Is there anyone like me at all who just cant get into Genesis games?

[fahlim003]

I seem to be liking all of Konami's Genesis games, I seen Rocket Knight Adventures it doesnt look all too apealing to me because of the main character sprites, but I might be willing to give it a try. Are it and it's sequel any good?

It is time. A wise man once told me...
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/6619/vlcsnap1181490wr4.png

...games, pick out one you can do ok, one you can do as opposed to a whole bunch of em where you don't know what the hell you're doing...

Prioritize, that is all.

[Valkrazhor]

I seem to be liking all of Konami's Genesis games, I seen Rocket Knight Adventures it doesnt look all too apealing to me because of the main character sprites, but I might be willing to give it a try. Are it and it's sequel any good?

What's up with you and sprites. My god. When I read some of your posts in this thread I literally make a "WTF" gesture in front of my computer screen.

Rocket Knight Adventures totes better graphics than most other Genesis games so if it's not good enough for you graphics wise than it's all pretty much hopeless. Forget about ever getting into the Genesis or most other retro systems for that matter. I think that 2D gaming is the wrong choice for you, move on to the current gen.

Regardless of if it's the big sprites or the character designs themselves that you are complaining about this time around, I've still never heard anyone else say a "sprites are too big" complaint in my life. As I said in a previous post, big sprites like in Alien Soldier are considered a positive point not a negative one. Sprites are the essence of a 2D game. Certainly not a reason to dislike a game.

Heck, you even think that Jurassic Park on the Genesis has large sprites despite the fact that they are generally quite small. This is especially true in the case of the main character, Dr. Grant.

About the only game I can imagine you "approving of" judging by your strict sprite size guidelines in Majyuuou for the Super Famicom. The main character is practically microscopic, especially outside of demon form... On second thought, you will probably complain about the bosses sprites being too large or the fact that it's an import.

I would love to see the day you boot up Art of Fighting for the Neo-Geo and soon after fall to the floor and quiver in agony once you notice it's beautiful and ungodly large sprites.

Everyone has their quirks but recommending you 2D games is totally a lost cause. You should just hand pick them yourself instead of making threads about them. That or every day you wake up stand in front of a mirror and do one thousand jumping jacks to the Art of Fighting soundtrack while repeatedly proclaiming your love for large and gushy pixelated things. Good luck.

[Mimi Nakamura]

It is time. A wise man once told me...
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/6619/vlcsnap1181490wr4.png


Prioritize, that is all.

Hahahaha!

[Breetai]

I would love to see the day you boot up Art of Fighting for the Neo-Geo and soon after fall to the floor and quiver in agony once you notice it's beautiful and ungodly large sprites.:D The whole thing that makes that game awesome is it's HUGE sprites. It might give the guy a heart attack.


So now only Contra Hard Corps, is the last one on my list to get.
Also I can't play it yet I don't have it yet, and I'm not into emulation.How much of your parent's money are you spending?

[Breetai]

So I just bought Gunstar Heroes, I'm waiting for it to be shipped and stuff, also when I do get it who is the best to play as?
I AM A ROBOT. I CANNOT THINK FOR MYSELF. I WILL LIKE WHAT YOU TELL ME. HAIL THE NEW WORLD ORDER.

[Valkrazhor]

:D The whole thing that makes that game awesome is it's HUGE sprites. It might give the guy a heart attack.

How much of your parent's money are you spending?

Hey. No fair. I spend my parents money to buy video games too. I just have to sacrifice a few meals from my allowance to do so. For some of my higher priced titles I had to live on ramen for a week to afford. Justification for the win.

I know, I know... I'm still a damn moocher and unlike Urzu I'm not ten years old anymore so I have no excuse... or do I?

Well, let me see. For one, I'm a script writer. Does the starving artist excuse still work?

Oh and... For the longest time I was unable to work in Japan due to the lack of a work permit. I got a job on the line now to work at a steak house where they sell $200+ steaks. The sad part? There is no such thing as a "tip" in Japan so I won't be capitalizing on the high prices at all aside from the occasional free aged gourmet steak. Radiant Silvergun sized tips are what dreams are made of.

