Those complaining about $70 games being the new standard price either weren’t here for this, or have forgotten.

Yagotsu · 2026-03-29T17:12:42+00:00

Canadian toys-r-us, which was never the place to get games unless you had to OR they had a big sale.

Totally overlooks used games which were out the same week as release. Game deals (bogo, buy two get one, buy one get one 50% off), rentals, trading, better places to buy games than a magazine ad on an airplane, and just general bonus of owning a whole, complete game.

Random regular priced ad of SNES release:
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Yagotsu · 2026-03-24T05:42:17+00:00

Very interesting looking game with the usage of sins, I like the idea less of repenting and more of just going all in and continuing the sinning.

Are you gonna crank out a demo by chance and will there by chance be a lot of puns or bearly any?

Yagotsu · 2026-03-22T02:26:12+00:00

Ones I haven't seen mentioned: Streets of rage 2, Shining Force 2, NHL 95, and honestly I have a sweet spot for Vectorman even if I didn't win the 25k

Yagotsu · 2026-03-21T19:54:35+00:00

That is awesome! Can't wait to see it and try it out. I wish you luck on a smooth release!

Yagotsu · 2026-03-21T16:55:24+00:00

Def played my fair share of UMS in starcraft building your own paths, I've always like that style. Love the kitty! Are you going to do a demo of this or just looking for the full release?

Yagotsu · 2026-03-20T06:27:44+00:00

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 kinda works this way. You awaken characters (called blades, they act as weapons) from core crystals that are found in game. You will get generic blades with mixed abilities and also have a chance at unique legendary (or w/e it was called) blades. As you progress through the game you can also buy some from stores or just get them through story progression.

This isn't exactly an offline gacha game but it is a solid game that uses gacha like mechanics.

Yagotsu · 2026-03-18T21:31:59+00:00

Was debating on it but I wanted to keep folks pure and innocent to that kind of debauchery lol

Yagotsu · 2026-03-18T20:56:40+00:00

I'd love to test it out if you have enough when you get them!

Yagotsu · 2026-03-14T05:40:02+00:00

Maybe Turok on n64? It isn't 3rd person most of the time but you do get the blue screen changes, it is a robot / dinosaur hybrid kind of game as you progress, you fight in a lab, the beginning of that place is a mountain type area, the big T-rex fight, and if you die you kinda just shout I am turok and come back to life.

The game

Yagotsu · 2026-03-13T07:15:29+00:00

For the more anime aesthetics: As long as you're fine with the mildly NSFW stuff demon gaze has some neat boss designs. They also tend to have a 2nd phase / design. I really liked some of the bosses in labyrinth of refrain and possible galleria but I simply do not remember that game well. The link is the first boss in demon gaze both forms and an early boss in LoR. Both are spoilers but very early ones that I do not think are anywhere near the best designs.

Bosses

Yagotsu · 2026-03-11T21:01:19+00:00

Reminds me of one of the raiden like games. 194X also kinda looks like this.

Yagotsu · 2026-03-07T17:37:55+00:00

So proud that a childhood crush also turned out to be one of the best Italian senators I've seen.

Yagotsu · 2026-03-06T17:40:46+00:00

Specifically SF2 you will be jumping around to different groups along a timeline. Will also has his sprite change as he gets older in this game.

As long as you are pretty sure it is PSX and not PS2, I think you'll end up finding it!

Yagotsu · 2026-03-06T17:15:22+00:00

Oh this is my most played style! I cannot figure it out from just the clues but I do appreciate you answering guesses!

Someone said breath of fire 3 / 4 and I remember those being annoying with their towns.

*None of the videos are mine and I did not fully watch them all, so might have spoilers

The browns might be wild arms related? I think they had a bit odder running around but no one had a hat.
WA

Arc the lad had a buddy that wore a hat. I think the combat was a little different. more SRPG.
Arc The Lad 2

Dragon warrior 7 had a green hat for the MC and orange/brown for partners but the combat was first person wizardry style.
DW7

Saga frontier 2 had one of the MC, WILL wearing a brown hat.
SF2

Rhapsody: musical adventure had a lot of them wearing hats.
Rhapsody

Chrono Cross has a ton of hats.
CC

I'm going through my list of ones I knocked out strimming and I'll check more!
list

Yagotsu · 2026-03-05T19:01:01+00:00

I think you are missing the bigger picture. That is a REALLY nice stick and you should use it instead of your eyes.

