Arcade and Retro General Chat in Karkariko Village Tavern: Live Ocarina Music

richymcdermott

No thanks i rather play sonic adventure

deathrider

Just finished Super Metroid. That was simply fantastic stuff.

Mr.Saturn

richymcdermott wrote: »

No thanks i rather play sonic adventure

He said, before turning the gun on himself.

richymcdermott

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

He said, before turning the gun on himself.

richymcdermott

deathrider wrote: »

Just finished Super Metroid. That was simply fantastic stuff.

Was enjoying it till ridley kept killing me

deathrider

richymcdermott wrote: »

Was enjoying it till ridley kept killing me

Who?

richymcdermott

deathrider wrote: »

Who?

This guy

deathrider

richymcdermott wrote: »

This guy

Ah, I see. Seems to be the fast track to the credits after you beat him.

CiDeRmAn

Big monster thing you meet in the lab at the start, you meet him again later... lots of fun!

edit.. never mind!

richymcdermott

Super Metroid i must admit is tad bit overrated


its a fine game but the praise it gets from some i must disagree with

deathrider

richymcdermott wrote: »

Super Metroid i must admit is tad bit overrated


its a fine game but the praise it gets from some i must disagree with

I really enjoyed it. It's a very clever game that manages to tell you everything you need to know without actually saying a word. I don't reckon it had the same mind blowing effect on me as Castlevania: SoTN did though.

Hank Scorpio

I wish my super metroid cart wasn't sun damaged They go for a hefty price lately

Retr0gamer

richymcdermott wrote: »

Super Metroid i must admit is tad bit overrated


its a fine game but the praise it gets from some i must disagree with

You've only played it the once. The beauty of the game comes from replaying it. The developers not only made a beautifully designed game but they also designed it so that players could sequence break it and the game wouldn't get buggy. It means there's a ridiculous number of ways of beating the game by breaking the sequence of items you think you need to get through the game. Most of them you can miss out on if you are good enough. However they also managed to disguise that fact to first timers. It's why I consider it the best designed game ever made.

Josey Wales

Did anyone ever play the Superman game on the C64? I was listening to a podcast this morning and this game just randomly popped into my mind. I haven't thought about it in years. I do remember not liking the game that much. If I remember correctly I couldn't really figure out what the hell you were supposed to do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K2rRB0B7NE

FutureGuy

Was at a car boot sale yesterday for a look around. About 20 metres away, saw a large rectangular blue and yellow box sticking out of a tesco box. As I strolled towards it, I realized it was a Pikachu N64. Picked up the pace only for a young lad to get there before me. Got the console, 3 controllers and 6 games (inc Pokemon Stadium and what lookd like Ocarina) for....

10 euro.

Myrddin

Ffs, thats a very decent price

richymcdermott

Pikmin 3 hit the number 2 spot in the uk charts.

Not bad for nintendo

Retr0gamer

Apparently sales picked up in Japan because of it. Very tempted to cancel my PS4 preorder and get a WiiU then I remember I've only paid off 70 euros on it an have my new PC to pay off as well

Atavan-Halen

FutureGuy wrote: »

Was at a car boot sale yesterday for a look around. About 20 metres away, saw a large rectangular blue and yellow box sticking out of a tesco box. As I strolled towards it, I realized it was a Pikachu N64. Picked up the pace only for a young lad to get there before me. Got the console, 3 controllers and 6 games (inc Pokemon Stadium and what lookd like Ocarina) for....

10 euro.

That's a great price! Especially for a boxed one. You should donate it to me for eh, reasons.

FutureGuy

I'm sorry, I'm going to make one tiny clarification to the post above. Just one word...

FutureGuy wrote: »

Was at a car boot sale yesterday for a look around. About 20 metres away, saw a large rectangular blue and yellow box sticking out of a tesco box. As I strolled towards it, I realized it was a Pikachu N64. Picked up the pace only for a young lad to get there before me. HE got the console, 3 controllers and 6 games (inc Pokemon Stadium and what lookd like Ocarina) for....

10 euro.

Atavan-Halen

FutureGuy wrote: »

I'm sorry, I'm going to make one tiny clarification to the post above. Just one word...

Ouch That's the worst when you have something in reach then someone swipes it from under your nose. My commiserations!

Andrew76

FutureGuy wrote: »

I'm sorry, I'm going to make one tiny clarification to the post above. Just one word...

I was wondering what happened to the "young lad" in the story. Bad luck man.

richymcdermott

It only took them 12 years to realise this .

http://mynintendonews.com/2013/07/29/sega-wants-to-entice-mario-fans-with-sonic-lost-world/

CiDeRmAn

Andrew76 wrote: »

I was wondering what happened to the "young lad" in the story. Bad luck man.

Apparently he's going to have a farming accident with a bailer, so unless he can use an N64 controller with his feet.....

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

FutureGuy wrote: »

I'm sorry, I'm going to make one tiny clarification to the post above. Just one word...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkO5VyY78xQ

Nerdkiller1991

YAY! I got my 50Mb fibre broadband, today. Now I can browse the funny GIF thread to my heart's content.

Atavan-Halen

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

YAY! I got my 50Mb fibre broadband, today. Now I can browse the funny GIF thread to my heart's content.

Were you on dial-up?

Nerdkiller1991

atavan-halen wrote: »

Were you on dial-up?

Sure as hell felt like it. Only without the tone.

