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So, what you playing at the mo? Retro Edition

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  • #6182
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,863 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Ah I see, thought you were testing parts for a cab or a build.


  • #6183
    Atavan-Halen
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 15,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭Atavan-Halen


    Dusted off the famicom to have a play but felt the controller was really mushy and unresponsive. Took it apart, gave it a clean and it's working like a champ now.

    Was playing some salamander and parodius. I'm not very good at shmups but still lots of enjoyment was had!


  • #6184
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Have you got Gradius or Gradius II ?
    They are, naturally, brilliant but Gradius II is stunning.
    I'm still amazed though that they managed something as good looking as Parodius on the NES/Famicom.


  • #6185
    Cantstandsya
    Registered Users Posts: 737 ✭✭✭Cantstandsya


    Atavan-Halen wrote: »
    Dusted off the famicom to have a play but felt the controller was really mushy and unresponsive. Took it apart, gave it a clean and it's working like a champ now.

    Was playing some salamander and parodius. I'm not very good at shmups but still lots of enjoyment was had!


    I'm useless at smups but always loved Salamander. Brilliant game.


  • #6186
    Tomo.Murphy
    Registered Users Posts: 664 ✭✭✭Tomo.Murphy


    I've been playing quite a bit of Soul Calibur lately on the Dreamcast. Still not much better at it.

    Not retro in the slightest, but I just started to re-play Portal 2. Finished the single player and co-op on the 360 when it launched, but I couldn't pass it up on Steam.

    It's down to €4.99 for another 5 and a half hours on steam for anyone interested.


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  • #6187
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,717 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    Had a few superguns to test so played Andro Dunos on NeoGeo for a while, nice little shooter :)


  • #6188
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,065 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    The Last Bandit wrote: »
    Had a few superguns to test so played Andro Dunos on NeoGeo for a while, nice little shooter :)

    Aye, gorgeous looking and great soundtrack.


  • #6189
    Atavan-Halen
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 15,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭Atavan-Halen


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Have you got Gradius or Gradius II ?
    They are, naturally, brilliant but Gradius II is stunning.
    I'm still amazed though that they managed something as good looking as Parodius on the NES/Famicom.

    I have gradius but not II. Yeah parodius is really something for an 8-bit game!


  • #6190
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Atavan-Halen wrote: »
    I have gradius but not II. Yeah parodius is really something for an 8-bit game!

    Make it your duty to get Gradius 2, it is as amazing a feat as Parodius in my humble opinion.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWv4r4uE514


  • #6191
    Uno my Uno.
    Registered Users Posts: 905 ✭✭✭Uno my Uno.


    Was reading about Earthbound over the weekend and remembered that about 4 years ago I started a play through of the Fan translation of Mother 3. Dug out my trusty Dingoo and just gave it a whirl there during lunch. It seems the last time I played it was some time in 2011 and I'm somewhere in Chapter 3 with about 6 Hours on the play clock (although the dingoo play clock shows only 4 for some reason.)

    Eitherway I was completely charmed right from the off and it all came flooding back to me, its a delight. I'm hoping to stick with it over the cold and windy nights.


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  • #6192
    BGOllie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,592 ✭✭✭BGOllie


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Make it your duty to get Gradius 2, it is as amazing a feat as Parodius in my humble opinion.

    Love the gradius games. Got the hole series for the MSX (Nemesis), including parodius ... but I must admit, even though the music with the SCC chip was amazing on the MSX, the nes versions played better.


  • #6193
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,370 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Uno my Uno. wrote: »
    Was reading about Earthbound over the weekend and remembered that about 4 years ago I started a play through of the Fan translation of Mother 3. Dug out my trusty Dingoo and just gave it a whirl there during lunch. It seems the last time I played it was some time in 2011 and I'm somewhere in Chapter 3 with about 6 Hours on the play clock (although the dingoo play clock shows only 4 for some reason.)

    Eitherway I was completely charmed right from the off and it all came flooding back to me, its a delight. I'm hoping to stick with it over the cold and windy nights.

