/vr/ - Retro Games

NES Jaws is my guilty pleasure.

>>10884205
I love the animation of this guy when he gets hit, it's so much fun watching him fly around

>>10884657
Are you me? I kinda enjoy the grinding.

DB Final Bout. It's definitely not good but it gives me 20 minutes of fun which is all you need sometimes.

its more challenging then it looks. Maybe not intentionally but theres lots of threats to deal with and outrunning the fish man chasing you is fun

>>10884205
The arcade version of Dragon Buster is way better then the Famicom port.
Try it out if you haven't.
Also, as far as I know, the arcade version is the first game to feature a double jump.

>>10884796
It's also the first game to give the player a health bar.

Space Griffon VF-9. It's kinda-sorta Armored Core meets Resident Evil, and it predates both of them.

>Survival horror before it was really a genre
>No background music anywhere, not even ambience
>You're left with total silence for 90% of the game
>Whenever you see the word 'RECEPTION' pop up, take a breather
>Combat is simplistic, the RPG-esque levelling system barely matters
>Weapon breaking can actually softlock you if you're not careful enough
>Cutscenes can be skipped but you'll miss out on story
>Cutscene art is PC-98 as hell for a good reason: It's actually a full remake of the PC-98 game (HAMLET)
>Voice acting's iffy because 1990s VG dubbing
>Almost all of the VAs are still doing stuff today

If I like the game it's not bad, it's just that other people have shit taste and/or suffer from meme opinion.

>>10884814
this is true

crackheads and debutantes

>>10884808
It's nothing like Armored Core; mecha existed long before AC did.

>>10885086
Did I say that it invented the mecha genre?

>>10884205
How 'bout you post why the game sucks and why you enjoyed it, too?

>>10884205
Sonic Adventure.

>>10885137
You said it was like Armored Core, what in it is like Armored Core? SGVF-9 was out in 1995 and AC wasn't out until 1997.

I just like it.

>>10884205
I've played through and enjoyed Shaq Fu many times. It's a good game trapped inside a poorly executed pile of shit.

>>10886640
>SGVF-9 was out in 1995 and AC wasn't out until 1997.
Why would that be an obstruction to the former being like the latter? I don't know about these two in particular, but I don't follow your logic here.

>>10886640
If you want direct examples, the basic movement controls (barring look up\down and boosting) are pretty close, and your weapons can also be destroyed like in Silent Line.
Beyond that, I was pointing out how you control a not-really-giant robot as a hired mercenary pilot.

This is actually a spoiler for the game's story, but there's also corporate corruption that wouldn't feel out of place in an AC game, too.

>>10884796
>>10884797
that game is hard as balls but it is sick. i knew about the double jump but health bars too? that game doesn't get enough credit. also loved the ps1 "sequel" dragon valor, even though i wish it was even a fraction as hard as the og.

>>10884205
>post flawed/bad games
I mean... that's mostly gaming in general. There aren't a ton of games that aren't flawed and mostly only the simplest will do what they do damn good - even then they can have room for improvement. Like Tetris is good - but it's not the best version of Tetris, fuck Tetrinet 1 was better even.

>>10884205
it's only flawed in the sense that it's an excellent game in a vacuum but goes against every design principle cherished by elitist shmup trannies who only play slightly reskinned iterations of one danmaku shooter, so it's impossible to discuss it on any shmup forum, and dedicated tyrian forums devolved into only posting about porting the game to increasingly exotic hardware

NES Renegade

I dont know if this is really considered a "bad" game but it sure was hard. It has great music though, which is why I liked it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kojEbuXizZU

>>10889347
>also loved the ps1 "sequel" dragon valor,
WTF? I've played the original arcade since the 90s, and I've never heard of this. Checking that out, thanks for the name drop

>>10889424
It and the first "Jets N' Guns" are probably the only euro shmups that are actually good... great even.
Powerfully jank, and better off for it

>>10889651
Weird. I was just thinking about this game last night. Never noticed that the werewolf is ripping his way out of the cartridge. That's fucking sick.

>>10884205
And yet I liked it's repetitive gameplay

>>10884205
>post flawed/bad games that you nevertheless find fun

>>10890015
Fucks me up how you can only upgrade your feet in the fish levels

Played with more than a few console deprived normie friends. Usually on their dads home office computer.

>>10884205
NES Dudes with Attitude
Megaman X5
Megaman X6

>>10896050
I second MegaMan X6. I don't care much for X5, especially the refights in that game, why the fuck did they make their health bars so huge?

>>10884205
Star Wars NES games.

>>10889424
I pre-ordered a copy of Tyrian 2k direct from the company when it was announced. Easily my favorite shmup of all time.

Paperboy 2 on SNES. I love how it looks, I love the music, I love the hilarious game over screen, I just love everything about that janky ass game with so little content.

>>10896557
I booted it up in college with my buddies and we had great times mimicking some of the sounds and laughing at all the dumb stuff . I do a good ghost impression

>>10889724
no problem. it's a pretty cool game. it's a bit on the easy side as i said but it does so some pretty cool things.

>>10884205
How is it bad other than the controls not really aging well

>>10897837
It's 100% the controls and the camera placement. If you can get used to those issues it's a very fun game.

Not a bad game, but definitely rough around the edges. Super comfy vibes though, and the final boss is hilarious

>>10899117
Evergrace and Eternal ring walked so others could run D: Forsaken kingdom felt too jank even on cart you get framedrops.

>>10884205
Chrono Cross. Most people's issues I can't disagree with but I love it in spite of its flaws. Actually I love some of the flaws like too many characters. I love how absolutely batshit it was like the voodoo doll or turnip or that girls dad who was mushroom or the skeleton clown... yeah itd have been better with fucking MAGUS explicitly as Guile with a proper story but there's a goddamn turnip. Yeah everyone in trigger dies but everyone dies fuck it.

>>10884205
Pyramid NES by Sachen.

Nightmare on Elm Street (NES)
Always loved the soundtrack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s6a9N-wNc4
Unfortunately the hit detection in the game sucks. But overall it's a solid platformer.