What Are You Playing (Winter 2012-2013 / Postapocalypse)?

**Melf** · 06 Jan 2013, 10:56 PM

I'm still playing NES games, but I recently decided to clean off my Saturn Arcade Racer wheel and try out some games with it. Daytona plays great, as does Sega Rally (after some tweaking). I really want to try out a few others, like F1 Challenge and Hang-On GP, so I'm going to hit up eBay for copies. I doubt those two are expensive.

**gameoverDude** · 07 Jan 2013, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by bVork

Man, Sega CD Beholder looks UNPLAYABLE. How can you do the two-step with that interface and cursor speed?!

He's got to be using a gamepad/joystick. Beholder on SCD can use the Mega Mouse. I'd hope this one supports a joystick/mouse combo, with the joystick to move/turn.

**Pineapple** · 07 Jan 2013, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by Diff-chan

Piglet wasn't too bad. The game really started busting my balls with Roo. Stopped at Owl.

Same. It was fun for 10 minutes, though.

Downloaded Penny Arcade episode 3 on a whim. It moves along at a pretty brisk pace, unlocking new abilities and characters and stuff on the regular and keeping things interesting. I really like the old school RPG feel as it seems well thought out and executed, the enemies are fun and some have clever descriptions and the art style reminds me of FF3 (or 6, whatever). I have no idea how long it is but I dropped a couple of hours on it so far. I like the job system a lot. I'll be sad if the Slacker class doesn't unlock some crazy uber ability later on.

Have made it to the open second loop on DDP:Res a couple of times, was able to fight Golden Disaster for the first time ever and that was fun. Not good enough yet to make it to the hidden second loop, I understand the requirements (which are daunting) but there are some seriously crazy bullet patterns going on in this game.

Still cleaning up Skate 3, I'm almost done with all the challenges, have a few more lots and spots to own, then I may get an online code to finish all the stuff that I can't do offline. I'm glad I played enough to open up some of the gigantic skate parks, which I did not do in either 1 or 2.

Realized that I spent my money poorly the first few months in XCOM and now I am paying for it, my guys are pretty underpowered for the new enemies that are coming after them and I don't have much money to buy them new gear. Game is getting tough but it's so much fun.

**Melf** · 07 Jan 2013, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by bVork

Man, Sega CD Beholder looks UNPLAYABLE. How can you do the two-step with that interface and cursor speed?!

EotB has a control option that lets you move with the D-pad and use the buttons for the cursor. With it activated, the game plays like a standard console RPG. DM2 has a similar option, but it's not quite as intuitive. Both games are quite playable on the Sega CD with them though. Of course, with a Mega Mouse, it's a whole lot better, but few people have those.

**Some Stupid Japanese Name** · 07 Jan 2013, 05:32 PM

I do!
How else would I properly use My Paint and Wacky Worlds?

True story: When I was starting out my Videography business a hundred years ago, I used My Paint to make titles.

**Jeremy** · 07 Jan 2013, 06:51 PM

Renter who moved in found my Saturn...that he moved months ago...a couple of weeks back, so I've been playing a ton of Fighters Megamix. That has held up really well, and I hope it hits XBLA/PSN like VF 2, Sonic the Fighters, and FV did. I was also able to get my PAR cart working by carefully cleaning it, so I gave Gale Racer a shot and was amazed at how fun it was. It moves so quickly that there's actually a learning curve to it that I wasn't really expecting, but it makes every bit of progress more rewarding.

**sleeve** · 07 Jan 2013, 06:52 PM

Still playing Dragon Age: Origins. Still digging the hell out of the interface and story.

Playing on Hard difficulty. It's tough! Tactically, it's extremely deep. The boss fights are really challenging. It took me a couple dozen tries to beat the boss of the Dalish Elves forest area.

I hope Bioware goes back to some version of this interface for Dragon Age III.

**Finch** · 07 Jan 2013, 07:07 PM

i played so much of the Professor Layton games that i fell in...

I also went back to London Life after not playing it since it came out. It means so much more when i actually know the characters.