Keep Calm And Discuss Retro Generally!

Dr Bob

Retr0gamer wrote: »

It's been around 2 years and it's already a stupidly good console with even more on the way. Looking to be a massive seller as well.

Its kind of been off my radar, there hasnt been much out for it thats made me regret not buying one.(at least until it gets a decent castlevania game)

Retr0gamer

Dr Bob wrote: »

Its kind of been off my radar, there hasnt been much out for it thats made me regret not buying one.(at least until it gets a decent castlevania game)

Well that ain't happening with Iga now working in the basement of Konami making mobile games while a bunch of Spaniards have taken over the series and are busy slapping the Castlevania name on games that bear very little resemblance to the series.

All I know is Shin Megami Tensei IV is coming to the system in Summer and will more than likely be the best game this year.

I've sunk over 60 hours into fire emblem at this stage, it really is that good!!

cloud493

Donkey country returns 3D is really great. Looks beautiful, enjoying the gameplay, blah blah. Buy it

Retr0gamer

Conker's Bad Fur Day Director's commentary on youtube. Say what you will about the game this is fascinating stuff:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-28-conkers-bad-fur-day-creators-get-together-for-directors-commentary-over-a-decade-after-release

o1s1n

I wouldn't click that link folks, looks to be spamming scum.

/Edit - aaaaaaaand it's gone.

Myrddin

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Conker's Bad Fur Day Director's commentary on youtube. Say what you will about the game this is fascinating stuff:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-28-conkers-bad-fur-day-creators-get-together-for-directors-commentary-over-a-decade-after-release

o1s1n wrote: »

I wouldn't click that link folks, looks to be spamming scum.

{ok ok, there was a spam post in between that's been deleted, but still}

o1s1n

EnterNow wrote: »

{ok ok, there was a spam post in between that's been deleted, but still}

Hahaha! Didn't even think of that :pac:

Retr0, you're not spamming scum, don't worry.

(You're just standard scum! :pac:)

MrVestek

Another quick update on the progress of my bartop arcade cab build:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X11tBn_plbU

CiDeRmAn

I'll watch it later, being a fan of the game.
It is certainly a damn sight better than DK64.
But then, a swift kick in the goolies is better than DK64!
Not to besmirch Rare to much, I loved Jet Force Gemini, Banjo,Diddy Kong Racing and the utterly superb Blast Corp, the latter needs a 3DS update now!

DinoRex

Think you're a serious gamer? Think again!

o1s1n

By Josef Fritzl Creations?

Retr0gamer

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I'll watch it later, being a fan of the game.
It is certainly a damn sight better than DK64.

They actually mention the only reason DK64 needed the 4MB expansion was that the unexpanded version kept crashing and they couldn't fix it.

the groutch

great for hiding in during The Purge.

DinoRex

I don't think I've ever be able to resist the urge to roll the thing down a big hill if I ever saw someone inside it.

Retr0gamer

Here's what I've been doing most of the morning:

http://www.pica-pic.com/#/nu_pogodi/

It's a site with a load of old handheld electronic games fully playable and with online highscores. I've todays 5th highest Donkey Kong Jr. score although I used to be able to max out the score at 999.

DinoRex

Yikes. Someone found a side quest in Final Fantasy IX that no one knew about before:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=568409

Retr0gamer

I have the official strategy guide and that isn't in it.

o1s1n

Apparently that strategy guide is a pile of crap!

This reminds me - I have to go back to FF IX. Played loads of it, loved it, but it was put down for some reason.

Retr0gamer

o1s1n wrote: »

Apparently that strategy guide is a pile of crap!

This reminds me - I have to go back to FF IX. Played loads of it, loved it, but it was put down for some reason.

It's grand except for one little detail, squaresoft were setting up playonline for FFXI and to try it out they had the birlliant idea of having most of the contents of the strategy guid eonly available through that website. That meant my strategy guide is full of pages printed from my PC at the time

DinoRex

And of course none of those web links are functioning any more.

It's like a grim view of the future of games consoles.

Nerdkiller1991

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the Super Mario Bros. movie.

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9123782/the-strange-case-super-mario-bros-movie

KeRbDoG

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the Super Mario Bros. movie.

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9123782/the-strange-case-super-mario-bros-movie

Thats one of those crimes against humanity that people want to forget right?

Retr0gamer

James Rolfe reviews it:

http://cinemassacre.com/2013/05/28/super-mario-bros-1993-movie-review/

Retr0gamer

It's a weird movie, I heard the writers of Max Headroom wrote the script. What were they thinking?

Nerdkiller1991

KeRbDoG wrote: »

Thats one of those crimes against humanity that people want to forget right?

You should really try watching the movie again. It's so hilarious in its badness. Just like the Street Fighter movie.

Retr0gamer wrote: »

It's a weird movie, I heard the writers of Max Headroom wrote the script. What were they thinking?

I think they discussed that in the link from my last post.

Retr0gamer

New Sonic looks very good. Reminds me of Sonic Xtreme

johnny_ultimate

Retr0gamer wrote: »

New Sonic looks very good

For the love of *non denominational prophet* don't make us pull out that Sonic Cycle jpeg again!

DinoRex

Not sure about the character design on the bad guys... got a bit of a Space Jame bang off them.

richymcdermott

sonic lost world looks like its going to better than mario galaxy