Son Of General Retro Discussion

o1s1n · 30-08-2011 11:10am

Very few Megadrive games are in European languages...mostly just RPGs and odd local ones like the Ottifants in Germany.

The booklets are multi language but the games are in English.

Professey Chin · 30-08-2011 2:11pm

Ok which of ye has been playing with the Game Gear wiki article?

Main article: List of Game Gear games
Approximately 390 official titles were released for the Game Gear,[4] although at the time of the console's launch, there were only six software titles available (seven with the pack-in game, Columns). Sega made sure that a wide variety of video game genres were represented on the system, in order to give it a broad appeal. Prices for game cartridges initially ranged from $24.99 to $29.99 each.[citation needed] They were molded black plastic with a rounded front for convenient removal. The original Game Gear pack-in title was Columns, which was similar to the Tetris cartridge that Nintendo had included when it launched the Game Boy.
Popular titles included Sega's own series, notably Sonic the Hedgehog; Disney movie extensions, such as The Lion King; and 3rd-party developer games like Shaq Fu.
In an unusual step for Sega (but also practiced by rival Nintendo on their Game Boy handhelds), Sega chose not to use regional lockout on Game Gear cartridges, meaning that any system could play any games regardless of the country they were released in. This practice helped to make the console popular among import gamers.

Retr0gamer · 30-08-2011 3:15pm

Worst. Videogame soundtrack. Ever!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3yi_zFe6Ic

Sparks43 · 30-08-2011 3:16pm

One time only offer

Better be quick :pac:

Retr0gamer · 30-08-2011 3:35pm

A contender for best box art ever. The japanese Third world war on the Mega-CD:

valleyoftheunos · 30-08-2011 6:38pm

valleyoftheunos wrote: »

Do I need to play Earthbound before Mother3? I'm only going to have time to get through one of them in the next few weeks before Exams catch up with me so which is best?

Thanks for all the comments yesterday, I *ahem* Found a *cough* old copy, of Earthbound lying around last night and gave it a quick whirl during my lunch break today. Really like the visuals and that it isn't set in some mysterious land full of old gits with cryptic messages about triangles and special swords. I'm looking forward to getting into it now.

johnny_ultimate · 30-08-2011 6:45pm

The colours are my favourite thing about Earthbound.

So green!

Retr0gamer · 30-08-2011 6:50pm

It baffles me that some publications at the time of release were really negative about how earthbound looked. It's one of the best looking games on the SNES.

Pyongyang · 30-08-2011 9:33pm

Check out this seriously good Dubstep mixup using tonnes of great retro games!

http://soundcloud.com/djcutman/the-legend-of-dubstep

johnny_ultimate · 30-08-2011 9:39pm

Pyongyang wrote: »

Dubstep

Back away, not today, disco lady :pac:

(it's rather impressive technically, the mix, but dubstep makes my ears cry :P)

Pyongyang · 30-08-2011 9:46pm

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Pyongyang wrote: »

Dubstep

Back away, not today, disco lady :pac:

(it's rather impressive technically, the mix, but dubstep makes my ears cry :P)

I skimmed through. I heard no SHMUP goodness. I'm disappointed.

James Howlett · 30-08-2011 11:03pm

Pyongyang wrote: »

Check out this seriously good Dubstep mixup using tonnes of great retro games!

http://soundcloud.com/djcutman/the-legend-of-dubstep

I skimmed through, seems pretty good.
Also I have a 9 mile run to do tomorrow evening after work and have this evening exhausted my backlog of podcasts. Your post has saved me from a run in silence

Sparks43 · 30-08-2011 11:25pm

Only Retro could name a blog Life in 16 bit and then go and review a N64 game:rolleyes:

Dr Bob · 30-08-2011 11:27pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Worst. Videogame soundtrack. Ever!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3yi_zFe6Ic

and yet this is great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMZ_kvO5S3w

Retr0gamer · 30-08-2011 11:59pm

Sparks43 wrote: »

Only Retro could name a blog Life in 16 bit and then go and review a N64 game:rolleyes:

Well at least I didn't call it the life and times of Rockford and then do a Repton review :P

Retr0gamer · 31-08-2011 11:38am

Finally got my hands on Inazuma Eleven. Seems like this might end up as a rare title. It's totally sold out on the english websites and Gamestop only have a few copies in. 30 euros wasn't a bad asking price from a bricks and mortar store either.