Myrddin

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Only without the tone.

That was the only good thing about dial up

Nerdkiller1991

EnterNow wrote: »

That was the only good thing about dial up

richymcdermott

I WANT THIS SO BAD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxP25FJMyMo

Steve X2

richymcdermott wrote: »

I WANT THIS SO BAD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxP25FJMyMo

I bet he's got no chin under that beard

CiDeRmAn

My guess is that the gay porn industry in his area really like long hair and beards on their fluffers...
O1s1n better never go there!
Might be pressed into service!

Myrddin

Ah AlphaOmegaSin is cool, the Game Chasers have mentioned him a few times in their vids

Jack burton

EnterNow wrote: »

Ah AlphaOmegaSin is cool, the Game Chasers have mentioned him a few times in their vids

Ah he's ok, he does make some good points in his videos....but I wouldn't be a huge fan of rants for 10 minutes

Myrddin

Jack burton wrote: »

but I wouldn't be a huge fan of rants for 10 minutes

Agreed, when he's not ranting I actually quite like him.

Myrddin

CiDeRmAn

It's the whole rocker schtick and the various voices he puts on that kind of bugs me, but this is the first time I've seen him so I am probably being too harsh a judge.
I did keep expecting him to suggest shutting off the power before working on a light switch though.

Retr0gamer

Getting quite annoyed with this game project at the moment. Our artist is useless and still hasn't given us any final art so in response I'm being asked if it's possible to totally change all my code to fit the art.

I need something/someone to punch.

megaten

Retro did you ever play that samurai dating sim that came out on psp a while ago? Rising star are putting out the 3DS port and I'm wondering if its any good.

Retr0gamer

Only a small bit. Seemed pretty good from what I played. You'll do an awful lot of reading in the game, if you are used to japanese visual novels you will know what to expect, if not you might be shocked at how little interaction you have.

Nerdkiller1991

Dating sims. I just don't see the point in them.

Steve X2

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Dating sims. I just don't see the point in them.

I'm the same, just dont get it at all.
But each to their own and all that.


Worth a quick read.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/ask-dr-mark/8726-Dating-Sims

johnny_ultimate

Perhaps consider them a stepping stone towards the development of more modest, down-to-earth and thematically resonant video games that are inevitably going to and actually already have started to emerge alongside the familiarly 'gamey' genres. And with the inherent choice and drama of relationships, it's a limited but sensible enough place to start. Some of them have actually been solidly written and moderately pioneering in tackling intelligent themes and characterisation that wouldn't typically make it into more mainstream titles.

That, and the creepy sexualisation of teenage girls sells crazy amounts of games in Japan.

CiDeRmAn

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

That, and the creepy sexualisation of teenage girls sells crazy amounts of games in Japan.

I think this line pretty much covers it.

The first part sounds like Retr0's justification of owning Galgun

Retr0gamer

Well to be fair Hakuoki is actually a game where you play as a girl trying to chat up male Samurai.

Dating sims seem creepy, because let's face it the vast majority of them from japan are but there's some absolute gems in there two. You have to remember that these really are just novels except with background art but it gives the reader choices to make when it comes to the relationships.

The good thing about about visual novel dating sims that do get localised is that really only the good stuff makes it over here, rarely do the more deviant visual novels make it out here.

Dating sim elements are making their way it other games as well. Fire Emblem and Persona 3 and 4 have them. Persona 3 and 4 are definitely not creepy about it either and handle the relationship aspect in a very low key, mature and interesting manner. Then there's Bioware's games which have had relationship elements since Baldur's Gate. If you've played a Mass Effect game then I'm afraid to say you've already played a dating sim, albeit a very very bad dating sim that is far creepier and immature than most of the localised japanese dating sims.

If you google there's a good site with a load of localised and fan translated dating sims to try. Some I'd recommend:

Ever 17: This was made by the 999 and Virtue's Last Reward team before they made those two games. I've heard both of those games described as toned down and dumber versions of Ever 17

Higurashi: Another very famous japanese visual novel that was turned into an exceptional anime. Absolutely terrifying.

Stein's Gate: This is one for sci-fi fans. It's got a wonderful sci-fi storyline with very well researched science (prometheus this ain't). Also got turned into a wonderful anime.

Kana Little Sister: this one gets a bad name for promoting incest by people that never actually played it. It's a pretty heart breaking story but be warned the sex scenes are filthy.

Hatoful Boyfriend: Beacause pigeons.

richymcdermott

It seems Take-two have filed new bully trademark.

i hope this leads to a new bully game

Atavan-Halen

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Hatoful Boyfriend: Beacause pigeons.

I really want to play this.

Nerdkiller1991

There's a programme on the Discovery Channel named Amish Mafia, and I can't contain myself how ludicrous that sounds. Apparently, it's based on eyewitness accounts on what this Amish mob does. Like some midget smashing up a rival's car windscreen. All the programme shows me is how Discovery Channel has fallen. Much like when Animal Planet made mermaid thing as if it was a real documentary.

Flaregon

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

There's a programme on the Discovery Channel named Amish Mafia, and I can't contain myself how ludicrous that sounds. Apparently, it's based on eyewitness accounts on what this Amish mob does. Like some midget smashing up a rival's car windscreen. All the programme shows me is how Discovery Channel has fallen. Much like when Animal Planet made mermaid thing as if it was a real documentary.

History channel = Aliens