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Stormtroper

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This just in -
[3:08 PM] Doctacosa|Work: Plot twist - the guy that made AM2R is now working as a level designer on the next Ori!

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2017/08/07/metroid-2-fan-remake-creator-working-on-ori-and-the-willow-of-the-wisps

Bluesy_Cowgirl

I read that he had learned a lot of programming stuff from AM2R and was actually looking into working professionally on games. So, good for him.

Stormtroper

I've begun playing Forge, the Magic: the Gathering engine again, particularly the Quest mode where you collect cards, play against harder foes, get money, etc. with mostly random-generated (except opponents' decks) and user-customizable stuff, so it has a lot of replayability. I really like it's a bit like Civilization in that one might get stuck playing without anything to show for it at the end. Also since I've been out of touch with MtG, finding out about new stuff in-game is kind of cool.

I sometimes wonder what kind of games would be good to "campaignfy" like that, like how Gran Turismo does for racing games.

glennmagusharvey

A certain Contra III (SNES) boss -- specifically the giant one that comes in from the background -- I just learned its name tonight.

Originally, I got its name from some friends who played the game. Either they were messing with me or I had misheard them, but I took its name to be "Beavinson Butthead". (Turned out they were likely referring to the cartoon called "Beavis and Butthead".)

Turns out its official English name is Robo-Corpse.

Its original Japanese name? "Grand Prix Robot Big Fuzz", according to http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/DubNameChange/ForeignToEnglish .

Stormtroper

I think enough time has passed for me to post this without coming as too gushy:

Bluesy_Cowgirl

glennmagusharvey wrote: »

A certain Contra III (SNES) boss -- specifically the giant one that comes in from the background -- I just learned its name tonight.

Originally, I got its name from some friends who played the game. Either they were messing with me or I had misheard them, but I took its name to be "Beavinson Butthead". (Turned out they were likely referring to the cartoon called "Beavis and Butthead".)

Turns out its official English name is Robo-Corpse.

Its original Japanese name? "Grand Prix Robot Big Fuzz", according to http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/DubNameChange/ForeignToEnglish .

Have you played Contra III? Great game, tough as nails

glennmagusharvey

Bluesy_Cowgirl wrote: »

glennmagusharvey wrote: »

A certain Contra III (SNES) boss -- specifically the giant one that comes in from the background -- I just learned its name tonight.

Originally, I got its name from some friends who played the game. Either they were messing with me or I had misheard them, but I took its name to be "Beavinson Butthead". (Turned out they were likely referring to the cartoon called "Beavis and Butthead".)

Turns out its official English name is Robo-Corpse.

Its original Japanese name? "Grand Prix Robot Big Fuzz", according to http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/DubNameChange/ForeignToEnglish .

Have you played Contra III? Great game, tough as nails

I have and nowhere near well enough to beat it.

Oh, also, the name is apparently just "Big Fuzz".

In case anyone didn't know who Big Fuzz is:

this is Big Fuzz.

I get the Big part but not the Fuzz part.

Once you've seen that, enjoy this fanart: https://modusprodukt.deviantart.com/art/Contra-3-HD-111188032

Stormtroper

I managed to beat it on Normal with no Konami code (for some reason I had forgotten it existed despite all the memes).

Good times.

Bluesy_Cowgirl

Konami code doesn't work in that game.

I can't even beat it on Easy. I suck ha ha ha

glennmagusharvey

Apparently it only works on the Japanese version?

Bluesy_Cowgirl

There are cheats in the Japanese version but none of them use the actual Konami Code.

glennmagusharvey

AM2R felt like it was missing some of the feel of the original Metroid 2, and among the reasons are:
* "better" music -- i.e. music that sounds smoother rather than sounding really "empty" or creepy or otherwise more evocative
* the final boss of M2 is way harder. I have just tried several times to go through the final gauntlet and failed each time. AM2R's final boss was a cakewalk compared to this.

Bluesy_Cowgirl

While I love AM2R, I have to admit that it lacks some of the "creepy" factor of the original. The original feels like an empty desolate planet almost all the time, whereas AM2R only gets that feel occasionally.

I don't get the final boss of M2 being harder, though. There's only one phase. Bring plenty of missiles and there you go.

glennmagusharvey

Bluesy_Cowgirl wrote: »

While I love AM2R, I have to admit that it lacks some of the "creepy" factor of the original. The original feels like an empty desolate planet almost all the time, whereas AM2R only gets that feel occasionally.

I don't get the final boss of M2 being harder, though. There's only one phase. Bring plenty of missiles and there you go.

I kept on bringing plenty of missiles and it still creamed me!

Bluesy_Cowgirl

well then, let us not forget Cranky Kong's advice.

glennmagusharvey

i still haven't figured out how to lure it so i can bomb it in its stomach but i managed to do that a few times and i finally won

glennmagusharvey

OH! I kept on dodging. That was the problem. She's hitstunnable.

That said, it still does take like 140 missiles to kill her, if you don't use bombs.

Bluesy_Cowgirl

hitstun is the key.

Naas_Human

Finally, a Fate-themed Meguca.

glennmagusharvey

I once complained that Steam had no Final Fantasy, no Mega Man, and no Castlevania.

Now it has all three (the last one on a bit of a technicality, albeit), plus Tales, Ys, Legend of Heroes, Atelier, and soon...Secret of Mana.

I'm not actually a huge fan of Secret of Mana (though it is a decent game, just sorta boringly grindy if you're playing it single-player), but honestly I never expected it to get an English PC version, just a few years ago.

What's next? Tactics Ogre? Langrisser? TearRing Saga? Shining? Summon Night?

Bluesy_Cowgirl

My sister and I loved playing Secret of Mana back in the day. It was like a 2-player Zelda.

I agree it's not as much fun with only one player, though.

fourteenwings

I'd maybe actually care about Steam if they got Shining Resonance translated.

glennmagusharvey

I actually started netplaying Secret of Mana with UE and another friend some years back. We never finished though.

But yeah it's a lot more fun with a friend.

glennmagusharvey

http://www.hellblade.com/the-independent-aaa-proposition/ just ran across this. may be interesting to some of you

Stormtroper

Stormtroper

Wait, this one is better:

glennmagusharvey

^^ I don't like DiveKick, but the video made me a little interested in Fantasy Strike, as a person who has basically never played fighting games before and doesn't like learning movesets.

(I generally prefer to master positioning and movement over movesets.)

glennmagusharvey

Attn: Bluesy Cowgirl

Metroid series commentary

Bluesy_Cowgirl

eh? somebody ranting about bombing walls for 20 minutes? I think I'll pass