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This week was the release of “Ready Player One,” Spielberg’s film adaption of the popular book by Ernest Cline. The book is full of retro references and easter eggs (seems appropriate for this weekend) and the movie is chock full of them as well!
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25 is barely enough to do the SNES justice, there are other awesome games on there that could make the list more than some of the titles you had on there, games like Pilotwings, Sim City, ActRaiser 1+2, Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, Terranigma, Lufia 1+2, Demon’s Crest, Secret of Evermore, Skyblazer, The Firemen, Legend of the Mystical Ninja, Stunt Race FX, Breath of Fire 1+2, Dragon View, Zombies ate my neighbors, Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts, Killer Instinct, Lost Vikings 1+2, Shadowrun… So many good memories…
I’ve had the thought that Eric and I should take some deep dives into some of our other favorite games on NES, SNES, Aracades, and more. There are way too many to cover in just one episode!
As much as l like nowadays games such as GOW series, or COD, GT and the hyper realistic GTA, as well as recognizing that graphics are awsome and had been the aim of many videogames, you know, to get it improved, but I feel thar videogames have lost its charm. I mean, videogames with top graphics are more and more like imitations of reality than a paralel world that might not be as good looking, but inspired a lot more of imagination. I know kids arent the same anymore, but I miss the way a simple game like mario world, DK, top gear, even older ones like sonic, got me do involved by sparking my immagination. It’s like reading a book compared to Watching a movie, no effects can match your mind.
Have you enjoyed some of the independent games that are using a more retro design?
My Top Five:
1) Super Metroid
2) Final Fantasy VI
3) Zelda Link to the Past
4) Donkey Kong Country
5) Yoshi’s Island.
I’m sorry but the arcade ports do not count, no matter how good games they were. Street Alpha 2, in SNES was a technical marvel and nevertheless it was not a SNES game of its own, but a home conversion of an arcade game.