So, what you playing at the mo? Retro Edition

o1s1n

Downloaded Bangai-O Missile Fury for the 360 last night, bit of a steal at a tenner!

It's gas actually, I've had that 360 since about 2007 I'd say and it's the only digital game I've ever bought for it :eek:

Crazy to think how much digital content I've bought for modern consoles, I was so against the idea back in that generation of consoles.

CiDeRmAn

I still prefer physical media although the big releases are the only ones I seem to buy these days, indies tend to be digital.
My Switch is chocablock with digital titles at this point

ShedsDirectIre

I found my old copy of Wild 9 in the parents attic last weekend. Really enjoyed playing that when I was younger and it still holds up now. It's a massively under appreciated PS1 game.

Retr0gamer

There's still a lot of good games stuck on the PS3 and 360 digitally. I'm trying to get through my 360 games.

I've gone near full digital now. Just makes more sense on PC as the games will always be there and work on your system. Kind of gone mostly digital on Switch as well which I don't like but I just don't have the room any more.

As for Bangai-O Missile Fury... good luck if you ever try to beat it.

o1s1n

Yeah when I first booted it up and suddenly had a thousand missiles all around me targeted at once with no way out I knew I was in for quite the game

I know it says 'HD' in the title, but it looks absolutely gorgeous on a CRT in SD mode.

To be honest, with the whole digital/physical thing, part of my decision was a space one, I'm running out!

Made a bit of a decision that any console previous to the current gen I'd stick with my physical collection as I love it, but anything modern would be digital if I could. Saying that, I do have a collection of about 10 or so Switch physical games. (They're just so bloody lovely!)

s1ippy

I have all the physical discs of the games I used to play but nowhere to insert them (save the external CD drive I have) , and no-CD hax for all the games!

Shapey Fiend

I generally go with Steam because it's so bloody cheap.

Still pick up a few PS4 game physical as they're often cheaper than the digital version.

Having been out of the loop on modern consoles till lately I resent having to pay a subscription to play console games online. Had PS Plus for a year or so but I cancelled it because I don't play online very consistently and I wasn't interested in 3/4 of the free games.

o1s1n

Yeah, I know what you mean.

Also it's annoying how dependent games are on it, I'm absolutely sick of Dark Souls 3 trying to log on and tell me I need a Game Pass sub every time I want to have a game.

I did have Game Pass for a bit (and it is definitely great value) but found I ended up suffering the the old 'spoiled for choice' syndrome - downloaded loads of games but never played any of them.

So instead I bought a few games that I'd been tinkering with on Game Pass and then cancelled my subscription.

o1s1n

And that's Hotline Miami 2 finished off on the Switch.

Played through them both now the whole story does not make one iota of sense. Loved every minute of it though. Will have to check out a plot explanation.

Also started Resident Evil Revaluations 2 earlier, for some reason it's a free download on the Xbox 360 store.

Actually I also started playing Valkyrie Chronicles 4 today too. Loved the first Chronicles, so this seems to be more of the same with a bit of visual gloss and some new units, can't complain though as its a fantastic battle system.

Jack burton

o1s1n wrote: »

And that's Hotline Miami 2 finished off on the Switch.

Played through them both now the whole story does not make one iota of sense. Loved every minute of it though. Will have to check out a plot explanation.

Also started Resident Evil Revaluations 2 earlier, for some reason it's a free download on the Xbox 360 store.

Actually I also started playing Valkyrie Chronicles 4 today too. Loved the first Chronicles, so this seems to be more of the same with a bit of visual gloss and some new units, can't complain though as its a fantastic battle system.

love the hotline miami games......the second one does have a hidden ending/segment too iirc

Inviere

o1s1n wrote: »

And that's Hotline Miami 2 finished off on the Switch.

Played through them both now the whole story does not make one iota of sense. Loved every minute of it though. Will have to check out a plot explanation.

Also started Resident Evil Revaluations 2 earlier, for some reason it's a free download on the Xbox 360 store.

Actually I also started playing Valkyrie Chronicles 4 today too. Loved the first Chronicles, so this seems to be more of the same with a bit of visual gloss and some new units, can't complain though as its a fantastic battle system.

o1s1n

That genuinely made me lol, very good

Retr0gamer

It might sound like utter blasphemy but I've been enjoying Final Fantasy Tactics on my phone. The touch controls actually work really well and it's by far the best way to play the game as it has updated sprite work and the PSP translation without the PSP issues of stretched graphics and slowdown.

Colonel Panic

I like doing the odd Mario Sunshine stage at lunchtime!

Retr0gamer

I loved that game on release but not sure how much I could put up with the blue coins and some of the more controller throwing levels these days.

Colonel Panic

Yeah, it’s so damn hard! Not sure what to do about the blue coins.

I copied my save from back in the day to a new slot and it was sitting at 111 shines. I must’ve just got fed up!

Retr0gamer

Colonel Panic wrote: »

Not sure what to do about the blue coins.

Gamefaqs. It's what I did. No shame in it.

