Son Of General Retro Discussion

Andrew76

o1s1n wrote: »

Anyone ever heard this? It's feckin great!

/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!

That's a pretty cool tune. Looks like alpahaeagle has bagged himself a nice Nomad over on adverts.

James Howlett

o1s1n wrote: »

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!

"Starscream" is an excellent name for a band.

ghostchant

James Howlett wrote: »

"Starscream" is an excellent name for a band.

Starscream is great. They actually had a bit of bother on twitter recently when one of the "DJs" in slipknot who is called 'DJ Starscream' got wind of their existence and had his followers harass him. Many of them seemed unaware that their hero didn't exactly invent the name himself.

Dr Bob

Andrew76 wrote: »

That's a pretty cool tune. Looks like alpahaeagle has bagged himself a nice Nomad over on adverts.

theres a neogeo pocket there as well , I'm broke otherwise I'd throw an offer in

James Howlett

ghostchant wrote: »

Starscream is great. He actually had a bit of bother on twitter recently when one of the "DJs" in slipknot who is called 'DJ Starscream' got wind of his existence and had his followers harass him. Many of them seemed unaware that their hero didn't exactly invent the name himself.

You know whos fault that is don't ya?
Michael Bay's. 3 Transformers movies and it was impossible to tell any of the Decepticons apart. Can we really blame the kids here?:D

Andrew76

luas_dublin wrote: »

theres a neogeo pocket there as well , I'm broke otherwise I'd throw an offer in

Aye well worth 30 as long as the screen is ok. Prefer to have a pic of it working just to be sure though.

Professey Chin

I have no idea why but this suddenly got stuck in my head

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA4o6WhJO-A

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

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.

is that the b&w one? Could be done easy/quick with felt and glue, or get transfer paper, Tesco sometimes have it for 5er, Lidl/Aldi is cheaper but might not have it.
Where you going to?

johnny_ultimate

Sera wrote: »

is that the b&w one? Could be done easy/quick with felt and glue, or get transfer paper, Tesco sometimes have it for 5er, Lidl/Aldi is cheaper but might not have it.
Where you going to?

Cheers, will give it a go!

Going to this: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=100228236746659 Sure why not!

Retr0gamer

Pfft, only nerds go to cosplay conventions.

o1s1n

I've heard some of the men even dress up as schoolgirls.

Disgusting so it is.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Cheers, will give it a go!

Going to this: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=100228236746659 Sure why not!

yeah I heard about it the N/C forums, not bothered, people with hairy nipples are organising it
(don't make it obvious this time Dinorex kthx)

Atavan-Halen

o1s1n wrote: »

I've heard some of the men even dress up as schoolgirls.

Disgusting so it is.

Yeah, "men" :P

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agTDR7fG1T8

Mr Vengeance

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

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.

I used to use the Retro Gamer magazine forums back a few years ago, and ended up leaving it out of sheer annoyance at these guys who would buy up tonnes of stuff just to brag about it. Guys would literally buy bloody anything just to boast about the number of games they owned. Fellas would buy up garbage for a pound or two, just to say they had more games than the other losers on the board.

There's nothing wrong with a bit of showing off - every forum has a "What have you picked up recently?" thread, and they are great fun for the most part and get people talking, but the people out there on the internet who take things too seriously end up ruining the fun for everyone sadly....

There was some great people over there - one guy even sold me a factory sealed copy of Yoshi's Island DS for less than it was worth, just because he knew I really wanted a new copy of the game at the time, but the great people were overshadowed by the head-cases.

The last straw was the day some guy came on bragging that he had snagged a Muppets Party game for the PS2 and George of the Jungle for just a few quid each. F**k me!

Mr.Saturn

Sera wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agTDR7fG1T8

Can anyone tell me what I've just watched?

Mr Vengeance wrote: »

The last straw was the day some guy came on bragging that he had snagged a Muppets Party game for the PS2 and George of the Jungle for just a few quid each. F**k me!

I know, it started to creep me out after a while. If I went to the trouble of not only buying Fifa 2005 on the GCN for a £1, but also posting about the fact, I think I'd call it a day.

Steve X2

Classic stuff going here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYjgHLFZMa0

Bonus points if you spot anyone who played a character on a SciFi show years after this.

.

Sparks43

That is eight minutes of my life I'm never getting back

Pyongyang

Steve SI wrote: »

Classic stuff going here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYjgHLFZMa0

Bonus points if you spot anyone who played a character on a SciFi show years after this.

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I haven't clicked the video but, looking at the screengrab there is that Scott Bakula he who played Dr. Sam Beckett in Quantum Leap?

One of my gave shows of all time.

Pyongyang

Pyongyang wrote: »

Steve SI wrote: »

Classic stuff going here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYjgHLFZMa0

Bonus points if you spot anyone who played a character on a SciFi show years after this.

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I haven't clicked the video but, looking at the screengrab there is that Scott Bakula he who played Dr. Sam Beckett in Quantum Leap?

