+thegoldenband Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 2. Mansion of Hidden Souls (Sega CD) Myst-esque graphic adventure is atmospheric, but fairly simplistic, and suffers from grainy images and a very low framerate that turns many scenes into a slideshow. Still, with frustration-free puzzles and a smooth interface, it's a pleasant enough way to spend an evening. B-. 3. Panic! (Sega CD) Your mission in Panic! is to cure the world of a nasty computer virus by teleporting through a series of ~100 different locations and pushing buttons, but this is really just a framework for a collection of surreal gags and Monty Python-esque lunacy. Despised by some and embraced by others, it's probably one of the most divisive titles in the console's library, but it looks great (especially by Sega CD standards), sounds quite good, and has a huge amount of content. However, it only barely qualifies as a game, and reaching the end is less a question of skill than trial-and-error (plus mapmaking). Either way, I'm glad it exists. B+. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGameCollector Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 3. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - PS1100% with every character. ugh that was annoying. This game had a nice soundtrack and was innovative for its time, but the play control is so imprecise (at least with this Pelican brand wireless controller I have). I kept missing the jumps required to get certain hidden tapes over and over again. Frustration like crazy. Then taking the time to do it with every character. That was overkill. The characters are all supposed to have even stats in the end but to me it seemed they still had differences. Some appeared to skate faster, some seemed to really do bad at turning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) Hi guys, Final Fight CD. For the Sega CD! One of the better games for the system and what an excellent soundtrack for its time. The soundbites and voice acting were pretty good and like the SuperNES version, the Mega-CD version was censored for the English localization with many of the same changes. Poison and Roxy were kept, but were redrawn with less revealing clothing. Overall, this is my favorite version of Final Fight on any home console! Anthony... Edited January 7, 2014 by fdurso224 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hi guys, Dr. Mario 64 for Nintendo 64. I always enjoyed puzzle games and this is one of my favorite on the N64. Fun, addictive and replay value is high! Anthony... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hi guys, Super Mario Bros 3 for the NES. No need to explain this great game! Anthony... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Darksiders (PS3) Until further notice, my GOTG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Hi guys, Neo Turf Masters. Neo-Geo AES. You know what? This game is probably the best golf game ever made. Many in the Neo-Geo community feel the same way as well. The game was made by Nazca (which also made Metal Slug) and offers great music and graphics. Replay value is high and fun to play Unlike many golf games of the era which used a two-click swing system to determine the hook or slice of the ball, Neo Turf Masters uses a single click for the power of the shot, and a second for the height of the shot; hook and slice are selected with buttons B and C before making the shot. This makes the game much easier to pick up and play well than its contemporaries, but it compensates for this reduced difficulty with fiendish (if somewhat unrealistic) course layouts and highly variable wind. Anthony... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Bowling on the Atari 2600. Two-player game. Currently playing it in the Silver Medal Bracket challenge of the 2600 HSC. According to the rules "play a two-player game and add the scores", after countless attempts, I managed a clean 600. Which is slightly bigger news than "one perfect game in Bowling" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Just finished Batman - Arkham City on the PS3. Left me mostly unimpressed - after Asylum it's just more of the same. Still entertaining enough, kinda like Uncharted or God of War sequels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 Hi guys, Viewpoint. Neo-Geo AES. This is my brother's favorite game for the Neo-Geo and we beat this game together. Fun game, the player has access to three bombs: one that can make a wave of fire that starts from behind the player's ship and scrolls "up" the screen, another that makes a powerful circular, nova-like blast, and one that shoots several mini-missiles capable of homing in on multiple targets. The game has 6 stages in total. Anthony... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 4. Pete Sampras Tennis (Genesis) Wrote about this game here, so I'll merely say that, on the whole, the bells and whistles just about counterbalance the flaws. B-. 5. Fahrenheit (Sega CD) Decent FMV game loses points for confusing control scheme, dependence on trial-and-error gameplay, and annoying habit of belittling the player for not being psychic. But if you're willing to make maps and figure the game out, it's moderately entertaining. C. 6. Fahrenheit (Sega 32X CD) The same game as the above, with cleaner/more colorful visuals and worse sound. Oddly, the second matters far more than the first, and I think this is a small but definite step down -- so don't bother busting out another power strip to hold the 3 (!) wall warts needed to play this. C-. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 BTW congrats to karokoenig! It's not easy to achieve perfection in an Atari 2600 game but you, sir, have accomplished that feat. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 BTW congrats to karokoenig! It's not easy to achieve perfection in an Atari 2600 game but you, sir, have accomplished that feat. ...and it's not gonna happen again. I am so sick of this game... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 ...and it's not gonna happen again. I am so sick of this game... The wonderful thing is, you never, ever have to play it again. You've extracted all the gameplay it has to offer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 2. Mansion of Hidden Souls (Sega CD) Myst-esque graphic adventure is atmospheric, but fairly simplistic, and suffers from grainy images and a very low framerate that turns many scenes into a slideshow. Still, with frustration-free puzzles and a smooth interface, it's a pleasant enough way to spend an evening. B-. I am glad to see you enjoyed this one. This is a personal favorite on the Sega CD for me. It's choppy and grainy like you mentioned, but it's a very pleasant experience that isn't very stressful (which is nice). If you get a chance, check out Lunacy on the Saturn, I believe it was crafted by the same people and offers a similar, mysterious adventure as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 The wonderful thing is, you never, ever have to play it again. You've extracted all the gameplay it has to offer! On the other hand, Bowling for the Atari 2600 now is more than halfway towards the 1000 minute club in the tracker! Not sure that it counts to "beat" the game, but yesterday when I played Super Cycle on the C64, I made it through all the tracks (on easiest level though). It is a rather simple thing to achieve, at least on that level and only took 25 minutes. I suppose I should play it again on hardest level to make it count. I didn't even break my own highscore, set 22 years ago (!) according to the built-in highscore table. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 The wonderful thing is, you never, ever have to play it again. You've extracted all the gameplay it has to offer! Well, technically, there is more to extract. The 600 was done with a simple curveball game - Game 2. Someone could do the same with game 4 (steerable ball), and even with Game 6 (straight ball). There IS a random element in the game, so that very rarely even a straight shot will score a strike. The chances that this happens 24 times in a row are astronomically low, though. Maybe zero, actually. I never found out if it's truly random or if there's a fixed pattern. Would have to check the code to find out. Anyway, good luck with getting a 600 in Game 6, folks. I'll send you a patch if you can make it . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro-Z Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Finally finished Defenders of Oasis for the Sega Game Gear. Tried it out on a friend's Game Gear 10+ years ago... and finished it as a Virtual Console game on the Nintendo 2DS over the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Done with Metal Gear Rising! Definitely Platinum quality stuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Hi guys, Duck Tales 2 for the NES. Fun game and worth spending the money for. I still think the original is a little better, but still a fun title to play! Anthony... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGameCollector Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 4. Final Fantasy II - NES (English prototype translation on repro cartridge)I completed the English prototype translation from a reproduction cartridge I ordered in 2009. While not as easy to understand as the fan translation, the prototype translation is still understandable enough to play through. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 My first Capcom playthrough in 2013: Mega Man 8 (PS1). Quite hard in some spots... ("Jump", "Jump", "Slide", "Jump" )Capcom games beaten in 2013: Mega Man 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 Hi guys, Kid Icarus for the NES. Got all of the endings as well! Anthony... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Arx Fatalis (XBOX) Surprised I saw this one through to completion, let alone to have enjoyed it as much as I did. It's an old-fashioned dungeon-crawler, complete with all the attendant pros and cons of that genre. Plus, a few very significant flaws unto itself, the most notable being a poor story and miserable (as in maybe the worst I've ever heard) voice acting. Game nails the ambience though, and the gameplay was compelling enough to keep me invested until the end. One of the most underappreciated games on the original XBOX. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Just finished Mega Man Battle & Chase (PS1). I won races on every course with every difficulty setting, collecting all 44 car parts. Quite a crappy game, making me happy that Capcom rarely creates racing games (I see a Snowboarding game on the horizon though... )Capcom games beaten in 2013: Mega Man 8 & Mega Man Battle & Chase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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