Your Daily Dose of Gaming.

[NightWolve]

NES
Guardian Legend

Ah, that was a great game if memory serves. Wasn't it like part RPG and part shooter or something? I do remember parts where you'd go into vertical shooter mode, but it's been so long, that's all I can remember. Well, I know there was something great about this that made me list it in my top favorite category for a time in my treasured NES days.

[Michael Helgeson]

Guardian Legend is programed by Compile if I remember right.Very good shooter and adventure game.

[rolins]

Guradian Legend (Guardic Gaiden) is a pseudo sequel to Guardic on the MSX computer.

It think I was the only one in my neighborhood who own this game. It one the best from COMPILE. Never got the spotlight it deserved when it was first released. I really dig the soundtrack and COMPILE always seem compose catchy tunes in most of their games. Find the NSF of Guardian Legend, track 18 is my favorite. I can hum that tune over and over.

What was different was its mix bag of Adventure and vertical shooter. The game was split in two sections: the labyrinth, where you explore NAJU in a overhead action/adventure style and the Dungeon,  where it becomes a vertical shooter blasting hordes of enemsis and then the boss at the end of the stage.  

The main character was also a woman. Don't see that often during the late 80s. The only other female protagonist I can think of during that decade was Samus from Metroid.

If there was a battle between the Guardian and Samus. I bet on the Guardian. She walks around in red bikini armor, transforms into a spaceship, and has 12 different weapons to obliterate her enemies.

What can Samus do? Sure she has cool armor and  free-flowing hair, but she can't turn into a spaceship.

Plus, I'm completely biased toward all COMPILE games.

[akamichi]

Currently playing...
- Rajirugi, Dreamcast
The BRAND NEW import Dreamcast shooter from Milestone! Got it today! And I'm gonna preorder Under Defeat, which comes out next month and will be THE final Dreamcast release...

I just found out about this yesterday!  My friend and I used to play shooters in the arcade all the time and over the weekend we played Under Defeat.  I made a remark about it probably not going to be on DC even though it was a Naomi game.  Man, I'm glad I was wrong about that!

Anyway, I ordered Rajirugi and Under Defeat last night actually.  Can't wait to try them out.

...and speaking of Dragon Half for PCE, I want that game. The anime is one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life.

Yeah, the game is pretty amusing.  There's a stone golem enemy that looks like he belongs in Chou Aniki.  I thought it was hilarious.  I might be able to find a copy for you.  If so, I'll relay the info.

[Michael Helgeson]

Wolfenstien Enemy Territories alot the past week or so also.Ive been a big fan of anything Wolfenstien since the early 90ies,except poor snes port.RTCW got me into building faster gaming comps when it came out.3DFX was no longer good enough for the Quake 3 engine.

[TJ]

Anyway, I ordered Rajirugi and Under Defeat last night actually.  Can't wait to try them out.

Cool! Good thing, too -- they only made 4000 copies of Rajirugi. It's a fun game, it looks cool and the music's great, although I don't 100% understand the system to it...something about building your antenna strength for multiplier bonuses. Regardless, I like it a lot.

And Under Defeat looks good as hell. Where do you live that has an arcade with that game in it? I haven't seen a shooter in a local arcade since Strikers 1945 III or Raiden Fighters Jet.

[FM-77]

Today I've mainly played Neutopia on the PCE, I got it yesterday. I remember playing it many years ago. Love that game!

I've also played Terranigma, Brandish, Ys III, IV, V and Lady Stalker on my SNES. My brother is visiting me now so I had to show him some cool games.  

[TR0N]

GC
Metroid Prime

I pickup a brand new copy a while back i figure i give this, 3d Metroid a try finally

It's an excellent game, one of the few standout gaming experiences I've had this generation. It's like Mario 64 or Ocarina of Time in that it pretty much perfectly translates Metroid to 3D.

Thanks this game is tough whew! The boss's in this are not a push over at all.Right now, i'm stuck on that "gaint rock boss" and you have to take him down peace by peace

I also got contra for my, Famicom and, Godpanic for my pce yesterday.

