Prime Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 I've been on an old school kick and been playing old playstation and MAME arcade games. I sit in a rocking chair on the porch to complete the ensemble. There are some real gems from the good old days of hand drawn graphics (which I still say sometimes look aesthetically better), and I'm finding that ones I loved back in the day are still fun as hell. Looking for more. Right now I've been playing Macross: Do You Remember Love for the psx, The Macross Plus on MAME (Frontier has me Macross centric right now), 1944, Aero Fighters, and Spy Hunter. So come on, give me some more recommendations and revel in your old school love of side-scrollers! Somewhat off-topic: I've also been playing Soul of the Samurai for the psx. Are there similar games like this for the psx? Pure win. Also would take pointers for sports games for Mame.
tk102 Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Old man thread? /sits down, pulls up trousers Double Dragon was always fun when you doubled up. I also enjoyed Xevious and Defender quite a bit. Excite Bike for the NES was a good one too (at least in memory). The only sports game I remember for MAME was Cyberball though its appeal as a robotic American Football game may be less for Canadians.
Jeff Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 One of my favorite games of all time is for the psx, Castlavania: Symphony of the Night. It is widely regarded as one of the top games of all time and probably one of the best games for that system. It has the classic side-scrolling platform jumping style but also has rpg elements.
Inyri Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Excite Biiiike. I was always fond of TMNT 2, TMNT 3, Mario (of course), and my all-time favorite side scroller Super Metroid (which, I know, is getting beyond 8 bits). And speaking of robotic sports, tk, how about Super Baseball 2020?
Great Scott! Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Playstation? Old? You need a NES my friend.
Prime Posted September 9, 2008 Author Posted September 9, 2008 I was more of a Sega Genesis kind of guy.
Boba Rhett Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Ah... so you were one of those kids. Just yesterday I was thinking to myself, "Man, I'd do just about anything for a good new side-scroller".
El Sitherino Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Metal Slug series. I used to love those games.
HdVaderII Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 I was more of a Sega Genesis kind of guy. Sonic all the way!! I loved the genesis!
adamqd Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 My Grandmother had the Micheal Jackson "Moonwalker" Arcade at her Bar back in the day lol, OW!
TriggerGod Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 I'm not exactly an old coot like you guys (dodges canes and such), but, I have owned a psx(and, the bulkier PS earlier). When I was young (and, sometimes now) I loved the games on there: EDIT: Removed non-sidescrollers. Tetris still kind of counts as one... TETRIS! That was one of the most epic games invented. If I hadn't broken the disk somehow, I might play it today.
tk102 Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Also, Golden Axe and Altered Beast. Ooh, and Elevator Action. Sort of a vertical scroller.
GeneralPloKoon Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 SONIC!!!!! Rocket Night Adventures for the Genesis rocks!!! Super Star Wars!
Great Scott! Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 I was more of a Sega Genesis kind of guy. You, my friend, have just made yourself a new enemy... wait, that doesn't sound right. EDIT: Removed non-sidescrollers. Tetris still kind of counts as one... TETRIS! That was one of the most epic games invented. If I hadn't broken the disk somehow, I might play it today. The fact you associate "Tetris" with "disk" saddens me. SONIC!!!!! Rocket Night Adventures for the Genesis rocks!!! Super Star Wars! Yes, yes, god yes.
TriggerGod Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 The fact you associate "Tetris" with "disk" saddens me. Its a game. On the PSX. How else are you supposed to make a game run on that?
jrrtoken Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 Metal Slug series. I used to love those games.QFT. I recently bought the Metal Slug Anthology for the Wii. Every MS game in one, awesome package. Now I'm eagerly awaiting Metal Slug 7's release for the DS in November. Other than that, Mario has always been the boss, and the latest New Super Mario Bros. for the DS is probably the best Mario side scroller yet. The music is integrated into the gameplay; every time a certain riff plays, the enemies jump and change directions. Also, it uses 3D graphics, however, it still maintains the 2D side scroller perspective. Also, I'm a huge Metroid fan, with Metroid Fusion being my favorite. Absolutely great presentation, especially those eerie conversations with your sinister computer assistant, always playing that music, you know, the music that always plays when something sinister afoot. Right now, I'm looking forward to Wario Land: Shake It! for the Wii, since it will feature *gasp* hand drawn graphics instead of sprites. Huzzah!
Great Scott! Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 Its a game. On the PSX. How else are you supposed to make a game run on that?
Rabish Bini Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 It's not really "old", but Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project is a brilliant game, other than that, the ones I was going to mention have already been said
RedHawke Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 Also, Golden Axe and Altered Beast. Ooh, and Elevator Action. Sort of a vertical scroller. Ahhhhhh... Elevator Action... *Starts down memory lane... gets hit by newspaper from Paperboy!* Was Adventure a side-scroller?
Rogue15 Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 One of my favorite games of all time is for the psx, Castlavania: Symphony of the Night. It is widely regarded as one of the top games of all time and probably one of the best games for that system. It has the classic side-scrolling platform jumping style but also has rpg elements. i sold the strat guide for that game on ebay for over $50. it MUST be a damn good game for someone to dish out that kinda money for the damn guide...
Mr Roboto Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 Also, Golden Axe and Altered Beast. Ooh, and Elevator Action. Sort of a vertical scroller. Welcome to your doom!
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