I must have missed that. Awesome!We are doing Comix Zone next month!
I must have missed that. Awesome!We are doing Comix Zone next month!
We are doing Comix Zone next month!
Yeah, I started it just recently, though I only have it as part of the Monster World Vintage Collection on Xbox 360. I immediately fell in love with the music, the game plays and looks great too. Haven't gotten very far yet but I will continue soon. Such a shame the game was never released in the west until this collection arrived.
Btw, are there any plans for a game of the month for February? January is almost over now.
We are doing Comix Zone next month!
Holy shit, how did I not know about this? When a friend recommended me the collection a while ago I thought they were talking about the old JP ps2 collection. God I'm a dumb.
i'm trying but so immersed in Y0 at the moment =0
That last dungeon of Wonder Boy is breaking me![]()
You mean the timed jumps?
I finally beat Wonder Boy in Monster Land today. I have no idea how I beat the last boss, I was getting destroyed over and over again. Landed a series of power attacks to finish it off on my last run. Good game.
Congrats everyone! Damn I wish Jan wasn't so jam packedWas able to complete Wonderboy in Monster World. And damn that final boss was a real bitch to beat. I have no idea why they make bosses that have so many obstacles to piss you off that it basically becomes a question of luck if you can beat it or not - instead of laying out a boss area that is hard but takes skill to navigate and thus beat.
So what is there to say? I think the final few levels of the game are pretty weak, with lots of irritating obstacles like the falling blocks, the ice, jumping (and respawning) enemies and of course that final boss. Wonder Boy 3 on Master System and even Wonder Boy in Monster Land has a better balance to its difficulty and overall better level design imo. Still, the base action-rpg framework, the secrets and the presentation, are all top notch and makes it a pretty fun game for the system imo. Just not as good as the best games in the genre or even its predecessors.
Looking forward to Comix Zone!
So I got a Model 2 Sega Mega Drive that needs fixing. It's able to power on and play sound but there's no video. Bizarre. Gonna open it up later on tonight and inspect it further but anyone came across the same issue? I've cleaned everything so it can't be that. Maybe one of the solder has rotten or something.
So I got a Model 2 Sega Mega Drive that needs fixing. It's able to power on and play sound but there's no video. Bizarre. Gonna open it up later on tonight and inspect it further but anyone came across the same issue? I've cleaned everything so it can't be that. Maybe one of the solder has rotten or something.
Rambo III Sega Master System
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Congrats Morfeo.
I couldn't do Wonder Boy since I spent most of the month on Battletoads, which I barely beat a few days ago.
However, Comix Zone is all ready for February, my birthday month!
Since january is coming to an end, I am starting taking nominees for march now. So please give me your nominations!
Guys, I beat the hardest water level ever yesterday.
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This password
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By hardest water level, I meant the whole game. The reason I posted the Dark Water password is because it makes me laugh.
Also, I played the Sega CD version and there's a random part in it where they play an extremely low-quality educational movie about dolphins.
Yesssss Ristar <3 <3 <3Alright, let's try this again, I nominate Ristar for March.
Yesssss Ristar <3 <3 <3
I nominate Mercs.
Congratulations! The CD version is a bit easier than the original cartridge release, though.By hardest water level, I meant the whole game. The reason I posted the Dark Water password is because it makes me laugh.
So... someone who understands economics better than I do... How much longer are the prices of old games going to continue to rise? It's getting to the point where any well-known Sega game costs $30 or more. It can't go on forever right? The bubble has to burst eventually.
Anecdotally, retro Japanese PC stuff hasn't been selling as frequently as it used to. This means that outside of things that have an inherent collectors value prices have been slowly dropping. I got Strider X68000 recently for 70. A year ago I saw it go for almost 200.
For sure. 1994 and 1995 was like the pinnacle of Genesis sprite work IMO.The pixel art was so on point in BK3...love the way that game looks.
It's not unusual to see temporary spikes. E.g. around the launch of Metal Gear Solid V, around 5 or so CIB copies of Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX) were sold on eBay for between $800-$900. Not what the game usually goes for ($300-$500).
So concerning Japanese PC stuff: I haven't seen MSX prices drop on average tbh.
I'd like to suggest Thunder Force 3 for the vote.
Is there a list to check? I tried to check the previous months but it got tedious after a couple dozen pages :/Must not have been played by the Club before
How about Red Zone? Any interest in that? I've never played it before.
Game value can not exceed $40 as per PriceCharting
Must not have been played by the Club before
Must not have been nominated last round
One submission per NeoGAF member, per month
Official US/NTSC available games only
Master System-games are also eligible
No RPG/grind-heavy games
Once 5 acceptable nominations are made, voting will open
And the list as it stands:
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Ristar (letting this slide in since it technically got nominated for january)
Mercs
Thunder Force 3
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Is there a list to check? I tried to check the previous months but it got tedious after a couple dozen pages :/
Anyway, I hope it hasn't been played by the Club yet, but I nominate Marvel Land/Talmit's Adventure. I've started it before but didn't get very far. Cart only game value is OK, right? Otherwise it would exceed $40, sadly.
$40 seems a bit low given the state of the market.
Oh shoot, I didn't realize that was a rule. I can rescind my nomination for Ristar if it's against the rules.