Hi, I'm Dranzerstorm
Welcome to the Video Game & Music Lounge
This world is dedicated to Video Games and Music as I'll be showcasing the following.
Video Game Reviews set to the same tones as Retro Retrospective's Anime Reviews
Music reviews of Anime Openings & Closings
Western Cartoon music
Vocaloid Classics.
We may even have some Top Tens
I hope this World entertains you.
Welcome to the first episode of a new series called Magic Moments, this will be spread across medias with video game moments here and anime and cartoons on Retro Retrospective.
The format will be four moments per episode showcasing a moment relating to the theme, so we start with cooking.
El Fuerte's Super Dynamic Cooking Time!!!
Whether you consider El Fuerte's special form of cooking to be good or bad is in the eyes of the many Street Fighters he feeds after defeating them; while not a popular character to select you can't help but feel good when you see his famous chant Super Dynamic Cooking Time!!! Which would get you pumped to make a nice chilli.
Cooking Mama Will Fix It For You
Nintendo has a way of helping you out in the basics and Cooking Mama was a unique way of doing that using the Nintendo DS' features to learn chopping, mixing and not over cooking, not good if you have a faulty touchscreen but watching Angry Mama more than makes up for it.
Cheap Cheap The Cooking Chicken's Rap
PaRappa the Rapper is one oddball of a game but I think the best way to describe this one is with youtube.
You know if other cooking programs did this it might give rapping more credit.
Cook Kirby's Hot Pot
Before Kirby traded his hot pot for a giant sword, he used to cook up his opponents in Smash Bros Brawl, this was taken from his main series games where he takes all his enemies and turns them into food, although considering this puff ball eats anything and everything it makes me wonder if he really has taste buds at all.
And of course a worst list is needed to balance things out, let me know if there are other fighting franchises you would like me to cover.
Dishonorable Mentions
Balrog: A boxing character that looks like Mike Tyson, whoop di doo. At least Dudley had class, Balrog is just lazy.
Twelve: It's stupidly difficult to use but thankfully so forgetful that it doesn't matter.
Deejay: Forgettable that's it really.
Sean: Ken picked the most obnoxious kid to be his successor, I'd have thought you'd have more standards Capcom.
Sakura: I don't hate her enough to be on this list but I still don't like her.
Street Fighter Ex Characters are not included because they are simply bland and nothing else the others I have legitimate criticisms for.
10. Birdie and Abigail
Very ugly design for what was Britain's first Street Fighter, I feel a little insulted by this, and a name like Birdie is just stupid. Sadly Canada got it just as bad as their fighter is an 8ft tall behemoth who makes brum brum noises.
9. Adon
A poor screechy version of Sagat, he's an insult to the Muay Thai giant's art.
8. Decapre
I expected better of Street Fighter when they started introducing new characters for the fourth installment's Ultra expansion and all we got was a clone of Cammy, but ranked lower for at least having a unique fighting style.
7. Seth
Cheap boss is cheap, cheap boss broke my controllers along with many others, cheap boss nearly ruined the franchise.
6. Abel
I am a man with amnesia, who am I? What do I have to do with Shadoloo? Who the **** cares? Abel is boring and not worth the paper he's written on, pity as his fighting style is creative.
5. Remy
Remy is an emo that has no connection to any story whatsoever, seriously who thought it was a good idea to have this character in the story, he is useless, he doesn't even play well and it makes no sense for him to even be French, he's like a bad Street Fighter Ex character.
4. F.A.N.G
He looks stupid, granted all the Street Fighter 5 characters look strange, I think after Hakan the franchise took a turn for the strange and F.A.N.G is the worst of the batch.
3. Ryu
For one of the most iconic fighters in all video games, Ryu is boring, a never ending path of strength while fighting the urge to succumb to a growing urge to kill everything in sight doesn't make for an exciting character yet he's in everything including Smash Brothers where he sticks out like a sore thumb. I rate Street Fighter's characters for having charm but the lead character is crap.
2. Rainbow Mika
I feel she was created to satisfy a fetish and not the best kind either, Rainbow Mika is uncomfortable to watch and doesn't even play well as a fighter, yet she was chosen to come back to the franchise for the new game, a decision no one asked for.
1. Rufus
If Rainbow Mika was uncomfortable, Rufus is nauseating. A fat man with jiggle physics with an outfit more revealing than it should be and a personality that's jerkass at best annoying at worst, he doesn't really need to exist in the story and there are plenty of more capable candidates to be Ken's rival.
I did a Tekken character list so lets follow up with the Street Fighter Version, same principals as the Tekken list, this is based more on characters I control best as well as rate highly as a character.
Honorable Mentions
Yang: A character I control very well but somewhat forgettable
M Bison: Just for the Raul Julia performance alone he gets an honorable mention
Cammy: While I do control her very well, I don't rate her story
Chun Li: Miss Muscle Legs is the first female of fighting games but there have been better ones since
Crimson Viper: For all the super powered fighters in the series having a tech expert is quite surprising but her actual look is ridiculous
10. Dan Hibiki
Billed as a joke he's actually quite a decent character to use in the right hands and its entertaining to watch how much he tries to achieve so much.
9. Thunder Hawk
I'm leaning once again towards the big wrestlers and Thunder Hawk was a beast with some of his throws, kind of wish he had more presence in the franchise.
8, Makoto
Karate isn't very well represented in this franchise and Makoto more than makes up for it. If you ever play fighting games and want to have a feeling of an attack that really hurts then give Makoto's specials a try.
7. Cody
A Final Fight character first, Cody arrives in Street Fighter as a prisoner having spent so long street fighting (in the streetwise sense) and generally causing more problems than Mad Gear ever did, what makes his story more eye opening is that despite his power to break out of prison he actively returns without being persuaded or captured.