[Breetai]

Hey. No fair. I spend my parents money to buy video games too. I just have to sacrifice a few meals from my allowance to do so. For some of my higher priced titles I had to live on ramen for a week to afford. Justification for the win.You live with your parents in Japan? Are you an army kid?


I know, I know... I'm still a damn moocher and unlike Urzu I'm not ten years old anymore so I have no excuse... or do I?

Well, let me see. For one, I'm a script writer. Does the starving artist excuse still work?Nope. It doesn't. It a job that pays the bills and be an artist on the side.


Oh and... For the longest time I was unable to work in Japan due to the lack of a work permit. I got a job on the line now to work at a steak house where they sell $200+ steaks. The sad part? There is no such thing as a "tip" in Japan so I won't be capitalizing on the high prices at all aside from the occasional free aged gourmet steak. Radiant Silvergun sized tips are what dreams are made of.If you live with your parents in Japan then you're on a dependent visa and are able to work part-time. Work enough part-time and your can self sponsor yourself after 3-5 years.

You probably served me my 20,000yen steak last night. (well, you might have if I could afford a 20man yen steak) :)

[Valkrazhor]

You live with your parents in Japan? Are you an army kid?

No, I live alone here. I'm a college student so I get my student visa and recently my work permit through school.

[Sosage]

I AM A ROBOT. I CANNOT THINK FOR MYSELF. I WILL LIKE WHAT YOU TELL ME. HAIL THE NEW WORLD ORDER.

You will think Altered Beast's gameplay is the best.

LIKE ALTERED BEAST GAMEPLAY. ENTER.

Now just wait while this loads...

[Sonicwolf]

I seen Rocket Knight Adventures it doesnt look all too apealing to me because of the main character sprites

I think Urzu has developed a new mental disorder involving a fear of specific types and styles of sprites. We should all help define this new "Sprite Complex". LOL

[Gameguy]

Yeah, but if I'm reading that quote right, it means that Sega had that 8% share in 1989, which sounds about right what with coming off the failed Master System and *just* debuting the Genesis that fall. There's no word on how much market share Sega had between 1989 and 1992. I'd like to see the hard data on how much market share Sega had in 1990 and 1991, back when the famous "Genesis Does What Nintendon't" campaign (and the lesser known H.A.G. campaign that followed it) was running.

1993 was when Sega's marketing got even more aggressive - the whole "Welcome to the Next Level" and "Blast Processing" campaigns were launched that year, IIRC. With those two campaigns, it's easy to see just how Sega rose to 55% that year.
The way I read it, I thought the 8% was at the time that Tom Kalinske was first hired, and he made those suggestions about a month after he was hired. Maybe Melf can sort this out, I'm pretty sure he wrote the article I quoted. It has the same author listed as the Altered Beast review so I'm assuming it was done by Melf. It would be neat to clear this up, now I'm curious about the data too. I know a lot of the marketing was changed and helped boost sales, but they decided to change the pack-in game too instead of just doing the other changes, they really felt the game needed to be changed to boost sales. They knew Sonic would be a top seller and they originally wanted to just sell it separately, they wouldn't make it a pack-in if Altered Beast could bring in enough sales.


And yet, it plays better than the arcade game. The controls aren't as responsive as the Genesis version. That says something about the arcade original, doesn't it?
I've never played the arcade version but that pretty much supports the side that it's never been a good game ever. The Genesis version had a crappy ending compared to the arcade, but if the controls were very bad for the arcade version then both weren't good.


Why do you torture yourself so with playing tech demo games you don't like? Drop Duke Nukem 3D and check out Zero Tolerance again (or Beyond Zero Tolerance, if you've tried that one). Forget Altered Beast and try...something else, I suppose. I have yet to play all the way through the three Shinobi games, actually. I got to the final boss of Shadow Dancer but didn't quite get the extra distance; for Shinobi III I'm not sure how far I got in normal play; I saw the whole thing on an emulator, years ago. Revenge of Shinobi got to me in that vertical section after the Tuhminator shows up.
I think it's been years since I've played any of those bad games, I do have a lot of good games to play through so they're next on the list. I also have the Shinobi games and I haven't got very far in them yet, I really haven't played them so much(I got most of them more recently). And I haven't actually played Zero Tolerance yet, I have to get a copy of it first. I still want to find the original version of Revenge of Shinobi, I think my copy has the licensed Spider-man so it has a lot of the bosses changed.


