/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.1247949]

Boss fights that blew your mind as a kid.

[Anonymous No.1247961]

Shit, it STILL blows my mind today. That music, man. Same goes for FFVI's final battle. Easy as hell, but the soundtrack easily makes up for it.

[Anonymous No.1247985]

Just couldn't believe it when I heard this motherfucker was "two screens" tall.

[Anonymous No.1247994]

urfbound

[Anonymous No.1248000]

>>1247949
I wonder how far you can actually push him back?
I remember my cousin use to make up some bullspit about pushing him off a cliff.

[Anonymous No.1248010]

>Hookshot can damage enemies
>attack options that you would have never thought of as a kid
>shit hitting the fan then learning that faeries revive you
>Blind
Link to the Past was damn great

[Anonymous No.1248013]

This is my favourite boss in the entire game

[Anonymous No.1248030]

First time I ever fought two bosses at once so it felt pretty mind blowing at the time considering how different their moves were

[Anonymous No.1248041]

From what I remember the last boss fight in Brave Fencer Mushashi was a heart pounder. I'm sure if I played it today my opinion would differ

[Anonymous No.1248042]

>>1248030
Which one is that? I only ever played dream land on the game boy.

[Anonymous No.1248045]

>>1248042
Kirby's Adventure for NES.

[Anonymous No.1248054]

the first time I saw this

[Anonymous No.1248058]

>>1248042
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iORnhIw8yFs

[Anonymous No.1248070]

>>1248013
A lot of the bosses in the game were really fun and creative. You never see anything like it in Mario games anymore.

[Anonymous No.1248071]

>>1248054
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMIzhWt_pvY

[Anonymous No.1248083]

>dat music

[Anonymous No.1248107]

>>1248071
pretty rad. Makes me wish I had played the game.

>>1248083
ah, there it is, one of the best ever made. Crocomire blew my mind. I actually kind of felt bad pushing him into acid, but I jumped out of my seat when his skeleton leaped back out at me.

Every time I forget how based the SNES was, /vr/ steps up and reminds me.

[Anonymous No.1248121]

>>1247961
Yeah, everything about Yoshi's Island stays so cheerful and up beat until that moment.
It really helps sell the impact.

[Anonymous No.1248120]

This and Seven Force are the only bosses I can think of that really impressed me.

[Anonymous No.1248152]

>>1248121
Nah, the entire last world wasn't cheerful at all.
There's a lot of use of red with little other color, there's lava everywhere, some enemies are replaced with skeleton versions of themselves, and many of the levels are stressful.

[Anonymous No.1248165]

LASER ARROW!

[Anonymous No.1248167]

>>1248013
Are you me?

[Anonymous No.1248174]

>>1248013
It's definitely up there. I slightly prefer Hookbill, but yeah.

[Anonymous No.1248183]

This motherfucker.

[Anonymous No.1248205]

>>1248167
No, I play video games

[Anonymous No.1248206]

>>1248083
>getting that rainbow beam

I'M THE MOTHERFUCKING FIST OF THE NORTH STAR JESUS CHRIST

[Anonymous No.1248242]

One of the easiest bosses in the game, but that sprite, man. You didn't really see huge sprites very often in 16bit games.

[Anonymous No.1248258]

>>1248242
You don't see large sprites very often PERIOD.
Things like Metal Slug or sprite-based fighting games are rare exceptions.

[Anonymous No.1248261]

[Anonymous No.1248289]

>>1248258
shit yeah

>inb4 kraid

Kraid's only sprites are his hands and feet. His body is a layer 2 composition

[Anonymous No.1248295]

[Anonymous No.1248301]

This bad boy right here.

[Anonymous No.1248310]

>>1248261
You can actually run up to and grab Joker by his collar when you're on the single car.
Picking up and throwing him around is the most satisfying thing ever.

[Anonymous No.1248317]

>>1248295
i never beat that guy

[Anonymous No.1248324]

>>1248242
>>1248258
Are these from Guardian Heroes?

[Anonymous No.1248327]

>>1248324
I haven't played it, but I assume the first one is from Super Return of the Jedi.
The second is from Red Earth/War-Zard.

I don't understand how you thought they were from the same game, let alone Guardian Heroes.

[Anonymous No.1248329]

>>1248324
I forgot to mention what game, but as that's clearly the Rancor from Star Wars, I thought people would fill in the blanks. Its Super Return of the Jedi in the first.

[Anonymous No.1248330]

>>1248324
>having so shit of a childhood you don't know what a Rancor is.

[Anonymous No.1248339]

>>1248330
I hated Star Wars. I was invited to my cousins house to play some Genesis, and he said "after we watch a little Star Wars". We got to the part where they're in that bar, and I asked "alright, we watched a little Star Wars. Can we play the Sega?", to which he replied "A little Star Wars means we watch one movie. A lot of Star Wars means we watch all of them (which were 4-5-6)". I just left.

