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~~Leo656~~ · 11-13-2020, 11:11 PM

Not me, sorry.

I played Ghostbusters (NES) for the first time in a long time. I got to Gozer thanks to the staircase glitch (die twice, then open one of the doors and "die" from a ghost popping out, and your "lives" loop back around to 255 making you almost guaranteed to make it up the stairs; pretty much the ONLY way to get past this part without Game Genie). I did good but I didn't manage to beat Gozer. I swear I almost did, but in the end I couldn't pull it off.

Hopefully one day. I maintain that the game isn't AS bad as its reputation; it's repetitive but it only takes about an hour to get to the final boss if you play it right, so that's not a big deal. That staircase level is absolutely ridiculous, though.

I found someone online selling a repro cart of New Ghostbusters II (NES), which originally came out only in Europe, so I picked that up. I played it a little bit once on an emulator and it was pretty cool. Better than the regular Ghostbusters II game we got, at least. Should be here next week.

I also picked up a repro cart of Ghostbusters for Genesis, but that might take a while to get here yet. I only ever get reproduction carts if its a translation of a game that never came out over here, OR as a last resort. The Genesis Ghostbusters is over $100 most times so yeah, nah, repro it is. I could've gotten that for $5 at Funcoland back in 1999 or so, but I didn't even own a Genesis. Really kicking myself for that now.

I was also picking away a bit at Final Fight (SNES) the other day. I remember playing it a little bit in the arcade but I don't think I ever played the SNES version. I got pretty far but I couldn't get past the fourth Boss fight, and then I got tired. I'm sure I'll crack it eventually though.

Back to the subject of repro carts, I picked up a snazzy American translation of Super Back to the Future II (SNES) that wasn't too expensive. Even got a sharp-looking case for it, too. Haven't played it yet, but it looks pretty cool.

11-13-2020, 11:11 PM	#10
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Not me, sorry. I played Ghostbusters (NES) for the first time in a long time. I got to Gozer thanks to the staircase glitch (die twice, then open one of the doors and "die" from a ghost popping out, and your "lives" loop back around to 255 making you almost guaranteed to make it up the stairs; pretty much the ONLY way to get past this part without Game Genie). I did good but I didn't manage to beat Gozer. I swear I almost did, but in the end I couldn't pull it off. Hopefully one day. I maintain that the game isn't AS bad as its reputation; it's repetitive but it only takes about an hour to get to the final boss if you play it right, so that's not a big deal. That staircase level is absolutely ridiculous, though. I found someone online selling a repro cart of New Ghostbusters II (NES), which originally came out only in Europe, so I picked that up. I played it a little bit once on an emulator and it was pretty cool. Better than the regular Ghostbusters II game we got, at least. Should be here next week. I also picked up a repro cart of Ghostbusters for Genesis, but that might take a while to get here yet. I only ever get reproduction carts if its a translation of a game that never came out over here, OR as a last resort. The Genesis Ghostbusters is over $100 most times so yeah, nah, repro it is. I could've gotten that for $5 at Funcoland back in 1999 or so, but I didn't even own a Genesis. Really kicking myself for that now. I was also picking away a bit at Final Fight (SNES) the other day. I remember playing it a little bit in the arcade but I don't think I ever played the SNES version. I got pretty far but I couldn't get past the fourth Boss fight, and then I got tired. I'm sure I'll crack it eventually though. Back to the subject of repro carts, I picked up a snazzy American translation of Super Back to the Future II (SNES) that wasn't too expensive. Even got a sharp-looking case for it, too. Haven't played it yet, but it looks pretty cool.