So, what you playing at the mo? Retro Edition

CiDeRmAn · 15-05-2023 11:28AM

That's wonderfully enhanced for the Super Gameboy as well,

So much effort put into that title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHN0yJuBVPM

They did a stellar job on Space Invaders as well,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_87v9S0RSg

o1s1n · 15-05-2023 11:33AM

Haven't played that Donkey Kong at all, so the first four levels are like the original arcade game and then it turns on it's head into a totally different type of game? That's some really impressive meta shite for a GB title, will have to pick up a copy!

KeRbDoG · 15-05-2023 12:43PM

Didn't realise that the differences between the Super Gameboy1 and 2;

https://www.snailtoothgaming.com/articles/the-different-iterations-of-the-super-game-boy/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Game_Boy

Retr0gamer · 15-05-2023 01:15PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120598837#Comment_120598837

Oh you need to pick it up. It's absolutely incredible.

Retr0gamer · 15-05-2023 01:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120598817#Comment_120598817

Jeremy Parish covered that GB game. Apparently on Super Gameboy it doesn't load up the gameboy game but has a SNES rom on the cart that loads up.

CiDeRmAn · 15-05-2023 04:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120599267#Comment_120599267

Yep, I know.

I wonder if the great bunch of lads on Aliexpress have a standalone Snes cart with that...

Or maybe even, if one could get the right file, get it burnt to a custom Snes cart...

Hmm....

CiDeRmAn · 15-05-2023 04:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120599124#Comment_120599124

I've got the two of them, the local version and the SGB2, I didn't know there was a whole lot of difference bar the link cable port

o1s1n · 15-05-2023 04:18PM

I didnt even know there was a Super Gameboy 2 😶

CiDeRmAn · 15-05-2023 04:30PM

And if you mention these in the Nintendo forum they just blink slowly, wipe their nose in their sleeve and go back to playing Zelda on their Switch Lite

RobbingBandit · 15-05-2023 07:41PM

Excuse you I'm playing Minish Cap on my Switch OLED 🤪🤪

CiDeRmAn · 15-05-2023 09:55PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120600892#Comment_120600892

You don't count!

RobbingBandit · 15-05-2023 10:15PM

Same old same old

Wedding Singer Steve Buscimi

I'm a person too pop I'm a person tooooo

Retr0gamer · 16-05-2023 08:03AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120600174#Comment_120600174

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120600196#Comment_120600196

The difference is in the speed the games run at. The normal super gameboy runs games slightly faster (2.4%) as there was an issue with the snes CPU. The super gameboy 2 fixes that issue and runs games at the correct speed.

CiDeRmAn · 16-05-2023 08:31AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120602201#Comment_120602201

Well then, going forward the official narrative is that I bought it for that reason, not because I thought it looked cool

Retr0gamer · 16-05-2023 09:42AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120602269#Comment_120602269

I only know because of Jeremy Parish again. He was making his gameboy works videos people noticed it was too fast and told him about the super gameboy 2. As the biggest hater of 16.7% slow down in games, I'm not sure I'd have noticed a 2.4% increase in game speed!

Colonel Panic · 16-05-2023 11:04AM

It's usually the pitch of the music you'll notice if it's a game you play a LOT.

o1s1n · 16-05-2023 12:08PM

Still playing arcade games almost every single day now since getting a MiSTercade. I don't think I've ever used my machines so much.

Played through Undercover Cops yesterday evening. Never actually credit fed it through to the very end before. Such a gorgeous game with all those IREM details but I do wish the controls were a bit tighter.

I generally find side scrolling beat em ups live or die based on how good the grab mechanics are. Nothing worse than a game where you just press right and punch your way through. Add in a good grab with some combo type moves and it's endlessly more fun.

Did notice once I was finished though that it's the 'World' version in MiSTer and not the Jap or Alpha Renewal versions. There are actually some moves missing from the World version, maybe Alpha Renewal is a bit punchier.

Mr.Saturn · 01-06-2023 02:55AM

Only played Crash Bandicoot series for the first time last year and even I can tell there's something funky with the physics in the remakes. Crash seems to maintain no momentum somehow. Can only imagine how fun this gets if Vicarious Visions were faithful to the tediously long levels of the original.

o1s1n · 01-06-2023 12:25PM

I recommended the Spyro HD Reimagined release on the Switch to my missus recently as she grew up playing Croc and I thought it might fulfil that 'small cute animal in a 3D platformer' type vibe.

Similarly, the controls are absolutely atrocious.

I haven't played the Playstation originals in a very, very long so don't know if they were trying to mimic the original controls or if the new physics are just off, but it's just not enjoyable to play in the slightest. Was given up on very quickly.

