Phantasy Star Meets River City - Kotaku Comments

Phantasy Star Meets River City

freespeech — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:52:11 MDT

is that christian bale and edward james almos on the cover of river city ransom???????

freespeech

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krushjudgement — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:20:53 MDT

River City Ransom. Best. Game. Ever

krushjudgement

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m3rcer — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:33:04 MDT

This is awesome! If only they would re-dub and release all the KUNIO titles, I would likely then buy a Wii!

m3rcer

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Quebeley — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:28:38 MDT

Mamaaa!

Quebeley

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Dalorien — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:14:45 MDT

holy crap. RCR. One of the best games I've ever played period. 2d fighting RPG. Reminds me of that old school soccer game on NES with super spike VBALL.

Dalorien

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KM91 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:07:06 MDT

I might get RCR, I have a soft spot for beat-em-ups.

KM91

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Eltigro — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:43:37 MDT

RCR is cool. Might download that one if I ever get more Wii Points...

But PSIII is, from what I've read, one of the least well regarded Phantasy Star games. And I already have it on two systems (Phantasy Star Collection for GBA and the actual PSIII for Genesis). Definitely won't be downloading that one. I still haven't finished the Genesis one.

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kftgr — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:31:27 MDT

Pshaw! Y'all haven't played RCR until you've finished it on Hard with none of those wimpy techniques (except Fatal Steps, for the humiliation factor).

The best item in the game was Leg of Lamb. When you're on the ground and Randy and Andy are Dragon Spin Kicking your ass, nothing's better than Leg of Lamb for that Willpower boost.

RCR is truly one of the best games on the NES. You've got your RPG elements, nasty minibosses, superfun co-op play, and extended replayability that's only hampered by your imagination. Try going through the game without the rapidfire techs, or without upgrading your stats (or both!)

The multiplayer is even more extensible. Like SSBB? Battle your friends in Sherman Park, the alley behind Thor's Factory, the empty classroom, or the school's Rooftop. Think that Kane & Lynch's uneasy truce was original? Go through the streets and see who can get the most money; but you'll have to watch out for more than just the mobs.

You've never played RCR until you've played it like how I've played it. This is one game that needs achievements for people to fully appreciate the fun that could be had.

kftgr

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failbit — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:53:25 MDT

i didn't even read this article yet...fuck the article. RIVER CITY (fucking) RANSOM!!!!!!

failbit

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Foxstar Sixtail — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:21:42 MDT

@nypad5:Why do they? All of the big three currently update their services once a week.

Foxstar Sixtail

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nypad5 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:23:44 MDT

Seriously nintendo...Update more per week!

nypad5

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Megan Fox iz Hot ^-^ -ph15h — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:22:21 MDT

Too bad its not the River City Ransom Remake (EX i think?). I liked the original, but more colors, weapons and groups never hurt.

Megan Fox iz Hot ^-^ -ph15h

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WildVulture — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:04:31 MDT

Man, I am absolutely worthless at work today. There's a whole city of goons full of barf, just waiting to get their faces kicked in. And here I am at work. Being an adult sucks.

WildVulture

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Nimrandir — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:46:20 MDT

Man, now I have to find five bucks somewhere. Thanks Nintendo!

I enjoyed Phantasy Star III; it was the first Genesis game I managed to finish. My only problem with the generation system was the fact that all the third generations were basically the same thing. Don't get me wrong -- four cool adventures on one cart was nice, but when I realized I was doing the same thing as Aron that I had done as Sean earlier, I was a bit let down.

Nimrandir

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Jazhuis — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:29:24 MDT

Chickwich.

That is all.

Jazhuis

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davikken — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:28:36 MDT

By far the best Wii VC week!

davikken

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TheCleaningGuy — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:17:59 MDT

@Witzbold: Have you played the other Kunio-kun games?
[hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com]

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Radjago — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:10:05 MDT

@Nintendo:
"(PS III )set(s) you on a quest filled with twists and turns that will reintroduce you to people and places from previous Phantasy Star games."

The story ties into the other PS games tangentially at best. I can only think of one character that makes an appearance. Bet you can't guess which one.

Radjago

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-HeyWowItsFelipe- — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:03:51 MDT

Phantsasy Star IV is where its at! comon.. COMON!!!!!

or some double dragon haha

-HeyWowItsFelipe-

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ninjafetus — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:02:51 MDT

@Mr.SithNinja:
I think you mean Grand Slam + (everything in Merlin's Mystery Shop) + Trashcan = EASY WIN!

