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| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
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| Metroid | Nintendo;Hyundai;Playtronic (Nintendo;Intelligent Systems) | 1987 | [100]*** [33]*** [83]*** [4]*** [49]*** [22]*** [52]***In the first Metroid game ever you lead Samus Aran, a skilled bounty hunter, to fight against the space pirates and their leader, Mother Brain. The game is considered one of the milestones in the NES game library, but I think it has its issues, making this not quite as playable as lets say [game=#5128]Super Mario Bros.[/game]. Most annoying thing is the knockback when you are hit by enemies, often resulting in falling down into lava or taking more hits. The game is rather difficult. Many secret rooms, non-linearity and a good presentation make this an overall good and interesting game though. The music and graphics fit the game and are nice for its time.***[b]androgynous character[/b] - Samus herself, many were shocked to find out the person inside the powerarmor was a girl (and this supposedly ruined the game for them as well).***Samus is a Space Hunter (bounty hunter) and she's out to kill the Mother Brain who leads the various Metroid on planet Zebes. Explore 23% of the planet. Shoot anything the moves and a few things that don't. Find all the alien technology and use it to defeat the Mother Brain. Some areas are horizontal scrolling, some vertical. This game allows non-linear exploration and progress. There are multiple endings depending on how quickly the game is beaten. The endings can be summed up as: Samus is ashame d of you (because you were so slow), Space Suit Samus, Helmetless Samus, Leotard Samus, Bikini Samus. No, there isn't a nude Samus ending, she isn't even allowed to show her bellybutton (which is usual for videogames). However, the Famicom version features a different Bikini Samus in a much, much smaller Bikini. The back of the box falsely claims there is a 2 player alternating option. The FDS version saved progress in files on the magnetic FDS disks. The development team wanted to use save RAM like Zelda. But Nintendo would not authorize the added expense because FDS Metroid had not been a big seller. First game to use passwords for game saving? There is a famous code that for this game:[spoiler=Code;Close password][code]JUSTIN BAILEY ------ ------[/code] (The bottom line can also be 12 spaces for a slightly different result)[/spoiler]that sparked lots of debate as to who this person was was. S/he was not a creator of the game, and employee of Nintendo, nor the winner of a contest. It was said that "Baily" was slang for a swimsuit and the password meant "Just in a Swimsuit". But no slang in any language uses this term to refer to a swimsuit. Also, Samus is wearing a [i]leotard[/i] and never plays in her bikini (see multiple endings above). The password is a normal one that doesn't violate the password CRC, it could not have been specially coded into the game. However, the entire password system could have been coded to make this particular name valid. Giving that the password system was algorithmically generated from a series of incremental values, this is very unlikely. Another reason this is unlikely, is the fact that the following names are also passwords that are CRC validated:[spoiler=Code;Close password][code]000000 000020 000000 000020[/code][/spoiler]. And finally, there are a lot of valid passwords. In fact there are 126,380,652,742,080,975,503,566,526,109,352,707,862,854 valid passwords (1 in 256 of the total possible entries). Out of all of those possibilities, there bound to be a few names, words, phrases, and significant meanings. Maybe even a line from Shakespeare (someone start the monkeys pressing buttons on gamepads). A lesser know password:[spoiler=Code;Close password][code]NARPAS SWORD0 000000 000000[/code][/spoiler] [i]is[/i] hard coded into the game and bypasses the CRC. Is has numerous effects that cannot be achieved with normal passwords, such as infinite life, infinite missiles, and the Particle-Ice Beam (the Ice Beam that shoots a blue particle from the Wave Beam in a straight line). What this password means is a mystery, and it probably has nothing to do with someone named Narpa. Note than "password" in a substring of the password. This still leaves mysterious letters unresolved. "Not a real password", "North American release password"? Other interesting passwords are [code]Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel[/code] Freeze beam, start in Varia, bombless, bad ending. [code]XXXXXX XXXXXX KKKKKK KKKKKK[/code] Not any equipment [b]at all[/b] Start in Tourian with [b]nothing[/b] (can't win). [code]------ ------ 86NINT ENDO--[/code] 4 tanks, 42 missiles. [code]999999 999999 KKKKKK KKKKKK[/code] No time limit, no Mother Brain, no Varia. Similar to Legend of Zelda, you can actually access your password at any time without dying. Pause (press [code]START[/code] on controller 1). While paused, press Up+A on controller 2. The Japanese spelling of [i]Metroid[/i] is [i]メトロイド[/i]. But you won't find it as a title in this game entry since Metroid was not released in cartridge for in Japan. There is only the Famicom Disk System version for the Japanese market. [Zerothis]***What can I say? I had to include a true classic in these listings... For anyone who has not played this game, please stop reading and get the game and play it immediately. For the rest of you who remember it from long ago, do the same. This totally engrossing game is loads of fun and very challenging. One game that ranks with the best of the best NES carts. | labelimagesubject |
| Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos | Sony Imagesoft;Epic Sony Records (Software Creations) | 1990 | "From Out of the Darkness... Shall Arise a Challenge To Your Wisdom" Join Shadax's quest as he searches through the deadly fortress of Kastlerock for the six pieces of the magical Staff of Demnos, in a brave attempt to save Princess Eleanor from the evil magician Morbius! Over 250 challenging rooms to explore. Brilliant 3-D graphics, music and sound effects. Powerful potions and magical keys. Fearless evil characters to defeat. Non-violent fun for the entire family!*** [64]*** [63]*** [52]*** [37]*** [29]*** [27] | labelimagesubject |
| The Krion Conquest | Vic Tokai | 1990 | Once upon a time, long long ago, the world was experiencing great ruin. Enormous animals were bestowed upon the earth to create terrible pain and hardship for the people. The people were desperate, so they called upon the Old Witches' World for help. Thence came Francesca, a gracious witch with great powers. She fought and saved the world from these terrible creatures. The land began to flourish again and the people worked peacefully together to rebuild their wonderful cities. All was well. Now, we too are experiencing serious turmoil. Terrible horrid beings called Krions have decended upon our planet. We are prisoners and we are losing hope. Francesca, we need you. If you are out there, please come.***US release was initially announced as [i]Francesca's Wand[/i] before being titled [i]The Krion Conquest[/i]. An obscure but still spread internet joke is to call this game "Megan Man" because of a typo in the [i]the official 1990 WORLD OF Nintendo buyers guide[/i] showing "Megan Man 3" and its similarities in game play to the megaman series. Catalog number for the Japanese Famicom version is definitely [b][code]VIC-VF[/code][/b] (visually confirmed, it is printed on the cartridge lable) and not [b][code]VIC-VP[/code][/b]. But many sites on the web report it as [b][code]VIC-VP[/code][/b] | labelimagesubject |
| Bucky O'Hare | Konami;Palcom (Konami) | 1992 | Become a renegade space rabbit in BUCKY O'HARE. It seems that the Toad Empire has captured Bucky and his crew. Become Bucky and bust the others out of jail. Once you get a crew member out of jail, you can use his or her special fighting skills to get through the remaining stages. All of the skills are needed to defeat the elite Storm Toad Troopers and Double Bubble High Speed Toad Armada Tanks. See if you can make it through all eight levels in BUCKY O'HARE.*** [66]***There're also Chinese and Korean translations available somewhere... [cjlee001] | labelimagesubject |