I read the article. It's titled "Ten 'classic' games that did not age well", and then the writer tells me why it was never any good. So what's the subject of the article again? It makes no sense.
That's a good point. I was just confused because it seemed like you complained about it because you considered Altered Beast to always be a terrible game, which is the same as what the article said so I didn't understand what you disliked about it.


I seem to be liking all of Konami's Genesis games, I seen Rocket Knight Adventures it doesnt look all too apealing to me because of the main character sprites, but I might be willing to give it a try. Are it and it's sequel any good?
It's one of the best games I've ever played, nevermind just for the Genesis. I haven't played the sequel though. Play the original, it's really worth it.

[Icarus Moonsight]

I think Urzu has developed a new mental disorder involving a fear of specific types and styles of sprites. We should all help define this new "Sprite Complex". LOL

I see large sprites... :o

http://fatboygetsthin.com/images/sugarplumfaerie.jpg

[Breetai]

No, I live alone here. I'm a college student so I get my student visa and recently my work permit through school.All, I gotcha.

Aren't you allowed to work part-time (20 hours a week) on a student visa? I have a spouse visa, so I can do pretty much anything I want other than vote or political protest.

[Breetai]

You will think Altered Beast's gameplay is the best.

LIKE ALTERED BEAST GAMEPLAY. ENTER.

Now just wait while this loads...Why are you saying that to me? I've owned Altered Beast since the early 90s. I know what it's like.

[SplashChick]

I see large sprites... :o

http://fatboygetsthin.com/images/sugarplumfaerie.jpg

oh dear god

[Arkhan]

I seem to be liking all of Konami's Genesis games, I seen Rocket Knight Adventures it doesnt look all too apealing to me because of the main character sprites, but I might be willing to give it a try. Are it and it's sequel any good?

dude Rocket Knight Adventures is jawesome.

[SplashChick]

dude Rocket Knight Adventures is jawesome.

Hell yes it is.

[Sosage]

Why are you saying that to me? I've owned Altered Beast since the early 90s. I know what it's like.

Wow. So it really did work?

LIKE CHOCOLATE MILK. ENTER.

[Bloodreign]

I can't believe one wouldn't play Rocket Knight Adventures, or any game because of sprite size, hell go play Mega Man 7 on SNES if you want painful big sprites.'

RKA had great level design, fantastic sprite design, awesome music pumped out of the Genesis, it was a frantically paced game, and someone wouldn't play it because of large sprites? Why bother playing anything from the 16 bit era then as that was a time when graphics were advancing and programmers could do lots more with games. Yeah I know I'm not into the whole graphical thingof games today, but I still love the look of 16 bit graphics as much as I love the 8 bit era.

Yeah I know the reply is late, but I just got back into reading this crazy thread.

Edit; there's a reason I bought a model 2 (and a model 1 Genesis years later), the system had games I wanted to play and collect for, Darius II, Rainbow Islands Extra, Altered Beast, Mega Man Wily Wars, Rocket Knight Adventure, Air Buster, Thunder Force 4 (and one day 3), stuff like this wasn't on the SNES.

[SplashChick]

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/853/853216/art-of-fighting-anthology-20080219041834148_640w.jpg

Oops, I just killed Urzu, my bad.

[Valkrazhor]

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/853/853216/art-of-fighting-anthology-20080219041834148_640w.jpg

Oops, I just killed Urzu, my bad.

Thanks for making my Christmas Eve special.

[Urzu402]

You guys are misunderstanding what I mean about the big sprites greatly its all about size and proportions, I almost put off Gunstar Heroes because their heads were too big and their bodies too small. and it is my money I am spending whenever I get extra money I spend it on classic video games while most of it goes towards my rent and other important stuff.

