/vr/ - Retro Games

I was wondering where this thread went

>>794369
>or do any order
no it's not a gauntlet anymore if you do that
>save states are acceptable in games where there are save points
no, as there were also games in that genre that let you save anywhere, save points were actually part of the gameplay
>OR if you don't have a USB controller (tfw) and shit gets ridiculous on a keyboard.
personally I think anyone that is into older game on emulation should just get a USB controller or a converter for a controller they already have, it's not that hard to find or expensive

also the rules shouldn't change just because one person thinks they are "too challenging"

but since I'd like to see the guantlet return I'm going to do this with the original rules[/spoliler]

will start after I make something to eat, I have no clue what I'm in for

>>794412
>screwing up the spoiler tag

oh well...

>that feel when you could only do 4/5 of Adventure Island II before the gauntlet-defined time runs out

>>794369
>2)YOU MUST START BACK AT SQUARE ONE IF YOU FAIL A CHALLENGE. (why wasn't this in the copypasta?)

because it was added later on by people that wanted to be more HARDCORE, before that they added go back a system, which I think is more acceptable really

>>794434

It was a stupid rule, too. Arino only does this when he actually enjoys a game he failed, otherwise he accepts he's not going to beat every game in the world.

>>794412
1st off, noted. Thanks for replying.
2nd:
- I figured order didn't matter, since the console doesn't necessarily affect the difficulty level, and it's not like it's from oldest console to newest
- The save thing was just because games with save-points+emus can fuck up.
- I can't afford a USB controller. Marijuana is a hell of a drug.
- I didn't change them because they were too challenging. The only adjustment I made that would alter the difficulty is the high-score one, and I think that's fair.

On that note, time to play a boring RPG. Thank you based gauntlet.

>>794434
>>794439
Oh shit really? That makes gauntlet way less scary.

>>794475
Forgot pic

>>794439
you don't play the same games over, you re-roll, but yeah, going all the way back to start after not beating a game is just dumb, I hated it when those people that wanted to turn it into "MACHO HARDCORE CHALLENGE!" temporarily took over these threads

>>794475
I figured order didn't matter, since the console doesn't necessarily affect the difficulty level, and it's not like it's from oldest console to newest
I think the order thing just puts some... well... order to it and is actually important. Also I never understood why it wasn't organized from oldest to newest in the first place
>The save thing was just because games with save-points+emus can fuck up.
since when? I've never had that problem other than when I accidentally loaded an older save state

OK so I got sidtracked by Kirby's Nightmare in Dreamland, but I'm back on track now.

What ROM am I looking for? I'm seeing Fire Emblem Gaiden, and some other ones for NES with moonspeak in the title, as well as English patches for all of them. Which one is the "Fire Emblem" that Gauntlet wants me to play?

>>794412
well this game is pure shit, as expected when I saw the ocean logo and realized it was a game licensed from a forgotten movie based on a comicbook

the controlls are ultra slipery, not in the ice mechanism way, but more like the game doesn't stop registering that you have stopped pushing forward when you should, more than one button doesn't register at once, therefore you can not jump and move forward at the same time or attack and move forward at the same time, making certain parts needlessly hard

also, notice that rope that almost blends into the background he is standing infront in this pic, unlike most games where you can just walk over the rope and maybe jump down if you like, the game gives you a meter where you have to press forward while pressing a and b repeatedly. if you don't you fall off the rope and into that area below where the thug will beat you up and most likely push you into the pit. To add to this, you have to press both and a and b at exactly the right moment (which I haven't figured out, since I sometimes still fall to the area below) or else the meter will not show up and you well just fall off the edge, re-rolling

>>794557
I'd assume the first one, which would be, Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi, I got this from going to wikipedia's page on the series by the way, which shows up when you google fire emblem

>>794573
oh I was wrong, the movie was not actually based on a comic book at all, but was the result of some director wanting to make a film based on a comic book but not able to get the rights to any, so he created his own comic book style hero. Also evidently the film was popular and well recieved critically, just forgoten with time. The game is crap though.

Film history lesson is over, lets see where the re-roll takes me.
oh dear lordy
I love this game but considering the numbers of levels it has this is gonna be tough

OP pls

NES
SNES
GB/GBC OR Sega Game Gear
Megadrive/Genesis
Turbografx16
DOS
NeoGeo
GBA OR Sega Master System
Commodore 64 OR Commodore Amiga
Playstation 1 OR Nintendo 64

OP, your list is wrong.

NES
SNES
GB/GBC OR Sega Game Gear
Megadrive/Genesis
Turbografx16
DOS
NeoGeo
GBA OR Sega Master System
Commodore 64 OR Commodore Amiga
Playstation 1 OR Nintendo 64

>>794618
> GB/GBC OR Sega Game Gear
Why not both?

> GBA OR Sega Master System
Why on Earth is this a comparison? NES or Master System would make sense. GBA or Neo Geo Pocket Colour would make sense. But GBA or Master System? There's no connection whatsoever.

>>794662
Ask the /vr/ of 3 months ago. It was only given as branch to GBA because of the >not retro argument. Of course, a few days ago there was a thread on discussion of fixing the Gauntlet, and I'm all ears.

http://vgauntlet.wikia.com/wiki//v/_Gauntlet_Wiki

>>794679
> not retro argument
> /v/ Gauntlet Wiki

/v/ Gauntlet, /vr/ may have taken it now, but that doesn't mean stuff needs to be taken out, or ultimately that the gauntlet would be better without the GBA.

If you're going to give options, make them consistent. If you've got a PS1/N64 option, have a SNES/Mega Drive option and a NES/Master System option, or else don't have any. Better yet, have the option and then challenge gauntleteers to be real men and do everything.

OP here. Just broke my ankle. Can't gauntlet today. I guess I'll have a lot of time for gauntlet after hospital.

so I am at a level shaped like a menorah...

this having levels shaped like things is cute and all but it doesn't always work for level design, I forgot how tedious this game could get and how poorly designed the levels were, I can probably beat it, but I'm not sure if I will hold out that long

>>794959
Ankle very much not broken. Shit's fucked though.
Back to Fire Emblem.

Just went through some brief dialogue, and then it just threw me into this.

I don't know what the fuck is going on.

>>795230
Oh, that's easy, you just have to

>>794679
Yeah, I posted a revised NES list, but no one ever responded period. No good, no bad, nothin. If anyone wants I can re-post the altered list.

The games removed were Educational Games, Sports Games, Board/Gameshow Games, most Japanese Only Games(since hunting down translation patches is a bitch, and even finding some japanese ROMs can be tricky), and Absolute Shit Games(not subjective, I'm talking Wall Street Kid and Action 52).

Anyone interested?

>>795489
>Wall Street Kid
>shit

That's like saying Sim City is shitty game. It's a simulator.

>adds savestates are okay to rules
>says one must start over

I'm not sure what vibe to take from your rule changes.


I apologize for letting the Gauntlet die out. I was the one who was making the threads last time it was revived, but I got to Neo Geo and the damned emulator just wouldn't work, so I fell out, and it seemed nobody else picked it up. I'll try Neo Geo again to regain my honor. I was at Metal Slug.

This is all assuming my new laptop can handle the emulators for later consoles. If would lag when I tried SNES emulation, so I'm not sure if it'll run Neo Geo or 64-bit emulation at all.
As to your rule changes, why not:

>You must go back one square upon failing a console. (Hard mode: Start over upon failing a console.)

>>795489
I'd keep the Japanese-only games; they're more difficult to find, yes, but, if you can't find it, then just reroll.

>>795562
>That's like saying Sim City is shitty game.
no it's not, have you ever actually PLAYED Wall Street Kid? Not all simulators are created equal.

>>795616
he didn't realize that the starting over was an added rule in the first place, he thought it was an official rule that had been left out of the copypasta for some reason, we had a conversation about that issue in this very thread.

>>795489
>since hunting down translation patches is a bitch
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/

>and even finding some japanese ROMs can be tricky
I've never had a problem with this, I think you are just using it as an excuse for lazyness.

