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That said I was disappointed to find out not all of the best games were represented. You know, better than Sony did with the PlayStation Classic, but that rant is for another day. I had no idea a random, played PS game would go for that much. I don't have a PS1 anymore and sold the game for something like 80 on ebay. I tried to get a good variety with the games to really fill out the PS1's portfolio. I only played Tomba 2 (Idk why, as kids you just enjoy whatever you can get your hands on) and I loved it. Now it's time to tackle one of its rivals aka the original PlayStation.

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With my last exploration, I took a look at some of the worst and best custom mods around for Nintendo consoles. That's where this article comes in and it's actually a subject I covered before.

There are also those that take their artistic levels to new heights by pouring their creative juices into consoles instead of paper, or digital pads. It’s possibly a little too much to call this first game a solid gold classic in the same vein as Mario or Sonic, but it’s nevertheless one of the PlayStation’s most interesting and enduring hidden. Some of it bad, some of it cool, and some, or more like a lot, of it isn't great. Here you cannot only discuss your likes and dislikes about games or other nerdy prospects like anime, but you can also get artistic. So even if you don't have coworkers to talk to, or even friends, or family that can relate, there's always the Internet. Sometimes it's hard to bottle up all those feelings during the workday when you're with a bunch of boring drones that think video games stopped after Pac-Man. Tomba is a great game well suited for anyone who wants a break from the glut of 3D action games out there.The fan community is a fantastic place to let your nerdy feelings come out. A much more logical option would have allowed you to save your progress whenever you cleared an event.īut that's just a minor complaint. In order to save a game, you must find one of the special signposts scattered throughout the levels it's a chore to save your game when you want to. The only real drawback to playing Tomba is the limited ability to save your progress. Some areas of the game allow you to explore the foreground and the background of the level as separate areas, but don't let that fool you: Tomba is at heart a 2D game.

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There's a lot of moves to master, but signposts along the way teach you how to use your controller as you progress through the game. Released on the 32-bit PlayStation at a time when 2D was. Tomba sports fresh, very cheerful graphics, decent sound and music appropriate for a platform game, and smooth controls. The creation of Ghouls ‘n Ghosts designer Tokuro Fujiwara, Tomba is a 2.5D platformer with a pink-haired caveboy as its lead character. Not all events are so straightforward some tasks are downright cryptic, and you can have several events to clear at any one time, so playing Tomba requires some concentration. Once you've gotten rid of the fog, you have 'cleared' an event, and you can move on. It's up to you to find out how to complete this task it takes a bit of exploration to figure this puzzle out.

For instance, near the beginning of the game, you learn that you must clear some fog in order to move forward.

There are numerous 'events' Tomba must complete in order to advance through the game. You'll find the requisite jumps, attacks, tricks of timing, and monsters (evil pigs, no less!).īut Tomba adds to this tried-and-true formula. On the surface, it looks just like the side-scrolling platform games of the 16-bit era. Tomba is like a blast from the past, with a twist. Tomba gameplay for the Playstation 1 (PS1) PS1 playlists:PS1 Compilation Videos (Top 10 videos etc.).

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