2013 Together Retro Calendar - Looks Like We Made It

[ExedExes]

I've never played a Wing Commander game. But is there a good one you'd suggest that actually does have ports to multiple consoles?

Wing Commander (the original) and Wing Commander The Secret Missions made it to the SNES and some computers. I believe other ports exist. Those were some great games. Good suggestion!

[Valkyrie-Favor]

I'll get behind F-Zero X and Wing Commander II. I know there aren't any ports but if your PC is good enough for racketboy it is good enough for WCII. That won't be a problem. BTW, some fan made an English DC version of Space Channel 5-2, if you must play on Dreamcast.

[dogman91]

I would say for series that have sequels it would be better, if such series hasn't been done already in Together Retro, to always start off with the first game in the series for those who never played any of the games. Just my 2 cents.

Of course there are exceptions like for "black sheeps" of certain series or simulation games or what-have-you, but just as a general rule of thumb (I would suggest).

[foxhound1022]

Hey, I just wanted to interject another FPS option; would anyone be opposed to the Timesplitters series?

[ExedExes]

Hey, I just wanted to interject another FPS option; would anyone be opposed to the Timesplitters series?

It's on the Gamecube -- I'm cool with it But I think one of the games fetches a demanding price on eBay, I remember going there after seeing it on a Metal Jesus video.

[foxhound1022]

Hey, I just wanted to interject another FPS option; would anyone be opposed to the Timesplitters series?

It's on the Gamecube -- I'm cool with it But I think one of the games fetches a demanding price on eBay, I remember going there after seeing it on a Metal Jesus video.

Really? AFAIK, all the games on available systems were rather inexpensive. Might have to dig a little on this.

[dsheinem]

I think if we pick a console exclusive FPS we'll alienate a lot of FPS players...

[Ivo]

I feel like the first game would be better as it's easy to get for DC, PS2 and 360. Whereas the sequel is only an import on DC. Unless there's some over-powering reason the 2nd is far better than the 1st?

IMO SC5 part 2 is a better game (guitar/instrument battles, more Space Michael, moves respond more directly to inputs etc.), but I would not say it is so much better that we should automatically pick it instead of the first one.

On the other hand, there is a "hack" that transplants the PS2 audio into the DC version, and the japanese DC one is easy to play (there are a few menu options that we could explain on the article for example) and you can even sort of follow the (weird) story. Given the game's weirdness, I found it somewhat charming to play in Japanese - the ideal for me would have been English subtitles, as I like the original voices (although I think the English voices on SC5 were also well chosen).

Ivo.

[alienjesus]

Update 3:

First, some notes:
Any time anyone wasnt totally clear if they were endorsing a game, I just assumed they were and added the vote.

For Wing Commander, I've counted all votes for any entry in the series as one, although 2 seems a weird place to start to me.

The Rhythm genre seems the most contested so far, but RPGs have had the most suggestions.

If we dead set on having a 'classic arcade' month, I can take all the golden oldies out of their seperate categories and group them together?

I've included myself as a +1 for Bubble Bobble, although this is the first time I've said so! It's actually the most popular arcade suggestion atm.

And finally, yet another suggestion from moi!


TITLE: Guilty Gear
GENRE: Fighting
SYSTEM: Lots? Depends which version we go for. I'd recommend GGX or GGXX for the most options.
WHY?: Because the characters are awesome and it's a 2D fighter that looks less generic than your usual Street Fighter clone.



And without further ado:

Action Adventure:
Metal Gear 2 (2), Zelda: Minish Cap (1), StarTropics (1)

Adventure:
Fantastic Dizzy (3), Zork (3)

Beat 'em Up:
TMNT: Turtles in Time (4), Streets of Rage (1), Golden Axe (1), Rushing Beat (1), Comix Zone (1)

Fighting:
Darkstalkers related games (1 Bajillion), Tech Romancer (2), Fatal Fury Special (2), Guilty Gear (1)

Flight Combat/Sim:
Wing Commander 2? (3), Ace Combat 4 (1), Starfox (1)

FPS:
Half Life (2), Deus Ex (1), Timesplitters (1), Goldeneye (1)

Horror:
Resident Evil 2 (1)

Platformer:
Bubble Bobble (3), Journey to Silius (1), Rayman 2 (1), Blaster Master (1), Donkey Kong Country (1)

Puzzle:
Puyo Puyo (3), Lemmings (2), Oddworld (1)

Racing:
Road Rash (3), F-Zero X (2), F-Zero (1), Hydro Thunder (1)

Rail Shooter:
House of the Dead 2 (3), Elemental Gearbolt (2), Silent Scope (1)

Rhythm:
Space Channel 5 (4), Parappa the Rapper (3), Space Channel 5 pt 2 (2)

RPG:
Baldur's Gate (2), Ultima 4 (1), Breath of Fire (1), Paper Mario (1), Dragon Warrior (1), FFVI (1), FFV (1)

Run n' Gun:
Zombies Ate My Neighbours (3), Shock Troopers (2)

Shmup:
Twinkle Star Sprites (2), Ikaruga (1), MUSHA (1), Thunder Force III (1), Centipede (1), Millipede (1)

Sports:
Mario Tennis (1), Virtua Tennis (1)

Strategy/Sim:
Pirates! (1), MULE (1)

Other:
Game & Watch/Gallery (3), Spy Hunter (2), Dragon's Lair (1), Elevator Action (1)

[AppleQueso]

Fighting:
Darkstalkers related games (1 Bajillion)