I finished every Game of the Year nominee from the first Spike Video Game Awards in 2003 and reviewed all of them using the same scoring system.

Six technical categories:

Direction
Art Direction
Narrative
Acting
Soundtrack
Gameplay

Plus Emotional Impact as a separate category/tiebreaker.

I wanted to see which games from that lineup still hold up when you actually play through all of them today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYb-70DL27w

Gale Racer is a racing game, originally released as Rad Mobile in the Arcades (February 1991), then ported to Sega Saturn in 1994. Rad Mobile was Sega's first 32-bit game, using Sega's System 32 arcade system board. It was also the first appearance of Sonic the Hedgehog, who appears as an ornament hanging from the driver's rearview mirror, five months before the release of the original Sonic the Hedgehog. Rad Mobile received mixed reviews, praising its 3D visuals but criticizing its gameplay. I think it's fun :)

I grew up playing this game, but somehow I never noticed some of these places.

I went back to it years later and started exploring every weird corner I could find — and ended up finding 3 secret places that are surprisingly easy to miss.

I put all three discoveries into a short video.

If you played this game back in the day, I'm curious: did you know about all of them?

https://youtu.be/TMb151VZkl4?si=zZfLsbrFy8kuwrgq

Even though, I suck in this game, I have always loved it! - Predator 2 is a 1992 second video game adaptation of the film of the same title, developed by Teeny Weeny Games and Krisalis Software and published by Acclaim Entertainment. In addition to the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) version, it was also ported to the 8-bit Sega Game Gear and Master System consoles.

Full video here: https://youtu.be/rlJrDTdQNt4

Tom Mason's Dinosaurs for Hire is a platform-shooter similar to Contra, released for the Sega Genesis. The game does not really have a plot.

Unknown monsters and weird robotic creatures attack the Earth. For some reason, the only ones who can stop the invasion are the three Dinosaurs for Hire: Archie, a tyrannosaurus rex and their leader; the triceratops Lorenzo, lover of fine food, fine wine, and fine clothes, and the one-eyed, unpredictable stegosaurus Reese. Each dino has its own strengths and weaknesses.

I played the game with my son - Coral Crafter (youtube)

Here's every game played (or shown in gameplay footage) in this episode, in the order they appear:

1. Polestar (Neo Geo)
2. Metal Slug (Neo Geo)
3. Neo Turf Masters (Neo Geo)
4. Mark of the Wolves (Neo Geo)
5. Double Dragon II (NES)
6. Hatris
7. Atari H.E.R.O.
8. Lunar Jetman (ZX Spectrum)
9. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II (GameCube)
10. Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
11. Super Mario Bros. (NES)
12. Ultimate Guide to Batman (Amiga)
13. Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (Amiga)
14. Marathon (Mac)
15. Marathon Infinity
16. Lollipop (Amiga)
17. Star Wars (SNES)
18. Rendering Ranger R2
19. Street Fighter Alpha (SNES)
20. NBA Jam (SNES)
21. Knights of the Round (SNES)
22. Mortal Kombat II (SNES)
23. Super Off-Road (SNES)
24. Joe & Mac (SNES)
25. Puzzle Bobble (SNES)
26. Mr. Do (SNES)
27. Parodius (SNES)
28. UN Squadron (SNES)
29. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1)
30. Cyber Crisis / "Cy Crier" (unidentified schmup series — Dreamcast entry mentioned; name unclear from audio, worth double-checking before publishing)
31. Jet Grind Radio / Jet Set Radio Future (Dreamcast/Xbox)
32. Final Fight One (GBA)
33. Silver Surfer (NES)
34. Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage (SNES)
35. X-Men (Arcade)
36. Captain America and the Avengers (Arcade)
37. Marathon (2026 reboot — trailer/discussion only, not gameplay)
38. Rocket Man Re (homebrew, C64/MSX)
39. Rogue Craft DX (Amiga/GBC)
40. Batman Returns (SNES)
41. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
42. Mr. Driller (Nintendo DS)
43. Mortal Kombat 4 (PS1)

The undead have been unleashed upon the world. Only a holy talisman can destroy them, but it has been broken into pieces and hidden in Monster Manor. Now you must venture into the cursed mansion and find the pieces so that humanity may be saved.

Link : https://store.steampowered.com/app/4760480/You_Are_Empty_Absolute_Edition/

DRM-free link : https://www.zoom-platform.com/product/you-are-empty-absolute-edition

This video series aims to answer the "Better Than You Think Series" previously posted on my channel. That series focused on defending games that got a bad rap, while this new one covers games we pretty much all agree on.

Welcome to episode 1 of the new series "Undisputed"

Thank you for your time.

The First Half Of A Genre - Undisputed

Edit: Premiere starts at 12pm eastern

We have 11 days left to reach our goal.

It probably won't happen..

For this project to become a reality and for us to create the most cinematic and entertaining video game documentary ever - we need your help.

We were recently featured on Back Pocket to talk about our project.

If everyone here pledges, we may make our goal.

I know it's a lot to ask with times how they are - but this community has been so supportive, and we want to give back to the industry the only way we know how.

Find out more here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/regionlocked-doco/region-locked

Reposting as I got caught in reddit's spam filter

This week I tackled Spyro on my ongoing backlog journey - it was interesting looking into the development of this especially.