>>795616
Fucking Neo Geo. I tried it again, redownloaded the ROM, but it still won't work.

>>795671
I think the Neo Geo and N64 should be removed from the list because they can be tricky to emulate

>>795676
Same anon with the problem. Maybe not removed, but, if there was an alt like some systems have (N64 has the PS1, which is much more stable, but Neo Geo has nothing), then it'd be fine.

>>795683
Got a good ROM this time!

Alright, starting this tomorrow.

>>795654
Well, thats kinda the point. The more accessible the gauntlet is, the more people will play. Same reason I got rid of the Absolute Shit games, since they would just turn people off of the gauntlet.
I was hoping to make the list just games you could easily grab from a ROM set type torrent.
>>795636
It barely even qualifies as a simulator. It's always the exact same stocks that do well, so in the end it's just a matter of buying the selected stocks, and hoping the RNG gives you a win. At least Sim City or the other Sim games let you actually make choices, this crap just forces you to do the same thing every single in-game day.

These weren't really major cuts, as it is I'm re-numbering the list and Flying Dragon The Secret Scroll was 270, and now is just 201. Out of the first 270 games, I've only cut 69. I would be more in favor of a Best Of type list, but things get highly subjective at that point so it would just be a mess.

>>795697
>cutting the shit games

No, don't do that. On my first run I got LEGO Alpha Team for the Game Boy Color, and it was the shittiest shit game shovelware. But, being forced to play shit games, or even lose to shit games (I rerolled after level 16 was impossible), is part of the experience.

>>795676
I've never tried Neo Geo, but I can second the N64 being removed. I love me some N64, but emulating is a pain in the ass with it. I recently played some Perfect Dark with a plugin that let me aim with the mouse, but there was still glitches and other issues that made me just give up.

>>795706
But...that is the reason why the gauntlet keeps dying off in the first place. People sit down all excited to do some classic gaming, roll a shit game, get bored in 30 minutes or less, and drop out.

I'm not dropping games because they aren't great or even good, I'm dropping stuff that is either unplayable(Action 52), or absolute crap(Wall Street Kid). Just being OK or not that fun isn't reason enough for me to drop it, so I doubt there will be any shortage of shit games to play.

>>795732
Well, the Retro Gauntlet isn't a casual thing. You have to expect to experience both the best and the worst, and things in between.

>Cut the shit games!
>Don't cut the shit games!
Why not add 'difficulty levels', and use both lists? If you want to try the Gauntlet, but don't want to wade through the shit, pick Easy Mode. If you want the classic Gauntlet experience, shit and all, pick Hard Mode.

>>795809
I like your thinking, and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

Multiple lists. Classic, which will be a list of the complete rom set. Standard, which will be a pruned list with all the garbage cut out. Easy, which will be a Greatest Hits list. That way people playing have a choice of complete random, random minus the crap, or some of the best the system has to offer.

Could also go with the current rules as well. Classic rules(the usual boilerplate), Hardcore rules(fail and you have to start over), Do or Die rules(you only have 4 hours, no RPGs), Relaxed rules(savestates are allowed for practice, but you need to be able to play from beginning to end without them to claim victory), and so on.

Heck, could even use RNG to pick which lists and rules you will be doing the Gauntlet under.

Never tried this, and I'm finally bored enough to give it a go.
Got "The Uncanny X-Men" as my game.

And as this conversation about cutting out shit games to bring in people, I'm actually cool about playing shovelware crap. It's just RPGs like Legend of Dragoon that would kill me if I ever got far enough, and actually keeping motivation through all the systems.

>>795948
Yeah, I think we should trim the console list a bit.

Or multiple console lists?

Another idea. Hows about another form of the lists where the games are separated by genre? That way people could roll for game types they know they enjoy, and avoid stuff they hate.

>>795948

Oh you poor bastard. YOU HAVE NO IDEA

>>796017
How the flaming hell do you pass that electricity circuit thing? I mean, it just randomly flashes off and on really, REALLY quickly and then instantly kills you.

I'm just gonna...get that invincibility powerup whenever I see electricity or doors.

Couldn't pass the first level because my ally kept not wanting to follow, so the camera didn't move. Good game.

Gonna take a break and hop back on it later. I WILL beat this. I'm dead set now.

>roll Shinobi III for Genesis
>cool game, great bosses, go through first five stages easily enough
>stage where you jump up falling rocks
>double jump is required and the controls for it are completely fucked

Wasted two continues before I said fuck it.

Is this shit still alive? After watching my homeboard go to shit I am happy to see some part of my past to cheer me up.

>>797349
This is gonna suck.

>>797369
Need to switch emulators. Race track is nothing but a grey screen.

Starting.

>>797780
>EXTREME - Chronological
2600
Intellivision
DOS (can move this based upon release date of your game)
5200
ColecoVision
Commodore 64
Vectrex
Sega SG-1000 (optional)
NES
7800
Master System
Commodore Amiga (can move this based upon release date of your game)
Turbografx-16/PC Engine
Genesis/Mega Drive
Atari Lynx
Gameboy
Turbografx-CD
Neo-Geo
SNES
Gamegear
Sega-CD/Mega-CD
CD-i (optional)
Sega 32x
Neo-Geo CD/CDZ
Virtual Boy (optional)
PC-FX (optional)
Jaguar
Jaguar CD
PlayStation 1
Sega Saturn
3DO
N64
Gameboy Color
Dreamcast (lol)
Neo-Geo Pocket/Pocket Color
Wonderswan
GBA

>SUPER MEGA DOOM-PROGRAMMER MODE
Play EXTREME mode, but on the actual hardware. (I dont expect this to happen)

Decided I'd go through and remake the lists with various difficulty levels.

>Easy
NES
SNES
GB/GBC
Turbografx-16
DOS
Neo-Geo/Neo-Geo CD
Genesis/Mega Drive -or- Master System
Commodore 64 -or- Amiga
Gamegear -or- Lynx
PS1 -or- N64 -or- Saturn

>Normal
2600
5200 -or- 7800 (optional)
Intellivision -or- ColecoVision (optional) (optional rule: you must play this if you chose not to play the 5200/7800)
Vectrex
NES -or- Master System
Turbografx-16/PC Engine
Turbografx-CD
GB/GBC
Gamegear -or- Lynx
SNES
Genesis/Mega Drive
Sega-CD/Mega-CD -or- Sega 32x
Neo-Geo/Neo-Geo CD/CDZ
Neo-Geo Pocket/Pocket Color -or- Wonderswan
Jaguar -or- Jaguar CD (optional)
N64
PlayStation 1
Sega Saturn -or- 3DO
DOS
Commodore 64 -or Commodore Amiga

>Hard - [semi-]logical
2600
5200
7800
Intellivision
ColecoVision
Vectrex
NES
Master System
Turbografx-16/PC Engine
Turbografx-CD
PC-FX (optional)
Gameboy
Atari Lynx
SNES
Genesis/Mega Drive
Sega-CD/Mega-CD
Sega 32x
Gamegear
CD-i (optional)
Neo-Geo
Neo-Geo CD/CDZ
Neo-Geo Pocket/Pocket Color
Virtual Boy (optional)
Jaguar
Jaguar CD
N64
Gameboy Color
PlayStation 1
Sega Saturn
3DO
Dreamcast (lol)
Wonderswan -or- GBA
DOS
Commodore 64
Commodore Amiga

>>797780
I think my computer is bonked. I can't get this rom to work properly for me. I am going to restart on Normal mode.

How does one roll for the ones not on the generator?

>>797780
TYPO!!!

For Hard, it should say:
>Jaguar -or- Jaguar CD
>Commodore 64 -or- Commodore Amiga

>>797790
Look up a complete list of games for the system (wikipedia normally has this)
Go to a random number generator
Set the range from 1 to however many games exist for it
Roll
Count down (or up) to that number

>>797772
Finished Mission 4.

this should satisfy my desire for castlevania :)

>>797835
Oop, here already.

Rolled. Got Home Alone 2 on NES.

