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I can't say I would've drew that parallel, but great minds think alike I suppose. I would've felt Malanya from Zelda: BotW series would've drew a bigger comparison.

I thought this game had been out, and it seemed to like, disappear for a time, only to reappear in color, but I guess they were still getting things together. Glad it reviewed well-- I enjoy a good adventure game now and then.

Sigh oh how I would love for Terranigma to be released formally in the States at last. It's the one SNES game that matters to me I have yet to play.
As an aside, Yuzo Koshiro composed Beyond Oasis as well.

Seems like Forever Entertainment is a little too everywhere and could use some cohesion.

Thank you, Arthur Nichols, for your part in the artwork that made enjoying F-Zero that much better. May you rest in peace.

I semi remembered this, until I saw the advert for the NES one-- Now I absolutely remember it and I absolutely wanted that controller because it had a touchpad. I guess things worked out for the best that I never had one. I absolutely remember that commercial too, OMG! 😆

I'm sure someone was disappointed.

Interesting. I guess it's not entirely Nintendo's fault regarding emulation on NSO of N64 games being shoddy sometimes then.

I haven't noticed, but then again I don't tend to pay attention to those kind of things unless it is really noticeable.

Thank you Fujita-san for your contributions!

I am floored by this, it looks simply amazing. It's like looking at what would have happened if the 16-bit age and Beyond never happened but 8-bit games continue to get better and better. I'm interested all around I wish them the best.

I like the remote "take out" idea, but I disagree with the illegally stealing the ROM. I look at it this way-- I can take a book out the library, consume it for my reading pleasure, transcribe it word for word, return the book, and do what I want there of (consequences pending). I can rent the ROM, consume it for playing pleasure, dump the ROM (consequences pending), and others continue to either rent it for legal or illegal means-- But the game ROM perseveres in a legal capacity. In the name of preservation, it will not be perfect with digital media, but as long as one officially legal copy remains, and is accessed by legal means, then you can deal with the bad actors case by case.

I'm only familiar with Duck Tales and Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers, but never touched this one. I've heard people gush through the years about it. Perhaps one day I'll get my shot.

@Damo Let me just first say, welcome to the "Ol' *****'s 45th Year Extravaganza!"-- You're in good company. Let me just say... I ABSOLUTELY went to sleep on Star Wars Ep2: AotC, no lie... thought it was just me. Second, as a Ghostbusters fan, love the reference 👌

Now as far as bad nostalgia, it's already a subjective beast to begin with. But I do believe bad nostalgia exists in one of two flavors:
1) You have nostalgia for something and remember it fondly, however upon a closer look, you realize it wasn't as fond a memory as you recalled. Example: Having great memories of a game, returning back to play it again after many years, and realizing it that it wasn't all that good despite your good memories about it.

2) You recall something knowingly bad, but despite its badness, you're able to see the silver lining of where it brought you to today. Example: Anything that's so bad, it good, such as seeing the live action Super Mario Bros. movie, knowing it's bad, but it'sa part of you, that time in your life, etc.

Great memories playing The Uninvited, Deja Vu, and this game on NES-- That got me started on point and clicks, but this style has always been my favorite style. Not third person. Not hidden items. Not comical themes. Just pick up items, figure out where they go, make a mistake, laugh at how you die (left up to your imagination to visualize with the power of words), and do it all again. And good moody music.

Still gonna wait for the review before I give a final thought. I love DD and I hope it's good.

Unicorn Overlord definitely seems capable of scratching that itch, but if a remaster of Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen ever happened, I'd be all over it. See, my first game in the series was Person of Lordly Caliber for N64, so I've dabbled going backwards, but I can feel the age of the first game, making it harder for me to stick with. Of course, if a NEW title came out, I'd be just as happy.

Prison City easily caught my eye with it's Shatterhand/Powerblade look, two of my favorite games from back in the day. I'm very much looking forward to TASQ and the Classicvania homages so I can process Dracula's rib 😆

Donut Dodo was a nice surprise for me. Baring some obvious tech, it feels like it could've walked out of 1983. Haven't gotten to Cash Cow DX yet, but looking forward to that game and this next one.

This would have to aim for a new audience. Aiming for "those that remember " is a losing proposition. And it's probably a losing proposition all together.

