Yeah, I would say NES Ninja Gaiden II, Mega Man from II onwards, and Rescue Rangers would fit as well along with SMS games like Wonder Boy III, Shinobi, and Alex Kidd in Shinobi World.
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Castlevania 1 for NES/Famicom LTTP
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I personally prefer super castlevania 4 as the best game of the classic series. But I could see how someone would argue either 1 or 3 also. I feel like the NES games play different enough from super that they are essentially completely different games.
Honestly, for me, other than simon's quest, I am pretty happy to be playing any of them. Speaking of which, I still would like to finish this one using one of the rom hacks.
Honestly, for me, other than simon's quest, I am pretty happy to be playing any of them. Speaking of which, I still would like to finish this one using one of the rom hacks.
I have an admittedly irrational love for Simon's Quest for a number of reasons. I am not surprised at all by its reputation. I think a person going into the series fresh should definitely give the original a fair shot, however even as a "purist", or whatever, I think the Re-Translation + Map hack does an amazing job of polishing up a flawed and fascinating game.
The map in particular really does a good job at establishing place for the towns and castles. Strongly recommend for anyone who tried and bounced off the original.
The map in particular really does a good job at establishing place for the towns and castles. Strongly recommend for anyone who tried and bounced off the original.
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I've seen several people in this thread say something similar like it's "irrational" or "admittedly flawed" or something like that. I don't personally like when there's a sort of established opinion where people feel like they have to preface their enjoyment with a concession or disclaimer.
I haven't played it, so I can't speak for it; but I experienced a similar roadblock with the original Metroid where I saw a LOT of criticism of it online. But when I played it for myself I really found nothing wrong with it. Including starting with 30 energy. It just did not affect my enjoyment of the game, and in some ways enhanced it and made me play much more cautiously/feel the oppressive environment to a higher degree. I was sucked in and very impressed with that experience.
So I really don't know yet about SQ; but I'm excited and have this gut feeling that it's going to be something really special. I may be wrong, but yeah. A lot of people here seem to really like the game.
FWIW Simon's Quest is much MUCH more obtuse than original Metroid.
Glad to see you are up for taking it head on. Definitely come back with your thoughts, I'd love to hear them.
Simon's Quest is underrated, much like Zelda 2, and unfortunately both suffer from the same main problem, a poor translation that leaves players confused on what to do during pivotal points. The gameplay is solid otherwise.
That said, the Japanese Castlevania 3 is God tier.
That said, the Japanese Castlevania 3 is God tier.
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How is the emulation in the Castlevania Anniversary Collection? Do the NES games retain sprite flicker or is that cleaned up via emulation?
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I definitely plan to! I have been playing mostly Famicom versions with the exception of Dragon Quest/Warrior so far.
I have been playing the Castlevania games via the Anniversary Collection (onto the advanced collection now). I found the emulation to be really solid but I recently did get a mister and tried playing Castlevania on my higher refresh rate LCD and it did feel a bit more responsive.
With regards to sprite flicker, I recall proper sprite flicker and slowdown but it's been a while since I was playing original collection. Dark1x did a video on the collection and you can watch it on youtube here.
Felt more sadistic. Accidentally punching a hole into a flea man dimension while looking for wall meat is just evil.
It's not, actually. It seems like a direct remake at first - because the first level is pretty much 1:1 with the NES game - but almost all of the game is original. (It's also one of the best Castlevania games.)
So that is interesting, because it seemed different but similar, but it had been so long since I played the NES version.
There are difficulty hacks out there :)
So the only actual remake of the series is Dracula X Chronicles?
Yeah. There are multiple Castlevania games that are loosely "retellings" of existing ones (CV4 and X68000, and kind of the MSX game from the NES original, Rebirth from the first Game Boy one) but they're only ostensibly remakes, in that they cover the same story - but the actual game content is completely different; they're actually just sequels.
I like to think of it as Simon getting drunk at the pub and telling different people different stories about how he killed drac the first time