There is no God.

the fuck is this shit.
slots.

>>797851
Finished. Time to roll.

>roll

Tactical RPG? Fuck.

I'll start this tomorrow, unless I get bored. I've been sitting at a computer for the past five hours with little breaks, I need to get off for a while.
>inb4 where do think we are

>>797884
I know this game by heart. It grew on me. Give it a try.

>>797945
Oh I am trying. Dying a lot. But trying.

>>797949
>>797949
At last figured out how to make the elevators work.

>Your game is "Jeopardy! Deluxe Edition"! Now go play it

Fuck it, I'm out.

>>798013
Don't give in, anon. Gameshow games are fucking cake most of the time.

Stage 4!

The music in this game is incredible by the way

>>797929
Bah, decided to try it.

Shitload of exposition -- warranted, of course, it's a sequel -- and now I'm being thrust into a battle with no explanation on controls. I hate it when games expect you to know the controls just because there was a title before it. I'll have to look up a manual.

>>798091
And of course I can't find a manual. Looks like I'll be winging it.

>>798106
It seems you can use some weapons but not others, and I don't understand why...

Since I can't find a manual, I'm going to find a game guide and look over the controls to help myself out.

>>798140
And, looking through guide overviews, it still doesn't say anything...

I'm just going to assume I have to level up to get the weapons.

This is a fucked up boss

>get pushed back to SNES from bad rolls
>Megaman X3, should be cool
>final boss is hard as balls
>finally beat him
>platforming section

No, fuck you, I beat it. X platforming is fucking terrible whenever walls are involved.

>>797929
>>798091

Roll another game, buddy. You can only finish this in a week if you play it all the time.

>>798161
Alright, starting again. I think I'm beginning to get the hang of the system. You just move, select an attack (I don't know why some attacks aren't available yet), and attack. It seems simple enough. Between chapters, you can upgrade your vehicles or train your pilots.

>>798671
Oh. Alright then, I'll reroll.

>>798674
>roll

Another RPG. Apparently this was a Genesis game before it was a GBA game. If it got ported, it must be at least decent.

>>797997
At last beat the first level. The guy who mentioned that he memorized everything is right. Ain't gonna beat it otherwise.

Still a meh game.

Finally beat Holy Diver. Very hard game, would have taken weeks without save states. Definitely worth looking at if anyone is interested though.

>>798714
>save states

>>798734
oh shit, i read the instructions wrong and i thought it said i could use them, guess that whole game was a waste, my bad

>>798691
The sewers really fucking sucked with those worm dropping birds and trying to figure out what lampost to climb was shit at first.

>>798815
I made it to the house place in the movie... This game is turning out easy once you adjust to the shit controls.

"A sixth mission where the player battles Magneto can be accessed after the first five levels have been completed; to access the level the player must press Select, B, up on the control pad, and Start simultaneously on the game's level selection screen."

Why. Ok one more level and then I'll go to SNES. I'll definitely try this again with the other systems that the other guy posted.

I have a question, by the way. Would it count if I beat all the levels, but still got a game over? There is no saving in "The Uncanny X-Men", but there is a level select.

A few humorous things that occurred during my playthrough of this top-quality title include: having a wall close on Cyclops, but not ending his life, so he optic-blasted endlessly at surrounding enemies; getting the magnet, which freezes the character in place, and then having an enemy push me into instant death; getting to the boss and then not actually fighting him(going down the stairs gives you the diskette that he/she drops upon death); and not knowing what the hell the diskettes do.

Mainly played as my main peeps: Colossus and Iceman. Colossus has the most survivability while Iceman can run. Enemies often drop the E, which gives you full health, or the little circle, which makes you invincible.

Kinda wish I played this with a bro now. Just imagine.

>>798819
See those beams? Need to land on them just right or it is a fucking game over. And the right spot is the bit on the end. I died 4 times so far and had to start over.

>>795958
No, I think it's important to embrace new ideas with the Gauntlet. Part of the gauntlet to me was the experience of trying something completely random that I've never seen or played before. If you removed that element of discovery then it just wouldn't be the gauntlet.

>>799014
But with multiple lists, you could choose to do so?

no screenies cuz I'm playing on my Wii.

My NES game is called Widget however, the title screen has a purple alien on it and it's apparently made by Atlus.

>>799036
If you are able to pick the things you want it is no longer a grueling gauntlet.

>>799057
I'm on the first level, saving Australia from, well, everything that typically hunts Australians for fun. Crocodiles, earthworms, ghosts, the usual.

>>798161
Don't worry much in this game. You just play it like it's Fire Emblem but remember to upgrade stuff between battles. Mostly you'll have huge super robots which need plenty of energy for their huge special moves, and you'll have smaller faster guys who want high evasion and agility, if it's anything like what I remember of the other SRW games.

>>798683
Good draw mate

>>799080
Well if thats the idea, then how about only having the hardest games on the list?

Why does it bother you so much that other people like other things?

>>799104
Because the format works. I am not bothered by suggestions at all just saying how it has worked for a long time. You can either get lucky or get shit. And it is all random and glorious. Dividing the games into categories for folks to pick kinda kills it in my mind.

>>799117
>>799117

Or to put it another way, a gauntlet implies a grueling series of tests, and few things are more difficult than dealing with uncertainty.

>>799130
Thank you for this. My sleep addled brain can't boil it down like you did.

The idea is to try games you haven't played and / or wouldn't play normally.

If you're going to cheat and bitch about it, just don't do it. If you're doing a Pokemon Nuzlocke run, and you break one of the rules, no one will care because the only one you're challenging is yourself. Having no willpower is not exactly an incredible feat, so if you don't want to follow the rules, don't.

But don't go bragging to the thread about all the rules you didn't follow.

>>799147
HOME ALONE 2 IS KICKING MY ASS BY FALLING DOWN HOLES. I WANT TO DIE.

>>799086
Okay, so imagine Mega Man, only with bigger sprites, stiffer controls, and generally much worse, and you get Widget. It's a pretty subpar platformer, good graphics but only because it's an NES game in 1992.

Also, the main character looks like the illegitimate love child of E.T. and Sqiddly Diddly.

>>799164
Mega Slank, the first boss, kicked my ass once. After coming back with the full gun powerups, however, he was quickly disposed of. All I had to do was spam him with bullets and he died in a second or two.

Other note on this game, there are gun icons scattered around the stages, three in total. Each one collected increases your shot power. Having full power significantly reduces the irritation of playing this game.

And thus in saving Australia, the game was over...but wait! A much more heinous crime has emerged!

>>799176
Yes, the most evil crime of the early 90s, it's a whale smuggler! He's smuggling whales! I'm to do save Mrs. Whale's baby now.

Gotta say, the graphics on this tropics level are nice, the game graphically looks like Mega Man and Kirby's Adventure had a baby.

Also, the beach level introduces too many mettaur clones.

>>799187
It makes me happy to see people enjoying games in here. Everywhere on 4chan is people just bitching about video games.

>>799192
I don't think /cgl/ or /po/ do much bitching about video games.

>>799192
Sure thing hoss, anything to help the cause.

Also, I have discovered mouse form (your character can transform by spending points, but this is the first really useful one that I've tried). Mouse form let's you finally bypass Widget's horrible movement and jumping, making you fast and agile.

I ...uhhh got Ice Hockey.

What should I do?

>>799208

>>799208
Play as USA, win against every other team once on whatever speed.

Best of luck.

>>799220
USA 5 - SWEDEN 2

USA got up 5-0 and never looked back.

3 Stars:
#1 Fat guys 1&2. Played a splendid game. Or at least one of them did. Scored 4 goals, won a fight leading to a powerplay goal.
#2 Goalie. Kept the team ahead after some lazy play when the game got to 4-0. Estimations at about 20 saves.
#3 Medium Guy. Scored the only other goal of the game, probably had some assists or something.

>>799251
Damn, you're already leagues better than I am.

Move on brave trooper, you may have what it takes to best those commie bastards.