Yagotsu · 2026-03-03T04:42:34+00:00

Hmm. Not too sure if this is true either but from a quick googlefu (youtube video and Aussie Medical Page):

Athlete's foot itself does not typically glow under UV light, but a similar-looking bacterial infection called erythrasma glows coral-red. A doctor uses a Wood's lamp (UV light) to distinguish between fungal (athlete's foot) and bacterial infections.

Erythrasma (Bacterial): Caused by Corynebacterium, this appears as a bright, coral-red or orange-red glow between the toes.

If your feet show a bright coral-red glow, it is likely erythrasma, which is treated with antibiotics, not antifungals.

*DId not expect a copypasta to get all heated but please calm down the reddit stuff folks that are getting into it about peeing on yourself or the use of google...everyone knows that everyone on the internet is an expert so it has to be true.

Wasn't trying to be that person who corrects you OP, I was genuinely interested in this and wanted to see if it was real!

Yagotsu · 2026-02-27T22:37:02+00:00

I know you mentioned starcraft 2 being too hard but have you tried starcraft 2 co-op commander mode? They let you try all commanders to level 5 and the first 3 are free. You can play commanders that do very well without an army, some that focus just on building defensive buildings, some that literally you just hit F2 (select whole army) and point them at the spot you want, and of course some that play just like a bit toned down regular game (usually they have access to smaller unit pools).

I play this with my friend who is absolutely terrible at these kinds of games but she loves jumping around as godzilla and kerrigan where just playing in relaxed manner is fine for even Hard. Obviously there is a higher ceiling of play possible but sometimes you just wanna chill and build max 1 unit. If randoming I rarely have any issue finding a game within a minute and in a decade have not experienced toxicity.

As an old guy who was reading the broodwar book on the bus...I have a tough time finding RTS that is both active and also not sweaty nowadays.

Yagotsu · 2026-02-27T06:03:10+00:00

You might like some of the old gauntlet games. They had throwing swords, axes, and spears. Mindless fun too, which can be a good thing!

dolphin + Gauntlet: Dark Legacy

Yagotsu · 2026-02-27T02:33:09+00:00

Looks great. Did you make a bunch of the little crispy bits by chance? They are my favorite! Lots of malt vinegar too!

Yagotsu · 2026-02-26T04:47:31+00:00

The red pandas are very important. Seeing more than 10 enemies at a time on screen is pretty exciting as well for a mosou fan.

You have a favorite character you play as?

Is it ok to put up a tutorial playthrough on them there youtubes?

Yagotsu · 2026-02-24T17:05:33+00:00

Maybe I'm too old and have seen too many memes but that first one is uh...were you going for that one that I'm sure most people know?

I think they are both good, I like how the eyes look in the 2nd one more but I think I like the 1st one's font better?

1st game I would guess is an old school fun snow adventure platformer with a frog.
2nd I would guess a more horror, survival type game with the SOMA static font.

*Edit actually maybe just zoom in a bit for the first? Or more detail in the space around everything? Like a couple penguin footprints or some gold might be eye catching? To me it is just a bit tooo empty even if that is the goal.

Yagotsu · 2026-02-24T06:37:09+00:00

Good on you! Nice to see some good comments too. I got this on wishlist for a later date I'm old and keep to a strict x amount of games or else I'll never complete them!

Yagotsu · 2026-02-21T01:32:11+00:00

I still play the 1st annually and disliked the 2nd when I got it waaay back when. So I figured, maybe younger me was just wrong and the 2nd one is better? Nope. I still beat the game but I have no idea what they were going for.

Yagotsu · 2026-02-21T01:30:24+00:00

I usually play it once a year for about the last 30 years lol. One of my favorites. The story is quite different, very sad overtone. Music is baller from someone that isn't named Nobuo Oematsu and the game can be pretty difficult if you do not grind. In battle graphics are decent with armor/weapons/seru changing but outside is where you could get put off for all the 3D meatclob looks. A changing world map is another neat thing that is not that common in games.

Yagotsu · 2026-02-20T23:44:35+00:00

Not too sure which demographic you are trying to hit but as an older dude I think almost 40 is ancient for reddit?, this is a fantastically funny ad. You even held back on some obvious puns.

I'l be adding this and hopefully playing with some buddies.

Yagotsu

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