/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9574360
Front Mission 3. Everything from the Wanzers (the mecha) designs to the "Internet" system you browse in-between the missions. You can visit links, download files, use various tools like an archive unpacker, image processing apps etc. It's not really quite on Uplink level, but FM3 kinda managed to get a "feel" of the old Internet, forums and all that jazz too. It also looks very futuristic (for the time) and it's mad fun. Seriously, try it.

MML is nothing like those.

You're looking for late 90s games with a sci-fi setting, that's all you have to say.

>>9574383
No, I must insist on disagreeing.
The color palette used in MML1 and some of the design work is closer to what I'm specifically after than, say, Star Wars Rogue Squadron or R Type Delta

Here's a Gungage screenshot for good measure

Wipeout 3

Silent Bomber, R-Type Delta, Running High.

>>9574360
AC3 is very Y2K design but Wipeout 3 is not that.

Does MGS2 count?

>>9574434
Regardless, I see aesthetic overlap between the UI, color palettes, and the "retrofuture" "cyberpunk" subject matter of both games.

Really the labels and how you choose to divide all of this up doesn't matter, but I chose those two as examples because I see them as similar and they are the closest to the aesthetic I'm looking for.

>>9574439
Yea, it's definitely in the ballpark.

>>9574449
Then I also recommend Batman Beyond on PS1

For those that don't know Designer's Republic
DR was a design group active in the 90's and early 00's that did a bunch of album covers and the UI and lots of graphical elements for the Wipeout series. Picrel.

I'd describe their style as futuristic and easy on the eyes.

>>9574360
Armored Core 2 always gave me a cyberpunk kind of aesthetic feel, including the music. It's the only game in the Armored Core series that makes me think of Ghost In The Shell.

The cover for Hardwar was literally designed by them, so should go in. I think a lot of the other games listed in OP don't really fit, the whole point is their design work was distinctive and not like what was seen in most videogames. Otherwise you just get anything "futuristic" suggested.

Rez and JSRF kind of

>>9574425
Crazy how good this still looks.

>>9574462
Looking up footage, both AC 1 and 2 are very in line with what I'm looking for. The UI particularly is very clean.
>>9574457
Looking up gameplay it's not quite grabbing me, but I need to comment on the fact that the in-game character models are very appealing to look at.
>>9574427
Yes, Silent Bomber looks great. I had knocked R-Type Delta previously in the thread, but it might actually be a different game I was thinking of: looking up footage it looks pretty in line.
>>9574381
Looks very good. I'm not so used to that style of gameplay but its on my radar now.
>>9574480
I will check out Hardwar
I think that's the point of this thread desu: while DR was very distinctive, there are a handful of games that scratch the same itch for me.
Going to add that the Homeworld games are very closely adjacent to the aesthetic.

Destiny is a shit game that no one should play.
Not to mention it's obviously not /vr/.
But Joseph Cross is doing good work.

cosmic smash

>>9574360
>these games
>cyberpunk
You have no idea what that word means zoom zoom

What's the best Wipeout to play for comfy time trial autism?

I guess a lot of the Psygnosis PS1 games - Rollcage, Colony Wars, G-Police.

Oh look, another ace combat thread... *yawn*

>>9574603
The one with the tracks/physics you enjoy the most. I always go for 3 SE because it has Manor Top

>>9574575
>it's a wordcel episode

>>9574360
"Freelancer. Alpha. One Dash One. You are cleared to land."

>>9574360
Also, if you want a retro styled cyberpunk experience, Anachronox (especially the first section in The Bricks) delivers in spaces.

More people on /vr/ should give it a try. Has one of the best senses of humor in any game I've ever played. It does that thing where it tricks you into not taking it too seriously, and then makes you feel real things when it suddenly changes pace on you. Great game.

>>9574460
Also worth noting that they stopped having anything to do with WipEout after the third game. Fusion was an abomination done by another company, and everything after that was in-house designers trying to ape the DR style.

>>9574360
Stop spamming this game

>>9575373
>MORE MARIOSONIC THREADS GOOD
Fuck off ape.

>>9575373
I haven't been on this board in months.

>>9575373
fuck you bitch

>>9574360
I think .hack//infection has that feel even though it takes place inside a fantasy mmo

>>9575930
Looks pretty good
>even though it takes place inside a fantasy mmo
The fact that it takes place in an MMO is definitely in line with the aesthetic, on some level.

It's not so much about the content: Designer's Republic handled most of the UI elements of the Wipeout games.
So when I say anything goes, the game could be about anything, it could be about pirates as long as it's got a clean graphic design touch.
With .hack//infection, it looks like the content of the game, the fantasy MMO stuff is definitely in line with what I'm looking for, but the UI elements are less so

>>9574507
Tasteless

>>9574460
Future Minimalist is what I'd describe it as.

