Guess the Video Game from the Screenshot

[A Vaguely Ambiguous Username]

Here's another screenshot (lower quality) that shows an enemy wizard in it (as well as a dead one off to the left, and another one in the background who is casting lightning) and a dragon on the right:



They player is casting meteor shower, which is a great way to kill other wizards as well as most monsters, unless they use the reflect spell to bounce it back at you.

 

[Quagmire]

Ding Ding! You don't see your own carpet (at least in the original version), but you do see others wizards on carpets when they're also in the world with you.

The DOS mode version of the game is the best version of the game.

Never played it, actually thought it was a Saturn only game for a long time

 

[shortkut]

The monster in the picture is called a "worm" in the game. It's only one of many types of monsters you encounter (one of the easiest ones). There's another that looks just like it except it flies and is called a dragon.

Other monsters look more like what they're meant to be. Bees and birds are also common in the early levels. Kraken and Griffins show up a few levels in, and eventually things like Wyverns show up (and look more like what you'd imagine vs. what this game uses as Dragons, which I guess would be more akin to the east asian style of dragon)

I called them worms first and AI was just as helpful

 

[Quagmire]

 

[shortkut]

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Final Fantasy 6.5: The Clone Wars

 

[A Vaguely Ambiguous Username]

Never played it, actually thought it was a Saturn only game for a long time

It was ported to Saturn (as well as Playstation), but not well. There are 45 levels in the original game, and an additional 25 in an expansion.

Magic Carpet (video game) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Smacktard]

Never heard of the magic carpet game.

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I'm going to guess Tales of Phantasia, but I think that's wrong. Rather, I think it's a PS1 Tales of game before that still used the old 2D sprites.

 

[Quagmire]

Never heard of the magic carpet game.

I'm going to guess Tales of Phantasia, but I think that's wrong. Rather, I think it's a PS1 Tales of game before that still used the old 2D sprites.

Nope you got it, it was Phantasia. Was wondering if it would be too easy

 

[A Vaguely Ambiguous Username]

Never heard of the magic carpet game.

Look it up when you get a chance. It plays like a first person shooter in helicopter mode.

 

[shortkut]

Look it up when you get a chance. It plays like a first person shooter in helicopter mode.

 

[Smacktard]

Nope you got it, it was Phantasia. Was wondering if it would be too easy

Whoops. I don't remember that boss at all, but I played it like 20 years ago. I think I never finished it, actually. I remember really enjoying the patched translated SNES version I played, and got VERY far. But when I tried playing the GBA version like 7 or 8 years later, I couldn't get into it at all. The combat didn't seem to make sense -- my character kept dashing forward and back rather than moving where I wanted him to. IDK, stopped playing very early.

Look it up when you get a chance. It plays like a first person shooter in helicopter mode.

I was just watching a video on it. It's very interesting. I don't know if I'll be playing DOS games anytime soon, but I would like to give it a whirl. It has great reviews!

 

[Smacktard]

Game nexto:

 

[shortkut]

Game nexto:

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Civ 3

 

[Smacktard]

Civ 3

Damn, that was fast. You got it.

 

[Quagmire]

Whoops. I don't remember that boss at all, but I played it like 20 years ago. I think I never finished it, actually. I remember really enjoying the patched translated SNES version I played, and got VERY far. But when I tried playing the GBA version like 7 or 8 years later, I couldn't get into it at all. The combat didn't seem to make sense -- my character kept dashing forward and back rather than moving where I wanted him to. IDK, stopped playing very early.

I was just watching a video on it. It's very interesting. I don't know if I'll be playing DOS games anytime soon, but I would like to give it a whirl. It has great reviews!

Really enjoyed Phantasia, played the patched SNES version. I heard the GBA port wasnt good

 

[shortkut]

Damn, that was fast. You got it.

Goddammit

 

[shortkut]

 

[Smacktard]

Goddammit

you didn't actually get it

y r u postin a screenshot shortkut what r u doin

 

[shortkut]

you didn't actually get it

y r u postin a screenshot shortkut what r u doin

I don’t read the rules. We’re playing my game now

 

[Quagmire]

I don’t read the rules. We’re playing my game now

 

[VashTheStampede]

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Sportswashing Simulator

 

[dimmerwit]

Is that Sleve McDichael Football?

 

[shortkut]

No. It’s more boring than that

 

[A Vaguely Ambiguous Username]

Football Concessions Simulator

 

[shortkut]

Football Concessions Simulator

This described it but it’s not the name

 

[A Vaguely Ambiguous Username]

This described it but it’s not the name

Hot Dog Stand

 

[shortkut]

Hot Dog Stand

 

[Fool's Requiem]

is it just called "Football" by any chance?

 

[shortkut]

is it just called "Football" by any chance?

No, @A Vaguely Ambiguous Username got it

The #1 Lost Gem of Educational Software: Hot Dog Stand: Survival Math Skills. - DANK ZINE

Hot Dog Stand is a fun, but often overlooked edutainment game for the Mac. Here's an article on why it deserves more attention and what makes it so good!

agentannk.com

 

[Fool's Requiem]

No, @A Vaguely Ambiguous Username got it

The #1 Lost Gem of Educational Software: Hot Dog Stand: Survival Math Skills. - DANK ZINE

Hot Dog Stand is a fun, but often overlooked edutainment game for the Mac. Here's an article on why it deserves more attention and what makes it so good!

agentannk.com

oh, so its a [Insert Random Job Here] Simulator game before those were popular.

 

[A Vaguely Ambiguous Username]

Fine.

 

[Quagmire]

Fine.

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Soul Balde?

 

[shortkut]

Fine.

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Tekken 2, with the fight taking place at the hidden level which I believe was called the water treatment center

 

[A Vaguely Ambiguous Username]

Tekken 2, with the fight taking place at the hidden level which I believe was called the water treatment center

You're getting good. Still wrong, but good.

 

[shortkut]

You're getting good. Still wrong, but good.

Close enough for another ancient nostalgia trip?

 

[A Vaguely Ambiguous Username]

Close enough for another ancient nostalgia trip?

Nope

 

[shortkut]

Nope

 

[Smacktard]

Fine.

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Bushido Blade.

 

[shortkut]

Bushido Blade.

That answer is some bushi…do

 

[Smacktard]

That answer is some bushi…do

There is a hint in the picture. One of the characters is wielding a blade. Hence, Bushido Blade. It is a very clever hint.

 

[shortkut]

I thought the blade was a red herring

 

[Smacktard]

I thought the blade was a red herring

No, but the lightsaber was

 

[Smacktard]

Game nexto:

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Game nexto. Again.

 

[shortkut]

Game nexto. Again.

I’ve never played “Again” what system is it on

 

[A Vaguely Ambiguous Username]

Bushido Blade.

Yeah. Cool as hell game for sure. Only question you could have had was between 1 and 2, but that's the original.

 

[Smacktard]

Yeah. Cool as hell game for sure. Only question you could have had was between 1 and 2, but that's the original.

I've heard a bit about it. I'm not usually a fan of fighting games, but everything I've read about these two games makes me want to try them.

 

[A Vaguely Ambiguous Username]

I've heard a bit about it. I'm not usually a fan of fighting games, but everything I've read about these two games makes me want to try them.

They're very different in that there's no health bars. You can die with a single well placed hit. You can also break limbs and the other player is incapacitated for the remainder of the fight (and can even concede, at which point you can choose to let it end or execute them)

 

[Smacktard]

They're very different in that there's no health bars. You can die with a single well placed hit. You can also break limbs and the other player is incapacitated for the remainder of the fight (and can even concede, at which point you can choose to let it end or execute them)

I think that system is exactly WHY I'd like it. No long, drawn-out fights. Attacks do meaningful damage that has lasting effects. No obtuse combo memorization. Just you, a dude, a sword. Badass.

 

[A Vaguely Ambiguous Username]

I think that system is exactly WHY I'd like it. No long, drawn-out fights. Attacks do meaningful damage that has lasting effects. No obtuse combo memorization. Just you, a dude, a sword. Badass.

You can also fight with a sledgehammer if you want. That one is great for breaking limbs but hard to get insta kills. It's also slow.

There's also a couple of stages where you can modify the surrounding a bit. One is a bamboo forest and if you attack with your sword you cut the stalks down.

But yeah there needs to be another game like it for sure.

 

[Smacktard]

You can also fight with a sledgehammer if you want. That one is great for breaking limbs but hard to get insta kills. It's also slow.

There's also a couple of stages where you can modify the surrounding a bit. One is a bamboo forest and if you attack with your sword you cut the stalks down.

But yeah there needs to be another game like it for sure.

I think Nidhogg 1 and 2 are 2D fighters with the same sort of game design. I've never played them, but they seem cool.