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Retro Talkshop Thread

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Let's Play Together! Game of the Month
Every month, RTT gets together and brainstorms choices to vote as the Let's Play Together! Game of the Month.
Upon completion of the GotM, you will be rewarded with an Achievement Icon!
Let's play some awesome games together!

Game of the Month Captain:

Renaissance2K

Retro Talkshop Thread Founder & CEO: Lunar

November 2023

The Legend of Zelda

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Introducing The Legend of Zelda is almost a silly proposition. The humble top-down adventure game, which began life as a

Famicom Disk System launch title before porting to the

Nintendo NES as the first ever cartridge with a battery save - introduced the world to the silent protagonist link, the eponymous Princess Zelda, the mysterious Triforce, and the land of Hyrule, all of which are now synonymous with Nintendo's legendary (no pun intended) tentpole franchise. Many series tropes - the treasure chest chime, life-refilling fairies, a gauntlet of eight hidden dungeons - began here, and the game's very first line of dialogue is iconic enough to deserve it's own Wikipedia page. Unsurprisingly, while the original The Legend of Zelda has never been remade or remastered, it has been ported to nearly every iteration of Nintendo's classic games library, got its own cartridge re-release for the

Game Boy Advance, and even its own

Game & Watch-styled modern handheld.

Play The Legend of Zelda on

Nintendo NES

Game Boy Advance (Classic NES Series)

GameCube (via The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition)

Wii (Virtual Console)

Wii U (Virtual Console)

3DS (Virtual Console)

Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)

NES Classic Edition

The Legend of Zelda Game & Watch

Finish any version or port of The Legend of Zelda to earn the 8-Bit Link badge:

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2023 Annual Franchise Challenge

Shining

Shining is a Sega role-playing game franchise that originated back in 1991 on the Sega Genesis & Mega Drive. Over the years, the games have adopted different modalities and mechanics - including turn-based RPG, strategy, and dungeon crawler - though many games share common character threads and a fantasy aesthetic. Most Shining games take an average of about 20 hours to complete, with later generation titles being longer and portable titles being shorter.

Suggested Games

Shining in the Darkness

Shining Force

Shining Force II

Shining Force CD

Shining Force III

Shining Wisdom

Shining the Holy Ark

Shining Force Gaiden

Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya

Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict

Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon

Shining Soul

Shining Soul II

Shining Force Neo

Shining Force Exa

Shining Tears

Shining Wind

Beat any game in the Shining franchise in 2023 to earn the {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/... 15 18{imgt} Max icon which will appear to your username everywhere in the Retro Talkshop Thread.

The Arcade Back Room

Beat the arcade version of any Game of the Month to earn its Back Room arcade cabinet badge.

2023 Recap

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Kommie

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Lunar

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Slickriven

SupremeSarna

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Yoshi

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October 2023 Edition - R2K's Birthday Extravaganza

Play through any numbered Mega Man game to unlock the Mega Man badge.
Play through Mega Man 2 on any platform to gild your badge.
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Play through One Player Mode or Tournament Mode in either One Must Fall game to earn the One Must Fall badge.
Play through Tournament Mode in One Must Fall 2097 to gild your badge.
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Finish Warhawk: The Red Mercury Missions to unlock the Warhawk badge.
Unlock the "best" ending to gild your badge.
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Finish MDK or any version of MDK2 to unlock the MDK badge.
Watch the original music video ending of MDK to gild your badge.
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Play through the Career mode of Rollcage, the Career or Scramble modes of Rollcage: Stage II, or the Campaign mode of GRIP to unlock the Rollcage badge.
Unlock Yuri in Rollcage to gild your badge.
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Play through the One-Player Mode or Story Mode in any Twisted Metal game to unlock the Twisted Metal badge.
Play through the One-Player Mode of Twisted Metal Black to gild your badge.
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September 2023 Edition - Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider is one of the defining titles of the 32-bit generation, offering gamers a fully-3D third-person action adventure unlike anything they'd seen before. Tomb Raider introduced the world to Lara Croft, who remains even today one of the most recognizable game characters ever, known for her grit, her athletics, and various other... hmmm... aspects to her personality. While the game was launched first for the

Saturn, the game is remembered as a pivotal title for the original

PlayStation as well as a hallmark for the advent of 3D acceleration on the

PC. The franchise spawned numerous sequels, no less than two reboots, and two mediocre forays into Hollywood, though the original game found a new life on mobile devices - including a surprisingly compitant port for the

- and a modernized remake for seventh-generation platforms.

