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Some light reading material. The graphic adventure book is massive and pretty comprehensive and the Japanese developers book is almost as big. The arcade classics one is about half the size but really nicely done with the promise if more volumes down the line. Very happy with these. I also ordered the DVD to go with the Japanese developers book but it has yet to arrive.
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Is that developers book any use? Fancy it, and the DVD, but the bloke was a psycho apparently...?
The developers book is really good. It's really in depth and I'm learning loads from it that I've never knew.
As for the author, he's definitely not a psycho especially in real life. He's one of those people that rubs people the wrong way and if he is getting any **** he won't beat around the bush to tell you you are full of ****. He's made a bit of a reputation for himself on neogaf and hg101 as a result. He really knows his stuff though he's probably the most qualified to do an article on Japanese devs and is a big contributor to hg101 and retrogamer magazine.
He does also think the zelda Cdi games are good so that might be a problem
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Eurogamer has a review of the DVD if you are in two minds about it, I've yet to receive mine. The review isn't the best though, it's very negative about the fact that it focuses so much on the PC-88 and other Japanese home computers whereas I see that as a positive since there's enough written about the NES and the majority of Japanese developers got their start on Japanese home systems.
I think there is a digital version of the book.
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Inclined to agree. The Famicom et al have been done to death. Only so many times you can rehash the same tidbits that have been common knowledge for years.
Mentioning the book is PC-88 and obscure-heavy, my interest is piqued again. Always keen to know more about the games, systems and especially the abandoned projects that nobody else cares or has heard of.
The DVD I'm still on the fence about. There are ways to get it distributed digitally for a fraction of the current price he's asking. A digital download would be great.
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Master of the UniverseJoin Date:Posts: 34745
Retr0gamer wrote: »Eurogamer has a review of the DVD if you are in two minds about it, I've yet to receive mine. The review isn't the best though, it's very negative about the fact that it focuses so much on the PC-88 and other Japanese home computers whereas I see that as a positive since there's enough written about the NES and the majority of Japanese developers got their start on Japanese home systems.
I think there is a digital version of the book.Inclined to agree. The Famicom et al have been done to death. Only so many times you can rehash the same tidbits that have been common knowledge for years.
Mentioning the book is PC-88 and obscure-heavy, my interest is piqued again. Always keen to know more about the games, systems and especially the abandoned projects that nobody else cares or has heard of.
The DVD I'm still on the fence about. There are ways to get it distributed digitally for a fraction of the current price he's asking. A digital download would be great.
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Seems there was a fair few missed oppurtunities with the DVD mentioned in the review like having access to extremely rare games and unable to get video because the capture equipment was having problems.
I got it mostly to support the guy, he really did go through a tremendous amount of trouble to interview these people and it wasn't just him getting a free holiday to Japan. His strong point is definitely writing though, I'd say video is new to him which is why it doesn't sound as professional. Sure I'll write something about it once it arrives. Copies seem quite limited which is why I'm jumping on it before they are all gone.
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Hmm I'm not up on boards as much as some of the other lads on here, but I'm pretty sure that's a bootleg bubble bobble board..
Yep 100% bootleg. The Mitsubishi ROM's are the first tell-tale sign. Still a sweet boot to have though!
If that Turtles board is giving you bellyache, try holding down the switch above that CAL sticker. Hold it down, keep it held down, power on the board and let it enter diagnostics mode.
I had a problem with a Thundercross 2 PCB that wouldn't boot. The diagnostics force-check sorted it out and it worked again.0 -
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So much cheaper than the PAL and US version isn't it it's a decent vania game just gets a raw deal because people were expecting a conversion of rondo of blood. The final boss however is unbelievably cheap.
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Retr0gamer wrote: »So much cheaper than the PAL and US version isn't it it's a decent vania game just gets a raw deal because people were expecting a conversion of rondo of blood. The final boss however is unbelievably cheap.
Ridiculously cheaper! Came to about €35 posted, which is silly compared to the PAL copies.It is similar to Rondo of Blood though isn't it? Is this a Jap only release yeah?
Dracula X in the US and Vampire's Kiss in PAL territory.
Both censored though, so better to go with the far cheaper Japanese version.0 -
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It is similar to Rondo of Blood though isn't it? Is this a Jap only release yeah?
Rondo of Blood is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better. However it's worth paying since they just lifted the graphics and music from rondo and made a very different game with Dracula X. It's pretty much a brand new game although dont expect rondo, super 4 or bloodlines levels of quality. And **** that final boss. Whoever put bottomless pits in a boss room should be shot.
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