Son Of General Retro Discussion

johnny_ultimate

Phew, glad I missed the 3D debate this morning. I may have gotten angry (I hate it in every way possible, although possibly seeing it have uses in gaming down the line) :pac:

Has anyone been watching the new season of Breaking Bad? Writers seem to be trying to work in their love of videogames on a few occasions. However, their claims that Resident Evil 4 is a good "zombie" game? Controversial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFk_Jg-4iRs

Steve X2

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Phew, glad I missed the 3D debate this morning. I may have gotten angry (I hate it in every way possible, although possibly seeing it have uses in gaming down the line) :pac:

Has anyone been watching the new season of Breaking Bad? Writers seem to be trying to work in their love of videogames on a few occasions. However, their claims that Resident Evil 4 is a good "zombie" game? Controversial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFk_Jg-4iRs

Yeah, I seen they had one of the characters playing RAGE in one of the recent episodes.

johnny_ultimate

Steve SI wrote: »

Yeah, I seen they had one of the characters playing RAGE in one of the recent episodes.

I just saw the one where they were playing Sonic & Sega Racing. Product placement ahoy!

Steve X2

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

I just saw the one where they were playing Sonic & Sega Racing. Product placement ahoy!

Wait til you see the scene i was talking about

I'd say they will use a lot more product placement in the future on the AMC shows as the network has pulled a lot of funding from its best and most popular shows and is sticking the money into "Madmen".

They dropped the budget by a huge amount from "The Walking Dead" and "Breaking Bad". Even though they're the networks most successful and most watched shows.

But I guess this is getting a bit off topic.

Anyway, back on retro topic, I bought a consolised MVS today. It's made of wood and I cant wait to get it.

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Professey Chin

Steve SI wrote: »

Yeah, its ok if it takes over the planet. As long as it lets me play somes games and do some graphics work on it.

On a different note, I see you have a Thundercats logo as your avatar. You watched the new version of it that started last month? What do you think?

It has a very Japanese style to it but I'm not sold on the voice work(only watched 3 eps though).

Watched the first 4 episodes. I like a lot of it. Lionos voice is a bit high pitched (and then suddenly goes deep for the sword). Cheetara = Hot for a cartoon cat person >_>

Steve X2

Mega Chin wrote: »

Watched the first 4 episodes. I like a lot of it. Lionos voice is a bit high pitched (and then suddenly goes deep for the sword). Cheetara = Hot for a cartoon cat person >_>

She's also hot in real life as well
It's the one who plays the short guys girlfriend in entourage.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004825/

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o1s1n

There's a new Thundercats cartoon?? That's all kinds of wrong!

DinoRex

o1s1n wrote: »

There's a new Thundercats cartoon?? That's all kinds of wrong!

It's supposed to be pretty good.

The new Voltron is supposed to be terrible though.

Professey Chin

Steve SI wrote: »

She's also hot in real life as well
It's the one who plays the short guys girlfriend in entourage.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004825/

.

Now I dont feel as twisted >_>

o1s1n wrote: »

There's a new Thundercats cartoon?? That's all kinds of wrong!

Its actually pretty good!

Steve X2

o1s1n wrote: »

There's a new Thundercats cartoon?? That's all kinds of wrong!

Yeah, check it out.

The animation style has gone very Japanese and the voice acting is very American. They did keep the guy who did liono's voice in the original show. He's not voicing liono's father.

o1s1n

A good remake? Serious? Will definitely check that out!

Which reminds me, while I was in Toys'R'us in Times Square the other week they had a crap load of Thundercats figures. I was wondering why they were suddenly in production again. That explains that one.

Retr0gamer

They need to bring back Gummi Bears.

Sparks43

Retr0gamer wrote: »

They need to bring back Gummi Bears.

You serious:eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRTSZZgCUik

Retr0gamer

Totally, Gummi Bears rocked!

Sparks43

Nah i prefer Chip n Dale myself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e5q6ubDlZE

Retr0gamer

Well Chip n'Dale are great and had two fantastic NES games but I like me some Gummi Bears. Anyway I have 'acquired' Chip n'Dale and amin the process of acquiring Gummi Bears so I'll see if they live up.

Both however aren't a patch on Duck Tales. It also had better NES games!

johnny_ultimate

Only gummi bears for me are the ones you find in Starmix. And even then I'd much rather the eggs, hearts or cola bottles.

