New Get City, post here when you get something new

CiDeRmAn

o1s1n wrote: »

The Great Pyramid of Giza, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Temple of Artemis, The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, The Colossus of Rhodes.. The AGS 101.

It's really that good, isn't it?
Especially the smile you have, from ear to ear, as you go through your GB and GBC collection, it's like you are playing them for the first time.
Reminds me of a eye-surgery charidee advert, when some poor soul finally has cataract surgery and sees her children for the first time.

"My glob, is that Super Mario Land 2!?! It's so beautiful! Sob, sob"

o1s1n

I'm currently on a bus with a 101 and no games but I can tell you one thing, I've never watched the GBA boot logo so many times consecutively!

Its like that moment when you buy your first RGB scart cable... can't wait to get home and crack into some actual games!

Thanks again Marko93, if you do actually develop kid Icarus claw hand syndrome, I am not to be held liable :pac:

marko93

I'm glad you're enjoying the start up screen so much. I checked out KI and OOT to make sure all problem free (there was no doubts they would be, just a habit), the bummer being I can't play them till tonight, because studying for repeats is waaaaay better

Star Lord

Bought my childhood SNES back from my cousin at the weekend. It's currently off with Myrddin getting the (pretty much manditory!) region/60Hz mods done!

Games wise, think they traded off/lost some of the games, so got the following that I'll most likely keep, mostly for nostalgia reasons!

Killer Instinct
Super Mario World
Jurassic Park
NBA Jam
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Donkey Kong Country
Super Game Boy

And the following which I'll possibly swap/sell off.

Mario Paint
Super Tennis
ISS
Brett Hull Hockey
FIFA
Bubsy

And never played this one, so I'll probably want to try it out before deciding what to do with it:

TMHT Tournament Fighters

CiDeRmAn

Keep Super Tennis!
It's, erm... Super!

Jack burton

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

TMHT Tournament Fighters

Good thing you didnt get the American Ninja turtles version. That ninja word would just be too much for us Europeans!

Possibly the most confusion censorship I've ever come across

STG.Otaku

marko93 wrote: »

I'm glad you're enjoying the start up screen so much. I checked out KI and OOT to make sure all problem free (there was no doubts they would be, just a habit), the bummer being I can't play them till tonight, because studying for repeats is waaaaay better

You may want a nice collection of AR cards to go with Kid Icarus!

http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057251493/1/#post91430887

Star Lord

Yeah, I've always thought that since the cartoon came out and I first heard that it was "Ninja" instead of "Hero"

STG.Otaku

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Yeah, I've always thought that since the cartoon came out and I first heard that it was "Ninja" instead of "Hero"

The original, proper comic books were amazing. Absolutely nothing like what was to follow...

Personally I really enjoyed TMNT TF. Though the two arcade games will always trump it, it's still a darn good game that cashed in nicely on the SF2 craze that was just starting to come to the boil back then.

marko93

STG.Otaku wrote: »

You may want a nice collection of AR cards to go with Kid Icarus!

http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057251493/1/#post91430887

No idea what the cards are for :rolleyes:

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

Picked up Endless Ocean and Opoona in GS with Retr0

STG.Otaku

marko93 wrote: »

No idea what the cards are for :rolleyes:

http://kidicarus.nintendo.com/uprising/explore-the-game/#ar-cards

Star Lord

STG.Otaku wrote: »

Personally I really enjoyed TMNT TF. Though the two arcade games will always trump it, it's still a darn good game that cashed in nicely on the SF2 craze that was just starting to come to the boil back then.

Watched a video of it there, couldn't stop myself from getting irritated by the way only one of the two fighters would have a shadow at any given time... >_<

Retr0gamer

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Watched a video of it there, couldn't stop myself from getting irritated by the way only one of the two fighters would have a shadow at any given time... >_<

The shadow alternates between each fighter every frame. It runs at 60 FPS so when slowed to 30 FPS on youtube it only captures every second frame so it looks like only one fighter has a shadow.

