/vr/ - Retro Games

maaaan, thats a great game that I didn't know existed until a few years ago.

>Robot girl
>Turns into a kick ass fighter jet
>Kills stuff

>>1385592
Yeah. I fucking love it.
Its actually fun. Not just badass.

Funny to read about the mediocre reaction it got across the board at release.

I dunno if barbarian stuff is really heavy metal but there's the Rastan Saga games.

Golden Axe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGrwqVUP6w0

I win the thread.

>>1385632
Seems real fucking rad

>>1385628
Find something more metal than this shit

>>1385646

>>1385648
Thanks. Something else I need to get now.

too bad FAKK2 and the FAKK2 game were such utter shit.

Why is Eastman such shit at HM?

No barbarians, but this game is really metal.

Half the soundtrack is licensed Iron Maiden stuff, too.

>>1385646
>>1385648
>>1385582

why did this art style disappear?

>>1385632
Funny how the pic is the Turbografx-SuperCD version, yet the vid is the Sega CD version, which is weaksauce compared to the TG-SCD version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQxe8r-HiXE

>>1385904
"Think about the Children!"

>>1385907
I just like the SEGACD intro more. That announcer is awesome.

>>1385917
Hey fuck you Hillary I think you are a handsome lady even in your advanced age.

>>1385918
Both the Japanese Sega Mega CD and PC-Engine SuperCDROM2 versions ("Winds of Thunder") had the announcer, but NEC/Hudson/TTi/Whatever was too lazy and/or broke to translate the intro and hire a decent voice actor for the US Turbografx Super CD version. I personally like it better without the announcer, anyway.

>>1385917
>>1385921
It's more closely related to two things: the fact that anime-style covers are rarely changed anymore, and the trend for the game industry to focus on big dumb epic fantasy rather than the sort of dirty, gritty sword & sorcery that artists like Frazetta and Vallejo are usually associated with.

>>1385934
I forgot to mention that the the TGCD version is better overall than the SCD version: Better graphics, better sound effects, somewhat better soundtrack, zero slowdown, and a difficulty level that isn't designed for little kids.

>>1385936
Also the general styling tends to not fit with the current marketing hivemind. Not nearly enough blue & orange.

>>1385939
I am fine with blue and orange as long as I get my buff chicks with big tits and bigger swords killing barbarians and riding dragons. Is that so much to ask for?

>>1385956
sorry all we have is closeups of grim men scowling grimly from under their grim brows, and silhouettes of grim men striking grim poses

>>1385597
That is one criminally underrated kick-ass game right there. That's the JP cover you posted; the US cover, while still metal-themed, is awful; it's ripped from a movie entitled Creature.

captcha = LORD ewissue

>>1385972
Shit forgot to post the pic.

>>1385972
TGL is pretty much the second or third best game on the NES... And that is saying a lot.
The NES has some of the greatest games ever.

The best part, is that TGL should have never been made, and was almost impossible to imagine the concept of mashing Zelda, Metroid, and Galaga actually working.

>>1385978
It turly is a wonderful game. I heard about it about a year and a half (shamefully late, I guess), and I enjoy it greatly.

>>1385938
Sega CD soundtrack is better.

The difficulty is....pathetic, though.

>>1385989
Yeah. It is fucking badass and unfortunately the IP is rotting with whoever bought Broaderbund's IPs

>>1386001
Shameful, I really hope someday someone gets the franchise and pumps it some life. A 3D Guardian Legend, combining aspects from Star Fox 64/Assault, Zelda 3D gameplay and Metroid Prime exploration (not necessarily the first person) would be fun to play.

>>1385998
Yeah, but it's the SEGA CD. CD Quality music, that's to be expected, but NES version however did some amazing music with the sound soundchip. Mega Man 2-tier stuff.

>>1386013
Whenever I see that picture, it makes me wonder what a real follow up to TGL would be like these days. It would probably be homogenized as fuck. Like how Act Raiser 2 took all that made the first unique and just abandoned it.

But it would be a thousand times worse because TGL is a thousand times more unique and we live in a shit time.

Not exactly "metal" but the spirit is the same.
Extreme art direction, and hard as balls.

>>1386024
It'd need a company with love for the source material, or at least respect for it.

... Any company does that anymore these days?

of course not, why else am I into retro gaming, modern vidya for the most part failed me...

>>1385646

>>1386028
I think Treasure would do an awesome job at making a Guardian Legend sequel/remake, but it seems very unlikely that they'd ever do that.

>>1386035
Isn't Treasure with Nintendo these days or something? I ask due the Sin and Punishment sequel, which was quite good.

