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I'm currently in the process of buying a PVM for my retro gaming consoles and I figured that I would go back and play some games I haven't touched in a really long time and hoping to look for some new ones.

 

To be honest, really nothing is really off of the table. I haven't play things like Super Mario Sunshine or even really Mario 64 to a certain degree (I've played 64 at a friends house, but never really had a save file to try to beat the game). So recommend me something.

 

Current Retro Consoles:

NES

SNES

64

GC

Xbox

Genesis

PSX

PS2

 

I plan on buying a Saturn at some point

 

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Both Mario 64 and Sunshine hold up well.

I know it's not fully a retro experience, but both are modable in emulation to be 16:9 widescreen and 60fps.  Seeing them like that really reinforces how much Nintendo nailed the core of these games.  With Mario 64 especially, it's insane how much they got right the first time.  Great level design, great controls, even the camera isn't so bad.  Only thing I'd nitpick is the wall jump being finicky.

Sunshine isn't quite as good, but I used to replay it every summer.  The vibes in that game, I love it.

But I'd proritize Banjo Kazooie first.  Still as good as ever, and holds up better than practically any other 3d game that generation.

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2 minutes ago, Bloodporne said:

 

Also if you haven't played it, get on Contra III (SNES) right away. Unbelievably fun game to learn. 

 

I always quit in the first mode-7 level in Contra III, haha.  It just feels bad to me.  NES contra has a better perspective shift.

 

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3 minutes ago, crispy4000 said:


Sorry, I hated them.  Well the first one, if there's more.  It's too much like a maze, and using L/R to spin the camera was way too fast IMO.

Oh yeah, there's definitely more and they get crazy hectic. I think this is a case of...

 

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1 hour ago, Mr.Vic20 said:

Herzog Zwie - Genesis

Eternal Darkness - Gamecube

Crimson Skies - Xbox

Bionic Commando - NES

Lunar - PSX (was this PSX or PS2, I'm not recalling which ad the fully voiced remake)

There is an Eternal Darkness CIB at a local shop, but its $50. I might try to wait for a deal on eBay to pop up.

Lunar looks fun

1 hour ago, Bloodporne said:

A bit more obscure but:

 

Demon's Crest (SNES) 

 

Really cool and rather overlooked game that always springs to mind for great SNES titles.

 

Also if you haven't played it, get on Contra III (SNES) right away. Unbelievably fun game to learn. 

Demon's Crest looks fun, the only Contra I've played was on the NES and I was never very good at it. Though I mostly played it when I was very young.

1 hour ago, crispy4000 said:

Both Mario 64 and Sunshine hold up well.

I know it's not fully a retro experience, but both are modable in emulation to be 16:9 widescreen and 60fps.  Seeing them like that really reinforces how much Nintendo nailed the core of these games.  With Mario 64 especially, it's insane how much they got right the first time.  Great level design, great controls, even the camera isn't so bad.  Only thing I'd nitpick is the wall jump being finicky.

Sunshine isn't quite as good, but I used to replay it every summer.  The vibes in that game, I love it.

But I'd proritize Banjo Kazooie first.  Still as good as ever, and holds up better than practically any other 3d game that generation.

SM64 is on the list. Sunshine will be as well if I can get a decent deal on one. I think I have Banjo, I'd have to flip through my games in storage.

47 minutes ago, RedSoxFan9 said:

Link’s Awakening

Chrono Trigger

Bonk’s Adventure

I have Chrono on the DS and I think I bought it on stream as well. Do carts run pretty high?

29 minutes ago, Pikachu said:

Super Metroid

One of my all time favs, definitely will be replaying it.

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2 hours ago, Mr.Vic20 said:

Herzog Zwie - Genesis

Eternal Darkness - Gamecube

Crimson Skies - Xbox

Bionic Commando - NES

Lunar - PSX (was this PSX or PS2, I'm not recalling which ad the fully voiced remake)

 

Eternal Darkness is really great, highly recommended. 

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@Nokt OK, I will but I have some questions? 

 

Are you looking to track down the games and buy them?

Are you looking to play on actual hardware?

What are some game genres you like?

