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You're a week late on April 1st. The new lens arrived for my Game Boy, and I picked up Dragon Warrior 1 & 2 at the retro game store for $16.95+tax. That seems like a good price, even for a used copy. 
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Kazvall posted:Yeah, Heretic never got a console port. Hexen is apparently coop, which is cool. Starflight looks baller as gently caress, but I'm also a huge elite fan, so we'll see. I need to pick up Wonderboy 2 before I go and play 3. Starflight is more like the predecessor to Star Control. It's far more advanced, almost simulation-like whereas StarCon 2 stripped a lot of the customization and RPG elements away. StarCon2 is awesome and Starflight is awesome. You have to deal with the unoptimal Genesis controls but you get a fast playing, graphical update of an older game. Starflight is the full blown Star Trek game I always wanted to play. You get to build your crew, explore planets, fight or talk down aliens, harvest resources, it's better than all the Star Trek games that tried to be more than a ship combat game.
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Apr 8, 2015 22:24
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Neo Rasa posted:Hagane: Final Conflict was absolutely not a Blockbuster/rental exclusive. I saw it for sale in Toys 'R Us when it was new as well as in Service Merchandise. This was in like Middletown NJ too so it's not like it was some mysterious Hudson leak across southern California or something. Daikatana64 started as a blockbuster exclusive under a limited time agreement, then had a retail release. They did this with Beast Wars and it has 2 different boxes. cosmicjim fucked around with this message at 22:34 on Apr 8, 2015 |
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Apr 8, 2015 22:31
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Grapeshot posted:Unrelated question for the In my defense I would like to get a Jaguar so I can play it. $150 (the current going price on eBay) is a bit steep to pay for a console just so I can play one game, though.  Also reposting this because I think it got lost in the shuffle: Random Stranger posted:Get a Super Famicom version. Significantly cheaper (about $5) and just as playable. The Japanese title is Kirby Bowl, FWIW. Xenomrph posted:I was considering that, but I was afraid all the menus and stuff would be in Japanese and I'd have no idea what was what.
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Apr 8, 2015 22:50
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You could just check YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7rWl3Qe66E
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Apr 8, 2015 23:03
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Xenomrph posted:Aliens vs Predator for the Jaguar, because it's Aliens vs Predator and I'm Xenomrph (I also have a copy of 'Aliens' on Laserdisc and do not have a laserdisc player). When did they jump to $150? I bought one a few months ago for like $40.
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Apr 8, 2015 23:07
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al-azad posted:Starflight is more like the predecessor to Star Control. It's far more advanced, almost simulation-like whereas StarCon 2 stripped a lot of the customization and RPG elements away. StarCon2 is awesome and Starflight is awesome. You have to deal with the unoptimal Genesis controls but you get a fast playing, graphical update of an older game. I like any sort of retro game from the 8 or 16 bit era that has hours of engrossing game play with no real ending. Shadowrun is a pretty good example of this.
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Apr 8, 2015 23:15
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Kazvall posted:I like any sort of retro game from the 8 or 16 bit era that has hours of engrossing game play with no real ending. Shadowrun is a pretty good example of this. There's definitely an ending and once triggered there's a Fallout style time limit. Really, Star Control 2 was practically a Starflight fan game it borrows so much. The limit is pretty generous and unlike StarCon the game gives you a laundry list of tasks for some direction. It's open ended but also very direct. And if you like Elite there's actually a decent EU only port for the NES.
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Apr 8, 2015 23:18
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al-azad posted:Starflight is more like the predecessor to Star Control. It's far more advanced, almost simulation-like whereas StarCon 2 stripped a lot of the customization and RPG elements away. StarCon2 is awesome and Starflight is awesome. You have to deal with the unoptimal Genesis controls but you get a fast playing, graphical update of an older game. Starflight is one of the best games on the Genesis. It and Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday were my introduction to more complex gaming. P.S. get Buck Rogers for the Genesis as well, it owns and does not get the love it deserves.
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Xenomrph posted:Also reposting this because I think it got lost in the shuffle: The only things in Japanese for Kirby's Dream Course/Kirby Bowl are the menus and really they aren't hard to navigate.
