/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.9791481]

I downloaded what appears to be a full catalogue of PC-Engine CD-ROM2 roms because obviously I wanted to play Castlevania. Is there anything else worth my time in there?

[Anonymous No.9791493]

There's Fatal Fury 2/FF2 Special, and Art of Fighting is there too. FF2/Special are said by some to be the best home-console ports of FF2. Both require the arcade card, but if you're emulating that doesn't matter.

[Anonymous No.9791550]

There's a lot of RPG/ADV, but if you don't know Japanese your options will be limited to a few games like Ys 1&2 and fan-translations.
Check out the shmup library at least (Gate of Thunder, Rayxanber, Download 2, Nexzr, Spriggan, Star Parodier,...)

[Anonymous No.9791551]

>>9791481
Spriggan
Spriggan Mk.2
Sapphire
Star Parodier
Gradius II
Shubibinman 3
Mad Stalker Full Metal Force
Wonder Boy in Monster Lair
Valis 1
Valis 2
Valis 3
Valis 4
Sylphia
Dynastic Hero
Kaze Kiri
Fausette Amour

Honestly I think the PC Engine and PC Engine CD library is better than the Genesis / Mega Drive's.

[Anonymous No.9791554]

>>9791551
I don't know about Mega Drive, but it's definitely better than SNES.

[Anonymous No.9791561]

well that was a waste of bandwidth,
that cv is trash due to the unskippable cutscenes.

[Anonymous No.9791583]

>>9791481
Yes, lots
>>9791551
Not a controversial opinion at least for the CD
>>9791554
Keep your console war shit to yourself all three systems have great libraries
>>9791561
Pretending to be OP or legitimately a retard

[Anonymous No.9791639]

>>9791583
Disliking the SNES is not "console warring", it was a disappointing and underwhelming console compared to the Mega Drive, PC Engine, Neo Geo, and X68000.

[Anonymous No.9791701]

>>9791639
Nobody asked faggot now show us on the doll where Miyamoto touched you

[Anonymous No.9791913]

>>9791639
>X68000
This contrarian is going all out. Can't wait to hear about how the 3DO is better than ps1.

[Anonymous No.9792107]

>>9791481
Cotton. It's like a shmup and anime fmv game mashed together.

[Anonymous No.9792129]

>>9791551
Even as a Sigger I have no choice but to agree with this. Most PC Engine / PCECD versions of the games are superior

[Anonymous No.9792131]

>>9791554
Agreed.
t. Sigger

[Anonymous No.9792135]

>>9792107
Seconded cotton. Amazing games all around
t.Sigger

[Anonymous No.9792169]

>>9791481
>Is there anything else worth my time in there?
Yes. Some of the greatest games of all time, including what many Japanese gamers consider to be the best RPG ever made. Unfortunately for you, all of her best games on the console require full fluency in moon.

[Anonymous No.9792171]

>>9792129
>>9792131
>>9792135
>Sigger
A what?

[Anonymous No.9792203]

>>9791481
Unless you deemed it worth your time to learn Japanese, probably not.

[Anonymous No.9792213]

>>9791913
This board is so contrarian I can’t wait for the jaguar and 3DO schizos to really start coming out of the woodwork

[Anonymous No.9792230]

>>9792171
Sega enjoyer

[Anonymous No.9792240]

>>9792213
You know he's pulling shit out of his ass when calling the X68000 a console

[Anonymous No.9792280]

The PC Engine is the only retro console I regret buying. The library is pretty bad.

[Anonymous No.9792291]

>>9792280
The library is only bad if you're an EOP. PCE has some of the greatest /vr/ titles of all time like Tengai Makyou 2

[Anonymous No.9792301]

>>9792291
Any game praised by people using the term "EOP" is bad. There's clear historical precedent for this.

[Anonymous No.9792329]

>>9792301
Yeah, the precedent is retards trying to play games in a language they don't understand.

[Anonymous No.9792346]

>>9792329
1) I'm Japanese
2) There are at least a handful of users on this board who do understand Japanese. You can usually find them in the visual novel threads when we have them.
>>9792301
You don't know what a good game is until you've played Tengai Makyou 2. This game makes FF, DQ and Chrono Trigger look like shit for babies.
https://youtu.be/8U8yrr8samo

[Anonymous No.9792351]

>>9792346
There are literally hundreds of this exact game on Famicom.

