March Genesis Madness: The Sega 64 - part 1

[fox | 1,667]

Round 1: Fight



Because there is a limit to number of polls per thread, we will be breaking the first couple rounds into parts.  Voting ends Friday

@Reed Rothchild@RH@Gloves@Webhead123@sp1nz@MrWunderful@CT@a3quit4s
@skinnygrinny@PII@cj_robot@The Count@rdrunner@Aguy@AstralSoul@TDIRunner
@Dr. Morbis@JamesRobot@Sumez@Gaia Gensouki@G-type@LHCGreg@the_wizard_666
@T-Pac@AverageOliver98@nesmaster14@ikk@NostalgicMachine@Splain

[Sumez | 2,952]

Oh I thought we were nominating games for playing. 

Hope someone nominated my favourite games then

[Reed Rothchild | 9,533]

4 minutes ago, Sumez said:

Oh I thought we were nominating games for playing. 

Hope someone nominated my favourite games then

Imagine trying to get this group to play a Sega CD game 

[G-type | 2,482]

lots of shmups!

[Gloves | 11,779]

30 minutes ago, G-type said:

lots of shmups!

As god intended.

[The Count | 527]

1 hour ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Imagine trying to get this group to play a Sega CD game 

::Checks library:: "Hope these guys like Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit."

[fox | 1,667]

Kid Chameleon getting whooped, these kids and their rogue-likes I’ll tell ya

[AstralSoul | 502]

On 3/4/2024 at 8:21 PM, fox said:

Kid Chameleon getting whooped, these kids and their rogue-likes I’ll tell ya

Gonna be honest I never understood the appeal of Toe Jam and Earl. Kid Chameleon is way more fun imo

[G-type | 2,482]

Toejam and Earl would have been one of my picks to win the whole thing, but I guess its got too many haters.

[Reed Rothchild | 9,533]

On 3/6/2024 at 7:05 AM, AstralSoul said:

Gonna be honest I never understood the appeal of Toe Jam and Earl. Kid Chameleon is way more fun imo

Hot take: neither game is any good

[Gaia Gensouki | 1,075]

Toejam and Earl has to be the single most boring roguelike I've ever played in my life. It's super slow and almost every enemy only exists to further slow you down and to annoy you. I'd rather replay Fatal Labyrinth to completion again than spend even 15 minutes on Toejam and Earl.

[Kguillemette | 1,544]

If I've played both, I choose my favorite. If I've played one I chose the one I've played unless I disliked it. If I've played neither I choose the one I would likely enjoy more. 

[the_wizard_666 | 1,325]

The lack of votes for Starflight saddens me.  It's such a great game.  Pretty much what every Star Trek game ever made should have been.

[AstralSoul | 502]

3 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Hot take: neither game is any good

I think Kid Chameleon is just okay. Certainly better than TJ&E. I just never understand the praise that game got.

[rdrunner | 422]

Lamenting how Powerball is getting killed by Snow Bros, a game I thought nobody actually likes, but is just rare and expensive.

Really enjoying the thread.  Thanks for doing this!

[Gloves | 11,779]

13 minutes ago, rdrunner said:

Lamenting how Powerball is getting killed by Snow Bros, a game I thought nobody actually likes, but is just rare and expensive.

Really enjoying the thread.  Thanks for doing this!

I really like Snow Bros on NES. 

[Aguy | 773]

I felt bad about Starflight vs NBA Jam. They're both great games for completely different reasons. It just depends whether or not you have someone to play with.

[fox | 1,667]

1 hour ago, rdrunner said:

Lamenting how Powerball is getting killed by Snow Bros, a game I thought nobody actually likes, but is just rare and expensive.

Really enjoying the thread.  Thanks for doing this!

I like Snow Bros but I’m also a Bubble Bobble Stan

[G-type | 2,482]

3 hours ago, the_wizard_666 said:

The lack of votes for Starflight saddens me.  It's such a great game.  Pretty much what every Star Trek game ever made should have been.

The manual is 143 pages! I like simple arcade style games.

[asmikace | 68]

I was really torn between Shinobi II vs Alisha Dragoon and Gain Ground vs Battle Mania. Those were some tough choices!

 

[the_wizard_666 | 1,325]

50 minutes ago, G-type said:

The manual is 143 pages! I like simple arcade style games.

In fairness, a third of that is backstory, and another third is a semi-walkthrough that's structured like a "captain's log," so you can use it as a guide or to just add flavour to your experience.  Regardless, it's a fun game, definitely worth playing through.

[Sumez | 2,952]

4 hours ago, rdrunner said:

Lamenting how Powerball is getting killed by Snow Bros, a game I thought nobody actually likes, but is just rare and expensive.

Really enjoying the thread.  Thanks for doing this!

I thought everyone liked Snow Bros, but I've never played the Megadrive version. Is it that much worse? 

[Gaia Gensouki | 1,075]

8 hours ago, rdrunner said:

Lamenting how Powerball is getting killed by Snow Bros, a game I thought nobody actually likes, but is just rare and expensive.

I suggested Snow Bros., because it's actually one of my favorites on the Mega Drive. I have it on the Mega Drive Mini and it's one of my most played games on that device alongside MUSHA and Slapfight MD.

3 hours ago, Sumez said:

I thought everyone liked Snow Bros, but I've never played the Megadrive version. Is it that much worse? 

The Mega Drive version is actually the best home port of the game. The graphics are nice and it plays buttery smooth. Plus, you have an extra 30 levels on top of the regular 50. So it's a bit longer than the NES version. I highly recommend giving it a go.

[Sumez | 2,952]

The Switch version also have a bunch of extra stages, but I heard those aren't great. 

I already have the (much cheaper) arcade PCB so I don't think I need to shell out for the MD version

Edited March 8 by Sumez