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

DinoRex

Wll have to be the 360 version for me. My 60GB PS3 just doesn't have the space. Have a copy reserved at Argos.

deathrider

In other non-GTAV related news, I busted the R button on my DS last night. I'm not a happy dude!

Mr.Saturn

deathrider wrote: »

In other non-GTAV related news, I busted the R button on my DS last night. I'm not a happy dude!

Been there; it makes Tetris DS a bit of a funky experience. Major facepalm, mind, when it becomes apparent you can also use the 'L' button for the same function.

Jack burton

PS3 it is then

deathrider

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

Been there; it makes Tetris DS a bit of a funky experience. Major facepalm, mind, when it becomes apparent you can also use the 'L' button for the same function.

It was the heavy artillery suit in Megaman ZX that was the final nail in the button's coffin. I was hammering it, trying to take down a boss.

James Howlett

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

So, picked up GTA V in the last hour in Harvey Norman.
No queue
No fanfare
No comment from the cashier

It might as well have been a kettle I was buying.

There really is something to said for game shops, midnight launches and the like.
At least you get to enjoy the experience of buying something special with folk who can appreciate it.

or am I being weird?

You're right man, gameshop folk are usually enthusiastic about the stuff they sell and more often than not do have some comment (generally positive!) to pass about the product they are selling. When it’s launch day for a big title they’re probably just as excited about the new release as you so yes it is nice to be able to go to a shop where people have the same passion for gaming as ourselves.

Atavan-Halen

Was playing it until 5am this morning and wow, seriously impressed. Everything in the game from switching to the different characters and starting missions is so fluid. No loading screens anymore. Story so far is very interesting.

The Last Bandit

FFS..

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2295146/gta-v-fan-stabbed-and-robbed-at-midnight-launch

Jack burton

"The victim is in stable condition in a North London hospital, and we hope somebody has taken him another copy of GTA V to cheer him up."

Retr0gamer

Game Center CX 3 trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y-brNPP1tw

Retr0gamer

The Last Bandit wrote: »

FFS..

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2295146/gta-v-fan-stabbed-and-robbed-at-midnight-launch

Some one got mugged. Happens everyday, doesn't matter what they took. I got mugged by two Gardai before and it never ended up in the news.

DinoRex

I'm worried that kids will play GTA5 and start seamlessly switching between 3 different perspectives.

The Last Bandit

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Some one got mugged. Happens everyday, doesn't matter what they took. I got mugged by two Gardai before and it never ended up in the news.

I doubt the Gardai stole your copy of Galgun though

Retr0gamer

Got this down the Balbriggan market. Seems legit. Runs from cartridge so it has none of the streaming issues the consoles have.

Nerdkiller1991

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Got this down the Balbriggan market. Seems legit. Runs from cartridge so it has none of the streaming issues the consoles have.

Can it run at 50Hz, full speed?

CiDeRmAn

On the back of the learned opinions here, I just got off the phone with Harvey Normans and I'm going to be exchanging my 360 GTAV for the PS3 collectors edition.
Mostly because of the noise issues from the drive and I want the console to last as long as possible!

CiDeRmAn

I suppose this confirms that my past form, I am getting rid of something I just bought before I go out and get it again. Kinda

o1s1n

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Some one got mugged. Happens everyday, doesn't matter what they took. I got mugged by two Gardai before and it never ended up in the news.

Go on, do tell :pac:

Retr0gamer

Not much of an interesting story. Myself and my brother where leaving a pub to go to another in town. Pretty drunk and singing stupid songs. Two Gardai decide to run after us so we ran, they caught up to me. Their excuse for chasing me down was that I ran so obviously did something wrong, they ran at us first. They took my wallet to 'see my ID'. Got it back and got it back with all the money taken out of it. Didn't have money to get home on the Nightlink.

I went to Pearse street to report them and the guy at the desk was having none of it, then the two Gardai just happened to walk in and it became all sorts of fun. A family friend of ours is in the Internal Affairs division and my parents called him and that made it even more of a cluster****.

Ended up dropping it in the end, it was the word of a drunken person against two Gardai. Arseholes. Very wary of the Gardai ever since.

OwaynOTT

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Not much of an interesting story. Myself and my brother where leaving a pub to go to another in town. Pretty drunk and singing stupid songs. Two Gardai decide to run after us so we ran, they caught up to me. Their excuse for chasing me down was that I ran so obviously did something wrong, they ran at us first. They took my wallet to 'see my ID'. Got it back and got it back with all the money taken out of it. Didn't have money to get home on the Nightlink.

I went to Pearse street to report them and the guy at the desk was having none of it, then the two Gardai just happened to walk in and it became all sorts of fun. A family friend of ours is in the Internal Affairs division and my parents called him and that made it even more of a cluster****.

Ended up dropping it in the end, it was the word of a drunken person against two Gardai. Arseholes. Very wary of the Gardai ever since.

I got robbed in a similar fashion by two Garda in Galway years back. I didn't mind so much as they got me home in the end where I fell asleep in a bin.

Jack burton

Yeah I had a similar story from a few years ago in Limerick on a night out with college friends.

Except when I was there I was with 6 other lads and 3 Garda and things got heated.....and thats all I have to say about that one now

DinoRex

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

On the back of the learned opinions here, I just got off the phone with Harvey Normans and I'm going to be exchanging my 360 GTAV for the PS3 collectors edition.
Mostly because of the noise issues from the drive and I want the console to last as long as possible!

