The Old School Games Thread

[DanielLarusso]

Ok this thread is for those of us who ain’t yet up on the PlayStation5s, the Xbox720s and the Nintendo WiiCubes that these young whippersnappers and dealing with nowadays. In our day, we had to walk seven miles barefoot in the snow to play a friend in some Punch Out, AND WE LIKED IT!

Open discussion on any old school game, there’s too much useless knowledge on this subject for me not to know something about it. I gotta admit, lately I’ve been getting into a lil “Adventures of Willie Beamish” for the Sega CD. HORRIBLE load times, makes it damn near unplayable, but something about that game just grabs me, what can I say?

What’s everybody else playing

[Satomiblood]

I'm playing Ghost in the Shell for PSX. Pretty cool game, but hard as hell.

[SRKev]

I went back to Super Mario World for SNES, it almost had me in tears. That game is SO FUN!

[Yasashiyama]

Thinking about getting this

http://cgi.ebay.com/Super-Nintendo-SNES-With-Superscope-and-18-Games_W0QQitemZ150071541979QQihZ005QQcategoryZ6205 4QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I already have an SNES and Metroid but so far it's the only listing that has the Superscope. That thing was fun. Sucked the Jebus out of the batteries but still...:lovin:

[ShinkuuR]

Thinking about getting this

http://cgi.ebay.com/Super-Nintendo-SNES-With-Superscope-and-18-Games_W0QQitemZ150071541979QQihZ005QQcategoryZ6205 4QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I already have an SNES and Metroid but so far it's the only listing that has the Superscope. That thing was fun. Sucked the Jebus out of the batteries but still...:lovin:

This reminds me...If the Wii doesn't get Battleclash on the Virtual Console(or an remake/update), that would be such a waste of potental. I LOVED that game...:sad:

I think on Christmas day, I'm gonna go through the Ninja Gaiden games. I haven't done it in a while, and I'm about due for some Jump and Slash/Ninja Clone/Super Dragon Sword madness.:tup:

[Taichi]

I'll break out the SNES in the next couple of days and rock Super Mario All Stars

[DanielLarusso]

Thinking about getting this

http://cgi.ebay.com/Super-Nintendo-SNES-With-Superscope-and-18-Games_W0QQitemZ150071541979QQihZ005QQcategoryZ6205 4QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I already have an SNES and Metroid but so far it's the only listing that has the Superscope. That thing was fun. Sucked the Jebus out of the batteries but still...:lovin:

That’s the ONLY SuperScope on eBay? Well shit, maybe TFGM actually took my advice and bought up all the SuperScope to go with his Power Glove!

Anyway about the games including, and seeing as you already have Metroid I won’t count that one:
Super Star Wars is an entertaining side scroller. That whole SNES star wars trilogy really kicked off the first “good” LucasArts games. Actually they were some of the first games based on movies that were actually good, featured little voice clips too. A big deal back in the day.
Super Double Dragon, you can’t go wrong with DD. Unless it’s the horrendous Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls or that Battletoads vs. Double Dragon, my memory of those titles isn’t favorable.
Mario All-Stars, Super Mario World. Since you have Metroid, this is really THE bonus of this purchase if you’re just buying it for the SuperScope. Some versions of Mario All-Stars have Super Mario World included, but even if it does, I’d play SMW on the one with its own cartridge. My version of All-Stars has SMW included and sometimes the save function acts up. I like to say it’s because there’s TOO MUCH GOODNESS on one cartridge.
Tecmo Super Bowl, before Madden, this was it. Hard to go back and play some sports games though because the rosters are hella outdated. You’re gonna be like, BO JACKSON??!?!!? Ditto for NFL Football.
Batman Returns is a Final Fight style beat ‘em up. Would be a nicer pick up if it was two players instead of one, you new a partner to enjoy games like that. Robin, anyone?
Bill Laimbeer was an “Arch Rivals” type of game, arcady B-ball. Nothing special. You know Pac-Man.
The other games I don’t have enough knowledge of.

[Dios <-X->]

Im playing the Ninja Gaiden trilogy * original nes ports not that snes crap * on my modded xbox. old school nigga.

[SFFanatic]

Metal Slug FTW. I'm the current high score champion of Metal Slug X.

OWNAGE

[ben]

Super Double Dragon, you can’t go wrong with DD. Unless it’s the horrendous Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls or that Battletoads vs. Double Dragon, my memory of those titles isn’t favorable.

if you haven't yet, track down the japanese version of the game Super Double Dragon - it has a different final stage (a typical boss rush-esque level) that the US release didn't have.

after playing through castlevania PoR on DS, I dusted off my SNES to play castlevania: dracula X again (I never found an american copy, but I managed to find the import for ~$25 at an anime convention last year). I honestly don't know what people hate about this game. granted I've never played dracula x: rondo of blood PCEngine, but that doesn't mean drac X snes couldn't be a great game on its own. graphics are awesome for a last-gen SNES game, music is excellent (some say as good as rondo's), still has branching pathways and multiple endings, and best of all - its HARD. people actually complain that the game is too hard, and to them I say, you're not good enough. I still think getting pissed about missing a tiny platform jump because a medusa head hit you at the last second is part of the experience. new castlevania games are way too easy. I've beaten the game every way possible and gotten all the possible endings - the difficulty makes it that much more rewarding.

[Captain Ryu]

Im playing the Ninja Gaiden trilogy * original nes ports not that snes crap * on my modded xbox. old school nigga.

word, I finally beat ninja gaiden 1!

[StuartHayden]

I actually played and beat Willy Beamish.

That game is ridiculously stupid.

Uh, Rise of the Dragon for Sega CD was really crappy too.

Did any one play a game for Sega CD called "Sewer Sharks"?

OMG LOLOLOL THAT GAME WAS RIDICULOUS!

[DanielLarusso]

after playing through castlevania PoR on DS, I dusted off my SNES to play castlevania: dracula X again (I never found an american copy, but I managed to find the import for ~$25 at an anime convention last year). I honestly don't know what people hate about this game. granted I've never played dracula x: rondo of blood PCEngine, but that doesn't mean drac X snes couldn't be a great game on its own. graphics are awesome for a last-gen SNES game, music is excellent (some say as good as rondo's), still has branching pathways and multiple endings, and best of all - its HARD. people actually complain that the game is too hard, and to them I say, you're not good enough. I still think getting pissed about missing a tiny platform jump because a medusa head hit you at the last second is part of the experience. new castlevania games are way too easy. I've beaten the game every way possible and gotten all the possible endings - the difficulty makes it that much more rewarding.

