Renzatic on 4/6/2018 at 18:10
What Brethren said. If not for emulators, I never would've been able to play Secret of Mana II.
Renault on 4/6/2018 at 18:28
Another good example would be Chrono Trigger, a game I've always heard great things about but have never played (but someday I will!).
(And I'm not paying whatever astronomical amount the cart goes for on Ebay these days either).
Starker on 4/6/2018 at 18:49
I've even discovered some NES and Sega games that I enjoyed a lot. Nothing from the second generation that I can remember, though. Even some of my old favourites like Montezuma's Revenge make me cringe these days.
Sulphur on 4/6/2018 at 19:34
I would never have played FF6, Chrono Trigger, Terranigma, or Super Castlevania 4 without emulators, and missing any one of those would have been misfortunes of an incalculable order. (Also because they paved the way for me to get a goddamn Playstation and experience Silent Hill, FF7, MGS, Chrono Cross, and many more really important things without which a firm education in vidyagaems is summarily incomplete.)
Renzatic on 4/6/2018 at 19:37
Quote Posted by Starker
Even some of my old favourites like Montezuma's Revenge make me cringe these days.
Really? I play a bit of Montezuma's Revenge at least once a year, and still love it.
Starker on 4/6/2018 at 20:24
Well, if you compare it with something like Super Robin Hood, it feels really primitive.
[video=youtube;cL3kpEPMy2U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL3kpEPMy2U[/video]
Renzatic on 4/6/2018 at 20:42
There's a lot of nostalgia behind my continued love for Montezuma's Revenge, I'll admit. If I were to play it brand new today, I'd probably see it as a good example of classic gaming that's a little too prototypically simple to survive the test of time.
Though Pharaoh's Curse remains awesome to this day.
[video=youtube;oezBzU6PpRg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oezBzU6PpRg[/video]
henke on 14/6/2018 at 06:32
I was looking at (
http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all/filtered) metacritic's highest rated games so far this year to see what I've missed. I don't have much interest in God of War, but figured I probably should give
Celeste a chance, so I picked it up for the Switch. I'm a couple stages in, currently trying to figure out how to beat the hotel boss. I like it a lot. It's got great platforming of course, but the characters and story are also drawing me in. It's hard to put down, which is the mark of a great game.
Renault on 14/6/2018 at 21:53
I read that Nintendo stock is down 16% this month, mostly blamed on their poor showing at E3. That seems really harsh. Seems like they're going to have to come up with something really interesting post E3 to rebound from that. I think their biggest mistake was, after announcing it last year, not showing us anything at all on Metroid 4.
I think Nintendo's routine of regurgitating all of their staple franchises every time a new console is released is getting a bit old for everyone. Of course, there's always going to be a new Mario or Zelda game, but it's probably time to start coming up with something new as well.
