/vr/ - Retro Games

Solstace FTW

>>1611617
Snake Rattle 'n Roll. Man I love Isometric games

>>1611617
Darkmere
Equinox
Marble Madness
Snake Rattle and Roll
Final Zone
The Immortal
Escape From The Planetof The Evil Killer Robot Monsters
Diablo

Obligatory

Landstalker. I hate the platforming though.

Head over Heels
Batman

Isometric games always make me frusturated, most of the time its either

A) I get confused/lost because its hard to tell if something is above me or right next to me
B) I miss things or get surprised by enemies because they're behind walls
C) It's on a system using a dpad, meaning It either has a up=up+right control scheme or I need to awkwardly straddle two directions the whole game (not a problem for mouse-based games, of course)

For the most part I'm glad Isometric was dropped.

Icebreaker
Front Mission

Solstice

So glad this crummy fad finally died.

Harvest Moon 64 I guess; thought I can say with certainty that it would play better without the perspective.

Obligatory.

>>1611763
Isometric was always best suited to sims like RCT.

>>1611726
>Died
Not exactly, the correct term would be it became less popular.

Best Tycoon comin' through

Commandos, really fun stealth game

>>1611770

>>1611770
>Comin' roit ovah!

you know what im talking about

Isometric is usually not the correct term to use for this perspective actually. Most of these games use a dimetric perspective.

Spindizzy Worlds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEuIpWYgXG8

Solstice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E20jk5vgkdQ

Equinox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNPpBN63ed0

>>1611630
try this if you want a hard game too. this game takes skill, not just memorization like most platformers

Fallout

>>1611958
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1qfL8b7oUka

>>1611826
In all honesty, the difference is so minor it's not really worth fussing over.

>>1611971
Mein schwartzkopf.

>>1611983

Front Mission looks pretty cool

>>1611987
In all honesty, the amount of autism that poster displayed is so minor it's not really worth fussing over

>>1611661

It's the goddamn lack of fucking shadows. Love the game, but fuck that.

light crusader, treasure's worst game

>>1611617
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5mg5EFK00k

There were a number of these isometric projection games on the 8-bit home computers. The only one I remember playing extensively is Knight Lore:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Lore
But I didn't have a game manual and wasn't really sure wtf I was supposed to do. Managed to get pretty far anyway, just through trial and error. It was actually pretty fun and addictive, despite the extra difficulty due to the weird angle.

>>1612179
That does look infuriating. But I've never played this game and I'm starting to see it posted enough that I've got to try it. It's, like, a classic, right?

>>1612192
Now this is reminding me of a map for another one of these isometric games, one that's all the rooms pieced together. It looked a lot like pic related, which is the map for this game, in terms of coloration and style but of course the layout was different. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

Viewpoint, one of the most controversial shoot 'em ups you never played. It was criticized for having some ridiculous environmental obstacles, like having to shoot open doors before you crash into them, or navigating unfairly tight corridors. Those challenges wouldn't be so bad on their own, except the way the ship maneuvers feels a bit awkward due to the isometric perspective. Still, I enjoyed it.

I know it's on Genesis and PS1, and I think there are a couple of other versions as well.

>>1612239
Scratch that, it was Solstice which someone posted a video of above. Serves me right.

>>1612241
Try the Neo-Geo version, it's really good...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzCEKqdF8Mw
It's also not that hard compared to other shooters like Last Resort.

Some graphical roguelikes use this perspective mode, for example:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gearhead/
GearHead is a mecha roguelike RPG. Set a century and a half after nuclear war, you can explore a world where various factions compete to determine the future of the human race. Features include random plot generation and over two hundred mecha designs.

Skellington Krew

Dark Savior = most underrated isometric RPG ever

>>1612334

I coveted that game so hard when I was younger. When I played it recently, it sucked. Disappointed isn't the word.

>>1611630
>>1611950
Got ripped and played the fuck out of this the other day with a friend.

This game is so awesome.

I can't believe Little Big Adventure hasn't been mentioned yet

>>1612334
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKxI5bzPNlk&t=1m24s

>dem thumpin' Genesis rave beats

>>1612241
>>1612285
Funny that Viewpoint would be mentioned before Zaxxon ITT.

>>1612856
Oh, and throw me in with the pro-Landstalker crew, I love that game. Didn't like Dark Savior as much.

>>1612856

I thought about mentioning Zaxxon right after posting Viewpoint, but I didn't feel like digging up a screenshot. Anyway, there you go...

I suspect much of /vr/ may not be old enough to remember the game, though.

>>1612924
Thanks. Altitude was an important game mechanic in Zaxxon. That's part of what makes the original awesome even though Viewpoint provides similar gameplay otherwise.

Spike Mcfang.

>>1612924
I never played that one in 80's. Saw magazine ads but Sigma 7 was the closest thing I got to play:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtFajE4F-5I

solstice on the nes. awesome weird puzzle game

>>1612179
Those platforms do play tricks on your eyes but it's actually really simple: no matter how they look the platforms are actually in straight lines from each other. You only need to hold a single direction when you jump to the next one. The jumping puzzles all look really complex but are all very simple like that one. They don't call it the Mirage Engine for nothin'.

FIFA 95 Not even joking, I loved it as a kid

>>1612314
>http://sourceforge.net/projects/gearhead/

Looks awesome.

>>1611617
sonicarcade

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmf8IY0HgXE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-e58GCs4BI

>>1613383

This game still fucking great.

Moonwalker yo

>>1612351
>Dark Savior

Yesss

>>1613383
I always played that game on my cousin's Megadrive, it was great

>>1611623
>>1611720
>>1611932
>>1613159
>Solstice
My brothers of African American descent.

>>1612404
My nigga.

>>1611630
best iso game right here
>toilets
>severed feet
>exploding snakes

>>1611763
>>1611958
Knew it before even opening the thread

I remember GamesTM used to absolute fap over Head Over Heels

The Haunting: Starring Polterguy

Also, Desert/Jungle/Urban Strike were all pretty rad

>>1611617
oh you said favourite

>>1618291

>>1611971
not isometric though, it's trimetric

I'm not surprised no one has mentioned Afterlife yet, so few people seem to know of the game.

>>1619303
forgot pic

Step it up /vr/

Diablo

You weren't even born.

>>1619307
Afterlife is rad. Eventually the micromanagement becomes too much of a headache and I get bored, but it's still neato anyway.

>>1619527

>No Rock n' roll racing
>MFW OP is in another time zone

Crusader: No Remorse

Not so keen on the sequel, though.

Desert Strike still holds up as the best isometric flying controls.

>>1611617
>>1611646
>>1611763
>>1611958
>>1620953
>>1622903
Some of my absolute favorite games of all time, with Super Mario RPG and Rock N Roll Racing taking the fucking cake all the way to the bank.

Also pic related.

>>1622026

many hours spend on that game as a kid

i recall going something like

>key
>uniform
>torch
>shovel
>wire cutters
>food

escape!

>>1611617

Harvest Moon: Back to Nature

Not sure why /v/ only knows about the shitty dumbed down remake for GBA.

>>1612945
I don't remember that being isometric

>>1612351
>most underrated isometric RPG ever
>Not Dark Half

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5uQFviNoIc

>>1611630
Climb mountain, become obese from nibbly pibblys then lick a foot to death.

>>1623290
> lick a foot to death.

This game was such a trip.

>>1622935
Yeh I escaped once, it took hours, then I was met with a message that said something like "You have successfully escaped but lost your way and was recaptured."

Then the game started over again. I guess I needed a map and compass or something...

Final Fantasy Tactics & Ogre Battle series

>>1611617
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw2JzOhXETM

>>1626683
From the thumbnail I thought this was Paperboy with just a funny retitled image name.

A cool isometric puzzle game is "Engacho!"

>>1626702
Someone should make a legit rom hack where Paperboy fights aliens by throwing newspapers. There was a really old one where Paperboy gets off throwing bloody tampons at people's houses

>>1626683
Pedant alert: this is actually oblique projection, not isometric

>I'll see myself out

>>1611617
X-COM (1,2,3) all day, every day.
After that, Fallout 1,2

>>1612404

Came to this thread just to make sure this was mentioned. The GOAT. Still listen to the soundtrack on a regular basis.

Lba2 was never as good to me, isometric was only indoors and jumping from dictator dystopia to aliens really killed the essence for me.

>>1611617
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5LmydDUhVQ

>>1626683
>.gif

>>1630891
.gifs store images with a small palette count more eficiently in terms of space.
It's not all about being animated.

>>1623290
The grey level. How the hell are you meant to get up the waterfall?

>>1623290
>Those stretches of land that spell "NINTENDO" & "GAME BOY"
>You now remember that Microsoft owns Rare and all of their intellectual properties
>If they decide to rerelease it, it will likely be an Xbox One exclusive
Gee...I wonder how they would attempt to alter those parts without fucking up the level design too much.

Marble Madness is great.

>>1633239
Xbox One and Game Boy have the same amount of letters and Microsoft is one more than Nintendo, so it's not that bad.

>>1633239
I can't see where it says "nintendo".
I tried for a good 5 minutes.

>>1612239
It's a great game once you can get a hang of the controls. The isometric graphics make the platforming sections difficult and frustrating at times. Great game overall though. Very charming.

Solstice is a really good isometric game.
Plus, it's really cheap for the CIBs on ebay.
Check out that box art.

>>1633451
I prefer the sequel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCFYPkIWk48

>>1633239
Knowing Microsoft, they'll just cut it out completely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY3QEyyc23k

Since Solstice, Fallout and Rock 'n Roll Racing has already been mentioned, have some Lords of Magic.

>>1611617
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymFbnHUp9Eg

>>1635814
How could I forget about Syndicate? Great game!

>>1611806
wow. fuck you. For so many reasons

>tfw Making your own songs out of the pre-made 4 bar riffs and playing them at parties hoping people will give you money

also pretty sure thats not retro

>>1635845
>thats not retro

*That's not retro

I just report every non retro image or post, the mods here are very good at taking care of it

>>1611932
i played Spindizzy for the gauntlet. It was so goddamn good.