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Apr 9, 2015 00:01
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I don't understand how the hell can the second quest of Zelda 1 be such a pain in the rear end to complete compared to every other Zelda. I've beaten all the other console zeldas except the NES ones but the second quest for Zelda 1 is just murder. I am stuck at the part getting the raft because the last 3 rooms require bombs which i keep needing to farm and a fuckton of Darknuts. And if you die on any of the rooms they reset instead of staying clear.
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Apr 9, 2015 00:09
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The Taint Reaper posted:I don't understand how the hell can the second quest of Zelda 1 be such a pain in the rear end to complete compared to every other Zelda. Edit: derp, I get it now, never mind. I got my first NES a few months back, I should probably finally play it instead of its ripoffs (Golden Axe Warrior, Neutopia) falz fucked around with this message at 00:30 on Apr 9, 2015 |
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Apr 9, 2015 00:27
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falz posted:I'm confused. What's Non-NES Zelda 1?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBGF-jl-KVc
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Apr 9, 2015 00:28
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Cubey posted:Starflight is one of the best games on the Genesis. It and Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday were my introduction to more complex gaming. Buck Rogers is worth it for the combat music alone.
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Apr 9, 2015 00:31
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I picked up Crimson Skies and 007 Nightfire for 13 bucks today at a retro store. I passed on Dark Alliance 2 for 25 bucks and Sith Lords for 30 and found them cheaper on Amazon.
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Apr 9, 2015 00:38
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falz posted:I'm confused. What's Non-NES Zelda 1? You get the second quest if you enter your name as Zelda or you beat the first quest. The second quest is the ONE TRUE ENDING to Zelda 1 which is really no different than the first ending because she just says THANKS FOR PLAYING or whatever because she can't reccomend a harder difficulty. But yeah it's much harder I didn't even have this much trouble beating Link's Awakening with zero deaths.
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Apr 9, 2015 00:39
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The Taint Reaper posted:I don't understand how the hell can the second quest of Zelda 1 be such a pain in the rear end to complete compared to every other Zelda. I'll be the rear end in a top hat that says that the original Legend of Zelda isn't so much fun to play now that the formula it essentially created (and all respect for that) has been so well-refined. I actually recently crossed Neutopia off my to-do list, and while it's a pretty drat obvious Zelda ripoff, it did sand off a lot of the frustrating rough edges. None of that Blue Candle "one use per screen" nonsense or having to grid-map every drat wall in the game with precious bombs.
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Apr 9, 2015 00:41
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Grapeshot posted:You could try the industrial strength Velcro strips but the adhesive on those doesn't always last if it gets hot, and it'll leave an ugly residue behind if you pull the strips off completely. Doom for the 32X because it was a penny and I think it would be cool to own every console port of Doom since it's my favorite game and all the console ports prior to the PSX are comically bad.
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Apr 9, 2015 01:52
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Pastry of the Year posted:I'll be the rear end in a top hat that says that the original Legend of Zelda isn't so much fun to play now that the formula it essentially created (and all respect for that) has been so well-refined. It was completely revolutionary for a console game in 1986, but the first Zelda is really rough. I think the fact that it's still relatively playable is a testament to the skill of all of the developers at Nintendo.
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Apr 9, 2015 01:59
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Random Stranger posted:It was completely revolutionary for a console game in 1986, but the first Zelda is really rough. I think the fact that it's still relatively playable is a testament to the skill of all of the developers at Nintendo. Right! It's still a joy to look at and listen to, the maps are gorgeous and easily internalized, and the controls are super-tight. I just wouldn't touch it again without a guide. Similarly, I hear that Finnish overhaul of Simon's Quest actually hatches the game into something more closely resembling the ambition of its makers, but I haven't played it.
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Pages and pages ago, I know. But no one commented on the real prize in this lot.... Mr. Kitty Cat!  I like your cat and you should post him in the feline thread in YOSPOS, if you haven't already (I've only read up to summer of last year).On topic - is the Zelda 1 second quest also on the FDS version? Did Japan get a cartridge release of it?
