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[wildfruit]

More Ys 4. Ive now been turned into a little blue creature. hmm

Heh, we're at about the same spot.  He's a cute lil monster, but I like the one with a tuft of red hair from Ys II better.

How you getting along?  I just beat the boss guy (again) in the ruins of no return. Took me quite a few tries though.

[Necromancer]

How you getting along?  I just beat the boss guy (again) in the ruins of no return. Took me quite a few tries though.

I'm just after the two gargoyles in the gold city.

[Otaking]

Just finished Whirlo on the SNES. 
I've always adored Xandra no Daibouken on the Super Famicom but never finished it as parts I couldn't get through because of the Japanese language barrier. The game had an English translated Pal release under the title Whirlo but back in the day I wasn't aware of this as I only bought imported games and didn't follow Pal region releases. I just played through this Pal version of the game so I could get through the parts I couldn't before. I must say though the Japanese to English translation is awful, it doesn't hinder the game play, just the story is a bit garbled. 

Anyways overall the game is a hidden gem and I feel is highly underrated. It has great platforming utilising various jump techniques, some puzzles, some minor RPGish elements and a few mini side quests. Also you regularly get choices for what appears to be branching paths in the story line.
I say its a hidden gem as the game seems to get mediocre review scores and I don't think it deserves this. I would agree that the game is very hard though and it has a one hit death, but it makes it all the more rewarding when you progress.
http://videogameden.com/sfc/reviews/san.htm

[esteban]

Just finished Whirlo on the SNES. 
I've always adored Xandra no Daibouken on the Super Famicom but never finished it as parts I couldn't get through because of the Japanese language barrier. The game had an English translated Pal release under the title Whirlo but back in the day I wasn't aware of this as I only bought imported games and didn't follow Pal region releases. I just played through this Pal version of the game so I could get through the parts I couldn't before. I must say though the Japanese to English translation is awful, it doesn't hinder the game play, just the story is a bit garbled. 

Anyways overall the game is a hidden gem and I feel is highly underrated. It has great platforming utilising various jump techniques, some puzzles, some minor RPGish elements and a few mini side quests. Also you regularly get choices for what appears to be branching paths in the story line.
I say its a hidden gem as the game seems to get mediocre review scores and I don't think it deserves this. I would agree that the game is very hard though and it has a one hit death, but it makes it all the more rewarding when you progress.
http://videogameden.com/sfc/reviews/san.htm

With a name like "Whirlo" .... Jesus, what a horrible name.

[Otaking]

Just finished Whirlo on the SNES. 
I've always adored Xandra no Daibouken on the Super Famicom but never finished it as parts I couldn't get through because of the Japanese language barrier. The game had an English translated Pal release under the title Whirlo but back in the day I wasn't aware of this as I only bought imported games and didn't follow Pal region releases. I just played through this Pal version of the game so I could get through the parts I couldn't before. I must say though the Japanese to English translation is awful, it doesn't hinder the game play, just the story is a bit garbled. 

Anyways overall the game is a hidden gem and I feel is highly underrated. It has great platforming utilising various jump techniques, some puzzles, some minor RPGish elements and a few mini side quests. Also you regularly get choices for what appears to be branching paths in the story line.
I say its a hidden gem as the game seems to get mediocre review scores and I don't think it deserves this. I would agree that the game is very hard though and it has a one hit death, but it makes it all the more rewarding when you progress.
http://videogameden.com/sfc/reviews/san.htm

With a name like "Whirlo" .... Jesus, what a horrible name.

Whirlo had 'tude. 

[esteban]

With a name like "Whirlo" .... Jesus, what a horrible name.

Whirlo had 'tude. 

Noooooo! That's unacceptable.

[poponon]

the matching part is easy enough in the japanese part if you know what you're looking for. i'll take it over the 50Hz pal  "Whirlo" version any day.

But yeah, I agree this is one of the top platformers of 4th generation . People dismiss it way too easily because of the difficulty . gitgud

[Otaking]

the matching part is easy enough in the japanese part if you know what you're looking for. i'll take it over the 50Hz pal  "Whirlo" version any day.

For any non Japanese speakers personally I would suggest playing the rom of Whirlo in an emulator.
It appears to me to play full screen and 60Hz speed in the zsnes emulator.
That way you get the full story, although translated badly it is still an integral part of the game.

[esadajr]

Chiki Chiki Machine Mou Race (Wacky Races)

[CPTBadAss]

Been playing Earthbound Restored .

[mackdanger]

Hopped between Mutation Nation (MVS), Midnight Resistance (MD), and Gaiares (MD). I think tomorrow I want to jam out on some Ninja Spirit.

[wildfruit]

Still on Ys IV . Now up to Lafance's tomb. What a great game.

[VenomMacbeth]

I played Guardian Legend for awhile.  I got farther than I ever managed to before (last I'd played it, I wasn't very experienced with shooties).  I'm kind of disappointed with how repetitive some of the graphics & enemies are, but it still looks better than LoZ & I got a good bit farther in Guardian Legend.

Also, the lady finally put down Gomola Speed in favor of facing off against me in Tengen Tetris.  One of these days, after some relationship counseling, I think we'll be able to take on the co-op mode.

[esteban]

I played Guardian Legend for awhile.  I got farther than I ever managed to before (last I'd played it, I wasn't very experienced with shooties).  I'm kind of disappointed with how repetitive some of the graphics & enemies are, but it still looks better than LoZ & I got a good bit farther in Guardian Legend.

Also, the lady finally put down Gomola Speed in favor of facing off against me in Tengen Tetris.  One of these days, after some relationship counseling, I think we'll be able to take on the co-op mode.

Ha! My wife is very competitive. She claims to be otherwise, but...

[CPTBadAss]

Really enjoying some Sidearm tonight