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[Drixxel]

What games are the honourable residents of this board currently playing?
I've been dungeoncrawling my way through Phantasy Star II off and on for awhile now, and just yesterday I picked up Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball for the PS2. Really an inventive take on pinball.. I'm very much enjoying it so far. I finished off Silent Hill 4 not too long ago and am planning to delve into Silent Hill 2 once I find the time. Good ol' ignoring of franchise chronology..

So yes, the questions stands: what gaming madness do you find yourselves involved in?

[Melf]

I'm currently enthralled with RE4, but I just started playing Demon Stone on the Xbox, and am really liking it. Good, old-fashioned hack-'n-slashing with a real simple interface.

I still have X-Men Legends, KOTOR II, Paper Mario 2, and Metroid Prime 2 waiting for me. :help:

[j_factor]

Card Fighter's Clash, SNK Version. So addictive.

[tim333]

Landstalker.

[AlexKidd]

I've been playing the following stuff:

sms:
phantasy star
bomber raid
astro warrior
montezuma's revenge
kenseiden

genesis:
mega turrican
phelios
ghouls n' ghosts
mystic defender
gunstar heroes

turbo:
blazing lazers
bloody wolf
alien crush
fantasy zone

ds:
nanostray
meteos
kirby

ps2:
Ys 5
Kingdom Hearts

...yes I have a lot of free time

[Fang]

I'm playing Thunderforce 3 until I beat it then I will move on to Shinobi 3.

[Drixxel]

I think it's about time to resurrect this thread. Over a month without a post...!? C'mon, games are being played out there, I know it!

World Heroes 2 for SNES is robbing much of my game time, as are the Genesis ruffians Mystic Defender and Demolition Man.

World Heroes 2, while a shameless SFII clone in many respects, possesses a certain spark of originality that sets it apart from other the other fisticuff plagiarists of the early '90s. There is a coolness about Survival Matches where you share a life bar with your opponent and level hazards pose serious threats to your well-being. As well, special move motions that travel beyond the standard quarter-circles and charging make for the forging of new strategies. There shockingly is only one punch and one kick, but there's a surprising amount you can do with such a minimalist control scheme. ..and as if to top it all off, you can play as Rasputin. Awesome.

Demolition Man's actually pretty cool.. I'm frankly amazed at how much I'm enjoying it. I never gave it much of a chance before, but recently I've been working my way through several Genesis run-'n'-guns and this one is considerably entertaining. Fast, abundant action.. yessir.

Mystic Defender I find I keep coming back to. Fun, solid game.

[Demonic Weasel]

Hmm, I've been playing games like Phantasy Star 2 and Sonic off and on. Recently I've been playing through Shining Force 1 again and I've been working on Grandia 2. And just yesterday I started work on SF3 Sc. 2.

[Genesis Knight]

Faery Tale Adventure.

Old school. Majorly.

[j_factor]

I was just playing Super Mario Bros.

It's awesome.

[Vicman]

I test games all the time since I get so many in, and I got a bunch backlogged, but as to actually playing through them it doesn't happen as much as I would like.

I had been playing Panzer Dragoon Saga, Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne (PS2), Devil May Cry 3 (PS2), and Ninja Gaiden (Xbox) last week and would like to get back to them but Darkwatch (Xbox), The Suffering (Xbox), and Sam & Max via ScummVMx (Emu-Xbox) have had me enthralled this week.

P.S. While playing Sly Cooper (PS2) the other night I got so into the game that I ended up missing out on an eBay auction for a Saturn & 10 CIB games including Astal, Panzer Dragoon 1&2, and some shooters. It sold for $33.00! ARGH!

[crazyjoedavola]

I'm currently working through Light Crusader, which I'm nearly finished with, Shining in the Darkness and Jewel Master all for the Genny. I will write reviews for these games as I finish them. I already wrote a review for Zombies Ate My Neighbors and want to write a few more Genesis reviews before I start on some Sega CD reviews.

[Fang]

World Heroes 2, while a shameless SFII clone in many respects, possesses a certain spark of originality that sets it apart from other the other fisticuff plagiarists of the early '90s. There is a coolness about Survival Matches where you share a life bar with your opponent and level hazards pose serious threats to your well-being. As well, special move motions that travel beyond the standard quarter-circles and charging make for the forging of new strategies. There shockingly is only one punch and one kick, but there's a surprising amount you can do with such a minimalist control scheme. ..and as if to top it all off, you can play as Rasputin. Awesome.



Is World Heroes 2 worth $20 loose? or is it too much?

[Fang]

I have been playing Zero Tolerance and I'm on my way finishing it I'm in the basement.

[Drixxel]

Is World Heroes 2 worth $20 loose? or is it too much?

I think for that amount you'll feel burned by the purchase. $10 or so would be far more reasonable.. I mean, I recently got my copy off Ebay for $1.25 + $4.00 shipping and handling. It's a neat game, but $20 loose is a bit much.

[Vicman]

$20 loose or complete is WAAAYYYY too much for any World Heroes game. I'd pay $5 tops for the complete copy, $2 for a loose one.

[Drixxel]

Sweet Jesus, $5 complete? Vicman, you must come from a land where used SNES games are as abundant as fish in the sea.

