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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,...
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>>2926174
>Link's
>>2926191
> >Parallel port USB devices run into issues on some modern OSes (winNT) because they aren't allowed to directly 'bit bang' the port
>Because they are intended for printers only, and nothing else. They don't give direct access to the lines, neither will they redirect I/O accesses from/to 0x378 which can be hardcoded in the application.
Yes, I said that you weren't allowed to bit bang it in windows.
Linux will let you on almost...
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Anyway, USB -> serial converters don't work with a lot of gadgets especially stuff that requires an IRQ line (being that USB is poll-driven and has no provisions for this).
Help me decide, should I play the SNES translated or the DS version?
(I know DS is not retro, but the game is)
You should play Dragon Quest V.
>>3073971
Yeah I know, but I want to play VI first, about V should I play the PS2 remake or the DS version?
>>3073982
never heard of a PS1 version of VI
How about comfy Infinite Engine thread?
Siege of Dragonspear coming out soon too.
>>3073326
Siege ain't using 3E.
The only IE game that uses 3E is IWD2.
>>3073327
Enhanced Edition is all about 3E weeb rules.
"Dorn Il-Khan: Dorn is a half-orc who wields unmeasurable [sic] otherworldly power in his black sword and unholy spells. Betrayed by his allies, Dorn Il-Khan lusts for vegeance [sic] and glory. Dorn is an NPC that can join the player's party. Also included is the Blackguard kit, which allows you to create your own champion of evil. Confirmed length of this addition is four hours."
>half-orc
>Blackguard...
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>>3073341
First and foremost you don't have to recruit an optional companion.
Secondly you don't have to use the Blackguard kit either.
Third are you implying BG2 and IWD1 didn't have the fucking 3E Sneak and Crippling attack? Because they did.
Pretty sure there was something else from 3E added to IWD1 and BG2 as well.
Anyhow why the autistic hate for 3E anyway? D&D peaked at 3.5.
There's something about shoving 8-32bit console games on a small screen that just feels so right
I've been looking for a portable emulator and was thinking about the GPD XD. Anyone have one/could vouch for it?
>all that empty space in the middle
Why? That's some awful design. Could at least throw some buttons there to use as turbo buttons/for 6-face-buttons consoles.
Anyway, I don't have any experience with this device, but most of these android based emulation devices tend to be fairly mediocre. If you have a decent android phone, you might as well just get a controller for it and use that instead. You'll have access to the same emulators and probably end up with a similar result, for a cheaper price.
Also, most of those...
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>>3072963
>all that empty space in the middle
>Why?
That's where the huge fuck-off battery is.
>>3072963
>Also, most of those devices have really, really terrible and cheap-feeling buttons and joysticks. YMMV.
this is exactly why i use a psp despite my interest in these. i do kind of want to grab a dingoo though.
Which is the best snes emulator? Is it zsnes?
ZSNES is the best snes emulator if you still use a Pentium 2.
>>3071139
Well then which is?
Check the wiki in the emulator general of vg.
Accuracy vs speed
Playing a lot of NES as a kid, I never got around to playing the sega master system. What are your favorite games for this console and where do I start?
You start by getting a decent Genesis flash cart, since that can play MS games too.
I'd check out things like Psycho Fox, the Sonic games published in it were different to the Mega Drive games, Shinobi is pretty fun as is the Wonderboy series
>>3070507
Is psycho fox similar to decap attack?
duke3d
I like this one betterand he was right the first time
>>3069409
The fuck kind of gun is that?
dyuko2d
Are there any games that you remember playing, but can't find anything about them ever existing anywhere?
In my case there is a lot, here are a couple:
It was a PS1 game. I remember watching my older then-stepbrother at the time play this game. The people he played as can shapeshift into cats. I remember he was running around as a cat in a back alley and the setting was at night with street lights on, and was inside some kind of castle looking place. I remember him running around as the cat with possibly other animals or cats following behind him. He then...
