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Posted on 07-07-10 05:57:15 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Miasmir
Can't believe I missed this thread.

It's my duty to suggest Roll Away / Kula World / Kula Quest to anyone who will listen.

It is the best puzzle game ever. Now you can download it for PSN. You should go do that right away.

I may or may not hold the world record for a speedrun of this game (38 minutes 44 or so seconds) because it's too hard to find other people who have played it obsessively.

I'm grabbing this now. Should be cool.

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Posted on 07-07-10 06:02:53 PM Link | Quote
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Originally posted by Miasmir
Kula World
I remember playing a demo or something of that game. It looked very interesting, but unfortunately the demo (or maybe the first few levels) wasn't and I didn't feel like looking for the game again. (Not to mention that was long before I knew about emulation at all)

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Posted on 07-07-10 06:05:20 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Reimu
Originally posted by Miasmir
Kula World
I remember playing a demo or something of that game. It looked very interesting, but unfortunately the demo (or maybe the first few levels) wasn't and I didn't feel like looking for the game again. (Not to mention that was long before I knew about emulation at all)

PSP eboot cough cough

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Posted on 07-08-10 06:30:39 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Reimu
Also obligatory Little Samson mention. I just can't understand how it can possibly be so little known. It's like when someone talks about it everyone else forgets about bothering to check it in five minutes!
guess who just beat it
Fun game really, similar to yet easier than Megaman in my opinion.
Although there's apparantly some...shit about a secret boss that I should have beat but didn't even know existed beforehand...? Also what are potions for (plus! Your opinion on each character)
Originally posted by Kit
E.V.O - The Search for Eden: Not a really popular SNES game, but it's probably one of the better action RPGs I've played (basically you play as a small fish going along the chain of evolution through eating other fish to the point where you can take on the great fish of eden).
kid how far'd you play through that game
Fish are only Phase 1 of that game
The creatures you have access to change based on the Era you're going through, and I can tell you right now you aren't beating the game without going to another Era. (this info brought from only playing through said fishy era)
Originally posted by Xkeeper
...and Valkyrie no Bouken (a crappy NES game that plays like a mix of Zelda and an RPG).

I remember I tried to play through this sometime after you released your LUA video of it. I got...decently far in it, but when it came time to go deep well diving DEATH DEATH DEATH. Sucks to go down there.

I know one game I enjoyed quite well, but it's not as much obscure as it is hated by the consensus of the series it belongs to. Doubt that's good enough reason to mention it, but it apparantly does a good job of keeping people from playing.

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Posted on 07-08-10 01:04:17 PM (last edited by Reimu at 07-08-10 10:08 AM) Link | Quote
Originally posted by Madman200
Originally posted by Reimu
Also obligatory Little Samson mention. I just can't understand how it can possibly be so little known. It's like when someone talks about it everyone else forgets about bothering to check it in five minutes!
guess who just beat it
Fun game really, similar to yet easier than Megaman in my opinion.
Although there's apparantly some...shit about a secret boss that I should have beat but didn't even know existed beforehand...? Also what are potions for (plus! Your opinion on each character)

1. Yeah... but I had the luck of playing it before Megaman, and it was awesome.
2. Unless you mean the magnetic magenta small wizard which is in one actual secret level.
3. Potions restore the character's HP. Sounds simple, but it becomes much more important in Normal where characters can die (for a level...). They can be revived if they have a potion.
4. Kikira (dragon) is awesome. Second is KO (mouse) becouse if you are skilled enough you can kill everything with him in seconds. Third Gamm becouse his backstory is cool (he used to be a thief, attacked KO, drank one of his potions and became that, and eventually went to hiding in the caves in regret). Samson is boring.

I know the story stuff becouse [trope]ItsAllThereInTheManual[/trope]
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Posted on 07-09-10 12:44:28 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Reimu
1. Yeah... but I had the luck of playing it before Megaman, and it was awesome.
I haven't done much in the way of Megaman games, I remember that when I rented the Collection disc for GC I beat a total of 1. Maybe 2. Somewhere between 3 and 6, some game there. Will have to try again at some point, but for now...


3. Potions restore the character's HP. Sounds simple, but it becomes much more important in Normal where characters can die (for a level...). They can be revived if they have a potion.
Doesn't really explain how I can use...wait. Normal? I don't remember seeing a difficulty select. Even then when I die it's outright and everything resets (which means I need to switch out before someone is defeated or the boss gets all their HP back)

4. Kikira (dragon) is awesome. Second is KO (mouse) becouse if you are skilled enough you can kill everything with him in seconds. Third Gamm becouse his backstory is cool (he used to be a thief, attacked KO, drank one of his potions and became that, and eventually went to hiding in the caves in regret). Samson is boring.
Kind of similar to what I was thinking, except I'm a bit more specific:
Samson : Not the fastest, but still fast / Comes with a high jump for dodging whole spreads of bullets at once / Weak straight shot, but it still covers the whole screen / Can climb walls and ceilings, which is required at points / Frequency of use: Usually at the start of a stage so he ends up being the first one to soak up damage, but otherwise when I need to be just straight with shots at distances
"Kikira" : Moderate size and reduced speed won't help with evasion / After jumping, can hover in place for a limited yet long amount of time, enabling the crossing of massive pits without any trouble / Shots are similar to Samson's except they curve upwards as they travel / Hold B for a while to charge your attacks--the most damage you can get over a range / Frequency of use: Jumping sessions that hold risk down below or ranged attacks against bosses where I can't just rapid-fire and get away with it
"Gamm" : Largest size, weak jumping, and slow speed--don't count on evasion / Starts with and can have the most HP of the game, making him durable indeed / Single punch with good range that goes in all four directions--has high attack, so if you get in a boss's face you can rip them apart (so to speak) / Frequency of use: Mandatory spike sessions and point-blank boss battles, but not much else
KO The Mouse : Fast and small with a decent jump--learn to move and evade bullets to survive / Starts with almost no HP and never goes past the first bar--stop taking hits already / Makes like Bomberman and lays bombs that go off over time (explodes from right to left) or when an enemy runs into them--does good damage / Also climbs walls and ceilings, except faster than Samson and can fit into small gaps that everyone else can't / Frequency of use: Often the one I use, usually I learn if an enemy is mobile or not before starting to attack it though

