Topic: RFN RetroActive Game Nominations

[broodwars]

I would like to nominate Disaster: Day of Crisis for the Wii. Yes, seriously.

[Fatty The Hutt]

I would like to nominate Disaster: Day of Crisis for the Wii. Yes, seriously.

Yes! Seconded. Now that my transfer to Wii U has been successful, I am meaning to mod the Wii for import play.

[shinyray01]

I would like to nominate Disaster: Day of Crisis for the Wii. Yes, seriously.

I think James talked enough about this game...I seconded this nomination.

[Pixelated Pixies]

I would like to nominate Disaster: Day of Crisis for the Wii. Yes, seriously.

I think James talked enough about this game...I seconded this nomination.

That would at least give me a justification for finally purchasing that game. I've always been morbidly interested in playing that supposed train wreck, but have never found it in myself to actually pay money for it. If it was for retroactive though I'd probably do it.
 
Not that this game is in anyway like Disaster, but what about Cursed Mountain for Retroactive? I actually own that game, but have only played about 2 hours of it. That might be interesting.

[TJ Spyke]

I said this when Mother 3 was nominated and will say it again, I don't think games should be picked if they can't be legally played without jumping through hoops (i.e. having to import the game and mod your system).

[broodwars]

I said this when Mother 3 was nominated and will say it again, I don't think games should be picked if they can't be legally played without jumping through hoops (i.e. having to import the game and mod your system).

The way I see it, I bought my import Wii games legally, I bought my Wii itself legally, and the only thing stopping that software from working on that hardware is a region key.  Whatever Nintendo forces me to do to play my legally-purchased games is irrelevant and completely on them.

I understand your point, though: there is a barrier to entry on that one, however minor.  HOWEVER, we've had ****ing Ambassador games on Retroactive before, games I couldn't have played if I wanted to because I didn't buy a 3DS at launch.  So if those are fair game, so are import games in my opinion.

Disaster is a good game, and I don't say that often about Wii games.  It's also a game that a lot of people haven't played because of the region-locking and this myth that's grown up around it that it's a bad game.  It deserves a spot in RetroActive.

[Pixelated Pixies]

HOWEVER, we've had ****ing Ambassador games on Retroactive before, games I couldn't have played if I wanted to because I didn't buy a 3DS at launch.  So if those are fair game, so are import games in my opinion.

My understanding was that ambassador games were fair game because they're relatively cheap and easy to obtain on GBA.

[TJ Spyke]

HOWEVER, we've had ****ing Ambassador games on Retroactive before, games I couldn't have played if I wanted to because I didn't buy a 3DS at launch.  So if those are fair game, so are import games in my opinion.

My understanding was that ambassador games were fair game because they're relatively cheap and easy to obtain on GBA.

Yep, every single one of the Ambassador games is available in the US on the NES and SNES, and many are also on the Wii's Virtual Console (and a few on the 3DS's VC).

[Pixelated Pixies]

Does an episode guide for retroactive exist anywhere?

[Shaymin]

Borrowed this from the GAF thread:

Dynamite Headdy (episode 131)
 Luigi's Mansion (133/134)
 Eternal Darkness (137)
 Secret of Mana (140/141)
 Super Ghouls and Ghosts (144/145)
 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (148/149)
 Ninja Spirit (153)
 Super Mario World (158/159)
 Geist (163/165)
 Shining Force (169)
 Super Mario RPG (184)
 Metroid II: Return of Samus (193)
 Mother 3 (203/205)
 Yoshi's Story (215)
 The World Ends With You (221/224)
 Ogre Battle 64 (230/232)
 Legend of the Mystical Ninja (239)
 Perfect Dark (245/248)
 Killer 7 (256)
 River City Ransom (266)
 Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (278)
 MotoHeroz (289)
 Wario Land 4 (303)
 Kirby and the Amazing Mirror (309)

There's also an Ocarina of Time special (not numbered) and a 15th Anniversary of Super Metroid (142) but those aren't Retroactive episodes per se.

[Pixelated Pixies]

Awesome. Thank you.

[noname2200]

A Disaster retroactive could be pretty damn fun.

[Pixelated Pixies]

I know the next retroactive nominations have already been picked, but I'm going to go ahead and continue throwing them out there.
 
I'll once again nominate Faxanadu and Ufouria (I can keep this up for as long as it takes) as those are games that I think could make for some interesting discussion and they're also games that I think everyone should play.
 
I would also nominate Alien Soldier, which is the only Treasure game that I've played that I did not enjoy. An Alien Soldier Retroactive would be a useful opportunity to re-visit that game to determine exactly what it was about it that I didn't appreciate.
 
Bonus nominations
 
Yoshi's Island (this is topical given the new Yarn announcement, but there's also the fact that the debate about whether or not this game is a SNES classic or a case of style over substance cropt up on the boards recently. I'd be interested to hear everyone's opinion).
 
Lords of Thunder (for the music alone)

Alien Crush (Again, mostly for the music, but it's also a great pinball game and is a precursor to what Zen is now doing, albiet with licensed tables)
 

[pokepal148]

disaster needs something though... connectivity with guest star James Jones

[lolmonade]

I guess now would be an appropriate time to suggest Earthbound as a retoractive nomination.

[Fatty The Hutt]

Zelda Oracle games!

[broodwars]

I guess now would be an appropriate time to suggest Earthbound as a retoractive nomination.

I'd definitely champion that when the game actually releases on the Wii U VC, but until it does it's not worth nominating.

Zelda Oracle games!

And the same goes for those two.

[TJ Spyke]

I guess now would be an appropriate time to suggest Earthbound as a retoractive nomination.

I'd definitely champion that when the game actually releases on the Wii U VC, but until it does it's not worth nominating.

Mother 3 got nominated even though the only way to play that game was to either illegally playing a translated ROM (which is how I think every one in the discussion did), or locate the Japanese GBA cartridge and reading a translation script online. So that game was not even legally available in English and was allowed. But I do think EB should be nominated for the first retroactive after it comes out

[Miz1k3]

How bout aquaman for gamecube. I never played it but ive heard its as bad as superman 64. Lol

[Fatty The Hutt]

Hulk: Ultimate Destruction for Gamecube. Lindemann said recently he never played it.

[Damaba]

Zelda Oracle games!!!!

[Pixelated Pixies]

When they are released later this week, it will be my first time playing either Oracle game. For that reason, if these games were to come up for Retroactive I would have to bow out, because I'd really rather play through them at my own pace ('my own pace' meaning very slowly).

[Traveller]

I'd like to see Do Re Mi Fantasy. The SNES Milon game.

[Golden_Vixy]

how about Muramasa: The Demon Blade?

[Leo13]

Now that EarthBound is officially out and MANY of us just bought it (I've never played it before but with all the buzz I decided I'd better give it a try) we really SHOULD do EARTHBOUND!!!