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Beer_Suitcase posted:edit: One question/issue I have is when I try to play the episodes on my Xbox the subs can't be seen because they are off the screen. The only episode I have been able to watch on my Xbox without an issue is the Pac-man 2 one. Are you using an old tube type television? We don't stay out of the TV safety.
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Beer_Suitcase posted:edit: One question/issue I have is when I try to play the episodes on my Xbox the subs can't be seen because they are off the screen. The only episode I have been able to watch on my Xbox without an issue is the Pac-man 2 one. If you're using XBMC on a standard old Xbox... 1. There's an option somewhere to adjust where subtitles appear. 2. You might want to downsample the videos if you're streaming them.
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Fickle Fascination posted:If anyone wants any custom sizes / colours, just let me know. Turned this into a wallpaper for the Samsung Galaxy Note. Obviously anything with a smaller screen/resolution should go.  (Click for bigger, 800*1280).
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Makes a great Vita lock screen as well. Good words of advice before you get back into your game: Downloadable version here.
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From Arino's blog on the GCCX homepage: Arino's Final Challenge as a 30-something: "Pilotwings" Thank you very much for all the encouraging faxes, Imatsubu messages [like a Twitter for celebrities where fans can send messages], and birthday wishes. T(・□・)H(´∀｀)Aﾞ(≧△≦)N(｀0´)X(＾o＾)! I was surprised to see so many faxes from children and people from overseas. ΣΣΣ(・∀・ﾉ)ノ!!!!!!!! In portraits of me, whether they be from children or from overseas, drawing stubble and the line beneath my nose seems to be the standard. Like this (´(ェ)｀)? Now for apologies. Those who wished to record "Behind The Scenes of the Robo-G Movie," "Barasu," and "Let's Go to More Onsens!" This wasn't the network's fault. It's the Chief's fault. (´・ω・｀) Sigh... ＜( _ _ )＞ bow Even after receiving a 4-hour extension, I couldn't clear it. My 40-year old brain has failed me. Braaains( ﾟ◇ﾟ)=●ノ´д｀)ノ Eeek!!! I'm sorry for spending 7 hours on stage 7, but I think the staff should apologize to me for my aid Emoto's shortcomings. ( ＝”＝) glaaare (((((;-_-) _-) _-) shuffle shuffle I learned two things from finishing my last challenge as a 30-something today. One: staff members who've graduated the staff will succumb to the pressure of playing in front of a camera. tremble shiver ((((o(°□°≡゜Д゜)o) tremble shiver Two: The staff members who wished me a happy birthday were only present for the main event. I don't even know where the birthday cake went. Hm? ｢(・ω・｀)≡(´・ω・)＞ What what?? Abe didn't expect today's extension. In the bathroom, him and the other tech staff went "My work today is starting soon." [The show ended at 6 AM and Abe was scheduled to start his next job at 7 AM] I'm sorry to both of you. (´：ω；｀) tears ＜( _ _ )＞ bow I'm exhausted so I'm going home. ｍ(°□°ｍ))) ))) ))))
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So lately I've got the worst itch for NES era gaming so I wanted to ask you guys how you play your games. Some of you have mentioned you've ordered online some games Arino has faced and I'd like to get into them as well. Specifically I'd like to buy a NES/Famicom because emulators ironically can't emulate that pristine KACHO feel to gaming. I've been researching online and apparently NES is pisseasy to make region free. However, a regular western NES (I'm European btw) uses a different form of cartridges from the Famicom so I don't think that will by itself enable me to play Famicom goodness. Apparently AV Famicom, the grey toploader model, is a good alternative, if you can get your hands on a Japanese version with somewhat modern (read: not RF) video/audio input. Anyone have any experience on that? Is there some alternative like SupaBoy, the handheld SNES that can be plugged into a modern TV set? jyrque fucked around with this message at 23:13 on Feb 25, 2012 |
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Feb 25, 2012 23:10
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I don't know why, but Go by Train is so much more interesting than it should be.
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cronox2 posted:Makes a great Vita lock screen as well. Good words of advice before you get back into your game: I am going to use the hell out of this. Time to watch Go by Train!
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Random Stranger posted:Are you using an old tube type television? We don't stay out of the TV safety. Yuuup! This is my problem. But hey it was a free TV.
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Could I also put down the request for more Vita-formatted GCCX screens? Preferably stuff with the king and queen sprites, or any funny/cool image of the Kacho himself?