Also Gal Gun coming for the PS3! I'm importing the **** out of it!

Video totally safe for work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBTji13cZME

James Howlett · 31-08-2011 11:48am

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Finally got my hands on Inazuma Eleven. Seems like this might end up as a rare title. It's totally sold out on the english websites and Gamestop only have a few copies in. 30 euros wasn't a bad asking price from a bricks and mortar store either.

Also Gal Gun coming for the PS3! I'm importing the **** out of it!

Video totally safe for work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBTji13cZME

I'm guessing that line should be in the sarcasm font.:)

CiDeRmAn · 31-08-2011 11:50am

Heading for Maplins to pick up some power convertors, oh wait, I mean some bits to finish the building of the rechargeable battery for the Nomad.

johnny_ultimate · 31-08-2011 11:52am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju8QUaD4hZM

o1s1n · 31-08-2011 12:07pm

That's really well done!

One small niggle though, the shotgun death sprite is wrong. They should be erupting in a fountain of blood.

/edit - that sounded really anal. It's just because I like that animation so much!

johnny_ultimate · 31-08-2011 12:12pm

o1s1n wrote: »

One small niggle though, the shotgun death sprite is wrong. They should be erupting in a fountain of blood.

There's always one :P

Very impressively made on the whole though - love the bit when the soldier drops from the sky.

Steve X2 · 31-08-2011 12:48pm

Not sure if this has been posted already.

Guided Tour of Japan's Retro Gaming Shopping Heaven:
http://www.retrocollect.com/Articles/guided-tour-of-japans-retro-gaming-shopping-heaven.html

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pdbhp · 31-08-2011 1:17pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Finally got my hands on Inazuma Eleven. Seems like this might end up as a rare title. It's totally sold out on the english websites and Gamestop only have a few copies in. 30 euros wasn't a bad asking price from a bricks and mortar store either.

Is it any good, I've been thinking of getting it since there's fook all out on 3DS

ghostchant · 31-08-2011 1:29pm

If anyone knows French I have a French-only copy of Inazuma Eleven, got it online where it was advertised as being multi-language. Held onto it in case the English version never saw the light of day. Now my options are to either buy the English version or learn a new language.

Retr0gamer · 31-08-2011 1:29pm

It's sitting in my boot still in the shrink wrap and won't get around to it for a while. Supposedly it's great fun. You can't really go wrong with Level 5. It's a football/RPG hybrid and if anything that makes it interesting! I heard there's a few annoying difficulty spikes though. I'd pick it up soon, Gamestop Swords where I got mine only had 6 copies behind the counter, 5 now after I bought one. Also they weren't sure if it was on sale yet but tell them to scan it in and the system will show it is on sale.

johnny_ultimate · 31-08-2011 1:34pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

You can't really go wrong with Level 5.

*coughwhiteknightchroniclescough*

I saw Inazuma in Game yesterday. Tempted to pick it up but I really, really have no interest in soccer. I'm guessing that doesn't make much of a difference though?

Retr0gamer · 31-08-2011 1:41pm

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

*coughwhiteknightchroniclescough*

I saw Inazuma in Game yesterday. Tempted to pick it up but I really, really have no interest in soccer. I'm guessing that doesn't make much of a difference though?

Ok I'll give you white knight chronicle

I've not got much interest in football either but this does seem to have charm in spades and the football matches are more like a far better version of Blitzball in FFX than Fifa from what I've seen.

