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    Retro Rumble: Round 12




    Galaga
    IK+
    Manic Miner
    Scramble
    Super Mario Bros.
    Yie Ar Kung-Fu


    Six random retro games face off against each other to see which ones are the most popular.

    Choose 3 that you like the most.
    Last edited by Leon Retro; 23-09-2020, 23:19.

    #2
    Galaga - easy choice and one of my all time favourite games
    Super Mario Bros - groundbreaking for its time and still holds up extremely well today. Tight gameplay and banging tuneage, plus I love the big pixelated Mario sprite
    Manic Miner - just edges out IK+ but I have to say I much preferred Jet Set Willy

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      #3
      Originally posted by samanosuke View Post
      Galaga - easy choice and one of my all time favourite games
      Galaga 88 on the PC Engine is great.

      Originally posted by samanosuke View Post
      Super Mario Bros - groundbreaking for its time and still holds up extremely well today. Tight gameplay and banging tuneage, plus I love the big pixelated Mario sprite
      I remember it really opened my eyes to how special Japanese console games could be. The silky smooth, no BS gameplay has always had me coming back for more. A timeless classic.

      Originally posted by samanosuke View Post
      Manic Miner - just edges out IK+ but I have to say I much preferred Jet Set Willy
      I'm a fan of both, but I do really like the more straightforward gameplay in Manic Miner. When I was a kid, I really enjoyed wandering around JSW's map. JSW felt extra magical back then. These days I'd opt for Manic Miner.

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        #4
        Cant imagine why you'd put Super Mario Brothers in there, it clearly doesn't stand up next to the rest

        Seriously though, SMB by a country mile.

        Then Galaga, although I prefer Galaxian. My introduction to the series was via the Tekken loading screen and im always up for a game.

        And then Manic Miner which I only played for the first time earlier this year, but which I had a lot of fun with.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Leon Retro View Post
          Galaga 88 on the PC Engine is great.
          I’ve not played the PCE version although I no doubt will as my missus has a PCE Mini hidden away somewhere as a Christmas pressie for me. It was the original arcade version that first caught my attention when it appeared down my local yoof club and after that I’d seek it out in arcades whenever we’d go on family holidays.

          Originally posted by Cepp View Post
          Then Galaga, although I prefer Galaxian. My introduction to the series was via the Tekken loading screen and im always up for a game.
          That comment makes me feel old! And wasn’t it Ridge Racer, not Tekken?

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            #6
            Originally posted by samanosuke View Post
            That comment makes me feel old! And wasn’t it Ridge Racer, not Tekken?
            It was Galaxian for Ridge Racer and Galaga for Tekken. Both games pre-date me by 3 and 5 years respectively I don't think I ever saw them at seaside arcades (which was the only chance I had to play arcade games growing up) so I always found it to be a clever way to introduce them to a newer generation.

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              #7
              SMB - no brainier, one of the most iconic games of all time.
              Galaga - a fine arcade game with plenty of good conversions
              Scramble - ashamedly, the only other game on the list I’ve spent much time on. A decent arcade game.

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                #8
                SMB easy. Amazing, influential masterpiece. The Beatles of gaming.

                Galaga - great fun, took the OK Galaxian and thoroughly improved every aspect of it, gameplay, graphics and sound.

                Scramble - dated, but still good for a quick blast.




                I'm not a fan of Yie Ar, and I only fleetingly played Manic Miner. Skool Daze was more up my alley. Don't know IK+ at all

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                  #9
                  Super Mario Bros - I never owned an NES but I did play the arcade. I remember discovering the run button first time I played and it all clicking.
                  Galaga - This sums up my memories of old smoky arcades ... it's exactly how a classic game should look and sound and play. 88 on the PCE is outstanding too.
                  Scramble - Unlike SMB I never played this in the arcade but I did play it on my brother's C64.

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                    #10
                    Mario Bros. is RUBBISH!

                    However, Super Mario Bros. is devine!
                    For me, they nailed that level of platforming and adventure. The controls are amazing. That little bit of momentum as you move Mario makes him seem more real than the jerky animation in games from earlier years.
                    It's also that sense of exploration, looking in a pipe to find a new section, breaking walls to get out or even breaking the 4th wall and offering level warps outside the game's borders.

                    I can't wait for my Game & Watch to arrive and play it properly.


                    Next choice is IK+. An ex-girlfriend's brother had this on the Amiga and I remember crying with laughter playing this with him.
                    I mean, it was funny already with the turbo speed on and the Enter the Dragon sound effects, but...

                    Then we found the T button.

                    My teenage self found the sight of their trousers falling down side-creasingly hilarious. Hilarious!