[David J.]

I think he meant the quality of the game, not SNES carts in general.

[Drixxel]

I realize that. It just struck me as an uncommonly low estimate of the game's value.

[David J.]

As for the topic... I've been playing a smorgasboard of Sega CD games...

[Fang]

I'm done with Zero Tolerance.

Now I'm playing X-men 2 Clone Wars.

[Fang]

I think for that amount you'll feel burned by the purchase. $10 or so would be far more reasonable.. I mean, I recently got my copy off Ebay for $1.25 + $4.00 shipping and handling. It's a neat game, but $20 loose is a bit much.

Thanks Drixxel, after seeing what you paid for it I would of felt robbed. Just about all the good SNES games they sell at the swapmeet are $20 for loose. Those bastards don't want to negotiate.

[Vicman]

I realize that. It just struck me as an uncommonly low estimate of the game's value.

It's both. You guys should realize that I'm a notoriously cheap-ass gamer. I don't like paying much for games in general. While I've got some fun memories playing World Heroes the most I'd pay for it complete would be $5, maybe $7 tops. Considering that the most I'd pay for a complete copy of Street Fighter 2 (SNES) would be $15 then you can understand why any of its knockoffs, even good ones, would only rank as being worth half as much to me.

[Drixxel]

Fair enough. I'm happy enough paying $10 a cart-only game or there abouts, as long as it's an in-person purchase. As cool as Ebay is, there's so much about online auctions that I hate. Paying cash in-store is worth the possible extra money simply for the sake of convenience.

I finished playing through Golden Axe mere moments ago. Death Adder is such a cheap bastard. Limitless unblockable magic attacks? Right on.

[j_factor]

For the past couple days I've been playing the NES games I acquired at CGE on the Super 8 I acquired at CGE. Most of these games I haven't played in years.

Kirby's Adventure is exactly how I remember it, which is to say, too easy. I haven't played it in years, but I beat the final boss with 28 lives remaining. Still fun though.

Adventures of Lolo is way more frustrating than I remembered. I still like the basic design of the game, but each level pisses me off more than the previous.

Snake Rattle n' Roll, I have no idea why I used to like. It's a stupid, annoying game with weird controls and frustrating deaths.

Strider for NES I haven't played since around 1991, though I already own the Genesis game. It's a decent action game, though it feels unnecessarily un-striderlike with the small sword and lack of acrobatics/moves. The sound is really grating too.

Rolling Thunder is one game I've never played until just now, though back in the day I owned both Genesis sequels and loved them. The original is harder and has kind of stilted controls, but other than that it's pretty damn good.

NARC I have really fond memories of, but I think my memories are mostly of the arcade version. The NES version has very poor hit detection and the controls are a little off.

Bionic Commando I don't really remember very well. I feel a bit stifled by not being able to jump, aim, or move midair. Other than that it's good.

Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden 2 are as I remember them, difficult and fun. Although I don't remember having to be quite so precise with my attacks. Maybe that's because I used to play it for SMS.

Clash at Demonhead is exactly like I remember it. Which is to say, awesome and enthralling.

[Drixxel]

I recently started up games in MediEvil, MediEvil II, and Tomba! and have been investing decent time in them over the past week. It's been awhile since I've revisited these ones.. definately three of my favourite PlayStation games.

[JFLY]

I just finished playing Burnout Legends for my PSP. Man, this game is great!!!

[Vicman]

I've been playing Tecmo Super Bowl on my PSP via emulation, Shadow Hearts for my PS2, Radiata Stories for my PS2, and NCAA FB 06 on my Xbox.

[Melf]

I've been enthralled with arcade beat-ém-ups on MAMEoX, and am currently playing through Cadillacs & Dinosaurs. I've also recently discovered the shmup Metal Black, which is quite fun and looks great.

Aside from that, Double Dragon II for the PC-Engine is still getting some heavy playtime. Wonderful, wonderful game.

[Wampaa]

I'm almost done with Skies of Arcadia on DC.

I'm playing Dungeon Explorer and Android Assault on Sega cd and finishing Dark Wizard as Amon.

I have Vay, Lunar EB, Heindall waiting to play. I have been finishing out my Sega cd collection with games that I haven't played or never finished from back in the day.

My sega CD collection went from Lunar the SS and Dark Wizard to about 20 games thanks to my e-bay addiction.

[Dartagnan1083]

Been playing Suikoden a lot lately.
Loving the soundtrack and story, but the gameplay is a bit unpolished. . .but not too badly

[Vicman]

What I loved about Suikoden on the PS1/2 was taking the save from 1 to 2 to 3 and having the extra characters, story tie ins, and other additions that made playing the games in succession worth it. Too bad they stopped that with 4, but since 4 royally sucked it's probably not that big of a deal.

[Fang]

Suikoden 1 & 2 are awesome rpg's they are my favorites. Good thing I got a chance to play them and finish them. I also like how the story continues using the save data that was cool and original.

[Demonic Weasel]

Shining Force 3 does the save data continuation as well.

[Dartagnan1083]

Shining Force 3 also inspired the trinity system in Suikoden III. . .which is a severely under-rated RPG.

I could never understand why lots of people dislike III, but from what I've read. . .it's likely due to the increased difficulty.

