/vr/ - Retro Games

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Come back when you're a little.... Mmmmm... Richard.

I sense a soul in search of answers...

Should have opened with this one, OP.

>this?
>thanks.
>come again!

>>1352860

I rather like this thread's premise...wish I had more to post.

>>1352883

Yeah, I don't have that many pics of shopkeepers. Next one's the last one...but in the meantime, who can forget this chunky monkey and his descendants?

>Living the dream

>>1352893

And the last one I have, even though this guy isn't exactly famous; rather, his quote is.

From the Space Harrier sequel time forgot.

>>1352897
Zeliard?

>>1352903

No, Faxanadu. You never played?

>>1352905

Okay, having looked it up I can understand the confusion. Damn, was one a spiritual successor of the other or what? I'm noting a hell of a lot of similarities...

>>1352909
I guess they just happened to be similar.
Game Arts made Zeliard and Falcom made Faxanadu.

Haven't played Faxanadu (probably should though), but I have played Legacy of the Wizard, which is in the series.

This guy is desperate for a sale. Provably shouldn't have built his shop so I need to blow open the door with a bomb.

Members only!

btw, members means penises

The first time I saw this face, I flipped my shit.

Can you find any better customer service?

I wasn't kidding
when I said pay!

>>1353082
>the most powerful being in the entire Zelda universe is a small-town shopkeeper

>>1353102
Yeah, either that or a chicken.

>>1353113
Chickens can actually be killed in this game though.

Which means that, not only is the shopkeeper more powerful than a chicken, but he can also defeat what is arguably THE most powerful incarnation of Link (being the only Link who can kill a chicken).

We are such nerds.

Probably the first shop I'd ever visited in a video game. Just one more haggle… Just one more haggle… Cheap scum!!

WELL, WHAT CAN I DO FER YA?

>>1353123

... except it was all a dream

so Link can't ever kill cuccos.

... unless the oracle games....

he'll throw your ass out if you have no cash

>>1353290
The way he picks you up and carries you out gets me to laugh every time.

>>1352883
Damn, I came in here to post this one. Good call, anon.

>>1352805

Dunno bout famous but shopkeepers in Daggerfall were merchant as fuck

>>1353290
>>1353298
First time I saw that, I cracked up for two minutes straight.

It's the Megablast!

SHOPPING PLEASE

>>1352860
I used a gameshark to get behind her counter once and I found out that she has no legs.

>>1353428
Might be emulator-only but you can get into a position where you can see through the counter as well.

>>1352873
>You don't have enough money

Snowboard Kids rocks

Eh heh, thank you!

>>1352893

Ramus was a decent shop keeper. I especially like his ideas about hiring bunny girls to help the customers. Also he is far more helpful giving,me a discount, than he is trying,to fight in combat.

>>1353079

This guy always reminded me of Rodney Dangerfield with a Mohawk.

taloon from dragon warrior iv

>>1353063
yes indeed.

>also

Kim is the cutest. She also doubles as a news anchor.

The Adventurer's Mart is the finest shop in all Faerun! Biggest selection, lowest prices, and nary a fancy illustration! Just the goods, bare and plain.

>>1352903
>cover shows a viking
>you play as some random guy in armor
I hate misleading covers. I'll play it regardless.

>>1353350
what is this from, looks awesome

>>1353572

It sure as hell took him long enough to give you a discount...but at least he gave you one.

>>1353290
>>1353298
>>1353347

The first time I saw that, I was playing on one of those demo stands some malls had. I had no clue what the hell was happening and why he wouldn't let me do anything in his store. Now I laugh at my 6 y/o self.

My hotel's as clean as an elven arse

This douchebag right here.

>>1353791
Man, I sure hate that guy.

Where the fuck is the Mater Librarian from SotN??

>>1353791
>>1353792

Missing pic here.

He has one thing for sale. It's not even vital for completion. Yet he is still my favorite.

>>1353831
I don't think I've even thought about that since 1998, but the "PURASUMA!" in my head is as clear as day.

This guy was in every Mana game I believe.
I first met him in Final Fantasy Adventure, which is also my favourite game of all time.

>>1353803

>>1353626
this was my first thought

Sup fags? Want to buy a ghost?

>>1353842
"Well whut kin ah do fer ya?"

>>1353239
lttp link is the most badass link. he had four adventures, every other link has had at most 2.
>he had to kill ganondorf, veran, onox, and ganondorf (again) to get enough power to kill cuccos.

>>1353563
>not enough cash, STRAGER.
what's the deal with that guy? is he a ganado, or what?

>>1352805
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...

>>1353849

Is he the only royal guard that survived?:

"Hey, I'm really interested in ghosts! Studying them is a hobby of mine, but you never know... the time might come when that kind of knowledge might be useful!"

>>1352819
a whop bob a loo bop, a lop bam boom.

>>1353882
yep, the only other possibility is the kid in the cementery, but he's clearly older than link:
> "Young man, if you catch a Poe, I will pay a lot of money for it... Heh heh hee!"

>you will never collect herbs and collect potions with your alkemistfu

>>1353687
Xenon 2 Megablast

>>1353920

>shirt hanging below shoudlers
>bandana
>that wild hair
>that belt

10/10

>>1353937
that wink
>can i help you with something else?

