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Always thought this would be a great idea (Retro Achievements)

  • 09-04-2013 10:42am
    #1
    brianon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,406 ✭✭✭


    http://www.retroachievements.org/

    I love achievements. Always thought it would be brilliant if emulators could handle them somehow.


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  • #2
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Never got the appeal of achievements or trophies. Its reached stupid levels too, some games you earn an achievement after the intro is finished


  • #3
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Never got the achievement thing either, figured I was, as Retr0 puts it, too old and grey :(

    But, lets have some suggestions for retroachievements!

    You've got your Nes to work with a cart without blowing on it!- 100 retropoints!
    You untangled your mains adapters!- 50 retropoints!
    You got DEATH TANK!!!!! working on your Saturn!- 1000 retropoints!

    Any more suggestions?


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    100,000 points in donkey kong 10000 retro points.i have this one........


  • #5
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,498 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    urbanledge wrote: »
    100,000 points in donkey kong 10000 retro points.i have this one........

    100,000 points in DK while sporting a Billy Mitchell mullet - 20,000 retro points. :D


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I have the beard and long hair so I could pull it off ;)


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  • #7
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,886 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok6kiLK0Idc
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  • #8
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,725 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Never got the achievement thing either, figured I was, as Retr0 puts it, too old and grey :(

    But, lets have some suggestions for retroachievements!

    You've got your Nes to work with a cart without blowing on it!- 100 retropoints!
    You untangled your mains adapters!- 50 retropoints!
    You got DEATH TANK!!!!! working on your Saturn!- 1000 retropoints!

    Any more suggestions?

    Finding something good on the CD-i - 1,000,000,000 points


  • #9
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    The Last Bandit wrote: »
    Finding something good on the CD-i - 1,000,000,000 points

    Problem there is "something good" is subjective, so Retr0 might claim the points because he feels Zelda on the CDi is an underrated gem, which reminds me....

    Thinking Zelda on the CDi is an underrated gem -1,000,000,000 retropoints!


  • #10
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Some more retropoints achievements,

    Listen to Sparks when he's had a load of beer and he gives you one of his anecdotes about a time he was playing Boulder Dash- 100 retropoints!

    Sneak a Steel Battalion controller past Retr0's Mum- 5,000 retropoints!

    Have the whole collection RGB'd to the max- 10,000 retropoints!

    I love my LCD, what's this CRT business?- -100,000,000 retropoints!


  • #11
    James Howlett
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭James Howlett


    brianon wrote: »
    http://www.retroachievements.org/

    I love achievements. Always thought it would be brilliant if emulators could handle them somehow.

    This is the wrong place for this... you should have this moved to the main Games forum, you might find more support there.


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  • #12
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    getting to the top of Ghost Hall Building in Shenmue 2 at the first attempt - 1,000,000 retropoints!


  • #13
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,265 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    urbanledge wrote: »
    I have the beard and long hair so I could pull it off ;)

    GTFO! I'm the only beardy weirdy in this village :mad:


  • #14
    brianon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,406 ✭✭✭brianon


    James Howlett wrote: »
    This is the wrong place for this... you should have this moved to the main Games forum, you might find more support there.

    Nah. Right place just too many pure retro heads here ;)

    I stand by my initial post :)

    I like (good) achievements. Pacman on XBLA had some basic ones and one or two tricky ones. Kept my interest up and eventually I got hooked on the game.

    I hate grinding achievements or those stupid easy ones. Proper/thoughtfully placed achievements can't but enhance a gameplay experience. Certainly can't have any negative impact. Thousands of MAME games. I'm sure if they all had achievements I'd play a few more of them.


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