[Demonic Weasel]

Heh, I wouldn't know as I never really played Sudoiken. Speaking of SF3 that's what I'm currently playing through as I finally have all three games with the Premium Disc.

[Fang]

Playing Dragon's Fury on the geny

[j_factor]

Playing Heart of the Alien now. I've written the introductory two paragraphs for a review of it. How has this not already been reviewed?

[Drixxel]

Heart of the Alien.. that's one cool game. Moments ago I was contemplating firing up Out Of This World..

My gaming time over the past week has been dredged in F-Zero X goodness. Pure racing cool, it is.. I've been having an amazing amount of fun in Time Attack mode. After having gotten back into this game, that $20 Canadian copy of F-Zero GX at Wal-Mart is looking ever more sexy.

[Melf]

I'm trying to get into Morrowind again, for the Xbox. It's all too tedious to start from scratch so I'm using the advance skill trick. Once I'm ready, I'll upgrade to the GOTY edition, so I can play the cool expansion packs.

[David J.]

I was playing Midway Arcade Treasures 3, then I was called in to work, came home pissed, ate dinner, finshed my gay home work, and played some.

I've had a bad day so this was good to come home to. Having the Dreamcast versions of Hydro Thunder and Rush 2049 on the xbox is sweet. It's a decent compltation but the port of the original SF Rush could be a little bit better.

Not bad for $20. I think the second one is cheap at the pawn shop, I bought the first when it came out.. Lots of good games I've missed on the Xbox. Some day I'll give it the attention I give my older systems.

[Sega Uranus]

I've been playing a lot of Phantasy Star IV, and it being an RPG, I suck at it majorly, I have also been playing some Super Street Fighter II too, and have been trying Kid Chameleon a little bit.

I would be playing Nintendogs, but...

[StRiDA CoL]

Let me guess the prick who stole yur DS, is making you not play

Y would you steal a DS?

[David J.]

I was playing some shinobi 3, but I gave up on level 5

[Drixxel]

This weekend was ripe with gaming. Played through Splatterhouse 2 and Axelay, brought a city in SNES SimCity well past Metropolis level, and partook in a Chrono Trigger race. Now that was a pointless competition..

[Dartagnan1083]

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

I am loving the game so far. . .despite how unforgiving it is

[j_factor]

Ouendan is bloody amazing.

[Drixxel]

I saw a trailer for Quendan.. now that's a game with a unique concept. If I understand correctly j_factor, is the point to guide the progress of the episode playing on the top screen by correctly performing the rhythmic actions on the bottom screen? It looks like it could be rather entertaining..

Who'd you go through for the import?

[dementia]

Ninja Gaiden Black

I love it.

[j_factor]

I got Ouendan from yesasia.com. It was the cheapest I could find, at $43.99 with free shipping. I was concerned about it taking forever to get here, but it actually arrived quite a bit faster than their little estimated arrival thingy indicated.

[Demonic Weasel]

Still playing SF3, but I'm just at the end of Sc. 3. As soon as I finish with the Hero's Test it'll be time to go and slaughter Bulzome.

[j_factor]

I'm playing SF3 also.. Street Fighter that is. Double Impact. Pity I'm not as good at SF3 as I used to be. Also, playing New Generation makes me sad, remembering the days of longing for a Saturn port.

[Drixxel]

As I bought it today, I've been playing a lot of Bombastic. Devil Dice had a mindbending game design, and this sequel is only more of that brain bleed. Really a mezmerizing game once you get in the groove, though.

[Drixxel]

Between Bombastic binges, I started up a game in Super Metroid with the intention of, ehh.. doing things a little differently. Early super missiles, skipped Spore Spawn entirely, collected powerbombs before ever entering Norfair, killed Kraid before getting high-jump boots, and then worked through Maridia without the gravity suit in order to get into the Wrecked Ship's backdoor before fighting Phantoon. There was really no point to any of it.. just something to do. I'd never gone on that particular Maridia adventure before.. without the gravity suit, there are some tight moments, let me tell you.

Also played a bit of Doom 64 here and there, but Bombastic's been eating most of my time.

[ROBOTRON]

GGXX Reload and Gradius 5

[Demonic Weasel]

Now playing SFCD.

[David J.]

I gave Legend of Oasis a shot, not too bad.

[ROBOTRON]

Power Strike

[j_factor]

So I bought Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow a while back and now I'm playing... Harmony of Dissonance. I'm not sure why.

[Drixxel]

Ehh, Harmony of Dissonance is pretty good.. it's not the game Dawn of Sorrow is (had a chance to play it last weekend - what a beauty), but HoD is neat in its own right, if a little boring. This has nothing to do with the gameplay itself, but good lord, Juste's shadow trail is way overdone in that game..

[j_factor]

*mild Harmony of Dissonance spoilers*

Harmony starts off very promising, gets better, but then it drags on when you're just filling in the maps. I mean, technically that's what you're doing from the start, but when it gets to the point that all you're doing is visiting the opposite version of rooms you've been to, it becomes kind of a chore, especially with the way transportation between the two castles is.

[Demonic Weasel]

Working on StHA.

