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Hi Everyone. I've been playing Mother 3 for the first time. I know it's almost ten years too late but I'm finally getting around to it. I found the front-loaded character introductions a bit jarring (contrast with Earthbound, which spread them out a little). Though I do understand that they did this because all of them are involved in the prologue events. Took almost two hours before I got control of Lucas but now I'm on the way to psi blasting some piggies. And also defeat capitalism I guess? That seems to be the direction it's going. The sound battles are kind of tough to get right. I wonder if dropping VBA's sound buffer size would help. I've also been playing some Stardew Valley on the side when I don't feel like Mother 3. RCarr posted:Wake me up when San Francisco Rush is back.  I loving love (especially) Rush 2 and 2049. The "adventure" gameplay components were pretty cool.Great Joe posted:Distance is likely to come out either this year or early next year. What is this?
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Thanks for grabbin' all of those super potions for me buddy 
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Nov 2, 2016 02:36
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Mother 3 is hard  Doesn't help that I still can't seem to get the rhythm attacks down.
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Nov 6, 2016 19:48
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Real hurthling! posted:dude has broken through to the next level. released like 5 insanely cool vids today Are there any other Pannenkoek's out there? Like people that do the same sort of insane poo poo but for other games? Besides Ulillillia I mean.
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Nov 7, 2016 02:20
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Help Im Alive posted:What are the good spinoffs that aren't snap/pokken Puzzle League is good
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Nov 7, 2016 05:16
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I'm fond of bug Pokemon but most of them are bad
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Nov 7, 2016 08:08
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Well I beat Mother 3. In typical Mother fashion the scenes before, during, and immediately after the final battle were incredibly touching. I'm really not a fan of the ending at all, though. The entire game up to then was really good. So satisfying to know what ultimately happens to that bratty little weasel Porky too.
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Nov 17, 2016 16:49
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wizard on a water slide posted:It rules.  but, I don't know, the ending just seemed... silly? And I don't mean the kind of silly you would expect from a Mother game. I mean why did I go through with literally destroying the entire loving world after taking care of Porky and his goons? There didn't seem to be much of a point in pulling the last needle and resurrecting the dragon once the threat was thwarted.Did I get a bad ending? I'm pretty sure it doesn't have multiple endings though...
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Nov 18, 2016 01:13
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Leroy Dennui posted:That's the only ending, yes unless you don't move around when the "End?" graphic pops up, but most people instinctively do. Yeah I did do that until the credits started to roll. Oh well.
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Nov 18, 2016 07:03
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This looks cool and I want to play it.
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Nov 18, 2016 16:19
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^ also this, yesLawfulWaffle posted:Hey, welcome back. I've been watching Twin Peaks for the first time and have a growing appreciation for your avatar. I think I'm at the point where David Lynch started having less and less to do with the series (I know who killed Laura Palmer) Yeah my girlfriend and I are about halfway through season 2. Unfortunately they turn the forbidden love and crooked business sideplots to loving 11 in the second season, but I'm still enjoying Cooper's crime mysteries whenever they unfold. Girlfriend is watching an old archived LP of Deadly Premonition and goddamn Access Games really went out of their way to essentially make Twin Peaks: The Game. It's almost a carbon copy except for the clearly shoehorned zombie combat. http://lparchive.org/Deadly-Premonition/
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Nov 18, 2016 19:57
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I was playing some Earthworm Jim 2 last night and man I forgot how impressive the graphics were for a SNES game. Easily one of the best looking games for the system.
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Nov 21, 2016 19:47
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Sakurazuka posted:I like the EWJ games but sometimes it was so well animated it ended up on the wrong side of uncontrollable. Those levels where you have to save Peter's puppies with the marshmallow are loving awful for this reason imo. Where are the hitboxes god dammit?? 
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Nov 21, 2016 19:54
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Josh Lyman posted:Since it's the 25th anniversary of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and I've never played it, I figured now is as good a time as any. Higan is really the only SNES emulator worth using anymore. Unless you're playing on a toaster in which case SNES9x is fine.
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Nov 21, 2016 21:06
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ImpAtom posted:World of Warcraft is, what, 12 years old? Frankly the fact it's still going is pretty goddamn impressive. They're still making expansions for Ultima Online and Everquest. The last for both were released just last year.
