/vr/ - Retro Games

>>5295337
Name 1 (one) game that wouldn't work with this configuration.

>>5295337
>ready for game night!

>>5295337
That's a twin stick shooter, the controls are fine. You move with the left stick and aim with the right one...

Dual stick is the optimum control scheme for run 'n' guns, you putz. So many games fucked this up by having one joystick for run and a button or two for guns and grenades, meaning you either have to dodge enemy fire or kill bad guys, but never both at once. I don't know how this was considered an exotic control scheme for the genre but blindfiring in all directions while trying to line up a shot wasn't.

>>5296360
Goldentee golf. Really any game that needs analog movement recording.

>Robotron

>>5295337
I actually read that blogpost. Pretty interesting, though I bet the author is a cuck.
He just went on and on about how amazing all those marks and cigarette marks are on the cab. How it shows the history and a reminder of how many people have used it.
I wanted to come back to his website to read some other blogposts but they seemed boring - one of those things where you open it in a new tab only to wait long enough until you dont give a shit about it anymore and close it after a few months.

>>5296606
It hurts going back to stuff like Shock Troopers, this is one case where newer games get it right more often

>>5296606
Keyboard + mouse comes pretty close, though. Shame it hasn't been used more often for run 'n' guns.

>>5296995
Not retro, but BUTCHER is one of my favorite games of all time, and the M+KB controls plays a pretty big part. It keeps the simplicity of a run'n'gun but with the precise control of a FPS to make a really exciting feeling game. Obviously, it has Abuse to thank, given how much it ripped that off.

>>5297346
Look cool, gotta take a look at that. Thanks for the tip.

>>5297346
a very good and difficult game

>>5297346
I hate this nu-pixel indie art style. Old games never tried to look this shitty.

>>5295337
How come only player 2 has buttons to jump and shoot?

>>5297747
Die

>>5297592
Same. On CRTs back in the day shit was not that blocky. It's such an obnoxious trend. The best indie game I've played recently with a classic feel was easily Hollow Night. Perfect modern metroidvania where everything looks hand drawn and gorgeous. Doesn't look like fetishized NES blocks.

>>5298043
But it's not fair that player 1 has to die easier

>>5297592
>>5298350
This may not mean much, but here's what the dev said on the subject.

>>5298548
>that pic
Lol. He's exactly like I imagined. But seriously, it's good that he's self aware. I might even try the game out since gameplay trumps aesthetics for me.

>>5296612
Arcade trackball golf games are shit since the trackball never moves in the direction you want it to go. You flick it one way and it automatically moves a different direction. The three button press standard is enough for golf.

To those unaware. Eugene Jarvis (Robotron 2084/Smash TV) along with Housemarque made another great twin stick shooter called Nex Machina in 2017. It's fucking great and Jarvis' masterpiece.

>>5299162
yeah it really is great, unfortunate that his 90s games have such a sadistic difficulty

>>5299162
Their previous game Alienation was also great.

>>5299162
I can agree that if you like twin stick games, check out Nex Machina. I can't remember the last time a game gave me such an adrenaline rush.