Tulpa

1 hour ago, ICrappedMyPants said:

I think the last time I tried it a few months ago I got to Death and just couldn’t get past him. Then I finally gave up.

Holy Water can cheese him. Just pump it onto the platform where he appears.

Otherwise, the boomerang works well. Work the Axe Knights in the hallway to get the triple shot. In Death's chamber, throw three in the air towards his platform, then get to the opposite one. Dodge his scythes and keep the boomerangs going in a steady rhythm so that he's constantly getting hit and you'll get him.

Just finished the OG Legend of Zelda.

Next, probably The Guardian Legend.

My current mattress is lumpier than homemade mashed potatoes. I need a new one, and I live near several stores that have a good selection.

What's everyone sleeping/gaming/doin' the wild thing on?

Any opinions on innerspring vs memory foam vs those hybrid spring/foam jobs? I've heard some memory foam gets rather warm, but my current pillow is memory foam and I don't mind that.

31 minutes ago, mbd39 said:

You mean the Last Starfighter isn't a great shmup?

*twitch*

7 minutes ago, bubbapauls said:

Kansas

I was born in Kansas.

I'm in LA.

12 minutes ago, ICrappedMyPants said:

Is Gun-Nac really that good? It’s one of the few I’ve played from that genre.

It's very good. A tad easy on the default, though.

8 minutes ago, MuNKeY said:

Damn you put Gun-Nac and Zanac over Recca? 

I'm a sucker for Compile.

I don't know if I listed them in any particular order. I go back and forth, depending on my mood. Recca is the most intense in places, but Zanac is an endurance meatgrinder that really separates the men from the boys.

I'd also toss in Konami's shooters like Gradius II, Life Force and Crisis Force. Konami always struggled with slow-down, though. Especially in the original Gradius. Level five is almost unplayable.

Uchuu Keibitai by HAL is another great looking shooter.

Some flawed shooters I still like are Exed Exes, B-Wings, and Argus. I also like Super Xevious for its puzzle elements (you have to solve a certain condition to progress) and Super Star Force, even though I have no idea what I'm doing in that game.

One of the threads on the other forum struck me, about games that pushed the limits of NES hardware. 

My choices are:

Recca

Nuff said

Zanac

For the AI and almost no slowdown despite sprite overload (only encountered a little bit on level 12, when the AI was desperate to murder me.)

Batman Return of the Joker

Fantastic graphics.

Any others?

3 minutes ago, Vaosu said:

Sorry you saw my Introduction topic!

I like you, so I'll let it go.

2 minutes ago, Deadeye said:

How do you rank the shoot-em-ups?  What are your top 5?

Gosh, only five? Damn.

Gun-Nac

Zanac

Recca

Darius Gaiden

Either Axelay or Space Megaforce, can't decide. I love the 8-bit era most.

I'm Tulpa. I like Batman for NES and shoot-em-ups.

I dislike The Last Starfighter for NES and people who refer to shoot-em-ups as shmups.

I started playing through the original Legend of Zelda (NES) for like the first time in, Jesus, twenty years? Back in the day I had the Official Nintendo Player's Guide, which helped a little (it had the full map and good hints), but the last dungeon was still tricky.

Need to explore more Zelda games. Any suggestions? Poll?

Anyway, post your Zelda memories here, as well as talk about the newest games.

Hehheheh.

I do have it saved from the NintendoAge forum, but no idea how useful it is.

Woohooo!

Now how do we restore the Shoot-em-up Leaderboard. :P