Arcade and Retro General Chat in Karkariko Village Tavern: Live Ocarina Music

Doge

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Anyone else know what I mean?

Totally, you played it before it was cool! :P

/Ciderman hipster mode activated!

johnny_ultimate

AICN?! Cidey, you need to block your browsers from accessing that dark, dark corner of the Internet immediately!

Also, any Souls elitism is reserved for those who've completed the game :P

CiDeRmAn

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

AICN?! Cidey, you need to block your browsers from accessing that dark, dark corner of the Internet immediately!

Come on then, what's wrong with it?

Retr0gamer

I remember getting Demon's Souls first. The wiki front page was dedicated to alerting people when new copies had shipped and where they were available. IT was a very hard game to trakc down and at the time the yen was very strong so it was nearly 85 euros.

o1s1n

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

No one else have a slight twinge of regret that Dark Souls 2 has such a mainstream buzz now?
When some of us jumped on the Demons Souls import train it was a rare title to see on these shores, given it was on the PS3 which hadn't really gotten into it's stride and it was import only at the time.
It broadened out a bit with the PAL release, which was pretty decent, and with Dark Souls a lot of folk were at last catching on to the series delights, but it was, at first maybe, not out there.
But the release of Dark Souls 2 seems to have attracted a lot of attention now, and it doesn't feel quite like the discovery the games once represented.
Anyone else know what I mean?

Discovery, mystery and difficulty are huge parts of the game.

When those qualities are embodied in buying the game itself, it's definitely an interesting thing. Like the physical copy is a relic to be cherished.

Saying that, more exposure means more sales and more sales means more sequels.

Which in turn, can see more copycat games and who knows, maybe a revival in hard as nail games.

As long as it doesn't turn into Dark Souls: Modern Warefare all is good

The Last Bandit

NaoPi - load games into Naomi using a RasbPi.

Might be of interest to some here.

MrVestek

The Last Bandit wrote: »

NaoPi - load games into Naomi using a RasbPi.

Might be of interest to some here.

That's a nice elegant solution.

I'd love to do a tutorial video about that but I won't have a Naomi system to play with any time soon!

Myrddin

MrVestek wrote: »

That's a nice elegant solution.

I'd love to do a tutorial video about that but I won't have a Naomi system to play with any time soon!

Ah cmon, I expected more from the raspeberry pi ally!!!

MrVestek

Myrddin wrote: »

Ah cmon, I expected more from the raspeberry pi ally!!!

I'm the Raspberry Pi Ally, not the Naomi Machine Crony ;-)

johnny_ultimate

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Come on then, what's wrong with it?

Basically everything :P

Nah, I think the site mostly consists of fanatic hyperbole (very often about complete crap) and a lot of pointless speculation. But I think Harry Knowles is IMO the antithesis of what I look for in a film critic. I would never trust his opinion, as he seems like the sort to buy into studio and corporate hype hook, line and sinker (especially if they fly him to the premiere!).

I'm sure there's some good writers in there somewhere, but it's drowned out in all those CAPITAL LETTERS.

Star Lord

eddhorse wrote: »

How did it go?

Poorly. But I did then go and grab Dark Souls on PC too for cheaps, and spent the rest of the night applying the resolution mod and trying to get it to work with my wired (Arkham City Batarang) xbox 360 controller... >_<

CiDeRmAn

AICN certainly get things very wrong alright, and Latino review seem to trump it again and again.
AICN gave a great Iron Man 3 review and the "twist" and the other, manifold, problems with the movie were swept away.
And they generally liked the Robocop reboot, oh dear.
Ah well.
I'll get my scoops from the Film forum here then, yes?

Steve X2

Myrddin wrote: »

Ah cmon, I expected more from the raspeberry pi ally!!!

Speaking of Raspberry Pi, I must post up my latest creation/mod on the Pi front
It's another retro/pi job but different from the Game Boy one I did all that time ago.

johnny_ultimate

If you haven't played Threes! yet - which is pretty much a 10/10 masterpiece, on a par with Tetris - it's finally out on Android as well as iOS. Highly, highly recommended, and about as pure and addicting as gaming gets.

