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Ultima Underworld, a game that is older than Wolfenstein 3D, had every game mechanic any later first person action RPG ever had, in some embryonic but distinct form.
PROVE ME WRONG
What's so controversial about that?
Most people acknowledge that UW was years ahead of its time.
It's crazy that they included things like hearing range that served no practical purpose in the game.
>>2847129
Yeah OK but, actually I should rephrase my OP, the thing is there don't seem to have been any real fundamental game mechanic innovations in the genre since this game.
I mean, are people really sufficiently aware of this? It really doesn't reflect very well on game developers, does it? Why is it so hard to introduce real fundamental innovations to this genre? Why does it seem like reviewers constantly talk about games as if they do so anyways?
I guess that's sort of what I want to discuss.
>>2847139
I guess because gaming as a medium is iterative, so there's only so many truely innovative ideas that break the mold, so most games take mechanics that exist and try to either improve them, or expand them
Well?
Make it a sword, if you make it a stone you don't get to use it.
>>2847069
Sword, then bet it at the Coliseum for Illumina, duh. Turn the Cursed Shield into the Paladin Shield and it'll teach you Ultima. The magicite is bait.
The Advance version doesn't have this problem. :^)
JUST FUCK MY LIFE UP
>>2847030
just spam the life spell and avoid combat as much as you can
you always take the most southeastern cave. I was a dumb fucking kid and I even figured it out on my own.
casual filter general?
ITT games that let everybody know which platform was superior
>>2846910
Genesis version has superior music
>>2846910
How did they make a game this good in 1992? Were they time travellors themselves?
>good
nice meme reddit!
>>2846786
Not as good as Smash Bros Melee.
>>2846786
>1992
>travellors
Do you bother with replacing batteries inside your carts?
If I had the game bit screwer, I'd do it, it's pretty easy and batteries are cheap.
So far my Metroid II, Wario Land and Pokemon Gold batteries all died.
Metroid II and Wario died recently, Pokemon Gold died a long time ago, but it's a known fact batteries for Gold and Silver all died prematurely.
>>2846782
i just noticed my wario land died. most of my nes carts still work however. both zeldas, startropics, dragon warriors, etc
>>2846779
I thought about it once the batteries in my carts really started to go.
>too much work
>dumbass screwdriver
>lazy
I'd rather emulate but I fucking love Wario Land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3y0aFDkGUs
There's such a spike in difficulty between the first 4 levels and the third moon. Anyone got any tips for the core boss or the level in general?
Other than that, one of the best Genesis games
>>2846696
"STRIDER HIRYU WILL NEVER LEAVE EURASIA A LIE"
"I GOT YOU"
>>2846696
Does anyone know who did the voice of the grandmaster?
what are some good games with hair as a weapon?
Dixie Kong uses her hair in DKC2 and DKC3
>>2846687
Guilty Gear.
Four sprung immediately to mind but two have already been mentioned.
The other two: Silhouette Mirage bitch uses her hair to hold onto and pound on baddies.
In Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu (or, at least, the TG16 version; not sure about others), there are enemies on the first stage that whip their braids at you.
I've been playing through the Castlevania series lately and I've made it to Castlevania 3. I know the NTSC version was changed somewhat from the original Japanese version, so I was wondering what your guys' opinion was. Should I seek out the Japanese version, and if so, does anyone have any suggestions on a good translation?
>>2846563
>the NTSC version was changed somewhat from the original Japanese version,
Japanese version is NTSC, though.
>>2846563
>I know the NTSC version was changed somewhat from the original Japanese version
Japan is NTSC. If you mean "North American" then fucking say North American.
>>2846563
>NSTC
Do you mean America specifically?
Hi /vr/
I'm having trouble deciding what console to buy next. Here's what I currently own:
-TurboGrafx 16 (with RGB addon but it's the shitty older one that flickers sometimes)
-Sega Master System
-Nintendo 64 (RGB modded)
-PlayStation 3 (CECHA01 - Full backwards compatibility, plus original PS1 but not messing with RGB for it)
-Sega Dreamcast (haven't bought VGA to HDMI adapter yet for 480p)
-Gamecube (non-digital AV out, so, got to replace it and get some component cables soon)
I'm thinking about simply collecting for...
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Portables, friend Anon! Stock up on Gameboys, Wonderswans and the like!
Also, have a CECHA01 I'll be getting officially on Christmas, any precautions you could warn me about with the model? Sorry for not retro!
>>2846430
How about you just learn how to make decisions by yourself like a normal fucking adult? There's already more than enough information about games on the Internet for you to make your own choices. How the fuck do you expect a bunch of strangers who know absolutely nothing about what games you like to help you out?
>>2846450
Relax Anon. It is hardly unusual for people to ask for opinions on what they might enjoy. If you do not like it, simply ignore the thread and move on. No need to be so hostile.
was getting caught part of your master plan
>le epic /tv/ maymay XD
>>2846407
>/vr/ is a board for serious discussions and serious discussions only
of course!
In which we mourn the passing of a golden age.
>Banjo Kazooie
>Banjo Tooie
>Conker's Bad Fur Day
>Donkey Kong 64
They deserved a better fate than becoming Microsoft's bitch, /vr/.
>Banjo Kazooie
>Banjo Tooie
>Conker's Bad Fur Day
>Donkey Kong 64
And nothing of value was lost.
I generally agree, but I also lament all of Rare's less-talked about series. They always did something different and interesting, and generally good quality.
I wouldn't be AS pissed about them moving to Microsoft, I mean they are a business after all and had to do what was best for them, but I wish they continued doing interesting stuff. IMO most of their recent stuff felt kinda half assed. Not even counting their kinect shovelware bullshit.
>>2846313
Go back to /b/
Goodday /vr/,
I have come to you in search of a classic isometric RPG game that I am looking for. Unfortunately I can only give you a vague description about the game itself, other than that it must've been an 90s isometric RPG fantasy game and that it began with washing ashore on an island. I also remember that the map was black and you had to travel all over the island to uncover the map. I hope anyone recognizes a game in this and can maybe tell me so I can try to find it again.
Pic related: the kind of perspective of the game and also the kind of graphics / era
Have you tried doing a google search for Isometric RPG's? Or maybe, 90's Isometric RPG's. And sorry I have no idea what it is. I'm interested, though.
Been looking for a long time yeah. I remember you found a village where cows roamed around that you could kill to piss off farmers. Also it was played on Realarcade
>>2846159
Well, there's the Ultima series I guess.
Hello folks.
Who know, there can download software?
http://forums.nekochan.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=16723664
Gonna need a little more context, OP. What's that thing? What software?
/g/ will probably be more useful with Silicon Graphics computers.
>>2846113
It's an old Silicon Graphics computer, these things were MIPS based and ran a proprietary derivative of UNIX called IRIX.
We're gonna need more information on what exactly you're after OP. If you're looking for IRIX you can try this:
https://winworldpc.com/product/irix
If you're looking for games for IRIX you might have a hard time finding them. One of the BSDs like NetBSD or OpenBSD would be your best bet.
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too fun
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is there a term that defines this element of gameplay?
Space Harrier
