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Keep Calm And Discuss Retro Generally!

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  • #7682
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,438 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Why are you even bothering with it at all? Did all the 'Resident Evil 6 is a pile of crap' comments not give you any hints? :P

    Did you play through Revelations? It really puts 5&6 to shame. And even at that, it has some very tedious 3rd person shooting segments.


  • #7683
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,320 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    I've yet to even buy Revelations, I might wait for the rerelease of it.


  • #7684
    DinoRex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    6 is way better than 5... could never understand why 5 didn't get the abuse that 6 got.


  • #7685
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,320 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Shin Megami Tensei IV is confirmed for a Summer release in the US:

    http://www.atlus.com/smt4/purchase.html

    I'd put money on it being my 2013 game of the year.


  • #7686
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    favorite Simpsons episode (Tomacco) being shown on Sky now for the first time in years :)


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  • #7687
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,754 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Perhaps Chris needed to train by punching more boulders

    Boulder Smash perhaps....
    Although I hear Repton is better! ;)


  • #7688
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,754 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Not sure what the hell is happening or why I'm in China.

    I imagine there's over a billion people thinking the same thing!

    Sorry, in good form this evening.. Can't help being facetious...


  • #7689
    DinoRex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    Just finished Bioshock Infinite.


    So many feels!


  • #7690
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,438 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    I still can't believe you didn't hang that interracial couple. I thought I knew you.


  • #7691
    Nerdkiller1991
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭Nerdkiller1991


    the groutch wrote: »
    favorite Simpsons episode (Tomacco) being shown on Sky now for the first time in years :)
    You must have really low Simpsons comedy standards, then.

    AND FAVOURITE IS SPELLED WRONG!


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  • #7692
    Jack burton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,798 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    o1s1n wrote: »
    I still can't believe you didn't hang that interracial couple. I thought I knew you.

    I didnt and all i got was some crap hat or pants off them or something


  • #7693
    OwaynOTT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,622 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »
    You must have really low Simpsons comedy standards, then.

    AND FAVOURITE IS SPELLED WRONG!

    Your joking, right?
    Ah I see maybe you are, as you should have said spelt wrong.

    That's a really good Simpsons episode by the way, not as good as the Cape Fear parody or the fat Homer episode but still very good.
    Seasons 11-17 get mauled as having low standards but in my opinion there was a definite slide of quality, as in the poor episode where now unwatchable, whereas, before these dips still managed to raise a few chuckles. Despite that, there are still some excellent episodes: Weekends at Burnsie's,The Heartbroke Kid, Simple Simpson and the tomacco episode being just a few.

    Now the 'classic' Simpsons ended for me when Lisa Kudrow's character pulled out a mobile phone and used it.


  • #7694
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,320 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    New simpsons: Starts off with a ridiculous situation then transitions (segue would be the wrong word to use) awkwardly/ridiculously into a completely different situation for the rest of the episode because it's oh so 'hilarious' and 'quirky'. Then do this for every episode. Then beat dead horse a little more.

    Once the simpsons started doing this it was dead to me.


  • #7695
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,754 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    The last time I watched The Simpsons regularly it was the 90s, since then it's just an episode here or there.
    And the Tomacco one is a laugh, although I love anything with Troy, Dr Finklestein or a Monorail (not called Blaine!), but that's more of a Shelbyville idea....


  • #7696
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,615 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    DinoRex wrote: »
    Just finished Bioshock Infinite.


    So many feels!


    Finished it last night too. Now that's how you close out a game with confidence, style and bat**** insanity. Big improvement over the closing sections of the original game.


  • #7697
    Reality_Check1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 740 ✭✭✭Reality_Check1


    Im not sure if this comes under the heading of retro or arcade so just delete it if Im in the wrong place

    If you only watch one of my videos this year I recommend this one. Not because its particualerly entertaining or anything like that but because it focus' on a gem of a little game still in the development stages. Dont let its cartoony graphics deceive you this game will have an impact on you in one way or another.



