Battletoads, Little Nemo: Dreammaster
Those games are hard as fuck. The train stage in Little Nemo is a nightmare (pun totally intended)
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Telorand@reddthat.com 3 months ago
- Kirby’s Adventure (NES)
- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA)
- Chrono Trigger (SNES)
- Ninja Turtles 3: The Manhattan Project (NES)
- Battletoads (NES)
- Little Nemo: Dreammaster (NES)
- Mega Man 2 (NES)
- Mario 64 (N64)
- Starfox 64 (N64)
I know you want to avoid Final Fantasy style games, but both Chrono Trigger and FF Tactics Advance are unique takes on JRPGs (you’re open to Earthbound, after all). They are also timeless, IMO, and stand up against modern titles.
Kirby’s Adventure is great all around. Has saves, interesting gameplay, tight controls, excellent music, secondary secret objectives, and it’s just goddamn adorable. It’s also better than Kirby Superstar, IMO, but do try both.
ICastFist@programming.dev 3 months ago
Telorand@reddthat.com 3 months ago
I remember the moment I figured out you can jump forward to clear some of those spikes.
apotheotic@beehaw.org 3 months ago
theangriestbird@beehaw.org 3 months ago
There’s a remake of Kirby’s adventure for the GBA that will probably feel a bit better.
apotheotic@beehaw.org 3 months ago
Snazzy I’ll probably go for that one then. Many thanks
Telorand@reddthat.com 3 months ago
Kirby’s Adventure just feels the best to control. I don’t like the way they changed how powers work in Superstar, and I think the variety, controls, and level design aren’t as good. Sometimes, more isn’t always better.
FFTA is the best in the series, but it’s also the most unique story. FFT is still the usual “fantasy” universe you’re familiar with, but there’s an interesting element of isekai in FFTA.
Battletoads is hard, but not impossible. Everyone remembers the third level with the bikes being a pita, but I did it as a kid. Tip: towards the end, there’s a part where walls will come at you faster and faster, but if you try to stick to the middle and move just enough out of the way, you can weave back and forth. Don’t overcorrect; light touch. If you get really good, there’s even a secret in that part that lets you skip several levels. Look for a sparkle!
Little Nemo is based on a comic, and it’s a really unique puzzle/action platformer. I haven’t played anything quite like it, but it was one of the first NES games I owned.
Mega Man 2 unequivocally has some of the best chiptunes in any game. There’s a reason there’s so many remixes on OC Remix just from that game.
Starfox 64 is the original SNES Starfox but with better graphics, gameplay, and story. There’s also multiple endings…
Hope you have fun!
apotheotic@beehaw.org 3 months ago
Someone else mentioned that they liked the GBA remake of Adventure more - would you say it’s worth going that route or sticking to the OG?
I suppose I’ll have a look at FFT and FFTA both and see what’s up.
Ah I remember how painfully unforgiving those old side scrolling games could be, I’ll find my way through battletoads :D
Definitely excited to try Little Nemo, it’s one of the few recommendations people have posted that I genuinely just have never heard of
Man I have always enjoyed when I heard Mega Man soundtrack pop up in other places, the tunes are sublime. Just never played the actual games the music is from lol.
Looking forward to Starfox 64 it sounds like a good one!
Telorand@reddthat.com 3 months ago
The GBA port is…okay. It has some of the “improvements” that the SNES got, and the balance just feels off, to me. I would say that it still controls better than the SNES version, however.
Give them all a try, though. Maybe the NES version will feel lacking to you and you’ll love the SNES ones!