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SOX
28-10-2009, 10:28 AM
I remember wanting to like it back in the day but I didn't really think much of it when I finally got to play it. Looked at some videos on youtube and it kinda reminds me of a cut back Tekken. I also noticed there was a Figther's Destiny 2 - is that what you are playing?

Patdog
01-11-2009, 09:05 PM
I quite liked Hybrid Heaven for the ol 64.

fearofthesky
02-11-2009, 08:33 PM
I remember wanting to like it back in the day but I didn't really think much of it when I finally got to play it. Looked at some videos on youtube and it kinda reminds me of a cut back Tekken. I also noticed there was a Figther's Destiny 2 - is that what you are playing?
Playing the first one as far as I know, its just called Fighter's Destiny. Its not too bad really, but not great either. Only played it a little bit-it has this crazy mode where you fight this guy and if you win, you get a new attack move...but if you lose to The Joker, you lose your moves! :confused:

The secondhand cart has all the moves on it already far as I can tell. More recently, I went on an ebay SNES binge and got Blackhawk, F-Zero, Secret of Evermore, Kirby's Fun Pak, Nigel Mansell F1 and GPX. Oh and Blast Corps for N64. Bidding on lots of stuff at once gets you far, but i think i spent too much this time.

Citizen Erased
04-11-2009, 10:29 PM
I found a copy of Abes Oddysee for PC in my old collection of stuff. Man this game takes me back. Fun Times.

Hotaru_oz
05-11-2009, 02:24 PM
My brother got me playing Tower of defence in Warcraft 3, I've found it quite addictive ^^

punkgorilla
05-11-2009, 11:09 PM
I quite liked Hybrid Heaven for the ol 64.

Hell yeah. It's one of the few N64 games I still own.

Serenity
06-11-2009, 10:14 PM
Last N64 game I played was Killer Instinct Gold. It's been such a long time I thought for a minute it was Mortal Kombat Gold. Fail. So I has edited.

Patdog
12-11-2009, 01:01 PM
Zounds! A girl.

Mr.Mew
12-11-2009, 01:03 PM
Just finished Fear Effect 2. Jumping onto Fear Effect 1 nao. That, and playing through Dino Crisis 1 & 2. Hasing fun.

SOX
12-11-2009, 03:15 PM
Dragging the N64 to my mate's tomorrow for a night of binge drinking and videogames. I'm pretty amped.
I'm assuming it will just devolve into us playing Facility with Power Weapons in Goldeneye over and over like it usually does - but that's not really a problem cause that is AWESOME FUN TIMES, everytime.

Patdog
12-11-2009, 07:52 PM
You should try Felicity in Perfect Dark with only remote mines.

fearofthesky
12-11-2009, 08:41 PM
Zounds! A girl.
Serenity? She's always here! In off topic at least. BTW Serenity, how in the heck did you get those two confused? You see Good Game on Monday by any chance? Hex said that Killer Instinct was basically Rare's version of Mortal Kombat! They really couldn't be much more different.

KI2 (GOLD) was shit, though. FTR, was Mortal Kombat Gold the Dreamcast version of MK4? Thats how I remember it...

SOX
13-11-2009, 12:50 PM
KI2 (GOLD) was shit, though. FTR, was Mortal Kombat Gold the Dreamcast version of MK4? Thats how I remember it...

Yeah MK Gold was the DC version of MK4 with some extra characters in it like Baraka and Cyrax. I played it recently (I actually own it on DC) and it is shit as.
I'd rather just play the old MK games on SNES..

I have been playing a bit of Killer Instinct on the SNES tryin got figure out how combos actually work. It's a pretty cool game but the Danger moves are ****ing stupid.
I wouldn't mind giving KI Gold a go - looks like fun based on the youtube vids.

Serenity
15-11-2009, 01:16 PM
Serenity? She's always here! In off topic at least. BTW Serenity, how in the heck did you get those two confused? You see Good Game on Monday by any chance? Hex said that Killer Instinct was basically Rare's version of Mortal Kombat! They really couldn't be much more different.