[Anonymous No.9792353]

>>9792346
bro all these games are for babies we're 30-40 year olds arguing about 30 year old games meant for 13 year olds, take a step back for 3 minutes

[Anonymous No.9792372]

>>9792351
There's literally not. This is often heralded by Japanese /vr/ gamers as the best RPG ever made
>>9792353
>games meant for 13 year olds
You clearly haven't played it.

[Anonymous No.9792373]

>>9792346
1) Your parents (or grandparents) are Japanese expats. You were born and raised somewhere in SoCal.
2) Weebs that speak at least some Japanese? On MY 4chan?!? It's more likely than you think.
3) What the fuck are you even arguing? You're bitching about people using the term EOP and then blathering on about how you're Japanese and how people totally have to play this Japanese only game.
4) Fuck, I hate you insufferable shits.

[Anonymous No.9792379]

>>9792372
>This is often heralded by Japanese /vr/ gamers as the best RPG ever made
The Japanese are known for their shitty taste in games.

[Anonymous No.9792381]

>>9792372
Japanese /vr/ gamers, minds so coveted and respected they get hourly emails from CERN

[Anonymous No.9792387]

>>9792373
>1) Your parents (or grandparents) are Japanese expats.
Not even close. I only have one passport, it's red and says "Japan" on the front of it.
>You were born and raised somewhere in SoCal.
I would have killed myself by now if that were the case.
>2) Weebs that speak at least some Japanese? On MY 4chan?!? It's more likely than you think.
Come by the visual novel thread sometime. There's a few in there who play in Japanese.
3) What the fuck are you even arguing? You're bitching about people using the term EOP and then blathering on about how you're Japanese and how people totally have to play this Japanese only game.
I never complained about anyone using the term "EOP." In fact, I'm the one who used the term EOP, retard.
>4) Fuck, I hate you insufferable shits.
俺のセリフだ!

[Anonymous No.9792392]

>>9791481
I like Asuka 120% Burning fest desu. That's all I know

[Anonymous No.9792393]

>>9792381
el psy congroo
>>9792379
Remind me again: who crashed their own video game industry; was it my country or yours? And then who saved them from that crash, was it my country or yours?

[Anonymous No.9792397]

>>9792387
>Not even close. I only have one passport, it's red and says "Japan" on the front of it.
Cool, then you'll have no problem taking a timestamped pic of it. Then we can move on to address the rest of your bullshit.
>I would have killed myself by now if that were the case.
You'd be amazed how many people seem to be able to tolerate SoCal.
>Come by the visual novel thread sometime. There's a few in there who play in Japanese.
I like how you're both too new to understand there's a large percentage of people here who speak Japanese or get the reference. I wasn't doubting that there's some Neehangoo speaking weebs in your favorite VN thread.

[Anonymous No.9792401]

>>9792397
i lived in pleasant hill for a year working in oil and wanted to kill myself with some of the "people" there, damn is it a beautiful state with beautiful weather though. And if you like outdoors stuff like hiking its great. Too expensive though i don't know how tech goobers do it.

[Anonymous No.9792408]

>>9791481
Rondo and shmups that's just about it

[Anonymous No.9792521]

japlarpers getting btfo?

[Anonymous No.9792615]

The PC Engine JRPG library totally mogs the SNES, and I'm tired of pretending it doesn't.

[Anonymous No.9792668]

Where's the best place to get a Cover for my Briefcase? I've never been able to get one for mine. Can't complain too much. Just the 3.0 card is now worth more that what I paid for the case/working cdrom2/with the 3.0 card.

[Anonymous No.9792686]

>>9791481
Fray

[Anonymous No.9792710]

>>9792686
That's a great one anon... Been a whole that one kek

[Anonymous No.9792715]

>>9792710
While*

[Anonymous No.9792728]

>>9792213
What’s wrong with the jaguar, jaguar cd and 3do? Before the rule change there used to be threads for them regularly.

[Anonymous No.9792779]

>>9792213
>This board is so contrarian
Wow, you just float where ever the wind takes you? You're proud of looking like a complete tool?

[Anonymous No.9792780]

>>9792728
I really liked the handful of games I had for the Jaguar. The problem with the Jaguar CD is that they're pretty much all broken. The 3DO is great if you know what to expect from it.

[Anonymous No.9792795]

>>9792779
"Contrarian" on this board means anyone who doesn't suck the teat of Nintendo, if you dare to speak out against any of their products you are a contrarian Australian and must receive your dogpiling.

