The classic gaming thread

[forgottensinpwf]

With there being threads for the current generation systems, I thought this would be a great thread to talk about classic Pre-Wii, PS3, 360 consoles, if there's anything you're currently playing, if you've recently beaten any games, and if you've recently purchased any new games for any of your consoles.


A couple weeks ago, I finally beat Ninja Gaiden 1 on the NES. The game is a pain, but it is beatable. That's more than I can say for the headache that is Battletoads. A game that I can't even get past stage 4 in.

Right now, I'm planning on my 3rd playthrough of Earthbound on the SNES, followed by perhaps running through Super Mario RPG shortly after.

And as of yesterday, I finally got my hands on a red cart version of Maximum Carnage for the SNES (I have it for Genesis as well). The game is a pain in the ass at times, but it has a solid soundtrack, and is a fun beat-em-up.

[ani]

SNES cart collection just hit over 100:
gametz.com/usertab/Wrightfan/tab/Collection.html

[forgottensinpwf]

May 9, 2010 15:49:12 GMT -5 ani said:

SNES cart collection just hit over 100:
gametz.com/usertab/Wrightfan/tab/Collection.html

Getting there. I'm just about at 80.

Genesis wise, I'm nearing 100.

And NES, haven't counted lately, but I have to be at 130.

[Johnny Flamingo]

I'm at 45 NES, 54 SNES, 11 Genesis

My personal favorite is Super Castlevania IV. To me its the perfect Castlevania ever made (even better than SotN). I'm hoping the new Castlevania can recapture some of the magic (and soundtrack) from those games.

[forgottensinpwf]

Still have to list my NES and SNES carts again, but here's my Genesis games as of right now.

1. 6-Pak
2. AAAH! Real Monsters
3. Acme All Stars
4. Adventures of Batman & Robin
5. Aero the Acro-Bat
6. Aladdin
7. Altered Beast
8. Animaniacs
9. Batman Returns
10. Battletoads/Double Dragon
11. Bubble & Squeak
12. Bubsy 2
13. Chakan
14. Chuck Rock
15. Columns
16. Comix Zone
17. Contra Hard Corps
18. Cyborg Justice
19. David Robinson's Fast Break
20. Death and return of Superman
21. Dune: The battle for Arakis
22. Dynamite Headdy
23. Earthworm Jim 2
24. Ecco the Dolphin
25. Ecco: the tides of time
26. Eternal Champions
27. Forgotten Worlds
28. Gargoyles
29. General Chaos
30. Ghouls 'N Ghosts
31. Ghostbusters
32. Golden Axe
33. Golden Axe 2
34. Gunstar Heroes
35. Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings
36. Jurassic Park
37.Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition
38. Kid Chameleon
39. Lion King
40. Maximum Carnage
41. Mega Bomberman
42. Mortal Kombat
43. Mortal Kombat 2
44. Mortal Kombat 3
45. Mutant League Football
46. Mystic Defender
47. NBA Jam
48. NBA Jam T.E
49. NHL Hockey
50. NHL 94
51. Pac Man 2: The New Adventures
52. Pagemaster
53. Phelios
54. Pirates Gold
55. Phantasy Star III
56. Punisher
57. Revenge of Shinobi
58. Ristar
59. Rocket Knight Adventures
60. Shadow Dancer: Secret of Shinobi
61. Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare
62. Spider-Man/X-Men: Arcade's Revenge
63. Sonic And Knuckles
64. Sonic Classics
65. Sonic Spinball
66. Sonic The Hedgehog
67. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
68. Sonic The Hedgehog 3
69. Sports Talk Football Starring Joe Montana.
70. Stimpy's Invention
71. Street Fighter 2: Special Champion Edition
72. Streets of Rage
73. Streets of Rage 2
74. Sub Terrania
75. Super Hang On
76. Super Smash TV
77. Super Street Fighter 2
78. T2: The Arcade Game
79. Talespin
80. Taz: Escape from Mars
81. Taz-Mania
82. Toejam and Earl
83. Toy Story
84. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist
85. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
86. Valis
87. Vectorman
88. Vectorman 2
89. Venom/Spiderman: Separation Anxiety
90. Virtual Bart
91. World of Illusion Starring Mickey and Donald
92. WWF: Royal Rumble
93. WWF: Wrestlemania The Arcade Game
94. X-Men
95. X-Men 2
96. Game Genie

