/vr/ - Retro Games

>>10756470
Yeah, for all the post-mortem analysis of the TG16 I don't feel like NEC really screwed the pooch all that much. They could have done some things differently but mostly they just failed to gain traction against two established competitors who both hit it out of the park that particular console cycle.

Nintendo was so dominant in the previous cycle that they became essentially synonymous with video games. The SNES was a sure thing. And Sega at least had some recognition thanks to the master system and all their arcade titles. NEC was relatively unknown in the console market. So when all 3 made really good consoles the pecking order just never changed. It started Nintendo > Sega > NEC and stayed that way.

What they really needed was for one of the other consoles to underwhelm and unfortunately for them both were fucking amazing so there was never any real niche for them to fill. It's not like the Jag or 3D0 where people were bitterly disappointed with the final product. People actually liked the TG16. They just didn't get around to trying it in large enough numbers because they were already invested in the other consoles. It was like one of those super crowded movie weekends where some well-reviewed pic everyone agrees was good just gets swallowed up by a couple other blockbusters. In this case the bronze medal isn't some kind of failure, it's just indicative of the level of competition. We were really spoiled for choice back then

I really like the PS2, especially on a CRT. It has a lot of soul, maybe less than the PS1, but at least you can see what's on the screen. There's not that many games available only on PS2, but since the console is so cheap and easy to softmod, there's no reason to skip it
>Time Crisis
>God Hand
>Silent Hill
>Shadow of Rome
>Forbidden Siren
>Fatal Frame
>Shadow Hearts
And so on. It's probably just nostalgia googles, but even a lot of shovelware games like Harry Potter tie ins are a lot of fun

>>10457112
>Replaying levels to get to a boss or segment isn't hard as it is just frustrating

This. Having to slog through the same level multiple times just to get to the boss doesn't add to the challenge, it's just tedious.

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>>6416338
>t. not that guy

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