Summer Games Challenge 2015

Post by **Blu** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:13 pm

I'll be moving May 21st, so I am going to have my time cut down a little bit in the early summer until we get unpacked. That said, I am slimming down my list to these fine titles:

1. Earthbound - SNES / Wii U
2. Legend of Zelda - NES / Wii U
3. Donkey Kong Country - SNES
4. Jet Grind Radio - Dreamcast
5. Grandia II - Dreamcast
6. Final Fantasy IX - PSX

My goal is to accomplish at least half of them this summer. Noted, three of the six are RPGs. Wish me luck!

Post by **CFFJR** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 3:10 am

Key-Glyph wrote:Hey CFFJR, have you listened to any of the soundtrack from Alien Soldier? It's crazy. And by Kazuo Hanzawa.

Really looking forward to hearing your thoughts if tackle this one!

Not with a focus on doing so. I've only heard bits when watching videos of the game. I like what I've heard though, and if the rest is as good as Gunstar Heroes, well...

I'm excited to finally play it though. I promise I'll post about it!

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Regarding the classic debate from a couple of pages back, I have to say I really don't think E.T. is a classic in any sense.

The game is certainly infamous, but that's about it. There's nothing special about it outside of the dump story, and everything it represents (a game crippled in development and rushed to a saturated market to capitalize on a license) still exists in the modern game industry. Which is to say, nobody learned anything from it.

Not to pick on you or anything Prfsnl. I just really think there are better choices.

On that note though, you called out Mega Turrican and Dynamite Headdy as not being classics. Do you have any suggestions for possible alternates on the Genesis?

Post by **Key-Glyph** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 4:50 am

I like the idea of picking five, so here's my final list of musts for the summer:

1. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
2. Metroid (NES)
3. Super Mario Bros. (NES)
4. Phantasy Star III (GEN)
5. Earthworm Jim (GEN)

Some of your guys's picks have influenced my choices!

I really, really want to play MOTHER, but I'd have to emulate it, and I'm not really fond of playing games at my computer if I can avoid it. I'll have to tackle that one some other time.

I'll also be unofficially dabbling in Super Mario World, because several beloved people in my life are harping on it.

Post by **BoneSnapDeez** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:02 am

E.T. has huge historical impact & notoriety. It's also an early example of a console "adventure" game that has something of a conclusion. I'll allow it.

Key-Glyph wrote: I really, really want to play MOTHER, but I'd have to emulate it, and I'm not really fond of playing games at my computer if I can avoid it. I'll have to tackle that one some other time.

Join the Retron 5 cult. That will allow you to play a legit Mother cart in English.

Post by **Ack** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:41 am

BoneSnapDeez wrote:E.T. has huge historical impact & notoriety. It's also an early example of a console "adventure" game that has something of a conclusion. I'll allow it.

E.T. is often considered the death knell of the video game industry in the early 1980s and heralded the video game crash of 1983. It's not classic in that it is good or even necessarily influential in game design, but it is historically significant because it's the linchpin that brought the end of American dominance in the console market and ruined Atari.

CFFJR wrote: On that note though, you called out Mega Turrican and Dynamite Headdy as not being classics. Do you have any suggestions for possible alternates on the Genesis?

Sure!

Streets of Rage, Shinobi, Mortal Kombat, Shining series, Phantasy Star, Altered Beast, Art of Fighting, Out of This World, Cannon Fodder, Sonic, NBA Jam, Aladdin, Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition, NFL '98, Ms. Pac-Man, Jurassic Park, Golden Axe, Gunstar Heroes, Toe Jam & Earl, Castlevania: Bloodlines, Contra: Hard Corps, Comix Zone, Ecco the Dolphin, Super Hang-On, Castle of Illusion, Strider, Double Dragon, Road Rash, Splatterhouse, Columns, Mega Man: The Wily Wars, Desert Strike, Zero Wing, etc.

Post by **prfsnl_gmr** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:29 am

CFFJR wrote:Not to pick on you or anything Prfsnl. I just really think there are better choices.

No worries. I think that the "Is it a classic?" debate make this thread a lot more fun.

Here is an article on E.T. when it appeared on 1up.com's list of 50 "essential" games. I follow the articles's (and Bone's and Ack's) reasoning for including it on my list. A recent documentary also features the game prominently, and I feel like the game is something of a landmark in video game history. (I was also surprised to see how often it was mentioned on the "first game you remember playing" and "first game you remember hating" threads.) I feel like I am missing out by having never played through it.

CFFJR wrote:On that note though, you called out Mega Turrican and Dynamite Headdy as not being classics. Do you have any suggestions for possible alternates on the Genesis?

There are many classic Genesis games, and I would consider any of the following for your list:

Some of these are ports of influential games that first appeared on other systems, but I think any of them would be fine additions to your list. (I await debate on whether they are "true" classics...)

Post by **Ack** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:32 am

At this point, I think playing Ballz should be a requirement before you can join this website.

Post by **prfsnl_gmr** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:33 am

Ack wrote:At this point, I think playing Ballz should be a requirement before you can join this website.

I'm glad you caught that. It is definitely a "forum classic" at this point.

Post by **Ack** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:34 am

prfsnl_gmr wrote:
Ack wrote:At this point, I think playing Ballz should be a requirement before you can join this website.
I'm glad you caught that. It is definitely a "forum classic" at this point.

Do I hear Together Retro 2016?

Post by **Sarge** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:36 am

BoneSnapDeez wrote:
Key-Glyph wrote: I really, really want to play MOTHER, but I'd have to emulate it, and I'm not really fond of playing games at my computer if I can avoid it. I'll have to tackle that one some other time.
Join the Retron 5 cult. That will allow you to play a legit Mother cart in English.

Or you can make a repro like I did.

That Genesis list, by the way, has some questionable choices, at least if we're saying that some are more deserving than Dynamite Headdy.

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