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So, what you playing at the mo? Retro Edition

CiDeRmAn

Me, I'm playing a bit of Metal Slug X, Micromachines, Einhander via PSP and about to play some Daytona on the Saturn, anyone else?

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murphyebass

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Oh Christ no. That game is garbage. You've so much better to choose from on the megadrive.

As a launch title it was amazing with the massive sprites but now it looks far from arcade perfect and since the new sheen has worn off you realise it's just as awful as the arcade game it was ported from.

Seems a bit harsh but I know there's better games out there.

I just always wanted to play it and never had a chance.

I'm going to try and pick up games like that where I didn't get a chance to play when I had the console as a kid.

Cool spot is another one that I know most think isn't great but I'm dying to play it.

Retr0gamer

murphyebass wrote: »

Played a bit of Altered Beast on Megadrive last night.

I'm ashamed to say I'd never played the game before. Looks a bit blurry at the moment without my incoming rgb cable but still playable and I liked it !!

Cool how you turn into different animals. First boss is mental. Throwing heads or something at ya is bizarre but in keeping with the games style.

I can only imagine how cool this must have been as a launch game.

Oh Christ no. That game is garbage. You've so much better to choose from on the megadrive.

As a launch title it was amazing with the massive sprites but now it looks far from arcade perfect and since the new sheen has worn off you realise it's just as awful as the arcade game it was ported from.

murphyebass

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

Altered Beast gets a bad rap but when it came out it was undeniably really impressive. Belt scrolling action games are a fun genre that doesn't get enough love as well. Not giving the player the choice of stopping lends them a certain rhythm like a shmup.

Good analogy on the shmup.

Yeah I saw online it didn't get a lot of love which I thought was a bit odd alright.

Shapey Fiend

Altered Beast gets a bad rap but when it came out it was undeniably really impressive. Belt scrolling action games are a fun genre that doesn't get enough love as well. Not giving the player the choice of stopping lends them a certain rhythm like a shmup.

murphyebass

Played a bit of Altered Beast on Megadrive last night.

I'm ashamed to say I'd never played the game before. Looks a bit blurry at the moment without my incoming rgb cable but still playable and I liked it !!

Cool how you turn into different animals. First boss is mental. Throwing heads or something at ya is bizarre but in keeping with the games style.

I can only imagine how cool this must have been as a launch game.

wheresmahbombs

Retr0gamer wrote: »

The build engine was actually first used in Ken's Labyrinth by the build engine creator Ken Silverman.

So that proves my point moot.

CiDeRmAn

Retr0gamer wrote: »

The build engine was actually first used in Ken's Labyrinth by the build engine creator Ken Silverman.

I'll just take off my pedants hat.

Why?

You never have before!

Retr0gamer

The build engine was actually first used in Ken's Labyrinth by the build engine creator Ken Silverman.

I'll just take off my pedants hat.

wheresmahbombs

No matter how you look at Duke 3D, whether you think it deserves its praise or not, it did give us the Build engine after all.

I'm only halfway through the first episode, so I can't say anything about its later episodes.

Retr0gamer

o1s1n wrote: »

Duke 3D opens brilliantly but gets a bit dull half way through. One of the first 18s games I got my hands on for the PS1 when I was 14 or 15, Thought I was deadly

Agreed, it suffers from Shareware syndrome where the shareware episodes are front loaded with all the good ideas and levels and the rest of the game isn't as good. As Build engine games go Shadow Warrior, and even more so, Blood are far better games.

Shapey Fiend

I remember really enjoying the PSOne exclusive episode in that version.

o1s1n

Duke 3D opens brilliantly but gets a bit dull half way through. One of the first 18s games I got my hands on for the PS1 when I was 14 or 15, Thought I was deadly

CiDeRmAn

While I own multiple copies of Duke 3D, including the one on the PS3/360 afaik, I still prefer Quake.

[Deleted User]

I picked Duke up on the ps4 a few months back. Thoroughly enjoyed it and it was my first (and to date, only) platinum trophy.
Duke 3d has a particular nostalgia buzz for me as it was the first game I got for my PS1 back in the day

wheresmahbombs

Decided to get the 20th Anniversary edition of Duke Nukem 3D during the Steam Autumn Sale. I normally play it with the EDuke32 sourceport, which seems to have tighter mouse controls from my experience, despite not allowing 20th Anniversary features like True 3D and the enhanced texture and lighting system.

From what I've played, it's a very enjoyable title. It's got the fast-paced action and charm you'd come across from many '90s FPS games.

Noel82

Finished Secret of Mana, took around 20 hours maybe a little more. Got to say I enjoyed it a lot more than another well known action RPG Terranigma which is massively overrated imo. Challenge wise it's pretty easy altho some bosses are challenging, I spent no time leveling spells but did try to kill enemies when they were on screen, I think I finished up around level 65 or so.

