/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9055975
Final bosses in Mario are always garbage sadly. I mean, let's take SMB3. It's a true classic, truly a masterfully crafted platformer, such a joy to play. And then there is the final Bowser fight...

>>9055975
Silent Hill had some awful boss fights. RE3 was just dumb with the way you had to fight Nemesis.

Fucking Dark Link from Zelda 2. You barely made it through the Valley of Death, then you somehow managed to survive the Great Palace, then beat a tough boss, and after you finally barely did it they toss that random motherfucker right in your face. There are no legit tactics for him - you either cheat by crouching on the left edge of the area and spam stabbing (which isn't intuitive and is likely an overlook) or just spam stab untill one of you dies. Complete randomness, and likely not in your favour. Fuck whoever came up with this shit.

>>9055979
Yeah. I remember playing Mario Galaxy for the first time. I was actually confused that the Bowser fight was the ending. I was presuming there was going to be something else it was so trivial.

>>9056046
At least they start you at the beginning of the dungeon and that fucking bird stays dead even if you save and load your file

>>9056049
This was the absolute worst yes

Yoshi's Story.

>>9056046
Pussy

>>9055975
> a massive letdown.

Tatanga in SML and arguably, Bowser in SMW.

Yet another Mario game, and for me the absolute worst. Galaxy at least had great build up, excellent music, incredible presentation. This crap was so rushed that it makes no sense. We were just in a volcano, where did it go? I suppose we're above it, but it doesn't look like the island is below. Why is Bowser even here? Why is he in an acid hot tub? Why is this boss so boring?

>>9055979
I liked the Koopa fight in SMB3, really nice music

I know this isn't really retro but I thought Brock from Dead Rising was kind of lame. The fight with the tank right before was fun though

>>9055979
i liked the mario bros 3 fight, seeing him break the bricks was entertaining, only thing missing was some lava underneath

don't know if it counts really but true ogre in tekken 3 is a fucking joke.
cortex in crash 2 as well.

>>9056439
Cortex in crash 1 was pretty easy as well

>>9056463
tbf most of the crash bosses are pathetic, more monotonous than anything

>>9056289
I thought Bowser in SMW was pretty good as far as Mario bosses go

>>9056332
At least the music that plays when you fight him is cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxgVHwmFMJ8

https://youtu.be/owM9jcrT2C4?t=124
Garfield and His Nine Lives' final boss just gives up at half health.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jGCYBS-qHc

>>9056574
> I don't mean things like Gradius ending with a deliberate pushover

>>9055975
i mean it's thematically fitting i will admit but i hate chasing this fucking faggot
and the lines repeating every time you get hit
apparently you can just crouch to avoid his bald bull attack which does dummy damage but i didn't know that the first two times i beat him
granted it was kinda my fault for trying to punch him during that instead of running to the side but still

Objective worst is probably some bad shovelware on Spectrum or something, but for me the most disappointing personally was Jafar in Aladdin for Mega Drive.
It was just a tiny, lazily put together sprite of his cobra form and it's basically just spam attack to win.

>>9056492
SMW bosses are a joke, Bowser at least is harder than every one of the koopalings, big boo and reznors

>>9056627
I remember throwing apples at him while he wasn't even on the screen because it's impossible to come near him without tanking a ton of damage

>>9056289
>Bowser in SMW
Oh man, I invite you to watch Arino try to beat him if you haven't already.

>>9055975
“so long gay bowser” makes this worth playing

>>9056046
you must be really bad at Zelda 2

>>9057234
Post no damage webm, jump three times after killing him.

>>9057231
Fuck, anon, I wonder how that cat's owner handled it

>>9056332
Depending on how many unarmed attacks Frank unlocked by then, Brock is either a joke or a brutal opponent.

>>9055975
Doom 3

>>9056309
Originally he was supposed to be fucking peach in this scene but miyamoto didnt allow it

>>9056049
>>9056135
The Galaxy 2 final fight is even worse.
>>9056439
Cortex in Crash 2 is the only one I can say was even worse than that. I couldn't believe it.
>>9056490
N. Gin is the only real exception.

>>9057745
kek

>>9056309
I personally love Sunshine but I can't deny that the final boss is laughably bad.
the worst part is just how painfully easy it is. both eely mouth and big boo were more challenging, not that those bosses were hard to begin with either.
it's like the entire corona mountain portion along with the final boss were nothing but an afterthought. at least that's how it feels.

(also, is it just me or does bowser VA sound similar to vector's one from sonic heroes?)

I remember the final boss in Sudeki being pretty bad. The ending was unfinished basically.

>>9055975
yeah but that boss theme is kino