![]() The narrative of Narita Boy is probably its strongest element, so let’s start there. Does it live up to the four year wait if you were part of the kickstarter, or is it a disappointment? Part Metroidvania, part 2D adventure platformer, Narita Boy lures you in with its striking pixelart visuals, and distinct synth soundtrack. Heroes from outside the world coming in to save it. It’s the Never-Ending Story crossed with the Matrix. It’s like the world inside Daft Punk’s helmets. It’s a distillation of Tron and The Dark Crystal, combining high fantasy with retro sci-fi in a way that’s somehow modern and ancient at the same time. It takes the escapism, that world beyond the screen and it mythologises it. It’s a technological Narnia where from the moment you boot up a game, or slot in a quarter, you’re somewhere else. And that world is being created inside that console, somewhere beyond the screen. It’s time to be a warrior, a tomb raider, a superhero, a Narita Boy, anything but yourself. ![]() You press that power button, hear the startup chime on your flashy console, and you know you’re about to get whisked away from your everyday life. ![]() The world of the Digital Kingdom is certainly striking, but does it live up to its promise? The Finger Guns Review.įor many of us, games are escapism, pure and simple. If you’re into hard rock, late 70s rock, American Rock then Riot Narita is essential.Four years after its Kickstarter, 2D adventure Narita Boy is finally here. I just loved the fact that they liked what I did.Īs usual with Rock Candy releases, there’s a lot of love and heart that’s gone into this, so I cannot fault it. When I found this out, I became even more of a fan. It sounds so exciting.Ī bit of trivia for you, I used to be in a rock band called the Handsome Beasts and Riot used to play Breaker by the Handsome Beasts before they came on stage. So, what should you try and find? I think you need this one the Rock Candy remaster. With tracks like Waiting for the Taking, 49er, Kick Down the Wall, Born to be Wild (which is a cover of the Steppenwolf classic, Narita, which is stunning, Here We Go Come Again, Do it for Love, Hot for Love, White Rock and Road Racin‘. It’s the album after that everyone goes on about ‘Fire Down Under’ but this to me, is the one to have. The first time I saw them live was the year later when they supported Rainbow at Donnington. It’s the one I bought from Virgin all those years ago, on the Attic label, from 1979. The vinyl edition I have is an Canadian import. It builds like the solo Ronnie Montrose does on the track Rock Candy and the ad libs in the vocals from Guy Speranza are just fantastic. The guitar solos that he plays on Waiting for the Taking are superb. But this period of Riot, is when they were a hard rock heavy metal band, playing with a lot of feel. Mark Reale is on the guitar, he’s sadly no longer with us, he later went away into the desert to learn how to play power metal and thrash metal and his whole style of guitar playing completely changed as they went down a different route. And Riot went through lots of different styles of music. ![]() ![]() And this came out soon after I had heard that. I bought the first Riot album after hearing the track called Overdrive, in Bogarts in Birmingham and loved it. But, that aside, this is just a brilliant album. I think it was built on an ancient burial ground, and it’s protected by a sumo wrestler with a seal’s head. It’s probably got one of the worst covers ever, I don’t know why Riot thought that this was going to be their emblem, but there you go, it was. I just wanted to do a quick video on an album series I’m going to do called, Every Home Should Have One. Hi Phil Aston here from the Now Spinning group, on .uk and the Facebook group and page and also on Instagram now. ![]()
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