Professey Chin

Sharky and George!!!

DinoRex

Fighting crime in a future time! (Why does he call it the future? Isn't it the present for him?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxQagE62_zI

Steve X2

Mega Chin wrote: »

Sharky and George!!!

"The crime busters of the sea"

Argh, now it's stuck in my head for the rest of the night.

DinoRex

Ultima 4 is up for free on GOG.com...

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/ultima_4

Retr0gamer

Free? Wow, I love GoG!

DinoRex

They also now have the original Populous for $5.99

Tempting....

CiDeRmAn

Gummi Bears, Chip'n Dale, all good.
But nothing, nothing beats the infomercial style cartoons with Goofy from the 1940's, brilliant.

Steve X2

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Gummi Bears, Chip'n Dale, all good.
But nothing, nothing beats the infomercial style cartoons with Goofy from the 1940's, brilliant.

Dude how old are you?

I've never met you but now I picture you as a Gandalf looking person ;0)

Retr0gamer

Steve SI wrote: »

Dude how old are you?

I've never met you but now I picture you as a Gandalf looking person ;0)

Try gordon freeman and you are getting close.

Steve X2

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Try gordon freeman and you are getting close.

This Ciderperson sounds like a dynamic sort of individual

Pyongyang

Crikey!

http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=7729

Pyongyang

Holy testicle Tuesday! This all belongs to the same chap! :eek:

http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=6898

Retr0gamer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjhJSD8RU4k

Retr0gamer

Pyongyang wrote: »

Holy testicle Tuesday! This all belongs to the same chap! :eek:

http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=6898

I don't think I've ever seen a more impressive collection.

Pyongyang

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Pyongyang wrote: »

Holy testicle Tuesday! This all belongs to the same chap! :eek:

http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=6898

I don't think I've ever seen a more impressive collection.

I think it's safe to say that guy owns pretty much 99.9% of every retro game and related merchandise ever made. No joke.

That sealed collection of every Dreamcast title ever made is an absolutely BIBLICAL effort.

But is he happy?

Retr0gamer

Pyongyang wrote: »

But is he happy?

I'd be :P

Mr Vengeance

Pyongyang wrote: »

I think it's safe to say that guy owns pretty much 99.9% of every retro game and related merchandise ever made. No joke.

That sealed collection of every Dreamcast title ever made is an absolutely BIBLICAL effort.

But is he happy?

Good question. I bet he's not.


See, I think there's an unhealthy side to this whole gaming lark for some people who take it too seriously. Hey I've been guilty of it in the past from time to time overspending on stuff I didn't need and playing games for ridiculous lengths of time.

However, there's some people out there whose lives revolve around games buying, and they hardly play the things and end up with problems as a result of their unhealthy obsession and dodgy lifestyle. When you see people with loads of sealed games and "complete" collections then you are getting into dangerous territory I feel.

There's nothing wrong with say, going for a full set on Neo Geo Pocket or Dreamcast over a long period of time. But... there's people there on YouTube going nuts to buy as much effing software as possible, just to hoard it and sho off to the virtual friends. There was one guy there last week I had to pull up and then unsubscribe from because about twice a week he was showing MASSIVE haul of all sorts of crap that he had no genuine interest in playing. He must have been buying thirty or forty rubbish games every week. When he started buying the same game more than once I had to get him out of my life, even though he had the odd good pick-up.

There's loads of others on the likes of YouTube and RetroGamer.net who need to get a life, and enjoy gaming for what it is - a fantastic pasttime and hobby, not a reason to get up in the morning!

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*Heads off to alphabetise Sega Saturn imports collection*

Mr.Saturn

Mr Vengeance wrote: »

*Heads off to alphabetise Sega Saturn imports collection*

If you have the Saturn's fighter collection sealed up and gathering dust, I'm am going to put my head in grated fingers and weep.

I like looking at game rooms, or at least, I used to, 'til it dawned on me that the vast majority of the titles I'm looking at haven't been played. It's just stuff for stuff's sake. Call me a -insert derogatory qualifier-, but I like looking at my stack of games, books, films, comic et al and remembering what went into them, beating them, critiquing them and comparing them among all the other social aspects that surround it. I look at theor stacks of unplayed titles, and I feel empty. I felt bad for having a couple of games unfinished 'til I saw some folks' backloggery, where games beaten to games unplayed differenced in the hundreds in favour of the latter. I mean, I know it can be seen as an investment to some degree, but it just strikes me as 'off' a little.

