Together Retro: River City Ransom

[Ziggy]

I just played River City Ransom for the first time, for about 15 minutes. Two things. One, did Scott Pilgrim The Game just model itself after River City Ransom? And two, fuck those passwords. What are they, like at least 50 characters? If I'll be playing this game at all, it'll be on an emulator with save states or not at all. I don't have the patience to input passwords like that.

[noiseredux]

did Scott Pilgrim The Game just model itself after River City Ransom?

Yes. It was very intentional.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/vi ... ity-Ransom

[Xeogred]

Great... so is this another case of a game being available on the 3DS shop, and not the Wii U? ...

[BoneSnapDeez]

And two, fuck those passwords. What are they, like at least 50 characters?

This is why I love the Retron 5. It turns passwords into saves. Granted, I don't have RCR but it has proved useful with Faxanadu, Guardian Legend, and more.

[ExedExes]

those passwords. What are they, like at least 50 characters?

EX on GBA has a save feature. Although I remember it being a little clunky, but no long passwords.

[Stark]

Played a bit today. I've never played before so I'm still trying to get a hang of it. I should probably look up an instruction manual, but for those interested, I've found out that:

A is punch/hit with object
B is kick/throw held object
Double tap + direction is dash

You can go into some of the buildings, so try doors. Not sure all of the ins and outs of buying food or maxing out your power.

[nullPointer]

Not sure all of the ins and outs of buying food or maxing out your power.

This is the one aspect of the game for which I feel a guide comes in particularly handy. There are a ton of purchasable items and moves in this game, without a lot of explanation regarding the resultant effects.

[dsheinem]

I played this a while this morning and hated it less than I remembered. I'll probably see it through.

[nullPointer]

I played this a while this morning and hated it less than I remembered. I'll probably see it through.

It's the "gangs of students and evil bosses" that are putting ideas in your head isn't it? ... And stop leering at Ryan's girlfriend!

[Ziggy]

those passwords. What are they, like at least 50 characters?

EX on GBA has a save feature. Although I remember it being a little clunky, but no long passwords.

Thanks for the heads up. If I'm gonna be playing it right now, it's gonna be on an emulator on the Wii. So it kinda makes no difference if I play the NES or GBA version. I'll have to check it out and decide which version to stick with.