Famicom, Contra nice to see all the effects in the game

PCE, Godpanic not hard but easy to play and is very silly

[Keranu]

Godpanic looks awesome, I want to get that one.

[esteban]

Godpanic looks awesome, I want to get that one.

It's a silly game... you'll like it .

[PC Gaijin]

GC
Metroid Prime

I pickup a brand new copy a while back i figure i give this, 3d Metroid a try finally

It's an excellent game, one of the few standout gaming experiences I've had this generation. It's like Mario 64 or Ocarina of Time in that it pretty much perfectly translates Metroid to 3D.

Thanks this game is tough whew! The boss's in this are not a push over at all.Right now, i'm stuck on that "gaint rock boss" and you have to take him down peace by peace

That rock boss isn't too bad, you can find some higher ground on the edges of the arena where he can't reach you while he's rolling around. Some of the later bosses are really tough. MP really reminded me of old school games in that regard. I'd fight the bosses a couple of times, get my butt kicked, and think "screw this" and give up. But an hour later I'd be back at it again, which I think is the hallmark of a great game. Very, very enjoyable game. I need to get Metroid Prime 2 sometime.

I'm going to try to finish off Final Fantasy IV Advance tonight. Camping out in my car overnight anyway to try to catch the neighbor's dog, who keeps crapping in my yard and peeing on my car. Was originally going to rig up a line around all the car tires and hook it up to the battery...but I'm afraid that might kill the dog. So I'm going to have to settle for jumping out of the car and chasing him down, hopefully giving him a good scare in the process.

[esteban]

Camping out in my car overnight anyway to try to catch the neighbor's dog, who keeps crapping in my yard and peeing on my car. Was originally going to rig up a line around all the car tires and hook it up to the battery...but I'm afraid that might kill the dog. So I'm going to have to settle for jumping out of the car and chasing him down, hopefully giving him a good scare in the process.

Oh man, sorry, but that's too funny. Go to Home Depot (or any Garden Supply place, I reckon) and you'll find a product (CAT & DOGGIE REPELLENT) to dust your lawn with. I don't know how well it works (or the $$$), but you might want to give it a try. If you were able to simply use it on the perimeter of your yard, you wouldn't have to use as much.

[TR0N]

Godpanic looks awesome, I want to get that one.

Good luck if you can find a copy.

Dunno for some reason they have dry up on, Ebay i got mine from, JGS

It is a silly shooter if you enjoy games like, Parodius you will enjoy it

[PC Gaijin]

Oh man, sorry, but that's too funny. Go to Home Depot (or any Garden Supply place, I reckon) and you'll find a product (CAT & DOGGIE REPELLENT) to dust your lawn with. I don't know how well it works (or the $$$), but you might want to give it a try. If you were able to simply use it on the perimeter of your yard, you wouldn't have to use as much.

I read up on the repellent stuff before, and apparently it's not very persistant (have to keep reapplying it). Plus my yard is about five acres. I guess I could always just sprinkle it in a circle around where I park. I also thought about getting one of those motion-activated things that shoots out a high-pressure blast of water and setting it up near my cars, but that's more $$$. The wire/battery idea was something my father suggested years ago, but I'm still not convinced it wouldn't kill the dog. He said there wouldn't be enough amps to do it, but I certainly don't need a lawsuit from my neighbors for frying Rover.

Funny story: I called the sheriff's office to see what the laws were about letting your dogs run loose. Apparently, there aren't any leash laws in this county. Anyway, I asked the guy what other alternatives he could suggest. He said (I kid you not) "Well, you could always just shoot the dog. Uh, make sure no one sees you so we don't hear about it." Tempting whenever I find a gift from one of the dogs stinking up my front lawn, but I don't want to hurt or kill the animals.

[GUTS]

Haha that's awesome, "make sure no one sees you so we don't hear about it".  I agree though, shooting is a little extreme, maybe you could just catch him, stuff him in your trunk, and then drive him a few miles away and dump him in someone elses yard like I did with this annoying dog who showed up at my house and ate my f*cking UPS package one time.