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General Arcade & Retro Chat' Special Championship Edition

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    #3692
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,278 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    John Romero because you said bad things about Daikatana.
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    #3693
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,215 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    John Romero because you said bad things about Daikatana.

    Ohh damn he could HEAR that?!

    Feck.


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    #3694
    Inviere
    Registered Users Posts: 7,637 ✭✭✭Inviere


    MrVestek wrote: »
    Ohh damn he could HEAR that?!

    Feck.

    Romero hears all my man...

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    #3695
    Colonel Panic
    Registered Users Posts: 2,022 ✭✭✭Colonel Panic


    I've heard he's got a photographic memory too...


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    #3696
    Shapey Fiend
    Registered Users Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭Shapey Fiend


    I played through Daikatana last year (with the no allies mod) and I can confirm the first campaign is ****e but its quite enjoyable after that.

    Started SiN the other week and I'm finding that a bit annoying. Should probably should have waited for the remaster.


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    #3697
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,215 ✭✭✭MrVestek


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    Got some preliminary work done on creating a PC based board for the Blast.

    Gotta redo the Control Panel's wiring too. She'll be up and running to her full potential soon.


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    #3698
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,278 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Shapey Fiend wrote: »
    Started SiN the other week and I'm finding that a bit annoying. Should probably should have waited for the remaster.

    SiN starts great and then falls apart really quickly. It starts great with that opening level and then gets progressively worse until every level turns into genric 90's FPS design that was totally dated by Half-Life.

    The expansion pack is much better. Made by 2015 who went on to make Allied Assault and ultimately became Infinity Ward and created Call of Duty.
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    #3699
    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,781 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    MrVestek wrote: »
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    Got some preliminary work done on creating a PC based board for the Blast.

    Gotta redo the Control Panel's wiring too. She'll be up and running to her full potential soon.

    Nice work, what graphics card can you use for that?


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    #3700
    Lemming
    Registered Users Posts: 14,148 ✭✭✭✭Lemming


    eddhorse wrote: »
    Nice work, what graphics card can you use for that?

    Looks like that motherboard can take a PCI-E card, although length of the card and the depth of any heat sink/fan unit will be a major consideration given the size of the motherboard and potentially the size of case housing.

    On a marginally related note (since we're talking PC-based stuff); Steam have a new listing for an arcade emulator package from Capcom, set to drop at the end of May: Capcom Arcade Stadium. If you click on the bundle info it'll show a list of games available; looks like they can all be bought separately or as a bundle.


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    #3701
    Inviere
    Registered Users Posts: 7,637 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Lemming wrote: »
    Looks like that motherboard can take a PCI-E card, although length of the card and the depth of any heat sink/fan unit will be a major consideration given the size of the motherboard and potentially the size of case housing.

    Looks like hardware that won't output much heat (going by the cpu cooler), so I wouldn't bother putting it inside a case that's inside a cab. I'd leave it mounted to a board, and place a case fan nearby to push some cool ait towards it. That way gpu size won't be restricted.

    Whats the modern way to get a 15Khz output from a gpu these days? Back yonder I was using an old ati card and soft15khz under windows XP....i presume there are newer options that allow for more powerful cards to output 15khz?

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    #3702
    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,781 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    Inviere wrote: »
    Looks like hardware that won't output much heat (going by the cpu cooler), so I wouldn't bother putting it inside a case that's inside a cab. I'd leave it mounted to a board, and place a case fan nearby to push some cool ait towards it. That way gpu size won't be restricted.

    Whats the modern way to get a 15Khz output from a gpu these days? Back yonder I was using an old ati card and soft15khz under windows XP....i presume there are newer options that allow for more powerful cards to output 15khz?

    Process hasnt changed much.

    I would just use the following prebuilt images :
    http://www.ukvac.com/forum/chunksin-images-download-links_topic367196.html


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    #3703
    The_B_Man
    Registered Users Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭The_B_Man


    I did it recently with a Radeon R9 380X, which has DVI-I for easy conversion to analog VGA.
    Then I used the calamity drivers with CRTEmudriver and GroovyMAME, along with Super Resolutions to get everything looking the way it should.

    There was a little bit of confguration. The hardest part was the initial learning curve but once I knew what to do, it was easy when I had to invebitably redo the whole process again!


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    #3704
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,215 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Tekken Tag finally turned up! I had a bit of anxiety about it though because when the box arrived it was badly beaten up... and WET!

    Connected it to the Blast though and all appears to be ok, thankfully!

    Happy days because this game has been a holy grail for me for... years!

    Now I need to modify the board so that I can bypass the need for a kick harness! :-P

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    #3705
    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,781 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    Looks great, why do you need to bypass the need for a kick harness?


