Also just realised this guy did the music for Pugsleys Scavenger Hunt on SNES. I had that game sort of by accident, and the music has stuck in my head ever since. What a legend!
Wow, don't remember that ad (although i do remember some of the other ariston ads). I also never played the game, but if I had I would totally have just sat and listened to the music with headphones on. I used to do the same with the final fantasy legend games - the title music was so haunting I just had ro sit and listen to it for a couple of minutes every time i booted up my gameboy.
Also my friend had a Lynx - it seemed amazing at the time and we loved playing it, but it just wasn't designed well to really be a portable machine. As ever, graphics junkies will bemoan Nintendo's tech decisions but, despite mis-steps along the way, they really understand product design and actual consumer needs. It seems like they always think "what makes sense for how the average person will use our product" rather than "what will look the coolest".
Wow, had no idea about any of that. I do remember my cousin had the 2600 and we played Donkey Kong on it but it was very basic compared to the NES and joysticks were never good for controlling.
On another note, slightly depressing to see the number of comments on a well written, original and interesting article like this vs throwaway 'what do you think of this rumour' piece. I mean, human nature and all I guess, but when people complain about clickbait and recycled journalism, it's not hard to see why things are the way they are. Website's gotta make money, writers gotta eat.
Still, appreciate the work that goes into a piece like this. Cheers @Damo !
Brilliant read, thanks for that article. Don't think ive played populous since my mate's Amiga in the early 90s but i remember it being a great game, very different from anything else at the time (then we discovered Settlers and that took over!)
Well researched and written, enjoyed reading it. I was never a massive fan of mk, but rent it on snes a few times, and played my brother's gameboy version (which wasn't bad considering).
Thanks Nlife commenters, genuinely enjoyed reading everyone's thoughts and stories on this one.
I've still got my n64 console and games and everything since - not a huge collection and rare that i get them out of the loft to play, but don't think I'd get much for them, and quite bear to part with them. I do have us final fantasy 6 (3) snes cart that might be worth a bit if the box wasn't a mess. That one probably means the most in terms of memories - my dad was on a work trip to the states and i asked him to bring me back ff legend 3 for the gameboy, as you couldn't get any ff games in the uk. He misuderstood and spent ages tracking down a second-hand copy of ff3 on the snes. Was gutted at first but then i borrowed a ntsc to pal convertor and was blown away by it. I'd never realised a video game could have such epic music, beautiful graphics, and above all a gripping story with characters that i cared about. I digress!
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Re: Feature: How RoboCop's Epic Game Boy Theme Tune Lives On, 30 Years Later
Also just realised this guy did the music for Pugsleys Scavenger Hunt on SNES. I had that game sort of by accident, and the music has stuck in my head ever since. What a legend!
Re: Feature: How RoboCop's Epic Game Boy Theme Tune Lives On, 30 Years Later
Wow, don't remember that ad (although i do remember some of the other ariston ads). I also never played the game, but if I had I would totally have just sat and listened to the music with headphones on. I used to do the same with the final fantasy legend games - the title music was so haunting I just had ro sit and listen to it for a couple of minutes every time i booted up my gameboy.
Re: Feature: Remember When Atari Turned Down Nintendo And Sega?
Also my friend had a Lynx - it seemed amazing at the time and we loved playing it, but it just wasn't designed well to really be a portable machine. As ever, graphics junkies will bemoan Nintendo's tech decisions but, despite mis-steps along the way, they really understand product design and actual consumer needs. It seems like they always think "what makes sense for how the average person will use our product" rather than "what will look the coolest".
Re: Feature: Remember When Atari Turned Down Nintendo And Sega?
Wow, had no idea about any of that. I do remember my cousin had the 2600 and we played Donkey Kong on it but it was very basic compared to the NES and joysticks were never good for controlling.
Interesting read though, thanks!
Re: Feature: Playing God: How Peter Molyneux Hooked Japan With Populous
On another note, slightly depressing to see the number of comments on a well written, original and interesting article like this vs throwaway 'what do you think of this rumour' piece. I mean, human nature and all I guess, but when people complain about clickbait and recycled journalism, it's not hard to see why things are the way they are. Website's gotta make money, writers gotta eat.
Still, appreciate the work that goes into a piece like this. Cheers @Damo !
Re: Feature: Playing God: How Peter Molyneux Hooked Japan With Populous
Brilliant read, thanks for that article. Don't think ive played populous since my mate's Amiga in the early 90s but i remember it being a great game, very different from anything else at the time (then we discovered Settlers and that took over!)
Re: Feature: How Mortal Kombat Defined The Console War Between Sega And Nintendo
Well researched and written, enjoyed reading it. I was never a massive fan of mk, but rent it on snes a few times, and played my brother's gameboy version (which wasn't bad considering).
Re: Feature: What Makes A Person Sell Their Entire Retro Games Collection?
Thanks Nlife commenters, genuinely enjoyed reading everyone's thoughts and stories on this one.
I've still got my n64 console and games and everything since - not a huge collection and rare that i get them out of the loft to play, but don't think I'd get much for them, and quite bear to part with them. I do have us final fantasy 6 (3) snes cart that might be worth a bit if the box wasn't a mess. That one probably means the most in terms of memories - my dad was on a work trip to the states and i asked him to bring me back ff legend 3 for the gameboy, as you couldn't get any ff games in the uk. He misuderstood and spent ages tracking down a second-hand copy of ff3 on the snes. Was gutted at first but then i borrowed a ntsc to pal convertor and was blown away by it. I'd never realised a video game could have such epic music, beautiful graphics, and above all a gripping story with characters that i cared about. I digress!