/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.8866047]

You can only play games from one of these series for the rest of your life. Which do you go with?

[Anonymous No.8866052]

I can live my entire life playing nothing but Super Metroid romhacks, so that

[Anonymous No.8866110]

>>8866047
Contra > Metroid = Castlevania > Mega Man

But they're all top tier

[Anonymous No.8866121]

>>8866047
Mega Man easily, even though I don't want to give up Castlevania

[Anonymous No.8866126]

>>8866047
Maga Man, easy. I could listen to the music for hours. Also, there are so many games, by the time I finish the whole series, the first games will seem fresh again.

If hacks and fan work are valid, then I'm also treated to one of the most loving and talented fandoms out there.

[Anonymous No.8866151]

>games from one of these series
Contra goes out the window immediately since the only two good ones are Contra and Super C. Played Metroid beyond an hour or so and wasn't a fan of it so that's out too. Megaman and Castlevania both have a fuckton of games, require a fair amount of skill, and have great fucking music. It's a very close fight, but I'm going to have to give up Megaman over Castlevania just because I love 1930's-1960's horror movies. Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, mummies and witches. I just love them all, and no other game does them justice.

[Anonymous No.8866160]

>>8866151
What's wrong with Contra 3?

[Anonymous No.8866178]

Idk, which one do I pick if I like Sonic?
No experience with mega man, Castlevania bloodlines is cool, contra hard corps is autistic, five mins experience with metroid (super metroid).

[Anonymous No.8866195]

>>8866047
haven't played contra, played a lot of mega man games and while they're great, they may get kinda repetitive over a lifetime, castlevania is tempting but i've only played 4, 1, and 3, workin on 2 right now; the sotn like ones seem neat though, and i played a fair few metroids if not all and love most besides fusion and other m (which i never finished), so gonna have to go with that, but if i played more castlevanias it may be that.

[Anonymous No.8866224]

>>8866047
Definitely Mega Man but I'm a big fan of Classicvania and Metroid too. If there was one franchise I could choose to play for the rest of my life it would be either Mega Man or Mario

[Anonymous No.8866226]

>>8866160
Don't like the sound design to the point I can't stand it. Shooting guns sound lame, projectiles impacting enemies sound lame, enemies exploding after their death sounds lame, and on top of that, none of the music really stands out. It's similar to Castlevania 4 in a way, too different to its predecessors both visually or auditorily, and I can't enjoy it. I know, none of that is gameplay related, but think of the equivalent of hearing Hong Kong 97 or Crazy Bus music while playing through a game. Another way to explain it, imagine playing Resident evil 1 then trying out the Dual Shock version. If someone patched out the music and SFX with the original ones, I'd be happy to try it out again.

[Anonymous No.8866248]

Ninja Gaiden > Mega Man > Castlevania >>> Contra >>>> Shit >>>>>>> Metroid

[Anonymous No.8866274]

>>8866178
You should give Mega Man X a try as the gameplay almost follows a similar design to philosophy to the Sonic games of "memorize level, then beat the game as fast as you can" thanks to the thruster ability. I find classic Mega Man a slog to play compare to the high octane Mega Man X. You'll probably also really enjoy Mega Man X more as it has a slight narrative focus if you're one of those Sonic fans that enjoyed the adventure game earnest story telling. I say this as a Sonic fan myself developing the same enthusiasm for the X series as I did with Sonic.

[Anonymous No.8866304]

>>8866178
>I like Sonic
>Castlevania bloodlines is cool, contra hard corps is autistic
Damn it sounds like you were a Mega Drive kid who never bothered to try SNES games after learning about emulation years later. Anyways try MMX and then MMZ, if you are into Sonic you'll certainly enjoy them

[Anonymous No.8866306]

>>8866047
Probably Mega Man, and I love Metroid and Castlevania. There are just too many good Mega Man games.

[Anonymous No.8866372]

Mega Man because it has the most games and is the most varied. There is even a kick ass racing game.

[Anonymous No.8866381]

>>8866047
Mega Man. Not only is it better than the other series you listed, but the series also includes RPGs, party games, free running games, racing games, fighting games and more. It's the most bang for your buck, in addition to being the better game.

[Anonymous No.8866395]

>>8866047
jokes on you I haven't played games in years I just watch other people play them for me

[Anonymous No.8866401]

>>8866047
Castlevania and Contra are dead IPs. Mega Man has just been releasing shovelware for over a decade now. Metroid is the only one of those series that still releases new good games now and then - it's the future proof option.

