Thank you for this awesome write up! I'm starting Mario RPG due to my background with that series, but I'm excited as hell to play FF6 after that since I have never finished a classic FF before. This will be a first!
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Thank you for this awesome write up! I'm starting Mario RPG due to my background with that series, but I'm excited as hell to play FF6 after that since I have never finished a classic FF before. This will be a first!
Well if you check a couple posts up to the one you quoted you'll see that I actually finished it.
Not sure if I can say it's the best Zelda game, but it's up there with the best ones, like, top 3.
Zelda has been getting the most playtime from me and I'm loving every moment. I literally was playing non-stop for 3 hours Saturday night before I realized how much time passed by. I seriously feel like I'm reliving my childhood with this system and this has been worth every penny.
For DKC1 its just enough to find the room.
The_Inquisitor
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It's still my favorite JRPG of all time.
Thank you.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
There is one exception. One bonus room in one particular level requires you complete the bonus room and then exit the bonus room through a hidden door on the right to enter a second bonus room.
If you want to be spoiled on which it is:
Oil Drum Alley, get all single bananas in the first bonus room, get a barrel, pick it up, jump OVER the metal grate, walk into the wall, throw/drop the barrel to break open the double hidden door, enter second bonus room. If you walked over the metal grate, you'll exit the first bonus without entering the second bonus. It's bullshit. It's so bullshit.
Speaking of bullshit bonus levels:
NeoGAF: Fucking Donkey Kong Country's Bonus Rooms are Bullshit
boxoctosis
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You want the Sprint Shoes to run faster on screen.
The running shoes caste Haste (in battle) I think.
According to this video it's running shoes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGiKyYV1dkI
But I dont understand why it's not working for me
Magnet_Man
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THAT'S WHAT I WAS DOING WRONG!? ALL THESE YEARS!! I'm so heated right now.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Dude you and like a million other people who had to put up with that horseshit as kids.
Thanks. I will be using a guide. I don't have the time or patience to jump off random cliffs.
It's Sprint Shoes.
Did you even watch the video? When it goes to Locke, you see the player buy and equip Sprint Shoes and run all over the place. The video's description even says that the Running Shoes cast Haste on the wearer which is a battle-only thing.
paragonpro
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Super mario world is just as good as i recall, but man choco ghost house is kicking the shit outta me.
This is why I got 102% in DKC2 and even 105% in DKC3 (not bragging t̶o̶t̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶b̶r̶a̶g̶g̶i̶n̶g̶] but never got 101% on DKC. The Bonus Rooms locations were weird and unintuitive as fuck.
twinturbo2
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Have there been any announcements for accessories beyond the one carry case we know of?
I totally had the same feeling, haha. I know it's been 25 years and I'm kind of guessing at the controls, but I played 3 innings and was down 25 - 4 so I just gave up.
PhantomZone
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Getting a second this week. Will get a third and possibly a 4th at Christmas time!
Something hilarious about Konami, the most hated gaming company, posting "We got you fam"
GinoFelino
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Shitty companies can have great employees!
SonicXtreme
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does anyone mod Griffey annually with roster updates like they do with tecmo bowl
Berserking Guts
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Replaying FFVI again so many years later and man, I really dislike the combat and level system. After reaching
it just starts feeling boring.
the world of ruin
I found the 2 mentioned in the thread you linked as a kid.
Jimnymebob
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I had a go of DKC for the first time in around 15 years, and it still holds up really well. It's probably my favourite platformer series on the SNES that I played. I don't really remember DKC2 other than it being the one with Dixie and Diddy, and I enjoyed what I played of 3.
I never played much of them though, like, I don't think I reached the world 1 boss on any of them.
Are the other 2 OK on the EU Wii U VC, or are they 50hz PAL?
I never played much of them though, like, I don't think I reached the world 1 boss on any of them.
Are the other 2 OK on the EU Wii U VC, or are they 50hz PAL?
For some weird reason DKC and DKC3 have the 60Hz versions available on the EU eShop, but the decided to make DKC2 the PAL 50Hz version.
Jimnymebob
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Thanks Nintendo!
I'll probably pick them up at some point though.
I just love how the movement feels on those games though. I wasn't a big fan of Returns, but Tropical Freeze was amazing.
superNESjoe
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DKC2 is widely considered the best one.
Jimnymebob
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It's like, I'm sure I at least played it, but I don't remember it.
3 starts on the pirate ship/pier, right?
Heavy Iron Industries
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That soundtrack is emotional. I can relate.
superNESjoe
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2 starts on a ship, 3 on a pier (if I remember right).
Jimnymebob
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I guess I'm getting then mixed up. I definitely remember playing with Kiddy Kong though.
Heavy Iron Industries
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Samurai Goroh went sideways off of the first ramp on Port Town, out of bounds. 2 seconds later...
CHECK CHECK CHECK CHECK LOL
<3 this game though.
sixteen-bit
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Updating a SF2 beta reproduction cartridge to the final version (as seen on the SNES Classic). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8xvcm4sOJE
Dkc 2 starts on a pirate ship right away.
In dkc 3 you first have to navigate over the world map and get a boat from Funky Kong. With that you have to go to the first world and the first level is on a long pier.
I thought this was about Street Fighter but Star Fox2 makes more sense
SmiteOfHand
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FWIW I've tried getting into SoM several times over the years and it never really clicked for me either. It wasn't until I reached the part where you can really start to upgrade and juggle your weapons, a few hours in:
after helping the dwarves with some stuff and starting to pick up weapon orbs
Also, of course, playing co-op if possible is the ideal. Getting a feel for your travel space so you don't lock each other is a minor hump but once you get a feel for it you are good. If not in a new area or running around town we tend to have one player drop out (hit start) so the other can drive unimpeded by someone getting stuck on a wall or whatever.
Harbinger of War
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While on the topic of Secret of Mana: Is there a lot of grinding involved? I put 2-3 hours into it last night and upon reaching the
boss fight found that I was apparently severely under-leveled. My characters were all in the 6-8 range heading in to the fight (despite never skipping any enemies I came across) while some posts online recommend 10+. So I spent about 30 minutes grinding, which is the one thing that I absolutely don't want to get involved with over the course of a 25-30 hour RPG.
Is the need to grind commonplace throughout the game, or was this just a rare situation that I likely won't encounter again?
Spiky Tiger
Is the need to grind commonplace throughout the game, or was this just a rare situation that I likely won't encounter again?
World SkiFree
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Cool!Most of my play time last night was spent beating the shit out of Gabby Jay. I think I got this down.
I don't remember, does the original cart game save high scores or are you using save states to save?
Spiky Tiger was always a kind of roadblock boss that was purposefully difficult to beat from what I can tell. Before you get to that point, the non-linear style of gameplay might have had you backtracking a few times between Pandora, the Dwarf Village and Haunted Forest before you would recruit your other party members permanently (Primm has a habit of walking off). Devs might have thought that multiple trips through Gaia's Navel would lead to higher levels and adjusted Spiky Tiger accordingly. That's just a guess, though.
The game does get grindy though, and I don't mean character levels. Once you get magic each spirit's pool of spells can be leveled (and thus get stronger) by using their magic a lot, the max level corresponding to the amount of Mana Seeds you've awakened. In the 2nd half of the game Mana Seeds come pretty fast and so do new Elemetal Spirits, which all start at Level 1. Weapons too can be leveled alonside their upgrades, and each new level gives you a new charge attack (some better than others). Of course, most people consider magic pretty broken so forcing them to level up would only serve to break the game even more.
The original had a battery save, yeah. Saves records and your title bout progress. 3 save slots.
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