also, the review speaks of a difficulty setting. I find that hilarious because there is no options menu, at least not in my copy. The game starts with the level select and bam, you're in the game.
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also, the review speaks of a difficulty setting. I find that hilarious because there is no options menu, at least not in my copy. The game starts with the level select and bam, you're in the game.
Press A+Start.
Welcome to a man's Genesis shmup. If you're not having fun, then kindly check your balls and your man card at the door when you come in from now on ;) :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by miquell
Anyway, in all seriousness, this isn't TF3 where you can beat it on your first play through, you have to practice. Of course, the better you get, the harder the game will get (an interesting thing called "rank," where the longer you survive without dying, the more the game increases the difficulty a bit to try and kill you). Yes, this game's a challenge, but not an unfair one. You simply need to get better by playing it more, learning where the enemies come onto the screen, the boss patterns, and so forth... just like any other shmup from that era. Only this game does it on a bigger scale.
So just relax, sit back and enjoy the Genesis at its shmuping best. And when you're ready, crank the difficulty up to "Mania."
I also remember a couple of cheats, like 99 lives and all weapons, but since I didn't use them for more than 15 years now I don't remember what's required to enable them.
@ TheCoop: Personally I don't think Thunderforce III is much different. If you never played a shmup before you definitely won't beat it on your first try. It may not require anywhere near as much memorization than Thunderforce IV but it still won't be a walk in the park.
yehhhh - what The Coop & Christuserloeser said!
most games in the 16-bit era require shitloads of practice, patience and basically dedication to get your "rewards"...to me - thats the inherent nature of this whole era of gaming!
TF4 IS a dope game.....and mannn....it IS fun......
but yeah, ur right....its not easy to begin with, thats for sure...but stick with it yo!!
i can think of loads of games that i played that were so fuckin hard that i literally nearly of a heart attack through frustration....some of them became my favourties because of that very reason - persistence is key (as it is in most aspects of life, no?) :)
...in fact, this reminds me of the time i broke my big toe because i kicked my bed after loosing my temper when playing the ridiculously hard - Wardner...(i did beat it eventually though, and grew to love that too! although playing it these days reminds me why i did in fact break a bone, and could easily see it happening again to be honest)
if you think TF4 is difficult - try that motha-uffer!!!!....hardness guaranteed! *phew*
anyway - dont give up on it just yet mango!!
Payyyce
Why? I never understood the problem with "Jurassic Park". At least the original one... To me, even though there are more great games, is a must have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord Dilks
Set "stock ship" to zero for 99 lives. Pause the game while playing, and press up, right, A, down, right, A, C, left, up, B, up to get all the weapons. Then press right to get the C.R.A.W.s.Quote:
Originally Posted by Christuserloeser
I'm hardly a shmuping god (not even remotely close really), and back in 1990, I was still pretty new to the genre. Even so, I was able to beat TF3 on Normal without continuing on my first try. It's just not that hard of a shmup. It's a great game, but not difficult. In fact, it gets recommended a lot to beginners over on shmups.com because of this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Christuserloeser
Anyway, hoe much is the total value of this list?
Sonic
Sonic II
Sonic III
Sonic&Knuckles
Rocket Knight Adventures
Jurassic Park
Quackshot/Micky Mouse Castle of Illusion (2 in 1 cartridge)
Mortal Kombat II
Virtua Racing
Mega Bomberman
Streets of Rage II
Shinobi III
World of Illusion
Comix Zone
Ranger-X
Mega Turrican
Gunstar Heroes
TNMT Hyperstone Heist
Earthworm Jim
Batman
Castlevania the new generation
Thunderforce 4
I spend like a €100 in total wich is insanly cheap considering some of them are really rare PAL games.
the coop.. did you beat TF3 on Mania?
That is a very nice list. Games like Comix Zone or Jurassic Park won't be on everyone's Top-22 list of course, but overall that is one great package of Mega Drive goodness right there.Quote:
Originally Posted by miquell
However...
You're still missing Golden Axe, Streets of Rage and Revenge of Shinobi!
May I recommend the Mega Games 2 compilation with those games all on 1 cartridge ? It even does feature the original artworks of all three games on its label!
There's also the 6-PAK cartridge which got those three games plus Sonic 1, Super Hang-On and Columns. And it does also feature the artwork of all six games on its label.
EDIT Streets of Rage and Revenge of Shinobi should be reason enough, but here's a reminder of the epic epicness of that ol' 1989 Golden Axe port:
Yep, without losing a single life as well. Did the same with TF4 on Mania.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mordan
Thanks dude! Well, I think I will go for the 6-pak, leaving that cartridge in the system as a 23th game so no loss in my collection there, pretty smart idea from the tony fella.Quote:
Originally Posted by Christuserloeser
but just pure out of curiousity, would you guys know the aprox value of this list (PAL)?
Set "Stock Ships" to zero and you get 99 lives. The only way to practice! Once you master it you will be able to do it without the cheat. I saw a vid on youtube and this guy did with 100% shot down ratio. He definitely has no job.Quote:
Originally Posted by miquell
I don't think he lost a life either. Only his own, actual life. I'll bet he looked like Cartman after his World of Warcraft epic.