Retr0gamer · 01-06-2023 01:12PM

The issue with the likes of Spyro and Crash Bandicoot was (sorry rose tinted glasses wearers) they were never any good to begin with but they were games in areas where the PS1 was lacking so people made do. Well, the PS1 did have amazing games in these genres, I'd take Klonoa and Tomba over Crash and Ape Escape is a fantastic 3D platformer compared to Spyro, but these were the popular ones. Crash isn't very good but at least the collision boxes being squared off meant it was precise and only let down by dodgy level and game design. The remake's pillbox hit box means you slide off everything. It's still a decent remake but the collision needs to be sorted.

Spyro games despite being poor man's attempts at N64 platformers aren't as bad and the remakes are better, they've kind of aged poorly with far too much talking and other niggles that just doesn't hold up against much better designed games. I've tried to go back to Spyro myself but the opening hour or so is soooooo boring that I give up well before the game begins proper.

Lesson of the story, tell your missus to stop messing around with mediocre PS1 games, she should sink her teeth into Dark Souls.

CiDeRmAn · 01-06-2023 02:32PM

Spyro and Crash were always the also rans to Mario 64, they looked pretty good but were very linear and narrow otherwise.

I played them on release and certainly it felt like Sony were playing a catch-up game, much like they later did with the terrible first Killzone game as it tried to compete with Halo.

o1s1n · 01-06-2023 03:05PM

I thought Crash Bandicoot looked absolutely incredible when it first came out. Fairly sure it was the first PS1 game I ever actually played. Real 'future is now' type of stuff. Felt like I was playing a cartoon, which was what Naughty Dog intended I suppose!

It's fairly linear looking back alright and fairly bland gameplay wise but it still looks great imo.

DaveyDave · 01-06-2023 03:53PM

I really enjoyed the Spyro remaster trilogy, only a few trophies away from having platinum in all 3 of them on PS4, but there's definitely a few times where the jank gameplay makes me want to rip the controller part.

The Crash trilogy on the other hand can go to hell...

Retr0gamer · 01-06-2023 04:29PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120666571#Comment_120666571

Yep it's a gorgeous looking game and a real tech showpiece. It's very interesting how naughty dog pulled it off. However I still remember thinking it felt old next to Mario 64 and also felt a bit crap compared to the likes of mario and sonic.

Retr0gamer · 07-06-2023 01:43PM

Played a bit of Pilotwings and some Konami SNES shooters when I managed to rip myself away from TotK. Really liking Pilotwings but the difficulty shoots up when the hang glider gets introduced.

The Nal · 07-06-2023 02:19PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120686163#Comment_120686163

I still have the code from level 6 I think saved written on a pad from the mid 90s. Not sure anyone every finished that game.

And yeah, I hate thermals!

Colonel Panic · 07-06-2023 09:50PM

Pulled myself away from Zelda to get back to more Metroid Prime 2 this evening. I still really love it. Sky Sanctuary's just a great area.

Mooched around for long enough for the game to say "go here", even though that's where I was going. I think it I wasn't playing this in bursts, I'd turn off the hint system but here we are...

During the day, I'm working from my garden room a lot so I have NES Tetris on the TV and Pang or Bubble Bobble on the Aero City for short, sharp bursts.

Retr0gamer · 08-06-2023 01:19AM

Dragged myself away from Zelda as well.

Played a bit of pilotwings. Got to the silver license which was cut short when the fire alarm in the house went off because my dinner was burning in the air fryer because of the stupid recipe I followed (tasted great but so much smoke!)

Then played a battle in tactics ogre to get back into it.

Played a lot of knightmare on msx. It's such a good game despite how simple it is. I made a list of all the exits I'd unlocked and managed to make it to stage 6.

Then I tried to get the scc sound in the msx emulator working again. This time I managed it.

Basically you have to add the scc rom manually and then change the config file to point the emulator to the cartridge to have it boot in that slot

The big issue is that the one person online that keeps telling people how to fix this issue keeps posting their config file which has errors in it, it's not pointing to the right address for the cartridge. Finally found a comment with the correct address and it's working now.

Unfortunately this has mess up my save state for knightmare so I've to start again. Thankfully I've improved quite a bit so I made it to stage 4 first try. Still stage 4 and 5 will be tough to clear but it's nice having the improved music.

Colonel Panic · 13-06-2023 08:18AM

Playing Pac-Man CE demake on the Famicom a lot as it’s a 5 min score attack game so good for the old WFH scenario.

Honestly I prefer this version to the awesome original.

Also Metroid Prime 2. Came across a cool boss called Quadraxis last night. Couldn’t figure him out though and there are no light beacons in his arena. Next time.

Maybe back to Zelda too.

Retr0gamer · 13-06-2023 09:32AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120708017#Comment_120708017

Quadraxis is a pretty big difficulty spikes in the game. I loved the boss fight but many find it too tough. Good luck.

So, what you playing at the mo? Retro Edition

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