[Anonymous No.9792823]

>>9791481
Star Parodier is pretty fun, also challenging in later stages.
You don't need japanese also.

[Anonymous No.9792826]

>>9792795
what wait did australia do m8

[Anonymous No.9792836]

>>9792387
>my passport makes me japanese
I can't think of a better way for someone to prove they aren't Japanese

[Anonymous No.9792839]

>>9792826
Probably a reference to the resident Australian schizo. If you see nonsensical shit like this >>9791561 , it's probably him.

[Anonymous No.9792841]

>>9792826
Gave up their freedom/guns

[Anonymous No.9793029]

>>9791481
best home version of Buster Bros / Pang / Pomping Word

[Anonymous No.9793040]

>>9792169
err you can just point your phone camera at the tv and it auto translates in real time

[Anonymous No.9793092]

>>9792836
Notice how he dipped after getting called out. He didn't actually stop posting in the thread, but he did quit larping. Comedy.

[Anonymous No.9793803]

>>9791481
OH HELLO HOW DO U DO FELLOW KIDS???

[Anonymous No.9793817]

>>9793803
That is nice, but I'm going to get the Turbo Everdrive Pro.

[Anonymous No.9793837]

>>9793817
i recommend this route
the cd drive has plastic gears that need to be replaced as they break down over time
also prob a good idea to recap while youre in there

its a convoluted shitshow inside the cd unit itself, its neat that its modular and i love the look of it

but a tg16 and the newest everdrive is a godtier solution
or de-10 nano

[Anonymous No.9793845]

>>9793837
I feel like I came off as an ass, so I do apologize if I might of "mocked" having that. I do love the design of the whole set up and would love to get an interface unit even with a "dummy" cd interface just for the sleek look of it all. Honestly, if it weren't for the fact that they are crazy expensive AND break super easy, I would love to have one.

That said, I am glad the Turbo Pro exists now and heard that krikzz is making a solution for stereo audio with it. I am very jealous of how cute your PC Engine is all tucked in.

[Anonymous No.9793865]

>>9793845
i failed to mention the arcade card also
they are rare now & the expensive one is require for sapphire ;_;

the toaster raspberry pi 3b+ can run the entire pc engine library acceptably
maybe some dropped frames here and there
but my living room tv is a consoomer set anyways, even "gamemode" sucks balls technically

[Anonymous No.9793917]

>>9793865
I have that literal same Toshiba. It is very cute

[Anonymous No.9794213]

>>9792291
>The library is only bad if you're an EOP

no its not. the system has plenty of strong platformers and shooters. any of the action RPGs are also playable with a guide or translation

its 3rd fiddle to the snes and genesis but the library is still really strong even if you dont understand japanese
>>9791481
if you like castlevania, then legendary axe is a must play. its better than castlevania 1 imo

legendary axe 2 is also pretty kickass
i'll post my favorite games that aren't the shooters, because everyone and their mother knows those
>liquid kids
>momotaro katsugeki
>bonk 1
>bonk 2
>new adventure island
>sonson ii (capcom exclusive sequel to black tiger)
>river city ransom
>super dodgeball
>splatterhouse
>ninja spirit
>shinobi (heavily flawed port but still fun)
>samurai ghost
>schubibinman 3
>chiki chiki boys
>makai prince dorabochan
>wonder boy iii dragon trap
>blood gear (masterpiece)
>parasol stars
>rainbow islands (has a save feature where you can go back to prior islands to get the gems)
>tonma
>gekisha boy
>bomberman, 93, 94
>bonze adventure
>genji tsushin agedama (the only real run and gun on the system, easy but unique and has a secret difficulty slider to make it balls hard)

i never cared for the valis series but valis 1 remake/port is overall a solid B game

new zealand story and strider are flawed versions that are still worth checking out for certain reasons. ghouls n ghosts is supergrafx only and is much harder than the genesis version

[Anonymous No.9794219]

unfortunately, there isnt a big metroid equivalent on the system (though there are games like sonson ii and dragon trap that are kinda along the lines).
the closest you will get is eternal city, which is closer in gameplay to thexder. its pretty obscure but the included manual has a map of the entire game

for fighting games, FFS is a must, and so is the kabuki clash prequel. konami's martial champion is kinda fun but not a great port. SFIICE is impressive but doesnt offer anything over the other versions

[Anonymous No.9794236]