Pyongyang

For the record, for me, personally, I play everything I buy at least once. What's the point of buying it if not? Games are to be played, not kept sealed up.

I do bag all my games though because I want to keep them pristine and because I'm an anal OCD sod.

However I do buy some more expensive items and don't play them in the hopes of maintaining and of course increasing value should prices rise. I look after my collection because that's me and thats what I like to do. I plan to back up those titles and eventually play them, which is why I use modchips.

I don't agree with SG-OCD just to sit on a shelf, I buy it because it's new. When it matters most for investments.

Play your games and admire your collection and show it off all at the same time.

Variety is the spice.

Mr Vengeance

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

If you have the Saturn's fighter collection sealed up and gathering dust, I'm am going to put my head in grated fingers and weep.

I like looking at game rooms, or at least, I used to, 'til it dawned on me that the vast majority of the titles I'm looking at haven't been played. It's just stuff for stuff's sake. Call me a -insert derogatory qualifier-, but I like looking at my stack of games, books, films, comic et al and remembering what went into them, beating them, critiquing them and comparing them among all the other social aspects that surround it. I look at theor stacks of unplayed titles, and I feel empty. I felt bad for having a couple of games unfinished 'til I saw some folks' backloggery, where games beaten to games unplayed differenced in the hundreds in favour of the latter. I mean, I know it can be seen as an investment to some degree, but it just strikes me as 'off' a little.

I couldn't agree more. Having games and not playing them goes against the hobby if its on a huge scale.

I'll admit to having several DS games that I haven't played yet - but these are RPGs that I got on the cheap, and will be played once I get round to them over the next few months. I've PS2 games that need finishing as well. I'll get round to it though in time.

Its normal to have games that you need to get back to that maybe wasn't a type of game you wanted to play at that time. We all go through phases - I've been on a massive platformer buzz there at the start of the summer, now I'm at the shooters a lot. I've no interest in role-players right now, but my DS ones will be nailed soon enough once I start feeling the genre again.

Its as you say though, these guys on the likes of YouTube own monster backlogs going back years in which the owner will never actually experience the riches within the plastic. Ever. Mainly because he's just going to buy more and more other stuff. Then he'll get a fit of the senses and end up selling it all. These collections seem to be more about hoarding and wasting money than appreciating the enjoyment of the software.

Mr.Saturn

Pyongyang wrote: »

For the record, for me, personally, I play everything I buy at least once. What's the point of buying it if not? Games are to be played, not kept sealed up.

I do bag all my games though because I want to keep them pristine and because I'm an anal OCD sod.

However I do buy some more expensive items and don't play them in the hopes of maintaining and of course increasing value should prices rise. I look after my collection because that's me and thats what I like to do. I plan to back up those titles and eventually play them, which is why I use modchips.

I don't agree with SG-OCD just to sit on a shelf, I buy it because it's new. When it matters most for investments.

Play your games and admire your collection and show it off all at the same time.

Variety is the spice.

Well, I wouldn't slight that. It just irks me if the majority of one's gaming enjoyment is derived from the buying, it's fun and all, but when it becomes the whole point, you could collect anything, really, and it'd feel the same.

Mr Vengeance

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

If you have the Saturn's fighter collection sealed up and gathering dust, I'm am going to put my head in grated fingers and weep.

I like looking at game rooms, or at least, I used to, 'til it dawned on me that the vast majority of the titles I'm looking at haven't been played. It's just stuff for stuff's sake. Call me a -insert derogatory qualifier-, but I like looking at my stack of games, books, films, comic et al and remembering what went into them, beating them, critiquing them and comparing them among all the other social aspects that surround it. I look at theor stacks of unplayed titles, and I feel empty. I felt bad for having a couple of games unfinished 'til I saw some folks' backloggery, where games beaten to games unplayed differenced in the hundreds in favour of the latter. I mean, I know it can be seen as an investment to some degree, but it just strikes me as 'off' a little.

I couldn't agree more. Having games and not playing them goes against the hobby if its on a huge scale.

