A nostalgic clip from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) set to Ray Charles’ classic song That Spirit of Christmas. This classic American comedy, full of outrageous situations and memorable characters, remains one of the most beloved Christmas movies ever.
Heatwave Holiday is the 17th episode of the 2nd season of Garfield and Friends where Garfield, Jon, and Odie decide to go in a full Christmas mode in July in order to “think cold”…and soon the entire town is decorated as if December had arrived overnight.
Demos and a stress-free gameplay session on Ghost Pilots, a 1991 vertical-scrolling shoot ’em up by SNK similar to Capcom’s 19xx shooters and a follow-up to Sky Adventure (1989). It puts players in hydroplanes against Axis forces during World War II.
Mega Man Dreams is a playlist where I’ve put together a selection of synthwave songs—evoking nostalgia and/or cyberpunk themes—to accompany scenes from some Mega Man 8-Bit Deathmatch (MM8BDM) matches played by our friend mendHigor.
Attract mode (demo) and gameplay of the arcade version of Alpha Mission II, a SNK’s vertical-scrolling shoot ’em up from 1991 where space fighters defend humanity against hostile alien forces. It’s also the sequel to Alpha Mission (ASO: Armored Scrum Object).
Demo play, intro scenes, and a quick, casual gameplay session of the arcade version of Ninja Combat, an Alpha Denshi’s beat ’em up from 1990 where two ninjas fight a clan responsible for the appearance of a mysterious tower in the middle of this city.
Demo plays, bios of the main characters, and a few quickplays of the arcade version of Golden Axe (1989), a Sega’s beat ’em up where a barbarian, an amazon, and a dwarf travel through a medieval fantasy in their fight against the diabolical tyrant Death Adder.
The two iconic training sequences of Rocky Balboa in the frozen landscapes of the Soviet Union, one using Training Montage as BGM and the other set to Heart’s on Fire. A nostalgic and inspirational slice of what I call “High Eighties”.
Demo and quickplay of Last Resort (1992), a SNK’s cyberpunk-themed shoot ’em up inspired by R-Type that puts you in command of advanced spaceships to face hordes of mechanical and organic enemies in urban settings and devastated landcapes.
Demos (attract mode) and a quick gameplay of Xexex (Orius), a refined old-school shoot ’em up by Konami inspired by classics like R-Type, Gradius, and X Multiply that was released in 1991. A cult classic considered the spiritual predecessor to Axelay.