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

o1s1n

Andrew76 wrote: »

Was debating which Nintendo platform to get Shovel Knight for, think I'll go with the Wii-U and use a proper controller.

Same here. Was all set on picking it up on the 3DS, but now that I've a WiiU I may just go with that instead. Would be nice to play it with a proper controller alright.

Is it out yet? I was really excited to give it a play through due to all the rave reviews, but it's fallen off my radar due to the long time getting it released in the EU. Pretty much just forgot about it!

DinoRex

I caved and just bought the PC version on release. May get the 3DS version at some point. They just dragged their feet on localising it. So we had to wait for it to be translated into Spanish, German and French.

It's really good though. Everyone should play it.

johnny_ultimate

Andrew76 wrote: »

I've only tried out the new costumes in the first Bayonetta, not for long mind but they seem to be more than just a new skin - the character specific weapons/abilities change the game play a bit?

Some do change the game, some don't. The Link and Samus suits definitely mix things up, others I think are just costume changes.

There are a few specific Nintendo abilities and even weapons though - including

a Chain Chomp and a Wicked Weave that summons Bowser.

Insane amount of worthwhile unlockables in the game!

Nerdkiller1991

DinoRex wrote: »

That's some good water, Sonic Boom:



It really seems like the developers of Sonic games live in a bubble where they can only play other Sonic games... they seem to learn nothing.

Speaking of Sonic Boom, uh oh!

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2014/11/11/where-are-igns-sonic-boom-rise-of-lyric-and-shattered-crystal-reviews

No review copies sent? Even Sonic '06 got those, so we better brace for the worse, folks.

DinoRex

Haven't watched the TV show yet... but this plot line sounds amazing!

CiDeRmAn

Is Valkyria Chronicles worth getting?
I can get it for a tenner.

DinoRex

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Is Valkyria Chronicles worth getting?
I can get it for a tenner.

YES!

Retr0gamer

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Is Valkyria Chronicles worth getting?
I can get it for a tenner.

Oh god yes. One of the best games on PS3 and arguably the best.

o1s1n

Here's the bigger question though, will you ever play it?

richymcdermott

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Is Valkyria Chronicles worth getting?
I can get it for a tenner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ALwKeSEYs

Myrddin

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Speaking of Sonic Boom, uh oh!

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2014/11/11/where-are-igns-sonic-boom-rise-of-lyric-and-shattered-crystal-reviews

No review copies sent? Even Sonic '06 got those, so we better brace for the worse, folks.

Most of us would have been prepared for that since the game was announced

CiDeRmAn

And yet, an announcement of a new Mario game is celebrated with almost universal delight, aside from those stone hearted few who think they are all the same. Expectations are typically lived up to, with title after title only truly suffering by comparison to other members of the franchise, often being better than anything comparative on its rival consoles.

Tomo.Murphy

I was in the attic the other day doing some cowboy builder style repairs to the roof and found my old Gamester Race Pac for the PS2/Xbox (don't have an xbox though, so thats lost on me). I'm looking to pick up a few different games for it. I have Gran Turismo 1-4, one or two Colin McRae games and F1 02 (and 18 Wheeler, but I haven't gotten around to trying that with it yet). Any decent PS2 racing games that you guys would recommend that work well with a race wheel/pedals?

CiDeRmAn

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 on the PS2 is outstanding and also definitely pick up Shox from EA.
The latter was supposed to be a branch of the Big brand, EA's extreme sports effort, but it failed at retail despite being a lot a fun, a pure arcade racer, sort of thing Namco or Sega might have released in the early 90's

Tomo.Murphy

Thanks! Never played Hot Pursut when it came out. Last one I can remember buying was Underground on the PSP. Never heard of Shox either, but it looks pretty fun. I'll definitely keep an eye out for them.

Andrew76

Tomo.Murphy wrote: »

I was in the attic the other day doing some cowboy builder style repairs to the roof and found my old Gamester Race Pac for the PS2/Xbox (don't have an xbox though, so thats lost on me). I'm looking to pick up a few different games for it. I have Gran Turismo 1-4, one or two Colin McRae games and F1 02 (and 18 Wheeler, but I haven't gotten around to trying that with it yet). Any decent PS2 racing games that you guys would recommend that work well with a race wheel/pedals?

If you fancy trying something closer to a sim then Richard Burns Rally is probably the best you can get on PS2.

Danonino.

Shox was excellent

STG.Otaku

Andrew76 wrote: »

If you fancy trying something closer to a sim then Richard Burns Rally is probably the best you can get on PS2.