KI2 (GOLD) was shit, though. FTR, was Mortal Kombat Gold the Dreamcast version of MK4? Thats how I remember it...

They're both the same genre and they both have Gold in their name. Forgive me :p

Jay
15-11-2009, 01:39 PM
Super Mario RPG, on the Virtual Console.

fearofthesky
15-11-2009, 01:53 PM
Cool. I wanna play that but its one of the only games that does not support Wii compnent cables. Damn you Nintendo and your inadequate porting skills.

SOX
16-11-2009, 04:31 PM
OK so been playing Killer Instinct (SNES) a bit more over the past week. Finally getting the hang of it, so I'll run through how combos work for anyone that is even slightly interested.

Basically you start with a jump in or a move that you can combo from. While jumping in you press a button and then you gotta press it's opposite (literally opposite if using a snes pad ie L<->R, X<->B, Y<->A which starts the combo with what is called an auto-double (you get a extra move added in).

From there you can either add a linker (each character has a special move that doubles as this) and go back to the first step (but without needed a jump in). Or you can end it with a special move (assuming it's not a linker). The special move that you end it with gets more attacks added to the animation so it extends your combo further.

Haven't figured out Ultra/Ultimates yet but I'll keep cracking. Now I just need to con one of my friends into playing it...

Jay
16-11-2009, 04:47 PM
Cool. I wanna play that but its one of the only games that does not support Wii compnent cables. Damn you Nintendo and your inadequate porting skills.

Really? I'm using component cables with my Wii and I'm not having any discernible trouble.

fearofthesky
16-11-2009, 09:47 PM
OK so been playing Killer Instinct (SNES) a bit more over the past week. Finally getting the hang of it, so I'll run through how combos work for anyone that is even slightly interested.

Basically you start with a jump in or a move that you can combo from. While jumping in you press a button and then you gotta press it's opposite (literally opposite if using a snes pad ie L<->R, X<->B, Y<->A which starts the combo with what is called an auto-double (you get a extra move added in).

From there you can either add a linker (each character has a special move that doubles as this) and go back to the first step (but without needed a jump in). Or you can end it with a special move (assuming it's not a linker). The special move that you end it with gets more attacks added to the animation so it extends your combo further.

Haven't figured out Ultra/Ultimates yet but I'll keep cracking. Now I just need to con one of my friends into playing it...

Yeah thats how it worked alright. You could start it with certain special moves too. I played it and found that I could still remember Orchid's 44-hit ultra combo.

Charge back, forward+HK, LP, Charge back, F+HK, LP, charge back, F+HK, LP, B+MK, charge back, F+HK, F+MP. As their battered corpse falls earthwards, time it to hit them with a light Laserken (fireball, QCF+LP). It shoors 3!

You gotta be charging the pad backwards while you hit the LP, it does a 3 hit baton combo, in between the spin kicks (charge back, F+HK).

Its awesome, still!

Really? I'm using component cables with my Wii and I'm not having any discernible trouble.

Haha they must have fixed it! I have 2200 wii points doing nothing...hmm. There were once component cable compatibility issues with the PAL releases of a lot of VC games. Might just need to use the interlace mode.

Thanks Jay!

SOX
17-11-2009, 11:49 AM
So if you were into KI, why the negative attitude towards KI Gold?

fearofthesky
17-11-2009, 07:45 PM
They altered the combo system radically, to my recollection! Made it too complex, swiched the 'free hit' button links, and took out 3 characters (!) and replaced them with hot chicks, and some feral with a big sword. Basically, you had to forget everything you learned in the first game. Not a good foundation for a sequel.

Patdog
18-11-2009, 02:26 PM
Playing Perfect Dark with keyboard/mouse. Forgot what a bloody good game it is. Much better with these controls.

Onikage
26-11-2009, 12:50 AM
Jones in the Fast Lane

http://www.thehouseofgames.net/files/j/jones_in_the_fast_lane/jones_in_the_fast_lane-2.gif

dinopoke
26-11-2009, 08:49 AM
Playing Perfect Dark with keyboard/mouse. Forgot what a bloody good game it is. Much better with these controls.

