unpopular retro opinions

[Ozcar]

Edit: december 2022: alright change my opinion I like both at best.

Edited December 5, 2022 by Ozcar

[TheSlipgateStudios]

Redneck Rampage is a pile of shit, even if it has fans that love it, I consider it a disgrace to the Build engine.

[Ozcar]

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Edited October 2, 2022 by Ozcar

[heliumlamb]

you gotta switch the graphics to "Min" in system shock every time you hit the B'SERK in system shock for a "Good" experience of hitting the B'SERK in system shock. (Optimal)

Edited October 4, 2022 by heliumlamb : source: just trust me

[Sonikkumania]

Terminator 1 is the best Terminator, beats even T2.

[xdarkmasterx]

Wolfenstein has better base combat than later shooters like Doom, Quake Duke. Weapons feel awesome, enemies are deadly, there's none of those moments where you're forced to slowly chip away at some wall of meat that just will not die even though it isn't a threat to you at all. It's otherwise a very repetitive game but its "incedental combat" is miles ahead of other retro FPS games.

[Muusi]

Nintendo 64 and everything about it was garbage. 

[unerxai]

Vanilla DOS Doom is better than PS1 Doom (still a good port though).

[Koko Ricky]

9 hours ago, Muusi said:

Nintendo 64 and everything about it was garbage. 

 

It feels like Nintendo made some significant missteps with that one. The controller had a thumbstick, but was far clunkier than the dual stick PS1 pad. It boasted anti-aliasing and texture filtering, but at an average resolution of 240p, it was a smeary mess. PS1 had nearly ten times as many titles. Cross-platform games often looked and performed worse. Too many kiddy games and overly bright colors. The soundchip was frankly unremarkable. The 4KB texture cache maxed textures out at 64x64--one fourth of PS1's limit. The cartridge format severely limited video/audio. 

 

It had some great games...but it kinda also sucked. 

[Muusi]

4 hours ago, Koko Ricky said:

 

It feels like Nintendo made some significant missteps with that one. The controller had a thumbstick, but was far clunkier than the dual stick PS1 pad. It boasted anti-aliasing and texture filtering, but at an average resolution of 240p, it was a smeary mess. PS1 had nearly ten times as many titles. Cross-platform games often looked and performed worse. Too many kiddy games and overly bright colors. The soundchip was frankly unremarkable. The 4KB texture cache maxed textures out at 64x64--one fourth of PS1's limit. The cartridge format severely limited video/audio. 

 

It had some great games...but it kinda also sucked. 

The piece of shit couldn't even output RGB even in Europe, when the SNES did it just fine. Garbage. 

[heliumlamb]

22 minutes ago, Muusi said:

The piece of shit couldn't even output RGB even in Europe, when the SNES did it just fine. Garbage.  

it doesn't output rgb period, no matter where. there is s-video, yet just about anything it puts out will be blurry no matter the display.

 

nintendo has made maybe one or two good controllers since the 64.
 

[SFFlowerBoy]

On 8/26/2022 at 8:55 PM, TheSlipgateStudios said:

Redneck Rampage is a pile of shit, even if it has fans that love it, I consider it a disgrace to the Build engine.

Ever played William Shatner's Tekwar?

[SFFlowerBoy]

Quake 2 is a nice techdemo, but not a very good game with samey level design and uninspired combat encounters. Soundtrack slaps tho.

[Koko Ricky]

1 hour ago, SFFlowerBoy said:

Quake 2 is a nice techdemo, but not a very good game with samey level design and uninspired combat encounters. Soundtrack slaps tho.

 

I found renewed interest in it after checking out the RTX version. It was surprisingly effective in maintaining my interest. Still, I have to agree with you overall. The industrial/alien setting was ripe for experimentation, but they kinda played it safe instead. 

[Sonikkumania]

4 hours ago, SFFlowerBoy said:

Quake 2 is a nice techdemo, but not a very good game with samey level design and uninspired combat encounters. Soundtrack slaps tho.

I tried to co-op Q2 with a friend this year.. we had one session and then we moved to Arcane Dimensions. Not even nostalgia helps, lol.

 

[HorseJockey]

Donkey Kong Country 2 is the worst game in the series.

[lainxtp]

The original Xbox is better than the PS2 and I'm not just talking about specs.

 

Sonic is and always was a great franchise

 

Doom 64 is the best one

 

UT99 is the only good one

 

I have several more but I don't feel like being assassinated.

