The Big Let's Multiplay List'o'Games!

Hello again fellow freaks and geeks,
As previously promised here's a big list of multiplayer games to peruse. For now I'm limited to having two players max (unless it's a take it in turns kind of game) but with any luck I'll get things sorted to be able to play a few four player games later on.

Take a look at the list and see if there's anything you might like to join me for a game or two of, whether it's because you love the game, think you can beat me at it or just like the look of it. Let me know and I'll note you next to the game and start planning to record from there.

I'm having a spot of difficulty recording PS1 footage right now, I'm not sure my laptop is fast enough to get a good quality of video capture with it so for now I'm limiting the list to Mega Drive, SNES, Sega Saturn or earlier.

So without further ado, here's the list broken down by console -
Megadrive/Genesis
3 Ninjas Kick Back
Altered Beast
American Gladiators
Andre' Agassi Tennis
The Aquatic Games
Arch Rivals
Arcus Odyssey
Art of Fighting (fighting)
Bad Omen (aka Devilish)
Ball Jacks (Breakout)
Ballz (fighting)
Barbie:Super Model
Barkley Shut Up and Jam!
Battle Squadron (shmup)
Battletoads
Berenstain Bears' Camping Adventure
Best of the Best championship Karate
Biohazard Battle (shmup)
Bioship Paladin (shmup)
Blades of Vengeance (Side scroller)
Blockout (puzzle)
Bloodshot (fps)
Body Count (light gun)
Bonanaza Brothers (spy vs Spy-esque)
Boxing Legend of the Ring
Brutal Paws of fury (fighting)
Budokan (fighting)
Cadash (side scroller)
California Games (misc extreme sports)
Captain America and the Avengers (side scrolling beat em up)
Champions World Class Soccer
Champtionship Bowling
Championship Pool
Chaos Engine (shooter)
Chavez Boxing 2
Chi Chi's Pro Challenge (golf)
Clay Fighter
Columns
Columns 3 - Revenge of Columns! (how can gems get revenge?)
Combat Cars (Micro Machines-esque car racing/battles)
Contra Hardcorps (side scrolling shooter/platformer)
Crack Down (top down shooter a la Smash TV)
Crue Ball (pinball)
Cutie Suzuki no Ringside Angel (slightly dodgy Japanese all female wrestling)
Cyborg Justice (robot fighting game)
D&D Warriors of the Eternal Sun (Dungeons and Dragons, barely understandable without a manual)
Dashin' Desperados (side scrolling racing)
Deadly Moves (fighting)
Devil Crush (aka Dragon's Fury, pinball)
Dino Land (pinball)
Dinos For Hire (totally radical 90's side scrolling shooter!)
Doom Trooper Mutant Chronicles (side scrolling shooter, GORE!)
Double Dragon 1/2/3/5 (side scrolling beat 'em up classics)
Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (puzzle, Puyo Pop reskin)
Dragon The Bruce Lee Story (fighter)
Dragonball Z (fighter, in French!)
Eternal Champions (super hard fighter with fatalities)
Fatal Fury 1/2 (SNK fighter)
Fatman (fighter, bizare graphics)
Fifa International Soccer (bet you can guess)
Fighting Masters (fighter)
Final Blow aka James Buster Duglas Boxing (boxing...no shit ay?)
Fire Pro Wrestling Gaiden (Japanese wrestling)
Foreman For Real (boxing with the grill king himself, video capture graphics?!)
Fun Car Rally (racing, Mirco Machines rip off)
Gadget Twins (scrolling shooter with a very odd style of play)
Gain Ground (Smash TV style up scrolling shooter)
Gauntlet 1/4 (top down Smash TV style shooter)
General Chaos (squad based tactical combat, very unique)
George Foreman's KO Boxing (even more mean lean grilling machine fun with the grill king)
Ghost Hunter (Japanese shooter, closest comparison to Space Invaders)
Golden Axe 1/2/3 (classic side scrolling fighter)
Gunstar Heroes (classic side scrolling shooter by Treasure)
Hard Ball (baseball)
Head on Soccer (football with some funky goal animations)
Heavy Nova (possibly the worst side scrolling beat em up I've ever played)
Herzog Zwei (split screen vs, transforming vehicle combat)
Hit the Ice (ice hockey with odd cartoon graphics and terrible music)
The Hurricanes (turns, football cartoon platformer)
IMG Internaitonal Tour Tennis (tennis with two characters to choose from)
International Super Star Soccer Deluxe (football, great voice intro. Engrish!)




This list is work in progress and will be updated as and when I manage to grab time to test each and every game I have individually.

Future plans for the blog.

Right now this place is a little sparse in terms of content to say the very least, but my intention is to start a number of series dedicated to geekery in its many forms. Right now I work on a podcast as one third of The Mighty Beards, you can find our ramblings here - themightybeards.podbean.com
As the geekiest member of the team I'm often left a little in the cold when it comes to referencing games, movies and tv. Simply put, the friends I podcast with aren't nearly as knowledgeable on a lot of the things I love most so here's where I'm going to indulge those things in more details.
So expect a mix of reviews, in depth disections and general appreciation of the myriad things that occupy my free time.

The first plan is for a series I'm calling Let's Multiplay, possibly the most original title the interwebz have ever done seen.
For those less inclined to trawling the depths of Youtube, the concept of a Let's Play video is simple; Someone records a game as they play it and in many cases will commentate whilst doing so. The results range from the oft times entertaining Total Biscuits output (http://tinyurl.com/2w4kk9c) right on through to what you might expect from something like this, i.e. moronic 13 year old American kids full of complaints about games ten years older than they are and nothing even remotely entertaining to say. I'm aiming to at least try and match the quality Total Biscuit kicked out back in his Let's Play days, though in my own particular style whatever that may turn out to be.

Having searched high and low for a regular series of Let's Play videos that feature two players competing or working together I've yet to find anything beyond a small handful of Call of Duty and Halo 3 vids, none of which are particularly entertaining or informative.
I've got the capability right now to record SNES, Megadrive (Genesis), PS1 and Saturn games so I'll be making a big list of potential games to play, making an open invite for anyone I know who would like to join me for an episode or two and then start making the vids for your very own viewing pleasure.
If it works well and I managed to find a few regular players to do this with then this could end up lasting a while, if not I'll can it and move on.

That's all for now, but in the meantime make sure you check out the podcast and let us know what you think,
Eden