What are your favorite attract modes?

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 2:53 am

I often like to leave one playing in my room while I'm watching TV or working on something. Some of them are even really great to sleep to, as long as it isn't overly cacophonous.

There are tons that I like but I'll start by naming The Steel Empire for Genesis/Mega Drive. While I could see some finding the 'film reel' sound effect annoying & the title theme a bit too peppy, it quickly goes into a spot of gameplay from level one with a nice, relaxing vibe. The music in this stage is just a few subdued notes on an infinite loop but it creates this calm yet ominous atmosphere.

Super Aleste/Space Megaforce for Super Famicom/SNES is also pretty great with it's coffee house beats.

Both of these titles have an amazing graphic style of course, so when you happen to look over you'll often catch a glimpse of their lovely worlds on display. Just makes me feel comfortable & helps to block out the stressors of the outside world.

Anyone else get a sense of well-being from doing this? Your picks don't have to be shmups or even classic. Just whatever games you like to leave playing while you're in your personal space.

iconoclast · Post by **iconoclast** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 3:02 am

Jet Set Radio Future immediately comes to mind. (Probably because I played through it recently, but it's still great.)

Obiwanshinobi · Post by **Obiwanshinobi** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 3:29 am

Mine would sometimes also be something from Sega (such as the original JSR indeed, neat way to impress the visitors too).

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 3:40 am

Outtrigger's is pretty great.

In fact, the Dreamcast has tons of good attract modes. I left Virtua Fighter 3tb playing for an entire night last week. Not as nice as VF2's on Saturn (with it's amazing music & distant thunder), but still good.

mirkvid · Post by **mirkvid** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 3:43 am

Any Capcom fighter from the 90s does it for me, excellent large portraits and great tunes.

8BA my avatar is in firing range of your avatar. Your move!

WelshMegalodon · Post by **WelshMegalodon** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 3:46 am

If you leave him alone long enough, the other enemies won't be able to shoot you. This isn't allowed in scoring runs, but you probably already knew that.

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 3:47 am

Edit - Damn you, tapatalk

BIL · Post by **BIL** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 3:47 am

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 4:13 am

I like quite a bit of the older games' attract modes like the one from Galaxian. I especially like the one from Q*Bert where he gets bonked on the head at the end.

Shoryukev · Post by **Shoryukev** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 11:48 am

I'm sure this one comes as a big surprise to all of you....NOT!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X00SZHGBxcU

BIL · Post by **BIL** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 5:00 pm

Best sound effect ever.

*POW*

(I like to think that's Mike n' Joe from SF1!)

Squire Grooktook · Post by **Squire Grooktook** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 5:06 pm

Guile doing a flashkick without charging tho

Fuckin cheater deserved that loss

Shoryukev · Post by **Shoryukev** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 5:58 pm

Squire Grooktook wrote:Guile doing a flashkick without charging tho

Fuckin cheater deserved that loss

I always hated Guile's AI when I was a kid on harder difficulties because of that!!! Eventually I learned to throw weak punch shoryukens from a certain distance to trigger him to flashkick....but I'll always hold a grudge to Guile for that anyways LOL

FinalBaton · Post by **FinalBaton** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 7:34 pm

kev do you have Fightcade on your pc

we could have a couple classic SF2 bouts online if you feel like it. I adore the game as well, and I love playing against other peeps I get along well with and that are also passionate about SF.

I mainly play SF2 Hyper Fightin' and SSF2X. I also love the Alpha games (mainly Alpha 2) but I'm not as good at them, as I am in SF2.

My handle on there is same as here : FinalBaton

Shoryukev · Post by **Shoryukev** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 7:54 pm

FinalBaton wrote:kev do you have Fightcade on your pc

we could have a couple classic SF2 bouts online if you feel like it. I adore the game as well, and I love playing against other peeps I get along well with and that are also passionate about SF.

I mainly play SF2 Hyper Fightin' and SSF2X. I also love the Alpha games (mainly Alpha 2) but I'm not as good at them, as I am in SF2.

My handle on there is same as here : FinalBaton

I don't, but my PC is down at the moment while I wait for an Extron unit to arrive at my doorstep anyways. I'll look into it after I get everything up and running. I'm rusty but it would be fun to go some rounds.

I do have HD-remix (as well as a few other fighters) on my PS3 and a fighstick if you have that. My handle on PSN is ShredGuitarKev. I tried to change my ID to ShoryuKev about 5-6 years ago, but when I put in the change request some sort of glitch happened and it marked the user ID as forever taken and I got screwed LOL.

Jeneki · Post by **Jeneki** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:15 pm

Dimahoo.

giantw3nis · Post by **giantw3nis** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 9:15 pm

Virtua Fighter 3 TB. Amazing.

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:30 pm

BIL wrote:(I like to think that's Mike n' Joe from SF1!)

I used to think that too! But then a few months ago there was this story going around.

Disappointing!

KAI · Post by **KAI** » Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:37 am

Friendly reminder that Groove on Fight is cool as fuck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvcnllCm2Bs

Stevens · Post by **Stevens** » Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:52 pm

Mars Matrix, Super Turbo (this I can play), and 3rd Strike (this I can't).

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 11:51 pm

Nam-1975 - "Do I have to go back to the Hell again?! ROOOOOOOOOOOAH!!!"

Garou: Mark of the Wolves - Two cool sequences? Certainly, they existed.

Time Crisis - 1, 2, 3 and 4 all have great attract cinematics.

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 12:29 am

I really like Shadow over Mystara's attract mode. Quick display of what every character can do plus their stats sheet. I love watching the Dwarf roll under the chimera and shoryuken it from behind. Would be a badass move to pull off in a D&D session.

Speaking of which, in one D&D session of mine I actually axe'd an ogre right in the nuts. It was an instant KO.

Squire Grooktook wrote:Guile doing a flashkick without charging tho

Fuckin cheater deserved that loss

There's this video of a walking flashkick done by a player. It was an accident but makes me wonder if it could somehow be replicated and actually be done in real matches.

trap15 · Post by **trap15** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 3:33 am

In the CPS-1 Street Fighter 2 games (at least World Warrior, not sure about the others...) there was a 1/256 chance to do a special move on a regular attack. So that's probably all.

Obiwanshinobi · Post by **Obiwanshinobi** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 7:25 am

If only I liked its music better, the attract mode of Gotcha Force could be one of my faves. Watching nonetheless recommended.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 2:42 am

No Konami love, eh? Surprise Attack's demo really got me the first time I saw it, but I couldn't pick a favorite. Always was partial to the old Konami ones though, especially the ones with screen-height text scrollers (like Super Contra).

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 6:18 am

Avenging Spirit, for sure.

Pang! And then I died.

soprano1 · Post by **soprano1** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 5:03 pm

Last Blade 2 and Garou MOTW.

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