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If games were made with scanlines in mind, how come press release and magazine screenshots didn't have the scanlines baked in?
Are people really this stupid? You may as well be wondering why black and white photographs aren't in color.
>>2867106
>calling people stupid
>when you don't even understand proper analogies
Only stupid one here is you, dummy
Who cares?
Like all people I like me some light gun games Time Crisis, Virtua Cop, House of the dead, etc., but as CRT isn't an option for me i'm limited to the PS3 and Wii releases (which is a good selection but limited).
So i'm looking for emulating on PC and getting a Light gun to use and i'm looking for some advise.
I've seen some products online and theres a way to get a Wii remote running so i was going to start there but doess that work just as well as the dedicated products?
>>2866641
The Wii isn't a lightgun, so its going to work exactly like it always does. If you've been fine with it then just do it.
>>2866641
Some arcade emulators allow mouse input in lieu of light guns. If you can't get a gun working, try Mame++ o something
Time Crisis 4 first run had a HDTV Light Gun.
Plugged into the USB and had Sensors next to the screen
![alien_3___snes_front_ugc_cover_by_vladictivo-d518vn5[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/6Ah2R4W.jpg "alien_3___snes_front_ugc_cover_by_vladictivo-d518vn5[1].jpg")
Couldn't tell you how many times I booted this game up thinking I'd get somewhere, but never could. It was fun, but I could never progress.
Any console port of Syndicate, I couldn't adapt to the controls at all.
>>2866294
The missions are all clearly outlined at the terminal. It tells you where to go and what to do when you get there.
It would have been a much more playable game if you could access the map from anywhere though instead of having to go back to the terminal every time
No in-game maps
No in-game tips
No tips or maps in local gaming magazines (I'm an eurofag and LotW was never released here)
No instruction manual
No internets to look for FAQs when I got this game
No fucking clue on where you are supposed to go or what you are supposed to do in the first place
Random exploration only
FINAL DESTINATION
Has anyone beaten this motherfucker legitimately without any kind of help I sure didn't...
Finally I dare anyone thinking the first Zelda game is cryptic or impossible to beat without guides to try this game out.
Haven't posted here in a while. What is Gayers Kid up to now?
His mullet and "bully mustache" always intimidated me. He probably picked on kids at school.
looks like someone that would kill cats with a Daisy BB rifle
>>2866305
that's not even possible
I have a pal version SNES. Does that mean I can play Australian and Europeans games?
>>2865638
>wanting to play games in an inferior refresh rate and resolution
Top kek mate. England an ice here, and I am glad I imported an ntsc monitor years ago. You never realize how shitty our 50hz and bordered resolutions suck until you play games how the japs meant them to be played.
>>2865676
lol you fucking moron you didn't need an NTSC monitor, most here can do 60hz if you're using RGB scart
>>2865638
If you have an ntsc SNES, you can play PAL games with a very small and easy mod to your SNES (requires just a pair of pliers, seriously)
I don't really get the appreciation for the SNES. Is it because I don't like JRPGs and think most of the Nintendo 1st party stuff is outdone by their prequels/sequels? ie.
LttP < Zelda 1 and 2
Super Metroid < Metroid Prime
Earthbound < Mother 3
DKC - Just not good at all IMO
F-Zero X/GX > F-Zero
There's some random little games I like on it, like Mario's Super Picross, and there's some neat-looking stuff like Pilotwings that I haven't tried, but overall I can't help but feel that it's a sorely overrated console.
>>2863536
Fuck You
>>2863536
Pour the whole can why don't you.
>>2863536
here's your (you).
Saged.
Friendly advice to the people about to the people about to reply to this retard, type "sage" into the options field.
I was wondering if anyone got all the muffled voices throughout Blood? Like the first moment you enter the train station in Wrong Side of the Tracks for instance where there is a booming intercom voice saying "time for 666 greenspire, something something wookie, it times nine"
https://youtu.be/7RlbLhwOtLQ?t=3m56s
Also it's kind of mindblowing that they were able to get Louis Freese(Cypress Hill) to say that.