Some of the design work for AC3

>>9576676
beautiful stuff

>>9574360
UNDERSTAND

I want to bring attention to artist/designer/graphic designer Ron Cobb who is an under-sung member of the production team on Alien. Obviously everyone talks about Giger. Ron Cobb designed the Nostromo exterior, its interiors and did some very nice icon/logo work used throughout the Nostromo sets. He's half the reason Alien is as iconic as it is.

http://roncobb.net/05-Alien.html
http://roncobb.net/st.html

He apparently worked on a few games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htnwfw0zRkA


>>9576990
YES.

>>9574360
Y2K minimalism was kino

>>9578056
You never experienced it lol

>>9576687

want one for wipeout 3

>>9574443
>>9574415
The PS1 Dr Slump game (fantranslation)

Space Chennel 5 part 2 and 1

>>9577081
Very cool thanks anon, as a massive fan of alien and dr I'm surprised I've never seen this mentioned

>>9574480
Anyway to play this on modern systems?

>>9574360
>Designer's Republic/90's cyberpunk aesthetics
You really don't have a clue what you're talking about, do you?
The term you're looking for is Y2K

>>9574678
>Its a dumb retard using words he doesn't understand episode

Battle Girl for Mac

>>9574449
Zone of the Enders

>>9574360
Policenauts

>>9578652
>The term you're looking for is Y2K
No.

>>9578658
I get that you think it’s important to your ego to pretend you know what I mean to say more than I do, but could you post a single example of what I’m talking about that hasn’t already been posted in this thread?

>>9578652
Oh my sides.

>>9578608
dosbox pure core in retroarch

simple bump

>>9574360

>>9578393
99% of scifi games released in the past 8 years or so look exactly like that

>>9574360
I know this style, was into /gd/ for some time, but I don't know that many games that used it.
In fact, I think Designer's Republic "invented" it, or more like made it out of '60s-'70s modernism (see guys like Wim Crouwel / Josef Müller-Brockmann) blended with postmodern chaos / complexity / brightness, as well as then-new technology like Photoshop and vector graphics.
gonna post some stuff from that decade in that vein.

>>9574360
>>9581198

>>9574360
>>9581198
>>9581203

>>9581203
Terrible bootleg art lol

>>9581178
Wouldn't fucking know, on the retro board here, haven't played anything that came out in the last 8 years.

Internal Section?

Virtual On?

>>9574360
Burning Rangers and Omega Boost come to mind. Maybe Starblade and Burning Soldier if you're into FMV games. Probably Silpheed and SoulStar for SEGA CD too

>>9581315
Honestly I find this game to be underrated, people always praise Burning Rangers but nobody ever mentions Virtual On which is way faster and more fun imo.

I always forget how cool Silpheed looks

>>9574360
Somehow I forgot about the F-Zero series, maybe a little more colorful and less detailed but still fits the bill decently well

>>9581178
Which ones?
>>9581315
Loved the XBLA demo for this

>>9581434
>Which ones?
Don't even respond, shitposter has no idea what they/them is talking about.

>>9579243
Thx

>>9581393
Virtual On and Burning Rangers are both very different games.

Some off the top of my head for you to see if you like OP:

Armored Core series
Anything made by Hideo Kojima
Freelancer (PC)
Metal Storm (NES)
Journey to Silius (NES, Japanese version is called RAF World and has a different character design)
Omega Boost (PS1)
Descent 1 & 2 (PC)
Alien vs Predator (arcade, might be too 80s)
Cybots (arcade)
SaGa Frontier (PS1, T260G's scenario)
Gundam Battle Assault (PS1, there's a "better" sequel, but the theming isn't as strong as the first one)
Robo Pit (PS1)
Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast, PC)
Pulseman (Genesis)
Sonic (various, only certain levels/areas)
Gradius Gaiden (PS1)
Gradius V (PS2)

>>9581794
What is the theme tying all these games together and more in this thread? Answer, nothing.

>>9581809
>"retrofuture"/Designer's Republic/90's cyberpunk aesthetics

Stay mad though

>>9581817
>it's a le a e s t h e t i c thread

>>9581835
Must be rough being born after the year 2000 and only knowing the homogenous global culture of the post-internet world.

>>9581835
The bumps are appreciated, but leave the thread.

>>9581847
Nope lol

>>9576951
The neucom planes are all gorgeous

>>9581859
this gentleman gets it

>>9581863
neuCOOM inc.

>>9581968
lol

humble bump

>>9574360
For the ultimate Y2Kino, check out this Jet Set Radio-inspired playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Jua5GCa8IfWRiLPQoJ5h6

>>9581434
Overwatch 2

>>9583910
No way dude. That shit's 2010's anti-style.

Mega Man Zero games, desu

>>9574360
REZ?
Colony Wars or G Police?
Homeworld?