Shin Johnpv
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Awesome find! I love the look of Famicom Disk games.
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NES/Famicom Appreciation Thread
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I didn't even connect this as a possibility. That's pretty cool.
It's a pretty rare game, it's apparently based on a obscure Japanese title by KID. Great music too, even though the PAL cart plays the music a bit faster than the original.
Huggers
Member
Got my NES Mini. More of a novelty item for me but it's so cheap it's hard to complain. Impressions here if anyone's interested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IO2l8hMVm0
Hoping Battletoads wins the vote for December. I've been practicing... Still can't beat it though
Hoping Battletoads wins the vote for December. I've been practicing... Still can't beat it though
Hah shoot, I was supposed to end the voting like a week ago. Well, it doesn't matter. I'll close it now. Battletoads did win! I'll post the numbers later. That would be for January though. Get your cart now if you don't have it.
December is Crystalis. I'll have a post for it later today
PixyJunket
Member
So here's the first episode of my Craft Beer and Retro Gaming podcast.
http://ntcbpod.podbean.com/e/retro-brew-1-karbach-fresh-nugs-and-nes-tmnt-3-the-manhattan-project/
You can find it on iTunes and other things so however you listen, listen.
Like I mentioned, we tripped up a bit on this record thanks to having to redo it, but give me feedback on what you'd like to hear from something like this.
Next episode will be Bourbon County Stout and Ninja Gaiden II.
http://ntcbpod.podbean.com/e/retro-brew-1-karbach-fresh-nugs-and-nes-tmnt-3-the-manhattan-project/
You can find it on iTunes and other things so however you listen, listen.
Like I mentioned, we tripped up a bit on this record thanks to having to redo it, but give me feedback on what you'd like to hear from something like this.
Next episode will be Bourbon County Stout and Ninja Gaiden II.
Huggers
Member
Hah shoot, I was supposed to end the voting like a week ago. Well, it doesn't matter. I'll close it now. Battletoads did win! I'll post the numbers later. That would be for January though. Get your cart now if you don't have it.
December is Crystalis. I'll have a post for it later today
Oh! Well, glad it won. Underrated game. It's all good I have both of those so I'm all set
PixyJunket
Member
We briefly talked about Crystalis in Episode 2, maybe I can do a episode on it.Hah shoot, I was supposed to end the voting like a week ago. Well, it doesn't matter. I'll close it now. Battletoads did win! I'll post the numbers later. That would be for January though. Get your cart now if you don't have it.
December is Crystalis. I'll have a post for it later today
Dracula, then Hitler? December's Club pick has a lot to live up to villain-wise!
One way or another, Bionic Commando is out, and SNK's Crystalis is in!
Hope you're ready for a heaping helping of top-down action-adventuring!
One way or another, Bionic Commando is out, and SNK's Crystalis is in!
Hope you're ready for a heaping helping of top-down action-adventuring!
Wiki wiki ya ya, ya ya:
The gameplay of Crystalis is similar to that of other action RPGs. The world is presented in a top-down perspective so the player can move smoothly in eight directions using the control pad. There are two action buttons; one is used for attacking with a sword, and the secondary button is mapped to a chosen action, such as a magical power or an item from the player's inventory. The start and select buttons bring up the status screen and the inventory menu, respectively. In addition, the player can equip various suits of armor and shields. Defeating monsters allows the player to gain experience points and levels, which boost his health, defense, and attack strength.
Here's how the voting shook out for anyone interested.
November
And here's how we handled the tie for December...
December
Header image by D Lo, Monthly image made
by Wanyodos. Guidelines below by RavenholmDX. Selection Process by OnPoint.
Thanks guys!
by Wanyodos. Guidelines below by RavenholmDX. Selection Process by OnPoint.
Thanks guys!
Oh shit...
Flizzzipper
Member
I've played and beaten Crystalis within the past year. It's really good!
Dracula, then Hitler? December's Club pick has a lot to live up to villain-wise!
One way or another, Bionic Commando is out, and SNK's Crystalis is in!
Hope you're ready for a heaping helping of top-down action-adventuring!
Wiki wiki ya ya, ya ya:
The gameplay of Crystalis is similar to that of other action RPGs. The world is presented in a top-down perspective so the player can move smoothly in eight directions using the control pad. There are two action buttons; one is used for attacking with a sword, and the secondary button is mapped to a chosen action, such as a magical power or an item from the player's inventory. The start and select buttons bring up the status screen and the inventory menu, respectively. In addition, the player can equip various suits of armor and shields. Defeating monsters allows the player to gain experience points and levels, which boost his health, defense, and attack strength.