 

 

I ask because I might recommend some expensive games and some rare games and if you have like a flash cart or plan to emulate then it will be easier to play. Otherwise I will consider availability in my recommendations.

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1 hour ago, Nokt said:

There is an Eternal Darkness CIB at a local shop, but its $50. I might try to wait for a deal on eBay to pop up.

Lunar looks fun

Demon's Crest looks fun, the only Contra I've played was on the NES and I was never very good at it. Though I mostly played it when I was very young.

 

I have Chrono on the DS and I think I bought it on stream as well. Do carts run pretty high?

A lot of these are pretty pricey if you want the originals. Particularly Chrono and Demon's Crest. 

 

SNES is a rather expensive system to get into. There's obviously some great games that are affordable, but a lot of the great ones aren't remotely cheap. 

 

 

Also, nice job going for a PVM. They're quite nice. We have a couple. 

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14 minutes ago, Rodimus said:

@Nokt OK, I will but I have some questions? 

 

Are you looking to track down the games and buy them?

Are you looking to play on actual hardware?

What are some game genres you like?

 

 

I ask because I might recommend some expensive games and some rare games and if you have like a flash cart or plan to emulate then it will be easier to play. Otherwise I will consider availability in my recommendations.

I'd say it really depends on the game and situation, but yes playing on OG hardware and finding the game is preferred. If its a rather expensive game (like Eternal Darkness) I'll either pass until I can find a deal on it or just emulate depending on how bad I want to play it.

 

Pre Xbox my gaming experience is pretty limited, I still played a lot, I just didn't play a lot of games. I had like 5 SNES games growing up after someone stole almost all of our games, I only played NES at my grandparents so I barley even played that. N64 my family hit a rough patch financially so we got like 2-3 new games a year max. I had a Sega Nomad growing up and Sonic was my jam for many years. I played Final Fantasy at a friends house growing up, but I didn't get my own Playstation until PS2.

 

So I'm really open for trying anything, but I'll post some games I had fun with that aren't super mainstream popular. Midtown Madness 3 (Xbox), Baja Blast (N64), Winback (N64), Goof Troop (SNES), Aladdin (SNES), Evolution Worlds (GC), Klonoa (PSX), Custom Robo (GC).

9 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said:

A lot of these are pretty pricey if you want the originals. Particularly Chrono and Demon's Crest. 

 

SNES is a rather expensive system to get into. There's obviously some great games that are affordable, but a lot of the great ones aren't remotely cheap. 

 

 

Also, nice job going for a PVM. They're quite nice. We have a couple. 

I had a feeling that Chrono would be expensive. I'll probably just play that on my DS then. That said I'm not exactly against repro carts either.

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NES - Castlevania1, 2, 3, Mega Man 2, Bubble Bobble, Super Mario Bros 3 , Mike Tyson's Punch Out , River City Ransom, Rygar

SNES - Zelda: Link to the Past, Super Metroid, Contra 3, Super Castlevania 4

64 - don't bother unless you haven't played Mario 64 or Zelda OOT

GC - Zelda Wind Waker ( or play WiiU version), Mario Kart Double Dash, MSG Twin Snakes maybe, Killer 7

Xbox - Panzer Dragoon Orta, Jet Set Radio Future, Conker Live and Reloaded

Genesis - Contra Hard Corps, Streets of Rage 2, Castlevania Bloodlines, TMNT Hyperstone Heist

PSX - Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Resident Evil 3

PS2 - So many have ben re-released God of war games, Devil May Cray Games, GTA games, Onimusha games, Shadow of the Colossus ( been re-released on PS3 and PS4), Mr. Mosquito

 

REmake and RE4 on PS4 or PC or XBoxOne play them there

 

Nice you are getting a PVM. I love mine they are nice. For the SNES, Genesis,PSX make sure to get RGB cables those do not require mods.

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1 hour ago, Nokt said:

So I'm really open for trying anything, but I'll post some games I had fun with that aren't super mainstream popular. Midtown Madness 3 (Xbox), Baja Blast (N64), Winback (N64), Goof Troop (SNES), Aladdin (SNES), Evolution Worlds (GC), Klonoa (PSX), Custom Robo (GC).