Retr0gamer

I saw before I'd even know about the game there was already a clone called fives.

Mobile gaming... At least it wasn't called flappy fives.

Atavan-Halen

Livin' the dream.

OwaynOTT

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Major incoming WANT in McD's!



http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-03-12-these-nintendo-toys-launch-in-mcdonalds-happy-meals-next-week

The leaning Mario looks a bit Mel Gibsonesque with the mullet.

Andrew76

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

If you haven't played Threes! yet - which is pretty much a 10/10 masterpiece, on a par with Tetris - it's finally out on Android as well as iOS. Highly, highly recommended, and about as pure and addicting as gaming gets.

Who is it made by? Or do you have a Google play link? See lots of Threes! or Threes, not sure which is the genuine article.

johnny_ultimate

Andrew76 wrote: »

Who is it made by? Or do you have a Google play link? See lots of Threes! or Threes, not sure which is the genuine article.

Here ya go! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vo.threes.exclaim

Andrew76

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Here ya go! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vo.threes.exclaim

Top man, installing it now. Will give it a go later if I can force myself to log off Diablo 3.

The Last Bandit

Making The Last Of Us

CiDeRmAn

Oh dear, a rare but significant black mark against a big Ninty property
Yoshi's New Island 4/10

And for comparison,
Yoshi's Island 9/10

Mr.Saturn

I dunno quite how they manage it, but within, say, 2 lines of an Edge review and my eyes outright refuse to stop glazing over. The 'so this is what wiped out the dinosaurs' line gnaws at me in particular, as I know there's some muggins chuffed with its coinage.

Retr0gamer

Job got cancelled at the weekend. It's Dark Souls binge time!

Jack burton

Just booked my PS3 copy there.

I was going to hold off but as soon as ye started talking about it I knew I couldnt

This will be the first time I'll have played Dark Souls with an internet connection so I'm actually excited

CiDeRmAn

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Job got cancelled at the weekend. It's Dark Souls binge time!

Sh1t man, sorry to hear that.
Bugger.
Did you see it coming at all, or was it Good Morning Dr Retr0 now Get Orf Our Land!
Ah, Sligo is the home of buggerers and thieves, and that's just the nice ones!

Retr0gamer

I'm still in Sligo teaching it's a side job I do sometimes coding that just got put back 2 weeks.

Andrew76

Jack burton wrote: »

Just booked my PS3 copy there.

I was going to hold off but as soon as ye started talking about it I knew I couldnt

This will be the first time I'll have played Dark Souls with an internet connection so I'm actually excited

Or should that be terrified!

I'm going to wait it out and get the PC version, probably pre-order it off one of those CD key sites for 20 odd quid. Hopefully the game will look a bit tastier this time around on PC, no arsing about with patches.

Jack burton

Yeah I'll pick it up on PC aswell, but I want to do a bit of a job on my PC first. I'm fairly sure my processor is telling me it wants to die

safetyboy

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Here ya go! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vo.threes.exclaim

fives is kind of the same. good game too https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rcg.fives

Steve X2

Tis a sad day in the Steve SI household. My main PC graphics card has died
It battled through some hard times and unrealistic overclocks, but today was the day it coughed for the last time and bid me farewell.

MrVestek

I've got a Voodoo2 card here somewhere that you can borrow if you want! :-D

Steve X2

MrVestek wrote: »

I've got a Voodoo2 card here somewhere that you can borrow if you want! :-D

Thanks for the ever so kind offer ;0)
But I've two shiny replacements on the way from overclockers.co.uk that should ease the pain a bit.

Retr0gamer

This looks interesting, a new NES clone which apparently will be running on original hardware or close to it instead of emulation:

http://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-analogue-nt-a-new-way-to-experience-the-nes

It could even output in component and HDMI.

