classic NES game of the month

Maximum Spider · 11-14-2006, 05:14 PM

this month:river city ransom. anyone remember how awesome tha game was, if it youve even heard of it/played it.

***Cosmonautical*** · 11-30-2006, 08:35 PM

It would be hard to go anywhere remotely related to retro gaming and not hear about River City Ransom. I've never played the game myself, although I've got the ROM somewhere. If I ever saw the cartridge, I would jump at the chance to buy it, though.

Maximum Spider · 11-30-2006, 09:18 PM

yeah. BARF!

deathscythe · 12-17-2006, 05:26 PM

Never heard of it... sorry.

**Valigarmander** · 12-17-2006, 06:00 PM

Is that the famous one where you walk down the street beating people up? Or is that called, Streets of Fury, or something? I can't remember.

**Marchie** · 12-17-2006, 06:07 PM

That's called Grand Theft Auto. -_-

Maximum Spider · 12-17-2006, 06:32 PM

dunno. anyways, decembers NES game of the month is, a great contender for best ever madefor the system, mega man 2.

***Cosmonautical*** · 12-17-2006, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Valigarmander

Is that the famous one where you walk down the street beating people up? Or is that called, Streets of Fury, or something? I can't remember.

Yeah, River City Ransom is one of the few actually well-known beatemups. It used to be an entire genre, so that's kind of a funny thing to ask. I'd say Double Dragon deserves more acclaim, but everyone seems to be in denial that the whole genre ever happened. Either way, the genre gave birth to Street Fighter and all of the clones that have since followed (Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, Samurai Showdown, Rise of the Robots, King of Fighters, Tekken, Bloody Roar, Soul Caliber/Soul Blade, DOA, etc..)

And the one you're thinking of is called Streets of Rage, I think.

Aside from all of that - Mega Man 2 is a good pick for the next gotm. It's the quintessential Mega Man game, the game that really kicked it all off. Games like Mega Man Battle Networks are a poor excuse for an installment in what began as an exciting franchise.

deathscythe · 12-17-2006, 11:59 PM

Mega Man two was pretty fun, but there are better out there.

***Ace Mercury*** · 12-18-2006, 12:22 AM

Well, it depends where you fall on the old-school vs. difficulty graph. As the series progressed, it got both easier and full of more and more 'features'.

***Cosmonautical*** · 12-18-2006, 07:38 AM

It's obvious, just comparing for instance between Mega Man 2 and 3, that they went and used all of the better ideas for bosses and powers very early on. Since you can't just do the same thing twice, it just became harder and harder to maintain the fresh feeling the series still had at number 2. I'm very fond of both 3 and 4, and hold them in nearly as high regard as 2, but it was monetarily speaking the peak of the series - and for good reason. From the perspective of someone who saw the release of every single Mega Man game - 2 was the climax of the original series, and aside from a revitalization with the release of Mega Man X - nothing's ever met the same mark in the eyes of the industry. Since they began to expand the franchise beyond the original series, Capcom has been as bad as Nintendo itself in the way of continuity.

**Loot** · 12-30-2006, 01:24 PM

I never was greatly fond of Mega Man classic. Heck, I actually think 6 is my favorite in the Classic (My opinion is messed up, I know). I actually perfer Battle Network, though, due to combining elements of RPG with action, like the Tales of series (Although Tales of Destiny 1 = Lame).

***Cosmonautical*** · 12-31-2006, 12:12 PM

Battle Network.. I cannot abide. They gave him a mullet in it. Why? Who was in charge of that? They need to be locked up somewhere far, far away from every other cool videogame mascot. Forever.

Maximum Spider · 12-31-2006, 05:55 PM

yeah. name one other awesome character with a mullet.... no wait, i think of one right off the bat. never mind.

***Cosmonautical*** · 01-02-2007, 03:41 AM

No, Metal Gear took too long to make Snake cool. Besides, he never had a mullet until the Solid series. This is the retro forum, you fool!