It might be worth buying and keeping shrink wrapped because it's sold out everywhere online:

http://www.gamestracker.com/buy-inazuma-eleven-compare-prices-ds.htm

Gameseek is says has it online but it sold out last night.

ondafly · 31-08-2011 1:41pm

Steve SI wrote: »

Not sure if this has been posted already.

Guided Tour of Japan's Retro Gaming Shopping Heaven:
http://www.retrocollect.com/Articles/guided-tour-of-japans-retro-gaming-shopping-heaven.html

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the more info the better !

BTW do you know exactly of any shops in Akihabara that sells Arcade games ?

Retr0gamer · 31-08-2011 1:43pm

ondafly wrote: »

the more info the better !

BTW do you know exactly of any shops in Akihabara that sells Arcade games ?

Check out the fan translated episodes of Game Centre CX. Arino visits a tiny store in Akihabara that sells really cheap arcade PCB's.

Steve X2 · 31-08-2011 1:51pm

ondafly wrote: »

the more info the better !

BTW do you know exactly of any shops in Akihabara that sells Arcade games ?

Hmm, Mak is still open and easy to find. If they are still in the same location that is.

http://www.mak-jp.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Po1YqfWYvU

Pyongyang · 31-08-2011 1:51pm

All the talk earlier of Neo Geo MVS bootlegs got me to do a bit more research, I eventually came across this very interesting and useful article. Might be worth a read for any MVS or AES collectors here.

http://www.loopyeddie.com/bootleg.html

o1s1n · 31-08-2011 2:15pm

Pyongyang wrote: »

All the talk earlier of Neo Geo MVS bootlegs got me to do a bit more research, I eventually came across this very interesting and useful article. Might be worth a read for any MVS or AES collectors here.

http://www.loopyeddie.com/bootleg.html

Nice guide!

One thing to be careful of when checking boards is the cart label. The case splits into two halves. Problem is the cart label is stuck right across the middle of that.

James Howlett · 31-08-2011 2:54pm

On the subject of hard to find DS games, has anyone come across Dragon Quest V Ds at all?

I've had my eyes peeled this past month and even rang around a few shops but no one seems to have it in stock.

ghostchant · 31-08-2011 2:59pm

James Howlett wrote: »

On the subject of hard to find DS games, has anyone come across Dragon Quest V Ds at all?

I've had my eyes peeled this past month and even rang around a few shops but no one seems to have it in stock.

Had a rather low print run. Was reprinted in the US recently though, so shouldn't be too hard to source online

Retr0gamer · 31-08-2011 3:01pm

James Howlett wrote: »

On the subject of hard to find DS games, has anyone come across Dragon Quest V Ds at all?

I've had my eyes peeled this past month and even rang around a few shops but no one seems to have it in stock.

I had to get an italian version, the european version is as rare as hens teeth. Also be wary that there's loads of fakes of it on ebay. Best bet is to get a US version as said since it was reprinted.

Pyongyang · 31-08-2011 3:16pm

It might be worth buying and keeping shrink wrapped because it's sold out everywhere online

SG-OCD!

CiDeRmAn · 31-08-2011 4:50pm

Re: Level 5, isn't Rogue Galaxy a bit meh..?
I have it and found it to be a bit, well, meh...

pdbhp · 31-08-2011 7:18pm

Seems the games are available today, I won't get a chance to check until later.

Linkage

3DS Ambassadors: Clear your schedules.

Remember how you planned to spend all day tomorrow indulging in your free copies of Metroid, Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link, Yoshi's Egg, Mario Open Golf, Wrecking Crew, Super Mario Bros., Balloon Fight, The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong Jr. and Ice Climber? Well, go tell your daughter that plans have changed and you can, in fact, make it to her Thursday ballet recital. Those games are available today for some unknown reason and, yes, you still have to go through that crazy method to get them, with one tweak: You'll find the game in "Your Downloads" not "Activity History."

Also, by "spend all day indulging," did you mean "play Zelda for five minutes and promptly return your system to the 3DS-shaped imprint on a dusty shelf"? Because that's what we meant.

o1s1n · 31-08-2011 7:26pm

Nice one! Thanks

I'll give that a go now.

/attempts to dust off 3DS.

/chokes to death.

Edit - nope, nothing there. It is now that I start worrying that I somehow buggered up registering!

pdbhp · 31-08-2011 7:32pm

Try this O1s1n

How to download your free NES games on September 1st via the Ambassador Program

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It’s not September 1st yet, so you can’t download the games via the Ambassador Program. But Nintendo has shared instructions on how to go about it once they’re online. The instructions are after the break.

1. From the Nintendo 3DS HOME menu, select the Nintendo eShop icon.
2. Scroll left and select “Settings / Other.”

3. Scroll down and select “Account Activity” to view a list of transactions.

4. The NES game will be listed here once it is available to download. Tap “Software Info,” and then “Redownload” to begin the download process.

Now continue to play the waiting game.

Myrddin · 31-08-2011 7:40pm

Tried, nothing available yet for me

johnny_ultimate · 31-08-2011 7:42pm

I think I heard it was only the Japanese games that went up early?

pdbhp · 31-08-2011 7:54pm

Says somewhere else on the internets that it's America aswell so I thought us handsomer europeans would get some luck for a change

o1s1n · 31-08-2011 7:58pm

Ah right, America is getting it now.

We should get them in 6 months so. In 50hz with borders.

Myrddin · 31-08-2011 8:24pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Ah right, America is getting it now.

We should get them in 6 months so. In 50hz with borders.

Don't forget the 21% free game tax too :rolleyes:

CiDeRmAn · 31-08-2011 8:27pm

Just as well there isn't a "no sarcasm" rule in this forum!

I'm sure the couple of freebies will make up for the 100/150 euro more we paid for our 3ds's and the months with little more than a few n64 reheats and a ds backcatalogue to keep us warm.

Feckers!

Well, at least I eventually got my free Zelda soundtrack, that's something.
Now they can send Shigsy around to my house and beg forgiveness!

Retr0gamer · 31-08-2011 8:30pm

Here's how to get your free games early.

1. Download emulator
2. Download rom files (you legally own them now right?)
3. Play games.
4. This is optional. Select the US version of your roms and play them full screen and full speed
5. ???
6. Profit.

Myrddin · 31-08-2011 8:42pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Just as well there isn't a "no sarcasm" rule in this forum!

I'm sure the couple of freebies will make up for the 100/150 euro more we paid for our 3ds's and the months with little more than a few n64 reheats and a ds backcatalogue to keep us warm.

Feckers!

Well, at least I eventually got my free Zelda soundtrack, that's something.
Now they can send Shigsy around to my house and beg forgiveness!

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Here's how to get your free games early.

1. Download emulator
2. Download rom files (you legally own them now right?)
3. Play games.
4. This is optional. Select the US version of your roms and play them full screen and full speed
5. ???
6. Profit.

Only Nintendo can make us frown, that the US & Japan get their hands on 20 year old games a day before we do. Jesus, when you think of the power of the Nintendo badge all the same.

Retr0gamer · 31-08-2011 8:44pm

EnterNow wrote: »

Only Nintendo can make us frown, that the US & Japan get their hands on 20 year old games a day before we do. Jesus, when you think of the power of the Nintendo badge all the same.

Well europe did get Last Window and Xenoblade and will be getting Last Story and Pandoras Tower while the US will have to do without. I think nintendo europe been too good to us for too long to not be flinging **** at us like they usually do.

Myrddin · 31-08-2011 8:45pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Well europe did get Last Window and Xenoblade and will be getting Last Story and Pandoras Tower while the US will have to do without. I think nintendo europe been too good to us for too long to not be flinging **** at us like they usually do.

Just saying with a grin...they have the power to make us excited over games that we either a) already have or b) played nearly 20 years ago...ya have to respect the power of that :cool: Bastards