HO HO HO!!! IT'S NEARLY CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EVERYONE!!!!...GET YOUR DECORATION, LIGHTS AND CRACKERS SET UP, BUILD A SNOWMAN, PLACE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE INSIDE HOME, HAVE A CHRISTMAS DINNER AND MINCE PIES FULLY PREPARED, AND DRESSED UP AS SANTA TO SUPRISE THEM WITH THE WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS BEING WRAPPED UP WITH PRESENTS.
BECAUSE IT'S BLOOMIN CHRISTMAS!!!!!
I know...I know we going insane with the special winter holiday, so it is normal for everyone spending time together with the family and friends celebrating the Christmas season while they getting a week off from stuff like schools and workplaces.
They love to sing a long Christmas songs, watching Christmas related films, eating roast dinner like chickens and potatoes set on dining tables, and giving everyone a special gifts is what made the holiday season so special.
Going back to this topic, I have done listing a stuff from the previous wishlist you may seen it from past 6 years that I've made, so I decided to do another one this year to list my 5 things that I'd like to have it on my most wanted gifts for this season.
I also wanted to say that unlike the previous wishlist from the last years which I covered mostly a physical copy and some fewer gaming accessories, it is my first time to include a digital copy that I have never done previously added on my early Christmas wishlist back then, so it is nicer for me to add something new to this blog.
So without go further do, here is my 5 Christmas Wishlist of 2021.
1 - Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World (PS4)
As I previously enjoying the Wonder Boy titles like A Dragon's Trap Remake, and Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom, I wanted to give another shot with Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World for PS4 which is a recent game being released this year for the franchise, and also a 2021's remake of the original 1994's game called Monster World IV for SEGA Genesis/MD that was never got released outside of Japan till it get re-released at worldwide for PCs and consoles in around 2012 (via VC, XBLA, and PSN), as well as being included as one of the 42 games on the SEGA Genesis Mini in 2019, and as a Bonus Game DLC code when owning a Physical copy of Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World for PS4 and Switch in 2021 with fully complete English translation.
It is really cool to have a both the physical copy of the 2021's remake, as well as the original 1994's game being included as a bonus features came with the DLC code that you can able to redeem a digital copy of Monster World IV based on SEGA Genesis/MD version from PS Store and Nintendo eShop, so that I am looking forward to play both of the versions on my PS4.
2 - Cuphead (PS4)
I am a fan of the Run N Gun games back in my old days of gaming such as Contra, Metal Slug, Gunstar Heroes, Turrican, and Mega Man, so those are our childhood awesomeness had the best solo or 2-player co-op depending which game I've played, unique power-ups, and being a over the top side-scrolling action filled with exploding environments, enemy's projectiles and hazards everywhere, tough-ass bosses, and most important part is the overall challenge requires a good strategy is what made the genres quite popular back in mid-80s and early 90's.
As the time now changes where the modern consoles and PCs are the main things for new generation gaming which heavily relying on mostly popular Sports, FPS and MMORPGs online-play, there is one of the game made by small indie developers called Studio MDHR that has caught my attention which is Cuphead, an animated 2D side-scrolling shooter originally released for XBONE in 2017, Switch in 2019, and PS4 in 2020 where you are a cup-headed guys must battle though the levels and bosses in order to repay their debt to the devil.
What makes the game looks interesting is the art-style design of the presentation inspired by the golden age of American animation such as the likes of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Fleischer Studios which I am very impressed with the game itself can manage to pull off the visuals techniques which I have never seen anything like this so spectacular that really adds something new to the modern gaming era.
The game's release was both critical and commercially success sold over 6 millions digitally, but also regards as one of the toughest game to beat which got me really interested to get it from PS Store, so that I can spend my time on raging and enjoying at same time.
3 - AVGN Adventures I & II Deluxe (PS4)
Ahh yes the Angry Video Game Nerd, one of the best f***ing gaming nerd played by James Rolfe of Cinemassacre Production started back in mid-2000s when the internet was the thing.