Fuck those movies.

[Anonymous No.1248342]

>>1248070
the entirety of mario 3d world is pretty fun and creative... when people say stuff like this it makes me wonder if people actually play modern mario games or just have a preconceived notion influenced by this board and maybe /v/

[Anonymous No.1248340]

>>1248339
Get the fuck out.

Never come back.

[Anonymous No.1248348]

>>1248340
I'm not much of a TV person, much less a movie person. Point is, I was invited to play the Genesis, not a thing about Star Wars was mentioned at all. It was a waste of my time, I really wanted to fucking play SoR2.

Fuck your piece of shit "classic" that's always being remade.

[Anonymous No.1248349]

Not gonna lie; the idea that there were kids who didn't like Star Wars is hard to believe. Now, the new ones did suck (I was a teenager when they came out and absolutely hated them), but I, and everyone I knew saw all the old ones on VHS and loved them. I literally don't know anyone who hated Star Wars.

[Anonymous No.1248350]

>>1248340

Star Wars isn't really that great, man. they just impressed a lot of 70's kids, it's like the ff7 of its time, flashy effects that wow people and give it way more credit than it deserves

[Anonymous No.1248352]

>>1248349
I loved it, but I had to watch it in increments back then. It seemed like such a long movie back then and my attention span could never sit through the whole thing in one sitting when I was really young.

Then again I only grew up with the original movie and wouldn't see the other two until I rented them in the late 90s. That's probably why the original is my favorite as opposed to most people loving Empire the most.

[Anonymous No.1248353]

>>1248340
woah woah woah, everyone can have their opinions in here. But yeah >>1248339 how the FUCK can you not like 1970s spaghetti western in space. Those movies are amazing Rerturn of the jedi not so much, but it was my fave when I was a kid. Seriously man they aren't just some gay space movies they were tributes to the best adventure and western and samurai movies they were good shit.

[Anonymous No.1248351]

>>1248120
I LIVE TO FIGHT
I fucking loved that fight.

[Anonymous No.1248358]

>>1248353
Didn't you read the entire post? And why I have such a strong dislike for it? It's fucking worse than those times when you were invited, either was your turn to play or were playing a really good game, and they say time to go home.

[Anonymous No.1248359]

>>1248330
It's not just childhood. The movies are so thoroughly ingrained in our culture that it's almost absurd. By not having seen them he's missing out just on the basis of not knowing what the fuck people are talking about sometimes.
I mean shit, this is like the movie equivalent of never having played a Mario game.

[Anonymous No.1248364]

>>1248358
Yes, we already understood that the reason you dislike the movies so strongly has exactly fuck all to do with the movies themselves.
Why did you think people were responding like you're retarded? It's exactly because we understood perfectly.

[Anonymous No.1248372]

>>1248350
Star Wars was huge in the era of home video... It got two release runs on VHS. I'm in my late 20s, and I grew up watching it on tape. While the special effects are only part of the draw, sfx hadn't really improved by the 90s, so its not like new movies at the time looked any better. Hell, the only thing that really looks dated about them today is the obvious black borders around the green screen stuff.

[Anonymous No.1248375]

>>1248364
Well excuse me then. I'm sorry for not being part of the hivemind here. This is like being called out for not liking traps on /v/.

[Anonymous No.1248380]

I'd also add that I can't even really be bothered to get worked up about Star Wars anymore. I haven't watched them in a few years, and think its kind of weird for adults to be really into it. Its just weird that a kid wouldn't like them, they are pretty much perfectly made for a boy's taste.

[Anonymous No.1248381]

>>1248375
you never explained why you do not like them you dont like space cowboys? thats it isnt it.

[Anonymous No.1248417]

This didn't blow my mind in the "Aw man this fight is awesome way" but more in the "AHHHHHHH GET IT AWAY" way

[Anonymous No.1248427]

>As a kid

Forget that. These are boss fights that STILL blow my mind.

Pic related. Spoilers for Suikoden II.

[Anonymous No.1248431]

IT'S IN THREE DEE!

[Anonymous No.1248446]

[Anonymous No.1248449]

Easy as pie, but the first time I entered his room -> Mind = blown

[Anonymous No.1249165]

>>1248261
Speaking of which, the fight against Mad Hatter in the genesis port. The game was surprisingly difficult, but this fight just blew my mind as a youngster. Still hate that level with a passion, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTuQMdG1vKs

[Anonymous No.1249201]

>>1248342
The bosses weren't, except for maybe that square frame thing that flips around.

[Anonymous No.1249203]

>>1249165
>The game was surprisingly difficult

Understatement of the year.

