#universal interactive studios

Now Playing: Spyro 2: Season of Flame

Did you know the original producer of Crash Bandicoot was the guy who created Marble Madness? He was on a 6 month paid staycation at the time.

‘The Mummy Returns’

[GBC] [UK] [MAGAZINE, BANNER] [2001]

Based on the 2001 movie starring Brendan Frasier and Rachel Weisz, this version differs greatly from its console version. The main bulk of the game is side-scroller with stages where the player moves from right to left trying to escape a wall of water while avoiding enemies and pitfalls and even a scene recreating the valley escape in the blimp, but with the same elements. There are also one-on-one sword fighting stages where the player uses a sword to hack away at enemies that appear one at a time and even a first-person shooting stage that resembles Lethal Enforcers.

There are three different characters to choose from, Rick O'Connel, Evelyn O'Connel and Ardeth Bay that they can choose at the beginning of each stage, each with their own strengths and weaknesses and depending on which character they pick will determine which stage layout will be present (ex. Rick & Evelyn's water escape stage feature different traps and enemies they must avoid). ~MobyGames

Crash Bandicoot

Nowdays, it’s easy to lump Crash Bandicoot into the pile of failed mascots that Bubsy, Aero the Acrobat, and Gex lie somewhere in. It’s to be expected with a franchise that’s been passed around from developer to developer, few of which seemed to know quite what to do with the character. It doesn’t help, either, that the series would end up in the hands of Activision, a company not exactly known for their willingness to experiment. Despite these setbacks, a fanbase for Crash still remains, and with a new generation taking their first look at the series through its PS4 remastering, perhaps there’s still hope we’ll see a revival of the series. The original games shouldn’t be neglected, however, as they’re not only greatly influential works that helped kickstart the 3D era, but are one of the few games that truly achieved their status as being “interactive cartoons”.

The Best Game of the Day is:

Spyro The Dragon

Disruptor (PS!) November 30, 1996 - By Insomniac Games and Universal Interactive Studios - Set 1 - Screenshots taken using the ePSXe emulator

Hey there folks, here’s another classic first person shooter that I’d never heard of. Disruptor is Insomniac Games’ first game and it’s quite fun (It also looks great for a game that came out in 1996).

I also really like the weapon designs as well, they’re all pretty cool. There’s also live action FMV cutscenes in between the action too.

I’ve also decided what my next video series will be as soon as my Best of 2016 series is done. I’m going to showcase lesser known PS1 first person shooters (Like this game). There weren’t too many FPS released on the system but there were some pretty cool ones that I’ve been finding out.

Now Playing: Crash XS