I snagged Thunder Spirits the other day whilest thrifting. Pretty sweet little shooter! and I love Firepower 2000! Excellent two player shootie!
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Post by: SignOfZeta on September 11, 2011, 03:40:26 AM
My favorite is Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie. Even the "colors are for fagorts" MD/PCE fanboys usually respect this one. IMO the graphics are basically unequalled in 16-bit home consoles, except for maybe Pulstar. The sound is pretty great too. Gameplay is about B grade, probably too easy for a lot of people.
I don't have any explanation for how this game turned out so good. Most 16-bit anime licensed games aren't even playable, let alone good.
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Post by: termis on September 11, 2011, 03:49:35 AM
I haven't played many on the list, but I have a soft spot for UN Squadron/Area 88 (another decent anime-license game IMO). I played through it several times over the span of a decade and a half and find it enjoyable every time.
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Post by: bartre on September 11, 2011, 04:00:49 AM
on snes i only ever found myself enjoying space megaforce and axelay, seems like everything else i tried was just a little too off in one way or another.
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Post by: Tatsujin on September 11, 2011, 04:24:55 AM
I haven't played many on the list, but I have a soft spot for UN Squadron/Area 88 (another decent anime-license game IMO). I played through it several times over the span of a decade and a half and find it enjoyable every time.
I also consider this one of the nicest game on the system. especially graphically wise. it is also much better than the arcade pendant, because of the additional strategy feature, which adds some good fun to it.
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Post by: PunkicCyborg on September 11, 2011, 04:28:46 AM
I voted pop n twin bee, its a really good twin be game and it looks great and vibrant with the SNES color palette
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Post by: Tatsujin on September 11, 2011, 04:36:12 AM
I sure voted for:
Axelay Area 88 Pop 'n Twinbee Macross Super Aleste
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Post by: nodtveidt on September 11, 2011, 07:38:37 AM
I liked Phalanx. I noticed it isn't in this list. Biometal was ok too... but the US version had that horrible 2 Unlimited soundtrack.
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Post by: roflmao on September 11, 2011, 07:55:15 AM
I voted for: Gradius III UN Squadron (I need to get this one again - it was one of the first SNES titles I ever owned and I don't know what happened to it!) Popn Twinbee Others (I know I'll get flack for it but I really enjoy playing Raiden on the SNES. And I really dig Thunder Spirits)
Maybe one of these days I'll see the light, but Axelay just doesn't do much for me. Probably because I suck at it. :)
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Post by: ddd1234 on September 11, 2011, 08:20:08 AM
Yeah, still pretty enjoyable. I don't see how slowdown can ruin the whole game. It helps in some instances.
Yeah, it definitely makes it easier to get through Gradius III.
Anyway, my vote goes to Space Megaforce
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Post by: ddd1234 on September 11, 2011, 01:34:45 PM
NO love for flying hero. That game is pretty damn sweet for a cute em up. I definitely prefer it over Popn twinbee.
But there are some parts that remind me of Star Parodiar. Both came the same year...so don't know who to accuse.
http://www.videogameden.com/sfc.htm?flh
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Post by: Tatsujin on September 11, 2011, 02:58:29 PM
I have flying hero and yes, it is very neat and technically above the average shewty :)
But i still prefer pop over it.
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Post by: GohanX on September 11, 2011, 03:24:11 PM
I haven't played a lot of the SFC/SNES shooters since I really wasn't into the genre when the system was current, but my favorite is Aero Fighters/Sonic Wings. I also have a soft spot in my heart for Super R-Type, crippling slowdown and all. Honestly, I think it's the music, it is fantastic.
I played Gradius 3 SNES for the first time ever today, and I kinda wish it wasn't released on this platform, or released later when programmers were better. It's a fantastic game, to be sure, but the slowdown is just constant if you are fully powered up. I wish it had been a Super/Arcade CD instead.
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Post by: nat on September 11, 2011, 04:11:46 PM
Konami seemed to have a real problem with slowdown, regardless of what platform they were programming for.
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Post by: Mathius on September 11, 2011, 05:36:37 PM
U.N. Squadron is my fave on the list by far. I still can't seem to beat it though.
If this Macross game is as good as some of you say then I gots to have it!. Can someone please just give me a copy for no good reason? :P
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Post by: Tatsujin on September 11, 2011, 06:02:21 PM
I also have a soft spot in my heart for Super R-Type, crippling slowdown and all. Honestly, I think it's the music, it is fantastic.