How did you do that?

9warbane
27-11-2009, 11:52 PM
I'd guess with Project 64 and then reconfigure the controls. If that is how you did it Patdog, what settings did you use?

Super Sleuth
27-11-2009, 11:56 PM
Jones in the Fast Lane

http://www.thehouseofgames.net/files/j/jones_in_the_fast_lane/jones_in_the_fast_lane-2.gif


Hot freaking dog! I used to play this game endlessly on my old 386.

Dr Skinnybones
28-11-2009, 02:00 PM
playing Half Life for the first time (never been a PC gamer) and I'm surprised how impressive it still is. I can understand why everyone lost their minds over it a decade ago. The gunplay is dated, the AI companions suck entirely but the story telling and setpieces still remain quite brilliant.

I would assume Half Life: Source may sort out some of my qualms, but the clunky old graphics have their charm. My netbook wouldn't handle it anyway.

Lex
28-11-2009, 05:24 PM
The commander keen series. Blazed (hurhur pun intended) through the first game, as I know it inside out. The second episode is the one I never played as a kid, and it's actually giving me some grief :/

Ryan Hayward
28-12-2009, 02:46 AM
Signed up to Gametap the other day for a year and this is my retro list of games to play during 2010.
Can't believe they have so many great classics and the xbox 360 controller for PC support is a pretty sweet bonus when playing the likes of river raid. Remember the horrible stiff atari 2600 joystick that made the game a bitch?

1942

1943: The Battle of Midway

1944: The Loop Master

19XX: The War Against Destiny

Alien Syndrome™

Andro Dunos™

Art of Fighting 3

Battle Circuit

Blazing Star™

Bust-A-Move™

Castlevania ® Bloodlines

Commando

Contra Hard Corps

Dig Dug™

Earthworm Jim™ 2

Exed Exes

Fantasy Zone II™: The Tears of Opa-Opa

Fantasy Zone™

Fatal Fury 2 ™

Forgotten Worlds

Galaga®

Galaxian®

Garou: Mark of the Wolves™

Ghost Pilots™

Ghosts'N Goblins

Ghouls'N Ghosts

GigaWing®

Gunsmoke

Gunstar Heroes™

H.E.R.O.™

Legendary Wings

Magical Drop™ III

Mega Man® 2: The Power Fighters

Mercs

Metal Slug™ 3

Metal Slug™ 4

Metal Slug™ 5

Pac-Man®

Pirate Ship Higemaru

Prehistoric Isle 2 ™

RB2™ The Newcomers Real Bout Fatal Fury 2

River Raid™

Section Z

Sengoku 3 ™

Shock Troopers™ 2nd Squad

Street Fighter Alpha 2

Street Fighter® Alpha 3

Super Gem Fighter Minimix®

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo®

The King of Fighters '97 ™

The King of Fighters 2003 ™

The Last Blade 2

Twinkle Star Sprites ™

Vulgus

Xevious®

Australian Ninja
28-12-2009, 03:29 PM
They altered the combo system radically, to my recollection! Made it too complex, swiched the 'free hit' button links, and took out 3 characters (!) and replaced them with hot chicks, and some feral with a big sword. Basically, you had to forget everything you learned in the first game. Not a good foundation for a sequel.

Yeah, they dropped the ball with that one. Most of the hardcore players of (arcade) Killer Instinct hated the sequel. It didn't help when they made Killer Instinct 2 even worse with that shitty N64 conversion

Have to laugh at that "Rare's version of mortal kombat" comment. Christ, what a stupid thing to say. Looking forward to that episode (assuming it's not misquoted on the previous pages)

Australian Ninja
28-12-2009, 03:35 PM
Signed up to Gametap the other day for a year and this is my retro list of games to play during 2010.
Can't believe they have so many great classics and the xbox 360 controller for PC support is a pretty sweet bonus when playing the likes of river raid. Remember the horrible stiff atari 2600 joystick that made the game a bitch?