@B1ooDshOt:
Yeah, I've beat it a few times. Just make sure you get the technique books and it's not too hard. You might have to backtrack at times to get through the bosses so you can get in the school, but it's definitely doable. It's not G&G or Battletoads by any means.

ninjafetus

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Tepoz — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:56:28 MDT

*angels flying down from heaven*
RIVER CITY RANSOM

Tepoz

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mva5580 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:49:20 MDT

River City Ransom? Oh my. Downloading shall commence later on tonight.

And yes Super Dodgeball please! Talk about a classic.

mva5580

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GordieHoweHatTrick — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:48:11 MDT

I'm all over RCR. Makes me wish Super Dodgeball will hit the VC sometime soon as well.

GordieHoweHatTrick

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Mr.SithNinja — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:17:24 MDT

Stone Hands + Dragon Feet + Texas Boots = WIN!

Mr.SithNinja

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Sicrowell — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:06:25 MDT

River city Ransom might be my favorite NES game.
I'm so excited I'm Acro Circus-ing over here

Sicrowell

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Derigor — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:06:06 MDT

@Witzbold: Texas Boots! Best Weapon EVER!

God I love RCR
@FightingChance: Agreed, Super dodgeball was a masterpiece. Now if Tecmo could rip off it's gameplay and have a DOA super ultra dodgeball xx then I would have something good to buy for my 360. And by good I mean jubblies for when we are too drunk to play rock band but not drunk enough to feel the sting of a vicious multi-ball spike!

Derigor

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fuchikoma — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:05:20 MDT

RCR is legendary. Best infinite background music loop in a brawler.

@B1ooDshOt:
I've made it to the school gates numerous times. It seemed to be the end, but there was nothing to do, even with two players. No way to go in, no way to go past.

@Gomerboy:
Oh yeah. Bridge store FTW.

fuchikoma

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You Cannot Untoast — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:05:13 MDT

RCR might make me reconsider selling my Wii.

Nah, not really. But damn, that's a good game.

You Cannot Untoast

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antialias02 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:02:49 MDT

River City Ransom is probably the only one of three games I had left on my wishlist for VC.

One down, two to go.

antialias02

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Rhawb — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:01:18 MDT

YES! RCR! I can remember playing that game with my best friend for hours when I was a kid. Sigh, time to spend 20 more dollars...

Rhawb

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FightingChance — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:00:14 MDT

I remember buying River City Ransom at a swap meet and flea market for electronic stuff at a Hyatt hotel. Didn't know anything about it, but it had some dudes on the cover that were about to get busy, so at least I knew it was like Double Dragon or Bad Dudes.

But it was so much better. So many hours played with a friend in 2 player mode. The game was so deep... you could learn all these different fighting moves, and it tracked tons of stats that stayed, and it was so awesome inventing new ways to attack like picking up your friend and running and throwing him and then he somersaults into a dragon kick.

I think the same guys made Super Dodgeball, which was equally excellent.

FightingChance

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vincentprice — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:55:55 MDT

@Gomerboy: Yeah i remember finding that store but when i found it my stats were already too awesome for the power ups. The people that made river city ransom made some other awesome games too such as a 2 on 2 fighting game and an amazing hockey game. Itd be nice if those got released too.

vincentprice

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epistaxis — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:52:25 MDT

Awesome! Obligatory RCR Mega64 skit link: [www.mega64.com]

BARF!

epistaxis

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tralfaz23 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:51:27 MDT

:( I want Earth Bound
:( I want UN Squadron (Area 88)
:( I want a twinkie

tralfaz23

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Solid_hedgehog — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:42:13 MDT

@ncsbert: Phantasy star IV is def the best, 3rd was my least fav.

Solid_hedgehog

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Voltron_Force — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:40:41 MDT

wow! RCR? i was just talking about that game a few days ago.

Voltron_Force

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Phoenicks — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:37:45 MDT

River City Ransom? Great.
The ridiculously long passwords associated with the game? Not so much.

Phoenicks

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KirbySS — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:26:23 MDT

@ncsbert: All of them. Play all of them.

KirbySS

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arepeegee — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:25:20 MDT

Damn, I love me some River City Ransom.

It's like Double Dragon with RPG elements. Soooooo awesome.

arepeegee

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Pezdispenser — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:23:33 MDT

Found it by accident, but never bought anything there.

Pezdispenser

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iskew — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:20:50 MDT

OOoh... RCR is one of the games I've been hoping for.

