#744 - Stunt Kids - Where Are You, Nick Powell?

#744 - Stunt Kids
NintendoAge.com
11/19/12

It's been nearly 5 months - FIVE MONTHS! - since I've added a new cart to the collection, not counting the odds and ends I've picked up in that time.  As you could probably tell by reading the last year's worth of updates, I've lost some interest in the unlicensed collection.  The games I have left to add to that set are at once rare, expensive and crappy in terms of quality gameplay.

But just because I've slowed down in actively seeking the bastard games of companies like Color Dreams and Active Enterprises, doesn't mean I wouldn't pick one up if the chance arose.  Recently I was in the mood to play Millipede after I played in a tournament at the Houston Arcade Expo.  After cleaning and scrubbing the pins on my copy of the game yielded nothing but a garbled digital mess on my TV, I figured I needed to go ahead and repurchase the game.  Luckily, Millipede is only a couple of bucks.  Double-luckily, a member on NintendoAge was selling his copy along with a list of other carts.  Stunt Kids was on the list, the price was right and I saved on shipping by buying the two games together.

As a game, Stunt Kids reminds me most of Excitebike with cartoonier characters and more obstacles to navigate.  It's made by Camerica/CodeMasters, who as far as unlicensed game companies go, are second only to probably Tengen in terms of quality.  Most of the oddball gold and silver carts from their catalog are decent enough with a good variety of games - sports, action, platformers, etc.

Also, Nick Powell - I have your game.