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The super duper retro gaming review thread

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    #92
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Must give that violinist game a go, heard it's great.

    It's a personal favourite of mine, always had a soft spot for that game. Kid Clown in Crazy Chase too, mainly because in an odd way it reminded me of Rolling Ronny on the C64 (incidentally also home to one of the catchiest and best C64 soundtracks). :)


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    #93
    Dr Bob
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    Its the game that hates me(and yet I strangely love it!)
    Kings Field
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJT9laZmrOs


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    #94
    Retr0gamer
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    I'm going to sit down and watch this. Very interested in playing it seeing as it's the spiritual predecessor to Demon's Souls. Also did you know that the english version of Kings Field is actually the second game in the series. First game was japan only but was fan translated.
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    #95
    Dr Bob
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    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    I'm going to sit down and watch this. Very interested in playing it seeing as it's the spiritual predecessor to Demon's Souls. Also did you know that the english version of Kings Field is actually the second game in the series. First game was japan only but was fan translated.
    I did indeed .
    I never knew though that Kings field (or KFIIin japan ) got an EU release (only found that out recently enough)
    Why do I like this game when it wants to hurt me so bad? I just dont know.;)


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    #96
    Retr0gamer
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    I have to disagree with Demon's souls being unfair. The game is perfectly fair and balanced and all deaths are the players fault in that game. It's tough but fair. The media just blew the difficlty of that game way out of proportion. Kings Field combat looks ropey as hell but can see myself enjoying it.
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    #97
    Retr0gamer
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    My review of Majyuuou:

    http://lifein16bit.blogspot.com/2011/10/majyuuou-king-of-demons.html

    One of the best and least known SNES game and one of the best looking games on the system. Well worth playing. Also have initial impressions of Xenoblade up but it's not exactly retro.

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    #98
    Dr Bob
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    Right ..about a month later than I planned but part II of the batman retrospective is up on gamersireland
    http://www.gamersireland.ie/?p=11000


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    #99
    Dr Bob
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    and Gynoug!!
    A lovely shooter thats well worth checking out!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRN6T6sQfpc


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    #100
    Retr0gamer
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    I love Gynoug, great review.

    One interesting thing to point out about the game is when in the first level when the ground starts to move. Most people credit Gunstar Heroes or Chuck Rock 2: Son of Chuck with having the first example of limited playfield rotation on the megadrive but Gynoug actually got there first. Nobody noticed that Masay had used the background offset function of the megadrive to create limited rotation and it was only rediscovered 2 years later. Techie but I think interesting.
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    #101
    Andrew76
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    Cool review luas thanks. Must give that game some time. That level four you showed reminded me of the ship levels in Turrican 2, awesome game that.


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    #102
    Retr0gamer
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    Neo Geo Pocket Colour Review:

    http://lifein16bit.blogspot.com/2011/10/neo-geo-pocket-colour-best-handheld.html
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    #103
    OwaynOTT
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    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Neo Geo Pocket Colour Review:

    http://lifein16bit.blogspot.com/2011/10/neo-geo-pocket-colour-best-handheld.html

    You convinced me to get one already from what you have said on this forum. Now I only need some games.


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    #104
    o1s1n
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    Master of the Universe


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Neo Geo Pocket Colour Review:

    http://lifein16bit.blogspot.com/2011/10/neo-geo-pocket-colour-best-handheld.html

    It's such a shame the screen isn't backlit to look like those screenshots!


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    #105
    Retr0gamer
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    OwaynOTT wrote: »
    You convinced me to get one already from what you have said on this forum. Now I only need some games.

    As I said, there's some good bundles out there. It's the best place to start.
    o1s1n wrote: »
    It's such a shame the screen isn't backlit to look like those screenshots!

    Yeah I know, i looks gorgeous when you've got the sun shining on it and you've got a good angle but when does that ever happen in this country :) At the moment I have to angle the desk lamp to see it properly or play it on the bus up to Sarah's which works quite well.

    One thing I've noticed when taking those pictures is that the emulators for the machine are absolutely terrible. There was no option to turn off the rancid bilinear filtering or to even take screenshots so I had to print screen and then crop them!
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    #106
    Mr.Saturn
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    I've been wanting one for the longest time, but the scarcity and expense of the lighting solutions keep putting me off. The worm light looks handy enough and cost-effective, but try sourcing that baby, and I don't know of anyone in Europe offering the GBA SP screen-swap mod.


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    #107
    Retr0gamer
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    The screen swap mod looks really difficult.
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    #108
    Myrddin
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    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    The screen swap mod looks really difficult.

    It looks tricky indeed, & the risk to the console & screen is high.


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    #109
    Retr0gamer
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    Yep I was looking at it and every part had a note 'make sure not to touch this with your finger otherwise it's ****ed!'
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    #110
    Mr.Saturn
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    EnterNow wrote: »
    It looks tricky indeed, & the risk to the console & screen is high.

    Fancy the challenge? Do Retro's first, of course. :pac:


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    #111
    Myrddin
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    Mr.Saturn wrote: »
    Fancy the challenge?

    Nope :)


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    #112
    Retr0gamer
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    Review of the excellent Project Zero:

    http://lifein16bit.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-zerofatal-frame-october.html

    Also not really retro but a review of Catherine, if you haven't bought it then you really should try and change that!

    http://lifein16bit.blogspot.com/2011/10/catherine.html
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    #113
    Dr Bob
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    Fatal Labyrinth! Sega's rogue a like .
    I like it but its a "marmite" game
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzSCdHxENPw

    oh and not gaming related but
    ANDROID VOICE RECOGNITION HATES DUBLIN ACCENTS!!!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEm07BIA54E


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    #114
    Retr0gamer
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    Nice to see another Gravediggers fan :) Best pints of Guinness in Dublin.
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    #115
    Retr0gamer
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    If you want a slightly more playable megadrive Rogue-like then I'd recommend Toejam and Earl which most people don't realise is a rogue-like.
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    #116
    CiDeRmAn
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    TJ?&E, as the true fans call it, is brilliant, an early MD release and still marvelous.
    What is almost as great is TJ&E3 on the Xbox, a game that miraculously manages to dodge the "games by committee" and produce a great update to the original, aside from the "Poochy"-alike extra character.
    I picked it up for about €8 in 3D-Games back when it was trading, a good deal I say.


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    #117
    Dr Bob
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=damMnxulEqI

    something a bit different today..Tomytronic 3Ds!


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    #118
    Retr0gamer
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    Rule of Rose review:

    http://lifein16bit.blogspot.com/2011/11/rule-of-rose.html

    Dreadful combat and would have been better off as a straight up adventure game but as it stands the wonderful visuals and story make it well worth playing.
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    #119
    Pyongyang
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    I've posted my 'short but to the point' Ibara review. You can also catch a sneak peek at my blog by clicking the link below.

    I'm still building it so excuse the mess!

    http://www.pinkbullets.co.uk/blogs/?p=83


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    #120
    Dr Bob
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1CEpLB1nuM

    This week its Micro Machines grandad..Rally Speedway!
    (Warning! contains cough bottle fueled rambling about 8 bit computing in 80's Dublin)


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    #121
    Retr0gamer
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    Ys 1 and 2 Chronicles review. Excellent remake of 2 classic games:

    http://lifein16bit.blogspot.com/2011/11/ys-1-2-chronicles.html
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