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Iggy’s Reckin’ Balls
  PAL release: 1st August 1998 NA release: 27th August 1998 JP release: 28th August 1998 Developer: Iguana Publisher: Acclaim N64 Magazine Score: 56% Iggy’s Reckin’ Balls is a very hideous game. It’s not that it’s low quality, there’s just something ugly about the entire design from it, from the design of the ball characters, the platforms of the world, the dirty-looking water and the blurry background. It’s all very unappealing, especially for a kind of game that would excel from a more adorable design. The game is a 2D platformer racing game taking place on circular platform. you use a grappling hook to bring yourself up platforms, or perform large swinging moves. Sadly, the controls feels far too stiff and imprecise for a game like this, and the CPU opponents often don’t have the same issues (although every now and than, they’re extremely incompetent), so quite often you need a perfect run to win. This is particularly evident in world 3 – which is too dark to see important details, such as metal portions of platforms (which you can’t jump or grapple through) – the CPU has zero problem with visibility here. The grapple can also be used to attack enemies and there are items you can collect – which also means these can be used against you, adding to the frustration. The concept of Iggy’s Reckin’ Balls is a sound one, even if the rest of it isn’t. N+ took a similar concept of multiplayer 2D platforming and made it incredibly fun, and this can sometimes be fun in multiplayer as everyone has similar control issues, but the whole game is just so unattractive from a design standpoint that it detracts even more. Remake or remaster? A new game with a similar concept would be good, but it needs to be designed from the ground up. Official ways to get the game. There is no official way to buy Iggys’ Reckin’ Balls, but it available to rent via Nintendo Switch Online.

OMG yes! Twice I fell through it. 
  Great games some nice wins for myself and lots of laughter over VC

Thanks for the games. Yet another Terry-ific evening of Smash. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Saturday Smash! (04/05/2024) - - - - -

Despite watching videos on these I don't think I ever fully appreciated how big they are! Thankfully it fits but I can't open the wings.

Note to self: Fix hole in Jessica’s arm.