19th February 2012, 8:05 PM
Genesis
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Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude - $5.25, cart only. I remember seeing this as a kid and disliking it because of the art design (seriously, Greendog's art looks awful, I dislike the style), but the gameplay's a bit better than that I think... we'll see how I like it now.
PS1
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One - $1, disc in generic case - PS1 action game, maybe decent.
But anyway, in addition to that, I also loved Kirby Pinball when I was younger. It's a pretty different kind of game, more videogamey and less like a real pinball table, but I thought it worked fine, and the variety, with three tables each with three screens, minigames, high score save, etc. was great.
You are right that pinball isn't as interactive as some games, but I always loved block-breaking games like Arkanoid, and like pinball too. Pinball isn't one of my favorite kinds of games -- it is really frustrating when the ball drains in ways you have no control over, for sure -- but it certainly can be fun.
As for Kirby 2, yeah, I said it was great, and you clearly agree. :) And yes, I always liked the lightbulb power as well, it's good stuff. As for the spikes power with Kine though, I thought that Kine himself grows the spines, instead of them being spines Kirby is piercing him with... Kirby 2 was the series' first use of combined powers, and they were off to a good start for sure.
I also like how while there is some collecting, it's not nearly as burdening as the amount in, say, Kirby 64 -- there is only one item to collect in each world, instead of two in every level. Makes 100% completing the game a whole lot less annoying than in that game. And do do that, as with some later games in the series you only fight the real final boss with all of the items. I remember the last two worlds' ones being the hardest to get, without a walkthrough that is.
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Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude - $5.25, cart only. I remember seeing this as a kid and disliking it because of the art design (seriously, Greendog's art looks awful, I dislike the style), but the gameplay's a bit better than that I think... we'll see how I like it now.
PS1
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One - $1, disc in generic case - PS1 action game, maybe decent.
Dark Jaguar Wrote:Kirby's Pinball Land is a fun little game, though I've never been particularly good at pinball (too much stuff I can't control, like if the ball happens to bounce to the extreme left or right, it's just instant death and nothing I can do to stop it). I remember playing Ultra Pinball from Epic MegaGames as a kid a lot though. If they made a new Kirby Pinball game, I'd love to see Kirby in ball form getting powerups from enemies.Epic Pinball was a favorite of mine as well. I never owned the full game, but did absolutely love the shareware version's table, Cyborg, and got Epic's second pinball game, Extreme Pinball. It was good, but honestly I didn't like any of its four tables as much as Cyborg (and it also has fewer total tables, with only four instead of 16 like the first game). Cyborg, though... amazing work for its time.
But anyway, in addition to that, I also loved Kirby Pinball when I was younger. It's a pretty different kind of game, more videogamey and less like a real pinball table, but I thought it worked fine, and the variety, with three tables each with three screens, minigames, high score save, etc. was great.
You are right that pinball isn't as interactive as some games, but I always loved block-breaking games like Arkanoid, and like pinball too. Pinball isn't one of my favorite kinds of games -- it is really frustrating when the ball drains in ways you have no control over, for sure -- but it certainly can be fun.
Quote:Or maybe it IS as glitchy. I got the game stuck in a reset cycle just navigating the options screen! Well, gotta be careful there I guess.Huh, I didn't know Lufia 2 was that glitchy... that's too bad.
Anyway, Kirby's Dreamland 2 is amazing. Kine the fish is the BEST THING EVER. I mean that wide eyed imbecilic expression is priceless. I also love how I ride around in it's mouth and how when I use abilities, they distort the fish's body in the process. Firing lightbulbs from the fish mouth Fester style is fun, and it's the most hilarious thing in the world to use "spike" and have a few showing up coming out of Kirby through the fish mouth, but all the rest are actually stabbing into spine shapes IN the poor fish's body, and the nerve dead fool is just completely unaffected! It's great! Honestly this fish and Kirby's interactions would feel right at home in Ren and Stimpy.
As for Kirby 2, yeah, I said it was great, and you clearly agree. :) And yes, I always liked the lightbulb power as well, it's good stuff. As for the spikes power with Kine though, I thought that Kine himself grows the spines, instead of them being spines Kirby is piercing him with... Kirby 2 was the series' first use of combined powers, and they were off to a good start for sure.
I also like how while there is some collecting, it's not nearly as burdening as the amount in, say, Kirby 64 -- there is only one item to collect in each world, instead of two in every level. Makes 100% completing the game a whole lot less annoying than in that game. And do do that, as with some later games in the series you only fight the real final boss with all of the items. I remember the last two worlds' ones being the hardest to get, without a walkthrough that is.