Messages

201

NWR Forums Discord / Re: Safe Words XX: #2 Is #1 - The Final Four

« on: August 28, 2022, 11:29:40 PM »

Thanks for hosting Insanolord. I really like the theme you picked. Congrats on the win Khush. It appears the only way someone else will win is if you host.

202

General Gaming / Re: Genesis Mini: Anyone else excited?

« on: August 28, 2022, 02:19:18 PM »

With the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Mini 2 coming out October 27, I thought it might be worth revisiting this thread. Here are the 61 games on the sequel mini console in North America/Europe
After Burner II
Alien Soldier
Atomic Runner
Bonanza Bros.
ClayFighter
Crusader of Centy
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
Earthworm Jim 2
Elemental Master
Fatal Fury 2
Gain Ground
Golden Axe II
Granada
Hellfire
Herzog Zwei
Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar
Midnight Resistance
OutRun
OutRunners
Phantasy Star II
Populous
RAINBOW ISLANDS -EXTRA-
Ranger-X
Ristar
ROLLING THUNDER 2
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
Shining Force II
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic 3D Blast
SPLATTERHOUSE 2
Streets of Rage 3
Super Hang-On
SUPER STREET FIGHTER II THE NEW CHALLENGERS
The Ooze
The Revenge of Shinobi
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
Truxton
VectorMan 2
Viewpoint
Virtua Racing
Warsong
Ecco the Dolphin (Sega CD)
Ecco: The Tides of Time (Sega CD)
Final Fight CD (Sega CD)
Mansion of Hidden Souls (Sega CD)
NIGHT STRIKER (Sega CD)
Night Trap (Sega CD)
Robo Aleste (Sega CD)
Sewer Shark (Sega CD)
Shining Force CD (Sega CD)
SILPHEED (Sega CD)
Sonic CD (Sega CD)
THE NINJA WARRIORS (Sega CD)
Devi & Pii (Special Content)
Fantasy Zone (Special Content)
Space Harrier II + Space Harrier (Special Content)
Spatter (Special Content)
Star Mobile (Special Content)
Super Locomotive (Special Content)
VS Puyo Puyo Sun (Special Content)

Comparing that to the first Genesis/Mega Drive Mini's 42 games it looks like there are no repeats, but I am not  confident in that assertion.

So, are you pre-ordering this new toy? Which games are you most excited for?

203

General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2022: Round 3 so we can break our backlogs and be free.

« on: August 28, 2022, 12:57:35 PM »

I have one more completion to chalk up on the big board. I revisited The Disney Afternoon collection on PS4 this past week. I had beaten Darkwing Duck back on 2018 when I first bought it and had not touched it since. Sometimes these downloads seem to fall by the wayside without a box/case to remind me they are there. This time I fired up TaleSpin which is a Shmup that reminded me of twin bee a little. It is an autoscroller, but has a cool mechanic where you can press the b button (a just shoots) and Baloo's ship goes upside down and the direction of scrolling reverses. I had a decent amount of fun with this game and played through saving after each round once I completed it without dying. Once the game was beat I completed it by doing the Boss Rush and Time Attach modes. They seemed pretty easy once the game was mastered from the first play through. My time attack was just over 30 minutes. Fans of NES Capcom should not miss out on this collection, though it seems doubtful it will ever get released again due to licensing issues. Well that is my usual four on four. I will see you chumps in Shocktober or the next Mafia game.

204

NWR Forums Discord / Re: Safe Words XX: #2 Is #1 - The Final Four

« on: August 27, 2022, 07:18:50 PM »

Since the title of this game is "#2 is #1" then the second place player is actually the winner right? There were no formal rules posted so all we have to go on is the title.

205

NWR Mafia Games / Re: Mafia XC: Theme to be determined. Sign-up Thread.

« on: August 25, 2022, 07:11:10 PM »

I'm in though I have only played XCX so I might end up role playing in that direction if you pick the first game.

206

General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2022: Round 3 so we can break our backlogs and be free.

