Good pirate games

[Doc.Karnage]

Squirrel King is pretty fun if you ask me, even if it is a huge ripoff of Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers.

[KAGE-008]

Super Robot War X by Sintax is another. Although I didn't play it through because I was lazy, it's at least better than the SKOB one.

[brightentayle]

Does Harry Potter 3 for the GBA qualify? Out of all bootleg shumps, this one is simply my favourite, despite I'm not even a huge fan of Harry Potter franchise itself.

EDIT: And West Story, its' variation.

[Pepper-98]

Other games I'd like to add if you don't mind reading Chinese are the Chuanpu RPGs.  I know Barver Battle Saga was already mentioned, but I've been playing a bit of Tunshi Tiandi 3 lately and it's quite good.  If not, Smart Mouse and Ghost Hunter (not entirely Chuanpu but still) are good action puzzlers.

[Azathoth]

wado02

Sep 23 2012, 04:15:20 PM

Are the Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter nes ports any good, considering there are basically no official fighting games for the system? The video I watched of Street Heroes had too much flickering, though, so that would  prevent me from enjoying them. Do the ports have the same problem?

 [/quote]Super Fighter III and it's variants are actually fun and quite playable for NES fighters, even by the higher standards of regular licensed Japanese developers.

World Heroes (not World Heroes 2, the shitty Cony fighter with all the weird characters) is pretty good too. It's the same exact engine and setup as Super Fighter III, only with Chinese martial artists using original sprites and artwork. I picked it up thinking it was the latter, and I was pleasantly surprised.  

The original ports of MK1 and MK2 aren't horribly shitty, but they aren't as good as either of the above two mentioned games. If you can pick them up at a reasonable price they're worth it just as a conversation piece.

[KAGE-008]

Desert Storm by Waixing is worth the try too.

[KAGE-008]

Onimusha 2 and Maple Story/Castlevania DX clones. These three have been dumped.

[ClassicGamer]

Kart Fighter's not bad either, if you're looking for a fighting game. And try Somari if you liked Jurassic Boy.

[Pepper-98]

Somari can be neat and technically impressive, but it's not that fun to play.  The controls can be a tad finnicky, the buzz bombers that litter almost every level are a nightmare to deal with, and Labyrinth Zone is pure hell.  Jurassic Boy, despite being more simplistic and much shorter, is probably a better bet for a NES Sonic clone.

Kart Fighter and the other Hummer fighters are pretty good though, and if you're into platformers I highly recommend Donkey Kong Country 4.

(Pfft, I'm bad with words today.)

[taizou]

I like the GBC version of Jurassic Boy better than the NES one. That's probably just me though.

[Pepper-98]

It is a bit better technically and control-wise, but I prefer the NES version due to the better audio and larger screen size.  It can be pretty annoying to play if you haven't memorized the levels.

And on the subject of Sachen stuff, their Game Boy port of Street Heroes, despite having a broken difficulty option and minimalistic audio, is actually pretty good to play.

[fcgamer]

Qiezei

Apr 19 2013, 08:10:50 AM

Somari can be neat and technically impressive, but it's not that fun to play.  The controls can be a tad finnicky, the buzz bombers that litter almost every level are a nightmare to deal with, and Labyrinth Zone is pure hell.  Jurassic Boy, despite being more simplistic and much shorter, is probably a better bet for a NES Sonic clone.

Kart Fighter and the other Hummer fighters are pretty good though, and if you're into platformers I highly recommend Donkey Kong Country 4.

(Pfft, I'm bad with words today.)[/quote]Yup, that is the problem with so many of the "neat" games - while impressive, they just aren't fun due to broken controls.  I feel the same way about Somari.  

[Robyn]

I think the guy's probably had enough stuff recommended to him now. :lol:

[Awesome Panda]

Xanver

Apr 19 2013, 11:34:35 AM

I think the guy's probably had enough stuff recommended to him now. :lol:[/quote]Doesn't mean we can't discuss which pirates are good.

Speaking of which, Squirrel King's a good game.

I never liked Somari though. The challenge is mostly from awful controls and enemy placement, it's way too glitchy and the soundtrack is worse than a Skrillex album.

[KAGE-008]

Awesome Panda

Apr 19 2013, 11:47:49 AM

I never liked Somari though. The challenge is mostly from awful controls and enemy placement, it's way too glitchy and the soundtrack is worse than a Skrillex album.[/quote]I had that same issue when I was playing it through - on Labyrinth Zone, I save-and-loadstated LOTS of times just to finally complete it.