Click past the break for 8 videos of gameplay from Ghostbusters The Video Game for the Nintendo Wii.

As mentioned in my previous post, I recorded gameplay footage of Money Idol Exchanger, an obscure Japanese puzzle game on the Playstation last night. The video is now available on YouTube.

Click past the break for the video, but be prepared to skip around. I didn’t realize when I was recording that the video is over 8 minutes long.

I was set to write this long, drawn-out rant about how perfectly the Magical Drop series of puzzle games would translate to the touchscreen controls of the Nintendo DS, when I discovered that Craig Grannell of Revert to Saved had beat me to it with his article Ripe for remake: Magical Drop III. Posted last July, the article explains why the time is ripe for another Magical Drop game.

It seems G-mode, current holder of the Magical Drop series licensing rights, agreed and released a Magical Drop game for Android phones on May 15. It’s unclear whether or not G-mode plans to develop and release further titles in the series as their web site reports the company is actively seeking to “license out Data East’s properties” (Magical Drop and NES classic Bad Dudes included).

I don’t recall exactly how or when I discovered Musapey’s Choco Marker, but I do remember that my penchant for obscure Japanese puzzle games was well-rewarded when I first loaded the game on my Dreamcast years ago.

Click past the break for a video of the intro and first three levels of the game.

To take a break from recording Dreamcast and Playstation game footage, I decided to fire up FRAPS and record my attempt at clearing The Typing of the Dead‘s Typing Speed 1 drill in under one minute. I ended up setting what I think is a new record for myself: 0m, 54s, 33.

Click past the break to watch the video proof.

My wife and I played and recorded 22 Puyo Puyo Box Treasure Mode battles today. We each won 11 rounds, ending the epic puzzle war in a tie.

Click past the break for video footage of the 6 best battles.

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Inspired by the recent release of Bubble Bobble Plus (and the game’s conspicuous lack of a save or password system), I decided a few days ago to play through the NES version of Bubble Bobble again on the Wii Virtual Console. After completing the game’s regular mode, I played through the more challenging Super Bubble Bobble mode and completed that as well.

I sat down tonight to repeat the final boss battle and have included a recording of the fight, along with the full “Happy End,” after the break.

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Super Puzzle Fighter II X for Matching Service for the Dreamcast is one of my favorite puzzle games of all time. It’s unfortunate the best iteration of the game never saw a stateside release, but thanks to Sega designing the Dreamcast hardware without region locking, my friends and I have enjoyed countless hours of puzzle mayhem with our favorite chibi characters.

Past the break, I’ve embedded three selected rounds of puzzle battle between myself (playing as Lei Lei) and my wife (playing as Morrigan) past the break. All three videos are also available in HD quality; visit my Youtube Channel for the relevant links.

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