Poll of the Day > Playing through the SNES Legend of the Mystical Ninja for the first time

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Edit: When I say playing the gane, I mean this is the first time I'm attempting to beat the game.

Playing it right now, and I'm having an absolute blast. It's weird, for the longest time when I've tried to play it I found it to be really hard aon confusing, but it's not that way at all, it's just got a lot of fun, short optional shit like betting on things like horse races, and

If you haven't played it, I'd describe it as a combo of Mario, Zelda, and Secret of Mana. It's just a really fun experience. Just wish I could play it with someone as it is 2 players.

Currently I just beat the fat, giant face boss, and I'm just making my way through, enjoying myself :D
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If this topic inspired anyone to pick up the game, her's a tip: Play the dice game, and best on a lower number, you'll win most of the time! :D
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I never played any of the Goemon games before

If you have a turbo controller set it to repeatedly play the lottery. Equipment and powerups get really expensive later on.
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Firewood18 posted...

If you have a turbo controller set it to repeatedly play the lottery. Equipment and powerups get really expensive later on.

You say that, but yet as I said...

XianMei posted...

If this topic inspired anyone to pick up the game, her's a tip: Play the dice game, and best on a lower number, you'll win most of the time! :D

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That Gradius arcade! :D

Very well done game, Konami knew their stuff with the SNES
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Legend of the Mystical Ninja is one of the greatest unappreciated SNES games. It's fantastic.
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JixHedgehog posted...

That Gradius arcade! :D

Very well done game, Konami knew their stuff with the SNES

Indeed they did. Super Castlevania, and Contra 3 of the fucking win! :D

hmm, what SNES game to play next? Thinking since I jsut played a fun and short game that I had a ton of fun with, I'll play something longer...hmm..do I attempt Terranigma again?
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for a long time that game had like the best graphic for the snes. now looking at it I'm look it looks aweful. look at that art design.

But man I love the arcade level. so awesome.
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ernieforss posted...

for a long time that game had like the best graphic for the snes. now looking at it I'm look it looks aweful. look at that art design.

What's awful about it? The sprites have great character and are extremely detailed, especially considering that this game came out quite early in the SNES's life. The art design is also extremely clever, especially if you know the actual Japanese "stuff" the various game elements are based on.
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If you press up, up, down, down, left, right, B, A, nothing happens.
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darkknight109 posted...

ernieforss posted...

for a long time that game had like the best graphic for the snes. now looking at it I'm look it looks aweful. look at that art design.

What's awful about it? The sprites have great character and are extremely detailed, especially considering that this game came out quite early in the SNES's life. The art design is also extremely clever, especially if you know the actual Japanese "stuff" the various game elements are based on.

Exactly, the games visuals have aged really well. Like the video says, the game has only gotten better with time!
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XianMei posted...

Exactly, the games visuals have aged really well. Like the video says, the game has only gotten better with time!

That isn't possible when it comes to graphics. It isn't something like a wine. The graphics are not going to improve 30 years later.
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As a random aside, one of my nerdiest life goals is to visit all of the locales depicted in this game. I've already hit up Level 1 (Edo, modern day Tokyo), Level 8 (Ryukyu kingdom, modern day Okinawa) and I'm planning on going to Level 5 (Iga) next year. The others on the list are:
Level 2 - Shikoku (modern day Kochi)
Level 3 - Awaji Island
Level 4 - Yamato (I'm guessing this is supposed to be modern day Nara)
Level 7: Izumo

I have yet to find anyone who has any clue as to where Level 6 is supposed to be. There is a "Tengu Mountain" in Nagano, but there's never been any towns near there and there's not really any other clues as to where this is supposed to be.
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Revelation34 posted...

XianMei posted...

Exactly, the games visuals have aged really well. Like the video says, the game has only gotten better with time!

That isn't possible when it comes to graphics. It isn't something like a wine. The graphics are not going to improve 30 years later.

I'm referring to the gameplay.
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XianMei posted...

JixHedgehog posted...

That Gradius arcade! :D

Very well done game, Konami knew their stuff with the SNES

Indeed they did. Super Castlevania, and Contra 3 of the fucking win! :D

hmm, what SNES game to play next? Thinking since I jsut played a fun and short game that I had a ton of fun with, I'll play something longer...hmm..do I attempt Terranigma again?

Attempt what you havent beaten it?
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XianMei posted...

Revelation34 posted...

XianMei posted...

Exactly, the games visuals have aged really well. Like the video says, the game has only gotten better with time!

That isn't possible when it comes to graphics. It isn't something like a wine. The graphics are not going to improve 30 years later.

I'm referring to the gameplay.

the game play is great. just the graphic don't look as good as a remember. check out the sequals. those are the graphic I remember this game having. this game goemon doesn't even look like what he traditional looks like in the box art. His body is totally deformed more than usual.
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ernieforss posted...

goemon doesn't even look like what he traditional looks like in the box art

That's because Goemon didn't get his spiky-hair look until after this game. Up to and including this game, he was rocking that... whatever you call that hairstyle (although previous to this game it was brown instead of blue).
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