/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.2078074]

STOP SCROLLING

GAMES WITH GOOD UNDERWATER LEVELS

[Anonymous No.2078076]

Fuck that, let's just talk about demon's crest

[Anonymous No.2078084]

>>2078074
>GAMES WITH GOOD UNDERWATER LEVELS

Though it's hardly a top tier stage in the game, Star Fox 64's Aquas is a pretty fun stage.

[Anonymous No.2078092]

>>2078084
What are you talking about? Aquas is awesome, super dark and super creepy.

Very memorable stage. Although... Pretty much every stage in that game is memorable

[Anonymous No.2078103]

>>2078074
Does the aqua ring in Resident Evil count?

[Anonymous No.2078106]

>>2078103
anything counts, just post in my thread

[Anonymous No.2078110]

Metal Slug's water levels tend to be pretty decent

[Anonymous No.2078112]

>GAMES WITH GOOD UNDERWATER LEVELS

"But Anon, there are none."
And then Anon was the underwater levels.

[Anonymous No.2078124]

>>2078103
I busted out laughing when I got to that part for the first time. Having a giant shark in a mansion basement is fucking hilarious.

[Anonymous No.2078127]

I always liked DKC's. The music was super chill, especially the first game, an Enguardo was a fun ride. The ones in 2 were fucking terrifying: the with the epilepsy-inducing lantern fish and the others where the water gets too hot and you have to chill it out with the sealbros.

[Anonymous No.2078134]

[Anonymous No.2078164]

Launch Octopus

[Anonymous No.2078438]

>>2078076
I'm down to talk about Demon's Crest.
It was the first game I ever wanted after playing it at a family friend's house. I looked forward to that more than anything else when I visited. Then after like 7 years I got it as a birthday present from him. Best present ever. after 15 ish years in my care I've still put more hours into that game than any other. The bosses are hype as fuck, the mechanics feel great, the soundtrack gives me that eel that only the snes can deliver. Whenever i visit home from school, the first thing I do is curl up in bed and play Demon's Crest under the soft glow of my crt until I either beat it or fall unconscious. I developed a habit of cleaning the cart every 8ish months for fear of it wearing out of overuse.
Phalanx is wurst turk

[Anonymous No.2078454]

[Anonymous No.2078456]

>>2078134
>that health bar

[Anonymous No.2078465]

[Anonymous No.2078470]

[Anonymous No.2078474]

>>2078470
Great game

[Anonymous No.2078484]

[Anonymous No.2078497]

>>2078465
took me to adulthood to beat that mfer

[Anonymous No.2078502]

>>2078470
this, and the second one too
you like underwater levels?
ill show you some underwater levels

[Anonymous No.2078503]

Does Clanker's Cavern count? It's not all underwater but it's fun as FUCK.

[Anonymous No.2078504]

>>2078503
I'd say it counts.
But for some reason I always hated that level
god tier music though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6CTvfvhyCk

[Anonymous No.2078507]

>>2078503
>>2078504
I'd have to say good ol Jolly Roger's Lagoon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02NdOJW3VL8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDMGqFm2Qcs

that second one is entrancing to an nth degree

[Anonymous No.2078510]

>>2078507
forgot picture

[Anonymous No.2078514]

>>2078504
Grant Kirkhope, why you so awesome? This game has actually given me a LOT of inspiration for musical composition and chord progression and such. And it's not the BEST level in the game, but it's miles better than fucking Freezeezy Peak.

[Anonymous No.2078519]

>>2078514
Grant Kirkhope, Nobuo Uematsu, Hirokazu Tanaka

the three greatest music composers of all time

fuck what you say m8

[Anonymous No.2078521]

>>2078514
agreed, but ill be damned if the music in that level isn't just as damn catchy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJp6SvYkgDs

[Anonymous No.2078524]

>>2078164

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMF6XBf4Uvw

Enjoyed this one too to a lesser extend. But that fucking music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdfMO-Av0HY

X5 need not apply.

[Anonymous No.2078526]

>>2078454
>fuck
>fuck fuck
>fuck fuck fuck
>what is this?
>some secret passage?
Developer cunts.

[Anonymous No.2078527]

>>2078521
That one kind of got on my nerves. Main theme is still GOAT, followed by bubblegloop swamp.

[Anonymous No.2078529]

>>2078526
>what is this?
>not "what is this shit?"
For a moment there I thought you were going for some kind of 1-2-3-4-5 syllable meter.

[Anonymous No.2078531]

>>2078514
If that kind of chord progression inspires you, any harmony textbook will inspire you even more. I don't know Banjo music too well, but this >>2078504 stuff is as basic and derivative as it gets. A machine could have written it. Remember that Microsoft song generator? It used to produce exactly this kind of compositions.

[Anonymous No.2078535]

>>2078526
>>2078529
>fuck
>fuck fuck
>fuck fuck fuck
>what is this shit
>some secret developer passage?
>you're a bunch of cunts

fixed

[Anonymous No.2078538]

>>2078531
>comparing grant kirkhope to microsoft songsmith

[Anonymous No.2078541]

>>2078538
I'm only really comparing the piece in the post that I've quoted. I haven't played the Banjo games and don't know the soundtracks.

[Anonymous No.2078545]

>>2078531
Maybe not exactly that kind, but for instance his use of Devil's interval chords and certain modulation and motifs just kind of get to me. Also, a machine could have also written Bach. Classical music is even more formulaic, and pop songs use the same 4-5 chords. It doesn't mean the music is less good or less inspiring. If you want something that breaks away from "harmony textbooks", try listening to expressionist music, and see how you feel. Alternatively, Merzbow.

