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Keep Calm And Discuss Retro Generally!

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    #122
    a5y
    Registered Users Posts: 944 ✭✭✭a5y


    DinoRex wrote: »
    I got the Train Sim along with the Zombie DLC for it.

    You know what that Day Z mod needs?

    A fat controller and some trains keeping a regular schedule.

    And a trainspotting minigame too, and I'm not talking about a Scottish heroin story.


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    #123
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,126 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Can't believe they ****ed up Tony Hawks HD.

    Oh wait, it's Activision and Robomodo.

    I can totally believe they ****ed up Tony Hawks HD.


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    #124
    a5y
    Registered Users Posts: 944 ✭✭✭a5y


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    Can't believe they ****ed up Tony Hawks HD.

    Oh wait, it's Activision and Robomodo.

    I can totally believe they ****ed up Tony Hawks HD.

    I thought Activision went out of business, but I was confusing them with Midway. Wonder how I lumped those two together :confused:


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    #125
    Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy


    I'm all for decoden but this is ridiculous
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YJnc-vgp_o


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    #126
    a5y
    Registered Users Posts: 944 ✭✭✭a5y


    Sera wrote: »
    I'm all for decoden but this is ridiculous
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YJnc-vgp_o

    Honestly?

    I like it. I think it looks good. No joke, no sarcasm.

    Too many handheld consoles have case designs that look too Modernist.

    At least back in the the time of the Atari Lynx and the Game Gear some of the lines look like they were taken off the bezels of arcade machines, and the Game Boy Micro looked like the good old NES.

    May as well use those smooth flat and unforgivably sterile clamshell cases Nintendo insist upon as a canvas for something fun, at least until they start making consoles with proper select buttons that never get used for a single blasted thing again.


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    #127
    Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy


    a5y wrote: »
    Honestly?
    I like it. I think it looks good. No joke, no sarcasm.
    it's too blingy for me and thought the pieces were too big, can't imagine it's comfortable holding, something like this, this or thisis better IMO


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    #128
    a5y
    Registered Users Posts: 944 ✭✭✭a5y


    Sera wrote: »
    it's too blingy for me and thought the pieces were too big, can't imagine it's comfortable holding, something like this, this or thisis better IMO

    I like the first 2. The third one I'm not so keen on, reminds me too much of rhinestones and I've seen so many Chinese knock-offs with 3d Mario graphics on 'em that only pixel art Mario looks official any more.

    Still, its a nice design for even weight and a good grip.

    But I definitely throw my lot in with the ludicrous stucco-and-Rococo-inspired folly of BLING on the back of my DSL camp.


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    #129
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,126 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    a5y wrote: »
    I thought Activision went out of business

    Nope Activision (also known as the Activision of Evil) are still there, making disgusting amounts of money and destroying gaming one sequel at a time ;)


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    #130
    safetyboy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,067 ✭✭✭safetyboy


    2 copies of Espgaluda 2 black label that went missing in the post in December just arrived 8 months later. :)


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    #131
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,533 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    This popped up on Teefury today, I didn't know what it was about but my son laughed his ass off!

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    #132
    DinoRex
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    It's Slow Poke juxtaposed with The Flash.


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    #133
    OwaynOTT
    Registered Users Posts: 10,538 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    It's Slow Flash or it's Flash Poke. Myself I don't like the connotations of the second there.


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    #134
    DinoRex
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywqlYujA0zQ


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    #135
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,855 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Here's something very interesting. A few weeks back there was a discussion about how Shigesato Itoi's Mother/Earthbound games were very similar to how Murakami's work. Well it seems that Itoi and Murakami wrote a book together with a series of short stories of theirs. It's never been translated but has been fan translated or is in the process of being:

    http://theotherrandomnamewastaken.blogspot.ie/2012/07/murakamiitoi-lets-meet-in-dream.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+blogspot/ppOsw+(Misc.)
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    #136
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,126 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    cards.jpg


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    #137
    Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Here's something very interesting. A few weeks back there was a discussion about how Shigesato Itoi's Mother/Earthbound games were very similar to how Murakami's work. Well it seems that Itoi and Murakami wrote a book together with a series of short stories of theirs.[/url]
    ^ I told you this already :(


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    #138
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,855 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Sera wrote: »
    ^ I told you this already :(

    I know but did you tell me about the translation as well?
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    #139
    Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    I know but did you tell me about the translation as well?
    I'm sure I said someone was working on at least, we were driving somewhere and you were talking about Itoi's ads


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    #140
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Sera wrote: »
    ^ I told you this already :(
    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    I know but did you tell me about the translation as well?
    Sera wrote: »
    I'm sure I said someone was working on at least, we were driving somewhere and you were talking about Itoi's ads

    Relationship forum is that way
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    #141
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    a5y wrote: »
    I think by the time the SNES launched Nintendo's marketing machine in the US had gotten its act together so there really were far less obscure US SNES games to pick from.

    This. I think everyone just knows the Snes library far more than the NES one regards obscurities/collectables


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    #142
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,533 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I want Chrono Trigger now!
    And it's expensive!
    And I've no US Snes yet!
    Ah Bugger!


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    #143
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,126 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    You know those times when a single screenshot sells a game to you?

    applejack2.jpg


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    #144
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,533 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    What is it?


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    #145
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,126 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72QAhiQTCZI


    Unfortunately it's only Xbox Indie Games at the mo., which is still bizarrely not available round these parts. Should be on PC soon though. Some serious fruit hell mechanics going down!


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    #146
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,533 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Damn you Indie marketplace! Damn your damn eyes!!!!!


    Reminds me of Superfrog for some reason


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    #147
    Jack burton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,773 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    Well I had a good few things in my watchlist this week but the steam sale happened so lets hope I can get some more paypal money and get some retro goodness next week

    I assume everyones wallets has gotten a slapping aswell this week


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    #148
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,915 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    And now, some baseless speculation that Nintendo are making a move on acquiring RARE:

    http://www.zeldainformer.com/news/comments/rumor-nintendo-attempting-to-negotiate-its-way-into-ownership-of-banjo-and


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    #149
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,855 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    I can't see MS letting them do considering they are now pretty much MS's R&D team and had a big hand in the Kinect and also developing the Dashboard updates.

    How the mighty have fallen. While I think Rares output since the NES days and onwards is mostly over rated they never made a bad game other than the exception of Donkey Kong 64. I'd much rather old Rare back.... And Blast Corps 2.
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    #150
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,915 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    The only reason I see this gaining any steam is for the reasons you mentioned, RARE is essentially a dead-brand with a few bits of key licensing, whose duties could quite easily be re-absorbed into Microsoft Studios, should MS decide to part with it. It'd cost them very little, aside from what they, in hindsight, overpaid for in the first place.

    Mind, it's all bollocks in anyways, but still.....


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    #151
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,718 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    Not many of the original staff still left there by now. Nice piece on Eurogamer a while ago about their fall from grace.

    http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-08-who-killed-rare


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