Here's how the voting shook out for anyone interested.November
And here's how we handled the tie for December...
December
Header image by D Lo, Monthly image made
by Wanyodos. Guidelines below by RavenholmDX. Selection Process by OnPoint.
Thanks guys!
Your game of the month posts are always so hype, really looking forward to play and hopefully beat Crystalis for the first time!
StevieWhite
Member
So I've been working through some video pinball for a video I'm doing, and I took a crack at Pinbot for the NES. I'm not going to be covering it in the video, because it's not terribly fun... but I was impressed by the split screen effect. Rare knew what they were doing.
https://youtu.be/ieOhVemaT7M
Also, I dug the main theme, so I ripped it.
https://youtu.be/ieOhVemaT7M
Also, I dug the main theme, so I ripped it.
RoryDropkick
Member
Oh! Crystalis won? Cool deal. I really have fond memories of that game and beating it a few times over. Hated the GBA remake.
What are some of your fave NES pinball titles? I think Rollerball by HAL is probably the best on the platform. Lovely main theme too.
Anyways, Crystalis? Fantastic game and still holds up extremely well today. Summer '90 was a great summer between that and FF1. I'd love to see what first-timers think.
StevieWhite
Member
Tbh, I kind of dig the physics on Nintendo's Pinball. I just played it side by side with Alien Crush for the TG16, and good ol' Pinball definitely "feels" more like real pinball. Not to say that Alien Crush isn't great in its own right.
Boring choice, but I love it.
Not Pinball Quest. I think it's a cool idea that plays kinda garbage.
Hey, I love Pinball Quest! It's one of my favorite RPG genre mashups. I beat it recently and think it holds up once you get accustomed to the odd physics.
If you're expecting it to play like real pinball you'll be disappointed. But if you accept it as it's own thing, you'll find a really great game to play with its own unique rules/controls.
Kirby's Pinball and Pokemon Pinball were my JAM back in the day. Never got into pinball on the NES, though recently I just played a bit of the original Black box "Pinball", and really enjoyed it.
Off topic, I played FAR too much "Balls of Steel" on PC too.
RadarScope1
Member
At the second area in Crystalis now. Been grinding a bit which is quite dull in this game.
Unrelated edit: Anyone looking for mint copies of Ice Climber and Kid Icarus, I am selling: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=225879256&postcount=11197
Mint condition, five-screw copies. I have extras only because I just bought CIB copies.
Unrelated edit: Anyone looking for mint copies of Ice Climber and Kid Icarus, I am selling: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=225879256&postcount=11197
Mint condition, five-screw copies. I have extras only because I just bought CIB copies.
Hi guys...decided not to dignify the "NES is too old" thread with a response and just show up here. I actually started messing around with crystalis a week or so ago without knowing you guys would focus on it. Glad it's an action RPG as turn-based stuff from that era is usually pretty dull for me.
EDIT: You guys did the guardian legend and shatterhand? Those are my top 2 to replay when I'm in an NES mood. First game I beat on my AVS was shatterhand.
EDIT: You guys did the guardian legend and shatterhand? Those are my top 2 to replay when I'm in an NES mood. First game I beat on my AVS was shatterhand.
Welcome! You did well coming here. That thread is a mess and I'm not even going to bother arguing with people about things in there. Some people just don't like old games for whatever reason.
Battletoads is next month, so get your cart if you haven't already
Welcome! You did well coming here. That thread is a mess and I'm not even going to bother arguing with people about things in there. Some people just don't like old games for whatever reason.
Battletoads is next month, so get your cart if you haven't already
GAF has a real (typically uninformed) bias towards SNES. I'm surprised krejlooc still has the patience to discuss it...
Still got my Battletoads cart. I beat the suction-cup cycles once back in the 90s and that's as far as I got...Hopefully I'll be able to get to the end.
Welcome, always so cool to have new faces in here! Be sure to post some impressions of Crystalis. I am trying to participate both in this and the Genesis-club, and started there, but definitely going to play Crystalis as well.
Next month will be awesome and hilarious because of this!!!Battletoads is next month, so get your cart if you haven't already
I've already put more tries than that years ago to master many of the levels(and not using warps of course since I never, ever use warps).
Until Clinger Wingers lol
Sometimes I mess up badly but other times I can perfect that stage without much trouble...so random, lol.
