in need of retro fix • Gaming • Retro • Eurogamer.net

davidbfc 17 Nov 2005 21:11:39 9 posts
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retro consoles arn't really my strong point, but i have decided to get either a SNES or a Mega Drive, i was just wondering which you think i should get and what games i should get for it.
All advice welcome (and needed).thanks.

Stickman 17 Nov 2005 21:15:10 29,986 posts
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Megadrive and NHL '95 are a match made in heaven.

Angel_Treats 17 Nov 2005 21:24:35 11,070 posts
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Depends on what type of game you like, I suppose. I personally preferred the SNES. It's got some fantastic RPGs, all the 2D platform games (All-stars, Mario World, Yoshi's Island, the Donkey Kong Country games etc), and lots of other stuff of various flavours. Oh, and Link to the Past! And R-Type!

Pirotic Moderator 17 Nov 2005 21:29:51 20,644 posts
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SNES.

I find its visuals age much better thanks to its increased colour palette, you also have the Square RPG's, the proper Mario games (how i miss them) and, well, Mario Kart!

Obscured 17 Nov 2005 21:31:04 1,187 posts
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Get a SNES and

for platforming goodness

Mario Allstars
Mario World
Yoshi's Island
Mega Man X

for action

Super Bomberman 2
Super Metroid
Castlevania 4
Legend Of Mystical Ninja

for rpg's

Secret Of Mana
Chronotrigger
Earthbound
Zelda Link to the Past
Final Fantasy 2 or 3
Terranigma

for sports

Super Punch Out
Super Mario Kart
F-Zero
Super Tennis

davidbfc 17 Nov 2005 22:16:08 9 posts
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thanks for the help, do you know where i could get SNES games?is there any good online retailer?

sorry about all the questions but i really dont have a clue

Edited by davidbfc at 22:25:32 17-11-2005

jozz 17 Nov 2005 23:01:13 4,871 posts
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I won a SNES about 2 years ago in a local school raffle, was well chuffed coz it came with the Mario all stars collection and Street fighter 2 alpha and 2 pads. Saying that though I would recommend just getting an emulator for your PC, mainly because it's a bit hard these days getting hold of games. I used to have to go to a market about 10miles away to buy mine.

snes 9x-1 is a good one if you are willing to overlook the moral ambiguity of downloading games of a long dead console.

Edited by jozz at 23:53:25 17-11-2005

Deleted user 17 November 2005 23:02:14

I'll have to say SNES too, for all of the same reasons above.

Deleted user 17 November 2005 23:04:25

davidbfc wrote:
thanks for the help, do you know where i could get SNES games?is there any good online retailer?

sorry about all the questions but i really dont have a clue

Edited by davidbfc at 22:25:32 17-11-2005

Ebay?

Obscured 17 Nov 2005 23:15:55 1,187 posts
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Ebay is were I got all of my SNES games and consoles. (US and PAL) If you're not too bothered about manuals and boxes you'll find most games reasonably cheap. Only the rare rpg's like Earthbound and Chronotrigger will cost a bundle, even in cartridge only version. Besides, you would need a US SNES for those two.

Angel_Treats 18 Nov 2005 06:15:06 11,070 posts
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I'd recommend ebay too, I've got tons of retro type stuff from there for next to nowt.

Oh, and if you buy a PAL SNES, you can still play US games using a converter which you can also pick up from ebay for a quid or two.

boo 18 Nov 2005 08:55:45 13,901 posts
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I'm sure there was a thread a couple of months back where someone linked to a site that was selling brand new SNES's.

There's been some sort of warehouse clearance and they'd found thousands of brand new consoles that had been forgotten about.

I'll see if I can find it...

Ecanem 18 Nov 2005 09:20:41 5,039 posts
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Unless you want the "total package" of sitting down with the actual console etc, then why not try emulators first? You can get the same games for free.. just get a decent gamepad - the USB/PS2 works great..

smoothpete 18 Nov 2005 09:24:23 37,743 posts
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SNES rocks, get SuperSmashTV with it, and Cybernator/Assault Suits Valken if you can find it

smoothpete 18 Nov 2005 09:26:56 37,743 posts
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Here's a USB connector for a SNES pad if you go with emulation

pjmaybe 18 Nov 2005 09:28:01 70,666 posts
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Stickman wrote:
Megadrive and NHL '95 are a match made in heaven.

Hear hear!!!

Oh and chuck in Speedball 2, Desert Strike and Kid Chameleon to boot!

Peej

Deleted user 18 November 2005 09:28:03

davidbfc wrote:
thanks for the help, do you know where i could get SNES games?is there any good online retailer?

sorry about all the questions but i really dont have a clue

Edited by davidbfc at 22:25:32 17-11-2005

Some gamestations have a few old SNES games. Otherwise try markets and car boots.

Deleted user 18 November 2005 09:34:33

If anyone's in need of any ROMs for any systems, I've got the full goodsets for pretty much all of them. Gremmi at gmail dot com.

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