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I've always wanted to live in Crono's house. It looks like the comfiest place ever.
What retro game houses would you like to live in?
>>3239616
wait a fucking second... where does Chrono's mom sleep? Does they sleep in the same bed SS style? and the cat watches?
>>3239620
She pulls out one of the japanese floor matresses that I see in jap porn alot.
Chrono has chronic back pain and needs to be pampered with a feather filled bed.
Riddle me this /retro/,
Why are retro games so expensive?
All the Japanese versions of the same game are super cheap. I speak French and often buy the French versions because they are much cheaper. Why are the English versions games so expensive?
I'm beginning to think it would be economical to learn Japanese at this point.
Not as many coalitionist collectors want NTSC J games.
Most games are the same prices. At least the good games. For example Legend of Zelda on NES and the famicom rerelease are the same price.
Because the majority of the world can read english, but not japanese, and because PAL sucks.
Learning japanese is a good idea, but unless you become super serious with it, don't expect to start playing japanese adventure game in a few years.
Rising demand, finite supply.
I didn't grow up when it was released, but when I look at it, it looks just like an other Atari game.
A really simply idea with a simple design since the console didn't allow for much more.
What was so much worse about this game than the rest of the Atari library?
>>3237749
>it looks just like an other Atari game.
That's exactly why
>In the second half of 1982 the number of cartridges grew from 100 in June to more than 400 in December. Experts predicted a glut in 1983, with 10% of games producing 75% of sales. BYTE stated in December that "in 1982 few games broke new ground in either design or format ... If the public really likes an idea, it is milked for all it's worth, and numerous clones of a different color soon crowd the shelves. That is, until the public stops buying or something better comes along. Companies who believe that microcomputer games are the hula hoop...
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>>3237801
Top selling does not mean good. With shit games like pacman and ET coming out people didnt want to fuck with consoles anymore. In fact having high sales probably made it worse. Everyone gets all hype and buys the game only to find out they just paid good money for overhyped garbage.
What are other classic games besides snake are out there?
None. /vr/ is a board solely dedicated to discussing Snake. That said, what do you like about Snake? I like that it has snakes in it.
>>3237419
I like the fact that it gets longer the more apples you eat. It reminds me of real snakes.
What like for Nokia? Space Impact and Bantumi are two more.
If you mean in general, then stuff like Space Invaders, Pac-man, Pong, Asteroids, Galaga, Frogger, Donkey Kong, etc.
I love Ghost & Goblins and the sequels. BUTThis was always my favorite platformer. It also had a perfect port to the MegaDrive/Genesis.
Dark, imaginative, many types of enemy, not repetitive and the soundtrack is not only awesome but it also fits the mood of the level.
So what were the Strider-like games out there?
>don't say Strider II or Strider 2, both not great
>>3233670
I sold Strider. Game's a piece of shit. You just turn on Turbo on your controller and jump around a lot.
>>3233670
but strider 2 was the only good one
Ultima Online
August 8th, 1997
Unbeknownst to all parties, when the server reset shortly before, the toggle that normally protected the devs was turned off — and Garriott didn’t enter the command to reactivate his invulnerability. Nobody, including Garriott, knew that Lord British was now open to attack in a game that was almost entirely PvP through-and-through.
Rainz wasn’t playing his magic character at the time, but some spur-of-the-moment pick-pocketing turned up the perfect weapon for assassination. This was aided by another fortuitous factor: The...
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>>3233161
I love this one.
Clearly like 15-30 people in all the pictures.
yet everyone always claims they were there.
fucking wackos.
>>3233161
Honestly this is sort of a bad thread.
theres not many, if any, more events like this that are famous that people actually claim they were at.
>>3233201
It was also during the Beta, not after launch.
I started playing October of 1997, and everyone talked about this. The game was GOAT MMO.
>Originally no karma penalties for killing with magic
>Don't like some asshole? Kill him and take the stuff he took hours to earn.
>Professions that actually took skill, resource management and time, not just stack clicking
>No vendors or...
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Opinions?
>>3232889
10/10. I've never played another like it.
Fun as fuck.
>>3232889
What is it
>>3232889
Console shmup. So it's automatically shit.
The Sega Saturn was fucking shit.
It is our future
Callate hijo de puta, callate
>>3230825
what was his problem? why was he such an asshole?
We finally have a release date for the English iOS/Android versions of Romancing SaGa 2. It'll be coming out May 26 for 17.99.
I'm pretty excited about giving a SaGa game an honest try. Anyone else planning to buyor obtainthis game?
>>3226916
Is that faggot working on the SNES version still or is he going to abandon it?