Finish Tomb Raider or its remake to earn the Lara Croft badge:

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Arcade August 2023

Beat any of the Front Room arcade games (or complete one loop, where appropriate) or one of their home ports to earn the game's Front Room Arcade Machine badge:

July 2023 Edition - Bionic Commando

Bionic Commando swung into

arcades intent on being a successor to Capcom's Commando, but the game's protagonist - who uses a bionic telescopic arm to traverse levels and get the drop on enemies - made the title stand out among the other run-and-guns on the scene. After a number of direct ports to home computers, Capcom reimagined the game for the

NES and

Game Boy with more levels, faster gameplay, and unforgettable soundtracks. Both the arcade original and the console versions have been re-released countless times over the years as mainstays in Capcom collections, but Bionic Commando Re-armed for the

Xbox 360 and

PlayStation 3 - a "more than a remaster" reboot that enhances the NES classic's levels and mechanics with modern graphics - gave the franchise a brief second wind and kicked off a generation of retro remakes.

Finish the original arcade release of Bionic Commando to earn the Super Joe badge:

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Finish Bionic Commando for the NES or Bionic Commando Re-armed to earn the FA Rad Spencer badge:

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Finish Bionic Commando for the Game Boy to earn the FF Rad Spencer badge:

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June 2023 Edition - Daytona USA

DAYYY-TOOOO-NAAAAAAAAAAAH USA is one of the highest-grossing

arcade games of all time, praised for its advanced graphics, its realistic physics, and of course, its unforgettable original soundtrack. The game - and its enhanced follow-up - ended up being a flagship launch-window title for the

before finding a home on

3D-accelerated PCs shortly after.

Finish the Beginner Circuit on any version of Daytona USA earn the Beginner Circuit badge:

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Finish the Advanced Circuit on any version of Daytona USA to earn the Advanced Circuit badge:

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Finish the Expert Circuit on any version of Daytona USA to earn the Expert Circuit badge:

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May 2023 Edition - Rayman

Rayman launched an empire of cartoonish platformers, became one of Ubisoft's first unofficial mascots, and spawned a race of parasites so vile, they even threatened the Mushroom Kingdom. The hand-drawn hero made up for a lack of a body with excellent animations, psychadelic level design, and an incredible amount of detail to distract you from some brutal platforming and bosses. Originally intended to be a

Jaguar exclusive, the first Rayman adventure fell onto the scene in 1995 for the

PlayStation,

Saturn, and

PC, eventually being ported to a variety of handhelds as the horsepower became available.

Beat Rayman or any of its ports to earn the Rayman badge:

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April 2023 Edition - Golden Sun

Golden Sun was published by Nintendo in 2001, shortly after the launch of the

Game Boy Advance. Calling back to the best RPGs of the 16-bit era, it was at the time one of the largest RPGs to ever launch for a handheld. The game is remembered years later for its unique magic system which uses spells not just for battle but for navigating the world and solving puzzles.

Beat Golden Sun to earn the Isaac badge:

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March 2023 Edition - Virtua Fighter

Virtua Fighter released in

arcades in 1993 and is widely-considered the first 3D fighting game ever. Its character designs and fighting mechanics have gone on to inspire numerous other fighting games that followed. Sega developed home ports of the game for its

Saturn and

32X consoles, and followed up with a Virtua Fighter Remix re-release that improved the graphics.

Beat Virtua Fighter or any of its re-releases to earn a badge for the character you used:

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February 2023 Edition - Final Fantasy VI

Final Fantasy VI - released as Final Fantasy III in North America - was originally released for the

Super Famicom and

Super Nintendo. The game's legacy as the last old-guard Final Fantasy game is massive, and it's still celebrated for its memorable characters, unique antagonist, and robust soundtrack.

Beat Final Fantasy VI or any of its re-releases to earn the Kefka badge.

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January 2023 Edition - Doom 64

Doom 64 was released as a brand new Doom campaign for the

Nintendo 64, set after the events of Final Doom. While not extremely successful or lauded upon its release, the game has become somewhat of a cult classic over the years for its difficulty and atmosphere, in part due to a spooky ambient soundtrack from Aubrey Hodges. The game's sleeper status peaked in recent years when Bethesda dropped a remaster of the game in 2020 for modern platforms at a bargain price.

