I wish Sega would do what a lot of companies are doing with their cult-favorite RPG titles and release a nice big collection of Tactical Shining Force games.
Back in the day, when you used up 10 weeks allowance to get a game, you committed. And if that game was Battletoads, you beat the friggin' Turbo Tunnel. I got to where I could reliably make it through, but I never quite made it to the end. I think the Queen's tower was as far as I ever got.
I picked up Pokemon on launch because it seemed like a quirky little JRPG title and I liked the trading gimmick. Nintendo made sure we were aware of it, but there was a brief period where it didn't make much of a ripple. It wasn't until the anime came out a few months later that the U.S. felt the full force of "Gotta Catch 'em All!"
She was "Princess Toadstool" for most of my youth. I remember being just a little bit baffled at the voiceover and letter in the Mario 64 intro just saying, "Peach." at the end. It seemed really random.
Puzzle De Pon is my JAM! I can't even look at these screenshots without mentally trying to figure out how I'd slide the pieces into the best places. Pokémon Puzzle League was my favorite incarnation, because I liked how it integrated the Pokémon catching aspect of things.
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Re: Every Shining Game, Ranked
I wish Sega would do what a lot of companies are doing with their cult-favorite RPG titles and release a nice big collection of Tactical Shining Force games.
Or at least give us the Complete Shining Force 3.
Re: Community Challenge: Can You Beat Battletoads' Most Notorious Level?
Back in the day, when you used up 10 weeks allowance to get a game, you committed. And if that game was Battletoads, you beat the friggin' Turbo Tunnel. I got to where I could reliably make it through, but I never quite made it to the end. I think the Queen's tower was as far as I ever got.
Re: "I Was Really Close To Dying" - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney's Original Composer On The Hidden Struggles Behind Its Iconic Score
"I wanted to make it so that when that song came on, it would leave the strongest, 'Aren't I the coolest?' impression.."
Mission accomplished, Sugimori. Triggering "Objection" is one of the biggest dopamine hits of my entire gaming career.
Re: Nintendo Of America Didn't Think Pokémon "Was Going To Take Off In The US", And It Wasn't Alone
I picked up Pokemon on launch because it seemed like a quirky little JRPG title and I liked the trading gimmick. Nintendo made sure we were aware of it, but there was a brief period where it didn't make much of a ripple. It wasn't until the anime came out a few months later that the U.S. felt the full force of "Gotta Catch 'em All!"
Re: How Super Mario 64 Fixed Princess Peach's Ad-Agency Induced Naming Mishap
She was "Princess Toadstool" for most of my youth. I remember being just a little bit baffled at the voiceover and letter in the Mario 64 intro just saying, "Peach." at the end. It seemed really random.
Now it's as natural as anything.
Re: "The Higher-Ups Did Their Pitch & It All Just Stopped" - Banjo Kazooie Almost Got A TV Show, Here's Why It Didn't
If you ever want to see just how badly an adaptation of a video game can get, hunt down the one-shot Battletoads Saturday morning cartoon.
Re: The Puzzling Legacy of Panel de Pon And Puzzle League
Puzzle De Pon is my JAM! I can't even look at these screenshots without mentally trying to figure out how I'd slide the pieces into the best places. Pokémon Puzzle League was my favorite incarnation, because I liked how it integrated the Pokémon catching aspect of things.
Re: Sega's Next Micro-Console Could Be The Dreamcast Mini, But Don't Expect It Soon
Would the VMUs be mini or full-sized?