The Game Boy Era Is Over

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

um, probably all of us.
Why is this school yard arguing still going on?

[Shooting Love]

um, probably all of us.

BULLSHIT.

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

by that, i don't mean everyone on the board, just those who are defending the Lynx.

[Frogacuda]

How many of you guys saying, Stun Runner, or Elvira, or Zarlor Mercenary, or whatever, have actually sat and played that shit on a Lynx for more than 20 minutes at any one time (now, Klax, maybe) in the past 10 years?

I have. Well, not Elvira Pinball, that game was never very good. But Blue Lightning, Zarlor Mercenary, CyberVirus, etc? Hell yes.

[Shooting Love]

by that, i don't mean everyone on the board, just those who are defending the Lynx.

I still call bullshit.
20 minutes is a loooong time to be playing games that look like Fruity Pebbles puke, and sound like something from an early 80's table-top arcade.
Not to mention having to put up with one of the worst d-pads ever.

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

you're right. Frog and I are lying in order to look cool and hipster.

[Frogacuda]

I still call bullshit.
20 minutes is a loooong time to be playing games that look like Fruity Pebbles puke, and sound like something from an early 80's table-top arcade.
Not to mention having to put up with one of the worst d-pads ever.

I have a Lynx II so the D-pad is fine. Also, my head doesn't explode because a game is old and doesn't look like a new game. Incidentally, I sometimes even enjoy movies that may not be in color or even have an obviously fake painted background set.

And besides, are you saying the black and white Gameboy has better graphics and sound than the Lynx? That's a bold claim few would back you up on.

[Melf]

I don't understand how someone who says they prefer the old GB can criticize the Lynx's graphics. Lynx games have held up visually much better than the original GB games have.

[Frogacuda]

Okay, going to back you on this one. There are a lot of sprites but nothing that's happening here looks like very much fun. I mean, a lot of it could have to do with the fact that this guy keeps parking in the corner every time real enemies show up, but I don't think that's quite all of it.

That guy is an idiot and has no clue how to play the game. Since the game is heavily score-based, and he's aggressively avoiding real scoring and powerups, he would get creamed before too long. Also, no one should ever play as Brenda. Landau is the only real choice.

[StriderKyo]

I dunno, I'd way rather play Gameboy Gradius than that horrible looking Zarlor Mercenary game.