Some people were tripping on SNES Castlevania because it was still not far from the time Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest came out, which is a COMPLETELY different game than any of there earlier Castlevanias. So people were thinking Simon’s Quest is what a Castlevania game SHOULD be, so Castlevania III and SNES Castelvania didn’t get as much love as SQ. But those games hold up a lot better over than years than SQ, it’s hard to go back and play that. When SotN came out that’s when Castlevania really started getting the love again.


I actually played and beat Willy Beamish.

That game is ridiculously stupid.

Uh, Rise of the Dragon for Sega CD was really crappy too.

Did any one play a game for Sega CD called "Sewer Sharks"?

OMG LOLOLOL THAT GAME WAS RIDICULOUS!

Lol, I played EVERY game you mentioned. Man the only thing I hate about Willy Beamish is the load times, I could play that point and click shit all day if it’s done right, and I think WB was done right. I love the aspect of the last day of school, screwing up in class and basically having a little freedom to go out and do shit. Even though it wasn’t really “freedom.” Plus Willy had an Atari in his room that you could play, the FIRST time I remember that there’s ever been a “game within a game.” I only beat WB once because of the load times, they kill that game. Shouldn’t they have that someone online where I can download it and play it online? Without Sega CD ass-tastic loading.

Rise of the Dragon was something like that but I didn’t into that one that much.
Dude Sewer Sharks, lol, everybody know that one cause that’s the game that came packaged with the Sega CD. “The coordinates are 3, 6, niner!” Yeah that game was ass but at the time it was “aight.” I actually beat that too.

If you really want a hot point and click game for Sega CD you need Snatcher. I defy you to tell me that game isn’t the shit, still to this day it is.

[Hitaro0]

Does Capcom Classics Collection count as an "old school game"? Or at least 20-so old school games?

[StuartHayden]

3, 6 NINER! OMFG LOL A SEWR RATTTTT

"STOP SCREWING UP DOG MEAT!"

Dude, did you ever play Flink for Sega CD?
That game is fucking epic.

Edit: Did any one play like..one of the few fighters for Sega CD called Revengers of Vengence? That game was so fucking sick. RPG Mode on that game still owns my soul.

[funkymusic]

Im still playing quake 3 if that counts.

[Hoonyo]

I'm playing FF3/6 on ZSNES right now. Going back to my roots like some people have suggested.

[Digitalbooty]

Playing the Super Star Wars Trilogy on SNES. that shit is HARD

[orochizoolander]

LOL great thread i play my genesis almost everyday my most played titles would be:

rocket knight adventures-GODTIER SIDESCROLLER/PLATFORMER

vectorman 1n2-he's fucking vectorman!

teenage mutant ninja turtles hyperstone heist-my most played game of al ltiem i musta beat this game well over 1000 times since the day i got it

gunstar heroes-best friend got it for me on my 6th birthday 5/3/93 since then i play it every weekend

cyborg justice-best robot game evar!

comix zone-great art and use of comic panels

maximum carnage- being able to play as venom FTW!

sonic-2 OILZONE FTW!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111!!!!!!!!!!!1111111! !!!!!!

streets of rage1,2,3-DUH

For genesis the greatest system ever i could go on n on but these are the games that i play the most and they never get old some of the more obscure genesis titles i own like rangerx i havent played for years.

[StuartHayden]

LOL great thread i play my genesis almost everyday my most played titles would be:

rocket knight adventures-GODTIER SIDESCROLLER/PLATFORMER

vectorman 1n2-he's fucking vectorman!

teenage mutant ninja turtles hyperstone heist-my most played game of al ltiem i musta beat this game well over 1000 times since the day i got it

gunstar heroes-best friend got it for me on my 6th birthday 5/3/93 since then i play it every weekend

cyborg justice-best robot game evar!

comix zone-great art and use of comic panels

maximum carnage- being able to play as venom FTW!

sonic-2 OILZONE FTW!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111!!!!!!!!!!!1111111! !!!!!!

streets of rage1,2,3-DUH

For genesis the greatest system ever i could go on n on but these are the games that i play the most and they never get old some of the more obscure genesis titles i own like rangerx i havent played for years.

...You basically named EVERY single one of my favorite Sega Genesis games.

Marry me. :lovin:

Also. Gain Ground rocked.

[Fudd]

“Adventures of Willie Beamish”

Holy fuck...

"Here Spider, play with yourself."

Why do I remember this? :rofl:

[Logos]

Mike Tyson's Punchout. Definitely a classic.

That, and lately I've been using HKaillera and playing the shit out of the old Alien versus Predator arcade game. That's a game you've gotta love, even now.

[SFFanatic]

...You basically named EVERY single one of my favorite Sega Genesis games.

Marry me. :lovin:

Also. Gain Ground rocked.

Ditto. It was like a list of all my favorite Sega Genesis games all mixed together in one post. Games like RKA and Comix Zone need more attention. Sparkster and Sketch Turner are too great of characters to be left by the wayside.

[StuartHayden]

Toe Jam and Earl: Panic on Funkatron.

[SFFanatic]

Toe Jam and Earl: Panic on Funkatron.

Is that the sequel? I'm the only person I know who actually enjoyed the sequel more than the original.

[Zor]

Recently played through SMB 3, Castlevania III, and now I'm playing Bionic Commando.

[Wellman]

Man, I remember Uniracers better than I do the circumstances of my first kiss.


The game was that good and the kiss was that bad and forgetable.

[marcusg]

Iam about to pop in the Chrono Trigger. I just never get tired of this game. If only they made a Good animated movie/short series of this game. I will be content.

[doujinshi_2001]

I was playing Yoshi's Island on SNES and Shinobi 3 on Genesis today. I need to get Super Mario RPG again cause I haven't beaten it yet =(

[StuartHayden]

Is that the sequel? I'm the only person I know who actually enjoyed the sequel more than the original.

Yep.

I liked the sequal too. Dunno if more than orig. But both were insanely bad ass.

Edit: Uniracers was amazing.

[Ephidel]

Zelda: Link's Awakening 1993 GB

[Lucretz]

If you really want a hot point and click game for Sega CD you need Snatcher. I defy you to tell me that game isn’t the shit, still to this day it is.

Snatcher is a solid classic. Fucking loved that game. That brought me back to a time where I actually really looked forward to playing through a game the entire way.