>>799204
Somewhere in the water level I got to a dead-end that requires a power I won't have until a few levels onward, at least I think. This game might have backtracking, hopefully made easier later on because navigation is a pain.

Humorously enough, this game even has a 'Rock-Man' transformation. Either this is already from a TV show or it's veeeeeery subtle, Atlus.

>>799276
Well I think that first game was dumb luck because I've gotten blown out by Poland twice in a row now. 4-0 and 4-1. I miss playing against humans and their shitty goaltending ;__;7

>>799290
Stay strong brother, keep poundin' till there ain't no fight left in those eastern bloc suckas.

>>799285
As it turns out, you can actually go to several different levels in whatever order, despite them being numbered 'stage 1' or 'stage 2', etc.

I've reached a dead-end in s2, so I'm hopping over to stage 4 in hopes that I can get the Bird form and be able to fly over the impassable gap in s2.

Tripcoding for gauntlet because I'm a faggot. Also does anyone have the medal image? I love using those when I beat games.

>>799331
Jesus christ, stage 4 doesn't pull any punches.

This game hasn't been exactly easy, but this level is over the top. To give you some idea of it, the level is basically full of sentient metal blades.

Uh, okay then.

>>799376
high score time! Hope you have actual hardware and a CRT, else just reroll.

>>799383
I was going to play it with my mouse but it sounds extra lame.

Should I reroll?

Gave up on ice hockey due to constant beatings by Poland...

Is this even possible with one player?

>>799389
yeah, just go again

>>799396
Only one way to find out. And I don't blame you, Ice Hockey kicks my ass too.

Rerolling from Duck Hunt.

I'm in for some chinese-ish strategic Dragon Quest?

>>799413
Looks weird, you go around fighting guys and recruiting generals mostly. Prepare for horses.

>>799396
Fuck that game. I have no idea what's going. AVGN was right that is a pile of shit.

Now this looks like a fun game.

holy crap this is where these threads went.

crap I haven't done this since winter

Am I allowed to continue where I left off? (Genesis and just rolled Sagaia) or should I just start over since the order changed.
also, what happened to the wiki?

>>799351
Here we go

>>799396
Almost redeeemed you, lost 5-4 to Poland just now. I will prevail however, no matter the cost.

>>799470
and so it happened. Thanks to one light guy player in penalty shots, USA beats Poland 4-3 in overtime.

Next team is whatever is next.

I must say this game is a bit odd..

>>799536
Sounds like an earlier-gen Parappa.

>>794369
>I'm talking to you, Tetris Thread Guy.
Who is Tetris Thread Guy? Am I Tetris Thread Guy? ;_; I haven't been here that long but I'll probably inherit the title soon enough

It would probably pay off to have a list of goals for games without concrete endings, though. Anons familiar with their game of choice could offer up good targets of varying difficulty.

In the spirit of the Tetris Guy call-out, let's use NES Tetris as an example:
I'm too young to die: finish a game of B-Type (25 lines)
Hey, not too rough: finish 100 lines in A-Type
Hurt me plenty: reach Level 19 (without just starting there, obviously)
Ultra-Violence: earn 600,000 points or something?
Nightmare!: reach Level 29 kill-screen (soft win)
Watch me die!: 999,999 point max-out (hard win of sorts) or Level 30 (just short of impossible)

>>799450
It's still up with the latest /vr/ agreed rules.

vgauntlet.wikia.com

Well, whatever you say...

>>795676
Funny, long time ago, i tried to emulate neo geo and it worked perfectly, just forgot what emulator i used, the only thing i remember was how i sucked at using the keyboard

>>800979
LOL YOU'RE FUCKED.

>>801057
Not really. it's not "hard" it just doesn't play fair. Like these little green midgets with the knives coming bounding up aren't an issue, since you just hop over them. They also keep the lobster men back, meaning you can hop your way to the end with no worries. But they don't always keep going that direction. Sometimes they'll turn around and be under you when you land.

And the only damage done is by the pixels on your feet, for only that one split-second of kick. This means that if they get too close you're basically fucked.

The second round is easier than the first in every way, with the boss having an actual easy pattern to work out, and not being a fat fuck who just flails around.

The third round is shit though, since there's these little old ladies that fire their tits at you that need two hits. Which is fine, except that the dudes bringing up the rear need to be killed (either by kick or card) meaning that second you turn around the old lady has recharged her tits and is shooting again.

And this wouldn't be so hard with the fucking volume of enemies.

>>795697
but many of the jap games are enjoyable and half the reason many people due the gauntlet is to be introduced to games they normally wouldn't play, if you cut out the jap games you would cutting out half the gauntlet's appeal

>>801142
>>795697
oh, and to add to that, unless it's some shitty "1,000 snes roms!!!" type torrent, most rom set torrents include japanese games.

>>799926
Might be a good idea, are you familiar enough with other games to do more?

I might contribute too.

Balloon Fight - Get 200,000 points

>>799926
>It would probably pay off to have a list of goals for games without concrete endings, though. Anons familiar with their game of choice could offer up good targets of varying difficulty.
that used to be how it was done before some people started swearing by the highscore wiki

>>794369
bubble bobble person here, I ended up not playing it, I'm just going to roll something else, and despite what I said before, any order sounds nice, so I'm going to give in and do it.

>>801163
did TG-16 and got this

>>801129
>playing games you've played already in the gauntlet

For shame anon

>>801184
What? I'm playing it for the first time now.

>>801172
this is the slowest and most dull out run clone I have ever played, re-rolling
Another out run clone... this one seems like it would actually be fun... if it didn't glitch to fuck, does this game work correctly in other emulators? I'm using magic engine

>>801207
now I'm stuck with a game were you have to kick balls that bounce back and forth through maze type rooms, this game sucks, maybe the TG-16 was not a very good choice after all

>>801236
decided to re-roll, and if I didn't get something actually playable I was going to give up
this seems like a decent action game so far

>>801207
>>801236

You sound like a quitter.

>>801306
>not playing a game because it's glitched
>not playing a game because it's near unplayable and a chore to play
>a quitter
I bet you are one of those "gots 2 b hardcore" assholes that ruined these threads last time around

>>801339
the ball game didn't sound broken, you should have tried to finish it. Just because a game is a chore doesn't mean it isn't worth trying your best to finish it. By the end you might even come to enjoy it.

But whatevs. Best of luck on your Tiger Knee.

>>801378
>the ball game didn't sound broken, you should have tried to finish it.
fucking play the game and then tell me that, dear lord, you assholes and your assumptions, fuck off back to /v/ where you "durrr, so hardcore" mentality is the norm please

>>801378
Also I heard that Magic Engine is no good, you should use PCEjin instead.

http://code.google.com/p/pcejin/downloads/detail?name=PCEjin-SVN209.zip&can=2&q=

Well I guess I should get going

it's shit, isn't it

>>801383
I was just going by what you said, which wasn't 'the game is broken/literally unplayable' but that 'this game sucks'

I know how it is playing shitty games for the gauntlet, but if you can legitimately finish it then I say that it's worth the effort. Unless it's just unfairly difficult, like Starship Hector or something. No need to get upset or anything, just seems like you were dropping games pretty quickly, without giving some of them an honest try. Though if it makes you feel any better then I'll go and try Chew Man Fu to see if it really is worth dropping after 10 minutes.

>>800979
Well, this was underwhelming. Completely and utterly so. Why? Because I didn't beat it being such a good gamer, with my skills battling the game. I won by being a massive pussy.

Pretty much every level can be played by just hopping over the enemies, doing little kicks as you go. I spent the whole time going hop-kick-kick, hop-kick-kick. If I felt really daring I'd throw a flame card.

Even the bosses are beaten by playing dirty, with the pinnacle being me kicking a floored geriatric in the head.

The boss run put me down to my last life, but the last level and boss was so easy it didn't matter.

I actually feel a little shameful for beating it. but why should I feel bad for playing dirty when the game pulls tricks...

>>801587
...like...

>>801590
...this!

Look how close that fireball is to me after that sudden appearance. It's just cheap.

Anyway, time for another. Will either start tomorrow or today if I like it.