1942

1943: The Battle of Midway

1944: The Loop Master

19XX: The War Against Destiny

Alien Syndrome™

Andro Dunos™

Art of Fighting 3

Battle Circuit

Blazing Star™

Bust-A-Move™

Castlevania ® Bloodlines

Commando

Contra Hard Corps

Dig Dug™

Earthworm Jim™ 2

Exed Exes

Fantasy Zone II™: The Tears of Opa-Opa

Fantasy Zone™

Fatal Fury 2 ™

Forgotten Worlds

Galaga®

Galaxian®

Garou: Mark of the Wolves™

Ghost Pilots™

Ghosts'N Goblins

Ghouls'N Ghosts

GigaWing®

Gunsmoke

Gunstar Heroes™

H.E.R.O.™

Legendary Wings

Magical Drop™ III

Mega Man® 2: The Power Fighters

Mercs

Metal Slug™ 3

Metal Slug™ 4

Metal Slug™ 5

Pac-Man®

Pirate Ship Higemaru

Prehistoric Isle 2 ™

RB2™ The Newcomers Real Bout Fatal Fury 2

River Raid™

Section Z

Sengoku 3 ™

Shock Troopers™ 2nd Squad

Street Fighter Alpha 2

Street Fighter® Alpha 3

Super Gem Fighter Minimix®

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo®

The King of Fighters '97 ™

The King of Fighters 2003 ™

The Last Blade 2

Twinkle Star Sprites ™

Vulgus

Xevious®

Wow, quite a list. So they have arcade games and mega drive games, similar to VC? Is that new, I know nothing about it. Are the arcade games proper versions, or ports?

EDIT: Had a quick look at their site in the fighting section. Awesome selection, played pretty much every fighter in there at some point, lots of good ones, but then I saw "Cosmic Carnage" in there and thought WTF? I used to own that one, it's one of the worst games I've ever played, wonder what the heck it's doing there with the real games

Have you played any of the fighters yet, and do you get proper options in a GUI, or the equivalent of arcade dip switches, what's it like?

Ryan Hayward
28-12-2009, 04:02 PM
The arcade emulation is pretty much perfect but there are no options to tinker. You get unlimited credits though and the games work fine with my xbox controller for windows.
The one annoying problem is that at the moment you can't remap buttonss and they have heavy kick and heavy punch of the Street Fighter Alpha games mapped onto LR and LB respectively. I'm pretty sure this is only temporary though as its only been a couple of months since they moved from client to handling classic games to browser.
The King of Fighter Games ( They have 94 all the way up to 2003) are handled brilliantly and feel rightly mapped.
They'll probably have support for remapping soon. Also coming is a high scores chart so you can compete with others on your favourite games. This is what I'm hanging out for!
Its well worth 6 bucks a month imo.

They have many more classic and not so classic games such as many taito games. They are not on my list as I already have many of them ( Taito Legends 1 and 2 )

Xanafalgue
31-12-2009, 03:40 AM
OH.

HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY SHENMUE :(

Ryan Hayward
03-01-2010, 11:07 PM
I really should have bought that game's sequel on xbox. I don't know why but I kept passing it up.

sausage
04-01-2010, 08:51 AM
Shenmue 2 is for sale at a local store near me. 6 x ex-rental xbox games for 50 bucks they sell yes they do.

IRS
13-01-2010, 11:56 AM
Pokemon Gold


Scientist: I don't even care if Pokemon are hurt in my experiments.

Ryan Hayward
21-01-2010, 07:13 PM
Phantasy Star

I can't believe how well this game has stood the test of time. The graphics don't look terrible, in fact they have great pixel charm about them and it looks better than most megadrive games. Keep in mind this is a master system game.
There's the difficulty which makes modern rpgs look like pussycats in comparison and then there are the 3D dungeons which require grid paper to navigate through unless you wanna get lost when you fall down a pit! Its one fantastically addictive game as well. I literally can't put it down!

Nintendork
21-01-2010, 11:13 PM
How did you type that post?

IRS
21-01-2010, 11:23 PM
"Darn! I forgot that I predicted I would lose to you." - Psychic Pokemon trainer (Safron Gym)

Beinkasaurus Rex
22-01-2010, 04:43 PM
Probably the one thing I really miss about pokemon games =P
Also, I'm playing Columns. Mad as game!

