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CiDeRmAn · 04-03-2015 5:03pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I bowed out well before it but apparently it becomes fun once you get mind control powers or something which also break the game and make it really easy.

A bit like life really.
A challenge until you join Scientology, develop Tom Cruise witching powers and life is then easy peasy.

airmax87 · 04-03-2015 6:30pm

I have been posting in the old thread.. oops.
Anyways I found this on t'internet

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kevin2me · 05-03-2015 12:21am

Cork Opera house last night. Last place id expected to see astroids and bezerk cabinets

Looks like Ryan Adams shipped em over from the states...

05-03-2015 10:19am

kevin2me wrote: »

Cork Opera house last night. Last place id expected to see astroids and bezerk cabinets Looks like Ryan Adams shipped em over from the states...

Ryan Adams is a massive pinhead,
He has a Metallica pinball build into a flight case that goes on tour with him :eek:

kevin2me · 05-03-2015 7:41pm

BrownFinger wrote: »

Ryan Adams is a massive pinhead,
He has a Metallica pinball build into a flight case that goes on tour with him :eek:

Go away. Leasts theres a star spending his millions on something important haha pins and arcades!!!

I dont know how cabs survive the tour. I cant move them from room to room without a fault breaking my heart.

Steve X2 · 06-03-2015 12:19am

Makes me want to get a VIC 20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK9VU1aJvTI

DinoRex · 06-03-2015 1:46am

But are you keeping up with the Commodore?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGMx_Cw0lCc

CiDeRmAn · 06-03-2015 3:41pm

Commodore owners, such smug b@stards, we Spectrum owners were far happier!

airmax87 · 06-03-2015 5:20pm

Very cool.

Los Lobos · 06-03-2015 8:34pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Commodore owners, such smug b@stards, we Spectrum owners were far happier!

It's mad, in all my years I have yet to see a speccie in the flesh, let alone play one! Was all c64 and cpc464 round our way.

Then smellyfinger turned up with a pc playing prince of persia and the goalposts got moved again!

CiDeRmAn · 06-03-2015 9:41pm

Los Lobos wrote: »

It's mad, in all my years I have yet to see a speccie in the flesh, let alone play one! Was all c64 and cpc464 round our way.

Then smellyfinger turned up with a pc playing prince of persia and the goalposts got moved again!

If you've seen a colour CPC464 running you'll have an idea of a Speccy, much the same but with much better colour capabilities.
However, the Spectrum was more popular for longer so there's a lot of earlier stuff that never made it over, but later on the Amstrad got improved ports of most things.
The Spectrum is well emulated via flash so there are plenty of places at the end of a Google search that'll let you play the classics but be prepared, the games seldom age well but, at the time, it was magical!
Knight Lore, Quazatron, Dynamite Dan II, 3D Star Strike and it's sequel, Tau Ceti and it's sequel Academy, a great version of Elite, a great version of Chase HQ and, frankly, a better version of RType than the format deserved.

Retr0gamer · 07-03-2015 12:39pm

Hardcore Gaming 101 says Batman Returns isn't quite up there with Streets of Rage 2, therefore it is true:

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/batman/batmanreturns.htm

stuchyg · 07-03-2015 1:52pm

Quick question lads. Recently found a mega drive i bought my wife a few xmases ago and we want to hook it up to our new smart TV to play some sonic. I don't have an antenna for the rf lead so whats my best approach?

Cheers

Retr0gamer · 07-03-2015 2:15pm

Get a proper RGB scart cable from someone like consolegoods.co.uk on his site or ebay. Whatever you do don't get a composite lead.

CiDeRmAn · 07-03-2015 2:32pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Hardcore Gaming 101 says Batman Returns isn't quite up there with Streets of Rage 2, therefore it is true:

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/batman/batmanreturns.htm

NOOooooooo!

the groutch · 07-03-2015 6:01pm

Nerdkiller1991 · 07-03-2015 11:51pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Hardcore Gaming 101 says Batman Returns isn't quite up there with Streets of Rage 2, therefore it is true:

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/batman/batmanreturns.htm

Killer Japanese cover.

Corholio · 08-03-2015 1:13am

Is that a common opinion? That Streets of Rage II was better than Batman Returns?

I enjoyed Batman much, much more.

CiDeRmAn · 08-03-2015 1:17am

Corholio wrote: »

Is that a common opinion? That Streets of Rage II was better than Batman Returns?