Also: Shadowrun for SNES.

[DanielLarusso]

No doubt Capcom Classics is old school. Any compilation of old school games is still old school, even if you are playing the games on the Xbox720.

Revengers of Vengeance? Never heard of it, and I thought I heard of them all. Nice name though. An RPG mode can make even a crappy fighter slightly interesting.


Snatcher is a solid classic. Fucking loved that game. That brought me back to a time where I actually really looked forward to playing through a game the entire way.

Also: Shadowrun for SNES.

Yeah, there’s no doubt Shadowrun was an absolute beast of a game back in the day. In fact, if I wasn’t so lazy I would have put that in my “The Kid Presents the Greatest Games” series. It really is that good.

There really isn’t a game nowadays like Shadowrun today either, that I know of. It was sort of a cyberpunk “Blade Runner” type atmosphere where everything was high tech and digital, and Drake would have to get access to shit by jumping into the matrix, which was this grid-like thing, BEFORE the movie Matrix. You’d hire runners for a price, each had their own specialty, some were good with firearms, some were good in the matrix. So if you knew you had a hard ass computer jack sequence coming up, you’d go and hire that one runner who was the shit in the matrix. Some people would turn you down and wouldn’t like you hire them if you weren’t statted up enough, the final fight was like a big ass dragon.
Shadowrun on the SNES is the SHIT. But you had to play it back then, when there was nothing else like it. Maybe you can even go back now and enjoy it if you’ve never played it, as long as you’re into old school I don’t see why you wouldn’t enjoy it.

I could go on about that game, hot shit.

[white shadow]

-Commander Keen 1-4

-O'Dell's Down Under

-Prince of Persia

-Microman

-Winged Warrior I-III

-Secret Agent

-Xerix

[StuartHayden]

COMMANDER KEEN FOR THE WIN!

Math Blaster was also amazing.

And Yo-Noid.

And the Original Gauntlet

[StuartHayden]

I'm playing Hylide and Crystalis for the NES right now.

Omg.

Intense.

[StuartHayden]

Bump.

Bards quest.

[{PFH}-Lake]

Im playing Dragon warrior 4 again it brings back good times

[white shadow]

I Crystalis for the NES right now.

Omg.

Intense.

Crystalis was that space shooting game right? I remember playing 12 hour marathons of that game on the PC, and loved every minute of it.


BTW, how much of the Commander Keen series did you play?

[Naslectronical]

Axelay
Earthworm Jim 1 & 2
Kirby's Adventure
Kirby's Dreamland 3
Aero Fighters
Yoshi's Island
Paperboy

[StuartHayden]

Crystalis was that space shooting game right? I remember playing 12 hour marathons of that game on the PC, and loved every minute of it.


BTW, how much of the Commander Keen series did you play?

Naw. Crystalis was an old NES RPG. You might be thinking of something else.

As for Commander Keen I played Episode 1 and 3.

I never could find 2 and 4.

=[

If you have links for those, I'd love you.

[white shadow]

As for Commander Keen I played Episode 1 and 3.

I never could find 2 and 4.

=[

If you have links for those, I'd love you.

Sorry I don't I had the games on my super old computer. :razzy: The only one I have yet to play is 5 which was the last of the series.:sad:

[DanielLarusso]

Yeah Crystalis was an RPG from back when.

Space shooting? You could be thinking of that Zaxxon 3D game, I'm not 100 percent sure on the name but I'm pretty sure "3D" is in the title.
There was also Captain Skyhawk, but it wasn't all that "space-ish."

Was the game you're thinking of on an 8-bit, 16-bit or 32-bit system? Cause if it was on 16-bit heaven help you, there's WAY too many shooters to narrow down and find it.

The one thing I always remember about Yo Noid, besides how FUCKING IMPOSSIBLE that game was, is Noid's special attack where he just holds out his hand and raises one finger, and that one finger causes the screen to shake. You'd think a man with that much power at his disposal could just jack a pizza without much effort.

[Magnifico]

Sorry I don't I had the games on my super old computer. :razzy: The only one I have yet to play is 5 which was the last of the series.:sad:

heh, they made commander keen episode 6 and "keen dreams"

[MiLky]

I was playing Yoshi's Island on SNES and Shinobi 3 on Genesis today. I need to get Super Mario RPG again cause I haven't beaten it yet =(

I'm actually just about done with Paper Mario now, then I'm going to start Super Mario RPG, never played either before.

Actraiser is fantastic, played through that again a few months ago.

Kirby's Dream Course is one of the greats, still trying to figure a way to hole in one on every hole. A friend says he can do it, but there is at least 3 or 4 holes that it seams impossible. Could of been one of the greatest games ever if 2 player didn't suck so bad.

[StuartHayden]

Yo-Noid was so bad ass. Lol. I love that game.

Bonk was helluh good too.

And Pac-Mans Adventures.

Metal Combat: Falcons Revenge. That fucking Monkey Mecha owned so hard.

Kid Chameleon was off the chain too.

Elevator Action for NES.

So many good games. xD

[Sacr3D]

I just finished Battle Toads & Double Dragon on snes again. Ill never get bored of that game!

[StuartHayden]

Kendos Rage, Adventure Island (Including Super),
Mischief Makers,
MICHAEL JACKSONS MOON WALKER!,
Boxing for the Atari (first infinite ever baby),
Missle Command,
Tempest (Old school pc game),
Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers (PC),
OG Mario Kart,
Snakes Revenge,
ugh...lololol.
the NES Dungeon and Dragon Games, Kid Icaris,
...Top Gun.
LOL Flight of the Intruder
...uh...
Power Rangers for Genesis (Black Ranger was so broken),
Weapon Lord
Clash of the Champions
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
.....jesus christ I could name games for days.
Oh yeah, NBA Jam T.E. and Mutant League Football/Hockey.

[Nando]

Whats a great Castelvania that I could get? well, get you know how.
I;ve never really played them, so which one is really good?
I thought about getting the 2 for the ds

[MiLky]

Whats a great Castelvania that I could get? well, get you know how.
I;ve never really played them, so which one is really good?
I thought about getting the 2 for the ds

Symphony of Night!

Most of the new good ones are based on that, one of my favorite games of all time actually. Though you can almost do no wrong with any 2D version on any system.

[StuartHayden]

Pretty much any Castlevania for Sega Genesis and like milky said, Symponthy of the night.

The NES ones were decent too.

Stick to the thread topic though.

Back to thread topic: Dash n' Desperados.

