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#1
Quote from: bust3dstr8 on 02/15/2008, 03:51 PMKopps-CopCrotchGun.avif
Hahahaha, the movie that clip is taken from is very hilarious! It's called Kopps.
#2
I downloaded this game a couple of weeks ago. I was expecting something like Gradius V. I was wrong.

Oh, so very wrong!

This game feels so amateurish. It's like a game maker game made by some dood who's never made a game before. The backgrounds are mostly nice-looking, but the sprites and more importantly the projectiles and explosions look incredibly poor. Take a brush in photoshop and make an orange circle, then use many more shades of similiar color and make more circles within that circle and there you have a typical Söldner X explosion.

The gameplay itself is also very dull. All you ever do is fly forward, there are no obstacles or large ships/other things in your way - all you get is a wide open screen with many small ships coming from the right, and they pretty much just fly straight through the screen. If you ignore then they just fly by, and a new batch of small ships comes from the right. They put NO effort into this!

And another thing... some people might be attracted by the "awesome HD graphics!" but it really isn't in favor of the game at all. Sure, the resolution is (relatively) high for a shooter, but they don't take advantage of this at all - the enemy ships are super small, and so is yours, but the playfield is HUGE! This is a great disadvantage as it makes this feel like a game of Galaga/Galaxian - your tiny ship is to the left of the screen and on the right side are hundreds of small weak enemy ships. Kill all of them and a new batch comes along. JUST like Galaga!

In addition, the game doesn't support higher resolutions than 1280x1024 (I believe it was that), which sucks for those of us with flat screen monitors larger than 17". The PC version does have one nice feature though - no installation required. Just put in the CD and click PLAY on the autostart menu that pops up. Nice.

Oh and another thing... The GUI is scattered all over the screen, so if you have a large TV/monitor, you're going to have to look around for the various meters and stuff. I don't know about you, but I never had the opportunity to take a look at the GUI, I was too busy avoiding enemy ships. Oh, and there's a life bar somewhere, but I never found it. So expect to die unexpectedly. :P

As for the music, well, it's just very uninspired and flat (not to mention terrible!) techno music. Whoever made it has no talent whatsoever. Or they just didn't care enough.

And about the weapons. Don't expect anything fancy like in more sophisticated console shooters. They are very boring and there's no feeling in them eiher. You can get a big lightning weapon that's relatively large and looks deadly - but it just saps the energy out of the enemy ships - slowly. By the looks of it, it would blow everything up immediately - but it doesn't.

I played this in co-op with a friend, and the life bar seems to be shared, as we both died EXACTLY at the same time. That kinda sucks.

Beware of this game, don't let the pretty backgrounds deceive you, the gameplay is terrible. As I said, I was expecting something in the vein of Gradius V, but instead all I got was Galaga 2.0. A real disappointment.

2/5

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#3
Off-Topic / Re: Has Apple Lost Its Way?
11/29/2007, 06:07 PM
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siliconera.com/2007/ys-book-i-ii-bound-for-the-virtual-console-in-north | gonintendo.com/?p=29744
QuoteYs: Book I & II bound for the virtual console in North America

IMGLast month, Hudson released Ys: Book I & II on the Japanese Virtual Console. For 800 Wii Points ($8) you get two Ys games, which is a bargain. Hudson has not confirmed the Turbo Grafx-16 CD game for North America, but the ESRB gave it an "E" rating. I would say chances are good we're getting it in the future.

I spent some with the re-release and the games feel antiquated. But seeing Adol body slam enemies instead of using his sword brings back good memories. If you have the patience for old school action RPGs this package is for you and it's a good deal considering $8 is substantially cheaper than the price of the individually sold DS remakes.
#6
Quote from: nat on 05/28/2007, 09:00 PMDefinitely not my best, but I had a camera handy the other day and thought of this thread....

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Ha ha, they misspelled Pac-Man in their own game. :P
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General Gaming / Re: X68000 - expensive?
06/24/2007, 05:21 PM
That's Ys 1 silly. Dempa's own remake, which is not a bootleg. :P

To clarify...

Ys 1 was released by Dempa in 1991. This is an official remake of Ys 1.
Ys 3 was released by Falcom in 1990. This is an official release.

Ys 1 (a port of the PC-8801 version) was unofficially and illegally released by some doods known as Team Milkhouse. They did the same thing with Ys 2.

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Ys 1 and Ys 3 for X68000
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#8
Buy/Sell/Trade / European Turbo Grafx cap
06/18/2007, 11:31 AM
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It's on Ebay. It is a cap for the European Turbo Grafx. Quite the interesting promotional item for sure.

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#9
I've heard that The Legend of Heroes 2 is supposed to be the worst entry in the series.

