Renato Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 I saw this and thought, "I'll buy that for a dollar!" ... And I literally did. Kirby's Dreamland 2. Man, this game is incredible! I think I remember it was in one of those one-in-50 game cartridges a friend sold to me in university, but by that point I wasn't paying much attention... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Nice, btw the how are the retro gaming markets doing in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 A ture rare item from Konami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 Well, there are less and less retro game shops here nowadays... I remember just a few years ago there were many, many more. Prices on a lot of items are dirt cheap for the most part, though. Occasionally you will come across expensive things but rarely do prices escalate beyond the original MSRP. At least that's what I find, though I only concentrate on Gameboy and SNES stuff, and sometimes PS1. A lot of these games may have depreciated due to Virtual Console etc. downloadable re-releases. As for the Konami Hyper Boy -- yeah, that thing is not rare, like, at all. I see tons of them everywhere... So goofy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vile Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Retro gaming! Oh, wait, you don't mean this ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNNY59getXc Edited May 15, 2013 by Black Valkyrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Valkyrie Hunter D Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Segata Sanshiro is the manliest man of all gaming. I miss the days when SEGA made hardware. (hugs Dreamcast) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 i never forgave myself for years for trading off several of my SEGA GENESIS titles back in the early 90's. Did same thing, short of cash and to upgrade to the Saturn and PS1 and until this day I regret it. I had more fun with the 16-bits consoles than all the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Do a Google search on "Atari Breakout", then select "Images". You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saruta Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 I sometimes play Nethack. In original text mode. Ascended 3 times, I think. How's that for retro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Best Alien game : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Never got the chance to play Alien 3 on the SNES. I read good things about it as a kid though. For me, this is still an iconic video game adaption of a movie and one of my favorite games from the 16-bit era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temjin Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 SNES Metal Warriors was my favorite back then. Years later 3D games came alone, Saturn Virtual-On and PS1 Armored Core took the spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niomosy Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Well, there are less and less retro game shops here nowadays... I remember just a few years ago there were many, many more. Prices on a lot of items are dirt cheap for the most part, though. Occasionally you will come across expensive things but rarely do prices escalate beyond the original MSRP. At least that's what I find, though I only concentrate on Gameboy and SNES stuff, and sometimes PS1. A lot of these games may have depreciated due to Virtual Console etc. downloadable re-releases. As for the Konami Hyper Boy -- yeah, that thing is not rare, like, at all. I see tons of them everywhere... So goofy. Not bad. I still want to get an NEC PC-FX and a Supergrafx. Some day. Too many things to buy. Nowhere near enough money. One of these days I should pull my Atari 5200 and TurboGrafx out of hiding and play with the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 First PC-Engine ad, 30 Oct. 1987, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltane70 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Did I ever mention that I love the PC-Engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 New Retro Game Challenge Game In Development For Nintendo 3DS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Happy Birthday Famicom, 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Retro Gaming Strikes Back. Here are some custom covers I've made recently, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) It's bordering on retro this day and age. Syphon Filter 2 still stands out pretty strong in my mind from the Playstation days. One of the toughest parts was mission 2. Despite having an emphasis on action, the stealth missions in this game were often much harder than MGS. Edited January 14, 2014 by Shadow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Retro Gaming Strikes Back. Here are some custom covers I've made recently, those are cool covers... i love the pic of the Vic Viper and salamander memories... the debut of Lord(Road) British Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetarB Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Rastan Saga! That brings back such memories. Also, Golden Axe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat S Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 SNES Metal Warriors was my favorite back then. Years later 3D games came alone, Saturn Virtual-On and PS1 Armored Core took the spot. That was a great game, fun with 2 players too IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadeleader1 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Yes, this reminds me I'm going to be making a post/blog soon covering the evolution of classic 2D mecha shooters. Here's the list so far. Thexder series(various) Metal Mech(NES) Metal Storm(NES) Assault Suits Leynos/Target Earth(Sega) Assault Suits Valken/Cybernator(SNES) Final Zone(Sega) Ranger X/EX-Ranza(Sega) Metal Warriors(SNES) Xardion(SNES) Front