Retro Game Challenge [Archive] - Page 2

Julio III

03-22-2009, 06:33 PM

What level were you at?

My characters (which I named Low, Leah and Gail, what's everybody else named theirs?) were at level 30-35 when I did it. It took hours of trying though. I tended to use 2 of those reducing his stat items straight away and then its a matter of keeping everyone alive and in health to grind him down. He has that stupid move where he actually can kill all 3 of your guys in one fell swoop at the beginning. After a couple of stat reducing items, you only just survive and its a matter of keeping one regeneration character constantly alive. It might help if you have the Green GameGuardia as your guardia also.

Julio III

03-22-2009, 06:34 PM

Update!

5,720,200 in Star Prince.

Get crackin' gang!

(Second 1.5 mil bonus is on the left side.)

Thats a great score! I only just put a bit of time into this game today and was surprised to find a second loop! I'll have to get practising to finish it first!

Ed Oscuro

03-22-2009, 07:28 PM

After a couple of stat reducing items, you only just survive and its a matter of keeping one regeneration character constantly alive. It might help if you have the Green GameGuardia as your guardia also.
This is at the red Guadia near the Tower?

I cleared the Tower so I had a better Guadia from there to replace the Green one (there's two GameGuadias I've found, and both were inferior to Tower Guadias).

Jorpho

05-01-2009, 11:37 PM

Crikey, somehow I missed this one entirely. Perhaps it is because it has such an uninspired title and box art.

Any word on whether we should expect that sequel?

Ed Oscuro

05-02-2009, 02:10 AM

Crikey, somehow I missed this one entirely. Perhaps it is because it has such an uninspired title and box art.

Any word on whether we should expect that sequel?
Hard to say. The original Retro Game Center game was released in November '07, and in North America in January '09. Still no announcement of a NA release. I might end up just importing it, because I really want to check out the Demon Returns games and Star Prince SA, amongst other things. Not looking forward to the MSX version of Cosmic Gate though o_O

kupomogli

05-02-2009, 10:45 AM

I want the Demon Returns games and Guadia Quest Saga.

Julio III

05-05-2009, 07:32 PM

Sorry, long time no reply. I hope you've had better luck with the Red Guardia now Ed.

Not sure if the second game will get translated. Depends on the team who did it and Namco Bandai. Would definitely pick it up if it did though. Even though I've got loads to do still on the first game as haven't played my DS in ages.

kupomogli

05-06-2009, 08:43 AM

I beat all the games, haven't bothered trying to beat the last GameGuadia.

Jorpho

11-17-2009, 11:10 PM

Curses, this game's getting hard to find. Should have picked it up at EB or Wal-Mart when I had the chance. No word on that sequel, is there?

Oobgarm

11-18-2009, 06:21 AM

I bet you can find one at a Best Buy somewhere. We've had 2 copies for what seems like FOREVER.

Jorpho

11-18-2009, 09:17 AM

Aye, Best Buy stocks it, but not Future Shop for some reason. Too bad it's still $30 CDN there - and that there are no Best Buys in town. Maybe when I go on vacation next month, hopefully. Otherwise, I can always try negotiating with Amazon, I suppose.

Pezcore343

01-02-2010, 05:30 AM

Wow I had completely forgotten that I started this thread, almost a year ago now. I just tonight finished the final challenge of the game and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. You can really tell that a lot of love went into making this title and that the creators really appreciate the source material, not only the show but also the retro style of games they were copying. Not only were all of the games a lot of fun, but some of them could be placed up there among my favorites, like Guadia Quest and Robot Ninja Haggleman 3. Some of them really test your skills too, I'm pretty sure I'm on the verge of carpal tunnel thanks to Star Prince and the credits sequence. Just such a fantastic game and a wonderful experience. Even though I grew up in the 16-bit era it really reminded me of my childhood playing games with my brothers.

