TonyBlue87

I'd like something on the first MDK. It's an incredibly bizarre game, with very different versions on PC and PS1, music from Tommy Talerico, and an absolutely bonkers music video ending (in the PC version). The main character is a Mortal Kombat-style digitized actor, the art direction is unlike anything I've seen elsewhere (strangely, it has the look of what a look of current indie "PS1-style" games look like now), Earthworm Jim shows up as a collectible, and a lot of gameplay revolves around an (at the time) extremely cool sniper mode. The whole thing feels like it was made in the wild west of "anything goes" game development, and I'd love to know more about everything that went into making such a unique, innovative package.

Easy picks for me:

1. Rocket Knight Adventures for Genesis, which is an incredible action platformer with an unbelievable soundtrack. My favorite game of all time.

2. The Granstream Saga for PS1. It's a very simple action-RPG with a basic story and zero side quests, but it was the first RPG I ever completed as a kid and I'll go back to it every now and again. It's very clunky and has a kinda uneasy/dour energy throughout, especially the ending, but it also has that kind of "only in the PS1 days" style of gameplay/presentation that I'll always be nostalgic for.

3. Colony Wars also for PS1. Helluva space shooter with a heavy emphasis on attacking capital ships. I have been chasing this same high for decades, but nothing does it quite right. Every modern space game, even the combat-focused ones, includes inventory management, complicated controls, or just repetitive dog-fighting. The first two Colony Wars games are super straightforward, fly here and blow that up, pick up and play action that I wish would see a return.

Here's the gif where it became a thing. There was an earlier discussion about a Sims event at E3 where the event runners were throwing that symbol about their heads and none of the attendants knew what it was supposed to mean. It became a running callback during this E3 aftershow, and the moment it became a GB meme is this gif, where Vinny threw it up during a particularly heated part of the conversation. The cut to Drew is what cemented it.

https://twitter.com/marinov1/status/1273259066756935680

Fixin' The Claw Machine - DN6-LL5-DSG

A puzzle level focusing on theme/set pieces, On/Off Switches, and Claws+Bombomb manipulation. Practically impossible to die, as it's meant to be more of a story type level.

Wow, thanks, duder! If you're interested, I made an Easy Mode version. It's a near identical layout, but no autoscrolling, no Homing Bills, and it's much less... us... "deathy." It's really meant to be a training course for the real deal.

A Boy And His Bill (Easy Mode) - TCS-9YW-J8G

I wanted to make a vertical level all about Bullet Bill position manipulation. Therefore, I give you A Boy And His Bill: V4S-HWJ-YMF

It's pretty hard, but mostly because it challenges your usual sense of timing. It took me around ~20 attempts just to upload it, but it's definitely doable.

Absolutely jumping on this. I played a bit on 360, but that was right before I got my PC. Then I found out (too late) that controller support is a not-thing in the PC version, so I haven't touched it since. Very much looking forward to getting the full package with my preferred control type on the system I play as much as my PC.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/696180/Bullet_Witch/

I don't know who asked for this, but I suppose this is a +1 for video game preservation. I was always tempted to try this game since I'm a mild fan of mindless third-person shooter stuff (I have a lot of hours in the various Earth Defense Force games), but every time I see it in action it's pretty clear that this ain't a good time. It appears to be a pretty cut and dry port with not much going on than an FPS bump, and the only user review at the time of this writing is none too kind.

Still, though, it's only $15 ($13 on sale right now), and I've spent more money on worse things.

I still love The Granstream Saga on PS1 to this day. The combat is simple and unresponsive, there is no skill progression outside of finding new weapons/armor, and leveling up is tied to friggin' story beats, but the story moves at a constant pace and it has that "budget PS1 game" charm that I find very difficult to actually explain. It's a super linear, stripped down, storybook RPG, and I completely love it.

Ultimately, I find this question kinda weird to answer overall, since I don't think I would ever call something I get joy out of truly "terrible." The Dark Crystal is slow as hell and needs to be about 20 minutes shorter, but it's still one of my all-time favorite films. Folks should be able to recognize legitimate weaknesses in the things they like without having to dismiss it entirely as "terrible."

MGSV is the best Metal Gear "game."

MGSV is the worst "Metal Gear" game.