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Trying to remember an arcade game (or games) I'd always watch the demo for as a kid: - Early 1990's (1990-1994) arcade cabinet - Demo/intro involved a female reporter speaking to a camera about an alien invasion, and then an alien hand covering her mouth and pulling her off screen - Gameplay wasn't isometric, but it wasn't 100% top-down either--closer to something like Super Smash TV - Pretty typical, colorful pixel-art graphics for its era; not attempting photo-realism - One of the first bosses (I think) was a green alien piloting a vehicle with an alien face on it, almost like it was sentient - Maybe I'm conflating this game with another memory, but I feel like there was a scene where astronauts were being eaten by large yellow space aliens (the reason I say I might be mixing the two is because in this memory, the gameplay is sidescrolling).
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Cream-of-Plenty posted:Trying to remember an arcade game (or games) I'd always watch the demo for as a kid: Total Carnage. (the scene you're referencing starts around 2m30s into this video)
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Dec 7, 2017 08:44
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boof posted:Total Carnage. (the scene you're referencing starts around 2m30s into this video) Nice! Yup, that's it!
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Dec 7, 2017 08:49
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This RPG (SNES?) whose magic was based on whatever words you typed. I'm fairly sure a fan-translated version was LP'd here, with the intro post going on about how the translators had to make up a new system to accomodate the change.
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Dec 9, 2017 04:14
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~rudra's secret treasure~ the game where you can type SHITCUNT and the game, not sure what to do with that, would just make a non-elemental spell that attacks all enemies by scrolling SHITCUNT across the screen
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Dec 9, 2017 04:25
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The White Dragon posted:~rudra's secret treasure~ That's the one, thank you!
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Dec 9, 2017 04:27
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Gromit posted:Aztec on the Apple II had complex controls, but predates the Amiga. Holy poo poo, thanks! I think that's it.
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Dec 9, 2017 14:38
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Meridian posted:Thank you! It has been bothering me for a long time. Just so you know, you can gently caress with the ducks up to a point. But, if you push it, their big brothers the Beast Men will show up and punch a you-shaped hole in the map of dragon pass. Great game by the way.
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Dec 9, 2017 15:24
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andrew smash posted:Just so you know, you can gently caress with the ducks up to a point. But, if you push it, their big brothers the Beast Men will show up and punch a you-shaped hole in the map of dragon pass. Great game by the way. It has some great moments but they dont really make up for how janky it is overall. It's a lot like a fun but poorly balanced roguelike.
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Dec 9, 2017 19:32
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A stranger was asking on my Facebook page about a game. Here's what I know: -PS2 -The graphics were good, she likened it to Tomb Raider in general look/gameplay -Protagonist was a brunette little girl (8-9), with some sort of monster/creature that was smaller than her, as a sidekick -Fairly kiddy, but again, with good/realistic graphics -Took place in a dark forest, with snow and all that, but also had some buildings (graveyard-ish?) -More exploration than outright horror -not one of the following: Jade Cocoon 2, Silent Hill, American McGee's Alice, Haunting Ground, Clock Tower, Lemony Snicket, Fatal Frame, Castleween, Siren. Does it ring any bells? I generally like "help us figure a game out" stuff but this has me outright stumped.
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Dec 10, 2017 18:58
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Ok another question. Amiga puzzle game with a sci fi theme. You had to command a series of robots in order to clean up or switch off the reactor of a nuclear power plant... IN SPACE! I can remember a couple of robots among the others, a red and a blue one, whose "trick" was to be magnetic and behave like the appropriately colored magnetic debris. I think the two robots were called "chernobots". There were other robots, like a heavy mover and probably one that was particularly resistant to radiations, but you could choose just two per each level. Other than the timer going off you would fail if you destroyed all your robots by exposing them to radiations. The playfield was seen top down and the gameplay was more or less like a complex version of sokoban.
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Dec 10, 2017 19:14
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Serperoth posted:A stranger was asking on my Facebook page about a game. Here's what I know: I can think of a few things that fit most but none that fit everything. Primal or Rule of Rose?