On a related note, did anyone wait for a full half hour at the end screen after the credits? Or is it just me? =P
They give you a secret message but I can't seem to figure out the significance of it. Anyone else wanna check it out? I'm purposely trying to not spoil anything (even though it's only minor), but just thought I'd let you guys know it's there.

savageone

01-02-2010, 05:35 AM

Daw I saw this thread and thought maybe the sequel was getting localized. :(

nectarsis

01-02-2010, 12:33 PM

XSeed already statted the def WON'T be bringing the sequel over. The first game didn't sell near well enough to make bringing the second over financially feasible.

maxlords

01-02-2010, 01:02 PM

Wow...that's really too bad. I thoroughly enjoyed the first one :(

Pezcore343

01-02-2010, 11:36 PM

Are there any translation guides up for the second one for us importers? I've heard it requires a good deal of Japanese.

Ed Oscuro

01-02-2010, 11:40 PM

XSeed already statted the def WON'T be bringing the sequel over. The first game didn't sell near well enough to make bringing the second over financially feasible.
Augh, what the heck. XSeed makes a good port of a good game (I suppose Sol Divide, the previous XS Games release I own, is a good port, but...) and it doesn't sell well.

By a strange coincidence I played around with this a bit more the last couple days. Got a new highscore in Cosmic Gate (only around 733K at about stage 54, need to at least break a million) and worked on remembering how to play Star Prince.

I'll be importing the second one, I guess. It'll take forever to understand what's going on, but the gameplay alone will be worth it. If I figure out the game I'll give my comments as usual.

Pezcore343

01-03-2010, 08:29 PM

Yeah I'm with you ed. Might just have to suck it up. Anyone know a place other than play-asia that might have it cheaper?

Zoltor

01-03-2010, 08:44 PM

nvm delete, didn't realize how old the thread was.

EColeman24

01-03-2010, 11:28 PM

I haven't played it but it sounds like something I'd love to get my hands on. Any clue how many games it includes?

Ed Oscuro

01-03-2010, 11:38 PM

It's got fourteen games:

* Wiz-Man
* Demon Returns
* Super Kung Fu Fighting
* Detective Kacho Parts 1 & 2
* Guadia Quest Saga
* GunDuel
* Super Demon Returns
* Triotos
* Cosmic Gate (MASA-X version)
* Rally King ex
* Star Prince SA (Score Attack ver)
* Ninja Super Robot Haggleman: Koume Version
* Triotos DX
* Training Game "Kugure! Girijan MAX!

Easy Wikipedia list.

Didn't know about the last couple.

kupomogli

01-04-2010, 01:44 PM

There's only one RPG again so it wouldn't be too hard. Only thing that sucks is we won't be able to experience the unique video game magazine aspect and get secret codes etc.

Ed, when you pick it up, tell me how difficult it is if you didn't read any of the magazines or any translation guide. Including the RPG.

Leo_A

01-04-2010, 04:47 PM

XSeed already statted the def WON'T be bringing the sequel over. The first game didn't sell near well enough to make bringing the second over financially feasible.

I hate to ask this, but do you have a source for that statement?

I've seen them state that sales were disappointing and that it would have to continue to be a slow but steady seller (Such as Boom Blox on the Wii) to warrant localizing and releasing the sequel, making things like discussing this at forums such as this one and other ways to raise awareness and sales of the game important.

But I've never seen a definitive answer stating it wasn't going to happen or heard anything about the sales of the original game after a disappointing opening few weeks of sales.

Zoltor

01-04-2010, 07:47 PM

I picked this game up today(overlooked it when it first came out, I guess at the time I just thought it was a game made to make fun of old school), and omg Cosmic Gate was amazing(lol, and I haven't played a normal shooter in well over 20 years, since back then RPG games were rare, and Tactic/RPGs were unheard of). The last challenge was a bit hard, but the game was so good, I didn't mind. Now Haggleman is a diff story, the game is annoying, and the challenges are insanely hard sigh. If this game was last, it wouldn't be a big deal, but dam you need to do it to unlock another game.

The magazine feature, as well as what the kid says is awesome though(omg you know this game was developed by people who were gamers back then, when they start talking about smashing the controllers when they die lol, just awesome).