OK, let's do this...

I think I might start timing myself on my phone.

>>801587
Don't feel bad for playing dirty. When I got a Genesis RPG called Super Hydlide, I discovered most enemies have a blind spot where their attacks always miss but yours still hit. Guess who spent the whole game walking around enemies to that blind spot.

>>801645
>level 1
>final time: 32:46

Guys, I'm not sure if I can take a whole game of this...

>>801510
Sometimes it can be hard to place where that line is. For example, many would consider TMNT on the NES to be impossible, but I can testify that it is very beatable, and even somewhat easy once you figure out how to play it properly.

At the same time there are games like Battletoads, which some people claim to have beaten, but very few players actually manage to get past level 3, and those that do usually get stuck on Rat Race or Clinger Winger, or any of the other hard as balls "fuck you" levels. It could easily be considered impossible for the majority of gamers. It may not be actually impossible, but I wouldn't begrudge a re-roll for any poor bastard unlucky enough to get it.

No!

Noo!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Alright! Glad to see a gauntlet make a comeback. I always loved these threads. I was on the Sega Game Gear back a while ago, but I think I will restart with you all head back to the NES.

"Robin Hood Prince of Theives", huh? Well, expectations are low, since I have never heard of it and the title sounds cheesy, but hey, why not?

>>802135
This actually kind of interesting so far. Just started and this is not what I had expected the game to be like. I will post later with my progress.

>>800839
>vgauntlet.wikia.com
cool thanks

>>799450
I'm just going to continue in order where I left off and actually start Sagaia.

>>801853
True enough. I guess I was just turned onto the whole 'reroll fever' huff by how many rerolls I saw, however broken the first two games actually were. My apologies for any offense, as I clearly acted out of line.

How is that other TG16 game going out of curiosity?

>>801590
I love how on LCD you can clearly see that they intended for those two blues to blend together on his leg. I bet it makes a whole different shade appear on an older TV/monitor.

>>802036
I'm pretty sure that's allowed a reroll even under old rules.

>>802184
oh dear

So yeah "beat" that NES X-Men game. In quotes because I couldn't access the last level. Button combination wasn't working for me.

Apparently this next game "The Adventures of Kid Kleets" existed. Watched a little bit in a video and it looks like I'll be havin' a good time.

>>802154
So, this game reminds me a lot of Zelda in terms of combat, since it is in an overhead view and plays similarly to that. Though it is somewhat interesting, in that it combines multiple types of gameplay in this game (a horse riding section where you must jump over rocks, a two fight scene at the beginning), it can sometimes be easy to get a gameover, and you only have one continue per gameplay section... which is kind of ridiculous in certain section, since you can die quickly in certain sections, like the horse riding stage, and last longer in other sections, like the over head combat stages.

Apparently this game is based off of a movie, though I had never heard of it. Anyway, I will try to make another go of this game, but if it just gets tedious and silly, I probably just re-roll like a failure.

>>802348
The enemies in this game don't actually target you.(or so i think)
Everything is laid out just right to make it hard as hell on your first run, but then once you memorize where all the enemies are and where they shoot it gets pretty 'easy'.

>>802380
you never heard of Robin Hood?

>>802473
I have heard of the story of Robin Hood, you know, the fairy tale and what not, but not the movie from '90s: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102798/

This game is not based off the fairy tale of Robin Hood, but rather off this here movie.

>>802519
As a child growing up in the early 90's my mother had a boner for the guy who played Robin Hood. I saw that movie so fucking much.

>>802529
Ha ha ha! I am sorry to hear that. Have you played the game before, since your mother might have loved for you to play as Robin Hood?

>>802239
Um, I wasn't that anon. I was just saying that the line can be a bit hard to define. No offense possibly taken, I've never played the games that anon did, so I can't vouch if they are impossible or just really hard or what.

>>802380
You are in for good fun. I've played that before. Protip: Once you reach the sewers, do some grinding. Level up off these easy enemies, and collect health items. With decent levels, the only parts that are somewhat tricky are the horse chase sequences and the swordfighting. Still, most swordfights are pretty easy if you can get a lower plane than the enemy. Great game, 9/10.

>>802625
Alright! Thanks for the advice. I'll try to grind some levels now.

>>797780
>>797781
Because I'm a glutton for punishment, I'm going to try EXTREME!!!
I'm going to move DOS and Amiga down though.

Rolled 200, organized the list by manufacturer (I included the Atari list as well)
I probably got pretty lucky here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Atari_2600_games

>>802626
Another tip, once you get Little John and his staff, give that shit to Robin until you get a much stronger weapon, cause that staff has range out the ass, and will make swordfights stupid easy.

>>795180
>inb4 THIS ISN'T THE TRUE ENDING

>Your game is "Metal Storm"! Now go play it

Wasn't an episode of GCCX featuring this recently subbed? I guess it's a good thing I haven't watched it.

Whoa I'm some mecha or some person inside a suit.

>>801774
This makes me wonder if in-game cheat codes are allowed. Last time I tried, the game I was assigned used the Konami code to give you 3 extra lives for each 20k points, instead of one at 20k, then at 50k I think. I asuumed it wasn't allowed so I didn't use it.

>>802839
WHOA WAIT I CAN CHANGE GRAVITY WHAT IS THIS SORCERY.

>>802839
Whole story is that the defense system designed to protect earth has gone haywire and can't be remotely disarmed, You have to go in and disable it.

Also to get the best ending you need to complete Expert Mode which can only be gotten by finishing the game once.

Yeah it's like Ghosts and Goblins, but with more emphasis on punching you in the dick and making you a man.

>>802709
Oh yeah! I just got it recently and it is ridiculous. All I do is helicopter my staff and then just watch all of the enemies explode. Such a powerful weapon. I mean, for the big wild boar fight, all you do is move into the corner, spin that baby around, and the boar dies without much of a fight.

>>802853
And that's Stage 1. Next time on Metal Storm... !

>>802861
>games that ask you to finish them twice to get the good ending
>why.jpg

I understand the need to add some replay value to a game with high difficulty, since there was so much content you could stuff in a game back then, but...

>>802894
...The power of gravity operates rotating platforms!

I'm glad this game has a credit system after game over.

Also, I feel like I've seen these spinning plates in a flying game before.

>>802926
Also a boss that's a lot of cannons on multiple platforms. Moving on...

>>803040
Each stage is going to have some sort of gimmick, isn't it?

>>803056
And each boss is going to have some sort of gimmick, is that right?

>>802893

Alright! I have completed "Robin Hood Prince of Thieves"! My NES game in the /vr/ gauntlet has been conquered! I hope you all are coming along well with your challenges as well, fellow gauntleteers!

Now To move onto the SNES, where my next challenge awaits.

>>803107

My next game is "The Flintstones: The Treasure of Sierra Madrock". I actually have heard that this game is good, so that is good news. I can't say that I ever was a fan of the Flintstones TV show, but hey, this game may be better than the show for all I know.

2 more levels

Every boss and mini-boss in this game is some sort of robotic sea creature which is pretty cool.

So far they're all pretty fair fighting, except the fact that you get one shot by everything. That applies to all enemies though

>>803137

This game looks interesting. It's a board game + platformer? Well, I'm going to get right into it. I shall report my progress at a future time.

>>803210
It's got shockingly good music

Nigbo, I was just finna plug in the NES to play some G1 and g2

>>803210
Inb4 unfair level

ok, so I got Ninja Gaiden 2.

Am I fucked?

>>804173
prepare to cry

>>804208
But i'm bad at video games in the first place. There's no way I can beat this if it's that difficult.

>>801510
>Though if it makes you feel any better then I'll go and try Chew Man Fu to see if it really is worth dropping after 10 minutes.
>a day later and no results

>>802239
the person that stuck with tiger road here, it's inuriatingly hard (although I have to admit I'm not the best gamer, though it is made by capcom... so...) but I'm sticking with anyhow, how did playing chew man fu go?

>>804219
Then why would you enter the gauntlet if you're not up to the challenge? Get in there.

