The perfect Dark
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You'll love Perfect Dark.
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You'll love Perfect Dark.
Conor_Fool
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I lost more than 3 hours of save in Conker. I...god fucking damn it.
How does that happen?
How does that happen?
Funny enough you can still beat the arcade game using no continues. It requires a crapton of dedication though.
ALLseeingEYE
Member
Yup,
I didnt realize that Perfect Dark Zero has some classic Goldeneye/PD maps. I am having an awesome time with MP. Feels great to play the original maps in a more modernized way. I love the weapons, gadgets, and mix of sights with run and gun. Single player is still broken and poorly designed though.
I cant find any online matches in OG Perfect Dark, is that what you are referring to? Is anyone pkaying that online anymore?
Wow, didn't even know that was possible. lol
Some enemy hitstun and grab range properties were just brutal in that game.
How is the sp broken and poorly designed
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Think I burnt myself out a little. Did the Snapshots for the first 6/7 games, and a lot of the milestones. Did 100% Banjo-Kazooie and Conker. Started PD and PDZ but don't currently have the patience for it, so I started Grabbed by the Ghoulies and did the first chapter.
Are the Viva Pinata games genuinely relaxing? I want something that's not too demanding, if you know what I mean.
Are the Viva Pinata games genuinely relaxing? I want something that's not too demanding, if you know what I mean.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Yep, I was talking about the original Perfect Dark. But you have to be very lucky to find online matches with more than one or two players.
When I got this game I decided that I was going to go game by game in release order and get all milestones / snapshots done. I already broke that order to play both BattleToads games, but I might be breaking that rule more. Some of these pre-NES games are terrible, do I even want to finish Sabrewulf and Underwurlde? :/
Jetpac was great, and Atic Atac is decent.
Yeah, that series is pretty relaxing. There can be challenges where Ruffians or Sour Pinatas will wreak havoc on your garden. If you want to avoid those things then Viva Pinata: TiP includes a "Just for Fun" mode.
Jetpac was great, and Atic Atac is decent.
Yeah, that series is pretty relaxing. There can be challenges where Ruffians or Sour Pinatas will wreak havoc on your garden. If you want to avoid those things then Viva Pinata: TiP includes a "Just for Fun" mode.
Yeah that's pretty much why I can't 1CC the game, however I do use as few continues as possible.
Sure, sure.
It depends. Do you think casual incest and cannibalism are relaxing?
daTRUballin
Member
You're totally not biased or anything. ;P
Mr White
Member
Yeah, actually there is warp in a very beginning of the first stage. Just kill first two enemies with sprint and then run to the right.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Ha! I prefer Goldeneye to be honest. But only because of the characters and the golden gun mode in MP.
I'm kind of afraid to go back to Perfect Dark. I loved it and Goldeneye back then, so I hope it hasn't aged poorly.
RoslindaleOne
Member
Yup that makes it doable. I did that and still had to spam the rewind. I just lost my patience with that level.
daTRUballin
Member
I still play Goldeneye and Perfect Dark on my old N64. They're still fine and fun to play for me.
I really don't understand Turbo Tunnels taking days or being unfair. For most of it, it's the same up down up down pattern. It's just a matter of reflexes. It would be so much worse if it tried to trick you by having two blocks that are up in a row, but it doesn't do that. (The SNES version does) There's one really tricky section where you have to jump platforms and it might catch you off guard on your first time. But if you know you have to jump and you don't panic and go all over the place with the d-pad, I don't see how you wouldn't be able to do it every time.
How does that compare to Ornstein and Smough, where you're fighting one boss and the other kills you from behind? I don't think I suck at video games, but I'm sure I attempted that fight 100+ times before doing it in what felt like sheer luck.
I'll grant you that there are parts in Battletoads where you will die if you don't know what's coming like the gears section in Terra Tubes, but I don't think Dark Souls is any different. Bed of Chaos until you memorize what to do = death. Going into the skeleton section in the beginning = death. Trying to kill the first dragon on the bridge instead of running away = death. First time you get to the archers in Anar Lando = death. First time you run into the enemies that shoot toxic darts at you from darkness = death. Encountering your first mimic = death.
Yeah, even the developers have said that the game was designed to pretty much suck out quarters in the making of Battletoads video. One of the bosses apparently can't actually be killed for the first minute of the battle or so. You're not actually doing any damage to him at all, even though it looks like you are.
What's funny is that I saw that video before playing BattleToads Arcade, and I still instinctively started shooting at the final boss even though it didn't matter. XD
hunchback
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Thank you kind sir. Your hint worked perfect. I'm having a blast with these game's.
The perfect Dark
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They are both non-linear shooters. That's why they still feel fresh imo. With each higher difficulty you get more objectives to complete. Even the multiplayer is still fantastic. No perks, no level-up-system. Just 4(8)- player fun with amazing level design.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
daTRUballin
Member
Yeah, I don't understand why some people can't play them because "they've aged poorly" nowadays. I've played quite a few modern shooters, and I sometimes play games like COD with my friends, either online or split-screen, and I do have fun with those newer games. But I can still play games like GE or PD and still have fun with them as well.
I guess it just depends if you can "handle" older games or not, but I feel this makes games like GE and PD underappreciated.
TheSlySoul
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matrixman92
Member
might be a dumb question...but how do I leave a level in blast corps. I am at the truck I am supposed to go to and nothing is happening. The level technically already ended, it took me to the stat screen when the objective left the map, but I pressed "Go", which took me back to the level and I collected the rest of the stuff there was...now I cant find out how to proceed to the next level
Hit Y to get out of your vehicle and walk into the truck.
matrixman92
Member
holy shit, you can walk around, thats crazy! lol
Keep at it man!!!
matrixman92
Member
are you staying in the middle of the road and only moving it a tiny bit up and down
Yep. You see stuff like the train in the first level? You can drive them. I highly recommend getting the American Dream car in the first level, it's pretty much required to get gold on some of the later races.