It was amusing having her just throw some advances and teases towards you. Plus you get to romance her anyways, so there's that.

>>1353236

Holy crap you were a pain in the ass to kill in 2. Not as bad as the scene 2 end boss, though.

>>1353642
if you get keep trying to buy an item you can't afford, she throws you out.
If you buy a lot of stuff, she falls in love with you and sells you things for less

>>1353962
That doesn't look like Izchak's lighting shop.

>>1353642
Damn! I always want to post Kim first in these threads, but I'm always too late.

Well then, here some moar Kim for this thread.

>>1353642
Damn! I always want to be the first to post Kim in these threads, but I'm always too late.

Oh well, here, have some moar Kim.

>>1353842
Its a joke anon or same voice is true?

>>1354886

larry the cable guy was really the voice actor for the mater librarian

>>1354886
He >>1353803 said 'mater librarian'. That cars name is mater.
The master librarian is NOT Larry the Cable Guy.

Too lazy to gather them all but all the "shop keepers" in HM64. Especially Popuri's mom. I was always bummed you could never marry her but her badass husband probably would have murdered me pretty hard.

I just realized there wasn't really a traveling merchant in HM64. There was Sammy but his only useful thing to sell was a Power Nut. It's really too bad they didn't just have a "weird items" kind of shop in the game with maybe a deranged family of collectors that are super friendly but really weird and sentimental toward old stuff that isn't even valuable. There could have even been a possible 6th wife option.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPsTWLmPjs4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPsQnsOHflc

>>1354957
>not him

>>1353815
Definitely the most memorable and well-designed character in the whole franchise.
I set my save icon in Spyro 3 to his picture.

>>1352805

>>1354957
Best deal ever, its way before you can get the rod.

"Fine I'll sell you the secret"

best shopkeep

>>1353920
i started playing this for the first time the other day

I'm liking it hows the rest of the shinning series

>>1352893

The only fucking shopkeeper that gave you items for free at the end of the game cause he knew you'd need them.

>>1355381

Kinda made me pissed at his descendant in Lunar: EB. "It's the duty of the Ramus family to continue charging those who are trying to save the world!" Fuck you, you little shit!

>>1355365

Dammit, forgot to reference this one.

Most people agree that 3 and Holy Ark are the pinnacle of the series, but they went with a different game engine after Darkness(Turn Based Strategy as opposed to First Person Dungeon Crawling). The first four are definitely worth a play. After that(Neo, EXA, etc)...not so much.

>>1355360
>Famous shopkeepers of /vr/
>/vr/

I used to love pissing off the shop keeper in The Magic Of Schehezarade when you kept asking for an item you did not have enough for till he eventually threw you out.

>>1352883
man I was just thinking about her, she was adorable in namco x capcom

>>1353082
This cheeky little bastard...

We gather information from a thousand secret sources in space and time. Our charge for revealing even one of these sources would be so high that your species would be in debt to us for centuries.

>>1355356
What is this? A shop for ants?

Not a shopkeeper, but if you played a Sega game from the late 80s or early 90s and went to the shop, you most likely had to hear this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjUcBUe6s5E

>>1357647
Sorry I copied and posted from my phone. It's phantasy star second hand store. Would try to find another one but lazy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WeEmfFdyLlM#t=359

>>1357621
>you will never know why the background changed to purple

But really, I just finished Star Control 2 for the first time, one of the best game experiences ever. Though I regretfully admit that I used a map towards the end because I was terrified of hitting the time limit I had heard so much about.

I wouldn't have had such a rough time if I had learned early on to rely on those guys for fuel instead of trucking it back to Sol, though.

>>1359190
>I regretfully admit that I used a map
I'm usually a staunch opponent of guides but I don't regret spoiling the shit out of Star Control 2. It seems like an open world game but if you don't follow the sequence just right you can't win.

>>1357621
Came here to post this. The Melnorme are great. Find a few rainbow worlds and they give you all that sweet tech. Also,

>Potatojuice.mod

>>1359293
There is some room for error and for wandering around, but there are two things that help out a lot: Finding the Portal Spawner and fixing the Ultron. Kohr-Ah victory is delayed thanks to the Utwig and Supox, and of course moving around in the galaxy becomes a lot faster.

Admittedly both are hard to pull off without a guide, although the Spathi and some others give hints to the location of the natural Quasispace portal, and from what I remember the Ultron can be assembled if you just talk to everyone.

It's been ages since I first beat the game though. I don't remember much about what I was able to figure out and where I resorted to guides. The only two things I distinctly remember looking up were the locations of the rainbow worlds and the Vux beast.

>>1354859
>>1353642

These guys know whats up.

This fucker allways creeped me, how the fuck do you run a shield shop if you have no hands but wings instead?

>>1354812
Man, that's awesome, I didn't know that.

Kim is so cute, why is there no fanart of her? Not even from the japanese...

Lords of Thunder

>>1359190

Actually, I was involved in a Star Control 2 discussion on that very subject. Apparently, purple is a color that psychologically encourages more frivolous spending. The more you know....

>>1359796
A discussion with whom?

>>1352860

>>1359860

Should have stated more clearly that it was a random group of anons(perhaps even here on 4chan once upon a time). Before and after that statement was made, no one came up with a better solution, and so...

My apologies for making it sound like it was gospel truth, though...could be horseshit just as easily.