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DinoRex · 16-08-2016 10:23AM

They finally got off the boat last November after 7 years on the thing.

BGOllie · 17-08-2016 11:26AM

Game Atelier sent me a demo of the new Monsterboy game and allowed me to share a video of it so here it is
I put this in the gaming vids forum already but though it wouldn't be out of place here

Really enjoyed it so far. There's 2 more playable characters too ( I'll show then in another vid) and while I don't have any gain from the sucess or failure of the game I did contribute to the music in a way (and got paid for it) so the game should also feature a little banjo playing otter as npc and quest character

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K.O.Kiki · 17-08-2016 12:16PM

Nice looking Bluetooth pad on Massdrop by 8bitdo

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/8bitdo-fc30-pro-or-nes30-pro-bluetooth-gamepad

Steve X2 · 17-08-2016 05:26PM

Just nabbed something I've wanted for ages from everyone's favourite wallet stuffing removal guy, Steve Bailey

It's the Dural disc from the CG series on the Saturn. Apparently you had to post in all 10 spine cards from the previous 10 discs to get it.

CiDeRmAn · 17-08-2016 05:42PM

Speaking of Steve Bailey, I was flicking though a very old, 2002, special edition of Edge magazine called Retro and there was a page therein devoted to the man, as a member of the British diaspora making a living buying games in Japan and selling them to punters back home.
I didn't realise he had been doing this for so long and had an article there.
Pretty neat to find it tbh.

the groutch · 17-08-2016 08:55PM

I look forward to their article about our Canadian resident.

Atavan-Halen · 17-08-2016 10:43PM

the groutch wrote: »

I look forward to their article about our Canadian resident.

Unless anyone wants to buy a boxed Zelda on the nes for $130, I doubt it :pac:

Spotted that in a games store today.

CiDeRmAn · 17-08-2016 11:43PM

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

Unless anyone wants to buy a boxed Zelda on the nes for $130, I doubt it :pac:

Spotted that in a games store today.

Did you see it in Le RAGE?

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 17-08-2016 11:53PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Did you see it in Le RAGE?

safetyboy · 18-08-2016 03:39PM

http://www.wired.com/2016/08/joust-prototype-nes/

https://twitter.com/frankcifaldi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

quite the find

o1s1n · 18-08-2016 04:47PM

safetyboy wrote: »

http://www.wired.com/2016/08/joust-prototype-nes/

https://twitter.com/frankcifaldi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

quite the find

The 'sad' note at the end about missing a Super Mario Bros prototype for $200 with apparently differences to the final version totally outweights the Joust prototype by a large amount :eek:

johnny_ultimate · 18-08-2016 04:50PM

Might be of interest to a few: Edge have a new special issue out called Art of the Pixel or something along those lines.

Don't have much interest myself, but had a gander and it seems like a pretty nice art book/magazine full of pixel art both modern and retro

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 18-08-2016 05:01PM

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Might be of interest to a few: Edge have a new special issue out called Art of the Pixel or something along those lines.

Don't have much interest myself, but had a gander and it seems like a pretty nice art book/magazine full of pixel art both modern and retro

Oh nice, I might pick that up actually

thanks loads

o1s1n · 19-08-2016 12:28PM

Something I've noticed while messing about with the PS3 reference unit - the PS3 Sixaxis feels really archaic.

I've never played a PS3 before this, ever. Was totally 360 for that generation. Therefore to use a Playstation dual shock type pad with something post PS2 for the first time feels incredibly weird and bizarre. Constantly feels like I'm using a PS2

- hard to describe.

TechnoFreek · 19-08-2016 12:32PM

I found the sixaxis really light. Presumably because if had no motors for vibration.

I found it really weird too for that reason.

DinoRex · 19-08-2016 12:33PM

o1s1n wrote: »

Something I've noticed while messing about with the PS3 reference unit - the PS3 Sixaxis feels really archaic.

I've never played a PS3 before this, ever. Was totally 360 for that generation. Therefore to use a Playstation dual shock type pad with something post PS2 for the first time feels incredibly weird and bizarre. Constantly feels like I'm using a PS2 - hard to describe.

At least it has a decent D-Pad...

I've always preferred the Playstation shoulder buttons to the Xbox ones too, but more comfortable to reach and a lot better for games like Dark Souls.

Jack burton · 19-08-2016 12:39PM

DinoRex wrote: »

At least it has a decent D-Pad...

I've always preferred the Playstation shoulder buttons to the Xbox ones too, but more comfortable to reach and a lot better for games like Dark Souls.

+1 for that, play Dark Souls on 360 and DS2 on PS3, found the ps3 controller way easier. I really like the PS4 controller aswell

CiDeRmAn · 19-08-2016 12:49PM

The lack of proper triggers on the DS3 was a drag, impairing the experience in racing games, the 360 pad was far better in that regard.