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    #3706
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,215 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    eddhorse wrote: »
    Looks great, why do you need to bypass the need for a kick harness?

    ...because swapping out the kick harness if I want to go from this PCB to the PC will be a pain in the arse.

    Besides finding the original Namco harness is proving very difficult and then I'd have to convert that to CSP1 for use in the Blast City.

    Easier to just jumper from one harness to another.


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    #3707
    Colonel Panic
    Registered Users Posts: 2,022 ✭✭✭Colonel Panic


    https://www.ebay.ie/itm/191589034520

    Maybe get in touch with this seller? I bought one from him for a Soul Edge v2.

    Although originally i soldered wires from the extra connector to Jamma button 4


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    #3708
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,215 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Colonel Panic wrote: »
    https://www.ebay.ie/itm/191589034520

    Maybe get in touch with this seller? I bought one from him for a Soul Edge v2.

    Although originally i soldered wires from the extra connector to Jamma button 4

    I had thought about it but I don't want to completely redo my button wiring if I want to swap between machines.

    Thanks though!


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    #3709
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,278 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Sad news for Berserk/Dark Souls fans.

    Kentaro Miura has passed away.
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    #3710
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,825 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Sad news for Berserk/Dark Souls fans.

    Kentaro Miura has passed away.

    Ah jaysus no!!!!

    Not only have we lost one of the greatest Manga artists of all time, Berserk will now never have an ending :(


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    #3711
    Jack burton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,790 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    Just seen it there when I woke up. Some sh1te


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    #3712
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,825 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Jack burton wrote: »
    Just seen it there when I woke up. Some sh1te

    The last thing I wrote about Berserk on boards, back in 2016.
    Jack burton wrote: »
    I just hope Kentaro Miura doesn't pop his clogs before it's finished!

    Totally said in jest given the was only 49 at the time!


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    #3713
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,278 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Well, at least they got off the boat.

    I did hear somewhere that you could time delays in him publishing material with the release of idolmaster games, where you manage the career of cute anime pop starlets. Apparently he was seriously addicted to them!
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    #3714
    bugs
    Registered Users Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭bugs


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Well, at least they got off the boat.

    I did hear somewhere that you could time delays in him publishing material with the release of idolmaster games, where you manage the career of cute anime pop starlets. Apparently he was seriously addicted to them!

    He had recently hinted at moving on to another project and given how the story has been going, it was assumed it would be coming to an end soon....


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    #3715
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,278 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    bugs wrote: »
    He had recently hinted at moving on to another project and given how the story has been going, it was assumed it would be coming to an end soon....

    I heard him say it was 70% complete at one stage a few years ago.
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    #3716
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,589 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    I heard him say it was 70% complete at one stage a few years ago.

    That was 2009, iirc there have been 10 completed volumes released since then.


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    #3717
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,215 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Was wondering if anybody could help me out here.

    The J-Pac that I got doesn't seem to be getting picked up by the PC that's currently hooked up to the Blast City.

    Anybody got any ideas? I've tried both versions of the iPac programming utility and neither of them are picking it up.

    I currently have it hooked up via Mini USB.

    Has anybody had this issue? I don't see anything in Device Manager either.


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    #3718
    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,781 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    MrVestek wrote: »
    Was wondering if anybody could help me out here.

    The J-Pac that I got doesn't seem to be getting picked up by the PC that's currently hooked up to the Blast City.

    Anybody got any ideas? I've tried both versions of the iPac programming utility and neither of them are picking it up.

    I currently have it hooked up via Mini USB.

    Has anybody had this issue? I don't see anything in Device Manager either.

    Only way to kill it is plugging in the Jamma corrector backwards.
    Any LEDs at all?
    Some good info here
    https://www.arcadeworlduk.com/pages/JPAC-Information.html


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    #3719
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,215 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    eddhorse wrote: »
    Only way to kill it is plugging in the Jamma corrector backwards.
    Any LEDs at all?
    Some good info here
    https://www.arcadeworlduk.com/pages/JPAC-Information.html

    It's not dead, I have a small t-shaped piece of plastic in my jamma connector to make sure that I'm not plugging things in backwards.


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    #3720
    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,781 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    MrVestek wrote: »
    It's not dead, I have a small t-shaped piece of plastic in my jamma connector to make sure that I'm not plugging things in backwards.

    Great idea. Any LEDs at all?


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    #3721
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,215 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    eddhorse wrote: »
    Great idea. Any LEDs at all?

    Yeah, it self tests fine and I get sync ok lights for VGA etc... just when connected via USB the PC can't see anything and I can't really figure out why.


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