[Anonymous No.8866406]

>>8866401
>Mega Man has just been releasing shovelware for over a decade now
>Anon, there has only been one Mega Man game released in the last decade.

[Anonymous No.8866414]

>>8866406
2012 Street Fighter X Mega Man
2013
2014
2015 Mega Man Legacy Collection
2016
2017 Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
2018 Mega Man 11
2018 Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2
2019
2020 Mega Man X DiVE
2020 Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection

[Anonymous No.8866418]

>>8866401
Castlevania peaked with the SotN clones. Those lost their final platform when the GBA died. Their only choice was to either kill the series or keep making mediocre 3d action adventure games.

[Anonymous No.8866434]

>>8866401
>future proof option
once shiggy is dead nintendo is going to go full sega

[Anonymous No.8866438]

>>8866414
Only one of those us actually a new official game. Two if you count the mobile game.

[Anonymous No.8866439]

>>8866434
They're going to release an addon for the Switch to make it almost as powerful as a PS3?

[Anonymous No.8866440]

>>8866438
>moving goalposts
releasing an unending stream of cash grab "collections" is shovelware

deal with it

[Anonymous No.8866457]

>>8866440
A collection isn't a new game retard. Nor is it shovelware: it brings the games of yesterday to a new and younger audience. Shovelware is yearly shit and movie games.

[Anonymous No.8866459]

>>8866440
>cash grab "collections" is shovelware
This shit always makes me laugh. You get 4-6 games in each collection for a good price and yet people like to shit on them because apparently Capcom should've thought
>well, why would we release them, people can just emulate and play them for free
Normalfags don't know how to use emulators and it's cool that companies make classic games more accessible. Honestly the only reason I pirate games is because it's the only option

[Anonymous No.8866465]

>>8866457
>Mega Man has just been releasing shovelware for over a decade now
>new game
are you pretending to be retarded now to avoid taking responsibility for the fact that you're actually retarded?

[Anonymous No.8866470]

>>8866465
Not him but anon I don't think you understand what shovelware is

[Anonymous No.8866479]

>>8866470
>I'm not pretending to be retarded
>I'm pretending to be 2 retardeds
ok enjoy your shovelware mega man games forever

[Anonymous No.8866484]

>>8866479
I mean it's my fault for replying to a fucking frogposter but still fuck off

[Anonymous No.8866502]

mega man peaked at X and there's no reason to play anything beyond that

[Anonymous No.8866507]

>>8866401
this + smash bros

[Anonymous No.8866536]

While Super Metroid is in my top five games of all time and no Mega Man even enters my top 10 (maybe not even my top 20), there are literally a hundred+ Mega Man games and spin offs, not including the pinball and pachinko games, some of which are wholly different sorts of games (football/soccer, fighting games, 3D semi-open world games with RPG elements, Monopoly-like board games, racing game etc).
Castlevania kind of became same-y after SotN came out.
I only liked original Contra and Super C.

So yeah. Mega Man. And it's not even close.

[Anonymous No.8866543]

>>8866418
>she forgot the DS games existed
And you even play as Alucard in one of them.

[Anonymous No.8866550]

>>8866047
Mega Man. I love the NES games so fucking much it's unreal.

[Anonymous No.8866576]

>>8866047
Probably Contra, I prefer Megaman 2 as a standalone game but I've played it to death..

Contra on the other hand I've never perfected.

[Anonymous No.8866582]

I like Contra more but Mega Man has a higher quantity of games to play, so tough choice.

[Anonymous No.8866690]

[Anonymous No.8866880]

>>8866047
Castlevania. I have yet to beat any Classicvanias (only tried 1 but want to beat it before moving on) but can beat the ones with RPG mechanics on DS (going to try GBA trio soon). Was that fighting game on Wii any good? Oh well, it's variety.
Same deal with Megaman, really. Can't beat any older main line games but it is fun. MMBN though, yeah.
Metroid however isn't that great or fun for me and I was actually able to beat them but haven't played the GC or Wii ones yet.
Contra? Eh.

[Anonymous No.8866910]

>>8866880
Play SotN, I'm not very good at games and managed to beat it, not to mention it's a great game.

[Anonymous No.8866920]

>>8866401
>Mega Man has just been releasing shovelware for over a decade now
anon exactly how many Mega Man games do you think have been released since 2013

[No Contest No.8866943]

[Anonymous No.8866956]

>>8866910
I want to beat the NES games though. I've gotten as far as Frankenstein, I just have to get good and believe in myself...I'm going to get around to SotN too.

