[SI] Name That Game - Page 4

oykib · 06-20-2005, 07:51 PM

Freebie1 --> Zelda: A Link to the Past

sterlingice · 06-20-2005, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by oykib

Freebie1 --> Zelda: A Link to the Past

Yup. Agree with MJ4H: maybe the best console game ever. It was just so very good. I still go back and forth between that and SMB3, depending on which side of the bed I get up on. Play control, great- some game elements never seen before that are still being used to this day. Top down graphics the best at the time. Tremendous music- could be haunting, could be cheery, could be "actiony"- they did it all. Very good story for something that wasn't very story driven.

SI

Coffee Warlord · 06-20-2005, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Yup. Agree with MJ4H: maybe the best console game ever. It was just so very good. I still go back and forth between that and SMB3, depending on which side of the bed I get up on.

Heh. I was such a nerd back in the day, me and 2 of my friends had a competition on Zelda 3, on who could beat the game the fastest. We literally would set up call waiting, stay on the phone with each other, and play for several hours, whipping through the game. Declare a stopping point, and resume later.

I won by maybe 20 seconds, I might add. We had that game clocked.

sterlingice · 06-20-2005, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Heh. I was such a nerd back in the day, me and 2 of my friends had a competition on Zelda 3, on who could beat the game the fastest. We literally would set up call waiting, stay on the phone with each other, and play for several hours, whipping through the game. Declare a stopping point, and resume later.

I won by maybe 20 seconds, I might add. We had that game clocked.

Best I could ever do was 3 lives since each save counted as a life. I just didn't have the patience- well, scratch that- I didn't want to risk outliving my parent's patience by trying to beat it straight through.

SI

Coffee Warlord · 06-20-2005, 08:19 PM

Heh. It was quite a bit harder doing it the megaspeed way, too. None of us bothered going for many of the quarter-hearts, since time was so important.

terpkristin · 06-20-2005, 08:24 PM

I liked it so much I bought the GBA version.

GREAT GAME.
Freebie 4, as I was telling SI, I was playing just the other day. Living at my folks' house, the SNES is still in our family room so I plugged it in and popped in the game.

Great games. Great games indeed.

/tk

TargetPractice6 · 06-20-2005, 08:35 PM

Damn, I knew all of these.

Coffee Warlord · 06-20-2005, 08:57 PM

I've actually got an urge to dig out the SNES now too. Lordy. Wonder if I packed it.

finkenst · 06-20-2005, 10:01 PM

f4 is final fantasy III

TargetPractice6 · 06-20-2005, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by finkenst

f4 is final fantasy III

SI, just curious if you would have accepted it if somebody said it was VI instead of III.

Coffee Warlord · 06-20-2005, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TargetPractice6

SI, just curious if you would have accepted it if somebody said it was VI instead of III.

We live in America, bucko.

terpkristin · 06-20-2005, 10:34 PM

But didn't the US PSX version call it VI?

Granted, that means you still call it III, since that's what it was released as for SNES, which was the category.

/tk

sterlingice · 06-20-2005, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TargetPractice6

SI, just curious if you would have accepted it if somebody said it was VI instead of III.

Probably on the grounds that it's a freebie. I'd even be impressed if I had an FF2 pic and someone called it FF4j Easy Type. That said, on a GSB, I'd prefer people go with the American name.

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

I've actually got an urge to dig out the SNES now too. Lordy. Wonder if I packed it.

I've got an NES, SNES, N64, PSX, and Gamecube all hooked up in the living room. The NES I got off of ebay, tho, so it's got screen flashing problems. I don't get this- I was a kid so it's not like I took great care of it and I played the heck out of it, but I took enough care that mine still works to this day. But it's at my parents house.

SI

Calis · 06-20-2005, 11:33 PM

As much of a commie as it makes me, I never owned a Super Nintendo. Scary, but the one major console I never got.

I was a hardcore Sega fanboi as a kid, I scoffed at the SNES. Now I wish I hadn't missed out on all those games.

cthomer5000 · 06-20-2005, 11:48 PM

For me personally, the period when Sega Genesis and the SNES were neck-and-neck was the golden age of console gaming. Both systems just released so many classic games. I get nostalgic just thinking about it.

sterlingice · 06-21-2005, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calis

As much of a commie as it makes me, I never owned a Super Nintendo. Scary, but the one major console I never got.

I was a hardcore Sega fanboi as a kid, I scoffed at the SNES. Now I wish I hadn't missed out on all those games.

Well, I want to be fair and balanced so Genesis is slated for Wednesday

Probably only 6 since I don't know the system as well. Then I'm thinking Playstation on Friday, maybe. But I've been shuffling around my orders so that people don't get overloaded on any one type and, say, the PC people get their shot and the early Nintendo people get theirs and the Arcade people have some, etc.

