Why is the Gradius series so underrated amongst modern shmup fans? The shmups forum doesn't even have a Gradius game in its top 25 anymore. Easily one of the most fun and soulful series of all time. If you're turned off by its infinite loops and lack of a central scoring mechanic then you have Parodius which is arguably even better in multiple ways. But good ol' Gradius ought not be forgotten. Gradius 1 in 1985 was probably the first scrolling shmup ever released to still be fun in the modern day. The power-up system and the weapon loadouts are still remarkably fun.
>>12189512I see II around occasionally and I thought it was a better starting point for the series mysef: not as basic as the first one that only has one boss, but still obviously more primitive and much easier than Gradius III.IV is definitely the one nobody really cares about.
>>12189512It's good but supposedly very hard, like worse than III. I haven't played past level 2 but it seemed cool.Fun fact: it was going to be ported to N64 as Gradius 64 but got cancelled because interest in N64 was dying down or something and was thought to not be so profitable. I wish it made it though, then N64 could have another gaem.
>>12189616>it was going to be ported to N64 as Gradius 64 but got cancelled because interest in N64 was dying down or somethingIt was 1999 so ehhh... yeah I guess that's true. There was like 2 years of life left in it but what do you remember from 2000 and 2001 other than some Nintendo games and Tony HawkAlso Gradius IV was on pretty high-end hardware for the time, fucking PowerPC with Voodoo cards
>>12189619It actually still looks really good today. Super clean anti-aliasing Dreamcast style graphics but better.
Anyone playing R-Type Delta?Is the port worth it?
Which one was better?
>>12188878>There's content that was decided to be left out >"OMG this game was TOTALLY unfinished and rushed!!!"I never understood this logic. If a game has a lot of unused content within the ROM or has earlier builds with elements that were left out/changed, then that means the opposite of being rushed: the devs had enough time to experiment and try different things until the final version
>>12188890I hope you're referring to Riptor and not Cindgay
>>12188878>When ported to the superior CD consolesPS1 version was made first
>>12188878>superior CD consolesneo geo CD didn't get a MKT port
>>12188893>I never understood this logic.They're whiteknighting devs who took too long. As it is KI 1 for arcade took so long it didn't even make it onto N64 as planned. You could blame it on the expensive hardware, but in retrospect it's faded into irrelevance while the "inferior" port has not.
>filters gwafix whores
>>12186981Damn, Rex actually looks really good.
>>12184801I've no problem with that both are based>>12185154Frens now. The spectrum next has a C64 core.
>>12186981>Which NES game has 3D first person gameplay, open world sandbox environment, and even day/night cycle like Speccy's Tau Ceti?You made me think of doomdarks revenge when you mentioned day night cycle
>>12185154It's not 1984 anymore grandpa. Besides, micro-computers need all the help they can get to stay relevant on /vr/ these days.
>>12189775NTA C64 coders and cool and chill spectrum coders are cool and chill it's all good. Tell me why anthing made in the 80s is 'relevent' then? No don't bother actually. You don't even know why you are on a retro games board. 8 bits are going through a massive (and justified) revival rn by the way there are a huge number of current day periperal makers for them adding stuff like sd card interfaces and hdmi interfaces etc etc
I own almost every console and a ton of computers. its not cool its a curse. i really want to scale down the hoard of antique ewaste i have to cart around through life, and emulation options seem like a good idea. media center pc would be pricey and complicated to navigate but would have more power and could do more than just old games. mister seems like its simpler in a good way but also kinda weak once you get into the cd era which is my main interest. raspbi seems to have been left in the dust these days. so here's what im curious about:>what cannot still be emulated well or at all, mister, pc, or otherwise>are there any systems that mister can emulate that aren't as well fleshed out for pc
>>12185095cringe. only a child worries about being childish.>>12189001based and correct take.
>>12174819Your post seems rather like B8 and nonsense desu. You don't have any clue why people fix up old stuff or enjoy doing so.>>12174840>i really dislike wealthy people (combination of personal jealousy and ethics)Any idea what a complete immature fool you sound like there?
