Topic: UFO50

After hearing some buzz about the game recently, and it shadow dropping at the indie world, I figured it'd be best to have a thread to discuss all 50 games included in this collection. Ive only dabbled in a couple titles since there's so much to play, but I've sunk a decent amount of time into Elfazars Hat which is basically pocky and rocky. Wasn't able to beat it yet, though!

I'd be interested to hear some of your favorite titles and recommendations since there's multiple genres in this game.

Or, any strategies for these games.

Looking forward to some thoughts

I'm definitely picking it up. I have a radical new rule where I don't buy a game unless I intend to play it that day, so I have to wait until I beat Donkey Kong Bananza at least.

Lots of great games in the collection, personally I think Party House is a great time.

Is this just 50 poor NES clones?

Does it come with cheetahmen

one thing I'd recommend if you plan on beating all games is when you boot it up for the first time start Pilot Quest (it's the 44th game) IMMEDIATELY
it's a adventure game but it's also partially an idle game, which means it gathers resources when you're not playing it, and you need resources in order to upgrade your stuff so you can explore more and get things necessary to beat it
so the way to play it that doesn't involve a bunch of waiting and doing nothing is to play it in short bursts in-between playing other games in this collection

@Overzeal Uh...no they're actually good quality and aren't clones of older games, but rather a homage to the 8-bit generation of consoles in general. Yes there are some similarities to specific NES/Master System/Turbographx games, but each game has an amalgamation of gameplay elements from several classic games all at once with some unique elements thrown in and most of the games are super fun.

I was so thrilled to see UFO 50 in the sizzle reel yesterday - but talk about burying the lead!! This game deserved a full feature spotlight in the Direct.

This was an exceedingly rare day one eShop purchase for me - probably the first time for a non-Arcade Archives title - because I wanted to try it so badly. And I preordered the physical edition off of Fangamer later last evening, too.

I imagine I’ll be sinking a lot of time into this pseudo-NES time capsule from an alternate reality. I love the thought and collaboration that went into this game!

I guess per @Sylamp ‘s advice above, I should resist the urge to just play the games in chronological order, though.

I've tried the first 7 games now. My favorites so far are Bug Hunter and Mortol.

Bug Hunter is quite an addicting puzzle game. It features same kind of decision making as Into the Breach. My total play time is almost 7 hours and I was playing Bug Hunter for 5 of them. My best streak is 8 and it's still ongoing. I have 5 or so modules I'm yet to use.

Mortol I just tried out today morning but I already like its mechanics. It's this weird Lemmings inspired platformer. Sometimes you have to sacrifice couple of your guys to gain more of them. The amount carries from one level to the next. I already ran out of guys after few levels. I see that the developers of this game took some mechanics from their own games as well. Spikes work like in Spelunky, they only hurt you if you drop on them.

I'd already heard good things about this game and it still managed to surprise me. I highly recommend giving it a try.

Ill probably take a break from elfazar and play Vainger instead. Elfazar would be easier with 2P since I was getting smoked.

Vainger is basically a 2d Metroid. Can't wait to try it.

Fired up Vainger last night for about an hour or so. Very cool take on a metroidvania in that you can change gravity by double tapping the jump button. With that said, you can vertically get to just about anywhere you need to early on, barring any special items or abilities needed. I did get the flame shot( not sure what its actually called), but nothing else so far. Definitely worth trying out if you have the collection. My only gripe thus far is that you can only see the map from save points.

And I finished Vainger. What an awesome game. I think my file said high 80s for completion % and that was about 7hrs. Final boss was a pain though since it was a marathon. But find those upgrades, you'll need them. Now ill try night manor.

Ive since completed night manor and warptank which were both great. Now, im struggling to find a game that im interested in. I loved the first four games I've played, not much else has blown me away. I've checked out about half the games so far, so there's still time to find something else i enjoy.

It's a great game; I've been playing a couple of games (and got a Golden Disk) like Party House, Seaside Drive, Magic Garden, Avianos, and the list goes on. All the games are pearls, it's a unique collection.
I've been trying Lords of Diskonoa lately, also surprisingly good.

Enjoy.

@NintendoByNature I'd recommend Porgy if you haven't tried it yet and if you did I would suggest sticking with it, it starts rough but it becomes more fun once you upgrade a decent bit

@Sylamp ill give it a look. I heard its tedious managing fuel though.

@Azileron Personally, as someone born smack in the middle of the Wii era, I have to say: UFO 50 is not a bad deal. It's not an AMAZING, CAN'T TURN IT DOWN deal unless you are nostalgic for retro 8-bit stuff, but even then it's still a damn good deal. While some games are very NES coded, a decent chunk are much more SNES coded, and that style has aged much more gracefully. Plus, it's 50 games for like $25! What's not to like?

@Kirbyo But is it better than just going and playing the 200-ish NSO games?

Personally I kind of regretted buying it because I don't find myself interested in most of the games, especially when they are too hard and have time limits and missing QoL I really need to play through them. 25 bucks was a lot so that was oof to realize.

@Azileron @FishyS They're not like playing NES games. They're like retro games but without the unfair/cheap difficulty and dated controls. I mean they're difficult, but it's fair difficulty you know? Where you die because you need to improve your skills/knowledge rather than you can't control the thing or some cheap level trap.

The most retro thing about it is the lack of save states (although you do get save points in some games) and that you don't get given tutorials but part of the fun is working out how they play and what they do. Of course you can also look up online if not sure. The retro thing is more aesphetic with modern gameplay sensibilities and the look is arguably closer to Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum than NES IMO.

Finally the games are Interconnected with a storyline of the progress of the pretend 80s game development company who "made" the games (so I like to play in order so I can read each but in progression) and the games visuals/gameplay aim to accurately represent when they came out (early 80s games more basic than late 80s - the first two have no music) which is very interesting. They're also tied together by achievements and attempting to get Cherry and Gold for each game. Plus there's a virtual house "game" which runs in the background and you can earn accessories to improve the house/garden as you play and get different achievements.

Personally I feel like most people who like indie games and have an interest in the history of gaming could enjoy it.

Yeah, these are thoroughly modern games, just presented with NES- and SNES-era styling. They don't have the limitations of late 80s/early 90s game design or hardware performance and were developed over the course of several years rather than rushed to market in a matter of months.

Even if you were to cherry pick a similar selection of the best games from that historical era from any given platform, I don't think that it'd hold a candle to what UFO 50 represents. There are maybe handful of games that don't quite do it for me, but if you could send any of the rest back in time, they'd be hailed as all-time classics.