[Anonymous No.2078547]

>>2078503
As a kid, I always skipped that level after my first try because the mutated crabs scared the hell out of me. Now it's one of my favourite levels of the entire game.

[Anonymous No.2078549]

>>2078503
>>2078545
I just realised I derailed the thread from "underwater levels" to "gaming music"....
Sorry, fellas :(

[Anonymous No.2078552]

>>2078545
>Also, a machine could have also written Bach
No. Please, educate yourself. Even artistic merits aside, MSS is not capable of producing counterpoint, it generates pieces in the harmonic style.

>Classical music is even more formulaic, and pop songs use the same 4-5 chords.
Pop songs use 4-5 chords. Meanwhile, "classical" music is not a thing, while academic music has achieved incredibly complicated harmonic and polyphonic systems, and then went beyond the concept of tonality and built several entirely new musical languages.

But you don't seem to be an actual musician, so I will need to stop.

[Anonymous No.2078554]

EVO's first world, in which you play as a fish, is really great.

[Anonymous No.2078561]

>>2078531
There were a variety of changes and instrument choices made to the same basic song in banjo kazooie/tooie. Despite it being the same score it still created a ton of unique atmospheres. A machine couldn't have done that with the polish or charm that Grant Kirkhope did.

[Anonymous No.2078576]

>>2078552
But Bach used really simple harmonies and lots of imitation to achieve polyphony. You can use math to write it, it's been proven.

>'academic music' has achieved incredibly complicated harmonic and polyphonic systems, and then went beyond the concept of tonality and built several entirely new musical languages.

u wot? Tell me more, I wanna learn. Could you e-mail me some info?

[e-mail]

[Anonymous No.2078578]

>>2078576
You have no idea about what counterpoint is. Educate yourself.

>u wot? Tell me more, I wanna learn. Could you e-mail me some info?
sent ;)

[Anonymous No.2078579]

I was fond of the Nino Ruins in Mega Man Legends 2. I could listen to its music all day - and I HAVE!

[Anonymous No.2078596]

>>2078579

Fuck that last room and everything it represented.

Excellent music though, no lie.

[Anonymous No.2078653]

>>2078578
>sent
Liar.

[Anonymous No.2078697]

I wanted to make a watery retro playlist. Some of these are really great additions so thank you all for sharing. Here are a few of my favorites:

Jaws (NES) - Overworld Map
http://youtu.be/jQVlAMkL0uk

Smart Ball (SNES) Music - Waterworld
http://youtu.be/VE5rbPpQvUQ

Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Sega CD)- Tidal Tempest
http://youtu.be/eLWSrQ7-8Zc

High Seas Havoc (Sega Genesis) - Sea Of Deep Sorrow
http://youtu.be/BeK1DQ8nYhg

Super R-Type (SNES) - As Wet as a Fish
http://youtu.be/3AkX3I41TOY **The BEST

Also, who are some cute /vr/ merfolk?

[Anonymous No.2078702]

>>2078579
CLANK CLANK CLANK CLANK CLANK CLANK CLANK

[Anonymous No.2079006]

Tomb Raider II's long underwater chapter through a huge ship.

[Anonymous No.2079021]

>>2078697

Dire Dire Docks from SM64
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqcPSbkS9TQ

Lake With A Large Tree from Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9TrwqCsNMQ

Nepto Shrine from FFIII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEE0-5LOLCA

Lake Rage from Pokemon G/S/C
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaxTSeZAhI8

Arctic Abyss from DKC2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8Z8T3skJkE

[Anonymous No.2079047]

Dino Crisis 2 man

slowly plodding your way through the area. Killing crocks and shit like it ain't no thing THEN BOOM MOTHER FUCKING THIS SHIT COMES AT YOU!

[Anonymous No.2079063]

Cause of the music, secrets, and swordfish

[Anonymous No.2079092]

>>2078076
ok
demon's crest is a mediocre platform game released for the snes. the movement is agonizingly slow and there is very little content, most of the game revolves around drawing out every little minute action to kill as much time as humanly possible. it shamelessly borrows from other contemporary platformers, most notably megaman and castlevania, but does not add much that is unique or interesting. the art and world\character design is excellent, but everything else is average at best.

[Anonymous No.2079108]

>>2079092
agreed. its not very good. nice artstyle but subpar gameplay

[Anonymous No.2079112]

>>2079092
Most of your post is opinion, so it's not worth discussing, but: Demon's Crest borrows from Castlevania? That's demonstratable, so please explain.

[Anonymous No.2079114]

>>2079021
Thanks for these, their great.

>>2078484
I want to play this game so fucking bad god damn it all to hell.

[Anonymous No.2079125]

>>2078454

I'm terrified that I disagree this underwater level was good solely because it accounts for 25% of my total childhood trauma.

[Anonymous No.2079159]

>>2079092
>>2079112
bait

[Anonymous No.2079307]

>>2079114
>I want to play this game so fucking bad god damn it all to hell.
Are you too stupid to run mame or something?

[Anonymous No.2079316]

Sonic 3.

[Anonymous No.2079319]

>>2078524
>X5

Such a shitty game. That water level with the whale chasing you was just so fucking retarded. They even reused the music.

[Anonymous No.2079331]

Submarine Titans
Aquanox
X-Com 2
And do the kickass water sections in any Quake or Duke Nukem 3D count? Because every single one of those are memorable to me.

[Anonymous No.2080206]

>>2078579
>I finished the dungeon flooded because I didn't know you could drain the water