Also RP2A03, I'll see your pig and raise you a cow when I thrash Uchi in FIGHTers Destiny! Happy Memorial Day everybody!
Also RP2A03, I'll see your pig and raise you a cow when I thrash Uchi in FIGHTers Destiny! Happy Memorial Day everybody!
Honestly, I mainly try to pick games that are a little less popular to get folks to dive a little deeper into what they already might own but haven't spent a lot of time with. I do play through each myself the week or two before in order to ensure they aren't too long, and Dexterity just happened to be around while I was playing Link's Awakening on my Game Boy this week. I really lean toward shooters and platformers, but I try to mix it up a little. The import alternative is there to offer a workaround for stuff you don't have or like, though! Rest assured, though, it'll keep changing... plus I already did Lolo weeks back.
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I had to look it up but you're right. It was even ported to the Anniversary Collection for the XBOX which I have. I'm a dum-dum.
In all seriousness I've been playing MAME almost exclusively for the past few weeks since I finished up my controller and finally got everything wired up to my PVM.
Umm, isn't player's choice this week just a game that has the word "fight" in the title and last week was to play a system exclusive? The game jperryss played is okay, right?
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Well, Culdcept failed to draw anyone in, so it's time for a new monthly RPG challenge. This month...
The World Ends with You (DS)
A lot of people have strong feelings on this one, and some people worry about its complexities with the fashion bonuses and food bonuses. Let me offer some encouragement, if I might...
All of that shit, while helpful, can be utterly ignored. The real trick to beating it is getting comfortable with its battle system. Pick a couple of pins that suit you with their attacks so you don't have to focus so hard on the bottom screen, and take the time to hit home with your partner's attacks to do way more damage quickly.
Also, on these RPG challenges, a new game + counts, so long as you bother to clear the whole game. Good luck!
I played Danan: The Jungle Fighter for player's choice this week. A pretty unremarkable action game for Sega Master System.
I briefly attempted Mad Maestro, but still don't like it (I first played it a year or so after it was released). While I like the idea of a classical music rhythm game, having pressure sensitive controls just isn't fun.
I've never played Dexterity and will probably give it a try.
Although I think The World Ends with You is a fantastic game, I'm currently playing another RPG at the moment, so I'll probably be skipping it. I'd encourage others to give it a try though. Once you get the hang of it, the battle system is a lot of fun.
Ha, I didn't even catch what you were getting at with that comment. I thought it was in reference to all my MAMEing. No worries. And good looking out Scissors!
Never heard of this one but it looks awesome. Thanks for the pics. Gonna hunt it down so I can give it a go.
Wow, what a messed up week (for me). Still, time moves on, so it's time for new games. I personally had very little time to play this week, though I did manage to finally play through Link's Awakening on Game Boy after all these years. Pretty solid, though the last couple of dungeons were tedious. Anyhow, for this week:
-Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth (N64)
-Any game from the Darkstalkers series
-Player's choice: pick any game with a possessive noun in the title. Examples might include Shien's Revenge, Dragon's Crown, Dive Alert: Matt's Version, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Kirby's Adventure, Akiba's Trip, Card Fighter's Clash, Demon's Souls, Demon's Crest, etc.
-The World Ends with You is the June RPG. I hope someone tries it. I loved it.
-Import alternative: Groove On Fight (Saturn, Arcade)
Mario's Picross. I haven't played it in years, so the puzzles were fresh again. Yay!
I would have tried Zoda's Revenge, but Sunday's my birthday and I'm not marathoning a game like that.
Well, 23 weeks in, and activity has slowed a bit, but I hope folks are still having some fun here. Anyhow, new week, new games, as usual!
-King of Dragons (SNES, Arcade, Xbox, PS2)
-Heavy Barrel (NES, Arcade, Wii) ...hey, I'm just pumped my arcade board came this week!
-Player's choice: pick any game with vampires in it.
-June RPG: The World Ends With You (DS) ...come on, somebody give it a whirl, it's fun!
-Import alternative: Cosmic Smash (Dreamcast)
I button mashed my way through Vampire Savior 2 for the Darkstalkers game.
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Heavy Barrel - NES
The graphics look like an early NES game and the semi-automatic scrolling takes a bit of getting used to, but it all works pretty well. I found myself wishing the shot and grenade buttons were swapped even up to the end, couldn't get used to it for some reason. I'm going to check out the arcade version of this one the next time I feel like playing some arcade stuff.
Are there any 16-bit games like this that you guys recommend? Final Zone II and Red Alert are the only two that come to mind.