So, what you playing at the mo? Retro Edition

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Amazing game!!

The voice acting can be a little ropey but it adds to the charm. Maria saying Richter is funny as she seems to roll the r.

I bought Grandia 2 for ps2 today for £10. Going to be playing that soon. My PS2 RPG library is getting massive and PSP-2000 is getting hacked back to cfw (for arcade games) when my PSPGO is here.

Ah yeah there's nothing I love more than hammy ps1 voice acting. The games wouldn't be the same without it.

The last time I played it was on my modded xbox and it started to freeze up a little over half way through. Original hardware is the only way to go! Unless of course the disc is scratched...but then it is coming from Germany. So I would imagine the original owner was very efficient when it comes to putting the disc back in its box :pac:

Have you played Grandia for the ps1? Still have to give it a go myself. Might try and pick it up once I get through SOTN.

Oh and yeah, it's almost as if the PSP was made for arcade game emulation. It really would be amazing if you could someone turn the screen sideways for vertical shooters!

Retr0gamer

I'm having trouble keeping up with me PS2 RPGs as well. I blame Shin Megami Tensei. All the games are top notch but so bloody long

As for Grandia 2, it's a fantastic game but you are better off getting the Dreamcast version because the PS2 version is a very poor conversion with some awful graphical flaws, the worst of which is the texture flickering that is so bad it can actually give you headaches.

Gummy Panda

o1s1n wrote: »

Managed to pick up a complete copy of Castlevania Symphony of the Night from a German ebay seller for half the usual going price. (Yes, it's in English!)

Once that arrives everything else will be put on the back burner (Sorry Super Metroid). Original playstation will be fished out of the attic along with a D pad only controller.

I've only ever played it via emulation so to say I am excited about this is an understatement.

Amazing game!!

The voice acting can be a little ropey but it adds to the charm. Maria saying Richter is funny as she seems to roll the r.

I bought Grandia 2 for ps2 today for £10. Going to be playing that soon. My PS2 RPG library is getting massive and PSP-2000 is getting hacked back to cfw (for arcade games) when my PSPGO is here.

Managed to pick up a complete copy of Castlevania Symphony of the Night from a German ebay seller for half the usual going price. (Yes, it's in English!)

Once that arrives everything else will be put on the back burner (Sorry Super Metroid). Original playstation will be fished out of the attic along with a D pad only controller.

I've only ever played it via emulation so to say I am excited about this is an understatement.

Gummy Panda

I'm back playing Chrono Trigger why i wait for Persona PSP.

Ayla no cry for crono!

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I have Psychonauts for the PS2 and it's amazing, odd that I fall asleep everytime I play though! Perhaps hidden hypnotic suggestions, implanted by the wife, to ween me off games

Haha, no I used to do that, and I'd dream I was still playing it... Sad really

CiDeRmAn

I have Psychonauts for the PS2 and it's amazing, odd that I fall asleep everytime I play though! Perhaps hidden hypnotic suggestions, implanted by the wife, to ween me off games

Gummy Panda

I haven't been playing much. Some mega man 2 on psone and maybe some FFT.

Kinda hold off on getting into any game because I get my PSPGO and Persona PSP next week.

Dark Savior wrote: »

Feck ya,I'm all intrigued about this game too (Psychonauts).Reviews on megacritic are excellent and some good video's on youtube are shoving me toward ebay too. Must resist urge to buy.

Do it... do it

Dark Savior

Feck ya,I'm all intrigued about this game too (Psychonauts).Reviews on megacritic are excellent and some good video's on youtube are shoving me toward ebay too. Must resist urge to buy.

CCCP^ wrote: »

Yeah for the PS2, it was like 20 euro, not cheap but it was new and I decided to buy it over Odinsphere which was used and the same price. I'm playing through Orleander's mind now, I like it so far, thanks for the recommendation

Awe I really want it now, think Ill just order the ebay one

I'm fairly sure he meant 'Hypothetically, even if the trading forum was shot down..' and not 'seeing as the trading forum idea was shot down'

I can't see any reason why it would be. Other than it being forgotten about.

NeoKubrick wrote: »

Even if the trading idea is shot down...

That's news to me, why did the shoot it down? ffs...