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Nov 24, 2016 21:42
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LQjP9ytyZo Mak0rz fucked around with this message at 23:31 on Nov 24, 2016 |
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Nov 24, 2016 23:29
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LawfulWaffle posted:A scant This makes me want Cherry Coke more than it makes me want to play FF4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yfohiCCRAg
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Nov 25, 2016 19:56
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This is all the evidence I needed to know this is true: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JV-PB-Kj38
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Nov 25, 2016 21:31
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I'm just gonna go ahead and play through a bunch of games I should have but never for the 8-16 bit eras. What are some of your favorite Best Games Nobody's Ever Played from this period, thread? What are the must-plays that aren't the typical Marios, Metroids, Zeldas, Mega Mans, Square RPGs, and Sonics? I'm interested in a good mix of platformers, action, adventure, and RPGs. Anything as long as it has a campaign/story mode of some kind and isn't insanely difficult or too long. I'm especially open to Game Boy/Color, Game Gear, Master System, and Genesis/MegaDrive suggestions because I'm not sure what's out there for these platforms. Right now I'm working on The Secret of Evermore and Earthworm Jim (SNES version). I'll probably move on to Crystalis and Castlevania after those.
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Nov 26, 2016 20:58
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Sakurazuka posted:Wonderboy in Monsterland is an under appreciated Megadrive classic. That's the one that plays like Zelda II or Castlevania II, right? I'll add it to the list. wizard on a water slide posted:Yeah this is a good game. I'll add those too. I'm not sure if I'll get around to playing RCR because I'm not crazy about beat-em-ups but if my girlfriend feels up for a goofy co-op game I'll certainly consider it. I said "no Square RPGs" because they aren't exactly underappreciated. Also I played them all except Live A Live, Secret of Evermore (which I am working on currently), and the SaGa series (which I really don't care for). I considered FF Adventure for a bit but I'm probably better off playing Sword of Mana instead. Edit: I also don't want my list to be too loaded with RPGs because they're kind of a commitment. So far I have only at most 2 per system: DQ3 and Mother for NES, SoE and Ogre Battle for SNES, and PS4 for Genesis. I'll probably switch up DQ3 for something a little shorter/easier but I dunno what. Mak0rz fucked around with this message at 22:01 on Nov 26, 2016 |
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Nov 26, 2016 21:56
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Phantasium posted:Unless you already played that in which case go crazy with Sword of Mana. What if I don't have a Vita? StrixNebulosa posted:Seiken Densetsu 3 for the SNES. It is my favorite game on that system and I love how choosing a different party gets you a new facet to the story, and influences the final boss. It's gorgeous, fun, and has a cute dragon. Way ahead of you on that one. Played it about ten years ago now and it was a pretty good time
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Nov 26, 2016 22:50
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Is just the beginning of SoE bad or is the whole game like this? Save points are miles apart and combat is a bit of a slog because enemies are way faster than you. Damage dealt by enemies seems inconsistent so I frequently end up suddenly dying because a dinosaur hit me for 35 HP instead of the usual 20.Zaggitz posted:Demon's Crest is an extremely good SNES action game. This one's already on the list and I'm itching to start it Gimbal lock posted:If you count pc-engine, Castlevania Rondo of Blood is really really good. Oh right I'll check that one too if I can. Dracula X sucked so I'm interested in seeing how it Should Have Been
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Nov 26, 2016 23:56
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Olive Garden tonight! posted:Secret of Evermore? Yes this, sorry.
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Nov 27, 2016 00:02
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Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I've already played through a bunch of the games already suggested but I'll take a look at some of the ones I never heard of before. I agree that Donkey Kong '94 is really loving good. Everyone play that game please. Preferably on a Super Game Boy. One of my friends had it so I played the living poo poo out of it growing up and I was kind of disappointed that the Mario vs. DK games didn't fully capture the game's feel, though I can't quite pinpoint why. I just finished ActRaiser and goddamn the people at Quintet were really obsessed with religion/God and rebuilding the world after some unknown apocalypse weren't they? It's kind of interesting that they forked the ideas of ActRaiser into two paths: The arcade-style action/platforming (ActRaiser II) and the story-driven world-rebuilding RPGs (Soul Blazer and its "sequels"). They took the simulation aspects out of those games though. It's kind of odd that there hasn't been an indie spiritual sequel to the first ActRaiser at all.
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Nov 27, 2016 22:05
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Lizard Wizard posted:I can't wait until you get to 3. It's my favorite.  It's the one I grew up on and it is thus dear to my heart. In general 2, 3, and 4 are a power trio of Excellent NES Games and the best the series gets until 9 and 10.When I did my Mega Man series run a few years back Mega Mans 3 and 7 were by far the most difficult. 3 because of the "Act 2" stages with the MM2 boss clones and 7 because Wily UFO is loving insanely bullshit hard, especially when you consider how much of a breeze the rest of the game is.