Secret Mana was originally designed for the snes cd and when it got cancelled a huge chunk of the game had to be removed to fit on a rom cartridge. The game has some technical problems as a result, the music gets a little distorted at times and there is slowdown in areas where there shouldn't be, like walking around villages. Overall though it's a lovely game, great graphics and music with good charm. A lot of the cut out content like time travel went towards Chrono Trigger, if you look at Chrono and Marle's sprites from that game they look very similar to the boy and girl in SOM.

Thinking of playing Treasure of the Rudras next which was a SFC exclusive from Square. I'd give SOM an 8/10 overall, same score as Mario RPG the last one I played. With a proper translation it might be a 9.

wheresmahbombs

Just watched part of Shinobi X's opening cutscene, and I can definitely describe it as cheesy.

o1s1n

That moment in the industrial level where the big Dinosaur head just swoops down out of nowhere completely out of context has to be one of the biggest 'WTF' moments in gaming

Retr0gamer

o1s1n wrote: »

Decided to give Shinobi X a proper blast last night. I've played it before but only really just for 5 or so minutes, then discarding it as a digitised mess.

:eek: - I was wrong.
Okay well, visually it is still a bit of a digitised graphical mess. And the FMV scenes are so bad they're hilarious.

But if you can see passed the dodgy actors and ridiculous outfits, there's something there that's actually quite enjoyable. The fighting and controls, although they're quite a bit looser than previous Shinobi games, are really fun and there's a real sense of manic sword play.

Yeah I had a lot of fun with it. It's no Revenge or Shinobi 3 but not much gets close to those two.

My god though does it look awful.

o1s1n

Blade Runner Replicant Pursuit looks to be worth checking out.

MrVestek

I'm dropping €450 on a HTC Vive kit on Friday...

...any recommendations for games folks?

Already have the Star Trek game and Elite Dangerous planned.

o1s1n

Decided to give Shinobi X a proper blast last night. I've played it before but only really just for 5 or so minutes, then discarding it as a digitised mess.

:eek: - I was wrong.
Okay well, visually it is still a bit of a digitised graphical mess. And the FMV scenes are so bad they're hilarious.

But if you can see passed the dodgy actors and ridiculous outfits, there's something there that's actually quite enjoyable. The fighting and controls, although they're quite a bit looser than previous Shinobi games, are really fun and there's a real sense of manic sword play.

[Deleted User]

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Felt absolutely nothing there. The man was throwing up death flags like confetti and it was such a blatant attempt to pull an Aeris. Then because the game has no balls since it's a corporate exercise, they replace him seconds later with a guy with the exact same skill set.

That was ridiculous, and Albert even starts with the exact same level Lavitz was on before he died. It seemed very early in the game to be killing off a main character didn't it?

Retr0gamer

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

Poor Lavitz though

Felt absolutely nothing there. The man was throwing up death flags like confetti and it was such a blatant attempt to pull an Aeris. Then because the game has no balls since it's a corporate exercise, they replace him seconds later with a guy with the exact same skill set.

wheresmahbombs

The beta of Sonic 3D Blast Director's Cut has been released today.

[Deleted User]

Retr0gamer wrote: »

There's no fuss. It's out and out garbage, particularly the input lag in the fight scenes. The best thing about it is how awful the localisation is.

Oh, when you get further in the game you have to swap discs to go to different areas.

So far I'm quite enjoying it. That's despite the diabolical translation and the NPC's who look like they were created for a net yaroze game. I'm liking the pacing of the story and the music is quite good. Poor Lavitz though

Retr0gamer

Gameboy library has been severely overlooked. I wish Jeremy Parish would hurry up with his Gameboy World series as it's unearthed a wealth of hidden gems on the system. It just gets completely ignored as a system.

wheresmahbombs

I have a Game Boy and a GBC, but I don't know what happened to my GBC. I have Super Mario Land, Zelda: Link's Awakening, GTA, Mortal Kombat, The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle, and maybe a few others. Out of those, Link's Awakening is probably my favourite. SML is also a very solid game.

It can be a pain to play the Game Boy as it lacks a backlight.

Retr0gamer

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

I'm about 6 hours in to Legend of Dragoon. Had to see what all the fuss is about.

There's no fuss. It's out and out garbage, particularly the input lag in the fight scenes. The best thing about it is how awful the localisation is.

Oh, when you get further in the game you have to swap discs to go to different areas.

Inviere

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

I'm about 6 hours in to Legend of Dragoon. Had to see what all the fuss is about.

5:59 in & you should have been running