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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:A Silicon Graphics enthusiast got his hands on a bunch of old SGI workstations from Acclaim/Iguana Entertainment and has been slowly poring over them - he's still on one machine, as far as I know, but he's already unearthed lots of stuff including several pitch documents for various South Park games, their old motion capture software and most notably, the complete source code to the original Turok N64 game: Here's an update from this dude: he pored over several more and founds lots of mocap/animation/CGI programs and assets as well as the source code for another game, NBA Jam Extreme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRqCU44XL24 He said he won't be releasing the contents of any of these drives online (he's a lawyer and doesn't think it's worth the risk) but he does seem to be listening to people about archiving it somehow and even if he doesn't, he'll be selling them on ebay so hopefully someone will buy them and properly archive these things themselves.
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Erluk posted:http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mega-Man-An...9oAAOSwYmZXKkM1 There are at least three sellers doing this now. I actually bought a lot of parts/repair NES stuff from one called Striker or Strikeforce or something and can report the transaction as unremarkable. Hmmm, maybe I could drum up sales by flashing a little dick neck.
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RodShaft posted:None of theirs seems to match this design. Not saying you're wrong. I'm just gonna caulk it up to some crazy company making a few things and folding before the internet was big enough to remember them. Maybe I'll send it to one of the Dreamcast YouTube channels. What lead me to believe this is that I found this box on a wiki and the wheel looks very similar, in a different color. 
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Elliotw2 posted:What lead me to believe this is that I found this box on a wiki and the wheel looks very similar, in a different color. That is identical except the screen print and the color. Good find. My google fu must be off today.
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Feb 8, 2017 01:40
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Code Jockey posted:So speaking of amazing games, come to find out a friend of mine is now playing Symphony of the Night for the first time. I envy him, I wish I could be experiencing that for the first time again, what an amazing game. How lucky he is to finally know what a man is. I remember the first time I played SotN, I worked out how to get the real ending pretty easily. It helped that they didn't really bury it, of course. If you explore thoroughly then you'll find the rings and even if you don't look at item descriptions then it's obvious that there's something at the clock.
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Speaking of Dreamcast, Beharius has a new VGA box out, the Akura. Outputs to HDMI at 480p.
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d0s posted:oh good I have always wanted "MEGA VIBRATION WHEEL" Too Bad! There's none on eBay, and I'm keeping mine!
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Erluk posted:http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mega-Man-An...9oAAOSwYmZXKkM1 Quiet Feet posted:There are at least three sellers doing this now. I actually bought a lot of parts/repair NES stuff from one called Striker or Strikeforce or something and can report the transaction as unremarkable. I can't remember but was it in this thread that someone posted eBay listings of retro games that had a woman holding the product just under her cleavage?
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Wamdoodle posted:I can't remember but was it in this thread that someone posted eBay listings of retro games that had a woman holding the product just under her cleavage? Ah, I just saw this listing last night and eBay asked if I was still interested today! And the seller is strykeforce. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-64-N64-Goldeneye-007-James-Bond-Video-Game-Cartridge-/262812360194 Not that it isn't the first time I've seen a listing like this over the years.
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mariooncrack posted:I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for shooters for SNES. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZBEsBANEhU
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My estranged grandfather passed away a couple weeks before Christmas and my uncle found these while going through his belongings. It's all in great shape with most of the pamphlets. I have no idea why he had them, but I'll take good care of them.  
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Nice. Sports pads are surprisingly not common. Get Astro Warrior and play it with it, it's good times.
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mariooncrack posted:I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for shooters for SNES. Every single game everyone has suggested so far is really good so check them all out. I would also however take a look at Super Nova (this is Darius Force in Japan) and BioMetal. BioMetal is an Athena shmup and most of their SNES stuff sucks (don't bother with Strike Gunner S.T.G., another one I'd avoid at all costs is Spriggan Powered, made by Micronics who also made The Curse on the Genesis which many will say is the absolute worst most horrible shmup on that system) but these guys did Daioh so they absolutely know what's up. This one has the same name all over the world but the western release features a soundtrack of 2Unlimited tracks instead of the original, which is kind of dumb since BioMetal already had a pretty badass shmup soundtrack. Every track has a great beat, at the same time I can see why they thought 2Unlimited was a good western analogue to it and it's not particularly awful, just, definitely music you were already sick of hearing everywhere even when the game was new.. With Super Nova they realized making the Silver Hawk bigger and bigger with each successive game was dumb. Another one I like that I don't think I saw mentioned is Super E.D.F.: Earth Defense Force, possibly Jaleco's best shmup? They pumped out so many mediocre ones in a short period. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjTATa8JKIQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQB2StMeFsA Neo Rasa fucked around with this message at 03:50 on Feb 8, 2017 |
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Tape a genesis to the top of your snes and player trouble shooter instead.