I enjoyed Batman much, much more.

I have enjoyed a fungal outbreak between toes much much more than Streets of Rage II !

Retr0gamer · 08-03-2015 3:08am

Corholio wrote: »

Is that a common opinion? That Streets of Rage II was better than Batman Returns?

I enjoyed Batman much, much more.

Not so much a common opinion, more so the correct opinion.

Corholio · 08-03-2015 3:47am

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Not so much a common opinion, more so the correct opinion.

CiDeRmAn · 08-03-2015 4:13am

Yeah, Retr0 is mean, opinionated and judgemental.
More so than one would expect for a guy who, on occasion, has worn a Japanese schoolgirl uniform....

Nerdkiller1991 · 08-03-2015 5:01am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Yeah, Retr0 is mean, opinionated and judgemental.
More so than one would expect for a guy who, on occasion, has worn a Japanese schoolgirl uniform....

You sure that wasn't actually just ..... on a bender?

CiDeRmAn · 08-03-2015 11:03am

I have started in the past though that I have softened my stance on SoR2, but the original? Still don't like it at all.

Josey Wales · 08-03-2015 8:47pm

After our house renovation is complete later this year I'll have the attic to myself as a dedicated entertainment space. I Plan on having most of my consoles hooked up then. Problem is I hate throwing stuff out but I'll have no room for all the empty console boxes.

I don't like the thought of just putting the Megadrive and 32X boxes in the bin. Same for all the other consoles. Anyone else have lots of stuff that they should throw away but haven't?

EDIT

All these recent negative comments on SoR2 is just baffling.

CiDeRmAn · 08-03-2015 9:06pm

Josey Wales wrote: »

After our house renovation is complete later this year I'll have the attic to myself as a dedicated entertainment space. I Plan on having most of my consoles hooked up then. Problem is I hate throwing stuff out but I'll have no room for all the empty console boxes.

I don't like the thought of just putting the Megadrive and 32X boxes in the bin. Same for all the other consoles. Anyone else have lots of stuff that they should throw away but haven't?

EDIT

All these recent negative comments on SoR2 is just baffling.

I don't think there's a lot of negative comments, just mine, and I further qualifies them as well.

There's a market for the console and game boxes, you should throw them up on adverts, ebay or even our Marketplace here.

Optimus Prime · 08-03-2015 9:27pm

I plan on getting the attic done this year too, but im gonna have the little doors into the attic space left at the sides, im going to get the dude doing it to fully insulate and wall those areas as well so I can store my boxes.

Retr0gamer · 08-03-2015 11:11pm

Listening to the retronauts about videogame series that jumped the shark and it's refreshing to hear a group of people hate on MGS4. I thought it was pretty terrible but it came out at a time when PS3 owners would take whatever exclusives they could get over the 360 and fawn over them because they had nothing much else (just look at the fawning over the mediocre Resistance Fall of Man in the PS forum at the moment).

Jack burton · 08-03-2015 11:21pm

Nerdkiller1991 · 09-03-2015 4:19am

Since when did the original PS1 controller not have any Start or Select buttons?

Uncle Ruckus · 09-03-2015 8:27am

Got to love Nintendo's innovation.

Tomo.Murphy · 09-03-2015 10:41am

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Since when did the original PS1 controller not have any Start or Select buttons?

I think that's because of the way the PS4 controller morphs back into it and the placement of the start and select buttons on the PS4 controller. You can see them quite briefly before it changes into the dual shock controller.

CiDeRmAn · 09-03-2015 1:38pm

I'm assuming that they used the younger more handsome Dualshock 3 rather than his older idiot brother the Sixaxis.

DinoRex · 09-03-2015 2:03pm

The poor banana gets no love:

Star Lord · 09-03-2015 2:13pm

Nor should it! Looks ridiculously uncomfortable!

CiDeRmAn · 09-03-2015 2:31pm

It also forgets the myriad official controllers made by third parties for the carious consoles.
Namco have played a blinder over the years tbh
They made both my favourite, the NeGcon, and my most reviled, JoGcon, controllers for the PS.
They also made my little paddle controller for Namco Museum and some great arcade sticks.

CiDeRmAn · 09-03-2015 4:53pm

So many name changes in the past 3 months!
I canny keep up the power cap'n!

