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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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Amalgam

Brutal Doom. Great if you want to let a bit of steam off.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YoADewX12E

Just munching my way through Doom 2 with the Brutal additions.

Runs well on a bog standard quad Atom 'netbook', though the dynamic '3D' fluids do slow things down, switch that off and you're fine.

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https://zdoom.org/index
http://doomgod.com/wads/iwads/

Stoner

I'm playing warriors at the moment.

It keeps calling me to come out to play.

I love it.

[Deleted User]

The five saints was the puzzle that had me stumped, although if i got past that before I would've just got stuck on that bloody repeating room

James Howlett

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

I started playing through Alundra on the PS1 last night. I had the game as a child and got stuck at a puzzle in the crypt. Got past it using the help of the internet. Turns out i'd been doing the puzzle in reverse all those years ago..:)

Oh Man, I remember that puzzle, or at least one puzzle in that Crypt. I ended up writing out all of the different possible combinations and then crossing them off as I attempted each. Like you, I was sure of the logic of the order but ended up getting to only 5 or 6 final available options and boom, then it worked.

[Deleted User]

I started playing through Alundra on the PS1 last night. I had the game as a child and got stuck at a puzzle in the crypt. Got past it using the help of the internet. Turns out i'd been doing the puzzle in reverse all those years ago..:)

accensi0n

Completed Kabuki Quantum Fighter on the NES. Great game, will definitely play it again soon. Great music, very eerie feeling throughout the game.

Took me a while to realise you can swap health for chip (weapon ammo) and vice versa, pretty much a necessity for the final boss.

Shapey Fiend

My Dreamcast kept overheating I opened it up, bent some piece in there I was told to on Youtube, put it back together sorted it out in 15minutes. Should be able to get a new laser for 20 quid I'm not sure how much more involved the process of replacing that is though.

DaveyDave

Just found this sub forum

Playing Skitchin on the Mega Drive at the moment. Never knew of it until recently and being a fan of Road Rash I decided to pick it up.

Also playing Alien Trilogy on the Saturn as I just recently picked one up and was playing Crazy Taxi on Dreamcast before the laser broke. Need to open it up and try adjusting it. Not many of them going these days...

Shapey Fiend

I used to play that a ton on the Atari 2600. One of the rare instances on that system of a game not losing much in translation other than graphics.

accensi0n

Completed Kung Fu on the NES. Fun game, very short when you get a handle on it.

Some end screens:

o1s1n

Cool, he had a red one left, picked one up.

The top part is actually a lot bigger than I thought! :eek:

So I actually have all main components of the pedestal now, just have to connect them all up.

o1s1n

The Last Bandit wrote: »

That still works ?

Absolutely perfectly

, Rapid fire and all.

Actually I just contacted a dude on ebay selling the holster section from the arcade machine for fairly cheap. Thinking of maybe building some kind of pedestal for it.

The Last Bandit

That still works ?

o1s1n

Bit of the oul Namco shootfest today.

I actually just received a PS2 jammacon adapter from The Last Bandit recently, so going to see if I can run this in a cab next.

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Retr0gamer

Inviere wrote: »

Even considering the 'ending' and 'story' are more or less left to the player to decide upon their meaning?

I've no issue with that at all. For me however Limbo was just a series of vaguely visually interesting vignettes stapled together and then left up to the audience to interpret when really there was no real creative vision behind it. It just feels a bit lazy compared to contemporaries like Braid or the spiritual follow up Inside.

In other words if you liked Limbo then Inside is a million times better.

accensi0n

Still plugging away at battletoads on the NES.

Have made it to level 7 - Volkmire's Inferno

The turbo tunnel has become super easy, can get through it without dying once. Find level 5 - Surf City more frustrating.

After the first go of the snakes level I thought I'd get through it handy enough but then spent ages on it.

CiDeRmAn

I loved Limbo, the only blip was that last, very last puzzle that leads to the end scene.
But the follow up Inside is gobsmacking

Inviere

Retr0gamer wrote: »

and the ending was rubbish, the whole 'story' was just pretentious mush.

Even considering the 'ending' and 'story' are more or less left to the player to decide upon their meaning? I thought it was great, controlled great, looked great, sounded great, & was the perfect no-nonsense short game to enjoy after BotW

Retr0gamer

Inviere wrote: »

Finished Limbo the other night (not exactly retro I know). What a gorgeous little game.

Found it pretty but vapid. The puzzles near the end felt hit and miss with some bad design decisions in some areas and the ending was rubbish, the whole 'story' was just pretentious mush. I enjoyed it but I wouldn't call it a classic.

The team's next game Inside however is a different beast, now that game is incredible and the real deal.

Inviere

Finished Limbo the other night (not exactly retro I know). What a gorgeous little game.

