My Top Favorite Video Games of the Past Decade

Hello, today I will be Listing off all of my Top Favorite video games of the Past Decade. All of these games were released in the 2010's; but, came out on varied Video Game systems. I will be sourcing the Release years for the Games from the Steam Store. (Unless the game is a Console Exclusive)
This, List is completely my Personal Opinion, and this will also be an Top 10 List. So, Without further Ado, Here's the List. Please, Enjoy!


#10 -  Lego Harry Potter Collection (2016)

#9 - Wakfu (2014)











#8 - Fable III (2010)

#7 - Everlasting Summer (2014)

#6 - Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (2016)

#5 - Wolf Tails (2018)

#4 - Pokémon Sword Version (2019)

#3 - TESV: Skyrim Legendary Edition (2011)

#2 - South Park The Stick of Truth (2014)

#1 - South Park The Fractured But Whole (2017)

Bootleg Games: Pokémon Snakewood

One of my favorite Pokémon Rom Hacks/Bootleg Game cartridges is of course called Pokémon Snakewood. The plot of the game is set in the Hoenn Region, three years after the events of Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. Hoenn is ravaged by a Zombie Apocalypse, and your Older Brother Landon and, Prof. Birch's Daughter May. Disappeared while trying to Stop the Zombie Plague. You can Play the Rom Image in a GBA Emulator on your Android Phone or Computer, or if you have a working GBA or NDS Lite; you can buy an Bootleg Cartridge on eBay or Etsy. It's a good game, if a bit difficult at times. I would definitely never recommend playing this game as an Nuzlocke Challenge. It is still extremely fun to play, tho. And it is well worth it to buy a Bootleg Cartridge on the Internet.
Mostly for Portability. The game does randomly Glitch and Freeze sometimes when entering an Trainer Battle, forcing you to reset the Game; So, save often like whenever you can! (Not sure if its a glitch specific to the physical bootleg or not, I haven't tested the emulated rom very often)

Purchase an Bootleg GBA Cartridge:
Pokémon Snakewood - Etsy (RetroGamersUS)
Pokémon Snakewood - eBay (g0gigigamerg0 ; US Seller)


Official Links:
Pokémon Snakewood - Official Site/Blog

Misc. Links: 
Pokémon Snakewood - Wiki Fandom
Pokémon Snakewood - PokéCommunity Forums
Pokémon Snakewood - GBA Hacks Blog
Pokémon Snakewood - Romhacking Network

PC Emulators:
Download: VBA-M 2.1.1 (Github)

YouTube Playlists:
Pokémon Snakewood Walkthrough by HeroVoltsy
Pokémon Snakewood Nuzlocke by TheKingNappy
Pokémon Snakewood Nuzlocke by HoodlumCallum


Misc. Images:

Bootleg Cartridge (Front)

Bootleg Cartridge (Back)

Bootleg Cartridge (Opened)

Bootleg Cartridge (in GBA Slot)

Bootleg Cartridge (Running Game)

Bootleg Cartridge (Saving Game)

Bootleg Cartridge (Continue Game)

Adobe Reader 9.5.5 for Windows

I personally prefer using old versions of Adobe Reader on my PC mostly because the UI is much better, and quick to load or render the PDF Documents. As it stands most PDF files that you find will be using at least PDF standard 1.7. So you will need at least Adobe Reader 7.0 installed on the PC. These older versions are great Offline but Online try sticking to Firefox's PDF.JS to view the PDF within the Browser. I am actually Running Adobe Reader 9.5.5 under Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit). It's a strange install Process too; First you need to Install "Adobe Reader 9.5.0" via the EXE or MSI installer, then you have to install the 9.5.1 - 9.5.5 updates in order via the MSP files. But if you are still using an Archaic OS such as Windows XP, even just for Gaming, try using Adobe Reader 7.0.9 instead it will probably run better and it can open your PDF format Game Manuals/Game Guides. (I wouldn't run anything newer than Adobe Reader 8 on XP tho.) And the following Download Links are from the Official Adobe Reader FTP Archive. (Unless the Hyperlink mentions otherwise) And all of the Downloads are the US English versions of the Software.