>>804472
ok, I'm getting better at this, I figured out that some of the "power-up" actually sap your energy instead of healing you and now know to avoid those along with what various other things do, but I feel like I'm missing something gameplay wise, also I am wondering what the difference between the continue option and the "back up" option is, since they seem to do the same thing, guess maybe it's time to look up the manual or an FAQ

>>804545
oh, and here have an ingame screen shot I evidently took last night

>>804545
ah, the "back up" option lets you save when you die... which makes the three continues uterly worthless, I may use them as I self imposed challenge later on though, anyhow, I have to start the game over because evidently you need all four of the scrolls to beat the end boss some how and I accidently walked out after beating the first boss before getting the scroll

>>803210

I am really enjoying this game right now. It is great fun! I just beat the first stage just after finishing all of the courses on the map.

>>803254

Yeah! This game does have some good music. It's fun, well-made, and not tedious to the point where you have to shut it off. It's definitely a pro to this game.

>>803748

Hopefully I don't encounter that. So far, it has been pretty fair, though I have only been through the first stage, so that isn't saying much. Regardless, I having a good time, and hopefully this game won't tear me a new one later on.

So, I'm trying again. Among all possible NES games I got...

Faxanadu. I hear this is good.

What do you think a good high score would be for Ice Climber? I don't think that game really has an ending.

Wish me luck

>>803063
THE SAGA CONTINUES

>>805378
Stage 2 is fucking brutal.
It is like playing cave shooters against homing projectiles.

>>797847

Good luck, this game maintains a very delicate and approachable difficulty curve up until the last few levels where it suddenly becomes fucking impossible to play

>>805420
I find it neat how the password system in this game keeps track of your life count, and powerups.

>>805506
So, following a stage that pretty much revolves around changing gravity, we get... This thing.

The platforms rotate, you can hit them once a lid opens revealing some... Brain-like thing... And touching either the ceiling or the floor kills you.

It's more difficult than it sounds.

>>805695

That's where I gave up on this game.

>>805695
OH GOD 27 SECONDS TO DEFEAT THE BOSS HOW WILL I MANAGE THIS I AM DO-

>>805969
Well, that was lame.

>>805958
After a bunch of tries, it turns out the rotating platforms aren't that difficult. You just need to find the correct order to shoot them since they dissapear after turning red.

>>805978
We immortal now.

I guess I should go back and try to get an expert mode password with 3 lives in stock. The bosses at the boss rush in stage 7 were a bit tougher, so I'm guessing that's how they play from that point on.

still playing.
really fun but hard as fuck.
had to start over once which sucked.

2 player mode would probably be a blast though.

Wish these threads were as active as they used to be.

>>806009
Yeah. That would be nice. I love the concept of the Gauntlet. I wish others felt the same.

>>802357
Started this today. The ball mechanic is actually interesting, but the game plays rather fast, so I just ran into enemies a bunch. They just sorta come outta nowhere if you go a little too fast, and on the first level, there are construction workers that throw wrenches at blindingly fast speed.

First boss was a dick American Football player. He met his fate with my furious balls.

By the way, if you've never played this, check out the story. A UFO came outta nowhere and decided to abduct the World Trophy, and before it got away from Earth, exploded by hitting an asteroid or something. Trophy broke into 6 pieces, and now some punk soccer playin' kid has to get them back.

>>804173
Late response, but I beat the original Ninja Gaiden for fun awhile ago. Assuming 2 is anything like that, it'll take a lot of memorization and learning the mechanics of the game before you beat it. It's definitely possible, and it'd probably harden you for the future systems. A good start I'd say.

>>804774
Oh lord I remember this game. Friend owned it when I was younger, and I was always Barney. You get lucky with the dice rolls? I ALWAYS get ones.

>>806039
No. I get ones all the time, too. Then, when you don't need ones and need to land a specific space, I get a two or a three. This game does not play nice with its dice rolls.

>>806045
It sure does not. I remember the Magma World actually being tough when I was a kid, though honestly it's probably a lot easier than what I made it out to be. I was a punk ass as a kid.

Just beat the 2nd boss, Mr. Ragazzo Italian. He sings at you and notes come flyin' out. He then walks to the side and blows at you to push you back into an electric pole.

>>806096
>>804774

There were definitely some moments in the Magma World where I thought the game played dirty. Pulled some tricks you didn't expect to happen. The game is cheeky like that. But it does not compare the last level here... this game is now playing rough.

Unfortunately, >>803748 was correct. This level is unfair! I know it is the last level, but the game really changed its difficulty quickly after the previous level. I managed to beat all the stages here, and now face... THE FINAL TEST! I am not sure what it is, but I am ready to find out.

the thing about old arcade ports like these is that the game is designed to make you lose more, this way you'll put in more coins and spend more money, etc.
Which is why you get one hit by anything.

I feel like some of these fights are meant for 2 players.maybe i'm just really bad

anyways.

last level finally.

>that score

>>806498

Alright! "The Flintstones: The Treasure of Sierra Madrock" has been beaten! My SNES challenge has been accomplished. The last part of the game was actually more annoying levels, as opposed to a grand final boss, but oh well.

Now to the next part of the gauntlet! The next challenge involves a choice between GB/GBC or Game Gear. I think I will choose Game Gear, since it is probably a pretty uncommon choice. I pick my Game Gear game on a future date, when I have more time to accomplish it.

By the way, I like the idea of: >>797780 and >>797781 the idea of difficulties, which have more consoles and what not. I think it would be neat to have difficulty options be part of the Gauntlet.

>>806515
Okay, this last level is pretty neat.

It starts of with just music (no gun sounds at all) and the enemies seem to be choreographed with the song.

Then the music kicks in after the first mini-boss and all the sounds fx s turn on.

>>806580
finally

So I rolled Kirby's Dreamland 3. I'm wondering if I should try to get all the shards in the levels, since I can't imagine it'll be that difficult as it is.

>>806602
Overall the game was great. A little cheep at points, but still great. Music was amazing. Definitely made for the arcade and 2 people. Would recommend if playing with a friend.

I rolled right after I finished the last boss
>Turbografx16
>Magical Chase

looks like another bullet hell
fuck
I'll start it tomorrow

I don't know if you guys still do the medal thing but I was making one for my previous games so whatever.

>>806668

I wasn't sure if we made a medal after each game we completed, or if we just had one nice medal after we had beaten every challenge in the gauntlet. Though I believe I have seen people make a medal after each game they have beaten. If this is the case, I'll go ahead and make medals for the games I have beaten.

>>805992
OH BOY HERE WE GO

>>806940
>cannons, cannons everywhere
>enemies that normally don't shoot now fire those tiny bullets that are difficult to see with the trippy backgrounds
>homing donuts

Try a game for experts, they said.

They never mentioned it would have this much bullshit.

>>806960
Well, fuck.

>>801781
I gave up on that. It's a puzzle game that's just impossible, and the translator even played 82 levels and never beat it, so what chance did I have?

I rerolled and got 'Rescue - The Embassy Mission' which was another NES game, and it wasn't too bad for its time. The individual modes needed some work, but the idea of moving a team of snipers into positition then picking off terrorists though the windows, then crashing through the windows and taking them out in a primitive first person view was pretty great. Sadly there's a lot of gameplay quirks that make each gameplay section so frustrating. During the walking you move far too slow for how fast some of the searchlights move, and the commando roll does nothing that I could see. The sniping is a waste of precious time unless there's someone in the window you're wanting t get into, and the repelling is annoyingly finicky.

You will be dangling from a rope, and you have to - and this took me ages to work out - press down, then up again right away. Pressing down (even a tap) makes you drop to your doom if you don't press up again right away, and the A button that makes you crash through the window LOOKS like the jump needed to rappel down.

And the first person sections are annoying on the hardest difficulty as the radar shows no enemy locations, and since they dart from room to room in a second you can - and I did - spend your whole time chasing one lone dude needed to complete the mission.

Really I liked it more for what it was trying to be. Not sure if there was many earlier "tactical" "shooters" like this.

