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Luigi Thirty posted:Someone over at Sega-16 dug up some documents about Atari licensing Sega games for the Jaguar as part of settling a bunch of patent lawsuits. Imagine going to college, graduating, being an adult, paying rent, having a car, and working at a place where you have to send mail to other human adults with that jaguar letterhead
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Regular Nintendo posted:Imagine going to college, graduating, being an adult, paying rent, having a car, and working at a place where you have to send mail to other human adults with that jaguar letterhead I think those are fax pages, which somehow makes it all worse. Heh, I wonder if anyone grabbed the fax machine and its custom Jaguar header when everything was washing out at Atari? Forget prototypes and source code; that would be the real prize! Well, at least until someone modifies a Raspberry Pi to duplicate its functionality. Maybe slap it in a custom case and charge $40 for it, or throw up a $200,000 goal Kickstarter...
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Oct 27, 2017 03:31
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Why not? Everything else has leaked. Hell, even the Panther dev kit software leaked.
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Lieutenant Hoffman posted:Also when they do break buy new controllers from Japan. $20 Aus for near new condition. Where would one acquire these??? I was of the understanding that new controllers were all 3rd party and a bit poo poo. I want 3 for mario kart parties
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Gaz2k21 posted:Where would one acquire these??? I was of the understanding that new controllers were all 3rd party and a bit poo poo. I also need to know this right the gently caress now  .
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I'm not a big n64 kinda guy but I threw some gamecube analog sticks into my controllers and it makes the whole experience a lot better. In other news, I made a zero tolerance link cable and I'm going to test it out after work.
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Oct 27, 2017 15:59
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I wanted to love the Gamecube-style N64 sticks, but I found them to be intolerable for a large swath of games due to a combination of oversensitivy and having a terrible ramp up curve (in that you go from zero to 100% without needing to push the stick far). Games like Turok or Rogue Squadron were unplayable, and even a platformer like Banjo-Kazooie was twitchy as hell. Having tried a few other options, the best method is in my view to get an original stick that has not worn its plastic components down too heavily and clean it/grease it with ceramic grease. It's very important to get a stick that is not too heavily damaged, as all the grease in the world won't help in that case. Even with a tighter spring it will be loose and feel like poo poo. Alternatively, getting one of the OEM sticks from ebay (weirdly getting harder to find these) also works provided you also take them apart/grease them, because out of the box they are super tight and grindy.
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Oct 27, 2017 16:05
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I think it's funny to see, among all of the probably-carefully-worded legal speak, as I'm sure all of these letters must've been read by someone from legal, they have the word 'asterix' more than once.
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There’s a good PSN sale going on and in my quest to build an awesome PS1/2/3 library I was wondering if any of these games are worth owning: Fatal Frame 1-3 Siren Bloodrayne 1-2 Manhunt Castlevania Chronicles Castlevania Lament of Innocence
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:I think it's funny to see, among all of the probably-carefully-worded legal speak, as I'm sure all of these letters must've been read by someone from legal, they have the word 'asterix' more than once. Hey, Atari 2600 had a game with a single Asterix, so there's precedent. 
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Two Beans posted:1000% support bootleg Frazetta over animes. The Valis series would like to offer a differing opinion.
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TheManWithNoName posted:There’s a good PSN sale going on and in my quest to build an awesome PS1/2/3 library I was wondering if any of these games are worth owning: I liked Siren back in the day, although I haven't played it in years so I don't know how it holds up today. It's a nice twist on the traditional survival horror game. You play as 10 different characters in a series of stages with interconnected objectives.The stages are full of zombies or "Shibito". They can't be permanently killed so you mostly avoid them by using your psychic powers to look through their eyes. It was a nice change from the usual Resident Evil style survival horror games that were so popular at the time. Son of a Vondruke! fucked around with this message at 19:16 on Oct 27, 2017 |
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Nate RFB posted:I wanted to love the Gamecube-style N64 sticks, but I found them to be intolerable for a large swath of games due to a combination of oversensitivy and having a terrible ramp up curve (in that you go from zero to 100% without needing to push the stick far). Games like Turok or Rogue Squadron were unplayable, and even a platformer like Banjo-Kazooie was twitchy as hell. Is there a particular grease to recommend? I've been meaning to clean my original set up for awhile now. They're still in pretty great shape, even the one I always used for like single player stuff. I just want to keep them tip-top because we do occasionally use them, even just for emulators because I've never liked any Xbox-style pad mapping.
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The Milkman posted:Is there a particular grease to recommend? I've been meaning to clean my original set up for awhile now. They're still in pretty great shape, even the one I always used for like single player stuff. I just want to keep them tip-top because we do occasionally use them, even just for emulators because I've never liked any Xbox-style pad mapping. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0028N2DPM/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Nate RFB posted:I dunno if this kind is better/worse than the rest but it was the first seemingly popular thing that came up when I looked for "ceramic grease" and so far my controllers seem to be doing alright: Oh, I already have that exact grease for my bike. I thought you might be referring to some specialist electronics stuff, but thinking now yeah I don't see why this stuff wouldn't work.
