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o1s1n · 26-07-2018 4:34pm

Is there ever a case where the US packaging/design is nicer than EU?

Half the time the labeling is like someone opened the design in Word and accidentally select font size 72.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 26-07-2018 4:41pm

Subbed to more craft stuff than game stuff, not specific retro just general game stuff.
I'm still watching Super Best Friends https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSw1tcher
And Woolies own channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyOJzQzyDGihKpTO3-zyhYg
was watching Previously Recorded on and off but seems they're finishing up
https://www.youtube.com/user/PreRecRLM
Jeremy Parish is doing Final Fantasy vids atm
https://youtu.be/wozpbc_6MQo
Son of a Glitch not posting as often atm
https://www.youtube.com/user/AandStart

Didn't see Super EyePatch Wolf mentioned who sometimes has game related stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJVJX6G9cCA

Steve X2 · 26-07-2018 7:57pm

Forgot I had this treasure

I'm finding so much stuff I forgot about that while emptying out my storage lockers

rubadub · 26-07-2018 7:58pm

Name that game...

translated from Japanese in Chrome. I changed 1 word which would trigger a memory (not madness junkie head, thats what gave me a giggle).

Enemy character

Madness Junkie Head
Appeared after Level 4. The upper body is naked. I will set a jump attack. Although it appears only on the bad stage of the foothold, it does not become a mistake even if you touch it, but there is a risk of falling into the hole when it is played.

Nerdkiller1991 · 26-07-2018 8:05pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Is there ever a case where the US packaging/design is nicer than EU?

Half the time the labeling is like someone opened the design in Word and accidentally select font size 72.

Forsaken comes to mind.

EU N64.

US PC.

o1s1n · 26-07-2018 9:21pm

You reckon? hmmm, IMO they're both pretty dreadful but the EU one is marginally better.

Has anyone ever seen this 90s sega footage? So much cool **** in one video!!

https://www.reddit.com/r/SEGA/comments/9233mf/a_rare_look_inside_segamid_90s_plus_jama/

Skip to 4:24 for Aero and Sega Swing candy goodness!

Shapey Fiend · 26-07-2018 10:11pm

I always wanted to try Forsaken, on PC anyway.

I'm playing a Descent style game called Overload at the moment and it's pretty slick.

CiDeRmAn · 26-07-2018 10:33pm

I had Descent and the sequel on the PlayStation back in the day, and playing both to completion with the original digital pad, which was tricky.

Retr0gamer · 26-07-2018 10:57pm

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

I always wanted to try Forsaken, on PC anyway.

I'm playing a Descent style game called Overload at the moment and it's pretty slick.

Stick to Descent 1 and 2. Forsaken is ok but got a lot more attention than it deserved for being one of the first slew of games to support 3D accelerators

Retr0gamer · 26-07-2018 11:00pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Is there ever a case where the US packaging/design is nicer than EU?

Half the time the labeling is like someone opened the design in Word and accidentally select font size 72.

The worst offender was the use of awful CGI renders on the covers for the PS1 era games.

The final fantasy games are probably the worst offender.

26-07-2018 11:13pm

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

I always wanted to try Forsaken, on PC anyway.

I'm playing a Descent style game called Overload at the moment and it's pretty slick.

Forsaken is getting remastered and released next week.
https://www.pcgamer.com/90s-sci-fi-shooter-forsaken-is-coming-back-next-week/

Nerdkiller1991 · 27-07-2018 1:14am

Retr0gamer wrote: »

The worst offender was the use of awful CGI renders on the covers for the PS1 era games.

The final fantasy games are probably the worst offender.

I'm still annoyed that Square has now ditched the whole box art being simply the game's logo on a white background.

Shapey Fiend · 27-07-2018 7:14am

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

Forsaken is getting remastered and released next week.
https://www.pcgamer.com/90s-sci-fi-shooter-forsaken-is-coming-back-next-week/

Oh cool. That's timely.

And you guys should be nicer about the bad box art.

Skerries · 27-07-2018 9:57am

I was doing the quest on Alienware this week and they give you a clue every day but I still didnt know what it was when I saw the answer
see if you get it, so obviously it relates to retro gaming

https://eu.alienwarearena.com/quests

it is the Leiognathidae one

o1s1n · 27-07-2018 10:05am

Skerries wrote: »

I was doing the quest on Alienware this week and they give you a clue every day but I still didnt know what it was when I saw the answer
see if you get it, so obviously it relates to retro gaming

https://eu.alienwarearena.com/quests

it is the Leiognathidae one

Tried to give it a go, you have to be logged in.

Went to create an account, ran into password issues three times, each time having to do a 'I am not a robot' verification with clicking on tiles on an image.

**** that. :pac:

Skerries · 27-07-2018 10:36am

clue 1

Clue 2

it's PSY - Gangnam Style

Clue 3

Clue 4

clue 5

I will try and get the last 2 clues later when I can get back into it

Skerries · 27-07-2018 6:22pm

I can't get at the pictures again so the answer was

Hyundai Comboy

o1s1n · 27-07-2018 9:48pm

Thought I'd download Fortnite and see what all the fuss is about.

/5 minutes later

'Well that was a load of ****e'

/Uninstall

27-07-2018 11:14pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Thought I'd download Fortnite and see what all the fuss is about.

/5 minutes later

'Well that was a load of ****e'

/Uninstall

I did the same thing a couple of weeks ago.
Are we so out of touch??

DaveyDave · 27-07-2018 11:44pm

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

I did the same thing a couple of weeks ago.
Are we so out of touch??

Nerdkiller1991 · 28-07-2018 4:00am

I hate how everyone uses the misquoted image. It's "Am I so out of touch?".

CiDeRmAn · 28-07-2018 9:41am

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

I hate how everyone uses the misquoted image. It's "Am I so out of touch?".

Everyone is using the misquoted image, am I out of touch?
No, it's the posters that are wrong!

Jack burton · 28-07-2018 11:10am

o1s1n wrote: »

Thought I'd download Fortnite and see what all the fuss is about.

/5 minutes later

'Well that was a load of ****e'

/Uninstall

Did the same a few months ago.

I did play PUBG since though. Even though I'm ****e at it is a pretty good game. Different to what I usually play. I usually play pretty fast paced with any FPS online, but that doesn't really work for PUBG

o1s1n · 28-07-2018 12:15pm

Yeah the main reason I wanted to give it a go is that my laptop won't run PUBG and I really want to play a massive PVP type game as I haven't really since DayZ.

Anything else knocking about in a similar vein?

Retr0gamer · 28-07-2018 12:22pm

Plenty of copy cats but nothing as good as pubg. Can't stand Fortnite either. Only popular due to timing and the price. The shooting is just awful.

DaveyDave · 28-07-2018 2:50pm

I feel like PC gaming has become very hype/trend orientated. Minecraft is apparently back again, for now. Whatever big Twitch streamers are playing seems to be what people gravitate to.

Nerdkiller1991 · 28-07-2018 7:17pm

DaveyDave wrote: »

I feel like PC gaming has become very hype/trend orientated. Minecraft is apparently back again, for now. Whatever big Twitch streamers are playing seems to be what people gravitate to.

In a perfect world, it would be Wreckfest that would be the game of the moment.

Jack burton · 28-07-2018 8:01pm

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

In a perfect world, it would be Wreckfest that would be the game of the moment.

I'd actually love if everyone started playing cs 1.6 again.

I'd love to start wrecking a new generation of tweens thinking they are the ****e on a pc

Nerdkiller1991 · 28-07-2018 8:14pm

Jack burton wrote: »

I'd actually love if everyone started playing cs 1.6 again.

I'd love to start wrecking a new generation of tweens thinking they are the ****e on a pc

Naaa. They'll all be telling you to pick up a wheel gun.

Also, has anyone got a spare 3 grand to give to me?

Doge · 28-07-2018 9:53pm

I found h1z1 to be much better than Fortnite, but probably pales in comparison to pubg. It's great for free game though.

CiDeRmAn · 28-07-2018 10:36pm

Ah now, little arcade or retro about Pubg or Fortnite!

Skerries · 29-07-2018 2:07am

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 29-07-2018 8:08pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbb8zPQBmOw

Put on the SOTN soundtrack after it

29-07-2018 9:18pm

Original Xbox is getting a new hdmi cable
https://www.neowin.net/news/hyperkin-announces-plans-to-release-a-new-hdmi-cable-for-the-original-xbox

Steve X2 · 29-07-2018 11:40pm

Does anyone have any experience with the older Bang and Olufsen A/V gear?
I dont have the B&O TV, but do have a VHS and DVD hooked up to my framemeister, mainly for capturing retro japanese VHS/DVD stuff.