[Rob2600]

I almost put off Gunstar Heroes because their heads were too big and their bodies too small.

I can't believe this thread has gone on 13 pages. Shame on all of you for repeatedly humoring this imbecile.

[Push Upstairs]

He's like the spawn of The Sizz.

[Urzu402]

Sonic, Sparkster, Dynamite Heady = bad in Main character sprites.
Shinobi III, Strider and TMNT Hyperstone Heist = good.

[Valkrazhor]

You guys are misunderstanding what I mean about the big sprites greatly its all about size and proportions, I almost put off Gunstar Heroes because their heads were too big and their bodies too small. and it is my money I am spending whenever I get extra money I spend it on classic video games while most of it goes towards my rent and other important stuff.

A ton of 2D games don't have proportional characters. This is because 2D is a more artistic medium, in the sense that it has a hand drawn feel. Do you really see perfect proportions in most drawings or cartoons? If the character in Rocket Knight Adventures had perfect proportions he would look ridiculous and his charm lost. If proportions really bothers you though then it's even more of a reason for you to give up on 2D gaming because it eliminates so many amazing titles, many more than even large sprites do. The funny thing about this all though is that you have a Sephiroth avatar; a character which came from FFVII which I'm assuming you like. A game which is filled with disproportional characters left and right, let alone the fact that they have blocks for hands. How this doesn't irk you but a slightly big head and small body in Gunstar Hero's does is beyond me dude.

[Breetai]

Sonic, Sparkster, Dynamite Heady = bad in Main character sprites.
Shinobi III, Strider and TMNT Hyperstone Heist = good.I guess you just dislike unrealistic-looking characters like Mario and like realistic-looking characters like the Ninja Turtles. Makes sense to me! no, no it really doesn't :)

[Urzu402]

A ton of 2D games don't have proportional characters. This is because 2D is a more artistic medium, in the sense that it has a hand drawn feel. Do you really see perfect proportions in most drawings or cartoons? If the character in Rocket Knight Adventures had perfect proportions he would look ridiculous. If proportions really bothers you though then it's even more of a reason for you to give up on 2D gaming because it eliminates so many amazing titles, many more than even large sprites do. The funny thing about this all though is that you have a Sephiroth avatar; a character which came from FFVII which I'm assuming you like. A game which is filled with disproportional characters left and right, let alone the fact that they have blocks for hands. How this doesn't irk you but a slightly big head and small body in Gunstar Hero's does is beyond me dude.

It does irk me, but the annoyance can be so minor it doesn't get in the way of me enjoying the game, also 3D is different from 2D the 3D characters had to be designed that way due to technical limitations.

[Valkrazhor]

It does irk me, but the annoyance can be so minor it doesn't get in the way of me enjoying the game, also 3D is different from 2D the 3D characters had to be designed that way due to technical limitations.

Your reasoning in this last bit here makes absolutely no sense at all man. I surrender.

[Urzu402]

I don't see why it doesn't, like the big head and small bodies of Gunstar Heroes that was when I first seen screenshots of the game, however when I seen the game in action that changed my mind to get it. Also to me the techincal limitations of the Playstation make it more acceptable to me to have misproportioned character models but i keep thinking they should have used the battle models for the field, there is a patch for the PC version of Final Fantasy 7 to do this but it is the PC version :(

[Rob2600]

The madness continues. 14 pages of pointlessness and stupidity.

It's scientifically impossible to reason with a brain the size of a walnut, so please stop trying.

[Fuyukaze]

The madness continues. 14 pages of pointlessness and stupidity.

It's scientifically impossible to reason with a brain the size of a walnut, so please stop trying.

quiet you, some of us need this thread to quietly lurk in and read for more laughter material.

