TGL has amazing music with strong melodies, and was an early game with a female protagonist. An absolute masterpiece.
Yeah, been playing Guerilla War for two hours now, good stuff. It's nice to see the blue SNK logo popping up when you boot the cart.
I got on a little Castlevania kick with Halloween and ran through Dracula’s Curse, Super Castlevania IV, and the the og Castlevania in the past three weeks.
The whip mechanic in IV adds a new dimension to the game, which is enjoyable you can just do so much more, and the added SNES graphics and gimmicks are fun. It certainly is easier, but the pick up and play is fun with IV.
Some times,i wonder the changes made for u.s cvIII were made to combat rentals.I was playing that version last month on the anniversary collection.First loop ok it wasn't that bad but by the second one i'll say this very frustrating with the flying skulls and crap.
Mighty final fight, ghost busters 2 Euro and fire and ice (Solomon key)
I can understand that. Aside from the difficulty and replayability with branching paths, from a technical standpoint, III is one of the most advanced games on the NES. Lots of parallax and graphical tricks as well as a multi-channel soundtrack, it is an impressive game, and quite an undertaking to completely master. Whereas IV, while having revolutionary graphics for the time, lacks the same ambition when it comes to overall gameplay. It feels like a dumbed-down, simplified Castlevania experience when compared to its predecessor. And you could make the argument that Simon's Quest is also a more immersive and deep gaming experience than IV as well.
Cool list. I highlight Ninja Crusaders because within the past couple of days, one of my buddies was talking to me about it. I didn't even remember it at first, but when I looked it up, I do remember playing back in the day. Probably a rental or maybe one that a kid on my street had. What tipped me off was the ability to morph into different animals. I found an article about it on HG101, and kind of want to revisit it now. My buddy is really into it at the moment. He said he's playing it blind without the manual or any FAQs, and it's been fun figuring out the different creatures to morph into and their talents and such.
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The save states are what do it for me. I appreciate NES games but don't have the time to sit there and play through the whole thing in one shot without remember arbitrary passwords or just getting good. I loved the RetroFreak because it had save states and it was awesome
100%. Can not freaking believe I have just now started playing old games with save states starting a month ago. It was good letting the ego and purist inside me go.
The Everdrive I bought for the NES I got recently supports save states so that area is covered. I never had a NES when it was new, just played some of the heavy hitters in one form or another (compilation, emu, etc.) over the years. My setup lets me play them and more on the og hardware and adds some advantages of emulation, it has become my fav way of playing classic games.
Bought it from AliExpress, it creates an SRAM-copy of every game you play, once you reset the machine it dumps the contents and you can reload it later on or assign a custom button combo for saving and loading in the main menu.