Windows Installer Files (Windows 7):
Adobe Reader 9.5.0

Update Installers:
Adobe Reader 9.5.1
Adobe Reader 9.5.2
Adobe Reader 9.5.3
Adobe Reader 9.5.4
Adobe Reader 9.5.5 


Legacy Installers (Windows XP):
Adobe Reader 7.0.9 

Legacy Installers (Windows 98-2k):
Adobe Reader 6.0 


Legacy Installers (May Run on Windows 98-2k):
Adobe Reader 7.0

Legacy Installers (Windows 95):
Adobe Reader 5.0.5 (Old Version)

Other Installers:
Adobe Reader 9.5.5 for Linux 

Images:

Adobe Reader 9.5.5 Running on Windows 7.

My Most Prized Possession

Currently my most prized possession to date, that I have the most Love for in my collection of everything that I own. Would have to be my Nintendo DS Lite that I got off of eBay. My Nintendo DS Lite will be used for playing my NDS and GBA games. While, my Gameboy Advance will be for Playing my GBC and GB games. I enjoy playing the Nintendo DS Lite alot, so what if the Nintendo Wireless Network was shutdown for the DS? It's fun for Offline Play, and I am sure Local Wireless works fine. Only downside to the DS Lite was it only can use WEP encrypted Wifi networks. But, the games/handhelds are all Region-Free up until the Nintendo DSi, so as long as a game isn't "DSi Exclusive". Pokémon Black and White are "DSi Enhanced", but are only Region-Locked when played on an Nintendo DSi, 3DS, or 2DS. So, they will play on any Region console of the Original DS or Nintendo DS Lite. You will only miss out on the Camera Features of the game's Online Video Chat. (Xtransceiver) Which is Useless now as Online was shutdown in 2014.  An US Action Replay DSi still works on the Japanese DS Lite, too. (If you still have one, that is, Datel no longer makes it anymore)

Other Info about the Handheld:
The Nintendo DS Lite is rather very cheap to import into the United States, from Japan via eBay. An average console (usually without a charger and near dead battery) will usually costs about $6 usd, SAL shipping (takes between 2-4 weeks) costs about $7 usd; a total of about $13 usd for the console. as for the charger you can buy an 3rd party "Onn DS Family Charger" (Also charges your 3DS/2DS) for about $7 from Walmart. So you can get a decent and cheap DS Lite for about $20 usd.

Shopping Links:
Onn DS Family Charger ($8.96 usd; NDS Lite - 3DS XL) - Walmart
Insten Travel Charger for Nintendo DS Lite ($2.69 usd; NDS Lite) - Walmart


Info on my gaming Handhelds:

Nintendo DS Lite - Model No. USG-001
Color: Metallic Pink (Rose Metal) 
Region: Japan  (System Firmware set in English)
Personal Use: Playing NDS and GBA Games

Nintendo Gameboy Advance - Model No. AGB-001
Color: Glacier Blue 
Region: North America
Personal Use: Playing GBC and GB Games

Nintendo 2DS - Model No. FTR-001
Color: Red/Black 
Region: North America
Personal Use: Playing 3DS Games/Software

Nintendo Gameboy - Model No. DMG-01
Color: Grey
Region: North America
Personal Use: Broken/Unusable (Power/Battery)

Misc. Pictures:

This Post was last Updated on: 03/09/2019 at 2:43pm EST

Zelda Minish Cap Reproductions

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap for the Nintendo Gameboy Advance; is, one of the Most Bootlegged or Reproduced GBA Game Titles these days. You have to be really weary of a Bootleg or Reproduction Cartridge from China. These games usually have Problems with Saving the Game or ship with Save or two either "Hardcoded" or "Softcoded" with the Name "AAAAA" to the Game Cart; or wouldn't save correctly because the Cart has a Physical SRAM Save system being tricked as an EEPROM save format. It's also known that a Genuine Game won't have a Save Battery. Some carts will also use a cheap plastic shell with the Model No. AGB-004, the Genuine Cart shell is Model No. AGB-002; in theory a Save Battery may still work well, until it runs dry.  Games using either a Flash or EEPROM chip, will save indefinitely. If the Reproduction Carts work great for you then Good Gaming. Reproductions are useful for people that want to Play the Game for a cheap price. (If you can wait approx. 3 weeks for it to arrive from China) My Copy seems to work fine so far. (I shall update this Post if the Save system fails; as well as when it failed.)

