Together Retro 2012 Nominations & Discussion Thread

Join in on our classic gaming club!
Flake
Moderator
Posts: 8075
Joined: Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:27 pm
Location: FoCo

Re: Together Retro 2012 Nominations & Discussion Thread

Post by Flake »

noiseredux wrote:
o.pwuaioc wrote:Best of luck guys! Thanks for having such open ears!
jokes on you. This was just a tease. We're making a list purposely omitting every game mentioned in this thread... SUCKERS!
Haha, can't believe they fell for this one!
Maybe now Nintendo will acknowledge Metroid has a fanbase?
User avatar
TEKTORO
Next-Gen
Posts: 2673
Joined: Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:17 pm
Location: Beyond Conscious

Re: Together Retro 2012 Nominations & Discussion Thread

Post by TEKTORO »

While finializing your considerations,please keep prices and budgets in mind :wink:
If you can see the future while remembering the past, you may just have control of the present.
dsheinem
Next-Gen
Posts: 23184
Joined: Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:56 pm
Contact:

Re: Together Retro 2012 Nominations & Discussion Thread

Post by dsheinem »

Flake wrote:
noiseredux wrote:
o.pwuaioc wrote:Best of luck guys! Thanks for having such open ears!
jokes on you. This was just a tease. We're making a list purposely omitting every game mentioned in this thread... SUCKERS!
Haha, can't believe they fell for this one!
WE DECIDED:

Jan - Golf Game - Golf Magazine Presents 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples (available on 32X and Redtube)

Feb - Truck Simulator - Big Rigs Over the Road Racing (Windows)

Mar - RPG - The Legend of Zelda (NES, various ports)

April - Action - Ultima: Escape from Mt. Drash (Vic-20)

May - Ping-Pong - Doctor Pong/Puppy Pong (Arcade)

June - Fighting - Ballz 3D (Gen, SNES, 3DO, 3DS)

July - Educational - Early Learning Fun (TI99-4A)

August - Strategy - Baldies (JAG, PC, PS1, SAT, Amiga)

September - Bejeweled (your mom's phone)

October - Horror - The Ring (DC)

November - FMV - Kriss Kross Make Your Own Music Video (Sega CD)

December - shmup - Desert Falcon (7800, 2600, XE)
User avatar
o.pwuaioc
Next-Gen
Posts: 8484
Joined: Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:59 pm
Location: I miss NYC.

Re: Together Retro 2012 Nominations & Discussion Thread

Post by o.pwuaioc »

^ :lol: :lol: :lol:



....oh, wait, you're serious? :shock: :| :( :cry: :x :evil: :twisted: :) :D :mrgreen:
RyaNtheSlayA
Next-Gen
Posts: 9201
Joined: Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:56 pm
Location: Denver CO, USA

Re: Together Retro 2012 Nominations & Discussion Thread

Post by RyaNtheSlayA »

Where's Superman 64? :cry:
Older. Not wiser.
dsheinem
Next-Gen
Posts: 23184
Joined: Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:56 pm
Contact:

Re: Together Retro 2012 Nominations & Discussion Thread

Post by dsheinem »

RyaNtheSlayA wrote:Where's Superman 64? :cry:
There was furious debate, but we decided to hold off until TR 2013: Licensed Properties Edition
Flake
Moderator
Posts: 8075
Joined: Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:27 pm
Location: FoCo

Re: Together Retro 2012 Nominations & Discussion Thread

Post by Flake »

dsheinem wrote:
RyaNtheSlayA wrote:Where's Superman 64? :cry:
There was furious debate, but we decided to hold off until TR 2013: Licensed Properties Edition
Personally I am more excited for TR 2014: Outsourced Hand Held Ports of Big Name Console Games Edition.
Maybe now Nintendo will acknowledge Metroid has a fanbase?
User avatar
o.pwuaioc
Next-Gen
Posts: 8484
Joined: Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:59 pm
Location: I miss NYC.

Re: Together Retro 2012 Nominations & Discussion Thread

Post by o.pwuaioc »

dsheinem wrote:
RyaNtheSlayA wrote:Where's Superman 64? :cry:
There was furious debate, but we decided to hold off until TR 2013: Licensed Properties Edition
We're also doing E.T. for the 2600 that year too, right?
User avatar
YoshiEgg25
Next-Gen
Posts: 4337
Joined: Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:26 pm
Location: Madison, WI
Contact:

Re: Together Retro 2012 Nominations & Discussion Thread

Post by YoshiEgg25 »

dsheinem wrote: Feb - Truck Simulator - Big Rigs Over the Road Racing (Windows)
I thought we were going for cheap games. The cheapest copy on Amazon is $90.
Gaming accomplishments:
Nibbler (marathon): 251,169,160 / Nibbler (one life): 5,263,360 (WR)
Donkey Kong: 423,100 [L12-1] (150th place as of 2019-01-15)
Super Smash Bros. (N64): Ranked top 5 in Wisconsin from Q1 2016 to Q2 2017
Shrek SuperSlam: won largest tournament in game's history (Shrekfest 2018)

Speedrun.com Profile (contains multiple WRs)
User avatar
BoringSupreez
Next-Gen
Posts: 9738
Joined: Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:09 pm
Location: Tokyo

Re: Together Retro 2012 Nominations & Discussion Thread

Post by BoringSupreez »

YoshiEgg25 wrote:
dsheinem wrote: Feb - Truck Simulator - Big Rigs Over the Road Racing (Windows)
I thought we were going for cheap games. The cheapest copy on Amazon is $90.
So some dudes take a dump in a game box, and people pay $90 for it? Insane.
prfsnl_gmr wrote:There is nothing feigned about it. What I wrote is a display of actual moral superiority.
Post Reply