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Replaying Blood Omen on PC with a recent patch is a great way to experience/re-experience the game. Higher quality sounds, Xinput support, 60 fps, running the game in any resolution (including windowed mode), including even different languages for the voices and subtitles somehow as well, which don't even exist in the normal game. Definitely the definitive version. This is the patch if anyone's interested.
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ZogrimAteMyHamster posted:N64
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Pierzak posted:What is that sorcery? http://retroachievements.org/ With retroarch you can connect it to that website and track achievements, not sure about other emulators.
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Pierzak posted:What is that sorcery? CFox posted:http://retroachievements.org/ Yep, there are various emulators available for whatever systems. RetroArch does pretty much everything, but I use RALibRetro more often when possible. RAP64 gave me issues with crashing however, and RAGens is being deprecated with the next update so don't bother with that (loving thing crashes if you try changing the controls anyway).
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 On to AoF3 which is by reports less of a bastard than the first two. I've continued playing Doom mods, this time High Noon Drifter  And the grandaddy of total conversions, Aliens TC 
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Was in a Dragon Quest mood, so I'm playing Dragon Quest VIII instead of the first game for the billionth time.
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this triggered some old memory. was there some doom engine or build engine cowboy game where you could dual wield pistols? e:maybe it was blood because i also remember dynamite, but i think it was something else
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Rinkles posted:this triggered some old memory. was there some doom engine or build engine cowboy game where you could dual wield pistols? Outlaws? e: Wait Outlaws doesn't look at all like I remembered. So maybe I was conflating it with whatever you're thinking about.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Outlaws? i might be conflating it with something else myself.
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Rinkles posted:this triggered some old memory. was there some doom engine or build engine cowboy game where you could dual wield pistols? This is a real reach, but could it have been Smokin' Guns? https://www.smokin-guns.org/
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In anticipation of its long awaited sequel, i'm playing Beneath a Steel Sky again
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I beat Chrono Trigger on DS last month, so right now I've decided to finally beat Chrono Cross.
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Dell_Zincht posted:In anticipation of its long awaited sequel, i'm playing Beneath a Steel Sky again Whaat? I hope it's a Doom-clone 
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Whaat? I hope it's a Doom-clone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=int26L_JYvg It still doesn't have a release date but Charles Cecil has been very vocal about it on Facebook and Twitter. Dell_Zincht fucked around with this message at 08:40 on Jun 7, 2020 |
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I bought a Genesis Mini because my eight year old loving loves Sonic and I wanted to catch up on the retro gaming I missed as a Nintendo-loving kid back in the day, and I have to say... ...there's a bunch of bad games in here. Altered Beast, Space Harrier 2, and both Mickey games were really disappointing and unfun. They felt like filler games. Some of the other games we've played have been alright (ToeJam and Earl, Castlevania: New Generation, Streets of Rage 2, Columns) to good (Sonic 1 & 2, Mean Bean Machine, and especially Gunstar Heroes), but the average quality just seems underwhelming. Especially compared to the SNES Mini, which only has half the number of games, but a majority are, like, legendary classics.
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Cicero posted:I bought a Genesis Mini because my eight year old loving loves Sonic and I wanted to catch up on the retro gaming I missed as a Nintendo-loving kid back in the day, and I have to say... I was a Genesis kid growing up, but I'll happily admit that the Genesis didn't have the same number or, er, legendariness, of legendary classics. If I try to think about it...
I picked up everything in the Genesis Classics Collection on Steam recently in a megasale and... I think they're also suffering because they're mostly restricted to first-party or first-ish-party stuff. Sega never had a mascot stick the way Nintendo did, and Nintendo got like five off the top of my head.
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Finished up Front Mission 2. The second-to-last mission is really tense, I loved it. I had my wanzers dropping left and right, it felt really dramatic. It was also nice how Royd Clive returned but unfortunately he was very crazy now. The saddest part to me was how easy the fight against them were, and it was a side mission even. Royd made some bad decisions man  And then I got the strangest sudden urge to play Fight Night 2004, the first game in the series. I really forgot how fun these games were and after all these years it still gets me pumped up. The knockout ragdolls are still hilarious too, so that's nice. Beat the career mode for the first time ever and man, fighting Ali is goddamn tiring. As it should be! I'm not big on sports games, but this seems like a series that should maybe return (like EA Skate, bring it back you cowards)? Or is there a newer equivalent already?
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Firo & Klawd is a game hardly anyone has heard of and I envy those lucky souls who haven't experienced such a waste of time. Ten pounds of poo poo in a five-pound bag.
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Dell_Zincht posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=int26L_JYvg Yeah OK just tell me it has guns!
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Been playing Contra Hard Corps on the Switch collection, finished 2 of the routes so far. This is game is badass. I was a SNES kid growing up but I already like this better than the first 3 Contra games. This game's rep as extremely hard is a bit overstated - I think Contra III is a bit tougher on normal, even more on hard mode. For the Genesis fans, how is Castlevania Bloodlines? Is it worth getting the CV collection on Switch for it? I'm on the fence because I've played the other games aside from the GB one. My fave in that series is CV3, if that makes a difference.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Yeah OK just tell me it has guns! Why would it have guns?
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Mea Tulpa posted:Been playing Contra Hard Corps on the Switch collection, finished 2 of the routes so far. This is game is badass. I was a SNES kid growing up but I already like this better than the first 3 Contra games. This game's rep as extremely hard is a bit overstated - I think Contra III is a bit tougher on normal, even more on hard mode. You’ll get a different answer depending on who you ask but I love Bloodlines! I don’t know if it’s worth buying the Switch collection SOLELY for it, but it’s a very solid game with some great level design and music.
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Bloodlines is a lot of fun and you take a bit of a differing path depending on which character you pick. Sprites are excellent, game plays well. I'd get it.
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Cool, thanks. That sounds good enough for me.
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A marathon session of Wolfenstein 3D on the SNES, Hard difficulty. I can only describe such an idiotic idea as absolutely loving exhausting. If I ever have to play that again it'll be too soon.
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Dell_Zincht posted:Why would it have guns? To shoot with.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:To shoot with. Beneath a Steel Sky was a point and click adventure game, why would the sequel be something completely different lol?
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Dell_Zincht posted:Beneath a Steel Sky was a point and click adventure game, why would the sequel be something completely different lol? In adventure games, I like solving puzzles with violence. The setting in Beneath a Steel Sky was very shooting-appropriate. Heck, even Space Quest had a (very bad) combat system.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:In adventure games, I like solving puzzles with violence. The setting in Beneath a Steel Sky was very shooting-appropriate. Okay well i'm pretty sure Beyond a Steel Sky is going to be very much in the vein of all of Revolution's Point and Clicks, the fans would probably revolt if they turned it into a third person shooter!
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Been catching up on old adventure games, sometimes returning to old faves and sometimes just to beat them and remove them from my back because it bugs me to leave stuff for years unfinished. Among other stuff I revisited the Gobli[i][i]ns series and learned that the CD versions are way worse than the floppy ones, with bearable but not great voice acting instead of the signature blah-blah speech sounds, and the awesome and catchy music was replaced by much worse tracks  So my question is this: I have Woodruff and the Schnibble in my sights, so far it sounds like the CD version of Goblins. Did it ever have a floppy version, or was it a later project that got released on CD only?
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 Giving The Mad Wizard a try. It's pretty solid if you like Metroidvanish puzzle platforms.
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Pierzak posted:So my question is this: I have Woodruff and the Schnibble in my sights, so far it sounds like the CD version of Goblins. Did it ever have a floppy version, or was it a later project that got released on CD only? No idea on this but you have reminded me that I should look up Frankomatic on YouTube and see what let's plays he's done lately as he did do this game. For what it's worth the version he played was fully voice acted. Stuff I poked at recently: Future Tactics: the Uprising- Really slow strategy game that tries to be actiony. Most of the slowness is from having to watch the enemy turn in real time. Deformable environments are kinda cool I guess? Also if you read the diary entries of the little sister to the main character between missions they are dark as hell, especially set against the cartoony style of the graphics. I dropped it though because I got sick of the slog real quick. Lattice 200EC7- Still as obscure and as impenetrable a rail shooter as the last time I tried it. And I mean that literally as you are first person traversing a rail dodging and shooting enemies looking to shoot canister thingys to open gates/eventually finish the level after you get them all. I think, it's hard to know what's going on. This game is Japanese PS1 only and no one on the Western internet cares enough about the game to cover it. Rival Schools- It's not a bad 3D fighter but for some reason I didn't like the feel of it. Maybe it's because I've spent too much time in Evil Zone, Star Gladiators, or Lightning Legend? Also it's one of the few times I've looked at an early-ish 3D game and thought "man this looks rough." Puzzle and Dragons Z/Super Mario- Okay I know it's not really retro but I finally got to it just now. It's a match three puzzle variation for those not in the know. The Mario skinned half of the game sucked and I slammed into a wall of difficulty at the end of level 2. But at least it was a good tutorial for the normal Puzzle and Dragons half of the game, which so far has a gentler difficulty curve and is much more enjoyable. You can tell that this half had some thought put into it about player progression instead of tossing all the options at you at once.
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That post reminded me that I will never, ever stop playing Quiz & Dragons.
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Pastry of the Year posted:That post reminded me that I will never, ever stop playing Quiz & Dragons. You've played the Capcom trivia variation, right?
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Super Monkey Ball. It is a simple arcade-like experience where you endanger monkeys.
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ZogrimAteMyHamster posted:A marathon session of Wolfenstein 3D on the SNES, Hard difficulty. I can only describe such an idiotic idea as absolutely loving exhausting. If I ever have to play that again it'll be too soon. Faceball 2000 will make you love it
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MorrisBae posted:Faceball 2000 will make you love it Woah, no thanks, I've been there. As it stands, I also have no reason to go back to that thing... yet.
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Shenmue for Dreamcast. I think this is now the third time that I've tried to finish this game as I always lost interest pretty early on. I'm using a walkthrough this time so hopefully that can keep me progressing through the story enough to keep me focused on finally finishing this. Thank god for that as I always got frustrated trying to find the sailor bar in the unmarked alley that unfortunately for the player isn't listed on the street maps. Graphically I think it still looks good and is one of the best looking on the system, imo.
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ZogrimAteMyHamster posted:Woah, no thanks, I've been there. As it stands, I also have no reason to go back to that thing... yet. I didn't even know about the hidden Cyberscape mode in the SNES version that has all the Gameboy levels until I did some googling yesterday - I might need to go back and play though that quote:Cyberscape (Puzzle Mode) - Hold down L & R while selecting the number of players, then let go when the screen fades to black.
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