/vr/ - Retro Games

Stadium is still great if you want to replay Gen 1 and 2 though.
Extremely convenient item/pokemon management, and good post-game content in the forms of cups.
Also, mini games for 4P multiplayer.
Not to mention the 3D models and animations still hold up pretty well.

>>6694718
not to make this a pokemon thread but pic related.

kinda blows my mind that they recently revealed a sequel to this game. what could be cool about 3D pokemon on your TV in 2020 on an underpowered tablet.

>>6694731
I like Snap. Not because of pokemon, but because of its original photograph/on-rail shooter theme. Playing for score is actually pretty fun.

>>6694731
Snap is a good game though

>>6694737
>>6694740
hm, i guess i havent played it since i was really young. i dont remember there being too much game, but looking back now i could see how it could be fleshed out.

>>6694726
That's the thing though, it's ONLY great if you want to replay gen 1, and most people who didn't grow up with gen 1 don't want to play gen 1, thereby making it a "You had to be there" game.

>>6694731
Also this. It's pretty lame without the context of the poke-boom and the blockbuster kiosks. Surely the new game will succeed because dispite how far it's fallen, Pokemon is still pulling in star wars numbers and the Switch has a built in "share to social media" feature... though it wouldn't surprise me to learn that this was a feature you had to pay for with Pokemon snap 2.

>>6694749
It's really short and it could have had all 151 monsters instead of just 63 or so... and more courses. But all in all, it's enjoyable and each course is very unique and well made. Once you bear the game (get a photo of Mew), the game gives you a hi-score you can beat for each course. Beating these scores will make you actually get the most out of the game since you will need to make sure to get the best possible photos of every single monster in the course, and trying to use all 60 photos you can take per course. Definitely give it a try again some time.

>>6694750
>and most people who didn't grow up with gen 1 don't want to play gen 1
Maybe, I guess.
At the very least the mini games are still pretty damn fun for any kind of person.

>>6694726
Sure, but two of the most appealing things about Stadium were the 3D models and being able to transfer your GB mons to fight your friends.

3D isn't impressive by itself anymore, and the Pokemon Fever is now a thing of the past.

>>6694726
>>6694726
>Stadium is still great if you want to replay Gen 1 and 2 though.
>Extremely convenient item/pokemon management
>Also, mini games for 4P multiplayer.
Yes, you're right. The Stadium games are still pretty cool as a companion piece to Gen 1 and 2. I'd even call them the best way to play the games.
>, and good post-game content in the forms of cups.
Oh no, nigga, fuck that. The actual Stadium part of Pokemon Stadium is retarded bullshit. Don't bother. The RNG is literally, provably stacked against you. Just use a GameShark or some shit. It isn't worth your time. Take it from me, I beat Stadium 1 entirely and 85% of Stadium 2 (including R2) and it's not worth your time. Do the right thing. Just cheat. Hey, the game's doing it already.

>>6694781
>the mini games are still pretty damn fun for any kind of person.
I can agree on that, though I find it hard to imagine anyone wanting these games just for the handful of minigames...
It's strange that The Pokemon Company never just made their own Mario Party clone with Stadium tier minigames. I'm sure it has everything to do with Mario Party already existing but I have no doubt a Pokemon party game would do much better in sales than Mario Party.

>>6694750
>That's the thing though, it's ONLY great if you want to replay gen 1, and most people who didn't grow up with gen 1 don't want to play gen 1, thereby making it a "You had to be there" game.
It's true. People who played later Gens first will never truly understand why we loved it so much. They just see it as "le glitchy one lolololol Game Freak were horrible programmers!" and ignore everything that made it a special game in its time. Yes, in terms of pure gameplay, every Gen afterwards is better. But I know I'd happily run through Gen 1 again than play any Gen after 5.

>>6694796
About the glitches, Stadium fixes many of the glitches in gen 1, such as focus energy, etc.
Anyway, these "wengun glitches" infographic memes are kind of shitty, most of these zoomers wouldn't even notice these glitches if nobody told them about them.... just as how we didn't back in the day.

>>6694786
It's really not that bad. You can earn continues, you can boost your mons with permanent stat raising items so the cpu is always weaker. Speedrunners can even do it on demand with rental mons.

>>6694806
I've already said I've beaten almost the entire thing so I'm not sure why you're talking as if I don't know all of this.
It's still not worth it to waste your time on the game. The opponents are specifically designed to fuck you over. It's one of the cruellest games aimed at children I've ever seen. It isn't fair challenge, it's bullshit artificial challenge, and that kind of dickheaded design isn't worth bothering with. And I probably would have said it wasn't worth it anyway because of how goddamn slow it is. The animations are nice and all but literally a solid 75% of your total playtime will be just watching them alone. The option to turn them off would have been really nice.
Don't waste 40 hours of your life beating the Stadium games. It isn't worth it. Just cheat and get those speedup functions in a minute. Your life is precious. Don't waste it away on games that have no respect for your time.

>>6694796
>Game Freak were horrible programmers!
Zoomers would never say this as in their eyes it constitutes a death threat.

>>6694795
That's what the rumoured Meowth's Party/Pichu Bros. game was supposed to be.
Instead we got... Pokémon Channel
>tfw no Clear Cut Challenge with Bisharp

>>6695006
>That's what the rumoured Meowth's Party/Pichu Bros. game was supposed to be.
There was never going to be a Meowth's Party game and any rumor about it was made by retards. It was just a tech demo and nothing else.