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Dec 10, 2017 19:20
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Sakurazuka posted:I can think of a few things that fit most but none that fit everything. Primal or Rule of Rose? She says it's a bit like Rule of Rose, story-wise. Specifically, how the girl is suddenly in the forest. But the girl is different, and the graphics are a little older. VV: Yeah, very much so, I think it even was mentioned that it wasn't cartoony graphics. Serperoth fucked around with this message at 20:02 on Dec 10, 2017 |
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Dec 10, 2017 19:37
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is dark cloud 2/dark chronicle too cartoony?
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Dec 10, 2017 20:00
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FROOOOOOOOG posted:Hey so I don't want to nag you on this, just wanted to see if you found the thing. I still haven't and it's still bugging me. Maybe I have it in storage, I'll have to check. Don't think I sold it but it's possible that my grandfather did in a garage sale.
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Dec 10, 2017 20:09
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iSurrender posted:It has some great moments but they dont really make up for how janky it is overall. If you played the pc version, it hasn't been updated since like 1998 except for compatibility stuff. The mobile version is radically streamlined without losing any of the narrative content and is, in my opinion, much better
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Dec 10, 2017 22:57
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limaCAT posted:Ok another question. Amiga puzzle game with a sci fi theme. You had to command a series of robots in order to clean up or switch off the reactor of a nuclear power plant... IN SPACE! Someone actually asked about this exact same game in the other thread a couple days ago, it’s Quadralien
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Dec 10, 2017 23:01
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Serperoth posted:She says it's a bit like Rule of Rose, story-wise. Specifically, how the girl is suddenly in the forest. But the girl is different, and the graphics are a little older. Show her this video from Primal because all the points, except it involving a child, are on point. People were even comparing the main character to Lara. It could also be Falling Stars but you said it wasn't cartoony.
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Dec 11, 2017 02:02
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Pablo Gigante posted:Someone actually asked about this exact same game in the other thread a couple days ago, it’s Quadralien That's it!
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Dec 11, 2017 07:38
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andrew smash posted:If you played the pc version, it hasn't been updated since like 1998 except for compatibility stuff. The mobile version is radically streamlined without losing any of the narrative content and is, in my opinion, much better The Steam version IS the mobile version, mind you. I don't know why GOG isn't offering it as well. E: Apparantly GOG has updated as well, so that's good.
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Dec 11, 2017 08:51
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al-azad posted:Show her this video from Primal because all the points, except it involving a child, are on point. People were even comparing the main character to Lara. Yep, it was Primal, she was just looking at the wrong footage when I first mentioned it to her. Thanks  Says she loves ya
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Dec 11, 2017 11:28
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THE BAR posted:The Steam version IS the mobile version, mind you. I don't know why GOG isn't offering it as well. Well poo poo, the things you learn. If that's the case I disagree with it being called janky. It is definitely unforgiving but it's a pretty smooth game these days.
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Dec 12, 2017 00:07
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andrew smash posted:Well poo poo, the things you learn. If that's the case I disagree with it being called janky. It is definitely unforgiving but it's a pretty smooth game these days. It's opaque in places, but you tend to learn from playing and paying attention to the world.
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Dec 12, 2017 09:54
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The Joe Man posted:So I went up to the house yesterday. It's not there. I'm about 80% sure I'm thinking of Math Ace Jr. but since there's basically nothing on the internet about it I can't be sure  You might be thinking of Discoveries of the Deep? That one doesn't look there's math involved and looks more realistic.
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Dec 12, 2017 22:26
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Freakazoid_ posted:The first one is probably from an snes/genesis or ps1 game. It's very mechanical/industrial sounding. It's not Devil's Lab from FF6, but it's in the ballpark. I think it's about 85 BPM and has a time signature similar to SMB3's underworld theme. Could it be a theme from Silent Hill? IIRC there's a few mechanical/industrial themes when fighting on the other side and such.
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Dec 12, 2017 22:33
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Welcome to the Machine from Ecco the Dolphin also has a very industrial and somber sound to it and it begins with a WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH thing.
