OrbitalBeard
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Splatterhouse is a really special game. One of the arcade greats.
It's fun, but tough!
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Namco Museum on Switch
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Splatterhouse is a really special game. One of the arcade greats.
It's fun, but tough!
Yeah, was just going to post the same thing. First time it's impressed me, it is a big improvement over normal rumble and I was very sceptical before.
The vibration sort of matches the sound effect. Eating ghosts is glorious, and the explosions in Galaga 88 as well.
I'd like a patch to rotate controls when you rotate the screen. Even if it might not be a good idea to hold the Switch like that with the joycons attached, I want it.
Earthbound64
Banned
"Why would you do that?" is the user that I quoted's username.
Also, this has much more to it than Namco Museum 64 or Namco Museum for GBA.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Digital only.
Retro Edge
Member
properpropaganda
Member
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I was checking this out today. It's tempting for Rolling Thunder 2 but man, that $30 price tag is tough to swallow. Namco should've added more games. I'll keep an eye out for a sale.
drangleic tourism
Member
The presentation is indeed very nice. I actually really like the package altogether even though it's a little short on games. The games that are there are great. Splatterhouse and Rolling Thunder are aces.
xXBetter Off DadXx
Member
Yeah I don't get what's up with that boxart when there is no physical edition?
Earthbound64
Banned
EDIT: n/m, wrong game.
No idea, I used to play the Arcade version and it's the same as that.
Man I'm impressed if you were able to do well on Rolling Thunder consistently back then, it's so damn tough D: Those man-bat enemies in stage four arrggggh
Was also horrified to read that
it does the Ghosts 'n Goblins thing of having you play a somehow even harder variant of the game again for the proper ending
Wouldn't surprise me if this was a quick one and done thing for them, but I really hope they patch for more customisable controls and snappier menus. I'd also happily buy DLC packs of more games at a reasonable price, I'd prefer that as opposed to multiple museums.
I spent tons of credits back in the day though and as I was young I could memorize easier where what type of enemy would appear. In the end I could finish the game from the start with 1 credit if I didn't fuck up. Always will be one of my great gaming memories.
Also practically the only reason I bought this Namco Museum!
I spent tons of credits back in the day though and as I was young I could memorize easier where what type of enemy would appear. In the end I could finish the game from the start with 1 credit if I didn't fuck up. Always will be one of my great gaming memories.
Also practically the only reason I bought this Namco Museum!
Bahaha amazing
...having just finished it while abusing save states to hell and back, I'm even more impressed by your younger self =O God the enemy placement is utter bullshit at times ha. Had a lot of frustration laden fun with it though all the same.
Bahaha amazing
...having just finished it while abusing save states to hell and back, I'm even more impressed by your younger self =O God the enemy placement is utter bullshit at times ha. Had a lot of frustration laden fun with it though all the same.
Is there not unlimited credits? Just wondering why you had to abuse save states.
BassForever
Member
I just dropped $30 on this for pac man vs couldn't give a shit about anything else in the collection
It's a valid point though. This is no longer the N64 or GBA era. Much larger titles were released on PS2 and 360.
Earthbound64
Banned
The GBA was in the same era as the PS2...
The GBA was actually released after the PS2.
alf717
Member
How did they pull that off?
I don't get what point you're trying to make here.
The GBA was a handheld many magnitudes weaker in terms of both power and storage capacity. The Switch is significantly more capable than both the GBA and PS2. Previous console and handheld releases featured many more titles. The Switch title only featuring 11 games isn't a great value, because we have so many other titles to compare it to.
Earthbound64
Banned
I disagree.
There's definitely already people getting down n dirty with Switch stuff since the SDK leaked a while back.
Havoc2049
Member
A few more games would have been nice, but the selling point of the Switch version of Namco Museum is Splatterhouse, Tank Force and Rolling Thunder 2, which I think are all appearing for the first time in the Namco Museum games. The online leader boards/high score boards are a nice feature as well, which only a few other versions of Namco Museum have.
crackhead_bob
Member
No Ms. Pac Man makes this bundle feel incomplete. It's almost like Namco deliberately kept out one of their crown jewels sensing its worth.
Not the first time either, Ms was kept back as DLC for the Pac-Man collection some years back
Neff
Member
Technically Ms. Pac-Man isn't a Namco game, as in they didn't make it themselves. So they're not as proud of it as they are their in-house developed hits and tend not to push it so much despite its popularity.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Yeah. All three games are awesome and have completely justified the price tag for me. I also have a newfound love for Dig Dug, a game I had only dabbled in previously. My life has been such a waste up to this point.
bodeiseifer
Member
I'd like a smoothing filter of some sort, not a fan of the clean pixel look, doesn't look authentic to me, even with scanlines engaged.
Dwight Evans
Neo Member
I am tempted. If it was $20, I'd get it.
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
Yeah, have same concerns with the price myself but then again I don't know much about the value proposition here as I've never played through Rolling Thunder or Splatterhouse before.
I finally bought it yesterday.
I was on the fence because I think the price is too high, but I am not regretting this purchase.
The Switch has that something that makes me have a blast playing Galaga or Rolling Thunder. I do not think I would care much to play those games on any other systems.
So weird...
I was on the fence because I think the price is too high, but I am not regretting this purchase.
The Switch has that something that makes me have a blast playing Galaga or Rolling Thunder. I do not think I would care much to play those games on any other systems.
So weird...
OrbitalBeard
Member
$30 is a bit steep, but you purchasing compilations at discounts doesn't really prove a point.