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Keep Calm And Discuss Retro Generally!

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  • #2762
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    but I don't think anyone should be harshly criticised for buying into whatever technology was most easily available at the time.

    Did that happen? :confused:


  • #2763
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,972 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    Sparks43 wrote: »
    I wouldnt call Arklow the sticks m8

    It may aswell be the dark side of the moon as far as "mortal" levels of BB is concerned. :P
    Sparks43 wrote: »
    But tbh most people down there dont care about BB all they seem to want to do is get pissed and annoy me at 3 in the morning when im trying to fish the Beach:mad:

    Not all of us thankfully.


  • #2764
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,617 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Did that happen? :confused:

    No, not necessarily, although a handful of the posts were a little on the hyperbolic side :)


  • #2765
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    No, not necessarily, although a handful of the posts were a little on the hyperbolic side :)

    Happens here all the time with Japanese stuff tbh


  • #2766
    Sparks43
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭Sparks43


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    No, not necessarily, although a handful of the posts were a little on the Bollix side :)


    Fixed:D


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  • #2767
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,617 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Happens here all the time with Japanese stuff tbh

    What are you talking about! *insert obscure Japanese title here* is clearly the best game ever made, and *insert mainstream title here* is clearly the worst. Also, *insert mediocre FPS here* is basically the gaming equivalent of the Holocaust.


  • #2768
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    What are you talking about! *insert obscure Japanese title here* is clearly the best game ever made, and *insert mainstream title here* is clearly the worst. Also, *insert mediocre FPS here* is basically the gaming equivalent of the Holocaust.

    Exactly :D

    Anyway, I'll say no more about NTSC, people are getting way too easily offended round here over stupid things :)


  • #2769
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,617 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Anyway, I'll say no more about NTSC, people are getting way too easily offended round here over stupid things :)

    I wouldn't say offended is the word. Healthy disagreements are only to be encouraged.

    Anyway, every single argument ever had on the Internet basically boils down to this :p

    PBF020-Skub.gif


  • #2770
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,461 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    i think theres a huge difference between having pal coded cds (like the psx) which you cant do anything about, and just being too lazy/odd/stuck in your ways of denial to 60hz switch consoles which can have it. like the md and snes.

    if it can be modded to show 60hz and you dont do it, then youre mental.

    Same with RGB.

    my god that took an age to write on my phone.


  • #2771
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    I wouldn't say offended is the word. Healthy disagreements are only to be encouraged.

    But you yourself said people were 'being harshly criticized for buying into whatever technology was most easily available at the time'

    I didn't see anyone at all being harshly criticized. All I seen was people making points about the advantages of NTSC, be it the full screen, speed & cost versus PAL. Then I seen others saying PAL didn't bother them, which is also fine. Non event in my eyes, but people seem to be getting the wrong end of the stick & perceiving this as elitism.

    If it plays bigger, faster & is cheaper...why not. Thats all I'm saying. My whole gaming memory is filled with enjoying PAL games & systems, it would be extremely hypocritical of me to slate PAL in any way. And I'm not slating it, I'm only saying in comparison to NTSC, it isn't as good.

    If its available to you, buy it. If not, don't. No need for knickers to be twisted like. Your not really missing anything, the games are still the same games. :)


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  • #2772
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    o1s1n wrote: »
    i think theres a huge difference between having pal coded cds (like the psx) which you cant do anything about, and just being too lazy/odd/stuck in your ways of denial to 60hz switch consoles which can have it. like the md and snes.

    if it can be modded to show 60hz and you dont do it, then youre mental.

    Same with RGB.

    my god that took an age to write on my phone.

    Your not too far off 20k posts man, some serious internet skillz :cool:


  • #2773
    Dr Bob
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,184 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dr Bob


    o1s1n wrote: »
    i think theres a huge difference between having pal coded cds (like the psx) which you cant do anything about, and just being too lazy/odd/stuck in your ways of denial to 60hz switch consoles which can have it. like the md and snes.

    if it can be modded to show 60hz and you dont do it, then youre mental.

    Same with RGB.

    my god that took an age to write on my phone.

    here , more offtopic goodness but its yourself who likes 2000ad related stuff right? I've a Block Mania board game here if it tickles your fancy
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_Mania


  • #2774
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,461 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Your not too far off 20k posts man, some serious internet skillz :cool:

    With the way you've been posting over the last while you'll overtake me in the next few months :D
    Dr Bob wrote: »
    here , more offtopic goodness but its yourself who likes 2000ad related stuff right? I've a Block Mania board game here if it tickles your fancy
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_Mania

    Definitely! I've wanted to pick up that Block Mania game for an aeon!