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Nov 27, 2016 23:14
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WARNING: Hot Take below! That Mega Man 2 Wily Stage music is extremely overrated. lets hang out posted:3 is good but also heinously difficult and i hate doc robot Yeah, I thought the same. 5 and 6 aren't as good as 2-4 imo but they aren't bad enough for it to actually matter. Really if you enjoy any of them you'll enjoy all of them because they're fairly solid.
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Nov 27, 2016 23:43
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Remember Network Transmission? My friend bought it because he loved Battle Network 
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Nov 28, 2016 02:18
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FirstAidKite posted:So jim's just whining again I guess No, he's jimquisiting. FirstAidKite posted:how is everybody doing today? Our apartment is leaking again because we're experiencing record rainfalls here and it sucks because we were just about to get it finished up after a previous, unrelated leak (that time it was the person's dishwasher breaking upstairs). Also I have a million very thick assignments and exams to grade. poo poo sucks in general rn.
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Nov 28, 2016 22:07
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Remember back in 2006 when the Great Wii Shortage happened because Nintendo didn't anticipate the insane demand for the consoles on release day? I feel like being frustrated and critical of Nintendo for intentionally capitalizing on that phenomenon is justified, just don't get angry about it. Mak0rz fucked around with this message at 22:33 on Nov 28, 2016 |
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Nov 28, 2016 22:30
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Harrow posted:It's probably helped that I don't really want an NES Mini so I have no horse in this race, though if they do this poo poo with the Switch I'll probably get annoyed. Honestly I'm still on the fence. I feel like it could use a few more games imo. Also the controller cable is apparently criminally short. I'm waffling on just putting together a RetroPie instead for a fraction of the cost because: Shindragon posted:A frigging NES emulator for crying out loud. This is literally all it is. It would be interesting if it used real NES hardware instead, though that's not really necessary if the emulation is accurate. It would also jack up production costs too, which is Bad. Any news on that Genesis/MegaDrive redux? Mak0rz fucked around with this message at 22:38 on Nov 28, 2016 |
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Nov 28, 2016 22:35
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Phantasium posted:You're not talking about the AtGames version that's already on shelves, right? Because that might have the worst sound quality of any Genesis. Wait what? http://comicbook.com/2016/07/26/sega-reveals-genesis-classic-edition-rerelease/ posted:UPDATE: As Kotaku points out, this is actually just a rebranded release of the same emulator At Games has been releasing for years, not a response to the NES Classic. Sega is not directly involved in this emulation box. We are no longer excited. The original article follows. Oh  I thought they were making one with real Genesis hardware. Oh well.
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Phantasium posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtDjmFqEwwY lmao but what about this? Was this a lie? http://www.highsnobiety.com/2016/11/07/sega-genesis-production/
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Nov 28, 2016 22:47
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Last Celebration posted:Top Man is basically the first boss because he's super easy It also gets you the secretly-best weapon in that game. Stux posted:thesis: is bowser daddy? Stux posted:yeah but is he Daddy yes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RlMCe6mHP0&t=93s
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Nov 29, 2016 03:24
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oddium posted:what's b&n American Chapters
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Nov 29, 2016 03:27
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I never played Doom yet so this is the only thing that always comes to mind whenever I hear Argent Tower https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S3QKfqHWU4
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Nov 30, 2016 16:49
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MMF Freeway posted:Goddamn I hate the Backlash Better than the Sideswipe and Ballista imo I hated Backlash and still find it kind of frustrating to use sometimes, but it grew on me. It's good to have a vehicle that requires some skill to use effectively and is still strong enough to eventually raze a building by ramming when you give up on trying to use it as intended. I just feel its mechanics could be refined and the tutorial more clear.
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Nov 30, 2016 17:54
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I guess you can add "game crashing because gently caress you" to the list of things that can go south when the planets align and a Roguelike seems to be working in your favor..
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Nov 30, 2016 19:31
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Captain Invictus posted:The gently caress are you waiting for A new computer and/or a PS4
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Nov 30, 2016 19:37
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Captain Invictus posted:Unless your pc is ancient it should still run, doom is crazy well optimized It's a laptop. It can run New Vegas on max settings so I dunno. It does have trouble running AC: Brotherhood on most non-toaster settings, though.
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Watching the innkeeper completely butcher a pig was really cool. All of the other artisan activities were kinda boring though.
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