SI

GoldenEagle · 06-21-2005, 12:32 AM

That Zelda was challenging. The monsters were difficult but the puzzle aspect was great too. I think the dungeon in the night world in the forrest (where you found the Master Sword in th elight world) was the most diffcult to beat. Finding all the items was a blast. All my friends had the game and played it and we would brag about who found what first. It was like great trade secrets. I found the magic bommerang first.

sterlingice · 06-21-2005, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenEagle

That Zelda was challenging. The monsters were difficult but the puzzle aspect was great too. I think the dungeon in the night world in the forrest (where you found the Master Sword in th elight world) was the most diffcult to beat. Finding all the items was a blast. All my friends had the game and played it and we would brag about who found what first. It was like great trade secrets. I found the magic bommerang first.

The thing that killed me was the dungeon in the dark world where you had to use a bomb to get to the room below and expose Blind (I think he was a wolf). Couldn't figure that out for the longest time.

Standings and games used have been updated. That's it for this edition. That means the next one will be sometime between 12:01am Wednesday and 11:59pm Thursday. The theme is looking like it will be Sega Genesis classics.

SI

Coffee Warlord · 06-21-2005, 09:47 AM

I need me a gold to cement a commanding lead.

Radii · 06-21-2005, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

I need me a gold to cement a commanding lead.

I need today to not be about SNES games to give me a chance to stay near the top

terpkristin · 06-21-2005, 10:21 AM

I need my cable not to go out tomorrow so I have a chance to answer some questions.

Stupid construction.

/tk

sterlingice · 06-22-2005, 09:44 PM

Today's Theme: Sega Genesis

I didn't know the Genesis quite as well as the SNES. I had the SNES and it was a set of brothers I Was friends with who had the Genesis. I remember about half of these games. The rest I dug up off of websites, a collection of fansites, gaming "press", and retro gaming sites- all on a "top system games" list somewhere. For those with Nintendo burnout, here you go. For the curious, the three games I played the most on the Genesis were Freebie 1 (of course), Freebie 3, and Bronze 2.

Status: Complete

Game Rank: GSB and Freebies

Freebie 1.

Freebie 2.

Freebie 3.

Freebie 4.

Bronze 1.

Bronze 2.

Bronze 3.

Silver 1.

Silver 2.

Gold.

Correct Answers
F1. Sonic the Hedgehog (Katon)
F2. Ecco the Dolphin (Calis)
F3. Altered Beast (Blade)
F4. John Madden Football (N/A)
B1. Golden Axe (MattJones4Heisman)
B2. Pat Riley Basketball (TazFTW)
B3. Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Coffee Warlord)
S1. Rocket Knight Adventures (terpkristin)
S2. Shining Force (Izulde)
G. Vectorman (RainRaven)

SI

Calis · 06-22-2005, 09:47 PM

Freebie #2: Ecco the Dolphin

Woot, finally get in on this.

RainRaven · 06-22-2005, 09:54 PM

Gold Vectorman

MJ4H · 06-22-2005, 09:56 PM

B1 Golden Axe

Coffee Warlord · 06-22-2005, 09:56 PM

You actually put Moonwalker on here. Dear lord.

B3 - Moonwalker (or Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, if you wish.)

terpkristin · 06-22-2005, 09:57 PM

B1. Golden Axe

sterlingice · 06-22-2005, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calis

Freebie #2: Ecco the Dolphin

Woot, finally get in on this.

I try to vary up the times so different people can get in but that's tough to do.

So, for some of these (like the gold today)- did people play or at least read about them or is there just a lot of googling going on?

SI

terpkristin · 06-22-2005, 09:58 PM

Oh well MJ beat me to it.

/tk

sterlingice · 06-22-2005, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

You actually put Moonwalker on here. Dear lord.

B3 - Moonwalker (or Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, if you wish.)

Admit it- that was a pretty fun game. I had it as a silver but thought it was too easy.

SI

terpkristin · 06-22-2005, 10:02 PM

S1 Rocket Knight Adventures

Calis · 06-22-2005, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

I try to vary up the times so different people can get in but that's tough to do.

So, for some of these (like the gold today)- did people play or at least read about them or is there just a lot of googling going on?

SI

Hehe, we're like vultures on this thing, not much you can do.

Sadly I knew Vectorman also. Not entirely sure why, I'm not a big platform gamer, but I'd seen it. Has a certain unique look you remember.

My two favorite Sega games were present, but I bet they'll show eventually.

I will echo the shame on you for the Moonwalker entry, and also admit that yes I played it...much more than I should've.

Edit: Ok I'm blind, one of my two favorites is there..don't mind me.

kingfc22 · 06-22-2005, 10:06 PM

B2. Majic Johnson's Lakers vs. Celtics???

