/vr/ - Retro Games

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
>why
It's just no nonsense super cool and epitomizes everything I loved in my childhood and retro video gaming in general. Never seen the show, read the comic or played that Sega CD game. But that arcade machine was and is perfect.

>>3935460

OP here.

Diablo II, Diablo 1 a close second.

From my favorite consoles:
>PC-E: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
>SNES: Secret of Evermore
>GEN: Rocket Knight Adventures

>>3935465
10/10
>>3935489
9/10
>>3935508
10/10

>>3935460
My default answer's Metal Slug 3, even though the final boss is complete bullshit.

I'm not exactly sure what my most-favorite game is. I really like Star fox 64 but I wouldn't be able to play that forever and I don't like the charge-shot mechanic. Crazy Taxi's cool but the boosting gets tedious.

Is there anything similar to Shining Force where you have an all-star cast of party members with a large volume of them out at the same time? I liked playing Shining Force and really do think highly of it but it's awfully basic.

>>3935460
MGS or Harry Potter 1 (on PS1)

>>3935460
Like, my FAVORITE game, or my favorite /vr/ game?

>>3935626
Just list 'em both. My favorite games just happen to be retro.

>>3935626

Both

Just not quite technically retro, but it is in heart.

>>3935632

I used to play Gauntlet Legends all the time back in the day. Will give this one a try.

>>3935628
>>3935629
Cool.

Retro would likely be either S3&K or Ys Book I and II.

All time is Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door

>>3935460
ace combat 3

>>3935657
I can dig it. Good taste.

>>3935639
It's fucking glorious.

I'd recommend a console version as opposed to the arcade version, because - although I'm not %100 certain - you cannot perform combos in the arcade version. The Heavy / Light attack combos in Dark Legacy make the game extra satisfying compared to Legends.

Just my 2 cents.

>>3935489
You might be joking and all, hard to tell how sincere /vr/ is with EB ever, but it honestly is mine.

Not the best, its very flawed, but my favorite.

>>3935662
I liked EarthBound up until Summers, because the game felt like it was running out of steam. And then there was still half a game and I just got over the "charm" really fast.

It's still not bad, but I think all of its best content is in the first half.

The Devil Summoner Duology.

>That cheap mid-90's 3D
>All that neat futuristic tech
>Characters worth listening to, even if they're really minor and annoying at first (like Six)
>Great boss characters with fun variety
>Soul Hackers port and remake reward you for beating the post game dungeon by getting a better ending
>Combat that doesn't drag its feet
>Kicked off the best mechanic; fusing demons into weapons. Also getting demons drunk was great
>Best music out of any JRPG, let alone a MegaTen game

My true favorite game is a gen after the cutoff, so in the spirit of relevance, this would be it

>>3935697
This game is so goddamn good.

>>3935668
I think I may actually preffer M3 but not retro, though both may tie as my #1. Though recently I wonder if they have been my favorite games for so long that even though there are games I like better I still consider EB/M3 my favorite, if that makes sense.
>>3935692
Been meaning to start getting into SMT, this a good starting point? This one seems more cyberpunk which I find more interesting.

>>3935736
It's the best introduction into the MegaTen series for sure.

>Teaches you the common spells
>Simple but rewarding fusion system that guides you
>Gives you a good layout of what your typical SMT dungeon would be like, even gives you automapping and EZ mode
>About 25 - 30 hours of play time for a quick jump into a great franchise

You'll love the futuristic setting. Not exactly "cyberpunk", but it's definitely got those 90's tech vibes everywhere.

https://youtu.be/Gez-DOsC3Ko

>>3935517
Super Robot Wars?

>>3935765
Not really what I was thinking of. I do like my gundams and Gunleons though.

Majora's Mask is my favorite retro game and my second favorite game of all time

Dark Souls is my favorite game

I've replayed Gold and the remake at least 20 times.

>>3935931
Top tier taste.

>>3935986
>>3935931
Yes

>>3935994
What, really?

>>3936009
It's not the best in the world, but it's a culmination of being 10 when it came out and how much it was hyped up back then

It really delivered for its time too- I might say that, say, Grandia was better than it, but just isn't my favorite
I love Skies so much that I don't think I'll ever dethrone it

>>3936020
If it's battle animations were a bit faster I wouldn't question your taste at all but I do understand where you're coming from.

This game had an atmosphere I could never get in another game. Ice level and the Huff n Puff level were the best.

Perfect level design/soundtrack

>>3935517
Could not agree more with metal slug 3 that final boss can go fuck himself.

Got my fav right here.

