/vr/ - Retro Games

It isn't bad, it just feels unfinished.

Also couldn't play more than a few levels before that in between chapter music made me want to gouge my ears out

I like it too, and I'm sure more people would appreciate it more if they didn't automatically compare it to Yoshi's Island.

>>4255263
you can reset to skip the music and save time

Eat assholes eat assholes eat assholes

I never understood how some people can make anything out of that gibberish song.
To me it just sounds like they're going "ee-ayeee-oooooh"

>>4255292
That's what it is.

It surprised me that this game was hated, me and my friends like it for the aesthetics and gameplay (we never played Island first, so I guess that's why).
Main flaw with this game is the lack of reward for high scores. Doing a 30-Melon run is actually difficult in some levels (like that level with the fucking fish or mech castle) and the game doesn't reward you for getting high scores.
At least Star Fox 64 gave you on-foot multiplayer and expert for getting lots of points.

>>4255293
Nothing, just Yoshi gibberish.

>>4255306
Yep it doesn't say anything in Japanese either, it's just gibberish

>>4255301
There's a slightly extended ending if you score 30,000 points in story mode. I agree, it needed more.

>>4255260
Fuck all of you retarded autistic faggots for constantly stealing this game from Blockbuster.

Every weekend I would go there to rent a game, I'd see the box for it and no copies left.

I like the game overall but I mute levels with this song, cringiest shit ever

https://youtube.com/watch?v=648fkNsFKoY

I liked it but forced myself to love it since I wasted my birthday present on a game that I finished that same day.

>>4255457
one of its glaring flaws is indeed that it is just too short. then again, it's clearly catering towards kids first and foremost.

>>4255301
It's supposed to be a competitive hi score game.

>>4255362
>being embarrassed by background music

>>4255835
do you think yoshi gets embarrassed by the music in his game haha

>>4255260
not supermario world 2, was confused for a second, because super mario world 2 is good, so why the hassle to make a thread about it.

>>4255457
Same here, finished it day 1. Considering Mario 64 banjo kazooie and ocarina and major and goldeneye and perfect dark gave me literally hundreds of hours and months of fun before I beat them. (I was stuck for like a year in the level after the jungle level in goldeneye and probably stuck 6 months in the last level of perfect dark.

It's not bad in its own right, it's just that Yoshi's Island is leagues ahead of it despite being released years earlier

>>4255260

My grandma (RIP) loved yoshi story. In fact she was a huge nintendo fan since the nes.

>>4256325
cool facebook story

>>4255835
>being annoyed is the same as being embarrassed
Really made me think

>>4256332
Fuck you, prick. Your reply is twice as useless as the parent.

I liked it as a kid. I don't know if I still would just because it's excessively adorable. Then again, I still like to play Kirby's Adventure.

>>4255260
If i recall correctly, you literally couldn't die in the final boss. This game had zero challenge. I did like the aesthetic however

>>4256325
My grandpa was a nintendo fan too, especially Zelda. Cheers anon

>>4257730
I don't remember about the final boss, but what's kind of weird is that the game does have finite continues, once your last Yoshi is taken to the castle, it's game over and there's no continue.
But the game is pretty easy, so it's unlikely you'll get to that point.
As already said, the real challenge lies in the melon-only runs.

I'm always so confused at these posts saying the game was too easy. I played it as a kid, when I was around 6. I beat Mario 64 and Oot (with my older sis) but we always had trouble with Yoshi. The game scared me with these Skeleton dragons, the huge fish and when losing a Yoshi. Also you had to play the Story Mode several times collecting hearts to get all levels.
I love it a lot, though. The Yoshi gibberish in the Song that plays After you beat a Level sounded like the Yoshis singing my name. Good times!

>>4258075
>Also you had to play the Story Mode several times collecting hearts to get all levels.
Most people only play through the story mode once, so they only play 1/4 of the total levels in the game.
Yoshi's Story is a weird game. The difficulty is kind of all over the place. Some segments are just a literal walk in the park, while others have dangerous insta-kill hazards like the thorns in the piranha plant level and what not.

there are people who mock yoshi's story but think braid and journey are good games.