Beat Doom 64 or its remaster to earn a badge.

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Switch Friend Codes

Lunar

SW-7373-6931-1610

2022 Recap

January

Another World / Out of this World
February

Banjo-Kazooie
March

NBA Jam
April

Kirby Super Star
May

Alien Soldier
June

Valis: The Fantasm Soldier
July

Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
August

Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
September

Dynamite Cop
October

Castlevania franchise
November

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins &

Robo Aleste
December

Mega Man 7
Annual Franchise Challenge

Lunar

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December 2022 Edition - Mega Man 7

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November 2022 Edition - Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins & Robo Aleste

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October 2022 Edition - Castlevania franchise

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Beat Castlevania: Bloodlines to earn either the John Morris badge and/or the Eric Lecarde badge - both of which first debuted in June 2019.

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Beat Castlevania: Rondo of Blood to earn the Grand Cross badge, debuting this month for the first time.

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September 2002 Edition - Dynamite Cop

Beat Mission 1 of Dynamite Cop to earn the Pool Jump badge.

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Beat Mission 2 of Dynamite Cop to earn the Flying Kick badge.

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Beat Mission 3 of Dynamite Cop to earn the "Pardon Me" badge.

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August 2002 Edition - Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts

{imgt}https://i.imgur.com/... 75 75{imgt}

July 2002 Edition - Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos

{imgt}https://i.imgur.com/... 94 75{imgt}

June 2022 Edition - Valis: The Fantasm Soldier

{imgt}https://i.imgur.com/... 120 106{imgt}

May 2022 Edition - Alien Soldier

{imgt}https://i.imgur.com/... 139 150{imgt}

April 2022 Edition - Kirby Super Star

{imgt}https://i.imgur.com/... 207 150{imgt}

March 2022 Edition - NBA Jam

Beat any release of NBA Jam on any platform before to earn a roster badge for each team you use.

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Complete the NBA Jam: Tournament Edition challenge and beat every available team to earn the Jam-pionship Badge.

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February 2022 Edition - Banjo-Kazooie

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January 2022 Edition - Another World / Out of this World

Beat Another World on any platform to earn the Lester badge.
{imgt}https://i.imgur.com/... 105 75{imgt}

Beat Another World on a second platform to earn the This F###ing Worm badge.
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BleedingViolet

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BloodPuppetX

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ErickRPG

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Foxhack

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Kommie

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razeak

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Renaissance2K

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Slickriven

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SupremeSarna

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2021 Recap

January

Jackal
February

Super Turrican
March

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
April

Metal Slug X
May

Strider
June

Darkstalkers 3
July

Shantae
August

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
September

Super Mario Kart
October

Splatterhouse &

Silent Hill
November

Yoshi's Story
December

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

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December 2021 Edition - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

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November 2021 Edition - Yoshi's Story

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October 2021 Edition - Splatterhouse & Silent Hill

Beat Splatterhouse on any platform to earn the Rick badge.
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Beat Silent Hill or its fogless remaster to earn the Silent Hill badge.
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September 2021 Edition - Super Mario Kart

Beat the 100GP or 150GP Special Cup in the original Super Mario Kart to roll the
credits before October 1 to earn the Mario Kart badge.
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Beat the 100GP or 150GP Extra Special Cup in Mario Kart: Super Circuit to earn
the Yoshi Kart badge.
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August 2021 Edition - Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2

Play through Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2's career with any of its releases, ports, or remasters to earn a badge for the character you used.

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July 2021 Edition -

Shantae

Play through the original Shantae on any platform to earn the 8-Bit
Shantae badge.
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Play through Shantae: Risky's Revenge - or its Director's Cut - on any platform
to earn the More Than 8-Bit Shantae badge.
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June 2021 Edition - Darkstalkers 3

Play through Darkstalkers 3 on any platform to earn a badge for the
character you used. The game has 18 playable characters, plus two secret characters
in some ports. Gotta catch 'em all!

