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What is your opinion on Sierra's adventure games?
trial and error trash
but hey at least they're self-aware
I loved them when I was younger. Pretty fun. Some of the puzzles are insane bullshit, though. I mean a retrograde alphabet? Who the fuck thinks of that shit?
>>3059764
On strictly adventure games? They're the godfather of them, in my opinion. Sure, a LOT of their older titles are pretty unplayable and no one likes dealing with text parsers and pixel hunts anymore, but I have a lot of fond memories of getting up early on Saturday mornings to play SQ1 and KQ1, compare notes with my brothers and sisters until one of us figured out the puzzles and we finished the games together.
I think some of them are sort of hit and miss though. I wasn't a fan of SQIV or V, but I...
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Gameplay, WADs/Maps/Mods, Source Ports
All other retro FPS welcome
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[03-17] DUMP 2 closes; final submissions
http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?p=893335#p893335
- The UAC Fucked Up Yet Again >>3070932
http://www.mediafire.com/download/atixtqd84686ptc/TheUACFuckedUpYetAgain.wad
- Filth.wad >>3070390 >>3070967
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8xWmOI7IYl3cEpUN3V1c2JzeFk/view
- I SURE FUCKING LOVE...
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1st for m'lady
i don't think i'm going to put every single DUMP submission in the news post again, it takes up too much space. the news post will still announce the final release of course.
Post /vr/ music you always get hyped to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i4gzLYyTCI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af4rOkR4tUI
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqs5fXUgaio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8pCZE2l6Gk
Best consumer avr for retro gaming?
I Have a denon 987, does 480i-p analog to digital conversion. 7.1 dual zones, audyssey etc. Also osd but only with analog inputs.
Some newer denons use the abt 2010 chip but I'm unsure of 240p support. Mine incorrectly recognizes it as 480i resulting in flickering.
Audio general too I guess.
No idea what an "AVR" is.
A surround sound unit? Pointless for anything retro.
>>3074234
Audio-Video Receiver
You can always use stereo expansion, some N64 games were even designed around that.
>>3074234
Audio video receiver. Old ones like mine can convert 480i av,svid,comp to 480p hdmi. Newer versions have the same video processor as a dvdo is can. It also does Dolby processing and can convert stereo audio into 5-7 channel surround. Also has a direct mode which bypasses all audio processing let ing you hear raw audio from your console, at reference level if wanted.
>>3074234
>No idea what an "AVR" is.
No idea...
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Ok, so I gave in and bought a Rasberry Pi 3. I honestly dont know why so many people on /vr/ hate it. Excluding Dreamcast and N64, everything I threw at it ran flawlessly. The Retropie 3.6 version seems to have quite a few bugs, but I can forgive that because it was rushed out to provide RPi3 support. I used an iBuffalo controller I previously bought. Basic setup was simple. I'm thinking about testing out Lakka when it's updated. I don't know how poor the emulation was on previous Pi's, but I'm impressed so far.
>Excluding Dreamcast and N64, everything I threw at it ran flawlessly.
Let me guess: NES, SNES, Genesis and PS1?
definte "flawlessly."
i'm not sure there are any cycle accurate emulators that work on raspberry pie. but maybe i'm wrong.
Is Ex-ranza the most graphically advanced game on Megadrive?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5titrqe43w4
Seriously, it's fucking incredible (DAT MUSIC THO)
>>3070972
Quite possible.
>>3070972
>most graphically advanced
>30fps
No
>>3070998
Get out /v/
Is Knuckles' campaign in S&K before or after Sonic's, chronologically?
Also Sonic general.
Sonic CD is the best one.
After
>>3070693
>Sonic CD is the best one.
It really is.
>>3070693
>Sonic CD is the best one.
I played it for the first time recently and enjoyed it. Its different from the genesis games, but its still pretty cool and a worthy addition to the series. I don't understand the people who sperg out about it being bad. How do you guys feel about 3D Blast by the way?
Does anybody have any good recommendations for retro console arcade sticks? More specifically, SNES and/or Genesis, but additional compatibility is a bonus. Obviously I'd prefer a jack of all trades stick to save on space/expense, but I understand that may be a pipe dream.
I was going to pick up one of these, but I read a lot of stuff about it being absolutely terrible. Wasn't sure if you guys had any solid recommendations. Additional modability would be nice, but if it needs soldering I probably wouldn't be adventurous enough.
>>3070608
Your best option is to build a stick then grab some busted controllers off of ebay for parts.
It shouldn't be too difficult but swapping controls might be annoying
>>3070630
>>3070608
Definitely this.
Cannibalize a board of a working but cosmetically fucked controller.
Use the board, connector and cable.
Build a housing, probably wood, there are some cool ones, like that one guy has a furry one and some others use metal or plexiglass.
Then you just buy some nice parts like sanwa, or other good quality arcade parts and wire it up.
You'd be amazed how simple and easy it is to wire up something...
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>>3070608
>>3070682
I forgot to comment on the SNES advantage. It's not terrible, but the stick is squishy, and the buttons don't really have that nice press and spring back that standard push buttons do. I use mine mostly for JRPG's and the auto fire for getting through random battles. I've beaten sunset riders with it, and it's alright, but I definitely prefer microswitches.
