The_Chosen_One
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I'm surprised at all the love for Andro Dunos. I've always hated it
Do you like Andro Dunos?
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oliverclaude
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What did you hate about it? I'm just curious about the other side of the coin. Controls are perfect, hit-detection crisp and the action frantic. True, it's not a special f/x bonanza, but that could be seen as an asset.
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i never hated it, but never payed much attention to it either. alpha mission 2 always seemed like the more attractive game to me. will play andro dunos today to refresh my memory of the game and to see how i like it.
The_Chosen_One
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I think that's part of it, honestly other than the color pallet I'd say it would be a poorly compared shooter to the mega drive library too. As a whole it just felt clunky to me, maybe I just didn't adjust to it well.
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this makes sense. i think the same could also be said about the beat em ups on the neo. the genesis/megadrive and snes had way more to offer and for a fraction of the price.
Jarofmayo
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Wow, burning fight looks like a pretty fun beat'em up!
I too have unearthed a hidden gem for the neo geo, it's a fun puzzle game called Puzzled. It looks and plays almost like a Neo clone of Tetris. I only some magazine screenshots of it awhile back, but didn't really think about it till the other night.
Anyone else a fan of this game?
JoeAwesome
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I see I wasn't the only one with that Christopher-Columbus-"discovered"-America feeling.
oliverclaude
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This actually reminds me of another historical argument, that "the press" often used to destroy a games' carrier from the start... "it's way too short, after a couple of continues I was done with it for good". Right, in this regard, let's throw away nearly every arcade game in existence, just because morons didn't grasp the coin-op vs. 1cc concept.
MattBlah
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It's one I've never given much attention. When I've wanted to play a shooter on the NG I've always picked something that 'looks' better, like Blazing Star, Aero Fighters 2 and 3, or Zed Blade. It looks like it has plenty of fans on here, so maybe I will give it another try on the weekend and see if it holds my attention more this time.
oliverclaude
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If only Captain Tomaday would be as solid as Dunos, but maybe I'm just too conservative to grasp the former. Cute'em ups are in short supply on the Neo, time to mellow expectations.
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I love Andro Dunos (specially the japanese AES version). As a shooter, it works perfectly, controls are amazingly responsive. A good option for fun in NEO-GEO's library.
madman
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I feel that the English MVS version is superior to the Japanese AES version.
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I think people get kinder to the older Neo games as time goes on. Nostalgia and rose-tinted glasses and a longing for the good ole days and whatnot.
oliverclaude
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Kind of a one-sided view here. Maybe people just experienced enough to appreciate games aside from the mainstream dictate? Tastes can evolve, mature eventually -- just like skills, which now allow you to get into a gameplay, you didn't bother to touch because of previous incomprehension.
On the other hand... you're goddamn right.
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I have no nostalgia for Andro Dunos. I had never played it before these last few years and I still enjoy it. I'm not saying it's as good as Pulstar or anything but it's fun, and I love the music
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If Andro Dunos was a PCE game, everyone would be loving it hard.
oliverclaude
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...and if E.T. was a PCE game, people would love that, too.
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I got a nostalgic soft spot for andro dunos, played it a lot on a four slot in the local arcade many years ago.
It's a tidy little shooter, but get's way too difficult for my puny skill's after a couple of levels.
It could easily pass for a megadrive shooter though, nothing fancy about it graphically or sound wise compared to, say, blazing star or pulster, which are also both better shooters on the system IMO.
It's a tidy little shooter, but get's way too difficult for my puny skill's after a couple of levels.
It could easily pass for a megadrive shooter though, nothing fancy about it graphically or sound wise compared to, say, blazing star or pulster, which are also both better shooters on the system IMO.
Double Reppuken
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lol... on a serious note Burning Fight has to be one of the worst games on Neo. Way worse than Final Fight on SNES. I'm sure there's already a worst games thread, this one must make top 10
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What do you use to gauge a game's quality/competency?
Comparing an arcade game to a bare bones console port of a different arcade game?
You make the top 10 losers list!
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Don't forget ironclad. That game is awesome.