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A Gaming Diary
TOCA Race Driver 3 Challenge (PSP)
Feb 17th
Well, I’ve now completed the first two difficulty levels of the World Challenge mode. Mostly Silver awards, with the odd Gold and Silver scattered around.
It’s an excellent, excellent game. A few framerate problems here and there, which is a shame, and the “Drive The Line” challenges are very little fun, but the other challenges are fun and the handling is generally sublime, which makes up for any little niggles.
TOCA Race Driver 3 Challenge (PSP)
Feb 17th
As the demo impressed me so much, I got the full version of the game.
Haven’t had a chance to play much yet – Singstar ’80s and a double bill of eighties movies (The Breakfast Club and Labyrinth) took up my evening – but I’ve attempted the first two challenges. The first was a cone gate lap in a Renault Clio, which I only managed a silver on. I’ll try for a gold later. The second was a braking challenge, where you have to do a lap in under two minutes and thirty seconds while coming to standstill in boxes marked on the road. I’ve not managed any sort of medal on that yet. But I’ll keep trying.
Singstar ’80s (PS2)
Feb 17th
You know, I can’t sing. I really, really can’t sing.
But I can rap.
The Reverend Run would be proud of me.
New Adventure Island (WII)
Feb 15th
A new addition to the Virtual Console this evening. It’s the same as my beloved Gamecube version apart from the graphics, I think. It plays brilliantly well as is finally balanced between learning and reactions. Great platform game that more people should play, but won’t.
Burnout Legends (PSP)
Feb 15th
I thought I’d try this again. I seem to remember I felt it sucking away my soul last time I tried it, but it now seems pretty good. Nasty slowdown and it doesn’t quite feel precise enough, but it’s pretty good fun. I worked my way all through the Muscle Car series of races happily enough.
However, with TOCA arriving tomorrow (if the Royal Mail do their thing) I doubt it’ll get much play after tonight.
Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max (PSP)
Feb 15th
Being not very good at things is something of a running theme in my gaming life.
Next exhibit: Street Fighter.
I tried arcade mode a fair few times as A-ism Ryu and never got past round three.
Had fun though, and I forgotten what a good-looking game it is. Lovely.
OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast (PSP)
Feb 15th
Nope, I can’t do the OutRun 2 SP 15-stage event. I almost always get to the bit of inbetween track just before the Milky Way stage. The stars appear, the time runs out.
I’m just not very good.
Super Castlevania IV (WII)
Feb 14th
Goddamnit!
Decided to play Castlevania for a bit and the Wii locked up when I started up the game. So I turned the Wii on and off and went back, only to find my Castlevania save gone.
Now I have to do the first three blocks all over again to get back to where I was stuck.
Stupid Wii.
Super Mario 64 (WII)
Feb 14th
Spent a few mnutes trying to get my hat back from a bad, bad bird. I did. Then died without saving. So I got it back again. And this time saved. Hurrah.