The worst thing about blue coins is that it's doesn't keep a tally of how mnay and which ones you collected in a level.

Colonel Panic

I just checked the score board you see in Super Mario Sunshine when you hit Z and it shows the blue coins per level in there!

Retr0gamer

Colonel Panic wrote: »

I just checked the score board you see in Super Mario Sunshine when you hit Z and it shows the blue coins per level in there!

Ah ok, but it doesn't show you which ones so I had to basically go back and collect them all even if they were missing as I didn't know which ones I missed.

It's worth doing though as some coins are hidden in areas of the levels you might not have visited.

Colonel Panic

It’s a total pain in the arse either way.

I’ve only opened 4 levels, so I might look at GameFaqs and see what the story is.

I played more last night and rage quit at the first Pachinko slide!

Mr.Saturn

Music in the Fludd-less zones are so chilled you'd swear David Wise did the soundtrack. The levels are also paced at such a rhythm that they're not especially easier when you get to go back and do them with Fludd later.

raven999

Got this english version of grandia on the Saturn am really enjoying it

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eddhorse

raven999 wrote: »

Got this english version of grandia on the Saturn am really enjoying it

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I see thats available for download now for the Fenrir alright, nice get.

Skerries

o1s1n wrote: »

Also started Resident Evil Revaluations 2 earlier, for some reason it's a free download on the Xbox 360 store.

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beware as you are going to do the same thing I did on Steam and not realise that it is just the first part and you'll have to buy the full game
worth it though as it is fun

raven999

I got the game off Etsy case and 2 discs for €7 with free postage well worth it and just ordered Saturn bomberman

o1s1n

Skerries wrote: »

beware as you are going to do the same thing I did on Steam and not realise that it is just the first part and you'll have to buy the full game
worth it though as it is fun

Noooo seriously??? thanks for the heads up!! Won't continue with that version any more and will pick it up on the XB1 instead.

Retr0gamer

So I finished up Last of Us 2 (meh/10) and started my Radiant Silvergun journey by setting up the XBox 360.

Going to play Story mode and keep a file that will keep my weapon levels and carry them over to the next game. However unlike the saturn mode of the saturn game the story mode of xbox 360 gives you a life every hour played.... the saturn version gave you an entire credit.

The arcade mode gives credits at the 3 hour mark but it's not a straight run through of the game and missing some of the extra bosses of the saturn mode.

So I've a long way to go. My other option is to pull out the saturn and play that but it's a lot of effort.

Anyway my progress has been... terrible. I got as far as the first stage boss but didn't beat him. My old nemesis, the R-type boss homage, keeps stealing all my credits. I used to be able to get to the boss of Stage 2 easily enough and sometimes into stage 3 on one credit but my skills are very rusty!

48 minutes played so not gotten that first extra life.

Have to say I still consider it probably the greatest shmup ever made. I know a lot of bullet hell fans turn their nose up at it but I think the boss and attack pattern design is in another league compared to bullet hell games, they don't even come close. The only other game I'd say that has bosses coming close to Radiant Silvergun is G-Darius. If there's one complaint is that the non-boss stages are few and far between and can be a bit of an after thought but you know what, I love bosses and Radiant Silvergun is a masterclass in boss design. The chaining is a bit of a problem as it's a bit too complicated, Ikaruga's simplification is a lot more intuitive, but again it's only a concern at high level play.

Colonel Panic

Avoiding Last of Us 2 by playing Star Fox Assault in GC. First time playing this one. First stage it good, but it’s missing something compared to 64.

Colonel Panic

On foot levels? Haha wtf!

Chris_Heilong

I started playing mega Turrican, It is actually good which surprised me as most western games of that time where poor when it came to level design and fairness, Music is great. Funnily enough I see a collection just got announced.

Retr0gamer

Colonel Panic wrote: »

Avoiding Last of Us 2 by playing Star Fox Assault in GC. First time playing this one. First stage it good, but it’s missing something compared to 64.

Missing something from 64? The entire game is a **** show. There's only 3 arwing levels and only the first is any good. The other stages are atrocious.

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

I started playing mega Turrican, It is actually good which surprised me as most western games of that time where poor when it came to level design and fairness, Music is great. Funnily enough I see a collection just got announced.

Mega Turrican is class. Made by Factor 5

Colonel Panic

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Missing something from 64? The entire game is a **** show. There's only 3 arwing levels and only the first is any good. The other stages are atrocious.

So, to be clear, are the 3 Arwing levels including the ones where you're sometimes in an Arwing?

I'm on Falco's Wing right now shooting things and it's been... a mixed bag...

Colonel Panic

Ugh, got to the 4th stage... WTF is up with this game? I also bought Star Fox Zero for Wii U at the start of lockdown, is it also ****

Next, Soul Calibur 2.

Retr0gamer

Colonel Panic wrote: »

So, to be clear, are the 3 Arwing levels including the ones where you're sometimes in an Arwing?

I'm on Falco's Wing right now shooting things and it's been... a mixed bag...

There's 3 traditional Arwing levels. You've already played the only good one.

