Emulation - Old School Pwnage

TekDragon · 2003-10-09, 01:07 AM

Well, i had a sudden urge to run up to the attic and dust off the ol' console systems and plug away at some of the great titles.

Instead of going up to that hellish nightmare of unfinished flooring, poor lighting, and hundreds of obstacle coarse like boxes; i remembered my other PC had a load of emulators and ROMS.

So right now i've got ZSNES minimized on my screen.

Metal Marines is, quite possibly, one of my favorite SNES games. It is a turn based strategy game where you build up defence/offence on an island and launch attacks against an enemy island. The objective is to knock out the enemy's HQs while protecting your own. For offence you get missle batteries and metal marines. For defence you get AA missle batteries, gun-pods, and a land mines. In addition you can build radars (increase AA effectiveness), factories (re-supply missle batteries faster), oil derriks (increase fuel production for launching attacks), and a factory that increases your income. Finally you can upgrade your AA's, MM's, and missles which makes them more powerful but is expencive. Overall an addictive, strategic, and very fun game.

Put your own recomendations here with a brief description. I'm sure theres dozens of great games i've missed and i'd like to re-experience some of the good ones i've forgotten.

TekDragon · 2003-10-09, 01:14 AM

My all time favorite RPG is Secret of Mana for the SNES.

SoM is a game from the old-school game making jugernaught: Square Soft. SoM was one of their greatest hits. The story line was one of the most engrossing i've ever seen. Combat was fast paced and required reflexes as well as strategy. Possibly one of the best features was the "leveling" system in which weapons and magic would get better as you used them. Having your charachter use a sword would earn you xp in it, which would unlock the next level move. Using moves required you to charge them up, then unleash them. Magic worked the same way, without the charge-up time.

Your charachters included The Boy (the 'tank'), The Girl (defencive magic), and The Sprite (offencive magic). The three of you traveled across the world attempting to prevent the seals of magic from being broken, allowing the Mana Fortress to rise again. Along the way you fight in inspirational environments, get a pet dragon (who flies you places), and fight awesome bosses.

Any RPG lover who hasn't played Secret of Mana is really missing out. I've played it through 3 or 4 times and i'm still wanting to play it again.

Robot · 2003-10-09, 01:45 AM

here's my vote for Bahamut Lagoon.

one of square's best rpg's/rts's. also, treasure hunter g is another good one, definately one of square's most charm-filled RPG's.

Lise · 2003-10-09, 01:54 AM

Some of the greatest Square games you probably never played: Seiken Densetsu 3 (AKA Secret of Mana 2), Front Mission 1, and Bahamut Lagoon. All are expertly translated now (FM slightly less than the others.) With any luck you have them, and if you don't... erm, go looking.

Also, YOSHI'S FUCKING ISLAND god dammit. Quite possibly the best platformer the SNES ever produced.

Man, although I was weaned on 8-bit goodness, I was raised on the SNES. So many good memories and goooood games...

Happy lil Elf · 2003-10-09, 02:52 AM

Metal Marines fucking owns. Sadly back when I had ZSNES (and well over 200 games for it

) I could never find a ROM that worked

And yes Secret of Mana is probably my all time favorite RPG for SNES. Not becaue the anything about it was so great, but because it was perhaps the only multiplayer RPG out at the time. Jesus I remember staying up for 30 hours at a time with three or four cases of Mt. Dew with friends playing that game. Good Times

Lise · 2003-10-09, 03:41 AM

As an interesting side note, they have now only recently released a console RPG that works like the old SoM did - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. From what I understand it's doing excellently. Makes you think co-op RPGs should be made more frequently, eh?

Happy lil Elf · 2003-10-09, 04:34 AM

Crystal Chronicles is out in the US?

Lise · 2003-10-09, 04:48 AM

Uh, isn't it?

Oh wait, it isn't yet. Go me go.

The Japanese at least are snatching it up though.

Everay · 2003-10-09, 06:02 AM

metal marines pwns, and FF6 does too, never played bahumuts lagoon. and just about every game you guys said, i love

AztecWarrior · 2003-10-09, 06:44 AM

Emulation. Warez. Ban.

Flammey · 2003-10-09, 07:49 AM

Secret of Mana....Where do you think I got my name, Damn it?

I downloaded all the NES games and SNES games I could find about a week ago, now I have 728 NES games, and around 600 SNES games to try. I'm currently looking hard for PSX games, but man they are a bitch to find.

Derfud · 2003-10-09, 08:16 AM

Harest moon 64, can't stop playing... must harvest... must... feed chickens... must... milk... cows...

Lise · 2003-10-09, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by AztecWarrior

Emulation. Warez. Ban.

Just so long as we don't put up any links or anything we're fine.

Which is wy Smiley needs to edit his post. Like now.

Everay · 2003-10-09, 10:51 AM

is it illegal? i mean they dont make the games anymore, but i know you can still buy them. but what? will the video game sellers sue you? i know the companys dont care too much, since they no longer get a profit from it

TheRagingGerbil · 2003-10-09, 11:41 AM

Killed many an hour playing Secret of Mana and Lagoon. I also loved A Link to the Past, Starfox, and Mario Kart. I can't count the time my buddies and I spent yelling and screaming at "deathmatches" on Mario Kart.

On the old NES I played Sword & Serpents for ages, oh, and the Dragon Warrior series. Metal Marines was a personnal fav as well. I fell in love with Metal Gear from the first moment I played...still can't figure out what the hell the cigarettes are for.

The old Master System was home to the Phantasy Star series which I also played on the Game Gear when on the road. Rambo was a good distraction and a great third person shooter.

I never really got into my old Genesis to much. I guess I played it for the Mortal Kombat series. An addicting game I could never get enough of was Toe Jam & Earl.

N64 was good old Zelda, Star Fox, and Gauntlet.