PS. On top of that Guardia Quest I think is the 6th game(atleast the other games before it with the exception of haggleman look like they'll be good).

[starts crying], damit, there's a haggleman 2 in this as well bah.

nectarsis

01-04-2010, 08:19 PM

I hate to ask this, but do you have a source for that statement?

I've seen them state that sales were disappointing and that it would have to continue to be a slow but steady seller (Such as Boom Blox on the Wii) to warrant localizing and releasing the sequel, making things like discussing this at forums such as this one and other ways to raise awareness and sales of the game important.

But I've never seen a definitive answer stating it wasn't going to happen or heard anything about the sales of the original game after a disappointing opening few weeks of sales.

I read it a couple places, not even sure where (Siliconera IIRC there was an interview). Same as others stated with sales, and that it wouldn't even be considered because of "dissapointing sales".

Zoltor

01-04-2010, 10:24 PM

Omg I don't believe I did that(got to lv 8 with not even dyeing once, and only lost 1 life on lv 8 in haggle man).

PS. Lol the old school megaman glitch is in haggleman(don't know if that's posted in the magazines, since I didn't choose to cheat), but ofcourse it only works on the unkillable chump(however that is helpful on that annoying floor 6 stage).

Update: Woot woot, just got upto Star Prince, and omg It's just like the shooter aspect of "The Guardian Legend", infact the 1st boss is basically a dirrect copy of the first boss in that game, It's great.

Ed Oscuro

01-05-2010, 05:19 AM

Update: Woot woot, just got upto Star Prince, and omg It's just like the shooter aspect of "The Guardian Legend", infact the 1st boss is basically a dirrect copy of the first boss in that game, It's great.
Compile made games that were straight shooters, y'know. Guardian Legend doesn't have the caravan-style gameplay (shoot enemies faster to make more appear); as far as I know, those stages are basically "shoot random stuff thrown at you." Which boss do you mean, by the way? The first boss in Star Prince reminds me of...something else entirely, not sure what, but seems more outta Blazing Lazers (for example).

Zoltor

01-05-2010, 06:03 AM

Compile made games that were straight shooters, y'know. Guardian Legend doesn't have the caravan-style gameplay (shoot enemies faster to make more appear); as far as I know, those stages are basically "shoot random stuff thrown at you." Which boss do you mean, by the way? The first boss in Star Prince reminds me of...something else entirely, not sure what, but seems more outta Blazing Lazers (for example).

Hm, I haven't really noticed that, I believe in this game, monsters just come out at a constant speed(I could be wrong, as I'm just playing them to unlock more games right now, but I doubt it).

This is pretty much a carbon copy of the shooter section's gameplay in The Guadian Legend, the only differance is the Shield/special weapon packs, which kind've needed to be added, since It's just the shooter part.

Actually the Mid Bosses(my bad), and the main boss reminds me of another boss from that game.

PS. Well I'm up to Haggleman 2(Rally King SP was pretty easy, the last challenge was alittle hard, but that's it, which was a nice breather). I want to play Guardia Quest so bad, hopefully It's the next game.

Sosage

01-05-2010, 06:33 AM

Zoltor

01-05-2010, 07:02 AM

God. This entire thing was so good. DS GOTY. It didn't deserve to wind up so deep under the radar.

Not to ruin anything, but Guadia Quest seemed to slow the pace of the entire thing down. It's not that it is bad, but I remember playing through a bunch of quick paced games and then suddenly BLAM! RPG grinding. I'm not sure there would have been any time better to pull it out though. :P

They need to localize the show and hopefully drive up interest (so we can get the damn sequel!).

Yea, for a plublisher as new as XSEED, they really need to have real advertisment, and dam they should set up some forums on their site as well.

PS. Update: Omg no they didn't, the last game(Happleman 3) is a Nija Gaiden Clone(lol so good infact, It's better then the original Ninja Gaiden games), damn if XSEED ever heard of advertisement, I say Retro Game Challenge deserved Game of the year(on DS) for sure.

