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zatoichi
21-09-2005, 02:55 PM
This was the most popular thread on the cube-europe retro board, so I thought I'd recreate it in all its glory for the new forums, much like I did back at c-e. So to start us all off (again), I'll go first.

I've been playing loads of Super Mario Kart recently. Such a great game. Also played some Streets of Rage and some Contra.

Isn't retro the best?
Fierce_LiNk
21-09-2005, 02:56 PM
MicroMachines Turbo Tournament 96 and Street Fighter 2. Both on the Sega Megadrive. Great multiplayer stuff!
Retro_Link
21-09-2005, 03:06 PM
I play on F-Zero X quite often,

Complete OOT every now and again,

also Mario Tennis and the occasional level on Goldeneye!
DiemetriX
21-09-2005, 03:10 PM
Playing FF7 and thinking about playing OOT soon.
Din
21-09-2005, 06:22 PM
MicroMachines Turbo Tournament 96 a
Was that the one where you could plug 2 controllers into the cartridge and have four player fun? If so, what a game!
dZION
22-09-2005, 09:55 AM
been playing killer instinct with a couple of buddies lately.

Still unbeatable.
Lammie
22-09-2005, 10:14 AM
Bought Blast Corps cheap the other day.

Bloody tough. Pulled out at least two thirds of my hair.
guaglio
22-09-2005, 10:53 AM
Just got an atari lynx with 4 games, been trying that out, i also got a comple super probotector real cheap im going to play that real soon.
Shmotz
22-09-2005, 11:01 AM
Sonic 2, I'm on the final boss and it's an utter piss take. Thank god for save states ;)
Nick81
22-09-2005, 11:41 AM
Bought Blast Corps cheap the other day.

Bloody tough. Pulled out at least two thirds of my hair.

I've got fond memories of Blast Corps, but not of the difficulty level in places! Have you played the mission "Diamond Sands" yet?
Ted Nindo
22-09-2005, 11:46 AM
Did anyone notice those games are rockhard?! I started gaming on the NES and back then, finishing a game was a real challenge. Just play Isolated Warrior, Rygar or Turtles and you know what I mean...
Playing right now:
-Castlevania 'Legacy of Darkness' on N64
-Mario allstars/Super Mario world on SNES
-Isolated Warrior on NES
Schpickles
22-09-2005, 11:46 AM
UFO: Enemy unknown... Rebelstar got the old nostalgia juices flowing :)

Still the original and the best. How has no-one bettered it yet?
Fierce_LiNk
22-09-2005, 01:22 PM
Was that the one where you could plug 2 controllers into the cartridge and have four player fun? If so, what a game!

That's the one. :)
It's actually a really cool idea, having the controller ports on the cartridge itself. No need to buy a multitap. :)
I had a little "games-fest" with 2 other mates not so long ago, and we played this. It's really addictive, and it's simple. And, most importantly, it's stupidly fun. :heh:
/ nando /
22-09-2005, 01:31 PM
..I've been playing 1080 Snowboarding on the N64 (one of my favourite games ever..) and Michael Owen's World League Soccer 2000.. and Lylat Wars (another one of my all-time favourites..)
Cheapshot
22-09-2005, 01:39 PM
Heheheh Pacx=man!! I Cxant Type!1
guaglio
22-09-2005, 01:47 PM
I've got fond memories of Blast Corps, but not of the difficulty level in places! Have you played the mission "Diamond Sands" yet?

What about oyster harbour? thats the most killer. Yet i beat this game years ago on a few days rental and now that i own it im having truobles.
Nick81
22-09-2005, 02:03 PM
What about oyster harbour? thats the most killer. Yet i beat this game years ago on a few days rental and now that i own it im having truobles.

Oyster Harbour, was that the one you had to use the cranes with TNT and then push huge blocks around into holes in the ground? I think it's that one, that was indeed nasty!
guaglio
22-09-2005, 02:12 PM
thats the one, i was last stuck at destroying the final mammoth building. Ah well back to it eventually.
dZION
22-09-2005, 02:23 PM
Last couple of days I've been addicted to Comix Zone and Sonic Spinball. These were among my favourit Megadrive games of all times.