  • #7698
    DinoRex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    Finished it last night too. Now that's how you close out a game with confidence, style and bat**** insanity. Big improvement over the closing sections of the original game.

    Great story. But like Bioshock the gameplay is super clunky. Incredibly dull combat just keeps getting in the way constantly.

    The fact that Bioshock infinite is being so highly regarded is sort of depressing as it highlights how dull the stories and settings video games usually are that everyone is willing to overlook the fact that it doesn't really play all that well.


  • #7699
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,320 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    My dad won a 40 inch TV in work which means I got my own TV back! No more 16:9 RGB crappiness!


  • #7700
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,320 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    In WTF Japan! news there has been the announcement that everyone has been waiting for*. My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute is getting a PS3 release. You can keep this one to yourself Japan.

    *with a penchant for incest.


  • #7701
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,754 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I just went to see GI Joe Retaliation and enjoyed it..... I'm sorry everyone for letting you down..... but you had to kinda expect it, no?


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  • #7702
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    My dad won a 40 inch TV in work which means I got my own TV back! No more 16:9 RGB crappiness!

    Ah what happened to "The side bars don't distract me" :p


  • #7703
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,615 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    DinoRex wrote: »
    Great story. But like Bioshock the gameplay is super clunky. Incredibly dull combat just keeps getting in the way constantly.

    The fact that Bioshock infinite is being so highly regarded is sort of depressing as it highlights how dull the stories and settings video games usually are that everyone is willing to overlook the fact that it doesn't really play all that well.

    The game wasn't perfect, but I thought the gameplay mechanics worked incredibly well at times. There were undeniably missteps - darn base defense mission and bullet sponge enemies - but towards the end especially it offered some of the most dynamic, well considered action scenes I've encountered. I'm all for games being braver and abandoning combat, but the violent compulsions of the protagonist were so integral to the story and themes here I felt they were justified.

    Although some of the more memorable segments were indeed the ones where the weapons were holstered.


  • #7704
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,320 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Ah what happened to "The side bars don't distract me" :p

    It's the sidebars that I want. It's much better than everyone looking like fat bastards when stretched to 16:9.


  • #7705
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    It's the sidebars that I want. It's much better than everyone looking like fat bastards when stretched to 16:9.

    Stretching & Side Bars are for shmucks. 4:3 all the way


  • #7706
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,320 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Well whenever I get my own place I'll be looking at getting a CRT.


  • #7707
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Well whenever I get my own place I'll be looking at getting a CRT.

    Ah is the one your getting back from your folks also 16:9? You can set this one into 4:3 mode though because you have the original remote for it is that right?


  • #7708
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,320 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Ah is the one your getting back from your folks also 16:9? You can set this one into 4:3 mode though because you have the original remote for it is that right?

    Yep :)


  • #7709
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,320 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    There's been a very, very strange april fools in the fan translation community. On 1st April Romhacking.net put up that Tales of the Tempest on DS had been fan translated. For people who aren't in the know Tales of the Tempest is one of the worst RPGs ever made, it's Legend of Dragoon levels of crappiness and quite possibly worse.

    The weird thing about this april fools is that it's a legit and finished translation project that took the team 2 years to make. Quite a lot of dedication for an april fools joke. Supposedly it's quite polished and even has subtitles for the karaoke sections.


  • #7710
    Sparks43
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭Sparks43


    Right time to put some legs on this idea.

    Twin Galaxies is back up and running and there are 11 Boulder Dash records there that i know i can beat.

    Im thinking of doing them all in one evening in a public location and trying to raise a few quid for charity in the process.

    I will need a bit of help with this with recording and the use of a few computers that i dont have in my collection so if anyone can help that would be great.

    Im hoping to get this going for the End of August so any ideas or offers would be appreciated.


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  • #7711
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,729 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    Ah well Disney has pulled the plug on Lucasarts and are moving to a licensing model, so we can expect lots more Star Wars branded shovelware in the future.


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