New Fangled Video Games!

Canyarion · 06-07-2004, 07:49 AM

I think I have to agree with Ginkasa... when I'm into an old game, it's not that bad.

Some games though are almost impossible to beat. Adventure of Link gets SO hard in the end. Just before the final boss... you're supposed to walk a really long way past too hard enemies... so you arrive at Shadow Link with just 1 life.

Not fair...

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Originally Posted by StoneCutter

You play till you beat the game, then maybe you play through once more. Used to be you'd play just to play, even if the game did have some sort of ending, it's not like there was some great story unfolding

True true... I have much more games now than I had back then... Replayability has gone down.. or we get bored faster... dunno

Jonbo298 · 06-07-2004, 09:07 AM

I agree the games are too easy but with gaming as mainstream as ever, its understandable. About a month ago I began re-collecting the older consoles just because the classics back then were calling me back in. Still got alot of games to get but its a first step in getting back the old games.

DeathsHand · 06-07-2004, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Canyarion

Some games though are almost impossible to beat. Adventure of Link gets SO hard in the end. Just before the final boss... you're supposed to walk a really long way past too hard enemies... so you arrive at Shadow Link with just 1 life.

Not fair...

I've beaten that game a few times since I started playing NES again...

You just gotta know exactly which way to go, which enemies to fight and which to run from, be good at fighting the ones you fight and avoiding the ones you avoid, then not screw up on the bosses...

Now if you wanna talk impossible, let's talk Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2 (never played 3)...

Dyne · 06-07-2004, 03:18 PM

I have a hard time with Legend of Zelda because I don't know where anything is and I don't have the patience to explore. Didn't they have a map that came with the game?

TheSlyMoogle · 06-07-2004, 04:19 PM

Yeah I still have the map. He he, I'm a dork.

Anyway, Everyone keeps saying the Megaman games were hard, the only one that was hard for me was the first one. I still rule at Megaman games. I can't wait until Anniversary Collection comes out. I'm so excited about playing those never before seen here games.

Typhoid · 06-07-2004, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSlyMoogle

Yeah I still have the map. He he, I'm a dork.

Anyway, Everyone keeps saying the Megaman games were hard, the only one that was hard for me was the first one. I still rule at Megaman games. I can't wait until Anniversary Collection comes out. I'm so excited about playing those never before seen here games.

Now when you talk about Megaman games, are you talking about the NES versions or the SNES? because both were wickedly fun.

Vampyr · 06-07-2004, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSlyMoogle

Yeah I still have the map. He he, I'm a dork.

Anyway, Everyone keeps saying the Megaman games were hard, the only one that was hard for me was the first one. I still rule at Megaman games. I can't wait until Anniversary Collection comes out. I'm so excited about playing those never before seen here games.

Lol. I still have the map for the original Legend of Zelda as well. It's old, tattered, torn, and taped, but it's still readable.

GameMaster · 06-07-2004, 10:50 PM

I too, agree that old games are better. Whenever this topic arises, I like to recall my memorable Sega Genesis days with Sonic and all those other classics.

DeathsHand · 06-07-2004, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSlyMoogle

Anyway, Everyone keeps saying the Megaman games were hard, the only one that was hard for me was the first one.

I've only played the first one on an emulator and I didn't like the viiiibes it was givin' off, maaaaan... Just didn't seem as good as 2 or 3...

The only NES games I've played are 2, 3, and 4... 2 is so easy it's not funny, however, in 3 and 4 the bosses have a short period of invincibility after you hit them (unlike in 2, which makes bosses so easy), which makes the battles a bit harder (especially if you don't know all the weaknesses), and the levels are a bit tougher as well...

But as I said... they were hard when I was 5 or 6... now they seem much easier...

TheSlyMoogle · 06-08-2004, 06:26 AM

I rented one when I was little. Megaman was easy for me when I was like 8 or 9. Anyway, I'm talking about all Megaman games, they've always been easy for me. Also after like Megaman X4 they've all gone krappy...

I'm excited about the Full Blown Megaman RPG.

And Anniversary Collection.

Anyway... Games were hard back then. I wish some of them were that hard now. My reflexes are slower now probably.

Also, I remember when I used to care if I died in a game, like in Pacman or Megaman. Now it's like "Oh well I'll just die, and restart," or if it's an Online game like a MMORPG I'm all like "Oh well if I die I'll just respawn later..."

I want to care about dying again!

Crash · 06-08-2004, 08:47 PM

man, i'm always getting wiped out by these old games. contra too, but also mario 3... you're absolutely right.