General_Norris wrote:
I think the reason is that most people only know those games and LJN because they watched the Angry Video Game Nerd. That's where I discovered those games, so I was surprised you liked Nightmare on Elm Street.
you're probably right. But AVGN is... well I don't want to get into that. All I know is I actually had a ton of LJN games growing up. Not all of them were good. But I have tons of fond memories of playing Nightmare On Elm Street with three friends doing 4-Player Co-Op. Do you know how amazing that was back then? To do that on a NES instead of in an arcade!
Years later I tried Nightmare again on an emulator and was so thrilled that it was still as fun as I remember. The music is incredible, and I'm sorry but the fact that every level has two versions of it -- an "awake" version and "asleep" version -- and the fact that there's pro's and con's to playing through the level both ways, that's really impressive. That's not exactly the kind of lazy or crappy game design that people remember LJN for.
Jaws (NES) may be really difficult, but I remember spending a lot of time on this one. I'm sure any NES fans who are about my age feel the same way. Believe it or not, it was a pretty big hit back then. I feel like everyone had a copy.
Major League Baseball (NES) there's nothing really special about this one, in fact it's very close to gameplay and look/feel of Bases Loaded really, but it happened to be the baseball game that my dad bought me, so it's the one I played. I can actually remember my dad and uncle learning how to play it too (I think the only video game I've ever seen my dad play). It's not a great game, but a good one. I still enjoy it.
Friday The 13th (NES) is still really hard. But the graphics are cool (it looks like Camp Crystal Lake) and the music is awesome. I think everyone knows this game is better than they say it is -- but fear disagreeing with AVGN.
A Nightmare On Elm Street (NES)... do this: hit "search" above. Then in the KEYWORD box type NIGHTMARE ELM STREET then in the USER box type NOISEREDUX. You should get lots of posts of me talking about how great this game is.
NBA All Star Challenge (GB) there's actually 2 of these and they're both decent. Think of them as basketball mini-games. Shoot-outs and slam dunk contests, etc. Fun stuff for short bursts.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure (GB) I don't even care, this game is BETTER than Bug's Bunny Crazy Castle. There I said it. It's a puzzle/platform game, much like that series, but it controls really really well. Trust me. It shocked me, but it's awesome.
Alien 3 (GB) this one is really impressive actually. There's a post on HG101 about this game (on the blog) which I thought was so amazing in its praise that it actually inspired me to start my own blog! Alien 3 is actually a game that displays a vast understanding of how to visually create a maximized experience using the limitations of the GB's screen. Everything is detailed enough to make sense to you, but simple enough to not be too busy, big enough to handle, yet small enough to not cramp. Very efficient.
T2: The Arcade Game (GB) it's a fucking on-rails shooter! On the GB! And it's good!!!
noiseredux wrote:Here's some LJN games that I think are good:
Jaws (NES) may be really difficult, but I remember spending a lot of time on this one. I'm sure any NES fans who are about my age feel the same way. Believe it or not, it was a pretty big hit back then. I feel like everyone had a copy.
I liked Jaws. Getting that camera flash to go off at the right time at the end of the game was a bitch, but otherwise it's a pretty fun game.
We are prepared to live in the plain and die in the plain!
I really liked Jaws and Nightmare on Elm Street when I was growing up. Nightmare was the first time I recall using Game Genie for something besides messing around in the Super Mario Bros. games.
I can never really forgive them for both of the Back to the Future games though. They were my favorite movies so of course I got them and my disappointment was incalculable.
noiseredux wrote:Here's some LJN games that I think are good:
Jaws (NES) may be really difficult, but I remember spending a lot of time on this one. I'm sure any NES fans who are about my age feel the same way. Believe it or not, it was a pretty big hit back then. I feel like everyone had a copy.
Major League Baseball (NES) there's nothing really special about this one, in fact it's very close to gameplay and look/feel of Bases Loaded really, but it happened to be the baseball game that my dad bought me, so it's the one I played. I can actually remember my dad and uncle learning how to play it too (I think the only video game I've ever seen my dad play). It's not a great game, but a good one. I still enjoy it.
Friday The 13th (NES) is still really hard. But the graphics are cool (it looks like Camp Crystal Lake) and the music is awesome. I think everyone knows this game is better than they say it is -- but fear disagreeing with AVGN.