[SFFlowerBoy]

4 minutes ago, invalidlain said:

The original Xbox is better than the PS2 and I'm not just talking about specs.

 

Sonic is and always was a great franchise

 

Doom 64 is the best one

I got you in my sights 🌚. Jk understandable opinions

[SFFlowerBoy]

I don't like nintendo games, doesn't mean that I think they are bad or anything like that, but I don't see why people are so captivated by so many franchises that are Nintendo related. Maybe I had to be there to get it. 

[Graf Zahl]

5 hours ago, SFFlowerBoy said:

Quake 1 is a nice techdemo, but not a very good game with samey level design and uninspired combat encounters. Soundtrack slaps tho.

 

 

Fixed that for you! :P

 

[SFFlowerBoy]

6 minutes ago, Graf Zahl said:

 

 

Fixed that for you! :P

Guter Einwand. 

[Sonikkumania]

5 hours ago, invalidlain said:

Sonic is and always was a great franchise.

Yeah, shame that some of the games are abysmal.. and also Ken Penders.

[Sonikkumania]

5 hours ago, SFFlowerBoy said:

I don't like nintendo games, doesn't mean that I think they are bad or anything like that, but I don't see why people are so captivated by so many franchises that are Nintendo related. Maybe I had to be there to get it. 

Agree. We had an legit 8 bit NES and also a bootleg 500-in-1 cartridge and it was fun for what it was. That's all, really.

[Koko Ricky]

In cinema, film isn't automatically better than digital. Film can look like shit if you use cheap stock, screw up the color timing or have a bad director of photography. When in the right hands, digital looks just as good. Modern film stock looks digital due to how much the technology has improved. 

[lainxtp]

On 10/18/2022 at 5:06 AM, Sonikkumania said:

Yeah, shame that some of the games are abysmal.. and also Ken Penders.

To believe that any of the games are weak is to not be a true believer.

 

But also, what does Ken Penders have to do with Sonic? It's not like he ever wrote it.

[Sonikkumania]

3 hours ago, invalidlain said:

To believe that any of the games are weak is to not be a true believer.

If only it was about believing.. I happen to own titles like Sonic R, Sonic 06 and Rise of Lyric and I can tell you with experience that these are not very quality games. Sonic franchise is infamous for having games that look like no one gave a shit producing them, which is a shame.

3 hours ago, invalidlain said:

But also, what does Ken Penders have to do with Sonic? It's not like he ever wrote it.

Well I admit I'm no expert in this case because I'm not a HC Sonic comic consumer but as far as I know, Ken Penders pretty much made a drama about a character that's based on Sega's Knuckles the Echinda character, and they've been struggling about it in court. Also his drawing style is "interesting" to say the least. In case you do not believe me, you can check it out yourself and see this photo where the man himself visits Ken Penders:

Spoiler

 

[BaileyTW]

Legend of Zelda 2 isnt that bad as a game as people say. It's gameplay to my knowledge is pretty unique for the time, the swordplay is pretty damn good at times, and it is comparably cryptic for games at the time.

 

Dying is still punishing to an unfun degree.

[lainxtp]

9 hours ago, Sonikkumania said:

If only it was about believing.. I happen to own titles like Sonic R, Sonic 06 and Rise of Lyric and I can tell you with experience that these are not very quality games. Sonic franchise is infamous for having games that look like no one gave a shit producing them, which is a shame.

Well I admit I'm no expert in this case because I'm not a HC Sonic comic consumer but as far as I know, Ken Penders pretty much made a drama about a character that's based on Sega's Knuckles the Echinda character, and they've been struggling about it in court. Also his drawing style is "interesting" to say the least. In case you do not believe me, you can check it out yourself and see this photo where the man himself visits Ken Penders:

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I like Sonic R.

 

Also i dont like the comics

[Sonikkumania]

29 minutes ago, invalidlain said:

I like Sonic R.

 

Also i dont like the comics

I like Sonic R's soundtrack but the gameplay is too janky.

 

I don't like the comics too much either. The first issues were ok, and Sonic Booms too.

[TheFocus]

Killer Instinct has aged like soy milk in direct sunlight.

 

the idea of Doomguy being a human turned demigod is better than him just staying a human. (there i said it)

 

Sonic 2 is not a good game.

 

Halo 2 is the worst of the original trilogy.

 

God Of Emptiness is the most overrated death metal song in existence.