TazFTW · 06-22-2005, 10:08 PM

Bronze 2: Pat Riley Basketball

RainRaven · 06-22-2005, 10:09 PM

I remember it from the game always being playable at Toys R Us so I have that image seared into my brain. Before they redesigned there stores and before other retailers like Best Buy etc. that was the place that I usually bought SNES games at.

sterlingice · 06-22-2005, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingfc22

B2. Majic Johnson's Lakers vs. Celtics???

Nope, that's not the game. Lots of sports games on the Genesis to go through, so this might take a while.

EDIT: Taz got it, tho.

BTW, remember guesses reset at midnight CST (~3 hours) so you can guess again if something's still open.

Silver 2 is the only one left, tho (of the GSBs)

SI

Izulde · 06-22-2005, 10:36 PM

Silver 2. Shining Force. Best tactical RPG of its day.

sterlingice · 06-22-2005, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izulde

Silver 2. Shining Force. Best tactical RPG of its day.

And with that, the GSB's are gone but 3 freebies remain for anyone not yet in the game.

I'm kindof surprised they've never made a Shining Force collection since making collections is in vogue these days. But I guess they weren't popular enough.

SI

Coffee Warlord · 06-22-2005, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Admit it- that was a pretty fun game. I had it as a silver but thought it was too easy.

SI

I actually played it at the arcade. God help me.

terpkristin · 06-22-2005, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

I actually played it at the arcade. God help me.

Um, CW, I love you and all but...if you played that at the arcade, I'm not sure there's help for you....

/tk

Calis · 06-22-2005, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izulde

Silver 2. Shining Force. Best tactical RPG of its day.

That would be one of my 2 favorite Sega games.

Loved that series. I see they upgraded and released that one for the GBA, I need to pick it up.

Didn't the Sega CD have a series of like 4 of them we never got here? Three from different sides of the story, and the 4th tying it all up. Something like that, would've loved to seen that.

I won't spoil my other favorite in case SI uses it later.

Izulde · 06-23-2005, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calis

That would be one of my 2 favorite Sega games.

Loved that series. I see they upgraded and released that one for the GBA, I need to pick it up.

Didn't the Sega CD have a series of like 4 of them we never got here? Three from different sides of the story, and the 4th tying it all up. Something like that, would've loved to seen that.

I won't spoil my other favorite in case SI uses it later.

Well, Shining Force and its sequel were the only two tactical RPGs in the series. The rest of the Shining series have all been action-rpgs.

The remake for the GBA is expanded, but I hate the new graphics they use. They're nowhere as clean and aesthetically pleasing as the original.

Calis · 06-23-2005, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izulde

Well, Shining Force and its sequel were the only two tactical RPGs in the series. The rest of the Shining series have all been action-rpgs.

hxxp://www.rpgdreamer.com/sf3/sf3rev1.html

Here's the one I was thinking of. Looks like only the first part was translated and brought over here. It sounds like the standard style from the first two also. It'd almost be worth hunting down a Saturn for.

Katon · 06-23-2005, 09:49 AM

Can't believe nobody's gotten Freebie 1 yet.

Freebie 1: Sonic the Hedgehog

SirFozzie · 06-23-2005, 11:28 AM

Because I'm very pissed at missing out on points

F4: John Madden Football?

MIJB#19 · 06-23-2005, 12:10 PM

Never mind, someone else beat me to it (and I hadn't noticed the response).

sterlingice · 06-23-2005, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Because I'm very pissed at missing out on points

F4: John Madden Football?

This begs the question, if it's the second day and the freebies haven't been guessed, should they be allowed open to everyone? Or maybe 24 hours? They don't get you any points but they pad your "games" stat.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIJB#19

Never mind, someone else beat me to it (and I hadn't noticed the response).

There's still a couple of freebies left on the board. For the moment, I'm not going to allow the freebie guess since you aren't supposed to guess them if you already have a freebie.

SI

sachmo71 · 06-23-2005, 02:06 PM

Freebie 4: Madden 95?

sterlingice · 06-23-2005, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sachmo71

Freebie 4: Madden 95?

Hint: the question wasn't whether the answer was right or not, it was whether GSB players should be allowed to answer freebies.

SI

Blade · 06-23-2005, 04:19 PM

Freebie 3: Altered Beast?