[X-Death]

Ugh. SotN was boring as shit, but I know I'm in the minority there.

Playing Super Punch-Out!! and Megaman X2 on snes. My skills have faded on both.

Props to those who mentioned Kid Chameleon and Crystalis.

[SFFanatic]

Whats a great Castelvania that I could get? well, get you know how.
I;ve never really played them, so which one is really good?
I thought about getting the 2 for the ds

Depends on what kind of Castlevania you are after.

If you really like Platformers, you get the ones on NES/Genesis/SNES

If you Metroid(which I don't) Get SOTN and those two on DS.

[SFFanatic]

Ugh. SotN was boring as shit, but I know I'm in the minority there.

Playing Super Punch-Out!! and Megaman X2 on snes. My skills have faded on both.

Props to those who mentioned Kid Chameleon and Crystalis.

Yeah, I really don't care for alot games that are suppose to be SO good. Zelda, Metroid, Final Fantasy, Castlevania. Meh. Give me Metal Slug 3 or Strider 2 over any of that crap.

I've been playing Super Punchout a bit too. Got up to that crazy old guy with the stick before getting my ass handed to me repeatdly.

[white shadow]

heh, they made commander keen episode 6 and "keen dreams"
Oh yeah I remember that one! But it wasn't a canon part of the whole alien invasion story, more like a side game.

I heard Keen 5 was hard as hell, can anyone confirm?

[StuartHayden]

I thought super punch out was lame.

Just, didn't have any where near the same feel and grace as the classic one.

Old School Game: Captain America and the Avengers for Genesis

[SFFanatic]

I thought super punch out was lame.

Just, didn't have any where near the same feel and grace as the classic one.

Old School Game: Captain America and the Avengers for Genesis

"DO NOT DISTURB US ! "

*Captain America isn't going to be outdone by this display of inanity and slanting exclamation marks, though! His response: *

"WHY SHOULD IT GO WELL ! "

Yeah, criminals, why should it go well! Wait… what?!?

ROFL that game sucked so bad :rofl:

[StuartHayden]

Oh yeah I remember that one! But it wasn't a canon part of the whole alien invasion story, more like a side game.

I heard Keen 5 was hard as hell, can anyone confirm?

Speaking of random run jump collect games like Keen, did any one play (can't remember the name) this one old school PC game where you were a small green alien with red suction cups for hands and you collected fruit and shit and each expansion was a different world cause he got into a ufo crash and him and his parents got seperated? That game was sick.

Also, I hated the wolves in Commander Keen. Fuckers took all my laser ammo to kill. And they wouldn't stop jumping! D:! Pogo-stick for life though.

_Stu

[StuartHayden]

"DO NOT DISTURB US ! "

*Captain America isn't going to be outdone by this display of inanity and slanting exclamation marks, though! His response: *

"WHY SHOULD IT GO WELL ! "

Yeah, criminals, why should it go well! Wait… what?!?

ROFL that game sucked so bad :rofl:

LOLOL!

The dialog for the game was pretty terrible but the game play and the extensive (although obscenely random) cast was worth playing it

[SFFanatic]

LOLOL!

The dialog for the game was pretty terrible but the game play and the extensive (although obscenely random) cast was worth playing it


Thank you Sub-Mariner!

The arcade game was somewhat playable, which casued me to think the Genesis port would decent when I bought it.

I was wrong

Castlevania Bloodlines is an awesome game. I don't even really like Castlevania

[StuartHayden]

The NES Captain America and the Avengers was actually a lot better than the genesis version IMO. The levels were A LOT longer. Not as many cool and random villians, but it branched off in different ways so you can be different characters for certain levels. It was pretty decent. Now Marvels: X-Men for NES THAT was a god awful game.

[SFFanatic]

The NES Captain America and the Avengers was actually a lot better than the genesis version IMO. The levels were A LOT longer. Not as many cool and random villians, but it branched off in different ways so you can be different characters for certain levels. It was pretty decent. Now Marvels: X-Men for NES THAT was a god awful game.

OMG don't get me started on X-men...


http://scrollboss.illmosis.net/ss/xmen-nes_street-01.gif

Pulse-Pounding Action!

[white shadow]

Also, I hated the wolves in Commander Keen. Fuckers took all my laser ammo to kill. And they wouldn't stop jumping! D:! Pogo-stick for life though.

_Stu

Yeah the Vorticons were 'tards. Oh and I just found out that there was one more canon Keen game, the real Commando Keen 6!

Oh and look: http://www.commander-keen.com It even has some free shareware downloads of the games!:woot:

[StuartHayden]

Yyyyeeessss

[Senjutsu Sensei]

Fuckin started a new job recently so I don't have to work on weekends. So this morning I woke up and realized my job schedule trained me to wake up early and I didn't have shit to do, so I was like fuck it and played through Valis 3 on the Genesis and then played a little bit of Guardian Legend for NES. Both of those games are fuckin raw old school marinated goodness. If y'all have played EITHER of them, answer this question for me. Are both of those soundtracks really as fuckin awesome as I've always thought and will continue to think? I pretty much revert back into womb habitat when I hear the music on those games. :sad:

Sensei

[Zeroshifta]

GunStar Heros..........nuff said

[StuartHayden]

GunStar Heros..........nuff said
Gunstar Heros...already said. xD

Did any one play the sequal for it that came out on GBA?

It was...decent at best.

[Alzarath]

Genesis version of Pirates of Dark Water :tup:

[FallingEdge]

DKC2.

My friend and I stayed up all night and beat it on 2 player co-op.

The level where you are the parrot and you have to race the evil parrot is just as much of a bitch as it was when I played it for the first time.

Not that I think about it, I am surprised that I beat that game as a kid. My gaming skills back then were fucking top tier.

[SFFanatic]

DKC2.

My friend and I stayed up all night and beat it on 2 player co-op.

The level where you are the parrot and you have to race the evil parrot is just as much of a bitch as it was when I played it for the first time.

Not that I think about it, I am surprised that I beat that game as a kid. My gaming skills back then were fucking top tier.

Heh, I remeber that level. It's still a bitch and a half.

As a kid, I somehow managed to beat Super Ghosts 'N Ghouls. Now, I struggle to get to the end :sweat:

Anyway: Strider 2 is the ownage. Its a short game, but if you challenge yourself to find all the little secrets and get high scores and shit its a great great game.

