What is the best console combo? For me, it's SNES and PS1.>SNES offers cartridge games with little to no load times and more arcade-like titles, which is great for when you want to jump right into the action>PS1 uses discs, and so isn't as snappy, but greatly expands upon the SNES RPG, platformer and action-adventure repertoire, offering bigger, deeper 2D and 3D games that are still similar to SNES titles>the PS1 is arguably the true continuation of the SNES and is thus home to many SNES series like Final Fantasy, and even has what amounts to an evolution of the same controller, as well as a similar color and visual aesthetic
>>11882263For me it's dupes of every meme console ever made>the best of all worlds>never have to worry about replacing one if it breaks.>it makes the kiddos seethe
so whats the perfect amount of games per console, in order of the ones that actually matter.
>>11883325bout tree fiddy
>>11883224Two Casio Loopys is the patricians choice.
>>11883009Maybe on Planet Retard
this is the most badass motherfucker in all of video games. and this is coming from someone who only played the blood games in the past couple months. holy shit i bow down to caleb
>>11883621>Anon, we’re the generation of Wheaton dialogues being held up as top-tier writing, oh-so-random MySpace humor, and endless heckin subversive deconstructarinosThat stuff was generally ok when it was just in its own corners, instead of becoming omnipresent and tiresome.I liked Buffy (mostly the first five seasons), but Whedon's style of writing definitely should not have been everywhere.
>>11883293>these games lean pretty hard onto referential humorhaving a handful of references across the entire game is not leaning pretty hard into it. they at least turned the "i'll swallow your soul" one into an enemy.>Remember spoof movies? It's a bit like thatit's not. those movie's entire raison d'etre is references. not the case for blood.
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>>11883293>the better ones would mix in good comedy that would age well without relying entirely on the thing its referencingLike Airplane! where many of the references are now obscure but the jokes still stand up. "Fred never vomits at home" etc.
>>11883702Right, I should've said most of the voice lines tend to be references. Duke's one liners themselves are a homage to movies from that era.
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>>11883071Nintendo can try, but they probably can’t. It’s probably nigh impossible for foreign companies to try suing certain entities in China, and what would be stopping Anbernic from feigning bankruptcy and then reopening under a new name? I don’t think Nintendo can easily sue AliExpress listings either, shoot one down and another 10 will grow in their place. It’s why they’re more interested in taking down Youtubers, since it’s easier and it means that there’s less of a chance that people will find out about these devices.
>>11883421Thanks. Do you think there are any decent 3.5 inch rp screens out there?
>thing about buying an Anbernic>can't decide which one>15 minutes later, they release a new model
>>11882910>The Anbernic RG cube xx>>11883103>TrimUI Smart ProThere is also the Powkiddy RBG30Very similar to the Cubexx but with slightly better hardware, slightly more in priceSquare screen and video out with a cable, doesn't wireless cast to TV though
Playing with full brightness on Flip 2 makes it heat up like crazy, warning to any other clamchads.
>I call it the PSX
>>11878454Based bouba and kiki thinker.
>>11876608Reads like it was written by picrel (Stuart Campbell). It's that typical tryhard edgy insult style that was never particularly funny. Glad he got btfo'd on the neo-geo forums that time.
>>11883552I’m honestly convinced anyone that cares this much about this whole PSX thing -here—or on some subreddit—is just weird. I knew a lot of people in real life during the 90s who I talked to about videogames and perhaps I just don’t remember but I do not remember a single person ever vocally saying PEE ESS EX or PLAYSTATION X. verbally it was just the playstation. I can’t imagine anyone calling it the PSX verbally unless they were just going out of their way to try to look trendy or smarter or something like wearing a different hat or different shoes to impress their friends. It’s completely pointless to go out of your way to call it that verbally regardless of what some sources called it in print.I make the syllable argument because it’s asinine laziness to shorthand everything that is already short. People can do what they want ultimately but where it gets absurdly autistic is for people to then tell YOU how to shorten if it you do it. ps1 is a logical shorthand and more intuitive than psx. I’m going to bed but if you care feel free to tell me the origin of the psx thing if it’s even known. I’m interested to know if this was just of some unknown origin or if it was pushed by Sony.BTW dude I grew up playing quake 3 on dialup I’m not a fucking zoomer I just never knew anyone who called it or wrote it as PSX
>>11883573>Incorrect, see this post.Incorrect, see not being a zoomer
>>11883639>I’m honestly convinced anyone that cares this much about this whole PSX thing -here—or on some subreddit—is just weird.It's just the subreddit for the original PS1, and they put up that sticky to avoid arguments, most don't care and use PS1 and PSX interchangeably there. It's not a subreddit to insist on calling it PSX if you think that's what it's about. There were definitely people calling it PSX verbally back then, if not more often than just simply saying "Play Station". Don't forget that everything back then was also "XTREMEEEEE!!!!!" and people liked using the word X in everything.And again, people don't shorten things or make things into acronyms just for the sake of syllables. And again, PS1 makes no sense before the PS2 existed. Nobody was calling it the PS1 back then, we didn't even have a reason to believe the next system would be called the PS2 and not Super PlayStation or MegaStation or something.Also dude, I grew up playing NES, by the time Quake 3 came out I was already a man... ok, I was halfway through highschool but close enough. By the time you could take games online I had already been gaming for well over a decade.