Apparently if you install the second disc onto an external USB source it works fine.

Retr0gamer

DinoRex wrote: »

Apparently if you install the second disc onto an external USB source it works fine.

Makes sense, the problem would be due to the Hard disk access times limiting read speed from the disk. It's like how copying two files to the same hard disk is about 20 times slower than doing it one at a time.

CiDeRmAn

Shag that messing, the ps3 performance seems fine so I'll stick with that now.
The only issue, and one the article Retr0 linked to didn't mention, is the improvement made playing with the superior 360 controller.
Anyway, I'll hopefully get some time with the game tonight.
I'll make a dent in it tomorrow when the lad is at school and I have the tv to myself.


Now to come up with a list of social situations where a man of my years can wear a Los Santos baseball cap, and not look like a complete tit. So far nothing springs to mind!

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Game Center CX 3 trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y-brNPP1tw

New on the 2nd one being translated
http://gamecentercx.tumblr.com/post/61208570392/tinycartridge-we-have-game-center-cx-2-3

DinoRex

Normally I like the 360 controller (other than the D-pad) But trying to play Dark Souls on the PC with the 360 controller is pretty horrible, triggers and shoulder buttons on the Dualshock 3 are so much nicer.

CiDeRmAn

I have Demons Souls on the ps3 and Dark Souls on the 360, I never noticed the difference, gonna have to try it out now!

On a brighter note, the Mormons are advertising on Boards on my phone, so a little different to Atavan and his "I can get you pregnant" banner.

DinoRex

I find I have to adjust my entire grip on the controller to change from a heavy swing to a light swing.

Retr0gamer

Pong in Games with Edna:

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

CiDeRmAn

Good times, before the tragedy of the updated series where Edna is a flat screen panel

The Last Bandit

Jaws text adventure

http://toys.usvsth3m.com/jaws/

CiDeRmAn

Woohoo,
Must be the post of the day, if not the week

o1s1n wrote: »

There's no such thing as being too old to play videogames. It's just another form of entertainment.

It's like saying 'I'm too old to watch films' or 'I'm too young to read a book'

The topic is "Do You play computer Games"
And it's in the After Hours forum
link

o1s1n

Hah! Wow, glad to see so many people agreeing with that point.

If there's one attitude I really hate it's that videogames are a pass time for kids which you need to 'grow out of' at some point. Me arse!

DinoRex

Look like a lot of people falling over themselves to comment that they're too cool and don't play games at all as they're too busy pumping their quads or what have you.

CosmicSmash

One for the NES lovers, The Nebula of NES Games.
http://popchartlab.com/products/the-nebula-of-nes-games

CiDeRmAn

I'll wait for the Famicom one, apparently it's printed at 60Hz!

Atavan-Halen

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Woohoo,
Must be the post of the day, if not the week


The topic is "Do You play computer Games"
And it's in the After Hours forum
link

But I am too young to read books. Unless they have bright pictures.

My mother is also of the mentality that games are for kids and doesn't see it as a form of entertainment. She thought It was mental that there was a midnight launch for a game.

OwaynOTT

I think the problem is that it's a relatively new medium compared to books and film. Sure heck books even got snobbery back in the day unless it was an serious tome of knowledge.

CiDeRmAn

I'm sure that film had its detractors the well, in the early part of the century, people who watched films like the Nazi marches with legions of fascists in the thrall of the dictator Hitler and they too foolishly feared the effect it would have on the German people.... oh hold on a second

CosmicSmash

If anbody wants to set fire to a bunch of Fifa games like something from Fahrenheit 451 far be it from me to stop them.

Jack burton

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mendheim/mutant-football-league

Jack burton

Jack burton wrote: »

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mendheim/mutant-football-league

The reward tiers are fairly crappy if you ask me, all in game stuff and digital things. It's just my opinion but I do like some swag to have if im backing something on kickstarter. Posters and stuff like that

Retr0gamer

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

My mother is also of the mentality that games are for kids and doesn't see it as a form of entertainment. She thought It was mental that there was a midnight launch for a game.

Tell her retr0gamer said there's jobs in it!

OwaynOTT

Monkeykube wrote: »

If anbody wants to set fire to a bunch of Fifa games like something from Fahrenheit 451 far be it from me to stop them.

Didn't that guy end up liking what he burnt, too risky if you ask me.

CosmicSmash

No, this would be the directors cut. He'd burn even more and throw on some copies of Madden NFL for good measure.

DinoRex

o1s1n

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Woohoo,
Must be the post of the day, if not the week


The topic is "Do You play computer Games"
And it's in the After Hours forum
link

That's odd, if you go to post of the day it's by someone in 'cool vids and pic links' but if you click it, it brings you to my post :pac:

Steve X2

Hiroshi Yamauchi dead at 85

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Yamauchi

o1s1n

Awh! I guess 85 is a good run

Doesn't he have absolutely loads of Nintendo shares? I wonder who the beneficiary is?

richymcdermott

http://mynintendonews.com/2013/09/19/bayonetta-to-be-made-into-an-anime-movie-by-sega-called-bayonetta-bloody-fate/

After signing up index corporation sega are now making a bayonetta anime movie ... **** YA