[Anonymous No.1249249]

>HOW A THIN-LEGGED FUCKING FAT ASS CAN OUTRUN THE FASTEST THING ALIVE?!
>What´s that jutting out from the roof?
>Game Over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4L4TSrDB4M

[Anonymous No.1249254]

>>1249249
I didn't manage to finish Sonic 2 until after S3&K so that robot looked small and dumb in comparison.
It is harder though, until you get a system down

[Anonymous No.1249278]

The level atmosphere and artstyle were awesome. A 1-hit defeat final boss not so.

[Anonymous No.1249298]

>>1249249
I love the bass line in that song, but the horns at the start are so off putting.

[Anonymous No.1249446]

>>1248381
The main story isn't anything special, and while creative in many ways in terms of world building, the movies themselves present most events in a joking, child-friendly fashion. I love sci-fi but haven't been able to enjoy the Star Wars movies after my child years were over, there are so many better movies and series out there.

[Anonymous No.1249615]

>>1248183

oh shit this

[Anonymous No.1249662]

>>1248174
>>1247949
So many unique boss fights in this game, but before those rocked my reality I thought it was roger

[Anonymous No.1249682]

>>1249278
you could beat her like a man and not use the whip
then is not a 1 hit kill

[Anonymous No.1249701]

[Anonymous No.1249708]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFCDMsaYaNc

[Anonymous No.1249720]

>>1248070
>You never see anything like it in Mario games anymore
Oh stop. The galaxy games had some great bosses.

[Anonymous No.1249723]

>>1248431
SO LONG GAY BOWSER

[Anonymous No.1249726]

I loved how those lights go out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsuBOpmrM4s

>>1248070
the final boss encounter of 3D Land is amazing

[Anonymous No.1250141]

>>1248431
God that theme music was badass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq_jS6o3OoY

[Anonymous No.1250153]

>>1247949
Ness… Ness… Ness…

[Anonymous No.1250161]

>>1249298
It's a siren.

[Anonymous No.1250180]

My memory is fucked from the abuse, but i remember fighting the final boss for nightmare in dreamland when I was younger and having the hardest god damn time beating him.

And then he revealed his second form.

Man fuck second forms.

[Anonymous No.1250186]

>>1248417
that fight (or chase i should say) never really scared me as a kid, but goddamn was it frustrating

[Anonymous No.1250456]

>>1248339
>>1248348
>>1248350
>>1248358

You will suffer for your heresy.

[Anonymous No.1250462]

>>1250456
it's pretty mediocre man, they're campy action films with a really cheesy scifi aspect, nothing more, nothing less

[Anonymous No.1250464]

>>1250462
Just stop.

[Anonymous No.1250591]

>>1250456
honestly shut the fuck up, theyre just movies, not a fucking religion. gb2reddit

[Anonymous No.1250753]

>>1250462
You will die a peasant's death.

[Anonymous No.1250812]

Had never encountered such imagery and music in a game before. Difficult to describe the feels, but those who experienced this battle back in the day know what I'm talking about.

[Anonymous No.1250849]

>Alright I beat him!

What a tweest

[Anonymous No.1251203]

>>1249682
That´s bullshit and you know it. I think it was a bug, because in other ports of EWJ you can´t 1 hit kill her with the whip.

[Anonymous No.1251471]

>>1247949
I have been holding this in my backlog, but seeing the bosses I'm kinda interesting in tackling it now.
Which version is best? SNES or GBA?

[Anonymous No.1251487]

>>1251471
GBA has a couple extra levels, but it is really zoomed in on yoshi and the added noises bug me.

The SNES version just feels better to me.

[Anonymous No.1251490]

>>1251471
SNES is better. GBA version runs in a smaller resolution, has washed out colors, the music doesn't sound as good, some of the special effects don't look nearly as good, and they added those annoying noises Yoshi makes in Yoshi's Story.
That said, every world has an extra unlockable level in the GBA version, and these levels are quite good.
If you beat the SNES game and still want more, I'd recommend using cheats to unlock everything in the GBA version so you can just play the new shit.

[Anonymous No.1251515]

>>1251471
The answer to that question regarding any game is the SNES. It always looks and sounds better.

[Anonymous No.1251590]

>>1248295
that's my nigga. The boss after him is ten times harder, though.

[Anonymous No.1251693]

That fucking pseudo-3D, man.

[Anonymous No.1251747]

OH GOD, WHAT IS THIS SHIT

WHAT THE FUCK, SHINOBI!?

I THOUGHT THIS WAS A GAME ABOUT COOL NINJAS

[Anonymous No.1252251]

>>1251747
>dat Dear D bgm

[Anonymous No.1252286]

>>1251747
I loved this shit in the 90's.
Japan loved putting these weird organic+tech fusion bosses in stuff. I'd collect this shit if I even knew it had a name or was called something. I love it.

