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

CiDeRmAn

I loved the Sonic 3 soundtrack tbh

Myrddin

Sera wrote: »

Not much of a fan of Sonic 3 or Sonic and Knuckles soundtracks? I couldn't say which of the 4 games was the best music wise (S&K3 is my favourite to play) just thought they would have been mentioned.

Oh definitely, I think I just found 1 & 2 more memorable as I played the hell outta those games, not so much 3 & Knuckles.

richymcdermott

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I loved the Sonic 3 soundtrack tbh

Michael Jackson best work :L

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

Myrddin wrote: »

Oh definitely, I think I just found 1 & 2 more memorable as I played the hell outta those games, not so much 3 & Knuckles.

I'm the opposite, I played Sonic 3 and Knuckles combined all the time, played Sonic 2 a good bit but Sonic 1 the least amount of those 4

Nerdkiller1991

My brother's watching Snow White and the Huntsman, and...is that Ray Winstone's head composited onto a little fella's body?

Danonino.

richymcdermott wrote: »

Michael Jackson best work :L

Beat me.. was just about to say I was sure he composed a fair bit of 3. Almost positive I read he had a hand in sonic 2 also.

deathrider

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

What? No love for this?

Who designed that title screen? It looks like the D is falling off the logo.

CiDeRmAn

Danonino. wrote: »

Almost positive I read he had a hand in sonic 2 also.

Didn't he get arrested for that, but paid his dad, Yuji Naka, off?

o1s1n

Anyone else miss the oddness that was games being named after hardware specs/names?

Sonic CD, Mario 64 etc?

Sonic Blueray would have been cool

Myrddin

Streets of Rage Xbox Live Edtion

Star Lord

Uncharted PS3 3

ghostchant

o1s1n wrote: »

Anyone else miss the oddness that was games being named after hardware specs/names?

Sonic CD, Mario 64 etc?

Sonic Blueray would have been cool

New Super Mario Bros. U not a recent enough example?

EDIT: Ah you mean specifically after the hardware features? I guess 'NSMB huge screen on the controller' didn't sound catchy enough

CiDeRmAn

o1s1n wrote: »

Sonic Blueray would have been cool

The previews would have suggested it was going to be cool, but when it was released it turned out to be complete broken sh1te.... again

CiDeRmAn

And the DS did it all the time, but some developers got clever and made the subtitle have the initials "D.S." so you got Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow and Advance Wars: Duel Strike.

o1s1n

I always remember thinking back in the N64 days that after a few years, all the titles with '64' in them would sound ridiculous.

They do, but I never thought it would be a ridiculous I'd miss! Similarly I miss the whole 'bit' tagline on consoles. You really felt like you knew what those numbers meant

Retr0gamer

You can thank the guy behind Earthbound, Shigesato Itoi. He came up with the 64 tagline.

Of course he never realised the problems it would cause later down the line when people can't get the name of the N64 version of Loderunner right.

o1s1n

There's a sad irony there that we never got EarthBound 64

The Last Bandit

o1s1n wrote: »

They do, but I never thought it would be a ridiculous I'd miss! Similarly I miss the whole 'bit' tagline on consoles. You really felt like you knew what those numbers meant

Ya like the Jaguar classic

Alien Vs Predator 64 if you look really closely at some internal registers

MrVestek

My favourite has to be Superman 64.

That is... Superman on the C64. :P

o1s1n

Just came across a Snes CD/PSX proto version I've never seen before. Really polished looking.

Kind of looks like a Wii if you turn your head to the side!

o1s1n

Check this out









Interesting the way that curved/circular design follows the whole way through from the Snes to the PS1 final pad (and beyond)

Retr0gamer

I think it's well known that Sony totally ripped off the SNES design for the PS pad. Pity they didn't rip off the saturn d-pad

o1s1n

I wouldn't say 'ripped off' more so than 'developed on'.

Seeing as the initial Playstation project was to be the Snes CD, development on the controller was well along the way at the point where ties were severed. So it was just a continuation really.

There's a great photo on page 133 here detailing all the PS1 controller prototypes

http://imgur.com/a/waGYr

Mr.Saturn

Twisted Pepper have crates of retro games, apparently.

http://www.visitdublin.com/DublinFestivals/Article/8-types-of-dublin-web-summit-nerds

6 columns down.

Colour me boofed.

And there's a Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/SuperHoshi

Super Hoshi is a new shop dedicated to bringing you the best in gaming from around world. We are currently specialising in English & Japanese versions, retro consoles, indie releases, video game art, figures and other keepsakes. Our aim is to keep prices as reasonable as possible and share our passion for video games with you!

Retr0gamer

Just checked their facebook page, they seem to have some decent stuff in there. Must pay a visit.

Myrddin

Super Hoshi? Where is it based?

Retr0gamer

Myrddin wrote: »

Super Hoshi? Where is it based?

Twisted Pepper on Abbey Street (I think) It says it's only open Thursdays on facebook.

o1s1n

Myrddin wrote: »

Super Hoshi? Where is it based?

Looks to be in The Twisted Pepper? (bar on Abbey street, very near The Academy, usually full of hipster twits :pac:)

DinoRex

All I can think of is Sad Hoshi from Game Grumps now.

ghostchant

Interesting. Though open one day a week during normal working hours means a lot of people with disposable income (i.e. people who buy stuff) will be working when it's open. I might try run into town during lunch on thursday to have a look though.

