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  • #8802
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,821 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Really???? Never knew that. Details?

    Not played them but they were developed by Capcom while they were one of the top notch developers in the world so I'm guessing they are quality:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Magical_Quest

    Apparently only the third game got a japan only release, the second one got an american and european release although I've never heard of it, might be wrong wiki info. Also a Genesis/Megadrive release which is the first I heard!
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  • #8803
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I loved Castle and World of Illusion on the MD, beautiful looking games, easily the best use of palette this side of Thunderforce IV on the system.
    I remember enjoying the two Mickey Mouse titles mentioned on the Snes, totally different interpretation of the licence, despite being nominally still a platformer.
    I wasn't aware of the third Snes game, seems like a waste not to have released it in the west, but the date in 95 of the jap release would have meant a Euro translation and release would have been in 96, way too late.

    Mickey Mania, to me, feels an awful lot like a next gen game on the 16 bit consoles, it's use of original materials from the Disney archives, the attention to detail with those resources as well as the implementation into level structures, the use of music, colour and animations, all beautiful.
    It seemed to be treating these things in a very different way to the older games from the Disney stable.
    I still prefer World of Illusion though, it has to be said, but the opening Mickey Mania level based on Steamboat Willie is incredible to see being played, nevermind playing it yourself, it's that good!


  • #8804
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,821 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Travellers Tales at the time were up there with Treasure at the time with what they could do with the megadrive hardware. The racing section in Toy Story was really impressive.

    I think Mickey Mania is a fantastic technical marvel, my problem with it is that it's a mediocre platformer.
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  • #8805
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Haven, for the PS2 was also theirs and was outstanding, no one bought it though, pity..
    Really nice fractal effects used in it, together with a good mix of gameplay styles.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_EmHuqX0Qc


  • #8806
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,247 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    I've never played Haven. Is the framerate that smooth on real hardware? Looks really nice.


  • #8807
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I tells ya, I don't remember that, I had it when it came out, was given a promo and loved it.
    Had some nice Indiana Jones style sections, with lovely lighting effects and swarms of bugs, well done.
    Pity no one bought it!


  • #8808
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,821 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Might pick it up myself. Got some praise in a recent retrogamer article about the company.
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  • #8809
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Yes, before they turned to the casual darkside, with endless Lego games that have relatively little to do with the core creative nature of Lego!
    In fact, it could be argued that Minecraft is a better Lego game than the Lego games are!

    I'm holding out for them to redeem themselves with a Lego Spongebob game, not sure why but I am.


  • #8810
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,709 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Lego Star Wars was a charming once-off.

    Eighteen pointless sequels and rethreads later, the formula was more than a little stale.


  • #8811
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Seriously, someone get rid of those American Apparel ads, I keep checking out which girl is on....


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  • #8812
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Seriously, someone get rid of those American Apparel ads, I keep checking out which girl is on....

    A non ABP user I presume?


  • #8813
    Steve X2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,885 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    EnterNow wrote: »
    A non ABP user I presume?

    Ads are for peasants ;)

    .


  • #8814
    valleyoftheunos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭valleyoftheunos


    Sera wrote: »
    That's the tablet I have myself, find it great. It's not as complicated as I thought it would be to use but was a little awkward for awhile at the start.

    have been really liking it, thought it would be harder to use than it is but have started to adapt quite quickly. :)


  • #8815
    Steve X2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,885 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    This should arrive on Monday for me. It's the UK version so just plug and go without a step-down etc. Few marks on the case and the bag needs to be carefully cleaned but the screen seems in good condition.
    Now, will it survive the British and Irish postal services?

    photo1wqo.jpg

    photo2cm.jpg

    photo3ynr.jpg


    .


  • #8816
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    I'd say it'll be grand Steve, though its a rough enough journey for such vintage & specialized innards. I was so relieved when mine powered on & I heard the "hmmmmmmmmmmm...di ding!" :D


  • #8817
    Steve X2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,885 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    EnterNow wrote: »
    I'd say it'll be grand Steve, though its a rough enough journey for such vintage & specialized innards. I was so relieved when mine powered on & I heard the "hmmmmmmmmmmm...di ding!" :D

    The guy said he packed it really well as he's aware its fragile. Seems to know his vectrex stuff and was selling a couple of them.

    Yes, I nearly bought 2 of them. But the madness subsided :)

    .


  • #8818
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Steve SI wrote: »
    Yes, I nearly bought 2 of them. But the madness subsided :)

    .

    Tbh, it's madness when you only buy one of something these days :p


  • #8819
    Steve X2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,885 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Tbh, it's madness when you only buy one of something these days :p

    Don't worry, I've a few doubles arriving tomorrow or monday.