>>12187649this
I've yet to see a setup that incorporates all major consoles (hooked up and ready to go) while not looking like complete shit
>>12189765I'm only interested in what I am interested in, I don't need all the consoles, I have most of them though and stuff like old atari, sega consoles etc I mainly got for free. Zero interest in nintndo stiff gave that all to my kids. I like fixing stuff, its fun in its own right. I like seeing old machines running and loading of tapes and 5.25 inch disks.You don't get that because you are all about 'looks' for the sake of impressions not doing your thing whatever it is because you actually like it
In 1998, was OOT viewed as a children's game like Mario or did it have a teenage/PS1 appeal?
>>12176939truthpill psx and pc ruled that era hardmode no one was playing their CDs on a N64
>>12189601>>But I would say Zelda is more for all ages>You could, but again, you're ignoring the part where OOT makes you play as a little kid and engage with a world that constantly treats you like a little kidThis. Frankly adults that are obsessed with it are creepy.
As a 13yo intellectual the game seemed more mature than banjo and mario
>>12189743You don't have to 13 or an intellectual to figure that one out
>>12189718>Frankly adults that are obsessed with it are creepy.Mentally stunted lol
Damn, I love Oprah
and now oprah uses space lasers to burn down high priced hawaiian homes so she can buy up the land for dirt cheapit checks out
>>12189267total meltdown has superior ost too
>>12189267Probably for some really petty reason.
we have over 9000 penises
>>12189263>I've got Richard Bay's of steel
How long did it take you to beat the original Castlevania with no guides no save states?
>>12184762Are you seriously fucking kidding me? I beat this shit in an afternoon when I was 14. The first game is not hard.I'm still lost in the second one though.
>>12186048>I don't think I ever got past Frankenstein and IgorWhat are you waiting for to fix that?
>>12185335There's one already in the game. Why didn't you use it?
>>12184762Like three days.
It's not a particularly hard game minus the stupid Death boss that's just RNG. Also upon losing all lives you can continue from that level so save state's aren't even necessary. It's a preddy good solid action game, better than the OG Mega Man imo.
How do I cope with 50/25 fps games and squished display?
>>12186893any city is walkable if you're fit and have no time limit
>>12186845Same way people did back in the day: by not knowing any better. If you have a problem, you've probably seen the games running faster, so you may as well just play their NTSC versions instead, there is nothing stopping you from doing that in current year.
>>12186845You realise stuff like tomb raider was written and designed for it and unbunch your panties
By having a TV that's not literally 40 years old and downloading NTSC roms/isos/etc?
>>12186845either emulate or play NTSC games via OPL if you're on ps2
What do we think of Diner dash? All the games that actually matter in the franchise are within the retro time frame
sex
>>12188028paper bag policy kind of woman
The game is pretty engaging, it's one of the better casual games of the era.
>>12188079Cute smile, lusty half-lidded eyes, has tits and hops
Huh, the xbla port has local multiplayer. Should be fun to play I suppose.
Post a more Badass Star Wars game.
>>12189454This shit is like THE hardest game I have ever played by far. I brute forced my way to the Falcon stage and just can't do it.
>>12189451>hueWhy am I not surprised?
>>12185182PS4 and Xbox One are retro now. Get over it.
>not retro thread is still upso we all agree that it's a janny ruining the board, right?
>>12189646Fraid so.
I just started this game and I am overcome with the desire to have sex with this character. is this normal?
>>12187212Aw, that's a shame.I already had a Dreamcast for Sonic Adventure, but a friend loaned me his copy of SoA and I just remember playing it all night long. I was so immersed, I don't think I spent a single second thinking about the load times or the battle animations, especially with how quickly the story gains momentum. I'm glad my friend loaned it to me on a friday, because I was up until 2 AM trying to rescue my crew from execution by the empire. Still one of my favorite gaming memories, for sure. I think it was the first time I ever played a game so long I got a headache, lol.
