Best Games for a Retro Gaming Tournament / "Decathlon"!
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I've been working on a similar idea myself with team-based scenarios to enhance the mayhem. On top of regular game play events that involve one member of a team verses a member from another, I took a few ideas from the game show 'Go 8-Bit' where two teammates must work in tandem to complete a challenge.
One event has two team members from a side trying to complete a level of a game by sharing the controller. One player controls the direction pad, while the other controls the action buttons. The other teams then repeat the challenge, each competing for the high score.
Another challenge also involves two members of a team cooperating to complete a level. This time, one player is blindfolded and the other has to guide them through using only verbal commands. Again, the goal is to see which team gets the high score for the round.
I was hoping to have this put together for a Christmas party that has obviously come and gone now, but I still plan on doing it sometime soon.
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Puzzle Bobble/Bust a Move
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@mediamogul
I really like your idea! I saw that controller-sharing gameplay once too in a german streaming gamer show. It was fun. The blindfolded idea sound also great! I will talk with the others about these two ideas.
Thank you. :)What games do you have in mind? Please, give me some! ;)
for example: games like pacman (the team with the highest score wins)?
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@Feyd89 I was on a trip with friends recently and we are on a very similar situation/gaming requirements.
We had a lot of fun playing Super Bomberman 5 (SNES) with 4 players (2 vs. 2).
And when not everyone wanted to play we competed with Super Puzzle Fighter II (MAME 2003). I knew this game thanks to @mediamogul on MAME ROW #9 and it's really really fun. There's no favoritism in this game and the chances to "turn the tables" are big. When you almost losing the piece you need comes and HADOOOOUKEN! you f*ck with your oponent plans and win. :-) Yeah... it is really fun!
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I would do Superbomberman or even Bomberman 93 (my go to bomberman) on the PCS.
That said, don't forget about:
-Battletanks : N64
-Rallycross on PSX (It doesn't end the game until all 4 players finish, so we often had long games or purposefully drove the wrong way tryting to do awesome stunts/crashes back in the day -
@meleu
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@Feyd89 said in Best Games for a Retro Gaming Tournament / "Decathlon"!:
What games do you have in mind? Please, give me some! ;)
I like the idea of 'Pac-Man' for a blindfolded challenge. It's simple maze chase game play would allow for basic "Up!, Down!, Left!, Right!" verbal commands, but should create some real fun and tension for everyone in the room when the player is barely missing swarms of ghosts, completely unbeknownst to them.
As for the controller co-op challenge, there are so many options that spring to mind. Two that stand out are 'Contra' and 'Tetris'. The "Run and Gun" nature of a game like 'Contra' is practically designed for such a challenge. With one teammate "running" and the other "gunning", combined with the general difficulty of the title to begin with, the whole thing could be a lot of fun. As there is no score in 'Contra', the challenge could be modified to see who is able to make it the farthest. Aside from that, a puzzle game like 'Tetris' or the aforementioned 'Super Puzzle Fighter' would be a great idea for this as well, due to the inherent and hilarious complications that would arise when two brains are challenged with a cooperative analytical task.
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That's a excellent idea, I'll select somes games from your list for similar situation.
One question since I see "Tetris" : which platform do you recommend for Tetris playing on retropie with 2 players ?
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Most Tetris enthusiasts tend to favor the NES version for competitions due to it's accessibility and polished presentation. However, those same people usually agree that the unlicensed Tengen version for NES is a better game overall with it's wide variety of play modes. You really can't go wrong with either of those two.
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@mediamogul said in Best Games for a Retro Gaming Tournament / "Decathlon"!:
Most Tetris enthusiasts tend to favor the NES version for competitions due to it's accessibility and polished presentation. However, those same people usually agree that the unlicensed Tengen version for NES is a better game overall with it's wide variety of play modes. You really can't go wrong with either of those two.
The Tengen version is 2 player as well (The official Nintendo Tetris is only one player)
If you are going retro though, the Gameboy version of Tetris has the classic "Tetris Music" and you should be able to simulate 2 player via the Game Link cable.
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@mrbwa1 said in Best Games for a Retro Gaming Tournament / "Decathlon"!:
The official Nintendo Tetris is only one player
Good call. I overlooked his two player requirement. However, you can always add two player support to the official Nintendo version with this.
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@mediamogul said in Best Games for a Retro Gaming Tournament / "Decathlon"!:
@mrbwa1 said in Best Games for a Retro Gaming Tournament / "Decathlon"!:
The official Nintendo Tetris is only one player
Good call. I overlooked his two player requirement. However, you can always add two player support to the official Nintendo version with this.
Good Point...
Now if you could only patch the Gameboy Tetris theme in with that 2P support, you may just have the ultimate Retro Tetris.
EDIT: The first Retropie I set up was broken in with NES Tetris to show my then 7yr old. I sat down and played an epic 45-minute session much to his chagrin. I wish retroachievements had been implemented at that point.
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@mrbwa1 said in Best Games for a Retro Gaming Tournament / "Decathlon"!:
I set up was broken in with NES Tetris to show my then 7yr old. I sat down and played an epic 45-minute session much to his chagrin.
I love that! When he grows up and writes his Christmas Story-esque memoirs, he can talk about how his "old man" worked in 'Tetris' the way other artists might work in oils or clay. It was his true medium; a master.
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@mediamogul said in Best Games for a Retro Gaming Tournament / "Decathlon"!:
@mrbwa1 said in Best Games for a Retro Gaming Tournament / "Decathlon"!:
I set up was broken in with NES Tetris to show my then 7yr old. I sat down and played an epic 45-minute session much to his chagrin.
I love that! When he grows up and writes his Christmas Story-esque memoirs, he can talk about how his "old man" worked in 'Tetris' the way other artists might work in oils or clay. It was his true medium; a master.
My wife is actualy a pretty talented artist in clay and acrylic pain so he takes after her. I'll probably get an Epic Tetris painting from him someday. lo
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Also in the Arcade (MAME2003) version of Tetris: The Absolute: The Grand Master 2 PLUS, there is a Doubles Mode that is a two player cooperative mode that puts both players in the same well. Make sure you're playing the "PLUS" version.
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I've heard of that one, but never played it. The frantic pacing looks like a lot of fun.
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I found Tetris Battle Gaiden on Super nes. This is one of the best Tetris game I've ever played, with powers and attacks depending on bonus grabbed while playing. I can imagine this should be very fun with 2 players.
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i was thinking about 'Super Tetris 3', because it's a 4 Player game.
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I'm starting to think we are just trying to put together a Retro Tetris Gaming Tournament. Sadly, I'm not unhappy about that idea.... Play through Tetris games chronologically and aggregate the scores to get a champion.
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