I remember watching his video game review mostly on YouTube, Gametrailers, and Screwattack, so he's one of the character role major focuses on reviewing games that are notoriously negative reception by mostly video game press. He was best known for his anger outbursts raging over the shitty game starting from Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde to The Karate Kid part II, then Back to the Future to Double Dragon III, then Superman 64 to Big Rigs, and then Action 52 to shitty Nintendo's Philips CD-i games had suffered with poor collisions, tedious controls, horrid visuals, long-ass passwords, bad grammar, and terrible game's design choices which led him into cursing his foul profanity ranting and tearing the game apart in pieces to let out his frustration is what makes him a most recognisable internet personalities loved by the internet fans communities and gaining recognition from the internet media press credits him as the most influential video game reviewers that pioneers gaming web series.
Outside of his AVGN career, James also did his different stuff on Cinemassacre channel such as movie reviews, top 10s, You Know What's Bullshit series, Board James, Let's plays, film inspired band like Rex Viper as guitarists, and Behind the Scenes video.
Due to AVGN popularity, he still continues to work on more AVGN videos as today, as well as selling merchandises, seasons DVDs and Blu-rays, and of course it has video game title based on his character called AVGN Adventures was originally released for PC, Wii U and 3DS in 2013, and then was later released on the PS4, XBONE, Switch, and PC as AVGN Adventures 1 & 2 Deluxe in 2020, which was developed by FreakZone Games and published by Screenwave Media.
This is 2D side-scrolling platformer game where you take control of AVGN being sucked into world of shitty game land, as he battles through the stages and trying to reunite his friends to find the way to escape from the shitty game land.
I really wanted to give this game a shot because I'm been a long-time AVGN fan, as I watched every episode been released over the years.
I can't wait to play this f***ing shitty ass title because I'm about to get my ASSSSS!!! handed (nah I'm just kidding, more like this game totally f***ing rocks).
4 - Keyboard and Mouse (Dreamcast)
This is way ahead at the time before Microsoft did a same with the Xbox Original which introduced Xbox Live services.
SEGA Dreamcast had the shares with their own gaming accessories including arcade stick, light gun, fishing rod, and of course the Keyboard and Mouse are mainly used for both the online browsing and multiplayer gaming.
I also heard that the Keyboard and Mouse are also compatible for offline titles such as Quake III Arena, Unreal Tournament, The Typing of the Dead, Phantasy Star Online, and Chu Chu Rocket depending on what kind of games are fully designed to play with Keyboard and Mouse.
I would love to give it a try to see if it's any good for some games that I had own on my collection like mostly FPS games are very accurate with the Keyboard and Mouse controls with better aiming precision, quick swapping weapons, and it has additional functions than the regular Dreamcast controller, so that will be an awesome idea to play games with different controllers.
5 - Game Boy Player (Gamecube)
Nintendo Gamecube had an interesting features that many of you may or may not know stuff like GBA's link-up cable that plugs GBA system into Gamecube controller port for additional features, Broadband adapter gives you ability to play online, and of course the Game Boy Player that plugs into the bottom of the console gives you access to play many GBA titles which requires software boot disk placed into system's disk tray, and of course you need a physical GBA cart plugged into system's add-ons.
This kind of innovation by Nintendo themselves made quite of surprisingly fascinating idea to have an alternatives ways of playing the game being displayed on the big TV screen rather than the tiny little screen on the handheld system.
I also learnt about the Nintendo is that they had done previously worked on stuff like Super Game Boy, an peripheral that allows the Game Boy cartridges to be played on a SNES hardware was released back in mid-90s which is the reason why they did the same with the Game Boy Player for Gamecube in year 2003.
The ideas of having handheld games played on the TV had influence on later portable systems like SONY's PSP (model-2000 or 3000) can be outputted with component or composite video connection using the video-out cable, PS Vita TV is a non-handheld console variants which allows you to play PS Vita games on HDTV screen, and of course the Nintendo Switch is a hybrid game console gives you option to play it on handheld screen when undocked or the HDTV screen when docked.
It's cool to have an alternatives for those who aren't massive or keen to the portable system especially with the smaller size screen, so as I still loved the portable system like GBA, the Game Boy Player is the perfect option to play software being displayed on the massive TV screen.
Honourable mentions:
Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut (PS4)
Persona 5 Royal (PS4)
Valkyria Chronicles 4 (PS4)
Nier Automata (PS4)
Cotton Reboot (PS4)
Toy Story (SEGA Genesis/MD)
3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3)
Mario Kart 64 (N64)
Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64)
Saturn Bomberman (Saturn)
Illusion of Time (SNES)
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