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Hell yeah, Zero Wing is more than just funny translation and setting up us the bomb. Tough as nails, with a kickin' soundtrack! Gyruss was awesome, unique perspective for an NES game. Neo Geo had some beautiful shoot 'em ups, too. I remember I wanted to buy a home Neo Geo, but it was like 700 dollars, and 150 per game. Thank God for emulation! I can finally play games like Blazing Star and Last Resort that I could only read about for years. Did you see my Streets of Rage topic from a few days ago? |
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"I've got Pop 'N Twinbee, a vertical shooter (a bit like the classic 1942) that features the Character Twinbee from Parodius." Actually I think it's the other way 'round ;-) Parodius features the character Twinbee from Pop 'N Twinbee. I have that one too though! Amazing game. I adore the graphics. That supercute miniature-world looks incredible. And I like how you can also throw bombs down to the ground and kill some harmless creatures wandering around there :-p It also has a nice sense of humor. In the underwater-level at some point a cute little fish swims in from the left side of the screen. And you go: "ah how cute, a nice little fish..." And then all of a sudden 10.000 more cute little fishies come swimming in from the left side of the screen and almost kill you. Haha. The music is really fantastic too. Always makes me feel happy. I also have the sequel called Rainbow Bell Adventure. Altough that isn't a shooter, but quite surprisingly a platform game. Twinbee (and Winbee, and Gwinbee) all run very fast which makes the whole thing feel a bit like Sonic The Hedgehog (not as good though). I wish Konami would release more games of this kind. Crazy japanese and funny games with cute graphics (Goemon (mystical Ninja), Parodius, Twinbee etc). Recently they've been making much more serious games. Very good serious games, but still... |
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"It had screenshots of a hot 200 foot tall ballerina and some beautiful blonde chick in a robe, laying down but I'd say she was 1000 feet tall, and she was shooting lasers out of her eyes." I actually think that's the one I was talking about. It's a sequel to Parodius never released outside of Japan. Called "Gokujou Parodius!" There is definitely a blonde laser-shooting chick in a robe laying down in this game :-) And ofcourse also the famous dancing-girl where you have to fly between her legs and not let her crush you under her heels. Only this time she's twice as big as in the original Parodius (two screens tall!). Plus there's also a very sexy mermaid as one of the boss-characters. She makes with her tail. It looks awesome. Especially for a snes-title! |
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The best R-type is obviously the original arcade version,perfectly emulated on Mame.Also anyone played R-type Leo?Arcade only as far as I know but again available on mame if you know where to look-the graphics are STUNNING and it has great music too.Best shooter I played recently was Salamander 2,managed to grab a rare Japanese "Lifeforce" special edition for the PSX which had salamander 2 included.:) Hudson have released a Japanese only gamecube remake of the awesome "Star soldier" (old nes shooter) which is brilliant too.Well worth getting. |
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Tell me now, what is the best place to get mame roms these days? I've tried usenet but haven't been that satisfied since .dk went down. |
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There used to be a 10 (11?) complete CD set you could buy on ebay/from dodgy sites. I imagine that with the advent of affordable DVD-r technology, some enterprising soul has made a two DVD set and will sell them in such a way. Apydia: Is Leo the prototype/very limited release one? I was looking for it the other day (I used to have it) but couldn't remember the name. |
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do you remember bad dudes? |
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Data East are legends, Bad Dudes and Burger Time rule. Ceri, I guess it isn't too hard to find a romset to download - I'd never pay for one of those sets. I was just after a decent site to get single roms though. |
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Ceri,yeah,the arcade for "Leo" only came out in Japan unfortunately.About 1992.But if you do find a rom set it shouldn't be that hard to track down.As far as finding actual mame roms just on sites now,it's almost near impossible.Over the last 3-5 years,a massive sweep was done over the net and rom sites were closed down left,right and centre.The only surving sites I can see all seem to be french ones.Very good to get Amiga roms from if your running winuae.:> |
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Yes, I used to have that rom, one of my favourites... not on my current installation of mame sadly.Just been replaying the origianl. Damn, level 4 is hard. Those ships that leave solid trails behind them (a la Tron bikes) are a nightmare. |
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I just played Gynoug for the first time, and I downloaded the soundtrack. Level 4-1 has the silliest, most annoying, and most awesome track ever. This game rocks. |
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i played mars matrix and giga wing on kawaks recently and they were pretty wank. |
