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Hard platformers with banging chiptune soundtracks? (feddit.uk)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/patientgamers

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I'm really in the mood for a game like Shovel Knight after listening to some chiptune tracks the other day. Something fair, but challenging would be ideal. Must have a good soundtrack!

Along these lines I've already played:

Shovel Knight
Celeste
The Messenger
Hollow Knight (well, in terms of the difficulty not the music)

Does anyone know of any I've missed? They don't necessarily have to be modern indie games - old NES/SNES games for example. SMB3 and SMW are classics.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You'd like 20xx and 30xx if you liked the Megaman X style of games, fjeyre all chip tune and in a similar style to what you've played. Also, Megaman X (and Megaman Zero, the continuation of the X franchise) are fantastic.

Music wise, give Spark Mandrill's theme a listen from MegamanX and tell me it doesn't hit just right.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've actually never got into the Megaman games. I've always found them unfairly difficult... but maybe I haven't given them enough of a chance. Is there any particular one you'd recommend to start with?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Megaman series feels difficult to me too, the Megaman X series feels difficult but it's got a soft spot due to when I was growing up. I highly recommend the Legacy Collection for megamanX, it gives some features the originals were lacking that were infuriating (like remembering passwords in order to 'save').

20xx and 30xx are 'spiritual successors' to the Megaman X series, but it's a rogue-like, meaning portions of it are randomly generated and when you die you do start over and the power ups you get are not set in stone in terms of order or whether you'll see them at all. So if you liked Megaman X but wanted something that's got an 'active' community and even co-op, it's definitely worth a look.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks! I like the sound of the Legacy collection - I'll take a look :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Megaman X, the SNES original, is a great starting point. X2 and X3 afterwards will offer significant challenge even after you master the first game. X1 has the best music of the 3.

If you go for the NES classics, I personally find 6 the easiest. It also has some absolutely amazing tracks, like Tomahawk Man's stage. 4 and 5 are weak points, in my opinion.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I'll give X a try first and then move onto the others if I enjoy it :)