What platformer are you playing now?

[prfsnl_gmr]

Legendary Axe - TG16/PCE. I have always wanted to play it and finally sat down and got started on it last night. Playing it with an arcade stick makes it alittle more difficult, but the game is gorgeous and brilliant for the time of its release...But more importantly, it has whetted my appetite for more TG16/PCE games, the Bonk trilogy is up next.

I played through Legendary Axe a few years ago, and you describe it perfectly. It is a really cool game, but IMO, the Bonk trilogy blows it way. I hope you enjoy them. (You should also give Ninja Spirit a try if you have not already.)

I plan on diving into the GBA library sometime soon and Drill Dozer was a game that really caught my eye.

It is really unique and really inexpensive. Although I haven't completed it yet, it is definitely one of the best GBA exclusive platformers (right up there with Astroboy, the Castlevania games, the Metroid games, and Wario Land 4).

[fastbilly1]

Legendary Axe - TG16/PCE. I have always wanted to play it and finally sat down and got started on it last night. Playing it with an arcade stick makes it alittle more difficult, but the game is gorgeous and brilliant for the time of its release...But more importantly, it has whetted my appetite for more TG16/PCE games, the Bonk trilogy is up next.

I played through Legendary Axe a few years ago, and you describe it perfectly. It is a really cool game, but IMO, the Bonk trilogy blows it way. I hope you enjoy them. (You should also give Ninja Spirit a try if you have not already.)

I will give Ninja Spirit a go aswell. Truth be told, outside of the multiplayer games and shooters, my knowledge of TG16/PCE games is very low. Legendary Axe is just kinda painful at times. Stupid stage 3a.

[prfsnl_gmr]

I will give Ninja Spirit a go aswell. Truth be told, outside of the multiplayer games and shooters, my knowledge of TG16/PCE games is very low. Legendary Axe is just kinda painful at times. Stupid stage 3a.

It is definitely old-fashioned at times, but IMO, it is way better than Rastan, the game from which it draws its inspiration.

A few years ago, I resolved to play through all of the TG16 "classics" using an emulator. It took me a few weeks, but I finally played through Legendary Axe, Bonk's Adventure, Ninja Spirit, Blazing Lazers, etc. It was a trying but, overall, good experience, and I would love to collect for the system at some point.

[fastbilly1]

I will give Ninja Spirit a go aswell. Truth be told, outside of the multiplayer games and shooters, my knowledge of TG16/PCE games is very low. Legendary Axe is just kinda painful at times. Stupid stage 3a.

It is definitely old-fashioned at times, but IMO, it is way better than Rastan, the game from which it draws its inspiration.

A few years ago, I resolved to play through all of the TG16 "classics" using an emulator. It took me a few weeks, but I finally played through Legendary Axe, Bonk's Adventure, Ninja Spirit, Blazing Lazers, etc. It was a trying but, overall, good experience, and I would love to collect for the system at some point.

I have a TG16 but it only gets used for Military Madness. My CoreGrafx got a lot of play for a while with Bomberman 94, Battle Lode Runner, and the shooters. Sadly I still havent picked up a Cd unit, but the prices of everything TG16/PCE related has gone up over the last year. Legendary Axe, which use to be a $10-15 hucard, is now $20-30. Military Madness was $20-30 and is now $50+ on a good day.

Many many years ago I was given the GamePro Hot Tips for Adventure Games (when one of my older brothers friends upgraded to a SNES) and since I didnt have a TG16 until the late 2000s, I never had a chance to play those TG16 games I always wanted to play. I remember looking at Legendary Axe, JJ and Jeff, Dragon Spirit, and It Came From the Desert specifically. And try as I might, I just gave up on JJ and Jeff/Kato and Ken. It is just not worth the frustration. And now I own three of those four, still missing It Came.

[Stark]

Ninja Spirit rules!!!

[pierrot]

Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii) - This game is great. I am plowing through it, and it may end up as my second-favorite game in the Wario Land series. (Wario Land 3 is going to be tough to beat.) The animation is spectacular, and like the best modern Nintendo games, the challenge scales based on your goals. (Beating the game is easy; getting all of the treasures is a true challenge, and only patient, seasoned players should even consider completing all of the challenges.) It is very well designed, and I am surprised it is not as popular as some of the Wii's other 2D platformers.

I really want to play more of this game in the near future. It's a really great platformer from what I've played. It's also by the same development team that worked on Kirby's Epic Yarn. (Another excellent platform game for the Wii.)

Ninja Spirit rules!!!

It really does.

[prfsnl_gmr]

I actually thought it started out a bit slow, which - hopefully - means that it will exceed your expectations. I also think that familiarity with some of the mechanics from the other games in the Wario Land series is helping me to appreciate it more. (I played through SML3: Wario Land, Wario Land 2, Wario Land 3, and Wario Land 4 last year; so, controlling Wario is effortless at this point.)

In any event, let us know when you dive into it and let us know what you think of it!

Sadly I still havent picked up a Cd unit, but the prices of everything TG16/PCE related has gone up over the last year. Legendary Axe, which use to be a $10-15 hucard, is now $20-30. Military Madness was $20-30 and is now $50+ on a good day.

TG16 is something I wish I had started collecting years ago. Sadly, I think that ship has sailed at this point. (Also, Military Madness is a great game. I am about half way through the PS1 version - i.e., Nectaris: Military Madness - and I need to dive back into it at some point so that I can unlock all of the maps from the TG16 original.)

[ExedExes]

^^

Didn't that game have an *8* player link? I remember seeing that in a magazine - scary how one could get 8 people to play a Lynx game

Drill Dozer is on my GBA want list. It's still a cheap pick.

Ninja Spirit is just wow. Well, the arcade original is.

[Gunstar Green]

Wonderboy III: The Dragon's Trap. Best Master System game that I have ever played. The scope of this game amazes me for the hardware it runs on.

It boggles my mind how much this game slays Wonder Boy in Monster World. And I like Wonder Boy in Monster World.

[emwearz]

I am stuck on the final level of Super Mario 3D World, utterly doing my head in, marathon is just pissing me off when I make a small mistake. Super Meat Boy style pissing me off.