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hellraiser
12-17-2010, 07:28 AM
So.....
One of my fondest 8 bit nintendo game memories from my childhood was of T&C surf designs. I knew 100% when I started collecting again that once I came across a copy it would be mine. Its not a rare game by any means but its not exactly mario/duckhunt either.
Today I found one....
I saw that label a mile away!!! I picked it up inspecting its condition (pretty minty lol) and a bargin at 2.99!!! Then I spot it...
That dreaded rainbow of doom that it seems everyone just loves to hate...
Yes it was a LJN game...
Well, some youtube reviewers and game snobs were not gonna keep me from my childhood memory. I bought took it home and played it...AND GOD DAM IT ITS A GOOD GAME!!!:rocker:
Lookin at my collection I own 4 ljn games... T&C , RAW snes , Terminator arcade snes and Maximum carnage snes. I like them all.
Lets face it ljn is no capcom or konami but is there any games they made you really like?
BTW-just to not make the his an "I love ljn" thread I freekin hated wolverine adamantium rage on the snes... It was by far one of the worst games I ever played and is a perfect example of why ljn got the bad name that it does!!!:bad-words:
megasdkirby
12-17-2010, 09:07 AM
LJN wasn't that bad...I always considered THQ to be worse.
Crash Test Dummies on NES was actually a somewhat decent platformer...much better than the SMS counterpart.
Glad you found the game! :)
Clownzilla
12-17-2010, 10:46 AM
It's a fun and well made game. I still play it every now and then:) What ever you do though DON'T play the second one. It's nothing like the first (it's a level based platformer) and is complete junk.
shopkins
12-17-2010, 11:13 AM
Not everything LJN produced was completely terrible, but they simply can't be forgiven for their mishandling of Marvel Comics licenses. I still can remember what a kick in the nuts it was to find that two of my favorite things, X-Men and NES, had been combined but the execution was so bad it was painful to play.
skaar
12-17-2010, 11:31 AM
I enjoyed T&C. I also did have fun with the Friday the 13th game too shockingly enough.
Doonzmore
12-17-2010, 11:37 AM
Chalk up another positive vote for Crash Test Dummies on the Nes. I LOVED Thrilla's Safari though. Great level designs, wide variety of spontaneous villains, a funny storyline that incorporates most of the characters from the first game and a lot of secrets. I just couldn't get into the first one very much. I liked the summer time vibe though.
Darkman2K5
12-17-2010, 11:43 AM
I'm actually a fan of the friday the 13th game on the nes. I played it when I was a kid and it used to scare the crap out of me everytime Jason showed up. It got to the point where I would ignore the alarm everytime and went it off and walked in the opposite direction of the cabin that Jason was attacking.
Clownzilla
12-17-2010, 01:37 PM
I'm actually a fan of the friday the 13th game on the nes. I played it when I was a kid and it used to scare the crap out of me everytime Jason showed up. It got to the point where I would ignore the alarm everytime and went it off and walked in the opposite direction of the cabin that Jason was attacking.
Lol, I did the same thing when I was younger. Great game but even today I probably still couldn't save all the kids. That game was tough.
Kitsune Sniper
12-17-2010, 01:42 PM
T+C Surf Designs is an underrated classic. It's just a racing game. People immediately think it's garbage because of the other LJN games.
The only gripe I had with the game was that it was too repetitive, but other than that, it's probably the best game LJN released on the NES.
Icarus Moonsight
12-17-2010, 02:10 PM
"Dirty little surprise from a childhood jem..."
Um, not touching that one... Truly outrageous.
AB Positive
12-17-2010, 02:15 PM
"Dirty little surprise from a childhood jem..."
Um, not touching that one... Truly outrageous.
Well played, sir.
Put me in the enjoying T&C camp, got it on my 8th birthday and loved it! Although I'm actually surprised to see it was an LJN title. Who knew?
allyourblood
12-17-2010, 02:17 PM
http://www.killedaway.com/images/cast.jpg
Gameguy
12-17-2010, 06:45 PM
LJN isn't all bad, but even their best games aren't great.
http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/970/ljn.gif
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9315/unicornb.jpg
todesengel
12-17-2010, 07:02 PM
T&C was a pretty fun game and not every LJN game was total garbage. I quite like Nightmare On Elm Street for NES.
DisastrophE
12-17-2010, 07:07 PM
I agree that not all LJN games are bad. Granted, I never did like T&C, in fact I think it's garbage. However I love Maximum Carnage one the SNES and Genesis. It's one of my favorite games on those consoles. I still play through it at least once a year. Also you gotta love that sexy red cart lol.
NaturalChemical
12-17-2010, 07:31 PM
T&C seems pretty fun, as were a few other LJN games. I always preferred T&C2, but it never gets much attention either.
SpaceHarrier
12-17-2010, 07:32 PM
I enjoyed T&C as a kid, but haven't played it since to test my nostalgia. I'll have to pick it up now and see if I still get the kind of entertainment out of it that the topic starter has..
If only I had $2 :shameful:
hellraiser
12-17-2010, 10:31 PM
"Dirty little surprise from a childhood jem..."
Um, not touching that one... Truly outrageous.
Oh man I cant belive I did that!!! lol ... No more 4 a.m. Post!!!:beaten:
TurboGenesis
12-17-2010, 11:04 PM
I am one of those who also enjoy Friday the 13th… I remember my aunt getting me the game when I was young, and I played a whole lot of it… never thought it was a bad game and was a bit surprised to hear on the internets of it being regarded as a poor game…
and another LJN title I enjoy, Jaws…
it's a fun game and the music is great. the only draw back is that once you get a handle of the game and understand what to do, the game becomes very easy and SHORT! I can conquer it in under 10 minutes and that's not speed running it…