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Are the Ultima games still playable today?
>>3474598>Ultima IVs whole thing is that there's no big bad.So that means it's supposed to be unexciting to play?>Saving wherever you want somehow means there's no gameplay?Unless you count rinsing and repeating every single step until you 'win', yes.>Most JRPGs definitely have less gameplay than WRPGs.Absolutely hilarious. How video games can have less gameplay than some medieval dad jokes telling sims with game system so bad that they just let players to save anytime?>>3474604>weebKill yourself nerd, I'm not an American.
>>3474792>So that means it's supposed to be unexciting to play?Because all you do in a game is only fun if there is a big bad guy to kill at the end?Anyway, the Ultima games had their roots in the old pen and paper RPGs, meaning they tried to be sandbox simulationist games. They aren't your action-oriented kill-all-that-moves games.Also, that means they had a lot of work behind, and you can easily notice it when playing. Something that you rarely see nowadays.
>kids today judge U8 on the patched version>they didn't even play the original laughably broken Super Mario Ultima."I sacrificed everything to appease stockholders, which was a mistake. We probably shipped it three months unfinished." - Richard Garriott9 was shit too, but don't think that 8 was anywhere near good.
>>3474792Dungeon Master belongs to the first descendant generation of games from about 85-90 that diversified genre but adding certain elements of concentrating on others."Rogue-likes" would be the notable exception. They were the initial attempts to digitalize DnD and still survive as a niche. Ultima itself has its roots there with Akalabeth.
Why do so many literal children post on /vr/?/v/ has better Ultima threads than this
A bunch of years ago, I had an NES-rom I had downloaded from some blog or something. It did nothing more than display "The Treachery of Images" in a pixelart form on the screen.Anyone who knows where I could find this? I've been searching for it for a while with no results.
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Astrologers proclaim the week of Idleness.Old thread: >>3438018http://pastebin.com/6G9B1cMA
>>34747656 or 3
So, talking about M&M7: is there actually no way to avoid instant kill attacks without GM Body? I really, REALLY hoped there was no bad instakill in M&M7. So far it looks like I was wrong.I guess you could avoid it if you fight from a range. But then again, there are minotaurs who can surround you and fuck you up big time. To heck with minotaurs—even the wyverns in Avlee can instakill. Neither are required to kill… But I have no idea what I'd do in the minotaur maze with a fighter party without GM body.
>>3474765I only ever played M&M 6 and I loved it, didn't feel lost in any way.
>>3474814>>3474826>>3474853Thanks guys. I'll download me some M&M6
>>3474567Speaking of odd parties, what's the oddest party you guys have ever tried in any of the M&M games?Did you manage to finish the game with that party?
Praise The SteelPrevious Thread is here:>>3314313>Linkshttp://pastebin.com/ubT3r1z5Romancing SaGa 3 Patch FAQhttp://pastebin.com/QeD1BR5qFAQ for people new to the serieshttp://pastebin.com/kRbSg6PG>Downloadshttp://pastebin.com/E1V2hcfM>NewsKawazu announced that SaGa Scarlet Grace is currently in debugging phase, more news and possibly a new trailer at TGS 2016 next monthhttp://gematsu.com/2016/08/saga-scarlet-grace-news-due-around-tgs-2016
>>3472659In a PvP scenario, yeah, mechs beat the shit out of anything else because they're basically immortal and hit just as hard as humans, but then a fast monster with Magnetic Storm walks all over them.Game wise though, mechs don't have access to ultra broken stuff like magic, and especially T260G can't afford to just spam mostly one strategy and win if you solo, which is what happens in other runs, unlike Red or Asellus that can rely on magic and superior WP pools T260G is forced to gauge a meager 50 WP for boss fights, and what my solo playthrough taught me is that no matter how much armor you pile over your mech, a 2 men combo from the right monsters or a MagneticStorm and you're dead just like everything else, on that matter humans at least don't have a tremendous weakness so even if you don't survive a combo there's nothing that can kill you in one hit unless you go up against a quest boss.On a slightly unrelated note, I REALLY like how Imperial handles character PvP, if the races worked like the mainline SaGa it would be pretty addicting, now that they also added equipment the game really shifted to PvP more than anything, it has a few pretty good concepts for a web browser game, some of those would be pretty cool for a mainline game actually, like giving the option to power up magic or waza in terms of power or accuracy, character PvP mechanics and the reinforcement concept, which is similar to what happens during the Maximus fight in RomaSaGa 3.>>3473537>which is good because Red looks like a huge dorkRed is definitely a huge dork, that's why people like him, he's a hotheaded boy with the power of Justice.In Lord of Vermilion: Arena Red/Alkaiser is voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama, so it can't get more stereotyped than this.>>3474445> i think he unironically looks really cool. He is, though I like Alkarl more.>is when you leave the cygnus in Yorkland when the game truly begins?Yep, you're on your own from there.