>>3936092
I'm playing through this for the first time right now, I'm the anon that said TTYD was his favorite.

I'm at Star Haven and about to lay siege to Peach's Castle and while I've enjoyed the game a great deal, I still think TTYD is better in a few ways. Aesthetically PM wins, those charcoal/Yoshi's Island like sky boxes are really fantastic, and I actually kind of like the animation more. But TTYD has better scenarios, badges, customization, and combat overall, and I think it's not as blatant towards serving specific party members for certain fights.

Chapter-Wise, it's hard to say which game I like more. While I think some chapters are on the whole better designed than others, some have more interesting enemies and storyline gimmicks. While I would list all 15 I've beaten in my preferred order, I'll just stack them next to each other for comparison's sake:
Chapter 1: PM<TTYD
Chapter 2: PM>TTYD
Chapter 3: PM>TTYD
Chapter 4: PM<TTYD
Chapter 5: PM>TTYD
Chapter 6: PM<TTYD
Chapter 7: PM=TTYD
Chapter 8: ???

Snatcher. Perfect at everything it does.

>>3936158
I agree with TTYD being better developed wise. Its really a shame the way the series took a turn. Anyway, I have a ton of memories with PM especially during the snow level because I beat it during a snow day from school.

>>3935661
>Heavy/Light attack combos

Wait, what? When I played through Dark Legacy I just went through it the same as Legends. Had no idea you could combo light/heavy attacks.

DKC 2 and it's not even close for me

>>3935697
Did you finish the game without a guide?

Never been so immersed in a game.

>>3936126
my gerudo

>>3936342
Definitely not, needed to use it a few times. Anyone who says they didn't is a liar

>>3936313
Yeah, alot of people didn't know that tapping light-light-heavy(for example) in hand to hand combat will perform a combo. Each character has 3 of them I believe.

Try playing it again with this knowledge, it will almost turn it into a whole new game.

Also, don't forget to switch the in-game controls to Robotron, so you have the ability walk forwards, and backwards while shooting.

>>3937005
Which parts? I'm pretty sure I didn't.

>>3937005
I clearly recall the first time I saw the ending as a kid. Where is a guide required?

>>3937005
I never used a guide and still beat the entire game, including Eagle Tower. Git gud.

>Favourite game
Bloodborne

>Favourite /vr/ game
Ys 1 and 2 with EarthBound coming close

>>3937005
That's the easiest Zelda game in the series. I never used a guide.

>>3937005

lolwut...I finished the game when I was like 13. I didn't use a guide.

>>3937039
>>3937061
>>3937067
>>3937201
>>3937216
Wew

Out Run.

It's the perfect balance of exhilarating and relaxing, which is how I feel about real driving. The handling feels excellent, cornering quickly is extremely satisfying, and the sense of speed is spectacular.

The music also introduced me to jazz fusion, and now I listen to it every time I'm driving somewhere on a clear day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtW3Nl8zZNE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYektH2h2Y0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzLEAvUXr8Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5loptBzzDk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snvQqTZHMUk

>>3937486
A respectable favorite. Nice taste.

>>3937460
Why is that WEW LAD material? People finish games without guides all the time
not me though

Favorite Game: Ape Escape 3

Favorite retro game : Castlevania 1

I don't know. I've played the games I loved so many times that I don't love them anymore.

>>3935790
Nineteen...no wait 16 years old!

>>3938453
If you're going to insult people, try not sounding like a massive fucking faggot first.

>>3938432
I'd guess the amount of people that jumped to deny it

this was my favorite game as a kid. that opening track where a killer fucking whale chases you and my tiny dick was tiny diamonds. pls no bully

also, ecco the dolphin on the genesis.

>>3938443
this, unfortunately.

Maybe pleb taste but fuck it, it's still Symphony of the Night for me. Getting to freely run around what was already my favorite fictional locale blew my mind when I was a kid.

It's flawed but will forever be in my heart.

retro - spyro 3
not yet but soon to be retro - mass effect 1

>>3935657
Patrician.

>>3938537
SotN is a fun, great game that memelords pretend is a bad game.

>>3935516
Turn that **** up!

>>3935460
plenty to name

its impossible

>>3935460
FFIX, ALttP, and Metroid Prime all tie in at first.
Just depends what I'm in the mood for. I cannot honestly choose one out of the three.
Noted Runners-up: FFT, SMW, Skyrim, Contra, Golden Sun/TLA, FFI, and Zelda:LA

>>3935516
Literally playing this now. How did they get it so goddamn good?

>Quest for Glory

Nothing will ever compare.

>>3938442
Best taste ITT