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Wise Fwom Yo Gwave posted:I never ran into problems with the GameCube d-pad. Yes, it's half the size of their previous d-pads, but it rolls really nice when you just place your thumb on it and rock it. Functionally similar to the Dreamcast pad, which I love. I found the opposite to be true. GC was my next console after DC (I didn't get a PS2 until a few years later), and the GC dpad was incredibly stiff. It took a lot more pressure to use it than the DC pads I had. Made my thumb incredibly sore after playing NES games in Animal Crossing and the Zelda discs. There's an arcade Asterix, too. It was done by none other than Konami during their foreign IP rush. I've not played it, but the graphics sure are nice. http://www.klov.net/game_detail.php?game_id=6936 TheManWithNoName posted:Castlevania Chronicles gently caress yes, get this. One of the best old-style CVs. It's an enhanced port of Akumajou Dracula X68000. Difficulty warning - it's hard. It has an amazing OST, though. Four versions of it on-disc, even - X68k FM, Roland SC-55 MIDI, Roland MT-32 MIDI, and PS1 arrange. They are all pretty different and all have tracks worth listening to. In the NA version you had to enter a code to select which of the 3 X68k sound hardware you wanted to use.
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TheManWithNoName posted:There’s a good PSN sale going on and in my quest to build an awesome PS1/2/3 library I was wondering if any of these games are worth owning: The Fatal Frames have aged pretty well, though there's a Wiimake of 2 that's better than the original (even if it doesn't have James Mielke's face anymore). Siren..has not aged well, even the remake. Bloodrayne and Manhunt are crap, Chronicles is good, Lament is probably the best 3D Castlevania, which doesn't mean much, but I have a soft spot for it. Great soundtrack.
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Fatal Frame 1 was better on the Xbox iirc but if PS2 is your only option go for it, it's great
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Ofecks posted:There's an arcade Asterix, too. It was done by none other than Konami during their foreign IP rush. I've not played it, but the graphics sure are nice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOhbTcbwNzo
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Ofecks posted:gently caress yes, get this. One of the best old-style CVs. It's an enhanced port of Akumajou Dracula X68000. Difficulty warning - it's hard. It has an amazing OST, though. Four versions of it on-disc, even - X68k FM, Roland SC-55 MIDI, Roland MT-32 MIDI, and PS1 arrange. They are all pretty different and all have tracks worth listening to. In the NA version you had to enter a code to select which of the 3 X68k sound hardware you wanted to use. The clock tower from Castlevania Chronicles rivals the cavern with the falling blocks from Castlevania 3 as the most infuriating bullshit hard level in any Castlevania, and unlike Castlevania 3 you can't bypass it with an alternate route. The game's a neat little obscurity, but prepare yourself for that.
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Kazvall posted:I'm not a big n64 kinda guy but I threw some gamecube analog sticks into my controllers and it makes the whole experience a lot better.
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I have the same N64 controller I've had since launch and my stick is fine, is it only the sticks subjected to the crazy movements of something like Mario Party that get trashed? I never played mario party because I don't have friends.
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The replacement PCB for the GC style N64 sticks from micro supposedly fixes nearly all the issues with it: http://nfggames.com/forum2/index.php?topic=5803.0 I should really get one or two to refurbish one of my OEM controllers as I too found the GC replacements them to be not great sensitivity wise and bit the bullet and found a reasonably good deal on a Hori controller which is amazing.
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Zero Tolerance coop with linked sega genesis' is too much fun.
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d0s posted:I have the same N64 controller I've had since launch and my stick is fine, is it only the sticks subjected to the crazy movements of something like Mario Party that get trashed? I never played mario party because I don't have friends. i dunno, i never played mario party either but i still went through two controllers back in the day. for my part i mostly played a lot (a LOT) of san francisco rush and its sequels.
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I always thought the later color n64 controllers were more reliable than the original grey ones.
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d0s posted:I have the same N64 controller I've had since launch and my stick is fine, is it only the sticks subjected to the crazy movements of something like Mario Party that get trashed? I never played mario party because I don't have friends. Mario Party 1 (ghost bicycle minigame) and Smash (smash attacks) are the main culprits for N64 stick death. I too still have both of my launch controllers and they're as tight and responsive as the day I got the system, so maybe being a controller thrashing mongoloid also factors in to early stick ruination. Only Shallow posted:I always thought the later color n64 controllers were more reliable than the original grey ones. I have the pack-in grey controller, a solid red launch controller, an atomic purple, an ice blue and a jungle green controller, and they all feel identical, so there's some anecdotal evidence against this theory 
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d0s posted:I have the same N64 controller I've had since launch and my stick is fine, is it only the sticks subjected to the crazy movements of something like Mario Party that get trashed? I never played mario party because I don't have friends. They will wear our eventually with regular use. I have a release day controller that is pretty sloppy that has never seen Mario party. Mario party just greatly accelerated the wear I will once again plug the Superpad 64  If you can work with the shape (I personally like it), the sticks are massively overbuilt with huge potentiometers in them and very beefy plastics and springs in the joystick mechanism. They are very accurate and very wear resistant. Beve Stuscemi fucked around with this message at 15:30 on Oct 28, 2017 |
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Superpad is my choice for mk trilogy, but it’s not a one size fits all solution. Sin and punishment definitely works best with the normal controller set up.
