Rollergames (NES) Playthrough
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- čas přidán 12. 04. 2024
- A playthrough of Ultra's 1990 license-based beat 'em up for the NES, Rollergames.
Rollergames, Konami’s contribution to the blitz of marketing and merchandising accompanying the first (and only) season of the 1989 TV show of the same name, brings all of the cheese and drama of extreme skating home to the NES, complete with an endorsement from WAR (World Alliance of Rollersports).
Feeling like a cross between Skate or Die: Bad ‘N Rad ( • Skate or Die: Bad 'n R... ) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game ( • Teenage Mutant Ninja T... ), Rollergames is a beat 'em up that throws quite the assortment of thugs and obstacles in the way of our playable three roller derby champions. Because if punching people in the face while rollerskating isn't violent enough to excite the kids, why not spice things up with flamethrowers, wrecking balls, biker gangs, and attack choppers?
Elevating the show’s already ludicrous scenarios to a whole new level of absurdity, Rollergames takes the action out of the studio and into the streets. A terrorist organization known as V.I.P.E.R. (Vicious International Punks and Eternal Renegades) has kidnapped the Rollergames’ commissioner and recruited three Rollergames teams - Bad Attitudes, Maniacs, and the Violators - to do their bidding in a nefarious plot to take over of the city.
At the beginning of each stage, you can choose which of the three stars from the show (Ice Box of the Thundercats, Hot Flash of Rolling Thunder, and the California Kid from the Rockers) to play as, and since “the CIA and FBI lack the speed, cunning and sheer brute force for this job,” it's up to these guys to save the commissioner, the city, and the sanctity of their beloved sport.
The platforming elements and the way movement focuses on momentum and turning angles all give it quite a different feel from TMNT 2 and Bayou Billy, but the usual belt-scrawler staples are here. You have several moves at your disposal, including the standard punches, jump kicks, character-specific specials, and my favorite - you can punch someone in the head to stun them, grab them by the hair, and fling them across the screen to their death. Good stuff!
The graphics are great, the music rocks (it sounds a lot like the Bayou Billy soundtrack), the controls are solid (though it takes a bit to get used to the physics), and premise is hilariously excessive. So long as your cool with the stiff level of difficulty Konami games are known for, there's a lot of fun to be found in Rollergames.
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Rollergames feels like Konami smushed TMNT 2, Bayou Billy, and Skate or Die: Bad 'N Rad together. It's pretty great 👍
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It looks like Double Dragon & TMNT combined with the sport of Roller Derby; I love it!
When everything had a licensed tie-in. From Bebe's Kids to a surf shop in Hawaii.
Some of these games were like the video game equivalent of a stoner opening the fridge and then making a weird-ass meal out of everything that'll fit in the microwave.
It would be funny to imagine someone going through the old NES library not knowing what Rollergames was in the 80s. They're probably expecting some kind of sports game, only to find out it's a platforming beat-em-up like Double Dragon or something.
Wow! I never knew that there was a video game based on the RollerGames TV series, whose commerical I saw on the Pay Per View channel when I was a kid. I was still too young to remember it, because I used to play on roller skates in elementary school in the early 90s. So many memories. "I want my Rock and RollerGames" indeed.
i actually loved this game and used to watch the show all the time . i used to go ga ga for the t bird twins
Great game of the Konami Golden years ❤
Konami made some awesome NES games. Loved their graphics and colors, music.
Between this game, the arcade version, and of course the tv show I enjoyed the franchise as a whole.
Big dude was steam rolling everything 💪🏿🚂
Still have this game. Had Lots of trouble trying to figure out how the beat 2nd Boss. Glad got to see whole thing.
This game is my jam, love it. Having first played it after a decades-long NES hiatus, it kicked my ass around for a while.
Rollergames is a sensational game, with spectacular graphics and sounds. It reminds me so much of my adolescence. Great gameplay, congratulations.
This game looks good. Shane i never got to play this one back in the day.
Game looks hilarious. Can't believe i never knew about it.
I remember PlayItBogart roasting the hell out of this game in 2006.
Wish they could have added a separate storyline where you could play as the "bad teams" and/or the actual Rollergames event. Harold "Mr. Mean" Jackson was by far the best of the skaters on the show and it would be nice to play as him.
Quite liked this one back in the day. It's quite tough, but nothing unsurmountable; it can still kick your butt. The soundtrack is great and it plays fairly well for the most part too, though it's a bit slippery sometimes. Overall, I enjoyed it. Konami had some solid offerings back in that era.