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http://ofadam.com/macroidtoe/archives/22
these are the ones I know of so far.
and Shining Soul II for gba which probably doesn't count as retro at all.
These are all I know of, add any you know of. :)
Mainly looking for beat'em up or platforming games, though all are welcome. any game where I can shoot enemies with arrows...
Track and Field (C64)
Dragonfire (VCS)
DragonStomper (VCS)
most of the Gold boxes (Apple ][, C64)
kupomogli
04-23-2010, 02:27 AM
There's like a million of them. Final Fantasy 2, 3, 4, 5, Tactics, Tactics Ogre, Ogre Battle, Fire Emblem, etc.
In before the lock. Because this thread is just like the "Video games with bananas," "Video games with Frogs," etc threads.
buzz_n64
04-23-2010, 02:36 AM
There's like a million of them. Final Fantasy 2, 3, 4, 5, Tactics, Tactics Ogre, Ogre Battle, Fire Emblem, etc.
In before the lock. Because this thread is just like the "Video games with bananas," "Video games with Frogs," etc threads.
Yeah, tons of these. All Gauntlet games. Avenger games. Lord of the Ring games.... I could keep going, there are so many, maybe it needs it's own sub-genre in fantasy games.
Shadow Kisuragi
04-23-2010, 03:24 AM
An archetype in RPG games is the Ranger/Archer class. Almost any RPG with classical genre ties fits the description.
Rickstilwell1
04-23-2010, 03:29 AM
Kira and Diego from Vandal-Hearts were badass. Amon and Darius were cool but had less charm.
kupomogli
04-23-2010, 04:09 AM
Kira and Diego from Vandal-Hearts were badass. Amon and Darius were cool but had less charm.
^_^. Vandal Hearts is awesome. I actually change Kira and Darius into Hawk Knights though.
Carey85
04-23-2010, 07:29 AM
The Exidy arcade game Crossbow has been left out thus far. It also saw a few home ports.
Robin Hood (2600, ColecoVision, C64, VIC-20)
SamuraiSmurfette
04-23-2010, 08:56 AM
A pair for Intellivision:
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons (funny that I thought of this one first...even before Thief or Gauntlet)
Sharp Shot
Also, not intellivision, but Pooyan
Arkhan
04-23-2010, 09:19 AM
what about Tempest from Lunar? And Fuu from MKR
The guy from Forbidden Forest on Commodore 64!
Angelo from DQ8
Fanboy
04-23-2010, 11:04 AM
No love for Pooyan? Shame.
Eyedunno
04-23-2010, 11:27 AM
Lost Vikings
Worms Armageddon
Chrono Trigger (to name yet another RPG)
Secret of Mana
Zelda games
mobiusclimber
04-23-2010, 01:30 PM
Haven't I seen this topic already? At any rate, my answer is the same: Arkista's Ring (NES).
Black_Tiger
04-24-2010, 06:06 PM
I haven't looked at any of the lists, but here are some that might not have been mentioned yet-
Wonderboy II/Monsterland/Bikkuriman Wolrd
Wonderboy III/Dragon's Curse/Adventure Island
New Adventue Island
Lords of the Rising Sun
Lord of the Sword
Shape Shifter
Dungeon Explorer
Dungeon Explorer II
Crystal Beans (I assume)
Legend of Xanadu II
New Zealand Story
Kitsune Sniper
04-24-2010, 07:00 PM
No mention of Sniper from Team Fortress 2? Blasphemy!
He'll throw a jar of piss at you AND shoot you afterwards!
portnoyd
04-24-2010, 07:39 PM
King Arthur's World (SNES)
Gameguy
04-25-2010, 01:06 AM
Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood
Custer's Revenge (VCS)
Crossbow (VCS)
Spartacus
04-25-2010, 07:46 AM
Armed & Dangerous used the bow/arrow as the long range sniper weapon -it was supposed to be funny.
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance has a selectable character Vahn, the Arcane Archer
Flack
04-25-2010, 10:08 AM
Archon.
Oh, and Bard's Tale III.
Oh, and Ultima 7.
FOnewearl
04-25-2010, 10:21 AM
Track & Field II
Eyedunno
04-25-2010, 10:46 AM
Custer's Revenge (VCS)
I was almost going to go there, but then I thought "Nah!!!"
Hey, thank you all for your lists.
Yeah... I did forget to search for similar topics, sorry. I'm usually good about that... I did search a second ago to see if there was a previous topic and didn't find one.
But even if this does get locked, still, I appreciate everyone's input anyways.
Also, I guess I should've said in the first comment but since things like Zelda, Gauntlet etc are obvious, I really just want to hear not as known or 'mainstream' games. As cool as Link is, I already knew about him.
The 1 2 P
04-25-2010, 07:39 PM
Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden Black(Xbox), Ninja Gaiden 2(360) and Ninja Gaiden Sigma 1 and 2(PS3) all let you use a bow and arrows. And Gears of War 1 and 2 let you use the torque bow with exploding arrows.
Jorpho
04-25-2010, 08:05 PM
Wait a minute, no one's said Turok.
Oh wait, that was in the link in the OP. Never mind.
csgx1
04-25-2010, 09:10 PM
Kingdom Crusade for original gameboy.