06-20-2005, 08:24 PM	#156
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	I liked it so much I bought the GBA version. GREAT GAME. Freebie 4, as I was telling SI, I was playing just the other day. Living at my folks' house, the SNES is still in our family room so I plugged it in and popped in the game. Great games. Great games indeed. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

06-20-2005, 10:34 PM	#162
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	But didn't the US PSX version call it VI? Granted, that means you still call it III, since that's what it was released as for SNES, which was the category. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

06-21-2005, 12:32 AM	#167
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	That Zelda was challenging. The monsters were difficult but the puzzle aspect was great too. I think the dungeon in the night world in the forrest (where you found the Master Sword in th elight world) was the most diffcult to beat. Finding all the items was a blast. All my friends had the game and played it and we would brag about who found what first. It was like great trade secrets. I found the magic bommerang first. __________________ Xbox 360 Gamer Tag: GoldenEagle014

06-21-2005, 10:21 AM	#171
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	I need my cable not to go out tomorrow so I have a chance to answer some questions. Stupid construction. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

06-22-2005, 09:44 PM	#172
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Today's Theme: Sega Genesis I didn't know the Genesis quite as well as the SNES. I had the SNES and it was a set of brothers I Was friends with who had the Genesis. I remember about half of these games. The rest I dug up off of websites, a collection of fansites, gaming "press", and retro gaming sites- all on a "top system games" list somewhere. For those with Nintendo burnout, here you go. For the curious, the three games I played the most on the Genesis were Freebie 1 (of course), Freebie 3, and Bronze 2. Status: Complete Game Rank: GSB and Freebies Freebie 1. Freebie 2. Freebie 3. Freebie 4. Bronze 1. Bronze 2. Bronze 3. Silver 1. Silver 2. Gold. Correct Answers F1. Sonic the Hedgehog (Katon) F2. Ecco the Dolphin (Calis) F3. Altered Beast (Blade) F4. John Madden Football (N/A) B1. Golden Axe (MattJones4Heisman) B2. Pat Riley Basketball (TazFTW) B3. Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Coffee Warlord) S1. Rocket Knight Adventures (terpkristin) S2. Shining Force (Izulde) G. Vectorman (RainRaven) SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 04-19-2012 at 06:58 AM.

06-20-2005, 07:51 PM	#151
oykib College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Freebie1 --> Zelda: A Link to the Past

06-20-2005, 08:19 PM	#155
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Heh. It was quite a bit harder doing it the megaspeed way, too. None of us bothered going for many of the quarter-hearts, since time was so important.

06-20-2005, 08:35 PM	#157
TargetPractice6 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lexington, KY	Damn, I knew all of these.

06-20-2005, 08:57 PM	#158
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	I've actually got an urge to dig out the SNES now too. Lordy. Wonder if I packed it.

06-20-2005, 11:33 PM	#164
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	As much of a commie as it makes me, I never owned a Super Nintendo. Scary, but the one major console I never got. I was a hardcore Sega fanboi as a kid, I scoffed at the SNES. Now I wish I hadn't missed out on all those games.

06-21-2005, 09:47 AM	#169
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	I need me a gold to cement a commanding lead.

06-22-2005, 09:47 PM	#173
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	Freebie #2: Ecco the Dolphin Woot, finally get in on this.

06-22-2005, 09:54 PM	#174
RainRaven High School JV Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Baltimore, Maryland	Gold Vectorman __________________ "It can't rain all the time"-The Crow

06-22-2005, 09:56 PM	#175
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	B1 Golden Axe

06-22-2005, 09:56 PM	#176
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	You actually put Moonwalker on here. Dear lord. B3 - Moonwalker (or Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, if you wish.)

06-22-2005, 09:57 PM	#177
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	B1. Golden Axe __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

06-22-2005, 09:58 PM	#179
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Oh well MJ beat me to it. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

06-22-2005, 10:02 PM	#181
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	S1 Rocket Knight Adventures __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

06-22-2005, 10:06 PM	#183
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	B2. Majic Johnson's Lakers vs. Celtics??? __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

06-22-2005, 10:08 PM	#184
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	Bronze 2: Pat Riley Basketball

06-22-2005, 10:09 PM	#185
RainRaven High School JV Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Baltimore, Maryland	I remember it from the game always being playable at Toys R Us so I have that image seared into my brain. Before they redesigned there stores and before other retailers like Best Buy etc. that was the place that I usually bought SNES games at. __________________ "It can't rain all the time"-The Crow

06-22-2005, 10:36 PM	#187
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Silver 2. Shining Force. Best tactical RPG of its day. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

06-23-2005, 09:49 AM	#194
Katon College Benchwarmer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Providence, RI	Can't believe nobody's gotten Freebie 1 yet. Freebie 1: Sonic the Hedgehog

06-23-2005, 11:28 AM	#195
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Because I'm very pissed at missing out on points F4: John Madden Football? __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

06-23-2005, 12:10 PM	#196
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	Never mind, someone else beat me to it (and I hadn't noticed the response). __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail Last edited by MIJB#19 : 06-23-2005 at 12:11 PM.

06-23-2005, 02:06 PM	#198
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Freebie 4: Madden 95?

06-23-2005, 04:19 PM	#200
Blade College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Edmonton, Alberta	Freebie 3: Altered Beast? __________________ Just trying to get by unnoticed... Loyal fan of the Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Eagles.

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