The game is garbage.

I've heard people defend Star Fox Zero. I've not played it myself but there's mixed reactions to it.

barryribs

Starfox zero is really good, but the controls are awful. It was a real ham fisted effort to get the second screen and motion control into use.

o1s1n

How has there not been a good Starfox game since the n64? It's actually crazy when you think about it - it's just an on rails shooter, how hard can it be to get right?

I haven't played Starfox Zero, it looked absolutely lovely but I've heard it's ruined by the controls alright.

Would be great to see a Switch port with traditional controls added.

Retr0gamer

o1s1n wrote: »

How has there not been a good Starfox game since the n64? It's actually crazy when you think about it - it's just an on rails shooter, how hard can it be to get right?

I haven't played Starfox Zero, it looked absolutely lovely but I've heard it's ruined by the controls alright.

Would be great to see a Switch port with traditional controls added.

The problem is nintendo seem to not want to keep to the same formula with Starfox so keep changing the formula up and doing something different with it despite people just wanting another rail shooter.

I did hear Zero is good if you get used to is, it is a platinum game afterall. It's totally tied to the gamepad so I think a port is out of the question.

Starfox on the DS was fun and felt like a follow up to Starfox 2.... which we also got.

johnny_ultimate

Forget Starfox as an on-rail shooter: bring on the Kid Icarus Uprising remaster or sequel. Low-key one of the best Nintendo games of the last decade, and would soar even higher with a standard control scheme as an option.

Retr0gamer

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Forget Starfox as an on-rail shooter: bring on the Kid Icarus Uprising remaster or sequel. Low-key one of the best Nintendo games of the last decade, and would soar even higher with a standard control scheme as an option.

I want this without the crippling hand strain.

o1s1n

That was some game alright but yeah, I always felt like I'd done some kind of permanent nerve damage to my hand after a play through.

johnny_ultimate

Always a good sign when your game has to come bundled with a stand for comfort reasons :pac:

I never found the game quite as bad I don’t think, but definitely would be amazing to get a dual stick Switch version. Their incorporation of the difficulty multiplier gauge was a stroke of genius - don’t recall if Smash Bros preceded it or borrowed it, but definitely one of the great ideas for a high-score game.

bmorrissey

Picked up Midway Arcade Treasures 2 for the PS2 today, put a lot hours into this years back as it was the only way for us to play MK2, MK3, NARC and the likes. Also reading through the booklet at lunch made me realize how much i miss booklets with games.

CiDeRmAn

I was an apologist for Starfox Zero back upon release but the control systems are terrible, spoiling the game.
Nintendo seemed to be forcing dual screen gameplay on people, along with idiosyncratic controls, and it just took a potentially great update to the franchise and made it unplayable.
I wasn't a fan of Kirby on the WiiU either, they took it all and made you have to give all your attention to the tablet, meaning you lost all those lovely HD visuals.

I had hoped for a Starfox Zero port to the Switch, ditching the nonsense controls, but no sign, a pity then.

eddhorse

Finally made some progress on my Demon's Souls 2010 game save,
Got by the crappy section after Adjudicator aka 4-2 and killed Old Hero boss and Storm King. Getting to the bosses is always harder than the bosses themselves.

Got by Valley of Defilement swamp area, beat Dirty Colossus boss, NPC Garl Vinland and Maiden Astraea

And now on Maneater boss at end of Tower of Latria.

Retr0gamer

Maneater gave me the most trouble in that game.

eddhorse

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Maneater gave me the most trouble in that game.

Yes I've heard bad things, looking forward to the remaster and what they change or fix, any thoughts on that @Retr0gamer?

EDIT : Maneater second try and Old Monk first try, must be overpowered now great.
Onto last level.

Retr0gamer

Well when bluepoint remade shadow of the colossus they changed the graphics but not the gameplay. The might do the same for demons souls but I think that game could do with some tweaks to bring it to the level of the more modern from games.

I'm not happy I'll need to buy a ps5 to play it.

DaveyDave

Played a bit of Streets of Rage 4 the other day. I wasn't a fan of the visual style when I first saw the trailer but after playing it I like it. Retro soundtrack, of course. Hoping to sit down to play it a bit more now.

Retr0gamer

DaveyDave wrote: »

Played a bit of Streets of Rage 4 the other day. I wasn't a fan of the visual style when I first saw the trailer but after playing it I like it. Retro soundtrack, of course. Hoping to sit down to play it a bit more now.

The added a lot of post processing to the game that really makes the visuals shine. The original reveal was lacking the post processing so it was very jarring.

o1s1n

Streets of Rage 4 really is a lot of fun. I played a bit of an online game for the first time the other night with some random person, was actually a lot of fun.

Interesting how, even when you can't speak or communicate with another player, the universal gamer code of allowing the person with the lower health to go for the chicken/apples still comes through

Playing through some Megadrive and Mastersystem games this evening. Thought I'd give Bart Versus the Space Mutants a go, I absolutely hated it when it came out and haven't played it since.

God was I right on the money, it's a pile of sh1te!