Random Gaming Thoughts

[Erik_Twice]

Let's not proclaim victory so easily, I haven't played in days and now I die constantly

[Luke]

R-Type on the sms was way ahead of its time.

[dsheinem]

R-Type on the sms was way ahead of its time.

How so? It isn't one of the better ports of the game by most measures...do you see something in that particular port that later SMS games would regularly use?

[Luke]

R-Type on the sms was way ahead of its time.

How so? It isn't one of the better ports of the game by most measures...do you see something in that particular port that later SMS games would regularly use?

It might not be the best port, but it is unique. Sometimes less is more, and I find that to be the case for the sms port. Something about it being a bit bare bones makes it creepier to me as it suits the game well.

[dsheinem]

R-Type on the sms was way ahead of its time.

How so? It isn't one of the better ports of the game by most measures...do you see something in that particular port that later SMS games would regularly use?

It might not be the best port, but it is unique. Sometimes less is more, and I find that to be the case for the sms port. Something about it being a bit bare bones makes it creepier to me as it suits the game well.

so how was it "ahead of its time?"

[noiseredux]

So does that mean that the SMS version of Sonic was ahead of its time even though it came out a few months after the Genesis version?

[aaron]

So does that mean that the SMS version of Sonic was ahead of its time even though it came out a few months after the Genesis version?

i think the LCD version of Sonic 2 was way ahead of its time. "less is more" indeed.

[Luke]

so how was it "ahead of its time?"

If it was released today, I'd buy it. For me, the sms port captured the feeling of claustrophobic panic that still holds true to this day.

[Luke]

So does that mean that the SMS version of Sonic was ahead of its time even though it came out a few months after the Genesis version?

What does this have to do with R-Type?

[dsheinem]

so how was it "ahead of its time?"

If it was released today, I'd buy it. For me, the sms port captured the feeling of claustrophobic panic that still holds true to this day.

Yeah, I still have no idea what the hell you mean by "ahead of its time". I buy retro-oriented new releases all the time, but that doesn't make them "ahead of their time".

That phrase: