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Son Of General Retro Discussion

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    #6212
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,242 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    lasersquad wrote: »
    Hell, lol, what? I`m 39 and what is this?
    Sorry, I don`t really follow the news. I`m still at the stage of being fond of owning the physical. Did they manage to come up with some new diabolical scheme?

    Are we back to the arcade model? ;)

    Basically with PSN+ you pay a 'subscription' and get access to discounts and free stuff (in fairness, often pretty great free stuff, from Burnout Paradise to Trine 2). However, if you stop subscribing, you no longer own the games (except for the discounted ones you have paid for).

    So Trine 2 is free at the moment. If you stop paying at the end of this year, say, you will no longer have access to that copy of Trine 2.

    It's probably worth it these days, but I'm just not fond of the model. Especially when it denies me Journey for a few days.
    DinoRex wrote: »
    Holy sh*t... if you created your character in Mass Effect 1 then you can't import it's face into ME3!

    How f*cking stupid is that?

    Yeah, supposedly. Some glitch. Like honestly, how do you mess up one of the most significant features of the game? Anyway, I'm off to start it now. It'll be a shame to say goodbye to old square chin.


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    #6213
    DinoRex
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    Had to try my best to recreate my Ron Perlman lookalike.


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    #6214
    lasersquad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 58 ✭✭lasersquad


    If you pay a "subscription", the stuff`s not free, eh ;) Not for me...still, sounds better than Bill`s deal.

    But, how did ME3 managed track me down here? I`m trying to hide from it, is the first part considered retro these days? :/


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    #6215
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,038 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    DinoRex wrote: »
    Holy sh*t... if you created your character in Mass Effect 1 then you can't import it's face into ME3!

    How f*cking stupid is that?

    Are you serious! what a load of ****. I want my emo pale faced female shepard :(
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    #6216
    DinoRex
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    lasersquad wrote: »
    If you pay a "subscription", the stuff`s not free, eh ;) Not for me...still, sounds better than Bill`s deal.

    But, how did ME3 managed track me down here? I`m trying to hide from it, is the first part considered retro these days? :/

    Oh this one thread is sort of an anything goes jobbie... also I don't like posting elsewhere on the site.
    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Are you serious! what a load of ****. I want my emo pale faced female shepard :(

    Looks like paleness is out the window altogether pretty much... You just have to look like someone of Jersey Shore and like it.


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    #6217
    Retr0gamer
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    DinoRex wrote: »
    Looks like paleness is out the window altogether pretty much... You just have to look like someone of Jersey Shore and like it.

    Seriously, this really pisses me off, I've become quite attached to my female shepard and made her look like an uncaring hard ass as much as possible and totally succeeded, and now they won't even let me have pale skin so I might even get close to a facsimile of what she looked like before?

    Ah well all is forgiven because instead of working that niggle out for the fans that have been with the series from the beginning we have bolted on multiplayer instead.
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    #6218
    DinoRex
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    G10CK.jpg


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    #6219
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,038 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    My next cosplay:

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    #6220
    DinoRex
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    Leeloo Dallas Multipass!


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    #6221
    Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    My next cosplay:

    33784_453697370851_553645851_5720198_6321207_n.jpg
    it's uncanny
    429668_3478840971244_1277863976_3526137_332318326_n.jpg


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    #6222
    Doge
    Registered Users Posts: 8,991 ✭✭✭Doge


    Gum?


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    #6223
    Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy


    waveform wrote: »
    Gum?
    Gum, you should be ashamed for not knowing
    215px-Gumjsr.png


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    #6224
    Doge
    Registered Users Posts: 8,991 ✭✭✭Doge


    lulzerskates


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    #6225
    DinoRex
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    For some reason my comms officer in ME3 sounds uncannily like Ricky Gervais if he was a woman.


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    #6226
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,242 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    I managed to recreate my Shepard without much hassle. A pain in the arse, of course, but luckily I seemed to have based him around one of the presets so no biggie!


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    #6227
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    MY EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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    #6228
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,038 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Just beat Phantasy Star 2. A very interesting game, plenty of flaws like the horrible dungeon design and loads of grinding but so far ahead of its time. It makes a pretty decent stab at some social commentary and it actually succeeds surprisingly well. Also despite the simplistic storyline and storytelling it had an absolutely cracking ending. I'd read that it had a surprise ending that was really brave especially for a game from 1989 but I really did not see it coming. Pity some of the gameplay is so archaic. You can really see how final fantasy, especially VII took a lot from the game.