6. E. Honda
Between this character, Dhalsim and Blanka I had to go with the thousand slap sumo wrestler, a personal favorite from my youth and still a well rounded character today.
5. Hugo
The giant wrestler is by far my best character to date, of my online victories in Ultra Street Fighter IV, Hugo has taken the most and the only character I've used to ever rank higher than default, this is where my grapple character skills come from.
4. Vega
A rather unique character, the Spanish claw fighter has always maintained a feeling of fighting a proper trained killer and has the personality to match and is often involved in the best fight scenes having fought Chun Li and Ken in two different anime.
3. Ken Masters
If I didn't put one of the two main characters on this list I think people would complain but thankfully I actually like Ken's story more than many of the other cast members and seeing him go from Ryu's rival to family man and eventually training a successor is worth watching.
2. Sagat
It pays to be intimidating and Sagat is a monster. A towering figure of power that served as the very first game's final boss and started a successful franchise which began with his defeat to Ryu.
1. Ibuki
But my favorite character has to be the plucky ninja girl Ibuki, like Karate, ninjutsu was missing from the Street Fighter list but thankfully when she came in she was an instant hit and pulling Rasengan's before Naruto made it cool. She's also one of my best three characters alongside Hugo and Sagat.
Post 27 takes my favorite genre of games and showcases the bizarre that comes from it sometimes. This is the Top 10 most bizarre Vehicles in Racing Games.
Try bringing this to Silverstone
10. Construction Equipment from Extreme Rally
A relatively small time racing game from the folks at Neo Geo but out of all the offroad cars you can play as there is an option to play as Construction Vehicles such as cranes.
9. Dreamcast Controller from Sonic & Sega Allstars Racing Transformed
Quite low on the list as it's in a Kart Racing Game but considering the wide range of Sega Characters having an actual Controller to play as is bizarre even by Kart Racing standards, it's other modes include the Afterburner Jet and the Daytona USA Car.
8. Kloona from PS2's MotoGP
MotoGP is the premier class of Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing so racing against Klonoa in an otherwise serious simulation bike racing game leaves a number of racing fans baffled.
7. Javelin Rocket Car from Daytona USA
Daytona USA's Dreamcast release gave us a ton of interesting bonus cars including a Messerschmitt Micro car, a 30s F1 car and the Pace Car but nothing tops Javelin, a land speed record breaking Rocket Car.
6. Pacman and his UFO from Ridge Racer
Because Klonoa in Moto GP wasn't weird enough for Namco, they had to place Pacman into Ridge Racer riding in a UFO of all things.
5. Fishing Boat from Hydro Thunder
Between the Fishing Boat and a miniture Titanic, the Fishing Boat won only because the little dog onboard constantly barks at the other racers and it's the fastest boat in the game.
4. Cows from Super Skidmarks
Codemasters used to have a sense of humor and in the 90s, top down multiplayer game Super Skidmarks allowed you to race as Cows on wheels complete with sunglasses and fluffy dice, it even made the box art.
3. Tank from TOCA Touring Cars
Did I mention Codemasters used to have a sense of humor? TOCA Touring Cars is a relatively serious simulation racer but open the cheat book and you can drive a Tank and shoot the other racers for one of the funniest racing experiences you'll ever see; that along with pinball collisions and watching the AI fail at racing on the stupidly awesome Lavaland Race Circuit.
2. Unicorn Riding Cat from Trials Fusion
This one is so stupidly awesome that it reminds me of the days when Racing games were fun, Trials Fusion definitely didn't disappoint with this one even if it is DLC.
1. Shopping Trolley from Re-Volt
In this racing game you can also race as a UFO, a Clockwork Racing Toy and a Panda on wheels among normal racing cars but it takes a special kind of derp to play as a shopping trolley, keep in mind that this is an RC Racing game where everything is to scale so it's actually physically impossible to do a race with just Shopping Trolleys even on the Supermarket track because the physics on it fail so hard.
Post 22 continues the Sadistic Series with Mario Kart
Jaws Music
1. Blue Shell Hit Right at the Finish Line
Lets go one step further on the previous entry on the other list by actually stealing a victory on the line, because Blue Shelling anyone at that point deserves some rage.
2. Taking Someone Out on the Jump in Wario Stadium
Which will then make them have to do half a lap again, the fun of the N64 era.
3. Successfully Making the Shortcut on Rainbow Road N64 Three Times in a Row
Because nothing says ultimate troll like exploiting Shortcuts and lapping your opponent.
4. The Infamous Giant Mushroom Hack
Nintendo Wii's lack of security made it so hackers could program their karts to always be giant making themselves unbeatable.
5. Using the Small Racer Cheat on Super Mario Kart and Starting the Race
It means you will never win and you will always be flattened, bonus point if you were once a small naive child whose older cousin did this on purpose just to tease you, speaking of Lightning.
6. Being Thrown off the Track by Lightning
Nothing is more frustrating than a well timed Lightning Bolt that not only makes you small but throws you out the arena.
7. Having Your Moves Predicted by Your Opponent
Having played my partner long enough, she knows my driving style so well that she can place traps in the right place to make sure I hit them.
8. Steal Victory by Ramping Over Your Opponent
My favorite trick, Rainbow Road 7 and Maple Treeway are good ones to do this on.
9. Subjecting Your Opponents to Snes Rainbow Road, Baby Park on Extreme Items or Toads Turnpike Mirrored
Watch the insanity in the Multiplayer room as you become "that player" who wants to create mayhem.
10. Using the Replay Option to Remind Opponents of Their Wipeouts
The amount of videos created online through just the character reactions and body language from wipeouts to victories created a meme of it's own with Death Stare Luigi and Chariots of Fire Donkey Kong to name two. This is especially sadistic if the footage is any of the other entries I've listed.