I'm currently playing through this series, right now I'm on Sly 2's episode 4 and just rescued Sly, fun series.
Literally just stopped at that exact spot yesterday anon
We're never getting another game, are we?
>Great music>Good visuals>everything else is slapped together dogshithow, why? do people actually like playing this shit?
>>11883067NTA and idgaf, call it whatever you want, but I think that's only because those games weren't numbered.
Castlevania 3 has been getting really overrated recently, just like Bloodlines was a few years ago. That falling block level alone disqualifies it from being considered the best, or even top three. Fucking atrocious level design.
3 is worse than 1, let alone Rondo. Way too much bullshit.
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>>11882915That stage is a boss rush. Having to fight four bosses and then Shaft is enough for one level. The "walk" before the boss room is just to allow the player to get subweapons
You are transported back in time to 2001 and are placed in a position of highest authority within Nintendo. What do you do to make the GameCube a success?
>>11882772The black GC was available at launch (if you were boring). People had nothing to complain about, even at the time.
>>11882904yeah but the black gamecube wasnt entirely black and so it probably wasnt enough for people who need to HIDE their consoles.its fucking asinine and makes no sense. i have brought plenty of people over for sex and made no effort to hide my videogame consoles who fucking cares? if people do not like that you have videogame consoles maybe you dont need them around anyway? if your company or friends judge you for it you have retarded friends and you are faking being someone you arent to keep them in your life hiding your shit trying to make it blend in.
>Full size DVD discs but using the CAV format (DVDs use CLV discs) and quad layer (18.8GB).>Still no media playback as storage is far more important.>SD card slot built in.>Discs come in caddies that have flash ram built in so memory cards are not needed.>Slot loading drive, 6X DVD drive.>ZL and Select being part of the controllers.>A, B, X and Y buttons being in a diamond shape rather then what it is.>Bigger D-Pad.>Right stick is the same as the left stick, also both sticks click and count as the SL and SR buttons.>Shared 64MB of 1TSram built in, quad channel, 128-Bit bus, 10.4GBs>Ram expansions up to 512MB.>New analog AV output (24 pins) that allows for VGA, Component, digital audio (orange RCA jack) and D-Terminal, same for both NTSC and Pal so everyone can have RGB SCART and S-Video.>HD ready up to 1080p through the digital port, most games will still be at 480p.>32-Bit busses bumped up to 40-Bit to allow banks up to 1TB in size.>WiFi (2.4GHz B and G) adaptor for serial port 1, not just Broadband (10BASE-T and 100BASE-T) and 56K.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>11864836Even tho WW is one of my fav video games of all time… I’d give the ppl a realistic 3d Zelda at the beginning of its life cycle first instead of delivering it at the beginning of the Wii life cycle
>>11883127This is a logical answer. Cel shading was trendy at the time I guess. Cel damage, robotech battle cry, jet set radio, I’m sure there are other games I can’t remember. But it’s on brand for Nintendo to pointlessly reinvent the wheel all the time for the sake of being different. This works until it doesn’t. Cel shading seems like a side game spinoff use case and not a mainline entry art style. It’s kind of retarded because when they made melee they showed off really good looking CGI of Samus and link and other characters and I think it gave everyone the false hope that these characters would all get games that made an attempt to look somewhat realistic with the brand new hardware. (Metroid may not be a perfect example because we got prime, but we didn’t get a 2d Metroid game with good graphics we got a FPS game with good graphics) again reinventing the wheel. Miyamoto was the one who came up with it because he noticed FPS was becoming popular. It was a smart move but they completely said fuck it giving the fans what they actually wanted which was at least one console 2d Metroid game. it could have just used the fucking melee smash model.
I just beat the PCE remake of Valis 1, it's alright I guess. Do you guys like this series? Gonna try 2 now
*recycles box art from an unrelated game in your path*
>>11883318What about the cinema screens?
Also one more thing, while I was playing Valis it made me think of pic related. And what do you know, googled it and it's also made by Telenet Japan. Never beat it though
>>11883334There's more there on PC Engine, but the Genesis has full screen images, so honestly better cutscenes than 2 on PC Engine has.