Also, been pkaying Alex kid in wonderland. It's been ages since I have played it. (rock, paper, scissors anyone?)
Retro_Link
22-09-2005, 02:58 PM
Oh and before my Amega decided to pack in the other day i had been replaying the likes of;

Rick Dangerous,
Squeek,
New Zealand Story,
Rainbow Island,
Rock and Roll,
Live and Let Die,
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles,

All these years on and some of them were still giving me trouble, though i did get a lot further on Rick Dangerous than i did when i was 6 or something!
Cheapshot
22-09-2005, 03:43 PM
I've been playing Grandia on a PS1 emulator lately; it's utterly incredible! :woops:

Sorry if I acted like a prick earlier, it was my 18th birthday so don't hate me!!
I got some sleep so I can type now. :)
Din
22-09-2005, 04:35 PM
That's the one. :)
It's actually a really cool idea, having the controller ports on the cartridge itself. No need to buy a multitap. :)
I had a little "games-fest" with 2 other mates not so long ago, and we played this. It's really addictive, and it's simple. And, most importantly, it's stupidly fun. :heh:
Cool! I used to have it when I had my Megadrive but I sold that years ago :doh: . Bloody loved Micro Machines. Used to be a right laugh with a few mates!
Fierce_LiNk
22-09-2005, 04:36 PM
Cool! I used to have it when I had my Megadrive but I sold that years ago :doh: . Bloody loved Micro Machines. Used to be a right laugh with a few mates!

It's a fantastic game. I don't see why codemasters haven't done a next gen version of it, with some outrageous tracks. Now, racing games are all about graphics and traction or leaning into corners. This, and mario kart, are the last of the fantasy racers, imo.
JonathanEx
22-09-2005, 07:03 PM
I play Tetris alot. ALOT of the time.

(hums music A)

Edit: Arggggh! I just missed a new highscore. I got 96 lines, while my record is 99. 25750 points was good though.
Johelian
22-09-2005, 08:26 PM
Oh and before my Amega decided to pack in the other day i had been replaying the likes of;

Rick Dangerous,
Squeek,
New Zealand Story,
Rainbow Island,
Rock and Roll,
Live and Let Die,
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles,

All these years on and some of them were still giving me trouble, though i did get a lot further on Rick Dangerous than i did when i was 6 or something!

Nice to find another Amiga fan :) New Zealand Story is one of my favourite games! You must buy the Taito collection when its released at the end of the month (although Im pretty sure the NZS on there is the inferior Megadrive version).

Im still struggling my way through Flight of the Amazon Queen and Beneath a Steel Sky courtesy of ScummVM-PSP. Go go point-and-clicks!
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EchoDesiato
23-09-2005, 10:24 AM
Now I'm playing Super Mario Land on GameBoy. I lost it but bought it again on eBay. It was my first Nintendo game, and it'll always have a place in my heart. And soon I'll have a SNES with Donkey Kong Country.
Woz
23-09-2005, 11:24 AM
This, and mario kart, are the last of the fantasy racers, imo.


Totally agree.


Ive been playing mario kart : super circuit latley, though not really retro is still an awseome game.
Eenuh
23-09-2005, 01:48 PM
Played Commander Keen 1 and 4 again recently. Awesome games; full of memories for me.
I'm also a bit of a Dr. Mario addict. And I dug out my SNES again this summer to play some Aladdin, Mario Kart (more difficult than I remember it being =O ) and Super Mario World. =3
Roostophe
23-09-2005, 01:51 PM
I played two old N64 games today: WWF No Mercy and FIFA '99.

I didn't play any matches on either of them, on No Mercy I just listened to/looked at the music and titantron in the Edit-A-Wrestler screen. And on FIFA I looked at the leagues of old, where the Premiership still included European Cup winners Nottingham Forest and Haribo's beloved Sheffield Wednesday, MK Dons were still Wimbledon and Birmingham City were nowhere to be seen, happy days they were...And to realise that Borussia MG is actually Borussia Monchengladbach. :doh:
Lammie
23-09-2005, 05:47 PM
I've got fond memories of Blast Corps, but not of the difficulty level in places! Have you played the mission "Diamond Sands" yet?

I'm not at Diamond Sands yet, I forget the name of the level I'm at but it's where you have to use Backlash to demolish a shite load of buildings.

Man Backlash sucks.
zatoichi
24-09-2005, 12:04 AM
I think over the next few days I'll play some Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. I too was once again hooked to Tetris for a little while.
Bowser.Vs.FWNT
24-09-2005, 01:38 AM
My friend really wanted to play Vigilante 8: 1 & 2 on the N64 the other day. Really fun multiplayer games thoses. :happy:
MidnightSun
24-09-2005, 04:41 AM
A Link to the Past (SNES)
Dick Tracy (NES)
Super Mario Brothers 3 (NES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II (NES)
Tyson
24-09-2005, 10:53 AM
Still playing NiGHTs Into dreams. It owwwwns!!11!!
zatoichi
29-09-2005, 04:25 PM
Just had a go on Super Mario Allstars, always good fun. Played some Mario Kart 64 too.
EchoDesiato
01-10-2005, 03:21 PM
Donkey Kong Country on SNES. Looks great, plays great!
ThePigMarcher
01-10-2005, 03:44 PM
Currently playing through Zelda OOT (again) and Goldeneye on my newly acqiured N64. Soon to be playing Banjo-Kazooie , Blast Corps and a few other N64 games once I can find some ebay bargains.