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So, what you playing at the mo? Retro Edition
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Yeah it's download only and stuck on XBox 360. All of Treasures digital games are stuck on 360 other than Ikaruga which seems to get released on everything. Would love to see Radiant Silvergun, Guardian Heroes and Bangai-O on PC.
At least the first two are on the BC list and work on XBox One but Bangai-O is stuck on 360.
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That's really annoying alright. I've recently added my 360 back into my gaming setup so will give it a download if it's still available on the store.
It's probably more insane mechanically than Alien soldier. It's all about i-frame management.
Basically you have a dash that you are invincible during.
You can do a counter shot which resets the dash gauge. This sends out insane amounts of bullets which multiply with how many bullets and enemies are close to you. You can also mutliply the amount of bullets up to 4 times by burning meter bars.
Then if you press dash without moving you can freeze enemies which is really handy and pretty much essential for that arsehole Crazy King. Also good for melee enemies that just bat projectiles back at you.
And you also have a super move which is kind of useless except for surviving the final desperation move of crazy king but I rarely have enough meter to use it.
The post game really takes advantage of the weird mechanics such as keeping bouncing bullets alive by keeping them in your proximity radius. Can be a bit of a puzzle game at times. And other times they just go hog wild.
The only thing is, as someone that has beaten Super Meat Boy and its toughest dark world levels, this might just be the hardest game I've ever played. It's hard initially because you don't understand the mechanics fully but by the end where it demands you understand them the execution required is insane.
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There's no story in this one unfortunately.
The DS game is great and much closer to the 360 game. It's just an insane mix of levels built around the mechanics of the game with really inventive gimmicks where no stage is the same or boring.
The 360 version has a level editor as well but the DS one was special as you could exchange levels using mp3 files. The game would generate a mp3 based on the level you created and you could transfer it to another DS using the microphone.
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Retr0gamer wrote: »There's tougher games
Dude, it's Metal Slug 3 levels of 'one wrong move and we've f**ked you from 4 directions.' The slowdown is an absolute killer. Especially on the final boss where you're almost encouraged to twitch your way out in a game where you can't influence your jump.
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Colonel Panic wrote: »Ah that’s good to know!
I’ll be playing more of it. I love playing games with the missus, but Mario Kart and Smash are a bit one-sided. Taking turns on platforms is much more pleasant.
Just don't play the newer mario games in multiplayer as they can lead to divorce!
As for Yoshi, you'll see what I mean about how complex it is. I didn't know anything about it and thought it was a just a bog standard platformer that was way too easy but you have to do weird stuff like only collect the one type of fruit... I don't quite get it and only realised it was a thing when someone on retronauts was defending it.
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I was half thinking of selling a Cadillacs dinosaurs to raise dough for something else, so after dusting it off I stuck it on and it's genuinely a cracking game. Love the music. Think I'll be holding onto it after all, I'll sell all my clothes instead
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Retr0gamer wrote: »Its probably my favourite Capcom brawler that isn't AvP
AvP is up there, great!Yeah it's one of those games that's gotten so stupidly expensive lately you'd probably never bring yourself to buying it back!
Did you buy it dead and fix it?
Speaking of mentally priced games, I see Battle Garegga is going for €1,200 over on AO these days :eek:
I've had it for donkeys years, and yeah there isn't a chance id be paying whatever it's worth now. I had a load of offers, barely any mentioning price. Fair enough, nobody wants to hang themselves. I got one offer from somewhere in Europe that was seriously chancing his arm, so low-ball that his balls must drag along the ground walking 0 -
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Retr0gamer wrote: »JAck Burton and his chomp bar and a packet of Tayto again?
Partial to the aul chomps now, it must be said! He's a reasonable guy, he's just experienced some very unreasonable things. He's given a hot tip now and then, and I'll trade for hot tips in mortal Kombat boards 0 -
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I beat Bangai-O Missile Fury, all the bonus super hard missions (which are the ebst thing about the game). It's equally the hardest and one of the best games I've ever beaten. It's just so inventive in what it does with its level design, no two levels are the same.
My only issue is the Crazy King boss who is just insanely tough to beat but you can at least make a custom level and practice against him. It's such a pain to get to the end of the final stage and have to fight one of these feckers and then a pair of them and have to repeat it when you die to him.
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Retr0gamer wrote: »I beat Bangai-O Missile Fury, all the bonus super hard missions (which are the ebst thing about the game). It's equally the hardest and one of the best games I've ever beaten. It's just so inventive in what it does with its level design, no two levels are the same.
My only issue is the Crazy King boss who is just insanely tough to beat but you can at least make a custom level and practice against him. It's such a pain to get to the end of the final stage and have to fight one of these feckers and then a pair of them and have to repeat it when you die to him.
Fair play, you absolute lunatic
Going through a bit of a 'modern retro' phase myself at the moment. Finishing off Hotline Miami 2 and started Carrion yesterday.
Finding Carrion a little repetitive but am still really enjoying it. Pretty unique game. Playing it on the Switch so the grab mechanics are a little fiddly with an alaogue stick.0 -
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Fair play, you absolute lunatic
Going through a bit of a 'modern retro' phase myself at the moment. Finishing off Hotline Miami 2 and started Carrion yesterday.
Finding Carrion a little repetitive but am still really enjoying it. Pretty unique game. Playing it on the Switch so the grab mechanics are a little fiddly with an alaogue stick.
Just finished it, it is a great game and well worth playing, there is no timer on the Gamepass version so I cant say how long it was but I liked the visual narration, there is a bit of back tracking once you get more powers and just watch for how complete each zone is complete before traveling to it.0 -
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Blaphemous is very good but not amazing. The art is gorgeously grotesque though. Worth a play but unfortunately it's doesn't quite live up to the art. Kind of glad I bounced off the game early as the DLC seems to add a lot to the base game , I'd be more annoyed it I'd already beaten it.
Cuphead on the other hand is a stone cold classic. I'd consider myself well versed in run and gun games as they were my favourite genre until I got turned to the dark side of JRPGs but I was actually surprised how well Cuphead nails the genre. In fact it's so well designed I'd say it's up there with the all time greats.
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bmorrissey wrote: »Playing "simpsons hit and run" and I really regret playing it now, it holds up awfully bad and plays terrible
I'm not the only one!
Except I thought it was always a mediocre game that got praise because it had some decent Simpsons jokes and references.
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Is there a working version of that released? first I heard. I did hear they are putting the PS1 translation into it but there's a few issues to iron out when running on a saturn.
Would love to play it again on the saturn. It looks gorgeous compared to the PS1 version (which is still pretty good looking) and a hell of a lot better than the butchered HD port.
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