The old thread is old so instead of bumping it Ive created a new one.
Ive bought loads of stuff since the last thread but most recently I got this!
An Amstrad GX4000.
And for anyone that had seen how infamous the machine is on the internets I can tell you from my own personal experience the games are actually pretty good fun but extremely difficult! Especially Robocop 2 where if you make a mistake you WILL be punished. Not always by death, sometimes by falling down to a previous part of the level...
The tennis game is good but ive not quite mastered how to hit the ball where i want it to go, Batman is excellent but has jerky scrolling and you can't shoot whilst ducking which is a pain. The cart at the front (Burnin' Rubber) is another tough one and a bit slow too.
Well it's not really true retro but I bought Dragon Quest 9 for the DS awhile ago and I've been playing it for several months. Nothing's really changed with the franchise overall (a good thing). I love it, a great timesink.
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All I have is a photo of a Atari Joystick I brought for 6 pounds including p&p off ebay, the bottom part which sits on the switches was glued together . First time i have had a bad experience with ebay mind, and at least it was only 6 quid...
Bought 4 new games yesterday for 4 different consoles
Ive been looking for Newzealand Story revolution for ages and i'm not disappointed. It's brilliant!
Got me an N64 last month..anything before that seems a bit TOO retro for me. Which is why I think it's too bad most clickers seem to make SNES styled games instead of something more modern.
Originally Posted by Roncho Got me an N64 last month..anything before that seems a bit TOO retro for me. Which is why I think it's too bad most clickers seem to make SNES styled games instead of something more modern.
You can't make anything more modern than SNES games with click software
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Originally Posted by Roncho Got me an N64 last month..anything before that seems a bit TOO retro for me. Which is why I think it's too bad most clickers seem to make SNES styled games instead of something more modern.
Well, it would seem you don't actually own a Klik program, or else you wouldn't be hopping that. Sure, MMF2 can do 3D with the Open GL extension, but it's pretty complicated and hard to learn. As for your comment about the N64, I love the console, but don't REALLY consider it retro. And what's wrong with the SNES? I think most gamers would prefer SNES and NES to N64, but maybe that's just me.
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Originally Posted by Roncho Got me an N64 last month..anything before that seems a bit TOO retro for me. Which is why I think it's too bad most clickers seem to make SNES styled games instead of something more modern.
Well, you are young. You were born when the 16 bit era was on it's last legs. I was born one year before the NES was released in the US, heh.
MMF gives you MUCH higher resolution, HWA gives you effects SNES didn't have and we can use advanced graphic tools they did not have back in the day...no disrespect but I really do think the SNES style is WAY overrated. I mean back then they tried to make things as realistic as possible, they didn't WANT it to look all pixelated and crappy.
Originally Posted by Roncho MMF gives you MUCH higher resolution, HWA gives you effects SNES didn't have and we can use advanced graphic tools they did not have back in the day...no disrespect but I really do think the SNES style is WAY overrated. I mean back then they tried to make things as realistic as possible, they didn't WANT it to look all pixelated and crappy.
You would rather play a N64 over a SNES? The SNES library is much more interesting and the games are much faster, more fluid, etc. The control scheme is arguably a lot better as well.
Snes has tons of greats like:
Link to the Past
Megaman X 1,2,3
Super Mario RPG
FF 4,6
Chrono Trigger
Secret of Mana
Secret of Evermore
Soul Blazer
Yoshi's Island
Star Fox
Terranigma
Breath of Fire 1,2
Turtles in Time
Lion King
Contra
Super Metroid
Castlevania
DKC 1,2,3
Illusion of Gaia
Killer Instinct
Lufia
Gradius
Knights of the Round
Desert Strike
etc.
None of the Nintedo-made 64 titles can hold a candle to their SNES counterparts IMO (starfox, mario, paper mario, yoshi's story [yuck], DK, Mario Kart,)
Sin and Punishment is probably the only reason I would have a N64 - I actually own several that I don't use -, given the Wii VC didn't exist and it wasn't an import. Oh and Bangai-O if it was released here, but we got the dreamcast version so its alright. I can't even begin to name even close to that many N64 games that I enjoy =/.
Megaman Legends
Sin and Punishment
Goemon
Paper Mario is somewhat okay
Star fox 64 is aite
uh . . .
thats about all I can muster.
To each his own I guess, but you should seriously try playing some more SNES/Genesis/NES/GB etc. Games. There are lots of good ones. . .
If you got a Commodore 64 I recommend picking up the Psytronik ( http://www.psytronik.net ) release Knight 'n' Grail if you haven't done so yet. It's a great Metroidvania game.
I cautiously (mainly due to lack of funds) started collecting retro consoles and games last year.
Stuff bought so far:
Master System and a bunch of games.
Megadrive and a few games.
Atari 2600 and a bunch of games (I don't think the Atari works).
N64.
Gameboy (original) and a few games.
Neo Geo Pocket and a few games.
Game Gear.
Probably a few things I've forgotten about but that covers the bulk of it.
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. First time i have had a bad experience with ebay mind, and at least it was only 6 quid...
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