The Revenge of the Post Here When You Get Something New thread

CiDeRmAn

And so the cycle begins again....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSSfrIFmk84

And so it never feels lost or lonely, here is the link to the now closed thread, because the past matters man! Hello old friend!

CiDeRmAn

And to get the ball rolling, I bought a copy of Retrogame Challenge for the DS, based on a dubious recommendation from Retr0 and Sera, so I know who to kill if it sucks...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGEz6_3fEZw

Doge

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

And so the cycle begins again....

You forgot to put a link to the old thread in the first post!




Seriously though, please put one in!

Would be a shame for the old thread to be get lost in the haystack and forgotten about forever!

Think of all the eyecandy future noobs will miss out on!

o1s1n

Can you post a link to the original thread in the OP so it's not lost foreverz?

Doge

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

And so the cycle begins again....

^^^ Click for Trumpets


















Now if you could *just* fix the broken link!

Jack burton

Glad to see were doing the sequels in order of the shinobi games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCdeNYz57hA

10'000 posts from now may we all start posting in the "Shadow Hauls: The Secret of the A&R forum"

Pyongyang

Just picked up Gynoug for the Mega Drive. NTSC-J and so forth...




Seller also chucked in Virtua Racing for the Mega Drive for free too.

Doge

Pyongyang wrote: »

Just picked up Gynoug for the Mega Drive. NTSC-J and so forth...




Seller also chucked in Virtua Racing for the Mega Drive for free too.

Nice! After I moved from the MD to the PS1, I actually gave my old next door neighbour VR Racing for free!

Would sure love to have that cart back right now though!

That reminds me, must *acquire* VR Flat Out while I'm PS2 mad atm.

Pyongyang

Is VR Flat Out on the Sega Classics collection on the PS2? I have Virtua Racing on it, but don't know if it's that version or not.

CiDeRmAn

Odd thing about Retrogame Challenge is that, when I searched eBay for the game, instead of getting the usual no hits or more than 8 or so hits, I only got one hit!
A copy in the States with, as luck would have it, reasonable rates to Ireland, so I bought it.
Looks like it's interesting, plus it's the US copy of the game, so it's in Engrish as well.
Apparently there is a Jap only sequel as well, so if this is a fun title I may see about adding that to the collection.

CiDeRmAn

Pyongyang wrote: »

Is VR Flat Out on the Sega Classics collection on the PS2? I have Virtua Racing on it, but don't know if it's that version or not.

Yeah, that's the one.
It's ok, a lot better than the awful Saturn version.
But, it's not the 32X or MD game so it loses out!
It does look silky smooth though, but it loses something in the translation.
I adore the series and the 32X is the best version for me, followed by the incredible feat of VR on the MD, Stuntrace FX can eat it's dust!

Doge

I think there was 2 releases of the remade saturn version that came out on the PS2 Pyongy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtua_Racing#Home_console_versions

"A remake was released for the PlayStation 2 under the Sega Ages 2500 label known as Virtua Racing: Flatout. It was released in Japan in 2004 and in North America and Europe in 2005 as part of the Sega Classics Collection. It includes three new courses and four new cars."


How do the Metal Slug games play on the PS2 actually?

I'd probably rather play them on my CRT than in mame on my desktop.

Can't bate playing old games on the comfort of your couch!

Pyongyang

IT'S 'THE TOWER' BANDWAGON PART II!

Couldn't help myself. Bought Retro Game Challenge and Raiden Fighters Aces from CD Universe. Super cheap prices, new, sealed and only $8 to flat rate shipping for the whole lot!

DISCO!



EDIT: If anyone is interested, Retro Game Challenge is available for $6 delivery from CD universe. I ordered Raiden Fighters Aces to go with it as the price was too good. The PAL one is never going to arrive and the NTSC-J edition prices are ridiculous:

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?PID=7755165&style=GAMES

Doge

Jack burton wrote: »

Glad to see were doing the sequels in order of the shinobi games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCdeNYz57hA

10'000 posts from now may we all start posting in the "Shadow Hauls: The Secret of the A&R forum"

And in order of the Mutant Camel games also!

Everyones a winRawr!

Pyongyang

waveform wrote: »

How do the Metal Slug games play on the PS2 actually?

I have nearly all of them individually, volumes 1 thru 6, plus the Anthology. All NTSC-J. Think I'm missing Vol. 2 or Vol. 4, I forget.

All play really nice, although I prefer the MVS carts (obviously, as they are not ports but the real 'directors cut') but I only have Metal Slug and Metal Slug X of those games.

Dale Parish

If only Stanley Kubrick (did) (make)/made games...