[Valkrazhor]

I don't see why it doesn't, like the big head and small bodies of Gunstar Heroes that was when I first seen screenshots of the game, however when I seen the game in action that changed my mind to get it. Also to me the techincal limitations of the Playstation make it more acceptable to me to have misproportioned character models but i keep thinking they should have used the battle models for the field, there is a patch for the PC version of Final Fantasy 7 to do this but it is the PC version :(

Dude. Like whatever you want to like. Like I said, I surrender. As long as you're having fun with what you play... Then it's all good. Don't ever ask us for game recommendations though because people with normal reasoning won't be able to give you the answers you're looking for. As peculiar as your taste in games and your boundaries are it makes me wonder why you always want to try to play follow the leader with your game selections. It will be a never ending "Try game x" "I just did but I don't like game x because of *insert graphical qualm here*" which makes me conclude that you just like to make posts for the heck of it and I snagged onto your bait. If I wasn't so incredibly bored this Christmas Eve I probably wouldn't have bitten it either.

[rpepper9]

I don't see why it doesn't, like the big head and small bodies of Gunstar Heroes that was when I first seen screenshots of the game, however when I seen the game in action that changed my mind to get it. Also to me the techincal limitations of the Playstation make it more acceptable to me to have misproportioned character models but i keep thinking they should have used the battle models for the field, there is a patch for the PC version of Final Fantasy 7 to do this but it is the PC version :(

I don't see why it doesn't. I am referring to the big head and small bodies of Gunstar Heroes characters. When I first saw screenshots of the game, I did not like the style. Then when I saw the game in action, I changed my mind, and decided to purchase the game. To me, the technical limitations of the PlayStation make it more acceptable to have mis-proportioned character models. However I frequently think that they should have used the "battle" character models for the field. There is a patch for the PC version of Final Fantasy 7 to make this change, but only in the PC version.

Wow! It is possible to construct proper sentences and to use punctuation! What a novel idea!

[Urzu402]

I believe I said in this topic before my last few posts that i dont hate the games with big disproportioned sprites I just cant get into them meaning I can't play them for very long without getting extremely bored of them, maybe it has nothing to do with the sprites but the gameplay, maybe I was wrong, but disproportioned sprites do irk me a little.

EDIT: My posting has improved quite a bit since I came here so. Give me a break.

[Rickstilwell1]

I believe I said in this topic before my last few posts that i dont hate the games with big disproportioned sprites I just cant get into them meaning I can't play them for very long without getting extremely bored of them, maybe it has nothing to do with the sprites but the gameplay, maybe I was wrong, but disproportioned sprites do irk me a little.

EDIT: My posting has improved quite a bit since I came here so. Give me a break.

I still say that it's because most Genesis games don't have a save feature. They were designed to play for a shorter time in one sitting.

[Gameguy]

I still say that it's because most Genesis games don't have a save feature. They were designed to play for a shorter time in one sitting.
If they don't have a save feature doesn't it mean that you're expected to play them through in one long sitting? If I can save a game I can just play a little bit and come back to it later. Kid Chameleon was over 100 levels and didn't have a save feature, I still haven't finished it.

[vivaeljason]

Sonic, Sparkster, Dynamite Heady = bad in Main character sprites.
Shinobi III, Strider and TMNT Hyperstone Heist = good.

So...you're saying you don't like characters that have exaggerated, cartoony features?

Dear lord...just stay away from platform games then. How hard is that?


The madness continues. 14 pages of pointlessness and stupidity.

It's scientifically impossible to reason with a brain the size of a walnut, so please stop trying.

I have to say that Urzu has gotten better since the legendary "I FOUND A GENESIS BOX AT THE CLINIC" weekend. However, that may be because my brain melted from those posts.

[Urzu402]

So I decided to get Gunstar Heroes on Wii Virtual Console just to see how it was due to it being on sale for only 500 points, I don't like it too much but that could be cause of the controller i'm playing it with it just feels weird. I also got Alien Soldier I suck at that too but this is the only way i can play it.

[gum_drops]

You can always pick up a cheap used gamecube controller and use it for wiiware games, or get a wii classic controller. Although the classic controller cant play gamecube games and must be connected to the wiimote.

[RP2A03]

A Classic Controller would be a better option since the control pad on the Cube controller is next to useless (unless your a gnome) and 2D games don't control well with an analog stick.

[Arkhan]

I found the classic controller to be a slippery blunder.

it has no contour for grabbing, and isn't small like the SNES pad so that you can really grip on to it.