Okay, now out with Super Dodge Ball!

iskew

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Gomerboy — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:20:27 MDT

I loved River City Ransom so much that when I beat it, I went back and maxed up all my stats. Then I wrote down the incredibly long random number and letter password on an index card and taped it to the back of the cartridge so I would have it forever. I bet it's still there to this day.

Side note: did anyone else discover the secret store under the bridge that sold super power ups, or was that just me?

Gomerboy

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Figcoinc — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:18:21 MDT

River City Ransom is awesome!

*BARF!*

WooHoo!

Figcoinc

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Witzbold — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:15:00 MDT

RCR is still one of the best games I wouldnt mind playing even to this day.

Good times all around.

Swordfish Sushi best food ever!

Witzbold

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vincentprice — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:14:25 MDT

Me and my brother use to play river city ransom non stop. We didn't beat it till a couple years back when we got an emulator and played it on the computer. I always thought of RCR as the great granddaddy of GTA.

vincentprice

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Vidunder — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:14:12 MDT

PSIII had the most beautiful, yet totally unbearable, soundtrack of its era. Very nicely composed, too bad that the MD chips distorted and screeched it to death.

Vidunder

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Strange Bedfellows — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:13:43 MDT

@KirbySS: Awesome. Thanks for the advice, I'll pick it up as part of that collection rather than on the VC. Then I can take it with me on the road, too!

Strange Bedfellows

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Wulfgang — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:11:24 MDT

I had never actually seen the cover for RCR (or was too young to remember it). When I saw it on here it made me crack up. The guys block hair is hilarious.

Wulfgang

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MURDERFACE — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:10:53 MDT

Awesome RCR is a amazing game it's worth the 500 points (5 bucks)

MURDERFACE

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Solid_hedgehog — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:10:35 MDT

It's a shame Nintendo Wi-Fi doesn't like to work with my router. So many VC games I'm missing.

Solid_hedgehog

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Jun581 likes street fighter 2 but he hates zangeif — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:09:50 MDT

ahh River City Ransom. My favorite during the NES era. classic game. At 8 years old, it took me a year to beat the game. Sorry, my reading comprehension skills were lacking. I didn't care to read the texts on the bottom "go to ***** (forgot the name) park". Still, the game was fun.

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ncsbert — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:09:14 MDT

I need some quick advice on which Phantasy Star games are worth playing. Is III one of them?

ncsbert

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Pezdispenser — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:08:35 MDT

@B1ooDshOt:

I beat once a looooong time ago. My problem usually involved accidentally skipping an important boss fight. Just be sure to back track a few times, and don't walk past the baseball park.

Pezdispenser

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KirbySS — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:08:03 MDT

@Strange Bedfellows: The Mega Drive Collection (Genesis for you loopy Americans) ports are pretty much perfect. The only thing I've noticed in PSIV is that the victory music overlaps the area music. But apart from that, it's an absolute steal.

KirbySS

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Fodder76 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:06:58 MDT

Best VC week yet, no doubt!

Fodder76

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Murmaider — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:06:53 MDT

I want my Super Mario Kart for the SNES. I want it so bad. :<

Murmaider

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LedRush — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:06:42 MDT

This week is pure awesomeness.

LedRush

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Zaxxon Q Blaque — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:06:09 MDT

@jabedoben: O_O Well, I guess that's what ya get when ya don't procreate in video games. No dowry and electrocuted. >_<

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MSUSteve — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:05:25 MDT

Definitely getting River City Ransom, especially now that I'll have some idea about what the hell is going on, which I'm sure I didn't when I was a kid.

MSUSteve

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B1ooDshOt — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:01:43 MDT

OK OK - River City Ransom was one of the best games on the NES and one of the hardest too. I don't think I was ever able to finish it because I always got lost. Did any one ever get to the end?
If I had a Wii, I'd totally be all over this one.

B1ooDshOt

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Strange Bedfellows — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:59:06 MDT

Should I get Phantasy Star III from the VC, or should I spend 10 bucks more and get the Genesis Collection for PSP, which contains among numerous games all 3 of the Phantasy Games that came out for Genesis (II-IV)??

Are the PSP versions nearly as good ports as the Wii VC versions?

Strange Bedfellows

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jabedoben — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:57:05 MDT

@Zaxxon Q Blaque: You can marry Wren, but you end up getting electrocuted on your wedding night.

jabedoben

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Ghede — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:56:38 MDT

Damn! I forgot about VC updates, and before the pictures loaded the headline made me think of Phantasy Star Universe + River City Ransom = MMO where people say BARF! when you hit them.

Now you got my hopes up Kotaku.

Ghede