I'll admit to having several DS games that I haven't played yet - but these are RPGs that I got on the cheap, and will be played once I get round to them over the next few months. I've PS2 games that need finishing as well. I'll get round to it though in time.

Its normal to have games that you need to get back to that maybe wasn't a type of game you wanted to play at that time. We all go through phases - I've been on a massive platformer buzz there at the start of the summer, now I'm at the shooters a lot. I've no interest in role-players right now, but my DS ones will be nailed soon enough once I start feeling the genre again.

Its as you say though, these guys on the likes of YouTube own monster backlogs going back years in which the owner will never actually experience the riches within the plastic. Ever. Mainly because he's just going to buy more and more other stuff. Then he'll get a fit of the senses and end up selling it all. These collections seem to be more about hoarding and wasting money than appreciating the enjoyment of the software.

johnny_ultimate

Yeah there's a point when collecting becomes obsessive and one should step back. Like there's an awful, awful lot of crap out there: is it really worth spending all that money on absolute bollocks just to have a complete collection? It's pretty, sure, and will make fellow nerds green with envy, but it's all rather futile.

Games are to be played. I, like everyone, have plenty of games that haven't got the attention they deserve, and in a handful of cases haven't been played (again - cheap games, and mostly super long RPGs). But they're always bought with good intentions, and usually for less than the price of dirt (dirt is expensive these days, don't you know?)

A good games collection is something to cherish, like a good book, DVD or em.. stamp (?!) collection. It's nice to be able to dip into a great game when you want. And I'm sure most of us have more games than we technically "need" (quote unquote). But when you're buying every piece of crap just to throw it on a shelf, you're not really a gamer anymore. You're like that dude from Silence of the Lambs, but without the mass murder. And we all know the Zodiac Killer was just bored after completing his Magnavox Odyssey collection.

Retr0gamer

There's nothing better than to look at your collection and think to yourself 'you know what retr0, you've got great taste in games mate!'.

DinoRex

Retr0gamer wrote: »

There's nothing better than to look at your collection and think to yourself 'you know what retr0, you've got great taste in games mate!'.

While touching yourself as well, right? RIGHT?

johnny_ultimate

Have also decided to try and throw together some last minute Persona 4 MC cosplay for tomorrow night.

Have to make the school badge somehow.

Sparks43

Feel quite sad at the moment

Took the latest copy of Retrogamer to the pub with me tonight and ended up talking to 3 SEXY girls (One of them was the Barmaids sister)

Talk about being hit on,the 3 of them wanted me to go clubbing with them with the hot barmaid

Then one of them spotted the mag and started talking about the Megadrive :eek:

I said that it was a chit system as it did not have Boulder Dash on it..............



Now i know why i stayed a virgin for so long:o

DinoRex

Sparks43 wrote: »

Feel quite sad at the moment

Took the latest copy of Retrogamer to the pub with me tonight and ended up talking to 3 other girls (One of them was the Barmaids sister)

Are you also a girl?

Sparks43

DinoRex wrote: »

Are you also a girl?

oooooooooooooooooopsssssssssss

Atavan-Halen

Get a nomad, bitches love nomads.

CiDeRmAn

Must test this hypothesis, I have me Nomad, a screen mod and a battery mod, then with the Virtua Racing cart in place, I looks like I've got some serious hardware.
Of course, when they realise that the big lump in your hands has less power than their little sisters phone and it can't access Facetube they may be underwhelmed.

CiDeRmAn

Sparks43 wrote: »

Now i know why i stayed a virgin for so long:o

Had you no mates at all?
No one had a quiet word and said..

"Look Sparks, they don't want to talk about Boulder Dash, I know you love it but can't you say something else, they don't want to hear that their face reminds you of level 5 in the C64 version"

No?
That conversation never happened?

Deary deary me....

You never had a chance so.

Reflect, therefore, on how lucky Retr0 is!
Imagine how hard it is for a normal bloke who likes homoerotic shooters, dating sims and dressing up as a japanese schoolgirl! Thank the gods he met Sera or those puppys would have turned blue by now!

o1s1n

Anyone ever heard this? It's feckin great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl3cUX0ZuzY

/Edit - apparantly it was in Skins? Last.fm recommended it to me due to all the bleepin' and blippin' chiptunes I listen to, I swear!