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Who do you usually pick?
the most underrated character ever
Random, I live life on the edge
Karin. I liked everything about her.
>>2801734
I loved him as well. He's the best weeaboo in the history of games.
In terms of old-school game design, how can randomness fuck a player's strategy, specially when doing speedrunning?
For example, in games like Pac-Man, having a ghost that moves randomly could fuck up a bit, if not entirely, a pre-planned strategy.
Short-story short, what is /vr/'s point of view on "randomness"?
Pac ain't got it. Ms Pac does.
>>2801632
>For example, in games like Pac-Man, having a ghost that moves randomly could fuck up a bit, if not entirely, a pre-planned strategy.
In my opinion, a well designed game is one where you can't go in with a pre-planned strategy and play it exactly the same as you did last time. At that point it's not really a game, it's a lengthy exercise in memorization.
The best games incorporate randomness in some way in order to make them more interesting on multiple playthroughs.
>>2801632
just ask what people think of Mr. Hotdog in hamburger time
My first race game
>>2801326
Mine was Spy Hunter.
Road Rash II for me. I remember liking the scenery and beating the shit outta people much more than the racing aspect, though.
>>2801326
i was forced to play this in CGA mode cause it wasn't compatible with my graphics card for some reason at the time.
The emulation General Wiki section about bsnes/higan is very confusing. I don't understand from this article what is recommended to use ...
http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Super_Nintendo_emulators
http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Bsnes
What I understood:
bsnes is now higan. but there is higan and bsnes. newest version is higan.
Article says:
>higan (formerly bsnes)
>higan's SNES emulator, bsnes
Download links:
bsnes (higan) v0.95 (dead link)
bsnes...
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>>2801317
correction: *higan v0.95 not v9.95
>>2801317
>Doesn't even know how to work an emulator
get out
>>2801324
eat my ass
Budget game titles thread?
I'm just gunna list some games I think are good that are under 15$ (on ebay for reference) so that some of the guys who don't want to spend an arm and a leg can still collect. Feel free to contribute
also
>inb4 muh emulators and roms
NES:
Cobra Triangle
Golgo 13
Lolo 1(maybe)
Karnov
Baseball Stars
Adventure Island
Smash TV
City Connection
Bases Loaded 1,2,3
SNES:
Tetris Attack
Wrestlemania Arcade Game(actually pretty hilariously fun)
Wario Woods
Plok(stretching...
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>>2801215
For NES category forgot one more: Fighting Golf, that game is some good shit.
Pretty much any PlayStation Greatest Hits.
R4: ridge racer type four is a good game for the playstation, at around $10
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A new arcade opens in Helsinki, Finland.
Living in capital, I'm so fucking hyped. I don't think there are any proper ones in Finland even.
Games available at the moment:
>Battle Circuit
>Beatmania IIDX 17 Sirius
>BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
>Blazing Star
>Cosmic Smash
>F-Zero AX (TWO OF THESE, LINKED)
>Gunbird
>Gundam...
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They update games list regularly and appearantly take requests, too.
That's a nice selection
>>2800972
That's a pretty nice selection, I'm happy for you finnbros.
Is there a clear cut definition as to what's a J-RPG and what's not? I understand most J-RPG's have similar game play (Final Fantasy, Mother series, and Dragon Quest) but whenever I cal games like LoZ and Pokemon J-RPG's people always have a problem. They're Japanese, and you play a role.
The important part isn't playing a roll but rolling a play.
In the context of video games, RPG has mostly meant that the game has stat-based combat and character power-growth systems modeled after table-top RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons.
Some people don't like the term "RPG" meaning that and want it to mean the same thing it means for actual table-top games, where it refers to actual role-playing/impromptu acting.
Of course, that's impossible with current computer technology, so they wind up arguing about which games have enough choose-your-own-adventure menu branches to count as role-playing in their eyes.
Usually I call them Japanese adventure wargames. Horii made his own adventures for Japanese PCs before making Dragon Quest with Nakamura and the rest. He generally said, in an interview alongside J.B. Harold/Hotel Dusk writer Rika Suzuki (http://shmuplations.com/adventuregames/), that he thought mainly of how to make a better kind of PC adventure but for console players when developing DQ. The game feels like Portopia in enough ways, and then DQ provided the base for many genre titles after it (though guys like Kawazu got inspiration directly from tabletop games both imported and domestic, so a game like SaGa feels unorthodox for reasons).
Is this magazine good?
I just read my back issues of EGM
Costs too fucking much and reads like fans ranting on Internet forums most of the time, but, it has its moments.
>>2800759
This is the only option. I've been reading the same set of magazines on the toilet for the last 20 years.
Are you a chexmaster, /vr/?
Is that REALLY just a Doom reskin? Because I remember there being damaging floors in Doom, but no damaging floors in Chex Quest.
>>2800642
They were basically Doom WADs made to advertise cereal.
It ended up being combined together and finished later though.
This game was fucking awesome. I got it at an age when my hippie mom still wouldn't let me play violent video games, but "zapping" "flugelmonsters" or whatever the fuck was totally fine.
I didn't realize it was a Doom reskin until much later, which explains why it played so well.
As an adult I notice the game's shortness and relative lack of secrets but as a kid playing in 20 and 30 minute bursts it never bothered me.
10/10 would zap those slime bastards again
Are you ready? It's almost here...
>>2800623
go on...
Ultra HDMI is finally out and being sold to the public.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1135850
164$
>Non emulator fags will defend this
What's your favorite game, anon?
>pic related
The Atari port is just so numbing without Evil Otto. You just let the game play it self really, once you get into the flow.
Press Select, to have Otto
>>2800712
Yeah, was gonna say. Of course Otto is in there. What kind of sucker just plays games on their default settings?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrFcYbwz_ws
MGS PC is missing some effects. But it has fixed all the awful PS1 3D issues that most games have. I say the PC version is worth it.
Shame it doesn't work on modern systems.
HD PS1 graphics, that shit never gets old.
If you want a fancy remake with bad cutscenes just play Twin Snakes.
>>2800239
The only issue with PS1 in HD are the wobbling and parkinsons. I can accept the rest. It's just an old game.
>Twin Snakes
Is a cheap, half-assed remake by incompetent devs. The environments are just so soulless. I'd much rather play the original.
Let me guess, you think the best version of Kirby's Adventure is on GBA too.
ITT games within a game that are better than the main game itself
The Quest Mode in Ehrgeiz.
>>2800218
Lufia 2 Ancient Cave.
Megaman
SD mode in Flying Dragon
complete with Captain Commando rebate offer (expires 12-31-90)
whats the best path to take
Just play the fucking game.
replaying legend of zelda right now as well
got it at the same thrift store this weekend, still has the map and everything
1. Metal Man
2. Rape Everything
What are some retro games that use flavor text?
I know Vagrant Story has flavor text for item descriptions and Parasite Eve has flavor text for examining the environment multiple times.
>>2800174
King's Quest has flavor narration, particularly 5 and 6. The fan remakes of 1-3 actually expanded on it, and I loved it. I enjoy it a lot. Does it count?
>>2800174
>Lord of the Undead is now a zombie, not a lord.
What other horrors have been wrought since I was away? Did the moxes get reprinted?
the information menu in final fantasy VIII adds backstory and info about various people and places in the game as you progress. there are also magazines like Occult Fan and Timber Maniacs, and a bunch of stuff in your computer in Balamb Garden
