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Shapey Fiend · 23-09-2018 8:27pm

I'm glad they finally booted ATGames and did this properly. If it sells well they might even do a Saturn one. I know it wasn't popular here but it'd do well for the Japanese market anyway.

DaveyDave · 23-09-2018 9:45pm

I don't expect anything great from Sega doing it but as long as AtGames don't get to make money rehashing the same half assed attempts I'm happy.

CiDeRmAn · 23-09-2018 10:36pm

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

I'm glad they finally booted ATGames and did this properly. If it sells well they might even do a Saturn one. I know it wasn't popular here but it'd do well for the Japanese market anyway.

It's one of those myths, the Saturn and the N64 didn't do as well as the Playstation, but they still sold well.
People might forget, or not have been around, but the shelves were pretty packed with most 3rd parties developing for the two "other" systems as well as plenty of 1st party games.

Retr0gamer · 24-09-2018 2:00pm

Moving back to the East coast. The joys of bring 5 years worth of collecting games and junk back to my parents for temporary housing.

Sauron was not best pleased.

Retr0gamer · 24-09-2018 2:05pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

It's one of those myths, the Saturn and the N64 didn't do as well as the Playstation, but they still sold well.
People might forget, or not have been around, but the shelves were pretty packed with most 3rd parties developing for the two "other" systems as well as plenty of 1st party games.

The N64 did ok for itself but the Saturn really did poorly. The 95 and 96 had some cross platform developed games but they were already drying up as third parties abandoned the system. The system was dead in 1997 and on life support through 1998 with a handful of releases. Sega Rally was the last hurrah for the system in terms of a game that sold well and that was released January 1996 in Europe.

Inviere · 24-09-2018 2:08pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Moving back to the East coast. The joys of bring 5 years worth of collecting games and junk back to my parents for temporary housing.

Sauron was not best pleased.

You should have boxed it up as "Lab Equipment"

CiDeRmAn · 24-09-2018 3:59pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Moving back to the East coast. The joys of bring 5 years worth of collecting games and junk back to my parents for temporary housing.

Sauron was not best pleased.

Now there's a blast from the past!

Sure, you're a grown man, you can buy what you want!

Retr0gamer · 24-09-2018 6:56pm

Well I've cut down. Need my own place. Really gutted to be leaving Sligo. Really love it here.

deadl0ck · 24-09-2018 6:59pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Well I've cut down. Need my own place. Really gutted to be leaving Sligo. Really love it here.

That's a bummer. Hope everything is ok

Retr0gamer · 24-09-2018 7:29pm

Need to move on to my next adventure.

Chris_Heilong · 24-09-2018 7:32pm

Some sweet retro goodness here:

Inviere · 24-09-2018 7:58pm

^^ that's just, well, wow. It's not a collection though, it's a museum at that stage. Real "if money were no object" stuff there

80s Synth Pop · 24-09-2018 9:25pm

He said he was a cracker in the amiga scene. Anyone know his old handle and scene group?

CiDeRmAn · 24-09-2018 10:22pm

I lived in Sligo for three years, when I did my nurse training, loved it too!
Lotsa rain though!

o1s1n · 25-09-2018 10:19pm

Ever decide to try out a fencing class because you know, it looks cool - but when you get there, it turns out to be a studio full of people taking out full metal broadswords? :eek:

Just spent the evening hacking at and parrying attacks from in many cases, women half my size. I'm ****ing knackared and have a newfound respect for Connor MacLeod.

By the end of the evening I thought I was a character from Dark Souls.

Jack burton · 25-09-2018 11:47pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Ever decide to try out a fencing class because you know, it looks cool - but when you get there, it turns out to be a studio full of people taking out full metal broadswords? :eek:

Just spent the evening hacking at and parrying attacks from in many cases, women half my size. I'm ****ing knackared and have a newfound respect for Connor MacLeod.

By the end of the evening I thought I was a character from Dark Souls.

Fencing is a proper art and seriously technical. It's been in the Olympics since the modern games began I think.

Keep it up man! As much as I love gaming and stuff, I'll start to go a little stir crazy if I don't go to our gym 3-4 times a week. Definitely a great way to not feel guilty for spending hours gaming.

DaveyDave · 26-09-2018 2:02am

I've been off work since Thursday and not back in until next Tuesday. The days are long and boring but I love it. I have time to pick up random retro games and just enjoy them while also getting random collectable trophies in PS4 games. Need to fit in a few more movies though.

