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Keep Calm And Discuss Retro Generally!

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  • #3932
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    atavan-halen wrote: »

    Also quick question that Some if you may know, my mother wants to get windows 8 but I don't. Is there any way to have both windows 7 and 8 on a laptop?
    Yes, just install Windows 8 and choose a different folder to install Windows in like folder windows.8 or whatever.

    You can dual boot then.


  • #3933
    Nerdkiller1991
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭Nerdkiller1991


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Sorry, just drop off your A&R membership card as you leave and any belongings will, be sent on...
    Frontline is poor at best and Rising Sun is worse!
    COD trotted past the MOH series a long time ago and EA have never caught up.
    The likes of The Big Red One is far better than either MOH game mentioned.

    Unless you are being sarcastic and forgot the [sarcasm] [/sarcasm] function! ;)
    THERE'S A SARCASM FUNCTION!? NAAAAAAW! I never knew that actually had a purpose.

    *end sarcasm*


  • #3934
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »
    THERE'S A SARCASM FUNCTION!? NAAAAAAW! I never knew that actually had a purpose.

    *end sarcasm*

    [sarcasm]Duh![/sarcasm]


  • #3935
    OwaynOTT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,622 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    Say what you want about MOH but it has 4 player option on it and that's all I ever played.


  • #3936
    DinoRex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    Looks like a bunch of BLOPS2 games for PC had Mass Effect 2 on the second disc for some reason.


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  • #3937
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,758 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    DinoRex wrote: »
    Looks like a bunch of BLOPS2 games for PC had Mass Effect 2 on the second disc for some reason.

    Teasing Black Ops players with what a decent game looks like! ;)


  • #3938
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Teasing Black Ops players with what a decent game looks like! ;)

    Says yer man looking to buy Doom 3 & Ridge Racer Unbounded :D


  • #3939
    DinoRex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    I have some All4One voucher things. Not sure if I want to use them on Paper Mario for the 3DS or wait and put them towards the Wii U.


  • #3940
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,758 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    OwaynOTT wrote: »
    Medal of Honour Frontline on Gamecube was the last good war shooter. Rising Sun was okay.

    And playing an fps with a GC controller?
    Ok, it works with Metroid but they have a very different control set up.
    Even the PS2 controller was better for that genre.


  • #3941
    OwaynOTT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,622 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    And playing an fps with a GC controller?
    Ok, it works with Metroid but they have a very different control set up.
    Even the PS2 controller was better for that genre.

    I didn't have a PS2. :(
    Had to make do with GameCube and what a glorious couple of years.


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  • #3942
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    OwaynOTT wrote: »
    I didn't have a PS2. :(
    Had to make do with GameCube and what a glorious couple of years.

    Keyboard and mouse or gtfo...


  • #3943
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,729 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    I hate the damn controls in RE. Sorry that is all.


  • #3944
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,758 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Playing COD on the Xbox was probably the way to go, more power than both the PS2 and GC and a better controller.
    But MOH on the PC, Allied Assault, was outstanding.
    But I did/do love COD2 on the 360, pretty great game, better than COD3 and, for me, more enjoyable than the gun w*nk titles that have dominated the fps genre since.
    Tom Clancy and his ilk with their kindergarten geopolitical views have a lot to answer for!


  • #3945
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    I have a copy of Resident Evil 0 for the Gamecube but I could never play it as the first disc is a bit scratched.

    Anybody know anywhere that can resurface Gamecube games or is that a dangerous game to play?


  • #3946
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    CeX (Liffey Street) do it for 2 or 3 quid afaik, but it might be worth finding out what kind of machine they use, some cheap disc cleaners can do more harm than good


  • #3947
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    the groutch wrote: »
    CeX (Liffey Street) do it for 2 or 3 quid afaik, but it might be worth finding out what kind of machine they use, some cheap disc cleaners can do more harm than good

    That might be good for my collector's edition Sonic Generations disc. We shall see...


  • #3948
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Achilles wrote: »
    Anybody know anywhere that can resurface Gamecube games or is that a dangerous game to play?