>>3474646Alkarl is cool as fuck, I wish you got to control him for more than the very first fight.I also wish Imperial SaGa was translated :(
>>3474646there are no monsters that are faster than mecs
>>3474646>on that matter humans at least don't have a tremendous weakness so even if you don't survive a combo there's nothing that can kill you in one hitexcept for status effects to which mecs are almost always immune except for magnetic storm or other specific mec-targeted status attacksHumans on the other hand are vulnerable to just regular status attacks unless they wear equipment to guard against it which will count against their defense or they grind stats forever to mitigate the probability.
>>3474646Alkarl looks kinda like a villain desu, it might just be the black color though
Who was the king of the arcades in the day (The 90's)?Capcom / Konami / Namco / SEGA / Midway?
>>3474684I don't know. Whatever they're doing it isn't as bad as the jannies taking of /v/. Nothing's worst than /v/. Except the obvious worst-board contenders.
Yeah but sega was the only one with their own arcade franchise. Anyone get a gameworks in their city?
>>3474282Taito > Sega > Namco > Konami > SNK > Capcom
>>3474710Capcom > SNK > Konami > Taito > Sega > Namco
Over here, the smaller arcades had mostly Neogeo and CPS2 games (out of those, mostly the brawlers like Punisher and Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, while Neogeo had some of those soccer games and a couple of VS fighters like that Double Dragon movie game, the first KOF and Fatal Fury, and that one game with the boomerang wielding samurai that I always forget the name of).T2 Arcade and Mortal Kombat was also popular, and I remember a few places also having Puzzle Bobble and Darius Gaiden. Puzzle Bobble was a neogeo version. Outrun was also very common, in the sit down car-cab version, but never really popular.Nobody gave a shit about Street Fighter 2. I've seen it at a couple of places but everybody played Mortal Kombat instead.Every damn place had a dual cab for Cruisn' USA or Cruisn' World.The biggest places also had a ton of Model 2 titles. Oh, and pinballs everywhere.
I can't believe this shit.So apparently Gearbox's new version of Duke Nukem 3D will be out in a week. It will include a "new episode".http://dukenukem.com/
>>3474808he's talking about SW m8. that shit wont run well on my gf's macbook or my smart phone no matter what, especially custom maps
https://twitter.com/DuvalMagic/status/772294044063895553Just fuck you, Randy.
>>3474847What a scumbag.I wonder just how sad he is if this is how he leads his professional life.
>>3474847>those aren't 20 years old yet ;)
>>3474847Piece of shit.
DOOM THREAD / RETRO FPS THREAD, TACO EDITION - Last thread >>3465129DOOM/II/ULTIMATE/FINAL/64Gameplay, WADs/Maps/Mods, Source PortsAll other retro FPS welcome~~ Let's post like gentlemen ~~FAQ/PASTEBINhttp://pastebin.com/GnWMDhg0SO YOU WANT TO PLAY SOME...Doom: https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/vr/image/1467/42/1467421002740.pngDoom download: https://yadi.sk/d/469ydBaLndVCJQuake: https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/vr/image/1405/27/1405272990521.pngComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>3474621TNT's level design in the latter half is just annoying as hell, and I'm not talking about traps, but progression in general.
>>3474779>And I thought you guys where just exaggerating Gearbox's shittiness>DNF>Memelands>Aliens Colon Marines>StillbornYou have to know very little of Shitbox if you think people were exaggerating.
>>3474753That would be a fun idea, asian dude but the interior probably wouldn't match the outside look.
>>3474807>You have to know very little of Shitbox if you think people were exaggerating.As a matter of fact, yes. I knew very little about them. Now I know why people shit on them.
Is there a descriptive list of assemblies for DRLA somewhere?
emulators can be retro too
If I want to get into PC 98 emulation, would it be best to go about making a dedicated machine for it, and getting a CRT monitor? How do I go about picking a good monitor for this?Any tips?
This stuff was magic back then.
>>3474219If you want a CRT monitor specifically for PC-98, get one of those 16:10 monitors like the Sony FW900. Set it to 56Hz for 9801 and 70Hz for 9821 games. It would obviously also work for the 8bit trinity.Not sure why you'd want a dedicated system for it though. You don't even need a Japanese keyboard that badly.
>>3448180>running Ubuntu back around 2010, trying out the magical world of babby's first Linux>also had my Wii hacked>try ZSNES with Earthbound, sound is rather off>runs just fine with Snes9x on the Wii, also have a classic controller and a CRT so I use that>figure my computer was just shit or somethingZSNES has a comfy interface, I'll give you that much.
>>3474835I remember using ZSNES to play Contra and VBA to play Mother 3. Not even as old as most of you. Kids will always pick those because they're established as good, even if they suck dick compared to the newer emulators, and kids suck at research so they pick the first thing they see.
Why did Miyamoto hate Goldeneye?
