So, what you playing at the mo? Retro Edition

In old school remake news I'm sure you've all heard the Command & Conquer remaster is excellent. It feels a little dated and has a few quirks sinceit's missing a lot of features you take for granted in later RTS games but the main thing is the game is still heaps of fun and the cheesy presentation is charming.

o1s1n

I'll really have to download that and give it a go. Is there online multiplayer with it?

Red Alert is still my favourite RTS. I know there are others with lots of added features and depth, but there's just something about that game that can't be beat. It almost has an arcade like quality to it with it's simplicity.

Actually I think I mentioned this before, but worth a link again, it's been free to download and play online for a few years now:

https://cncnet.org/red-alert

Yep Multiplayer and all the bells and whistles with all the expansions and even the console exclusive levels added as well.

Finished GTA V (very very well put together game, enjoyed it a lot).

Next up, a warpless Super Mario Bros. run. Man it's hard to adjust to the movement mechanics after beating Super Mario World there a while back...I tend to play Mario games with the run button held...not here though, it handles quite differently. I've made it to 5-2 before dying....those damned hammer brothers! Will try get further soon

Playing Donkey Kong Country on snes, never played it before and damn its a difficult game

Inviere wrote: »

Next up, a warpless Super Mario Bros. run. Man it's hard to adjust to the movement mechanics after beating Super Mario World there a while back...I tend to play Mario games with the run button held...not here though, it handles quite differently. I've made it to 5-2 before dying....those damned hammer brothers! Will try get further soon

Good luck with that. Was trying for a year of and on before I finally did it. Stage 8-4 is a bitch if you don't know the route. Getting from 5-1 onwards is a slow struggle, especially stages in the 7th world.

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Good luck with that. Was trying for a year of and on before I finally did it. Stage 8-4 is a bitch if you don't know the route. Getting from 5-1 onwards is a slow struggle, especially stages in the 7th world.

Yeah I could feel the difficulty spike from 5-1 onwards alright. I need moar lives...it's not like SMW where you've lives coming outta your ears!

Yeah you've got to try and collect as many coins and extra lives as you can. Helps to look up their locations.

Also there's weird 1up rules were the 1 up in the later part of a world only turns up if you collected every coin in previous levels so it's doubly important to collect every coin.

Also good luck no raging over the Cheep-Cheep bridge in world 7. It's RNG madness.

The Nal

bmorrissey wrote: »

Playing Donkey Kong Country on snes, never played it before and damn its a difficult game

Muscle memory!

A few of the levels in that game are as good as scrolling platformers get. The mine cart levels and the trick track and tanked up levels in particular.

The Nal wrote: »

Muscle memory!

A few of the levels in that game are as good as scrolling platformers get. The mine cart levels and the trick track and tanked up levels in particular.

Damn Some of the jumps on the mine cart levels need perfect timing down to the exact frame nearly

Inviere wrote: »

Next up, a warpless Super Mario Bros. run. Man it's hard to adjust to the movement mechanics after beating Super Mario World there a while back...I tend to play Mario games with the run button held...not here though, it handles quite differently. I've made it to 5-2 before dying....those damned hammer brothers! Will try get further soon

5-4 there, getting better

Inviere wrote: »

5-4 there, getting better

It doesn't quite count, but made it from a 5-1 savestate to 6-4 there. I used a savestate to get some experience at the later levels without having to play through the whole game each time. Once I beat it this way, I'll do it without savestates.

Loving the game I must say

Inviere wrote: »

It doesn't quite count, but made it from a 5-1 savestate to 6-4 there. I used a savestate to get some experience at the later levels without having to play through the whole game each time. Once I beat it this way, I'll do it without savestates.

Loving the game I must say

..and from a 5-1 savestate to 8-2 there, and died stupidly!

I think it's 7-2, the last cheep cheep birdge level that was my greatest hurdle. Just so many lives lost on that stage, it would ruin runs on me.

Stage 8 actually isn't so bad, not as tough as stage 7, so if you can clear 7 consistently you'll make it. Wel... as long as you know the route though 8-4

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I think it's 7-2, the last cheep cheep birdge level that was my greatest hurdle. Just so many lives lost on that stage, it would ruin runs on me.