Anyway, there's NES down (and Master System - Kung Fu Kid), on to either Mega Drive or SNES next, I think.

>>807612
Also, I love how you peek over things you hide behind.

>>807612
I knew this as Hostages on C64

>>807786
Yeah, that was another name for the series. To be honest the game did get me interested in seeing how the series evolved.

>roll mega drive
>get this

I have already played Road Rash 3 as a kid, do I re-roll?

>>807786
Yeah, that was another name for the series. To be honest the game did get me interested in seeing how the series evolved.

>roll mega drive
>get this

I have already played Road Rash 3 as a kid, do I re-roll?

>>806610
Do you mean Heart Stars? Yeah, you can't get the true ending without them.

>>806668
Magical Chase doesn't skimp on the projectiles, but you get a huge life bar, permanent upgrades, and infinite continues. You shouldn't have much trouble.

>>807934

I decided to reroll, since I'd end up looking at a guide for a lot of them anyway, but that didn't work out so well. Back to NES for me, again.

>>801853
>battletoads impossible
i beat the game on my second try when i was a kid.

>>807904
Decided to re-roll, and got this.

Here we go for number three.

>>807015
Stuck on Stage 3. Can't really figure how to get past the second part of this stage. Tere's a bunch of enemies appearing from the right side, and those that go along the rails can now take several shots to kill, making it so the only thing you can do is avoid them completely.

So, I decided to watch the GCCX ep this out of curiosity. I immediately noticed Stage 6 is more difficult in the Japanese version, as you can't fall either side or else you get killed. Also, the ending they got in normal mode is way too different from mine.

Did they change it for the american release? The only thing I did different was not to use the Continue feature, but instead using the passwords I obtained, as those keep everything you have. Of course, doing this means you have to repeat the whole level instead of re-starting at the checkpoint.

After beating a fat sumo wrestler, the enemies in Japan join me in the stadium for a little run. How freakin' sweet of 'em.

Not much to report other than that, in America, which is either the second last or last country, they JUST warned me about coconuts falling from trees. Bloody nice of them I'd say.

If any of you are a fan of platformers, and wanna try somethin' different, this one's not too bad. As I said before, the ball mechanic is interesting enough. Gonna beat this tonight and then roll for the Gameboy.

Is there an offline version of the gauntlet generator? I want to do this gauntlet, but I am not exactly struggling to find games at the moment, and have over 20 games in my list that I wish to complete already! I fear this thread may die again before I finish those games, and wish to still be able to do it if it happened to take a turn for the worst.

>>810676
Why not just roll each console, and then take a note and play later?

>>810686
Because it isn't as fun knowing what you will get next! Also, I would love to do the gauntlet more than once.

>>808604
Load one enemy at a time, move to their side and shoot them. The leeway on the last enemy is two pixels. Good luck.

The Japanese version is somewhat harder. You should switch to it before it's too late.

>>808604
Whoo, Stage 4. Seems like taking a break when you're stuck does wonders for your skills.

>>811007
That worked for the first 3 enemies, but then there's a point where 2 of them come at the same time (not to mention having to do a tricky jump + gravity flip to get there and not be hit by the grey things). But managed to figure that last bit out. Thank you.

Considering it's my last day and I'm only at Stage 4, I'd say it's late already. Probably will fail this challenge. But I definitely liked this game, and am considering getting an actual cartridge in the future. Since famiclones are quite common in my country, I guess I should try to get the Japanese one, then.

>>801142
this, I rolled Sweet Home a japanese only NES game I would have never found or played otherwise and I loved every second of it.

>>811191
maybe I'm just being all aspie or what ever, but how on earth could some one that goes to someplace like this not heard of Sweet Home?

bump for more

>>807934
>you get a huge life bar, permanent upgrades, and infinite continues

oh thank god maybe I can finish this in one sitting then

h-here i go

music is pretty balling btw

>>811806
obvious choice

>>811830
I did say you shouldn't have much trouble, but I figured you'd pick Bumpy...

>>811848
it's gauntlet so i figured why not.

>>811889
You, uh. You might have some trouble.

>>811894
yeah this is getting pretty crazy

I have no clue how these 'spells' work.

>>812052
You mean those two big hearts at the bottom of the screen? Double tap the fire button. Yeah, it's weird.

>>812052
okay yeah Rough is way to damn hard

going to do Bumpy

>>815235
so not only does hard mode make everything x10 harder it also disables health items that drop from enemies.
w o w

Hello everybody, Just rolled Wayne's World. What am I in for?

So here's some interesting level design decisions.

Throughout this whole level the top and bottom wood beams moved to and away from each other making the level more narrow or more open as you progress.
There we also some points where a pole would stick out so it would block your way until the beams opened up. It was very clever and honestly the funnest level in the game so far.

In contrast the boss battle was the dumbest and easiest so far. All the boss did was move up and down the 'pipes' and launch a blast that was easily avoidable. There's a safe zone (see pic) which you can sit in the entirety of the fight and not gat hit once. You also got these ricochet beams right before the fight which made everything easier.

ah well.

>>817065
lots of frustration and repetitive sounds

sure is quiet in here

I got sent to a shop right after a boss, this can't be good

>>818781
I don't see why it would be bad... there are quite a few games that had that as a feature, just buy what you want and leave?

>>818783
I was commenting on the fact that the only time shops show up in this game are right before bosses, and even then they're "optional". I should have mentioned that earlier, sorry.

Also, this is a boss from the first level. Looks like this might do the "face every previous boss and then the last mega boss" thing.

>>818798
yep it's happening

Just rolled this. Do I just go through a game and I am done?

>>818826
pretty much, but if it's anything like the jeopardy one on single player, it won't be as easy as you think

>>818798
actually, I should have looked are realized you had been playing this for some time, I thought you were just starting the game

going to start this, doing genesis because I actually never played it much when I was younger

>>818887
got sonic classics... since that is a compilation I'm re-rolling

>>818894
this is going to be bad... isn't it... why do I somehow always get shitty games when I do this... oh well

And that game is beat. Now time to move onto SNES.

>>818906
this game kinda feels like sega wanted to make a version of ren and stimpy veediots themselves but couldn't get the license so they did it with garfield instead, going to look for a manual since I can't figure out some of the game play mechanics

How should I go about setting a goal for a high score? No one has played Millipede yet in this thread. Should I just play it for 3 days and whatever my high score is at the end, call it good? That doesn't seem like an actual challenge.

>>818942
>no screenshots

>>818951
well... my main issue with this game so far isn't really bad game play, but that it's... well... just plain boring, it's like the most generic generic platformer known to man

>>818995
well, I can't stomach this, re-roll

Millipede's graphics keep glitching out on me. I'll give it another try with a different emulator before re-rolling. Current hi-score is 52163.

>>819049
I know that the Genesis was about having the arcade experience at home, but this one hit killing the character thing is annoying

goddamn this is damn hard

>>819264
now the final Final boss on 1 1/2 hearts!

this game is going to haunt me jesus fuck

I beat my gauntlet the first weekend this board was live. I had a blast, even though I had a pain in the ass RPG that I've never played.

I have time in about two weeks to do another, but I think I want to pick up a wii before i do so. I'd rather play on my big screen.

Not a bad title to start on.

>>819592
Easy.

>>819606
Not pictured: Me getting a game over and starting over. I'm not good at Donkey Kong.

>>819613
On to SNES, I guess.

>>819618
Technically I got Y's III, but I really don't like RPGs and said before I started that I'd reroll if I got one.

I got Castlevania Dracula X. I'm surprised with all these quality games I'm getting. Somehow I know saying this will jinx it and every game after will be complete shit.

>>819629
Have fun with the Dracula fight if you've never played Dracula X before.

>>819662
I never have. Is it hard?

Your game is "Pac-Man"! Now go play it

So what do I get the kill screen or beat the high-score to complete it?

FUCK YES
I DID IT
FINALLY
HOLY CRAP

I think it's an hour or so over the original 3 day dead line but whatever.

