Best PC Engine CD-ROM2 games?

Mathius · 05/01/2009, 02:32 PM

Man, I just watched a video of Spriggan on You-Tube! It's like Blazing Lazers on steroids

NecroPhile · 05/01/2009, 03:08 PM

Quote from: Tatsujin on 05/01/2009, 01:51 PMit's a superb audio cd. not much more.

Don't forget it also sports good looks and has sexy animated cut scenes. Still boring though.

Arkhan Asylum · 05/01/2009, 10:32 PM

Quote from: Mathius on 05/01/2009, 11:51 AM
Quote from: Psycho Arkhan on 05/01/2009, 05:30 AMman I wish you had sys3 so I could feed you some shadow of the beast propaganda !

lol
So what's up with Shadow of the Beast anyway?

Dont listen to these drips!

its a very atmospheric puzzle/action game with sweet music.

though, you will either like it alot, or think its a huge pile of retardation (with nice music)

Mathius · 05/01/2009, 10:48 PM

I think I might wait on Shadow...for a while. Hey guys I won that Spriggan auction

Paid only 42 bucks! It's in perfect condition, too. I live in Indiana and the game is in Michigan so I should have it in only a few days!!!!

Arkhan Asylum · 05/02/2009, 01:14 AM

Quote from: Mathius on 05/01/2009, 10:48 PMI think I might wait on Shadow...for a while. Hey guys I won that Spriggan auction Paid only 42 bucks! It's in perfect condition, too. I live in Indiana and the game is in Michigan so I should have it in only a few days!!!!

nice!

Now I know your whearaboutsish, and can come steal it.

boogiecat · 05/02/2009, 10:15 AM

Quote from: Mathius on 05/01/2009, 02:32 PMMan, I just watched a video of Spriggan on You-Tube! It's like Blazing Lazers on steroids

Yeah that's true!!

Mathius · 05/02/2009, 10:38 AM

Quote from: guest on 05/02/2009, 01:14 AM
Quote from: Mathius on 05/01/2009, 10:48 PMI think I might wait on Shadow...for a while. Hey guys I won that Spriggan auction Paid only 42 bucks! It's in perfect condition, too. I live in Indiana and the game is in Michigan so I should have it in only a few days!!!!
nice!

Now I know your whearaboutsish, and can come steal it.

Good luck, it's out in the country

Arkhan Asylum · 05/02/2009, 02:33 PM

Quote from: MathiusGood luck, it's out in the country

Perfect place to hide a body!

MWAHAHAAHAA

;)

Mathius · 05/06/2009, 12:16 PM

Spriggan came today

I'll let you all know how it turns out!

Tatsujin · 05/06/2009, 12:26 PM

Quote from: Mathius on 05/06/2009, 12:16 PMSpriggan came today I'll let you all know how it turns out!

gongrats

. but we all (beside of ceti) already know how it turns out

Sinistron · 05/06/2009, 12:41 PM

hahahah poor ceti without teh Spriggan- and poor me without teh Nexzr

Ceti Alpha · 05/06/2009, 01:10 PM

Quote from: Tatsujin on 05/06/2009, 12:26 PM
Quote from: Mathius on 05/06/2009, 12:16 PMSpriggan came today I'll let you all know how it turns out!
gongrats . but we all (beside of ceti) already know how it turns out

Quote from: Sinistron on 05/06/2009, 12:41 PMhahahah poor ceti without teh Spriggan- and poor me without teh Nexzr

haha.

OK. Military Madness and Spriggan have made the top of my wishlist.

Mathius · 05/08/2009, 10:49 PM

Ok guys I got to say Spriggan is more than just one hell of a game. It's the best shooter I have ever played. The level of detail in the backgrounds is astonishing! In the first level you will spot soldiers running around on the ground as you fly over them. In stage three your ship will actually fly up a waterfall while shooting monster-fish-things that leap out of the falls. The power-ups, like Blazing Lazers, are somewhat confusing to learn. Thankfully, if you let the game idol through the title screen a tutorial will play explaining the various combinations of weapon upgrades. And man, are they ever intense! I think my favorite one so far is the fireballs that spread out and away from your ship(or mech actually). The difficulty is way up there with R-type and Blazing Lazers. I have only managed to make it part of the way through the second level before giving up. Once my skills increase I'll post again and give you my thoughts.

nat · 05/09/2009, 12:06 AM

Maybe it's just me, but I find R-Type and Blazing Lazers are in whole different classes in terms of difficulty.

Mathius · 05/09/2009, 12:27 AM

Quote from: nat on 05/09/2009, 12:06 AMMaybe it's just me, but I find R-Type and Blazing Lazers are in whole different classes in terms of difficulty.

Yeah, maybe. But freakin' hard is well, FREAKIN' HARD!

Mathius · 05/09/2009, 12:28 AM

Quote from: Sinistron on 05/06/2009, 12:41 PMhahahah poor ceti without teh Spriggan- and poor me without teh Nexzr

So, what's the deal with Nexzr except for it being super expensive?

CrackTiger · 05/09/2009, 12:44 AM

Quote from: nat on 05/09/2009, 12:06 AMMaybe it's just me, but I find R-Type and Blazing Lazers are in whole different classes in terms of difficulty.

Yeah, I played through Blazing Lazers for the first time in years about a year ago and never lost my shields. R-Type of course, is R-Type.

awack · 05/09/2009, 01:23 AM

Spriggan is definitely a great shooter, the first level alone has arguably the best execution of a great concept in a vert shooter.

