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On 4/14/2021 at 7:00 PM, Sumez said:

Yeah, back when Blizzard still consistently made amazing stuff  

aka before they became one with Activision

I'll take any reason to talk about StarTropics

21 hours ago, Tanooki said:

He has a good point there, you're robbing yourself the easier and more halfassed hand out style of play you attempt.  At some point, sure you saw the end, but you beat nothing, it was handed to you.  Which leads to the other good point, spamming endless saves and on those Nintendo CEs, using the rewind each screw up, it means you did nothing, but cheated your way to the end.  There was no challenge, no victory, just an extreme use of the old rental store credo... be kind, rewind.

"Robbing yourself"

I look at it like reading a book. More people enjoy taking their time and reading the book over several days, a chapter or a few pages at a time. Some people like to marathon books and go as far to finish reading in one sitting. Which way is the "proper" way to read a book.

People that take the time to "master" a game and know it inside and out, kudos to them. But just because someone else played through the same game with cheats and/or save states doesn't somehow invalidate the experience, which your argument really seems to imply.

Imo if someone feels the need for gatekeeping and trying otherwise trying to argue that another's fun is wrong, then just maybe they themselves should find some other way to spend their time. They would probably be a lot happier

On 4/13/2021 at 2:34 PM, arch_8ngel said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSX_(digital_video_recorder)

PSX was a separate and distinct device.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_(console) -- "PSX" was its code name prior to release, not the during-life-cycle abbreviation for the Playstation.

 

 

Personally, I voted "PS1" because it is the only completely unambiguous acronym for it, despite being a bit of a "backronym".

As point out "PSX" abbreviation was also used in earlier marketing. I also personally seem to recall it was the abbreviation used for a while in references in magazines.

Speaking of, there was also the PSX Magazine https://www.retromags.com/publications/united-states/psx/

On 3/4/2021 at 11:11 PM, Tanooki said:

I'll say this much having touched Emerald, the DS games didn't really evolve much if any at all other than using partial 3D visuals for the land you walk around, and I think team battles may have come up then too.

Gen 4 actually had one of the most significant changes in the series, classifying attacks as either physical or special damage, which up until then had been determined sole based on a move's typing.

Tweet post because it's nicer

Not the PSP though lol

On 4/13/2021 at 4:51 PM, arch_8ngel said:

MGS with the gameplay/play-control of MGS2 would have been the perfect version of the game, IMO.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid:_The_Twin_Snakes

Ask and ye shall receive

5/10

I tried to play it back when but it never resonated much. Didn't hate it but also wasn't at all enamored.

I love me some Stardew Valley and Minecraft, but those games have some Semblance of goals. Animal Crossing really doesn't. I'm a pretty casual gamer nowadays so maybe I'd dig it more, but even still it seems much too so for me.

8/10

Some of the best local multiplayer games in existence are on the 64. It was the console's bread and butter

I also love me some Perfect Dark lol

I missed out on this entirely. A lot of things going on at that time so I just never bothered with it. Lot of interesting things on it but nearly all of the good/important stuff has been ported to Switch and/or 3DS at this point

I still want to get a Wii U just for the HD Zeldas though lol

9/10

As Fox said, there were some really great games to come out on as Exclusives.

Even though 360 was more popular, it had Halo and not much else.

Even ports were generally better on PS3

On 4/1/2021 at 12:41 PM, Gloves said:

There's a whole world you're oblivious to.

Be gentle with him Gloves, he may not be ready yet lol

I looked at the list of games that would be "gone" once the storefronts close down.

Literally nothing of value will be lost lol

Anything worth it's bytes has been ported or remade already. The most I would consider is DLC to any games you may prefer to play on PS3 or Vita, but thats about it.

Such a silly and hard game, but man did I love it (my brothers and I were all about TMNT and all that as kids lol)

Definitely a 6/10 for me. I still sometimes pick it back up sometimes on my Wii to screw around. Only ever beat it once, but man was it awesome.