Pyongyang

Dale Parish wrote: »

If only I had an FM Towns...

Retr0gamer

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Apparently there is a Jap only sequel as well, so if this is a fun title I may see about adding that to the collection.

The sequel includes and extensive text based murder mystery adventure game. You're basically boned once you reach it if you don't know japanese.

Steve X2

Pyongyang wrote: »

It ain't all that :rolleyes:

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Pyongyang

Retr0gamer wrote: »

The sequel includes and extensive text based murder mystery adventure game.

Is that a reference to the episode where the feature game is Hokkaido Serial Murders? That game needs localizing in a major way. One of my favourite episodes, the game looks incredible!

Dr Bob

happydance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfq3lnMlTUs

The CPC I picked up last week , I was able to mod it to bypass the tapedeck if needed and load data straight from an mp3 player(you can make em up from tape images and theres even a site that has them as mp3s ready for download!)

Retr0gamer

Pyongyang wrote: »

Is that a reference to the episode where the feature game is Hokkaido Serial Murders? That game needs localizing in a major way. One of my favourite episodes, the game looks incredible!

It's more a reference to Portopia Serial Murder Case which is probably the most famous japanese text adventure on the NES and was one of the first games by Yuji Horii who went on to create dragon quest. It got fan translated recently.

Sparks43

So what is it?:D:D:D:D

Steve X2

Video of the TurboExpress screen as requested.
I've put it beside an unmodified Nomad for a screen comparison.

You can see the screen isnt great by today's standards but considering its age I think its ok. I'd love to mod the screen on it and maybe I will one day. The Nomad is going to get a screen mod in the next few months I hope, once I sort out parts and talk nice to Mr WorsePrisonNameEver

Best to watch this in full screen 1080p:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y81ZFmHxnq8

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Andrew76

Thanks for doing that. The TurboExpress screen looks a lot better than I thought, colours are really vibrant. Do you think the cap kit might have helped that? The poor old Nomad stock screen is a bit duff these days, to be expected I guess.

Now to wipe my memory of that video else I'll start to want a Turbo. :pac:

Steve X2

Andrew76 wrote: »

Thanks for doing that. The TurboExpress screen looks a lot better than I thought, colours are really vibrant. Do you think the cap kit might have helped that? The poor old Nomad stock screen is a bit duff these days, to be expected I guess.

Now to wipe my memory of that video else I'll start to want a Turbo. :pac:

This wont help, same vid mod as the nomad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e9gBYmfDb8

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Andrew76

Gorgeous looking. That flash card with the reset button looks very handy. Like the Nomad + Everdrive combo.

CiDeRmAn

waveform wrote: »

I think there was 2 releases of the remade saturn version that came out on the PS2 Pyongy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtua_Racing#Home_console_versions

"A remake was released for the PlayStation 2 under the Sega Ages 2500 label known as Virtua Racing: Flatout. It was released in Japan in 2004 and in North America and Europe in 2005 as part of the Sega Classics Collection. It includes three new courses and four new cars."

Actually the Saturn game is an entirely different conversion from the PS2 game. The latter was released in Japan as part of a budget series and in the west a selection of these formed the Seha Classics compilation.
So yes, there was one game on the PS2 but released in two different manners in the east and west.

CiDeRmAn

Want the PC Engine Flash Card!
WANT!

Pyongyang

PC Engine bandwagon is approaching fast!

Arino san never made any PC Engine game episodes?

CiDeRmAn

The Flash Cart in the vid isn't available but a less buggy and, unfortunately, less pretty alternative is the Tototek flash cart...
PCE Pro 32M Flash Cart
Looks pretty sweet and isn't too expensive, I really need some new games to play on my TG-16!



edit: Bugger and buggeration! It's sold out!

The Last Bandit

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

The Flash Cart in the vid isn't available but a less buggy and, unfortunately, less pretty alternative is the Tototek flash cart...
PCE Pro 32M Flash Cart
Looks pretty sweet and isn't too expensive, I really need some new games to play on my TG-16!



edit: Bugger and buggeration! It's sold out!

Wait a while, there is a Turbo Everdrive in development at the moment which should be pretty decent.

CiDeRmAn

Yeah, heard about that and will probably be the best option.
Hard to make the devices neat though, at least MD and Snes flashcarts can fit into a standard respective cart shell, the PCE/TG-16 carts are cards!
We'll have to wait and see, then spend!
There simply is little other option unless I am happy to spend a fortune importing from the States, plus it means I can play Jap games without the prohibitively expensive region converter for the TG-16.
But it is such a choice machine, the games are pretty brilliant and it is a pity titles aren't readily available from local retro vendors.