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Last weekend my gamecube-controller went broken. The B-button and C-stick didn't work anymore. So I sent it to Nintendo's technical support on wednesday. And I got a package from them already today with a completely new controller :-D Completely off-topic, but I thought it was very cool of them :-) |
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Good Avatar! Does anyone remember the old Master System R-Type?? |
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My C stick is broken. Everytime a play a game, the stick thinks its pointing right, even when it's not. It makes playing games a chore, with the constantly spinning camera and whatnot. Pain in the tush. |
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I found it in a thrift store a couple of years back and having never played (or even heard of) it took a chance on it base don the pics on the back. Glad I did and yes the music is mental. Talking of old game music, the gentle Bassline of the end (final cut scene) music to Rtype 3 is so awesome. Really understated and it'd work fantastically in an ambient piece. Apydia: Just checked my roms and I do have Leo... just that some parts needed for the latest version of mame aren't there. I hate the way for every 2 new games that work with a Mame update, 1 working one fails :-/ |
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"Good Avatar!" thanks, i've had it for a while :-) "the stick thinks its pointing right, even when it's not." LOL, that isn't even annoying anymore. That just makes the gamecube unplayable. Most games use the c-stick, how can you properly play a game when the camera is constantly moving to the right? :-p You should get a new controller. Or if it's still in the warranty-period send it to technical support. What bothers me though is that with the new controller they sent me, I can feel the grey controlstick works and feels much better than when I last played with the old (broken) controller. I guess that means those damn controlsticks still wear out pretty fast like they used to do with the Nintendo64 :-( If this "Nintendo DS" thingy is going to have a controlstick instead of a D-pad. I might just consider not buying it at all! Atleast with a controller you can replace it (relatively) cheap. But what am I gonna do once the controlstick on a handheld is worn out? Replace the entire handheld? :-/ |
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ok i played it today for the first time. [r type final] its fucking awesome its 3d, but not really 3d, its basically 2d but with 3d graphics. i have it on r-typer setting [fuck the rest of you pussies] and ive spent the last hour getting off the first stage. Haha its so bloody hard. I remembered how stressful it is to die in that game too, you get a hundred powerups, your ship is immense, then you meet a badguy youve never come across before, and you just know he's gonna kill you 20 times until you figure out his patterns. Grrr then you start over with this shitty limp dick ship again |
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I am pussy though when it comes to R-Type. It is a tough tough game. In ref to an old post, you're right though, games these days are way too easy compared with the old days. To complete a game in the past was a big deal these days it means jack shit. |
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Yeah, completing games nowadays is often just a neccessary chore to unlock things, especially the multi-player bits (levels/characters/whatever). It tends to have little meaning in itself. I completed Super Rtype 3 a couple of days ago and it means a lot more than beating, say, Soul Calibur 2. |
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Yeah exactamondo! Like I remember playing Arkanoid II back in the day on my ST and if I managed to get to level 32 once say every 6 months it was an event. Your palms would be sweating like shit. You'd be like if only I can get to just the next level and so and so. If was like a major major buzz because to get a kickarse run you had to be so sharp so focussed. Made people better gameplayers though. That said couldn't have made a major difference as I still get whipped by others online when I play Unreal :( |
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With all the flash and dash and computer generated cutscenes and massive environments that the developers put a LOT of work into, it's not surprising that they dumb down the challenge so that people will actually SEE the fruits of their labor. It's nice, but sometimes it doesn't feel as rewarding. I can definitely understand why they'd do it, though. It's refreshing when a game like Ninja Gaiden bends you over and fucks you up the ass every time you get to a boss. |
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Yeah that was the other thing- the lack of save points meant you had to clear your schedule and actually sit down for say an hour at a time and play (without making a mistake) to beat your high score/get further than ever before. Dying/messing up felt so much worse as you had lost more, but conversely, success was more meaningful. I actually think it's that sort of gamesplaying that gives you the useful sort of "high attention span" skills that are actually useful in other parts of life (driving, sport, work, etc.) This pussy "save and reload, no harm done" gaming that kids play nowadays just encourages sloppiness and probably translates to their work ethic. |
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Yup totally on message with what you're saying. |