    JustRyan in the console modding forum offers it as a service, decent chap & knows his stuff so I'd say he does it right


  • #3949
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    EnterNow wrote: »
    JustRyan in the console modding forum offers it as a service, decent chap & knows his stuff so I'd say he does it right

    Thanks for that!


  • #3950
    Danonino.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,112 ✭✭✭Danonino.


    Achilles wrote: »
    I have a copy of Resident Evil 0 for the Gamecube but I could never play it as the first disc is a bit scratched.

    Anybody know anywhere that can resurface Gamecube games or is that a dangerous game to play?

    I never put a cube disc through the cleaner but Xtravision will run it through for you if you ask nicely. Not sure how it would fare with the pads being sized for a standard disc and its ages since I used one.
    I'll actually bring up the extra copy of Beyond Good and Evil I have and run it through as a test the next time I'm popping in and let you know how it went. :)
    Most Smyths will have a cleaner too but I'm pretty sure they will charge for the service. :(

    Edit: try some lens cleaner (glasses cleaner from specsavers is perfect) and a glasses cloth and work evenly over the entire disc till you build up some speed (straight line from center to the edge and your safe), I've done this a few times to buff out minor scratches with success. For anything deeper you need to be buffing/removing a deeper layer evenly with a cleaner :). i remember the bottles of cleaner we got in Smyths was gritty as hell, I never trusted that cleaner.


  • #3951
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,729 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    Now this has lots of potential for building cheap small Mame setups. More powerful that the typical XXX in 1 boards and more 'open' then rasb-pi

    https://www.pcworld.com/article/2013622/tiny-57-pc-is-like-the-raspberry-pi-but-faster-and-fully-open.html


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  • #3952
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,617 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Say what you will about Rockstar, but they make some damn good trailers (with funky Stevie Wonder soundtracks). GTAV is looking very impressive indeed.


  • #3953
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,972 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    Say what you will about Rockstar, but they make some damn good trailers (with funky Stevie Wonder soundtracks). GTAV is looking very impressive indeed.

    Care to back that up with an example? (For those of us too lazy to Google GTAV trailer)


  • #3954
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Andrew76 wrote: »
    (For those of us too lazy to Google GTAV trailer)

    Same :D Though in my case I'd rather not search, the chances of coming across some American youtubers opinion of it just negates the value in finding the real thing


  • #3955
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,617 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


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


    Have you guys actually been online for the last half hour? Don't know how you avoided it :p


  • #3956
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,972 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    Would also be nice to see what video Mr. Ultimate is referring to. If there's no trucks in GTAV then fcuk Rockstar. :pac:


  • #3957
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Looks very slick & highly polished indeed :) I'd say it'll be a massive massive hit


  • #3958
    DinoRex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    I'm looking forward to the DLC:

    http://i.imgur.com/ic03p.jpg


  • #3959
    Sparks43
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭Sparks43


    Achilles wrote: »
    Yes, just install Windows 8 and choose a different folder to install Windows in like folder windows.8 or whatever.

    You can dual boot then.

    You need to install it on a different partition on the Hdd then it will Dual boot from the Mbr

    If you install it on the Win 7 partition then 7 goes byebye

    Also do not try and dual boot vista or xp on a 7 system

    all kinds of cockups ensue

    Rule of dual booting

    OLDEST FIRST!!!!!!!!!!


  • #3960
    OwaynOTT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,622 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    I love the way the helpfully have a banner across the Roman numeral to help decipher it.


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  • #3961
    Atavan-Halen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,183 ✭✭✭✭Atavan-Halen


    Sparks43 wrote: »

    You need to install it on a different partition on the Hdd then it will Dual boot from the Mbr

    If you install it on the Win 7 partition then 7 goes byebye

    Also do not try and dual boot vista or xp on a 7 system

    all kinds of cockups ensue

    Rule of dual booting

    OLDEST FIRST!!!!!!!!!!

    Seems easy enough to do: http://m.cnet.com/news/how-to-dual-boot-windows-7-with-windows-8/57511894?ds=1

    My mam is getting it for €20 so no harm in trying it out for that price.


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