Ed Oscuro

01-05-2010, 07:19 PM

Hm, I haven't really noticed that, I believe in this game, monsters just come out at a constant speed(I could be wrong, as I'm just playing them to unlock more games right now, but I doubt it).
You are wrong. Trust me, I've played this game long enough to know.

This is pretty much a carbon copy of the shooter section's gameplay in The Guadian Legend, the only differance is the Shield/special weapon packs, which kind've needed to be added, since It's just the shooter part.
Again, no. Visually maybe there's some slight similarity, but the bonuses and scoring tricks I don't believe Guardian Legend has at all. Some of the bonuses date as far back as Star Soldier.

kupomogli

01-05-2010, 08:19 PM

PS. Update: Omg no they didn't, the last game(Happleman 3) is a Nija Gaiden Clone(lol so good infact, It's better then the original Ninja Gaiden games.)

Sorry but Haggleman 3 is nowhere near close to even as good as the Ninja Gaiden titles. This is not opinion, this is fact. I did like it at first, but it got kind of to the point where it started to drag on and I just wanted to finish the game.

Also. Haggleman 1 and 2 are badass. I'd say they're sort of like Bubble Bobble mixed with Mario, or a side scrolling platformer version of Pirate Ship Higemaru, or kind of like Flicky. The first Haggleman was hardly even difficult and only a few stages while the second adds more of everything to the game. More enemies, more stages, higher difficulty.
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Whoever gets the second tell me how import friendly it is. Ed missed a good deal on it so might not get it for awhile.

Pezcore343

01-05-2010, 08:24 PM

Sorry but Haggleman 3 is nowhere near close to even as good as the Ninja Gaiden titles. This is not opinion, this is fact.

Ok, while I kind of agree with you that Haggleman 3 isn't quite as good as the Ninja Gaiden games, I do think they are two pretty different games. Also, it is indeed an opinion. I don't know how you can possibly think that saying "A is better than B" can be a fact. Just had to get that off of my chest.

kupomogli

01-05-2010, 08:59 PM

A game can be better than another game regardless of opinion. Technically Brigandine Grand Edition is better than Brigandine Legend of Forsena. I love both games but I like LoF better than GE.

Final Fantasy on FF Origins is also technically better than the original, aside from load times. The damage ratio is more accurate and your attacks don't get the plus or minus damage variable you'll see in the original. It's also just as difficult in hard mode aside from being able to equip each type of equipment(as there are five,) rather than a max of four and you can still set it up to allow you to miss an already defeated enemy. In my opinion the original is the better game. But if you really wanted to get technical about it, my opinion would be wrong.

Ninja Gaiden has a bunch of well done levels with great level design, a somewhat good story on the first two games, amazing music, great boss battles. Haggleman 3 plays like Kid Icarus, Metroid, or a newer CV. It has an okay level design but it just branches out multiple paths that lead to nothing worth bothering to get. The game itself is forgettable and while you may go back to it, it's nothing like Ninja Gaiden where you'll probably repeatedly go back to it.

Ed Oscuro

01-05-2010, 09:26 PM

Ninja Gaiden games beat Haggleman 3 for the simple fact you don't have to grind out nuts. Eheh.

Anyway, the first Haggleman games seem to share more in common with Ninja-Kun (arcade / FC, got 110,550 on the arcade original via MAME just now, fun stuff) and apparently the Mega Man games (for the story, not that I could tell as I haven't played Mega Man games).

Sosage

01-05-2010, 10:48 PM

NG over HM3, but I think when we start debating this, the point of RGC is lost. The game is a big tongue in cheek homage and isn't looking to outdo anything. It's a love letter, not so much an email saying, "I can be just as good as you". ;P

Pezcore343

01-05-2010, 10:50 PM

I wasn't trying to argue that one is better than the other, because like I said, the two aren't really all that similar except in appearance. My point is, you can't say that one is factually better. It is entirely based on opinion, and anyone who argues otherwise doesn't understand the meaning of the two words.