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May 2021 Edition - Strider

Play through Strider on any platform to earn the Strider, standing
still and looking cool badge.
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Play it on two platforms to earn the Strider, vertical slash badge.
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Play it on three platforms to earn the Strider, legion badge.
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April 2021 Edition - Metal Slug X

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March 2021 Edition - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time

Play through Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV on one platform - the arcade original,
the famed Super Nintendo port, one of the maligned 3D remakes, or another version
I've missed - to earn the Leonardo badge.
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Play through the game on an additional platform before the deadline to earn the
Donatello badge.
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February 2021 Edition - Super Turrican

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January 2021 Edition - Jackal

Play through Jackal on one platform to earn the Jackal Squad
badge.
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If you decide to play through a second time on a different platform, you'll also
earn the Medium Tank badge.
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For each platform you play through beyond the second (third, fourth, etc.), you'll earn a Heavy Tank badge.
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Kommie

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Lunar

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Scott

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2020 Recap

January

Sunset Riders
February

Strikers 1945
March

Super Mario Bros.
April

Super Dodge Ball
May

Metal Slug
June

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
July

Renegade
August

Metroid Fusion
September

Super Metroid
October

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
November

Sonic CD
December

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Icons

August 2020 Edition

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January 2020 Edition

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2019 Recap

Games

January

The Adventures of Lolo
February

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
March

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
April

Blaster Master
May

Beyond Oasis
June

Castlevania: Bloodlines
July

Onimusha: Warlords
August

Ico
September

Ninja Gaiden
October

Super Mario 64
November

Final Fight
December

Altered Beast

Icons

December 2019 Edition

Altered Beast

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November 2019 Edition

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Bonus:

Final Fight 2

Final Fight 3

October 2019 Edition

Super Mario 64

September 2019 Edition

Ninja Gaiden

August 2019 Edition

Ico

July 2019 Edition

Onimusha: Warlords image

June 2019 Edition

Castlevania: Bloodlines image image

May 2019 Edition

Beyond Oasis image

April 2019 Edition

Blaster Master image

March 2019 Edition

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening image

February 2019 Edition

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
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image - Beat RR1 with a buddy OR Beat RR2

January 2019 Edition

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Bonus:

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2018 Recap

Games

January

Streets of Rage
February

Neutopia
March

Galactic Attack
April

Astyanax
May

Maniac Mansion
June

Arrow Flash
July

Sonic the Hedgehog 3
August

Popful Mail
September

Crash Bandicoot
October

Resident Evil 2
November

Mega Man 3
December

Outrun

Icons

January 2018 Edition - Streets of Rage

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Skipping Messages Here

11-Oct-23 6:42pm
#281

Renaissance2K

It's hard to beat Doom 64 on that front.

Lunar: The Silver Star is close.

You have to use an item that's sat idle in your inventory for most of the game, repeatedly, so even if you think to try it, it doesn't appear to be working.

But that's more of a Guide Dang It than a "I regret my life choices" concept.

11-Oct-23 7:31pm
#282

BleedingViolet

I clearly should not have looked at that spoiler, despite the fact I may never play that game.
Of course it is interesting to think of all the weird things they used to leave as secrets
in our favorite old games. Things that dont make any sense or things that are just
kind of a fudgeed up thing to do to someone trying to enjoy a simple game of Doom.

One thing I do still have to say though is many of the levels in Doom 64 are kinda gorgeous.
At least they wanted you to enjoy some of the scenery in your adventures.
Some of the level layouts are also really cool then some others are just literally to make the player
never want to play that level again.

11-Oct-23 8:38pm
#283

Renaissance2K

I think it's a matter of mindset, too. If I was thirteen and Doom 64 was one of the few N64 games I had in my collection, if I encountered the same problem, I'd probably think, "Fine, I'll start over and be a badass this time around. Ten more hours with an awesome game."

Now, at my age with my limited play windows, it's extremely frustrating. I usually end up just brute forcing myself into a broken strategy rather than going back and doing things properly. I just did that with Mega Man 8. A dozen or so failed attempts at Dr. Wily and I considered going back and farming bolts for more upgrades, but that would mean more time playing through levels I already finished, plus going through Wily Tower again, plus repeating that infernal surfing segment.

No thanks. Wily got his due. Eventually.

