Rob's 91-95 arcade countdown: hidden gem search.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:03 am

does it has aimed bulletz?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:05 am

It has bubbles. .

You shoot them and they break into smaller bubbles

Dale · Post by **Dale** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:05 am

I'm kinda surprised you find those games ugly. Their that same no texture shiny style you see in Mars Matrix(I'm sorry that I can't describe this art style better). I find Viewpoint and Twin Eagle to be quite pretty personally.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:06 am

Rob wrote:It has bubbles. .

You shoot them and they break into smaller bubbles

=X

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:06 am

Twin Eagle 2? Pretty?

pass dat blunt

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:13 am

I hate the control scheme of viewpoint. Anyone who's ever played an isometric game (like FFTA,) knows that isometric control is the way to go. Up = up/right, down= down/left etc. Instead they made it the goofiest possible setup to ensure that you couldn't have fun.

Dale · Post by **Dale** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:16 am

Twiddle wrote:Twin Eagle 2? Pretty?

I am kind of a funny fellow.

I saw this review of Mars Matrix and Giga Wing2 once. The guy doing the review said that Mars Matrix looked ugly and Giga Wing2 looked gorgeous. I find the opposite true, I guess I just love limited textured games.

Dale · Post by **Dale** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:32 am

Sorry this was awhile ago at one of those little known indie gaming journalism sites. I'll keep looking for it though.

EDIT: Didn't Limbrooke just post something?
EDIT:Nevermind.

BBH · Post by **BBH** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:35 am

I only hope there's no Chimera Beast bashing when you get to it

Dale · Post by **Dale** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:37 am

Limbrooke are you deleting your posts?

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:39 am

Zebra Airforce wrote:I hate the control scheme of viewpoint. Anyone who's ever played an isometric game (like FFTA,) knows that isometric control is the way to go. Up = up/right, down= down/left etc. Instead they made it the goofiest possible setup to ensure that you couldn't have fun.

Snake Rattle 'N' Roll > All

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:44 am

#70 Ghost Pilots (SNK, 1991)

My most hated style of game: 194x or Fire Shark (Sega Genesis port) or any other generic war-theme shooter filled with kamikaze pilots. I get so bored it is impossible not to get hit by them. Then a boss will give you less than half of an already shrunken/crowded screen to dodge some fast pattern. Decent graphics +1 pt.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:51 am

Rob wrote:#70 Ghost Pilots (SNK, 1991)

My most hated style of game: 194x or Fire Shark (Sega Genesis port) or any other generic war-theme shooter filled with kamikaze pilots. I get so bored it is impossible not to get hit by them. Then a boss will give you less than half of an already shrunken/crowded screen to dodge some fast pattern. Decent graphics +1 pt.

I kind-of agree.

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:52 am

waitwaitwaitwaitwaitwait.....
Ghost Pilots ranked higher than Viewpoint?

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lol

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:57 am

f17: stop quoting the entire post ffs. I'm glad you agree, though. It is the right opinion to have.

#69 Thunder Dragon (NMK, 1991)

Like Gyrodine and Under Defeat, you have a helicopter that can be tilted about 15° in either direction. In Thunder Dragon it is nearly impossible to dodge anything. The best strategy is to not move during boss patterns. If a pattern looks like you can slide through it, you can't. Later in the game new bombs will be available every 30 seconds to make up for their lack of solid game design. Beautiful view of Saturn from the helicopter cockpit there. Sweet.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:00 am

wtf is going on in the 2nd screen?

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:00 am

I can't believe I played that shit for about a year.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:04 am

shoe-sama wrote:wtf is going on in the 2nd screen?

"hey, let's dump a bunch of shit on the screen at once"
"OK"

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:08 am

Rob wrote:f17: stop quoting the entire post ffs. I'm glad you agree, though. It is the right opinion to have.

#69 Thunder Dragon (NMK, 1991)

Like Gyrodine and Under Defeat, you have a helicopter that can be tilted about 15° in either direction. In Thunder Dragon it is nearly impossible to dodge anything. The best strategy is to not move during boss patterns. If a pattern looks like you can slide through it, you can't. Later in the game new bombs will be available every 30 seconds to make up for their lack of solid game design. Beautiful view of Saturn from the helicopter cockpit there. Sweet.

The sequel is much better than this.

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:14 am

Fighter17 can't you read? Geezus. I hated when people did that in my GB thread but after a while I just stopped saying anything.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:23 am

szycag wrote:Fighter17 can't you read? Geezus. I hated when people did that in my GB thread but after a while I just stopped saying anything.

I did, and I'm saying the sequel to the game, Thunder Dragon 2 is much better than the first game.

I'm just agreeing with Rob.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:23 am

Not like I didn't see that coming.

Another time, since reading is hard:

Rob wrote:f17: stop quoting the entire post ffs.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:24 am

lol this guy is liek dumber than me lol

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:26 am

Do we need to bring down the thread again?

Alright I'm done posting this thread for awhile.

Dale · Post by **Dale** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:28 am

Rob wrote:
shoe-sama wrote:wtf is going on in the 2nd screen?
"hey, let's dump a bunch of shit on the screen at once"
"OK"

How hard is it to kill those things? It could be a blast killing those things from the bottom corner if they take little to kill.

As much as I hate GP's, I sure do love it's graphics.

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:28 am

It makes the page so much easier to read if you don't quote all those pictures and stuff. Most people will just scroll through to see the next few pics to see what the next game in the sequence is. Especially when you're just gonna write one line about it. If someone's reading the thread they've read it already, you don't need to show it all again just to put your one line of comment in context.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:33 am

szycag wrote:It makes the page so much easier to read if you don't quote all those pictures and stuff. Most people will just scroll through to see the next few pics to see what the next game in the sequence is. Especially when you're just gonna write one line about it. If someone's reading the thread they've read it already, you don't need to show it all again just to put your one line of comment in context.

Alright already.

I miss the line Rob typed (he should had put the line after the game comment).

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:35 am

u shud read lol

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:37 am

shoe-sama wrote:u shud read lol

Next time use proper English skills and don't use "u" for you and "shud" for should.

I'm not making fun of you, but I tend to have a hard time trying to understand terrible English.

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:38 am

I swear to God......