>>6694718
Can I post the most 'you had to be there' console?

>>6694726
I know it's not technically retro but the sequels, Colosseum and Gale of Darkness are also pretty good. Seeing double strategies being used for the first time in 04-05 was crazy, it made playing the story feel so different to any other pokemon game at the time

>>6694803
>tfw Gamefreak lost the source code for the Pokemon Battle program prior to the development of Stadium
Satoru Iwata himself rewrote it from scratch purely through observation, solo
>fixed all the bugs while he was at it

It was unbelievable. Sure you heard of games packed with special chips and extra megs but when sega busted this out i don't think there was a single reason to not be hype around it. it still amazes me to this day that it worked with all 3 games.

>>6694718
Best fast forward games ?

>>6697420
1 didn't do shit

>>6697434
>not holding A just as the damage message pops for criticals

>>6694718
Dunno who would play this in modern day. I played it for hours and hours, but it wasn’t enjoyable for any of them.

>>6697408
He even slipped in kanto region without anyone noticing until the gigaleak

3D games were new, and so we were willing to ignore all the bad that 3d brought with it. Now every time you want to jump on something, instead of just pushing the jump button, you have to adjust the camera view to get an idea of how far the jump is.

Unironically Halo 1, I was shocked when I realised most people picked up the Halo series with 2 or 3 and never played the original.

MICHAEL JACKSONS MOONWALKER

>>6699978
doesnt it start you as knuckles?

>>6694796
I honestly would love to see a gen 2 romhack that would be compatible with a stadium 2 romhack.
That's a dream of mine.

>>6700304
just gives you the blue sphere special stage

Sonic Adventure 1 and 2

>>6700353
Sonic Adventure games are just divisive in general, it's not so much about "YOU JUST HAD TO BE THERE MAN!".

>>6700304
Only works with 2. Every other game gives you blue sphere.

I think a good majority of the NES big sellers like TMNT 1 and the Bart Vs. games, and by extension most of the retro Simpsons games in general could qualify as "You just had to be there" games

>>6700404
No, SA1 and 2 were universally loved and praised when they came out. It wasn't until snot nosed YouTubers who were born the same year the game came out started crying about them that they became "divisive".

>>6697232
This would be seen as an attack on the white race these days

>>6700063
It’s common knowledge that he worked on GS to compress the data so Kanto would fit.

>>6700441
You're delusional. Stop blaming boogieman for people not liking a jank as fuck game like SA1.
Also SA2 is still well liked so your autism is even more unfounded

>>6700476
Obviously you were a toddler at best in 1999, if you were even born yet at all.
Everyone loved Sonic Adventure 1 when it came out. It also earned great reviews and ratings at the time. I was there, dude.

>>6700489
because it was fresh and new and there wasn't much like it. Once other games came out the flaws of SA1 became more and more obvious and annoying to deal with. It aged like shit and the jank which you could look past could no longer be ignored.

>>6700508
So you could say YOU HAD TO HAVE BEEN THERE you absolute fucking twit.

>>6700514
Quote where I said it wasn't good for the thread, dipshit. I only addressed your line here
>It wasn't until snot nosed YouTubers who were born the same year the game came out started crying about them that they became "divisive".

>>6700523
>Quote where I said it wasn't good for the thread, dipshit.
OK
>>6700404
>Sonic Adventure games are just divisive in general, it's not so much about "YOU JUST HAD TO BE THERE MAN!".

>>6700559
Anon...

>>6700559
>not my post
Good job, tard

>>6700565
I accept your apology as long as you promise to practice and get better at trolling.

>>6700570
lmao good try double retard. I don't believe your lying ass for a second. Get rekt kunt i'm outta here

>>6700574
You literally have a sub 60IQ

>>6694726
Yeah,Stadium 1 and 2 are still great as long as you own Gen 1 and 2 and have the transfer pak.

>>6694718
Are there really a lot of people that don't enjoy Stadium?
This is the first time I've ever heard someone claim that the majority does not like Stadium.

>>6700353
Pictures context is not retro.

>>6701148
I guess people who don't like Pokemon gen 1 and gen 2, and people who didn't have the transfer pak. And people with no friends.

>>6700063
Could you expand on what you mean? In what game?

>>6703649
>>6700474
He's joking.

>>6694718
lol this trash came out the same year as Jak and Daxter,Klonoa 2 and Rayman 2 haha

>>6704947
>this piece of trash came out the same year as a bunch of other trash
...? I agree that Conkers is a terrible terrible game but you aren't saying much there.

>>6700053
Hardest game ever.

>>6700476
Sonic Adventure 2 is atrocious trash. The first one however is a masterpiece and was in fact loved when it came out.

>>6701148
I didn’t like stadium. I assume we’re talkin poke mans

>>6704947
Rayman 2 is garbage.

>>6705124
Such an epic take. Where can I send my upvote?

Goldeneye is still fun, but I doubt new players would appreciate it as much.

>>6694796
>Tfw you will never again be a kid eating delicious pokemon shaped Mac n cheese, cutting out the cardboard coins after finding a box with coins you don't have yet, with the show on TV and your Gameboy nearby

>>6705718
So jealous of the kids who got to experience that. My mom never bought the Pokemon mac n cheese because it was like 30 cents more expensive than the off-brand stuff, and I wasn't allowed to have a Gameboy because she was convinced it would damage my eyes. At least I got to watch the show though.

>>6704892
Thank you based humour translation anon. Without your efforts tens of autists would remain in a perpetual state of comedic lingo.