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zari-gani posted:Abe didn't expect today's extension. In the bathroom, him and the other tech staff went "My work today is starting soon." I thought Abe worked for Gascoin directly (as opposed to being a freelancer). You'd expect that Kan would give him the day off or arrange for the second string guy to fill in on his duties the next day. So hey, who wants a special episode promo courtesy of the astounding Nagoyan? He found this video while working an episode that's being edited right now. For what it's worth the source video was pretty rough a couple of different ways so there isn't any option for better quality video. But this is short and it's something you're going to want to see: http://depositfiles.com/files/bmgwzyyij Download torrent81 (1 file; 132.47 MB) View torrent stats Silentman0 posted:I don't know why, but Go by Train is so much more interesting than it should be. Insulting a train game? That means we're doing only your least favorite episodes from now on! jyrque posted:So lately I've got the worst itch for NES era gaming so I wanted to ask you guys how you play your games. Some of you have mentioned you've ordered online some games Arino has faced and I'd like to get into them as well. Specifically I'd like to buy a NES/Famicom because emulators ironically can't emulate that pristine KACHO feel to gaming. The big issue for you in Europe is going to be the PAL/NTSC divide. Japan (like the US) used NTSC for the television signal and it's very different from the European standard of PAL. So you'll need a television that can support NTSC signals otherwise all this isn't going to work. There are people out there who modify Famicoms to put out different signals but this isn't a simple or cheap task. A cheap option here is a USB television receiver for your computer. I picked one up for $10 that supports every television format on earth and easily jumps between regional differences in signals. The gray famicom is pretty drat expensive (it's like the NES-2 in that regard). IIRC they start around $150. Famicom stuff isn't that cheap anymore but you can essentially triple the price if you want that version. Another option is that there are modern famicom clones. They may not support every single game but they're relatively cheap and simple to get working. (There's about two dozen famicom games with special chips for extending features; Contra, Castlevania 3, and Gimmick are three of those that have been featured on the show.) You're also going to have an issue with different power standards but since those old game consoles ran on DC and used an adapter I'm sure you'll have no trouble finding a universal one that will work for you. A few other things: get ready for really short cords. The ones on the famicom controllers (which are fixed to the system) are about two feet long. I just got a Super Famicom in the mail yesterday and even that controller cord is only three feet. Random Stranger fucked around with this message at 23:41 on Feb 25, 2012 |
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jyrque posted:I've been researching online and apparently NES is pisseasy to make region free. However, a regular western NES (I'm European btw) uses a different form of cartridges from the Famicom so I don't think that will by itself enable me to play Famicom goodness. A handful of old NES titles (Gyromite is notable for this but there's a list) have adapters inside because they just use the Japanese board. I have a Famicom Gyromite on my keychain for this very reason. You can snatch one of those and then just use the Famicom game with the adapter.
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Random Stranger posted:I thought Abe worked for Gascoin directly (as opposed to being a freelancer). You'd expect that Kan would give him the day off or arrange for the second string guy to fill in on his duties the next day. [spoiler]Does this mean that a sub for Genpei Touma Den is coming?[spoiler] joek0 fucked around with this message at 03:56 on Feb 26, 2012 |
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Acolyte! posted:A handful of old NES titles (Gyromite is notable for this but there's a list) have adapters inside because they just use the Japanese board. I have a Famicom Gyromite on my keychain for this very reason. You can snatch one of those and then just use the Famicom game with the adapter. This is not a common thing. I've picked up a copy of pretty much every game that might have a famicom adapter in it that I could find for $2 or less and had no luck at all finding one. If you're in a store you can feel the weight difference supposedly but I'm apparently not that good at it.
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Random Stranger posted:This is not a common thing. I've picked up a copy of pretty much every game that might have a famicom adapter in it that I could find for $2 or less and had no luck at all finding one. If you're in a store you can feel the weight difference supposedly but I'm apparently not that good at it. If the video I saw about this was right it was that the only versions with the Famicom adapters in them were the original black box NES games that were sold in the NYC test launch of the system.
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Random Stranger posted:This is not a common thing. I've picked up a copy of pretty much every game that might have a famicom adapter in it that I could find for $2 or less and had no luck at all finding one. If you're in a store you can feel the weight difference supposedly but I'm apparently not that good at it.
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cronox2 posted:If the video I saw about this was right it was that the only versions with the Famicom adapters in them were the original black box NES games that were sold in the NYC test launch of the system. From what I've read it was to make up for a manufacturing shortfall in 1986 which was out of that Christmas '85 period. You can tell that the launch only thing isn't true since there are third party games that might have the adapter in them (Rygar, Raid on Bungeling Bay) and those weren't available until things went wide.
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That was a fun episode. No continues made it very harsh, I think he should have been given 1 from the start and he'd almost certainly have met the other goal they initially set.
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Crotch Bat posted:That was a fun episode. No continues made it very harsh, I think he should have been given 1 from the start and he'd almost certainly have met the other goal they initially set. Is this a spoiler? Mister Chief fucked around with this message at 00:23 on Feb 26, 2012 |
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Silentman0 posted:I don't know why, but Go by Train is so much more interesting than it should be. No continues is harsh, but it's a bit realistic if you ask me, because a real train driver wouldn't gently caress up then have some people come by and reset the train to its proper position. 
