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I was looking for a certain SNES ROM last night, when I discovered something very, very disturbing.
A game.
But not just any game, a game based on a movie.
And not just any movie:
Beethoven's 2nd
Yep, they made a game from this movie.
I had to play it.
Within minutes it had downloaded, and I unziped it, and started up my SNES emulator.
I looked down my list of games (all of which are in my own SNES collection, honest!) until I reached it. Beethoven's 2nd.
What could I expect from such a game?
Well to begin with there were a few credits, that looked like they'd been written my a child. Probably trying to keep it in tune with the style of the movie. (Which I haven't seen, but I did see the original!)
TRhen you get the 'Start' screen.
A picture of Beethoven, with his b***h( Ha! not offensive, proper use of the word!) and his pups.
So I hit start.
The graphics weren't bad. A dog, Beethoven, standing in the street. I was to control Beethoven.
So I pressed some buttons, to see what I could make that doggie do.
Well one button made him jump. Very handy.
Another button made him bow down. I wasn't too sure what this could be used for, but soon worked it out.
Another button made Beethoven shake, as dogs do when they're all wet.
The fourth button make Beethoven bark. When Beethoven barks, a 'sonic bark' emits from his mouth, and tempoararily stuns your enemies (Which are cats, skateboarder, and guys from the dog pound.)
So I started my mission, which was to rescue one of my puppies.
I had 4 'paws' - one would disappear each time I was hit. One all 'paws' had gone, I'd lose a life.
I discovered I could get my paws back by bowing down in fromnt of food items, like bones and stuff. As there was plenty of food, to loose all paws, was something that only the lamest gamer could do if they were actually trying to play this game.
Anyway, I continued to wander along with Beethoven, jumping on platforms, avoiding poodles, until I came to a leaky water hydrant. When I walked past it an icon of a rain drop appeared on the screen. How odd I thought.
Only then I pressed the 'shake coat' button. Water come from Beethoven, and made all enemies disappear. Wow. Magic water?
And so the game continues. Avoiding enemies, or getting them by shaking your coat, until you stumble upon the puppy that you're looking for.
But it doesn't end there! You also have to get your pup to safety, by carrying it in your mouth, across another level of poodles, cats and skateboarders.
So I finished the level, and vowed never to play the game again.
I mean Beethoven 2nd?
A bad enough excuse for a film, but a game! No thanks!
A game.
But not just any game, a game based on a movie.
And not just any movie:
Beethoven's 2nd
Yep, they made a game from this movie.
I had to play it.
Within minutes it had downloaded, and I unziped it, and started up my SNES emulator.
I looked down my list of games (all of which are in my own SNES collection, honest!) until I reached it. Beethoven's 2nd.
What could I expect from such a game?
Well to begin with there were a few credits, that looked like they'd been written my a child. Probably trying to keep it in tune with the style of the movie. (Which I haven't seen, but I did see the original!)
TRhen you get the 'Start' screen.
A picture of Beethoven, with his b***h( Ha! not offensive, proper use of the word!) and his pups.
So I hit start.
The graphics weren't bad. A dog, Beethoven, standing in the street. I was to control Beethoven.
So I pressed some buttons, to see what I could make that doggie do.
Well one button made him jump. Very handy.
Another button made him bow down. I wasn't too sure what this could be used for, but soon worked it out.
Another button made Beethoven shake, as dogs do when they're all wet.
The fourth button make Beethoven bark. When Beethoven barks, a 'sonic bark' emits from his mouth, and tempoararily stuns your enemies (Which are cats, skateboarder, and guys from the dog pound.)
So I started my mission, which was to rescue one of my puppies.
I had 4 'paws' - one would disappear each time I was hit. One all 'paws' had gone, I'd lose a life.
I discovered I could get my paws back by bowing down in fromnt of food items, like bones and stuff. As there was plenty of food, to loose all paws, was something that only the lamest gamer could do if they were actually trying to play this game.
Anyway, I continued to wander along with Beethoven, jumping on platforms, avoiding poodles, until I came to a leaky water hydrant. When I walked past it an icon of a rain drop appeared on the screen. How odd I thought.
Only then I pressed the 'shake coat' button. Water come from Beethoven, and made all enemies disappear. Wow. Magic water?
And so the game continues. Avoiding enemies, or getting them by shaking your coat, until you stumble upon the puppy that you're looking for.
But it doesn't end there! You also have to get your pup to safety, by carrying it in your mouth, across another level of poodles, cats and skateboarders.
So I finished the level, and vowed never to play the game again.
I mean Beethoven 2nd?
A bad enough excuse for a film, but a game! No thanks!
i'm now downloading SNES9X
cooldogs wrote:
> Do a search for SNES emulator, there are thousands of sites!
yeah but once you have got an emulator where do you get the games from? the same site?
> Do a search for SNES emulator, there are thousands of sites!
yeah but once you have got an emulator where do you get the games from? the same site?
pb wrote:
I may well be on MSN later tonight to hand them out,
> but then again, I say that every week and end up not having time to
> go online.
pb: The Santa of Emulation?
I may well be on MSN later tonight to hand them out,
> but then again, I say that every week and end up not having time to
> go online.
pb: The Santa of Emulation?
There are loads of Snes emulators around, SNES9X is a recomended one for windows.