[StuartHayden]

Mario teaches typing

[shenakuma]

me and my freinds still get dine on KillerInstinct

[matrix9280]

What are old school games? Is it games from a certain time period? If so which one? Can somebody clear this up?

[SFFanatic]

My opioion of old-school is two generations back. I consider PSX/N64/Saturn ol' school games. Dreamcast? No. Dreamcast was the start of the next generation with PS2/Gamecube/Xbox. So basically take that PSX/N64/Saturn era and back as ol' school games.

[matrix9280]

My opioion of old-school is two generations back. I consider PSX/N64/Saturn ol' school games. Dreamcast? No. Dreamcast was the start of the next generation with PS2/Gamecube/Xbox. So basically take that PSX/N64/Saturn era and back as ol' school games.

Okay. So for the most part any game that was on a system released before 1998 could be considered old-school.Isn't that kind of a broad grouping though?


I mean if Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (widely known to be the greatest game ever made)is considered old school then what does that make Pong? Would that game be called an older school game or an old old school game or what? Something doesn't seem right about putting those two games in the same category even though they clearly aren't on the same level.

[FallingEdge]

What are old school games? Is it games from a certain time period? If so which one? Can somebody clear this up?

For me, old school gaming is from the NES era to the PS1/N64 era.

Basically, when Nintendo Power magazine was in full force :wgrin:

IMO of course.

[Wellman]

matrix9280: Pong is the great great granddaddy of gaming. Old school usually is at least the previous generation before last, since new gamers come in and out every system generation.

I honestly wonder if anyone ever played the great puzzle games of the PS1/N64 years, I mean I loved Tetrisphere and Wetrix but I honestly think, I might have been the one of a dozen people in Texas (half of which I exposed the games to) to play them.

And Tetris Attack is GOD of SNES puzzlers.

[StuartHayden]

I've never been a tetris fan (awaits flaming)

HOWEVER!

I do respect it AS a game and what's it done for the progress of gaming.
The music was amazing. The colors were brilliant. The game it's self was a classic. and all of it's incarnits have been flawless. It also was one of the games that made the arcade scenes originally so popular with the likes of Centipede, Missle Command, Robotron 2040, Bubbles, Joust and SinStar just to name a few.

So I have nothing but respect for the game.
I just never got the "feel" for tetris as a player.

_Stu

[FallingEdge]

matrix9280: Pong is the great great granddaddy of gaming. Old school usually is at least the previous generation before last, since new gamers come in and out every system generation.

I honestly wonder if anyone ever played the great puzzle games of the PS1/N64 years, I mean I loved Tetrisphere and Wetrix but I honestly think, I might have been the one of a dozen people in Texas (half of which I exposed the games to) to play them.

And Tetris Attack is GOD of SNES puzzlers.

Tetrisphere was an amazing game. I played that shit for hours on end.

Never really got into Wetrix. Wouldn't mind trying to play it again though.

[Magnifico]

Speaking of random run jump collect games like Keen, did any one play (can't remember the name) this one old school PC game where you were a small green alien with red suction cups for hands and you collected fruit and shit and each expansion was a different world cause he got into a ufo crash and him and his parents got seperated? That game was sick.


yea, that was cosmo's cosmic adventures. apogee was so good

[white shadow]

yea, that was cosmo's cosmic adventures. apogee was so good

Yeah they were a great company, it's hard to even comprehend that those relatively great graphics existed back then in 1991, considering what the NES had at the time.

[StuartHayden]

Sweet.

Any one know the down load sites for it?

Old school game: Dragon Crystal for Game Gear

[StuartHayden]

Any one remember that one PC Basketball game that made slap stick names of the hot names back then? Like Karl Malone, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, so on and so forth.

It was a 3-point shooting contest game.

Shit was so awesome. So was Wheel of Fortune for PC. Lol.

[StuartHayden]

From the Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure Site:

What's green with red spots, has suction hands, and has an overbite like Bart Simpson? Of course, the answer is Cosmo! A young alien on his way to visit Disney World with his parents. That is, until their ship is struck by a blazing comet, forcing them to land on an uncharted planet.

Cosmo is a young alien on his way to visit Disney World with his parents. That is, until their ship is struck by a blazing comet, forcing them to land on an uncharted planet.

While his Dad repairs the ship, Cosmo heads off to explore the strange planet. Upon returning, both his Mom and Dad are gone, and big, scary alien footprints are all around his ship! Oh no! Have Cosmo's parents been captured? Possibly to be eaten? Well, Cosmo is off to the rescue.

Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure is an exciting journey across a forbidden planet full of dangers and surprises. Can he save his parents before they're lightly seasoned and devoured?

Cosmo is a lovable extra-terrestrial with a special ability: He has hands that work like suction cups! He can cling to walls, ledges, and all sorts of things. Using his suction hands, Cosmo is able to avoid dangers, scale cliffs and get to places other aliens can't reach.


AMAZING FEATURES

* Another hit game from the creator of Duke Nukem.
* Full-screen, dual-scrolling, EGA graphics (VGA compatible).
* Over 20 unique and surprising creatures.
* Cosmo has many tricks, such as scaling walls with his suction hands.
* Massive levels, yet easy to explore.
* Almost 2 megs of vividly animated graphics.
* Joystick support, save/restore, built-in hints, and a lot more...

LOL

[doujinshi_2001]

got around to playing super mario rpg. im at that part where u fight that big ass pirahna plant (forget the name) after you come from monstro town. game is way too good

[ibow2no1]

when i was a young'n i would spend pretty much all my money in the arcade playing dragons lair and the sequel.. i forget its name.. the one with the time machine. I used to be like "look mom i'm controlling the cartoon!!!!" These games don't hold up as well by todays standards but i still love them.

My favorite laser disc style game had to be road avenger for the sega cd. in fact if i dusted of my sega cd right now i bet road avenger would be in it. ready to play. Their was just something about the openning that enraged me. i needed to get even with those street punks that killed my wife. and the end is just epic. So if you like fun go play road avenger!!

Also no one said contra.. maybe its a given IDK. But contra kicks ass.


Ps. Before i forget tempo and after burner 2 for 32x. loved those games. check em out.

[Magnifico]

Any one remember that one PC Basketball game that made slap stick names of the hot names back then? Like Karl Malone, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, so on and so forth.

It was a 3-point shooting contest game.