Mathius · 05/09/2009, 01:35 AM

Quote from: guest on 05/09/2009, 12:44 AM
Quote from: nat on 05/09/2009, 12:06 AMMaybe it's just me, but I find R-Type and Blazing Lazers are in whole different classes in terms of difficulty.
Yeah, I played through Blazing Lazers for the first time in years about a year ago and never lost my shields. R-Type of course, is R-Type.

I haven't even been able to beat Blazing Lazers yet

However, I have only had my Turbografx-CD for a little over a month now. Have faith in me

Mathius · 05/09/2009, 01:39 AM

Quote from: awack on 05/09/2009, 01:23 AMSpriggan is definitely a great shooter, the first level alone has arguably the best execution of a great concept in a vert shooter.

Yeah, especially when all the soldiers on the ground merge inside of the stage 2 boss

That experience alone sealed my love for NEC's consoles.

Mathius · 05/09/2009, 01:49 AM

Quote from: ceti alpha on 05/06/2009, 01:10 PM
Quote from: Tatsujin on 05/06/2009, 12:26 PM
Quote from: Mathius on 05/06/2009, 12:16 PMSpriggan came today I'll let you all know how it turns out!
gongrats . but we all (beside of ceti) already know how it turns out
Quote from: Sinistron on 05/06/2009, 12:41 PMhahahah poor ceti without teh Spriggan- and poor me without teh Nexzr
haha.

OK. Military Madness and Spriggan have made the top of my wishlist.

You won't be the least dissapointed. In either of them. Spriggan is a little hard to come by, especially a stateside copy(I got lucky

) but Military Madness is a cheap and easy find. You can get one CIB for relatively cheap(I am sure you know all this after all I am the newb here.)

Ceti Alpha · 05/09/2009, 01:57 AM

Quote from: Mathius on 05/09/2009, 12:28 AM
Quote from: Sinistron on 05/06/2009, 12:41 PMhahahah poor ceti without teh Spriggan- and poor me without teh Nexzr
So, what's the deal with Nexzr except for it being super expensive?

I'm not sure why it was so expensive. You can get Nexzr for relatively cheap now. It's just a sweet shooter. It belongs in an arcade kind of shooter. Luckily it has an "arcade mode" that makes a great game even better. Nexzr, for me, was the deal breaker after years of putting off getting a Duo. I saw that sucker on Youtube and that was it. Love at first sight.

_Paul · 05/09/2009, 05:04 AM

Quote from: Mathius on 05/08/2009, 10:49 PMI think my favorite one so far is the fireballs that spread out and away from your ship(or mech actually).

I find Orange and Green my preferred weapon combination in Spriggan most of the time, a nice wide spread that protects you from behind a little.

Nexzr is about 10 times harder than Spriggan so good luck if you get that.

Tatsujin · 05/09/2009, 07:34 AM

Quote from: guest on 05/09/2009, 05:04 AMI find Orange and Green my preferred weapon combination in Spriggan most of the time, a nice wide spread that protects you from behind a little.

Nexzr is about 10 times harder than Spriggan so good luck if you get that.

2x agree!

and yeah. nexzr isn't that expensive but very hard to beat

though one of the best shmups on the system with a great great score!! it is kept simple, but intense ^^

Mathius · 05/09/2009, 09:50 AM

Quote from: guest on 05/09/2009, 05:04 AM
Quote from: Mathius on 05/08/2009, 10:49 PMI think my favorite one so far is the fireballs that spread out and away from your ship(or mech actually).
I find Orange and Green my preferred weapon combination in Spriggan most of the time, a nice wide spread that protects you from behind a little.

Nexzr is about 10 times harder than Spriggan so good luck if you get that.

Orange and green? I'll remember that. I also like one yellow and two green combo. It'll cut a giant swath straight ahead of the ship. Most enemies are annihilated before they even enter the screen!

Tatsujin · 05/09/2009, 10:01 AM

oops. sry, I ment yellow/green before

that's me fav combo.

BlackandBlue · 05/09/2009, 10:01 AM

I'm a big fan of 2 blues and 1 red myself. Has great range and spheres that circle to protect you.

Mathius · 05/09/2009, 02:40 PM

Quote from: ceti alpha on 05/09/2009, 01:57 AM
Quote from: Mathius on 05/09/2009, 12:28 AM
Quote from: Sinistron on 05/06/2009, 12:41 PMhahahah poor ceti without teh Spriggan- and poor me without teh Nexzr
So, what's the deal with Nexzr except for it being super expensive?
I'm not sure why it was so expensive. You can get Nexzr for relatively cheap now. It's just a sweet shooter. It belongs in an arcade kind of shooter. Luckily it has an "arcade mode" that makes a great game even better. Nexzr, for me, was the deal breaker after years of putting off getting a Duo. I saw that sucker on Youtube and that was it. Love at first sight.

To me it seems that Nexzr isn't too cheap. The cheapest I could find on ebay was $89.00. Here's a link
http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_dmptZVideoQ5fGamesQ5fGames?_nkw=nexzr+pc+engine&_sacat=0&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&_odkw=spriggan+pc+engine&_osacat=0

But again I am still a noob here so there's probably a place I am not looking

nectarsis · 05/09/2009, 02:43 PM

Going by BIN's (that usually sit for ages) is DEF not the best way to gauge a games "worth." Nexzr can DEF be found cheaper than $90.

I ordered mine from here: https://www.risingstuff.com/store/engine-nexzr-p-2364.html?osCsid=p4ksgqmkglhfaej6d68f873m47

Price has gone up a bit since I ordered to.

Mathius · 05/09/2009, 10:48 PM

$65 isn't bad for a top notch pc engine shooter

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Best PC Engine CD-ROM2 games?