[Drixxel]

My game time lately has been dredged in TurboGrafxry. Aside from ol' Bonk's Revenge which I bested, it was an evening of Devil's Crush and Space Harrier. I noticed that button II is starting to get a little unresponsive on the turbopad I was using... that's simply no good.

[winona]

Just finished playing Pitfall the Mayan Adventure, great fun. Yesterday i finaly received Gun Star Heroes. Guess thats next.

[Demonic Weasel]

Working at Gemfire, Beyond Oasis, and SFCD.

[Drixxel]

Picked up where I last left off in King's Field 2 yesterday. Ended up unexpectedly hurling myself off a cliff and finding a strange samurai tomb with a righteous sword inside, as well as then figuring out where I was supposed to go next, where I made hours of progress past the last save only to stupidly walk into a pool of lava and die instantly.

Worked through to the end of Bonk's Adventure yesterday as well, but misfortune struck in the form of a frustrating final boss attack pattern that I just couldn't seem to work around.

..and this morning I was playing a bit o' the ol' Resident Evil 4, Mercenaries mode. Wanton slaughter, yes indeed.

[StRiDA CoL]

SSX On Tour

[Drixxel]

I've been investing a fair bit of time in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. ..that, and this surprisingly awesome LCD handheld of Super Breakout. Paper Mario is one incredibly fun game.. these last 20 hours have just melted away.

[Fang]

Now playing Toy Story for the good ol genesis.

[Drixxel]

King's Field: The Ancient City has consumed me. While I wouldn't say it surpasses King's Field 2, it's most certainly a great sequel. I can easily forsee 50 hours of my time going into this one.

[Demonic Weasel]

I'm already playing like 5 different games at once. SF3, FC, PS4, Crusader of Centy, Beyond Oasis, Light Crusader, and once my copies of Vay and Lunar arrive I'll probably start up on them at once XD.

[Obviously]

I've actually been playing Evil Dead: Regeneration after picking it up for a few dollars on the PC. Sure it's shallow and repetitive but all I wanted was to slay some deadites and hear a few corny one-liners from Ash and the game delivers.

[j_factor]

Right now I'm playing Bust A Groove for psx... really great game.

[Melf]

Picked up where I last left off in King's Field 2 yesterday. Ended up unexpectedly hurling myself off a cliff and finding a strange samurai tomb with a righteous sword inside, as well as then figuring out where I was supposed to go next, where I made hours of progress past the last save only to stupidly walk into a pool of lava and die instantly.

Heh, I had the same thing happen to me. I fell off and was about to break into a string of curses, and then it was like "WT?" and that sword was there.

I beat both the first two KF games and loved them to death. I have to pick up Ancient City one of these days. This series is so underrated.

I'm currently working on Half-Life 2 for Xbox and Guitar Hero for the PS2. I picked up the latter on a whim and have been just blown away by it. It's just incredibly well done.

[Drixxel]

Heh, I had the same thing happen to me. I fell off and was about to break into a string of curses, and then it was like "WT?" and that sword was there.

I beat both the first two KF games and loved them to death. I have to pick up Ancient City one of these days. This series is so underrated.

If you liked the first two, there's no way that King's Field: The Ancient City would disappoint. I'm ten hours into it so far and it's just amazing. Get it, Melf - get it!

But yeah, it's too bad that the King's Field series has never really gotten much North American attention.. I'd account that to the slow pace of the games more than anything. I myself didn't quite "get it" until a couple of hours into King's Field 2, but after that, I was hooked. I wish I hadn't sold King's Field 1 all those years ago, as I'd really like to play through it now with my current appreciation of the series.

Still, it would seem enough people like it to keep the sequels a-flowin'. In fact, there's been a King's Field announced for the PSP, although no information exists beyond that.

At any rate, I think I'll go back to the ol' Ancient City right about now.

[Revenge of Joe Musashi]

I must confess i'm having a blast with the new FIST OF THE NORTH STAR game at the arcades,at this moment in time. :cool:

[Kikoskia]

The Chaos Engine (aka, Soldier of Fortune)

Played it with my flatmate, he died well into world 3 and I got right to the final boss, but I had run out of lives by then. Drat, I'm darn good at that game, but just not good enough to beat him.

*shakes fist angrily at the Chaos Engine* I'll get you next time gadget- Er, I mean, Chaos Engine. Next time...

[Melf]

I must confess i'm having a blast with the new FIST OF THE NORTH STAR game at the arcades,at this moment in time. :cool:

Exsqueeze me, bacon powder?

FotNS arcade?

Pics! Pics! Pics!

[Obviously]

Think Dance Dance Revolution... played with your fists. It's painful but incredibly cool.

[Revenge of Joe Musashi]

I must confess i'm having a blast with the new FIST OF THE NORTH STAR game at the arcades,at this moment in time. :cool:

Exsqueeze me, bacon powder?

FotNS arcade?

Pics! Pics! Pics!