11-Oct-23 11:06pm
#284

SupremeSarna

Renaissance2K wrote:
I think it's a matter of mindset, too. If I was thirteen and Doom 64 was one of the few N64 games I had in my collection, if I encountered the same problem, I'd probably think, "Fine, I'll start over and be a badass this time around. Ten more hours with an awesome game." Now, at my age with my limited play windows, it's extremely frustrating. I usually end up just brute forcing myself into a broken strategy rather than going back and doing things properly. I just did that with Mega Man 8. A dozen or so failed attempts at Dr. Wily and I considered going back and farming bolts for more upgrades, but that would mean more time playing through levels I already finished, plus going through Wily Tower again, plus repeating that infernal surfing segment. No thanks. Wily got his due. Eventually.
Mega Man 8 is one of the few games in which you can leave the Wily stages to play one of the Robot Master ones, then pick up where you left off.

11-Oct-23 11:37pm
#285

BleedingViolet

This is true, its definitely a mindset when deciding on how you want to
spend the limited time we do have playing. Im still going to try to play more
Twisted Metal this month. I thought about seeing if I could get a different
game digitally on PS3 too if I just can’t do any better in TM3.
The video I watched the other day had a great looking game
and when I saw it I really wanted to play it.
I cannot remember which game though so I plan to
play through whichever one I can.

Oh and also Mega Man 2 when the 2ds power adapter I ordered
from ebay gets here.

Hopefully now that things are less hectic for me I
can put some real time into these games.

Congrats on Mega Man 8 thats pretty cool.
I can’t even remember which games in the series I have
actually finished anymore.

12-Oct-23 12:03am
#286

Renaissance2K

SupremeSarna wrote:
Mega Man 8 is one of the few games in which you can leave the Wily stages to play one of the Robot Master ones, then pick up where you left off.

12-Oct-23 12:22am
#287

SupremeSarna

Renaissance2K wrote:
SupremeSarna wrote:> Mega Man 8 is one of the few games in which you can leave the Wily stages to play> one of the Robot Master ones, then pick up where you left off.

I just assumed that wasn't the case. After banging my head against the wall with the second surfing sequence, I saved my game, turned off the Saturn, and when I came back, I had to do it all over again.
Upon doing more research, it seems I'm mistaken. I could sworn they'd fixed that by 8, but maybe it was later.

16-Oct-23 11:08am
#288

Renaissance2K

Analogue has announced a... *checks notes* ... FPGA Nintendo 64?

https://twitter.com/...

16-Oct-23 6:08pm
#289

benstylus

N64 at 4K.

Now that's something no one needs. The textures are bad enough at 480i

16-Oct-23 6:11pm
#290

Foxhack

HIGH DEFINITION CATARACT-O-VISION!

16-Oct-23 8:53pm
#291

Renaissance2K

benstylus wrote:
Now that's something no one needs.
Says the guy with an anthropomorphized potato in his sig.

(In all seriousness, I agree with you.)

16-Oct-23 11:31pm
#292

ErickRPG

Renaissance2K wrote:
Analogue has announced a... *checks notes* ... FPGA Nintendo 64? https://twitter.com/...
At one point I would be excited about this. But I've moved on to emulating anything older than PS2 that I don't own. N64 games look great on a 3.5" screen at 1x resolution with a CRT filter and scanlines. That's the best way to play N64, imo.

17-Oct-23 4:18pm
#293

SupremeSarna

I beat Twisted Metal: Head-On with Mr. Grimm. I had a good time overall.
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Driving around and blasting foes was engaging. I liked loading up on homing missiles and ballistics and then wreaking havoc on the competition. It was cool exploring the different stages, too. The bosses gave me a run for my money, too. Bonus points to Tower Tooth, who chases you endlessly, puts up a force field, and throws you around like a rag doll with his lightning. A real jerk, he is!

I think that’s the last game I’ll play for this birthday bash. This was a really neat way to celebrate your impending mortality, Ren. Thanks for the imminent sub time and eShop funds! And good luck with MDK2.

17-Oct-23 4:24pm
#294

Renaissance2K

SupremeSarna wrote:
I think that’s the last game I’ll play for this birthday bash. This was a really neat way to celebrate your impending mortality, Ren.
Wow, that got dark quickly.

I love Twisted Metal games but hate nearly every one of the boss fights. They're really the only times I wish I could get out of my car, find the high ground, and strafe like a cheeseball until they're scrap metal.

Primeval in Small Brawl wasn't so bad, but he has a ton of HP and he wears out his welcome fast. He respawns four times throughout the level, reappearing every time you kill another enemy to Frankeinstein the parts.