    One of the best games ever IMO, it has more charm than every current gen game put together :pac:


  • #6194
    Uno my Uno.
    Registered Users Posts: 905 ✭✭✭Uno my Uno.


    o1s1n wrote: »
    One of the best games ever IMO, it has more charm than every current gen game put together :pac:

    absolutely

    the relationship between the characters within your party are actually interesting and make you want to play on to find out more, they go way beyond the mysterious hero/troubled rogue and his wide eyed love interest that is so common.


  • #6195
    airmax87
    Registered Users Posts: 1,223 ✭✭✭airmax87


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  • #6196
    gymman39
    Registered Users Posts: 186 ✭✭gymman39


    19xx the war against destiny..playingvthis on mame..good game


  • #6197
    gymman39
    Registered Users Posts: 186 ✭✭gymman39


    also messing around with bomb jack and commando on mame..jesus their as good as they were 30 years ago


  • #6198
    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    gymman39 wrote: »
    also messing around with bomb jack and commando on mame..jesus their as good as they were 30 years ago

    I find it very difficult to get the bombs in order for Bombjack.


  • #6199
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,778 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Been playing a good bit of the original Tomb Raider on Steam. Took a hell of a lot of effort just to get it to work and then I modded it to include the playstation music which adds a lot to the experience. Unfortunately it's the 3Dfx version on steam, I had a Power VR version of the game that looked really nice with some effects that other versions of the game lacked.

    Any I remember me saying on the podcast that Tomb Raider is horribly dated even at release. Well it is. You feel you are fighting the controls and the game engine is really archaic and janky. On the other hand it's still a great game because the level design is just so good and it forgoes the focus on the crappy combat that ruined the sequels. The levels are no where near as big as I remember them either I'm flying through the game!
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  • #6200
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I always find that, while Resident Evil was a development of the template laid down by Alone in the Dark, Tomb Raider owed a lot to Prince of Persia, especially those SURPRISE! spike filled pits.
    But it was lively running on my early 3d card, Rendition based from Creative labs.


  • #6201
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,778 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Oh the Tomb Raider control scheme is taken wholesale from Prince of Persia. It's exactly the same other than the inclusion of the z-axis. You have to walk slowly through spikes and even jumping follows the same pattern, walk slowly to a ledge and jumping back gives you enough momentum to make a running jump perfectly.
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  • #6202
    Shapey Fiend
    Registered Users Posts: 1,994 ✭✭✭Shapey Fiend


    The level design is indeed the games saving grace. I could never really get very interested in the sequels because the environments felt quite bland by comparison. I haven't played the newest one but I get the impression it'd be the sort of linear set piece event game that I'd be utterly bored by.


  • #6203
    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    I remember having camera issues with Tomb Raider, is that the case?


  • #6204
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,778 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    eddhorse wrote: »
    I remember having camera issues with Tomb Raider, is that the case?

    Camera issues is being kind :)
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  • #6205
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Oh the Tomb Raider control scheme is taken wholesale from Prince of Persia. It's exactly the same other than the inclusion of the z-axis. You have to walk slowly through spikes and even jumping follows the same pattern, walk slowly to a ledge and jumping back gives you enough momentum to make a running jump perfectly.

    I got something right!
    I'm not entirely wrong!
    Either way it's been a Valentines day to remember!


  • #6206
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Fought my first ever Pokémon battle today.
    Hmm, may be something to this malarkey


  • #6207
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Fought my first ever Pokémon battle today.
    Hmm, may be something to this malarkey


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    Sorry, if it makes you feel any better i was 36 a week ago. I am old too :)


    .


  • #6208
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Steve SI wrote: »
    oldman2.jpg



    Sorry, if it makes you feel any better i was 36 a week ago. I am old too :)


    .

    Well, no not really , I'm 43 :(
    I was on a management course yesterday and was the most senior there too, feck....


  • #6209
    BGOllie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,592 ✭✭✭BGOllie


    40, never played pokemon and ain't gonna :D
    we need an old guy thread

    OG239.jpg&w=396&q=100


  • #6210
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,370 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    You guys are all far too old to appreciate retrogaming.


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  • #6211
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,717 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    LongZ wrote: »
    40, never played pokemon and ain't gonna :D
    we need an old guy thread

    OG239.jpg&w=396&q=100

    Agreed.. Too many youngsters running riot these days...and get off my lawn :D


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