ok a couple of games finished on the raspberry pi.
the first is the Firemen on the snes by HUMAN Entertainment. Take control of a fire fighter and fight your way up a towering inferno. Got to say, for a 1994 game its a pretty clever and fun take on fire fighting. Its essentially a 360 shoot em up as you're up against the clock to reach the objectives on each floor. it can get decidedly tricky as there are very few life restoration opportunities (maybe 1 or 2 tops per level) and that time limit is brutal. You probably have enough to get to the boss and have 3 to 4 minutes spare to take on the boss. An AI assistant thats actually competent, nice graphics and audio makes it a pretty quality game. The only downside is perhaps the random situations where you could lose health, sometimes open the wrong door or shatter some glass and you can cause an explosion causing massive damage. Would i recommend it? for a shooter for its time absolutely. Might be even more interesting if there was 2 player mode or something.
lastly another game Wiz 'n' Liz on the mega drive. Now what intrigues me is that i think i saw this on the amiga first but opted for the mega drive version. The first thing that hits you is that awesome sound track, gives me amiga vibes all over. The second thing that hits you is the speed the game runs at. its like faster then sonic and makes precision extremely difficult. its not surprising as the aim of the game you have to move quickly, the time limit is like 3 minutes and its neigh impossible not to lose a life. I played it on easy and i barely completed it.
Speaking of completing it, on easy i managed to beat it, but on normal and above its extremely difficult. The problem with the breezy gameplay is that its not very compelling. its just collect the rabbits and after you get x amount you leave the zone with whatever fruit, time and stars along the way. There is some layer of some complexity, but its more like bonus rounds / points and honestly not that thrilling.
the first is the Firemen on the snes by HUMAN Entertainment. Take control of a fire fighter and fight your way up a towering inferno. Got to say, for a 1994 game its a pretty clever and fun take on fire fighting. Its essentially a 360 shoot em up as you're up against the clock to reach the objectives on each floor. it can get decidedly tricky as there are very few life restoration opportunities (maybe 1 or 2 tops per level) and that time limit is brutal. You probably have enough to get to the boss and have 3 to 4 minutes spare to take on the boss. An AI assistant thats actually competent, nice graphics and audio makes it a pretty quality game. The only downside is perhaps the random situations where you could lose health, sometimes open the wrong door or shatter some glass and you can cause an explosion causing massive damage. Would i recommend it? for a shooter for its time absolutely. Might be even more interesting if there was 2 player mode or something.
lastly another game Wiz 'n' Liz on the mega drive. Now what intrigues me is that i think i saw this on the amiga first but opted for the mega drive version. The first thing that hits you is that awesome sound track, gives me amiga vibes all over. The second thing that hits you is the speed the game runs at. its like faster then sonic and makes precision extremely difficult. its not surprising as the aim of the game you have to move quickly, the time limit is like 3 minutes and its neigh impossible not to lose a life. I played it on easy and i barely completed it.
Speaking of completing it, on easy i managed to beat it, but on normal and above its extremely difficult. The problem with the breezy gameplay is that its not very compelling. its just collect the rabbits and after you get x amount you leave the zone with whatever fruit, time and stars along the way. There is some layer of some complexity, but its more like bonus rounds / points and honestly not that thrilling.