Ralph’s Retrospect - Super Russian Roulette on NES

TL;DR

Retro Ralph reviews NES Russian Roulette party game with Zapper support

Summary

Key Claims

• Super Russian Roulette was released on Kickstarter and is now available

  high confidence · Ralph states 'it was released on Kickstarter and funded, and it's been released'

• The game requires both an NES Zapper and a controller to play

  high confidence · Ralph explains 'you need the zapper, and you need a controller'

• One version of the game comes packaged with a holster

  high confidence · Ralph mentions 'They even have one version you can get. It has a game that comes with a holster'

• The computer player generates random nicknames for human players

  high confidence · Ralph notes the computer 'he's going to tend to come up with a nickname for one of us' and computer delivers names like 'Buckle Bunny' and 'Cookie Canary'

• Games tend to move quickly, sometimes finishing in one round

  medium confidence · Ralph states 'the rounds tend to usually go pretty fast. And we've had it where the game only lasted one round before'

Notable Quotes

• “You're playing Russian Roulette. So you need the zapper, and you need a controller.”

  Retro Ralph@ 0:44 — Establishes core hardware requirements for the game

• “But if you click and he's not dead, he will pull a gun and murder you first.”

  Retro Ralph@ 1:46 — Explains key game mechanic that the computer opponent can retaliate if you miss

• “The idea sometimes is to talk your friends into not spinning.”

  Retro Ralph@ 3:53 — Describes the social/party game element of psychological play

• “Yes, it's dark and it's morbid. But it's one of those curious games, and it's pretty fun.”

  Retro Ralph@ 8:17 — Ralph's overall assessment of the game despite its dark premise

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