>>9791481
I'm surprised nobody mentioned Gate of thunder and Lord of thunder, they are both great.
Some people recommended Shubibinman 3 but I think 1 and 2 are also pretty fun (The first one is more of a guilty pleasure of mine). There's also a port of Prince of Persia and a pretty good port of R-type (be sure to play the CD version for the best soundtrack)

[Anonymous No.9794252]

>>9792387
nice larp, whitey

[Anonymous No.9794273]

>>9792373
Ywnbaw

[Anonymous No.9794276]

>>9792795
Shut the fuck up you crybaby nigger

[Anonymous No.9794348]

>>9793845
Ywnbaw

[Anonymous No.9794550]

>>9793092
He's just busy practicing with his Katana. He trains with his Katana every day, this superior weapon can cut clean through steel because it is folded over a thousand times, and is vastly superior to any other weapon on earth. He earned his sword license two years ago, and he has been getting better every day.

[Anonymous No.9794983]

>>9794550
Are you trying to tell me I was replying to Ken-sama? The legend himself?

[Anonymous No.9795015]

>>9791481
>CD
>roms
lel

[Anonymous No.9795534]

>>9792393
Based Jap reminding that gaijin whitu piggu who's boss.

[Anonymous No.9795553]

>>9794348
I thank the good Lord for that everyday.

[Anonymous No.9795894]

>>9793845
you do not need to apologize on 4chan

[Anonymous No.9796360]

>>9791481
There's a few great games on the TurboGrafx-CD but I never made a list.

Here's a list I put together of games I managed to enjoy (minus games I haven't tested out the translations for.)

https://pastebin.com/gZnXZqrw

[Anonymous No.9796601]

>>9792372
Lmao
Game doesn't even make the list for best games ever, fuck off, is the same as Sonic CD with fags pretending is the best sonic game only because it was kind of obscure and when it came out to a wider audience most people bash it for being a mess.

[Anonymous No.9796616]

>>9796360
You managed to enjoy Golden Axe??

[Anonymous No.9797023]

>>9796360
Where could I get translations? Some of the recommendations ITT are for games with a story and I don't speak Japanese.

[Anonymous No.9797324]

>>9796616
I got through a good chunk of Golden Axe on PCE CD, and it's ok for what it is. After posting that list, I realized that the list was limited to games that I could play without knowing Japanese. I was working on another list of games that are definitely worth checking out, and I remember Golden Axe not making the cut. I never completed that list and have since lost it.

[Anonymous No.9797325]

>>9797023
English Translation Collection (2023)

[Anonymous No.9797581]

Gate of Thunder
Lords of Thunder
Seirei Senshi Spriggan
Nexzr
YS 1-2
Cotton
Soldier Blade
Super Star Soldier
Gunhed
Bloody Wolf
Magical Chase
Galaga '88
Air Zonk
Legendary Axe
Neo Nectaris
Gradius 2
Rayxanber 3
Last Alert
Devil Crash

[Anonymous No.9797754]

>>9797581
add mad stalker too

[Anonymous No.9798004]

I wished the PC engine was more popular so we can get more translations. I want really to play Tokimeki Memorial on PC engine but I guess we are only going to get the SNES port translated for now.

[Anonymous No.9798018]

>>9795015
Yes, they are called CD-ROMs
What’s your point

[Anonymous No.9798334]

>>9791481
If you want to dungeon crawl I'd recommend Madou Monogatari I, and if you want a detective/mystery type game where you play as an idol, I'd recommend Private Eye Dol. Played the first episode which was a murder mystery, haven't started the second one yet. Both need an English patch if you don't know Japanese of course.

[Anonymous No.9799491]

>>9795015
romrom

[Anonymous No.9799503]

>>9798004
that's the curse of these consoles, there are many great PCE/Saturn games still untranslated, but modders prefer translating jap shovelware #452 for the SNES

[Anonymous No.9799752]

>>9799503
If EOP's knew the quality of the JRPG titles on those platforms that they are missing out on, they wouldn't even rank the SNES.

[Anonymous No.9799787]

>>9799752
The JRPGs on PCE and Saturn were literally the lowest quality of their eras.

[Anonymous No.9800308]

>>9799491
Yes

[Anonymous No.9800748]

Pc engine is shit. Castlevania is shit (psp version of rondo is good and bloodlines on megadrive is a good challenge.)

Nothing truly great on the pc engine like revenge of shinobi or actraiser on SNES

[Anonymous No.9800783]

what a useless board and thread. just a samefag off the meds.