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Ofecks posted:On topic - is the Zelda 1 second quest also on the FDS version? Did Japan get a cartridge release of it? I believe the second quest was there right from the start with the FDS version. As for a Japanese cart version, one did come out. It was the very last Famicom game Nintendo released, coming out on the same day with Wario's Woods in 1993. However, it's not especially rare. It also comes in a cool, dark green cart. (I love the rainbow of Famicom carts which is why I used it as the cover for the Gamecenter CX book.) Pastry of the Year posted:Similarly, I hear that Finnish overhaul of Simon's Quest actually hatches the game into something more closely resembling the ambition of its makers, but I haven't played it. I think Simon's Quest isn't half bad. There's a couple of rough patches caused by the weird lack of hints and it was over twenty years before I knew Dracula had a second form in that game, but I find it pretty enjoyable. Especially compared to Zelda 2.
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I don't know how any Japanese person played Simon's Quest on FDS. It's like a full minute between screens. It's Commodore 64 levels of bad but at least you usually had to wait only after the start screen with C64 games.
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Apr 9, 2015 02:52
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zelda 1 is amazing. i hate you dumb people. (i dont really hate you dumb people). Why are tablet games not as good as nes games?
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Apr 9, 2015 02:56
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cosmicjim posted:zelda 1 is amazing. i hate you dumb people. (i dont really hate you dumb people). Have you even played the second quest in Zelda 1?
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Apr 9, 2015 03:00
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cosmicjim posted:Why are tablet games not as good as nes games? Controls are worse unless you design a game specifically for them, and are then generally slower than a controller and less precise. Most things developed for tablets are by inexperienced studios or studios that don't really give a poo poo and put out a minimal effort product.
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Apr 9, 2015 03:08
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Ironically tablets and the NES share one major thing in common: developers with no working knowledge of the system poo poo out half baked platformers for some reason. But there are good tablet games buried under the garbage and of course they all take their strengths from the platform. Steven Universe is a fun RPG-lite throwback to the Paper Mario style. Spiderweb Software has some very well done ports. All of the Fighting Fantasy/Steve Jackson updates are amazing, I thought I'd never rekindle my love of game books. FTL plays great, King of Dragon Pass' tablet version is better than the original PC version, Monument Valley is short but sweet, Autumn Dynasty, Out There (which just got a Steam update), and some Emily Short text adventures which are always good.
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al-azad posted:Ironically tablets and the NES share one major thing in common: developers with no working knowledge of the system poo poo out half baked platformers for some reason. To be honest, half-baked platformers remained a step up from the Atari 2600 shovelware paradigm of "slap an obscure label/license on a half assed space shooter sort of thing".
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Apr 9, 2015 03:41
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Hey now Pepsi Invaders is timeless.
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Post to fix the thread. I got Echo Night Beyond recently. It's an interesting little game, and very tense.
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So I spent money(not a large sum of money) to get Dino City only to find out that I have the Super Famicom version already and it's just called Dino Wars but I can't read Japanese so I didn't know it was called Dino Wars. Not only that the box art is really cutsey and is really not fitting for a game with the word "Wars" in it's name. Also there was a made for TV movie that the game was based on and I remember seeing it, but I always thought it was some weird fever dream that I had about Whoopie Goldberg and Dinosaurs.
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Discount Viscount posted:Hey now Pepsi Invaders is timeless. Welp. I guess I finally found the point where mine and the GF's collections converge. Good thing it's nice and
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Pastry of the Year posted:Similarly, I hear that Finnish overhaul of Simon's Quest actually hatches the game into something more closely resembling the ambition of its makers, but I haven't played it. So are you saying that the original felt... un-Finnished? 
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Apr 9, 2015 04:46
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SoCal Retro Goons, SC3 just announced their next event for May 9th at Arcade 2084 in Anaheim. http://www.sc3videogames.com/
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Apr 9, 2015 06:46
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I didn't know SC3 was a thing. I guess now I might have something to be excited about wrt moving to SoCal...
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Apr 9, 2015 06:50
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mikeycp posted:I didn't know SC3 was a thing. I guess now I might have something to be excited about wrt moving to SoCal... Don't get too excited, I might show up.
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8-bit Miniboss posted:SoCal Retro Goons, SC3 just announced their next event for May 9th at Arcade 2084 in Anaheim. Oh poo poo! Shame it's so far away from LA but I just might attend.
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Squeegy posted:Oh poo poo! Shame it's so far away from LA but I just might attend. You should check in on the site every once in a while. They've done events in LA area. They do that along with San Diego and Inland Empire in the past.
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Apr 9, 2015 09:58
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There's TooManyGamesCon in Oaks, PA, which is usually in late spring/early summer.
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