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Dec 12, 2017 23:13
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FROOOOOOOOG posted:I'm about 80% sure I'm thinking of Math Ace Jr. but since there's basically nothing on the internet about it I can't be sure If it helps, the box was mostly yellow & blue (ocean pictures, probably some sharks). I'm going to go back up there to actually grab all my stuff at some point soon and I'll do another sweep but aghh I bet he sold it for like a nickel. He also managed to sell my mint copy of this for like a dollar: http://www.mobygames.com/game/wrath-of-the-gods The Joe Man fucked around with this message at 03:10 on Dec 13, 2017 |
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Dec 13, 2017 03:07
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Zanzibar Ham posted:Could it be a theme from Silent Hill? IIRC there's a few mechanical/industrial themes when fighting on the other side and such. I don't think so, I only played silent hill 2 but I'm pretty sure the song i'm trying to find isn't as dire or dark as that. But it wasn't really upbeat either. al-azad posted:Welcome to the Machine from Ecco the Dolphin also has a very industrial and somber sound to it and it begins with a WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH thing. It's not that. The song I'm trying to find doesn't have an intro, it just goes straight into the melody. I think.
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Dec 13, 2017 10:07
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andrew smash posted:If you played the pc version, it hasn't been updated since like 1998 except for compatibility stuff. The mobile version is radically streamlined without losing any of the narrative content and is, in my opinion, much better Yeah, I've only played the old PC version, and didnt know that. Thanks for pointing that out.
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Dec 13, 2017 10:34
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The chat thread made me remember some Monster Rancher like game with dragons where if you game sharked your starter's stats up and beat the super baddy in the unwinnable first fight, the game hard locked. Any ideas? Reasonably sure it was Playstation one era, could be early PS2.
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Dec 15, 2017 08:34
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I haven't played it, but I'm 99% sure that's Dragonseeds.
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Dec 15, 2017 09:06
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Rollersnake posted:I haven't played it, but I'm 99% sure that's Dragonseeds. Yeah, looks like.
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Dec 15, 2017 09:10
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Does anyone remember the free to play PC game a couple years ago that was basically future checkers with lasers?
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Dec 16, 2017 04:04
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So several years back I posted to this thread (or a previous iteration) for help finding an NES side scroller where the only thing I remembered was that one of the bosses was something like a giant Buddha statue that you could beat by jumping into the space between its head and the wall and shooting it. Nobody was able to figure it out for the life of them. Turns out it's Xexyz. A mystery I've been wondering about for around a decade, solved!
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Dec 16, 2017 04:57
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Capsaicin posted:Does anyone remember the free to play PC game a couple years ago that was basically future checkers with lasers? Quadradius?
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Dec 16, 2017 11:50
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Polaron posted:So several years back I posted to this thread (or a previous iteration) for help finding an NES side scroller where the only thing I remembered was that one of the bosses was something like a giant Buddha statue that you could beat by jumping into the space between its head and the wall and shooting it. Nobody was able to figure it out for the life of them. Xexyz was one of my favorite NES games for being incredibly bizarre. If I had known about your post that would've been my first guess.
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Dec 16, 2017 22:44
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iSurrender posted:Quadradius? Yep! That's definitely it!
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Dec 17, 2017 05:53
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PC game I played somewhere around 99-2000. Main character was a noir detective type with a trenchcoat and fedora but I think he also wore a domino mask. Gameplay was similar to a resident evil type game but I don't remember if it was survival horror or if it hand tank controls. His gun(s) had a laser that formed a crosshair on his target and I think everyone just referred to him as the Stranger. I tried googling around but I kept getting results for Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath. Any help is appreciated!
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Jan 3, 2018 21:46
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PC game some time between 1990 and 1994 It had a medieval theme. I think it was like a... puzzle game? Every time you beat it, they would add a new treasure to your Treasure Room in the castle the game took place in. gently caress that's all I remember. Good luck!
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Jan 3, 2018 21:47
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hamsystem posted:PC game I played somewhere around 99-2000. Main character was a noir detective type with a trenchcoat and fedora but I think he also wore a domino mask. Gameplay was similar to a resident evil type game but I don't remember if it was survival horror or if it hand tank controls. His gun(s) had a laser that formed a crosshair on his target and I think everyone just referred to him as the Stranger. I tried googling around but I kept getting results for Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath. Any help is appreciated! Nocturne? One of the characters also had a cameo in the Blair Witch computer games.
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