Ryan Hayward
22-01-2010, 09:39 PM
My ex obese next door neighbour played Columns day and night and could literally go for more than 10 hours without dying. His wife wasn't very ****ing impressed.

IRS
22-01-2010, 10:41 PM
My grandma can kick your ass at columns, serious. She's like a 13 year old Korean playing Starcraft.



I just played Mortal Kombat, that game is freaking hard. Even very easy took me forever, Kano is ****ing cheap.

Ryan Hayward
23-01-2010, 11:31 AM
Is Kano that 4 armed freak of an abomination?

Nintendork
23-01-2010, 11:37 AM
That's Goro.

Kano:
http://www.totalmortalkombat.com/mkarm/mugshots/mka_mug_kano.jpg

Ryan Hayward
23-01-2010, 11:43 AM
Oh yeaah, I remember that prick. Morphs into all the best fighters, forcing you to adapt on the fly. Isn't it funny how most fighting games always have a nut cruncher of a boss. King of Fighters 2002 has the worse boss who puts up an electric forcefield if you get too close and spams the hell out of it.

Super Sleuth
23-01-2010, 11:45 AM
Kano did what now?

Nintendork
23-01-2010, 11:51 AM
I think you're thinking of Shang Tsung in the later games.

Ryan Hayward
23-01-2010, 11:52 AM
Ahh sorry, thinking of Shang Tsung. Shit, Kano was a pussy in comparison.

Super Sleuth
23-01-2010, 11:53 AM
He was pretty good at the paaanch.

Ryan Hayward
23-01-2010, 12:05 PM
So was Cage! :-)

IRS
23-01-2010, 12:21 PM
Goro is ridiculous, but there's a technique for beating him. Jump kicks will beat him.

Shang Tsung is easy if he morphs into somebody like Sonya


Kano in endurance mode (with Johnny Cage) took me FOREVER. You can't sweep him, or jump kick him, he always counters both. In the end I got him with Sub Zero by freezing and sliding.

pyre
08-02-2010, 11:49 AM
been playing some of probotector on the megadrive.

very tough game. its all memory though, so gotta play it more to remember patterns.

Ryan Hayward
08-02-2010, 07:00 PM
They say that about Alien Soldier. Good luck!!

TimmyJ
10-02-2010, 07:41 AM
Been playing Final Fantasy 9..overlooked game. Vivi is awesome.

Ryan Hayward
11-02-2010, 11:41 PM
My local gametraders has Final Fantasy 7, 8 and 9. Have to say I was tempted but there's no way I'm paying their prices...

TimmyJ
11-02-2010, 11:55 PM
Bugger..I have all those three, they hold a special place in my collection.

Australian Ninja
18-02-2010, 11:12 AM
Oh yeaah, I remember that prick. Morphs into all the best fighters, forcing you to adapt on the fly. Isn't it funny how most fighting games always have a nut cruncher of a boss. King of Fighters 2002 has the worse boss who puts up an electric forcefield if you get too close and spams the hell out of it.

And that's why I'm selling it!

My ex obese next door neighbour played Columns day and night and could literally go for more than 10 hours without dying. His wife wasn't very ****ing impressed.

As long as he drinks water he won't die in ten hours anyway, this isn't Korea!

My grandma can kick your ass at columns, serious. She's like a 13 year old Korean playing Starcraft.



I just played Mortal Kombat, that game is freaking hard. Even very easy took me forever, Kano is ****ing cheap.

Once you know the patterns for Goro and Tsung you can pretty much beat them with your eyes closed. Pretty much the same deal in MK 1 and 2. Part of the reason why they are a bit 'broken'. Unlike say SFII where Bison is not that hard, but has far better A.I. than MK. But I like them both, and played them way too much on arcade and just about every home conversion.

Ryan Hayward
18-02-2010, 11:15 PM
Have you guys gone back and played the original StreetFighter 2? Man, its a nutcracker of a game. Very technical as opposed to the combo orientated modern day streetfighters.

