Retro Game Club - April ‘19: Golden Axe - POLL ADDED FOR MAY get voting (ends 1 May midday)

[SeanR]

23 minutes ago, bum said:

Any suggestions for next month's game?

 

I'm keeping out of it, having suggested Golden Axe. 

 

after club threads for Links Awakening (action RPG), Golden Axe (scrolling beat em up), and in my view, unofficially Scramble (scrolling shooter)...

 

it has to be a racer (obvious), or a light gun game (trickier). You know, because arcades, because home conversions?

 

or a puzzle game.

[ulala]

Can we have Eswat?

 

 

[Alexlotl]

Outrun!

[Adrock]

Super Monaco GP on the Mega CD, I loved that. Or Road Rash.

[ulala]

45 minutes ago, Adrock said:

Super Monaco GP on the Mega CD, I loved that. Or Road Rash.

 

Is the CD version of SMGP any different to the cart version?

[SozzlyJoe]

What about Chase HQ? Its many varied conversions would give a lot to talk about.

[Adrock]

2 hours ago, ulala said:

 

Is the CD version of SMGP any different to the cart version?

 

I can't say for certain but I don't think so, I just played that version the most.

[Camel]

Gunstar Heroes and I can spend a Month just chucking that dice around.

 

Or Castle of Illusion.

[Ninja Doctor]

2 hours ago, SozzlyJoe said:

What about Chase HQ? Its many varied conversions would give a lot to talk about.

This one I could get behind. 

 

Speccy or PCEngine version?

[SeanR]

All the versions!

[Nathan Wind]

I think we should all play Missile Command 3D on the Jaguar.

[Nathan Wind]

And while I’m here, I noticed the Wonderswan Color version of this was on my CoinOps’d Xbox the other night and gave it a quick blast out of curiosity. It’s pretty faithful. Seems a capable little machine. Looks good, nice and colourful, runs smoothly. I didn’t play past the first level but I’m keen to give it a proper go.

[bum]

What are we going for then?

[wev]

I'm streaming the XBLA version (no mic though) if anyone wants to watch someone who's really bad at the game

 

http://twitch.tv/CrispyW0nT0n

 

[wev]

Cheated a bit by playing with the lives etc but saw the end for the first time ever (been close on the PSP version) and totally didn't expect that to happen!

[bum]

9 hours ago, wev said:

Cheated a bit by playing with the lives etc but saw the end for the first time ever (been close on the PSP version) and totally didn't expect that to happen!

 

Keep going with the PSP version, assuming it's the Megadrive version, for the extra dungeon.

[bum]

Looks like the nominations for next month's game are:

 

Eswat

Gunstar Heroes

Super Monaco GP

Out Run

Chase HQ

Castle of Illusion

Missile Command

 

How about we all select a top 3, with 1 as the best, and then whichever game ranks the highest is next month's pick?

 

Here's mine:

 

1. Chase HQ

2. Castle of Illusion

3. Super Monaco GP

 

If anyone has a better idea, be my guest.

[Alexlotl]

23 minutes ago, bum said:

Looks like the nominations for next month's game are:

 

Eswat

Gunstar Heroes

Super Monaco GP

Out Run

Chase HQ

Castle of Illusion

Missile Command

 

How about we all select a top 3, with 1 as the best, and then whichever game ranks the highest is next month's pick?

 

Here's mine:

 

1. Chase HQ

2. Castle of Illusion

3. Super Monaco GP

 

If anyone has a better idea, be my guest.

 

Poll thread?

 

I’d go…

 

1) Outrun

2) Castle of Illusion

3) E-Swat

 

[Soulstar]

I’ve added the poll. Might be a good idea to do these a week before each month or so in future months. It’s  currently set so you have to narrow it down to the one you want and will automatically end at midday on Wednesday. 

[bum]

Thanks.

 

C'mon Chase HQ

 

SozzlyJoe, please ban anyone who votes for a Jaguar game.

[Qazimod]

I’d love to have an excuse to try Gunstar again - I never really persisted with it in the past.  They’re all great choices though.  

[Soulstar]

I’m half tempted to make a post in discussion and link it to this thread to give ignorant more exposure. This being due to the recent talk a few months back about how lots of people don’t see what’s going on because they never bother to visit it. 

 

Despite still not having played GA yet, I’ve enjoyed how this whole thing hasn’t been going and quite surprised at the interest. 

[merrychan]

Voted Chase HQ (Outrun, forgive me)

 

Let's go Mr. Driver!

[Soulstar]

If there’s a final tie then I’ll roll a dice or flip a coin. 

[Ninja Doctor]

1. Chase HQ. (Not played it since speccy days)

2. Missile Command (never played it)

Not choosing any others as to me they’re all Megadrive staples. And we’ve just had a megadrive (principally) game. 

[Nathan Wind]

Well I wasn't being serious...

 

Who the fuck would want to play that? I mean, just look at it - 

 

 

Spoiler

It's a lot of fun! Genuinely.  But Jag emulation is shit.

 

[Alexlotl]

10 hours ago, Nathan Wind said:

It's a lot of fun! Genuinely.  But Jag emulation is shit.

 

Does that mean it’s extremely accurate?

[Nathan Wind]

Congratulations on making it to the top of my hit list with a single post.

[bum]

I've never played E-swat, although i apparently have it on the PS3  Megadrive collection.

 

Castle of Illusion I have on Game Gear and Master System.

 

I have Chase HQ and SCI on God knows how many machines.  Same applies to Out Run.

 

Think I have Gunstar on 3DS.

 

Edit.  I see Gunstar and Eswat are both on the PS4 Megadrive Collection. 

 

 

[ulala]

Eswat has lots of versions too: Arcade, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Master System, Megadrive