:-/

[Daria]

What about the hori gamecube controller then?
Edit: nevermind. Apparently they're expensive as shit now.

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/3374/horivssnes1.jpg

[RP2A03]

If grip is a problem, it's not for me and my hands aren't small, then the Classic Controller Pro might work better.

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/RP2A03/controllers/wii_classic_controller_pro_white__6.jpg

However, I think you have to import it.

[vivaeljason]

If grip is a problem, it's not for me and my hands aren't small, then the Classic Controller Pro might work better.

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/RP2A03/controllers/wii_classic_controller_pro_white__6.jpg

However, I think you have to import it.

What's the cost on one of those bad boys? I've had grip problems with the Classic Controller for a while now and had no idea that something that looks like I can hold was created.

[Arasoi]

http://www.retrousb.com/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=31

[Damaramu]

What's the cost on one of those bad boys? I've had grip problems with the Classic Controller for a while now and had no idea that something that looks like I can hold was created.

I'm seeing them on Ebay for $39.99.

[RP2A03]

Play-Asia has the Classic Controller Pro for $29.90 plus $9.40 for shipping to the US. They also come in black.

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/RP2A03/controllers/pa1599152.jpg

[Valkrazhor]

Forget all of these wannabe retro controllers if you can help it. The only one you need is the Super Famicom replica controller that Nintendo released for the Wii. Japanese release only of course but it's worth the extra effort to track one or two down. Why? Because the SNES/SFC controller rocks and this is not debatable.

[Arkhan]

Forget all of these wannabe retro controllers if you can help it. The only one you need is the Super Famicom replica controller that Nintendo released for the Wii. Japanese release only of course but it's worth the extra effort to track one or two down. Why? Because the SNES/SFC controller rocks and this is not debatable.

:) nice.


yeah I have very long / skinny fingers, and they dont sit right on the thing. and the analog sticks are slippery. I think more thought went into the flashy look of it than the actual functionality. It looks and functions like it rolled out of an Apple store. :onfire:

This SFC replica looks like a good idea.

[Urzu402]

well I changed my mind about Gunstar Heroes I like it, and I didnt even have to change controllers, but Alien Soldier on the other hand is just horrible, it's not the big spirtes that I dont like it is the gameplay.

Also someone put how I feel about the games in words when they said something about why they don't like the sonic games it was Valkrazhor.



As for Sonic, I never really understood why most Genesis fans tote that as the systems flagship series. It really isn't. The Genesis installments all pale in comparison to Super Mario World in almost every regard. People really need to be pumping up Shinobi 3 and Streets of Rage 2, two of its best mainstream games as far as I'm concerned. When I was young I liked Sonic series for for its flashy loops and speed but when I play the games now they are just boring. Running through every level hopping on a few enemies here and there which happen to appear under you as you fly through levels is not my idea of fun. The game play is too fast so I can't really enjoy the level design. Every time I run through a level it feels like random button mashing. I tried to take the levels slow but that doesn't work either. Sometimes I still pop them in for nostalgia alone but without nostalgia the Sonic series is hollow in my opinion. I have to admit though, for whatever reason I enjoyed Sonic CD quite a bit and some of the later 2D Sonic games like Sonic Rush on the Gameboy Advance have some fun gameplay.

Perhaps I equate a game with large disproportioned sprites to that. except I feel the same way about Sonic CD as i do the other Sonic games but Sonic 2 is still my favorite.

[Icarus Moonsight]

but Alien Soldier on the other hand is just horrible, it's not the big spirtes that I dont like it is the gameplay.

Try again. You're doing it wrong. I had to do the same thing because the gameplay is very unique. It has a very high learning curve. Once you gain your legs, it'll rock your socks off with the awesome.

[Urzu402]

I beat Gunstar Heroes the blue and green weapon combo make it super easy, I did greatly enjoy the spaceship level with the combination of the health system, so what are some side scrolling shooters where one hit doesnt kill you and it has to have a health system similar to Gunstar Heroes.

[Insaneclown]

I cant get into N64 games it's because of I have no interest but that doesnt mean I dont have a system. lol My friends play it...and I just watch.

