My Summer Games Challenge is moving along. I am through Ys I in Ys Book I & II (TGCD). I hit the level cap in Ys, and Daek Fact was a pushover. I’m now a good way into Ys II. I’ve placed all the Ys books, spent some time grinding levels in this one guys’ basement, and knocked out the “ice” secti...

That mirrors my experience with the game exactly. I noped out after just a few races into story mode, and as much as I wanted to love the game, the crushing difficulty just killed it for me.

I’m almost through Darm Tower in Ys. May finish up the first game in Ys Book I & II tonight! …… More thoughts on other people’s lists: @Ack I’ve played through none of the games on your list! No thoughts on those at all! @pierrot Of the games on your list, I’ve beaten DQVII and Fighter’s Megamix...

Daytona USA is actually a really deep racing game requiring a lot of technique, despite its arcade origins. The Saturn version is pretty barebones and adheres to the arcade original pretty closely. The DC version is definitive in my opinion, however. Daytona on Dreamcast looks good, sounds good, an...

I don’t see nothing wrong with a little bump ‘n grind…so I started up Ys Book I & II this morning. After buying a sword, I promptly went off to bump enemies and grind out a few levels in the field just north of town. That accomplished, I bought some armor and a shield, and I’m ready to start the...

1. Mega Man (DOS) 2. Mega Man III: The Robots Are Revolting (DOS) 3. Teslagrad 2 (Switch) 4. Metal Slug 5 (Neo Geo) 5. Ufouria: The Saga 2 (Switch) 6. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Switch) 7. The Bounty Huntress (Switch) 8. Wide Ocean Big Jacket (Switch) 9. Haunted Castle Revisited (Switch)...

This thread is so good this year. I’m loving the game discussion on here. @key’s last post on GoldenEye is - shall I say it? - golden… This year, I’ve decided to make my Summer Games Challenge list a bit more like Together Retro. That is, I’m choosing games some of you have already chosen (or like g...

Or how crazy that the Famicom and NES both got completely different Fantasy Zone ports. ICYMI, Sunsoft's Famicom port > Tengen NES port. The Sunsoft Fantasy Zone port is very strong, and it is at least as good as Sega’s SMS port. That said, the Tengen port is fine too. Moreover, it’s by far the eas...

There's also a couple of "Video Graffiti" variations that let you leisurely decorate the screen. I don't condone it, but with those modes, one can write bad words and, for the truly wild, very blocky representations of private parts. GOTY 1977 Also, Tron came out in 1982, and I always ass...