Son Of General Retro Discussion

BlitzKrieg · 18-06-2012 03:50PM

DinoRex wrote: »

Looks like Sonic 2006 has finally been well received:

http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/userscore/all?sort=desc&view=condensed

speaking of sonic...

do you have a timeframe for when that podcast will go up please?

DinoRex · 18-06-2012 03:53PM

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

speaking of sonic...

do you have a timeframe for when that podcast will go up please?

If you want to write up the blurb for it and send it on to me I'll put it up. I always struggle trying to work out what the hell to write on the things. Want me to stick into dropbox so you can listen and write up something?

Also can't believe that metacritic is still broken. Was sure they'd have copped on within minutes.

BlitzKrieg · 18-06-2012 03:56PM

actually listening to all 3 it's scary how more awesome the mega drive version is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4KLRp6QGjQ

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

Professey Chin · 18-06-2012 03:57PM

The SNES 1 is horrible

BlitzKrieg · 18-06-2012 03:58PM

actually if you ever do a podcast on the strike games invite me along.

I played them all to death except nuclear strike...

BlitzKrieg · 18-06-2012 04:00PM

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

The SNES 1 is horrible

urban strike is even worse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCDIX9rrW5U

which is a shame, I think Urban might be my favourite of the series (that or Soviet strike)

DinoRex · 18-06-2012 04:02PM

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

actually if you ever do a podcast on the strike games invite me along.

I played them all to death except nuclear strike...

Got someone who is mad for Shining Force who wants to do one if you want in on that one.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 18-06-2012 04:32PM

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

speaking of sonic...

do you have a timeframe for when that podcast will go up please?

when is it going up actually? one of my friends started his own podcast but it's only Sonic so made to show him ours

Doge · 18-06-2012 04:57PM

safetyboy wrote: »

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/763704741/synthboy

Awesome idea!

I'd personally love to see a more knob / fader heavy version though for the ultimate control!

I'm not much into trackers, but it got me thinking.

My RS7000 would be the perfect sequencer for a gameboy,

all I have to do is find some kind of midi input for it, that would let me assign different CC values for each control.

BlitzKrieg · 18-06-2012 05:01PM

speaking of urban strike...IF I remember correctly doesnt one of the levels have you saving people after terrorists blow up the world trade centre...and it's set in 2001?

Doge · 18-06-2012 05:05PM

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

Someone explain why the music on this sounds so disgraceful compared to the MD version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvD6_3FYiNY

Sounds like its an OPL3 chip (Ad Lib) or software emulation of that chip.

It isnt a whole word apart from the YM2612 in the Mega Drive,

so in theory they could of made it sound almost identical,

but it would take a lot more effort, taking memory dumps from the mega drive version and analyzing the code etc...

BlitzKrieg · 18-06-2012 06:23PM

DinoRex wrote: »

If you want to write up the blurb for it and send it on to me I'll put it up. I always struggle trying to work out what the hell to write on the things. Want me to stick into dropbox so you can listen and write up something?

Also can't believe that metacritic is still broken. Was sure they'd have copped on within minutes.

Yeah if you stick it into dropbox I can see what I can do writing up something.

a5y · 18-06-2012 08:04PM

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4KLRp6QGjQ

"Is 72 hours soon enough?"

I know the guy is a scumbag selling nukes, but that is some nice customer service. Plainly he cares.

"You hate monkeys? I hate monkeys too! Free demonstration, let's go grab some beers, get on a boat and nuke a monkey island! No obligation to buy, because I like you. And don't worry, pirates don't go there any more. It'll be fun! Like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, but on a boat and with more of a Tom Clancy feel!"

Admit it. You're never going to want to buy a nuke, but if you do, you'd hope the seller would be as nice as that guy there. I for one wish adverts.ie could manage to attract more of that kind of seller. Do they let prisoners in maximum security prisons run eBay shops?

Doge · 18-06-2012 08:36PM

a5y wrote: »

"Is 72 hours soon enough?"

I know the guy is a scumbag selling nukes, but that is some nice customer service. Plainly he cares.

"You hate monkeys? I hate monkeys too! Free demonstration, let's go grab some beers, get on a boat and nuke a monkey island! No obligation to buy, because I like you. And don't worry, pirates don't go there any more. It'll be fun! Like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, but on a boat and with more of a Tom Clancy feel!"

Admit it. You're never going to want to buy a nuke, but if you do, you'd hope the seller would be as nice as that guy there. I for one wish adverts.ie could manage to attract more of that kind of seller. Do they let prisoners in maximum security prisons run eBay shops?