I don't know who is who any more!

And couple that with ubiquitous icon changes as well!

What's going on people?

Should I join in?

What username should I change mine to?

ColostoMe/ColostoU?
DribblingSphincter?
SoRgloryDenier?

Star Lord · 09-03-2015 5:00pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

What username should I change mine to?

ColostoMe/ColostoU?
DribblingSphincter?
SoRgloryDenier?

Dr. Zan

CiDeRmAn · 09-03-2015 5:29pm

Star Lord wrote: »

Dr. Zan

I had to look that up

You're on my list now Star Lord.....

Atavan-Halen · 09-03-2015 5:53pm

How about xXxCyDeRbABe2k15xXx

Andrew76 · 09-03-2015 7:09pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

So many name changes in the past 3 months!
I canny keep up the power cap'n!

I don't know who is who any more!

And couple that with ubiquitous icon changes as well!

What's going on people?

Should I join in?

What username should I change mine to?

ColostoMe/ColostoU?
DribblingSphincter?
SoRgloryDenier?

I was just thinking about that yesterday when EnterNow/Myrddin mentioned Keithgeo/Optimus in a different thread. Boards should block long time users from changing their name or avatar, too confusing!

I blame Luas Dublin for starting it all. :P

Myrddin · 09-03-2015 7:37pm

Andrew76 wrote: »

I blame Luas Dublin for starting it all. :P

He totally did, followed shortly by Achilles

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 09-03-2015 8:16pm

Andrew76 wrote: »

Boards should block long time users from changing their avatar, too confusing!

I blame Luas Dublin for starting it all. :P

I think changing the avatars is worse or 2 people having the same. That's what I look at. I keep calling people by the original usernames

CathalDublin · 09-03-2015 9:11pm

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy wrote: »

I think changing the avatars is worse or 2 people having the same. That's what I look at. I keep calling people by the original usernames

I've avatars turned off, no idea what anyone's one is, I remember brownfingers one was a Wizzard, surprised when I met him he wasn't wearing the cloak!

Nerdkiller1991 · 09-03-2015 9:30pm

I just found out, Sam Simon, one of the guys who made The Simpsons quite possibly the biggest pop culture driving force on television, died from cancer. All I can say is, I wish his family well.

johnny_ultimate · 09-03-2015 9:44pm

Appropriately and cheekily immortalised in the show itself:

Nerdkiller1991 · 09-03-2015 10:19pm

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Appropriately and cheekily immortalised in the show itself:

Are you sure that isn't John Swartzwelder? I hear he's fairly reclusive.

Or became Ron Swanson. Whatever.

eddhorse · 09-03-2015 11:46pm

Ah stop changing usernames and avatars, its very confusing ! What are ye all running from?

Steve X2 · 09-03-2015 11:47pm

I think if a regular changes username they should at least come on the general thread here and re-introduce themselves

Andrew76 · 09-03-2015 11:48pm

Myrddin wrote: »

He totally did, followed shortly by Achilles

Is he Mr. Vestek now or someone else?

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy wrote: »

I think changing the avatars is worse or 2 people having the same. That's what I look at. I keep calling people by the original usernames

+1 Sera.

Or sometimes I associate someone by stuff they've said that sticks with me.

EnterNow = Because I can't pronounce new name. Soldering iron. Vettel lover.

Cidey = Buy it/Trade it/Buy it again.
Atavan = Pokemon.
Nerdkiller = Writing a thesis about how cack Amazing Spiderman films are.
Readyletsgo (?) = delusional chap who thinks Sonic is better than Mario 64.
JU = Film dude, mentally scarred by old-man-in-cinema. Handy at shmups though.
o1s1n (where's he gone?) = Metal Slug.
Dino =Fedora wearing burlesque-frequenter. Fukushima cake.
Sparks = Captain Blackbeard with his 3DS.
Jack = Wily Wars burger man. Also strips for cash.
Retr0 = Fubar school-girl outfit.
Stinkyfinger = Was a candy lover. Now a Pinball addict.
Keithgeo = The Woody cab man.
Cathal = Woody Cab man 2 (maybe Keith's bro

).
Doge = Can't remember previous name. Wish he'd change his avatar.

Steve = One of something isn't enough.
Last Bandit = Jamma man.
Star Lord = Damo el Diablo (I think it was).
Sera = Limerick.

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