Nice! I didn't even know about this. Thanks anon.
https://youtu.be/NKpyS4NPL8w
>>3226936
No prob. And the PR Twitter account also mentions opening a teaser site for Romancing SaGa 3, so it looks like we may have an official version of that coming soon as well.
https://twitter.com/Romasaga2_PR/status/733158190586552320?s=09
I don't feel like there is enough attention given to this game as it is largely overshadowed by System Shock 2, so talk SS1 ITT.
What level are you on? Favorite enemies, weapons? Why do you prefer this to SS2?
Are you hype for the remake? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okPLF9Ad9nsSS3 this year maybe?
>>3220934
>Why do you prefer this to SS2?
Lots of reasons. Off the top of my head:
>SHODAN behaves more threateningly
>level design and puzzles are deeper
>music and sound direction are better
>no annoying random weapon jamming
>MUCH more engaging hacking minigame
>no silly RPG mechanics (PSI spells)
I...
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>>3220953
I also find SS1 a much more enjoyable experience, probably because SS2 spooks me out too much to have fun. SS1 very comfy to just sit back and sink a few hours into and gets very addictive.
>>3220953
>no annoying random weapon jamming
The jamming wasn't random, it was based on a number indicating the condition of your weapon, but the problem is the weapons degrade so damn quickly.
I am surprised at how far ahead of its time this game was. It was only a year after DOOM, but had stuff like the energy mechanic, alternate ammo types for weapons, enemies that responded differently to different types of damage, hacking minigames, huge and complex levels, an inventory system, audio logs, looting etc. That's more deep and complex than a lot of games released in the present day.
It's a shame the original controls were so bad it could have such an impact on the gaming industry
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Welcome to the 70s to early 90s Computer Gaming General. We talk about games and the hardware they were made for, either micro, mini or mainframe computers, desktop, tower or all in keyboard package, from the USA, Europe, Japan, or anywhere, if the platform came out before 1995.
Don't hesitate to share tips, your past (or present) experiences, your new machines, your already existing collection, emulation & hardware advises, as well as shots, ads & flyers, videos, interviews, musics, photos, that kind...
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Talks about Princess Maker 2 made me finally install that game.
I am amazed how the game is rich on such limited CPU.
I am now in posession of a 1040STF, and I have no idea what I'm doing.
Any software recommendations, particularly in music and publishing software?
And can you reliably format a standard PC disk as a 720KB DS disk to use with these boxes? I can't seem to find a conclusive answer anywhere, I've got fdrawcmd and FloImg already.
>>3207408
The format used on the 1040STF drives is the same as a PC except for a different file system. Also you can't use 1.44MB disks, you'll need 720k disks.
So apparently Retronaughts is in the top 5 of popular video game podcasts. That's pretty surprising for a show dedicated to something most of us here seem to think is pretty niche. What do you think it says about the state and popularity of retro gaming overall?
>>3206748
Other than Giant Bomb, what other popular video game podcasts are still around? I think it says more about the state of Video game podcasts more than Retronauts.
>>3206761
You might have a bit of a point with there. There are tons of them out there, but not many popular ones anymore. I miss Joystiq. Polygon is a shitty, shitty substitute.
>>3206748
How are these guys? I never really listen to video game podcasts but a retro one sounds cool.
Did I do good? Got this at the local mall smack dab in the backwoods of Nowhere, Kentucky. I thought it was a decent price.
Also, recent acquisition thread.
you could've downloaded it for free on the internet
just youtube'd it and it looks fucking gay too
>He fell for the "Fantasy game by Squaresoft" meme
It's a shooter
Which had the best map?
http://www.strawpoll.me/10311160
Which had the best game design?
http://www.strawpoll.me/10311165
I haven t finished 2 yet...
Speaking strictly map design, Fusion had the best. They managed to make a convincing layout of what a biological research laboratory in space would feel like. The other games... it's just kinda random.
Metroid Fusion is one of my favorite games. That being said...
NOT RETRO
FUCK OFF
I decided to play Ninja Gaiden on NES, as I've heard it is great and even better than the Master System version. I've played the MS version a lot, it's one of my favourites on the system.
So I started playing the NES version and I was disgusted. This version has clunky, unresponsive controls compared to the MS version, far worse graphics, worse music, and the powerups are odd and rarely useful.
Why do people prefer the NES version? It's shit.
>>3242197(You)
>>3242197
I love the MS version too but it is such a wildly different game, you can't compare it to the NES games.
The MS NG feels more responsive and modern than the NES couterpart, which makes it a cakewalk.
The NES ones have tight control and more sadistic level design, so people who love challenge will swear by those.
I feel that both have their merit.
>>3242197
Arcade NG > SMS NG > NES trilogy
It's a shame the Megadrive game got shitcanned, looked really cool and a return to form to the arcade game, you know, back to the belt scroller style.
