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Keep Calm And Discuss Retro Generally!

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    #1262
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Sparks43 wrote: »
    Breaking news!!!!!!


    New Red Dwarf 4th October at 9pm


    :D

    Ooohh, wasn't expecting it so soon! Awesomesauce amazeballs.


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    #1263
    DinoRex
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    This is pretty cool...

    A video game that evolves as you play it:

    http://ncannasse.fr/file/ld24/ld24.html


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    #1264
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,211 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Sparks43 wrote: »
    Breaking news!!!!!!


    New Red Dwarf 4th October at 9pm


    :D

    The week after Doctor Who ends.

    Nice.


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    #1265
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Achilles wrote: »
    The week after Doctor Who ends.

    Nice.

    No doubt an intentional slot position. Dr Who, never watched it at all, is it any use? Where would one start, the modern incarnation


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    #1266
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    EnterNow wrote: »
    No doubt an intentional slot position. Dr Who, never watched it at all, is it any use? Where would one start, the modern incarnation

    I never used to watch it much but got addicted to the modern incarnation last year. Did the same thing as I did with Battlestar. Watched a few episodes. Then tore through them all. Then watched Torchwood


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    #1267
    Myrddin
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    The Great Chinholio wrote: »
    I never used to watch it much but got addicted to the modern incarnation last year. Did the same thing as I did with Battlestar. Watched a few episodes. Then tore through them all. Then watched Torchwood

    How far back does the modern version go, is it the one with Billy Piper etc in it?


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    #1268
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,211 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Yeah start off with Christopher Eccleston and work your way up.


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    #1269
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Achilles wrote: »
    Yeah start off with Christopher Eccleston and work your way up.

    And what is the basic premise behind the show?

    Star Trek was about a crews adventures exploring
    Star Gate was similar but used gates as a plot device instead of a ship
    Quantum Leap was a time travel type thing
    Red Dwarf is comedic & funnily has no real plot. More of a MOTW type thing

    etc etc

    I know absolutely nothing about Dr. Who :o


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    #1270
    Optimus Prime
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    Achilles wrote: »
    Yeah start off with Christopher Eccleston and work your way up.

    This is where i started myself a few years back. some of it is cheese, but it really is addictive stuff, especially the overall arcs that run through it. Christopher Eccleston is a great place to start and you will be hooked after the first season. There are some great episodes in it, especially with David Tennants ones.


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    #1271
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    Achilles wrote: »
    Yeah start off with Christopher Eccleston and work your way up.

    Yep. 6 series about about 8 specials so far (Series 7 starting this week)


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    #1272
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    EnterNow wrote: »
    And what is the basic premise behind the show?

    Star Trek was about a crews adventures exploring
    Star Gate was similar but used gates as a plot device instead of a ship
    Quantum Leap was a time travel type thing
    Red Dwarf is comedic & funnily has no real plot. More of a MOTW type thing

    etc etc

    I know absolutely nothing about Dr. Who :o

    Time travel & space travel forward and back.
    Lots of stand alone episodes but always an overreaching arc (which is really well done in terms of hints throughout the series a lot)


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    #1273
    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,386 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    EnterNow wrote: »
    And what is the basic premise behind the show?

    Basically an alien time traveler, who likes earth, jumps through time exploring and gets into adventures\saving earth etc. always travels with a companion ie human mostly. some great original story telling in it, because of the time travel aspect you get a mix of everything, history, future, other planets etc its like the outer limits, but with overall story arcs running through a season too. well worth a watch.

    Just to note, i never would have watched Doctor Who years ago, hated it. but love it now.


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    #1274
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    It's on Netflix, score!


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    #1275
    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,386 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    EnterNow wrote: »
    It's on Netflix, score!

    Nice, make sure you start at eccelston though or you will be lost. and check epguides.com to make sure you dont miss any of the christmas specials etc.


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    #1276
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    keithgeo wrote: »
    Nice, make sure you start at eccelston though or you will be lost. and check epguides.com to make sure you dont miss any of the christmas specials etc.

    Beginning at season 1 episode 1, it's from 2005 so thats it isn't it?


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    #1277
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    Thats it alright. 1st episode is called Rose


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    #1278
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    The Great Chinholio wrote: »
    Thats it alright. 1st episode is called Rose

    Yep thats the one. Cool, thanks lads


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    #1279
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,211 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    We have created a monster. Mwuahahahahaha.


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    #1280
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,924 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    And to get you hyped, one of the best promos for a series I've ever seen:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQINlUB3Kww


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    #1281
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    Are you my mummy? :pac:


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    #1282
    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,386 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    The Great Chinholio wrote: »
    Are you my mummy? :pac:

    Spoilers. ;):D


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    #1283
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,924 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    Gamestop considering getting into the retrogame trade.

    http://uk.gamespot.com/news/gamestop-considering-selling-vintage-games-6393935

    Two things:

    1. Older games exposed to more mainstream newer-gen gamers. Always a plus.

    2. There's the inevitable scenario of 40e for cart-only copy of Super Mario World et al, if the practice is going global.


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    #1284
    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,386 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    I really hope they dont do that. They will buy up games like a hoover and inflate the prices in their shops driving the cost of retro games through the roof.

    Not to mention all the bargains on the likes of adverts etc will disappear, people digging out there old snes to trade it in for 20 quid off the next call of duty game instead of sticking it up on online.


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    #1285
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,119 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Yeah I can see them inflating prices and then people on ebay etc. following in the same way. It's already pretty bad as is.
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    #1286
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,119 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Street Fighter is 25 years old yesterday
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    #1287
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,870 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Street Fighter 2 is 25 years old yesterday

    I thought it was the original Street Fighter that just turned 25??


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    #1288
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,119 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Nobody remembers that one!

    Oops,typo :P
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    #1289
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Just pre-ordered these cheeky lads:

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    BladeRunner-30th_1.JPG

    I was going to go with the Prometheus steelbook from Play.com, but this 9 disc set is much nicer and saves me buying the 6 disc Alien set separately. :)

    Does anyone know if the 9 disc Prometheus set has the Laserdisc extras for the Alien movies that was in the 6 disc anthology set? The 4 disc one doesn't have them.


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    #1290
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Pyongyang in Hollywood Blockbuster shocker


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    #1291
    DinoRex
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    Who knew a NES Golf game could be worth so much? This one had 5000 dollars inside it from 1985:

    1oXvy.jpg

    http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1&catid=10&threadid=82952


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