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Me at the nerd store: "Oh wow! A copy of Metal Storm for $14.99! I've got to get- Oh wait, there's another digit there. 149.99." OTOH, I got a copy of Mappy Land, a Genesis Game Genie (which is getting used as a Mega Drive pass through), and Pitfall 3D because Bruce Campbell is worth 99 cents.
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Someone here had a consolized mvs in a sweet looking red case. Curious how or where that case came from?
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falz posted:Someone here had a consolized mvs in a sweet looking red case. Curious how or where that case came from? Someone linked me this a few pages ago. http://lions3.com/product-category/arcade-related/lasercut-acrylic/ I'm going to grab one or two at some point and consolize my MVS. Or maybe supergun my cabinet. It's simply a bit far gone cosmetically but thankfully all the mechanics are in good order. E: Has anyone tried RGB modding a standard CRT television? I'm thinking of doing the RGB mod where it bypasses the RGB menu input.
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Kazvall posted:Someone linked me this a few pages ago. http://lions3.com/product-category/arcade-related/lasercut-acrylic/ Thanks, i did stumble across that and it seemed to be the best commercial ish thing I could find. I found the one I was looking for, I think it was a goon in here: https://m.imgur.com/gallery/mmqw9 I considered that TV mod. Another option would be take a tube out and get a universal monitor chassis like this: https://ebay.com/itm/120966957215 Edit: This guy seems to have a similar or same case, i'll contact him to see if he sells just the cases http://www.dozgrafico.com/neogeo/ falz fucked around with this message at 00:02 on Oct 29, 2017 |
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So I am going to start comparing things. https://twitter.com/KateLibc/status/924429524204322816
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Lain Iwakura posted:So I am going to start comparing things. Interesting; there seems to be a definite blue influence in the left OSSC screenshot. Can that be adjusted on the OSSC? I definitely find the difference in the gradient pattern through the middle of the text to be especially interesting, though.
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May be able to get my hands on a 20M4U locally. Any obvious things I should look for, or quick tests I could run to make sure it's good? Screen tests in the options menu or anything like that? I don't have any modded consoles to test it on (since, well, I wouldn't have had a screen to use them on... yes its very early in my march to true  ).
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If you have a SNES, (the original large rectangular one), N64, or a PS1, you can bring S-video cables along to test that input along with composite. Also if you have a SNES flash cart, you can use the 240p test suite rom: http://junkerhq.net/xrgb/index.php?title=240p_test_suite
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Kthulhu5000 posted:Interesting; there seems to be a definite blue influence in the left OSSC screenshot. Can that be adjusted on the OSSC? I definitely find the difference in the gradient pattern through the middle of the text to be especially interesting, though. I think that colours can be adjusted but bear in mind I did remark that I have an HD Retrovision cable hooked up. I am tempted to get a SCART cable and test it out that way too.
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Monitor Burn posted:If you have a SNES, (the original large rectangular one), N64, or a PS1, you can bring S-video cables along to test that input along with composite. Also if you have a SNES flash cart, you can use the 240p test suite rom: http://junkerhq.net/xrgb/index.php?title=240p_test_suite
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Minidust posted:Cool, I saw those "Line A", "Line B" etc. connections but didn't realize they were for standard composite and S-video. I guess it'd be nice to do a proper RGB test but I'm more concerned with burn-in and general screen quality. So as long as I can plug in any familiar thing and make sure it looks like it should, that should work. Thanks! There should be dedicated S-video ports, but you will need an RCA Female-BNC Male adapter to test composite (you can also use these adapters to test 240p Component, like a PS1 game on a PS2): https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-BN...0_&dpSrc=detail You may be able to find an adapter locally if there is a Fry's or Radio Shack near you.   The input controls are selected via the top row of buttons on the front. The top button second from the right is Line/RGB, which toggles between either RGB or "line" input, which includes composite, s-video, and component video. With the Line/RGB light turned off, you can select A/Video (Composite Video), B/Component (Component Video), or C/SDI (S-video) RGB requires the RGB/Line button, Ext Sync, and the A/RGB lights turned on. Component Video uses Sync-on-Green, so it needs the Ext Sync light turned off. As far as testing, just make sure that it still degausses itself properly when turning on, doesn't have obvious damage, and doesn't have discolored spots in the corners. Monitor Burn fucked around with this message at 14:27 on Oct 29, 2017 |
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