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Games with sound tracks that you thought were awesome, but never heard anyone talk about.
>>2868151
>DS
wrong board friendo
>>2868143
A word of advice... When starting a thread talking about how awesome something is, POST A GODDAMNED LINK TO IT!
ITT: Games with horrible level design
>randomly place keys everywhere
>infinite backtracking ensues
>infinitely spawning enemies to harass the player and waste ammo
What were they thinking/
>>2867383
>randomly place keys everywhere
>infinite backtracking ensues
Thankfully new version tidies up level design to fix this.
>infinitely spawning enemies to harass the player and waste ammo
Pretty sure the respawning isn't infinite.
>>2867383
all of these things are actually bonuses
sage for not retro
>>2867632
W0t? Did you even play the game? If you miss a single key you get stuck.
post games with 3D World Maps.
Pic unrelated, right OP?
ITT underrated PSX classics
![Jumping Flash! 2 [U] [SCUS-94108]-front.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/QxdhKJG.jpg "Jumping Flash! 2 [U] [SCUS-94108]-front")
Fuck Crash and Spyro.
>>2865151
My nigger.
>tfw Robbit Mon Dieu will never be localized
>>2865157
It wasn't that good anyway, and Exact were already dissolved by then. JF 1 and 2 are the only good ones unfortunately.
Continued from >>2862959
I think it'd be neat if daily, we had all played a simple arcade game and see who can get the best score. So I'm going to try that.
Today will be Donkey Kong. I'm using Nestopia and the (JU) version of the rom. No clue what that means, all I know is this has 3 levels, not 4.
Attached is my shitty high score. Only made it to the 2nd loop, didnt really try, just wanted to put a "goal" for you guys to try to beat.
I also made a stupid google doc so we can keep track of scores.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RirWfkmIaACck8VNnLTXm9k5gmOBBPRt6MkRi22FSWM
Just post a screenshot, the windows frame if you can, and let's just promise not to photoshop, k?
I hope this can be a regular thing, I personally like trying to beat other people scores.
Billy Mitchell reporting in... Please explain how Pphotoshop edits could be detected if and when used. Not that I would consider doing such a thing.
>>2864028
I think it would be like a honor code thing.
>>2864028
Because people on /vr/ are too retarded to use photoshop.
Was the CD-i a good console without good games?
No
It was really expensive and compared the N64 it was fucking shit
>>2840691
PCs were better. Those had CD-ROMs and Gravis game pads as well. They also had games worth playing instead of weak titles that played more like the bonus features on a DVD.
>>2840691
People seem to think that the CD-i was intended to be a game console, which is why they think it's shit. (It doesn't help that the only people that tend to care about old technology are retro gamers like us.)
The CD-i was an interactive media device. It was intended for music or movie buffs to get a little more out of their hobbies. The fact that it had a few game-like releases on it is purely coincidental. It certainly wasn't a selling point.
Rather than thinking of it as a shitty game console, instead think of it as a cool CD player.
Miniature Railway Edition.
Read the pastebin: http://pastebin.com/zcjSWDuj
Previous thread: >>2769838
>>2819830
So, somebody remind me about this Winter contest that is currently underway.
>>2819852
I consider the greatest challenge of this one to just make icy blue not look like shit
I've been trawling NED for mountain crag-like scenery, but nothing has really fit.
I'm not good with greentext stories and my english is kinda shitty but I'll give it a go.
My memories of that time aren't clear at all but I remember being 4 or maybe 5 years old. My mother told me I was that age altough I swear I was, at least, 7. Everything before the divorce is fuzzy and blurred, kile meshed up together... but I remember the sounds, the graphics. My dad was kinda into tech on those days, a heavy contrast with his more conservative last days but thanks to him is that I found this wonderful hobby. Anyway, we moved to a new house. We were having a good economic run back then and we could afford a TV and a videogame system. As I said, I can't remember too much but I do remmeber the brand. It was an "Edu Juegos by Martinsoft"... Doing some research, I found it was pic related, an Atari 2600 (80's model) clone.
And my first game was Kaboom, called "Bombardero" here in Dragonland.
Do ypu clearly remember your first or is it just a blurry memory, /vr/?
>Do ypu clearly remember your first or is it just a blurry memory, /vr/?
ya my parents left me with my uncle and he took me down to the basement. when we got down there he pulled down his p--oh you, mean first video game. yeah i think it was probably hang-on or safari hunt on master system? kinda hard to tell i was so young and we had lots of games.
> Remember being 5
> Couldn't read well
> Played Super Mario Bros frequently
> Knew Toad always says "Thank You Mario, But Our Princess Is Another Castle" Because my dad would read it to me
> Finally beat Super Mario Bros
> I could tell the game was saying something new, but I didn't know what it was
> Quickly rushed to get my older brother
> Asked him what it said
> He told me it said "Sorry Mario, But You Were Too Late, King Koopa Already Ate The Princess And Now She Is Dead"
> Start crying because I thought I killed the princess.
