Retro Console/Game Collecting Thread

[jyoung]

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A lot of the N64's library has held up poorly due to bad frame rates and excessive fog.

Instead of getting the original carts, you're better off downloading the remade versions of games like Perfect Dark, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie, Majora's Mask, and Ocarina of Time.

Some of the OG games that still hold up well and haven't been remade are:

Wayne Gretzky 3D Hockey 98
NBA Hangtime
Road Rash 64
Excitebike 64
Wave Race 64
F-Zero X
Ogre Battle 64
Super Mario 64

All of those are also great multiplayer games except for Ogre Battle, Super Mario, and Wave Race.

[PeoplesChampGB]

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A lot of the N64's library has held up poorly due to bad frame rates and excessive fog.

Instead of getting the original carts, you're better off downloading the remade versions of games like Perfect Dark, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie, Majora's Mask, and Ocarina of Time.

Some of the OG games that still hold up well and haven't been remade are:

Wayne Gretzky 3D Hockey 98
NBA Hangtime
Road Rash 64
Excitebike 64
Wave Race 64
F-Zero GX
Ogre Battle 64
Super Mario 64

All of those are also great multiplayer games except for Ogre Battle, Super Mario, and Wave Race.

At least on my 32 inch HDTV (AV wired) my N64 and my Retron run perfectly and looks good. That includes Ocarina.

[mpulse24]

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Anyone have any general thoughts or a review on Shadows of the Empire for N64? I have personally never played it, but I have always heard it was a good game. Was thinking of picking it up because the retro store has it for $10.

Its been a really long time since I played it, but I really enjoyed it, being a Star Wars fan. IMO, the third person shooter levels of the game can get a little tedious after a while, but I LOVED the flying sections of the game. I used the play the first level, the Battle of Hoth over and over as a kid. Plus the game having portions of the actual movie score helped to really pull you in. So if you can pick it up for $10, I'd say go for it! Thats a steal!

[jyoung]

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Anyone have any general thoughts or a review on Shadows of the Empire for N64? I have personally never played it, but I have always heard it was a good game. Was thinking of picking it up because the retro store has it for $10.

The first Jedi Knight on PC is the game to play if you're looking for a single player action game set in the Star Wars universe. The PC Star Wars action games were way ahead of the console games for a long time until the Xbox era arrived.

I believe there's a bundle on STEAM that has the first Dark Forces and all the Jedi Knight games.

[PeoplesChampGB]

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I dont know if they ever did, but my dream was to hook up with some old school gamers online for some Contra.

[PeoplesChampGB]

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Picked up Super C and Drouble Dragon for NES. Can't believe I am saying this, but Super C I find to be better than the original Contra.

[XtremeDunkz]

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I loved Shadows of the Empire when I was a kid.

[exposedaking]

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I was playing eternal champions on sega cd the other day, i would love to see a reboot.

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[DJ]

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I was playing eternal champions on sega cd the other day, i would love to see a reboot.

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An underrated fighting game. I remember buying this based on the posters and cover art (remember those days?) and it was a good decison. I spent many hours playing and trying to figure out how to trigger all of the special finishers.

[PeoplesChampGB]

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Hopefully this will raise a discussion. My mother in law had a birthday over the weekend and I just happened to have my retron in my car. My mother in law's friends grandson was over and I asked him if he was a gamer and he said yes. Then I asked him if he would like to play some Super C and I informed him that this game was relentless. He said he was good at Call of Duty and told me his K/D, which was impressive (This kid was probably like 14). But I told him Contra is a lot harder than COD.

Anyways, we started playing and, of course, he got destroyed. I shrugged it off since Contra destroys everyone and asked him if he wanted to play Mario 3. So we started playing and he couldn't get past one level the entire time (we made it to world 3 before he had to leave).

Anyways, thinking about it I wondered with even all the advancements we had if the most simplistic games are still harder than their newer counterparts. You can't buy an upgrade for Double Dragon, you cant get accelerators. Sure there are a few codes you can put in, but other than that its you against the game and the game's job is to do whatever it takes to stop you.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Difficultly probably isn't the term, but I consider games to be a lot more forgiving now than they used to be.

[DJ]

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Difficultly probably isn't the term, but I consider games to be a lot more forgiving now than they used to be.