>>4255260
I agree OP, Yoshi's Story is one of my favorite 2D platformers and I honestly enjoy it much more than Yoshi's Island. It gets shit on because, A) people don't know how to play it, and B) due to the childish atmosphere it has. Personally, the cheery graphics and sound are one of the best parts of the game for me; I've never understood why people aren't able to appreciate this kind of aesthetic in the same way you can appreciate a gory shooter. It's almost as if being exposed to anything that isn't overtly "mature" somehow makes them feel insecure. It's actually pretty ironic that Yoshi's Island fans hate on this game for being too cute, given that Yoshi's Island is literally a babysitting simulator.

Moreover, people wanted this game to play more like a traditional platformer and it wasn't. It isn't a game like Mario or Sonic where you just hop from A to Z. The levels in Yoshi's Story are circular in nature, and designed to be replayed over and over, not only to achieve a progressively higher score, but also to visit areas that you hadn't visited in previous playthroughs. There are many, many paths through each level and each path will take you to wildly different areas, often times with unique obstacles and enemies that you won't find anywhere else. To this day, I'll ocassionaly stumble upon a well-hidden area that I hadn't before. There is plenty of content in this game for those that bother seeking it out, it's just that most people want instant gratification and don't find the arcade-like, score-driven gameplay of the game to be fun.

If all you want is a traditional platformer, then suit yourself. Personally, Yoshi's Story is so much more enjoyable to me because it encourages exploration. It's also one of the most relaxing games ever made. While it isn't particularly challenging, I don't always want a challenge. Sometimes it's nice to just kick back with a beer and have fun popping shy guys with flying ducks.

Eating 30 melons is worth 3 times more points than any other fruit thanks to the bonus at the end of a level. You can't beat a level by eating lucky fruit as there are only 20 of each in a level and there's no bonus multiplier for them at the tally at the end. Right off the bat the fruit system is pointless.
You can "cheat" the death system and avoid losing the black and white yoshi by hitting reset right at the time when you die, you'll go back to title screen and be able to restart the level while still keeping your yoshis.
Also you can skip the annoying celebratory singing by hitting reset, this should take you to the title screen and allow you to continue from the next stage.

https://youtu.be/E8uzXqocIAc
This is how scoring in Yoshi Story boils down to, just milk that same fairy enemy for 1 hour and 30 minutes until counter stop. Not much fun.

>>4259034
>Eating 30 melons is worth 3 times more points than any other fruit thanks to the bonus at the end of a level. You can't beat a level by eating lucky fruit as there are only 20 of each in a level and there's no bonus multiplier for them at the tally at the end. Right off the bat the fruit system is pointless.
You're looking at it the wrong way. Having melons be the obvious choice for maximizing score is the best way to do it, it makes it simple. The designers probably didn't want people to have to sit around thinking about "what gives me the better score, 30 melons or 20 lucky fruit, etc". It's just easier to know "okay, I'm going to look for all the melons". The other fruit just acts as a way to either A) complete the level fast or B) regain health. A lucky fruit will provide more health than a non-lucky fruit so if you have to make a decision between which to eat, it helps to know which one is better and the additional score is just a bonus.
>You can "cheat" the death system and avoid losing the black and white yoshi by hitting reset right at the time when you die, you'll go back to title screen and be able to restart the level while still keeping your yoshis.
Who cares? You can pull these kind of greasy tricks in almost any game. If you want to play legit, nobody is forcing you to power off.
>Also you can skip the annoying celebratory singing by hitting reset, this should take you to the title screen and allow you to continue from the next stage.
Why do people get so triggered by this? The music is fun and cute. You're playing a game about a fucking baby dinosaur dude, if you don't want sickening sweetness and childlike atmosphere play something else.

>>4259037
Wow imagine that, the game has a flaw you can exploit. Never seen that before.

>>4259049
I don't like the scoring system, period. Black and White Yoshi get the most points just from being used in a level, get the most points from shy guys and coins, you have to sniff every inch of the level for hidden melons, thank god youtube has guides for that so it's no really necessary anymore, and there's a glitch that allows enemies to be milked indefinitely if you teleport using one of the checkpoint guys at the exact moment you kill an enemy with an egg.
Scoring wasn't very well thought out at all.

>>4259037
no one gives a fuck about score in yoshis story
it's not a shmup

>>4259049
>A) complete the level fast B) regain health
No point in collecting favorite fruit or lucky fruit when any fruit will do those two things.