[forgottensinpwf]

Here's my SNES Collection as of May 10th 2010:

1. Actraiser
2. Aero the Acro-Bat
3. Animaniacs
4. Battletoads/Doube Dragon
5. Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
6. Brain Lord
7. Bubsy
8. Buster Busts Loose (Tiny Toon Adventures)
9. Castlevania IV (Super)
10. Chrono Trigger
11. Daffy Duck in The Marvin Missions
12. Disney's Aladdin
13. Disney's Goof Troop
14. Donkey Kong Country
15. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
16. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
17. Earthbound
18. Earthworm Jim
19. Final Fantasy II
20. Final Fantasy III
21. Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
22. Final Fight
23. F-Zero
24. Gradius III
25. Illusiion of Gaia
26. Killer Instinct
27. Kirby's Dream Course
28. Kirby Super Star
29. Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
30. Lion King (With box/Book)
31. Lost Vikings 2 (With Box/Book)
32. Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
33. Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse
34. Mega Man X
35. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers the Movie
36. Mortal Kombat
37. Mortal Kombat II
38. Mortal Kombat III
39 MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head
40. Mystical Ninja (Legend of the)
41. NBA Jam
42. NBA Jam T.E
43. Pocky and Rocky
44. Rocky Rodent
45. Saturday Night Slam Masters
46. Secret of Evermore
47. Secret of Mana
48. SimCity
49. Space Invaders
50. Spider-Man/Venom: Maximum Carnage
51. Spider-Man/X-Men: Arcade's Revenge
52. Star Fox
53. Street Fighter II
54. Street Fighter Aplha 2
55. Super Adventure Island
56. Super Empire Strikes Back
57. Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts
58. Super Mario All-Stars
59. Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World
60. Super Mario Kart
61. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
62. Super Mario World
63. Super Metroid
64. Super Punch Out
65. Super Star Wars
66. Super Street Fighter II
67. Tetris 2
68. Tin Star
69. Tournament Fighters (TMNT)
70. Toy Story
71. Turtles in Time (TMNT)
72. WWF Raw
73. WWF Royal Rumble
74. WWF Wrestlemania The Arcade Game
75. X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
76. Yoshi's Island
77. Zombies Ate My Neighbors
78. Super Game Boy

Most recent carts collected:

Mtv's Beavis and Butt-Head: 8.00
Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts: 7.00
Spider-Man/Venom: Maximum Carnage: 7.00

[Vampiro138]

i have about 30 genesis games. currently the one ive been playing lately has been tiny toon adventures: busters hidden treasure, that game is so full of win, the pirate ship level was always my favorite as a kid.

[Bullhead]

I recently found a copy of River City Ransom, a game I literally haven't played since around the time it came out. I rented it once or twice and that was it. But I never forgot about it. It was way ahead of it's time and is still a lot of fun to play.

[default]

I really need to set up a spreadsheet or something to keep tabs on my collections. My NES has gotta be at least two dozen or so, my SNES at least that and my Genesis collection closing in on 100. My 64 collection is pretty weak and my XBox collection has dwindled as I've handed off some games to my bro.

[Bo Rida]

I'm just started playing Warioland 4 on my gameboy micro (which is an awesome console), seems pretty good so far, I've always thought poor Wario's games are underrated.
I've also bought the Metal Gear game for the GBC for £7.50 but I haven't played much of it yet.

Do any of you with the larger collections have pictures of them? I've grown worryingly fond of looking at other peoples game collections.


As everyone else is I may as well post the NES games I own.

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}
1 Adventure Island 2
2 Asterix
3 Batman
4 Bart Vs the Space Mutants
5 Battletoads
6 Darkwing Duck
7 Defender of the crown
8 Double Dragon 2
9 Dragon Ninja
10 Goal
11 Jurassic Park
12 Marble Madness
13 Micro Machines
14 Monsters in my pocket
15 Off Road
16 Robocop
17 Shadowgate
18 Star Wars
19 Super Mario Bros/duck hunt
20 Super Mario Bros 3
21 Terminator
22 Tetris
23 TMNT
24 Track and Field
25 World Cup
26 Wrestlemania
27 Zelda 2

[erisi236]

I was playing Ninja Gaiden the other day, it still annoys me.

