Son Of General Retro Discussion

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

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

CiDeRmAn

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Yes, you should have the Sin Bin - a receptacle where you place all the games as soon as you've procured them.

I have heard tales that if you leave them out on your front kerb on a certain night of the week (with a mystical 'Greenstar' sticker), a magical fairy will whisk them away for ever more.

You should wait around and ask the gentlemen working for Greenstar if they really are fairies.....
And get someone to record the event...... I have a feeling it's be something you, or at least we, would want to remember.

And post on Youtube....

Steve X2

/activate Retr0 level troll mode

Everyone ready for Nintendo's proper E3 announcements?
5PM GMT
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/05/were-liveblogging-nintendos-e3-2012-keynote-at-12pm-et/

I'm ready for Wii U punchline where they say it was all a joke and wheel out the real deal that will be powerful, innovative with a real joypad as standard.

/Retr0 level troll mode disabled

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DinoRex

Retr0gamer

Going to miss the conference. Stayed up for the Sony one which was a mistake and decided I wanted bed instead of getting off work early this morning, a wise choice because I'm nodding off now.

johnny_ultimate

**** me Nintendo are just ****ting all over the other conferences. And it's only been on for ten minutes.

Regi is even sarcastically mocking all the other conferences!

Myrddin

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

**** me Nintendo are just ****ting all over the other conferences. And it's only been on for ten minutes

I don't get why people keep going on about this, it's not as if the other big names have anything new coming out this year...Nintendo do, Sony & MS will be next year. This time next year it'll be the other way around

johnny_ultimate

EnterNow wrote: »

I don't get why people keep going on about this, it's not as if the other big names have anything new coming out this year...Nintendo do, Sony & MS will be next year. This time next year it'll be the other way around

It's not just that though. Sony and Microsoft kept crapping on about 'entertainment' experiences and such nonsense, barely showing any games (MS especially). Nintendo are focusing on gaming hardware and gaming software, which is great.

Myrddin

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

It's not just that though. Sony and Microsoft kept crapping on about 'entertainment' experiences and such nonsense, barely showing any games (MS especially). Nintendo are focusing on gaming hardware and gaming software, which is great.

Yeah but Sony & MS have consoles which are really on their last legs, I'd imagine there won't really be any big name developments for the PS3 or 360 from here on in...maybe the holidays, but that'll likely be it.

Nintendo have a new console coming out, they're at a different event really.

Steve X2

I've a feeling that Nintendo's share prices will take a hit after this presentation, or after the other one tomorrow night!

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CiDeRmAn

Frak, no new 3DS!
Paper Mario Sticker Star looks great!
Oh look, new Luigis Mansion!

johnny_ultimate

GTA: Lego Edition, too!

CiDeRmAn

That looks pretty brilliant, no reason it can't run just fine on a 360 or PS3 though, aside from the gimmicky pad bits. There's no way that's going to be exclusive, maybe they've paid to keep it so for 6 months or so.

johnny_ultimate

Well it got ****ter and ****ter as it went on, concluding with a fart called Nintendoland.

Oh well. Tokyo Game Show, anyone?

DinoRex

Steve X2

Wii U!
So far it has a few things that might be good but in general.......



Others will of course disagree but that's just how I see it at the moment.

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DinoRex

You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JOChBfhta4

Fake... but still awesome!

DinoRex

Well I'm more excited about this WiiU title than anything else I've seen at E3:

http://e3.nintendo.com/games/#/wiiu/projectp-100

Pyongyang

I've a sudden hankering to collect NTSC-J baseball games....

CiDeRmAn

Game & Wario looks fun, but everything else looks like the 360 or PS3 can do it.
I'll own a WiiU before I own a PS3 again, I think anyways...
Depends on Trico...

DinoRex

Still no sign of The Last Guardian, which is very worrying...

o1s1n

Imagine it became vapour-ware! :eek:

johnny_ultimate

Last Guardian is definitely more of a Tokyo Game Show game, alas.

Still, the lack of information is increasingly frustrating. Especially when all we seem to get is information about internal strife.

One day, it shall arrive, and make true believers of us all. Until then: NintendoLand, fitness / dance / singing games, and stuff blowing up.

Honestly, I'd say the stuff blowing up count in the Halo and Sony conferences was into triple figures. Beyond, Tomb Raider and Resident Evil 6 alone suggests we are in for a year or two of endless kabooms.

Retr0gamer

The studio is kind of going through a troubled time at the moment so it's a possibility.

o1s1n

The Last Duke Nukem Guardian forever?

Retr0gamer

I think Final Fantasy Versus XIII is a better candidate to take the vapourware crown.

Steve X2

Just grabbed the PC floppy disk version of Rise of the Robots from a seller in Dublin.
The guy knows what he has as well, nabbed it for 1 euro complete in box with all abominations intact.



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johnny_ultimate

Steve SI wrote: »

Just grabbed the PC floppy disk version of Rise of the Robots from a seller in Dublin.
The guy knows what he has as well, nabbed it for 1 euro complete in box with all abominations intact.

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Here's several other things you could have bought with one euro:

A Wispa Gold.
Two - three delicious apples, depending on the retailer in question.
A song.
Half a chicken fillet roll.
A dodgy burger in McDonalds.
Parking in any number of city centre locations.
Bus fare, if you lied and said you were under thirteen.
Almost two stamps.
The humble indie bundle.
A discounted app on the application store or equivalent.
A singular LED light.
Several buttons from the button retailer.
Envelope. Perhaps several.
Whatever monstrosity is located in the yellow sticker Tesco discount section. Maybe cheese!
A phone call and / or several text messages.
A tabloid newspaper.
A singular attempt at a crane game.
One-two credits in an arcade game of your choice.
Very, very little petrol.
You could drop it off a high building and see what happens.
Charity.
You could throw it at someone, boasting about your superior wealth while you're at it.

