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This review was originally published on the  Console Purist  Facebook group on March 16th, 2019. It has been edited slightly for formatting. Happy Saturday, and welcome back to PlayStation Basement! Every Saturday I am here reviewing an odd or obscure game for the original PlayStation. My reviews are intended to de-emphasize the standard point system you see in a lot of video game reviews, so I use a nine-point scale where 9-7 is Good, 6-4 is Neutral, and 3-1 is Bad. The emphasis is on the word used, not so much the number. Today is St. Patrick’s Day in the United States. I don’t have any game related to Ireland or to fairies today. Since, it is close to spring, and spring is a time of new beginnings, I’m going to talk about a game about building and creation. It’s not Sim City 2000  or Theme Park  but  Builder’s Block . This Taito-developed game was known as Land Maker  when it was released to Japanese arcades in 1998. It was later ported to Japa...

This review was originally published on the  Console Purist  Facebook group on March 9th, 2019. It has been edited slightly for formatting. Happy Saturday, and welcome to PlayStation Basement! Every Saturday I am here reviewing an odd or obscure game for the original PlayStation. My reviews are intended to de-emphasize the standard point system you see in a lot of video game reviews, so I use a nine-point scale where 9-7 is Good, 6-4 is Neutral, and 3-1 is Bad. The emphasis is on the word used, not so much the number. This Saturday, I’m reviewing a video game based on a game show. Both video game and game show are based on moving a rod through an electrified maze. Obviously, you don’t want to touch the sides, and I am sure many other obstacles will arise. Sounds kind of annoying or irritating, huh? Well, this is  Irritating Stick . I first encountered Irritating Stick  on a PlayStation Underground Jampack in the imports section. The game had not ye...

This review was originally published on the  Console Purist  Facebook group on March 2nd, 2019. It has been edited slightly for formatting. Spring will be here soon in the United States, and yesterday was National Pig Day. I intended to review a pig-related game today called Butage de Iin Janai? . Unfortunately, this Monster Rancher -style simulation game proved beyond me in terms of navigating menus of Japanese text without a guide. Still, PlayStation Basement carries on. As with every Saturday, I’ll be reviewing an odd or obscure game for the original PlayStation. My reviews are intended to de-emphasize the standard point system you see in a lot of video game reviews, so I use a nine-point scale where 9-7 is Good, 6-4 is Neutral, and 3-1 is Bad. The emphasis is on the word used, not so much the number. This week, I present to you Lightning Legend: Daigo no Daibouken  or Lightning Legend: Daigo’s Great Adventure . This is a 3D fighting game with anime/manga-st...

This review was originally published on the  Console Purist  Facebook group on February 23rd, 2019. It has been edited slightly for formatting. As we finish up February, there’s still time for one more tangentially related game for Valentine’s Day here at PlayStation Basement. As with every Saturday, I’ll be reviewing an odd or obscure game for the original PlayStation. My reviews are intended to de-emphasize the standard point system you see in a lot of video game reviews, so I use a nine-point scale where 9-7 is Good, 6-4 is Neutral, and 3-1 is Bad. The emphasis is on the word used, not so much the number. This week, I am thinking back to a funny Valentine I got from my friend Ocasia that featured Marvel’s The Hulk. I thought it was really funny, thoughtful, and I still have it. Here’s a game that isn’t really funny or thoughtful –  The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga . This game was developed by ATD, who seem to have only this on their record, and publis...