Club Retro 2022: August - Back to 1997

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Club Retro 2022: August - Back to 1997 Jul 26, 2022 23:49:48 GMT -5

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Post by Ex on Jul 26, 2022 23:49:48 GMT -5

This month's theme is 1997. Meaning play games that originally released in 1997. If a game first released in Japan in 1997, but later in the USA, it still counts as a 1997 release. The initial release date is what matters. Remakes are fine as long as the original incarnation released in 1997. Finding games to play for this year should be easy, as 1997 was one of the most legendary years in video game history.

Here's some links to freshen the brain:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_in_video_games

gamicus.fandom.com/wiki/1997_in_video_gaming

www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all/all?year_selected=1997

www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/pc/filtered?year_selected=1997

www.imdb.com/search/title/?sort=moviemeter&title_type=game&year=1997,1997

Top dozen 1997 games I recommend (all released in 1997 but some in Japan that year):

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Club Retro 2022: August - Back to 1997 Jul 27, 2022 21:12:22 GMT -5

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Post by Xeogred on Jul 27, 2022 21:12:22 GMT -5

Any PCE-CD games released in 1997?

Hey, Mega Man & Bass was released on the SFC in 1998... you never know.

Of course there's a nicely constructed video for 1997 too heh.

So many games I've played from this year. I'll have to dig around a bit.

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Club Retro 2022: August - Back to 1997 Jul 27, 2022 21:29:35 GMT -5

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Post by Ex on Jul 27, 2022 21:29:35 GMT -5

Jul 27, 2022 21:12:22 GMT -5 Xeogred said:

Any PCE-CD games released in 1997?

Yep:

www.mobygames.com/game/turbografx-cd/crazy-hospital-fushigi-na-kuni-no-tenshi

www.mobygames.com/game/turbografx-cd/motteke-tamago

www.mobygames.com/game/turbografx-cd/shinsetsu-shiawase-usagi-f-yj-yori-mo-aiyoku

www.mobygames.com/game/turbografx-cd/tekipaki-working-love

Doesn't look like stuff up your alley tho.

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Club Retro 2022: August - Back to 1997 Jul 27, 2022 21:43:28 GMT -5

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From what I'm seeing, the final game NEC published for PCE-CD was Dead of the Brain 1 & 2 in 1999.
These were horror adventure games: www.mobygames.com/game/turbografx-cd/dead-of-the-brain-1-2/screenshots
Unfortunately they are the "menu style" kind that I don't care much for.

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Club Retro 2022: August - Back to 1997 Jul 27, 2022 22:05:29 GMT -5

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Post by toei on Jul 27, 2022 22:05:29 GMT -5

They're also ports of PC-98 games, I think, so it's not like they had to invest in making games from scratch. They have a pretty solid reputation as cult horror games.

There was one proper game released for NEC's last console, the PC-FX, released in 1997, Zeroigar. You might like it. It's a Compile-style shmup. In fact, I'm pretty sure some ex-Compile staff worked on it.

Ex Administrator Retromancer Posts: 22,121	Club Retro 2022: August - Back to 1997 Jul 27, 2022 22:15:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Ex on Jul 27, 2022 22:15:14 GMT -5 Jul 27, 2022 22:05:29 GMT -5 toei said: Zeroigar. You might like it. It also has an English fan translation: www.romhacking.net/translations/2451/
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Club Retro 2022: August - Back to 1997 Jul 27, 2022 22:50:27 GMT -5

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Jul 27, 2022 22:32:37 GMT -5 Xeogred said:

Silhouette Mirage definitely looks interesting.

Just be sure you don't play the Wrecking Designs version, they made a mess of the game as usual. I don't think there's an Un-Worked Designs patch for it either, but you can play through the Japanese original just fine.

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Club Retro 2022: August - Back to 1997 Jul 27, 2022 23:29:07 GMT -5

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Post by Sarge on Jul 27, 2022 23:29:07 GMT -5

At the risk of repetition, anyone that hasn't played SotN by now needs to.

I'm surprised at how many of these I've actually played. But Colony Wars is one that's been on my radar for a while, and I've booted it a few times and been impressed by what I saw.

Club Retro 2022: August - Back to 1997

Post by Ex on Jul 26, 2022 23:49:48 GMT -5

Post by Xeogred on Jul 27, 2022 21:12:22 GMT -5

Post by Ex on Jul 27, 2022 21:29:35 GMT -5

Post by Xeogred on Jul 27, 2022 21:31:30 GMT -5

Post by Ex on Jul 27, 2022 21:43:28 GMT -5

Post by toei on Jul 27, 2022 22:05:29 GMT -5

Post by Ex on Jul 27, 2022 22:15:14 GMT -5

Post by Xeogred on Jul 27, 2022 22:32:37 GMT -5

Post by Ex on Jul 27, 2022 22:50:27 GMT -5

Post by Sarge on Jul 27, 2022 23:29:07 GMT -5