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Show me some retro games with some astonishing in-depth complexity. It could be in its graphics or gameplay elements that really go well above and beyond your expectations possible of the platform.

>> No.5811929
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Metal Max, easily.
The game is open-world.
You can fight both in and out of a vehicle.
There's a ton of stuff to do with your vehicle - changing bullet types, guns, armor plating, etc.

>> No.5811946
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The Fire Pro Wrestling series has so much depth it's almost unbelievable. Especially considering that they started on 16-bit systems.

>> No.5812048

>>5811894
This game and it's sequel are the shit

>> No.5812116
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To this day i'm still amazed at how big the friggin map was. One of the best hidden gems in ps1 library.

>> No.5812184

>>5811929
>>5811946
>>5812116
OP here. I downloaded these games and will be playing them tonight

Keep the "astonishing in-depth complexity" games coming in.

>> No.5812321

>>5811894
Astro Boy: the Omega Factor.

>> No.5812337

I like this thread, and all the games posted so far are ones I've heard about and know should be good/interesting but have yet to check out. Will keep following.

>> No.5812345
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Super Gokuden 1 and 2.
At first glance, they're simple visual novel-like games with some rock-paper-scissor style battles in between, but it actually has a lot of content in the form of alternate scenarios that might lead to many bad endings or different kind of outcomes depending on your choices during quiz. The battle mode has a customizable move pool with a ton of different techniques to unlock.
On top of those 2 different elements, the game also has a sort of meta objective where you get dragon balls and compete against NPCs who are also looking for them. This DB collecting mechanic is kinda obscure I don't think it's even explained anywhere online in english, I still don't fully get it myself.

>> No.5814313

>>5811894
Colony wars series for being not only a great space shooter but for multitudes of ways your story unfolded.

Sheep dog and wolf, as far as puzzles go this could get really complex.

Front mission 2 which is an epic tale with tons of characters, gameplay mechanics, mech customization and weapons and enemies and maps that are just giant.

FM3 also had its moments and it can get pretty complex in some areas but nowhere near FM2.

Most tactics games like FFT or Ogre

Strike series which was GTA before GTA Desert strike/Jungle/Soviet/Nuclear

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>> No.5815516
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Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake on the MSX2. Preferably the original emulated or on real hardware. The Subsistence version has been tampered in many ways.

>> No.5815864

>>5812184
Here are the only Fire Pro games that you need to bother with:

Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special
Super Fire Pro Wrestling - Queen's Special
Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium
Fire Pro Wrestling S - 6 Men Scramble
Fire Pro Wrestling D
Fire Pro Wrestling (GBA)
Fire Pro Wrestling 2 (GBA)
Final Fire Pro Wrestling (Japanese version of 2 for GBA, features slightly different roster and a management mode not in the English version)
Fire Pro Wrestling Returns
Fire Pro Wrestling World

>> No.5815876

>>5811894
Ultima VI (with Nuvie source port)
Ultima VII (with Exult source port and music pack)
Ultima VII Part Two (with Exult source port and music pack)
Ultima Underworld (I recommend the GOG version)
Ultima Underworld II (I recommend the GOG version)

>> No.5815882

>>5811894
I've been dying for a translation of this game.

>> No.5815902
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>>5815864
What about the ones that have girls in it

>> No.5816057

>>5815902
Queen's Special is BY FAR the best of the all-female Fire Pros. I listed that one.

>> No.5816059

>>5815902
Also, I can upload save files with everything unlocked for the SNES and Saturn games if you're interested.

>> No.5816062

Master of Magic

>> No.5816065

Fallout
Fallout 2
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

>> No.5816091

>>5816057
My fuck up, gomen gomen

>> No.5816104
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>>5811894
Gimmick is full of little "they didn't have to but they did" moments. The graphics are not as detailed as Kirby but the aesthetics are on point. Some of the enemy designs are so colorful that I almost forgot they were on the Famicom. Unlike Kirby, it's short and extremely hard. The music rocks and it uses custom channels.

Although /vr/ probably thinks this game is "overrated" and therefore shit. Fuck you guys.

>> No.5816368

>>5816104
I dunno Anon, that game sounds pretty Gimmicky.

>> No.5816373

>>5816368
Gimmick in Japan means feature or selling point, which is closer to the actual meaning of the word than in America where it has a negative implication. Food for thought.

>> No.5816719

>>5815516
>muh portraits

>> No.5818571

>>5811894
REEEIIIII GAAAANNN

>> No.5819039

>>5815516
The Subsistence version is better solely because of the portraits. The only downside I'm aware of is the fact that the Lucky Strikes got censored into generic cigarettes

>> No.5819173
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The SaGa games and Kawazu's TurboAutismo.
https://essenceofsaga.wordpress.com/home/book-index/monster-system/

>> No.5819184

SD Snatcher (MSX2) and its battle system. Takes place with you and an enemy taking turnbased shots at each other. Where you shoot on the enemy has effects - shooting out its radio means it can't call reinforcements, shooting out its wheels or legs mean it can't move about and dodge your shots, destroying its guns mean it can't fire - you're free to experiment and find how best to dismantle an enemy and prevent it using its most damaging attacks. You get weapons with different shot radiuses as you go on for better effect.

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>>5811894
How has no one mentioned Uncharted Waters New Horizons yet? It's fucking open world sailing the whole planet and fucking shit up on the SNES of all things.

>> No.5819621
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>>5811894
A galaxy to explore.

>> No.5820931

>>5811894
Anything from Koei's old strategy series, particularly, Uncharted Waters and P.T.O II.

>> No.5820937

>>5819603
>>5819621
I love these two games.

>> No.5821245

>>5811894
>have learned some japanese
>have never seen yusuke's name written in kanji until this moment
>yu is literally written with the kanji for ghost and ghost-related stuff
BRAVO
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Anyway, OP, get yourself in on Match of the Millenium on NGPC. Objectively the single best portable retro fighting game. Absolutely insane how much stuff is in that game, and ALL of it is good.