17-Oct-23 4:44pm
#295

SupremeSarna

Renaissance2K wrote:
SupremeSarna wrote:> I think that’s the last game I’ll play for this birthday bash. This was a really> neat way to celebrate your impending mortality, Ren. Wow, that got dark quickly. I love Twisted Metal games but hate nearly every one of the boss fights. They're really the only times I wish I could get out of my car, find the high ground, and strafe like a cheeseball until they're scrap metal. Primeval in Small Brawl wasn't so bad, but he has a ton of HP and he wears out his welcome fast. He respawns four times throughout the level, reappearing every time you kill another enemy to Frankeinstein the parts.
I'm just playing. You've got tons of time on your clock, man.

I might win a cheap copy of Grip for Switch, but we'll just have to see.

20-Oct-23 10:33pm
#296

Slickriven

Good grief, I'm trying to play Mega Man 2 and after beating the 8 dudes and then taking the path to the Wily 'castle'... I need to face a boss gauntlet all over again... rapidly losing interest and thank goodness for save states.

20-Oct-23 11:08pm
#297

Slickriven

I also tried out One Must Fall, finding a ROM and interestingly noticed that Retroarch was listed as a way to play it. Fooled around with that for a few mins and got it to run in DosBox-Pure and it even supported my Stadia controller over USB-C. I could go through the menus and selected a pilot and frame... then the 1v1 match was over in like 4 seconds as my opponent was going crazy fast and I had no idea what inputs should work. Game had some promise, but I don't know how much time I would need to invest into getting it to run properly.

21-Oct-23 12:23am
#298

Slickriven

'Walking away' or taking a short break from some games helps - after a break I went back to MM2 and was able to beat it. The boss rush bit wasn't horrible once I could recall the best methods for beating each, and I was following along with a wiki for pointers on the order and weapons to use since that's the most time I've ever put into an older MM title. I just wasn't a huge fan of the series and feel like getting some pointers/tips is helpful and innocent enough. The final boss was tough and I used up all for energy tanks I had and still only just beat the game with under 50% health.
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21-Oct-23 1:33am
#299

Renaissance2K

Slickriven wrote:
I also tried out One Must Fall, finding a ROM and interestingly noticed that Retroarch was listed as a way to play it. Fooled around with that for a few mins and got it to run in DosBox-Pure and it even supported my Stadia controller over USB-C. I could go through the menus and selected a pilot and frame... then the 1v1 match was over in like 4 seconds as my opponent was going crazy fast and I had no idea what inputs should work. Game had some promise, but I don't know how much time I would need to invest into getting it to run properly.
There's a Configuration option on the main menu. Choose it, and there's an option for game speed, which you can turn down to make the game work on fast machines.

I believe you can also tweak DOSBox to simulate a slower machine, but the in-game option works just as well.

21-Oct-23 1:44am
#300

Renaissance2K

We're 2/3 of the way through the month, and I'm two days away from eating cake. Let's take a look at everyone that's been helping me celebrate this month.

Renaissance2K

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sailorneorune

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Slickriven

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SupremeSarna

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There's still ten more days to play games, decorate cakes, and earn additional places in the end-of-month raffle. Keep sharing your accomplishments here or in the extravaganza thread until then.

I'm sure you're all excited to have your say in what we play again, so let's start taking nominations for the November Game of the Month.

We'll start voting on October 26 and call the winners in November. What does everyone want to play?

21-Oct-23 2:33am
#301

BleedingViolet

Im still grinding on Mega Man 2 its a good game.

Im in Dr Wilys Castle but also been Drinking and whatever else too much.

Never Drink and try to play through a Mega Man. I beat all 8 character
Stages Wednesday and ….. been drinking too much that day and since.
I never look at walkthroughs really and while I have been
using save states I use them sparingly, almost to the point
of I would have been right here, right now either way.

But again thats to be expected, since the game while
annoying sometimes, and occasionally cheap as fudge at others
is still a really good game, maybe even great.
Its easier to tell afterwards but right now I am still teetering
on it being great. The bosses are surprisingly easy to defeat
with just the default weapon, but some are INSANELY easy with
their counter weapons. But then again even if you “know”
what you are supposed to do there is alot of difficulty where save states
would make this game more palatable for any player of any
skill level. Thanks Nes Classic Mini!

Of all the games to play this month I would have to imagine
this is the one that would be the most universally appealing.
Out of the two games I’m playing this month already this one
Is WAY better than the other.

Hopefully more people start this game since it really is fun! 😃

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