:pac:

Dude you crack me up!

Bravo, bravo!

Delta Charlie, Tango etc...

CiDeRmAn · 18-06-2012 10:34PM

This was mentioned but only the suck ass Snes version displayed,
Here it is in all it's MD glory!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElCc2eXcj58

BlitzKrieg · 18-06-2012 10:49PM

actually anyone remember RED ZONE?

It was to the strike games what Battlefield is to the call of duty games:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Efh2Mbygtw

Steve X2 · 19-06-2012 12:50AM

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

actually anyone remember RED ZONE?

It was to the strike games what Battlefield is to the call of duty games:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Efh2Mbygtw

Yeah, Thats the one that says "Made in Ireland" on the back of the box isnt it?
I have it here somewhere.

.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 19-06-2012 01:17AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWinYDhzm88

Everyday Young Life Junesu for 3 minutes

Jack burton · 19-06-2012 09:48AM

just back from an awesome holiday to barcelona, I asked around and tried to find any game shops but no such luck. Then in the airport on the way home i saw this.....

http://i.imgur.com/fbLIy.jpg

Basically this thing was horrible, a pc running in a Naomi with really badly placed controllers and the whole thing is just filth. Pc versions of street fighter, sega rally, pes and nba on it I think.

Plus a huge EXIT GAME button just ****ed on the panel aswell
fbLIy

o1s1n · 19-06-2012 10:00AM

That poor Naomi!

I hope you put her out of her misery.

Jack burton · 19-06-2012 10:13AM

had to nuke it form orbit!

Doge · 19-06-2012 10:17AM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

This was mentioned but only the suck ass Snes version displayed,
Here it is in all it's MD glory!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElCc2eXcj58

I think the sounds are very reminiscent of Road Rash 3 Tour de Force.

*does a bit of googling*

Yep, the exact same musician did both:

http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,1632/

Doge · 19-06-2012 10:26AM

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

actually anyone remember RED ZONE?

It was to the strike games what Battlefield is to the call of duty games:

Only discovered it for the first time a few months ago, and I was blown away by it, went on a posting rampage iirc!

It defintiely wins the award for the Greatest Technical Achievement on the Mega Drive.

And that Battlefield comparison you made is very good actually!

o1s1n · 19-06-2012 10:29AM

I've never heard the intro music to the strike games on the Snes, man are they awful! Talk about completely butchering some great tunes. They sound like a small group of people playing panpipes - passively.

The Megadrive ones on the other hand sound like a bad ass rock concert in comparison.

Red Zone is technically very good - shame the game itself isn't the best. Reminds me of The Adventures of Batman and Robin.

Professey Chin · 19-06-2012 10:39AM

The mad riff before the main theme on Urban Strike is mental :pac:
And it goes a bit mad near the then too
Its like something from a Frank Zappa album.

a5y · 19-06-2012 11:18AM

Sera wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWinYDhzm88

I'd like to formally request a Rainbow Road remix of the above!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n_5RdXD5go

johnny_ultimate · 19-06-2012 11:39AM

Just found out Makoto Shinkai (5cm Per Second, Voices of a Distant Star, Children Who Chase Voices from Deepl Below) worked on the intros to the Ys games. Amazing!

But more importantly, for those who don't know, he's coming to Ireland Monday after next. Cannae wait, although don't know when tickets are on sale yet: http://www.accesscinema.ie/news/accesscinema-and-the-embassy-of-japan-in-ireland-to-host-irish-premiere..html

DinoRex · 19-06-2012 11:57AM

Children Who Chase Voices from Deepl Below is a stupidly beautiful film.

It's a total homage to classic Ghibli and is way better than anything they've done themselves in a long time.

johnny_ultimate · 19-06-2012 12:03PM

It hasn't really done him any favours to shake off the 'Next Miyazaki' label, but it's still a rather fantastic film.

Totally getting my copy of Voices of a Distant Star signed.

SdoowSirhc · 19-06-2012 12:04PM

DinoRex wrote: »

Children Who Chase Voices from Deepl Below is a stupidly beautiful film.

It's a total homage to classic Ghibli and is way better than anything they've done themselves in a long time.

Have Ghibli even put out anything recently? I think the most recent I watched was Ponyo :P I anything by Hayao Miyazki (sorry for bad spelling of his name!) My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away and Mononoke-hime are epic.
I've only seen Spirited Away in original audio though, all others have been Disney dubs

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