Misc. Images:

Reproduction Game Label (USA Design)

Official Nintendo Game Shell (Model No. AGB-002)

Reproduction Circuit Board (With Save Battery?)

Perhaps the Saves will hold up? (Newly created Save file "Rocky" after System Restart)

In Game Menu (Inventory Screen)

Saving my Progress In-Game

Golden Sun a Grand Adventure

Golden Sun is by far the best RPG Adventure Released on the Gameboy Advance
Console. I recently wanted to get back into the series; so I bought some high quality reproduction carts of Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age.
From a really good seller on eBay from Western Massachusetts in the United States.
And these are some extremely high-quality Nintendo Reproductions, too. (Not Cheap Chinese Bootlegs) It literally looks and feels like a Genuine GBA cartridge on the outside.

High-Quality Reproduction USA Label Artwork

High-Quality Reproduction Nintendo GBA Cart Shells (Official AGB-002 parts)

High-Quality Reproduction GBA Circuit Board

The Games are very Excellent Quality, and will actually Play and Save just like a Genuine GBA game cartridge. It was well worth the $19 usd that I paid for the Lot (Both Games). I have also noticed, that the Game freezes for a Second after saving; but returns to normal. I just attribute this to the game saving to the Flash Memory on the Reproduction Circuit board.
As, this delay doesn't happen on a Emulator. (Tested on MyBoy! for Android) Even so, the delay after saving the reproduction game doesn't affect the Gameplay at all.

Golden Sun; Continue Saved Game

The Adventure starts with Golden Sun, then you can Transfer the Data to Golden Sun: The Lost Age (Via either Password or Link Cable) to tackle the final two Elemental Lighthouses, lighting the Beacons of all four Lighthouses will trigger the Golden Sun event, saving the World of Weyard by restoring the power of Alchemy to the Planet. There is also an third game for the Nintendo DS, released in 2010. which takes place 30 years after the Golden Sun event at the end of Golden Sun: The Lost Age.  This is one Adventure that's actually Worth playing. And playing every game in the Series, I mean.These Games deserve a place in any GBA game collection.

Misc. Links:
eBay Store - Matty B's Shoppertunities (eBay Seller that I bought the Golden Sun GBA Reproductions from) 


This Post was Updated: November 28th, 2018

A Great Retro Cartoon from the 90's

To me an very hilarious Animation from the mid-late 1990's is called: Donkey Kong Country, which many fans of the Show referred to as: Donkey Kong Country and The Legend of the Crystal Coconut. It is extremely Hilarious, Zany and very Decent Quality CGI Animation for the time period. It follows the hero DK and his sidekick Diddy in their Adventures to Protect the Crystal Coconut from King K. Rool and his Reptile Minions. There is a bunch of weird transitions into funny Musical Numbers. Overall I give the series an 11/10. It ran for Two Seasons, with a total of Forty to Fifty-Two Episodes. That are Approx. Twenty-Two Minutes Long each. It is Definitely is worth watching just for the Hilarious Laughs. I would recommend it to my Friends and Family. Personally, I think that it's hilarious that Funky Kong has a Jamaican Accent.Some things were Changed from the Source Material, but it doesn't Hurt the Video Games at all. The Series being from the 1990's and Early Millennium, was also only Broadcast in Standard Definition. If you Like the Nostalgia you can Purchase the series on Apple iTunes or Amazon Video.


YouTube Video - TV Show Intro:

YouTube Playlists - Full Episodes:
Donkey Kong Country: The Animated Series (40 Videos by ness682 (Playlist by foxstarkiller)) 

Reference Articles:
Donkey Kong Country (TV Series) - Wikipedia
Donkey Kong Country (TV Series; 1997-2000) - IMDb
Donkey Kong Country (TV Series) - Donkey Kong Wikia 
Donkey Kong Country (TV Series) - Nintendo Wikia 

Donkey Kong Country - Watch Online:
TubiTV
ToonGet - Season 1
ToonGet - Season 2

Post Last Updated on: 08/03/2018 @ 1:03PM EDT