Yes Melf, due to the merger Sega absorbed all of Sammy's properties including FIST OF THE NORTHSTAR that Sammy had the license to. The first game of FOTNS Sega released was an "remake" to the original Master System game Sega made. Then came the Panchinko version that made mega yen for Sega. it wasn't until november when sega unveiled the arcade version that had been developed by Arc Systems of GUILTY GEAR fame. The game is phenomonal. The links to what the game looks like are below,the arcade website is in Japanese though, :( sorry but you get a good scope of sega's new 2D fightin' prowess .

http://cheats.ign.com/objects/769/769521.html

http://hokuto-no-ken.sega.jp/

[Kikoskia]

And I completed The Chaos Engine. :D Sure, it was on easy, but I have been trying to complete it forever (had it on the Amiga)

...Now, for Normal difficulty.

[Rammykun]

I must confess i'm having a blast with the new FIST OF THE NORTH STAR game at the arcades,at this moment in time. :cool:

Exsqueeze me, bacon powder?

FotNS arcade?

Pics! Pics! Pics!

Yes Melf, due to the merger Sega absorbed all of Sammy's properties including FIST OF THE NORTHSTAR that Sammy had the license to. The first game of FOTNS Sega released was an "remake" to the original Master System game Sega made. Then came the Panchinko version that made mega yen for Sega. it wasn't until november when sega unveiled the arcade version that had been developed by Arc Systems of GUILTY GEAR fame. The game is phenomonal. The links to what the game looks like are below,the arcade website is in Japanese though, :( sorry but you get a good scope of sega's new 2D fightin' prowess .

http://cheats.ign.com/objects/769/769521.html

http://hokuto-no-ken.sega.jp/

ahh! I'm the guy for the know for this game! i've been collecting Match videos from japan from this game! it looks sweet!

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Rammykun

all the ones I have

[Drixxel]

I'm taking a brief break from the expansive world of King's Field: The Ancient City to delve into the twisted hell of Silent Hill 2. After having seen the Silent Hill movie trailer, I at last got around to firering up that copy of Silent Hill 2 that's been lying around for quite some time now. I wasn't sure what to think of it at first having only played Silent Hill 4: The Room, but I'm around 7 hours in right now and there have truly been some truly tense moments. I look forward to shatting myself as the game marches on!

[j_factor]

Been playing Final Fantasy Legend II like crazy lately. I'm in Edo right now, probably the best part of the game.

I *heart* this game.

[Obviously]

With my reluctance to play RPG's, Skies of Arcadia had been collecting dust somewhere in my Dreamcast collection, but now I decided to finally pick it up and play it and I've fallen for it hard. I just can't stop playing it.

[Drixxel]

Been playing Final Fantasy Legend II like crazy lately. I'm in Edo right now, probably the best part of the game.

I *heart* this game.

As a matter o' fact, I myself started up a game in that late last week.. I'm up to Venus' world at this point, just entered the Ugly People's Town (for lack of the actual name). I gots me a human male, a mutant female, a robot, and of course the token meat eating beast, which is currently a Sprite (Sleep, Thunder, Cure, strong against quake).

[j_factor]

As a matter o' fact, I myself started up a game in that late last week.. I'm up to Venus' world at this point, just entered the Ugly People's Town (for lack of the actual name). I gots me a human male, a mutant female, a robot, and of course the token meat eating beast, which is currently a Sprite (Sleep, Thunder, Cure, strong against quake).

I just finished with Edo and stopped. Not quite ready for the Nasty Dungeon. My party consists of two robots, a mutant male, and a monster, who is currently a Nymph (like Sprite, but higher level, has Ice and Whirl in addition to those abilities). I'm rather fond of that class of monsters, definitely the best ones in the game IMO.

SECRET TIP: (semi-spoiler but not really - don't read if you don't want to be helped :P)
(also, it's only applicable if your monster is still a sprite)
In the sewers of Venus City, there is a Hermit that you have to battle. You can fight it multiple times by exiting and re-entering the room. Feed your sprite the meat of this hermit. Give your monster the hermit meat again, and then once more. IE, your monster, originally a sprite, should eat hermit meat three times. On the third, it'll become a hermit. With your monster as a hermit, feed it regular o-bake meat, and it will turn into a fairy. A fairy is like a sprite but a level higher -- higher stats and it adds the ability of Ice.

Believe it or not, I actually figured that out myself, years ago. Getting my monster to be a nymph early on also required a little secret trick I know.. but it's after Venus's World.

[Drixxel]

That's a useful meat eating process, j_factor, and I will undoubtedly give'r a go. Thanks!
I've never had a Sprite as a monster before.. it's been bloody useful to have a monster that can operate roughly on par with the other members of my party. I remember in playthroughs previous I'd always shoot for an O-Bake, regardless of where I was in the game. Needless to say, I was once an idiot, and possibly still to this day as it's only just now while writing this message that I've realized that O-Bake is supposed to be pronounced Oh-Ba-Ke and not Oh-BAKE. Ah jeez..

It was only a few years ago that I finally began to get a better understanding of the system for monster evolution, right about the time I came across a helpful monster evolution FAQ. Before that, through trial and error I'd figured out a few paths of meat that would get my monster to a rockin' state (although nothing as clever as that Sprite to Fairy mutation), but even earlier than that I assumed that if I fed the meat of an awesome beast to my monster enough times, it would eventually transform into it. Still.. the game itself doesn't clear up the issue of meat in the slightest, so I can see why I was so clueless.

At any rate, awesome game.