                    Last choice is Yie Ar Kung-Fu.
                    Vivid memories of this, without ever owning it.
                    I remember the arcade being particularly loud with the music blaring and the fighting sound effects crashing.
                    I seem the remember seeing the arcade, but playing the game first on the C64 at a friend's house.
                    Slowly waiting for the game to load, one line at a time, gazing at the cover. There's Bruce Lee behind the IMAGINE! logo, this will be amazing!
                    Then I went back to the arcade and couldn't believe how fast it ran! Buchu wasn't a lumbering fatty, he was literally flying across the screen.
                    I loved the idea of Oolong working his way through various masters of martial arts, like some old kung-fu flick.
                    I doubt I ever got further than Fan though!


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                      #11
                      Just 2 for me, don't like the rest

                      Manic Miner Pixel platform perfection

                      IK+ Utterly brilliant game, so far ahead of time. Use to have wonderful multuplayer battles on this back the the day.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Cepp View Post

                        Seriously though, SMB by a country mile.
                        I like the other games, but SMB is easily my favourite of the bunch. It's such a great pick-up-and-play game that always hooks me in again.

                        Originally posted by Cepp View Post
                        And then Manic Miner which I only played for the first time earlier this year, but which I had a lot of fun with.
                        It's probably my favourite 8-bit computer platformer. It's really well crafted and still fun to play.

                        Originally posted by samanosuke View Post
                        I’ve not played the PCE version although I no doubt will as my missus has a PCE Mini hidden away somewhere as a Christmas pressie for me.
                        It's a really nice version of Galaga, so you'll probably really enjoy it.

                        Originally posted by Marius View Post

                        Scramble - dated, but still good for a quick blast.
                        Yeah, despite being from the very early days of gaming, it still offers decent blasting action. The gameplay offers something distinct, and the neon visuals still look good.

                        Originally posted by QualityChimp View Post
                        It's also that sense of exploration, looking in a pipe to find a new section, breaking walls to get out or even breaking the 4th wall and offering level warps outside the game's borders.
                        I remember thinking that all the secrets -- and being able to go down pipes -- was brilliant. It felt so fresh and gave a sense of exploration. It was the moment in my gaming life that I realised Nintendo were a very special company.

                        Originally posted by QualityChimp View Post
                        Next choice is IK+. An ex-girlfriend's brother had this on the Amiga and I remember crying with laughter playing this with him.
                        I mean, it was funny already with the turbo speed on and the Enter the Dragon sound effects, but...

                        Then we found the T button.
                        The Amiga version is also the one I played the most. The manic fighting and funny sound effects gave it a lot of charm. And the 'T button' has to be one of the funniest things ever in a fighting game.

                        Originally posted by QualityChimp View Post
                        Last choice is Yie Ar Kung-Fu.
                        Vivid memories of this, without ever owning it.
                        I remember playing it a few times in the arcades and liking the design, but it's the Amstrad port that had me hooked. There was something about the atmosphere that really appealed to me, and I ended up being really good at it. Probably my favourite fighting game for that machine.


                        Originally posted by Team Andromeda View Post

                        Manic Miner Pixel platform perfection

                        IK+ Utterly brilliant game, so far ahead of time. Use to have wonderful multuplayer battles on this back the the day.
                        Yeah, Manic Miner has such tight design. A perfect example of 8-bit computer platforming action.

                        IK+ was a go-to Amiga game with friends and family. It may have been quite simple, but there was something really addictive and satisfying about it.
                        Last edited by Leon Retro; 24-09-2020, 12:23.

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                          #13
                          My votes:

                          Super Mario Bros: A super slick platformer that's always fun to play through. It may be a simple game, but it's so well crafted.

                          Scramble: A great example of how special early coin-ops could be. The gameplay is intense, the graphics an abstract neon delight, and every facet goes together to make it a very compelling experience.

                          IK+: Having three characters duking it out makes for some crazy fighting action. The charming design that's full of memorable details helps to make it such a one-more-go experience. A really special fighter from the days before SF2.
                          Last edited by Leon Retro; 24-09-2020, 22:40.

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                            #14
                            The votes so far:

                            Super Mario Bros: 7 votes
                            Galaga: 5 votes
                            Scramble: 4 votes
                            Manic Miner: 3 votes
                            IK+: 3 votes
                            Yie Ar Kung-Fu: 1 votes

                            Mario stomps all over the competition.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Leon Retro View Post

                              Yeah, Manic Miner has such tight design. A perfect example of 8-bit computer platforming action.

                              IK+ was a go-to Amiga game with friends and family. It may have been quite simple, but there was something really addictive and satisfying about it.
                              Manic Miner was platform perfection, but it doesn't not get much credit, since its made by the British and on the ZX Spectrum .
                              Like I told you before in my comp they was a huge Atari ST following. Many times, we would go on the mitch from school and go to my mate's house (he lived right by the comp) to play IK+, Jimmy White Snooker and Sam Fox poker on the Atari ST LOL

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