[Anonymous No.8867095]

>>8866418
>Castlevania peaked with the SotN clones
The GBA and DS Castlevania games are uninspired snoozers. Castlevania obviously peaked on the NES or 16-bit gen, and SotN style peaked on the PS1

[Anonymous No.8867106]

Castlevania.
I just like them more, and I think they're variated enough. Even within the Classic ones, they're all different from one another. CVIII is different then CV1, CV4 is different than 1 and 3, Rondo is different from the previous ones, etc. They all share the core principles of the series started by CV1 but they all add their own thing.
Plus, for variety's sake I have the Metroidvanias and the 3D ones, even if I don't like them as much as the classics.
I feel Megaman could also be a good option but, even though the NES games are pretty good, they're all very similar, and while Megaman X on SNES are close to what a perfect video game could be, and X4 is still a good game, they dropped the ball starting with X5. I like Legends though but not enough to convince me over Castlevania as a whole.
Metroid and Contra are great but they don't have that many games in their franchises.
So yeah, Castlevania for me.

[Anonymous No.8867143]

>>8866956
CV1 is actually one of the easier Castlevania games. Let's see
>CV3
>Dracula X
>Rondo
>Bloodlines
>X68000
>Adventure
>Belmont's Revenge
Yeah, I think these are harder. Just don't give up and be a stubborn asshole and you'll succeed

[Anonymous No.8867258]

>>8866536
>>8866536

[Anonymous No.8867261]

>>8866536
>>8867258

[Anonymous No.8867283]

>>8866047
Hate all of these but Castlevania is the least shit.

[Anonymous No.8867284]

>>8867258
>>8867261
I literally didn't know it existed. Judging by the amount of Mega Man games and merch you'd think he's bigger than Mario and yet Capcom decided to kill the series

[Anonymous No.8867324]

>>8866047
I think because of the sheer number of great games, I would narrowly pick Castlevania over Metroid

[Anonymous No.8867424]

>>8867283
post your top 5 franchises/games

[Anonymous No.8867530]

>>8867424
Franchises are a consoomer concept. A true patrician does not let brand name blind them.

[Anonymous No.8867540]

>>8867530
Fine that's why I added a slash and "games". Just give us your top 5.
I know you won't be sincere but I'm curious as to what your shitposty mind can come up with.

[Anonymous No.8867541]

>>8867530
Based. I posted >>8867283 but I agree with this 100%. You have to evaluate each installment on its own merits.

[Anonymous No.8867547]

>>8867541
Stop samefagging and post a top 5 list of your favorites, even if it's not true. Entertain me, fag. Your entry-level contrarianism isn't enough.

[Anonymous No.8868170]

>>8867530
he's just asking what do ya like, no need to be so serious about it

[Anonymous No.8868173]

metroid for the randomizers
i'm gonna miss mega man though

[Anonymous No.8868180]

>>8866047
Megaman since the spinoffs will count and he has a shit load of different genres under him.
So does Castlevania but I enjoy MMBN more than the metroidvanis (I still like them though.)
Contra is whatever to me (even if I played the fuck out of and liked 3) and Metroid doesn't have enough games for FOREVER that play differently

[Anonymous No.8868356]

>>8867530
answer the question retard

[Anonymous No.8868489]

So for Mega Man, do I get X, Zero, Legends, etc? Or is it only Classic?

[Anonymous No.8869025]

>>8866047
Gonna have to go with Metroid

[Anonymous No.8870675]

>>8866047
Mega Man it is then. Got a lot of great games in that series. The others are great to though but if Metroid had more good 2D games I'd probably went with that. I never played the Prime games either so not sure how those are.

Do fan games and rom hacks count btw? That might sway my decision.

[Anonymous No.8870705]

>>8866047
I've never played a single game in any of these series, so I have no idea.

[Anonymous No.8870830]

>>8866047
Metal Slug

[Anonymous No.8870967]

>>8866047
Castlevania>Metroid>Contra

Never played Mega Man before

[Anonymous No.8870991]

>>8866372
>the portrait reacts to in-game happenings as if it's a driver cam
holy shit that's neat

[Anonymous No.8871207]

>>8870830
>Metal Slug

Arab owned

[Anonymous No.8871228]

>>8867106
solid choice.

[Anonymous No.8871237]

>>8866047
Mario, simply due to how many there are and how varied the games are. RPGs, racing games, even fucking soccer games.