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you cant save on r type final. You can replay levels youve conquered, but only on their own. To progress, you have to play from scratch each time. The coolest part is that you get better with practice so you can get all the best power ups and actually keep them a while. |
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Excellent- I was worried they were going to start putting mid-level save points and things like that in. |
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I had R-Type for my Spectrum - I sucked at it, my friend rocked at it. Figures. |
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Is your avatar from Blair Witch II ? |
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i've been playing graduis III, my main problem with it is that you loose everything when you die, (which is typical for these games), but you also lose your speed power ups and it's hard playing the same area really slow when you just died going fast in it BOO |
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Yes, you can go for ages with a fully powered up ship then lose all your other ships in the blink of an eye when you die once and lose the powerups. Games deal with it in various ways (letting you keep powerups when you die, not making the basic gun/speed so poor that it's impossible to play with just them, only powering you down slightly etc.), but I admit Gradius III is really bad at it (you need to collect a huge number of powerups to get a fully powered up ship with 4 options), as is Parodius. The trick is just to not die... ;) |
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strange, my controller seems to still be working just fine. perhaps i take exceptional care of mine. |
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I think I take pretty good care of mine when I'm not playing with it (I don't throw it around, make sure the chord doesn't get stuck etc). But perhaps my playing-style is a little too rough for it or something. After a particularly intense part of a game I usually find my hands are kinda cramped around the controller. So I guess in the heat of the battle sometimes my fingers might be a little rough on the controlstick ;-) I'm gonna buy a couple of spare-controllers before the next nintendo-console gets released. Because I often wish I would have done that with the Nintendo64 before it was replaced by the gamecube. |
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"I'm gonna buy a couple of spare-controllers before the next nintendo-console gets released. Because I often wish I would have done that with the Nintendo64 before it was replaced by the gamecube." Very wise... analogue pads wear out a lot quicker than old button type ones. It's the one (console) thing I try to avoid buying second hand. You never know how much it has been used/how badly it has been treated. I bought a second hand n64 pad which was fine in store, but the stick had broken (gone loose) by the time I got home! Fortunately, the retro market is growing so you can get things like refurbished NES/Snes pads and even brand new third party ones from specialist sites/stores. Hopefully you'll be able to buy some sort of useable controller for N64, even in 5-10 years time. |
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I've taken good care of my Gamecube controller... hell, I hardly ever use it! I'll have to get a new one soon with the deluge of good games coming out later this year/early next year. God, it's in a fallow period right now, though. I've beaten a million shooter games in the last few days. They're really easy on the Neo Geo emulator, you always have infinite credits. |
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Same with MAME. Infinite credits ultimately amounts to infinite lives. :-/ |
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"It's the one (console) thing I try to avoid buying second hand." I don't like buying used games for the newer consoles (on discs) either. Well maybe in 2nd-hand shop. But not through the internet. I've had some bad experiences with it so far. Scratches! I think some people must use them as coasters or something :-p I mean at least those cartridges never broke down! I'll buy old snes or nes cartridges via internet without hesitation. But I like to buy all my gamecube-games new. But yeah... controllers are pretty bad too. I eventually ended up buying 2 unused N64 controllers direct from nintendo... but they were way overpriced :-/ By the time gamecube is about to dissapear from the shops... controllers should be in bargain-bins everywhere. I hope :-) |
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"By the time gamecube is about to dissapear from the shops... controllers should be in bargain-bins everywhere. I hope :-)" Yes, it was near the end of it's life I picked up all my DC peripherals, official pads for £6, official rumble packs for £2, etc. :) |