Stage 8 actually isn't so bad, not as tough as stage 7, so if you can clear 7 consistently you'll make it. Wel... as long as you know the route though 8-4

Yeah you can feel the spike in difficulty rising with every level at this stage. I lost a chunk of lives on 7-4 Hammer Bowser....only got past him by sacrificing the mushroom. 7-2 is a pig, you've cheep cheeps, kupas, bullets, and precision jumping all being thrown at you

Bowser isn't too bad in small form when you get used to him. Just stand close and run when he jumps. But also pray he doesn't shoot a fireball as then you are screwed. It's hairy enough facing up to him like that. You just have to YOLO when he jumps.

Other advice I'd give is looking up 1up locations. Again though you've to collect every coin to activate some of them.

Shapey Fiend

As a die hard Total Annihilation and Supreme Commander player I'm finding CnC remasters UI sort of hard work to go back to. The cutscenes look super weird with the AI upscaling would have been better leave them at low res. It's certainly a lot of videogame for 20 euro though It's going to take me a while get through the single player nevermind get up to speed on multi. I still have to get back to FF7 Remake, which is also sort of hard work.

I'm actually really enjoying C&C and approaching the last few GDI missions. Having heaps of fun with it even if the control scheme and AI have issues.

CiDeRmAn

I've just spent the last hour playing Ridge Racer 2 on the PSP1001, and it's just as great as it was the first time I played it, 15 odd years ago, just spectacular stuff.

Anyone recommend any good Gameboy/Colour/Advance platformers?

Can't go wrong with the Warioland and Kirby games.

WarioLand 2-4 are absolute gems.

Gargoyles Quest is excellent.

Trip World is great as long as you aren't buying it.

Megaman 2-5 are excellent, particularly 5.

And of course Donkey Kong 94.

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Can't go wrong with the Warioland and Kirby games.

WarioLand 2-4 are absolute gems.

Gargoyles Quest is excellent.

Trip World is great as long as you aren't buying it.

Megaman 2-5 are excellent, particularly 5.

And of course Donkey Kong 94.

WarioLand it is, been ages since i played a Wario game, Just finished MegaMan 2 recently, still a really fun game, great memories trying to beat it as kid.

Damn Just looked up the price of tripworld, thats costly

o1s1n

Give Ninja Five O a go on the GBA if you haven't, fantastic little game that.

Also known as Ninja Cop in the west.

o1s1n wrote: »

Give Ninja Five O a go on the GBA if you haven't, fantastic little game that.

Also known as Ninja Cop in the west.

Also bankruptingly expensive

o1s1n

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Also bankruptingly expensive

One of the only games I knowingly bought a pirate version of

o1s1n wrote: »

One of the only games I knowingly bought a pirate version of

I got my cart only one for 80 and really hoping its not a very good repro

Inviere wrote: »

Yeah you can feel the spike in difficulty rising with every level at this stage. I lost a chunk of lives on 7-4 Hammer Bowser....only got past him by sacrificing the mushroom. 7-2 is a pig, you've cheep cheeps, kupas, bullets, and precision jumping all being thrown at you

I think it's 7-3 actually

Made it to 8-2 again, losing tons of lives with stupid mistakes. Tough level :mad:

shockframe

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I've just spent the last hour playing Ridge Racer 2 on the PSP1001, and it's just as great as it was the first time I played it, 15 odd years ago, just spectacular stuff.

The graphics on the PSP really did work wonders with Ridge Racer.

I'd also recommend Outrun 2006. Magnificent game.

CiDeRmAn

shockframe wrote: »

The graphics on the PSP really did work wonders with Ridge Racer.

I was always a fan of the series, I played the PS games to death, especially Rage Racer and Ridge Racer Revolution.
Not as much a fan of RRtype4 or RRV though, and Unbounded was awful.

I'd also recommend Outrun 2006. Magnificent game.

Yep, I have Outrun, it's outstanding but still not as good as the version on either the PS2 or Xbox.
I still play the PS2 one, on a plasma TV via HDMI, it's amazing!