[Sonicwolf]

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/853/853216/art-of-fighting-anthology-20080219041834148_640w.jpg

Oops, I just killed Urzu, my bad.

My day has been made. Thanks! LOL

[Dire 51]

I beat Gunstar Heroes the blue and green weapon combo make it super easy, I did greatly enjoy the spaceship level with the combination of the health system, so what are some side scrolling shooters where one hit doesnt kill you and it has to have a health system similar to Gunstar Heroes.
Alien Soldier and Gunstar Heroes Advance (GBA). After that, you're SOL as far as I know.

[vivaeljason]

I cant get into N64 games it's because of I have no interest but that doesnt mean I dont have a system. lol My friends play it...and I just watch.

Please tell me this post is meant to be a joke.

[Arkhan]

Please tell me this post is meant to be a joke.

i bought an N64 just to play mischief makers and pokemon games lol. other then that I ignored every other game!


EVEN ZELDA.

I thought OOT was dumb...does that make me a bad person!

[vivaeljason]

i bought an N64 just to play mischief makers and pokemon games lol. other then that I ignored every other game!


EVEN ZELDA.

I thought OOT was dumb...does that make me a bad person!

No, it doesn't. I just think there's something strange about owning a system just so your friends can come over and play it.

[Arkhan]

No, it doesn't. I just think there's something strange about owning a system just so your friends can come over and play it.

:) I have a friend like that. too bad he buys boring games., lol

[Swamperon]

:) I have a friend like that. too bad he buys boring games., lol

I think the majority of us are guilty of that a little bit. I certainly didn't buy Mario Kart for the single player but then I also have games that bore my friends senseless. Of course I have the decency not to play them in front of them.

[Arkhan]

i dont buy games with my friends in mind. Let them blow their money on that. :)

[nickerous]

I have yet to get into Genesis games, but I did just buy a Gen Mobile unit, so hopefully, I'll get into the genesis then. I did buy about 60 games from the goodwill not too long ago and have not really played them.

[shinobimusashi]

Wouldn't that be a bigger problem in SNES games what with the lower resolution on most games?

The only time I could see big sprites as a problem would be in action games where the camera control is poor. Such as Earthworm Jim, Aladdin or Vectorman.

I think the MD games were more polished in a few select genres, namely Run & Guns, Shooters and Action Platformers. If you're into RPGs then you might want to check out the Sega CD.
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/sega/segacd/2009/06/the-sega-cd-mega-cd-rpg-library.html

madden 91 through 94 had inferior sound, music and overall presentation on the genny but the player models looked way better(more polished i guess) and they played so much smoother and faster that after years of genny madden its hard for me to play them on the snes, as far as 95 to 98 the two ports offset each other in different ways but the genny ports still had the better looking player sprites so chalk another genre up for the md baby!!!


p.s. i love rediculously large disproportionate sprites such as those used in bill walsh college football(md), art of fighting(or most other snk games), final fight, etc etc. its one of the things that draws me to 2-d games if you really want realism move on up to 32 or 128 bit games

[mezrabad]

I sort of "overshot" the Genny. I bought one for the sole purpose of getting a Sega CD and playing Snatcher (which I have gotten but haven't finished yet). I've also gotten the 32X (to play Night Trap an much more fun game than I expected it to be). If I bothered to find them, I could count the number of actual Genesis games I have on one, maybe two hands. I dig Golden Axe and Ghouls and Goblins (am I even naming that one correctly?) but I've admittedly not spent a hell of a lot of time digging into the Genny library.

I will say that I see a lot more 'chatter' for the NES and the SNES featuring games that I'm interested in playing than I do hear of for the Genesis. However there was a wonderful site that took each game released for the system and talked about them in the order of the year they were released. Sadly, I've lost my bookmark for it and can no longer find the site. If anyone knows what I'm talking about I'd appreciate a link. Thanks in advance.

[Melf]

FORS YARD (http://homepage.mac.com/greggillis/).

[mezrabad]

FORS YARD (http://homepage.mac.com/greggillis/).

Ooohhhh! thank you!