/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.2421357]

Welcome to the Retro Game Gauntlet, gentlemen.

Start at NES, and work through in the following order:
NES
SNES
GB/GBC
Megadrive/Genesis
Turbografx16
DOS
NeoGeo
GBA
Commodore 64
Playstation 1

You have three days to complete the game without assistance (each game gets three days, though RPGs are allowed a week due to length).

Select your system here:
http://s3kr.it/gauntlet.html

You can also do it manually if you don't trust the random number generator:
http://s3kr.it/systems/

Rules:
1) Savestates are allowed ONLY for the purpose of taking screenshots and ONLY if your emulator/game in question does not have a pause function.
2) Rerolls are allowed under the following conditions:
-The game you get requires some sort of hardware functionality that cannot be accurately emulated to complete (eg, Boktai)
-The game would otherwise require cheats, hacks, or alteration of the software to complete due to a bug (eg, Cheetahmen II)
For games that have a high score or no end, the rule is
>if no high score has been established, set a goal and beat it
>if you.re playing something another anon already has a high score on, beat their high score
>if you are playing extended rpgs/pokemon/whatever you get a week (Depending on the game: needs to be asked in thread)

AND BRING ME SCREENSHOTS PARKER

IRC channel: #gauntlet on irc.rizon.net (Mibbit link on site)

NEW RULES/GUIDELINES TO POSTING IN THE GAUNTLET THREADS:

-Do not post screenshots every other screen, make them few and meaningful
-Do not start a new thread before current one bump limit is exceeded

[Anonymous No.2421382]

how about no

[Anonymous No.2421396]

>>2421382
why

[Anonymous No.2422560]

>>2421382
yeah lets not do this.

[Anonymous No.2422563]

>stop playing video games
This board finally turned into /v/ 2.0

[Anonymous No.2422571]

>>2422563
been like this for a year now, you must've just missed it.

[Anonymous No.2423868]

>>2421396
>>2422560
>>2422563
>>2422571
Stop fucking complaining about /v/ posts, you're a massive part of the problem. Ignore them and just contribute.

[Anonymous No.2423890]

>>2421357
>2) Rerolls are allowed under the following conditions:
>-The game you get requires some sort of hardware functionality that cannot be accurately emulated to complete (eg, Boktai)
>-The game would otherwise require cheats, hacks, or alteration of the software to complete due to a bug (eg, Cheetahmen II)
Why weren't those games pruned from the list then?

[Anonymous No.2423894]

>Radical Dreamers: Le Trésor Interdit
Never heard of it.

[Anonymous No.2423895]

>>2423890
It's just easier to have people reroll. Sometimes people play with alternate rules too, so in that case it might be more desirable to have all the games to pick from.

[Anonymous No.2423935]

>>2423894
French version of that Chrono Trigger sequel. Play the English version, should take you 30 minutes to an hour.

[Anonymous No.2423938]

Crap, isn't this the Puss N Boots game? Armadillo?

[Anonymous No.2423961]

>>2423935
I guess I'll have to play Chrono Trigger first.

[Anonymous No.2423975]

>>2423938

[Anonymous No.2424004]

>>2423975
Huh, this seems pretty great -- the graphics and music are nice -- but the controls are sluggish and the game is laggy as hell. I've tried it in three different emulators and on two different devices and it seems like it's just the way it is. Can anyone else confirm this? It's Armadillo for NES.

[Anonymous No.2426439]

This is a very interesting concept! Reminds me a lot of Retro Game Challenge! Hopefully I will find a bunch of great games thanks to this (except NeoGeo since i memorized the whole library)

Is it morally acceptable to skip a console or two? I never was a huge GB/GBC fan nor C64 & DOS

Also, the irc chat linked http://s3kr.it/gauntlet.html is completely empty
is there a different channel where you guys hang out?

[Anonymous No.2426443]

>>2423890
I would rather have them have some special thing to clarify they are broken or hard to emulate than completely pruned from the list.

[NESfag No.2426458]

>>2424004
I don't remember any lag but it's been a long time so my memory could fail me.

I think the gameplay system of this game is great and rather unique, kinda like Gimmick in a sense. My biggest issue with the game was how levels were recycled, in the same fashion as Captain America and The Avengers on NES, you're going to find several levels that are almost exactly the same.

[Anonymous No.2426498]

>>2421357
>The game you get requires some sort of hardware functionality that cannot be accurately emulated to complete (eg, Boktai)
So can I skip NES games that require the Zapper? Emulating it with mouse is incredibly unnacurate and the flashing is so annoying

>The game would otherwise require cheats, hacks, or alteration of the software to complete due to a bug (eg, Cheetahmen II)
Is there any website specialized on this? I would like to make sure the games are playable before starting the challenge.

[Anonymous No.2426760]

>>2426439
>Is it morally acceptable to skip a console or two? I never was a huge GB/GBC fan nor C64 & DOS
Yeah, people did it in the last thread. I'll be skipping C64, myself.

[Anonymous No.2426762]

>>2426498
>So can I skip NES games that require the Zapper?
Go ahead!

[Anonymous No.2426785]

>>2426760

You people have already fucked the concept up.

Let's do thing! But, instead of doing thing, why don't we do what we want but still post about it in thing's thread instead of just doing it on our own, thereby undermining the concept and the environment in which people were trying to actually do thing.

Also, hi s3krit, I still don't trust your goddamn roller, Birthday Paradox or not.

[Anonymous No.2427057]

>>2426760
I do own a C64 myself but im scared of turning it on XD maybe it blows up xD

[Anonymous No.2427118]

Got Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak
holy shit, this is one of the rarest games I've ever come across

[Anonymous No.2427148]

Yeah, sure. I'm bored and if I roll something neat we'll go.
>Abadox

Alright. We in there

[Anonymous No.2427182]

>>2427148
The sprite limit and huge hitbox makes this game not feel good.

At least it has unlimited continues.

[Anonymous No.2427184]

>>2426785
okay man, i see the logic with making each game 3 days since the 10 games are 30 days, but playing through all those titles man... its understandable that some people dont like all of the systems-

[Anonymous No.2427191]

>>2427182
Holy fuck you are weak when you die. Beat the first boss though. Not too hard.

[Anonymous No.2427195]

>>2427191
Very much a not-r-type game at this point.

Sprite flicker is funny.

[Anonymous No.2427212]

>>2427195
The second boss was a joke. I actually just stood here the whole time. I'm beginning to think this game isn't very good.

[Anonymous No.2427214]

>>2427212
Well that's a new take on a vertical level.

[Anonymous No.2427254]

>>2427214
I've never played a game with a more worthless life/continue system. Both put you back at the exact same point.

[Anonymous No.2427270]

>>2427254
Another ridiculously easy boss. The slowdown on this guy is unbelievable. Game plays at like 1/4th speed.

[Anonymous No.2427363]

>>2427270
Inconsistent movement and hitboxes make this game a fucking chore. It's terrible. Completely memory-based, too, as there's so much shit there's actually no warning to.

At least in good memorizers you can usually pass a stage on your first try if you're good.

[Anonymous No.2428613]

Is this considered beat em up? you just punch or kick people

[Anonymous No.2428624]

>>2428613
got stuck.. heh at least i learnt what happens when you run out of time
(you die)

[Anonymous No.2428641]

this is a pretty mediocre vertical shmup
there are some parts where you go super fast and the scrolling gets pretty choppy

[Anonymous No.2428730]

>>2428613
>>2428641
Shame on you.