I may well be on MSN later tonight to hand them out, but then again, I say that every week and end up not having time to go online.
I may well be on MSN later tonight to hand them out, but then again, I say that every week and end up not having time to go online.
Oh dear Meka, Little Mermaid now Beathoven(or however you spell that friggen dogs name)! What is going on. I suppose some foolish young girl will buy it, not knowing any beter!
where did you get your SNES emulator from? i want one.
Ant wrote:
> Personally Meka, I thought that it sounded like a rather good game
> to me.
I bet you have the Army Men games too, right? :)
> Personally Meka, I thought that it sounded like a rather good game
> to me.
I bet you have the Army Men games too, right? :)
Personally Meka, I thought that it sounded like a rather good game to me.
I was looking for a certain SNES ROM last night, when I discovered something very, very disturbing.
A game.
But not just any game, a game based on a movie.
And not just any movie:
Beethoven's 2nd
Yep, they made a game from this movie.
I had to play it.
Within minutes it had downloaded, and I unziped it, and started up my SNES emulator.
I looked down my list of games (all of which are in my own SNES collection, honest!) until I reached it. Beethoven's 2nd.
What could I expect from such a game?
Well to begin with there were a few credits, that looked like they'd been written my a child. Probably trying to keep it in tune with the style of the movie. (Which I haven't seen, but I did see the original!)
TRhen you get the 'Start' screen.
A picture of Beethoven, with his b***h( Ha! not offensive, proper use of the word!) and his pups.
So I hit start.
The graphics weren't bad. A dog, Beethoven, standing in the street. I was to control Beethoven.
So I pressed some buttons, to see what I could make that doggie do.
Well one button made him jump. Very handy.
Another button made him bow down. I wasn't too sure what this could be used for, but soon worked it out.
Another button made Beethoven shake, as dogs do when they're all wet.
The fourth button make Beethoven bark. When Beethoven barks, a 'sonic bark' emits from his mouth, and tempoararily stuns your enemies (Which are cats, skateboarder, and guys from the dog pound.)
So I started my mission, which was to rescue one of my puppies.
I had 4 'paws' - one would disappear each time I was hit. One all 'paws' had gone, I'd lose a life.
I discovered I could get my paws back by bowing down in fromnt of food items, like bones and stuff. As there was plenty of food, to loose all paws, was something that only the lamest gamer could do if they were actually trying to play this game.
Anyway, I continued to wander along with Beethoven, jumping on platforms, avoiding poodles, until I came to a leaky water hydrant. When I walked past it an icon of a rain drop appeared on the screen. How odd I thought.
Only then I pressed the 'shake coat' button. Water come from Beethoven, and made all enemies disappear. Wow. Magic water?
And so the game continues. Avoiding enemies, or getting them by shaking your coat, until you stumble upon the puppy that you're looking for.
But it doesn't end there! You also have to get your pup to safety, by carrying it in your mouth, across another level of poodles, cats and skateboarders.
So I finished the level, and vowed never to play the game again.
I mean Beethoven 2nd?
A bad enough excuse for a film, but a game! No thanks!
A game.
But not just any game, a game based on a movie.
And not just any movie:
Beethoven's 2nd
Yep, they made a game from this movie.
I had to play it.
Within minutes it had downloaded, and I unziped it, and started up my SNES emulator.
I looked down my list of games (all of which are in my own SNES collection, honest!) until I reached it. Beethoven's 2nd.
What could I expect from such a game?
Well to begin with there were a few credits, that looked like they'd been written my a child. Probably trying to keep it in tune with the style of the movie. (Which I haven't seen, but I did see the original!)
TRhen you get the 'Start' screen.
A picture of Beethoven, with his b***h( Ha! not offensive, proper use of the word!) and his pups.
So I hit start.
The graphics weren't bad. A dog, Beethoven, standing in the street. I was to control Beethoven.
So I pressed some buttons, to see what I could make that doggie do.
Well one button made him jump. Very handy.
Another button made him bow down. I wasn't too sure what this could be used for, but soon worked it out.
Another button made Beethoven shake, as dogs do when they're all wet.
The fourth button make Beethoven bark. When Beethoven barks, a 'sonic bark' emits from his mouth, and tempoararily stuns your enemies (Which are cats, skateboarder, and guys from the dog pound.)
So I started my mission, which was to rescue one of my puppies.
I had 4 'paws' - one would disappear each time I was hit. One all 'paws' had gone, I'd lose a life.
I discovered I could get my paws back by bowing down in fromnt of food items, like bones and stuff. As there was plenty of food, to loose all paws, was something that only the lamest gamer could do if they were actually trying to play this game.
Anyway, I continued to wander along with Beethoven, jumping on platforms, avoiding poodles, until I came to a leaky water hydrant. When I walked past it an icon of a rain drop appeared on the screen. How odd I thought.
Only then I pressed the 'shake coat' button. Water come from Beethoven, and made all enemies disappear. Wow. Magic water?
And so the game continues. Avoiding enemies, or getting them by shaking your coat, until you stumble upon the puppy that you're looking for.
But it doesn't end there! You also have to get your pup to safety, by carrying it in your mouth, across another level of poodles, cats and skateboarders.
So I finished the level, and vowed never to play the game again.
I mean Beethoven 2nd?
A bad enough excuse for a film, but a game! No thanks!