[Anonymous No.1252723]

>>1252286
Weird organic shit is almost the entirety of some shmups, like R-Type, X-Multiply, and Rayxanber III.

[Anonymous No.1252874]

My jaw dropped.

[Anonymous No.1252880]

>>1248339

Don't worry anon, I share your views on Star Wars. Just honestly can't fucking stand the series. No interest. And that's BEFORE I grew up being bombarded with references and parodies and callbacks to a frankly quite boring series.

>>1248353

I dunno, maybe if you've seen other shit do the same kinda stuff better? I've enjoyed pretty daft Sci Fi stuff like the Flash Gordon movie, but Star Wars is just a samurai drama with space ships. It sounds great in concept but it's not very enjoyable to me.

[Anonymous No.1252884]

>>1252874

[Anonymous No.1253236]

>>1252880
People who don't like Star Wars don't belong on this board, this site, this planet, or in this universe. Your opinions are meaningless and foolish and you should live the rest of your pathetic lives in a dimension where Star Wars hating retards are tolerated, away from all of us, stroking yourselves and each other over your mutual dislike of one of the greatest phenomena of film, literature, video games, and pop culture of all time.

[Anonymous No.1253359]

>All the gorgeous sprites in this thread

[Anonymous No.1253368]

>>1248083
http://youtu.be/ZcvJ8nzxH8c

I love that track too, man. It's the most appropriate thing they could have arranged for the sequence.

[Anonymous No.1253373]

[Anonymous No.1253495]

>>1253236
I don't like SW either, since back in the day. Looks silly and out of place.
It pisses me off a lot of the designs from SW and this Star Track thing always influenced many, basically all, sci fi /m/ related stuff.

[Anonymous No.1253497]

>>1253495
Sucks to be you, then.

[Anonymous No.1253502]

>>1253495
You do realize you're just piling on reasons why if you don't like Star Wars, you don't belong in this world, right?

[Anonymous No.1253518]

>>1253236
I totally agree. I love Star Wars so much that I marathon watch all six films in chronological order while jacking off with a toy light saber shoved up my ass surrounded by my collection of mint in box figurines from the 80s.

[Anonymous No.1253573]

>>1253502
Yeah... That's why I can't play these shitty sci-fi space shooters because these metalic washing machines look ugly. I know aerodynamics don't matter much in space, but c'mon, blocky-brick aren't exactly cool either.

Strike Suit, SoaSE managed to avoid some of this, fortunately.

And I can find a lot of space ships in shmups of the 16 bit era, even a few of the 8 bit that look leagues better than western designs inspired by SW.
Japanese really do better and more varied.

[Anonymous No.1253620]

>>1253573
>Japanese really do better and more varied

>lollookatthisretard.jpg

[Anonymous No.1253630]

>>1253236
Star Wars sucks ass.

[Anonymous No.1253635]

>>1253236
>People who don't like Star Wars don't belong on this board, this site, this planet, or in this universe. Your opinions are meaningless and foolish and you should live the rest of your pathetic lives in a dimension where Star Wars hating retards are tolerated, away from all of us, stroking yourselves and each other over your mutual dislike of one of the greatest phenomena of film, literature, video games, and pop culture of all time.

Congratulations. You are fucking retarded.

I wonder if this asshole says all that in real life, too? Let him walk up to some 6'4", 300 pound muscle man and tell him he is a waste of life and doesn't belong on this planet because "muh Star Wars wah wah." He would get his skinny nerd ass beat the fuck up.

[Anonymous No.1254319]

>>1253630

Blasphemers like you will not be spared.

>>1253635

Wrong.

[Anonymous No.1254771]

>>1253620
He's right though.

[Anonymous No.1254806]

>>1248446
Jesus Christ this. That moment when you call the giant robot and you're like "ah, a cutscene cool" and then, "oh...wait....I GET TO PLAY THE GIANT ROBOT?!"

So much fun

[Anonymous No.1254809]

>>1249254
The hit box seemed so bullshit the first time I played it, but yeah, there's totally a muscle memory thing when it comes to hitting the sweet spot

[Anonymous No.1255610]

>>1254771
Stylish does not mean practical.

[Anonymous No.1257604]

>>1247949
>get there for the first time ever.
>the intro of the boss theme starts to play with the whole rumbling.
>expect something huge coming from the right of the screen, I slowly start to advance, slightly tapping the d-pad, tunnel visioning the right of the screen.
>don't even notice bowser arising from the dark, until his head is almost at the purple part of the sky.
>proceed to crap myself and put the game in pause for 5 minutes to get my shit back together.

Blew my mind on so many levels, I didn't knew back then you could fight a boss who was rushing towards your fucking screen.

Also, the fight into the frog stomach was awesome and original.