I know the story stuff becouse [trope]ItsAllThereInTheManual[/trope]
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Posted on 07-09-10 12:55:30 AM Link | Quote
Prohaps it is the name; 'Little Samson', I mean sometimes a name can have a subconscious effect how people think of the game, or I am I just talking sh*t.
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Posted on 07-09-10 12:58:24 AM (last edited by Reimu at 07-08-10 09:59 PM) Link | Quote
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Kikira is faster and jumps higher than Samson, and her attacks have a better range, so she's useful against swarms of enemies in general.
Samson is better for normal areas I guess. He is however the only character that doesn't die in Normal, so you'll be forced to use him. He's good for climbing if you don't want something that dies with an speck of dust.
Gamm is to strategically use his endurance to spam heavy damage.
KO really is just to kill things fast with the highest speed and jump. He also has that high evasion that really comes handy sometimes, most notably the fake final boss second form.

Normal dificulty is selected at the title screen. Right after "START/PASSWORD", unless you are playing some bizarre version.

Originally posted by vinnyboiler
Prohaps it is the name; 'Little Samson', I mean sometimes a name can have a subconscious effect how people think of the game, or I am I just talking sh*t.

Better than Seirei Densetsu LICKLE. (Though to be honest "Seirei Densetsu" doesn't sound that bad)

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Posted on 07-09-10 01:25:15 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Reimu
Kikira is faster and jumps higher than Samson, and her attacks have a better range, so she's useful against swarms of enemies in general.
Did I say I -just- beat it before? Because I meant a few days ago before that post. So my memory (which spanned two sessions' worth of gameplay) wasn't that perfect.

KO really is just to kill things fast with the highest speed and jump. He also has that high evasion that really comes handy sometimes, most notably the fake final boss second form.
On that fight...I just used Sam to dodge the attacks since he had more stamina (he can duck too). Soon as the last shot were fired, I'd swap back to Gamm and use his hammer made of machine gun.

Normal dificulty is selected at the title screen. Right after "START/PASSWORD", unless you are playing some bizarre version.
Repeat: bad memory

So the potions are supposed to be automatic, or, some shit? Because I remember picking up one on each character and they just sat there for the whole game doing nothing (and I did have deaths, sometimes via 6HPdmg). Doing something wrong?

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Posted on 07-09-10 01:57:39 AM Link | Quote
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Sorry... I just beat this game a lot of times and rarely get the chance to talk about it... =x

So the potions are supposed to be automatic, or, some shit?
Uh, you select it with down... and use it with A... They are like E-tanks, basically.

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Posted on 07-09-10 02:28:39 AM Link | Quote
Ah, down. Go figure, I never tried to press that. Now I know.

You...remember me talking about my nephew, right? How do you think he'll fare with playing this? (Or should I just not try)

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Posted on 07-09-10 02:36:06 AM Link | Quote
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Well... the intro stages and the controls are simple enough... and give a nice overview of the game.
So if he can beat them he should do fine.

On the other hand it took me a day to figure how to climb that tree in the mouse's intro stage.

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Posted on 07-09-10 09:55:24 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Miasmir
Can't believe I missed this thread.

It's my duty to suggest Roll Away / Kula World / Kula Quest to anyone who will listen.

It is the best puzzle game ever. Now you can download it for PSN. You should go do that right away.

I may or may not hold the world record for a speedrun of this game (38 minutes 44 or so seconds) because it's too hard to find other people who have played it obsessively.

I had that game a long time ago (lost the disk when we sold the PS1) and it was great! =)

(Though, some levels where a bit hard, but that could have been due to my age)

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Posted on 07-09-10 07:12:08 PM Link | Quote
How many of you played Plok for the SNES, that too was one of my most played games when I was young.
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Posted on 07-10-10 01:58:11 AM Link | Quote
Traysia for the Genesis. Very obscure such that back when I was first playing it in the late 90s/early 2000s, there wasn't even a complete game walkthrough up on GameFAQs (for a game released in 1992). Hilariously, the author of the most complete walkthrough was stuck at the same place I was. It's been completed since then, and I've now beat the game at least twice, with the second runthrough recorded and uploaded to YouTube.

As for how obscure it truly is? Outside of a couple of videos which showcase many Genesis games, I am the only one with gameplay videos of it on YouTube, and am the only full playthrough of the game on there as well.

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Posted on 07-10-10 02:56:43 AM (last edited by Schala at 07-10-10 12:00 AM) Link | Quote
MaxKnight: I was going to mention that... but yea, that is quite the obscure game. Too bad the Genesis/Mega Drive didn't have very many RPGs... =/

Alisia Dragoon, a pretty good (but hard) platforming game for the Sega Genesis with no relation to the Panzer Dragoon series, is pretty obscure too, AFAIK... it was one of my favorites on the Genesis. =)

Edit: Duh, how could I forget Clockwork Knight 1 and 2? Those games are pretty cool, and they always remind me of Toy Story for some reason. =P

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