I know people really love Vice City but San Andreas is/was the pinnacle of GTA, no if ands or buts. So much stuff to do in that game. Also I own a copy of the pre patch PS2 version with "Hot Coffee" still accessible on it lol

A new nomination; Castle Crashers

Also I know it would probably be a pain in the ass but @Reed Rothchild maybe add links to the threads in the OP?

10/10

Holy Shit I love this game and everything about it

I seriously can go back and play this any time. Hell I'm kinda motivated to right now lol

My brother @MashFan81 and I used to rock out some Mario Kart Double Dash. A bit sad they never went back to that as some sort of mode on newer Mario Kart games. Glad to see the tracks return later though!

7/10

Much better then Original Star Fox on SNES, actually went out of my way to 100% complete the game, but after that I had my fill lol

On 3/15/2021 at 7:25 PM, sp1nz said:

For me beating something "legit" means popping in the game and clearing it with default settings or "as the devs intended".

I remember how people got hung up with this tweet:

I think you can beat any game any way you want but there are degrees to beating something: Save states every five seconds < save state between checkpoints < save state between levels < save state between worlds < "legit" clear < 1cc etc. At the end of the day, the easier path you take, the less you get out of it. People have different skill levels though, so someone's watered down clear can be bigger deal to them than core gamer's "legit" clear is to the core gamer.

Personally I enjoy the archaic life and continue systems but I can enjoy modern games without them just as much. Assist modes, rewinds and save states I don't touch with a ten feet pole unless I've already beaten a game "legit". Sometimes it's nigh impossible to beat a game blind when it has cryptic elements, so while I don't feel good about looking something up, sometimes it's necessary evil compared to getting stuck and dropping the game. I don't like turbo controllers but I just happen to like smashing buttons even when it's not good for the hands. I probably won't find glitches on my own when playing blind but I probably won't use them before my first clear, if they make the game easier. Cheat devices and codes are a no-no for me before first clear. I do play with emulators with non-platform controllers but I don't use save states, especially before first clear.

Was about to be like "Don't let manchild Mike Matei hear the 'filthy casuals' talking about save states and such!" but here we are lol

Archived thread for anyone fancying a bit of Twitter Drama lol https://archive.md/y7Kzz

Save States vs Speed Runs vs 100% "Developer Intended" Non Exploit Playthroughs; it's all legit. It's all relative to each other for how much the individual cares & wants out of it.

I'm mostly of the "Who cares" mindset but too take a bit of umbrage for anyone attempting to dictate what is and isn't "proper", as "developer intended" is essentially to waste as much of your time as possible, even now a days not just the "Nintendo Hard" retro games.

I implore everyone to heed the wise words of the sage-like Brian Zane;

I was all about Crash 3 Warped, though 2 was also pretty solid

Crash 1 is a lot like Sonic 1, in that was a good game for what it was, but the sequels improved drastically over it, that it's kinda hard to go back

A solid 8/10

A solid game that rejuvenated my interest in Mega Man after I stopped caring post MM4

I like MMX2 and 3 more however

7/10

fun times to be had playing it with friends. but not anything that when it's brought up I go "man, I really want to play that"

Great accessibility, but as far as "party games" would rather get down on some Mario Party or Perfect Dark or Mario Kart with Friends

Second Gen Best Gen

Almost went with HG/SS as theyre probably the best remakes hands down, but original GSC was there at the perfect time in my youth, after wearing out RBY and needing something more to play.

Also nothing, nothing compares to that feeling when making your way towards your first Elite 4 challenge, crossing the water east of New Bark Town and suddenly realizing, not just there being double the game, but that it was mother h*cking Kanto

Holy crap

On 2/25/2021 at 11:50 AM, Webhead123 said:

5/10

In a world where Doom does not exist, Wolf 3D would have a little bit more to offer in terms of appeal. Unfortunately, Wolf 3D ended up being just a stepping stone (albeit an important one) toward the real-deal FPS experience and, in hindsight, feels positively anemic by comparison.

Don't get me wrong...I like Wolf 3D. I actually play it via source port occasionally. It is fun. It's just not a fraction as fun, inspired or polished as Doom.

Ditto this. 100%