« on: August 23, 2022, 06:10:50 PM »

After being silent the last few weeks, many of you were wondering what I was up to. Well there is a reason I picked Tails in Safe Words and that is because I have been playing Sonic Forces on Switch. I figured with Frontiers coming out this fall I should probably open that copy of Forces that has been collecting dust. I had low expectations because I recall mediocre to poor reviews. I am happy to report that this is my favorite 3D Sonic game, improving on Generations and Lost World. It has a mix of gameplay styles like Generations, with old 2D Sonic (the stockier mute one) and new 3D Sonic levels. You also create and customize a furry avatar. The avatar plays like 3D Sonic but with wisp abilities, while Sonic just has the boost wisps. I think the variety of gameplay styles was nice and kept things interesting. I was so interested that I did a 100% run, a first for me and the franchise. While you could beat the 30 levels in a single night, it is really by replaying them and finding the collectibles and completing the rank and speed challenges that I think the game starts to shine. You have to memorize the levels to really master them and that takes practice, but they are short so you can still master one in like an hour. Here is how I did it:

• Play a few times exploring all the routes and find the 5 red star rings
• Once you get the red star rings, there is a sequence of 5 numbered rings you have to get in order, a fun challenge I thought
• Once you get the numbers, a set of five moon rings appears in the level and you have to get them all in a short time that starts when you get the first one, also enjoyable
• At this point I know the level well and can go through in a short amount of time with a lot of rings and get the S rank
• The toughest part, but also most satisfying is the speedrun challenge. Not every level has this but most do. You have to find the shortest path and get it almost perfect to get these. when you get that perfect run that is a great feeling

There are six boss battles that just have rank and speed missions and no collectibles. I completed all the missions for all 30 levels along with some other missions based on using wisps or special abilities in about 25 hours. The only missions I did not get are the ones for leveling up avatars. You don't get to create a second avatar until you beat the game. My preferred style of play is to master each level as I encounter it so I used the same cat avatar the whole time. In order to get the last missions I would need to grind with the other five animal types. Since this is Switch and there is no trophy to chase, I marked is as complete without doing that part. I definitely get the criticism of Sonic games but I also think people don't approach them the right way. I once heard someone online describe it in terms of Sensei Miyagi's famous "Wax on, wax off". Once I stopped trying to do it my way and started to do it Sonic's way, the games really started to click and man are they fun when they do. If you liked Sonic Generations, I think you would like this one too.

207

TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Downloads - August 25, 2022

« on: August 22, 2022, 01:00:14 PM »

I have wishlisted Pac-Man Re-Pac and should get that before the year is up.

208

General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2022: Round 3 so we can break our backlogs and be free.

« on: August 19, 2022, 12:50:01 PM »

[YouTube]https://youtu.be/JeOHBvIpRn0[/YouTube]
https://youtu.be/JeOHBvIpRn0

209

NWR Forums Discord / Re: Safe Words XX: #2 Is #1 - The Game Begins

« on: August 19, 2022, 12:42:24 PM »

Tails can be helpful sometimes, but this time he caused you to hit the bomb and lose all your rings.

Well this isn't the first time Sonic has been a disappointment. 

210

NWR Forums Discord / Re: Safe Words XX: #2 Is #1 - The Game Begins

« on: August 17, 2022, 09:12:23 AM »

While Sonic is busy scarfing chili dogs and flirting with Rouge, Miles 'Tails' Prower is hard at work hatching the plan to thwart the evil Dr. Robotnik.

211

General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2022: Round 3 so we can break our backlogs and be free.

« on: August 11, 2022, 10:33:22 PM »

Starting off Backlaugust strong this year by... giving up on Human Resource Machine.

As a result I was already googling solutions after a third of the way in, and I had no idea what the solutions I was copying were even doing. So, time to shelve it.

I am also playing this. I am currently at Level 35: Intro to Calc for Art Majors. I am curious how far into the game you were before falling off?

212

TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Downloads - August 11, 2022

« on: August 10, 2022, 07:16:49 PM »

I am interested in Cult of the Lamb but will wait for the NWR review and a price drop.

213

TalkBack / Re: Splatoon Website Confirms Splatoon 3 Save Structure, Bonuses For Splatoon 2 Save

« on: August 10, 2022, 07:09:28 PM »

I actually like starting back at the bottom of the ranks and working my way up in the first two games. I do like the free unlock because I main a splattershop pro and I remember that taking a little while to get to.

214

General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2022: Round 3 so we can break our backlogs and be free.

« on: August 10, 2022, 04:46:28 PM »

I just got back from a week of camping (sorry for the hold-up in Safe Words  ) I tend to just travel with my 3DS or Vita these days and while I am chipping away at Etrian Odyssey 4, there was no way I was going to finish that this month, so I started and completed Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! on 3DS. I picked this up based on it being developed by Shin'en. It is a lot better than the name suggests with nice graphics, and tight controls. You can even play as you Mii (well your mii's head on in-game avatar's body). The game is short with only 9 courses of 9 holes each. I was able to get Par or better on each and buy everything in the shop in about 3.5 hours. The one lament I have is that the hazards are too basic. They should have experimented more and done some cooler stuff.
As a side note. I am not sure if other folks still get street passed but I rarely get them now. I did manage to get one in Yellowstone when I was there. Do other folks still get street passes?