I forgot he popped his clogs in 2005. Only 34 as well...

murphyebass

Tomo.Murphy wrote: »

I was in the attic the other day doing some cowboy builder style repairs to the roof and found my old Gamester Race Pac for the PS2/Xbox (don't have an xbox though, so thats lost on me). I'm looking to pick up a few different games for it. I have Gran Turismo 1-4, one or two Colin McRae games and F1 02 (and 18 Wheeler, but I haven't gotten around to trying that with it yet). Any decent PS2 racing games that you guys would recommend that work well with a race wheel/pedals?

The very odd time I bother my backside to bring down my Logitech wheel and pedals etc I tend to stick to Gran Turismo 4. It plays superbly in fairness. So tight.

I have since bought 3 or 4 other racing games that I'm goin to try with it at some point like Outrun and Colin McRae Rally for example which I'm hoping will be a bit of craic.

Cant even remember the others I bought at this stage.

I really need a games room at this point just to house the amount of stuff I own. Probably not a patch on what a lot of ye have but in a small house it adds up to a lot of clutter with nothing in a proper accessible place.

Tomo.Murphy

I have Colin McRae 05. It's great fun when you get the hang of it. It plays really differently to the rally stages in the GT games. The faster cars, although fun, feel a little unnecessary though. I've beaten the records on all of the stages I've played in the Mini Cooper.

As for a game room, I wouldn't mind one of those myself. I have consoles set up in three different rooms with stuff like racing seat/light guns, etc being set up and put away as I feel like using them. When I eventually get around to putting a MAME arcade together I'll set up some consoles and the light guns in it to clean up the clutter.

Sparks43

Mario Kart dlc is absolutely amazing

Hyrule circuit Needs tobe played with the sound well up

SNES rainbow road looks beautiful


In other news a package has arrived in dublin from cyprus for me

Some say its the Gateway to lots of entertainment

Others say An Post will bloody lose it

CiDeRmAn

Sparks43 wrote: »

Mario Kart dlc is absolutely amazing

Hyrule circuit Needs tobe played with the sound well up

SNES rainbow road looks beautiful


In other news a package has arrived in dublin from cyprus for me

Some say its the Gateway to lots of entertainment

Others say An Post will bloody lose it

Feck, I'm stuck in work!
Won't get to play those new tracks for hours!

johnny_ultimate

I think the red exclamation point succinctly sums up that 'holy ****, Link is in Mario Kart!!!'

Jack burton

Looks like my mega drive book is gone missing. Emailed the fella on kickstarter and he made sure it was shipped and it was. Offered to replace it today but I said wait till the end of the week. So annoying, im really going to annoy an post over this!

An post are seriously such a **** service! This the 4th or 5th issue ive had this year with them

Andrew76

Jack burton wrote: »

Looks like my mega drive book is gone missing. Emailed the fella on kickstarter and he made sure it was shipped and it was. Offered to replace it today but I said wait till the end of the week. So annoying, im really going to annoy an post over this!

An post are seriously such a **** service! This the 4th or 5th issue ive had this year with them

Still waiting on mine too. I just presumed they were posted in batches some before others? Will give it a while before I contact him.

What's the story with Link in the above pic - awfully femine looking?

o1s1n

Jack burton wrote: »

Looks like my mega drive book is gone missing. Emailed the fella on kickstarter and he made sure it was shipped and it was. Offered to replace it today but I said wait till the end of the week. So annoying, im really going to annoy an post over this!

An post are seriously such a **** service! This the 4th or 5th issue ive had this year with them

You're not missing anything, its terrible..


I lie!

Seriously though that sucks big time. especially after waiting this long already. Sure you might as well ask the lad to resend one now. They're only coming from the UK so you should definitely have it at his stage.

CathalDublin

Jack burton wrote: »

An post are seriously such a **** service! This the 4th or 5th issue ive had this year with them

Parcel Motel are no picnic to use/deal with either!

DinoRex

Holy crap! If you thought that Sonic Boom gif was bad, wait until you see it with sound:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXMIYm3KJnU

Jack burton

Andrew76 wrote: »

Still waiting on mine too. I just presumed they were posted in batches some before others? Will give it a while before I contact him.

What's the story with Link in the above pic - awfully femine looking?

Leave it till monday id say. Really nice guy, he said

"I've just checked and it was shipped on time – and that seems like an
awfully long time to get from England to Ireland to me! I suspect it's gone
missing."

Strange that there's at least 1 more that didnt show up

Andrew76

Jack burton wrote: »

Leave it till monday id say. Really nice guy, he said

"I've just checked and it was shipped on time – and that seems like an
awfully long time to get from England to Ireland to me! I suspect it's gone
missing."

Strange that there's at least 1 more that didnt show up

So every single one of them were posted at the same time? I decided to use my proper address this time rather than Parcel Motel - typical if it has gone missing in this instance.