Only participated once during Monster Party month but I am in for Battletoads. Such a great and sinister game with some truly intense moments
I love the surfing level. The movement feels really fluid and unique, hopping on the surface of the water. When the screen starts flying by at a ridiculous clip and the pumping music is going, and there's all those mines around and then BAM you are onto the snake lvl. Or dead.
I love the surfing level. The movement feels really fluid and unique, hopping on the surface of the water. When the screen starts flying by at a ridiculous clip and the pumping music is going, and there's all those mines around and then BAM you are onto the snake lvl. Or dead.
Clinger Wingers and Rat Race are the two that get me every time. I used to hate Volkmire's Inferno, but just like the Turbo Tunnel, the more you p[lay the level, the easier it becomes.
Man... You know the club has picked a popular/controversial game when we're discussing it a full month before it's allotted time! So, how about that Crystalis?
RadarScope1
Member
Yeah, I've actually been playing this one for once! It's good. It triggered a memory for me, too. I recall a friend bringing this game to a sleepover at my house when it was new. We were in elementary school. It seemed so much like the original Zelda but ... better in SOME ways, like graphics and true RPG trappings, etc. You have to remember that this was just after the 88-89 period where nearly every sequel was a major departure from previous games in a series. So seeing this kind of true iteration really made me realize for the first time how a game/genre could be refined.
Anyway, I'm still at the swamp. I'm trying not to use a walkthrough but I have to check every now and then to speed things up since I'm so limited in my time these days. I've had the overworld theme in my head for days now...
To me Rat Race isn't so bad except for the 3rd rat...I mastered that stage and find it one of the more fun stages in the game.
I'll be popping Crystalis in pretty soon. I've been busy trying to launch my company's next venture but I think it's finally off and running haha
Nice to hear. I played it last year but came to the mountain only before my save got wiped. Wont join here before a week from now or so, but this time my plan is to complete it. It was sadly never released here back in the day, so i didnt know about it before the days of emulator when i checked out basically every nes/snes/mega drive game for like five minutes each. Those were the days
RadarScope1
Member
Got to the bug boss in the forest/swamp. Pretty tough to nail his weak spot between his blasts - it's a small target and you have a very short window of opportunity to hit it between his shots at you.
Something weird happened to me. I got poisoned and didn't have an antidote. I was flush with money from grinding and decided I would use my only pair of warp boots to go back to the first town and stock up on cheap stuff. I got there and the place was deserted! Used telepathy on the rabbit in the barn to learn that the place had been attacked. No boots left and no one to buy them from ... so I slowly died of poisoning in a ghost town.
Something weird happened to me. I got poisoned and didn't have an antidote. I was flush with money from grinding and decided I would use my only pair of warp boots to go back to the first town and stock up on cheap stuff. I got there and the place was deserted! Used telepathy on the rabbit in the barn to learn that the place had been attacked. No boots left and no one to buy them from ... so I slowly died of poisoning in a ghost town.
Haha that sounds so tragically epic for an NES game
Lol, made for a great story though!
I've been wanting to get ahold of early previews of NES Metal Gear II: Snake's Revenge.
I was somewhat surprised that I found one good preview from Electronic Gaming Monthly, but that seems to be it. There does not seem to be a fact-file or a Review Crew review, but I only looked for a few minutes so could've easily missed some.
Game Pro had a Proview, wasn't hard to find.
Nintendo Power.
Game Players.
I was somewhat surprised that I found one good preview from Electronic Gaming Monthly, but that seems to be it. There does not seem to be a fact-file or a Review Crew review, but I only looked for a few minutes so could've easily missed some.
Game Pro had a Proview, wasn't hard to find.
Nintendo Power.
Game Players.
RadarScope1
Member
The graphic design in Nintendo Power is just so stellar. Japanese design sensibilities really show throughout. No wasted space but it does not seem cluttered. I just love it.
I really need to play Snake's Revenge. When I was younger, I avoided it like the plague, as it wasn't a "true Metal Gear game". I remember being really excited when i got an MSX2 emulator working with the translation patches of the original MG and MG2.
Now though, I have to say it looks pretty great. It's interesting to see a completely different team create a sequel to the orignial, how they changed things, and emulated Kojima's style. Plus, being a Konami game, I bet the music's hot fire.
Now though, I have to say it looks pretty great. It's interesting to see a completely different team create a sequel to the orignial, how they changed things, and emulated Kojima's style. Plus, being a Konami game, I bet the music's hot fire.
sixteen-bit
Member
Even hidden gems got shine. Like, Metal Storm even got a cover.
that's amazing