CiDeRmAn

Sera wrote: »

Picked up Endless Ocean and Opoona in GS with Retr0

Must have given you a decent bit of credit for him then?
You might have tried CEX with Retr0, I believe they offer more for opinionated, Dragoon haters there!

Star Lord

Retr0gamer wrote: »

The shadow alternates between each fighter every frame. It runs at 60 FPS so when slowed to 30 FPS on youtube it only captures every second frame so it looks like only one fighter has a shadow.

Ah cool, I'd imagine that'd also give the shadows somewhat of a translucent effect also. I thought it looked like it seemed to put the shadow on whichever character was moving the most!

o1s1n

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Ah cool, I'd imagine that'd also give the shadows somewhat of a translucent effect also. I thought it looked like it seemed to put the shadow on whichever character was moving the most!

Was the YouTube video of an emulator running?

Also keep in mind that shadows use transparency effects and some emulators make a mess if them.

Nothing beats firing up the real game itself to see how its meant to look

Star Lord

Good point, it could have been alright.
I should get the chance to fire it up this evening as Myrddin has worked his magic on it for me, and my RGB SCART cable from ConsoleGoods arrived on Monday too.

Doge

Retr0gamer wrote: »

The shadow alternates between each fighter every frame. It runs at 60 FPS so when slowed to 30 FPS on youtube it only captures every second frame so it looks like only one fighter has a shadow.

Looks like we may not have to worry about this soon....

http://uk.pcmag.com/news/33737/youtube-slowly-adding-support-for-60fps-videos

Watch in 720p minimum:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbsGxdAPhjv9UrLo19pS8teoRKj7funAy

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

Bought Monster Rancher from Retropolis the other day, the copy I had was my bff's from childhood that we weren't very kind to tbh, so happy to have my own (that'll work)

Retr0gamer

o1s1n wrote: »

Was the YouTube video of an emulator running?

Also keep in mind that shadows use transparency effects and some emulators make a mess if them.

Nothing beats firing up the real game itself to see how its meant to look

Shadows are usually alternative sprites, transparancies on the SNES can only be done as a background layer so 2 transparency layers are needed for 2 shadows which the SNES doesn't support.

Doge

waveform wrote: »

Looks like we may not have to worry about this soon....

http://uk.pcmag.com/news/33737/youtube-slowly-adding-support-for-60fps-videos

Watch in 720p minimum:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbsGxdAPhjv9UrLo19pS8teoRKj7funAy

Sweet, this works in 60FPS on my android phone also using the hacked Flash Player APK and Dolphin Jetpack!

The official youtube app only shows it on 30fps, as well as alternative youtube apps, and I also tried the html 5 player but that won't even play the video.

TheStook

This just arrived this morning, which completes this little mini collection. Not a big fan of the ps2 versions but the ps1 trilogy are probably my favourite game series.

No idea how they came out upside down lol my apologies.

o1s1n

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Shadows are usually alternative sprites, transparancies on the SNES can only be done as a background layer so 2 transparency layers are needed for 2 shadows which the SNES doesn't support.

Yeah it flickers/alternates between each frame doesn't it to allow multiple transparencies? (which is then made worse by what you said using a lower FPS in your previous post)

Fascinating stuff really, I love workarounds for technical limitations like that. Really must read up on it more.

Got these two prints a few weeks back.
The one on the right was done for stern pinball so technically its arcade related
Had been looking for something for the arcade wall and these were just crazy enough !




Super high quality prints by a guy called Dirty donny.
100 of each made.

CathalDublin

They look ****ing animal, can I come live at your house?
I'll bring my pinball!

Doge

CathalDublin wrote: »

can I come live at your house?

CiDeRmAn

And now I'm the proud owner of Steel Battalion again!
Happy days!

Doge

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

And now I'm the proud owner of Steel Battalion again!
Happy days!

God damn, even the box it comes in is impressive!

CiDeRmAn

Given the age of the game or really is timeless, an amazing piece of work.
The controller usually dominates every article on the game rather than the game itself, but it is pretty good stuff.
And at €50 incredibly good value!

Atavan-Halen

Wasn't there a sequel as well?

o1s1n

€50? Nice deal.