Honestly I think Super R-Type has one of the most horrible and generic BGM of all SFC games. But that counts for many other games on that system as well. Most musics on it have aged sooo badly.
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Post by: SignOfZeta on September 11, 2011, 06:35:23 PM
I also have a soft spot in my heart for Super R-Type, crippling slowdown and all. Honestly, I think it's the music, it is fantastic.
Honestly I think Super R-Type has one of the most horrible and generic BGM of all SFC games. But that counts for many other games on that system as well. Most musics on it have aged sooo badly.
I couldn't disagree with you more here, Tats. :) I adore the SNES soundchip. Especially with the 1st generation releases like F-Zero and Pilotwings. Hearing the tune on the "Records" screen in F-Zero brings back the warm and fuzzies of friday nights after a ballgame with a friend staying the night so we could stay up "late" and game. ...such good times.
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Post by: SignOfZeta on September 11, 2011, 06:40:24 PM
I also have a soft spot in my heart for Super R-Type, crippling slowdown and all. Honestly, I think it's the music, it is fantastic.
Honestly I think Super R-Type has one of the most horrible and generic BGM of all SFC games. But that counts for many other games on that system as well. Most musics on it have aged sooo badly.
I couldn't disagree with you more here, Tats. :) I adore the SNES soundchip. Especially with the 1st generation releases like F-Zero and Pilotwings. Hearing the tune on the "Records" screen in F-Zero brings back the warm and fuzzies of friday nights after a ballgame with a friend staying the night so we could stay up "late" and game. ...such good times.
Yeah, I like the F-Zero stuff as well, especially Mute City is one of my favs ever. But unfortunatelly not everyone was on that same level and many games just have blunt and dull musics today. For me Super R-Type is one of 'em, using such generic sounds like ochestral chords and stuff, just turns me very off. But sure there are others like Konami f.e. which did everything right most of the time. Axelay, Gradius, Akumajou dracula, the Goemon serie etc. is just splendid stuff.
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Post by: ddd1234 on September 11, 2011, 07:09:43 PM
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Post by: BlueBMW on September 12, 2011, 02:16:43 PM
And yes, that was intentional :D
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Post by: Opethian on September 12, 2011, 03:26:48 PM
no love for Caravan collection? :( BAI HADOSAN!
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Post by: Joe Redifer on September 12, 2011, 06:37:45 PM
This thread reminded me... I just picked up Space Megaforce today, I need to go down and play it. I fully expect the stages to be far too long, but I bet I'll still probably enjoy it.
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Post by: nat on September 12, 2011, 08:34:45 PM
Space Megaforce is Compile's worst game. You've been warned.
And yeah, the stages are way too long, except for one that is inexplicably short.
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Post by: guyjin on September 13, 2011, 12:08:45 AM
So never seen any screenshots in a magazine, on a packshot, by a friend, GF.. somewhere else?
I don't remember seeing it at all.
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Did you eventually lived behind the moon at that time? :)
I guess Iowa is kinda like the moon - featureless and almost entirely white. :p
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Post by: Mathius on September 13, 2011, 05:30:50 AM
I think I remember owning Space Megaforce back bitd. I remember not liking it all that well, which clashes with all the love it gets.
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Post by: nat on September 14, 2011, 12:44:27 PM
It's missing the Compile "magic."
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Post by: Tatsujin on September 14, 2011, 11:59:34 PM
It has the compile magic, at least it is technically one of the most impressing piece of software on the system, which speaks for compile work. but uberlong and halfway dull levels kills a lot of that magic.
If they didn't had implemented those annyoing bonus stages (or just available as a separate omake game on the cart) and the general levels would have been cut back to 1/3 of their initially length, the game would have been quite very good.
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Post by: DragonmasterDan on September 15, 2011, 04:31:04 AM
It has the compile magic, at least it is technically one of the most impressing piece of software on the system, which speaks for compile work. but uberlong and halfway dull levels kills a lot of that magic.
If they didn't had implemented those annyoing bonus stages (or just available as a separate omake game on the cart) and the general levels would have been cut back to 1/3 of their initially length, the game would have been quite very good.
and if they did those people would've then complained about it being too short. Length was a big thing back then with shooters. I remember people would always complain about games only having 6 levels and being too short back then. I do feel they could've cut back the bonus stages as well, but they didn't and kept it that way probably to keep the length that they felt was adequate. I remember Gunhed also having long ass levels. Honestly they seem about the same length.
For Compiles worst shooter it has to go to Denin/Robo Aleste.
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Post by: DragonmasterDan on September 15, 2011, 06:15:56 AM