Definitely much needed time off. Work has been insane the last 3 weeks due to people taking holidays and in general the last 2 months have been flat out. Only took 1 week off in May so feeling burned out at the moment. Happy to do sweet feck all!

Inviere · 26-09-2018 5:36pm

New things out called Emulators, anyone heard of them? There's one called MAME, which has over 140 games apparently!

CiDeRmAn · 26-09-2018 6:28pm

Inviere wrote: »

New things out called Emulators, anyone heard of them? There's one called MAME, which has over 140 games apparently!

If only there was a forum for this new thing, perhaps we should wait, see if they take off and make a decision then....

pinksoir · 27-09-2018 8:45am

And I can get these games from the 'net you say? I must start using this... 'net.

CiDeRmAn · 27-09-2018 10:49am

pinksoir wrote: »

And I can get these games from the 'net you say? I must start using this... 'net.

It's probably something cyber... all the fancy things are cyber these days.
Of course, these days, the only thing net are the pants I were to hold my incontinence pad on....

o1s1n · 27-09-2018 11:29am

'Surfing the net' has to be the most 90's phrase of all time. It's forever entwined in my mind with the sound of dialup internet and low resolution windows icons.

CosmicSmash · 27-09-2018 11:57am

I wonder will there be any takers for this one.:pac:

Retr0gamer · 27-09-2018 12:13pm

I still like the first two Zelda games and Hotel Mario is.... playable.

I'll take one

Inviere · 27-09-2018 12:20pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I still like the first two Zelda games and Hotel Mario is.... playable.

I'll take one

They’re not not Zelda games though

CosmicSmash · 27-09-2018 12:22pm

Hopefully it's just someone's idea of a sick joke.:)

pinksoir · 27-09-2018 1:01pm

o1s1n wrote: »

'Surfing the net' has to be the most 90's phrase of all time. It's forever entwined in my mind with the sound of dialup internet and low resolution windows icons.

o1s1n · 27-09-2018 1:54pm

Haha! That gif literally has it all

Nerdkiller1991 · 27-09-2018 4:28pm

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ps3-games-warhawk-twisted-metal-playstation-all-stars-shutting-down-october-25-2018.71240/

Sony can FECK RIGHT OFF with this! Warhawk still had an active community as of a few months ago.

27-09-2018 4:38pm

Some tune

CosmicSmash · 27-09-2018 6:46pm

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ps3-games-warhawk-twisted-metal-playstation-all-stars-shutting-down-october-25-2018.71240/

Sony can FECK RIGHT OFF with this! Warhawk still had an active community as of a few months ago.

Like Sony give two ****s about active communities, you'll probably see more and more announcements like that.

Nerdkiller1991 · 27-09-2018 6:54pm

CosmicSmash wrote: »

Like Sony give two ****s about active communities, you'll probably see more and more announcements like that.

Well, considering the rumours of them deactivating PSN on PS3 altogether to make way for features like changing your username, I fully expect it.

Still, there better damn be a port of Warhawk (and let's be fair, Twisted Metal '12) for PS4 or 5 down the line.

Inviere · 27-09-2018 7:11pm

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Well, considering the rumours of them deactivating PSN on PS3 altogether to make way for features like changing your username, I fully expect it.

That’ll be very interesting, if they do. I’m not a fan of buying digital as is on console, but that’d prob be the nail in the coffin for me.

Shapey Fiend · 27-09-2018 9:19pm

PC really showing a lot more longevity in this respect. Get on Discord/Steam communities these days and you can generally find people willing to play any 90's game online with a little bit of notice.

DaveyDave · 28-09-2018 12:38pm

Traded the Dreamcast and some games in for a boxed version in The Rage.

I guess they didn't test the first controller port because it doesn't work...

Doge · 28-09-2018 12:59pm

DaveyDave wrote: »

Traded the Dreamcast and some games in for a boxed version in The Rage.

I guess they didn't test the first controller port because it doesn't work...

Bit silly to admit that you traded in a console with a fault on a public forum maybe?

Edit: Just realized you meant the boxed console you received from them has the fault.

Inviere · 28-09-2018 1:01pm

Doge wrote: »

Bit silly to admit that you traded in a console with a fault on a public forum maybe?