Actually, we can't be the only two in Ireland outside of the big-schmoke that ordered it?

o1s1n

Andrew76 wrote: »

So every single one of them were posted at the same time? I decided to use my proper address this time rather than Parcel Motel - typical if it has gone missing in this instance.

Actually, we can't be the only two in Ireland outside of the big-schmoke that ordered it?

Still no sign of yours either? feck sake. I'd be more worried for your copy seeing as you're not exactly that far away from myself and I got mine a week ago.

Andrew76

o1s1n wrote: »

Still no sign of yours either? feck sake. I'd be more worried for your copy seeing as you're not exactly that far away from myself and I got mine a week ago.

Aye still no sign. I just assumed mine wasn't posted first if I was late to the Kickstarter or something. Anyway if it doesn't arrive by next Tues/Wed then I'll fire him off an email. Not in a mad rush for it, just want it before Christmas to have a flick through then.

eddhorse

Wait until An Post start using the crappy new post code system :O

DinoRex

This could be cool... damn deal cheap than videogameslive as well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R0dNpO7x6c

Nerdkiller1991

BD's I just happened to get today.

Watership Down.
Ben Hur.
Kung Fu Hustle.
Be Kind Rewind.
Clerks.
The 40 Year Old Virgin.
The Breakfast Club.
Transformers: Age of Extinction 3D.
The Princess Bride.
Jackie Brown.
O Brother, Where Art Thou.
The Wolf of Wall Street.

And to cap it all off, I got Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D.

Retr0gamer

Fail purchases. Not enough Freddie got Fingered.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

BD's I just happened to get today.

Watership Down.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2 of my favourites, WD always makes me cry though

Nerdkiller1991

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Fail purchases. Not enough Freddie got Fingered.

This or Legend of Dragoon for ya, Retro. Pick your poison.

Sera wrote: »

2 of my favourites, WD always makes me cry though

And on a related note, what I'd do to have the Plague Dogs get a BD release.

johnny_ultimate

The inclusion of Transformers 4 invalidates the list.

Retr0gamer

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

This or Legend of Dragoon for ya, Retro. Pick your poison.

You know what, legend of dragoon. I was made watch Freddie got fingered before. Far and away the worst thing I've ever seen, no hyperbole.

Nerdkiller1991

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

The inclusion of Transformers 4 invalidates the list.

That's not how you spell Amazing Spiderman 2. Besides, I think people are a bit too hard on Michael Bay at this point (and I can't help but feel that its Rotten Tomatoes rating reflects that instead of the actual quality of the movie itself). And in regards to the movie itself, I've yet to hear anyone say that it's worse than Revenge of the Fallen, which is just pure awfulness, with this image encapsulating everything that is bad about the movie.



I've yet to hear anyone cry foul to anything like that in Age.

Retr0gamer wrote: »

You know what, legend of dragoon. I was made watch Freddie got fingered before. Far and away the worst thing I've ever seen, no hyperbole.

"B-B-BUT IT'S BAD MOVIE ART! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!"

But seriously, WE FOUND IT! WE FOUND THE ONE THING RETRO HATES MORE THAN DRAGOON!

Nerdkiller1991

And if you'll turn on your tellies to RTE One, you'll see my cousin on the Late Late Show right now.

Atavan-Halen

I found one!

CiDeRmAn

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

in regards to the movie itself, I've yet to hear anyone say that it's worse than Revenge of the Fallen

Allow me to help you out there,
Extinction is worse than Revenge of the Fallen.
I know they are on a sliding scale, a continuum of pants-ness, but Extinction had a better script and no actors to embarrass the Irish people in the audience.
That said, the presence of LaBeouf almost negates the latter reason but doesn't quite.
Plus, Fallen had Nimoy and Alan Tudyk, win.

DinoRex

Extinction is probably the best of the live action transformers movies by simple virtue of the fact that I can actually tell the f*cking robots apart from each other.

RIP Oreobot

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

James Howlett

DinoRex wrote: »

This could be cool... damn deal cheap than videogameslive as well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R0dNpO7x6c

Thanks for posting about this here, probably wouldn't have heard about it otherwise.
just bought tickets

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

James Howlett wrote: »

Thanks for posting about this here, probably wouldn't have heard about it otherwise.
just bought tickets

Pity its not on a weekend, don't think I've a chance of going. Next time I guess

Myrddin

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

I found one!

Nice!

Sparks43

Well this 3ds hacking malarky is not going to plan

Nearly updated the proper nand instead of emunand

Quite complicated but interesting

Myrddin

Sparks43 wrote: »

Nearly updated the proper nand instead of emunand

Bordering on fancy paperweight territory there

Edit - I know what you mean, you would have flashed the latest firmware to the actual nand making the flashcart useless.