  • #2775
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,327 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Sera just came up with the perfect solution:

    Buy it PAL, play a NTSC back up... which I did with FFX :)


  • #2776
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,327 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Here's something weird. Seems the box artist for Namco during the early playstation days had a penchant for putting balls in peoples eyes:

    http://hg101.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=games&action=display&thread=9693


  • #2777
    Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,021 ✭✭✭Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Sera just came up with the perfect solution:

    Buy it PAL, play a NTSC back up... which I did with FFX :)
    304717_4422689646871_643707004_n.jpg


  • #2778
    Steve X2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,912 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Here's something weird. Seems the box artist for Namco during the early playstation days had a penchant for putting balls in peoples eyes:

    http://hg101.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=games&action=display&thread=9693

    I was expecting something very different on the end of that link. I'm both happy and sad :)


  • #2779
    Sparks43
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭Sparks43


    Sparks43 wrote: »
    The normal 150 pmsl

    So how does it feel to slum with the mortals :D

    Oh btw do you know a source that i can get 240pin DDR2 800mhz Pc6400 non ecc ram

    Looking to see how much 3 2Gb sticks would be

    Also in the market for a hd graphics card to put in as a second display into my tv

    Quick bumpy in case Steve missed it


  • #2780
    Steve X2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,912 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Sparks43 wrote: »
    Quick bumpy in case Steve missed it

    Not sure on the memory. Amazon have them but you might find them cheaper elsewhere.
    What sort of graphics card are you thinking about, roughly?


  • #2781
    Sparks43
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭Sparks43


    Steve SI wrote: »
    Not sure on the memory. Amazon have them but you might find them cheaper elsewhere.
    What sort of graphics card are you thinking about, roughly?

    Something half decent that would be comapatable with a Dell inspiron 545

    Seeing as though im upping the speed of mt BB i may as well go the whole hog and give my pc some tlc


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  • #2782
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    Im trying to figure out if I can fit a Dell Server rack in my apt.
    Work is dumping a few


  • #2783
    Sparks43
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭Sparks43


    The Great Chinholio wrote: »
    Im trying to figure out if I can fit a Dell Server rack in my apt.
    Work is dumping a few



    Dumping you say?

    How big are they?


  • #2784
    Steve X2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,912 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    The Great Chinholio wrote: »
    Im trying to figure out if I can fit a Dell Server rack in my apt.
    Work is dumping a few

    A Blade?
    Sure you can find a corner somewhere, I wouldn't let it go to waste :)
    Feck it up on eBay if you decide its to big.


  • #2785
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,763 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    So, when is Under Defeat HD due out in these territories?
    Looking forward to that one.


  • #2786
    Steve X2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,912 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Sparks43 wrote: »
    Something half decent that would be comapatable with a Dell inspiron 545

    Seeing as though im upping the speed of mt BB i may as well go the whole hog and give my pc some tlc

    So many options really.
    If you give me a price range that would narrow it down.


  • #2787
    ghostchant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,750 ✭✭✭ghostchant


    On the topic of nostalgia, I'd have to come clean and say that 90% of my retro gaming is due to nostalgia. If I hadn't spent my formative years playing games and obsessively reading about ones I could and couldn't buy in various magazines, I probably wouldn't give a toss about retro games. As a result I can live with PAL. Hell I could probably even live with rf...I just couldn't be arsed tuning tvs any more!

    With things like the Famicom and Gameboy Light, I need only quote Kevin Spacey's character in American Beauty, having just bought the car of his dreams:

    "1970 Pontiac Firebird. The car I've always wanted and now I have it. I rule!"


  • #2788
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    Sparks43 wrote: »
    Dumping you say?

    How big are they?
    Pretty big. Good old virtualisation cleaning out half the server rooms
    Steve SI wrote: »
    A Blade?
    Sure you can find a corner somewhere, I wouldn't let it go to waste :)
    Feck it up on eBay if you decide its to big.

    Old Poweredge racks are the ones going I think.


  • #2789
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,763 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    ghostchant wrote: »
    With things like the Famicom and Gameboy Light, I need only quote Kevin Spacey's character in American Beauty, having just bought the car of his dreams:

    "1970 Pontiac Firebird. The car I've always wanted and now I have it. I rule!"

    Hey!
    I have a Famicom and a Gameboy Light, have them Like a Boss!


  • #2790
    ghostchant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,750 ✭✭✭ghostchant


    I bought the GB light mainly to fuel my unhealthy Gameboy obsession and need to have one of each kind...already have backlit DMGs and a backlit GB Pocket for human-viewable gaming.

    Same with the Famicoms at this stage, now have the standard Famicom (non-working to my knowledge), standard (boxed) disk-system, AV Famicom (still new in box, for when everything else bites the bullet) and twin Famicom for my everyday 8-bit Japanese Nintendo needs


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  • #2791
    Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,021 ✭✭✭Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy


    Sparks43 wrote: »
    I wouldnt call Arklow the sticks m8
    we went there for a beers, I heard banjos, it was pure the sticks


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