215

NWR Forums Discord / Re: Safe Words XX: #2 Is #1 - The Game Begins

« on: August 10, 2022, 03:45:00 PM »

Sorry for the delay. I was off the grid the past week. If I am not too late then I will pick Andy Richter

216

General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2022: Round 3 so we can break our backlogs and be free.

« on: August 02, 2022, 11:12:01 AM »

I helped Lord Kirby tie up Yin Yarn as I finished a 100% run of Kirby's Epic Yarn yesterday on Wii. Total play time was just under 17 hours, very close to the 17.5 average that is listed for 100% runs on HowLongtoBeat.com. I thought the amount of content was just right and enjoyed most of the bonus challenges. It was neat to see the nascent version of the art style from Yoshi's Wooly World as well. I have mixed feelings about the Sonic-esque mechanic of beads that disperse when you get hit and need to recollect. I also expected a twist in the story, like King Fluff turning out to be the real evil boss, but that never happened. Still a solid 8/10 game with some good use of the Wii remote.

217

General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2022: Round 3 so we can break our backlogs and be free.

« on: August 01, 2022, 02:57:07 PM »

I think I'm in the mood for some classic gaming. Perhaps it's about time that I dive in the Mega Man X Legacy Collection collection and make my way through this famous and infamous series. These are probably relatively short games too, right?

I have played the first 4 Mega Man X games and each can be completed in a session or two (about 4-5 hours). I did get stuck on one of them near the final boss, where I was slightly underprepared and had to keep grinding to refill health containers before attempting the boss again. This made it go on for another hour or two. That might just have been mel. One of these days I will get around to the other games.

218

NWR Forums Discord / Re: Safe Words XX: #2 Is #1 - Sign Up Thread

« on: July 30, 2022, 12:25:14 PM »

Insanolord, you are destined to be the second best host ever. After me of course  . I would be honored to play.

219

General Gaming / Re: Backlaugust 2022: Round 3 so we can break our backlogs and be free.

« on: July 28, 2022, 08:38:18 PM »

Glad to see people are getting fired up early for Backlaugust this year. I have been frontloading with Kirby's Epic Yarn on Wii. I am at 58% right now so I should be able to mark that one off very early in the month.

220

NWR Forums Discord / Re: A bunch of finely written posts here

« on: July 27, 2022, 11:42:56 AM »

There is enough info on this forum to create a really weird artificial intelligence model.

Yes, let's feed the entire contents of the NWR forums to OpenAI and see what it says.

221

TalkBack / Re: TMNT Cowabunga Collection Delivers August 30 Release Date

« on: July 21, 2022, 03:46:48 PM »

That is funny because I just check the physical version of Shredder's Revenge and it is listed for August 31.

222

TalkBack / Re: Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium (Switch) Review

« on: July 14, 2022, 11:42:27 AM »

The link is missing:
It’s worth noting that a number of games in Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium have been included in other collections. For instance, the Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle (which I reviewed here) features The King of Dragons and Knights of the Round.

223

TalkBack / Re: Bayonetta 3 Finally Arrives October 28

« on: July 13, 2022, 01:12:48 PM »

Just in time for Halloween. I am hyped for this. Have they confirmed touch controls?

224

Movies & TV / Re: Rate the last TV show you've seen

« on: July 10, 2022, 08:36:22 AM »

I just finished Severance on Apple TV+. Apologies if this has already been discussed here. This is one of my favorite seasons of TV of all time. It is up there with season 1 of Twin Peaks, Westworld, and Lost for me. It would be easy to compare this to the style of Charlie Kaufman and I think that is pretty fair, but he has never done a TV show so here you go. It is very dark and may mess with your head so be warned. Also there is self-harm, but the episode where this takes place has a special warning at the beginning. Just queue up something lighthearted to rinse off with after watching, like Ted Lasso. Now go get severed.

225

Nintendo Gaming / Re: Happy 20th Birthday Eternal Darkness

« on: July 07, 2022, 03:32:29 PM »

I have heard great things about this game but never had the chance to play it. Is it only available to play on Gamecube?