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postulio

11-13-2004, 06:45 PM

well i recently just got a power base converter for my genesis, thanks to Neo-Jorge and im looking to get some good games.

ive never ever had or played the sms, so i have no idea whats good and fun.

i know about the phantasy stars, but other than that im lost, can you guys give me some pointers are to what games i should hunt down, ill play anything as long as its FUN!.

thanks guys!

*edit* it seems that most of the stuff for sale on ebay is from UK, are UK sms games playable on the US power base converter? thanks.

devilman

11-13-2004, 06:48 PM

Wonder Boy III - The Dragon's Trap (Great mix of platform/RPG)
Psycho Fox (Magical Hat/Decapattak)
California Games (The MS version is the best I've played)

Gapporin

11-13-2004, 07:14 PM

Besides the fact that devilman took all my suggestions (*grumblegrumble*), Here (http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1563&highlight=sms) is a thread that has a bunch of great ideas for this wonderful little console.

Jibbajaba

11-13-2004, 07:30 PM

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35722

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39420

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32450

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37409

Chris

Gapporin

11-13-2004, 07:35 PM

*edit* it seems that most of the stuff for sale on ebay is from UK, are UK sms games playable on the US power base converter? thanks.

I don't have one, but they probably do. I know for sure that you can play Euro games on a NTSC SMS.

Barbarianoutkast85

11-13-2004, 07:37 PM

Psycho Fox
Phantasy Star
Captain Silver
Columns
Rampage
Y's: The Vanished Omens

Those are some of my favorite SMS choices.

Lemmy Kilmister

11-13-2004, 07:40 PM

Ninja gaiden
Alex Kidd: in shonibi world
Alex kidd: in miracle world
phantasy star

PhoeniX

11-13-2004, 08:44 PM

There are some good suggestions already, and because it hasn't been mentioned yet...

R-Type

Great game, the box is wrong about the number of levels. I love the SMS game packaging (barring the like 4 games that are other colors). And though there are only like 114 US titles, and almost no third-party titles, the number of good to bad games is truely wonderful.

The Manimal

11-13-2004, 09:46 PM

A lot of people like ZILLION but I have no idea what to do in this.

My fav game is...]

CHOPLIFTER ... ADDICTIVE!

Evil E

11-13-2004, 10:19 PM

Astro Warrior!!!!

Duncan

11-13-2004, 11:20 PM

If you happen to like racers, Out Run and Enduro Racer are a lot of fun.

I'll second Choplifter as well. :)

it290

11-13-2004, 11:32 PM

I just got a PBC as well, and I've been having fun with Double Dragon, Golvellius, and Choplifter.

Kamino

11-14-2004, 12:31 AM

Thunder Blade
Astro Warrior
HAng On
Shanghai
R Type
Shinobi
ALF(yes. I like this game. I suck.)
ANY of the segascope 3d games
Gollvellius
Rastan

god damn, sms rocks.
SMS > you

briguy578

11-14-2004, 12:31 AM

To answer your question from earlier, European, US and Brazillian SMS games are inter-compatable. As for games, well, I can recommend these games that I conviently have for trade -

Sonic The Hedgehog [complete]
Phsyco Fox [complete]
Phantasy Star [loose]
Altered Beast [complete]

PM me if interested :)

Ed Oscuro

11-14-2004, 12:32 AM

I also have a bunch of SMS games that I need to get rid of :)

CRV

11-14-2004, 03:36 AM

I also have a bunch of SMS games that I need to get rid of :)

Hopefully for a reasonable price *cough**cough*...

Ed Oscuro

11-14-2004, 05:17 AM

Ayup. Some of them aren't passing muster for condition; in any case I just need to get them outta da house.

I should probably add some other things to that list while I'm at it...

Duncan

11-14-2004, 07:17 AM

I also have a bunch of SMS games that I need to get rid of :)

Such as...? :D

Graham Mitchell

11-14-2004, 09:05 AM

A lot of people like ZILLION but I have no idea what to do in this.

Write down or memorize the four symobls you find by destoying the posts in evey room (it's easy to memorize because if you actually look at them, they're all numbers with their mirror images attached to them.) Then go plug all those numbers in the rooms computer and the doors will open. That's about 80% of the game right there.

You'll find out why it's such a great game, though. Just watch out, Zillion 2 stinks.

I'd also like to second Golveliius and add Wonder Boy in Monster Land, as well as Alex Kidd in Shinobi World as suggestions!

Lady Jaye

11-14-2004, 09:48 AM

Mickey Mouse: Castle of Illusion!

And my personal fave (drumroll)... Cloud Master! (yes, I must be the number one Cloud Master/Chuka Taisen fan in the world...) :P

pixelsnpolygons

11-14-2004, 10:01 AM

Any of the Alex Kidd and Wonderboy games. Pyscho Fox, Hang-On, OutRun, Shinobi, ThunderBlade.

I'm a little biased though, I could name the whole collection as games you should play.

