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  • #5102
    pdbhp
    Registered Users Posts: 2,041 ✭✭✭pdbhp


    Pyongyang wrote: »
    My pot of Vita admiration has had the heat reduced from a boiling harem of love to a mere simmer at present.

    Was going to be a day one for me, not so much now. I'm going to wait it out and see what happens in Japan first I think. It's popularity has waned incredibly quickly.

    Even though it's not without its issues, I wouldn't let me enthusiasm wane at all because it's such a kick ass console.

    Ok long load times, big time tanking in Nippon, stupidly placed buttons and a high price are all big issues for it but my god it is bloody fantastic and as pornographic as a handheld can get.


  • #5103
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    pdbhp wrote: »
    big time tanking in Nippon, stupidly placed buttons and a high price

    It's reason enough not to buy one right now I think, for many factors resulting from those gripes.

    as pornographic as a handheld can get.

    Not a handheld, but the PC-FX is the clear winner here. Probably for all eternity too. :)

    I'll still get one, just not at launch.


  • #5104
    pdbhp
    Registered Users Posts: 2,041 ✭✭✭pdbhp


    Pyongyang wrote: »
    It's reason enough not to buy one right now I think, for many factors resulting from those gripes.

    Well I myself am going to hold out for at least a couple of weeks for those reasons aswell in the hope it drops a few quid just like 3DS.
    I still want one really badly because of how awesome it is.


    Pyongyang wrote: »
    Not a handheld, but the PC-FX is the clear winner here. Probably for all eternity too. :)

    I'll still get one, just not at launch.

    Smutty alright but where will the finger prints go :pac::pac:


  • #5105
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    The launch line up will ensure I won't be bothering with it for a while. Hopefully by next Xmas it will have established itself, & dropped in price enough to warrant buying one.

    The load times are concerning though


  • #5106
    pdbhp
    Registered Users Posts: 2,041 ✭✭✭pdbhp


    EnterNow wrote: »
    The launch line up will ensure I won't be bothering with it for a while. Hopefully by next Xmas it will have established itself, & dropped in price enough to warrant buying one.

    The load times are concerning though


    My main concern is the load times alright, I wasn't expecting them to be so long especially with cart based media


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  • #5107
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,962 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    EnterNow wrote: »
    The launch line up will ensure I won't be bothering with it for a while. Hopefully by next Xmas it will have established itself, & dropped in price enough to warrant buying one.

    The load times are concerning though

    That a lesson learned from your 3DS purchase?


  • #5108
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Mr.Saturn wrote: »
    That a lesson learned from your 3DS purchase?

    My 3DS purchase? No, my 9 year old sons one.


  • #5109
    Atavan-Halen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,183 ✭✭✭✭Atavan-Halen


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Mr.Saturn wrote: »
    That a lesson learned from your 3DS purchase?

    My 3DS purchase? No, my 9 year old sons one.

    Your 9 year old can afford to buy a 3ds?! He's definitely selling drugs.


  • #5110
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    atavan-halen wrote: »
    Your 9 year old can afford to buy a 3ds?! He's definitely selling drugs.

    He saved up half & I put the other half to help him. He's drug free so I'm keeping him well away from you :p


  • #5111
    pdbhp
    Registered Users Posts: 2,041 ✭✭✭pdbhp


    They say you learn something new everyday, today this is true.

    MetalSlug 2001 on Gameboy Colour, never knew of this game until today, played it and it is really glitchy, so glitchy infact that you can almost fly when jumping.


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  • #5112
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,962 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    Ace Attorney 5 is on its way, according to Famitsu. Grand stuff, my other-half'll be thrilled. That'd be impetus for Capcom to localize it, right? Right?.........


  • #5113
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,716 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Mr.Saturn wrote: »
    Ace Attorney 5 is on its way, according to Famitsu. Grand stuff, my other-half'll be thrilled. That'd be impetus for Capcom to localize it, right? Right?.........

    I'm still waiting on more news of Layton vs Ace Attorney. Everything else is unimportant!


  • #5114
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,253 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    pdbhp wrote: »
    They say you learn something new everyday, today this is true.

    MetalSlug 2001 on Gameboy Colour, never knew of this game until today, played it and it is really glitchy, so glitchy infact that you can almost fly when jumping.

    I'm pretty sure Metal Slug 2001 is a pirate and not an official game. So that'd at least explain the buggyness!

    Edit - holy ****! That looks amazing! Gotta be an SNK port that was canned which some pirate got hold of? Apparantly the only release of it is a game called 'Terrifying 911' - an obvious pirate game, which looked like Metal Slug.

    This requires more investigation!

    Skip all the weird 9/11 ****e and go to 03:50. - Is that real?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNQjU2BXMts


  • #5115
    Steve X2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,885 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Can you flash the bios on one of those Taito G-NET boards easily enough or do you need to send it off to be done?

    Might be getting one so just wondering what my options are.

    .


  • #5116
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,829 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Finished uncharted 3. Enjoyable but not a patch on the second one and felt a little rushed. The heavily armoured enemies where a bad design decision. Also some cheesy one liners don't equate to good writing.
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  • #5117
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Steve SI wrote: »
    Can you flash the bios on one of those Taito G-NET boards easily enough or do you need to send it off to be done?

    Might be getting one so just wondering what my options are.

    .

    From what I can gather it's a send away service,
    but some places are looking for as much as 150 to flash the rom and a few bits like a PCMCIA adaptor for the CF Cards.
    I got mine for 150 complete via a guy Kerbdog knows.


  • #5118
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Reckon I got mine from the same person you did. Flashing the CF is easy, the BIOS is a send-away service, correct. It does cost a few bob, even from the same seller.

    Thankfully (I assume) Adultappleflavouredbeveragemale and I both have the 2011 BIOS. I think a new one is due soon though to make even more games available for it. Remember it's not just dedicated G-Net titles it plays, which is another reason it's so good.

    ...and Night Raid is still heavily dunked in vast cauldrons of MEGA. What a game!


  • #5119
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I will have to watch out for that new Bios, depending on the new titles.
    It is a lovely thing, the G-Net, not too sure about the visuals in G-Darius though, a bit too pixelated for me.
    RayCrisis and Super Puzzle Bobble are great though.
    I'm getting a few more CF Cards this month, eventually hope to collect enough so I don't have to reflash my favourites, maybe 10 or so.
    I wonder, what sort of controller do I need for RC de Go?
    I get that it's some sort of analogue device but how is it wired in?


  • #5120
    Steve X2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,885 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Cheers lads. I think I'll grab the one on offer to me and get the bios flashed a little later on.

    .


  • #5121
    Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9Yd4Fyq1qo


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  • #5122
    DinoRex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


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  • #5123
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I want Half Life 3 now gods dammit!


  • #5124
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    I want Half Life 3 now gods dammit!

    I'm almost at the stage of...meh. Well done Newell


  • #5125
    pdbhp
    Registered Users Posts: 2,041 ✭✭✭pdbhp


    o1s1n wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure Metal Slug 2001 is a pirate and not an official game. So that'd at least explain the buggyness!

    Edit - holy ****! That looks amazing! Gotta be an SNK port that was canned which some pirate got hold of? Apparantly the only release of it is a game called 'Terrifying 911' - an obvious pirate game, which looked like Metal Slug.

    This requires more investigation!

    Skip all the weird 9/11 ****e and go to 03:50. - Is that real?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNQjU2BXMts


    That does not look like the game I was playing, where is the flying characters:eek:
    Looks more like the GBA version but it's not, must delve deeper into it as it's a bit confusing.

    If there is an official metal slug game on GBC then I'm gonna need an original cart


  • #5126
    pdbhp
    Registered Users Posts: 2,041 ✭✭✭pdbhp


    Heres a vid of the game now, official or not!!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUIG208wpyM


  • #5127
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,058 ✭✭✭Doge


    Got a batch of Sugru in the door today.

    I wonder if I could use 4 bits of it on the worn rubber under the D-Pad of my megadrive controller,
    to stiffen it up a bit.


    Stumbled upon this video also...


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


  • #5128
    DinoRex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    L3rLC.jpg


  • #5129
    Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy


    DinoRex wrote: »
    http://i.imgur.com/L3rLC.jpg
    you reminded me of something
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP3V7KOgG5o


  • #5130
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    Some of these versions of Super Metroid people made are ridiculously hard, can't wait to try them though



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  • #5131
    DinoRex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    Just gave the Azura's Wrath demo a go.

    It's pretty horrific. I know it's supposed be done in an episodic shōnen anime style. But it's everything that's horrible about the genre. Everyone talks to each other in absolute cliches. It makes Yu-Gi-Oh look like Shakespeare. Also it sounds like they only have exactly 1 voice actor!

    I think you're supposed to be looking at the action sequences and going 'Yeah, that's f*cking awesome!' but you're actually thinking about how f*cking stupid it is.

    One fight in the demo takes place on the moon, you get impaled by a sword that stretches over a huge distance to hit you (borrowed from Gin's attack in Bleach) and then it keeps on stretching and pushes you towards the Earth and when you hit the Earth it goes through your body into the ground and then through the Earth and out the other side of planet.

    It's a shame as CyberConnect2 have always done a good job on the Naruto games. And Naruto is a good shōnen series that for the most part handles it's over the top action quite well.


  • #5132
    Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy


    DinoRex wrote: »
    It makes Yu-Gi-Oh look like Shakespeare.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95CYhEm4FoM


  • #5133
    DinoRex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    Hoping to have the new podcast up at some stage today...

    Ak7Y9.jpg


  • #5134
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    I think if this episode is going to be 'Soldier' and Bomberman-heavy, it really needs mastering in 7.1 True HD 'Sensurround'. :D


  • #5135
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Great docu-movie thing on Netflix about the rise & fall of pinball. The link will be dead unless you can access US content on Netflix. Well worth a watch & be warned, I now officially want a pinball machine, whereas 90mins ago, I'd no interest at all in owning one.

    It's called Special When Lit

    http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Special_When_Lit_A_Pinball_Documentary/70215221?trkid=4364085


  • #5136
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    There is a nutty multi pinball.machine emulator out there and I have heard folk using a large LCD tv laid flat with another smaller one as the score board, mad as hell but cool.
    Of course, with current TV prices you could build one for 500 or so, you'd want to really love pinball though!


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  • #5137
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Thanks for the link, I'll definitely seek that docu out. Absolutely love pinball. I'd love to own a table but besides the lack of room for one, the TLC and maintenance required to keep them running is a bit of a deal breaker.

    I'd love to play Doctor Dude again. Absolutely adored that table. :)


  • #5138
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,829 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    God damn ****ing CDI. I'm not sure what the **** is wrong with it. First the drive wouldn't work whichI thought might be the ribbon cable because it's next to impossible to get into the socket and I'm not even sure if it's fully in. I resoldered all 6 wires to the CD drive then really pushed in the ribbon cable which might have screwed it up. So then it the motor was making horrible grating noises but at least it played a music CD. Wouldn't load a game though and now won't load music CDs as well. Hope the motor isn't burnt out. Going to have to give it another go after lunch, Sauron is home giving out to me about not looking for jobs and the fact that the kitchen is ina mess :rolleyes:
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  • #5139
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Sauron is home giving out to me.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF0Q30-OIEE


  • #5140
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,829 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    In other news Thief Gold is up on GoG. If you haven't played it before I suggest you get on it because it's stupidly good.
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  • #5141
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    God damn ****ing CDI. I'm not sure what the **** is wrong with it. First the drive wouldn't work which I thought might be the ribbon cable because it's next to impossible to get into the socket and I'm not even sure if it's fully in. I resoldered all 6 wires to the CD drive then really pushed in the ribbon cable which might have screwed it up. So then it the motor was making horrible grating noises but at least it played a music CD. Wouldn't load a game though and now won't load music CDs as well. Hope the motor isn't burnt out. Going to have to give it another go after lunch, Sauron is home giving out to me about not looking for jobs and the fact that the kitchen is ina mess

    FYP. :pac:


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  • #5142
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    In other news Thief Gold is up on GoG. If you haven't played it before I suggest you get on it because it's stupidly good.

    Aye. The trilogy is on Amazon for a couple of quid. That's the pack I got, amazing games. Absolutely love them. :)


  • #5143
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    God damn ****ing CDI. I'm not sure what the **** is wrong with it. First the drive wouldn't work whichI thought might be the ribbon cable because it's next to impossible to get into the socket and I'm not even sure if it's fully in. I resoldered all 6 wires to the CD drive then really pushed in the ribbon cable which might have screwed it up. So then it the motor was making horrible grating noises but at least it played a music CD. Wouldn't load a game though and now won't load music CDs as well. Hope the motor isn't burnt out. Going to have to give it another go after lunch, Sauron is home giving out to me about not looking for jobs and the fact that the kitchen is ina mess :rolleyes:

    Hey, I think you are posting on the wrong forum,
    the moaning about the state of your life forum is over here...
    Personal Issues


  • #5144
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    God damn ****ing CDI. I'm not sure what the **** is wrong with it. First the drive wouldn't work whichI thought might be the ribbon cable because it's next to impossible to get into the socket and I'm not even sure if it's fully in. I resoldered all 6 wires to the CD drive then really pushed in the ribbon cable which might have screwed it up. So then it the motor was making horrible grating noises but at least it played a music CD. Wouldn't load a game though and now won't load music CDs as well. Hope the motor isn't burnt out. Going to have to give it another go after lunch, Sauron is home giving out to me about not looking for jobs and the fact that the kitchen is ina mess :rolleyes:

    Are you sure it's not working correctly? You see, that's the thing about the CD-i, it's as much use broken as it is working.


  • #5145
    alpahaeagle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 585 ✭✭✭alpahaeagle


    Well I am going to say that I have just got a Philips CDi 210, I have not yet connected it up to the TV.....Waiting till Halloween so I can scare the c**p out of myself, as it is soooooooo bad a system.....:eek:

    It is my second one ( yes I am a sucker for pain, I have the Atari Jag and CD drive ):p
    The first one hard the issue were it would not read CD's or even spin them. The guy that sold it to me was kind enough to take the system back and swap it for two other systems. I will be collecting the games form him for the Philips system later this week. As I have not been feeling well......for the last few days.

    This one spins the disk but as I have said I have not connected it up to the TV yet will do that later.

    I will let you know later how I got on ( or if I surived the ordeal ).:rolleyes:


  • #5146
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    What's the best way of emulating the laserdisc games on my cab? Has Mame emulated these to a playable state yet? I know there was a commercial emulator which used to do the likes of Mad Dog McRee at one time...


  • #5147
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,716 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    65vas6.jpg

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  • #5148
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Thank god. He's getting added to my ignore list when he fixes it, no way I'm listening to how the Zelda CD-i games are misunderstood.


  • #5149
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,253 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    I'm awaiting the phrase 'stone cold classics' myself :pac:


  • #5150
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,716 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    You've got to remember this is the guy who liked Final Fantasy 13.


  • #5151
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    You've got to remember this is the guy who liked Final Fantasy 13 dresses up as a schoolgirl at Cho Anik-con.

    .


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