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then tape a wii on top and play gradius and contra rebirth
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A Yolo Wizard posted:Tape a genesis to the top of your snes and player trouble shooter instead. This and its sequel are two of my favorite shooters ever, the presentation is just too good.
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Finally managed to order a mini NES from bestbuy today. Jesus that took much too long. My wife has been bugging me about it since she first read about it.
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azurite posted:My estranged grandfather passed away a couple weeks before Christmas and my uncle found these while going through his belongings. It's all in great shape with most of the pamphlets. I have no idea why he had them, but I'll take good care of them. Ghostbusters is fun. It's a bit like the NES version but a lot less soul-crushing.
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shyduck posted:First, sorry for you loss. Does it still have the amazing ending title card?
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Neo Rasa posted:Every single game everyone has suggested so far is really good so check them all out. I would also however take a look at Super Nova (this is Darius Force in Japan) and BioMetal. BioMetal is an Athena shmup and most of their SNES stuff sucks (don't bother with Strike Gunner S.T.G., another one I'd avoid at all costs is Spriggan Powered, made by Micronics who also made The Curse on the Genesis which many will say is the absolute worst most horrible shmup on that system) but these guys did Daioh so they absolutely know what's up. This one has the same name all over the world but the western release features a soundtrack of 2Unlimited tracks instead of the original, which is kind of dumb since BioMetal already had a pretty badass shmup soundtrack. Every track has a great beat, at the same time I can see why they thought 2Unlimited was a good western analogue to it and it's not particularly awful, just, definitely music you were already sick of hearing everywhere even when the game was new.. With Super Nova they realized making the Silver Hawk bigger and bigger with each successive game was dumb. Biometal's a game genre enthusiasts buzz about but I've never really been that into it - I'm glad there's an aggressive hori on SNES that doesn't immediately poo poo the bed like all the others but it still flickers like crazy and your option shield doohickey lasts way too long for risk-reward to really come into play. (The US version's cheaper but it worth paying the extra $400 or whatever to rid yourself of that goddamn Space Jam music.) Most of Jaleco's output was outsourced, particularly when it came to shmups; the rule of thumb is "cute and easy games = Jaleco, hardcore games = NMK" but EDF was a Jaleco-made game though and through. I don't think it's as interesting as the games NMK were making by the end and I don't rate the SNES port (the music's not as good and that's all it'll take to turn me off) but it's a decent enough game.
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Neo Rasa posted:The coolest thing about that neck snap is that there's a mission where you're specifically told not to kill anyone because they're cops on your side technically and you have to sneak out of a shopping mall................but you can still use the neck snap on everyone and it doesn't count as killing them. I just did that mission. Clearly Jack Wade was stopping to administer a quick chiropractic maneuver to help those nice ACN officers  .Also I have words I'd like to share with whoever designed the timed section, driving between six locations to disarm bomb triggers. Possibly a large stick as well.
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speaking of NMK, got this cart weeks ago but totally forgot to post about it, which is required when you get some big tymer neo geo poo poo
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Code Jockey posted:nooooo  man that takes me back 20 years
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Did anyone ever get those Sega CD patches to work? I tried like 5 different versions of Popful Mail and Lunar Eternal Blue, including the "DarkWater" version and the one from the previously mentioned tropical website, but xdelta gives me the "xdelta3: not a VCDIFF input: XD3_INVALID_INPUT" error message every time. Here's the process I'm using to install the patch, let me know if I've missed something: 1: Copy bchunk.exe to the same directory as the Sega CD bin/cue files, run via command line using -w to convert it to an .iso file and 3x .wav files without changing the filenames (The DW release comes in .ecm format, so you have to run unecm.exe to convert it to .bin first) 2: Run xdelta, enter in the Unworkingdesigns patch, the created .iso file, and set the output filename to Popfulmailunworked.iso 3: Get "xdelta3: not a VCDIFF input: XD3_INVALID_INPUT" Also since the MD5 check is useless as the patch notes are from an earlier version, how do I know if I even have the right image to patch?
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Monitor Burn posted:Did anyone ever get those Sega CD patches to work? I tried like 5 different versions of Popful Mail and Lunar Eternal Blue, including the "DarkWater" version and the one from the previously mentioned tropical website, but xdelta gives me the "xdelta3: not a VCDIFF input: XD3_INVALID_INPUT" error message every time. I haven't tried them, but that error message sounds like a problem with the patch input rather than the game data. Can you check that the patch file is not corrupted?
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d0s posted:speaking of NMK, got this cart weeks ago but totally forgot to post about it, which is required when you get some big tymer neo geo poo poo I have no clue what the VFD (?) numbers on that connector slot between your MVS and JAMMA harness mean, but they somehow please me nonetheless.
