Retro Arena: Arcade Classics Pt6

[J0e Musashi]

Zero 2. Thread over.

[DeathAdder]

I didn't play any of these in the arcades, so I have to go on what I've played on home consoles.

1. Sexy Parodius - I'm not a huge shoot-em-up fan, hence not choosing some of the other games which will presumably end up as very popular, but the craziness and cuteness of the Parodius series is awesome, and Sexy Parodius is my favourite of the lot.

2. Manx TT - my first Saturn game, years after the Saturn was discontinued, and it's a belter. Only two tracks, and rubber banding from hell, but that doesn't matter, as the challenge is against the clock, rather than the other racers. The best arcade bike racer of all time in my opinion.

3. Die Hard Arcade - don't think this would win too many best game awards, but it's amazing fun, and its faults merely add to its charm.

4. Metal Slug - I love the animation and the wackiness of this series.

5. Neo Turf Masters - only discovered this recently, on the Switch, but it's great.

[Leon Retro]

Zero 2. Thread over.

It's certainly a great game.

1. Sexy Parodius - I'm not a huge shoot-em-up fan, hence not choosing some of the other games which will presumably end up as very popular, but the craziness and cuteness of the Parodius series is awesome, and Sexy Parodius is my favourite of the lot.

Yeah, there's something uplifting and really fun about Parodius games that makes them a joy to play through.

2. Manx TT - my first Saturn game, years after the Saturn was discontinued, and it's a belter. Only two tracks, and rubber banding from hell, but that doesn't matter, as the challenge is against the clock, rather than the other racers. The best arcade bike racer of all time in my opinion.

Much better than the terrible Hang-On GP. I used to play it a lot back in the 90s.

4. Metal Slug - I love the animation and the wackiness of this series.

All the animation and detail made it such a stunning game. The developer obviously wanted to take full advantage of the Neo Geo and deliver an unforgettable run-'n-gun experience. Such a brilliant creation.

[Asura]

Much better than the terrible Hang-On GP. I used to play it a lot back in the 90s.

Yeah, that came out around the same time as the arcade Manx if I recall... Remember how the bikes had hexagonal wheels?

[Leon Retro]

Remember how the bikes had hexagonal wheels?

Yeah, the graphics are terrible. And it feels really clunky to play. The only good point is some of the music is decent.

[Neon Ignition]

Seeing Scud Race makes me sad again... but seriously, Street Fighter Alpha 2 is the best game on the list, it's selecting the other 4 for me that's the trick.

-Time Crisis
-Metal Slug
-Scud Race

Just one more

[Leon Retro]

Seeing Scud Race makes me sad again... but seriously, Street Fighter Alpha 2 is the best game on the list,

It's definitely my favourite fighter on the list. Such a great game in all areas.

-Time Crisis
-Metal Slug
-Scud Race

Looking at that list takes me back to the mid-90s and reminds me how awesome those days were. I must have spent loads of money on those three. I remember the excitement when Metal Slug was ported to the Saturn.

[Team Andromeda]

Looking at that list takes me back to the mid-90s and reminds me how awesome those days were. I must have spent loads of money on those three. I remember the excitement when Metal Slug was ported to the Saturn.

The 32Bit days were the best for me. I too loved Metal Slug on the Saturn and I so wished that Last Resort and Pulstar would have been ported to the Saturn and used the 1 Meg Cart, they were a perfect fit for the Saturn userbase

[Leon Retro]

The 32Bit days were the best for me. I too loved Metal Slug on the Saturn and I so wished that Last Resort and Pulstar would have been ported to the Saturn and used the 1 Meg Cart, they were a perfect fit for the Saturn userbase

It really was an amazing time to be a gamer -- you had all sorts of incredible games that people could have only dreamed of playing in the home a few years before. It was great how 2D & 3D games were taken to another level.

It's a shame that the Saturn didn't get games like Pulstar, as I would have been really happy to own it.