Shit was so awesome. So was Wheel of Fortune for PC. Lol.

yeah i had that game, ui think it was just called 3 point shooting contest. good stuff.

you can find lots of old DOs stuff simply by searching for "abandonware". DOSBox is a great DOS emulator to play lotso f oldskool games, since some of them simply dont work or suck on XP

[KidZero]

Turtles In Time & other TMNT games are to fun.
Sonic 3 was great too & had some cool songs...
& for some reason, I really enjoy playing Looney Toons B-ball for the SNES. :looney:

[Chachi]

I remember playing Beavis and Butthead (Genesis version) with my brother and my dad. My dad talked all kinds of shit whenever I died. I guess I could never fully convince him that the game was ass.

[Captain Ryu]

I remember playing Beavis and Butthead (Genesis version) with my brother and my dad. My dad talked all kinds of shit whenever I died. I guess I could never fully convince him that the game was ass.

Lol, I used to think that game was hot.

[Chachi]

Lol, I used to think that game was hot.I did too, until I got to the fucking junkyard/sewer level. I know those fuckers were white and all, but they should have been able to jump better than that.

[Manx]

It's all about King's Quest! I think these were the first games I can remember being addicted to. KQ3 to Heir is Human is the best in the series but they are all good and I'm lucky to say that I have them all in a format that still (somewhat) works. I might play KQ3 today for old time's sake :tup:

[doujinshi_2001]

k i just beat super mario rpg. it was pretty dope im just wondering why i didnt get into when it came out. only thing i dont like about it is how some bosses are mad random and how the lazy shell does inconsistent dmg (even without lazy armor equipped) but otherwise its great.

anyone remember heart of darkness for ps1? the game was hella dope imo

[matrix9280]

How many of these so-called old school games are actually any good today? How many actually stand the test of time. I mean let's be honest while a good game in 1988, Contra sucks now. Gunstar Heroes however is still a great game.

I've heard some people mention that Beavis and Butthead and Maximum Carnage as being good games. That's just crazy. Those games weren't any good then. Why in the world would the games be considered any good now?It seems like people confuse nostalgia with actual enjoyment.

I've already mentioned Gunstar Heroes as already standing the test of time. What others games are out there that are as great now as they were then? Obviously Castlevania: SOTN and Zelda: OOT are among the top of any list of timeless classics. But what other games from the 20th century are actually worth playing now?

[{PFH}-Lake]

How many of these so-called old school games are actually any good today? How many actually stand the test of time. I mean let's be honest while a good game in 1988, Contra sucks now. Gunstar Heroes however is still a great game.

I've heard some people mention that Beavis and Butthead and Maximum Carnage as being good games. That's just crazy. Those games weren't any good then. Why in the world would the games be considered any good now?It seems like people confuse nostalgia with actual enjoyment.

I've already mentioned Gunstar Heroes as already standing the test of time. What others games are out there that are as great now as they were then? Obviously Castlevania: SOTN and Zelda: OOT are among the top of any list of timeless classics. But what other games from the 20th century are actually worth playing now? all the old school rpgs on nes/snes/ are still good. Dragon warrior 3 is still one of the best, its just fun to play. Dragon Warrior 4 has one of the best stories in a rpg ever and its funner then any rpg on nes8bit. Chrono trigger and terranigma, dragon quest 5, and 6 are still fun to play. Its mostly gfx whores that cant play old school games but whatever. maybe in the US ff fanboys still play old school rpgs like FF6 and the others, but in japan I know they still play Dragon quest on nes and snes after all dragon quest games out sell every game in japan and i love dragon quest games, ive been playing them ever since part 1. Dragon Warrior 4 is still the best i still like it more then part 8

[FallingEdge]

How many of these so-called old school games are actually any good today? How many actually stand the test of time. I mean let's be honest while a good game in 1988, Contra sucks now. Gunstar Heroes however is still a great game.

I've heard some people mention that Beavis and Butthead and Maximum Carnage as being good games. That's just crazy. Those games weren't any good then. Why in the world would the games be considered any good now?It seems like people confuse nostalgia with actual enjoyment.

I've already mentioned Gunstar Heroes as already standing the test of time. What others games are out there that are as great now as they were then? Obviously Castlevania: SOTN and Zelda: OOT are among the top of any list of timeless classics. But what other games from the 20th century are actually worth playing now?

I disagree with you on you assement of Contra. I still think it's a solid game.

MM 1-8
MMX 1-6
Contra
Ninja Gaiden 1-3
SMB 1-3
SMW
SMW 2: Yoshi's Island
DKC 1-3
Kid Icarus
Metroid
Super Metroid
Kirby's Adventure
Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past
SM64
Sonic 1-3

There's plently more but that's just my own personal list. Any MM game still stands the test of time and if you guys haven't played Kid Icarus, you are missing out. Great game.

[Alzarath]

I'm gonna go ahead and add Phantasy Star IV and Shining Force II to that list.

[J-ride]

Yeah they were a great company, it's hard to even comprehend that those relatively great graphics existed back then in 1991, considering what the NES had at the time.

COMMANDER KEEN FOR THE MOTHER FUCKING WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DanielLarusso]

How many of these so-called old school games are actually any good today? How many actually stand the test of time. I mean let's be honest while a good game in 1988, Contra sucks now. Gunstar Heroes however is still a great game.

I've heard some people mention that Beavis and Butthead and Maximum Carnage as being good games. That's just crazy. Those games weren't any good then. Why in the world would the games be considered any good now?It seems like people confuse nostalgia with actual enjoyment.

I've already mentioned Gunstar Heroes as already standing the test of time. What others games are out there that are as great now as they were then? Obviously Castlevania: SOTN and Zelda: OOT are among the top of any list of timeless classics. But what other games from the 20th century are actually worth playing now?

While I don't disagree with you on the issue of certain games not standing the test of time, I HAVE to disagree with you on you stating one of those games is Contra? CONTRA? Man I could play Contra in the year 2058 and have just as much fun as I did in 1989. That and Super C, those games are beasts.

If you overplay a game, it'll become real easy to you and get boring. So yeah, I'll say that maybe Contra has become BORING, because we've played it so much. But there's a difference between boring and not standing the test of time.

This is why I think Simon's Quest was more hyped than the original Castelvania back in the day. Simon's Quest was the shit when it came out cause it was so different and it had those RPG elements, but that is a game that does not stand the test of time. Whereas you can go back and play the original Castelvania and it holds up more so than Simon's Quest, even though back in the day SQ was more ahead of its time. My opinion anyway.

[smacked311]

does anyone remember a sega saturn game called shining something, either force or some other crap...it was a side scrolling beat em up w/ some rpg elements...that's one of my favorites. donkey kong country for snes was good too.