Gapporin

11-14-2004, 04:22 PM

Mark III

11-14-2004, 07:04 PM

Power Strike is one of the best 8-bit shooters ever made.
Golden Axe Warrior was a pretty competent "Zelda Clone"
Kenseiden was a decent platformer.

Graham Mitchell

11-14-2004, 09:24 PM

Beware, however, some of the arcade ports (I think, at least) aren't quite up to snuff. After Burner and Hang-On were pretty good. OutRun 3D was better than OutRun (and even included an option to play with normal graphics, for those who didn't have 3D Glasses). Both ports of Space Harrier, in my humble opinion, were downright horrible.

I agree, except that I thought the non-3D Space Harrier (the only one I've played) was really good considering the technical limitations. I think it's better than the Famicom version, anyhow.

Edit: I just thought of a couple
Spellcaster--find this one. Go ahead and pay a little more than usual for it, too, 'cuz it's rad. One the most impressive SMS games, gameplay-wise anyway. Mystic Defender on the Genesis is the sequel to this, but Spellcaster is a much deeper game.

Lord of the Sword--the game is kind of difficult and it's a bit slow at first, but if you stick with it it's rather rewarding. It reminds me a bit of Zelda II without the overhead sequences, and you've got a bow-and-arrow along with your sword. It looks gorgeous, too.

Did anyone mention Black Belt, Action Fighter, Ghost House (card), My Hero (card), and Spy Vs. Spy (card; probably the definitive version. Better than the NES version and the computer versions. Great for 2 players, too)?

anagrama

11-15-2004, 05:24 AM

Original Space Harrier horrible? What absolute pish and nonsense.

Ed Oscuro

11-15-2004, 12:20 PM

I love the FC Space Harrier...there's never ever been an unplayable port of the game and I don't see how there could be :P

Graham Mitchell

11-15-2004, 02:31 PM

I love the FC Space Harrier...there's never ever been an unplayable port of the game and I don't see how there could be :P

I agree with that statement. The funny thing is, though, I've actually heard people griping about Space Harrier II on the Genesis; complaints about how choppy it is, and how the Genesis was not capable of handling the game faithfully, etc...Hogwash! SHII is great!

Gapporin

11-15-2004, 05:30 PM

I agree with that statement. The funny thing is, though, I've actually heard people griping about Space Harrier II on the Genesis; complaints about how choppy it is, and how the Genesis was not capable of handling the game faithfully, etc...Hogwash! SHII is great!

Now that I'll agree with. Space Harrier II is indeed superb.

But perhaps I should reiterate what I said in my earlier post. I went back and played the SMS version, and I agree that "horrible" was probably too harsh of a word to use. But it just seems kinda sluggish to me. Though, I'll admit, it does do quite well considering the technological side of things.

Heh. This thread just turned into a Space Harrier discussion.

kainemaxwell

11-16-2004, 10:14 AM

What about Zaxxon 3D?

Kamino

11-16-2004, 11:51 AM

What about Zaxxon 3D?

Not a *bad* game, but DEFINITELY not what i expected when I bought a Zaxxon game. Quite frankly, Zaxxon on the ColecoVision does a better job...

slip81

11-16-2004, 02:21 PM

I'll second Lady Jaye on MM: Castle of Illusion, I also like the Zillion games.

Graham Mitchell

11-16-2004, 06:05 PM

I'll second Lady Jaye on MM: Castle of Illusion, I also like the Zillion games.

Even Zillion 2? I guess it's still a good game, just a disappointing sequel to Zillion (in my opinion.)

kainemaxwell

11-16-2004, 08:02 PM

Is Ninja Gaiden really a proto for the SMS? Any big differences between the non-3D and the 3D versions of some games?

Graham Mitchell

11-17-2004, 12:06 AM

Is Ninja Gaiden really a proto for the SMS? Any big differences between the non-3D and the 3D versions of some games?

As far as I know, Ninja Gaiden never came out in the US on the SMS. It WAS released on the Game Gear, however. So if it exists for the SMS, it probably is a proto.

Can't speak from experience about the 3D versions of games, but I've heard there are some improvements in the 3D games. Is that true, guys?

Gapporin

11-17-2004, 12:11 AM

Can't speak from experience about the 3D versions of games, but I've heard there are some improvements in the 3D games. Is that true, guys?

Well...they're in 3D. :P

But besides that, I know that OutRun 3D has three completely different songs than that of regular OutRun.

Other than that, I don't think there's any major differences.

CRV

11-17-2004, 12:48 AM

As far as I know, Ninja Gaiden never came out in the US on the SMS. It WAS released on the Game Gear, however. So if it exists for the SMS, it probably is a proto.

No, it was released in the PAL territories (a rom of the prototype is available, however). It's a completely new adventure, and it's better than the Game Gear game (though that has better cutscenes).

DynastyLawyer

11-17-2004, 01:49 AM

Shinobi.
Fantasy Zone: The Maze.
Wonder Boy 3.
Alex Kidd games.

kainemaxwell

11-17-2004, 08:47 AM