A Nightmare On Elm Street (NES)... do this: hit "search" above. Then in the KEYWORD box type NIGHTMARE ELM STREET then in the USER box type NOISEREDUX. You should get lots of posts of me talking about how great this game is.
NBA All Star Challenge (GB) there's actually 2 of these and they're both decent. Think of them as basketball mini-games. Shoot-outs and slam dunk contests, etc. Fun stuff for short bursts.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure (GB) I don't even care, this game is BETTER than Bug's Bunny Crazy Castle. There I said it. It's a puzzle/platform game, much like that series, but it controls really really well. Trust me. It shocked me, but it's awesome.
Alien 3 (GB) this one is really impressive actually. There's a post on HG101 about this game (on the blog) which I thought was so amazing in its praise that it actually inspired me to start my own blog! Alien 3 is actually a game that displays a vast understanding of how to visually create a maximized experience using the limitations of the GB's screen. Everything is detailed enough to make sense to you, but simple enough to not be too busy, big enough to handle, yet small enough to not cramp. Very efficient.
T2: The Arcade Game (GB) it's a fucking on-rails shooter! On the GB! And it's good!!!
Way to flip the thread on its head
BoneSnapDeez wrote:The success of a console is determined by how much I enjoy it.
noiseredux wrote:
Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure (GB) I don't even care, this game is BETTER than Bug's Bunny Crazy Castle. There I said it. It's a puzzle/platform game, much like that series, but it controls really really well. Trust me. It shocked me, but it's awesome.
I have an ally! I love this game and got really far in it. I can't remember what significant historical personage was responsible for killing me, but I know there was one in particular.
As far as other LJN games, I really like Friday the 13th and I really despise both Back to the Futures. I mean, in BTTF 1, they just keep playing that random song over and over. It wouldn't have been half as bad if it was music that was actually from the movies! As a side note, I beat episode one of the new BTTF and it is amazing. Telltale did very well.
noiseredux wrote:Here's some LJN games that I think are good:
Jaws (NES) may be really difficult, but I remember spending a lot of time on this one. I'm sure any NES fans who are about my age feel the same way. Believe it or not, it was a pretty big hit back then. I feel like everyone had a copy.
Major League Baseball (NES) there's nothing really special about this one, in fact it's very close to gameplay and look/feel of Bases Loaded really, but it happened to be the baseball game that my dad bought me, so it's the one I played. I can actually remember my dad and uncle learning how to play it too (I think the only video game I've ever seen my dad play). It's not a great game, but a good one. I still enjoy it.
Friday The 13th (NES) is still really hard. But the graphics are cool (it looks like Camp Crystal Lake) and the music is awesome. I think everyone knows this game is better than they say it is -- but fear disagreeing with AVGN.
I have the Friday cart and a huge Friday fan, but that game is just too poorly made to be any real fun for more than 30 min.
The only way a Friday game will ever work is if you play Jason and get to stalk and butcher teens.
A Nightmare On Elm Street (NES)... do this: hit "search" above. Then in the KEYWORD box type NIGHTMARE ELM STREET then in the USER box type NOISEREDUX. You should get lots of posts of me talking about how great this game is.
NBA All Star Challenge (GB) there's actually 2 of these and they're both decent. Think of them as basketball mini-games. Shoot-outs and slam dunk contests, etc. Fun stuff for short bursts.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure (GB) I don't even care, this game is BETTER than Bug's Bunny Crazy Castle. There I said it. It's a puzzle/platform game, much like that series, but it controls really really well. Trust me. It shocked me, but it's awesome.
Alien 3 (GB) this one is really impressive actually. There's a post on HG101 about this game (on the blog) which I thought was so amazing in its praise that it actually inspired me to start my own blog! Alien 3 is actually a game that displays a vast understanding of how to visually create a maximized experience using the limitations of the GB's screen. Everything is detailed enough to make sense to you, but simple enough to not be too busy, big enough to handle, yet small enough to not cramp. Very efficient.
T2: The Arcade Game (GB) it's a fucking on-rails shooter! On the GB! And it's good!!!
LJN released several games that I played a lot of when I was younger, but are actually pretty crappy games. I think I just kept feeling like I needed to beat them, but they always got too hard or too boring.
T&C Surf
Jaws
Gotcha!
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Friday the 13th
These all received way more of my time than they deserved.