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Kthulhu5000 posted:I have no clue what the VFD (?) numbers on that connector slot between your MVS and JAMMA harness mean, but they somehow please me nonetheless. They're voltage displays, JAMMA boards need +5V and +12V (and sometimes -5V in addition to those) to run properly. The +5V is the important one that runs most of the critical components and different boards draw more or less power so arcade PSUs have a potentiometer to adjust the +5V line so whatever board is getting exactly 5 volts. The display is just to make sure the power is set right without using a multimeter, it's an adapter that goes between the harness connector and the board. It's actually redundant in my setup because the RECO rapid fire PCB I'm using has a +5V display too, but that PCB is also oddly shaped with the connectors at a 90 degree angle from each other (which is why you see the harness coming up from the top), and I'm just using the voltmeter adapter as an extension to make it easier to plug boards in. e: pic from a different angle: 
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d0s posted:They're voltage displays, JAMMA boards need +5V and +12V (and sometimes -5V in addition to those) to run properly. The +5V is the important one that runs most of the critical components and different boards draw more or less power so arcade PSUs have a potentiometer to adjust the +5V line so whatever board is getting exactly 5 volts. The display is just to make sure the power is set right without using a multimeter, it's an adapter that goes between the harness connector and the board. It's actually redundant in my setup because the RECO rapid fire PCB I'm using has a +5V display too, but that PCB is also oddly shaped with the connectors at a 90 degree angle from each other (which is why you see the harness coming up from the top), and I'm just using the voltmeter adapter as an extension to make it easier to plug boards in. You know it's kinda funny how much better good photography can make everything. I've said it before, but I'm absolutely gutted I can't share the picture quality I get from my PVM with my cellphone (or in fact even my entry level SLR). You took a picture of a jamma board and some cables and it's glorious.
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Monitor Burn posted:Did anyone ever get those Sega CD patches to work? I tried like 5 different versions of Popful Mail and Lunar Eternal Blue, including the "DarkWater" version and the one from the previously mentioned tropical website, but xdelta gives me the "xdelta3: not a VCDIFF input: XD3_INVALID_INPUT" error message every time. Redownload the patch, the very first version only worked with an ancient version of xdelta. You'll know you have the correct version if the zip files include bchunk, xdelta3, and a pair of bat files to automate patching. Karasu Tengu fucked around with this message at 13:28 on Feb 8, 2017 |
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d0s posted:At what age does finding somebody's video games go from "oh, here are his video games" to "I wonder why he had this" I think it's less the age of the person and more the era they grew up in. For 80's kids and later, when their grandchildren find their NES in 2090, it will be probably pretty normal. MESSAGE FOR MY FUTURE GRANDCHILDREN: Don't touch my NES. Bury me with it.
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d0s posted:speaking of NMK, got this cart weeks ago but totally forgot to post about it, which is required when you get some big tymer neo geo poo poo Hey buddy. Found this dirty rear end Pulstar in Japan surprisingly. Wasn't cheap but was way way cheaper than they have been going for. 
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MarcusSA posted:Finally managed to order a mini NES from bestbuy today. Jesus that took much too long. On the plus side there is a really quick and easy way to add all the missing NES games to it through the microUSB cable.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:I think it's less the age of the person and more the era they grew up in. For 80's kids and later, when their grandchildren find their NES in 2090, it will be probably pretty normal. https://www.burymewithmymoney.com but pretend he says NES instead.
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BexGu posted:On the plus side there is a really quick and easy way to add all the missing NES games to it through the microUSB cable. Do you have a link for this?
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Yeah, Nail Rat has done this about twice now in the Nintendo Classic Mini thread and didn't have any problems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9aCrSRzJAc I was looking up this guy to work on some RetroPie stuff and ended up noticing his walk-through. Did a good job on breaking it down on to do the process to transfer stuff to the Classic Mini. Also amazed at some of the free tools people end up making that make stuff like this easy as possible. I would suggest cutting it down to the top 50 or so since the menus get a little weird with the full 700 games set.
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d0s posted:At what age does finding somebody's video games go from "oh, here are his video games" to "I wonder why he had this" Not so much his age, we just never pegged him as a video game guy. The stuff looks barely used at all, so maybe he gave it a go and never went back to it.
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azurite posted:Not so much his age, we just never pegged him as a video game guy. The stuff looks barely used at all, so maybe he gave it a go and never went back to it. Did he have a nice TV/audio setup back in the 80s/90s? A lot of people with money to burn on stuff like that would also buy a video game console of some sort just because they were also some nice electronics to have, even if they never really played the games. This was especially a thing to do with the earliest console generation, but was still a thing into the early 90s.
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