Balasubbie wrote:F-Zero: Maximum Velocity: First-time F-zero'r. I'd been briefed on some of the nuances of the series, but the AI and the hectic pace still came as something of a revelation. Wouldn't have other ways, though. Fair, but punishing.
That's no simple task, so congratulations. Did you clear all the cups? I was really taken aback by the much harder difficulty as compared to the SNES original.
Super Adventure Island was a great update too!
Cheers, I think. I did. The colour went out my face when I discovered you'd to clear to first three cups on expert to get access to the last one; took some doing. I was struggling for a while, but the game lightens up a little if you ignore the shoulder-button drifts and just tap 'A' on the corners instead. I thought it was an ingenious exploit, but if you look at the tutorial (the championship replay) on the cart, the game actually recommends it.
I always thought it was odd that you'd get no credits for pretty much the whole game, but beating ANY cup on Master will let you see them.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, I've been getting into F-Zero recently too, having beaten 3 of the games in the last 6 months, and the other two within the last two years. Maximum Velocity is great, but I'd rate it as the worst of the 5 I've played (all of them except the Japan-only F-Zero Climax), so it only gets better from here.
alienjesus wrote:I'm glad you enjoyed it, I've been getting into F-Zero recently too, having beaten 3 of the games in the last 6 months, and the other two within the last two years. Maximum Velocity is great, but I'd rate it as the worst of the 5 I've played (all of them except the Japan-only F-Zero Climax), so it only gets better from here.
Is it the steep price that's keeping you away from Climax, or have you heard bad things about it?
Balasubbie wrote:I was struggling for a while, but the game lightens up a little if you ignore the shoulder-button drifts and just tap 'A' on the corners instead. I thought it was an ingenious exploit, but if you look at the tutorial (the championship replay) on the cart, the game actually recommends it.
Good to know. I knew there was something you had to do to stay in at a good position, and the turns are where you waste all that speed/position/etc. Easing off the shoulder buttons seems like a good start.
Xeogred wrote:The obvious answer is that it's time for the Dreamcast 2.
alienjesus wrote:I'm glad you enjoyed it, I've been getting into F-Zero recently too, having beaten 3 of the games in the last 6 months, and the other two within the last two years. Maximum Velocity is great, but I'd rate it as the worst of the 5 I've played (all of them except the Japan-only F-Zero Climax), so it only gets better from here.
Is it the steep price that's keeping you away from Climax, or have you heard bad things about it?
I didn't know if it had a steep price or not actually. I just have so many already localised games I want to buy that I kinda neglect buying imports
- Bare Knuckle III (Genesis) - Megaman 5 (PS2)* - Final Fight 2 (SNES) - Final Fight 3 (SNES) - Bloody Roar (PSX) - Bloody Roar 2 (PSX) - Megaman 6 (PS2)* - Nier (PS3) - Final Fight Double Impact (Guy) - Devil May Cry HD (PS3) - Dead Space 3 (360) - Devil May Cry 2 HD (PS3) - Dead Space (360)* - Dead Space 2 (360) - Bioshock Infinite (360) - Doom 3* BFG Edition + RoE + Lost Mission (360) - Lost Odyssey (360) - FEAR 2* (360) - Sonic CD* (PS3)
* = replay
WTF, I don't remember the special stages being that hard, lmao. I got two emeralds... wow.
Xeogred wrote:WTF, I don't remember the special stages being that hard, lmao. I got two emeralds... wow.
They're not too bad, as long as you know where you're ending up at all times. Avoid the water and make sure you're going directly towards the UFOs instead of circling around them (a common problem due to the early use of 3D). Also, remember the blue UFO with extra time comes out when you reach under (20?) seconds. I've gotten them all on the PC port, back when it was able to run. I'm sourcing a copy of Sonic Gems Collection, so hopefully I'll be able to play this game again real soon.
Xeogred wrote:The obvious answer is that it's time for the Dreamcast 2.
I've done it a lot in the past, used to run through this game all the time heh. I think I unlocked everything on the CD version back when I had that. I just ran through the HD port on PSN which was pretty awesome, some neat extras (play as Tails, Sonic 2 spin style if you want, Japanese and US soundtracks). Good times. I just loved the devs use of multiple layers of backgrounds, it made the levels looks so vast and awesome.
1. Batman Genesis 2. Golden Axe Sega CD 3. Streets if Rage Sega CD (I'm keeping the typo) 4. Streets of Rage 2 Genesis 5. Super Mario Bros. 2 NES 6. TMNT Fall of the Foot Clan Gameboy 7. TMNT 2 The Arcade Game NES 8. TMNT Hyperstone Heist Genesis 9. Call of Duty Black Ops 360 10. Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis 11. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Genesis 12. Sonic CD Sega CD 13. Kung-Fu NES 14. Mega Man 2 NES 15. Out of This World SNES 16. Flashback SNES 17. Altered Beast Genesis 18. Pit-Fighter Genesis 19. Aladdin Genesis 20. Aladdin SNES 21. Ghosts n' Goblins NES, twice 22. Contra NES 23. Bionic Commando NES 24. Strider NES 25. Batman NES 26. Duck Tales NES 27. Ninja Gaiden NES x 2 28. Super Mario Bros. 3 NES 29. Lakers Vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs Genesis 30. Jackal NES 31. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out! NES 32. Bayou Billy NES 33. Skate or Die NES 34. Captain Skyhawk NES 35. Super Mario Bros. NES 36. Friday The 13th NES 37. Totally Rad NES 38. Shatterhand NES 39. Twisted Metal Black PS2
40. Tekken 3 Bleamcast 41. Tekken Tag Tournament PS2 42. Tekken 4 PS2 43. Tekken 5 PS2 44. Tekken 6 360 45. Pro Wrestling NES *new* 46. Tecmo Wrestling NES *new* 47. Tag Team Wrestling NES *new*
Yup. It was Wrestling night last night. Tecmo is my favorite of the three games by miles, but I went to sleep hearing the theme to Prow Wrestling, and woke up hearing the same theme. Can not get that music out of my brain.
Luke wrote:Yup. It was Wrestling night last night. Tecmo is my favorite of the three games by miles, but I went to sleep hearing the theme to Prow Wrestling, and woke up hearing the same theme. Can not get that music out of my brain.
Has to be said: Seriously, to beat 3 tough wrestling games on the NES, including TTW. Isn't there 30 something rounds on that one?
Xeogred wrote:The obvious answer is that it's time for the Dreamcast 2.
