>>12271684
It'd need to have a gender in the first place to be gay, anon.

I found a lot of my favorite obscure ajrpg artwork not documented anywhere(through direct search) in old japanese magazines. One day I hope to do like a fansite or something compiling everything I gathered over the years.

Not that many people will care but whatever

>>12277687
thank you

early pokemon(capumon) is so fucking kino. really makes you think how cool the franchise could have been

>>12279363
Sonic the Hedgehog

>>12282129
The whole journey of venom has been so retarded post separation anxiety. Now he's like a secret agent? I haven't invested in reading spiderman since one more day so I'm out of the loop but when they had scorpion as venom I already hated it

>>12282456
No now he's a god/zombie/eddies son/Spider-Man/Carnage/Mary Jane

There's apparently like ten venoms going on now, flash Thompson being a secret agent venom was tame change compared to now

>>12282868
Thank you for the depressing info anon. I'll stick with reading my 80s/early nineties spidey collection

>>12276957
Orca man

>>12284589
Kek, this somehow gives off the PEPSI MAAAN vibe.

>>12284273
it's been 30 years since i physically had my instruction book so i had to look up a pdf, you are correct. however, my other point still stands and if would be effortless to brute force the solution. its still not worth complaining about.

>>12282538
I had to look up what that even is, because it's so simple that neither me nor anyone I know had any problem with it.

>>12282538
i beat this when i was a child. i don't know how some of you made it past grade school.

>>12285549
This. It's so easy that even a literal tard who doesn't know that they stopped failing children in grade school in the mid 80's was able to beat it.

>>12282538
Doesnt it make a "wrong!" sound when you kill them all not in the right order? There's only so many sequences you can try. Not to mention the compass tells you the chest is in that room so you know for sure something is up. I figured it out at 7/8 years old and I didn't know english at all. What is wrong with you people?

>>12285289
Kaijuu Monogatari (Shell Monsters Story) and Jubei Quest also did it, before Mystic Quest

>>12285512
Sweet ill look at those anything newer though?

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>>12285242
Idea no Hi does everything CT does (time travel based sidequests included) and a hundred more things (some which are dangerously based), has a better mangaka attached, and did it all one year earlier.

>>12285529
If you really want to get down to the nitty gritty, The Day of the Idea did Mother 3 things before Mother 2 was even out.
Shame that the game itself is pretty miserable to trudge through, but at the very least it is definitely ahead of the curve for what other jarpigs would try thematically later on.

>>12285516
The Shell Monster Series has a title on SNES but I don't know if it does the damaged frame monster thing

>>12264520
style over substance. its a nice collector item but not really a good game let alone shmups. same goes for ikaruga.

Treasure shoot ’em ups are some of the most… I’m not even sure, avant-garde in gameplay, but their art direction is solid and and not that extravagant. Radiant Silvergun isn’t exactly hard, but its unique mechanics make its difficulty tricky for newcomers, though it becomes enjoyable once you click with it. I’m not sure if Treasure is truly a “legendary” dev studio since I’ve only played this, Ikaruga, and Sin and Punishment. I don’t see their games as “the best” but rather as “must-play,” though that narrative might have caused many to be put off by their mechanics. We live in a time when many are dopamine junkies, while these kinds of games demand patience and thoughtful play. That said, Radiant Silvergun is a great game to try and explore, though it’s not really suited for those with little attention span seeking constant dopamine hits.

