I say throw, I mean employ several heavy set men to lift and drop it out of the window.

retroking1981 wrote:

I thought I was in the minority tbh.  I think the whole series is massively overrated, least of all that NES game and the arcade game its based off, its just not that good, especially for Capcoms high standards.

Ghouls was a pretty impressive arcade game when it came out, and the difficulty wasn't that weird for arcade games at the time. It then came out on the MD pretty early and was an impressive show of what it could do. Super then did the same for the SNES. Both games were superseded pretty quickly by other games on the consoles, but by then already had that classic status.

I still like them both, but there was clearly better, more modern stuff coming along at the time. It's an old school style of gameplay that was on the brink of being outdated even back then. Possibly the best of its kind just as a whole new ethos of game design was taking root.

I'm still a big fan of the original Ghosts & Goblins. It's in my top100 game list in that thread. 

davyK wrote:

Ghosts & Goblins
This game shouldn't be popular. It's a bastard of a coin grabbing, cheating fuck. It's glitchy and bug ridden but I love it. It's another game I first saw in the arcade and it was gorgeous looking with great atmospheric sound. I hate to be one to overlook gameplay for look and feel but the design of this game, which includes that little red devil bastard, means it carries off the baggage of its shortcomings. I've played this via many retro compilations and MAME and I'll still pass 30mins or so with it from time to time.

I never really got into the sequel. It just didn't have the same feel as the original. This SNES game is an improvement over that. The original game was a tough bitch but that can be excused because it was about eating coins. A home game should be a bit more forgiving (with an expert mode for those who like their pain.)

Super G&G looks gorgeous but that difficulty just gets in the way. Being able to move mid-jump would help it enormously.  3/5

Super GnG - SNES/GBA (version tested)

It looks like I'm more keen on this than most.  It's evil, it's unenjoyable for the most part, and the way it sends you back to the beginning is obscene, but there's a huge sense of satisfaction when you reach a new checkpoint.  I think I'll go for a needlessly convoluted:

SNES: 85%       
GBA: 82%
Save state assisted retro game: 87%

With the ability to cheat for infinite attempts, it becomes a better game.

Nick then me, then start again?

Will do that OP this weekend btw.

Right Super Ghouls n Ghosts then...

Spent the afternoon on this, first game played on the spanking Bang & Olufsen CRT I acquired through Moot. The game looked great, and the sound on the telly was phenomenal, sub set to +3 it really belted out those great tunes that this game has (audio does indeed raise this game's score).

Like Davy, I can fully get on board with all the negatives about GnG, but I love it nonetheless. It's a chunky sprite swear-a-thon and makes no excuses for it. I enjoy the setting, each world and the aforementioned music enough that I forgive the trial and error nature of the gameplay.

I did a run through on default, 3 lives mode, no continues, and barely made the fire world. Pumped lives up to 9 after that and with a couple of continues saw the first end. It's definitely a ball breaker and I can see why some would like some control on the jumps. Personally I think the jumps are fine, it's an old school platformer, but would have liked armour upgrades to not shatter fully naked when hit, instead just shatter to the previous level of armour. Plus the weapons weren't very balanced, some so much better than others when in green or gold armour.

Overall, I'll give this Daimakaimura a rose tinted 8/10




If it's my choice next then please pencil in Snake Rattle N Roll on the Nes, I have super fond memories of playing it quite a lot at a friends house but have never returned, so gonna be interesting to see how it holds up.

You know it mate

2 cans of Stella

Points for retro. Could've had extra if you'd said pint cans but everyone knows they're not worth the money so fair play.

Extra points because you said Star Wing. You're in the lead mate.

A slightly squished protruding testicle.

Snake Rattle & Roll then. Another one I always intended to try. When I had a NES it was always one I fancied but the game tended to be among the higher priced ones.

Think I may have added that ROM to the NESTER DC disc I have so might play it that way. NESTER on PC is ultra reliable as a backup.

I bought this for the Megadrive when I was a kid. Monthly allowance for a single game under a tenner from the market. Saw this in a magazine so wanted it. Don't think I ever beat the second level.

We dabbled with this for week 9.
Will play again now that I've got a proper retro pad, the Caanoo stick was awful.

Well I got to the 3rd level on the NES version. Control is a bit of a nightmare with a keyboard.

No more isometric games please.