Review #1374 – Xiao Monv/Magic Girl (Mega Drive)

Yeah, I’ve been on the fence with this one. Not necessarily a “bad” game or anything like that, but definitely has enough of that bootleg pirate original stink that I can’t exactly call it the hidden gem that the folks at Super Fighter Team and Piko Interactive thought that it was. Sometimes, these games are unlicensed by Sega for a reason.

Anyway, Wednesday should see Marvel get the spotlight with their non-Playstation new game… well, fairly recent, anyway… and then we’ll be doing “Spooky” stuff or something.

 

Benjamin ‘PAC’ Satterley (1986-2026)

Source: https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/benjamin-pac-satterley-passes-away-at-40-years-old/

One day after competing at the AEW All Out PPV event, news broke that Benjamin Satterley – best known as PAC and also Adrian Neville during his WWE/NXT stint – passed away at the age of 40. The cause of the death is currently undisclosed.

Never met the guy and only seen pockets of his work during his WWE stint, but I did get familiar with him during his AEW run and that man was a beast. His gimmick was “the Bastard PAC” – something that became a bit of a running joke when I would add words to his name during my various AEW musings, so that Bastard PAC became “THAT NO-GOOD MOTHERFUCKER PIECE OF SHIT BASTARD PAC!” and so on and so forth. I had more fun with the name than anything.

But in reality, Ben was a decent dude to those who knew and met him. Dying at age 40 sucks and this happening shortly after the passing of another wrestler (the Butcher Andy Williams) has to be a gutwrench. My condolences and best wishes to all who knew him.

Sunday Gimmick Table #63 – The Strange Saga Of VX Gaming

Had a bunch of VX Gaming Famiclones laying around, was going to do individual videos on each one, but then never got around to… but rather than make an effort, I decided to go with a general overview of these consoles. Not a sales pitch or sponsorship deal; just curious as to why Giant Tiger continues to sell these things every so often.

A Reminder That WCW In The Year 2000 Sucked

Source: https://www.blogofdoom.com/rant/i-watched-an-entire-year-of-wcw-2000-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-list/

Famed internet wrestling critic Scott Keith recently revisited every episode of Nitro and every WCW from the year 2000 and confirmed what most people already knew: that WCW in the year 2000 sucked ass.

I’ve revisited some WCW 2000 stuff in recent years, which I’ve come to regret for the most part. And mind you, not everything can be blamed on Russo because there were those few months before the “reboot” that he wasn’t in charge of and we just went back to the Hogan train. But the fact of the matter is that even back in 2000 when I was wanting to watch as much wrestling as possible, I had no interest in watching WCW around this time because it was just such a horrible television program.

And while everything can’t be blamed on Russo, the reality is that this was the guy who had a hand in Attitude Era WWF and tried to copy and paste some of his homework in his new place of employment, only to find that it didn’t quite work. The reality is that when I have the option to watch WWF or a shittier version of WWF, which do you think I’m going to go for? Never mind the fact that WCW didn’t have anyone I could remotely care about and the few I did were treated like such tools that they ended up jumping ship to the other company and the few that stayed behind saw their value die out horribly.

I do recall watching some of the PPVs. I do recall watching these things play out live. I do recall wondering why I even waste my time with this shit. Vince Russo, for all his talk about how wrestling fans confuse him with the character he plays on TV, is a horrible actor. I don’t buy him as a credible character. He comes across as a parody of an authority figure. He’s essentially a skinnier Eric Cartman; nobody is respecting his authoritah.

Given the choice between watching WCW 2000 and today’s current product, I’ll probably stick with today’s product. Some of the storytelling is pedestrian and boring, but at least I can look forward to some decent wrestling and at the very least, I can fall asleep at some point, which is an added benefit. WCW 2000 is a chore to watch, I feel miserable for having watching it, and at this stage in life, I’ve no interest in being miserable through self-inflicted means. Fuck that noise.

That said, I’ve heard good things about Vinny Ru’s run in JCW, which recently came to an end. I’ve seen a couple episodes here and there. It’s not for me, but they’re the best stuff involving Russo in a good long while. He found a show that suited his style. I wish him the best in whatever he does next, but to anyone thinking he should be brought in by either of the major promotions, that’s not happening. The guy’s old. Let him enjoy his time off doing his little podcasts. He doesn’t need the headaches anymore.

That’s my little blurb. I’m going to bed. Good night.

The Very Epitome Of “But Why?”

Source: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/prep-your-crane-stance-nes-karate-champ-joins-the-console-archives-today

Some time last year, the Hamster people behind the Arcade Archives series of arcade game emulations launched a new series for PS5 and Switch 2 called Console Archives, where they’d port a bunch of console games. Today’s Console Archives release is the terrible NES port of Karate Champ… why?

I did a review of Karate Champ years ago. You can watch that here if you wish.

COMIC REVIEW – Power Rangers Unlimited #3

Our third and final issue review for this series (for now anyway – we’ll do another one if it starts getting interesting again) is going to be a short one. Basically, today’s story has a bunch of Rangers infiltrating a SPD villain party to steal an old villain’s warzord. There’s a nice little bit of sneaking around, showcasing each of the Rangers’ unique gifts and special abilities before we get another fight. And there’s some advancement towards the overall plot… for whatever that’s worth.

Once again, I reiterate my point about how this would have been better off as an anthology series of self-contained stories without the need for an overarching plot because I feel that’s the one thing holding back. Most of the book is a fun little romp over the theft of SPOILER and then we’re reminded that this is a thing that exists because… it has to?

Not entirely sold on the overall plot, but I did like the story as a standalone. The story continues, but I’m done with these write-ups… holding up on Green next.