Topic: Regrettable VC downloads

Yes! MM lovers unite! <3

Thats why ppl should never buy a game cuz it get a good score, like a said millions of time, score is just the opinion of the reviewer doesnt mean that the game is gonna be a blast for the reader. i think Nintendo life should put a info about what kind of game the reviewer likes.

Galaga, ugh. SO BORING.

Also, probably Double Dragon, since I had no idea you couldn't have two players.
WHAT'S THE POINT, THEN!?

The Last Ninja. I only played it for 2-3 minutes, but it seemed glitchy as hell. Paths were disappearing, I couldn't hit enemies for some reason and the jumping was just really messed up. I also couldn't pick up items for some reason. Can you believe I witnessed all that in only 3 minutes? Who knows what would have happened if I had played another 3 minutes.

I really don't want to play it ever again, but it won't magically appear in completed on Backloggery, so I guess I have to...ugh.

I definitely regret getting DoReMi Fantasy. Not my type of game at all. Most of the music is actually suprisingly frightening and the levels are colorful, bubbly, and happy, not really making that great of a combination. The gameplay was decent, though. I liked most of the areas you got to traverse, my favorite being the Music World. The bosses are also difficult since you have to keep retrying at 1 health every time you die after your first death. Not being to read any of the dialogue in game didn't help the cause, either. :C

Overall, it just wasn't too great of a game, yet I can still sort of see why other people would like it... sort of.

Mario Kart 64. It didn't age very well. Few tracks, inability to play GP mode with more than 2 players, and technical problems with framerate that make some tracks (Moo Moo Farm, Bowser's Castle and DK Jungle Park) either too fast or too choppy when played in 3-4 player mode.

Beyond Oasis. Just couldn't get into it.

I haven't downloaded any stinkers yet - I don't think - but some of my purchases have surprised me. The original Ninja Gaiden NES I've only once beaten the second boss in. Right now I can't stand the way jumping works in the game, especially trying to jump 'up' against a wall. I'm sure I just need to 'learn' the controls better but if it were a modern game I probably would have long since swallowed my pride and traded it in at Gamestop for credit. Nobunaga's Ambition for Gameboy was a title I remember feeling very proud to have beaten as a kid, but whatever the formula was I've now forgotten as I am always made mince meat in the SNES VC game. I do admit the presentation level of the SNES title is just lovely- great to look at! And this weekend I found a scan of the manual so I hope to give that game its due soon enough. SimCity for SNES, on the other hand, almost seems too easy. But I like the music and bright colors and it's fun to churn away while I'm multitasking. Though for $8...? Wild Guns I doubt I'll ever reach the fourth stage in but it's novel enough I don't mind. And Zanac is darn tough. Saving the "worst" for last, Baseball Stars 2 is the purchases I'm most tor torn over, maybe a feeling amplified because of its 900 point price. It just doesn't seem like there's much to it, and ... ungh. I dunno, now that I think about it... the game rubs me the wrong way. But I wanted another sports game for some blasted reason.

I really don't regret any of the 12 or 13 I have. I pick the games very carefully.

I wasn't too impressed with Blaster Master, but maybe I just didn't give it enough time.

So far Yoshi's Story and Zelda 2.

CURRENTLY
Zelda II- it's freakin' hard
Phantasy Star II- it's boring

Yup, I am going to have to disagree with you on Contra vs. Super C. Having recently ran through both, I was dissapointed in Contra because I had it built up in my mind has being near the Apex of NES games. Only a couple of levels did the music actually stand out to me and I thought the 3D levels were just boring and easy. Not to mention that last level is pretty underwhelming and easy. I enjoy the top down levels of Super C more and the over all look and level design. Maybe I am the only one that likes Super C over Contra.

And another thing about the Contra series, what in the hell is up with the killer bubbles of death? I mean, Red Falcon and his fellow Alien cronies have this super top secret crazy amazing technology and they use bubbles. Not a big fan of jumping around avoiding and trying to shoot bubbles.

I love Super C. It's my favorite Contra game hands down, so don't worry Ryno, you are not alone. I'm rockin my rose tinted glasses no doubt, but Super C pretty much epitomizes my childhood circle of friends. We've all got that game memorized.

I regret My Life as a Dark Lord. That was the last game I picked up for the system around the time it came out. I did some stages into it, but it got excessively annoying and picky on how it wanted stages done to the point it was like you had to just do stuff exactly how you wanted or it failed and I can't stand crap like that at all. It's like use a faq, be a mind reader of the maker, or just pound away until you annoying stumble onto the pattern and it's a huge turn off. Games like that limit why I buy stuff I can't resell because if it has a chance of stinking I won't get it, and it hurts more when it looks good and sucks.

Quite a few, actually:
-1080 Snowboarding: Hasn't aged gracefully at all. Avalanche is much better.
-Mario Party 2: Not much fun without another player.
-Punch-Out!: Primitive game engine. It was a letdown.
-Splatterhouse: Censorship I wasn't aware of until I bought it, bland gameplay, horrible music.
-Super R-Type: Thanks to no "respawn right where you died", this game is way too hard. Unnecessarily so.
-Yoshi's Story: Too easy. Forgettable music. Not nearly as fun as Yoshi's Island.

@Speedyboris

Set Super R-Type on the easiest difficulty. That combined with the slowdown makes it pretty tolerable.

The only one I've kind of regretted downloading so far is Harvest Moon. But I have a feeling that I'll start playing it some time I'm actually in the right mood and end up liking it.

Yeah, that happens to me a lot.

I got Pacman thinking it would be a good alternative to Ms. Pacman, I was wrong.