[white shadow]

COMMANDER KEEN FOR THE MOTHER FUCKING WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

HELLZ YEAH!!!:cool::rock:

[DanielLarusso]

I think you may be talking about Guardian Heroes. That was that badass Treaure game, kinda Final Fightish, Guilty Gear Boost-ish. One of the reasons to have owned a Saturn back then, even though I never did.

[StuartHayden]

Maximum Carnage revitalized side scrolling beat-em ups.

That game was great.

So many story line branches. Amazing and well needed cameos and a lot of love shown to the b-rate marvel characters.

Plus it's good to play for nostalgic factor.

So, eh.

And people think contra sucks if they can't get past the first 4 enemies. xD

[{PFH}-Lake]

Metal Storm man this game is still good and the gfx are still good also, I wish they would make a new Metal Storm

[orochizoolander]

Maximum Carnage revitalized side scrolling beat-em ups.

That game was great.

So many story line branches. Amazing and well needed cameos and a lot of love shown to the b-rate marvel characters.

Plus it's good to play for nostalgic factor.

So, eh.

And people think contra sucks if they can't get past the first 4 enemies. xD

TRUTH!!!!! MC was so amazing in that it connected all the characters perfectly n in the 2nd level whereu gotta climb to the top while avoiding bleak's beams soo insane.

About contra all the contra games are still godtier especially hardcorps the 1 for genesis that shit owns 99% of all other side scrollers n it was the hardest of them all.

Anyways back to some more great underrated oldschool games:

omega boost for ps1 was the shit it was soo fucking underrated i can't believe no 1 posted it earlier in the game ur a robot who blows up enemies n shit in space so how can u not fucking love a game like that?

another undderrated ps1 game was wild9 it was sooo much fun to kill ur enemies whether by throwing them on spikes, in the grinder, in a pit, into a flamethrower or acid bath or just slamming them on the ground till they die.

has any1 here ever played the game titled ONE it was such an extremely off the radar even back then i have no idea why but ONE is by far the best chase game of all time period.

I havent played any pc games since starcraft broodwars was new (i'm saving up for a dell xps laptop n make up for lost time) BUT like back in the day i remember 4 godtier pc games:

kings quest
the 7th guest
castle infinity
oasis (i think thats the name)


kings quest was the king of point n click adventure games and i assume still is n omg that fucking genie gave me the creeps i always fell for his tricksl ike when he;s a mermaid n asked me to swim with him i jumped in the ocean n died LOL

the 7th guest was just a creepy puzzle/mystery hybrid that wasn't scary in the traditonal sense but it did a perfect job of providing a tense gothic atmosphere from start to finish

castle infinity was just a random good platformer whcih still holds up by even todays standards cuz it was wayy ahead of it's times

oasis i dont remember specifcally anything about the game lol i just remember me n my friend slept over his uncles house n played this the whole week we were there n we were like :wow: at the beautiful lush scenery and i just have a good feeling when this game comes to mind whic his probably just nostalgia so if any1 played this game please refresh my memory





OMG i JUST thought about this game right now it was a sidescrolling beat'em up for snes it played alot like street of rage BUT u could pick from alot of different characters i remember there was a guy who could spit fire and his name was salamander n another guy named kane who looked like a joker ripoff and this really fat guy i na red t-shirt who swings this huge log on his shoulder like it was a sword PLEASE I HOPE SOMEONE KNOWS WHICH GAME I'M TALKING BOUT I forgot the name

As long as were on snes i think we all agree chuck rock was the shit:tup:

[matrix9280]

Maximum Carnage a great game? Anything made by Acclaim during that time (or any time for that matter) was horrific. See this is what happens when people talk about old games. Nostalgia takes effect and it clouds the mind. If Maximum Carnage was a great game does that mean the X-Men and Spider: Arcade's Revenge is one the greatest games of all time?

People need to understand some games made in the past were actually good and are considered classics. Other games during that time period are just old now. Don't mix the two. A game can either be one or the other. Just because a crappy game is old it doesn't mean it got better. It's a video game, not wine.

[orochizoolander]

so ru trying to teach common sense? yeah umm goodluck with that n btw maximum carnage was a great game because it had a great roster of playable characters n cameos and it was just flat out a fun sidescroller don't hate on classic old games cuz god forbid they be can b good as well as any other game

EDIT: MC and arcades revenge are 2 COMPLETELY different games get ur facts straight bitch

[Alzarath]

MC was good for what it was.

AR is trash.

[Raiko]

I used play Tunnel B1 alot on the playstation. Too bad I only had the demo of it.

Then my friend let me borrow Criticom, I played that game nonstop. "3D" Fighters that evolve and gain new moves?! OMG!

The first ps game I owned though was Colony Wars. I still have both discs,(disc one is scratched to all hell though.)

Going back further I miss all the Movie/TV games for NES, my cousin owned them all from Friday the 13th, Karate Kid, Jaws, Total Recall, Top Gun, Goonies, Robocop, Predator, Nightmare on Elm Street, Knight Rider, Addams Family, American Gladiators etc, etc.

[matrix9280]

I had always believed that the Super Nintendo was a better system than the Sega Genesis but then I thought about all the great games that I played for both systems and then realized that it wasn't even close. Super Nes absolutely mopped the floor with Genesis in terms of game quality.

Here are the great games for the Sega Genesis:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic and Knuckles
Dynamite Headdy
Gunstar Heroes
Phantasy Star IV
Beyond Oasis
Shining Force
Shining Force II
Shinobi III
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 3
Vectorman
Vectorman 2
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Contra: Hard Corps
Aladdin
The Adventures of Batman and Robin
Columns
Earthworm Jim (for some reason this game was better on Genesis)
Earthworm Jim 2
General Chaos
Comix Zone
Herzog Zwei
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition
Landstalker
Phantasy Star II
Robocop vs. Terminator
Shadowrun
Rocket Knight Adventures
X-Men 2: Clone Wars
The Lost Vikings (much better than the SNES version)
Revenge of Shinobi

By my count that's 35 great games for the Sega Genesis. Compare that to Super Nes whose great games were:

