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soop

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Re: Got a Supergrafx!
« Reply #15 on: April 24, 2012, 10:56:31 PM »
I have mixed feelings about Aldynes. I know almost everyone here loves it to death, but getting stuck with that right-angle weapon for a long time can really suck. When it is useful it's awesome, but otherwise it's no fun. Also, the music is of mixed quality. Some of it is really good, but some is just meh. Further, the behavior of the little option things can be uncooperative at times. The long and short of it is that I don't see much going on that couldn't have been done on a stock PCE.

I know, right?!  This is the PC Engine, and while you can have some games that are fun if not technically incredible, it's so easy to gloss over something that doesn't stand out.

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Re: Got a Supergrafx!
« Reply #16 on: April 24, 2012, 11:10:59 PM »
SamIAm, if you do get GranZort (not the best of games.......) then there are a few cheat codes to increase your enjoyment of it a bit:

http://forums.magicengine.com/en/viewtopic.php?t=1825

esteban

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Re: Got a Supergrafx!
« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2012, 12:26:41 AM »
Threads like this make me regret selling my SuperGrafx and games. 
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Re: Got a Supergrafx!
« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2012, 05:59:35 AM »
Aldynes is so hard, it makes me want to barf.

I've been playing for a couple of days, and I just now made it to stage 5 (with help from continues). By then, it gets absurd.

The bit in stage 3 where the red balls are flying out of the background is bullshit. Has anyone actually memorized a pattern to get through that part? If I find out that those are random, I'm giving up.

At least stage 4 had the decency to be fairly easy.

This is 100% a memorization game. There's basically no twitch-reflex action going on - it's all about choreographing a path through the stages. You don't react to the enemies and bullets so much as to your own sense of timing. Granted, manic shooters are the same way once you start aiming for a 1CC and a high score.

I'll keep playing it since I like the washed-out look and the music. For now, though, I think I need to load up Star Parodia or something.

By the way, if anyone has a good rip of the music (not a winamp/HES rip), a share would be most appreciated. :)

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Re: Got a Supergrafx!
« Reply #19 on: April 25, 2012, 06:06:39 AM »
SamIAm, if you do get GranZort (not the best of games.......) then there are a few cheat codes to increase your enjoyment of it a bit:

http://forums.magicengine.com/en/viewtopic.php?t=1825


why do you keep posting cheat codes for games , lol.  First legion, now this.

cheats are for pussies!
[Fri 19:34]<nectarsis> been wanting to try that one for awhile now Ope
[Fri 19:33]<Opethian> l;ol huge dong

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Re: Got a Supergrafx!
« Reply #20 on: April 25, 2012, 07:31:57 AM »
Turns out the shop didn't have GranZort after all. To bad, because I wouldn't mind an action game like that one. What does it normally go for, anyway?

I just gave Aldynes another go. Made it to the stage 4 boss in one credit. The stage 3 orbs are way easier to deal with if you have supports and hold the fire button to make them circle you.

I'm going to keep going. Also, the stage 4 music is great. :)

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Re: Got a Supergrafx!
« Reply #21 on: April 25, 2012, 07:37:03 AM »
The long and short of it is that I don't see much going on that couldn't have been done on a stock PCE.


euh



not to mention all of the sprite-flailing that is going on...
« Last Edit: April 25, 2012, 07:39:37 AM by Arkhan »
[Fri 19:34]<nectarsis> been wanting to try that one for awhile now Ope
[Fri 19:33]<Opethian> l;ol huge dong

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Re: Got a Supergrafx!
« Reply #22 on: April 25, 2012, 09:07:03 AM »
SamIAm, if you do get GranZort (not the best of games.......) then there are a few cheat codes to increase your enjoyment of it a bit:

http://forums.magicengine.com/en/viewtopic.php?t=1825


why do you keep posting cheat codes for games , lol.  First legion, now this.

cheats are for pussies!


I'm wondering about this myself lol. Maybe he is laying the groundwork for another John Szczepaniak HG101 article.

esteban

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Re: Got a Supergrafx!
« Reply #23 on: April 25, 2012, 09:48:05 AM »
SamIAm, if you do get GranZort (not the best of games.......) then there are a few cheat codes to increase your enjoyment of it a bit:

http://forums.magicengine.com/en/viewtopic.php?t=1825


why do you keep posting cheat codes for games , lol.  First legion, now this.

cheats are for pussies!


I'm wondering about this myself lol. Maybe he is laying the groundwork for another John Szczepaniak HG101 article.


 

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Re: Got a Supergrafx!
« Reply #24 on: April 25, 2012, 01:43:13 PM »
why do you keep posting cheat codes for games , lol.  First legion, now this.

cheats are for pussies!

To some, maybe, but disassembling and code tracing through 20-year-old games to find those cheats is undisputably awesome!

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Re: Got a Supergrafx!
« Reply #25 on: April 25, 2012, 01:49:29 PM »
yeah, uncovering the cheats is sweet.  Using them, is not :D
[Fri 19:34]<nectarsis> been wanting to try that one for awhile now Ope
[Fri 19:33]<Opethian> l;ol huge dong

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« Reply #26 on: April 25, 2012, 03:11:07 PM »
yeah, uncovering the cheats is sweet.  Using them, is not :D
For God so hated the gaming world, that he gave his only unwanted son, that whosoever believeth in the HG101 review should not play fairly, but opt to have everlasting lives, infinite power ups, and multiple save states, for deadlines sake.

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Re: Got a Supergrafx!
« Reply #27 on: April 26, 2012, 01:52:45 AM »

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Re: Got a Supergrafx!
« Reply #28 on: April 26, 2012, 02:51:47 AM »
Speaking of funky writing:

Although the sonics are a little tinty...


I can't believe magazines used to get away with such little work.  Much as I hate Edge, thank f*ck they came along.

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Re: Got a Supergrafx!
« Reply #29 on: April 26, 2012, 03:06:12 AM »
"Apparently the only way NEC can pump out an awesome shooter is with CD technology" or whatever

Ken, you're a moron.

"the megadrive can emulate the scrolling"

no shit sherlock.
[Fri 19:34]<nectarsis> been wanting to try that one for awhile now Ope
[Fri 19:33]<Opethian> l;ol huge dong

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