It sucks being the youngest child.
>>2867282
Why couldn't you read at the age of 5.
This seems odd, or are you a LOTE speaker
IOS remake is litereally a graphics downgrade.
Far left = New sprites
Far right = original
Middle two = fan edits
There's more detail in the original. She has two legs, more shading, two shoulders, darker colors.
It's mind blowing how shitty this is.
I'm not surprised. This what happens when you only care about the money.
yep, it's shit
>>2860176
jesus christ
The OP picture is not mine. I just found the picture on the internet. However, the picture IS a very good representation of what's in my possession.
Box: Very Good (no dings, scuffs etc)
Manual: Fair (has been used, all pages intact, edges slightly dinged)
Scratch-n-Sniff cards: REMOVED but included with package. Fair condition.
Game Pak: 100%. No dings, scuffs, markings. Everything works.
I got this for 5bux on clearance in Best Buy ~20 years ago. What's the going rate for the lot/ROI?
I found a new shop the other day, and they had a comparable lot in worse condition than mine (obviously dinged box) re-selling for $549. I know I've seen ~$300 for a similar package maybe five years ago, (again in resale status).
More generally, I have about a dozen sought-after SNES game paks, some with manuals/boxes, generally in poorer condition than what I've just described (but all the paks are good).
Deez nuts
a gorillian dollars
How fucking hard is it to look at sold auctions on ebay?
forgotten but brilliant platforms form the 8 to the 32 bit era type thread
obligatory plok post
ok /vr/, if I said the NES was overrated, could you understand where they were coming from?
Not at all.
>>2866971
Did your schizophrenia kick in mid-sentence? Are there multiple people living inside of you?
>>2866971
>I
>they
>were
... What? Is English your first language?
How are you supposed to keep cartridges from becoming discolored? I tried Retr0brite, but either I didn't mix it up correctly, or it didn't work.
I've always insisted on buying only cartridges that are in flawless condition, but later down the line, they become discolored anyway. How did the previous owners prevent that from happening to begin with? I don't keep my games exposed to direct sunlight, and it's not particularly hot where I live. In fact, I keep most of my carts tucked away in plastic storage cases, which are then placed in a dark container. Still, I can pull a game out several months later and it will be a few shades browner.
>>2866565
Oxidation, my friend. Oxygen causes all kinds of havoc in everything, causing minor compositional changes. In this case, the plastic gets discolored and slightly more brittle.
Retr0brite works in my experience, though I guess results can vary. Beyond storing them in a box and not in the sun and whatnot I don't know what else you can do beyond occasional RB treatments.
>I've always insisted on buying only cartridges that are in flawless condition
I can understand this mentality if you want a complete collection for a console or your planning on reselling, but honestly I don't really get it if you just wanna play the game. As long as the cartridge is functional, why should it matter if it's a little discolored, or the label has a rip in it or there's stickers/marker on it? If it works, it works. Also maybe I'm weird but I kinda like having carts with someone's name or a sticker from a long since closed video rental store, it's kinda cool being able to see a little bit of the cart's history.
looking to get a japanese sega saturn. basically, i'm looking for the japanese equivalent of an ebay or a craigslist where people might be selling things they don't know they have. i'm looking for bargains. can anyone point me in the right direction?
pic related, it's dodonpachi. also, sega saturn thread.
>>2866472
Just get a US Saturn and an action replay or GameShark cartridge. You'll save yourself a few Hamiltons. Then if you want the white shell of the Japanese model, buy a parts only system for peanuts and swap shells. Ta da.
>>2866472
>i'm looking for bargains.
Actually go to Japan or deal with internet prices
You'd have to hire a middleman if you used a Japanese auction site so you're not going to be saving any money
>>2866476
>>2866481
actually i am going to japan. i'll probably pick up the saturn there at a hard off or something. i'm just worried i won't find all the games i'm looking for during my visit, so i'm hoping to find them online.
pic related, it's bulk slash
I'm slowly working on becoming an amateur video game historian. Especially for the cartridge era of the North American market. What does VG know about the video game industry?
Newest thing I learned was that Sega almost merged with Namco in the mid to late 90s because both companies we dragging so much ass.
>I'm slowly working on becoming an amateur video game historian.
So basically a nerd with wikipedia.
>>2866431
Books mostly thank you. Wikipedia is only good for general time lines.
Better a nerd with a passion then an asshole who makes fun of others.
>>2866441
>a piece of shit is better than a piece of crap
![flammie[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/ef1VUwZ.gif "flammie[1]")
![1450340705617[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/cNjt0gf.png "1450340705617[1]")