Super Mario World
F-Zero
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario Kart
Super Metroid
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Star Fox
Super Star Wars
Super Empire Strikes Back
Super Return of the Jedi
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Final Fantasy 2
Final Fantasy 3
Actraiser
Actraiser 2
Chrono Trigger
Demon's Crest
Megaman X
Megaman X2
Megaman X3
The Adventures of Batman and Robin (different from the Genesis version)
Aladdin (different from the Genesis version)
Axelay
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
Blackthorne
Breath of Fire
Breath of Fire II
Captain Commando
Contra III: The Alien Wars
Cybernator
Earthbound
Gradius III
Illusion of Gaia
Legend of the Mystical Ninja
Lufia and the Fortress of Doom
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinastrals
Mega Man 7
Metal Warriors
Ogre Battle
Operation Logic Bomb ( essentially Metal Gear for the 16-bit era)
Phalanx
Pocky and Rocky
Secret of Mana
Secret of Evermore
Sparkster
The Ninja Warriors
Super Adventure Island
Super Castlevania IV
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Super Punch-Out
Tiny Toons Adventures: Buster Busts Loose
U.N Squadron
Wild Guns
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
Super Double Dragon
Super R-Type
Magic Sword
King of Dragons
Knights of the Round
Harvest Moon

That's 62 great games for the Super Nes. That is a lot of games. That might be the most great games any system ever had in it's prime. I'll double check to make sure. After looking at this data though I can say that I'm surprised that Sega still tried to compete with Nintendo by releasing Saturn but I'm not surprised with the result of the system being a failure.

I must admit that 1993-1995 those were some good times for gaming. Especially with Sega Channel and XBand being around then. It's hard to believe that it been over 10 years.

[Ephidel]

Seperation Anxiety for the genesis was GOLD! Another one of my favorite beat-em ups with Spidey and Venom.

[orochizoolander]

LOL matrix there are a BUNCH of games for genesis u completly forgot to add which i am too lazy to post right now but wow ur saying jus cuz snes may have had more good games that makes it a batter system? LOL quantity doesn't always beat quality especially when genesis has many titles that snes and no other game system can even compare with such as sonic/streets of rage/gunstar heores/ and a few more i will post later on so lets just say ur wrong n that genesis is the greatest system of all time.


And u compared maximum carnage to arcades revenge that says enough about how much u know about oldschool games and automatically discredits anything u post but it's not ur fault u are simply misinformed.

BTW seperation anxiety was almost exactly the same game as spiderman for genesis lol still fun games though

[{PFH}-Lake]

^^^ not to mention he didnt add the import snes games and Kirby super star. Which was one of the best kirby games ever.

[matrix9280]

LOL matrix there are a BUNCH of games for genesis u completly forgot to add which i am too lazy to post right now but wow ur saying jus cuz snes may have had more good games that makes it a batter system? LOL quantity doesn't always beat quality especially when genesis has many titles that snes and no other game system can even compare with such as sonic/streets of rage/gunstar heores/ and a few more i will post later on so lets just say ur wrong n that genesis is the greatest system of all time.


And u compared maximum carnage to arcades revenge that says enough about how much u know about oldschool games and automatically discredits anything u post but it's not ur fault u are simply misinformed.

BTW seperation anxiety was almost exactly the same game as spiderman for genesis lol still fun games though

Maximum Carnage is a mediocre one-player game in which you control multiple characters from the Marvel Universe.

Spider-man and the X-Men Arcade's Revenge is a mediocre one-player game in which you control multiple characters from the Marvel Universe.

Am I missing something?

As for Genesis and Super Nintendo well just say that I can count on one hand the number of games worth playing for Genesis that actually took more than an hour to beat. SNES games had replay value. It wasn't just shoot this or that or hit this or that. In terms of quality over quantity I think Final Fantasy 6, Chrono Trigger, Super Metroid, and The Legend of Zelda: A link to the Past literally destroy anything that ever came out for the Sega Genesis. To deny it would be lying. Come on you know this.

[Chachi]

mutant league hockey

[{PFH}-Lake]

Maximum Carnage is a mediocre one-player game in which you control multiple characters from the Marvel Universe.

Spider-man and the X-Men Arcade's Revenge is a mediocre one-player game in which you control multiple characters from the Marvel Universe.

Am I missing something?

As for Genesis and Super Nintendo well just say that I can count on one hand the number of games worth playing for Genesis that actually took more than an hour to beat. SNES games had replay value. It wasn't just shoot this or that or hit this or that. In terms of quality over quantity I think Final Fantasy 6, Chrono Trigger, Super Metroid, and The Legend of Zelda: A link to the Past literally destroy anything that ever came out for the Sega Genesis. To deny it would be lying. Come on you know this.it was dragon quest 5 and 6 also . They out sold every game in japan durring the snes and gen wars. Oh and Terranigma was great i liked it better then Zelda.

[orochizoolander]

Yes those are all great games and classics in there own right BUT genesis owns snes on the back of innovative new titles that came out nowhere and completely redfined there respective genres case in point sonic redfined platformers and shinig force did the same for rpgs i could go on but i am very tired and stayed up all night so i don't feel like arguing right now.

Yes snes has alot of classics however jus cuz the great games on genesis are short (which is not enitrely true to the extent u say) doesn't mean shit the bottom line is that although snes is a great system n gave genesis a run for it's money in retrospect when u look at al lthe good game for each system regardless of howw many each system has or how long the games themselves are at the end of the day the genesis games are the ones that provide the largest sense of staisfaction from playing it vuz it was just more fun to play.

Although it is difference of opinion this is somethign i can't let slide cuz sega pulled all it's shit out of the ass and owned nintendo by coming up with all these at the tme revolutinary titles when u think abut it and hey! what do u know they were more fun then the classics on snes.

BTW u r WAY oversimplifying the 2 games theyr gameplay was almost entirelydifferent in fact if we all went by ur logic then that means unreal tournament and gears of war are exactly the same.

To further proveu wrong later today when i wake up i will post a list of ALL the genesis games that made it the king of consoles but do not take my post as the end all i am not saying snes sucked on the contrary they were both godtier BUT overall genesis just provided a slightly larger dose of fun then snes thats all i am saying and it proved that superior technology isn't always the end all be all (but wit hthe snes it was damn close)

[matrix9280]

Maybe but that let snes win the console wars, it was dragon quest 5 and 6 also . They out sold every game in japan durring the snes and gen wars. Oh and Terranigma was great i liked it better then Zelda.

Unfortunately those two games if I recall correctly weren't released in America. Which is a shame considering that I liked Dragon Warrior for Nintendo plus Dragon Quest 8 for PS2 is one of my favorite RPG's.I guess Nintendo was trying to show Sega a little mercy.