Hot takes

[HeavyMachineGoob]

Here's my hot take:

Neo Turf Masters is overrated to hell and back

Yes, it looks nice. Yes, it has great music and sound effects. The main problem I have with it is the hand-holding difficulty level. I realize not everyone likes a decent challenge in a golf game, but NTM always makes me feel like a child. It's practically idiot-proof and makes it way too easy to hit par or get birdies. Maybe people like playing My First Golf Game? It's not my thing.

The other huge glaring issue is the announcer, she is fucking nails on a chalkboard irritating. "ON THE GWEEEEEN!" is probably the worst voice clip, but for fucks sakes you hear it at least 18 times during a full round of NTM.

I actually do like Top Player's Golf more. Yes, it's not as showy or fast paced, but it doesn't hold my hand and the announcer is pleasant to listen to. Even the optional caddie is great. The FM music is also absolutely fantastic in TPG, one of the few Neo Geo games that heavily uses FM sound. That is a criminally underrated game that is unjustly disliked.

 

[max 330 mega]

"PLIZE FOR.. BONERS!"

 

[NeoCverA]

Music is shit - game looks ok - voice is ass

But TPG being better? Not feeding your troll ass. I guess ill actually play it though to hear the sounds.

 

[evil wasabi]

Hot take: way too many soccer games on the Neo Geo for there to be NO GOOD SOCCER GAMES on the Neo Geo.

 

[Burning Fight!!]

Hot take: Super Sidekicks 3: The Next Glory rules and the user above is teh ghey

 

[evil wasabi]

Captain Tsubasa on the SFC takes a massive dump on every Neo Geo soccer game.

 

[Atro]

This thread needs good ol' "everybody in this thread loves th3 cawk except me".

Just said it

 

[donluca]

2 > X

 

[sylvie]

NTM is cute and fun. Anyone who thinks the music sucks is a fucking retard. Also OP is fucking racist.

 

[SpamYouToDeath]

Scaling backgrounds look like ass.

 

[ratson]

Twinkle star sprites is way more overrated than neo turf masters. So is windjammers. I tried to like tss but it's shit to me.

 

[Burning Fight!!]

Captain Tsubasa on the SFC takes a massive dump on every Neo Geo soccer game.

I was expecting an ISS mention, not a soccer JRPG, but ok I'll accept it.

This thread needs good ol' "everybody in this thread loves th3 cawk except me".

So you were expecting someone to tell you you love cawk? Freudian slip?

 

[evil wasabi]

I was expecting an ISS mention, not a soccer JRPG, but ok I'll accept it.

ISS 64 was good. But have you played Captain Tsubasa? The special moves and cut scenes make it worth the price.

 

[GohanX]

Twinkle star sprites is way more overrated than neo turf masters. So is windjammers. I tried to like tss but it's shit to me.

It (like Windjammers) is only good as a 2 player game. Good for meat-ups but that's about it. If they weren't Neo games they'd be forgotten in the bargain bin.

 

[Neodogg]

XD

 

[evil wasabi]

Long term: good game = bargain bin. Short term: bad game = bargain bin.

 

[FlyingPowerDisc]

Oh nooooo…

 

[The Chief]

Maybe I'm alone but I really like the Super Sidekicks series. The first entry is old school and can still be fun to play with a buddy but 2, 3 and Neo Geo Cup '98 are all really good. Haven't played enough of Ultimate 11 to make a fair judgement.

On a side note, I've never played any of the Captain Tsubasa games on SFC. I believe there are several entries on that platform, any recommendation for which one to start with Wasabi?

 

[evil wasabi]

Maybe I'm alone but I really like the Super Sidekicks series. The first entry is old school and can still be fun to play with a buddy but 2, 3 and Neo Geo Cup '98 are all really good. Haven't played enough of Ultimate 11 to make a fair judgement.

On a side note, I've never played any of the Captain Tsubasa games on SFC. I believe there are several entries on that platform, any recommendation for which one to start with Wasabi?

I haven't played them since 1995 so I don't remember.

 

[Fygee]

I like KOF 97 and 99 more than KOF 98, the golden child.

The original 02 release on the Neo was also hideous, sounded awful, and had a poor roster.

 

[Neo Alec]

Neo Turfmasters may not be perfect, but it's consistently a top-rated game for the console. It seems to very often make players' top 5. When I think of how many times I've fired the game up, it's hard to discount how good of a golf game it is.

I don't get the comment about hand-holding. The challenge ramps up considerably as the courses progress. The fact that it's very pick-up-and-play is to the game's credit.

 

[Ajax]

NTM is great, and like a lot of arcade games, only the beginning few holes are particularly easy.

 

[terry.330]

Prehistoric Isle 2 and Strikers 1945 Plus are both shit games.

 

[evil wasabi]

Prehistoric Isle 2 and Strikers 1945 Plus are both shit games.

Prerendered 3D is simply shit.

 

[Gremlin]

Prehistoric Isle 2 and Shock Troopers 2 are actually good playing games, people just aren't able to look past how ugly the prerendered graphics are