I could go on.

Steve X2

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Here's several other things you could have bought with one euro:

A Wispa Gold.
Two - three delicious apples, depending on the retailer in question.
A song.
Half a chicken fillet roll.
A dodgy burger in McDonalds.
Parking in any number of city centre locations.
Bus fare, if you lied and said you were under thirteen.
Almost two stamps.
The humble indie bundle.
A discounted app on the application store or equivalent.
A singular LED light.
Several buttons from the button retailer.
Envelope. Perhaps several.
Whatever monstrosity is located in the yellow sticker Tesco discount section. Maybe cheese!
A phone call and / or several text messages.
A tabloid newspaper.
A singular attempt at a crane game.
One-two credits in an arcade game of your choice.
Very, very little petrol.
You could drop it off a high building and see what happens.
Charity.
You could throw it at someone, boasting about your superior wealth while you're at it.

I could go on.

How dare you make fun of my work in progress modern art piece
And now I've a craving for a Wispa Gold.

Also, anyone who only spent 1 Euro on the humble indie bundle should be spanked for at least an hour.

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DinoRex

Retr0gamer

Just finished Journey there. I had doubts about the game going into it. I found the teams previous game Flower was pretty but utterly vapid, pretentious with no message to back up the visuals.

Unfortunately I have to admit that Ultimate_Hipster might have a very good point about how good this game is.

johnny_ultimate

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Just finished Journey there. I had doubts about the game going into it. I found the teams previous game Flower was pretty but utterly vapid, pretentious with no message to back up the visuals.

Unfortunately I have to admit that Ultimate_Hipster might have a very good point about how good this game is.

It's something else, isn't it? Have never had such an involving gaming experience in my life. It's very hard to overstate how remarkable it is.

Retr0gamer

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

It's something else, isn't it? Have never had such an involving gaming experience in my life. It's very hard to overstate how remarkable it is.

Yes it really is. Also nice to play two games in a row with thoroughly satisfying conclusions (the other being Xenoblade). The guy I ended up playing with was a bit of a muppet making mistakes all the time, think he was a first timer like me but there was definitely a bond there and I always helped him out without getting annoyed.

What a bit difference not having a microphone makes when you can't get called a racial slur for not keeping up

DinoRex

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ylIPvsbqr4

Steve X2

Game Boy: How a Sega OutRun Game Cabinet Became a Car.
One man's quest to turn a video game into a real drive.
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/game-boy-how-a-sega-outrun-game-cabinet-became-a-car-feature






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Doge

EnterNow wrote: »

Of course it is, it's Nintendo ffs - reboots & ports are how they roll










*hides from ghostchants inevitable rage

"RETR0LL"


Awww man, thast is perfect!

Steve X2

Simple put, everyone should watch this video. And by everyone I mean every single person who has a smart phone, in the world!!!

Also, it's cute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9zSfinwFA

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Doge

Steve SI wrote: »

Game Boy: How a Sega OutRun Game Cabinet Became a Car.
One man's quest to turn a video game into a real drive.
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/game-boy-how-a-sega-outrun-game-cabinet-became-a-car-feature






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WOOOOAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH..........

Now hold up just a minute there man....... :eek:


That thing seriously kicks the **** out of the "Appblaster" for the iphone.

Similar concepts, but **** me, I haven't read the article yet and I'm mind blown already. :eek:

Doge

This conecept of augmented reality is blowing mind recently.

And also, Time Crisis + a Gun Con is blowing my mind recently too.

The Gadget Show Battlefield 3 Simulator also blows my mind.

I think we're going to see some solid developments with all these 3 types of tech, to really bring the fps experience to a higher level.

And I cannot wait for it.

emigrate2012

Steve SI wrote: »

Just grabbed the PC floppy disk version of Rise of the Robots from a seller in Dublin.
The guy knows what he has as well, nabbed it for 1 euro complete in box with all abominations intact.



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dear god,I won a copy of that in my local arcade many moons ago,tried very hard and very unsucessfully to shift it thru buy and sell for six months coming up to Christmas that year.did eventually find the true usefulness for it though.

Floppy discs roasting on an open fire,RoR off my hands at last!

Atavan-Halen

Tokyo jungle is out tomorrow, anyone pre order it? The best price I could find is on yes Asia at €49 with free shipping. I think it's €45 on play Asia but there's shipping on top.

Jack burton

Think I might get myself a Vita when this comes out

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2012-retro-city/731510

valleyoftheunos

looks like a lot of fun, not quite "buy a vita" fun but good craic none the less. Its going to be released for PS3 as well so I might pick it up there.

safetyboy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcMm6TJoYL0

Retr0gamer

Jack burton wrote: »

Think I might get myself a Vita when this comes out

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2012-retro-city/731510

It will be out on GoG and Steam as well. Not worth a PS Vita in other words.

Augmerson

Myrddin

Shenmue 2...Dreamcast or Xbox is best to play it on?

Professey Chin

atavan-halen wrote: »

Tokyo jungle is out tomorrow, anyone pre order it? The best price I could find is on yes Asia at €49 with free shipping. I think it's €45 on play Asia but there's shipping on top.

Preordered from Yes Asia myself. 1st game ive pre-ordered since Street Fighter 4 I think :pac:

Just realised theres 2 versions. Should I have ordered Japanese or Asian version

Steve X2

Some great pics of retro gear.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/05/visualized-the-videogame-history-museums-touring-exhibit/


I really want a Neptune:


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DinoRex

EnterNow wrote: »

Shenmue 2...Dreamcast or Xbox is best to play it on?

Xbox I think. Off the top of my head I'm not sure if it was dubbed into English on the Dreamcast.

The voice acting is half the fun of the Shenmue games.