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Author: Ettien27Ettien27 Date: Aug 15, 2006 15:37
It is now my mission to play the 130+ Genesis games I have accumulated
since February 2006, and I thought I'd post thoughts on each game in
one thread. I welcome feedback, but request you all to refrain from
starting impressions on games I have yet to get to. If you really
want, go for it, I will not be offended but it would just be a nice
show of respect to me if you refrain. At the end, whatever games I
don't get to, feel free to then write a quick review on title X.
I'll post anywhere from 5-10 games per post, as to keep things moving
and offer plenty of feedback. I won't get to all 130+ games I own (as
some are RPG's) but I will try to get to hopefully over 100
impressions. This may take a few months. Let's begin...
B.O.B
EA's platformer blaster featuring an ant-like robot teen who borrowed
his dad's car to go to his hot date. He crashes into an asteroid and
finds himself stranded on a hostile planet. Through 3...
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Author: MetalFROMetalFRO Date: Aug 16, 2006 08:22
One thing I'd encourage you to keep in mind is that most Genesis games
don't have passwords because many 8 & 16-bit games didn't include them.
Games like Decapattack don't need a password system. The game is
given more longevity by forcing you to learn the areas & the layouts
(enemies placed after you jump, for example) so it keeps you coming
back to it in order to make you get better at the game & progress until
you get to the end.
As far as Decapattack goes, ignore the idiot reviewers & give it
another try. I purchased that game brand new in Jr. High when I first
had my Genesis (15 years ago now) & I still love playing that game.
It's just a solid, fun platformer.
Ettien27@ hotmail.com wrote:
> It is now my mission to play the 130+ Genesis games I have accumulated
> since February 2006, and I thought I'd post thoughts on each game in
> one thread. I welcome feedback...
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Author: Scott HScott H Date: Aug 16, 2006 08:39
> It is now my mission to play the 130+ Genesis games I have accumulated
> since February 2006, and I thought I'd post thoughts on each game in
> one thread. I welcome feedback, but request you all to refrain from
> starting impressions on games I have yet to get to. If you really
> want, go for it, I will not be offended but it would just be a nice
> show of respect to me if you refrain. At the end, whatever games I
> don't get to, feel free to then write a quick review on title X.
>
> I'll post anywhere from 5-10 games per post, as to keep things moving
> and offer plenty of feedback. I won't get to all 130+ games I own (as
> some are RPG's) but I will try to get to hopefully over 100
> impressions. This may take a few months. Let's begin...
>
> B.O.B
> EA's platformer blaster featuring an ant-like robot teen who borrowed
> his dad's car to go to his hot date. He crashes into an asteroid and
> finds himself stranded on a hostile planet. Through 3 planets, 45
> levels and many deadly enemies and bosses you must guide BOB. I beat
> the SNES version and really enjoyed it. I read the GEN version was ...
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Author: Scott HScott H Date: Aug 16, 2006 08:41
MetalFRO wrote:
> One thing I'd encourage you to keep in mind is that most Genesis games
> don't have passwords because many 8 & 16-bit games didn't include them.
> Games like Decapattack don't need a password system. The game is
> given more longevity by forcing you to learn the areas & the layouts
> (enemies placed after you jump, for example) so it keeps you coming
> back to it in order to make you get better at the game & progress until
> you get to the end.
Right, this was the formula of all gaming prior to the CD-ROM consoles.
The longevity comes from being forced to play the game until one
masters the gameplay and level design of the early levels, thus allowing
the player to reach the difficult later levels with enough lives to
experiment and learn. I think the advent of save files was the death of
seriously creative level design as well.
> As far as Decapattack goes, ignore the idiot reviewers & give it
> another try. I purchased that game brand new in Jr. High when I first
> had my Genesis (15 years ago now) & I still love playing that...
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Author: BelPowerslaveBelPowerslave Date: Aug 16, 2006 13:55
> It is now my mission to play the 130+ Genesis games I have accumulated
> since February 2006,
*130* fucking Genesis games in 6 months? Christ man, don't you have a
job or something!? ;)
> and I thought I'd post thoughts on each game in
> one thread.
Sounds good to me!