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Only one futuristicish flying game for the PC, quite basic 3D graphics from what I remember, but I played the shit out of it.
Literally all I can remember.
I remember playing some arcade game about 25 years ago about kids with big round heads & ballcaps who ride on skateboards, and beat everyone up in their path with said skateboards. I've put this up a couple times on those "help identify a game" threads and only suggestion I get is DJ Boy, but I swear that's not it.
I remember an old learning software game about a group of kids living in a tree in order to teach about ecosystems and botany. It was a flat, corss section view of the tree, the under ground, and the canopy, with all the dialogue fully voiced.
I remember specifically one of the boys sitting in the underground section and remarking how cozy it was for him.
So I bought Kirby Super Star on SNES but, it turned out the game wouldn't save. I replaced the battery yesterday and it worked for a bit but then my games kept erasing. Any idea what the problem could be? I've tested other games in the console and they save just fine. Pic related: The cart in question
These pictures are garbage but the thing on the cart labeled "R1" is a tad screwed up. I tried to show it here. Not sure what that specific component does or whether or not that could be causing anything
>>3068448
turns out this picture was entirely unnecessary
I also have a Kirby Super Star (J) and it saved normally, played normally and everything seemed just fine. One day I accidentally poked the cart when trying to eject it, and the screen became glitched and I heard a silent bleep sound. Scared, I reset the game and found all my save files gone.
I'm not an expert on the subject, but could it be that KSS is a exceptionally fragile cart (because of the extra SA-1 contact legs?)
I dunno. Clean the contacts, make sure you don't wiggle or push it under any circumstances.
This game is awesome but I'm stuck.
Also this part left an impression on me.
>>3066489
>it's a retroarch shilling episode
At least you figured out what you have to do
Did you get there without savescumming this time?
James Rolfe.
>>3065501
HE'S GONNA TAKE YOU BACK TO THE PAST
>>3065621
TO WATCH YOU FUCK HIS WIFE IN THE ASS
>>3065621
Bumping your own topic. For shame, OP.
CRPG general thread...go!
just started playing Betrayal at Krondor!
Any hints?
>>3065502
The graphics in that game are pretty awful especially considering how nice contemporary Sierra titles like KQ6 looked.
POR must have been a popular game because Ebay has tons of copies.
New Zelda Classic thread.
>Quick explanation for those unfamiliar:
>Zelda Classic is a fan-made PC recreation of The Legend of Zelda that comes with an extensive editor tool, that allows you to essentially make your own Zelda quest. You're not just limited to stuff from Zelda 1, as the editor lets you add tons of items and elements from later Zelda games, and supports scripting to allow you to add even more.
>You can get it at zeldaclassic.com, and check out purezc.com...
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I remember toying with this thing, it was neat.
Related note, here's a program that randomizes Zelda 1. It will switch up all kinds of things, makes it feel rather fresh if you've played Zelda 1 ad nauseum.
>>3061895
forgot link
https://sites.google.com/site/zeldarandomizer/
thinking of buying a commadore 64 is it worth it new to the console
>home computer
>console
Pick one. You already proved that you're too dumb to do the thing you propose to do.
Also it doesn't seem like you tried any C64 games on emulation to see if you like them before spending money on...yeah.
>>3070726
i played some on the wii virtual console service
>>3070732
What are you looking to do with it, just play games?
If you play anything but the Japanese arcade version you are a pussy.
The US version gives you like 5 bonus lives.
The Japanese version gives you 1 bonus life.
Someone on this board said that Final Fight isn't hard to 1cc. You know who you are, buster. You obviously play the US version which was made for girls. Why don't you try to 1cc the Japanese version and come back and say the game ain't tough.
MAME doesn't count in any event.
I rarely see people playing FF with 5 extra lives, isn't that only in the 360 port?
Either way, Final Fight is hard but not that hard to 1cc.
>>3070457
Which version do you play?
