Magic John/Totally Rad is one of my all-time favorites, and one that I want in my collection. I've just been waiting because I want to get it complete. It deserves a spot on my shelf wrapped in its pretty box. The game itself is fairly straightforward run-to-the-right and fight a boss... but the presentation is what makes it soooo damn good. This game is BEAUTIFUL, one of the prettiest the Famicom/NES has to offer. Bright, colorful, and very well drawn (both versions!) I like your Magic John Son joke. That's corny japanese comedy caliber right there, fitting for your channel's subject matter.
I remember picking up Totally Rad as a kid way back. It was one of the few new NES games I bought since it was heavily discounted. A real fun and underappreciated game for sure. Also the English manual is a treasure trove of silliness.
I remember seeing screenshots of this in Nintendo Power and the bosses were quite striking. They were... *totally rad*, if you will. That said, I've still not played more than 10 minutes of it. Hopefully someday there will be a ROMhack to remove the worst of the flashing effects.
Will always appreciate looking out for the folks with epilepsy I can imagine a sizable chunk of NES/FC stuff that's problematic. As for Totally Rad I do remember renting it and yeah it was pretty fun as I recall! certainly one I hope to pick up again someday on NES.
The manuals always had a seizure warning and I do my best to edit around such effects. But there's a few games where the flashing is such a significant event that I can't cut around it.
I'd recommend The Rad Project Carbon-izer to those curious about the differences between Magic John and Totally Rad, especially regarding the script. I knew about this game due to how the ridiculous surfer slang and changes in Totally Rad. It is quite good overall, even if it's not 'that' well-known. I recall having fun with it too, so hey, one point for Jaleco I guess!
Nice work on the thumbnail
This game has gnarly potential.
More gnarly than my dog named Harley. :p
hello again ronnie
Magic John/Totally Rad is one of my all-time favorites, and one that I want in my collection. I've just been waiting because I want to get it complete. It deserves a spot on my shelf wrapped in its pretty box.
The game itself is fairly straightforward run-to-the-right and fight a boss... but the presentation is what makes it soooo damn good. This game is BEAUTIFUL, one of the prettiest the Famicom/NES has to offer. Bright, colorful, and very well drawn (both versions!)
I like your Magic John Son joke. That's corny japanese comedy caliber right there, fitting for your channel's subject matter.
The American version is even better for me due to how hard they went on the comedy. The instruction manual especially is such a delight.
I remember picking up Totally Rad as a kid way back. It was one of the few new NES games I bought since it was heavily discounted. A real fun and underappreciated game for sure. Also the English manual is a treasure trove of silliness.
I remember seeing screenshots of this in Nintendo Power and the bosses were quite striking. They were... *totally rad*, if you will. That said, I've still not played more than 10 minutes of it. Hopefully someday there will be a ROMhack to remove the worst of the flashing effects.
Hahaha......Loved that incredible pun at the end. That automatically made me *lol* and save it under 'My Favorites'.
Jaleco games started to become good in 1989-90, that's for sure 🙂
Will always appreciate looking out for the folks with epilepsy I can imagine a sizable chunk of NES/FC stuff that's problematic. As for Totally Rad I do remember renting it and yeah it was pretty fun as I recall! certainly one I hope to pick up again someday on NES.
The manuals always had a seizure warning and I do my best to edit around such effects. But there's a few games where the flashing is such a significant event that I can't cut around it.
@@RndStranger ah you're right. keep forgetting how far back that actually started, yeah.
I'd recommend The Rad Project Carbon-izer to those curious about the differences between Magic John and Totally Rad, especially regarding the script. I knew about this game due to how the ridiculous surfer slang and changes in Totally Rad. It is quite good overall, even if it's not 'that' well-known. I recall having fun with it too, so hey, one point for Jaleco I guess!
So after all that, what you're saying is that it really is totally rad.
I hear his son played for the NBA.
God this game was oddly beautiful. Too bad they had to ruin it with obnoxious flashing strobes, flicker and slowdown.