Gaia Gensouki | 1,079 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 I made a little bit of progress on Dungeon Magic. I have acquired two of the five elemental swords and can now finally use fairy magic which allows me to call up a map among others. Very convenient, because navigation through the dungeons can be tricky and without it I got lost a bunch of times. At the beginning of the game you can chose which of the five magic elements you want to start with and the last time that I played this game I chose fairy magic exactly because of the convenience. However, back then I realized that the mid to late game got pretty difficult since I didn't have good offensive or defensive magic. But this time I chose water magic, which lets you create shields that lower damage from physical or magic attacks or even both. So while my shields are active, I'm pretty much immune against physical from the monsters at the beginning of the game. That being said, magic users are still extremely dangerous and can kill me with a few spells. So I have to be careful. I'll continue in the next days by grinding a few levels, buying better equipment and then taking on the next dungeons. BUt I still have quite a bit of work left to do so I can't play as much as I would want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 356 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 50 minutes ago, NESfiend said: Super C is done. Cant believe that one was still around. One of the best on the system I took a couple of cracks at it in the last week, and couldn't get halfway through it. I never played it as much as the first Contra, but I'm still wondering if I'm just VERY rusty or if I'm actually getting old. I've struggled with a couple other games more than I expected to as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,520 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) 3 hours ago, nerdynebraskan said: I took a couple of cracks at it in the last week, and couldn't get halfway through it. I never played it as much as the first Contra, but I'm still wondering if I'm just VERY rusty or if I'm actually getting old. I've struggled with a couple other games more than I expected to as well. I failed at eliminator boat duel today if it makes you feel any better. I got super c and contra around the same time. Always preferred super c. I have one deathed it, but this year I needed a continue to beat it. Moreso than contra, you have to remember a lot of split second stuff or it can lead to a quick death. Which can lead to several depending on where you are with weapons downgrade. You could def beat that game with some practice. You beat way harder ones this year Edited January 14 by NESfiend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 356 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 7 minutes ago, NESfiend said: I failed at eliminator boat duel today if it makes you feel any better. I got suler c and contra around the same time. Always preferred super c. I have one deathed it, but this year I needed a continue to beat it. Moreso than contra, you have to remember a lot of split second stuff or it can lead to a quick death. Which can lead to several depending on where you are with weapons downgrade. You could def beat that game with some practice. You beat way harder ones this year Oh, I've beaten it before. Maybe even on one credit. That's why I'm disappointed in myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 791 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) Adventure island 2 is done, another first time clear for me. Hard to tell which of these two was tougher... I'm inclined to say the first one, but I spent a very long time on the last world of this one. There weren't any specific jumps that were harder, but the levels felt longer and with no checkpoints you have to do the whole thing in one shot. The controls are WAY different between the two. I felt I had more control in this one and could adjust in mid air a lot more, which was nice. Playing them back to back is a trip though, definitely took some getting used to. Oh, and for this one I did it mostly blind, except on the last world I looked up which eggs to pick to get to which levels, because I was just picking randomly and it was sending me all over the world, sometimes to 6 or more levels before getting to the boss, which was frustrating. Edited January 14 by Khromak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 356 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Legendary Wings is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,039 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Khromak said: Adventure island 2 is done, another first time clear for me. Hard to tell which of these two was tougher... I'm inclined to say the first one, but I spent a very long time on the last world of this one. There weren't any specific jumps that were harder, but the levels felt longer and with no checkpoints you have to do the whole thing in one shot. The controls are WAY different between the two. I felt I had more control in this one and could adjust in mid air a lot more, which was nice. Playing them back to back is a trip though, definitely took some getting used to. Oh, and for this one I did it mostly blind, except on the last world I looked up which eggs to pick to get to which levels, because I was just picking randomly and it was sending me all over the world, sometimes to 6 or more levels before getting to the boss, which was frustrating. I actually find AI2 to be even more frustrating than the first and more annoying to play. AI2 may have shorter levels but there are more of them, and you have to start back at the beginning of the world rather than the individual level when you game over which I hate. The bosses are also tougher and move around the map when you die to them which is another aspect that I hate. Plus some of the dinos feel very slippery to control which makes me avoid using them. Edited January 14 by mbd39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryice | 607 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 (edited) Heavy Barrel defeated, barely, as I used up all my continues on the final boss. Missed the screenshot of the ending text. Also took care of Seicross - once again, pet has been gotten to. Edited January 14 by scaryice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wongojack | 236 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Hey guys, I have never posted here, but I think I got one for the team. I've been playing Tennis because I had the game as a kid, and I never beat level 5 back then. Well, I got him 2x today to win the cup! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 791 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 3 hours ago, mbd39 said: I actually find AI2 to be even more frustrating than the first and more annoying to play. AI2 may have shorter levels but there are more of them, and you have to start back at the beginning of the world rather than the individual level when you game over which I hate. The bosses are also tougher and move around the map when you die to them which is another aspect that I hate. Plus some of the dinos feel very slippery to control which makes me avoid using them. Yeah I agree the mechanics of it are much more frustrating, but I found the controls in AI2 to be much more manageable and there were FAR fewer jumps that were pixel perfect. They were much more generous with the weapons. In the original AI there are a bunch of levels with no weapons at all and you have to make it through the whole thing by jumping between every single enemy. They're surprisingly different from each other, I have a hard time saying definitive things one way or the other, but I definitely feel like AI2 feels like it has more deliberate design where the original is more of like being beaten over the head with the difficulty stick. They're both pretty fun though, and they give that Ninja Gaiden style feeling of mastery when you get good at them. I'm sure if I knew where more of the secrets were, I'd have a much easier time with them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryice | 607 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, wongojack said: Hey guys, I have never posted here, but I think I got one for the team. I've been playing Tennis because I had the game as a kid, and I never beat level 5 back then. Well, I got him 2x today to win the cup! Nice job, and welcome! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryice | 607 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 Major League Baseball completed, with a shutout: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryice | 607 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 Lethal Weapon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,329 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Mappyland is done. Some frustrating bits, but unlimited continues makes it just a matter of attrition. I kinda dig how it plays mostly like the classic game, but with platforming elements. No clue why i never tried it earlier, but yeah, its done now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 929 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Gonna work on Nightshade. I got about half way. Just have to get familiar with the fighting controls again. I will probably finish it tonight now that I have a better handle on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriHart | 88 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Got through bugs bunny's crazy castle this morning. A fun little romp. This was one of my first NES experiences in grade 2. Always fun to revisit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 929 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Ended up having a little more extra time and finished Nightshade. Actually wasn't as hard as I remembered. The final boss battle is tough, and when I tried to used the staff of Ra I got demolished. It was just easier to duck and spam punch and have him teleport near you. Didn't even get hit once. Fun quirky game, and another PC port with "Anubis" in it that I beat, the other being Conan haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,520 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 3 is done. Best of the series imo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,520 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Once again, I find myself at the top of the readerboard. GOLF GRAND SLAM is done. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 356 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Tecmo Bowl is done. The Browns may have been blown out of the real NFL playoffs the other day, but my Brownies beat the Raiders in the Tecmo Bowl and brought a championship back to Cleveland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 356 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Baseball Stars II is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 806 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 DOUBLE DRAGON 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 806 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I know @Bearcat-Doug usually completes DD2, so I dedicate this in his honor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 356 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 19 minutes ago, BriGuy82 said: DOUBLE DRAGON 2 That's another one that I was trying to do, but wasn't quite good enough. I've only ever finished the Famicom version, because it has continues. But I'm pretty good at puzzle games, so Yoshi is done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 356 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Jeopardy is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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