So, what you playing at the mo? Retro Edition

Steve X2

Monkeyto wrote: »

This is by far the best arcade in Tokyo. Has something for everyone. Highly recommended for anyone who visits Japan! The range of games on offer (especially for beat em up and shmups fans) is borderline ridiculous.

The sheer amount of Egret 3's and 2's in the place is crazy (I've an Egret 3 at home for those that don't know).

I now really want an Egret 2 to compliment my Egret 3.

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ondafly

atavan-halen wrote: »

I'm so jelly

If you spot any gameboy lights let me know how much they're going for over there!

going for 40,000Yen , or at least were 3 weeks ago when I bought one.

Atavan-Halen

ondafly wrote: »

going for 40,000Yen , or at least were 3 weeks ago when I bought one.

40,000!! I assume you mean 4,000 :P

ondafly

atavan-halen wrote: »

40,000!! I assume you mean 4,000 :P

:pac: naw i think the exchange rates have changed a bit since i was there






yup you're very right ! 40 euro roughly

Steve X2

Got stuck into Mother 3 (GBA via my trusty NDS Lite)on the flight on the way home.

I didn't even notice the hours go by

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Retr0gamer

Steve SI wrote: »

Got stuck into Mother 3 (GBA via my trusty NDS Lite)on the flight on the way home.

I didn't even notice the hours go by

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More people need to play this!

mondeo

I'm playing The Mighty Magus on my spectrum. Enjoyable game but gets frustrating :P

OwaynOTT

Playing a bit of donkey kong on gameboy and mario vs donkey kong on gba.
The gameboy one is better I think.
Bit more of a challenge so far not that it is that difficult. Having said that I was like 'ha ha I've forty lives this is so easy.' proceeded to lose 17 lives on 1 stage.
It wasn't even that hard I just kept dying stupidly.

Thinking of firing up megaman x2 or turtles in time next, can't decide though.

Andrew76

Back giving Raiden a few goes tonight and doing particularly rubbish (300k) until the last game of the night and I finally clocked 500k. Stupidly lost two lives in quick succession at the start of level 3 on the way to that score so plenty of room for improvement. Still, happy with that.
Not using bombs is a must for those juicy end of level bonus points. Some of the little graphical touches in the game are cool like the little men walking behind the cows on the ground or the red and blue lights on the power up ships - you never really get time to appreciate them.

valleyoftheunos

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Playing a bit of donkey kong on gameboy and mario vs donkey kong on gba.
The gameboy one is better I think.
Bit more of a challenge so far not that it is that difficult. Having said that I was like 'ha ha I've forty lives this is so easy.' proceeded to lose 17 lives on 1 stage.
It wasn't even that hard I just kept dying stupidly.

Thinking of firing up megaman x2 or turtles in time next, can't decide though.

+1

the GB version is the better, more simple and by the challenge definitely ramps up once you pass the half way stage.

OwaynOTT

I'm currently shooting the undead with a water pistol, killing mummies with a weed whacked, distracting lumberjacks with blow up dolls and blowing up possessed toys with cans of mimneral/soda/pop.
Zombies wanna eat my neighbours but I ain't going stand for that crap. Lock n squirt.

Zombies on Snes. One of my all time favourites from way back.

CiDeRmAn

I am back playing Mario Picross via my GBA flashcart, and a lovely game it is too.
Perfect for when I want to imagine I'm good at games.... Before Dark Souls emasculates me once again...
Man that game would make Chuck Norris feel puny...

Mr.Saturn

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I am back playing Mario Picross via my GBA flashcart, and a lovely game it is too.
Perfect for when I want to imagine I'm good at games.... Before Dark Souls emasculates me once again...
Man that game would make Chuck Norris feel puny...

Have you played the DS Picross titles? Does Mario Picross compare at all? Aside from being a Gameboy title.

CiDeRmAn

There is a certain something about how Ninty put things together, it's just wonderful, and monochrome, although the SuperGameboy surrounds look cool.
They seem well worth tracking down, despite the many puzzle game compilations out there for the DS

OwaynOTT

Zombies is so hard! There's no way you can get through it without dying numerous times.

Pyongyang

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Zombies on Snes. One of my all time favourites from way back.

That was the other game I got for Christmas the year it came out along with a Japanese import of Street Fighter II Turbo. Though I had the USA version called Zombies Ate My Neighbors.

Awesome game it was. I'll have to find a copy of it again I think.

I'd love to try that other game too, I forget the name, but you play as a poltergeist and you have to scare people out of a house. Any ideas anyone?

80s Synth Pop

Pyongyang wrote: »

That was the other game I got for Christmas the year it came out along with a Japanese import of Street Fighter II Turbo.

You were one lucky kid. The Street Fighter II Turbo import was much sought after. I was drooling over the ads in the back of video game mags sellling it for £120!

Pyongyang

80s Synth Pop wrote: »

You were one lucky kid. The Street Fighter II Turbo import was much sought after. I was drooling over the ads in the back of video game mags sellling it for £120!

Those two games were what I got for Christmas and birthday that year (birthday is 27/12). Was certainly very lucky indeed, probably mad too as I don't really like fighting games.

I actually didn't import anything again after that. It's only now I'm collecting NTSC-J after all these years.

Joe Musashi

Pyongyang wrote: »

I'd love to try that other game too, I forget the name, but you play as a poltergeist and you have to scare people out of a house. Any ideas anyone?

Haunting - Starring Polterguy

o1s1n

That game is great fun. Some of the posession animations are pretty freaky!

Myrddin

Love that game, I keep meaning to buy a copy of it

o1s1n

It's a little less common than your average game for some reason. Probably cost about €20 on average.

Myrddin

o1s1n wrote: »

It's a little less common than your average game for some reason. Probably cost about €20 on average.

Yep I noticed that before at one stage actually, prob why I havn't picked it up yet

Jack burton

playing Super Mario 3D, great game, makes the 3DS worth it almost

Felt like such a boss when I found the warp zone in world 1-2

CiDeRmAn

Jack burton wrote: »

playing Super Mario 3D, great game, makes the 3DS worth it almost

Felt like such a boss when I found the warp zone in world 1-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NisCkxU544c

Retr0gamer

Found a handy program called portable system shock that gives the games modern keyboard and mouse controls and I'm playing it now after struggling to get the mouse inverted. I think I'm procrastinating on zelda.

johnny_ultimate

Aha Haunting! Remember playing it once or twice in a neighbour's house and still have fond memories of it.

Skitchin' was another brief affair that still lingers like a fart / delightful perfumey smell (delete as appropriate). Anyone played it recently?

CiDeRmAn

I have it, by way of completing the Road Rash series collection on my MD of which it is, at least partly a member.
I could never get into it tbh.
Must whip it out again and have a fiddle

Myrddin

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Must whip it out again and have a fiddle

Sex & Sexuality Forum is over there

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Skitchin was horrific!

o1s1n

A mate of mine absolutely loves Skitchin. Don't get the love at all myself. I'd rather be riding a motorbike, whipping the head off P.E Number 1 with a chain.