Blood thread I guess.
It says 666 to Greentown, the rest of it I have no idea. It's a reference to Something Wicked This Way Comes.
>>2862772
Oh I should also note that the name of the train you board for the next level (the Phantom Express) is the Phantom 666, hence "666 to Greentown", that's the destination of the train.
>>2862759
Rather than something wookie, could that bit be Old Milwaukee?
Having owned and loved a colecovision [favorite games were Nova Blast and Pepper 2] I am super stoked about Chameleon, not only for the collections and new games, but weirdly enough-- it's going to have cartridges.
>>2860762
Does it actually look like an Atari Jaguar with a Wii U Pro Controller? wtf is that?
>>2860764
more detail
http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/17/10428976/coleco-chameleon-console-game-cartridges
>oy vey, so many shekels to be made with retro games
FUKIN ESP REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEI love this game so much but it's kicking my ass, my mutants aren't learning any decent spells, one has 58 mana and has only known ESP since the start of the game.
>>2860643
I always take 4 mutants. 2 men and 2 women and never had problem with magic. But you must be ready to use swords if necessary.
>>2860643
Put them in the front of your party, and rotate them as one lags behind. Also, play on a GBA SP, since the RNG is not the same across all Gameboys.
The RNG in this game is pretty awkward. Mutants will always get stuck with shit abilities regardless of how far you are into the game. You'll have to rely on weapons and spell books instead. Since mutants are afforded few equipment slots, I would recommend using just one piece of (chest) armor, then reserve the remaining slots for any weapons and spell books you want to use.
Some other general tips for your playthrough:
- Instant-death skills (DEATH and STONE books) are very effective, even against bosses. By "effective" I mean exploitable. Humans normally don't gain any Mana points, so they tend to suck with magic. They can nonetheless use status spells like STONE and DEATH just as effectively as mutants can.
- The (chain)Saw that you can buy from World 4 can kill the strongest enemies and bosses in the game,including the final boss.
- Characters recruited from later worlds have higher stats than the characters recruited from the starting town. If your party is relatively weak by the time you reach a certain world, you may as well kill some characters off and recruit newer, more powerful ones. May save you some time with grinding, especially if you're using humans.
- Monsters are very easy to manage due to gaining all their ability uses back with inn stays, and they're also very exploitable if you stumble across the right sequence of meat drops. There's nothing stopping you from evolving your monsters to the highest tiers before you even leave the first world.
- The Dragon armor you can purchase from World 3 provides multiple elemental resistances. It's useful for the rest of the game. Similarly,
- If you choose a female mutant as your main character, she starts equipped with a Saber, which can be sold for a ridiculous amount of gold. You can then use the gold to buy yourself a Rapier and a full set of armor.
How about some good winter themed video game music /vr/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxijjSCNOSg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lyRI_M8ZXE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HoLdtRi9LA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzxHzfvA1sI
One of my favorite winter level songs
I'd like to think this track is relatively unknown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97ST6klhe70
https://youtu.be/UNdUjFeE9vk?list=PLkpN6XM4MafRIMI1slpDSJl-xCQUGhI7T
And pretty much every ice level from Croc.
Japanese PC Gaming General: Winter Edition
Thread anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGYNHn-i_fw
//Pastebin//
>Links to vendors, emulators, game info, fansites, &c.