>>3474642>Goldeneye he just thought it could be more kid friendlyThis is why Nintendo is dying. When kids are your target group and they'd rather play more mature games you have a problem.You need to balance kids and your hardcore fans.
>>3474786>Miyamoto is the reason Nintendo is dying.To be fair homie, all of Nintendo, judging by their decisions, is run by dinosaurs (maybe even literally).Normally I'd chalk it up to typical japan business sense but Sony has been kicking for years thanks to Kaz Hirai. Nintendo just refuse to change, the higher ups will have to literally die and be replaced by a newer generation in order to do that.
>>3474642>he wanted the player to visit all the enemies you killed at the end of the credits at a hospital, to show they were okay.
>5FPS >console fps garbage>crap gameplayThe real question is why doesn't EVERYONE hate Goldeneye. Holy shit, the gaming industry died because of the love of style-over-substance shit that saturated the fucking N64 and PS1.
>>3474623but all of rare's games were bad
What are the 10 most influential games from AMERICA? I've come up with this list of 9 (in no particular order).PONGWolfenstein 3DDoomMortal KombatWizardryUltima IVUltima OnlineWorld of WarcraftWing Commander
>>3470340Which one popularized the genre?
>>3467818Half-Life?
Trying to figure out the most influential RTS game is kind of an impossible task.Dune 2 was the first one that resembles what RTS games are today, but nobody played it.Warcraft 2 and C&C were the first RTS games that weren't a pain in the ass to play, and both were responsible for catapulting the RTS genre into the mainstream. Which one was more influential?Starcraft was the pinnacle of the genre, somehow managed to be even more popular than Warcraft 2, was the first big online RTS, and the map editor's scriptability laid the foundation that expanded upon in warcraft 3, which gave rise to DotA. But was it too late to be considered influential...after all, it's a mere refinement of the already great and popular Warcraft 2 formula, like Quake was to Doom.Damn...
>>3468585Sounds right. Maniac Mansion was influential for adventures UW for everything.
>>3471192
So I have a Ps1 but I only have 2 games for it. I don't have the money to go out and by games for it. Would you suggest that I use an emulator? I prefer to play the games on the original hardware.
>>3470245>modchip for ~$20See>>3470293
>>3470293More like $0.5 if you can build a serial port flasher to make your own.
>>3470290It seems nigh impossible to get, for one, and if you do find it for sale then it's way too expensive for the little benefits it gives you. It's still cheaper to just modchip it and replace the laser for a new one.
>>3470293The chips themselves can be bought for $1.50 (less in quantity) if you get a $15 programmer (or $2 ish in parts if you still have a PC with a serial port).Plus this way you can buy all the parts on ebay with paypal and don't need to give your credit card away to shady dudes on weird sites.Occasionally you can find pre-flashed mm3 chips on ebay, but they tend to get taken down since they're against ebay rules.>>3470034Honestly OP I get the feeling you're pretty dumb and couldn't handle the install/probably don't have a soldering iron anyways.Use ePSXe and a dual shock 3
>get mednafen>get a frontend if you're commandline-stupid>enjoy real ps1 without having to deal with ancient glitchy as fuck hardware
/vr/, where's the best place to scoop up a N64 for a decent price? Do I just keep an eye on eBay or what?One with cables, expansion pack and a singular controller would be preferable. I'm planning on getting Hori pads and an Everdrive at some point as well.
>>3474023>No we just don't like encouraging perfect strangers onto our property>fellow neighbours are "strangers"Yep, he's a yurocuck.
>>3473992>>garage sales are banned in EnglandEngland always has been a police state.>tits are becoming banned in FranceThat's news to me, last time I checked you could find bare tits in a kids comic book.>everything is banned in GermanyIt was like that ever since WW2 ended.
>>3474125I heard some beaches are not allowing women to go topless anymore because muslims complained. I don't have a news story to post, it's just what my friend in France told me.
>>3474724>because muslims complainedThis has been true for almost all Europe, last 20 years at least. This needs to stop and in fact, I think even the weaker states (like France) are finally catching on to the fact that they're being colonized.But really, we can stop anytime now. Where the games at?
How do you connect the N64 to a current TV?
ULTRA obscure /vr/ girls thread.dumping the Top Player's Golf caddie, aka the best waifu ever.
>>3473779I tried so hard getting her nudey screen for legits but it's so hard.Aine's plane is definitely easy mode, which is probably why you get Aine as a reward.
>>3474817Left : Alisa from Phantasy Star.Right : Mary from Quartet.
>>3474829Thank you.
>>3474831Np. Here's the music of the first stage:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2Pa_NCgUiEThat tune is just pure love.
>>3474836Oh, now I realize I already knew Mary. I'm going to play her game just for her.
NEED ZERG TIPSNEED BROOD WAR ZERG TIPSHOW TO PLAY ZERG BROOD WAR TIPS
SPAM UNTIL YOU LOSE YOUR LIFE
>>3474797DUDE ZERGLINGS LMAO