I'm more or less echoing comments already said but...
Renting this was my first exposure to it as I was happy to play ANYTHING N64 at that time. I remember I had loosely heard of Mystical Ninja, and that it was like Zelda somewhat, so I gave it a go. It was SO Japan, and whimsical, and hilarious. The 90s were very Japanese influenced for me, so I ate this game up. From "PUUULLASSSMMMAAA!", to the musical numbers, to the robot fights... to that music I still hum to this day.... This game was a shock to the senses. I ended up playing Goemon's Great Adventure, and eventually got to play The Legend of the Mystical Ninja for SNES. I can't express how much I miss this series. It's all up to you Konami.

@RetroGames considering my original SNES bit the dust eons ago, I'd be up for a Chromatic SNES as well.

Amazing the dedication. I don't know if they've tackled creating a one to one NES "chromatic", but if not, I'd like to see them try. My NES won't last forever, and if they've done work this good on a GB replica, color me interested.

A shame Nintendo won't re-release it... It's almost like they want to forget it because MvDK has a higher fidelity, but that simplicity of DK '94 is part of the charm, to me. Maybe a release on NSO is not far away.

This is why I shouldn't do a quiz when I first wake up lol. I got my tail whooped and a couple of times I just psyched myself out. Great to learn some facts that I didn't know, such as who actually directed Symphony of the Night. Also of note, I see we have leaderboards now, nice.

I have a huge soft spot for the early 80s arcade games, and I didn't just see Donut Dodo, but "how" it ran, and I was drawn. From the title screen to the gameplay, this dev has hit it out of the park and I'm following his games now. I guess Flynn's arcade is just the publisher, so I'm not sure if he did Murtop or Goliath Depot, but I'm eyeing those too.

I'm mad this is the beat 'em up I never knew I wanted, looking like it's from a time that it never existed in. I'm stoked for the review.

Such a guilty pleasure I came across back in the day. The same reason I was playing this is what he was doing to create it lol.

I only played...

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Goemon's Great Adventure

And it all started with a rental of
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon. It was so fun and silly (PULASIMAAA!!), with great music (That town with the Moon Festival?), that I was hooked forever. Goemon's Great Adventure also had great music and I loved the multi-player. I actually didn't play The Legend of the Mystical Ninja until the Wii generation, but that was good classic 16-bit multi-player gaming that also had great music. If Rocket Knight can be dug up, I know this series can make a come back. C'mon Konami...

Sakurai always strikes me as a worldly kind of person that's seen and done many things.

@MontyCircus this is my dilemma. I really want to play a lot of these games and I'm tempted to just read a translation. From what I've seen a couple of games don't really need much understanding, but ones like Wanderers of Ys are a little more text heavy.

This could be a great thing for everyone. Or for me, it could just be a Tuesday...

Ah yes... with exploits...

This was a great read for me as I don't patronize LRG and I now understand why they irritate people so much. I also didn't know they were under the Embracer Group.

I was so hype for this until I learned it won't be translated. It's not that it's not playable, but I can't read anything the characters are saying which takes away from the enjoyment I probably would have.

Very nice. I love Act Raiser and the soundtrack, so I'll give this a listen.

Nintendo has had a few flops in its illustrious history, but few other companies have I seen take those ashes and repurpose them in some kind of successful way.

That's very cool. It also shows how much dead space was on the controller that it could have had a screen in it to begin with.

Damn, Zelda:LA is that you?!

Clever. But it's still one less NES game in your library can be played because, you know... you sacrificed NES Open...

@Lone_Beagle This! Yes!

I need Goemon back in my life.

Nice to see where the early inspirations for the Zero Escape series began. I see Chunsoft was no stranger to visual novels.

Are they trying to make Bubsy their mascot...?

Oh wow, looks and sounds impressive. I would play this in a heartbeat.

Looks like an average SNES game not unlike something Jaleco or Telenet would put out, but I'd still play it.

There's enough shovelware already. Why are they asking people to make more? 😆

Biggest thing I loved about memory cards was indeed being able to take my progress over to my friends system and vice versa. Beyond that was just another expense that was a necessary evil.

I love Quintet, but I've only played Actraiser, Soul Blazer, and Illusion of Gaia. Still only sampled Terranigma on emulation (would love a proper release in NA), and I only faintly ever heard of Robotrek. I'm glad Actraiser got a remake, but I'm hoping Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, and at least Terranigma get a remake or re-release.

Makes me think there are some messages hidden in the snow on air TV when there's no signal...

255?! Lol wow. So is that kill screen kinda random? Is it even doable to get to lv255?