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I never played this game before but I was looking to purchase this on VC, and tried it out on my DS (the items are garbled) I liked it so I decided to play it a little more via emulation.
This is a great game... now I wonder if I should get it for VC or will it look worse on a huge screen?
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Pick it up. While I haven't spent much time with the first, I would spend hours playing the sequel. I really recommend them both.
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I broke down and bought it... Wow it looks great on the HD screen.
The graphics look clear and crisp, meaning I can see every 8-bit pixel, and with the classic controller its a blast.

Playing this reminds me why classic games are better, focus was on challenge. I played through the first cave and thought this is going to be easy... then it took me about 3 continues to get through the second one, and about 5 continues to get through the third one...

Old NES is great to pick up and play in those few moments when the newborn sleeps.
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SpaceBooger wrote:I broke down and bought it... Wow it looks great on the HD screen.
The graphics look clear and crisp, meaning I can see every 8-bit pixel, and with the classic controller its a blast.

Playing this reminds me why classic games are better, focus was on challenge. I played through the first cave and thought this is going to be easy... then it took me about 3 continues to get through the second one, and about 5 continues to get through the third one...

Old NES is great to pick up and play in those few moments when the newborn sleeps.
Ha you'll have fun in the graveyard stage!
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Post by indecks »

I loved Startropics. It was one of my favorite games in 7th grade.
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Random sidenote: I've got a boxed copy I'd like to see go to someone who'll appreciate it. If you're interested, PM me.
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