11-14-2006, 05:14 PM	#1
Maximum Spider Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: I'll take Street Fighter over Dragonball any day. Gender: Posts: 2,549 Thanks: 0 Thanked 191 Times in 126 Posts	classic NES game of the month this month:river city ransom. anyone remember how awesome tha game was, if it youve even heard of it/played it.

11-30-2006, 08:35 PM	#2
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,156 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	It would be hard to go anywhere remotely related to retro gaming and not hear about River City Ransom. I've never played the game myself, although I've got the ROM somewhere. If I ever saw the cartridge, I would jump at the chance to buy it, though.

11-30-2006, 09:18 PM	#3
Maximum Spider Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: I'll take Street Fighter over Dragonball any day. Gender: Posts: 2,549 Thanks: 0 Thanked 191 Times in 126 Posts	yeah. BARF!

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deathscythe Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: This question always has been creepy Gender: Posts: 8,600 Thanks: 235 Thanked 153 Times in 134 Posts	Never heard of it... sorry.

12-17-2006, 06:00 PM	#5
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Is that the famous one where you walk down the street beating people up? Or is that called, Streets of Fury, or something? I can't remember.

12-17-2006, 06:07 PM	#6
Marchie Pokeman Master since 1999 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Wiscaaaaaaaaaaansin/Michigan Gender: Posts: 16,647 Thanks: 1,442 Thanked 680 Times in 477 Posts	That's called Grand Theft Auto. -_-

12-17-2006, 06:32 PM	#7
Maximum Spider Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: I'll take Street Fighter over Dragonball any day. Gender: Posts: 2,549 Thanks: 0 Thanked 191 Times in 126 Posts	dunno. anyways, decembers NES game of the month is, a great contender for best ever madefor the system, mega man 2.

12-17-2006, 11:59 PM	#9
deathscythe Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: This question always has been creepy Gender: Posts: 8,600 Thanks: 235 Thanked 153 Times in 134 Posts	Mega Man two was pretty fun, but there are better out there.

12-18-2006, 12:22 AM	#10
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Well, it depends where you fall on the old-school vs. difficulty graph. As the series progressed, it got both easier and full of more and more 'features'.

12-18-2006, 07:38 AM	#11
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,156 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	It's obvious, just comparing for instance between Mega Man 2 and 3, that they went and used all of the better ideas for bosses and powers very early on. Since you can't just do the same thing twice, it just became harder and harder to maintain the fresh feeling the series still had at number 2. I'm very fond of both 3 and 4, and hold them in nearly as high regard as 2, but it was monetarily speaking the peak of the series - and for good reason. From the perspective of someone who saw the release of every single Mega Man game - 2 was the climax of the original series, and aside from a revitalization with the release of Mega Man X - nothing's ever met the same mark in the eyes of the industry. Since they began to expand the franchise beyond the original series, Capcom has been as bad as Nintendo itself in the way of continuity.

12-30-2006, 01:24 PM	#12
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	I never was greatly fond of Mega Man classic. Heck, I actually think 6 is my favorite in the Classic (My opinion is messed up, I know). I actually perfer Battle Network, though, due to combining elements of RPG with action, like the Tales of series (Although Tales of Destiny 1 = Lame).

12-31-2006, 12:12 PM	#13
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,156 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Battle Network.. I cannot abide. They gave him a mullet in it. Why? Who was in charge of that? They need to be locked up somewhere far, far away from every other cool videogame mascot. Forever.

12-31-2006, 05:55 PM	#14
Maximum Spider Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: I'll take Street Fighter over Dragonball any day. Gender: Posts: 2,549 Thanks: 0 Thanked 191 Times in 126 Posts	yeah. name one other awesome character with a mullet.... no wait, i think of one right off the bat. never mind.

01-02-2007, 03:41 AM	#15
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,156 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	No, Metal Gear took too long to make Snake cool. Besides, he never had a mullet until the Solid series. This is the retro forum, you fool!