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Great job! I'll meet you at the top one day.
Sega Genesis/MegaDrive Appreciation Thread: Alien Storm > Golden Axe
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Great job! I'll meet you at the top one day.
Excellent job, I hope to 1CC in the future.
I guess the only remaining challenge (since there's no difficulty levels) would be to do a 1CC with only the basic, unupgraded Batarang. But that would be pure masochism so I doubt I'll do it.
The key to beating the game is to upgrade the green weapon to max and never lose it (should be at full power by the end of the second segment of stage 1.) Also, a lot of people don't seem to know about the hidden 1-ups; you can get one almost immediately at the beginning of stage 1 by clearing 5 purple guys on the upper deck with a single charged Batarang. And on the following segment, there's a column of those flying helicopter things that will drop a 1-up if you destroy all of them before they move downward. Also, lots of people underestimate how useful kicks are. They've got three major uses: first, the quickest way to move is by holding Down and mashing the jump button. Second, this technique is very good for killing stronger enemies; those big clowns in stage 1, for instance, are pretty much harmless if you just kick them to death. Third, jump kicks are extremely handy for avoiding attacks because they extend your time in the air (a double-jump without the additional height, more-or-less.)
Once you get a maxed-out green weapon and use your kicks a lot, it's just a matter of memorizing enemy patterns. Though, truth be told, I never got good at the Mad Hatter fight; my key to beating him was to take him out with the green weapon before the more difficult phases could begin. That fight can easily use up all of your lives if you have a weapon at suboptimal power; undoubtedly the hardest boss in the game.
The key to beating the game is to upgrade the green weapon to max and never lose it (should be at full power by the end of the second segment of stage 1.) Also, a lot of people don't seem to know about the hidden 1-ups; you can get one almost immediately at the beginning of stage 1 by clearing 5 purple guys on the upper deck with a single charged Batarang. And on the following segment, there's a column of those flying helicopter things that will drop a 1-up if you destroy all of them before they move downward. Also, lots of people underestimate how useful kicks are. They've got three major uses: first, the quickest way to move is by holding Down and mashing the jump button. Second, this technique is very good for killing stronger enemies; those big clowns in stage 1, for instance, are pretty much harmless if you just kick them to death. Third, jump kicks are extremely handy for avoiding attacks because they extend your time in the air (a double-jump without the additional height, more-or-less.)
Once you get a maxed-out green weapon and use your kicks a lot, it's just a matter of memorizing enemy patterns. Though, truth be told, I never got good at the Mad Hatter fight; my key to beating him was to take him out with the green weapon before the more difficult phases could begin. That fight can easily use up all of your lives if you have a weapon at suboptimal power; undoubtedly the hardest boss in the game.
Oh yeah, I may as well link to the TVTropes page again (99% of which was written by me):
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/TheAdventuresOfBatmanAndRobin
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/TheAdventuresOfBatmanAndRobin
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YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!
After my mentioned hatred for the jet pack controls I was overjoyed to know, that was how you fought the freeze.
I wasted 3 continues on Hatter but that was mainly because I couldn't get the pattern down with the wall of cards. What an awesome boss battle, much more impressive than the final and I'm glad Phediuk mentioned hitting the hat, because I need that extra life for Freeze. I would rank that last level as the second easiest which was a surprise considering the difficulty in parts of the hatter levels.
Now to finish of Bloodlines.
After my mentioned hatred for the jet pack controls I was overjoyed to know, that was how you fought the freeze.
I wasted 3 continues on Hatter but that was mainly because I couldn't get the pattern down with the wall of cards. What an awesome boss battle, much more impressive than the final and I'm glad Phediuk mentioned hitting the hat, because I need that extra life for Freeze. I would rank that last level as the second easiest which was a surprise considering the difficulty in parts of the hatter levels.
Now to finish of Bloodlines.
I'm going to have a vid of that game in the future, but even though the green is important I still use the orange one like half the time since it's not garbage like the blue one.
Congrats man!!!YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!
After my mentioned hatred for the jet pack controls I was overjoyed to know, that was how you fought the freeze.
I wasted 3 continues on Hatter but that was mainly because I couldn't get the pattern down with the wall of cards. What an awesome boss battle, much more impressive than the final and I'm glad Phediuk mentioned hitting the hat, because I need that extra life for Freeze. I would rank that last level as the second easiest which was a surprise considering the difficulty in parts of the hatter levels.
Now to finish of Bloodlines.
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So what kind of government lists to I get put on and how much of my identity is theft'd if I buy hilarious ROM hack cartridges on eBay that come from Russia?
Gunstarheroes
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My boss/fellow Sega collector does it constantly (he is a pirate cart collector) and so far he has been pretty safe. Found some really great, weird stuff out there (just got a Taiwanese Mallet Legend controller)
Ban Puncher
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I've wanted a copy of Top Fighter 2000 MK VIII ever since I saw it on display at Super Potato in Akihabara on a TV with a hand-written sign above it with only '?????' over a decade ago.
On your advice I will take my chances then, comrade.
Bloodlines is pathetically easy compared to this.