Retr0gamer

o1s1n wrote: »

Any of you dudes ever try and 1cc Streets of Rage 2? I thought I'd give it a go last night - more difficult than you'd think!

When I was really good at those games I gave it a go. Best I did was get to Shiva, the boss before the final boss. That boss is a complete bellend.

Inviere

Obligatory KimJustice vid (and an awesome one at that)

maddymcmaddser

o1s1n wrote: »

Any of you dudes ever try and 1cc Streets of Rage 2? I thought I'd give it a go last night - more difficult than you'd think!

Managed to finish stages 1-4 without losing a single life, so at that stage I was convinced I was going to 1 life the whole game...yeah, no.

Stages 4-8 really get punishing when you're literally trying to take no hits at all. It does really show though how amazing the game is, loads of brilliant strategies come out that you don't really consider unless you're playing like this. Even things like using enemies as projectiles against bosses becomes a major tool.

Anyway, managed to get to the final screen before the last boss, the last recycled boss on the elevator - and died :mad:

Not joking, my thumbs were in bits at that stage and it was a serious test of both mental and physical endurance. I just wanted it to end. The amount of palette swapped bosses at that stage is mad. I lost count at how many times I'd killed that rocketeer dude.

Final score achieved on 1 credit on the final stage, second last screen. So bloody close!! :mad:

I decided to press continue and finish the game, did it with one extra life. Which is an absolute kick in the balls. So it's a 1.1cc if that counts? Adam was still saved...

I will not be trying that again anytime soon :eek:

That's pretty impressive, I listened to the Cane and Rinse podcasts about Streets of Rage recently and it made me want to play through them again so I picked them up on 3DS and the best thing about that version is the one hit KO mode, I used to be good at it when I was younger but I don't think I'd be able to devote my time to it again, instead I ran through it killing everyone quickly and enjoying some of the best music ever produced in a Mega Drive game!

wheresmahbombs

Got a PS1 yesterday, with Metal Gear Solid, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Gran Turismo, F1 2000 and FIFA 99. Unfortunately, the 2 included controllers weren't DualShocks, which we plan on getting sometime.

And an interesting vid on the legal battle with emulation, focusing on two PS1 emulators.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGHul1PrXCE

o1s1n

Any of you dudes ever try and 1cc Streets of Rage 2? I thought I'd give it a go last night - more difficult than you'd think!

Managed to finish stages 1-4 without losing a single life, so at that stage I was convinced I was going to 1 life the whole game...yeah, no.

Stages 4-8 really get punishing when you're literally trying to take no hits at all. It does really show though how amazing the game is, loads of brilliant strategies come out that you don't really consider unless you're playing like this. Even things like using enemies as projectiles against bosses becomes a major tool.

Anyway, managed to get to the final screen before the last boss, the last recycled boss on the elevator - and died :mad:

Not joking, my thumbs were in bits at that stage and it was a serious test of both mental and physical endurance. I just wanted it to end. The amount of palette swapped bosses at that stage is mad. I lost count at how many times I'd killed that rocketeer dude.

Final score achieved on 1 credit on the final stage, second last screen. So bloody close!! :mad:

I decided to press continue and finish the game, did it with one extra life. Which is an absolute kick in the balls. So it's a 1.1cc if that counts?

Adam was still saved...

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I will not be trying that again anytime soon :eek:

dodzy

Rygar is breaking my bloody heart. Just cannot clear it in one sweep. Definitely feel it's a faster game than what used to be in the arcades (my excuse anyway

maddymcmaddser

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Watching the cutscenes is like being bukakked with stupid.

They were directed by the guy that directed versus, ryuhei kitamura. Heard good things about the film so thought it would be a good fit. Saw the film much later and it was garbage.

I never actually watched that Versus movie, I remember seeing the dvd in Xtra Vision and wondering if it was any good, I just watched the trailer and it looks dreadful!

I'll still play through Twin Snakes at some point!

Retr0gamer

o1s1n wrote: »

Dear god! It's Metal Gear Solid meets Last Action Hero. But not in a good way :eek:

Watching the cutscenes is like being bukakked with stupid.

They were directed by the guy that directed versus, ryuhei kitamura. Heard good things about the film so thought it would be a good fit. Saw the film much later and it was garbage.

The Last Bandit

Playing with my Spectrum Vega+ earlier and now going to give the Coleco Chameleon a go for a few hours...

o1s1n

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Quite literally the dumbest **** ever until Kojima topped it with the 'Will you marry me' scene in MGS4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9mQKZMOzLs

I never thought any game would beat chu chu being crucified in Xenogears for in terms of dumb.

Dear god! It's Metal Gear Solid meets Last Action Hero. But not in a good way :eek: