Son Of General Retro Discussion

Myrddin · 27-01-2012 2:22pm

DinoRex wrote: »

Have you seen the new Lego product line?

The new Lego Dinosaur sets look very cool also. It's like Jurassic Park [1], only...with Lego :cool:

johnny_ultimate · 27-01-2012 2:24pm

Telltale Games Present: Lego Lord of the Rings: Part One: Fellowship of the Ring: Theatrical Edition

Coming Soon!

Telltale Games Present: Lego Lord of the Rings: Part One: Fellowship of the Ring: Extended Edition containing one extra level and Strider's hood as Day One DLC.

Coming one week later!

DinoRex · 27-01-2012 2:30pm

A Lego Lord of the Rings video game would be awesome though.

Telltale can f*ck right off though... can't stand their stuff.

For me there will only ever be 2 Monkey Island games.

johnny_ultimate · 27-01-2012 2:34pm

Oops, meant Traveller's Tales!

Oh well, both them and Telltale games are both guilty of reskinning the exact same formula ad nauseum, so the point still stands

Optimus Prime · 27-01-2012 2:45pm

I read yesterday somewhere that minecraft lego is on the way.

o1s1n · 27-01-2012 2:47pm

keithgeo wrote: »

I read yesterday somewhere that minecraft lego is on the way.

...but isn't Minecraft based on Lego?

This is something similar to googling 'Google'.

DinoRex · 27-01-2012 2:50pm

They should do Duplo Star Wars.

Myrddin · 27-01-2012 2:55pm

Lego LOST ftw

DinoRex · 27-01-2012 2:56pm

Lego Dexter would be cool.

A little Ice Truck Killer activity set would be wonderful.

o1s1n · 27-01-2012 3:39pm

Anyone else hear that RE Revelations and the 3DS attachment costs €65 in total in Gamestop?

Thank feck I got them together from Zavvi. Was about half the price!

DinoRex · 27-01-2012 3:42pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Anyone else hear that RE Revelations and the 3DS attachment costs €65 in total in Gamestop?

Thank feck I got them together from Zavvi. Was about half the price!

I asked in my local one yesterday and they didn't even know about the attachment.

Myrddin · 27-01-2012 3:53pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Anyone else hear that RE Revelations and the 3DS attachment costs €65 in total in Gamestop?

Thank feck I got them together from Zavvi. Was about half the price!

Ah but didn't you know, we've to support our bricks n mortar brothers in arms & keep Irish robbery alive?

o1s1n · 27-01-2012 3:55pm

It's a bit of a chicken and an egg thing, isnt it?

Did online buying push prices and costs up, or has prices going up made online buying more rampant?

Oh and ask for Gamestop not knowing about the attachment, I'm not suprised at all to be honest. You'd think someone working in retail would be up to date on what they're selling. Apparantly that doesn't apply to game shops.

Myrddin · 27-01-2012 3:58pm

o1s1n wrote: »

It's a bit of a chicken and an egg thing, isnt it?

If the chicken & the egg is the same as daylight robbery, then yeah, it's pretty much the same.

Double the price man!

[insert "ah but your forgetting about goverment axes here's a comparison chart & the actual currency conversion means it's not actually double the price" type comment here]

Optimus Prime · 27-01-2012 4:05pm

o1s1n wrote: »

...but isn't Minecraft based on Lego?

This is something similar to googling 'Google'.

yeh i dunno, but its coming alright..

http://gizmodo.com/5878844/official-lego-minecraft-is-happening

DinoRex · 27-01-2012 4:06pm

o1s1n wrote: »

I

Oh and ask for Gamestop not knowing about the attachment, I'm not suprised at all to be honest. You'd think someone working in retail would be up to date on what they're selling. Apparantly that doesn't apply to game shops.

I was trying to buy Rayman Origins off them yesterday as it's under €30 now. Lots of cases on display but not in stock when I got to the counter. Asked when they'd get back in stock and they couldn't tell me, it might come in tomorrow or the day after or the day after.

Myrddin · 27-01-2012 4:27pm

johnny_ultimate · 27-01-2012 4:30pm

Meh, not as big as the Steel Batallion controller.

Myrddin · 27-01-2012 4:32pm

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Meh, not as big as the Steel Batallion controller.

It'd make a great desk for the SB setup though

Steve X2 · 27-01-2012 4:38pm

Steve SI wrote: »

This is me the other week when I dropped my iPhone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPgiB9VRNk8

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I see Cult of Mac used this video I posted a few days ago of the Portlandia iPhone scene.
I was wondering why it went from 700 hits to 24,000 overnight :rolleyes:

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CiDeRmAn · 27-01-2012 8:22pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Anyone else hear that RE Revelations and the 3DS attachment costs €65 in total in Gamestop?

Thank feck I got them together from Zavvi. Was about half the price!

Well, they are selling the game alone for 40 in Smyths, which isn't too bad.
The add on should only be around 15 when launched and I'm in no rush for it (ah, who am I kidding, I should never have cancelled my pre-order, getting them both for less that €40!!

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o1s1n · 27-01-2012 8:25pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Well, they are selling the game alone for 40 in Smyths, which isn't too bad.
The add on should only be around 15 when launched and I'm in no rush for it (ah, who am I kidding, I should never have cancelled my pre-order, getting them both for less that €40!! )

Ah no! Shame you did that! I doubt it'll be anywhere near that cheap again

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 27-01-2012 8:44pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww_PjqYQi5E

DinoRex · 27-01-2012 9:11pm

Hahaha... Check out original box art accurate Megaman:

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

Professey Chin · 27-01-2012 9:16pm

Crazy ranty sequel man has a point

Professey Chin · 27-01-2012 9:18pm

DinoRex wrote: »

Hahaha... Check out original box art accurate Megaman:

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

Im more scared of PacMan in a robot mokujin suit O_o

Steve X2 · 28-01-2012 1:15am

Anyone really into the simpsons?

Here's an ebay auction for you:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Homer-Simpson-dried-glue-lookalike-/230735138614?pt=UK_Collectables_AnimationCharacters_Anime_SM&hash=item35b8e2cf36#ht_500wt_1230

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CiDeRmAn · 28-01-2012 11:58am

If they wrapped one of those VGA boxes around the glue homer head it'd be worth even more!

readyletsgo · 28-01-2012 12:32pm

Steve SI wrote: »

Anyone really into the simpsons?

Here's an ebay auction for you:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Homer-Simpson-dried-glue-lookalike-/230735138614?pt=UK_Collectables_AnimationCharacters_Anime_SM&hash=item35b8e2cf36#ht_500wt_1230

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Eh, is that real? People have to be taking the piss outta him!

Doge · 28-01-2012 1:38pm

After all the lego posts, I somehow managed to stumble upon the strangest lego video I have ever seen...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx6-HklS30Y

pdbhp · 28-01-2012 4:33pm

Played the PS Vita earlier in Game, I needed clean undies after it.
What a console, controls are pretty good the thumb sticks feel quality the screen is beautiful and the boxes off the games are awesome.

One issue though is load times, I was playing little deviants, not overly pushing graphics power and it took ages (measuered with a calander) to load the game, other than that the device is totally amazeballs!!

Steve X2 · 28-01-2012 4:41pm

pdbhp wrote: »

Played the PS Vita earlier in Game, I needed clean undies after it.
What a console, controls are pretty good the thumb sticks feel quality the screen is beautiful and the boxes off the games are awesome.

One issue though is load times, I was playing little deviants, not overly pushing graphics power and it took ages (measuered with a calander) to load the game, other than that the device is totally amazeballs!!

It's really nice isnt it and the game cases are so cool. I bought one while over in Japanoland in December.

Do they have a release date over here yet?

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Myrddin · 28-01-2012 4:42pm

pdbhp wrote: »

Played the PS Vita earlier in Game, I needed clean undies after it.
What a console, controls are pretty good the thumb sticks feel quality the screen is beautiful and the boxes off the games are awesome.

One issue though is load times, I was playing little deviants, not overly pushing graphics power and it took ages (measuered with a calander) to load the game, other than that the device is totally amazeballs!!

Wow, & they said the new proprietary memory format had lighting fast read/write speeds :rolleyes:

pdbhp · 28-01-2012 4:45pm

Steve SI wrote: »

It's really nice isnt it and the game cases are so cool. I bought one while over in Japanoland in December.

Do they have a release date over here yet?

22nd Feb so they told me.
The game cases are amazing I bet bluray cases are jelous right now:pac:

EnterNow wrote: »

Wow, & they said the new proprietary memory format had lighting fast read/write speeds :rolleyes:

They lied!!
Seriously the game took over 30 seconds to load and it wasn't sucking the power dry as it isn't a power vampire of a game

Retr0gamer · 28-01-2012 8:36pm

I fear for the Uncharted game on it then. Uncharted 3 has the longest load times since the ZX Spectrum.

Atavan-Halen · 28-01-2012 9:25pm

I thought the original psp was quite bad for load times as it is.

o1s1n · 28-01-2012 9:39pm

Something which has been driving me mad for years.

I know MAME buttons can be remapped, but why are the default ones ctrl+alt?

A combination of those two buttons and an arrow key roates the display!

pdbhp · 28-01-2012 9:44pm

Well if you buy uncharted now and start loading today it should be loaded in time for the Vita launch.

Other issues with the design, the PS home button is directly under the left analogue stick dying to be pressed by accident and the start/select buttons are likewise directly under the right analogue stick.
Rear touch pad is kinda difficult to use, though for games that solely use it are not too bad but if combined with using the analogue sticks and face buttons it's tricky to use.

Good points are the touch screen, very precise. looks extremly sexy aswell.

All in all it's fantastic but it's like a magnet for finger prints and will need to be wiped down every few seconds.

DinoRex · 28-01-2012 10:25pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Something which has been driving me mad for years.

I know MAME buttons can be remapped, but why are the default ones ctrl+alt?

A combination of those two buttons and an arrow key roates the display!

Oh I know that headache! I think you can disable the rotation thing in windows though.

johnny_ultimate · 28-01-2012 10:45pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I fear for the Uncharted game on it then. Uncharted 3 has the longest load times since the ZX Spectrum.

The words of someone who has never played Ys 6 on the PSP.

There's nothing worse than a game that has to load for five to ten seconds when you walk into a very small building in the hub village

DinoRex · 28-01-2012 10:52pm

I played Monkey Island 2 on the Amiga. Everything else is a luxury after that.

johnny_ultimate · 28-01-2012 10:54pm

The Duke Nukem Forever loading music would also drive the strongest of men insane. Especially when it leads to nothing but a brickwall of pitiful mediocrity.

Pyongyang · 28-01-2012 11:14pm

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.

o1s1n · 28-01-2012 11:44pm

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.

Oh yeah? Probably due to the lack of 3D

Still absolutely lovin' my 3DS. Should hopefully have Resi Revelations on monday. Can't wait to give that one a go.

DinoRex · 29-01-2012 12:21am

o1s1n wrote: »

Oh yeah? Probably due to the lack of 3D

Still absolutely lovin' my 3DS. Should hopefully have Resi Revelations on monday. Can't wait to give that one a go.

Was showing the guys your 3DS mail in the studio earlier today when we were recording the podcast. Nice Sonic.

o1s1n · 29-01-2012 12:26am

DinoRex wrote: »

Was showing the guys your 3DS mail in the studio earlier today when we were recording the podcast. Nice Sonic.

Hadn't a notion what you were talking about when I read that first. Had to reread it a couple of times

Cheers man

I only figured out you could do 3D pictures after drawing that. If I'd known I would have had some of it popping out of the screen.

DinoRex · 29-01-2012 12:33am

o1s1n wrote: »

Cheers man I only figured out you could do 3D pictures after drawing that. If I'd known I would have had some of it popping out of the screen.

I eagerly await penis illustrations now!

o1s1n · 29-01-2012 12:42am

You mean you didn't get my previous ones? Sorry about that. Must have sent them all to Atavan.

...

It's not grooming if they're only drawings, right?

o1s1n · 29-01-2012 3:12am

Reminded me of a videogame for some reason. Kinda scary that it's real. A time lapse of the location of every nuclear device ever detonated around the globe.

Just wait until it kicks off at the start of the 50. Feckin Americans and Russians are insane.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W_lLhBt8Vg

DinoRex · 29-01-2012 3:47am

Reminds me of this video game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xu_Ldvn1GA

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