Let's Play: Flicky

Finished this out a few weeks ago for Backlog Burndown #20, but the video took quite some time to edit. For a video LP that clocks in under thirty minutes, this took over three hours of gameplay time to get through.

This definitely isn't one of those games I'd recommend as a big classic playthrough, unless you have really fond memories of it from childhood. It's just sort of there. The art style is unique, but the gameplay is definitely more on the frustrating side of challenging.

Backlog Burndown #20 - Flicky Bird

Over on Marooner's Rock, this week's Backlog Burndown focuses on an old arcade classic called Flicky. Not the most well known product, its SEGA Genesis port, from which this game derives, is probably most notable for the Easter Egg of a topless woman shaking her booty at the player for achieving an extremely high score on some levels. Not that I was able to achieve that.

Check out the whole thing here: Backlog Burndown #20 - Flicky Bird

Backlog Burndown: Bio-Hazard Battle Level Eight

The Let's Play of Bio-Hazard Battle wraps up with Level Eight. It's the final level, and the final boss, so expect a few new challenges and twists.



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Backlog Burndown: Bio-Hazard Battle Level Seven

The Let's Play of Bio-Hazard Battle continues with Level Seven. After the change of pace of the previous level, this takes it right back to the same formula.



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Backlog Burndown: Bio-Hazard Battle Level Six

The Let's Play of Bio-Hazard Battle continues with Level Six. This level breaks up the formula of the previous five levels, this one is essentially a giant, segmented boss fight. It's weird, but it kind of works. The biggest issue for me is that feels like the end boss level, but it's not.



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Backlog Burndown: Bio-Hazard Battle Level Five

The Let's Play of Bio-Hazard Battle continues with Level Five. The obligatory underwater level...



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Backlog Burndown: Bio-Hazard Battle Level Four

The Let's Play of Bio-Hazard Battle continues with Level Four. Things start getting a bit crazy here. I really sabotaged myself by saving with one life before the boss, which cost me a lot of time. Lesson learned, sometimes you just have to quit trying to salvage a bad situation, and go back to the start.



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Backlog Burndown: Bio-Hazard Battle Level Three

The Let's Play of Bio-Hazard Battle continues with Level Three. This is where things start getting tougher.



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Backlog Burndown: Bio-Hazard Battle Level Two

The Let's Play of Bio-Hazard Battle continues with Level Two. So far it's pretty easy.



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New Backlog Burndown Series Commencing - Bio-Hazard Battle

Over on the youtubes, I'm starting my next Backlog Burndown series with Bio-Hazard Battle, another SEGA Genesis classic originally from 1992.




Don't let Level One fool you, this game is going to get wickedly difficult right around the midpoint.

New on Marooner's Rock: Backlog Burndown #010 - SHMUP To You

Today on Marooner's Rock, it's Backlog Burndown #10!

Taking on another SEGA Classic game with Bio-Hazard battle.

Classic side-scrolling craziness.

Super Thunder Blade Level 3 Playthrough on Youtube

New on Youtube, I'm getting back to my Backlog Burndown series with Level 3 of Super Thunder Blade.

The How Long To Beat on these old console shooters is turning out to be hopelessly optimistic, but it feels great when you finally knock one out. Finishing Level 3 puts me three quarters of the way there!

New on Marooner's Rock: Backlog Burndown #9 - Super Thunder Blade

Wrapping up another SEGA classic. No funky helicopters this time, just a crazy space fighter thing.

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