>>12167994It's the better version. Slightly worse audio quality isn't worth going Dreamcast.
>>12184734yeah Ive only played the gamecube and by the time I finished the first dungeon I knew that was horseshit. if the encounter rate was any worse itd be unplayable.
>>12168157the gamecube audio is bad. If it doesn't bother you then I'm jealous because GC is better otherwise.
>>12189209>Slightly worse audio quality isn't worth going Dreamcast.Depends on the player. I think everyone should play the Gamecube version first simply because of the added content, and being able to get the white map earlier DOES make the encounter rate more agreeable for a majority of the adventure. But if you really end up loving the game, I think you owe it to yourself to play Dreamcast on future replays. As nice as the bonus content is, I don't think it ultimately adds anything essential, and the original has more than enough to keep you busy. And if you have a nice audio setup, your ears will thank you, as the sound design of the DC original is downright cinematic. It's one of my favorite games of all time, and I only fuck with the DC version, these days.
N64 original, or modern remaster?
>RemasterBad texture replacementsWorse controlsMusic desyncs during cutscenesSkip dialogue button removedNintendo references removed and replaced with nothing>N64Worse framerate mostly only in Tooie but game still feels and plays just fine anywayEverything works as intendedidk the only kind of cool thing about the Xbox version is that they restored the Swap n Stop stuff. Otherwise I just stick to the original
>>12189038i hadnt noticed these but im fucking pissed they did this
>>12189008Thank you, someone finally brings it up. The sound effect on explosions (specifically grenade eggs) is also fucked. The XLBA ports are objectively better gameplay/framerate wise, but its those errors in sound design that really bother me personally.
>>12188917I feel like there should still be high-quality images of almost every SGI render that they made, if just to keep around for magazines and advertisements or box/manual/game artwork.
>>12189038I always loved how pissed Banjo and Kazooie would look at you when you got them to low health.>really, anon? tf are you doing? pick up some health!
I'm not having fun
>>12187079https://www.mobygames.com/game/15298/mario-pinball-land/credits/gameboy-advance/>entire list of programmers is 5 guys>not shovelware
>>12185646Checks out. I remember having to start from the beginning far too often. I think it was very easy to accidentally overwrite the save or something.
>>12185601It for 7 year olds like most of the mario brandslop
>>12187079>Mario Pinball is hardly "shovelware"it's the definition of shovelware. It's main purpose is brand marketing slop otherwise it would just be fucking pinball
>slop-posters>misuse of "shovelware"Classic retards.
Is this worth playing at all? There's a patch to restore the original exp/balancinghttps://www.romhacking.net/hacks/8080/
>>12186234>original exp/balancingthe game is piss easy you don't need to make it easier. There's hardly a point in the game you would need to grind where 50% gold or 75% xp would matter. If anything getting less xp improves the game since you might actually die a couple times and need to use strategy.
>>12187769Looking it up it seems like the difference is clear in the Japanese titles. Legend of Dragoon uses the actual English word Legend (Rejendo) in Romaji while Legaia uses Densetsu. Probably just a common title due to the success of Zelda.
https://youtu.be/cNm6GRomAvA
I remember renting this game and fully expecting it to be garbage because of the awful presentation and primitive graphics, but I absolutely loved it. Equipment being modeled on your character is nice and the party members were simple but charismatic.
>>12186234Game is alright but battles become a slog later on, and the story doesn't know when to end.Having the patch will probably make it more bearable.
I'm really excited to play my retro library on Gabecube. I'm going to play FF7 first and then RCT2.This is the only 'cube worth talking about here. All other cube shaped consoles are dog shit and should be left to the dustbins of history.
>>12187097It should run retroarch just fine.
>>12187418Why would you need a GPU in a router?
>>12173558good? stupid normgroid faggot, ban the DOOM general while you;re at it. full of troons
>>12188323Doom is at least a retro game, android wasn't even an os during the 6th gen.
Can it play Crysis?