If you've never used a microswitched controller, then it's...
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hey /vr/, what's the way to go with the famicom? i've owned around 20 nes consoles throughout the years and they've all been super unreliable, are the failure rates on the famicom better? i'd like to get into collecting for the famicom but i'm not sure whether to go with one of the several famiclones, the original, the famicom av, or the twin famicom. pls assist thanks.
Your best bet is the model 2 Famicom. Solid build design, comparable to a top loader NES, but with composite AV out, shouldnt be any compatability issues either. I'd recommend the Sharp Twin Famicom but the disk drive is just to unreliable.
>>3068469
Also just to clarify: This is coming from an anon who has owned a standard RF Famicom, a modded AV model 1 Famicom, an AV Famicom, a Sharp Twin Famicom, a Famicom Disk System and a Generation NEX.
>>3068473
If you don't own a Titler then your opinion doesn't matter.
Hey /vr/, I recently got back into collecting retro again. It's been a great ride but some games are just way too expensive. It started with MUSHA on the genesis. I really wanted to play that game but paying hundreds is just ridiculous. Then I found out it was on the Wii VC and bought it right away. Best decision ever!
What I wanted to know is, what other games are extremely expensive to collect but are on the Wii VC?
I don't know much about the TG16 so I want to look into that, as well as the NeoGeo(though I already have the NG Collection on Wii).
Wikipedia should have a pretty exhaustive list of every virtual console release. Are you playing these on a wiiU?
I should tell ya, it's really easy to mod your original Wii and just download virtual console WADs.
As far as expensive but on VC, do not ignore Rondo of Blood for the TurboGrafx. One of the best retro games in existence, and unavailable anywhere else except for a horrible 'updated' PSP port.
>>3068092
I'm not an expert at TG16, but the main advantage has to be running on reliable hardware and not having to deal with the CD addon. The VC library is pretty decent too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Virtual_Console_games_for_Wii_%28North_America%29
>>3068189
Yeah, I've found the list but I was wondering about things in particular that were either never released here like Pulseman or stuff that's extremely expensive to have a physical copy of like MUSHA.
I recently purchased SMRPG, and I have Ogre Battle and Alien Soldier on my list. I'm definitely adding Rondo of Blood as I love Castlevania games. I am playing these on the Wii U using Wii mode.
I do have a regular Wii that'd be easy to mod but whenever I deal with roms, or stuff...
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I've never seen this game discussed here. Does /vr/ dislike this game or something?
Apart of the killer OST and Wild West feel, I enjoyed the story and the traditional turn-based gameplay.
What's your favourite and least favourite part in WA? Asgard is a bro and his moments with Cecilia saddens me. I hated De Le Metalica on my first play because my English fucking sucked back then and couldn't find the right door.
Also WA2 thread if you'd like.
I only just recently played and finished it 2 months ago but it blew me away with so many things it did right.
The guardian system is good if not better than FFVIII, the force meter was pretty neat and the fact that each member (arguably) has equal weighting on the story with each member having their own zelda-esque tools was pretty damn fun.
The whole wild west/sci-fi setting never wears out its welcome either.
I'll definitely being playing sequel later, i hope it doesn't suck ass.
There are Wild Arms threads from time to time. It seems like WA2 gets a lot more traction as a topic than WA1.
>>3067924
which is dumb because the first game is the best game in the series
Why is the PS1 so bad at making straight lines?
A GPU that can only calculate rounded up/down to the nearest integer. It is unable to do floating point operations for sub pixel accuracy.
This is also what helped it render so fast all the way back in 1995
>>3067829
>sub pixel accuracy.
But it's clearly several pixels out in places. If it's a rounding issue, surely it's taking place in the geometric "domain" of the process?
No z-buffer, it could only approximate depth relative to the camera.
ez when? Edition.
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-MISCELLANEOUS-
>Original Mr. Bones save
http://www.mediafire.com/?5mogrbefwf5v94d
>The Time Machine and Katy's Dreamworld (User Created Expansion Sets)
http://www.rctmart.com/downloads/uces/UCES_Setup.zip
>New Element Designs (RCT fansite where people upload crazy looking parks)
http://www.nedesigns.com/
>A website made by a fellow /vr/other where you can find everything that's on this list and more:
http://galax.moe/rct/
>ez when?
Sorry, I had a stroke. I meant "Speedrun when?"
>>3033839
more like /vr/ server without cheats when
Bootleg bread?
Bootleg bread.
>>3027185
Lurking
best mario hack
Sinaria: Lost in Space - what you'd get if you mix Super Metroid and Xargon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBn6U_yBMLE
A pretty good FPS/RPG that gives you DOOM action, choices with consequences, and sense of adventure.
It's pretty hard, but ultimately worth a playthrough - I consider it a gem.
What do y'all think of Strife?
I was playing this and it was pretty good, but that flying boss battle really put me off. It was like fighting that Heretic E3 boss spazzing out on crack. Can't remember much after that. The artifact thing was weird, and I sort of lost interest at that point.
>>3017147
Are talking about the Programmer boss? Yea, I had some trouble with him too.
I think he's the first boss.
>>3017104
OP I really miss this game and Im saddened that it is now a dead franchise