Edit: Just realized you meant the boxed console you received from them has the fault.

I thought the exact same thing

DaveyDave · 28-09-2018 1:13pm

Yeah the one I received has the dodgy port now I have to make my way into town again, maybe Monday. To top it off, traffic was ****e!

Retr0gamer · 02-10-2018 10:09am

The guys at HG101 are all really digging a new shmup on steam called ZeroRanger.

Apparently its a fantastic, non-bullet hell shmup

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

um7y1h83ge06nx · 02-10-2018 11:35am

Not strictly retro but genuinely a serious question.

Is Duke Nukem Forever as bad as people say? Was watching Kim Justice's documentary on it and I'm getting interested in playing it. Pity it's not compatible with Xbox One, would have to dig out the 360.

Retr0gamer · 02-10-2018 12:04pm

I played it and finished it. Bought it off steam for 2.50

In my opinion that was 10 euro too expensive for it.

It's not the worst game ever made. It has a far bigger sin. It's just utterly mediocre and uninteresting with setpieces that would have felt archaic back in 1999. It's just so boring and feels like a budget shooter.

As for the humour, all of it falls flat. It just seems really out dated and none if the punchlines work with some jokes being about decade old memes (a decade old at release).

And that's when the humour is at its best. The game is down right offensive at times and mean spirited at times. I'm certainly not one to be overly politically correct but the section with the impregnated girls was disgusting.

It might be worth playing as a historical curiosity but prepare for one of the most forgettable gaming experiences you'll ever have.

02-10-2018 1:07pm

Duke Nukem Forever is grand. If you're a fan of Duke 3d you'll get some enjoyment out of it. Reviewers were far too harsh at the time imo.

DaveyDave · 02-10-2018 2:51pm

Stupid question, but why can't a Mega Drive boot import games with a cartridge adaptor but I can boot a Saturn or Dreamcast with an Action Replay cart or boot CD?

02-10-2018 3:13pm

It can boot the majority of imported games with an adapter, but later in the consoles life Sega introduced new region checks.
You can circumvent it by doing the switchmod or getting a particular type of adapter, I think its the Honeybee, someone more knowledgeable than me can clarify . Should be compatible with everything afair.

CiDeRmAn · 02-10-2018 3:29pm

I have a switchable region mod in my MD, you hold down the reset button to switch.
When I pop in my PAL copy of Thunderforce IV it will only play in PAL mode, not in either NTSC/U or J.

Inviere · 02-10-2018 4:00pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

When I pop in my PAL copy of Thunderforce IV it will only play in PAL mode, not in either NTSC/U or J.

I always thought that was the crap thing about switchless mods, you're stuck with 50Hz for PAL.....or can you force 60Hz on PAL games with them?

CiDeRmAn · 02-10-2018 4:15pm

Inviere wrote: »

I always thought that was the crap thing about switchless mods, you're stuck with 50Hz for PAL.....or can you force 60Hz on PAL games with them?

I don't know tbh.
Never fiddled with it that much, you'd have to ask Kerb who installed it.
Also, the game plays just fine on my broadcast monitor via RGB as it is.
Might be worth importing the Japanese version though.

o1s1n · 02-10-2018 4:38pm

Inviere wrote: »

I always thought that was the crap thing about switchless mods, you're stuck with 50Hz for PAL.....or can you force 60Hz on PAL games with them?

I never thought of that!

Remember the 1 switch mod you did on my Nomad? You hold down the mode button when the game boots and it boots in 50hz. Then as soon as you release it pops over to 60hz.

Inviere · 02-10-2018 4:47pm

o1s1n wrote: »

I never thought of that!

Remember the 1 switch mod you did on my Nomad? You hold down the mode button when the game boots and it boots in 50hz. Then as soon as you release it pops over to 60hz.

Yeah cool little mod that, temporary 50Hz switch in order to bypass the checks, and then release for 60Hz goodness. Have you had to charge that thing yet

o1s1n · 02-10-2018 5:06pm

Inviere wrote: »

Yeah cool little mod that, temporary 50Hz switch in order to bypass the checks, and then release for 60Hz goodness. Have you had to charge that thing yet

I think I've charged it 2-3 times since you modded it. That must be what, 5 or so years ago now?

Fairly sure if I switched it on now this evening it would boot. Shame we didn't have batteries like that back in the day!

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