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Re: Ask HN: What older games are you playing through?

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Post by Garvey »

Not playing as such, but currently attempting to remake an old CD-i game (Laser Lords) so I'm using it as reference, and also experimenting with extracting assets from other CD-i titles.

Uploaded quite a few bits to The Spriter's Resource, for anyone with an interest.

Re: Ask HN: What older games are you playing through?

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Post by goosedragons »

Played through GoldenEye 64 and Perfect Dark semi-recently. Although the more recent releases available on Xbox rather than N64. I'd played GoldenEye 64 a lot as a kid but not Perfect Dark. Both are pretty great and still kinda unique in the FPS space.

I've also been playing Persona 3 Reload, which is technically a new game but a pretty faithful remake of an older one with some great quality of life improvements. I don't think I'd want to play the original again without full control of party members.

Re: Ask HN: What older games are you playing through?

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Post by gausswho »

agent008t wrote: post #50
jrussino wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I played Loom quite young (not sure I made it very far into the game) and haven't revisited it yet. It occupies this mystical otherworldly place in my mind. Monkey Island 2 was a personal favorite that I did replay somewhat recently. There's something special about those old Lucasarts games.

Is Monkey Island 2 even possible to beat without a hintbook? I enjoyed Monkey Island 1 a lot, but with 2 there was a combinatorial explosion of items/locations, and it just seemed too difficult/unfair. I got the impression they wanted you to have to call the hint phoneline.

I am going through the Monkey Island games the last week and I can confirm that in the second game there are several puzzles that I would never have deduced without looking up solutions. It's a sequel that explores what is possible in a way that considerably deviates from the glow of the original.

That said, it executes at times considerably better and you can see the seeds of what would become some of the legendary Lucasarts games to follow.

I am not even sure I can finish it due to some timing sensitive buggy quirks towards the end, It would be rage inducing but it's not, just awww. It's obvious the game is reveling in its own unraveling. In a really special way.

Re: Ask HN: What older games are you playing through?

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Post by pawelduda »

dyingkneepad wrote: post #13

Just beat Doom last week and I'm now playing through Doom 2. It's still amazing. It brought me back some memories I had completely forgotten about me playing with my cousins. Also, remembering some old map layouts gave me a very weird feeling like I've been visiting a real place I've been when I was a child. 10/10 would recommend.

Doom Eternal is also very very enjoyable too, if you haven't played it yet. DLCs start to get a bit annoying, so consider them optional

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Post by cableshaft »

goosedragons wrote: post #52

Played through GoldenEye 64 and Perfect Dark semi-recently. Although the more recent releases available on Xbox rather than N64. I'd played GoldenEye 64 a lot as a kid but not Perfect Dark. Both are pretty great and still kinda unique in the FPS space. I've also been playing Persona 3 Reload, which is technically a new game but a pretty faithful remake of an older one with some great quality of life improvements. I d…

I've tried replaying GoldenEye and I found it laborious to aim without dual analog sticks. It's one of the few classic games I think has aged especially poorly just due to the controls.

Re: Ask HN: What older games are you playing through?

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Post by patrickthebold »

mattbrewsbytes wrote: post #8

I was playing thru the original Zelda game on an original NES for a bit. How to do some parts of the game came back instantly but then I needed to start looking up strategies and tips, much like I did back in the day, and I haven't played it much since. Nothing is pulling me back to play it, which I find is how my brain works with most video games that have a "solved" state that I reach. Replaying to the solved state…

I have a goal to get through all the Zelda's. I'm stuck on Adventures of Link. It's really hard!

Re: Ask HN: What older games are you playing through?

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Post by kayxspre »

Ridge Racer Type 4 from PS1. I find the story and pacing reasonably enjoyable (if you are not aiming to collect the secret car, that is), but what sets it apart from other games is its soundtrack. Each (music) track sets the respective mood and feel to the (racing) track, and even if you didn't play the game, the soundtrack is great in its own right. I also find the (racing) track's design in PS1 much better than the one used in PSP counterpart.
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