[Drixxel]

j_factor, the Hermit feast with the O-Bake dessert worked like a charm. That is rather an ingenius routine.. must have been a very rewardingly random discovery.

I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with my Sprite, so Sprite mk. 2 does the job nicely.

[Drixxel]

I've been playing vast amount of Final Fantasy Tactics lately. Excessive level building has rarely tasted as sweet.

What gaming sinkholes are you dudes hurling your free time into these days?

[Mendicant]

Cutie Suzuki no Ringside Angel.

[Joe Redifer]

Just finished playing Magician Lord on the Neo Geo. I love it. I am incredibly addicted to that game for some reason despite how challenging it is (note I said "challenging", not "hard"). I love challenging. I also played a bit of Fatal Fury 2, also on the Neo. I really suck at it even on easy despite that I'm usually fairly good at fighters, so I don't care much for this game. But I am REALLY loving the Neo Geo CD control pad (using it on the AES). It's like the Neo Geo Pocket Color stick, only for the real Neo Geo!

[Oi_Oi_Spanky]

Played & finished Tomb Raider Legend, that was over in a flash with less challenge than whacking off to a porno. Finished the bomber run in Call Of Duty 2 & about 2/3 of the way through Black.

[Joe Redifer]

Just received and have been playing Ghost Pilots and Blue's Journey on the 16-bit Neo Geo.

[David J.]

I got Revenge of Shinobi in the mail, and it's not the Batman version. Even if it doesn't have the Marvel screen you still might get fucked. The easiest way to check is, go to level three, if the Rambo looking dudes are bald, you won't have batman, so there is no need to defeat Spiderman to check.

Or you could buy Super Shinobi and you might have a 100% chance. I hope that helps someone, and I bet Joe is laughing at me. :P

[Joe Redifer]

I'm not laughing. I was also thinking about the Super Shinobi thing, but I'm not 100% sure. Also I should have made my last post in the Haul thread. So I think I will. Huzzah!

[David J.]

If you get to level three and the Rambo-looking dudes are bald, then it won't have Batman. The copy I got in the mail has a canadian/european manual and they suck!

I'd buy Super Shinobi, but I am anal about my copy being in a Genesis cart and Genesis label.

[Joe Redifer]

Well you could always open up the cartridge and put the ROM inside a Genesis casing! The title screen would probably even say "Revenge of Shinobi" on a US Genesis! You'll just need the proper tool to open the US carts.

[David J.]

Hmm... now if only I could find a cheap super shinobi cart. You can make the tool to open Genesis carts. Just take a hollowed out bic pen, put it over an open flame for a few seconds, then cram it cart where the screw is, and you should have a ghetto gamebit. The guy who wrote Kega created that method of a Gamebit.

Oh yeah, it would say Revenge of Shinobi on a US system.

[Novaka]

Post your 'Now playing...' list here... And if you update it post here too!

Mine are:

Starwars KOTOR 2-XBOX
Starwars KOTOR-XBOX
Dragon warrior 1&2 pack-GBC
Warcraft 3-PC

[redrum666]

i just beat Devil Hunter Yohko for mega drive

[Drixxel]

There's actually a thread for this already, but it's been neglected for the past few months.
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?t=147

[Novaka]

Oh i'm sorry... I sohlud have checked first... My apologies... But i guess this can be its revival!

[Melf]

No worries dude. Merged!

I recently beat Deus Ex for the PS2 and Resident Evil 0, and I'm currently playing through Paper Mario: the Thousand Year Door. Awesome game.

[Demonic Weasel]

Yet again I'm playing SF3. Hot damn, that's pathetic.

[Ash]

Playing Super Mario Kart on the GBA, Top Gear 2 on the Genesis, Need for Speed Underground, Burnout 3 & 4 on the PS2.

Just recently finished Puyo Pop Fever on the DS & Need for Speed Underground 5-1-0 on the PSP.

[Novaka]

My list has changed a bit...

KOTOR II- XBOX
Starwars battlefront 2-PC
Pokemon Gold-GBC
Final Fantasy 9-PS

[Vyse of Arcadia]

I'm about to start playing Breath of Fire V (Dragon Quarter) again. I played a little before, but didn't have the time to seriously play it.And I'm still playing Dragon Quest VIII, of course.

[David J.]

I was playing Revenge of Shinobi, I can get to the airport boss before I get my ass owned.

[redrum666]

beat today RoboCop vs. The Terminator for genesis

[Barracuda]

I've been playing alot of Halo 2 on XBC lately.

[Drixxel]

No worries dude. Merged!

I recently beat Deus Ex for the PS2 and Resident Evil 0, and I'm currently playing through Paper Mario: the Thousand Year Door. Awesome game.

Finally! You made a wise choice from amongst your pile of shame, Melf! That game is fantastic. How far are you into it now?


I've been plugging away at Mega Man Legends 2 more than anything else lately, but over the past week I've more or less put that aside. I had a severe Tempest 2000 craving last night and logged a fair bit of time on the webs of Tempest X after work. I'd almost forgotten how much I love that game. For whatever reason I've been reading through the Prima Final Fantasy Anthology walkthrough over breakfast for the last while.. thinking of starting up a new FFV or VI file.

[winona]

Dungeons & Dragons on MAME.

