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lukester

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New Adventure Island is underrated.
« on: December 04, 2013, 07:49:55 AM »
I've had this game for a few years on my Wii (no PCE version yet)

Seriously, it's like one of the most fun platformers ever. Very fast and actiony, amazing graphics and lovely tunes. Nice length too. It's the PC Engine's real Super Mario Bros.  :mrgreen:

Makes up for the lack of a Wonder Boy port, too.

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Re: New Adventure Island is underrated.
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2013, 08:19:06 AM »
To me, it's one of the best "pure" platformers ever made. The controls are perfect.
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Re: New Adventure Island is underrated.
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2013, 08:26:49 AM »
I like it.  But for some reason i really suck at it

ceti alpha

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Re: New Adventure Island is underrated.
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2013, 08:29:32 AM »
NAI is top tier action. I would put it in my top 10 without hesitation.

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Re: New Adventure Island is underrated.
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2013, 08:29:50 AM »
Same here, galam.  The timer/health thing goads me to run ahead pell-mell to my death.
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Re: New Adventure Island is underrated.
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2013, 08:30:39 AM »
I have been playing this a lot lately expect for that time I tool a 30 second break to play Turrican lol.

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Re: New Adventure Island is underrated.
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2013, 08:44:40 AM »
NAI is top tier action. I would put it in my top 10 without hesitation.

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Re: New Adventure Island is underrated.
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2013, 08:48:03 AM »
NAI is top tier action. I would put it in my top 10 without hesitation.

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Great top 10 list. :)

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Re: New Adventure Island is underrated.
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2013, 09:12:50 AM »
Fantastic game.  In the early nineties I use to love hanging out at the mall particularly at the old TurboZone retail islands if some of you guys remember those (before they turned into TZD.com). 

That is one game I always dreamed of having but I could not afford it at the time.  Most of my early collection (a small handful of games) came from friends who traded with me for some of my NES games at the time which I had bought myself picking up trash.   

Years later ('06) I finally picked it up for a bargain price (I think I did $25 shipped on it)!  The skating areas do seem hard but practice makes perfect.  I was lucky to have Dragon's Curse in my early library a long with Alien Crush and Final Lap Twin.  Played the hell of those back in the day. 

I had no idea this was technically a Wonderboy game.
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Re: New Adventure Island is underrated.
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2013, 09:37:04 AM »

It isn't a wonder boy game, just a clone. :)
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Re: New Adventure Island is underrated.
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2013, 09:55:33 AM »
It isn't a wonder boy game, just a clone. :)

 #-o :)
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Re: New Adventure Island is underrated.
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2013, 10:59:16 AM »
 This is one  of the best games for the system.  Likely in my top 10 as well.

Just really fun to play with great colors and music.
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Re: New Adventure Island is underrated.
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2013, 11:12:47 AM »
my NAI :)



le superb game :D
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Re: New Adventure Island is underrated.
« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2013, 11:36:32 AM »
my NAI :)



le superb game :D


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Re: New Adventure Island is underrated.
« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2013, 11:42:56 AM »
1. le right :)
2. 1st handed :)

the right lose shooting watch btw. is an original mkII from bitd, and not one of those 2008 replicas :)
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