The Last Bandit

Sounds like NES on a FPGA so its simulation rather than emulation.

Myrddin

Steve SI kinda money too I'd say

DinoRex

Yeah... Looking at the price of their other stuff makes me think this won't be cheap.

Steve X2

Myrddin wrote: »

Steve SI kinda money too I'd say

Haha, I was already looking at this. I bought stuff from these guys before(MVS) and the quality is awesome. But the prices are mental.

DinoRex

Blackwell Epiphany is available for pre-order now.

http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/news/blackwell-epiphany-now-available-pre-order/

Love the Blackwell games.

Los Lobos

Currently beta testing 'zippy the porcupine' for the 2600, chuffed so I am.

A very very impressive game, lots of thought gone into it, hopefully it ends up getting a release. It's like h.e.r.o. times ten as far as decent platformers on the 2600 go

CiDeRmAn

Los Lobos wrote: »

Currently beta testing 'zippy the porcupine' for the 2600, chuffed so I am.

A very very impressive game, lots of thought gone into it, hopefully it ends up getting a release. It's like h.e.r.o. times ten as far as decent platformers on the 2600 go

Looks incredible alright.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zeV-yi-iY4

eddhorse

Ciderman is it you that has a Vectrex?

http://www.ausretrogamer.com/vectrex-vectrom-32-game-multi-cart

"The Vectrex was one of those ‘love to have’ gaming machines which only rich kids had back in the 1980s. The machine was ahead of its time. Fast forward 30 years and the machine remains a ‘love to have’ for many a retro gamer.
If you are one of those lucky enough to have a Vectrex, you would be well aware that games are hard to come by, and usually quite expensive when you do stumble across them.
If you don’t care for having each individual Vectrex game (or the overlays), there is another option – the Vectrom 32 game multi-cassette (cart). This ‘homebrew’ cart gives you the best bang for your buck. The more popular ‘Sean Kelly’ cart may have more games (72 in fact!), but they are almost impossible to source and very expensive.
The Vectrom cart costs about $45, that is about $1.40 for each game – what a bargain! For that price, you get the cart hinged inside a VHS style case. To keep the authentic retro feel, the game selection is done manually via the mini dip-switch selector on the cart – no software menu selection system here folks! The stuffing around with the dip-switch selection takes some getting used to, but the feature adds to the charm. Don’t stress though, the back of the VHS case has the dip-switch combinations for each of the 32 games.

Before you scream “this isn’t legit!”, let me assure you, it is. The original makers of the Vectrex have given open permission to continue development and have put the entire system into the public domain. Unlike other old consoles, it is perfectly legal to emulate all original Vectrex games."

Games List :
http://www.ausretrogamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Vectrom_Game_list_arg.jpg

Doge

Vecmulti ftw!

http://www.aptd07.dsl.pipex.com/new_page_1.htm

CiDeRmAn

Yeah, Richard Hutchinson is a gent and sells an amazing product, the entire back ccatalogue for the Vectrex is public domain so no copyright issues and there's a vibrant homebrew community out there so you have access to everything worth playing on the console.
It's robust and there's great support from Richard as well.
Though the site may say they are sold out a quick email will get an equally quick reply and in no time you'll have the only games cart your Veccy will need.
Just Google his name and it'll pop up.

Steve X2

Yep, VecMulti is what you want all right.
I went for the clear case on my one, which isn't to everyone's taste, but I like it

CiDeRmAn

Does someone around here have a broken Veccy?
I might be interested in the carcass

Steve X2

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Does someone around here have a broken Veccy?
I might be interested in the carcass

I think I have a veccy screen in storage. But I think you want the shell?

CiDeRmAn

No, controller

richymcdermott

Aonuma suggested the next zelda game could be top down

I be very interested to see all the nintendo bashing again if the new wii u zelda will be top down view

Doge

The Christopher Walken comment gave me a serious ROFL, seriously wtf?

But its nice to see the progression of sprites to models nonetheless..