EDIT: Just saw that they're open on Thurs-Sat, 11am-6pm...that's better

CiDeRmAn

And that's the unit where Chapters bookshop started, and Gamesworld (later Gamestop Ireland) started at a counter down the back, I know coz I was there, well, a little while after.
Worked part time there for a couple of years, great days I tell's ya

Steve X2

Just having a read of the new(I think) Retro Gamer magazine special (The Mega Drive/SNES Book) and they have the readers top 25 Mega Drive games. Check out number 1, I have to say I don't agree at all.



Gunstar Heroes is at 3 and Castle of Illusion at 9. I'd have put Gunstar as top for me (maybe 2 if i was feeling in a Sonic 2 mood)and Castle of Illusion probably around maybe 5.

Thoughts?

Retr0gamer

Steve SI wrote: »

I'd have put Gunstar as top for me

This man has taste.

That article is quite recent. The problem with those popularity polls is you only ever get the popular games make it on the list. A megadrive best of list without Phantasy Star 4 isn't worth taking notice of. There was loads left out and lots of badly aged stuff like earthworm jim that made it in.

Steve X2

Retr0gamer wrote: »

This man has taste.

That article is quite recent. The problem with those popularity polls is you only ever get the popular games make it on the list. A megadrive best of list without Phantasy Star 4 isn't worth taking notice of. There was loads left out and lots of badly aged stuff like earthworm jim that made it in.

Here's the full list for those interested. No Earthworm Jim on this list, but still not the true top 25 by any measure. Still, everyone will have their own top 25 so no published list will ever make everyone happy. It's not the worst top games list I've seen to be fair.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B69DctF0Bt9Bb081SW9xZkNkcXc&usp=sharing

o1s1n

Jaysus, I love me some Streets of Rage 2, but that's a bloody joke!

CiDeRmAn

I don't think I have to voice my opinion on the top game.
Is Dune 2 in there?
Or Thunderforce IV?
Oh, I see it's there, the latter anyway.
But Dune 2 is a classic.
I'd have liked to see Test Drive and Virtua Racing included too.
Whatever about the merits of the improved SoR2, putting the original and Golden Axe in there is appalling!
Why not stuff Pit Fighter and Rise of the Robots in there too! (sorry Steve!)

OwaynOTT

To be honest I'm disappointed Castlevania isn't on it when Golden Axe is.

Retr0gamer

Steve SI wrote: »

Here's the full list for those interested. No Earthworm Jim on this list, but still not the true top 25 by any measure. Still, everyone will have their own top 25 so no published list will ever make everyone happy. It's not the worst top games list I've seen to be fair.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B69DctF0Bt9Bb081SW9xZkNkcXc&usp=sharing

Ah I was thinking about Aladdin, those Dave Perry games are all very similar

It's not a bad list in fairness, the only one I'd call mediocre is Aladdin. I'm just not interested in reading lists that are voted on by readers or created by uninformed journalists. I read retrogamer to find out about 1) games I don't know about or 2) stuff I don't know about games I already know.

Nerdkiller1991

They're not wrong.

Retr0gamer

OwaynOTT wrote: »

To be honest I'm disappointed Castlevania isn't on it when Golden Axe is.

Contra Hard Corp should be up there as well. Nobody bought them (and the UK press for some reason hated New Generation) so they won't be making it into any top whatever lists.

safetyboy

Was Retropolis only open on Thursdays too? same lad perhaps?

Retr0gamer

safetyboy wrote: »

Was Retropolis only open on Thursdays too? same lad perhaps?

He was open thurs-sun. Definitely a different person. He's opening up in Camden street this thurs.

OwaynOTT

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Contra Hard Corp should be up there as well. Nobody bought them (and the UK press for some reason hated New Generation) so they won't be making it into any top whatever lists.

Actually keep meaning to play Hard Corp but never get around to it.
One of the 'problems' with not restricting yourself to newer consoles, is the the abundance of quality games and not having to put up with the initial drought of games that a new console seems to experience.

Retr0gamer

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Actually keep meaning to play Hard Corp but never get around to it.
One of the 'problems' with not restricting yourself to newer consoles, is the the abundance of quality games and not having to put up with the initial drought of games that a new console seems to experience.

Be prepared for one of the toughest games ever.

OwaynOTT

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Be prepared for one of the toughest games ever.

I find Super Contra to be difficult to be honest, the auld reflexes are slipping.

richymcdermott

I would put either sonic 2 or 3 first in that megadrive list but Phantasy 4 needs to be in the top 3

Gunstar Heroes aswell anything else is debatable

Landstalker pretty good aswell i put that in the top 10

Retr0gamer

OwaynOTT wrote: »

I find Super Contra to be difficult to be honest, the auld reflexes are slipping.

I find Super Contra a walk in the park, which will tell you how difficult I find Hard Corp Shattered Soldier is just as bad.

richymcdermott wrote: »

Landstalker pretty good aswell i put that in the top 10

I played through the whole thing recently. Definitely not in my list. The jumps later on get infuriating!

richymcdermott

I dont know how badly it aged but I remember rambo been great fun on the megadrive aswell , shooting the helicopter with arrows was badass :pac:

OwaynOTT

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I find Super Contra a walk in the park, which will tell you how difficult I find Hard Corp Shattered Soldier is just as bad.



I played through the whole thing recently. Definitely not in my list. The jumps later on get infuriating!

I meant to say 'difficult enough' as in not shockingly so. In saying that I haven't past it, yet.

OwaynOTT

Has anyone got a view on the JVC X'Eye.
There's one going for cheapish in Canada so I can get it with little postage cost to myself.