 

Left field recommendations then.

 

Bomberman 64: The Second Attack.  Surprisingly great story mode with some fun bosses, puzzles and environment designs.  I love the way this game wraps up with a great final level and ending sequence.  The music is also notable, was scored by the Chrono Trigger guy.

 

G-Darius (PSX) - I don’t have any special love for the shoot em up genre.  But this game is damn fun.  You can capture enemy ships to fight alongside you, save up your power ups for screeen filling attacks.  For the PS1, it also looks incredible.

 

Baten Kaitos Origins (GC) - Amazing JRPG.  Great characters, battle system, stylish world, etc. It’s like a better Chrono Cross.

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18 minutes ago, crispy4000 said:

 

Left field recommendations then.

 

Bomberman 64: The Second Attack.  Surprisingly great story mode with some fun bosses, puzzles and environment designs.  I love the way this game wraps up with a great final level and ending sequence.  The music is also notable, was scored by the Chrono Trigger guy.

 

G-Darius (PSX) - I don’t have any special love for the shoot em up genre.  But this game is damn fun.  You can capture enemy ships to fight alongside you, save up your power ups for screeen filling attacks.  For the PS1, it also looks incredible.

 

Baten Kaitos Origins (GC) - Amazing JRPG.  Great characters, battle system, stylish world, etc. It’s like a better Chrono Cross.

You or someone else on the site has recommended Baten Kaitos before. I bought it off that recommendation, but haven't played it yet

Bomberman is definitely going on the list.

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5 hours ago, Nokt said:

You or someone else on the site has recommended Baten Kaitos before. I bought it off that recommendation, but haven't played it yet

 

 

Just make sure it was the 2nd, not the first.  "Origins" is just that, so you can skip 1.  The first is decent, but a bit of a slog and lacks its own identity for the first 1/3rd of the game.  Though it has a neat mid-game twist, and hilariously fun ending that mocks a very particular gaming trope.

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On 3/8/2019 at 5:48 AM, TheGreatGamble said:

Lunar:Silver Star Story

Crystalis

Earthbound

 

just a few greats off the top of my head.

Someone on this site has mentioned Crystalis before. I actually ended up picking that up for like $10 at a local shop.

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12 hours ago, silentbob said:

First I would say, Skip the Saturn and go for a Dreamcast. Now my recommendations 

 

 

Darkwing Duck (NES)

Tiny Toons (NES)

Batman (NES)

Lion King (SNES/GENESIS)

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2&3 (PS2/GC)

Project Gotham Racing (Xbox)

Definitely getting Darkwing Duck

Hard pass on Lion King though haha, screw that level

12 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said:

I prefer Saturn to Dreamcast, but the main reason I'd say skip the Saturn is that most of the good games are going to be out of the typical person's budget. There's not going to be much for you on Saturn, unless you're willing to throw down big bucks.

Thats good information, I'll probably put that on the back burner then. I do have a friend that has some games like Nights and Virtua Fighter, but doesn't have a working Saturn. He would probably give me his collection if I asked, but I'll just ask to borrow them 

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16 hours ago, GameDadGrant said:

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Sign up for http://www.videogamesmonthly.com

 

Tell ‘em Grant sent ya.

 

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This seems like a good idea, but whereas I'm looking specifically for certain games (for now) it seems counter productive. Hopefully I can pick up the couple games I'm looking for, then sign up and find a few new ones that are fun :) 

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In terms of lesser known games that you can find inexpensively, for PS2 I really enjoyed Spartan: Total Warrior, and Disaster Report.  Spartan is sort of a hack-n-slash/crowd control third person action game with some really cool mechanics, and it really holds up.  Disaster Report is a bizarre, cheesy, and fairly janky game about surviving a major catastrophe, but it's really unique and super fun once you get used to its low-budget b-level aesthetic.

 

For Xbox, I highly recommend SSX 3, which is probably the peak of the series.  There are also lots of great driving/shooting games from that era.

 

People have covered tons of great games, so you'll have more than enough to play.  Dreamcast is my favorite all-time game system - if you end up getting one of those there is a ton to recommend. 

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