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Author: dagoss
Posted: September 05, 2012 (07:15 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'm rather curious if this is a bad port or a bad game.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: September 06, 2012 (11:48 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
From what Sho paints here, it sounds like it falls into the terrible category. The thing that screams warnings to me, even as a fan of these old titles, is the poor controls, the bad scrolling, and the time limit dungeons paired with poor controls and bad scrolling. That would just be a recipe for frustration. It also sounds like one of those that went for repetition in order to create content, which just starts to give you a head ache after a while.
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Author: dagoss
Posted: September 06, 2012 (01:05 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I tried it out by using an emul...
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: September 06, 2012 (05:37 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
You can always play Startropics. That's different.
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Author: JoeTheDestroyer (Mod)
Posted: September 06, 2012 (05:46 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Radia Senki!
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Author: dagoss
Posted: September 06, 2012 (06:36 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
StarTropics is fantastic! So is Radia Senki (though I can't read Japanese and I'm not really into using emulators these days).
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Author: JoeTheDestroyer (Mod)
Posted: September 06, 2012 (10:17 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
From what I understand, you're better off with either an Apple II or PC version of Ultima: Exodus. I haven't played the NES version in depth, but I didn't much care for what little I did play.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: September 07, 2012 (12:11 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
The remake of Dark Spire is also fun; though very simplistic. It's very much an old-style rpg. You may even have to draw maps with little notes on them.
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Author: dagoss
Posted: September 07, 2012 (04:29 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
The NES is actually the only console I own right now (!?). I'd never heard of any of those games though, Joe, so I'll certainly take a look. GB and GEN RPGs are something I've never really given a chance.
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: September 07, 2012 (09:10 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Dragon Warrior 3 might be the best RPG on the NES. 4 did some things better, but is slow-paced for a good chunk of it because you have to do the early-game DW level/cash grind FIVE SEPARATE TIMES!!!
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Author: Putty
Posted: September 07, 2012 (09:34 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I actually really enjoyed the Willow RPG and...the Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves RPG/Action game.
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Author: dementedhut
Posted: September 07, 2012 (12:10 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Crusader of Centy was something I always wanted to try, but the game was pretty hard to find in my area when it was first released. Trying to get the game now, too, is a pain in the butt, because it's going for crazy mad money... for just the cart.
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Author: dagoss
Posted: September 07, 2012 (01:26 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I know that DW3 wraps up a "trilogy" of sorts. Having not played DW1 or 2, will I be missing something? DW4 was absolutely fantastic, and had many elements that I've never seen in another game.
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: September 07, 2012 (01:49 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
3 is essentially the prequel to 1 and 2.
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: September 07, 2012 (02:31 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Dragon Warrior III was my favorite in the series without question until I played VI, and now I'd have to think long and hard to decide which I definitely prefer. It depends on my mood, mostly. I love so much about III. Yes, IV was ambitious and without its experiments we wouldn't have had the superior outings that we saw with V and VI, but IV got that second "trilogy" in the overall series off to a shaky start when compared to III.
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Author: dagoss
Posted: September 18, 2012 (07:05 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
So I got Dragon Warrior 1, because fuck it, that's how I roll. Having never played it before (only played DW4 and 8), I would like to say I'm loving this game.
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: September 18, 2012 (08:29 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
You need to play numbers 2 and 3 when you're done with the first one. I love them all. 4 took a slight dip, and 5 mostly recovered, and 6 was brilliant and I haven't played much of 7 or any of 8 or 9 yet, but I know that 2 and 3 remain two of my favorite RPGs of all time. Given how much you are apparently liking 1, don't even think about missing out on 2 and 3!
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Author: dagoss
Posted: September 20, 2012 (02:57 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I will certainly get them, eventually. I know 2 & 3 are a little on the pricey side. We're in the process of closing on a house right now, so I think the likelihood of convincing my wife that I should buy an expensive game is about as likely as my cat learning the horsey dance in this music video and breaking into song whenever I say the word "pickle juice".
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: September 20, 2012 (03:54 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Hmm, yeah, that sounds like most wives I happen to know... Well, congrats on closing on a house, anyway. I may own Dragon Warrior II/III, but you will soon own a house and that's probably better. Probably.
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Author: dagoss
Posted: October 04, 2012 (08:13 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I finished DW1 yesterday and I have to say it totally gets an unfair rap. Considering that I beat it in about 3 weeks only playing for a half hour or so before work in the morning (great way to start the day!), the grinding can't be as bad as everyone says.
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