrators.
One of the most memorable fights I ever played. I almost didn't want to pull the trigger at the end.
Of course Sunset Overdrive gets a nod. It's Insomniac!
I personally think there's better on gamepass then what was listed. State of decay imo is better then anything listed. Recore seemed alright for what I played on there also.
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Yeah, especially on One X or Series X. It kinda feels like a PS2 platformer, but in a good way. I liked it.
Odd that he specified 'Game Pass Ultimate' instead of just 'Game Pass' just so he could include a relatively weak choice comparably in 'Alice: Madness Returns' which is available with EA Play. SoD was a far better overlooked game to have listed.
Dont know why they keep listing ultimate. Gamepass is the better value....but the reason I think is that ultimate includes online gwg.
I mean, as someone who games both on PC and Xbox, Ultimate makes a whole lot of sense. There's console exclusives and PC exclusives. And, at the end of the day, EA Play is still a perk of having Ultimate. When I open Gamepass, the EA Play catalogue is sitting right there for me. It's as much part of Gamepass as any other title I'm looking at, right?
"Arcade1Up has released numerous 3/4-scale arcade cabinets over the years, but even the coolest cabinets only feature 17-inch monitors. That's what makes the announcement of the Killer Instinct PRO Series Arcade Cabinet so exciting. The Pro cabinet includes a 19-inch screen, SuzoHapp stick and buttons, and improved speakers. It will feature not just both Killer Instinct arcade games, but also the arcade, NES, and Genesis versions of Battletoads!" says Co-Optimus.
Completing the Turbo Tunnel level is still one of my favorite gaming moments ever. Watching this video reminded of all the hours I spent trying to get past it. Keep practicing, but it'll take a little bit of luck to complete it as well!
Unfortunately with the feature of rewind added to all the games it made this legendary level a cake walk.
I know I'll be disagreed to hell and back but I am very disappointed at that feature. We should be able to play these games with no help or new age assistance. It just goes to show how much hand holding these young whipper snappers need and wouldn't be able to take the ultra brutality of the NES/Genesis 8 bit days we had to endure as kids.
I'll admit to pounding that left trigger just to beat this level. I never thought the game could get more difficult from there, but it does! Still, even though I "cheated", I finally saw the ending to the game. Ten year old me would be so proud.