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Primoman posted:Could I also put down the request for more Vita-formatted GCCX screens? Preferably stuff with the king and queen sprites, or any funny/cool image of the Kacho himself? The gentlemen and scholars over at NeoGAF found out that the Vita supports transparent images as backgrounds, and it'll show the wavy lines with the image overlaid onto it. If you can grab the sprites on their own, it'd be as simple as putting them onto a transparent 960x544 png and transferring them to your vita. They'd probably look nice in the corner of the screen.
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zari-gani posted:Even after receiving a 4-hour extension, I couldn't clear it. My 40-year old brain has failed me. Man, Arino is more emoticon crazy than a 12-year-old. Still, this one was pretty great.
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Random Stranger posted:Insulting a train game? That means we're doing only your least favorite episodes from now on! I wasn't dissing it, I'm just surprised that something so mundane was made into a game so cool.
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jyrque posted:So lately I've got the worst itch for NES era gaming so I wanted to ask you guys how you play your games. Some of you have mentioned you've ordered online some games Arino has faced and I'd like to get into them as well. Specifically I'd like to buy a NES/Famicom because emulators ironically can't emulate that pristine KACHO feel to gaming. The greatest secret from the Retro Game Discussion thread: http://global.rakuten.com/en/category/toys_games/video_games/ Go there and browse categories or search directly - you get aggregate results from a ton of Japanese shops and shipping is worldwide. If you want Famicom stuff for non-ripoff prices it's the place to go.
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Silentman0 posted:I wasn't dissing it, I'm just surprised that something so mundane was made into a game so cool. Okay, but I'm watching you for any anti-trainism. This reminds me that I wanted to post a bit about the Yamanote Line since it is a big part of the episode and I doubt that most of you are familiar with it. While you really didn't need to know more about it than it's a train line for the show I thought some of you might like to know a bit more. The Yamanote Line is the major commuter artery in Tokyo. It is a loop and in the first Go by Train game you could drive less half of it.  (Obviously not geographically accurate but it gives you an idea of how the stations are placed.) It is a pretty big line; it took me over half an hour to go from one side to the other (sadly the Chuo line in the picture wasn't an option for me). It is constantly packed; 3.5 million people ride it every day. If you want to drive the line I recommend getting Go By Train! Final (Densha de Go! Final) for the PS2 since it is my personal favorite of the regular series (I like the companion Train Simulator series better and the two series have essentially merged onto one track becoming Railfan on the PS3). It's got more options, more stations, and generally more to do. It's also easier since it isn't an arcade port like what Arino was playing. FWIW, I don't think the graphics looked a lot like the real stations even by PS1 standards. techknight posted:The greatest secret from the Retro Game Discussion thread: http://global.rakuten.com/en/category/toys_games/video_games/ FWIW I got a little bit better prices through Amazon.co.jp marketplace but Rakuten can generally beat them on shipping since to use the marketplace you have to use an intermediary service. OTOH the service I use, tenso.com, is currently offering up to 4000yen off on international shipping for things purchased from Rakuten. You ship the item(s) to your Japanese mailbox that Tenso maintains and then they handle shipping. The deal is supposed to be you pay 1000 yen for the shipping and then the next 4000 yen of shipping expenses are covered. Oh, and thanks a lot techknight. Now I won't be able to find anything good when I place my next order. 
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Beer_Suitcase posted:
I had the same problem. You can adjust the overscan in XBMC. Also if you use the zoom function you can zoom out a bit and fit the video better. Either way will work they are both in the video options when playing a video.
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Here's a Vita start screen I made based on the castle sprites that were posted here a little while ago. It's pretty simple/sparse/imperfect, but I think it gets the job done. I did include the throne & candleabras originally, but then you were peeling away all but the top of the throne, which looked weird. 
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Just watched the Go by Train episode and it has to be one of my all time favourites. I especially liked the bento box challenge.
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Mister Chief posted:Just watched the Go by Train episode and it has to be one of my all time favourites. I especially liked the bento box challenge. I know! Try finding something that tasty-looking within 100 yards of a Greyhound station.
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I put this together: (click for large)
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Haggleman in the window.  Was the original drawing the same size as the poster?
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zari-gani posted:I put this together: I actually thought the dragon and bird on the throne represented US and Japan. I thought that the bird was an eagle which represented the US and that the dragon represented Japan.
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zari-gani posted:I put this together: 
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When Arino pulled that model train out of his pocket, I had flashbacks to Money Train, of all things.
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Ahaha I didn't even see the Bird and Dragon the first time I saw that poster. That rules.
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I'd buy that poster.
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joek0 posted:I actually thought the dragon and bird on the throne represented US and Japan. I thought that the bird was an eagle which represented the US and that the dragon represented Japan. It works on many levels.
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Yea, if you got rid of the "Happy Birthday Arino-Kacho!" I'd legit buy it as a poster.
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zari-gani posted:
What was the episode where a fan got Arino to sign the Sakuma Asako cart that he had tracked down and purchased?
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Oh man that train episode was perfect. Loved every minute of it. The SA team is amazing. Thank you guys!
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