Once you complete one challenge, you are forced out of the game and must restart it for subsequent challenges. The bosses are huge and impressive, and the graphics are right up there with the best on the NES.Īrino gives you four challenges per game, though you cannot attempt them in any order, and they do not stack. The level design is great, and Haggle Man suddenly has access to lots of new attacks and powers. If you’re an old-school RPG fan, this is a great game.Ĩ) Robot Ninja Haggle Man 3: Almost completely different from its predecessors, RNHM3 is comparable to Ninja Gaiden and, bizarrely, Metroid. Lots of grinding is required, and random battles are never all that fun, but Guadia Quest makes you work for victory, and there seems to be an actual storyline in the background. It is the longest and most impressive game of the collection. This game made me curse a lot.ħ) Guadia Quest: This is an old-school RPG in the tradition of Dragon Warrior. The levels are larger, and Haggle Man can activate power-ups at his leisure now instead of upon collecting them.Ħ) Rally King SP: This lazy double-dip is Rally King with more difficult course designs and color swaps. I really hated this game, as drifting is unreliable and the track designs are full of cheap spin-out areas.ĥ) Robot Ninja Haggle Man 2: The same as the first game, but harder. It is insanely fun and full of strategy.Ĥ) Rally King: Essentially a Micro Machines top-down racer with power sliding. The game is short and can be frustrating, but the concept is solid, and the character sprites are quirky.ģ) Star Prince: The sequel to Cosmic Gate, this game is clearly based on Xevious, Solar Striker, and other top-down bullet-hell shooters of the day. It is very fun, and there’s some modicum of strategy to the bug-blasting.Ģ) Robot Ninja Haggle Man: A bizarre cross between Bubble Bobble and Boomer’s Adventure in ASMIK World, your character flips hidden doors to defeat enemies and uncover power-ups. There are eight separate games, which I’ll briefly describe below:ġ) Cosmic Gate: This is essentially Galaga with some twists, like the ability to create warp gates and zip ahead several stages. You’ll also be able to read instruction manuals for the games and certain issues of the fictional “Game Fan” magazine. Between challenges, you’ll listen to Arino’s younger self talk endlessly. You, playing the role of the gamer, are given challenges by a giant crown-wearing head named Arino, who looks like a cross between Jobe from “The Lawnmower Man” and the Doctor Kawashima in “Brain Age.” Arino sends you back in time to the early 80’s to relive his gaming memories and complete challenges he sets out for you: four in each game. And while you may revel in a few of the retro offerings, I imagine you’ll walk away happy that the industry has since moved in a different direction. Retro Game Challenge invites you back to the 80’s for a wakeup call. Certainly, there’s been a retro revival as of late, what with Dark Void Zero and Mega Man 10 makin’ me all nostalgic. I used to be one of those gamers, and I still find myself longing for the days of yore now and again. So many gamers today long for the simpler, more hardcore times of the NES.
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