IRS
19-02-2010, 06:36 PM
Once you know the patterns for Goro and Tsung you can pretty much beat them with your eyes closed. Pretty much the same deal in MK 1 and 2. Part of the reason why they are a bit 'broken'. Unlike say SFII where Bison is not that hard, but has far better A.I. than MK. But I like them both, and played them way too much on arcade and just about every home conversion.

This is truth.


Goro vs Kintaro vs Motaro vs Shao Kahn

Who is more rigged?


I played through all 3 recently. I definately struggled the hardest to beat Kintaro

jawsy
19-02-2010, 07:31 PM
I still curse Kahn's name at night.

SOX
20-02-2010, 08:56 PM
Have you guys gone back and played the original StreetFighter 2? Man, its a nutcracker of a game. Very technical as opposed to the combo orientated modern day streetfighters.

A combo isn't technical?

Australian Ninja
21-02-2010, 05:19 PM
Have you guys gone back and played the original StreetFighter 2? Man, its a nutcracker of a game. Very technical as opposed to the combo orientated modern day streetfighters.

I don't have a time machine, but I played it when it was first around. And a little bit since on most home consoles, and the occasional emualor.

Are you referring to how on modern fighters you can use pretty much the same tactics / combos against everyone (except the boss) and how on SFII you need to use indiviudual tactics against characters or you die?

Ryan Hayward
21-02-2010, 11:27 PM
Pretty much. On Capcom Vs SNK 2, you can pretty much spam the hell out of projectiles and super combos to win. With the original, you really have to think smart and anticipate precisely.

Australian Ninja
22-02-2010, 01:13 PM
Pretty much. On Capcom Vs SNK 2, you can pretty much spam the hell out of projectiles and super combos to win. With the original, you really have to think smart and anticipate precisely.

In that case I agree with you. Early fighting games usually required a fair bit of tactical planing for each fighter you faced (samurai showdown, SF World Warrior, Fatal Fury 2 etc etc) , modern 2D fighters tend to emphasise combos and supers less individual tactics vs CPU. 2P on the other foot, however is a different story.

SOX
22-02-2010, 02:45 PM
This conversation is dumb and hurts my brain.
Singleplayer doesn't mean anything in these games.

Lazlow
22-02-2010, 05:19 PM
To not mention they're completely wrong.

ScToTeE
22-02-2010, 08:55 PM
I've been playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I'm determined to beat it this time ... Never ever got around to beating a Zelda game ... Quite embarassing actually. I'm up to the Water Temple, which is what screwed me over last time.

The Forest Temple is STILL creepy as all hell!

Australian Ninja
01-03-2010, 10:16 AM
This conversation is dumb and hurts my brain.
Singleplayer doesn't mean anything in these games.

And this random comment means what?

Australian Ninja
01-03-2010, 10:17 AM
I've been playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I'm determined to beat it this time ... Never ever got around to beating a Zelda game ... Quite embarassing actually. I'm up to the Water Temple, which is what screwed me over last time.

The Forest Temple is STILL creepy as all hell!

It's pretty easy once you know how to get into the dungeons etc. I have to admit, I cheated on the water temple a bit though and used an FAQ (only as a last resort, and only for that part of the game).

I've started many zelda games, but this is the only one I've finished.

ScToTeE
01-03-2010, 02:41 PM
Ha. I've been using a FAQ the whole way through so I don't miss anything the game has to offer. That's my official excuse anyway ... I'm now up to the Shadow Temple.

Ryan Hayward
02-03-2010, 07:33 PM
If you can't complete a bloody zelda game without cheating, you should consider suicide.

ScToTeE
03-03-2010, 07:51 AM
If you can be bothered finding all the bloody Gold Skulltulas without cheating, then I applaud you. Me? I have no such virtue of patience.

Australian Ninja
03-03-2010, 11:07 AM
Ha. I've been using a FAQ the whole way through so I don't miss anything the game has to offer. That's my official excuse anyway ... I'm now up to the Shadow Temple.

