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Post by wyrdwad on Mar 22, 2007 21:03:22 GMT -5
A quick GameFAQs search shows that the PC Willow and the NES one were two entirely different games. The PC one was American-developed, by all appearances, and released by Mindscape, whereas the NES one was Japanese-developed and released by Capcom.
-Tom
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Post by The bag of sand on Mar 22, 2007 21:25:46 GMT -5
Yeah the NES Willow is awesome. Its like Zelda and Crystalis. The graphics look like SNES.
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Post by vysethebold on Mar 23, 2007 1:59:02 GMT -5
The Adventures of Batman and Robin for the Genesis was a really awesome, difficult Contra-like game. It is very fun 2-player and has some cool weapons and effects. Stay away from the Sega CD version, though, as it is a vehicle combat/racing game.
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Post by wyrdwad on Mar 23, 2007 22:20:41 GMT -5
I recall quite a few good Batman games from back in the day, actually. Y'know, it's funny... this topic has got me thinking, and really, I'd say the MAJORITY of licensed games were actually QUITE GOOD back in the NES days, and even into the SNES days. It was only after that that companies started putting minimal effort into their licensed properties so they could cash in.
Seriously, though, there were at least 3 good licensed games for every 1 bad one back in the days of the NES. A few more that come to mind include Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle, Mickey's Mousecapade, and the Japan-only Samurai Pizza Cats game.
-Tom
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Post by vysethebold on Mar 24, 2007 9:45:23 GMT -5
Well, there were tons of bad ones. We are just picking out mostly the NES Capcom and Konami games that were almost all really good. Sure, you had great games like Bucky O'Hare and Darkwing Duck but you had to shift through a pile of shit to get to them. I remember renting so many titles I had no idea how to play not because of my age but because of their racidness. Seriously, there was Predator, Peter Pan and the Pirates, Platoon, Back to the Future, Back to the Future II & III, Friday the 13th, Jaws, Where's Waldo?, Ghostbusters II, any game featuring Superman or Spider-Man, and anything else made JLN. Basically, anything that was based on a rated R movie stay away from. Don't kid yourself, though 2D games on the NES were easier to make into mediocre or good games, there was still a ton of crap.
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Post by wyrdwad on Mar 24, 2007 22:02:15 GMT -5
Actually, I liked the Friday the 13th NES game. It was kind of neat! Never played a single one of the others you mentioned, though. (:
And other good games to add to this list, BTW: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and The Three Stooges. The latter is debatable, but I really enjoyed it. It captured the feel of the show really well. (:
Ooh, and Spy vs. Spy! The NES one, not the Xbox one (though I do want to try the Xbox one some day, especially the mode that's based on the old NES game!). I still say that's one of the most underrated games on the system, as well as one of the best 2-player games ever created. I had soooo much fun playing that one with my friends... if only it had a random level generator, or at least random placement of the 5 items and the daggers, I would probably still be playing it to this day!
-Tom
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2007 11:59:53 GMT -5
You do know that there's more Spy vs. Spy games than just the ones for NES and Xbox? The NES game may be underrated, but not the series as a whole (at least to Europeans).
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Post by wyrdwad on Mar 25, 2007 21:50:00 GMT -5
Yeah, I've played Spy vs. Spy 2, but it was nowhere near as good as the original. Never was able to track down Spy vs. Spy 3, though.
-Tom
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Post by theubbergeek on Mar 26, 2007 16:50:10 GMT -5
Goldeneye on the N64 was great fun, especially on multiplayer; one of the very, very few FPS that I liked.
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Post by ahnslaught on Mar 26, 2007 16:55:52 GMT -5
It seems to me, after reading this thread, that Batman has the best track record in terms of quality for superhero games. I wonder why that is - mere coincidence, or something more?
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Post by wyrdwad on Mar 26, 2007 17:51:05 GMT -5
Probably because Batman is the easiest superhero to work with. He has well-established attacks that fit in perfectly with video game conventions (batarang, anyone?), and since Batman is all about gritty atmosphere, even a rather mundane Batman game can be appealing if the art alone is done well.
-Tom
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Post by ninjarygar on Mar 26, 2007 22:31:24 GMT -5
Batman Beyond on the N64 was actually worse than Superman 64 though. A shame really.
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Post by vysethebold on Mar 26, 2007 23:04:37 GMT -5
Spider-Man has had some good titles over the years, especially the ones made by Activision. The PSX/N64/DC Spider-Man was awesome as was its PSX Sequel. The Spider-Man Movie games and Ultimate Spider-Man for XB/GC/PS2 were good, too.
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