>>1386040
Uhhh no Goddamned idea.

>>1385582

It's funny because as metal as the US cover is, the actual character design is pretty fuckin' anime.

Both are good though

>>1386056
The game is metal either way.
Its the spirit of the thing.

>>1386032
that dwarf never fails to get me

Does /vr/ actually read Heavy Metal?
That shit is a tertiary /vr/ experience if there ever was one.
Gotten shit lately though.
Fuck Turtle Boy

>>1386241

I read a story from them called "Jerry Mail", pretty entertaining read.

How does Heavy Metal usually work? Last I recall, it was through these magazines that contained several stories packed into one book.

>>1386263
Heavy Metal usually has 1 long story, and 3-5 short stories and one page comics. The short ones are usually funny or sexual, and the long ones are fucking crazy as shit sci fi and fantasy that usually revolves around Conan types or big breasted warrior women and have some of the best art that has ever been put into comics. The stories vary from great to shit and are usually pretty funny if nothing else.

>>1386271

Do they have characters and stories that maintain a continuity, or is everything just fun throwaway stories?

Simon Bisley art is fucking grisly and bad ass.

>>1386285
80% throw away stuff. It is all freelance stuff from indie artists and writers that send their stuff in, but some of them have 3 or 4 part stories published over a few years.

>>1386331
that looks rad

Blades of Vengeance is alright.

Oh god, it looks worse than I remember.

>>1386903
Deathtrap Dungeon is the best D&D game without having anything to do with D&D. That's all I can say.

Now imagine a successor in the Dark Souls or Dragon's Dogma engine.

>>1386903
still looks fucking cool as shit.
Gonna pick this up immediately.

>>1386903
>>1386905
This, on the other hand, doesn't look that bad.

dat ass

>>1386905
Dark Souls and Dragon's Dogma are already sort of successors to Deathtrap Dungeon, Die by the Sword / Draconus, Drakan, Rune, Severance and Enclave.

>>1386918
GOD DAMN

>>1386918

that booty...............

>>1386918
Why did it have to be Gothic themed instead of hyborian themed? She needs a metal thong.

Gore and Monsters are always Metal.

It's interesting how popular this thread is for this very 70s art, 80s cartoon aesthetic trickled down into 90s video games and has pretty much dried up in the modern era. Anyway, my contribution is Stormlord!

Also, next time I'm in good shape I'm going to have to take a pic in this pose, shirtless with sword in right hand by the side, left hand flexed up and overhead gripping an object of power - maybe with some lightning in there.

>>1387042
Is there a word for this pose?

>Bikini Babes
Check
>Magic Babes
Check
>Dragons and Babes
There are some dragon bosses I guess
>Robots with Tits
Not really...
>Metal Box art
OH SHIT WHAT ARE YOU DOING

I think Battle Chess fits in here.

>>1387042
>>1387043
Victory bitchleg pose

>>1387048
shit looks like Xena.
Is it like Xena?

>>1386903
Looks good to me. You remember with nostalgia goggles. That is pretty decent looking for a PS1 game. Especially that bra.

>>1387043
I don't know. Probably. Probably something to do with star wars.

>>1387056
Is that actually as badass as it looks, or is it just chess?

>>1387990

It's chess with funny animations and shit when the pieces capture each other.

>>1387056

I remember jerking it to the queen on that boxart whenI was but a wee lad.

No shame, no regrets.

Thunder Force 4
Gate of Thunder
MUSHA

Thanks me later.

>>1388002
Well that's fun at least. It would be cool if there were a game based on chess that had different boards with differing piece layouts

Or a game where you play as one of the chess pieces in a fast action chess third person action game

Mace: The Dark Ages
Valis
Valis II
Valis III
Eternal Champions
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct 2
Weaponlord
Guilty Gear
Guilty Gear X
Soul Blade
Soul Calibur
Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow over Mystara

Are there any good Conan games?

I always thought Mortal Kombat was pretty metal.

>>1388024
No.

Rastan is the closest you'll get, though.

>>1388034
What about golden axe?

Tecmo Knight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW4dQN8XJDY

>>1388060
To be honest, Rastan is a pretty blatant Conan Rip-off, whilst Golden Axe is just based on sword and socery genre altogether.

So, to me, Rastan is closer to be "a good Conan game" than Golden Axe.

>there are no retro games with death metal soundtracks and themes

sucks man

>>1385632
>Dat music at the title screen
It would have been perfect if the logo was a bit more menacing.

>>1386013
I'd push her button.

>>1388162
what does that even mean

>>1388269
He'd flick her 1/0 switch.

>>1388271
He would kill her?
Or just put her to sleep?

>>1388271
I'd Alisia her dragoon

>>1388104

Closest we have:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76zevuMEbkg

>>1388287
Dat shit is da reel stuff

>>1386918

OH FUCK I love this game. You're awesome.

>>1388104
LOADED

not really death, moar liek 90s pop "metal"
but pretty enjoyable imho

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ytAH6W4aEw

also twisted metal perhaps?

>>1386918
In 2014 the year of our lord we still don't have asses this good in vidya

>>1389405
i wish i had a screenshot from shiva's ass from FF IX

>>1389456
Here, have this picture courtesy of some ants.

>>1387056
>NO DISK COPY PROTECTION
Clearly Interplay was a pioneer.

>>1389482
FFVIII Shiva is prettier.

>>1389530
Pics or you are a fegat

>>1388034
This looks fucking great

>>1387048
Fucking loved the Genesis versions of Valis. Though III is definitely the best.

>>1389920
good god that looks rad as fuck

>>1389941
Valis 1 there is not as rad as it looks. I'm not exaggerating when I say that the Famicom version is twice as fast paced and has twice as many enemies on screen. For the Genesis to be out blast processed by the Famicom and PC-88 is embarassing.

>>1389946
Blast processing is ashamed of himself.

>>1388287
I'd say closer would be Devil's Forest music in F-zero X, which is a rip off of Heartwork by Carcass - melodic death, but still death.

I just want a shmup game with visuals like Abadox or stage 5 of Gynoug with a sick Finndeath soundtrack. I want to hear Demilich-esque dissonant eldritch destruction in my ears while i blow up grotesque monstrosities that are spewing bullets across the screen. And lots of blood, if that's not asking too much.

>>1389909
Rastan is great, I first played it on Master System.

The original is for arcade though, and the sequel for Genesis. So if you love Conan, that's your go-to game.

>>1389962
I do. I fucking love hyborian action.
Conan and Red Sonja are basically like steroids for my dick.

>>1389920
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Valis-Valis-III-Sega-Genesis-Complete-CIB-/171222763335?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item27ddac0747

That big sharpie P on every item in the lot.
I want to think it was someone's mom, but I know it is for "pre-owned"

>>1389972
>sharpie
>on the label
Jesus write that shit on a sticker and put it on the plastic. God damn.

>>1389972
>Sharpie on label

WHY, why do people do that!?

>>1390140
It feels good to deface and devalue things. I initial even carts I don't own, in stores or friends' collections, for example.

>>1390149
What the fuck

>>1388034
no there is a good conan dos game.

http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/conan-the-cimmerian

>>1386001
>Broaderbund
They were only the American publisher. Compile were the ones who made the game and in Japan it was published by Irem, though that pretty much is the same boat since Irem is dead twice over and we all know what Compile Heart does now.

>>1386918
Sweet mother of Sista Butt let them cheeks breathe free!

Devil Crash/Devil's Crush/Dragon's Fury Hail Techno Soft

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_DnpZdJ_yY


If you happened to listen to this and wish someone would cover it on guitar and do it justice, well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urc9Zif-t4Y

>>1385956
i'm with you, but anita is already sharpening her pitchfork

>>1391698
But these are powerful women, mostly killing buff rapists.

You would think it is exactly what Anita would want.

>>1390461
I bet they would do it. But she would be kawaii.

I just picked up Alisia last week. That game is dope as fuck. Is it a series? I would love to play one with legitimate save features.

>>1390982
That's pretty damn awesome.

It's not as 'heavy metal', but if you loved Devil Crush/Crash and Alien Crush definitely check out Jaki Crush on the Super Famicom. A very underrated Naxat Pinball instalment.

>>1390982

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DRAGONS-FURY-DRAGONS-SEGA-GENESIS-TENGEN-VIDEO-GAME-RARE-CARTRIDGE-CASSETTE-/151139625686?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item23309faad6

>not in box
>ultra rare
>cassette

MAKES ME SICK

>>1392451
Hu-card version is better anyway m8

>>1392460
Thats the only time anyone has ever said that

>heavy metal
Sorry, I have no interest in pleb shit.

>>1393318

>>1393324
Metal imagery is 80% bare chested, shaved and oiled up muscle men.
I think we know who's the real homo here.

>>1393330
Heavy metal magazine, not heavy metal music, retard.

>>1393330
>real homo here

>>1393353
Looks rad. How is it? I really like the cover art.

>>1393330
Heavy Metal Magazine has nothing do do with heavy metal music, except for some similar themes in EARLY heavy metal music.

>>1393361
Unremarkable platformer, with awesome title music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnIlSgBrbRM

http://youtu.be/a_DnpZdJ_yY
Awesome Mega Drive pinball game, complete with a soundtrack featuring cameo songs from other Technosoft games.

>>1393381
Yeah. I have seen this. Why the fuck is it a heavy metal pinball game? I LOVE the styling, but I just don't like pinball vidya. I like pinball, just not in vidya form.

>>1393371
From the gameplay I have seen, it looks fairly slow. Thats a shame. If it were sanic fast, it would have probably been better.

>>1385973
>>1385972
lol, I don't think it's that bad of a cover, though the fact that they ripped off that movie poster is pretty hilarious

>>1385978
>The best part, is that TGL should have never been made
why?
>and was almost impossible to imagine the concept of mashing Zelda, Metroid, and Galaga actually working.
again, why?
the video game market was a lot more experimental in the first half of the NES's life, I don't understand what you are even trying to get at

>>1393457
Thats what I was saying. In any sane and stable market, it would have never been made. Never been funded.

pretty much a mash up of a bunch of game styles that the devs just mashed together and prayed would work.

>>1386024
>But it would be a thousand times worse because TGL is a thousand times more unique and we live in a shit time.

sorry to interupt the circle jerk that you are trying to start, but I personally think that the inovativeness that we saw in the 80s and again in the late 90s in video games has been coming back. But you can call me what ever /vr/ uses in place of pleb if you like. I'm sure you will.

>>1386028
>le retro gaem is bestus gaem, no creativitie nemore

it's like I'm on a certain other site...
this board is for talking about retro games, not circle jerking over how much better they are than modern games... in fact the no talking about modern games period rule was made up simply to stop that shit.

>>1393460
>Never been funded.
I've seen much crazier concepts get funding thanks to the internet.... I wish you cynical bastards would just stfu, ty

>>1393461
That would be great if it were true. I personally think that games are both getting better and worse these days. The best games are even better, the worse games aren't awful in the traditional sense, but the quality is dropping in other ways.

follow up to TGL could be done, and Compile would probably do a decent job. But who the fuck knows. It will never happen.

>>1393475
would you just shut up with your idiocy, this isn't the place for this shit... though I'm not really sure what the right place would be...

>>1393481
there won't be one.
Are you implying there will?

>>1385972
While it might be ripoff, it's from a japanese flyer of the game, so it's related.

A poor choice for the cover though, doesn't depict the game as well like the other releases do.

>>1390461
>we all know what Compile Heart does now.
Why can't she appear on those Neptunia games, at least? It would be a perfect fit. ;_;

>>1393536
they had to change the cover so tough boys would buy it here in the states.

>>1387043
I always called it the Frazetta.

>>1393461
>>1393474
>>1393481
Jesus you sound like a douche
>>>/v/
>>>/b/

>>1393658
Not gonna lie, I wouldn't have bought a game with a girl on the cover when I was a kid. Now of course who gives a shit, but alas, kids are too easy to manipulate.

>>1393898
Look at the Alisia Dragoon in the OP.
Now look at the Japanese cover.

Would I buy it now? Fuck yes.
Then? Never!

>>1393898
>>1393913

I was never like this. For fuck's sake I bought Belle's Quest just fine. Turned out to be a shit though.

Also I would have bought the fuck out of Alisia Dragoon with that cover, dragons are fuckin' cool.

>>1393919
Lightning Raven, the non dragon pet, is the best one in the game, ironically.

>>1393536
I like both.
Am I bad?

>>1393913
It was done by GAINAX btw

>>1394263
I know. Weird. Makes sense thought, considering how Animu it is supposed to be

>>1385685

>>1395813
WISE FWOM YOU GWAAAAVE

>>1395815
90s Japan art is pretty metal sometimes. I think otaku went through a westaboo phase back then.

>>1395817
>>1395817
GnG and SGnG without a doubt best punishment platformers ever made with some of the most badass box art ever made.

Super GnG is probably one of my favorites of all time.

>>1395845
I love that cover, and was always disappointed the game was so cartoony. Now I have grown to love the way the game looks.

>>1390149
I will kill you with jagged pixels.

>>1392451
The words cartridge and cassette are interchangeable, despite colloquial usage.

>>1396387
Cassette just doesn't feel right. It's better than saying tapes. I have heard a couple people call them tapes. And videos.

>>1396391
My grandma called them video tapes.