Vote for September's Together Retro!

[pierrot]

If launch titles won, I’d be making it 9/9/99 again, at my place.

Also just realized it’s going to be the twentieth anniversary of the US launch, in September.

[prfsnl_gmr]

Just to be clear bout LJN...it wasn’t a developer; it was a publisher. Many of its best games, like the aforementioned Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street, were developed by great companies like Atlus and Rare. Other games were developed by Beam Software and Software Creations...and...uh...Probe... I think the variety of developers associated with LJN contributed to the fact that games published by LJN varied wildly in quality, and I think the volume and wild variety of games published by LJN would make for a really interesting TR.

Also, Alien 3 for The SNES is awesome.

[opa]

I voted LJN cause I've always wanted to check those out. From what little I've played I liked Friday the 13th. Wouldn't mind an excuse to grab a copy.

Friday The 13th is a solid game - once you understand what the heck you're supposed to be doing. It doesn't explain itself well enough, but you wrap your head around it, it's a lot of fun. I have tons of love for that game.

That said, Nightmare On Elm Street is even better. You've got different 'dream masters' that you can switch into after unlocking them. So you start as just a kid, but you can be an athlete who throws a javelin and jumps way higher; a ninja with throwing stars and a jumpkick; a wizard who can hover. It's awesome. Also, each level has daytime and "nightmare" versions. Oh, and it's a rare NES game that supports 4-player co-op. I think the only NES game I ever played this way. And the icing on the cake: the music is phenomenal.

Well dang, I may have to play these regardless of TR.

[noiseredux]

Just to be clear bout LJN...it wasn’t a developer; it was a publisher. Many of its best games, like the aforementioned Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street, were developed by great companies like Atlus and Rare. Other games were developed by Beam Software and Software Creations...and...uh...Probe... I think the variety of developers associated with LJN contributed to the fact that games published by LJN varied wildly in quality, and I think the volume and wild variety of games published by LJN would make for a really interesting TR.

This is a great point that I wish I had made in the initial post. Rare and LJN go hand-in-hand. There's tons of gamers who adore Rare and have probably overlooked LJN published games.

[Ziggy]

This is a great point that I wish I had made in the initial post. Rare and LJN go hand-in-hand. There's tons of gamers who adore Rare and have probably overlooked LJN published games.

+1. I love Rare and didn't realize until just now that they made Nightmare on Elm Street. Music by David Wise, too!

[pierrot]

I locked in my votes, for the two least popular options so far. Ready to Launch would really be so apropos for the 20th anniversary of the Dreamcast's North American launch. I don't know if you planned that or not, Noise.

[noiseredux]

I locked in my votes, for the two least popular options so far. Ready to Launch would really be so apropos for the 20th anniversary of the Dreamcast's North American launch. I don't know if you planned that or not, Noise.

Actually had Game Boy 30th in my head. But yeah, appropriate either way.

[opa]

Launch games is winning?? Why play Basic Math on Atari when we could be hunting Jaws!

[noiseredux]

Launch games is winning?? Why play Basic Math on Atari when we could be hunting Jaws!

you make a strong point!

[marurun]

What if you love math but are afraid of sharks? What then, eh?!?!