Game of the Week Club

[turbogrfxfan]

just got monster lair two weeks ago after not having it for like 18 years..  The the colors are great,and  fun bosses. weapons kinda suck but its a different style game.   I never beat it.  its a long ass game.  Its like the never ending frikkin story.  not a huge wonderboy fan but I like this game  

[Emerald Rocker]

I haven't played Monster Lair, but I did just post a series of FAQs for the Mega CD game Arcus 1-2-3.  <--- shameless advertising

So that was most of my weekend.  But if I still own Monster Lair, perhaps I will actually play it for the very first time!  I'll post my thoughts if I do.

[shubibiman]

When I was a kid, I lost many coins playing the arcade game. When I knew that it was going to be released for the PCE, I nearly wet my pants and I have to admit that it really helped me to make my decision when I didn't what to choose between the MD and the PCE.

This version is great, even though some colours look a bit awkward to me. But the game is long and sometimes repetitive.

[sunteam_paul]

GRADIUS

[shubibiman]

Excellent conversion of the arcade. I used to not like the Gradius Series but in the last few years, i've come to love it. This first episode is a classic that I still enjoy now.

[sunteam_paul]

While Gradius is a decent enough shoot 'em up, the appaling slowdown just completely kills this version for me, making it almost unplayable. This one of only two PC Engine games I ever traded in and the only one I didn't regret. Thankfully Konami got ther act together for future releases.

[ceti alpha]

While Gradius is a decent enough shoot 'em up, the appaling slowdown just completely kills this version for me, making it almost unplayable. This one of only two PC Engine games I ever traded in and the only one I didn't regret. Thankfully Konami got ther act together for future releases.

That does suck with the slowdown, but yeah, Salamander is quite flawless. I personally don't mind some slowdown, but when it's excessive...

I'm curious to at least try this and Darius.

[nat]

Every time I start to feel slightly upset about the slowdown in Gradius, I go and play Gradius III on the SNES to set myself straight.

[sunteam_paul]

Every time I start to feel slightly upset about the slowdown in Gradius, I go and play Gradius III on the SNES to set myself straight.

Ouch.

Sometimes I wonder if Konami fired their first batch of programmers considering the difference between their earlier and later console titles. Either that or they learn very quickly.

[Mathius]

I have never been a big fan of the Gradius series either. Life Force was the shooter I always went to when I was growing up.

[Emerald Rocker]

I never played PCE Gradius, but I did play the game during Blades of Steel intermissions.  It was too short.

[turbogrfxfan]

yeah im going to get it.  I was stupid and got paridus da first. it would be cool to compare the two though.

[nectarsis]

yeah im going to get it.  I was stupid and got paridus da first. it would be cool to compare the two though.

Gradius is a good game, but Parodius Da KILLS it IMO

[Tatsujin]

Gradius is Grandiose.

a very well done conversion of this 1985 classic. It was a milestone back then, sure the PCE conv. came a little bit too late. but today, this doesn't matter in no way 

[geise]

Haha I like the Gradius version in Legend of Mystical Ninja aka Ganbare Goemon.  Anyways I like the PC-Engine version quite a bit.  It's Gradius but with a pc-engine feel, if that makes any sense?  Regardless I think it's a pretty good version of the arcade.