Retro Two Player Verses Games.

CiDeRmAn

Retr0gamer wrote: »

It's the best version I've played. 5 player and it has none of the crazier power ups from later games that seemed to unbalance it and reduce the random elements where even the best players would blow themselves up.

Not played the saturn version in 10 player yet so I'll reserve the right to change my opinion.

We'll have to get a few multitaps and some extra controllers and we're good to go, I have the game here.
You'd imagine it wouldn't be rocket science to have a VC edition and let the filthy rabble finally play 10 player HD Bomberman!

Shapey Fiend

I really want to play 10 player Saturn Bomberman before I die. I think they had it at the Replay expo a couple of years ago but there wasn't anybody to play against at the time I was there unfortunately.

Shiranui

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

I really want to play 10 player Saturn Bomberman before I die. I think they had it at the Replay expo a couple of years ago but there wasn't anybody to play against at the time I was there unfortunately.

I am with you on this!
We have to make that happen eventually. I am happy to join the 10 player roster!:cool:

CiDeRmAn

The standard Saturn Bomberman can have 10 players, can't it?
This is definitely something we can do so.

DinoRex

Warlords on the Atari 2600!

Retr0gamer

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

I really want to play 10 player Saturn Bomberman before I die. I think they had it at the Replay expo a couple of years ago but there wasn't anybody to play against at the time I was there unfortunately.

Disappointingly they only had a 6 joypads hooked up. Most other people were more interested in playing lan Gaylo.

Retr0gamer

DinoRex wrote: »

Warlords on the Atari 2600!

This! I adore this game!

CiDeRmAn

Retr0gamer wrote: »

This! I adore this game!

Yeah, it was mad when that was running at a Beers a while ago, not as cool as 8 player Mario Kart DD though, that was fantastic.

eddhorse

Which version of Pang is 2 player? Is it just the Arcade version or does Super Pang on the SNES have it too?

Edit : Although the arcade game and the PS1 version allowed two players to play simultaneously, the Super Nintendo version has only one player mode

Los Lobos

I love Pang arcade, but two player is too messy, it's better as a one player game imo

CiDeRmAn

eddhorse wrote: »

Which version of Pang is 2 player? Is it just the Arcade version or does Super Pang on the SNES have it too?

Edit : Although the arcade game and the PS1 version allowed two players to play simultaneously, the Super Nintendo version has only one player mode

Wow, I always assumed it was 2 player on the mighty Snes...
Interesting then that the lowly ZX Spectrum version has 2 player simultaneous play!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmT6jVlQWA4

Retr0gamer

Probably down to the awful CPU on the SNES. For a game like Pang with so many sprites of screen it would have been slow down city. The ZX Spectrum for all it's faults has a surprisingly nippy 8-bit processor.

CiDeRmAn

And that is why I loved my Speccy.
I must get mine out of the dusty box it lives in and show it some love.

Ben Horne

Road Rash 2 (and probably others) has split screen i think.

CiDeRmAn

Oh yes, the 3 Megadrive titles sure do, and while we're at it so do the Lotus titles from EA.

Retr0gamer

It's not a great mutliplayer game though. It's very rare you have a close race.

o1s1n

Reminds me of 2 player split screen in Road Rash 2.

Sounds like a great idea but it doesn't work. One person comes off their bike, other person speeds ahead - no contact at all for the rest of the race.

Shiranui

Yes, best multiplayer racers are IMHO Micro Machines and Mashed: Fully Loaded (PS2)

Star Lord

I remember having shedloads of fun playing Beetle Adventure Racing on the N64 back in the day too. Not played it in years, so dunno how well it holds up.

CiDeRmAn

The frame rate can drop but it's fun.
Not a game I put a vast amount of time into tbh.

Retr0gamer

Beetle Adventure Racing is great fun. Loads of shortcuts to be found. It's a bit like Club GTi or San Francisco Rush.

SouthTippBass

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

I really want to play 10 player Saturn Bomberman before I die. I think they had it at the Replay expo a couple of years ago but there wasn't anybody to play against at the time I was there unfortunately.

If ten player bomberman is happening, I need to be a part of it!

OwaynOTT

Gladius is a good multiplayer game as well. Slow paced but can be great fun.
Twisted Metal is great as well. Only one of them though not sure which that is though.
That racing game with the cows on wheels is good too and rock n roll racing.

deathrider

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Gladius is a good multiplayer game as well. Slow paced but can be great fun.
Twisted Metal is great as well. Only one of them though not sure which that is though.
That racing game with the cows on wheels is good too and rock n roll racing.

Twisted Metal 2's co-op mode is fantastic.

OwaynOTT

deathrider wrote: »

Twisted Metal 2's co-op mode is fantastic.

Can't recall that mode, I only ever played it with my brother and sister and always competitively.
I'd love to give it a go again.

deathrider

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Can't recall that mode, I only ever played it with my brother and sister and always competitively.
I'd love to give it a go again.

One of my all time favourites series', and definitely my favourite Twisted Metal title.

CiDeRmAn

I only ever played the original game in the series, way back when on the PS, after that no thanks.
I remember seeing the early renders from the game and was gobsmacked, but then we were easily pleased back in the days of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoFkrmgs_l8

Shapey Fiend

Just remembered one of the finest, yet little known 2 player split screen racers ever. Rally Cross 1/2.

It's hard to get around a corner without ending up on your roof unless you know all the courses inside out. Add in someone else and there are so many glorious opportunities for sabotage.