[default]

May 10, 2010 11:15:25 GMT -5 Bo Rida said:

I'm just started playing Warioland 4 on my gameboy micro (which is an awesome console), seems pretty good so far, I've always thought poor Wario's games are underrated.

Do any of you with the larger collections have pictures of them? I've grown worryingly fond of looking at other peoples game collections.


As everyone else is I may as well post the NES games I own.

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}
1 Adventure Island 2
2 Asterix
3 Batman
4 Bart Vs the Space Mutants
5 Battletoads
6 Darkwing Duck
7 Defender of the crown
8 Double Dragon 2
9 Dragon Ninja
10 Goal
11 Jurassic Park
12 Marble Madness
13 Micro Machines
14 Monsters in my pocket
15 Off Road
16 Robocop
17 Shadowgate
18 Star Wars
19 Super Mario Bros/duck hunt
20 Super Mario Bros 3
21 Terminator
22 Tetris
23 TMNT
24 Track and Field
25 World Cup
26 Wrestlemania
27 Zelda 2

I'd gladly take a picture of my collection if it weren't still all in boxes save for a handful of boxed games I found. (I gotta hang shelves).

Oh and oddly enough, I found Wall Street Kid in a box. I do not remember buying it, which is weird, as I'm pretty sure I would considering I bought it years ago for a friend. It must've been one of those days I woke up around eight p.m. and went yardsaling until past noon or so.

Oh and most of my boxed games seem to have the boxes for a reason... Fester's Quest, Werewolf, Burai Fighter, Werewolf and Days of Thunder.

[forgottensinpwf]

May 10, 2010 11:25:07 GMT -5 erisi236 said:

I was playing Ninja Gaiden the other day, it still annoys me.

Where does it annoy you the most?

I also picked up some windex and cotton swabs and began cleaning my SNES carts. most work fine, while some need a but of maintenance.

[Bullhead]

Duck Hunt
Excitebike
Pro Wrestling
Punch-Out!
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
River City Ransom

John Madden Football
John Madden Football '93
Madden NFL '94
Madden NFL '96
Madden NFL '97
NBA Jam Tournament Edition
Street Fighter II Turbo
Super Empire Strikes Back
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario World
Tecmo Super Bowl

I know it's not very big, but I just started collecting again. If I still had all the games I used to it would be quite large. Why did I have to sell them?

Anyways, I played Duck Hunt for the first time in a long time last night. Still just as fun. I'm surprised no one has made a hacked version of the game where you can shoot the dog.

[The poster with no name]

Best music for an bit game right here

[ani]

Just got carts 101-105 over the last few days:
Toy Story
Clue
Super Adventure Island
Super Putty
Chuck Rock

Waiting to see if the person on Goozex is going to ship the Battletoads in Battlemaniacs. Should've done it already, hasn't.

[Psy]

I just got a new copy of Final Fantasy II (never been opened) for the SNES, I'm very happy. It's been a long, long time since I played the game. I just got Yang (I think that was his name) and saved and quit for the time being.

[forgottensinpwf]

Yesterday, started my regular cleaning of my SNES cartridges. While most work fine, and boot up immediately, some don't. So, instead of blowing on them, I give their dirty chips a scrub with some windex and cotton swabs. Gets a lot of the dirt off, and they work great afterwords.

[forgottensinpwf]

All of my SNES carts were tested and cleaned today.

Most notable ones that gave me troubles were:

Mystic Quest (Wouldn't boot up. Cleaned, and works fine)
Lufia II (Kept looping the Natusme/Copyright screens, until it was scrubbed)
Toy Story (Wouldn't boot up. cleaned it. Still wouldn't boot up. Cleaned it some more, finally worked)
Sim City (Screen flashed several different colors. Cleaned once, works fine)
Donkey Kong Country 3 (Blank screen. Cleaned. Works fine, no data lost)
And a couple others I can't remember at this moment.


I'm also trying to find AV Cables for a model 1 Sega Genesis. Is there any place I can look to find them?

[Bo Rida]

I like this game where they play a track from a classic game and you have to work out what it is as quickly as possible.

johnfreeborn.com/games/geek_sampla/