[Anonymous No.9801074]

>>9800748
delete this
>>9800308
be careful if you disassemble
>>9791481
j thunder
steam hearts
girls of hawaii
high leg fantasy

[Anonymous No.9801078]

[Anonymous No.9801338]

>>9800748
>or actraiser

your bar is that low? its good but not amazing. pce has plenty of games at that level

[Anonymous No.9801412]

>>9791551
>Spriggan
Just letting everyone know, this was a mainstream niche in Japan in the 90's and early 00's and already has an ONA Anime series out for it animated by David Production(Jojo's Bizarre Adventure fame), including a Deluxe Manga version being translated right now by Seven Seas. I would recommend a watch just because of how great of a Action Sci-Fi it is and has a lot of mystery to it as well and also picking up the manga which is a special edition with artwork included.

[Anonymous No.9801615]

>>9801074
>be careful if you disassemble
nta but why? I've disassembled dozens of these and never had a problem.

[Anonymous No.9802835]

>>9801615
its a vintage cd player
aka a fat fucking mess of thin ribbon cables
experienced anonkun will have no issues
if you can do a 3ds you will be fine
if you can do a smartphone you will be fine

those cd units are fragile and the gears often need to be lubed\replaced
not to mention the caps failing

i would suggest just buying one that has already been serviced

[Anonymous No.9802891]

>>9791481
Cotton

[Anonymous No.9803158]

>>9802835
>aka a fat fucking mess of thin ribbon cables
From what I remember there's two
>those cd units are fragile
Never seen that
>and the gears often need to be lubed\replaced
There's one gear that's a problem
>i would suggest just buying one that has already been serviced
I'd suggest you do that. As you said, only experienced anonkun will have no issues.

[Anonymous No.9803403]

>>9800783
Well, he's embarrassed because he got blown the fuck out. His "I'm totally Japuneze gaiz" larp got exposed and there's no recovery from that. Just embarrassed shitposting in the desperate hope that a mod will come and nuke the thread and hide his shame.

[Anonymous No.9803570]

>>9792795
/vr/ has always been one of the least Nintendofag boards. You will commonly hear Mega Drive or PC Engine be talked about on the same level or better than SNES, and 64 is often called the worst console of its gen.

[Anonymous No.9803684]

>>9803570
>least Nintendofag boards
Shall we count the number of threads devoted to Nintendo hardwares or IP's in the catalog? Even the pinned image is Nintendo shit. /vrn/ so we can talk about real games here please.

[Anonymous No.9803774]

>>9803684
It's a decent chunk but it's not that high of a percentage.

[Anonymous No.9803948]

>>9803158
ok

[Anonymous No.9804007]

>>9803570
this
/v/ is basically a nintendo fanboy board. lets not even get started how many "comfy" threads nintendo fanboys make to prevent any sort of dissent
/vr/ is more balanced

[Anonymous No.9804042]

>>9804007
The /v/efugees are obvious usually due to how they react to people posting things like: >>9803570 but all the more ease in identification.

[Anonymous No.9804098]

Shmups
- Gradius/Salamander/Gradius II
- Blazing Lazers
- Soldier Blade
- Galaga '90
- 1943 Kai
- Raiden
- Parodius Da!
- Air Zonk and Super Air Zonk
- Mr. Heli
- Gate of thunder/Lords of Thunder
- Saphire
- Star Parodier
- R-type
- Many more..

Platformers
- Rondo of Blood
- Ninja Spirit
- Bonk's Adventure/Bonk's Revenge/Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure
- New Adventure Island
- Legendary Axe 1 and 2
- Splatterhouse
- Danmakiamora (Ghouls and Ghosts, only of super grafx)
- SonSon II
- Legend of Hero Tonma
- Samurai-Ghost
- Mizubaku Daibouken Liquid Kids

RPG/Adventure
- Ys series
- Neputia 1 and 2
- Dungeon Explorer
- Tower of Druaga
- Snatcher
- Tokimeki Memorial (Dating Sim)
- Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
- Batman
- Cadash

Arcade/Puzzle
- Bomberman 94
- Devil's Crush
- OutRun
- Somer Assault
- Altered Beast
- Super Dodgeball
- Parasol Stars

[Anonymous No.9805495]

>>9804098
Thanks for the recs anon

[Anonymous No.9806282]

>>9792346
>1) I'm Japanese

[Anonymous No.9806768]

>>9801078

[Anonymous No.9806867]

Does anyone know which cap in the interface unit is used for saves?

[Anonymous No.9807660]

>>9806867
Yes