Together Retro Grows--Two Games at Once!

Post by **ott0bot** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:01 pm

awesome....i voted. it was fun.

Post by **raztat** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:57 am

super mario rpg, or n e snes rpg, i have alot of them i need to play.

Post by **ott0bot** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:58 pm

If Terranigma wins I have a few questions.

1) Will the PAL version work in a US system without a Hrz switch?

2) Will you get lost in the Japanese version if you don't read the language? Is the story really good?

3) Is there any way to emulate on a Mac? I may have it on Dream SNES for DC...but it plays so crappy it's not worth it.

I've always wanted to play it...but wasn't sure the best way to go.

thanks

Post by **fox099** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:09 pm

ott0bot wrote:If Terranigma wins I have a few questions.

1) Will the PAL version work in a US system without a Hrz switch?

2) Will you get lost in the Japanese version if you don't read the language? Is the story really good?

3) Is there any way to emulate on a Mac? I may have it on Dream SNES for DC...but it plays so crappy it's not worth it.

I've always wanted to play it...but wasn't sure the best way to go.

thanks

Responses:
1) You need a 50/60 hz switch to run on a US system. They are very easy to install, and if you are apprehensious about installing it yourself I am sure that someone would do it for you.

2) Terranigma is extremely story driven. In order to proceed through the game it requires a great deal of dialog with the NPCs, as well as taking orders well. Additionally you will miss many of the plot subtleties if you dont understand the language. Honestly, the story is that good.

3) SNES9x works on mac wonderfully. Additionally, it has support for controllers, so if you have an adapter you can play it as it was meant to be played.

The best way to play is with the original cart, but they can run upwards of 70 to 100 dollars. Emulation is a good bet, but there is just something about playing it on the SNES that is truly divine.

A word for the wise: Terranigma has some amazing 3D scenes, and what I believe to be the best sprites on the SNES. Its a true masterpiece that I dont think enough people will ever play!

Post by **racketboy** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:17 pm

So essentially, unless you have money to burn and read Japanese fluently, you'll be emulating it

Post by **ott0bot** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:41 pm

fox099 wrote:
ott0bot wrote:If Terranigma wins I have a few questions.

1) Will the PAL version work in a US system without a Hrz switch?

2) Will you get lost in the Japanese version if you don't read the language? Is the story really good?

3) Is there any way to emulate on a Mac? I may have it on Dream SNES for DC...but it plays so crappy it's not worth it.

I've always wanted to play it...but wasn't sure the best way to go.

thanks

Responses:
1) You need a 50/60 hz switch to run on a US system. They are very easy to install, and if you are apprehensious about installing it yourself I am sure that someone would do it for you.

2) Terranigma is extremely story driven. In order to proceed through the game it requires a great deal of dialog with the NPCs, as well as taking orders well. Additionally you will miss many of the plot subtleties if you dont understand the language. Honestly, the story is that good.

3) SNES9x works on mac wonderfully. Additionally, it has support for controllers, so if you have an adapter you can play it as it was meant to be played.

The best way to play is with the original cart, but they can run upwards of 70 to 100 dollars. Emulation is a good bet, but there is just something about playing it on the SNES that is truly divine.

A word for the wise: Terranigma has some amazing 3D scenes, and what I believe to be the best sprites on the SNES. Its a true masterpiece that I dont think enough people will ever play!

Thanks...thats exactly what I was thinking. but I didn't know there was a decent snes emualtor for MAC's. I'll take a look for SNES9x. I've got a controller for mame....its sorta ps2-ish with a nice d-pad.

Post by **Ivo** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:49 am

ott0bot wrote:Thanks...thats exactly what I was thinking. but I didn't know there was a decent snes emualtor for MAC's. I'll take a look for SNES9x. I've got a controller for mame....its sorta ps2-ish with a nice d-pad.

A nice d-pad isn't really key for jRPGs, keys would work about as well

But as you use for MAME, cool that it has one.

Post by **8BitMagic** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:10 pm

Phantasy star II or Phantasy star IV!

edit: just got Xenogears so now i am stoked for that.

Post by **ott0bot** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:31 am

Finally loaded SNES9x on my iMac. It looks amazing on my monitor. It works great except it only supports the usb SNES contollers. I don't one one yet so action games and shmups are pretty tricky for me. I need to pick up a snes usb controller to fully enjoy it anyway.

thanks for the tip fox099!

Post by **Burban** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:18 pm

This is my first time posting here; found this site by reading your review on Snatcher and got me playing it :] Thank you for that -greatest adventure game. I dunno if you'll have enough time for this RPG, but if you could, I'd suggest Dragon Warrior (Quest) VII for the PSX. It's a bit underground as not many people have played it, but it has a very good storyline to it (its really woven up of multiple storylines), and I'll easily say that its the best RPG I've played. And its in English. yey