http://pastebin.com/g99LycCJ
//Games//
>ROM sites w/games, tools, OS packs, &c.:
http://www.retroprograms.com/
https://archive.org/details/PC98_Games_1813
http://www.theoldcomputer.com/roms/index.php
>Project EGG's for legal downloads (takes PayPal, subscription service). Collecting should use Suruga-ya for mail order. Try bidding on Yahoo! Japan, too; use a middleman service like From Japan for shipping:
http://www.amusement-center.com/project/egg/
http://www.suruga-ya.jp/
http://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/
http://www.fromjapan.co.jp/
>/vr/ Anon's PC-98 dump:
https://mega.co.nz/#F!F59WkSqQ!quGKSFIswBgv0rxAAaF8Pg
>PC-88 dump:
https://mega.co.nz/#F!10IGCLjQ!Aim8asXQ62YKRqzGfAqX5w
//Emulation//
>lllusion City blog has primers on emulating the PC-88, PC-6001, and FM Towns platforms:
http://illusioncity.net
>Guides to Neko Project II & making bootable HDI files for PC-98:
http://fullmotionvideo.free.fr/pc98/neko.html
http://fullmotionvideo.free.fr/pc98/articles/hdi/hdi.html
>MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 work for the PC-98; consider Ko-Window or SX-Window for the X68k (FM Towns has proprietary OS). The 8-bit machines run mainly BASIC.
//Music//
Misty Blue (PC-88, Koshiro): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KOiDPpHFgw
Golvellius (MSX2, Miyamoto): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXvBmHndSxM&t=7
Star Cruiser (X1, Yamanaka): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc1vUz87_Yo
Rhyme Star (PC-98, Abo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PA_rvNRNBg
AZURE (FM Towns, Umemoto): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTolqkb6cQo
Code-Zero (X68k, Random House): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIleersmwMo
Power DoLLS 4 (Windows, Saitoh): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hZAUQaCDg8
//Translations//
romhacking.net
>Most active J-PC group:
http://heroesoflegend.retro-type.com/forums/index.php
Have you considered dropping the wall of links and have an actual discussion instead?
>>2855880
I'm not the original OP. Was missing the thread so took over the whole OP text just with the next Nr and edition. ;)
Oh hey it's back. Was just trying to post to this a few days ago and mention that I got started on the EVO PC-98 translation.
Post hilariously non politically correct things in old videogames.
>>2854708
Explain.
-The graphics are bad, I can't enjoy it.
-The reboot is better, the old version is a bad game because audiences didn't know any better.
-It was "Good for its time."
-This game is too hard. I'm not bad at this, but I can't beat it in 5 hours. That means it has artificial difficulty which makes it bad.
-This is a clunky UI, I can't get passed this
Are we the ones out of touch, or is it the children?
>>2852963
This is a /b/ tier shitpost.
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"it's dated"
"it hasn't aged well"
anyway it's not just children saying this shit, also stupid adults who aren't really very knowledgeable of the medium they're talking about.
Let's get this out of the way, /vr/. Best xmas-themed/related game?
Christmas NiGHTS
Diddy Kong Racing and Kirby's Epic Yarn have some of the best Christmas levels.
It's that time again!
Ok. Help me out. This has been bothering me for ages.
It was a game that came in an Spanish CD full of demos sometime in 1996-ish, but this was the only complete one. It was a game like Pang/Buster Bros. that gave you the option to play as a male anime character or a female one.
The thing is that, if you managed to finish the first level, this porn image of the female protagonist appeared until you pressed a button (nothing hardcore. I think it was her with her legs spread open, but smiling, as if she just came out of the shower and was drying herself). The second...
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Ok, so, I've got a couple games from my childhood that I can't seem to identify. Both of which I suspect are garbage, but I'll die easier knowing what they were called.
The first game was for the SNES. The protagonists were a young boy and girl. I think they also had the ability to turn into a robot kid? Or maybe they just summoned him? You someone were able to go from playing as the kids to a robot kid. I think the perspective of the game was a top-down LoZ: A Link to the Past point of view.
The second game was an adventure game for the N64. I...
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((I've posted this several times))
Sometimes I wonder if I just dreamt about this. I'll give the cliffnotes of what I remember.
-Played it around 2000-2001
-Possibly had "Shadow" in the title?
-Very ugly graphics, even for the time
-Multiplayer to some degree, I remember it having some form of chat room
-Divided into levels, in the first level you explored a crypt and there was a big dragon at the end
-Second level was a snowy forest with giants and unicorns, I don't think I ever beat it
In a previous thread, somebody...
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