Retr0gamer · 19-08-2016 12:56PM

Always hated the Playstation controller and I'm only used to it now because of Stockholm syndrome, I've been using it that long. It seemed like a complete load of arse when it launched on PS1 in comparison to the likes of the Saturn controller and even the snes one before it.

The Playstation d-pad is kind of crap. It seems to get a free pass these days because the 360 controller d-pad was in another league of awful but it was never that good. 4 face buttons instead of 6 on the Saturn seemed like a bad idea at the time and it makes playing Capcom and SNK fighters unnecessarily tough. 6 buttons was important back then, not so much anymore.

Then the dual shock came along in response to the N64 and Saturn analogue controllers. I always felt they just put the analogue sticks in the only place they would fit rather than actual ergonomics. There's a lot of revisionist history going on about how forward thinking Sony were including 2 sticks for 3rd person and 1st person games but the truth of the matter is they lucked into it. They stuck another stick on there because 2 is better than 1. Early games from Sony like Ape Escape, while pretty great, really didn't use the second analogue stick for anything other than a gimmick. Even the likes of Medal of Honor hid the dual analogue set up deep within the options settings and it wasn't until the likes of Quake 2, Alien Resurrection and then later Halo when the value of two sticks became apparent. I always found dual analogue games weird on PS platforms, Uncharted and it's ilk always felt iffy to me.

When I saw they were keeping the same Dual shock design for the PS3 I was quite annoyed, especially following a 360 controller that d-pad aside set the standard for controllers for 3D games.

The Dualshock 4 thankfully is a thing of beauty, such a massive improvement on that flawed design.

o1s1n · 19-08-2016 02:16PM

TechnoFreek wrote: »

I found the sixaxis really light. Presumably because if had no motors for vibration.

I found it really weird too for that reason.

That's what's throwing me off, the weight is making it feel like a ps1 pad.

Retr0gamer · 19-08-2016 04:45PM

o1s1n wrote: »

That's what's throwing me off, the weight is making it feel like a ps1 pad.

But Kaz Hirai said vibration is a 'last gen feature'.

Nerdkiller1991 · 19-08-2016 07:26PM

I wouldn't say the DS4's dpad was the best in the PS range...

Tomo.Murphy · 20-08-2016 03:17PM

Just started Earthbound for the first time.

Buzz buzz...

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 20-08-2016 03:34PM

Tomo.Murphy wrote: »

Just started Earthbound for the first time.
Buzz buzz...

Buzz Buzz is a hero!
Keep me updated, I love to hear people's experience of it. It's one of my favourite games, kept me company at a not so great time. I'd actually love to replay it, maybe when I get a new 3DS.

Tomo.Murphy · 20-08-2016 07:10PM

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy wrote: »

Buzz Buzz is a hero!
Keep me updated, I love to hear people's experience of it. It's one of my favourite games, kept me company at a not so great time. I'd actually love to replay it, maybe when I get a new 3DS.

Will do! Loving it so far.

Not too far in just yet. I've gotten the map, Mr Baseball Cap and the better bat, and saved the game in the hotel in Onett, so I believe I have to fight the Sharks when I go back to it later.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 20-08-2016 07:42PM

Tomo.Murphy wrote: »

Will do! Loving it so far.

Not too far in just yet. I've gotten the map, Mr Baseball Cap and the better bat, and saved the game in the hotel in Onett, so I believe I have to fight the Sharks when I go back to it later.

And Frank, I think there's a burger in one of the bins near the drug store if I remember right.

Edit : almost right
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Tomo.Murphy · 20-08-2016 09:03PM

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy wrote: »

And Frank, I think there's a burger in one of the bins near the drug store if I remember right.

Edit : almost right

Never thought to check the bins, and I spent my childhood playing Pokemon rummaging through every bin in the game...

Myrddin · 20-08-2016 09:06PM

Earthbound is some game. I only played through it once a few years back, but still find myself humming the music from it every now & again. I preferred it to Mother 3 tbh

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 20-08-2016 10:05PM

Tomo.Murphy wrote: »

Never thought to check the bins, and I spent my childhood playing Pokemon rummaging through every bin in the game...

I check every bin because of Pokemon, didn't one gym have switches in bins? Was it Surge?

Myrddin wrote: »

Earthbound is some game. I only played through it once a few years back, but still find myself humming the music from it every now & again. I preferred it to Mother 3 tbh

The music is amazing, I love the vocal songs so I sing to the instrumental in the game.
As much as I cried over Mother 3, Earthbound just has such a special place in my heart it can't be topped.

and Mother 3 had the cute Salsa dance! I want to make a plush set of Salsa and Samba, they're so cute. I always think if M3 when I see sunflowers

Tomo.Murphy · 20-08-2016 11:01PM

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy wrote: »

I check every bin because of Pokemon, didn't one gym have switches in bins? Was it Surge?

It was indeed. Three switches in the bins to open the door. I can't remember if you had to press them in a specific order. It's been years since I've played Pokemon red.

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