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blag · 25-11-2015 4:47pm

Couple of videos I took of the Dariusburst CS closed beta. The game is immense. Looks amazing across two monitors but the bezels on my monitors are a little too wide for it to be seamless.

Both are from the Chronicle Saviours mode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfbBtDWL878

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7G0fwl_zl8

Andrew76 · 25-11-2015 5:08pm

Nice! Didn't know there was a beta running for it. Were you using keyboard, joypad or arcade stick?

iamtony · 25-11-2015 5:16pm

I always thought the 50/60hz thing was only to do with the refresh rate or something. When I seen the comparison videos showing the speed difference and how all my life I was playing a slower inferior version a part of me cried a little :-( I will have to get a mod done.

blag · 25-11-2015 5:21pm

Andrew76 wrote: »

Nice! Didn't know there was a beta running for it. Were you using keyboard, joypad or arcade stick?

Was using Mad Catz TE2 (PS4) but it works perfectly with all my other sticks too (TE1 360, Hori RAP 360 etc) and any pads I've tried (360 wired, DS4, Hori Xbox One pad).

o1s1n · 25-11-2015 5:26pm

iamtony wrote: »

I always thought the 50/60hz thing was only to do with the refresh rate or something. When I seen the comparison videos showing the speed difference and how all my life I was playing a slower inferior version a part of me cried a little :-( I will have to get a mod done.

Such is the red pill everyone has to endure when collecting classic consoles.

I nearly passed out the first time I compared Sonic 1 in 50/60hz on a real console.

iamtony · 25-11-2015 5:39pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Such is the red pill everyone has to endure when collecting classic consoles.

I nearly passed out the first time I compared Sonic 1 in 50/60hz on a real console.

Yeah it's shocking really how the fooled half the world! I couldn't believe it. Even the black borders are terrible I always wondered why they were their.

TechnoFreek · 25-11-2015 5:54pm

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Your console doesn't happen to have a switch to select between PAL and NTSC, or is that ever possible?

My brothers sarturn, the reason for my original query does indeed have a switch to flick between 50 and 60 Hz. Also have a mod chip for cd-rs

Retr0gamer · 25-11-2015 7:01pm

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Your console doesn't happen to have a switch to select between PAL and NTSC, or is that ever possible?

You can get a 50/60 hz switch but for region modding all you need is an action replay 4 in 1. I've a japanese Saturn so it's 60hz only, sure why would you need 50hz :P

Steve X2 · 26-11-2015 11:02am

Just ordered the new Raspberry Pi Zero this morning. Can argue with the price and it’s actually powerful enough for a lot of cool projects(basic emulation, basic media player etc).

£4 for the board, I spent more on coffee and a bagel this morning on the way into work :0) It’s so cheap it even comes free on the front of this month’s MagPi magazine.
Not as powerful as the Pi2, but it's based on the Pi1 but with the cpu running a bit faster.

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-zero/

CiDeRmAn · 26-11-2015 11:05am

Can I get that magazine here?
I'd love to get one for my son.
Thanks

Steve X2 · 26-11-2015 11:08am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Can I get that magazine here?
I'd love to get one for my son.
Thanks

I've seen it in Easons in the past. It's usually in the same section as Retro Gamer mag. It cost about £5-6 in the UK so not sure about here.

The Last Bandit · 26-11-2015 11:20am

That is ridiculous.. I recently bought an ARM dev board for €4 and though that was unbelievable processing power for the price but this is even better

Steve X2 · 26-11-2015 11:38am

The Last Bandit wrote: »

That is ridiculous.. I recently bought an ARM dev board for €4 and though that was unbelievable processing power for the price but this is even better

Yeah, they've done very well to get that out at that price point.
Amazing what they can do as its a not for profit charity/organisation.

Like, that's disposable computer prices we're talking about!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFFQmdUc5Vg

megaten · 26-11-2015 12:39pm

The size looks like it could make pi-powered handheld console actually feasible and not ridiculous looking.

Steve X2 · 26-11-2015 1:09pm

megaten wrote: »

The size looks like it could make pi-powered handheld console actually feasible and not ridiculous looking.