Cryomancer

09-06-2011, 07:10 AM

Bumping up this thread, as it's apparently the only thread we have on DP related to this show.

First off, he'll be in America for a fan meet, in three days: http://tinycartridge.com/post/9788402206/meet-game-center-cxs-arino-in-la-friday

Secondly, Kotaku has been "airing" episodes of the show, this week's episode is the last one I think unless they buy more. Meanwhile, you can find more and less condensed episodes fan subtitled "out there".

Thirdly, there has been SOME kind of progress on a fan translation for the second game, but nothing particularly specific has been thrown out yet.

Lady Jaye

09-06-2011, 08:14 AM

What's too bad with the Kotaku sub is that they only include Arino's challenges. Sure, it's the heart of the show, but I also love all the other segments like "You should visit this game center".

NE146

09-06-2011, 11:04 AM

There are many places to get the episodes, heck I used to watch them on youtube but that doesn't seem easily found anymore.

Here's where I currently get them: http://www.gaki-no-tsukai.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2653

Cryomancer

09-06-2011, 07:07 PM

Agreed on both points there.

So supposedly some of the guys from SA are going to the event and plan to give him some stuff, including a copy of Startropics. That would be awesome if he played that for the show. Although I wonder how the drama would go down of not having the letter available.

I wish I knew about this event sooner, I would have sent in a copy of Deja Vu or something for him. Would have been neat to get a big box of US games for him to take home.

WesternNYCollector

09-06-2011, 07:39 PM

Got the game back in July after they started showing the translated episodes on Kotaku, I was enjoying it, although I was most excited about the RPG game, but by the time I got that unlocked it was shelved because I decided I was trying to play too many games at once.

I'm sure I'll go back to it eventually though.

Jorpho

09-06-2011, 10:46 PM

kupomogli

09-06-2011, 11:34 PM

Here's a spoiler-free tip: when you try to play Guadia Quest in free play, you'll have to start over and lose all the progress you may have made while playing it in the main mode. So don't bother spending more time than you need grinding and levelling up. :p

That's in free play though. In the regular game mode, the final challenge on all games is to clear the game, so you won't see the ending of Retro Game Challenge until you finish all games on the normal mode.

Leo_A

09-06-2011, 11:45 PM

I need to go back and finish this someday. Only halfway done, but I loved the first half.

I wish we had gotten the sequel.

Jorpho

09-06-2011, 11:48 PM

That's in free play though. In the regular game mode, the final challenge on all games is to clear the game, so you won't see the ending of Retro Game Challenge until you finish all games on the normal mode.What? Really? Oh bugger.

Leo_A

09-09-2011, 10:42 PM

Fired this up last night after a couple of years away and started playing again. Finished the last challenge for Star Prince (For some reason I remember thinking when I last played that this challenge was going to be difficult, but did it with ease on my first try last night). I'm halfway through Rally King SP now and not having much trouble.

Then it's off to do the challenges for Haggle Man 2 & 3 and Guardia Quest (The only one I think that might pose any real problem for me, I've never really played traditional JRPG's).

Great game, it's such a shame that this went largely ignored when it was released and killed our chances of getting the sequel.

skaar

09-10-2011, 12:48 PM

Leo_A

09-12-2011, 03:20 AM

Thanks, but I haven't really had a need for cheats so far since nothing has taken more than a try or two. But I finished up HaggleMan 2 tonight and didn't much care for my first few minutes of that RPG, so I suppose I might have to resort to cheats if I'm going to suffer through this RPG (Or at the very least, glance at a faq).

Loading up a game last night failed and the little boy asked me what to do and the options were to blow on the end of the cartridge or lick. I thought that was a nice little touch to get a cartridge blowing reference in there.

I should've picked lick and see what they said.

NE146

09-12-2011, 09:56 AM

so I suppose I might have to resort to cheats if I'm going to suffer through this RPG (Or at the very least, glance at a faq).