>>12282364
>JRPGs are fantastic and being a JRPG-adjacent is good
You don't know me bud, I wasn't implying I hate RPGs, I was genuinely asking.
Anyway CRPGs are fantastic, on the other hand JRPGs are barely RPGs to begin with, aside from a few rare exceptions.
>that growth sticks between runs
>some people focus on Spread Guns for crowd control, others on Homing Plasma for bosses. It’s like picking a class or skills in an RPG.
>Reflexes help, but long-term weapon growth, build choices, and strategic planning are what really carry you through.
Yeah... that's not how I play the game. Arcade Mode is the game's main bread and butter and it makes you start from scratch every time. You don't get to "build" your character in Arcade Mode, you need to optimize. I roughly aim for about A lv.25, B lv.15 and C lv.20 and that's the extent of my "character building" in the game.
I take great issue with ARPGs in general and my issue with RSG's Story Mode is that the grinding means you don't need to engage with the game's routing or scoring mechanics to the fullest extent.
Also, Story Mode is designed in a way that if you're going to start from scratch, it's going to be insanely hard. It's a good "ultimate challenge" for people looking to master the game, but if you're just expected to grind through it then it's a poorly-conceived mode in my opinion. No actual RPG worth its salt is designed around grinding. Period.
>You can’t realistically max everything
Why not, though? What's stopping you? You don't make your character at the start, you don't commit to any narrative choices, there are no dicerolls or numerically abstracted simulation elements with emergent properties, you're not forced to specialize. There is no role-play in the game just like there is no role-play in most JRPGs.

>>12282364
Hi ChatGPT!

>>12283220
>Also, Story Mode is designed in a way that if you're going to start from scratch, it's going to be insanely hard. It's a good "ultimate challenge" for people looking to master the game, but if you're just expected to grind through it then it's a poorly-conceived mode in my opinion.

I think the steam port's "score attack" is a nice compromise for story mode - 9 lives only, no extends. You get some leeway thanks to how incredibly hard it is. I think you could only start with 3 lives on Saturn iirc, and you just unlocked continues the more you play.

I think in the steam version, you no longer unlock continues but more lives the more you play story mode and grind. But to be honest, i beat story mode once (with grinding) and nearly all of my playtime across the Saturn and steam has been arcade mode, which i really love (and hate too!).

I beat all the stage 2 opponents, but then this Simon motherfucker pulled out a Dark Magician and kicked my ass. I probably could have survived if I had enough turns to draw a field or equip card but he swept the fuck out of me. Hoping that was just a case of bad luck and that I don't have to start grinding for even stronger cards.

>>12283714
Yeah, that's his only really strong card. His deck as a whole is weaker than Kaiba's, so if you can reach him, you can beat him.

I beat the game. I guess I overestimated how hard the second stage was. When I first played against Weevil, he pulled some card with I think 1400 strength, and my strongest card was 1100, no field or equip cards, and I got swept. Played against Mai and the same thing happened. But now that I look at their decks, I probably just got unlucky, as most of their cards are actually weak. I probably could have just built up my stronger deck by fighting against Mai and Weevil instead of grinding against Joey. But going for the 100 battles actually was worth it, as I ended up getting an insanely strong warrior deck and a red eyes black dragon at the end of it. I guess there's nothing really to do now except try and go for 100 battles against everybody else? I'm not autistic enough for that. I'm autistic enough to do it once but now that I beat the game I'm definitely moving on.

Thanks to the anon who had some tips about the opponent decks.

>>12285201
Go for every single card.

>>12285268
That's crazy talk. There are cards that require you to beat x amount of different opponents in a link battle. Tremendous Fire requires beating 200 different people in multiplayer. The only way to really do that today without using a cheating device would be to self-battle with two copies of the game. Farm wins with your main cart while you delete and remake the save file on your side one after every duel.

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Happy New Year!

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>>12273045
She has the exact same body as Morrigan, aside from the tits.

>>12285083
Not completely true, look closely to their butts, Liliths is rounder

>>12285097
Wrong.

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>>12277831
Based, Awesome is my favorite of the Special levels, and yeah SMW is full of levels with original ideas, Special World has a lot of elements that only appear there, like these purple archs on Awesome, or the rising water in Mondo.
My actual fav level in SMW however is Donut Plains 1, just perfectly designed

>>12275498
>What are the best levels from classic 2D Mario games?
If there was a top 10 list, like 9 of the top 10 levels would be from SMB3 I could name so many.

Im a big fan of that pipe level where the screen wraps and that Icy level where the stage repeats until you find the secret exit by flying up.

>>12284095
For me, from Mario 3, it's 3-7 and 3-8

>>12275498
I didn't like Yoshi's Island, but damn the graphics were great. True soul in development.