It works, but the remotes i have do nothing(beo4 and beolink 1000 remotes) so i have to use the front controls on the devices. Is there some system link box i need to get them all talking?

Retr0gamer · 30-07-2018 8:33am

Apparently Nintendo are going after ROM sites in a big way and managed to close one recently.

The Last Bandit · 30-07-2018 9:33am

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Apparently Nintendo are going after ROM sites in a big way and managed to close one recently.

Ya they've closed a couple and also an online emulator as well. They must be gearing up to flog their legacy collection of roms again.

CiDeRmAn · 30-07-2018 10:12am

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Ya they've closed a couple and also an online emulator as well. They must be gearing up to flog their legacy collection of roms again.

Cynic much? (but you're probably right!)

Inviere · 30-07-2018 11:10am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Cynic much? (but you're probably right!)

I'd say it's the case all right, with some added sour grapes about people bringing their own form of VC to the Switch. While it's their right to protect their IP's, it's really just a fools errand. Those roms are going nowhere, and so many people have gone on to download the entire goodsets of Ninty roms in light of this news.

Retr0gamer · 30-07-2018 11:34am

They've gone nuclear though. No longer sending out C&D letters but full on suing the sites for $150,000 for each copyrighted material up to a maximum of $2 million and looking for ownership of the domain as well.

Tom Mann Centuria · 30-07-2018 12:11pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

They've gone nuclear though. No longer sending out C&D letters but full on suing the sites for $150,000 for each copyrighted material up to a maximum of $2 million and looking for ownership of the domain as well.

Both sites Torrent Freak said Nintendo went after have gone, plenty of options still available at the moment, so download while you can.(if anyone here doesn't already have complete sets of just about everything)

CiDeRmAn · 30-07-2018 12:53pm

I was thrilled to see Sega were bringing Thunderforce IV to the Switch.
Not so thrilled to see what a cash grab it is when they didn't bring the Sega Megadrive Collection, the one that's on all the other formats, to the Switch.

Inviere · 30-07-2018 1:21pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

They've gone nuclear though

Gas crowd, they didn't seem to have an issue when caught using copier dumped roms on the VC for the Wii

Retr0gamer · 30-07-2018 1:59pm

Inviere wrote: »

Gas crowd, they didn't seem to have an issue when caught using copier dumped roms on the VC for the Wii

Well they were actually legally allowed do that as they are the IP owner but yeah, funny how companies, even Nintendo had so poor source control even today.

Inviere · 30-07-2018 7:44pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Well they were actually legally allowed do that as they are the IP owner but yeah, funny how companies, even Nintendo had so poor source control even today.

Indeed, very ironic though that they chose to produce an 'off the net' rom that had a copier header on it, instead of the reference rom they likely have vaulted away. Prob just laziness, but still. I'll be interested to see what has prompted this, in terms of what they plan on bringing to the table re Switch & retro games. The subscription model has been touted...

Retr0gamer · 30-07-2018 9:57pm

Nintendo are the best out there for looking after their source code but smb was a very early game. I'd say their source control wasn't the sane back then abs they have no reference rom.

Doge · 31-07-2018 12:25am

Ah lads, check this out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od5igBUkh7g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAqUos4MYmc

Makes the Sega Genesis Collection PSVR update look amateur!

Doge · 31-07-2018 12:50am

And although this video of EmuVR is 3 years old, you can clearly see the CRT Emulation and support for arcade games:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLETH8dO9r8

It will be free, uses Retroarch so there should be support for CRT shaders, and you will be able to create your own rooms, sorta picking up from where New Retro Arcade Neon left off. Should have a lot more development support behind it also.

So it looks like it's one step closer in fulfilling Inviere's dream of recreating the Dublin Arcade of his youth. :cool:

Doge · 31-07-2018 1:28am

The more I look at the level of detail put into this the better it gets. :eek:

https://twitter.com/EmuVR/status/1001658110770073600?s=17

DaveyDave · 31-07-2018 7:18am

Quick question, is sun fade likely if something isn't directly in front of the window? I have some Sega boxes behind my TV and wondering if they'd fade and if there's anything that can be done to prevent it.

I think the only things I've ever had fade were left sitting on a windowsill.

Also has anyone ever bought those clear plastic cases for games? See them on Nintendo cartridges mainly but there's a Netherlands based website selling them fairly cheap for Sega consoles, even have a Shenmue one and one for some boxed consoles. Can't remember the site off hand but if I recall they're one of the cheaper ones as some sites sell them for mad money.

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