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I finally got a Micro SD card that the Turbo Everdrive can recognize. Toshiba 8GB is working fine. Now to mod the CGII for RGB...
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Heran Bago posted:I finally tried the NES Rainbow Islands and wow is it a bad port next to the Sega Master System version. The sound and graphics and physics are all just a bit worse. One version of SMS Rainbow Islands has a glitch that makes it impossible to reach World 8, I forget which. Get the Mega Drive version if you can, it has the extra loop with all the Taito-themed stages. As for games where the SMS port/version is better, the ones that spring to mind are Renegade (has all the extra content from the NES version but looks much nicer), Bubble Bobble (more arcade-accurate, includes a bunch of exclusive features including 100 extra levels) and Ultima 4 (fairly accurate port of the original game with some extra conveniences taken from the sequels).
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...oh, and while I'm here: the Atari Lynx would have been so, so much better if the resolution wasn't complete arse. Even just GB/GG resolution would have been enough.
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Feb 23, 2014 06:34
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But it's widescreen AND in color!
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Feb 23, 2014 06:40
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What do you guys think of Rescue: The Embassy Mission?
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Feb 23, 2014 06:42
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Larry Horseplay posted:I finally got a Micro SD card that the Turbo Everdrive can recognize. Toshiba 8GB is working fine. Now to mod the CGII for RGB... Not exactly Turbo Everdrive related, but based on a recent experience I'd like to hazard a theory that a lot of Everdrive SD card incompatibilities could be based in the card readers and/or adapters people are using. The SD card I was using in my Mega Everdrive was acting wonky as heck (not initializing on my PC, ED not recognizing it, etc) until I got ahold of a somewhat better card reader than the flimsy, cheap piece of crap adapters and reader I was using. A quick format with SD Formatter, recopying my files back over, and it looks like it's working well in the Mega ED's MicroSD slot. Then, too, using the MicroSD slot might make a more positive connection than using the larger slot (especially through an adapter). Food for thought, I guess.
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:...oh, and while I'm here: the Atari Lynx would have been so, so much better if the resolution wasn't complete arse. Even just GB/GG resolution would have been enough. And also if it didn't have awful battery life, and wasn't gigantic as hell.
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There's a King's Quest port on SMS that was designed from the ground up but more or less has the same puzzles as the original. Sometimes I wonder how things would have been without nintendo's anti competitive rules in the 80s. Master System was clearly superior but nobody could release games without pissing off Nintendo. Imagine if Castlevania or Mega Man had original titles on SMS. al-azad fucked around with this message at 07:15 on Feb 23, 2014 |
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Feb 23, 2014 06:58
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Cannot Find Server posted:And also if it didn't have awful battery life, and wasn't gigantic as hell. Well, yeah, that too. I was thinking from a developer perspective: what good is being able to scale a zillion sprites if you don't even have enough dots to draw them cleanly? Anyway, wasn't the Lynx deliberately manufactured at that size because of the customer perception that bigger = better?
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Feb 23, 2014 07:11
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Well, yeah, that too. I was thinking from a developer perspective: what good is being able to scale a zillion sprites if you don't even have enough dots to draw them cleanly? I always figured it was a case of them simply not being able to fit the Lynx hardware into a smaller system. It was a drat impressive handheld when it comes to graphics and whatnot considering when it came out. Also the screen wasn't great, but look at every other handheld before the GameBoy Color. The original BrickBoy screen is not really any better, and even the Game Gear screen suffered the same blurring issues despite coming out years and years later. And then there was the Nomad, a system I actually have but can't play because the screen makes me dizzy trying to play anything from how badly it blurs. I'm not sure that they could have done much/any better with the Lynx screen than they did at the time.
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Feb 23, 2014 07:26
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 Thanks thread! Can't wait to try it based on posts. My favorite casino game is Sierra's Hoyle. I'm sure it's nostalgia from playing it for hours on end on my dad's 386 he had "for work". So I'll see how this stacks up. I also got that 5 in 1 SCART cable yesterday. Hopefully it clears up my component issue.