Yeah, the main issue with size now will just be the cables and connections(and you’d be stripping those down anyway if installing in a mini console).
The fact it has all the same GPIO pins(well headers) and in the same configuration as the other Pi’s is actually a big deal as well for mods and hacks.

Now, I wonder if you can overclock it just like the other PI’s

rathdowney · 26-11-2015 2:22pm

Ordered mine today
for £4 you can't go wrong!

Retr0gamer · 26-11-2015 2:36pm

Anyone keeping up with the whole play asia Dead or alive extreme 3 BS at the moment? Getting sick of it at this stage. Play asia shouldn't have mentioned the dreaded SJW hashtag, very childish from them, but the backlash is equally childish as well.

Anyway, in other news everyone needs to play Undertale. It's pretty much got game of the year written all over it.

blag · 26-11-2015 3:53pm

Undertale looks great, I'll have to pick it up soon.

I suppose it depends on your perspective but Dariusburst is shaping up to be my top game this year. There's been very little this year to get excited about in general though.

megaten · 26-11-2015 4:10pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Anyone keeping up with the whole play asia Dead or alive extreme 3 BS at the moment? Getting sick of it at this stage. Play asia shouldn't have mentioned the dreaded SJW hashtag, very childish from them, but the backlash is equally childish as well.

Anyway, in other news everyone needs to play Undertale. It's pretty much got game of the year written all over it.

It's a bit ugly alright. Very clearly trying to use fake outrage to try and drum up sales for the asia version they'll be offering.

Undertales pretty great. Amazing how much it packed into a 6-10 hour playthrough.

CiDeRmAn · 26-11-2015 4:22pm

I didn't want DoA:XV3 before, but I may import it someday as a result, if only because of... physics....

The Last Bandit · 26-11-2015 4:26pm

All that fuzz over some animated boobies...

o1s1n · 26-11-2015 4:33pm

Bit of a strange world where something like Senran Kagura can be released on Nintendo's 'kiddy' console but adults can't buy a Dead or Alive game.

CiDeRmAn · 26-11-2015 4:35pm

The Last Bandit wrote: »

All that gizz over some animated boobies...

FYP!

johnny_ultimate · 26-11-2015 4:36pm

All that fuzz over some animated boobies...

That's the baffling thing, people are willing to put so much passion into arguing about what is ultimately not even softcore porn, but has the some general artistic merit. While I certainly still believe it should be available to buy if people want it, how could anybody possibly get so upset over such a crappy game not making it westwards?

Disappointed to see Play Asia feeding into all that anti-'SJW' bull****, TBH, but it's nothing if not shrewd marketing that will guarantee them a good few sales from the only teenagers who could give two ****s about a Dead or Alive volleyball game :pac:

As for Undertale, I'm only a few hours in but who could fail to be smitten by a game that features encounters such as this?

CiDeRmAn · 26-11-2015 4:37pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Bit of a strange world where something like Senran Kagura can be released on Nintendo's 'kiddy' console but adults can't buy a Dead or Alive game.

And, they made a joke out of it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9YGJ1KZgRU

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

Retr0gamer · 26-11-2015 5:02pm

The Dead or Alive Extreme games are meant to be secretly quite good fun and are more resort management games with sports minigames.

Or so I heard.

The Last Bandit · 26-11-2015 5:12pm

Are they normally played one-handed ?

CiDeRmAn · 26-11-2015 6:09pm

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Are they normally played one-handed ?

Better still, use the Kinect and have all sort of "gestural prompting" as controls!
Well, if the Kinect worked as promised you could have....

CiDeRmAn · 26-11-2015 6:12pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

The Dead or Alive Extreme games are meant to be secretly quite good fun and are more resort management games with sports minigames.

Or so I heard.

Edge stuck the original on the cover and gave it an excellent review, 8/10, though the sequel got a resounding M'eh due it being completely aimless and, eventually, boring, 5/10.

Retr0gamer · 26-11-2015 9:40pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Edge stuck the original on the cover and gave it an excellent review, 8/10, though the sequel got a resounding M'eh due it being completely aimless and, eventually, boring, 5/10.

So better than Gunstar Heroes then?

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