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Gunstarheroes
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As an owner of a reproduction cart of it, you won't regret it.
Pocahontas is a fairly nice looking game. Having a hard time googling screenshots that do it justice though.
It really is. And plays totally differently than you expect a Virgin Disney game on the Genesis to play.
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sixteen-bit
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I would play DH first
cuz it's gonna be hella disappointing after dat AS
entremet
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DH is pretty fun on its own, though.
It's also a more traditional platfomer, with levels and such, compared to the Boss Rush style of AS.
*I know you hate Treasure, 16bit ;P
Yeah I got it as a compliment to Alien Soldier, plus it wasn't anywhere as expensive as Alien Soldier was. It's weird that I have the Treasure Box Collection burned on a disc for my PS2 but I need to play the real thing. Hopefully I can score a nice SCART input monitor and play it the way it was meant to be played.
I really want the Japanese versions of:
Battle Mania 2
Contra: Hard Corps
TMNT: Return of the Shredder
but they're all so expensive.
Pocahontas is a fairly nice looking game. Having a hard time googling screenshots that do it justice though.
The animation on this game is fantastic!
Too bad it is such a short game.
I finally got the one Mega Drive game I'd been hounding for above all others:
A legit copy of Wily Wars is finally mine.
That's totally awesome. Can it play in the correct speed on a NTSC console?
Well it's region locked, but I should be getting this adapter in the mail in the next few days
Hopefully this will work out and I'll let you know how it plays. So excited.
If you have the means I would suggest you to open it to check if it really is a legit original copy. Many reproductions have been made for this game.
I don't have the means right now, however I suppose picking up the necessary tool shouldn't be too much hassle so for peace of mind I suppose I will. I'm like 90%+ certain it's real, or otherwise it's an incredibly well done fake, I've been looking around for this game for a couple years now so I'm generally aware of the differences between the real and fake copies.
The label is the right quality mega drive paper, but is clearly aged. The colouring is 100% right, unlike a lot of repros of this game and the label is the correct label and not just the box art printed out. The cartridge itself is made of the right plastic and doesn't smell of glue or anything. When giving the game a light shake there is no extra stuff flying around inside. It's true none of this definitively proves anything, but I'm fairly confident I've got the real deal.
Bar81
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Well it's region locked, but I should be getting this adapter in the mail in the next few days
Hopefully this will work out and I'll let you know how it plays. So excited.
That unlocks everything and unless it's a game that's PAL optimized (not sure that happened with MD games) you should be good to go.
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sixteen-bit
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According to Data Disc's facebook, the rest of the SoR trilogy is coming as well. I'm excited to own those.
I was fortunate enough to have bought this as a kid (my first import title!). It runs just fine on an NTSC console. The game itself has some terrible slow down in one of the final, post MM1-3, bosses though.
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Fan-Made Thunder Force IV intro remake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY-uH00lT_g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY-uH00lT_g
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Eh, I think it kinda drags on a little too long. TFIV's intro was short and sweet to the point of being punchy, y'know?
sixteen-bit
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Yeah I feel u. Seems to be a problem with his other remakes as well.
StevieWhite
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Played a whole bunch of Silpheed... and man is that game hard. Thought I'd share the video with you guys.
https://youtu.be/91r3k22KKTU
https://youtu.be/28R_BgO4cN8
https://youtu.be/FOh4CvDhraA
https://youtu.be/91r3k22KKTU
https://youtu.be/28R_BgO4cN8
https://youtu.be/FOh4CvDhraA
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IrishNinja
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$30/each for that & shenmue...why i gotta be so broke right now (;_
awesome! speaking of, gonna try to support on the next one, can't wait for ep 16
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Well I managed to get Revenge of Shinobi, Shadow Dancer, and Shinobi 3 for just under 30 bucks. I had the guy pop open RoS and was legit version 1.00
What crazy dumb luck.
What crazy dumb luck.
Lucky...
Has anyone had any repairs/mods done through this person?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Service-Rep...241?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d9048bf1
I need to get my Sega CD (Model 1) repaired.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Service-Rep...241?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d9048bf1
I need to get my Sega CD (Model 1) repaired.
What's broken? I'm sure some of the modders around here can repair it. Maybe not for less, but at least you'll know the guy. I'd help you but I'm in Europe.
From doing a bit of research, it sounds like maybe the laser push switch is broken.
The system would make this horrible grinding noise every time I closed the tray (regardless of whether a CD was in the drive or not), but the discs would still boot and everything worked fine. Now recently, games won't boot and it sounds like the discs aren't even spinning.
Ordered both
This week on obscure and underappreciated Genesis sports game music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UwPQ688-nY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls63-J4H8Yo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLw_LesM5uo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UwPQ688-nY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls63-J4H8Yo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLw_LesM5uo
Hector Garfria
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It was 10 bucks too, CIB. I honestly thought RoS 1.00 was something I was going to have to pay a premium for on ebay. It pays to be patient and persistent with the limited venues you have to shop locally is really all I can say.
My whole deal right now was to find cases, manuals if possible, of my loose carts and buying a flash cart. The prices are just ridiculous.