The mags right there on the shelf which are pretty much an integral part of the game. You're supposed to read them, get a feel like you're back in the 80's reading the latest mags on the latest games, and finding tricks and secrets from them. :)

Although yeah I believe they make you finish a number of challenges before they give you the ones that spill the beans on the bigger cheats.

maxlords

09-12-2011, 10:57 AM

Still love this game...still pissed that they aren't gonna localize the sequel :(

Leo_A

09-13-2011, 01:07 AM

The mags right there on the shelf which are pretty much an integral part of the game. You're supposed to read them, get a feel like you're back in the 80's reading the latest mags on the latest games, and finding tricks and secrets from them. :)

Like I said, nothing has been difficult with the first few challenges I did when this first came out. And the last few games I've worked through over the past few evenings (after returning to it thanks to this thread reminding me I had it sitting here incomplete) have been easy enough. This is pretty elementary stuff for the average Digital Press user.

I'm just reading the magazines as they come out and hitting the chat button between each challenge for the fun of it and the atmosphere (For an example of one of the things your friend will tell you when you talk to him, he told me he heard from a friend that if you threw weapons into a swamp just East of the town I saved in, I'd be given better weapons in return).

Mostly, I just don't like Japanese RPG's so I wasn't looking forward to getting to this game.

Edit - How long does Cosmic Gate last? Advanced past level 30 tonight in free play before a series of stupid mistakes used up my spare life supply. Was hoping to finish it up (I've completed Rally King and Rally King SP version in 1st place for all races, and finished both run throughs in Haggle Man 1 to get the real ending so far for games finished).

Or in the fine tradition of early 80's arcade games that it was modeled off, does it have no ending at all?

kupomogli

09-13-2011, 03:00 AM

Cosmic Gate ends at level 64 so you'll want to use warps.

*edit*

Thought it was 99, it's actually 64.

Leo_A

09-13-2011, 03:03 AM

Cosmic Gate ends at level 99 so you'll want to use warps.

I saw a mention of those in the magazine, but haven't actually encountered any. I'm sure the magazine told me how (I think it said they advance you three levels, so it probably also told how to activate them), but just in case, how do I activate them?

Also something popped out of an asteroid in one of the bonus rounds. I've never seen it before and missed it since I wasn't expecting it and navigated away immediately to continue shooting asteroids. Was that one of those warps or some sort of powerup? Was a 1-up, I thought that was what I was getting going for the largest asteroids but those are just extra points, not extra lives.

Nice game, easy to dismiss with things like the vertically scrolling shooter available, but it's a fun Galaga clone.

kupomogli

09-13-2011, 03:04 AM

Hey sorry. I edited it afterwards. Ends at 64. I'm not exactly sure, I think you go to the very right or left without shooting an enemy and start shooting at an invisible warp gate. It should detail it in one of the magazines.

Cryomancer

09-13-2011, 03:12 AM

Shoot the flashing enemy first, without attacking other enemies. Then shoot the gate that appears on the side.

Leo_A

09-13-2011, 03:56 AM

Shoot the flashing enemy first, without attacking other enemies. Then shoot the gate that appears on the side.

Made it pitifully easy. Took all of 10 minutes to get to the end. lol

I think I could do it for real though if I try again. Just need to take a break since after 30 levels or so, my hands start to cramp up (The various DS models aren't the most comfortable handhelds I've ever played).

kupomogli

09-13-2011, 01:25 PM

I just looked it up, you don't get the magazine until after you complete every challenge up to finish all games. On the first stage, you need to shoot 64 times without hitting any enemies. A warp gate will appear that takes you to level 64.

Leo_A

09-16-2011, 03:05 AM

Did the 64 levels of Cosmic Gate without warps by taking two breaks and did the full two run throughs of Star Price tonight, albeit with a couple of continues during the 2nd run through (I've gone through all 4 levels a few days ago, but didn't bother to do the 2nd play through until now to get the ending). Also did the cheat to warp directly to the last level in Cosmic Gate that you mentioned, just for the heck of it.

Getting bored with Guadia Quest. For challenge #4, I'm tasked to kill a boss on floor 4F in a dungeon I can't recall the name of at the moment.

