The Retro Gaming Thread

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I remember this game! My brother and I used to play it co-op all the time, and I didn't even realize that this game had stages until seeing this video! Well, that is to say that I thought that it just moved onto the next level without any notification, but that's not the case at all. The reason I didn't know that is because it was so hard for my brother and I at the time that we could never even make it past the first level! Damn, now I'm really interested in hitting this game up again and seeing if I can actually get to at least the 2nd level by myself.

[gunswordfist]

Some of my most wanted retro games:
Saturn Bomberman
Strider 2
Tomba 2
Brave Fencer Musashi
Dino Crisis 1 and 2
Galerians
Any good Silent Hill
Out of this World
Plok
Rayman Gold
Megaman Legends
Castlevania Bloodlines

Mostly 2D games because I uh, well downloaded just about every 2D game I could think of.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I remember this game! My brother and I used to play it co-op all the time, and I didn't even realize that this game had stages until seeing this video! Well, that is to say that I thought that it just moved onto the next level without any notification, but that's not the case at all. The reason I didn't know that is because it was so hard for my brother and I at the time that we could never even make it past the first level! Damn, now I'm really interested in hitting this game up again and seeing if I can actually get to at least the 2nd level by myself.

Yeah, the Genesis game was sort of a co-op Contra style game. The SNES one was more of an adventure game. Both are well worth playing!

[Commode]

I just bought that Batman game.  Also got Lufia & The Fortress of Doom, Super Mario RPG, and Looney Tunes Sheep Raider(PS1).

[Lord Dalek]

*Spits out drink.*

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Anyone here ever played or heard of Yu Yu Hakusho FINAL? According to this video, its apparently supposed to be a pretty good licensed fighting game in the vein of old-school fighters (being that it was released at the time of old-school fighters, obviously).

[gunswordfist]

Sometime during the last two weeks I finally got past the first boss in Little Samson. I had no clue the game let's you switch between the 4 characters that. I thought the game was going to follow the some format the first stages have. Anyway, pleasant surprise. It opens up a lot of strategy. I do hate how everyone has the same theme music from their first level. That's kind of annoying and I'd rather hear regular level music instead of the same 4 themes. And the 2nd boss is a pain in the ass.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Are you playing it on normal or easy? The game actually plays quite a bit different in both difficulty levels.

I think between this and Gimmick I think these are the games that really pushed the NES to its limits. Just looking at the early NES games and then these, it's almost like a generation gap in difference.

[gunswordfist]

I assume Normal since I hate Easy mode for all games not named Ninja Gaiden II. And yeah, the game has pretty impressive. It's surprising to see in-level character switching in a NES game.

Despite all my complaints, I've been having a good time with Little Samson. I just need to go back and die less.

[Foggle]

Playing Ninja Gaiden 2 on Easy? Scrub detected.

[gunswordfist]

 

What I like about Ninja Gaiden II's easy mode is that it's well made enough to go through. Just about every other game's easy mode is insulting. I think DMC1 made me give up on that (a fucking weak Reaper instead of a Shadow is coming out of that statue?! REALLY?!). I like to go through all difficulties modes in games but I'm not for ones that don't even try to challenge you.

[Spark Of Spirit]

You should also play Viewtiful Joe on Kids Mode the first time through as well.

Kids Mode is basically normal mode while, Adults is basically a hard mode that assumes you know how play the game.

The difficulty was really mislabeled on that one.

[Rynnec]

The difficulty was really mislabeled on that one.

Tell me about it. 

[Foggle]

You should also play Viewtiful Joe on Kids Mode the first time through as well.

More like every time for me... Adults Mode is insane.

[Spark Of Spirit]

The difficulty was really mislabeled on that one.

Tell me about it. 

*Fights first boss and gets destroyed*

... ARRRRGH! WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME!