/vr/ - Retro Games

only for maridia

fuck maridia

>tfw I never used a guide to beat Super Metroid when I was a kid
feelsgoodman


but then

I had to get help to beat La-Mulana, I couldn't do some parts of it on my own ;_;

it was fun exchanging hints back then though

when I sort of had friends

I only used a guide to learn how touse a power bomb on the pipe to Maridia

Exile for the Amiga - only completed it a few years back, after stumbling over an internet guide and finding critical mass.

>>2430128
it was literally the first thing I did after getting the powerbomb

>>2430090
This. I don't see how why a guide is even needed. The game is very straightforward and simple.

Every Dragon Quest game.

I'm horrible about using guides, honestly. If I'm playing any game for more than like 3 or 4 hours at a time and get stuck I'll break down and look up what to do next, or check to see if I missed something.

>>2430090
I don't see how La Mulana is possible guide-less.

The puzzles combined with the unforgiving nature of the game make it simply too hard for its own good, in my opinion.

Hands down one of my most used. There was a lot of things to figure out in this game and being young didn't help.

>>2430173
>straightforward and simple
not really dog, it's pretty non-linear and open-ended. This is a good thing of course, but as the game starts getting bigger and bigger, the need for a guide gets stronger

>>2430090
>tfw german bro buys this for me
>you need a guide to play it
>naaah
>get in
>wtf do i do
no progress still to this day.

I think I finally broke down and used a guide to find the green monster that takes up half the screen. For some reason I figured they wouldn't hide anything in an elevator room.

The only other Meh-Tuh-Roy-Do game I beat without a walkthrough.

The other was <spoiler>Prime</spoiler>.

James Bond - The Stealth Affair

Specifically, the part where you get thrown in the ocean, and you need to be wearing a life jacket under your tuxedo and then deflate it in order to make the rope you're tied with loose enough to escape.
Spoiler alert: if you didn't get the life jacket an hour earlier in a completely unrelated location, you're dead from the moment you get on the boat.

Just beat this quite recently, and had to use a guide for quite a bit of Maridia and only a couple bits of other areas. I've never used a walkthrough for any of the other 2-D Metroids, but even with a guide Super Metroid is still one of my favourites.

>>2430067
first time i beat this, i did it on a real snes not long after it came out
lately i've used a map to plan runs so i can see what's where and decide where to go in what order

>>2430385
his name is Kraid
after a while you learn where things might be hidden in metroid games and just check by default, you've got infinite bombs and it's easy to refill power bombs so it doesn't really cost you anything to check

There's a couple parts here and there where I was never going to figure out (the zodiac order thing, for one -- apparently, you can get the answers from a guard if you spend some gald for each one, but it's not even clear that they're the answers).

oh, and leaving the very first town is mildly confusing the first time around (you need to find some passports, and the game doesn't tell you shit on where to go or where they might be)

Used a guide the first time I played MGS. Still had a blast but afterwards I really felt like I cheated myself out of an awesome experience.

I try very hard now to never use a guide unless it's a last resort and only for the part I'm stuck on.

>>2431193

>>2430090

La-Mulana is the worst offender in this regard. I love the aesthetics and the atmosphere, but the obtuse nature of the puzzles combined with bad platforming, combat, and a lack of convenience features (limited amount of tablet text saves), makes it a chore without a guide.

The SNES ones.

>>2431202
>>>/b/

>>2430067
final fantasy x
final fantasy 7
final fantasy 6

next to impossible to finish those games 100% without a proper guide. I really hate missable shit in games.

>>2430067
every jrpg i played

>>2430067 >>2430071
>>2430128 >>2430190
>>2431117 >>2431216
>>2431439 >>2431643

LEEEEEEEEEEAAVE

>>2430067
Every FF ever.

Square puts too much cryptic shit that is nearly impossible to find by yourself in their games. I'd rather 100% the games in my first playthrough than have to play them several times.

>>2432778
>naming your pepes
>>>/r9k/

The giant rings in S3&K that lead you to special stages

I use walkthroughs for a large majority of games I play, especially retro. I still cannot beat some games - mostly stuff like Mario and the original Kirby - but that's due to skill level.

I could only beat Mario 64 with a walkthrough. It's so confusing finding the stars

>>2434653
But those were easy to find.

Most RPGs I'll have to consult a walkthrough for a part or two. For Zelda I had to use a guide for most of the game. They went a little too far in the emphasis on exploration. The Chrono games are another series I have to use guides for. They are way too vague in telling you what you need to do in those games.

>>2431321
This, couldn't find that four-door gem.

Also pic related, I had no clue how to get into the floating castle.

>>2435108
>Chrono Trigger
>vague
Only for the sidequests. The main storyline was about as straightforward as it gets.

>>2435615
Yeah, I can understand needing a walkthrough for Phantasy Star. It was decent at telling you what you needed to do if you wrote down what every single NPC ever said (outside of the few times where you have to think for yourself), but nobody does that shit. The fact that some of the NPCs lie isn't too helpful either.

Great game, though.

>>2431202

>>2436119
>The fact that some of the NPCs lie isn't too helpful either.
Those bloody Dezolians? There's a guy who blatently says that everybody on the other side of town is a liar. Should be pretty easy to tell which side considering some of the tall tales they spin.

>>2431202
Well played, sir. Well played.

Zelda: Ocarina of Time (haven't even finished it)
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Zelda: Spirit Tracks (in the fist hour of the game...) (haven't even finished it)
Zelda: Minish Cap
Zelda: A link to the past (haven't even finished it)

please help, i'm getting tired of having to see a walkthrough because i get stuck often
I try my best to use my brain to search for what to do but i can never get it right...

>>2437374
Stop giving up 10 seconds into a puzzle and engage your brain.

Would you consider yourself dumb, anon?

>>2432778
>Facebook Frog
Go back to your containment board, shitposter.

When doing a 100% run on Super Metroid, Castlevania SotN/AoS/DoS, and Fez.

>he read walkthoughs

>>2437629
>Facebook Frog
>Facebook
You wat, nigga?
That meme is from /b/ and /r9k/.
Only the hugest faggots would post that meme on facebook or anywhere outside of 4chan.
You must be a newfag, go back to Facebook.

I got stuck a few times 100%ing the game. I think it was only the power glide parts I got stuck on.