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Keep in mind that the Atari Lynx had originally been designed under the assumption that games would be sold on cassette tapes or microcassette tapes, which is why it has the odd habit of loading anything it needed into RAM at start time (and then later explicit loads throughout gameplay) rather than directly addressing ROM throughout gameplay. References to accessing tape were even still in the official developer documents.Cannot Find Server posted:I always figured it was a case of them simply not being able to fit the Lynx hardware into a smaller system. It was a drat impressive handheld when it comes to graphics and whatnot considering when it came out. The things is all of those devices had a comfortably higher resolution screen, which really helped out for keeping things distinguishable. That said though, from what I remember the Nomad screens looked a lot better when new (even though they weren't great) and there's some components you can replace to improve the quality.
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Larry Horseplay posted:I finally got a Micro SD card that the Turbo Everdrive can recognize. Toshiba 8GB is working fine. Now to mod the CGII for RGB... My first Turbo Everdrive was a V1.1, and only supported up to 2GB, so I had to dig out a card small enough. On the batch I got for the groupbuy, they were all V1.3 (also slightly different board layout meaning lots of careful dremeling of the 3D shells I paid so dearly for) but the good news is I put in a 16GB and it worked so I imagine anything you'd have lying around is all good  Install Windows posted:Keep in mind that the Atari Lynx had originally been designed under the assumption that games would be sold on cassette tapes or microcassette tapes, which is why it has the odd habit of loading anything it needed into RAM at start time (and then later explicit loads throughout gameplay) rather than directly addressing ROM throughout gameplay. References to accessing tape were even still in the official developer documents. If poo poo ran on microcassettes that would have just been TOO embarrassing for even Atari. 160 sweet sweet vertical pixels and your data disappearing from tapes 
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Feb 23, 2014 10:33
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Just because I know there's people here who would probably be interested but probably don't even know the thread exists, here's an Amiga megapost I made over in the retro computer thread! Between this and the X68K I've been neglecting my consoles quite a bit, but I just got a Genesis RGB Scart cable for my CDX in the mail and holy poo poo I can't go back to composite on that system 
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Feb 23, 2014 13:14
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RodShaft posted:
Definitely post your thoughts. I loved that game and I don't even really like casino games that much.
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al-azad posted:Sometimes I wonder how things would have been without nintendo's anti competitive rules in the 80s. Master System was clearly superior but nobody could release games without pissing off Nintendo. Imagine if Castlevania or Mega Man had original titles on SMS. Look the the PS2 era for your answer. The weaker console had the overwhelming audience and thus drew the software development while some ports were available.
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RodShaft posted:
I am amazed that you managed to find a copy of Vegas Stakes in such lovely condition considering how many sealed ones there are still out there.
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Feb 23, 2014 16:32
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Katana Gomai posted:I am amazed that you managed to find a copy of Vegas Stakes in such lovely condition considering how many sealed ones there are still out there. But poo poo, it was 99¢
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RodShaft posted:But poo poo, it was 99¢ Macklemore account spotted. Last night I popped Super Dodgeball into my NES for the first time in over a decade. I hadn't played it on a good while because I'd reached a point where I could easily beat it no matter what, and I never got a new copy after selling off my original NES stuff sometime in the mid 90s (and then proceeded to start buying back less than a year later  ). Imagine my surprise when the credits started rolling after the USSR match. Apparently you need to beat every single team without ever losing a player to face the shadow team. Like, I hadn't even realized that your evil dopplegangers were a bonus/hidden final boss because this is the first time I've ever finished the game having lost a player. Amazing that you can still sometimes learn new stuff about old games.I've always rolled with Sam, Randy and Bill because I like their supers. Defensive stats haven't mattered so much since I can catch the ball 95% of the time.
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So, yea, I just bought a lot of 3 genesis games on ebay, just to get one game. It was actually a good deal, and would have been more so if I didn't own the other two games in the lot. For the curious, Exile, Kid Chameleon and Jewel master for 15 bucks shipped.
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So. With SCART cables my ps2 works with my transcoder. My snes does not leading me to believe my tv's don't support 240p over component. However my game cube sends a 720x480 signal, but the screen is just black... if I swap to composite it's in the middle of stuff... any ideas?(I'm dumb) Also I realize I'm never going to be able to play my SNES/Genesis on this setup so I have to upgrade. Is there a decent line doubler or decent SCART-vga or SCART-hdmi that exists that is affordable? I can't really drop $400 on something like that. RodShaft fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Feb 23, 2014 |
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Feb 23, 2014 18:07
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Ambitious Spider posted:So, yea, I just bought a lot of 3 genesis games on ebay, just to get one game. It was actually a good deal, and would have been more so if I didn't own the other two games in the lot. For the curious, Exile, Kid Chameleon and Jewel master for 15 bucks shipped. I remember liking Exile a lot, but I've never been able to get into Kid Chameleon. I feel like it should given the variety of abilities and the quantity of stages yet somehow it never connected.