I think that's the best way to phrase it. I found plenty of games on the PS3/360 to be a challenge, and the lone non-sports game I've played thus far on the PS4 (The Last of Us Remastered) was far from easy.

That said, the lack of save points and checkpoints, combined with unforgiving difficulty, certainly made games tougher to beat back in the day.

[shogunofharlem3]

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Hopefully this will raise a discussion. My mother in law had a birthday over the weekend and I just happened to have my retron in my car. My mother in law's friends grandson was over and I asked him if he was a gamer and he said yes. Then I asked him if he would like to play some Super C and I informed him that this game was relentless. He said he was good at Call of Duty and told me his K/D, which was impressive (This kid was probably like 14). But I told him Contra is a lot harder than COD.

Anyways, we started playing and, of course, he got destroyed. I shrugged it off since Contra destroys everyone and asked him if he wanted to play Mario 3. So we started playing and he couldn't get past one level the entire time (we made it to world 3 before he had to leave).

Anyways, thinking about it I wondered with even all the advancements we had if the most simplistic games are still harder than their newer counterparts. You can't buy an upgrade for Double Dragon, you cant get accelerators. Sure there are a few codes you can put in, but other than that its you against the game and the game's job is to do whatever it takes to stop you.

I will say Nintendo constructed their controllers to be quite whippable! I can't even begin to tell you the amount of times I would throw the damn thing because of something cheap.

Flashback, Ninja Gaiden, one of those pixel perfect jumps you could barely make then just as you landed a bird would hit you and you'd bump back about 10 feet into the hole. Many a thrown, smashed, whipped, I used to put it half way in the bureau and smash the drawer on it.

Wasn't till I did a whip on Christmas playing, of all games, freeking Ultraman, boy was that game terrible. I fired my controller because he wouldn't do what I needed him to do and off came my R button. Had to use that controller just reaching in and tapping the little button tab.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Re: Nintendo Controllers

Although I only ever used one when I bought a Wii the Wavebird Gamecube controllers are probably my favorite ever. It just feels so right in the hand.

PS4 does a lot of things right, but I largely feel the touchpad and lightbar are wastes of resources. Not to mention switching back to a PS3 controller and I feel like I'm Hulk.

Anyway, I'm not sure if this will fall under "retro" or "classic" yet, but considering the horizon of new games I'll probably spend the rest of the year playing PS1/2/3 games. Last year I played through Metal Gear Solid 1-3 (as well as Metal Gear 1) and came away amazed.

I started up God of War III and have been having a blast going through that. It really reminds me of Ninja Gaiden with more platforming and less, rage-inducing bosses, and not a crazy emphasis on combo strings. I hope to go through GOW1 and 2 when I'm done.

Are there any other classic PS2/3 series you guys recommend? I want to jump into Ratchet & Clank, but not sure if I should start with Future or the originals. Not to mention all the games I missed out as a kid like Spyro, Crash, Tomb Raider, etc.

[DJ]

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Although I only ever used one when I bought a Wii the Wavebird Gamecube controllers are probably my favorite ever. It just feels so right in the hand.

PS4 does a lot of things right, but I largely feel the touchpad and lightbar are wastes of resources. Not to mention switching back to a PS3 controller and I feel like I'm Hulk.

Anyway, I'm not sure if this will fall under "retro" or "classic" yet, but considering the horizon of new games I'll probably spend the rest of the year playing PS1/2/3 games. Last year I played through Metal Gear Solid 1-3 (as well as Metal Gear 1) and came away amazed.

I started up God of War III and have been having a blast going through that. It really reminds me of Ninja Gaiden with more platforming and less, rage-inducing bosses, and not a crazy emphasis on combo strings. I hope to go through GOW1 and 2 when I'm done.

Are there any other classic PS2/3 series you guys recommend? I want to jump into Ratchet & Clank, but not sure if I should start with Future or the originals. Not to mention all the games I missed out as a kid like Spyro, Crash, Tomb Raider, etc.

Great topic, and I'm in the same boat in terms of looking at series from that era to start up. All of the series you mentioned, I either sparingly played or missed out on completely.

I did pick up the God of War Saga, along with the Jak & Daxter and Sly Cooper HD Collections for the PS3. Should keep me busy for a while.