Andy_Bogomil 354 Member · Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 15 minutes ago, Gloves said: Beat Age of Calamity just now. Now to decide what to do next. Probably a few movies or albums you could listen to. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gloves 4,413 Administrator · Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 2 minutes ago, Andy_Bogomil said: Probably a few movies or albums you could listen to. Video games. I play video games. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mega Tank 268 Member · Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 13 minutes ago, Gloves said: Video games. I play video games. How about tetris? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gloves 4,413 Administrator · Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Just now, Mega Tank said: How about tetris? Good video games, preferably. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mbd39 829 Member · Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 4 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: Third time's the charm. After Castlevania locked up twice on Death's stage, I had to abandon the NES and cart and buy it on Switch. And yeah, I had to use the holy water on Death, fighting him legit was just not working out. I'm glad I have the version cart that doesn't lock up. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Webhead123 217 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 hours ago, Gloves said: Good video games, preferably. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Bogomil 354 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 4 hours ago, mbd39 said: I'm glad I have the version cart that doesn't lock up. Yeah need to get me one of those too. White seal I guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gloves 4,413 Administrator · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Decided to knock out something quick and easy as I'm quite bored now, so I played through Classic Mode on Smash Bros Melee on default settings. Yes, that means I played on Very Easy, no, I have no regrets about that. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aguy 377 Member · Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 We'll, it wasn't on my list, but I did just beat Cat Quest on Switch today. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monkeybut625 8 Member · Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Completed Dead Space and Yoshis Island so far. I’m working on Symphony of the Night now and realizing I really suck at Castlevania now. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MagusSmurf 74 Member · Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 being any good at symphony of the night isn't necessary to beat it so you're probably fine! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Webhead123 217 Member · Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 1 hour ago, MagusSmurf said: being any good at symphony of the night isn't necessary to beat it so you're probably fine! Yeah, SotN is one of those games that you can just kinda "brute force" your way through. If a particular spot is giving you a hard time, just check your heaps of gear and items to see if there's something you can equip that will help out. Honestly, Alucard ends the game with enough loot to fund the establishment of his own barony. It's kinda ridiculous and my one main annoyance with the game. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reed Rothchild 3,509 Editorials Team · Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 2 of 20 down 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shmup 384 Member · Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 7 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: 2 of 20 down Nice work. What game? The link isn't working for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aguy 377 Member · Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 7 minutes ago, Shmup said: Nice work. What game? The link isn't working for me. According to the list, I'm assuming Disgaea 4 on Switch. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Webhead123 217 Member · Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) I'm putting in my practice on DuckTales at the moment. While I rented once or twice back in the day, it's not a game I "grew up with", so it's taking a fair bit of practice and patience to get through some of the stages. I'm finding that the hit detection on 'ole Scrooge feels a little unfair. His hit box seems to extend more than a few pixels outside his body. The cane bounce is also surprisingly fussy about when and where it wants to work. It won't work if you land near the edge of a platform. Sometimes, it will randomly stop working in mid-air. It's an incredibly charming and fun game, for sure. I guess I'm just a little surprised by how much of a challenge these little quirks have been. I've spent several nights trying to get solid enough with the controls and memorization to get through 3 of the stages. I still can barely finish the Amazon...which is teeth-grindingly annoying for some reason. Even with extra heart power-ups. ...and all this coming from a guy who can no-death Contra. Then again, I've had 30+ years of practice playing Contra. It's gonna take me a while to get that comfortable with DT. Edited January 21 by Webhead123 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MagusSmurf 74 Member · Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 in case you’re playing on the Disney Afternoon Collection, try turning off vsync if it’s on. I played duck tales on there a couple months ago and it seemed to make a big difference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Webhead123 217 Member · Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) 5 hours ago, MagusSmurf said: in case you’re playing on the Disney Afternoon Collection, try turning off vsync if it’s on. I played duck tales on there a couple months ago and it seemed to make a big difference. Nah, I'm playing on an original cart. I'm slowly adjusting. It's just a game that I don't have a lot of practice or experience with, which is kinda cool as it feels like I'm exploring something new...even though it's 30 years old! I gotta say though, DT has some rockin' music in most of its stages. I wasn't super keen on the Transylvania theme at first but even that is starting to grow on me. Edited January 21 by Webhead123 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shmup 384 Member · Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 12 hours ago, Webhead123 said: I'm putting in my practice on DuckTales at the moment. While I rented once or twice back in the day, it's not a game I "grew up with", so it's taking a fair bit of practice and patience to get through some of the stages. I'm finding that the hit detection on 'ole Scrooge feels a little unfair. His hit box seems to extend more than a few pixels outside his body. The cane bounce is also surprisingly fussy about when and where it wants to work. It won't work if you land near the edge of a platform. Sometimes, it will randomly stop working in mid-air. It's an incredibly charming and fun game, for sure. I guess I'm just a little surprised by how much of a challenge these little quirks have been. I've spent several nights trying to get solid enough with the controls and memorization to get through 3 of the stages. I still can barely finish the Amazon...which is teeth-grindingly annoying for some reason. Even with extra heart power-ups. ...and all this coming from a guy who can no-death Contra. Then again, I've had 30+ years of practice playing Contra. It's gonna take me a while to get that comfortable with DT. I found the best approach was to start on easy to learn all the levels, then move up to medium to find all the hidden stuff then power through it on hard because you have mastered the levels. I always hate doing the Amazon stage so would always start with that. The Moon stage is so much fun, definitely one of my favourite platformer levels ever made. And the music is just so good in that level. I want to replay this game now haha. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Foochie776 495 Member · Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 My wiimote decided to stop working so that’s delayed my plans but I have a new one coming in the mail so I should be able to start my first game! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScaryD 36 Member · Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) Mega Man X2 (SNES) - complete Gargoyle’s Quest II (NES) - unbeaten The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Gamecube) - unbeaten DuckTales (NES) - unbeaten Mega Man X (SNES) - complete Super Mario Odyssey (Switch) - unbeaten Metalstorm (NES) - unbeaten Paper Mario: The Origami King (Switch) - unbeaten Splatterhouse (TG-16) - unbeaten Castlevania Bloodlines (Genesis) - unbeaten Final Fantasy V (GBA) - unbeaten The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D (3DS) - unbeaten Breath of Fire II (SNES) - unbeaten Pokemon Special Pikachu Edition (GB) - unbeaten Paper Mario (N64) - unbeaten Mega Man III (NES) - unbeaten Brain Lord (SNES) - unbeaten Rescue Ranger (NES) - unbeaten Sonic the Hedgehog II (Genesis) – unbeaten Final Fantasy VII Remake (PS4) – unbeaten LOG: Started Metalstorm Edited January 27 by ScaryD 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reed Rothchild 3,509 Editorials Team · Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 3 of 20 I was well versed in this game's infamy, so I used a guide right from the get go. Big game, with lots of big ideas. Couldn't really execute on any of them. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reed Rothchild 3,509 Editorials Team · Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 @MagusSmurf Do you have a backloggery or something? Looks like you're quite prolific. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScaryD 36 Member · Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Mega Man X2 beaten. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BortLicensePlate 446 Graphics Team · Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I've been messing around a bit with mega man 3 and duck tales and so far I thought both games were quite good but neither has really grabbed me yet. Today I popped in Ninja Gaiden and I think this game is fantastic. I am hooked. Gunnuh try to beat this one before the end of the month, to meet my 1 game per month goal. Got to 5-2 today. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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