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Random Stranger posted:I remember liking Exile a lot, but I've never been able to get into Kid Chameleon. I feel like it should given the variety of abilities and the quantity of stages yet somehow it never connected. Exile is what I bought the lot for. I like Kid Chameleon in theory, but I've never had the endurance to finish the drat thing.I own jewel master, and I've played it, but I've got no real recollection of it. guess it didn't leave much of an impression.
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RodShaft posted:So. With SCART cables my ps2 works with my transcoder. My snes does not leading me to believe my tv's don't support 240p over component. However my game cube sends a 720x480 signal, but the screen is just black... if I swap to composite it's in the middle of stuff... any ideas? A used DVDO Edge is a good compromise. Make sure to not get the "Green" variant.
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juliuspringle posted:What do you guys think of Rescue: The Embassy Mission? I loved that game as a kid. I found it at a store for like $3 at the time and had never heard of it but that label art completely sold me on it. Luckily, my parents were easy to convince on spending $3 on something like that. When I first put it in, I was so confused and didn't understand what I was supposed to do. I had never played a game with stealth stuff in it before, so I died like crazy when I tried to run through the spotlights without realizing how it worked. Once I figured it out though, it was a blast. Switching to the snipers in the windows was surprising and the "genre shifts" was nuts to me. Then the kinda FPS part once you kick in the window?! SOLD. I haven't played it in years though, so I have no idea how well it's held up. I might have to dig that one out and give it a shot. I still think I have my original copy. Hopefully I find it in my boxes once I finally finish unpacking everything.
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juliuspringle posted:What do you guys think of Rescue: The Embassy Mission? It has kind of a cinematic feel to it, with the different gameplay modes for each objective, and little touches like the music changing in intensity when you move into and out of cover. Stealth games always make me nervous and impatient, and I don't enjoy them, but even so I thought Rescue was pretty neat.
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I'm wandering around the game store/arcade waiting for it to be my turn in spada or DDR 2013 again and notice something in the corner of the game rack  I'm so tempted to ask what it all costs...
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Bing the Noize posted:I'm wandering around the game store/arcade waiting for it to be my turn in spada or DDR 2013 again and notice something in the corner of the game rack We talkin' the giant Lego man or the set of SMS 3D glasses? About a year ago I couldn't find a pair for under $80 but there are a bunch for less than that on Amazon right now. Expect some damage if you get a set for less than $50. Mine cost about $50 and the lenses were pristine because the protective film on them had never been taken off, but there's a crack in the middle that I had to shore up with a bit of super glue. It's a pretty common defect. Personally I think it happens because the glasses are a little narrow for the average human head. Or maybe my head is too drat big. 
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Bing the Noize posted:I'm wandering around the game store/arcade waiting for it to be my turn in spada or DDR 2013 again and notice something in the corner of the game rack So, how much is it? SMS controllers are worth getting unless they're charging an arm and a leg.
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After making up my mind that I was done with retro poo poo I bought 6 NES games at a swap meet today to go with the modest stack I already had and then a new (to me) NES with a replaced pin connector and I just cleaned everything and oh no I have 15 games already how did I get here  SMB1, SMB3, TMNT2, TMNT3 and RBI Baseball will make the pain go away,  . Also excited to get this NES hooked up, that Retro Duo just wasn't cutting it.Also I get to try Ninja Gaiden 2 for the first time  .
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Bing the Noize posted:I'm wandering around the game store/arcade waiting for it to be my turn in spada or DDR 2013 again and notice something in the corner of the game rack All gaming material aside... I want that lego man.