Well this was pretty damn disappointing, hopefully 3 is better
picrel. i don't feel so good analbros.
>>11882889>RetroGEMThat thing is like $150 at it's cheapest, and that version only does 720p, even the most expensive version that can put you at over $200 only does up to 1080p, and then you have to install it yourself which is NOT a simple job and not at all for people who do not have experience soldering to small points.And that's just for the RetroGEM, if you don't have an N64 you also have to get one of those, an expansion pak, and would likely need to replace the controller's (if it comes with one) analog stick if not also recap the console and/or it's PSU.This thing goes up to 4K and includes filters and bluetooth controller support. as well as comes with a new controller that is less awkward to use than the original.
>>11882812You’re right no one is making money off it or pushing for a mister for anything but the goodness of their hearts:https://misteraddons.com/
>>11882821>>11882827It is a catch-22 sort of paradox. Due to wages being so low, I can only afford the generic garbage from China. The cost of living is has exponentially increased and those companies are just unwilling to provide living wages that even couple with a side hustle it is not enough. It was not my decision to ship jobs away, nor do I think it was any particular group that made the decision. Analogue could have also chosen all sorts of production methods, invest in black-owned businesses, diversify their supply chains, or sourcing local parts would have been more preferable paths than relying on the unstable Chinese business environment.
>>11883527It’s just cope from them missing out on reserving one. Otherwise why would all these people recommend stuff that is either more expensive or comparably priced and so vitriolic about it. Is this where all the console flame warriors went? “U can’t buy this thing it’s dumb and so are you, buy a mister, buy this other thing that does actually cost the same or more that does less.” I’m just happy I have one reserved. Didn’t realize all the seething anytime it’s brought up would be an added bonus.
11883626>This bait againYou really are mindbroken aren't you? You forgot to also claim that it's $600.>>11883640>It’s just cope from them missing out on reserving one. Otherwise why would all these people recommend stuff that is either more expensive or comparably priced and so vitriolic about it.I honestly think some people here seriously believe that "shills" for some reason hover all over this minor part of a has-been board to do nothing but attempt to stealth-advertise products that instantly sell out anyway. They seriously must either have paranoid mental problems or have a massively over-inflated perception of how much this place would matter in terms of making even the smallest scratch in additional sales. I also think some people are either so paranoid about being "ripped off" or think that being against everything new makes them appear smart and superior that they shun anything new. They're too smart and superior to fall for the "scam" that is... literally anything made after the 90s that would appeal to the retro community.And of course, some are just trolling, like that misteraddons/$600 guy.
The best homage to tokusatsu, Gerry Anderson, Gundam, and Star Wars!
I agree. Also ID4 (say what you will about that movie, it's STILL the best alien invasion scene in cinema)
>>11882275>Tokusatsu & GundamBut Nintendo has never been an anime Toku company. They only make cartoony influenced gahahahaha I'm just kidding and I'm glad to see their toku/anime roots getting acknowledged more.
The first time I ever read the name "Gundam" was in an issue of latin american Club Nintendo magazine back in '97, they mentioned it as one of the influences for SF64
What do you consider to be the retro threshold for games in gen context. N64/ps1 used to be considered the last gen which I'd consider retro, but seeing a bunch of zoomers now consider 2000s retro with their fake nostalgia, I gotta double take and realize... the ps4 came out like 12 years ago now.
>>11883670The site works fine, silly goose.
>>11883670I can open the url just fine. tf u on abt
>>11883661retro means backwards. anything about products relating to time is subjective and is made up by humans.
>>11883673Yep. It's pretty sweet. Keep thinking they dont and continue to spread the misinformation, maybe it will make the games even cheaper to grab up. It's a wonder what a little bit of research will do ya when buying something.
>>11883680So I can subjectively think you are retarded. Anything which is before and can be copied is considered retro.
last thread:>>11820982last weekend map download:https://files.catbox.moe/a2mvpt.parkAwesome Downloads:>OpenRCT2 - Currently the best way to play RollerCoaster Tycoon. We use the latest stable version for multiplayer unless otherwise noted:https://openrct2.org/downloads>UCES - includes all objdata files already extracted from each scenario upon loading, and includes tracks:http://www.mediafire.com/download/7wcrq3xl266d1bj/UCES.zip>Amazing Earl stuff - adds some custom-made rides and scenery:http://www.mediafire.com/download/f3jzct5v8kbzdfj/AmazingEarl.zipComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>11883506Dinghies don't get lift like rafts.
>>11883280That happens in real life, though. They do the suspense thing, keeping you up there.
Have a few more spots to fill up in Diamond Heights but I'm most of the way there now.
