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Keep Calm And Discuss Retro Generally!
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It was certainly the best game I played in the c64.
I even downloaded hurrican for the laptop and played it using the keyboard arrows.
If there was one game I'd like to play on an Xbox etc , it would have to be Turrican.
Pity that nobody made it though.
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It was certainly the best game I played in the c64.
I even downloaded hurrican for the laptop and played it using the keyboard arrows.
If there was one game I'd like to play on an Xbox etc , it would have to be Turrican.
Pity that nobody made it though.
Absolute classic for me!
Get a Dreamcast and GunLord, it's basically Turrican.0 -
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ghostchant wrote: »I know a few of you seem to like laserdiscs here, and more than a few of you enjoy a good laugh at hipsters (who doesn't?), but laserdiscs have to be about the most hipster-ish thing anyone talks about here
Perhaps, but they are just so nice I don't care about any hipster labels right now
Also, I just bought AKIRA Special Collection on LaserDisc so I guess that makes it worse/better.0 -
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I haven't dressed up since I went to school dressed as an arab when I was about eight.
Had the full getup on, my mam even put crap on my eyes to make them look all dark and mysterious.
Walked into the classroom with my best mate, who was dressed up as Dracula - we thought we were the bees knees.
Opened the door - everyone turned and looked at us, sitting there in their uniforms. The fancy dress party wasn't until the next day.
Never.Again.
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Retr0gamer wrote: »Ah Turrican. European developers made some really poor shoot'em up and contra style games but Turrican was one of the very few that not only gave them a run for their money but had an identity all of its own.
Not only that, but the soundtrack was incredible. Especially on the Super Nintendo version.-/:/-/:iamthebestgameofalltime-/:/-/:
God, I want to own this game someday.
*cackles with glee toward my bluray player, citing how much superiour it is to LD*Just finished watching the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition on LaserDisc.
There really is something to be said for the LaserDisc format, even though its obviously not Bluray quality. Maybe its to do with the fact the video is analogue but also sharp that makes it look so nice(on some discs, some LD releases are barely better than VHS).
Anyway, I'm glad to have a player again after a good while without one.
Also did anyone else read that as Star Trek Trilogy?0 -
Just had a search for Super Turrican 2 as Its one of the first games I ever remember picking out in a shop and having the parents get me it for my birthday. It was in Virgin Megastores just by O'Connel bridge and I was torn between the big box metroid or Turrican 2, I got Turrican because my cousin had it on the c64 and every summer we went down to visit I would beg him to put that and the last ninja on I must have been no more than ten.
Knowing that my boxed and perfect Turrican 2 was sold by my older brother along with all the other Snes bits around '99 for less than 30 quid makes me a very sad panda. Especially now knowing how much its selling for O_o really want to play it again though.
Damn it now I'm off searching for commodore 64s >:(0 -
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Must admit I don't really get the LaserDisc fandom either. Now, if it's just for collection's sake, or to collect rare titles that haven't received a release in other formats, that's fair enough. But Blu-Ray particularly has long since rendered it redundant in terms of quality. There's a LaserDisc vs DVD argument to be had for the audiophile, most certainly, but I just can't see the appeal of picking up titles that have long since enjoyed superior releases. As its not an analogue format, I don't think comparisons to vinyl with audio are justified.
And anyway, for the serious cine/videophile, there's only one nearly redundant format that matters
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johnny_ultimate wrote: »Must admit I don't really get the LaserDisc fandom either. Now, if it's just for collection's sake, or to collect rare titles that haven't received a release in other formats, that's fair enough. But Blu-Ray particularly has long since rendered it redundant in terms of quality. There's a LaserDisc vs DVD argument to be had for the audiophile, most certainly, but I just can't see the appeal of picking up titles that have long since enjoyed superior releases. As its not an analogue format, I don't think comparisons to vinyl with audio are justified.
And anyway, for the serious cine/videophile, there's only one nearly redundant format that matters
You know LaserDisc video is analogue, right?
Sure, after a few years they started putting digital audio tracks on them as well as the analogue ones but the video is analogue and not digital.
So I think the comparison to vinyl is a fair one when it comes to the video side of things.
This guy makes a nice argument for LaserDisc.
http://analoghousou.com/2012/02/04/the-joy-of-laserdiscs/
The video of a decent LaserDisc on a decent LD player just has a look to it that DVD/BluRay doesn't have. Again, its analogue and so it's to be expected.
Don't get me wrong, I love my HD video but there is something to be said for the look of LaserDisc.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM-A6XN6COQ
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