{"id":2039,"date":"2020-03-21T21:44:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T21:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lfgdating.com\/gamer-dating-blog\/?p=2039"},"modified":"2020-03-21T21:44:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T21:44:56","slug":"what-to-play-while-in-quarantine-snes-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lfgdating.com\/gamer-dating-blog\/what-to-play-while-in-quarantine-snes-edition","title":{"rendered":"What to Play While in Quarantine: SNES Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Quarantine is the order of the day. And for good reason: COVID-19 is wreaking havoc across the world. Right now there&#8217;s not too many little corners of the world that are safe right now. In Saint Louis, we now have a Shelter in Place order out. Our hearts and controllers go out to those with COVID-19 and their families and loved ones. Remember, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfgdating.com\/gamer-dating-blog\/gamers-guide-to-a-healthy-lifestyle\">stay healthy<\/a> in these times!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, we&#8217;d like to share some fun games with you that will help pass the time. There&#8217;s plenty of new, awesome games out. There&#8217;s also plenty of older games that either stand the test of time or were so good that they etched special places in our hearts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re going to start this series of blog posts out with one of our all-time faves, <em>Soul Blazer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Soul Blazer<\/strong> (1992)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arguably the best part of the 90&#8217;s, aside from Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, were early RPGs. They all had a different spin on the classic trope of a Heavenly creator sending down a Hero to defeat Evil. <em>Soul Blazer <\/em>was no different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\r\n<div class=\"fve-video-wrapper fve-image-embed fve-thumbnail-image youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\">\r\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NKE3Q399Nko?wmode=transparent&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<\/div><figcaption>Or just watch someone else play it!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dungeon crawl, magical sidekick, and upgraded swords are the Central Nervous System of <em>Soul Blazer<\/em>. There&#8217;s 6 levels, and you get about a new sword per level. Creative, right? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Actually &#8211; <em>Soul Blazer<\/em> <em>did<\/em> do something pretty cool though that other games hadn&#8217;t really done yet. You see, there were enemies in the first few levels, the first one in particular, who you can&#8217;t kill. Like Thwomps. BUT later on in level 4, you get the <em>Zantetsu Sword<\/em> that in fact does kill them. So you get the sword, then go back to the first level, and blammo &#8211; you kill the baddies. A few new portals pop up, and you get more secret items. Rinse and repeat with levels 2-5 as you progress, and it&#8217;s fun to go back much stronger than the first time around. It&#8217;s cathartic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, my favorite part of the game was the music in the villages. Each one was slightly different, and it ranged from folky-organ to ethereal electronic. Just play the vid below and you get the gist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\r\n<div class=\"fve-video-wrapper fve-image-embed fve-thumbnail-image youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\">\r\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tNGcTTPle0E?wmode=transparent&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Give it a whirl! You may just feel better after you defeat all that evil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quarantine is the order of the day. And for good reason: COVID-19 is wreaking havoc across the world. Right now there&#8217;s not too many little corners of the world that are safe right now. 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