>>11883280Why was it edited at all? Did it valley or crash?>>11883612SICK woodie
>>11883623Dunno, but it was barely clearing its hills, was only a matter of time.
Do shoot them up games play better with the arcade stick?
Hard to say. Kind of feels more precise, but it might be placebo. Sometimes it's just plain fun to play stuff with a stick, regardless.I think a lot of "serious" players actually champion keyboard, although that might just be a Touhou thing.
>>11883063Yes. But if its originally a console exclusive i'll play it with the correct controller.
>>11883063If the game doesn't have autofire then definitely
>>11883063Them? Who am I shooting?
>>11883564Invaders. Probably from space.Do shoot-to-the-right games benefit from an arcade stick too?
Any similar flash carts to pic related that massively undercut Everdrives while doing the same thing? I bought this Summercart for about $45 after shipping on AliExpress and it does everything and more than the almost $200 Everdrive 64 X7.
>>11883584That's a clone of the memcardpro which has MX4SIO functionality. I don't have experience with it but I do with the Memcardpro and pro2, I really like them. I think they're excellent devices, if it's a clone of that and matches most of the features then it's going to be excellent.
>>11883271>I don't know what the new clones do, but I'm happy with my device.They are not clones, they are their own design. If they were ripoffs of Krizz's Everdrive most retro sites would be shunning them. Look, I respect Krizz.. usually, but do people seriously think that if anyone else makes a flashcart ever it has to be a "clone" of something Krizz made as if he's the only one in the world who can get one engineered?Also unless you are a developer or really really REALLY hate pressing reset there is no reason to buy a Summercart if you already have a N64 X7 Everdrive. I am just saying if you don't already have one, there is no reason to buy one over a Summercart.>The DS flashcart clone market is a good example of how shitty it can get with timebomb nonsense and such.The DS scene is insanely lacking and stupid. Everyone has just cloning the R4, pretty much the first DS flashcart, for years. There were better flashcarts made, hell, there was even one that cracked the DSi's protection. The R4 used to be obselete and abandoned until someone made hacked firmware for it. And that's all modern ones are, hacks of hacks of hacks of the original R4, including all of it's lacking features, it's lack of DDi mode, lack of everything. If there is any system Krizz should make a cart for, it's that one.>>11883326There is nothing TO shill you clown, it's an open source product.Also nice revisionism, people brought up the mister in the analog thread when someone mentioned getting an analog just to hack it AND that they had no interest in getting a mister instead. Nobody was saying "just get a mister" before that. The fact that you are omitting this and your "there are mister shills here!" nonsense makes it clear how much in bad faith you are arguing here.
>>11883332>>loading games from microSD cards on real hardware>Fuck, about time.Have you... have you never heard of an ODE? The xStation (and even PS-IO for that matter) are not new, and there were ODEs for other systems years before the PS-IO and xStation.>Is there anything close to that for the PS2??Not this again... no, and there likely never will be. There are software solutions to load from an internal HDD/SSD (if you have a fat model), USB (not recommended), the memory card port itself (better than USB but still not recommended unless it's your only option), or over LAN. These will only work for PS2 games, and there is almost zero chance anyone will ever make a hardware ODE for the PS2 because several software solutions that don't even require opening the console exist so there is almost no interest, and the way the PS2 is designed it would be one of the hardest and expensive systems to make a hardware ODE for.For your slim your best option would be loading games over a LAN, if you don't want to do that you can load them over the memorycard port but that's less compatible.
>>11883412>Or go all out and get a SD2SNES that'll still be less than half the price of the FXPak and supports everything.Anon... those are the same thing. Literally, the SD2SNES was renamed to FXPak because the SD card association sued them for having "SD" in their name. You seriously need to take your meds so you stop thinking the shills are in the room with us right now.
>>11883584>but are all chips designed to run code to make my own FCMB?Some modchips can conflict with the latest version of FCMB, you would need to use an older one.I would really recommend loading games over LAN though instead of the memcard port if you can.
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>>11883561Just wait until you're down to 1 or 0 mines remaining, silly.
>>11883574assuming it doesn't happen twice
>>11882146>forced into a guess at the very startJust click randomly in an open area hoping to clear a huge area and start over if you fail
>>11883598The lesson of the thread was that this start didn't force a guess. You just need to apply the same thinking that you'll end up doing later anyway. You just need to keep looking for that one thing that lets you reveal some more information. Some games may make you do it more times over top of each other to make real progress, but it's all the same thing. Keep going and it won't be long before your small start reveals a big open area to go ham on.
the only expert game i ever won, i had to successfully guess 3 or 4 50/50 situations, on top of some other probability deductions. and yes, they were legit 50/50s, not the brainlet type where they're missing something.