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"I'll have to get a new one soon with the deluge of good games coming out later this year/early next year." No shit! I've started saving up money already :-p Have you seen and yet? Holy shit. I games! And then there's the Nintendo DS... which I'm interested in in the very least... and will probably be buying anyway if a new Mario and/or Zelda-game comes with it. "God, it's in a fallow period right now, though." Yeah well, ofcourse we're always a bit behind on you over here in poor europe. MGS:The Twin Snakes is just being released over here and looks really good to me. I'm also very interested in the new Harvest Moon game. As for right now. I've finally decided to pick up Resident Evil remake again. I hated it when I first played it... but now it's alright. The trick I've discovered is to try not to panic whenever a zombie appears. If I stay calm I can usually take them down. I can live with the poor controls and limited ammo... it definitely makes the whole thing scarier. If you were some kind of superhero-zombieslasher it wouldn't be much of a horrorgame. However the idea of having a limited amount of save-possibilities (the ink ribbons) is just ridiculous. Only being able to carry 8 items and the whole system with the item-boxes adds nothing to the game besides frustration :-/ Still a good game though. And scary as hell :-) Ofcourse I also still have the SNES. I haven't even properly started with earthbound yet! (oh yeah.. i forgot to tell you... so I picked up a copy of earthbound. WITH the big box and the HUGE manual with the scratch & sniff stickers :-) It's fantastic! I'm waiting for a vacation to play it, so I can really indulge in it). And you, you should really try Animal Crossing :-) That will keep you busy until all |
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what's that 'hope' game? |
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"Yes, it was near the end of it's life I picked up all my DC peripherals, official pads for £6, official rumble packs for £2, etc. :)" Exactly! That's the kind of thing I'm hoping will happen with the Cube as well :-) Hell, if by then the Gamecube itself becomes even cheaper, I might even consider buying a spare gamecube :-p By the end of the Nintendo64's lifecycle, I did manage to pick up lots of cool games for insanely low prices... they were practically giving them away! But I didn't think ahead enough to also invest in a couple of new controllers :-/ I should have bought a 2nd N64 too now that I think of it. The big power-supply unit that attaches to the N64 itself keeps keeps loosening itself on my N64. In the midst of a game suddenly the screen will go black because the computer doesn't get any power :-/ So i have to wiggle with that power-supply-thingy a bit until the red light flashes on again. It's very annoying. |
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"what's that 'hope' game?" I have no idea! I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere else before. I'm hoping it's a completely new game secretly developed by Miyamoto that comes out exclusively for the gamecube :-p A deep and challenging rpg full of nintendo-magic would be great :-) That's just wishful thinking though... we'll have to wait until E3 to find out more... waiting is tormenting! |
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i'm hellishly anticipating baten kaitos. |
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I haven't really heard or seen much about it yet. I'm excited because it's an rpg... but I really don't know anything else about it yet. The screenshot on that link I posted looks exceptionally good though :-) Have you seen pics of homeland yet? Another cube-rpg that is coming out in Japan and looks really good to me (sort of Animal Crossing-ish). It's also supposed to have limited online-possibilities. I wish it would be translated and released worldwide! Same with Giftpia... I need those games! The game I'm easily the most excited about is Wind Waker 2. It is going to be amazing. It simply cannot be not amazing... using that engine... and with the developpers having learned from Wind Waker 1... I'm thinking this one will be even better :-p The Four Swords Adventure is looking better and better too. It's really not just a fun little multiplayer-game anymore. From the previews it seems it's actually quite a big and fun adventure. Also enjoyable for solo-players :-) It looks like this is the closest we're ever going to get to having a proper sequel to A Link To The Past. It would also be nice if we could see some Mario 128 footage this E3... but I'm not exactly holding my breath waiting for that to happen :-/ |
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Oh and I forgot about Paper Mario 2!! My god... now that I think of it... I might even be looking forward to that game more than Wind Waker 2 :-o The original Paper Mario was possibly the best mario-game I've ever played |
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that's the first i've heard about wind waker 2. man i'm happy. the gamecube is my only system. |
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AND MY DREAMS WERE CRUSHED. |
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this thread brought tears to my eyes. thank you, xlt |
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The bloody multi-load too :) It was so impressive for the Spectrum though, that Snake thing on level 1 was so smoothly done. I remember one of the magazines (Your Sinclair, I think) giving it 98%. Mine too :'( I remember BUYING that issue of YS. I think it had a demotape with the first level on the cover. |
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I downloaded gradius 3 earlier today and just beat it; I didn't use save state very much, though I'm aware that the little I did utilize it made things quite a lot easier, but infinitely less tedious (the reason--deaths are slow). I played it on the hardest setting, and I feel like I'm physically going to die now. Final how the final boss dies after a fixed interval of time--you don't even have to shoot. It's the games way of showing it understands the energy requirement; how sweet. |
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whoa typo again "funny how the fina.." |
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