I've been only playing the pre 64 games because I'm afraid if I start one up, get deep in but then get stuck a little I won't ever get back to the rest of the collection as new games start releasing for XOne. But I think it's time to get over it and jump in to either Banjo (which I have played) or Blast Corps (which I haven't).
Shadowman16
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Spent more time on this game tonight, managed to clear Attic Attack with the other two characters to complete all the milestones in the game. Its my surprise favourite game of the collection, I think the decent map (which I managed to start memorising toward the end) and the plentiful health supply makes it feel like a much fairer game compared to other Spectrum Rare games.
I also started my Blast Corps playthrough. This was my favourite game for the N64 and my opinion on the game has not changed one bit. Really fast arcadey fun with a nice hint of puzzles in the later levels. The soundtrack is fab as well, the only milestone I forsee perhaps being an issue is the platinum medal, I've got a couple before but that was entirely by accident!
I also started my Blast Corps playthrough. This was my favourite game for the N64 and my opinion on the game has not changed one bit. Really fast arcadey fun with a nice hint of puzzles in the later levels. The soundtrack is fab as well, the only milestone I forsee perhaps being an issue is the platinum medal, I've got a couple before but that was entirely by accident!
I go up and down. I have successfully run it in practice 6 times since my last post so I am getting better at it at least.
The Turbo Tunnel gets faster and harder as you progress, plus mastering the jumps, the object placement and having no room for error are something that takes time which is why most people couldn't beat it on their 1st try(and probably not in a day), and limited lives and continues don't help either. Also with how Battletoads is programmed it's easy to miss landing your jumps you should had made due to the depth perception which also takes some time to perfect.
It took me 20 tries to beat Ornstein and Smough, but it's best to kill Ornstein 1st because Smough is easier. If you kill Smough 1st then it gets even harder to kill Ornstein.
goldenpp72
Member
I beat the turbo tunnel in the snapshot in 3 tries, though that's after beating it on the normal game in co op which was a pain. Is that as bad as it gets?
daTRUballin
Member
I'm wondering about something. So I've seen the documentary videos about Banjo, Conker, Blast Corps, Battletoads, and Killer Instinct on Youtube (the ones you have to unlock in Rare Replay). Is that all of them? Is there any more making of videos in RR? I don't seem to find any more uploaded videos on Youtube besides the ones I've seen.
Edit: Oh yeah, there's also the "What makes a Rare game?" one, which I've seen as well. And I think there's also the one where it shows how they made the song for Rare Replay. But is there any more?
Edit: Oh yeah, there's also the "What makes a Rare game?" one, which I've seen as well. And I think there's also the one where it shows how they made the song for Rare Replay. But is there any more?
The perfect Dark
Banned
Complex is my second home (haven't played Goldeneye since my childhood though). I beat him (random player) 20:1 and he left, lol. I don't feel bad....no.....I feel good. GOOOD.
SicSemperTyrannis
Member
This game is an awesome collection, but gees does it crash way more than it has any right to when trying to get snapshots done (I don't know if it crashed regularly when just playing the games, as I plan to do all snapshots first). This is kind of embarrassing for games that were out before the NES are crashing my Xbox One to the home screen every couple of hours of continuos play.
AndyMoogle
Member
No, it gets worse.
I've never had a crash and I've got 5 snapshots left to do.
I've had 0 crashes so far. Maybe try a hard reset of your Xbox?
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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Picked it up last night and blasted through 10 races of RC Pro Am with the biggest smile on my inner child's face. After that I smashed a level or two of Battletoads Arcade and bulldozed a quick mission of Blast Corps.
The presentation of this package is awesome. I can't wait to play Viva Pinata with a mate who's been waiting for one of us to pick this up. Also can't wait to play through Perfect Dark again. My son and daughter are going to love Banjo too.
The presentation of this package is awesome. I can't wait to play Viva Pinata with a mate who's been waiting for one of us to pick this up. Also can't wait to play through Perfect Dark again. My son and daughter are going to love Banjo too.
There's also Making Of Viva Piñata and Jet Force Gemini.
There's two featurettes: What makes a Rare game, and The voices behind the characters.
Then there's the unreleased game videos (5 total), Concept art showcases for PDZ, Kameo, VP and Banjo N&B, and finally unreleased music (18 in all).
AFAIK no video on the Rare Replay song, there is this though: https://youtu.be/whfxwi2bb6A
I'm having a blast with Jet Force Gemini. I really wish I had made it this far as a kid (I just beat the second boss), but I don't think I ever made it past the Anubis.
There's a making of for Jet Force Gemini and Viva Pinata as well. There's a "Behind the Voices" movie too. There's also videos of unreleased games, concept art showcases, and unreleased music as well (Stuff from unreleased games like Project Dream and stuff that was cut out of released games).
There's a making of for Jet Force Gemini and Viva Pinata as well. There's a "Behind the Voices" movie too. There's also videos of unreleased games, concept art showcases, and unreleased music as well (Stuff from unreleased games like Project Dream and stuff that was cut out of released games).
daTRUballin
Member
Ok. Thanks guys. Do you guys know if they show anything about the Gamecube version of PDZ? I've always been interested to see how it was like.
Zeyphersan
Banned
So are the N64 games really running off an N64 emulator? Because without getting Nintendo's permission for that, that seems.. illegal?