> I welcome feedback, but request you all to refrain from
> starting impressions on games I have yet to get to. If you really
> want, go for it, I will not be offended but it would just be a nice
> show of respect to me if you refrain. At the end, whatever games I
> don't get to, feel free to then write a quick review on title X.
I'll do my best.
> I'll post anywhere from 5-10 games per post, as to keep things moving
> and offer plenty of feedback. I won't get to all 130+ games I own (as
> some are RPG's) but I will try to get to hopefully over 100
> impressions. This may take a few months. Let's begin...
Good, we could use the converstation.
> B.O.B
> EA's platformer blaster featuring an ant-like robot teen who borrowed
> his dad's car to go to his hot date. He crashes into an asteroid and
> finds himself stranded on a hostile planet. Through...
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Author: Pez D SpencerPez D Spencer Date: Aug 16, 2006 18:50
forgotten worlds, ghoul 'n ghosts, rambo 3, and revenge of shinobi are
my all-time favorite genesis games.
i did have a lot of fun with road avenger, sol-feace, lunar silver
star, and batman returns on the sega cd...
i played through snatcher the week it was release
--what a
disappointment! after hearing how awesome it was on the pc engine, it
turns out to be a 6 hour point and click adventure!
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Author: Ettien27Ettien27 Date: Aug 18, 2006 15:52
Bel, my heart's not been in video games the past couple days. I don't
know, man. But I decided to keep it all... at least for now. What am
I talking about? read on...
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I may put this topic on hiatus or change its intent for the short-term.
Believe it or not, yesterday I was seriously considering selling it
all. I popped in Genesis title after title and whether some were good
overall it didn't click with me. I guess force-playing games when
you're not in the mood is never a good idea, and I learned that almost
the hard way by COMING THIS close to selling all 130 carts away.
Green Dog
It's all right, the disc attack is too small though.
Steel Empire
I wanted to like this one but it just feels meh
Viewpoint
This was cool and impressive.
Todd's Slime World
One words: blows
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Author: BelPowerslaveBelPowerslave Date: Aug 18, 2006 16:15
> Bel, my heart's not been in video games the past couple days. I don't
> know, man. But I decided to keep it all... at least for now. What am
> I talking about? read on...
>
> ------
>
> I may put this topic on hiatus or change its intent for the short-term.
>
> Believe it or not, yesterday I was seriously considering selling it
> all. I popped in Genesis title after title and whether some were good
> overall it didn't click with me. I guess force-playing games when
> you're not in the mood is never a good idea, and I learned that almost
> the hard way by COMING THIS close to selling all 130 carts away.
Definitely. You can't just pop stuff in, play it for 3 minutes and make
an informed decision....and you should never attempt it in a "forced"
manner. Just go through the collection slowly, there's no timer, noone
is going to take the games from you. People who would buy them off you
will be there no matter when, or even if, you decide to sell stuff off.
:)
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Author: rob.ocelotrob.ocelot Date: Aug 18, 2006 17:28
Pez D Spencer wrote:
> forgotten worlds, ghoul 'n ghosts, rambo 3, and revenge of shinobi are
> my all-time favorite genesis games.
>
> i did have a lot of fun with road avenger, sol-feace, lunar silver
> star, and batman returns on the sega cd...
>
> i played through snatcher the week it was released--what a
> disappointment! after hearing how awesome it was on the pc engine, it
> turns out to be a 6 hour point and click adventure!
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Author: BelPowerslaveBelPowerslave Date: Aug 21, 2006 13:16
>> i played through snatcher the week it was released--what a
>> disappointment! after hearing how awesome it was on the pc engine, it
>> turns out to be a 6 hour point and click adventure!
>
> I think the one thing that Snatcher had over most otherr games at the
> time was how the world was fleshed out, even the insignifigant details.
I don't know, I think a lot of the hook with Snatcher was that it was
by Konami. Don't get me wrong, it's an excellent game and all, but I
just couldn't see it doing nearly as well if it wouldn't have had the
Konami brand on it, not to mention the various Konami-owned characters
in it.
> For a game that is really a glorified text adventure it sucks you
> into it's mileau -- as a comparison, check out Rise of the Dragon to
> see just how bad a game like this can turn out..
Ah man, I can't believe you just said that. I figured you would have
mentioned Space Adventure Cobra or something...but RotD!? Heresy!
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