Video Games Aliens vs Predator – Intros – Marine, Predator, and Alien (2010, Rebellion, SEGA) Reshade Enhanced James Schumacher, November 2, 2021February 11, 2024 2010’s Aliens vs Predator was developed by Rebellion, now perhaps best known for the Sniper Elite and Zombie Army spinoff series, and published by SEGA. The game featured three single player campaigns for Marines, Predator, and Aliens, along with a well-liked multiplayer component. The game has great sound design and… Continue Reading
Video Games Claire – Intro – 2014 (Hailstorm Games, Limited Run) James Schumacher, October 24, 2021February 11, 2024 Claire is 2d scroller horror game from indie developer Hailstorm Games who also published the initial release, with the extended cut getting publishing help from Limited Run Games. It a classically-styled horror adventure similar to that of Lone Survivor, The Last Door, Home, or Uncanny Valley. Blurbs via Steam: Claire… Continue Reading
Video Games Rise of the Dragon – Intro – MT 32 Talkie – 1990 (Dynamix/Game Arts) James Schumacher, October 21, 2021February 11, 2024 Cleaning out some old folders on my drive and I found this unposted/unedited video. It’s from awhile back, but to the best of my memory it used a custom patch in order to enable both MT-32 and voice acting at the same time. However in live playback there is noticeable… Continue Reading
Video Games Evil Dead: Hail to the King – Intro and Tiles – Upscaled (Dreamcast & PC, 2000) James Schumacher, October 19, 2021February 11, 2024 Rights belong to THQ and Heavy Iron Studios This one took quite a bit of work. The PC version of Hail to the King is quite buggy and upscaling wasn’t satisfactory. However the disc does have all the videos and music in open directories. The in-game footage of the Dreamcast… Continue Reading
Video Games Actraiser Resurrection – Intro and Titles (2021, Square Enix, PC) James Schumacher, September 24, 2021February 11, 2024 Actraiser Renaissance is a Remake/Revival of the Actraiser franchise for most modern platforms. Releasing today (Sept. 25, 2021) the game is available on PC, iOS, PS4/PS5 and Switch. Graphics are stylistcally remastered in HD resolution and players can toggle between the original and reimagined version of the soundtrack during gameplay…. Continue Reading
Video Games Resistance: Fall of Man – RPCS3 Gameplay Test (2600k, 980Ti) James Schumacher, August 10, 2021February 11, 2024 RPCS3 running on older CPU and not quite as old GPU. Looks like the old girl can still have some fun. My trusty old, perpetually dying 2600k machine, with a recently borrowed 980ti replacing a dead 780ti, has had some emulation adventures lately with BOTW and now Resistance. All my… Continue Reading
Video Games Resistance: Fall of Man – Intro RPCS3 (2006, PS3 – Insomniac Games, SCE) James Schumacher, August 10, 2021February 11, 2024 Resistance: Fall of Man is the first in the trilogy of sci-fi first-person shooters made for the Playstation 3 console by developer Insomniac Games. The game focuses on an alternate history 1950’s, following the story of US soldier Nathan Hale as he battles a monstrous enemy known as the Chimera… Continue Reading
Video Games Where the Water Tastes Like Wine – Intro (2018, PC – Dim Bulb Games, Serenity Forge) James Schumacher, August 8, 2021February 11, 2024 Where the Water Tastes Like Wine from Dim Bulb and Serenity Forge (published by Good Shepherd Entertainment) is an unconventional adventure game released in 2018. It’s focus is on interesting and exceptional storytelling with excellent voice acting and slots into a style that can easily be considered Americana/American Folk story…. Continue Reading
Video Games A Place for the Unwilling – Intro (2021, PC – ALPixel Games) James Schumacher, August 7, 2021February 11, 2024 Steam Info: “You only have 21 days until this living city dies. The clock is ticking. You can’t be everywhere at once. Decide what to explore, who to meet and see every decision shape the curious stories and terrible secrets of this branching narrative game.” Wiki Info: “A Place for… Continue Reading
Video Games Graveyard Keeper – Intro (2018, PC – Lazy Bear Games, tinyBuild) James Schumacher, July 14, 2021February 11, 2024 Graveyard Keeper is game in the management/sim genre and can probably most be compared to a recent game like Stardew Valley in it’s visual and gameplay styles. It’s a fantastically fun and interesting indie from a small Russian Studio and can be currently played on ALL of the major platforms…. Continue Reading
Video Games Skyborn – Intro James Schumacher, June 22, 2021February 11, 2024 Skyborn is and RPG from Dancing Dragon Games and Publisher Degica. It’s an RPG in the traditional 16-bit SNES era style built using the RPG Maker VX Engine. This is the intro section of the game captured in fullscreen 1920×1080 and the resized back to the correct aspect ratio. Additional… Continue Reading
Video Games Onimusha 3 Demon Siege – Intro (AI Upscale 1080p) [PS2 Widescreen Enhanced] James Schumacher, June 20, 2021February 11, 2024 This was sourced from the Youtube upload of my previous version https://youtu.be/lpZ-BWwQwJI (Unfortunately I don’t have the original footage and my consoles/old games are in storage). This is a simple AI Upscale to 1080p. Results are mixed to my eye, but may be of interest for some people, so thought… Continue Reading