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Wolf3D Megadrive update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPeDNi8ZkoM Latest build here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/9zgtyx495y2acxg/wolf3ddemo_b6.3.rar
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You guys spotted the 3D glasses and the SMS controller but y'all didn't see the Missile Defense 3D. I'll ask how much it is when I go back tomorrow... It's not really retro but it's relevant enough since it's part of music game history (the Fluxes themselves)... I got two new pads, brand new in the box, as in never before used ever, for an unbelievably low price  If I sent this pic to myself 10 years ago, past me would poo poo my pants on the spot The only step from here is to get my own machine 
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^^^ Looking to get a set of these to hang on my gaming room wall.  flyboi posted:Welcome to 2014 This is hot as hell. I'm considering grabbing one just for this, but can't seem to find any. Can anyone suggest some models to search for? H1KE fucked around with this message at 09:23 on Feb 24, 2014 |
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I adored Kid Chameleon as a kid. I was always sad it didn't become a franchise and get some sequels that would inevitably have been not as good. Oh well, I know what I'll be digging out of my megadrive crate when I get home from work now! Ambitious Spider posted:So, yea, I just bought a lot of 3 genesis games on ebay, just to get one game. It was actually a good deal, and would have been more so if I didn't own the other two games in the lot. For the curious, Exile, Kid Chameleon and Jewel master for 15 bucks shipped.
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Bing the Noize posted:It's not really retro but it's relevant enough since it's part of music game history (the Fluxes themselves)... I got two new pads, brand new in the box, as in never before used ever, for an unbelievably low price Even though retro definitely extends back to the 80's with me, I still feel content calling dance game stuff retro if just because of how long ago it feels like it's been since I first saw that sort of thing, and in a different place in my life. Dance games were usually the bag of my friends, though, but these days I kind of feel like grabbing a pad and giving one of the games a whirl for old time's sake, assuming it's still possible to find a pad that's a step above 'terrible' and isn't absurdly expensive or has been mashed flat these days. And also assuming I don't snap my ankles trying. 
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hahaha this is going to be incredible. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/rogen-to-make-console-wars-film-30036580.html Not giving a description; you must click the link.
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Bing the Noize posted:
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:As for games where the SMS port/version is better, the ones that spring to mind are Renegade (has all the extra content from the NES version but looks much nicer), Bubble Bobble (more arcade-accurate, includes a bunch of exclusive features including 100 extra levels) and Ultima 4 (fairly accurate port of the original game with some extra conveniences taken from the sequels). Just when I thought the SMS couldn't get any cooler, I get pulled out of my apparent dark rear end cave and learn Bubble Bobble AND Ultima are both on it holy poo poo! I've got both of these on NES so I look forward to getting home at some point and comparing the two side by side with the help of my Everdrive. I am a huge Bubble Bobble/Ultima fanboy so this has me legit excited. I've been in the mood to play something Ultima/Phantasy Star-ish and since I haven't came close to beating Ultima IV yet I'm more than ready to dive in. Good times! edit: juliuspringle posted:What do you guys think of Rescue: The Embassy Mission? We got this game for free from our neighbors growing up (along with 15+ others) when their NES died when I was growing up. That event was also considered gently caress YEAH FREE GAME TIME when we were kids and it was insanely cool, so cool I can't even put it into words. Rescue is pretty drat cool if you ask me. It really plays more like an SNES game than a NES game, or even maybe an early computer game. As simple as it is, it can also be complicated and pretty strategic. Once you learn how to properly repel (I'm looking at you MotherFucker Mike who poo poo on it because you couldn't figure it out) it's 100x easier and more enjoyable. It's got some of the most fun sniping out of any game I have ever played. For example:  You see shadowy figures stepping in front of windows and such...then you blow their rear end away! Ambitious Spider posted:So, yea, I just bought a lot of 3 genesis games on ebay, just to get one game. It was actually a good deal, and would have been more so if I didn't own the other two games in the lot. For the curious, Exile, Kid Chameleon and Jewel master for 15 bucks shipped. Jewel Master has arguably some of the best cover art of any Genesis game too so excellent choice.  edit: Bing the Noize posted:I'm wandering around the game store/arcade waiting for it to be my turn in spada or DDR 2013 again and notice something in the corner of the game rack Oh dude...The SMS 3d glasses are something I had wanted for years and years, and when I finally got them (you got the empty box haha) I have absolutely zero regrets. Much to my surprise they fit my adult head perfectly too. edit2: PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Wolf3D Megadrive update: Son of a bitch dude take away some more of my free time why don't ya. How can I not play this tonight now seriously. Tyson Tomko fucked around with this message at 16:50 on Feb 24, 2014 |
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Tyson Tomko posted:Jewel Master has arguably some of the best cover art of any Genesis game too so excellent choice. I can literally think of 200 Genesis games with better cover art. This is terrible.
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