One of my gave shows of all time.

Oh wait a sec, that's Gary Cole from Midnight Caller no?

Next you'll be showing me a Turbo Grafx training video starring Margaret Collin from 1987 hit cop show Legwork.

Yes I am that old.

pdbhp

Downloaded my free NES games last night, got stuck into some Metroid and good christ it's frustrating those bat things coming out of the roof really grind my gears, got lost almost instantly.

Played a lot of Baloon Fight and it rules, simple but really difficult just the way I like it:)

Retr0gamer

pdbhp wrote: »

Played a lot of Baloon Fight and it rules, simple but really difficult just the way I like it:)

You should play Balloon Kid on the GB. It's the sequel. A really under appreciated game.

johnny_ultimate

I love Balloon Fight, a still immensely playable game. First time I came across it was as one of those rare unlockable NES games in Animal Crossing. Constantly full of surprises, those crazy animals.

pdbhp

Retr0gamer wrote: »

You should play Balloon Kid on the GB. It's the sequel. A really under appreciated game.

Arrrrrggggghhh I was gonna pick that up in Rage one day it was like €1.99 but I decided against it:(

Retr0gamer

Any Neo Geo fans really need to check out the treasure trove of Neo Geo goodness racketboy put up on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.278801595478710.87888.107697422589129&type=1

Pyongyang

That is a lovely collection. I like the film strips and the Blazing Star artwork.

o1s1n

'Taken at Dion Dakis's Place'

Haha. I guess he didn't show them this picture -

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Shame that wanker has so much awesome stuff. I'd love that Blazing Star artwork.

Dr Bob

Ultima IV is being given away free at the mo over on GoG.com if anyone fancies it

Mr Vengeance

pdbhp wrote: »

Downloaded my free NES games last night, got stuck into some Metroid and good christ it's frustrating those bat things coming out of the roof really grind my gears, got lost almost instantly.

Played a lot of Baloon Fight and it rules, simple but really difficult just the way I like it:)

I was playing them there this afternoon. I can't seem to hit the ball in NES Open or whatever the golf game is called, more than a few yards! Strange, seeing as I'm a big fan of golf games normally like this - bought my PSP day 1 after playing Everybody's Golf on it! Still one of my favourite PSP games still....

I was also playing a good bit of my childhood favourite, Zelda II. I got stuck pretty much at the start... just like I did when I was a child! I still think its a good game and better than many would have you believe, but its of its time I reckon and probably wouldn't keep you busy for long if played out of context or curiosity. Unlike the masterpiece that is Link's Awakening its doesn't hold up all that well to today's standards, but its still fun enough to a degree I believe.

pdbhp wrote: »

Arrrrrggggghhh I was gonna pick that up in Rage one day it was like €1.99 but I decided against it:(

I only heard about this RAGE shop the other day - what do people think of it on here? Is it any good? How is it prices, and how is the range of games? I thinking about heading up to town this week if I get a chance and checking it out.... maybe have a few games up in Quirkies for myself as well

Mr.Saturn

The consensus on the RAGE tends to be that a bargain can be found here and there, but generally they deal in mid-to-high range ebay prices, including the cost of postage, with a bit of haggle room, to score a little discount. Quirkey's have only two fighting cabs left, and a glitchy Silent Hill Arcade setup, there's some other stuff, but it's terribly barren compared to the glory days.

Mr Vengeance

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

The consensus on the RAGE tends to be that a bargain can be found here and there, but generally they deal in mid-to-high range ebay prices, including the cost of postage, with a bit of haggle room, to score a little discount. Quirkey's have only two fighting cabs left, and a glitchy Silent Hill Arcade setup, there's some other stuff, but it's terribly barren compared to the glory days.

I don't mind paying the going rate for games, if they ask regular eBay prices that seems fair enough - so long as they aren't asking silly money fold old games just because they have a beaten up box I'll be happy.

Don't think I'll be buying much anyway as I'm gearing to purchase Zero Gunner 2 on the DC and/or an AES title.

o1s1n

I find I suffer from extreme spoiled for choice syndrome whenever I go into the Rage and never seem to buy anything.

Mr.Saturn

o1s1n wrote: »

I find I suffer from extreme spoiled for choice syndrome whenever I go into the Rage and never seem to buy anything.

'Option Paralysis' is the term Douglas Coupland coined for it. Alternatively, 'infinite choice and end up watching the last hour of Robocop' is Dara O'Briain's take on it.

pdbhp

o1s1n wrote: »

I find I suffer from extreme spoiled for choice syndrome whenever I go into the Rage and never seem to buy anything.