I go through phases of considering selling mine (it's currently been consigned to the attic) - but every time I go to do so, I end up playing it and having a blast!

The games visuals are a perfect representation of someone sitting in a mech looking through a viewfinder/screen. It really works.

Myrddin

o1s1n wrote: »

€50? Nice deal.

I go through phases of considering selling mine (it's currently been consigned to the attic) - but every time I go to do so, I end up playing it and having a blast!

The games visuals are a perfect representation of someone sitting in a mech looking through a viewfinder/screen. It really works.

If you do decide to ever sell it, I know a certain cmod who might like to buy it

Star Lord

waveform wrote: »

God damn, even the box it comes in is impressive!

Anyone else notice the disc for BMX XXX sitting in front while he's demonstrating the controller? :pac:

CiDeRmAn

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Anyone else notice the disc for BMX XXX sitting in front while he's demonstrating the controller? :pac:

He demonstrates on an entirely different controller when he's playing that one

CiDeRmAn

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

Wasn't there a sequel as well?

Line of Contact.
It was a multiplayer only game and all the servers are long since shuttered.
However...
There are some enterprising so and so's who have it rigged up somehow so they can keep playing.
And I got both the original and the sequel with it.

The Kinect only Steel Battalion game on the 360 is a terrible conclusion to the franchise.
An opportunity wasted.

Steve X2

urbanledge wrote: »

Got these two prints a few weeks back.
The one on the right was done for stern pinball so technically its arcade related
Had been looking for something for the arcade wall and these were just crazy enough !




Super high quality prints by a guy called Dirty donny.
100 of each made.

o1s1n

Myrddin wrote: »

If you do decide to ever sell it, I know a certain cmod who might like to buy it

I will swap it for your mystery item

You'll definitely be my first port of call if I need to get rid of it so.

Doge

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

The Kinect only Steel Battalion game on the 360 is a terrible conclusion to the franchise.
An opportunity wasted.

Angry Joe has that covered, no better man to expose it!

Atavan-Halen

Completely unrelated to anything whatsoever but instead of buying a wii u, I got tattooed today and any excuse to show a bit of leg.

o1s1n

I know nothing about it - was too horrified by the idea.

They took the one console game that uses more buttons than NASA and turned it into a game that doesn't require any buttons at all.

I'm not sure if it was a big joke, but I'd like to think it was. Either that or I spend eternity face palming.

Star Lord

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

Completely unrelated to anything whatsoever but instead of buying a wii u, I got tattooed today and any excuse to show a bit of leg.

Part of me is proud, part of me is disappointed. Oh the conflict!!!

o1s1n

I had this thread open in a really small window and for a moment though that was pedobear.

Doge

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

Completely unrelated to anything whatsoever but instead of buying a wii u, I got tattooed today and any excuse to show a bit of leg.

It looks like the real bear is jump up and grab your ginger hair and swing from it!

o1s1n wrote: »

I had this thread open in a really small window and for a moment though that was pedobear.

:pac:

I wouldn't be surprised like!

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

And at €50 incredibly good value!

Not as good as free, I'll never stop reminding everyone


Seriously though that's super good, just in time for the beers lol who'll fall over first?

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

Completely unrelated to anything whatsoever but instead of buying a wii u, I got tattooed today and any excuse to show a bit of leg.

You need streamers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvrhY7uwwwA

I thought it was like Teddieursa's evolved form with more realistic details

the groutch

that's a big tattoo, was the pain unBEARable?




(gets coat)

Jack burton

To Atavan


I'm Jack Burton and I approve!

Atavan-Halen

Fine, I'll go back and get some streamers added!

I had to just grin and bear the pain :pac:

CiDeRmAn

That's interesting.
Opened the Steel Battalion box, a generic old Solid Snake style box this time and there's the complete controller and both games awaiting me, so I put it all together and it works great.
Nice to have it back!

But the seller included a copy of Pokemon Soulsilver, sans Pokewalker unfortunately, and a PSP charger.
Someone was having a clear out I'd say!

Still, a really nice bonus to an already great deal!