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Title: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: soop on April 15, 2011, 02:56:33 AM
For a long long time, I the GT was my only system, and while I had a few games, some were hard to play on the GT.  The main disadvantages are:
Around 4 hours max battery life
No feasable 2 player
Small screen

Therefore the games I choose to take out with me are limited to the carts I think can withstand quick busts of gameplay, or that have a password system.
I have with me at the moment:
The Newzealand Story
PC Denjin
Shinobi
Puzznic (actually, that's a lie, but I will have to pack it when I get home)

Can you recommend any other games that would be especially good for portable play? Password systems are a great look, but I think we can safely say that nearly all shootemups are a good choice, so we can neglect to mention those.
Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: Tatsujin on April 15, 2011, 03:06:33 AM
Adventure Island (aka dragons curse).

great to play, PW feat., one of the best hueys ever.
Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: Necromancer on April 15, 2011, 03:09:47 AM
Falling block puzzlers like Columns, Hatris, and Spin Pair are great on the go.
Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: grahf on April 15, 2011, 04:21:09 AM
Anything without text!
Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: soop on April 15, 2011, 04:27:44 AM
Anything without text!

Lol :D

Adventure Island is a particularly good shout.  It's on my list as well.
Jackie Chan would be good too if the levels weren't so astonishingly long
Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: Obfuscate on April 15, 2011, 05:14:59 AM
I like Cadash and World Class Baseball on my express.
Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: soop on April 15, 2011, 05:26:13 AM
I like Cadash and World Class Baseball on my express.

Cadash looks interesting.  And Legendary Axe II was on my list - are they very similar?
Also, I'm not a massive fan of sports games generally.  What's WC Baseball like to play?  Would I need to know any Japanese for management etc?

also, bought Adventure Island for £8, lucky Tatsujin mentioned it then or I'd have missed it!
Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: hoobs88 on April 15, 2011, 05:48:21 AM
Cadash and Legendary Axe II are similar since they are both action platforms. Cadash allows you to play as one of four different character types while LA2 has only one character to use. You can team up with a second player in Cadash while LA2 is single player only. Most of the stages in LA2 are linear with the exception of the final stage. Cadash allows you to explore different areas (although you do have to go through each area in order to get to the next one).
Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: SignOfZeta on April 15, 2011, 06:09:40 AM
Devil's Crush is THE game for the Express.
Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: TheOldMan on April 15, 2011, 06:56:59 AM
Devil's Crush is THE game for the Express.
Absolutely. Alien Crush and Timeball are in the top five, as well.
Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: soop on April 15, 2011, 11:28:23 AM
Devil's Crush is THE game for the Express.

Solid!  Well said!

Thanks to Hoobs for the explanation too!
Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: vestcoat on April 15, 2011, 11:29:11 AM
Legend of Hero Tonma
New Adventure Island
Racing games (Power Drift has really big sprites, also Outrun, and Chase HQ)
The old-school shooters Galaga and Super Space Invaders are fun.

I made a list of the few multi-player games here (not that you're going to find anybody to play with):  
http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=3749.msg56645#msg56645

What's WC Baseball like to play?  Would I need to know any Japanese for management etc?

I don't have Power League 1, but I have PL4 and PL93.  PL4 is almost entirely English, PL93 isn't.


Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: Tatsujin on April 15, 2011, 10:02:12 PM
yeah all the pseudo scalers are looking awesome on the little GT screen. much smoother than on the big tele, almost arcade speed.

my favs:

after burner
outrun
space harrier
victory run

get 'em while they're still hot!

Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: soop on April 15, 2011, 10:09:03 PM
^Awesome thread, never knew that about GT/TE multiplayer
Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: SuperPlay on April 15, 2011, 10:13:21 PM
I remember seeing SFII on a GT when it came out and I was blown away at the time ........ SFII in you pocket, Never I said ;-)

Not sure about the screen size though
Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: soop on April 15, 2011, 10:18:02 PM
That was the first game I bought :)  It's still amazing, but limited by the 2 buttons mor than anything.

I've just realised, I think the GT was my first console.

Scratch that, I had a Gameboy.
Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: Tatsujin on April 15, 2011, 10:31:40 PM
yeah, SFII' looks awesome on the GT. always brought it to the guard when I still was in the militray service back in '98. once the captain came in and i paused it quickly and hidded it under my cap on the table, but he saw me doing this, and asked me whats under the cap? so I honestly responsed to him: "a street fighter II dash." then he was a bit like WTF?! and said: "don't kidding me, kid". then I took the cap off the GT and he saw the miniature street fighter II on the table lying. then he was really like WTHF!?!?! HAHAHA.

from the on, he always came down to play some rounds of street fighter II dash miniature :lol:

btw: it's sad the GT didn't had like 6 buttons :(
Title: Re: Gaming on the GT vs gaming on a home system- what are the best games?
Post by: roflmao on April 16, 2011, 01:58:18 PM
The Crush Pinball games are a must, as others have mentioned.  I also really enjoyed playing Final Lap Twin on the Express.