Usually I complete a game and then look at an FAQ afterward to see what else there is to do on a second playthrough eg for GTA, open world games, games with multiple paths/ karma systems etc.

If you can be bothered finding all the bloody Gold Skulltulas without cheating, then I applaud you. Me? I have no such virtue of patience.

Completing a game is one thing, getting 100% in large games is something else. Who would want to find 100 hidden packages in the old GTA games without at least *some* help from a guide or FAQ? Not me.

ScToTeE
03-03-2010, 06:13 PM
Usually I pass over ridiculous collect-a-thon side quests or distractions in large games, but sometimes (like the Gold Skulltulas in Ocarina of Time or the pigeons in Grand Theft Auto IV) I get the crazy idea that spending all that time collecting isn't pointless. But that's always with a guide at hand.

I can't recall a time where I have used a FAQ for the main adventure of a game solely, and not for the purpose of collecting stuff or not missing obscure side-quests.

Ryan Hayward
03-03-2010, 06:46 PM
If you can be bothered finding all the bloody Gold Skulltulas without cheating, then I applaud you. Me? I have no such virtue of patience.

Aaah, now I see. You have OCD. Man, I would hate to be you. ;)

ScToTeE
03-03-2010, 07:47 PM
*shrugs*

You are insulting the wrong person if you are looking for a flame war.

Ryan Hayward
04-03-2010, 12:02 AM
Dude, lighten up. That was a joke. I myself can sometimes become obsessed with collecting shit in a game. Don't get me started on Crackdown.....

ScToTeE
04-03-2010, 07:17 AM
Yeah, Crackdown is another such game. I lost hours collecting those orbs ...

pyre
04-03-2010, 08:51 AM
Been playing some castlevania bloodlines & thunderforce 4 for the mega drive.

Both are fantastic and I would recommend anyone give em a shot.

Australian Ninja
09-03-2010, 10:41 AM
Usually I pass over ridiculous collect-a-thon side quests or distractions in large games, but sometimes (like the Gold Skulltulas in Ocarina of Time or the pigeons in Grand Theft Auto IV) I get the crazy idea that spending all that time collecting isn't pointless. But that's always with a guide at hand.

I can't recall a time where I have used a FAQ for the main adventure of a game solely, and not for the purpose of collecting stuff or not missing obscure side-quests.

I collected the hidden packages in Vice City not once, not twice, but THREE times, and basically finished the game to around 99% three times. That's not compulsive! An yeah I used a guide magazine for the packages and jump locations, because you inevitably get stuck after getting around 70 or so.

I don't find side quests / item collection a waste of time, and sometimes get into it (crackdown) but only in games I really love - like Assassins's Creed 2 - but generally don't bother in most games where item quests are tacked on just to artificially extend the life span of the game.

It's well done in the old PS2 GTAs. On a second playthrough you know the map better, it's fun (and rewarding) to get packages, complete firetruck missions etc at the begining of the game - you end up with loafs of weapons, cash, can buy properties earlier etc and makes many missions easier. Fireproof at the end of San An, yes please! Three large garages to store as many tanks in (VC) as I like in the first 6 hours or play, can't say no to that.

Australian Ninja
09-03-2010, 10:46 AM
Been playing some scrolling beat 'em ups lately. Final Fight One and Double Dragon on GBA - excellent conversions, possiby the best overall for fun.

Battle Circuit on PC (another capcom game, one of the best beat em up's ever made, right up there with Aliens VS Predator and Dungeons and Dragons).
And finally getting into Bomber Games free remake of Streets of Rage 3 on PC - now that I have that saturn style controller to play it with - it's awesome.

EDIT: Wow just went to Bomber Games and found out they are still working on this game. Had no idea, the version I have at home must be a year old or so. Can't wait to get some of the updates and see the differences.

The Streets of Rage III remake is totally free, non-commercial so check it out if have not already

Main Page
http://www.bombergames.net/
Download page
http://www.bombergames.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1012#p33755

FYI - It's for PC, it's NOT a rom, or an emulator etc and so far SEGA has not asked this fan project to stop - so there is no reason not to post about it here.