I tend to get a dose of that occasionally but I have a cure. Find the most random japanese title you can find and attempt to purchase it for a Jack Burton amount, that usually gets me going then I can buy actual games

pdbhp

Mr Vengeance wrote: »

I only heard about this RAGE shop the other day - what do people think of it on here? Is it any good? How is it prices, and how is the range of games? I thinking about heading up to town this week if I get a chance and checking it out.... maybe have a few games up in Quirkies for myself as well

I like Rage the prices can get a little out of whack but a stern lecture on the value of games etc usually rectifies this.
The lads in Rage are sound enough and you can haggle their prices, I personally have never paid the asking price for any game in Rage which I think is testiment to the fact that the lads are a cool bunch of dudes!!

Myrddin

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Try gordon freeman and you are getting close.

I'm a bit late with this as I've been away for a few days...but I've just realised now that you said it, Gordon Freeman is the man Ciderman reminded me of at the beers I went to....Good morning Mr. Freeman!!!

atavan-halen wrote: »

Get a nomad, bitches love nomads.

Sig of the year so far.

o1s1n

EnterNow wrote: »

Gordon Freeman is the man Ciderman reminded me of at the beers I went to....Good morning Mr. Freeman!!! .

Why have I never noticed this?!?!!?

Myrddin

o1s1n wrote: »

Why have I never noticed this?!?!!?

He totally needs to change his avatar to the Lambda symbol :pac:

Sparks43

How a Tetrad is born

DinoRex

This guy is playing through a bunch of the main Mario games all weekend to raise money for charity:

http://www.nesit.net/marathon/

Up to Mario 64 right now...

Mr.Saturn

Anywhere in Dublin that sell 100 percent sealed games? I know Gamestop and HMV take'em out of their cases, to use the boxes for display, and so do Game, as far as I recall.

pdbhp

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

Anywhere in Dublin that sell 100 percent sealed games? I know Gamestop and HMV take'em out of their cases, to use the boxes for display, and so do Game, as far as I recall.

Most shops only take a couple og games from cases for display purposes. I usually ask for sealed games just to make sure none of the muppets working there have been playing my games

o1s1n

Anyone seen this before? You can overclock Super FX 1 games by putting a Super FX chip 2 in there. Some guy did it with Starfox. Framerate went from 21fps to 28fps.

http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?p=525905#post525905

CiDeRmAn

o1s1n wrote: »

Why have I never noticed this?!?!!?

Well, given the sh1t that went down at Black Mesa, I don't like to talk about it.

And City 17, never happened, those guys at Valve just completely changed a perfectly normal humdrum Alien invasion/foothold event that occured in Supermacs, always Supermacs, those headcrabs must be from an alternate Galway or something....


And as for Lamda, I'm planning for one as a tatt this year.
Not sure to go for a simple orange Lamda in a circle
or go for some sort of HL/HL2 montage, maybe for a bigger piece later methinks.
Half Life may be awesome sauce and HL2 amazeballs now, but in 30 years?
On a 70 year old wrinklier me?
Not so sure...

o1s1n

I never got that 'but it'll look a state when you're old and wrinkly!' arguement.

You'll be old and wrinkly ffs! A blurry tattoo will be the least of your worries :pac:

Go for it.

However, do be warned that a circle has to be one of the hardest things to draw, let alone tattoo. So make sure you go to a good place.

Here's an example of what I'm on about. Check out the wonky circle -

Retr0gamer

o1s1n wrote: »

Anyone seen this before? You can overclock Super FX 1 games by putting a Super FX chip 2 in there. Some guy did it with Starfox. Framerate went from 21fps to 28fps.

http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?p=525905#post525905

Interesting. I always thought that the Super FX2 chip was different to the Super FX1 chip and was for accelerating 2D games only since no 3D games came out with Super FX2 (Doom is a 2D game before anyone says it). Seems it's just a beefed up SFX1.

CiDeRmAn

Looking at getting Starfox 3D at the weekend, looks great.
Much hints of resignation and sadness as I will be parting with more money for a 15 year old game, an easy 15 year old game at that.

o1s1n

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Interesting. I always thought that the Super FX2 chip was different to the Super FX1 chip and was for accelerating 2D games only since no 3D games came out with Super FX2 (Doom is a 2D game before anyone says it). Seems it's just a beefed up SFX1.

Yeah, must just be a coincidence that there were no 3d games for it. Shame really!

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Looking at getting Starfox 3D at the weekend, looks great.
Much hints of resignation and sadness as I will be parting with more money for a 15 year old game, an easy 15 year old game at that.

:eek: I didn't realize it was due out so soon. Excellent

I know it's yet another rehash, but it's a rehash I love, so I'm going to let Nintendo away yet again and buy it the moment it comes out.

CiDeRmAn

I'd like to see some of the bigger N64 games on the 3DS, I know that the love is gone but the likes of Banjo or Jet Force Gemini would be lovely with updated textures, never mind the 3D.
But a special please goes to Blast Corps, I need that game on my 3DS! Imagine it with modern visuals!?! Superb is what it'd be!
Once they don't do a, and I hate bringing it up, a Boulder Dash XL on it...

Retr0gamer

Rare own the rights to those games so fat chance of seeing them.