    Makes me really want to see a new single player entry in the franchise.
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    #6229
    DinoRex
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    Ah come on lads... a bit of health and safety on the Normandy wouldn't go amiss. How hard would it be to run that cable along the wall?

    5GUrQ.jpg


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    #6230
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Would it make sense to buy a Supaboy, instead of buying an NTSC snes? Just looking at the prices here, kinda half tempted. They have video out & joypad ins so it could function as a console aswell...


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    #6231
    safetyboy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,067 ✭✭✭safetyboy


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qoFpX9JJSc


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    #6232
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Some nice thoughts on Sonic 1



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    #6233
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,252 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Would it make sense to buy a Supaboy, instead of buying an NTSC snes? Just looking at the prices here, kinda half tempted. They have video out & joypad ins so it could function as a console aswell...

    Personally I'd probably stick with the original hardware, I'm always a bit skeptical about 3rd party products like this. If you're going to use it mainly as a handheld then how will the build quality hold up? What's that d-pad like to use for any length of time? Is it true there's only a couple of hours battery time when fully charged? Will it be compatible with all your games etc?

    Here's an honest enough video about it:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgn87TzZm8k


    If you're going to use it as a console then can you get RGB out of it. I think we've been spoiled with the Nomad, for handheld Snes fun I'd tend to stick with a DSLite + emu.


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    #6234
    Myrddin
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    Never thought of battery life, that's a killer right there. I'm the same re 3rd party variants, it's just the cost of getting a US snes over here is not very appealing.

    How about a Retron 2, killing two birds with one stone. I'd have a 60hz NES in it to boot. It's just can you get RGB outta them, god knows :o

    Do I really need a US Snes though? Arrghh its never easy


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    #6235
    OwaynOTT
    Registered Users Posts: 10,544 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Would it make sense to buy a Supaboy, instead of buying an NTSC snes? Just looking at the prices here, kinda half tempted. They have video out & joypad ins so it could function as a console aswell...

    http://www.ebay.ie/itm/130659334230?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_500wt_1180

    There's one in the UK.


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    #6236
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    OwaynOTT wrote: »
    http://www.ebay.ie/itm/130659334230?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_500wt_1180

    There's one in the UK.

    Too expensive, I'm not after a boxed one or anything. I'd quicker buy an egg yellow one for all the use it'd get. How the seller maintains an NTSC Snes is rare is beyond me also


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    #6237
    Andrew76
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    EnterNow wrote: »
    Too expensive, I'm not after a boxed one or anything. I'd quicker buy an egg yellow one for all the use it'd get. How the seller maintains an NTSC Snes is rare is beyond me also

    Way too high a starting bid, he doesn't ship abroad anyway.

    What has you yearning for an NTSC one anyway, the US carts are cheaper or something?


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    #6238
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Andrew76 wrote: »
    Way too high a starting bid, he doesn't ship abroad anyway.

    What has you yearning for an NTSC one anyway, the US carts are cheaper or something?

    Yeah I've been on ebay a fair bit & noticed the carts tend to be a lot cheaper. Also handy to play 60Hz optimised games that may not have language friendly JAP counterparts. Mostly the potential savings on carts though


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    #6239
    OwaynOTT
    Registered Users Posts: 10,544 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Too expensive, I'm not after a boxed one or anything. I'd quicker buy an egg yellow one for all the use it'd get. How the seller maintains an NTSC Snes is rare is beyond me also

    Cheapest one I can find. There's an unboxed egg yellow one for nearly over 100
    Can't seem to find any for a price I'm willing to pay and I've been looking for the last three months.
    I'm very cheap when it comes to buying the games and I still havent got over the shock of Earthbound.


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    #6240
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    OwaynOTT wrote: »
    Cheapest one I can find. There's an unboxed egg yellow one for nearly over 100
    Can't seem to find any for a price I'm willing to pay and I've been looking for the last three months.

    Thats the problem I have too. Shipping on average is €40 from the states, add the cost of the console & it really becomes not worth it. I might just wait till I'm over there next.


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    #6241
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,252 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    Ah fair enough, I actually like the styling of the US machine and carts (at least they're better suited to stacking!).

    Another negative point about that Supaboy, bit trivial this but irritating all the same - the Start and Select buttons are reversed. Start is on the left rather than the right, wtf. :confused:


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