Daytona USA
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Daytona USADAYYY-TOOOO-NAAAAAAAAAAAH USA is one of the highest-grossing arcade games of all time, praised for its advanced graphics, its realistic physics, and of course, its unforgettable original soundtrack. The game - and its enhanced follow-up - ended up being a flagship launch-window title for the before finding a home on  3D-accelerated PCs shortly after.Play it on Arcade Saturn Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360Play Daytona USA Deluxe on WindowsPlay Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition on SaturnPlay Daytona USA 2001 on  DreamcastFinish the Beginner Circuit on any version of Daytona USA earn the Beginner Circuit badge: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/3Ld2GOd.gif 80 60{imgt} Finish the Advanced Circuit on any version of Daytona USA to earn the Advanced Circuit badge: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/LDCcqBR.gif 80 60{imgt} Finish the Expert Circuit on any version of Daytona USA to earn the Expert Circuit badge: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/yDEFz13.gif 80 60{imgt} |
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Shining| Shining is a Sega role-playing game franchise that originated back in 1991 on the Sega Genesis & Mega Drive. Over the years, the games have adopted different modalities and mechanics - including turn-based RPG, strategy, and dungeon crawler - though many games share common character threads and a fantasy aesthetic. Most Shining games take an average of about 20 hours to complete, with later generation titles being longer and portable titles being shorter. Suggested Games  Shining in the Darkness Shining Force Shining Force II Shining Force CD Shining Force III Shining Wisdom Shining the Holy Ark Shining Force Gaiden Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon Shining Soul Shining Soul II Shining Force Neo Shining Force Exa Shining Tears Shining WindBeat any game in the Shining franchise in 2023 to earn the {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/lh1uA37.gif 15 18{imgt} Max icon which will appear to your username everywhere in the Retro Talkshop Thread. |
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Rayman| Rayman launched an empire of cartoonish platformers, became one of Ubisoft's first unofficial mascots, and spawned a race of parasites so vile, they even threatened the Mushroom Kingdom. The hand-drawn hero made up for a lack of a body with excellent animations, psychadelic level design, and an incredible amount of detail to distract you from some brutal platforming and bosses. Originally intended to be a Jaguar exclusive, the first Rayman adventure fell onto the scene in 1995 for the PlayStation, Saturn, and PC, eventually being ported to a variety of handhelds as the horsepower became available. Beat Rayman or any of its ports to earn the Rayman badge: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/77BtpHO.gif 89 66{imgt} |
Golden Sun| Golden Sun was published by Nintendo in 2001, shortly after the launch of the Game Boy Advance. Calling back to the best RPGs of the 16-bit era, it was at the time one of the largest RPGs to ever launch for a handheld. The game is remembered years later for its unique magic system which uses spells not just for battle but for navigating the world and solving puzzles. Beat Golden Sun to earn the Isaac badge: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/NF3MqQj.gif 80 80{imgt} |
Virtua FighterVirtua Fighter released in arcades in 1993 and is widely-considered the first 3D fighting game ever. Its character designs and fighting mechanics have gone on to inspire numerous other fighting games that followed. Sega developed home ports of the game for its Saturn and  32X consoles, and followed up with a Virtua Fighter Remix re-release that improved the graphics.Beat Virtua Fighter or any of its re-releases to earn a badge for the character you used: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/XBpdSHe.gif 76 76{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/twpkmhK.gif 76 76{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/hkrXRms.gif 76 76{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/GxlNufM.gif 76 76{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/ul5SL0O.gif 76 76{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/opBFe5N.gif 76 76{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/z87bp7l.gif 76 76{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/sOdzGYC.gif 76 76{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/tZd8fkm.gif 76 76{imgt} |
Final Fantasy VI
Super Famicom and Super Nintendo. The game's legacy as the last old-guard Final Fantasy game is massive, and it's still celebrated for its memorable characters, unique antagonist, and robust soundtrack.| Beat Final Fantasy VI or any of its re-releases to earn the Kefka badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/wCPZEqH.gif 64 96{imgt} |
Doom 64 Nintendo 64, set after the events of Final Doom. While not extremely successful or lauded upon its release, the game has become somewhat of a cult classic over the years for its difficulty and atmosphere, in part due to a spooky ambient soundtrack from Aubrey Hodges. The game's sleeper status peaked in recent years when Bethesda dropped a remaster of the game in 2020 for modern platforms at a bargain price.| Beat Doom 64 or its remaster to earn a badge. image |
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arcade games of all time, praised for its advanced graphics, its realistic physics, and of course, its unforgettable original soundtrack. The game - and its enhanced follow-up - ended up being a flagship launch-window title for the before finding a home on 3D-accelerated PCs shortly after. Arcade Saturn Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Windows Saturn| Finish in 1st place in the Beginner Circuit on any version of Daytona USA earn the Beginner Circuit badge: Badge coming soon Finish in 1st place in the Advanced Circuit on any version of Daytona USA to earn the Advanced Circuit badge: Badge coming soon Finish in 1st place in the Expert Circuit on any version of Daytona USA to earn the Expert Circuit badge: Badge coming soon |
or , don’t forget Karaoke Mode. for Christmas my freshman year and played that a ton... Might have to bust out the trusty old Saturn and play it on the real hardware, vs emulation. 
Daytona USA