This is probably the best game I've played here so far. Great music, actually looked good, fun gameplay, but hard as hell sometimes. Controls were weird at first, but once you 'got it' it's pretty remarkable how much you're able to do with 2 buttons and a d-pad.

Good luck to whoever rolls this next.

As always, I rolled the next game right when i finished this one;
>DOS
>Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan
oh boy, looks...long
I'll start that some other time, when this thread is more lively.

>>819629
Ys III is an action RPG. It's a really short and easy one, too.

You deserve to play Dracula X instead for being a little bitch. It's way harder and will probably take you longer than Ys III would have.

(Dracula X is probably a better game though.)

Shit. Gotta start over again. It's been months since my last game. Sucks too cause I had Rocket Knight Adventures. Pretty fun game.
>Your game is "Sky Kid"! Now go play it
Ok.

>>821169
Alrighty, time to play.

>>821217
Dedicated flip button?
Awesome.

>>821223
Games kinda hard.

newfag to /vr/ here

been getting back into gaming recently so this is an ideal activity.

here i go, rolling:
'Your game is "M C Kids" ! Now go play it'

huh, that McDonalds game? interesting, never played it, here goes...

>>821241
IIRC it's a lot like Mario 3 and is pretty good.

>>821241
Such cheery title screen music.

Let us begin...

Alright let's go.
>Your game is "Rad Racer"! Now go play it
Fuck yes.

>>821284
Which one?

>>821274
Well, I suck at this game. I suck at NES platformers in general.

Still struggling in world 1...

>>820106
Game overe'd on stage one thanks to this guy. I get what I deserve.

Sounds very fun!

>>821769
It is pretty fun, but repetitive. 5 lives, instadeath, and difficult as well. Damned jumpers are deadly.

>>821828
This is actually thighpunchingly difficult. I realize you have to climb the trucks to avoid getting kicked in the face by the ninja, but then the enemies run faster than you, and in some instances, you are caught at the "I cannot turn around fast enough to kill him oh fuck!!!!!". The controls are well, but it doesn't always turn when told to which proves very inconvenient.

onward until I am good!

>>821845
Well fuck, jump knifing works but only so well.

>>821861
This game is fucking brilliant. Finally getting the hang of it, really gets enjoyable once you figure out how quickly you can knife the shit out of people. I will stop posting until completion.

>>821769

Oh shit. I bought that game way back in the day.

>>802545
I remember it not being that bad of a film for it's time, it was kinda like a more serious princes bride

>>821898
It was difficult at first, wasn't it? I cannot even complete the boss of the second level! Perfect start for a gauntlet, however. I really want to complete it, apparently it contains 6 levels!

Tried the gauntlet a while back on /v/, but I hit 7th Saga and gave up for pretty obvious reasons.

Well, here we go.

Castlevania guy here. I've been at it for hours. I can't do this game. I'm starting over at NES.

>that feel when you're the original creator of the gauntlet
so good

What program do you guys take your images with?

>>822596
Most emulators have built in screenshot buttons.

Well, I just realized that you can hold B to float around. Should make some levels easier.

>>822596
They generally have some tool built in, but I'd use dxtory if the emulator didn't have one.

>>822681
>>822684
Thanks

When the fuck was neo geo added

Suddenly, volleyball minigame.

>game with password system
>doesn't start you with the default number of lives

The fuck is the point then? I'm re-rolling, that shit is ridiculous.

>>821880
You guys have no fucking idea. I completed it earlier this morning, at about 3 AM, then fell asleep.

Rolling again!

Let's try this again. I remember doing this a few months ago, but quit at the DOS because I got an incredibly shitty game, can't remember the name though. I beat Adventure Island 1, The Terminator, Batman, Last Action Hero and Final Lap Twin last time, but starting over.

Got Crash Dummies, I had this on the NES when I was young actually, never could complete it, haven't thought about this game in many years, will enjoy.

>>823749
Oh boy, another sidescrolling platformer I have never heard about!

>>821473
Well, this is bullshit. I literally just got here and Hamburglar has already escaped, why do you need CARDS to take me to Grimace's world when you can fly?

But nah, this game is fun. Can't quite get the hang of the jump physics but I like the music and the gameply has some nice touches.

>>821473
yeah no, fuck this game. I tried to have a good time but world 2 raped me over and over.

I just don't really get along with platformers. Rerolling

>>823981
Your game is "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure"! Now go play it

Oh boy.

>>823986
And I repeat, OH BOY. here we go.

>>823981
I don't think you understand what a gauntlet is. It is supposed to be difficult.

>>823996
I know, but there was just no chance of me beating that game in 3 days. I thought I might as well forfeit.

>>824000
It hasn't even been 24 hours since you picked it! I think you could do it, but it would take awhile. What are the rules of playing the gauntlet with friends?

>>823789
Alright, finally starting. This game is based off a movie, apparently. The game is beautiful, and the music is amazing. It has fast drum beats, and what may be an organ. You start off in grasslands chasing some fucker who has lightning bolts and keeps destroying bridges, then instantly you are in a castle like area searching for a stone, and trying to murder some guy. It is difficult, but only if you don't know what the fuck you are doing. If you jump on the wrong ledge, there could be something to knock you off and send you back to the beginning of the game (you only get one life, unless you pick up an item that revives you at the start of the level). The game is actually really fun, and I cannot wait to return. ttyl ;)

>>806561
I'm back, my friends! Hello, gauntleteers! I have time to play some more video games with you all, so now is my time to roll for my next challenge: the Sega Game Gear! I don't think the Game Gear is a very popular challenge that people partake on the gauntlet, and perhaps the Gameboy/Color is more common, so I decided to roll for the Game Gear for some added variety.

"Pac-Attack," huh? Alright! Let's give it a go.

>>824154
So, I do not believe this game has a final level, so I will get a few high scores or so, then see if I can beat the highest of the high scores that I set for myself on another attempt.

>>824172
On second thought, there is this "puzzle mode" that has a 100 level goal. I will actually do this instead. I will report my progress later.

>>823991
>>824012
sorry but this game is terrible, i have no idea whats going on, and not in a good way.

Rerolled and got this. Finally a game I can somewhat play. I'll stick with this one now.

Sorry for being a pussy, /vr/.

>>824110
Why does every platformer have to be so difficult? This is one of those kind of games where enemies come from the ground last minute to hit you to the ground, and continue hitting you. This is one of the those games where you get hit with splash damage by a raindrop. The levels are short, and it appears there are 6 levels, the next more difficult than the last. I hope I don't get another platformer after this.

>>824231
So far, so good. Taking the easy route, naturally.

Oh man, I never did this before. Gonna start with NES but I may pussy out.

>Stanley - The Search for Dr. Livingston

Doesn't sound too bad

>>824228
I am at the half-way mark now. Some of these puzzles can be slightly confusing, but so far, not too bad. This game is similar to Tetris or Puyo Puyo in that it is a puzzle stacking game, but you use Pac-Man to eat the ghosts, while filling a row of the other blocks to have that row disappear. I will report later when I reach a difficulty or I finish the game.

>>824802
Welcome aboard, friend! Good luck on your challenge!

>>824802
>Helicopter in his back pack as a hover

>When he punches he does that little double arm movement like boxers do

This is gonna be fun.

Seems my game is password based, can I use passwords or not?

>>824802
Uh

>Go left to where I'm supposed to go

>Get sent back to the beginning of level 1 over and over

It worked once, I know I have to go that way.

>>824840
This fucking game. I won't stop doing this, reset the emulator and everything.

OK if I re-roll? I'll still stick to NES

You guys have to look up this box art

>>824820
yeah you can

the general rule of thumb is play the game as intended and don't use savestates to cheat.

First boss down (It was a witch that flies)

Seems each boss gives you a health boost after you kill them? I got some magic fire ball thing before the boss but not sure how to use it, maybe I need a higher level

I'm scared

Oh my god, what the fuck

Ok, so I figured out how to use magic and what it does in Kicmaster. The pot regens your health some, at the cost of 60 mana points. Have to get more mana to try the other magic thing