[HolyBloody16Bitter]

Playing on my X360: DOA 4, Hyper Streetfighter and Burnout Revenge

[108 Stars]

I´m playing Revenge of Shinobi now. I have to meet Batman and Godzilla!

[Rayek]

I just discovered Panorama Cotton, a game I saw on Retrocore a long time ago, and stumbled on it browsing the web, and tried it out... Wow, as if Space Harrier wasn't acid soaked enough... And on a Genesis, too. Damn.

Also playing through Neverwinter Nights in anticipation of the sequel I preordered. If anyone cares, I've been running through the game as an evil, human Fighter-Blackguard-Scythe Master. So... Considering I just ended the Wailing Death and am now wandering 'round Neverwinter wood, I have a bit to go.

I've been playing a lot of Garou: Mark of the Wolves lately, too.

[Rammykun]

well, I resently got my hands on a few new DS games that i'm enjoying:

Trauma Center: Under the Knife
True Swings Golf
Bleach DS
New Super Mario Bro
Contact

it feels good to have a job again. Now to wait for Elite Beat Agents, Bomberman and Jump Ultimate Stars and of corse...the WII!!!!!!

[Joe Redifer]

My uncle (mom's side) got me Fantasy Zone for the SMS because I am a good nephew.

[nate]

Doom 3
Otogi
Tetris

Since I first played Tetris I have never stopped. That was 15 years ago.

[Rusty Venture]

"Destroy All Humans"

Respect the badge, beeeeyotch! - Irish cop

:mrgreen:

[Mr Smith]

Compelted GTA Vice City :D

[Rodger]

Bought 'Bust A Move 4' for the sega dreamcast today. Playing through story mode at the moment.

[Joe Redifer]

Castlevania Portrait of Ruin. I haven't even played for 3 hours yet, but I am already over 300%. Not sure it is even possible to go over 100% since 100% means you've explored everywhere there is to explore. The % in this game means nothing. NOTHING! I am getting a tad tired of Castlevania.

[Mr Smith]

Now playing GTA San Andreas - a game that cries out "awesome".

[Joe Redifer]

I'm amazed the game even knows that word.

[Mr Smith]

You weren't a fan then, Joe? Or are you just baffled about how I came to own a talking game?
Personally I perfer GTA 3 for gameplay, however, I love the sheer size of San Andreas and the ability to roam around in the sticks just makes it awesome.

[GeckoYamori]

Castlevania Portrait of Ruin. I haven't even played for 3 hours yet, but I am already over 300%. Not sure it is even possible to go over 100% since 100% means you've explored everywhere there is to explore. The % in this game means nothing. NOTHING! I am getting a tad tired of Castlevania.

So the novelty of Castleroid has really started to wear off after Konami started pumping out so many of them. I don't think I'll be getting this one.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

I'm playing Okage: The Shadow King at the moment. I dunno how I missed this one. Sure, the battle system is boring and the camera is a bit...schizophrenic, but otherwise it has everything I love in an RPG. Namely, weirdness. I haven't played one this bizarre since Earthbound...or, well, maybe Mother 3, but that was a bit more serious in tone than its predecesor.

[Joe Redifer]

Just finished Portrait of Ruin, which is the direct sequel to Bloodlines.

[Drixxel]

I as well am playing Portrait of Ruin.. agreeably the formula is nothing new, but it still remains enjoyable. The level design is so far a bit bland, but it's a fun game, although the storyline ("My whip is useless! I hate my father!") just outright blows.

[Rodger]

at the moment:
the legend of zelda twilight princess (wii): just beat the first dungeon. The game has a bit of a slow start, but once it starts rolling, oh baby, i'm digging it.

dracula unleashed (sega cd): haha, very corny acting, but some good stuff to be found in this game. Two disks long.

megaman zx (ds): cool new megaman game, seems pretty massive.

[Joe Redifer]

Yes, Portrait of Ruin has the typical Japanese whiney emo anime teen that US teenage fanboys who like Square-Enix cream their jeans over.

I just don't understand why John Morris from Bloodlines would choose to have an anime kid.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

megaman zx (ds): cool new megaman game, seems pretty massive.
I had heard that ZX tried to pull a Metroid and failed. I'm waiting for Capcom to release another enjoyable Megaman game. It's been four or five years since they released one I enjoyed. (No, I wasn't a big fan of the Megaman Zero series. I just didn't find it very fun at all.)

[Joe Redifer]

I am currently playing through Magic Knight Rayearth.

[Kikoskia]

Rise of the Robots.

Don't ask me why. I can't tear myself away from it.

[Drixxel]

Rise of the Robots.

Don't ask me why. I can't tear myself away from it.

Oof.. well, as long as you're entertained. Have you managed to make it to The Supervisor?

[Kikoskia]

I'm trying. Crusher always gets me for some reason. >_>

[Joe Redifer]

I am still playing Magic Knight Rayearth, even though I haven't turned it on since I last posted in here.

[Zebbe]

For Game Gear or Saturn?

I play Puyo Puyo!

[Joe Redifer]

Saturn! Still playing...

[Rodger]

today i played through Bubsy, and played some Valis afterwards.

[David J.]

Crazy Taxi on DC.