Mission GunHazard(SNES import) Hyper Dyne Sidearms(various) Battletech/Mechwarrior 3050(Sega/SNES) Leynos 2(Saturn) Anything I'm missing or overlooking? Let me know! Also anybody who is good wth shapeways want to d a Metal Warriors Nitro let me know and I'll help back t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Yes, this reminds me I'm going to be making a post/blog soon covering the evolution of classic 2D mecha shooters. Here's the list so far. Thexder series(various) Metal Mech(NES) Metal Storm(NES) Assault Suits Leynos/Target Earth(Sega) Assault Suits Valken/Cybernator(SNES) Final Zone(Sega) Ranger X/EX-Ranza(Sega) Metal Warriors(SNES) Xardion(SNES) Front Mission GunHazard(SNES import) Hyper Dyne Sidearms(various) Battletech/Mechwarrior 3050(Sega/SNES) Leynos 2(Saturn) Anything I'm missing or overlooking? Let me know! Also anybody who is good wth shapeways want to d a Metal Warriors Nitro let me know and I'll help back t Sega's Megadrive/ Genesis ARROW FLASH. Rastan Saga! That brings back such memories. Also, Golden Axe... Thanks, more to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Another Genesis mech shooter : ATOMIC ROBO KID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 New custom cover and some official, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Got a phone call from a friend the other day asking me to stop by. When I got there he had a new arcade in his game room... Splatterhouse. Good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) turbo graphix 16 had so much potential. too bad nintendo and sega had all the rights to the games that were on pc engine. splatterhouse was awesome on tgx16. i remember beating salamander in the arcades with one quarter. one arcade had an illegal import of salamander and ikari warriors (which had nazi swastikas engraved on the tanks) i just remember the difference between the two was the audio salamander would say: "pick it up for rippled laser" and salamander it would say "rippled laser" i like the sound of "rippled laser" better. but i loved the "pick it up for...." soundbite exclusively in lifeforce salamander. the last thing i want to comment on, if anyone played either version in the arcades, i thought it was strange that your forcefield would shrink everytime you picked up a weapon or upgrade. Edited January 22, 2014 by davidwhangchoi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) Yes, this reminds me I'm going to be making a post/blog soon covering the evolution of classic 2D mecha shooters. Here's the list so far. Thexder series(various) Metal Mech(NES) Metal Storm(NES) Assault Suits Leynos/Target Earth(Sega) Assault Suits Valken/Cybernator(SNES) Final Zone(Sega) Ranger X/EX-Ranza(Sega) Metal Warriors(SNES) Xardion(SNES) Front Mission GunHazard(SNES import) Hyper Dyne Sidearms(various) Battletech/Mechwarrior 3050(Sega/SNES) Leynos 2(Saturn) Anything I'm missing or overlooking? Let me know! Also anybody who is good wth shapeways want to d a Metal Warriors Nitro let me know and I'll help back t Complie's MUSHA & Robo Aleste Vasteel has some shooting action too, but it was primarily a strategy game. Ooh, and Baldr Bullet Rohga Armor Force/Wolf Fang Cybattler Spriggan Powered Bangaioh Strania Bari-Arm / Android Assault Devastator Transbot Formation Z/Aerobot (I had to reach down deep in the memory banks for the last two) Edited January 18, 2014 by Valkyrie Hunter D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadeleader1 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Black Valkyrie and Vampire Hunter D thanks for the help with the many good suggestions! Doing some research I also came upon a couple of games I feel kinda dumb for forgetting about.... BattleClash and Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge for the SNES superscope. I never owned a superscope, but those that did always said these were the two games to get. As I looked up those two I actually came across a game called Death Duel for the Sega Genesis that seems to be a poor man's version of those games. In it you pilot a mecha in a pseudo first person view against things like monsters, aliens, and other mecha and use a targeting cursor to blow off weapons, body parts, or kill the pilots. Its actually rather bloody for a game from back then. Do you guys remember another game from the SNES days called Vortex? It had the same FX chip StarFox did and featured a red transforming mecha. Okay final question what mecha game was the first ever made? It appears Thexder from 1985 might be the first run 'n gun platformer, but Formation Z/Aerobot might be the first ever mecha game(and first transforming one) with its 1984 release date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Yes I remember both of them, playing them on the MSX, wasn't really bad but at the timeI was already into Gradius and SALAMANDER. BTW Do You Remember Love, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Okay final question what mecha game was the first ever made? It appears Thexder from 1985 might be the first run 'n gun platformer, but Formation Z/Aerobot might be the first ever mecha game(and first transforming one) with its 1984 release date. My guess would be the arcade version of this: Gotta love 2600 box art! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadeleader1 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) I don't think Berzerk counts as the player is just a human and not piloting a mecha even if it may be the first to feature robot enemies. According to wikipedia this entry from 1983 is the earliest game to feature a piloted mecha: Edit: Yeah 2600 artwork was awesome, even if most of the time it really had nothing to do with the actual game. Berzerk being the rare exception. Edited January 19, 2014 by renegadeleader1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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