Myrddin

@safetyboy - Just following up from the other thread & Super Mario RPG, quite a nice way of modding the cart without actually modding it. I assume its the same pin covered, that would be connected to the pin in the cart that your meant to lift?

Myrddin

@waveform - some of the sockets are empty in o1s1ns pcb because Capcom used a standard cps board for all the cps1 games. Certain games require more eeproms, certain ones require less...but the board can accommodate any cps1 game

Retr0gamer

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Actually the Saturn game is an entirely different conversion from the PS2 game. The latter was released in Japan as part of a budget series and in the west a selection of these formed the Seha Classics compilation.
So yes, there was one game on the PS2 but released in two different manners in the east and west.

I'm not sure how the PS2 version plays but the early games in that Sega budget rerelease series are absolute dirt until M2 took over and put out some stunningly emulated games and collections. Best to read up on how the conversion is before you buy.

CiDeRmAn

Well, I have them, the PS2 game is very good, the other titles on the collection are the likes of the truly deplorable update of Golden Axe, worse than the original in every way, and that's saying something coming from me!
The Outrun update is not as good as the original, but fun but no where near the glory that is Outrun 2006, a superior racer on the Xbox, PS2, PSP and XBLA in HD.
For my money the Xbox and PS2 versions are the Win as they have all the extra content, the fresh track set etc.

Buy the set for Virtua Racing and you won't be disappointed with the "bonus" of everything else on the disk!

OwaynOTT

Can we set up a 'Post here everytime something doesn't arrive from ebay for some convoluted reason or because of Royal Mail and also stuff that isn't as described' thread?

Castlevania Dawn of Sorrows MIA and red box Mario Kart listed as like new and perfect and 100% complete arrives sans booklet and missing colour at edges and plus sticker marks.

Love retro collecting!

Myrddin

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Can we set up a 'Post here everytime something doesn't arrive from ebay for some convoluted reason or because of Royal Mail and also stuff that isn't as described' thread?

Castlevania Dawn of Sorrows MIA and red box Mario Kart listed as like new and perfect and 100% complete arrives sans booklet and missing colour at edges and plus sticker marks.

Love retro collecting!

Give me Royal Mail over An Post any day

Hank Scorpio

EnterNow wrote: »

@safetyboy - Just following up from the other thread & Super Mario RPG, quite a nice way of modding the cart without actually modding it. I assume its the same pin covered, that would be connected to the pin in the cart that your meant to lift?

Was that meant to be directed at me? Anyway I took a pic of the pcb there sorry for the bad quality



Its pin 56 on the connector, the trace runs up to a resister? I dont know what they're called, but its marked R5, and from that there seems to be two traces back to like pins 123/124 on the sa chip but doesn't seem to trace to pin 127 which is the one you're meant to lift, pretty weird!

Played it for a few hours last night and didn't run into any problems, doing this is meant to work on all the other games will similar lockout protection using the SA1 including SFA2 ntsc version and star ocean etc. I scoured the net for ages and seen this method only mentioned once on a random forum so don't know if I`ll run into gameplay problems down the line

Myrddin

@nuxx - yeah sorry that was for you

Nice little solution regardless, you should email mmmonkey & let him know it's working for you & that your cart wouldn't work on a switch modified snes...he might post it up

MrVestek

Sparks43 wrote: »

So what is it?:D:D:D:D

I've never seen one before sir, no-one has but I'm guessing it's a white hole.

Myrddin

Achilles wrote: »

I've never seen one before sir, no-one has but I'm guessing it's a white hole.

A white hole?

MrVestek

EnterNow wrote: »

A white hole?

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. A black hole sucks time and matter out of the universe: a white hole returns it.

Hank Scorpio

EnterNow wrote: »

Nice little solution regardless

Yup handy for people like me who are too brain dead to use a soldering iron :pac: Just to clarify it boots in 50 or 60hz but won't if the lockout chip is set to pal. Great game too

Sparks43

So, that thing's spewing time back into the
universe?

MrVestek

Sparks43 wrote: »

So, that thing's spewing time back into the
universe?

Precisely. That's why we're experiencing these curious time phenomena on boards.

Sparks43

Achilles wrote: »

Precisely. That's why we're experiencing these curious time phenomena on boards.

What time phenomena?

MrVestek

Sparks43 wrote: »

What time phenomena?

Like just then, when the thread repeated itself.

Sparks43

Achilles wrote: »

Like just then, when the thread repeated itself.

Okay, so it's decided then. We consult Cidey

MrVestek

Sparks43 wrote: »

Okay, so it's decided then. We consult Cidey

So what is it?