[metalliqaz]

I'm trying to finish Beyond Oasis, but I keep going back to After Burner II.

-d

[Vyse of Arcadia]

Can't...stop...playing...Civ 4!

[Joe Redifer]

Shining Wisdom. Maybe I can beat it this time.

[Mr Smith]

Still on GTA: San Andreas I have reached the part where you need to learn how to fly a plane. I hate that pissing plane and the bloody stupid missions with the bloody pissing plane.

I am also occasionally playing Master of Orion III, however, that game operates on a different time span to reality and I can easily play that bloody game for six hours without realising.

[David J.]

Ironman XO Manowar on Sega Saturn.

I don't think the game is the most awful game out there, but it is playable. If you can put the lame digitalized graphics and license behind, it's OK at best. Finding a cheap copy was kind of rough, every copy on ebay was a bit too much for my tastes.

The disc is in AWFUL condition, but it plays 100%

[Reg]

Still trucking away at Final Fantasy V Advance. Man, I'm am hooked. Hooked like a bass. I want to master every Job with every character, complete the Beastary, and even take down Shinryu and Omega. I actually mastere the Mime Class with everyone. Never did that the first time I played FFV. Mime skill is broken. :D

Of course I'll be getting in some Genesis action tomorrow since I FINALLY found a copy of MUSHA and Dynamite Heady.

I need to get back to Castlevania: SOTN, too. I'm in the upside down castle. Even the regular enemies here are tough.

Also on the back burner is Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2 and Sega Genesis Collection. I'm sooooo glad you can save in SGC games. Kid Chameleon would be impossible without it.

[David J.]

Damnit I need MUSHA. The only Genesis game that I want that is truely damned expensive.

[Reg]

Damnit I need MUSHA. The only Genesis game that I want that is truely damned expensive.

Really? How much does it usually go for? I got lucky when I went out on Friday. Never expected to find MUSHA out of the blue like that. Along with Dynamite Heady, my total was only $18. 86. But I used $7 in store credit and I get a discount there as well.

[David J.]

Over $30. I'm sure I'll find it cheap, but from what I recall, it is the most expensive Genesis game I want.

I am kind of broke, and the next thing I want to buy is a Mega Drive 1 SCART cable, and they are a killer.

[Mega_Drive_Kid]

I'm playing mainly PS2 games:

-Resident Evil: Code Veronica
-Tekken Tag Tournament

Im also playing tons of MegaDrive and NES games.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

I picked up Valkyrie Profile 2 with a Circuit City gift card the other day. My thoughts thus far? The story and characters don't seem to be anything special so far, but the setting is pretty cool (who doesn't like Japanified Norse mythology?), and the gameplay is the best I've encountered in an RPG since 2005's awesome Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time. Side scrolling teleportation puzzles ahoy!

[Reg]

Castlevania: SOTN. I beat Death, the Doppleganer, Beelzebub, and some other boss I can't rember and have well over 500 HP. This is actually my first time playing through the inverted castle.

[Stander]

I've been mainly playing F.E.A.R. on my PC (fantastic game, btw). As for other stuff, I've been off and on playing RBI Baseball 3 and Super Street Fighter II for the Genesis.

[Reg]

Done with FFV Advance. Now I'm playing Final Fantasy III on the DS. Encounter rate is really high in this game but it is fun. Oh and MUSHA continues to own.

[Mr Smith]

I have given up with GTA: San Andreas I was really enjoying it right up until the point where I have to learn how to fly. I hate planes and I hate circling the bloody airport. If I wanted that crap I would have bought Flight Simulator. I am now spending far too much time on Football Manager 2006

[Reg]

I have given up with GTA: San Andreas I was really enjoying it right up until the point where I have to learn how to fly. I hate planes and I hate circling the bloody airport. If I wanted that crap I would have bought Flight Simulator.

Thanks for the heads up. I haven't gotten that far yet but I heard you had to learn to fly an air plane. I'm all for immersion my games but that crap sounds ridiculous! There are times when they need to quit trying to incorporate every freaking genre inside GTA.

[Mr Smith]

Thanks for the heads up. I haven't gotten that far yet but I heard you had to learn to fly an air plane. I'm all for immersion my games but that crap sounds ridiculous! There are times when they need to quit trying to incorporate every freaking genre inside GTA.

Once I got into San Andreas I did feel it was the best of all the GTA series thus far and was really involved with it up until the school missions (although the car missions are positively enjoyable when compared to the plane). I imagine the game will be just as awesome afterwards, however, at the moment playing it feels like I'm running into a brick wall.

[Pure Gamerbilly]

Recently, I picked up Sega Genesis Collection on PS2 (which rekindled my enthusiasm for Genesis, and may ultimately be the reason why I'm here...). Played that non stop for a few days.

Been playing various PS1 games on my PSP. Intelligent Qube mostly. Just played through Super Metroid again last week. Beat the original Castlevania (for the first time, I might add) last night. Also making my way through Metal Gear Solid 3. And as usual, there is a healthy mix of Neo Geo games in the rotation as well, which, at the moment, include: Mark of the Wolves, World Heroes Perfect, King of Fighters '99, Twinkle Star Sprites and Magician Lord... Having a blast gaming these days.