    Also, that Richard Hutchinson chap who makes the flash cart for the vectrex found a clear case for me so he's making it up today and it should be ready for tomorrow or early next week.

    Anyone get the clear case off him? Nice?



    .


  • #8820
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Steve SI wrote: »
    Don't worry, I've a few doubles arriving tomorrow or monday.

    Also, that Richard Hutchinson chap who makes the flash cart for the vectrex found a clear case for me so he's making it up today and it should be ready for tomorrow or early next week.

    Anyone get the clear case off him? Nice?



    .

    How much did that run in at? Must pick one of those up


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  • #8821
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,472 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    Steve SI wrote: »
    Yes, I nearly bought 2 of them. But the madness subsided :)

    .

    Actually I remember reading a while back that one of the chaps who made some of the homebrew games (maybe the YASI chap) had started work on some sort of adapter to link two Vectrex's together with presumably a two player game to go with it, nothing came of it iirc. Pretty sure I'm not imagining that.


  • #8822
    Steve X2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,885 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    EnterNow wrote: »
    How much did that run in at? Must pick one of those up

    $85 US delivered (so €64.10)

    About the same price as the 70 in 1 cart.

    .


  • #8823
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,058 ✭✭✭Doge


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Tbh, it's madness when you only buy one of something these days :p

    :pac:


  • #8824
    Mr Trade In
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,705 ✭✭✭Mr Trade In


    Going through my old games this afternoon and I have found five 3DO games.
    My Console and several other games are in storage,these are all in cd cases rather than the cardboard box. I would swap but am not really sure what for.

    Gex-American
    Cyberia-American
    Star Fighter
    Dragon's Lair-No Rear Cover
    Shanghai Triple Threat-No Cover


  • #8825
    Dale Parish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Dale Parish


    Tools and spanners time... Not a pixel on the screen. Hope to change that:
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  • #8826
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Steve SI wrote: »
    $85 US delivered (so €64.10)

    About the same price as the 70 in 1 cart.

    .

    He could be looking for a lot more, given he's the only person on the planet producing these things, and wonderfully made they are too.

    I may look into getting a new one myself, the sd based cart would be a lot more user friendly than the serial port one I have.
    That said, once you flash it, or dump your roms onto it, there will be little reason to do anything else with it, but play it.

    Remember Vectrex fans,
    Share And Enjoy!

    (that's what I did at a Beers and now loads of people have one!)


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  • #8827
    Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy


    got this in the post this morning, cost €5.50 including postage

    252px-Me_%26_My_Katamari_Coverart.png


  • #8828
    SnakePlissken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,489 ✭✭✭SnakePlissken


    Mr Trade In wrote: »
    Going through my old games this afternoon and I have found five 3DO games.
    My Console and several other games are in storage,these are all in cd cases rather than the cardboard box. I would swap but am not really sure what for.

    Gex-American
    Cyberia-American
    Star Fighter
    Dragon's Lair-No Rear Cover
    Shanghai Triple Threat-No Cover

    I've quite a few NES and PS1 games if you're interested. :)


  • #8829
    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,390 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    Dale Parish wrote: »
    Tools and spanners time... Not a pixel on the screen. Hope to change that:
    photo.jpg

    NICE! Always wanted one of these, where did you grab that?


  • #8830
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    Sera wrote: »
    got this in the post this morning, cost €5.50 including postage

    252px-Me_%26_My_Katamari_Coverart.png

    As much as I love the Katamari games, that one almost drove me demented with the controls


  • #8831
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    001-2.jpg?t=1333055336


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  • #8832
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,247 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Oooh nice, I'd say that set you back a few quid.


  • #8833
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    31 blips, although the manual is a bit worse for wear


  • #8834
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,821 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    the groutch wrote: »
    001-2.jpg?t=1333055336

    Nice!!! Been on the look out for it but got sidetracked. It's up there with Etrian Odyssey as one of the finest dungeon crawlers ever.
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  • #8835
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,058 ✭✭✭Doge


    Sera wrote: »
    got this in the post this morning, cost €5.50 including postage

    252px-Me_%26_My_Katamari_Coverart.png

    Now you and your Katamari can be with each other where ever you go!

    Let me know how it is, I have only played the Katamari Damacy so far.

    5.50 is a steal.


  • #8836
    Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy


    The Great Chinholio wrote: »
    As much as I love the Katamari games, that one almost drove me demented with the controls
    the girl selling it dropped it down from $10 to $1 because the music drove her demented lol
    waveform wrote: »
    Now you and your Katamari can be with each other where ever you go! 5.50 is a steal.
    that's exactly why I got it!
    Let me know how it is, I have only played the Katamari Damacy so far.
    PSP screen is a bit crap so want to get it changed before I play anything it's so distracting. But when I do get a chance to play it I'll let you know. Played Damacy loads of times and We Love Katamari (?) a little bit.


  • #8837
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,709 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Me and My... is, alas, disappointing. It's good fun, but the controls aren't good and there's only really one level to the thing. Sure, the level gets bigger, but there's very little variety to it.


  • #8838
    TechnoFreek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,920 ✭✭✭TechnoFreek


    Jack burton wrote: »
    leftys rule and rightys drool!

    Here what I got today, can wait to get stuck into it

    rpo_hard_cover-345x440.jpg

    Not my pic btw

    Not a bad read, straight forward enough.
    References to 80s games, movies and other nerdmobilia will hold your interest.


  • #8839
    Dr Bob
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,184 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dr Bob


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BULrPueBtVA

    not retro ..nice though :)


  • #8840
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Dr Bob wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BULrPueBtVA

    not retro ..nice though :)

    New 78:1 format camera? Nice :cool::D

    Congratulations man :)


  • #8841
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,472 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    Congrats on the new arrival dude!


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  • #8842
    Dr Bob
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,184 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dr Bob


    EnterNow wrote: »
    New 78:1 format camera? Nice :cool::D

    Congratulations man :)
    lol , yeah youtube does NOT like my cameraphone ;)


  • #8843
    Atavan-Halen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,183 ✭✭✭✭Atavan-Halen


    Aw, congrats Dr. Bob!

    I picked up only 3 games recently.

    10286243.jpg

    Bioshock and fable the day before game closed and then Madden purely for the novelty of finding an NTSC PS2 game in a charity shop. That and it was €2.


  • #8844
    Steve X2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,885 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Few sealed DC games arrived today from Ninja's Castle on Ebay. They're all in mint condition and exactly as advertised.
    I'll stick up a few pics later on but it's nothing to exciting. They seem to have a decent amount of sealed DC game stock if anyone is on the look out.

    Edit:
    @Dr Bob
    I've no video where I am at the moment but I'm guessing we're congratulating you on having sexy time 9 or so months ago? If so then well done sir and congrats.


    .


  • #8845
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    pity he doesnt have more PAL games


  • #8846
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    the groutch wrote: »
    pity he doesnt have more PAL games

    Expect

    Angry+Mob+Simpsons.jpg


  • #8847
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Well, Mobile Light Force 2 (Shikigami no Shori) arrived today, the worst cover art ever, bar none, well aside from Mobile light Force (Gunbird), which was a completely different game with the same cover, aside from the addition of the all important number 2 on the cover...
    Looking forward to playing it though.


  • #8848
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,821 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    I beg to differ, the US release of Suikoden 1 gives it a run for its money.
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  • #8849
    a5y
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 945 ✭✭✭a5y


    IMAG0159.jpg

    I'd a Game Boy Advance SP for a couple of years now that came with something else I'd bought. And I'd no idea whether it worked or not because there was no charger for it. Since buying a charger for a possibly broken console felt like throwing money away I'd never gotten around to it.

    That was until I saw a multi-cable that'd charge my NDSL too, so it'd be worth owning even if the GBA plug on it was never used. So, purchase...

    ...And now I have a functioning GBA SP :D Mostly this is nice just so I can play Game Boy colour games and GBA games in multiplayer, since the NDS Lite could play GBA games just fine.

    Other stuff: button badges that will be combined with Ikea Kassett boxes, super glue and magnets so I've a neat way of labelling what games are in which boxes. Glue magnet to white label at front, attach badge. Done! And if (when) I buy more stuff and need to move to bigger Kassett boxes the magnet can stay where it is while the badge is undamaged for reuse. Not too shabby. I still need to find some good magnets, not too brittle or super strong.

    Finally: NDSL mic, from Game, in Blanchardstown. A sale I wish they weren't having. Ear bracket on this thing is TINY so that'll have to be changed, and I don't actually know any DS games that use the mic (if anyone does, I'd welcome a PM, so as not to OT this thread) so I figure when I do get a little confidence with soldering I'll try splice the proprietary looking Nintendo connector on this with something a bit less awkward to wear (kinda essential, I wear glasses so runner's earphones and call-centre style headsets aren't often comfortable)

    [Newbie's log: Previously in this thread: 1, 2, 3... and this one makes 4]


  • #8850
    CathalDublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,146 ✭✭✭CathalDublin


    Picked up a pinball today, will get pics tomorrow, I took a bit of a gamble as this thing hasn't been turned on in 10 years, but it looks in good nick


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  • #8851
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,725 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    Some goodies over the last few days :)

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    6883749308_8ae082b86f_c.jpg


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