>super Mario bros.
1-2
5-2
8-1
>super Mario bros. 3
desert fortress
6-5
8-2
>super Mario world
donut plains 1
forest of illusion 1
front door
>>12276570
that one's good

>>12282330
that sounds really gay

>>12282693
It was only a little gay.

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A gameboy emulator on a PalmOS-based Smartwatch from 2004, that I installed on it through the infrared port on my Windows Mobile based smartphone.

Both the watch and phone existed before the Android or iPhone ever was a thing.

>>12284597
Beyond awesome

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>>12282632
>no u

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>>12284050
Because Sunsoft made a lot of cool games for the NES and if they just disappeared out of nowhere without continuing to release the occasional game in the late 90s then too many questions would have been asked.

I like how his name is Fernandeath since it sounds like Fernandez with a lisp and he has a lisp.

It was a different time

>>12284050
I remember watching a video about how Asuka 120% was a massive deal for laying the foundation of anime fighters, and Waku Waku 7 was one of the first anime games to lend itself more to Asuka 120% as its base instead of the usual Street Fighter / Mortal Kombat / King of Fighters

It exists because anime fighters are fucking radical

>>12284050
You only made this thread because of that vtuber cover

>>12285204
>Does it get better /v/ or is this all this game is? A Pokemon hallway walking simulator?
You later arrive in a town, and it still is a corridor simulator somehow. Only keep treading if you enjoy the combat.

>>12285226
>What's the consensus on this and Lament of Innocence anyway?
I don't know what that consensus is (SotN's fags tent to overrate some of Iga's produced slop), but both are generic hack-and-slash dungeon grinders that bear zero resemblance to the action-platformer franchise it takes its name from, with and a handful of good bosses and music.

unclevania

>>12285305

The combat is hit or miss honestly. The dodge requiring 3 button presses is a major drawback for me. Even DMC had already perfected the whole 1 button dodge thing by this time. It just kinda feels like they didn't play this before releasing it.

>>12285226
I like Lament of Innocence, it's a little more challenging and it's short and sweet. CoD becomes quite a slog, the areas are way too big, the only thing keeping you going is the awesome music.

Dance of the Holy Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvLlHPIrk-Q

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>>12284916
Pheeew... Stage 6 with extra time limit was intense as hell. Happy New Year too ya all.
I'm so done for today...

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>>12284936
I'm not OP but if last guy's computer is up to date, we finished it all by a mere couple of minutes.
Well played everyone.

>>12285130
>>12284936
Noice

>>12285130
>if last guy's computer is up to date
Well, it's connected to the internet, Date and Time states that it's synchronized with "time.windows.com", and screen capping soft applies UTC+0 timezone.

I was on the verge of giving up during this 4th run (missions 1-5 were a breeze, 6 was a brute force trainwreck), but then Metal Slug spawned and helped toasting final barrage of martian saucers.
Pure luck from >>12281284's retro Gods (probably).

>>12284936
>>12285130
Congrats everyone. Op here, sorry I passed out after my last post. Also, my full card version had to much confetti the file size was over the limit so thanks for getting that.

Good start for the year

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bring back tiny fat mario

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All of you fucking suck at this game.
Do better or Itagaki will possess you like some stinkmeaner piece of shit.

>>12283950
>mongolian basket weaving
That's a homebrew idea, and the bes baskets are mongolian. Can confirm. Have compared.

Also, I'd start with the original Xbox remake and work my my up to the Vita business.

Thirdly, New Years celebratory procession is over rated. Yeah go knock up some random low value and have baby mama drama for the rest of your life. Yeah no thanks. I'll take solitude, dank, and gud games over agents of chaos.

>>12284009
based possessing Itagaki

>>12283943
Black.

>>12283943
get your xbox jailbroken, but dont zero your hdd key
if you do this, you can play ng2004's hurricane paks with camera control and experience intercept.
black is still an amazing package though, and is ng2004+hurricane paks plus mission mode and a shitload of tweaks.
but only base 2004+paks has intercept.

Sweet, I forgot that they do yearly releases on Jan 1.

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She cute!

>>12283752
cool, just updated.