>>4259064
I present you >>4255829

>>4259064
Yoshi Story at least gave you a slightly secret ending for getting 30,000 points in story mode, but I felt like that wasn't enough.
I'm just saying, I wish the game worked more like Keio Flying Squadron 2 and gave you a whole list of extras to unlock with score.

I like this game. I love the artstyle. I think it is cool that the world is in a pop-up book, it makes it more fairytale-ish than Wooly World or Yoshi's Island.
You can beat the game easily and quick, but to get access to every level is not that easy.

And come on, you must admit that not having that fucking baby Mario crying in your ear is great.

>>4258072
Should you not get favourite fruit instead of melon?

>>4255260
a genuine girl who plays videogames told me it was great when it first came out
I played it and told her it was shit and kiddy
she stopped talking to me

>>4258979
This nigga gets it

>>4259127
Nope. Not even close.

>>4259034
>the annoying celebratory singing

Fak u lil bitch, I luv that song

TECHNICALLY, you should be able to eat 30 lucky fruit by abusing this screen in P3-1 which in theory should be worth more than the melon bonuses.
I haven't seen anyone pull that off though.

>>4259184
It's actually possible - and the ending sequence background image changes accordingly too! You won't be able to accomplish this on just any course, though, so let's break it down: Basically, every course has 60 fruit, of which 30 pieces are melons and 30 pieces are regular. However, only 12 of the regular pieces will be Lucky Fruit, so how do we make that 30? Well, this depends on two factors: availability of Heart Fruit, and enemies that can be turned into Lucky Fruit. When Yoshi gets Super Happy after eating a Heart Fruit, most Shy Guys (and some enemy swarms) can be turned into additional Lucky Fruit by performing a ground pound! But in order to get 30 pieces in total, there will have to be at least 18 enemies on the course that can be turned into Lucky Fruit. With a bit of strategy, this goal can be accomplished on the following courses: ▪ Treasure Hunt ▪ Surprise‼ ▪ Rail Lift ▪ Cloud Cruising ▪ Poochy & Nippy ▪ Jungle Hut ▪ Shy Guy Limbo ▪ Ghost Castle The goal can also be accomplished with any other kind of lucky fruit.* But different fruit may require a different strategy than the one displayed here, depending on their locations. As a rule of thumb, if there are any Shy Guys within a certain area, you'll most likely want to trigger a Heart Fruit nearby. Heart Fruits are triggered by eating 6 pieces of the same fruit in a row, which means the 6th, 12th, 18th and 24th Lucky Fruit will trigger a Heart Fruit. But plan your triggers carefully! If a significant area has only one Lucky Fruit, but is not set to be your next trigger, continue through the course and head back again when the numbers add up. *Jungle Hut will only be possible to complete with apples.

>>4259196
Dude, hit return some time

>>4255362
Honey, this is an 18+ board

The ending and losing Yoshis made me cry as a kid.

>>4259070
>No point in collecting favorite fruit or lucky fruit when any fruit will do those two things.
Except they give you different amounts of health retard.

>>4259849
>needing health instead of points
Git gud.

>>4255290
>Baaalls! Lick on my baaalls. Baaalls. Lick on my baaalls.

>>4259867
Yeah, you're kind of missing the point. The game is designed such that if you want to go for high score, you just look for melons. Conversely, if you're a small retarded child that doesn't care about score, you eat fruit, and different fruits help you to varying degrees. What's so hard to understand about this? It's a simple and perfectly rational system.

>>4259362
you mean as a faggot

godawful game with retarded graphics and bad music.

>>4260640
Hoy opinion

>>4260347
No.

>>4255362
>talk to the choo choo poop the dog

>>4260640

>>4255260
It's a cute game. I didn't even know or care that people hated it when it came out. Felt like Yoshi's Island, except without babies.

>>4259049
>>4259060
>playing a mario game for the points
I'm glad the point system died out.

>>4264250
Speedruns are all the rage with the kids now though.

>>4264256
I thought that one awkward otherkin killed the speedrun for everybody.

>>4264256
And speedrunners don't care about points.

>>4258979
This

>>4265336
IMO (in my opinion) Fastest Time records are more exciting than Highest Score records.

>>4255260
Me too. Even most of the music.

The kind of melons that give the most points are hella expensive irl

>>4255290
Suck my dick suck my dick suck my dick