Rare Replay Thread of How Retro Collections should work
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Rare Replay Thread of How Retro Collections should work
So, what was the first game you played on RR?
I fired up RC Pro-Am, and got my ass kicked!
Then I fired up Grabbed by the Ghoulies, and damn - that game STILL looks awesome. Cell Shaded graphics are timeless (but not the storytelling methods, yikes).
I fired up RC Pro-Am, and got my ass kicked!
Then I fired up Grabbed by the Ghoulies, and damn - that game STILL looks awesome. Cell Shaded graphics are timeless (but not the storytelling methods, yikes).
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Game is getting delivered today... I haven't played a lot of these as I never owned an N64, so I'm probably going to either start with some of those. Or maybe try and go chronologically.
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I plan to play in order of release. I'll try to avoid using cheats as long as I can ![Smilie](/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I never played Battletoads arcade and NES versions. Should be a fun experience
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I never played Battletoads arcade and NES versions. Should be a fun experience
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That game was brutally difficult. I played the heck out of it when I was a kid, but I could never get past the damn speeder bike level.
People who complain about difficult games today make me laugh. Even the most difficult games today are a breeze compared to the difficultly of some NES games.
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Sounds pretty cool but too bad some of the bigger licensed titles they did like Donkey Kong Country and Goldeneye couldn't have been included. Obviously Nintendo probably wouldn't allow Donkey Kong to appear outside of their systems though.
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Not sure of order but for certain my must plays are Blast Corp, RC Pro-Am and Cobra Triangle right off the bat. Personally can't wait to play almost all of them.
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I don't have an Xbox One, but this collection makes me wish I did just for the nostalgia of playing the titles from when Rare was Ultimate Play the Game.
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Yeah, I wondered why Goldeneye couldn't be included here.
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any particular one best to start with?
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The first one. The second opens with a huge spoiler from the end of the first game.
Nuts & Bolts is a completely different sort of game (and not very good either).
Nuts & Bolts is a completely different sort of game (and not very good either).
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Honestly, Goldeneye doesn't hold up; even Perfect Dark was a bit of a letdown, but still a huge improvement over its predecessor's shortcomings.
I was honestly most excited for Snake, Rattle, and Roll of all the games in the collection; it is probably a top ten favorite NES title.
I was honestly most excited for Snake, Rattle, and Roll of all the games in the collection; it is probably a top ten favorite NES title.
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I never got around to playing Nuts & Bolts, but the Giantbomb crew frequently refer to it with reverence and call it the best Banjo game. Looking forward to finally trying it out.
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Well it's super-different. It was pretty unusual as far as racers go. There are some cool things if you're into that user-created content stuff.
I didn't think it was that fun a racer and didn't play it much. IGN points out that it's the one conversion that suffers the most in this collection and runs with significantly more slowdown than the 360 version had.
I didn't think it was that fun a racer and didn't play it much. IGN points out that it's the one conversion that suffers the most in this collection and runs with significantly more slowdown than the 360 version had.
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so, just to be certain, the first one is: Banjo-Kazooie?
is it like a typical platformer in the vein of Rayman and Mario?
is it like a typical platformer in the vein of Rayman and Mario?
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Yes, first one is Banjo-Kazooie. It's a 3D platformer, the type popularized in the early days of N64, PS1, like Mario 64, Gex. Think : Fight with the camera a lot, jump on baddies, collect stuff, fall off ledges.
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