Does anyone know where this dungeon is located in the overworld? GameFaqs wasn't much help and I'm ready to move on (Already used the cheat to skip to the end credits, I don't intend to play this one to the finish, at least for now, even though I've finished every other game so far honestly).

I'm not a JRPG fan and I'm getting a bit bored with Guadia Quest and want to wrap it up now (My characters are level 15). Had more fun with it than I expected, but this rpg is getting a bit too repetitive now and I want to play Haggle Man 3 (Which is sadly the end of this game). Also, is there are more than two towns? I think I've seen most all of the overworld, but I'm wondering if there is perhaps something I've missed.

I've heard of a fan translation project for the sequel. I'll have to look into that if it's already released or ever comes out.

kupomogli

09-16-2011, 03:35 AM

Does anyone know where this dungeon is located in the overworld?

South west.

Leo_A

09-16-2011, 03:36 AM

South west.

Thanks, I'll head in that direction.

Leo_A

09-17-2011, 06:21 AM

Jorpho

09-17-2011, 01:10 PM

This stupid dungeon is getting on my nerves. Wandered and wandered around it and killed enough enemies to level everyone up from level 15 to level 19.

Hope I stumble across the path I'm missing to progress further in this. Sure wish there was a dungeon map in this game like a Zelda game would have.

Is there more to a game like Phantasy Star than this? Seems awfully plain and repetitive.As suggested by the magazine, there's a very convenient place for grinding in the dungeon (i.e. right next to an auto-heal spot) pretty close to the entrance. It's kind of easy to miss, I guess.

And of course it is important to upgrade your Gaudia when a better one comes along.

Leo_A

09-17-2011, 06:22 PM

I've upgraded my gaudia several times (I'm using a fire one at present, although I'm not sure if he's much of an upgrade over the one that pops up everywhere, if he's even an upgrade at all). And I'm a high enough level that I haven't been challenged by anything for quite a while now (Unless I run across one of the guadias of the guy that hands out the challenges, which I'm not anywhere close to being in a position to beat just yet and probably never will be). I'm just wandering around in this dungeon without being sure where I should head to next. Health isn't an issue.

Edit - Found and beat the boss just now. Once I realized there were secret passages through the walls (Not knowing that was why my progress had stalled out), I reached the end without much effort.

NE146

09-19-2011, 10:47 AM

yep.. once you beat the Gaudia Quest boss to complete the challenge, you end up thinking "oh, is that all it was?" LOL

Leo_A

09-19-2011, 10:56 AM

yep.. once you beat the boss Gaudia Queste to complete the challenge, you end up thinking "oh, is that all it was?" LOL

I accidently let one member of my party die on my way there (There was no way I was going all the way back to the big village to revive her or going back to my last save several minutes earlier), and I still easily beat him on my first try with just 2/3's of my party. Was certainly not much of a boss.

Haggle Man 3 reminds me of the Shinobi series so far. Easy group of challenges. I just have to beat Haggle Man 3 to wrap things up, but I think I'm going to save that for another day.

Jorpho

09-30-2011, 11:59 PM

A further protip: the game does not autosave when you complete each of the games.

So remember to save manually before you switch the game off after you complete a whole bunch of them.

Because otherwise you will feel bad afterwards.

:grrr:

Leo_A

05-10-2014, 04:02 AM

Looks like the fan translation for Retro Game Challenge 2 is almost finished. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGxOjgLojeM

I think I still have to reach the ending in Haggleman 3. I'll have to wrap that up soon in anticipation of the playing the sequel.

Leo_A

05-17-2014, 02:32 PM

Could anyone offer any advice on beating Haggleman 3? The final form of the boss wears my health down too much trying to destroy the top weak spot of the three. I get up there and immediately get knocked off or I clear the top of the screen and suddenly the shield blocks my shots. And when it finally moves, those things have respawned and knock me back off.

Managed it once or twice but I'm low on health and almost instantly get killed or he's moved too far to the left for me to attack the new thing that appears on it.