Tallon wrote:

thats on the PS2, yeah?
It's really addictive once you get into it, the first bit (ranch) can be annoying, but it gets very very creative

Yeah for the PS2, it was like 20 euro, not cheap but it was new and I decided to buy it over Odinsphere which was used and the same price. I'm playing through Orleander's mind now, I like it so far, thanks for the recommendation

We just need to be more proactive in that trading thread over in the forums forum. It's a perfectly good idea.

Once they dissapear off the main page the chances of them being made go down and down. They just get forgotten about.

NeoKubrick

Tallon wrote: »

Sure start a thread, if theres enough info and it takes off im sure it'll be stickied!

It'd be best if a moderator starts it. Original post would have to be maintained. And I don't have any information that would justify making the thread. ;P

Sure start a thread, if theres enough info and it takes off im sure it'll be stickied!

NeoKubrick

Gamestop had a deal for Psychonauts (PS2) and other games of €3 plus a trade-in to buy a few months ago. Enter for Matrix, which I got for nothing anyway, was put to some use, at last.

Even if the trading idea is shot down, shouldn't this forum at least have a stickied thread where we can all post good deals for retro, rare or soon-to-be-rare games or another thread where members can post what games they're looking out for and would appreciate a heads-up?

CCCP^ wrote: »

I got it today in gamestop, was that or odinsphere but went with psychonauts instead and have played about 20 minutes of it so far and genuinely liked it for the odd humour and quirkyness. It might look tastier on an xbox id imagine.

thats on the PS2, yeah?
It's really addictive once you get into it, the first bit (ranch) can be annoying, but it gets very very creative

Tallon wrote: »

Yeah, thats the cheapest I could find it, ex P&P

If you can get a hold of it, play it.. You won't put it down

I got it today in gamestop, was that or odinsphere but went with psychonauts instead and have played about 20 minutes of it so far and genuinely liked it for the odd humour and quirkyness. It might look tastier on an xbox id imagine.

CiDeRmAn

Ahhh, just got Halo ODST, no retro gaming for the next week or two I reckon!
Although, a bit of Megadrive and Snes on the old PSP should do it!
Also, got very nice 2600 and Colecovision emus plus the "other" requisites the other day, now I can play Looping and Defender II to my hearts content, also on the PSP!

The only thing this little wunder-console can't do is run a good stable Mame, the one I got kept crashing the PSP, feck! And I have an old but still good, lets call it "rum" set for it too, bugger!

CCCP^ wrote: »

Picked it up a dozen times in places but just wasn't pushed to play it not too cheap either on ebay, seems to be going for around 8-12 sterling, about 15 euros so

Yeah, thats the cheapest I could find it, ex P&P

If you can get a hold of it, play it.. You won't put it down

Tallon wrote: »

Right, I'm gonna throw this out there, maybe it was mentioned before but it truely was one of the best Xbox games ever made.
Psychonauts... F_cking love that game, one of the most trippy games ever made and a great story too.

I don't have it anymore but would really love to track it down.

Anyone ever play it?

Picked it up a dozen times in places but just wasn't pushed to play it

not too cheap either on ebay, seems to be going for around 8-12 sterling, about 15 euros so

trout wrote: »

I think it's on XBLM

/edit - http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d4a07d2/

Don't have a 360... But ill track it down!
Cheers for the link

Amalgam

Didn't Psychonauts drag a publishing house to its demise?

It never sold well at the time it came out on the various consoles. A huge ad campaign that never really turned into sales. Pity. The fickle public don't always buy the 'better' game.

trout

Tallon wrote: »

Right, I'm gonna throw this out there, maybe it was mentioned before but it truely was one of the best Xbox games ever made.
Psychonauts... F_cking love that game, one of the most trippy games ever made and a great story too.

I don't have it anymore but would really love to track it down.

Anyone ever play it?

I think it's on XBLM

/edit - http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d4a07d2/

hama33 wrote: »

playing Breath of Fire II on snes atm!

wow, Im really liking this game :d

Right, I'm gonna throw this out there, maybe it was mentioned before but it truely was one of the best Xbox games ever made.
Psychonauts... F_cking love that game, one of the most trippy games ever made and a great story too.

I don't have it anymore but would really love to track it down.

Anyone ever play it?