Archived threads in /vr/ - Retro Games - 356. page

>>3931436
I remember this game and tried it once at a games store, it looked good but just didn't grab me. No wonder it was forgotten.

>>3931436
I played the demo. Also he had a cameo in LBA2.

>>3931436

I loved that game.

>>3931323
The SuperFX pins are broken? Are you sure it's not the cart itself?

>>3931362
Well I tried a couple carts and both just loaded up the "Nintendo presents" Logo and then the screen went black and played the opening music on a never ending loop. Every other game I own (including StarFox which uses SuperFX) works..

>>3931323
Anyone?

Rondo of Blood for best classicvania
SoTN for best metroidvania

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>>3931156
Simon's Quest is my favorite old school one.
Circle of the Moon is my favorite new school one.

>>3931158
found the low difficulty pleb.

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GOAT coming through

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>>3931194
To be honest, Super Adventure Island II might be the most underrated game I've ever played.

Extremely responsive controls, gorgeous graphics, nice music, and maybe the best localization of any game I've played on the Super Nintendo (which says a lot since the plot is very bare-bones but somehow has a lot of personality).

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Adventure Island games are great platformers. They were popular back in the day.
Wonder Boy 1 on the arcade was always popular, a classic, girls always liked it for some reason, and it was seen as a "girl game".
Even though I had a Genesis growing up, I just never came across the other Wonder Boy games. I played III and IV on Genesis later and they were great.
Adventure Island II, III, IV are all amazing games, must play.
New Adventure Island on PC Engine is a nice remake of the original, same simplicity with the timeless gameplay and a visual upgrade.
I have yet to play the SNES games, but I love the soundtrack of the first one (by Yuzo Koshiro) and the visuals too. The 2nd one seems to be really good, and more similar to the later Wonder Boy games.

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eliminating e-celebs

I totally thought that was Colin Mochrie at first.

Didn't /vr/ fund a new Megarace game with this guy? What happened to that?

You could always just grind.

>>3930817

yeah it's got problems for sure but it's still one of the greatest RPGs. its just a shame there aren't more viable builds

>>3930817
meanwhile people finish the game in 9 minutes

>>3930574
>which order should I play them in?
Any order you please, really. They're all loosely connected.

>What are the best ones?
SD3 and Secret of Mana if you ask me.

>>3930574
Legend of Mana is kino. Play every single one up to Dawn tho.

>>3930574
Play order is not really important as the story connection is vague if present at all. The series are tied by themes and aesthetics.

The first four games (the /vr/ ones) are widely considered the best ones.

Final Fantasy Adventure has two remakes, Sword of Mana on the GBA and Adventures of Mana on Android and ios. Sword is too convoluted (Adventure was a extremely simple game, part of its charm really) so if you have issues getting the GB game or don't like the black and white screen I'd suggest Adventures of Mana as it's the exact same original game, only with revamped graphics.

Secret of Mana has a very underdeveloped story and the gameplay is severely broken not only in difficulty but also in things like just getting around (your companions' AI gets stuck everywhere). It's a really fun game if you're playing with friends, which you can do on the SNES, and the graphics and music are really nice. If you're going to play single player only I STRONGLY suggest you get the Android/ios port unless you really hate playing on mobile or something, because it fixes all the AI issues and it controls a lot better, the menu is better, your "ship" controls better, it actually got the fix it needed. If you speak a language other than English, you will extremely benefit from this port too because every single other language has a much more robust, detailed translation.

Seiken Densetsu 3 for the SFC/SNES has an English patch, one of the oldest and most popular patches actually, and it's a blast because the story heavily changes depending on who you choose to have in your party. Gameplay wise you can tell it tried to fix Secret of Mana's most noticeable issues, but it added a few of its own too. Great game anyway.

Legend of Mana is very loose and the story and is more quest/scenario based. You build your own world map and take whatever quests you find. A very different experience, but also my favorite.

The rest of the games range from mediocre to lame.

smash bros

>>3930386
Who fucking cares?
Play what you want and stop worrying about what other people feel.

Go find something interesting in the hundreds of thousands of retro games out there, and tell us about it.

It'd involve getting off of YouTube for a fucking minute, but-- gotta bust a few eggs

>>3930386
>free pass
>here

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Indeed, those are most excellent nuggets of information for those totally craving it. http://shmuptheory.blogspot.com/ This isn't updating anymore and I doubt it will in the future but I found it to be an excellent read. Check it out sometime, especially if you're looking to make a shmup of your own.

There's also hardcore gaming 101, but it's not really the best website as the site's author isn't the chillest individual most dudes or dudettes would dig hanging out with. The only reason I'm bringing it up is because the website has quite a few articles regarding retro gems, of which are also categorized in a way that makes it easy for someone to find something they might like to play.

These two are good for fighting games, despite not being 100% retro.
http://xenozipnotes.blogspot.com/
http://mizuumi.net/

>>3933043
Respect the genre, anon. I'm no good at 'em either.

Scary, isn't it? How a piece of media can just be lost to the tides of time forever if no one cared enough to archive it somewhere.

>>3930102
Maybe on porn forums...?

>mfw I'm not surprised Image-Line did this, when they more recently released a plugin called "Gross Beat" (meaning "big dick" in French)

>>3930105
The company still exists though, the rights can be bought, etc.

>>3929336

I hope so

And rolling

>>3929336
I've never played multiplayer Civ or Alpha Centauri. Is it any good?

>>3929336
>>3929654
Bretty gud. Anyone know if Smac vot play by email like civ does?
Also rollerino

>>3928889
Worms 2 is my personal favorite for nostalgia reasons. The first Worms game I played.

These days I find myself playing Hogs of War a lot.

>why is it Worms Armageddon?
modern updates

>>3928086
Did highly compressed JPEGs even exist back then?

>>3928293
Uh, yes?

>>3928086
What game?