Try The Legend of Heroes 3 remake for Sega Saturn next. Really nice game (although very dialogue-driven - and in Japanese). Hudson made it. Cheap game, but not all that easy to come by I suppose. I got it complete from Palet_th for $10 on Ebay, if I'm not mistaken.

A little info and some screenshots on my website (sorry for the poor layout, it's not supposed to be hotlinked to as that removes the rest of the frames of the website)

wayback.digitalsloth.net/ys/library/loh3saturn

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Quote from: Seldane on 04/15/2007, 04:29 PMMore Dalk Fukt
http://www.falcom.co.jp/licence/character/ys_e.html

More Daruku Fakuto
http://www.falcom.co.jp/ys12cmp/ys1cmp2.html

He's just referred to as "Dalk" in the Falcom Classics (Saturn) game manuals.

Naw, Xanadu is Dragon Slayer 2. The "Dragon Slayer 2" you're talking about is Dragon Slayer 6 part 2.

The Legend of Xanadu is Dragon Slayer 8, whereas The Legend of Xanadu 2 is Dragon Slayer 8 part 2.

Meh, let's make the obligatory list for this to make any sense whatsoever...

Dragon Slayer 1
Dragon Slayer 2: Xanadu
Dragon Slayer 3: Romancia (aka Dragon Slayer Jr.)
Dragon Slayer 4: Draslefamily
Dragon Slayer 5: Sorcerian (there are like a million different Sorcerian scenarios for Japanese computers)
Dragon Slayer 6: The Legend of Heroes
Dragon Slayer 6 pt 2: The Legend of Heroes 2
Dragon Slayer 7: Lord Monarch
Dragon Slayer 8: The Legend of Xanadu
Dragon Slayer 8 pt 2: The Legend of Xanadu 2
(+ Dragon Slayer Gaiden for Game Boy)

Note! The Legend of Heroes 3 and up is not part of the DS series, neither is Faxanadu, Xanadu Next or any other game that's related to either of the games in that list. Only those mentioned are part of the DS series.
#10
General Gaming / Re: Sega's best console
04/23/2007, 04:44 PM
While still incredibly ugly, I think the European artwork looks best:

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#11
I agree, PCs are generally super ugly, especially when they have a window on the side. I built a Shuttle for a friend recently, and it is awesome. Very powerful (plays Oblivion with no problems at all), extremely quiet and super sleek. Not as sleek as those Mac minis though.

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#12
Ha ha ha, how the hell did the box get damaged UNDER the plastic? Damn them for shrinkwrapping the thing themselves!

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#13
Off-Topic / Re: Favorite game babes.
03/10/2007, 10:28 AM
Me too. :O

Also:

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Quote from: Joe Redifer on 01/24/2007, 01:02 AMThat's another thing that was great about the Master System... you couldn't play 2600 games on it.  :)
I love that argument! Even the NES could play 2600 games.  :wink: IMG
#15
Damn! I wanna spill the beans! So many secrets to tell! :D

At least you won't be disappointed, I can tell you that. :wink:

Some real vaporware I'm looking forward to is Stalker.

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#16
Mario sucks. Everybody knows that. That's why it's such a massive flop worldwide. The graphics are horrible, too. This could've easily been made on the Atari 2600 and it would've looked a lot better too, because SNES sucks. Always.

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#17
Of course the X0 version doesn't count. You can't play an FPS with a controller, and the console versions are weaker than the original PC game. Far Cry rules! Crysis will rule more!

In-game screenshot, all the vegetation is destructible.

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#18
Use component for everything. Never ever use composite. Does the TV support VGA? IMG

If yes - you can connect your laptops to the TV using that.
#19
Off-Topic / Family Guy fucking sucks
09/18/2006, 08:27 AM
Family Guy is my favorite tv-show after Lost, Invasion and Twin Peaks. I think it gets better with every episode.

I can definitely understand that people do not like it. In fact, I'm very surprised that the show is so popular. I don't think people get the humor in Family Guy. I do, and I love it (actually, it isn't even crazy enough for me, but it works).

This pretty much sums up my sense of humor:

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#20
Quote from: "Dementia"Because I love you guys, I went and pestered Mr. Greiner for you this morning! The Turbo Grafx was never officially released in Europe. It was however, given distribution as a "gray market" item through the Guillemot brothers (now owners of Ubisoft). The sold around 50,000 units and it made them a lot of money. They basically took the PC Engine and put PAL conversion units onto them and enabled them to play US games.

As stated, the Turbo Grafx was a gray market item, therefore there was no advertising, official Hudson marketing, or other aspects involved in the process - though we gave Guillemot a lot of support. NEC handled the distribution of games in Europe which were basically the American titles you all know and love. The system could be found on store shelves throughout Europe and received a lot of press coverage as well from the various magazines there.

Hope this helps!

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#21
You sure the PAL unit includes Blazing Lazers? Yeah I posted a picture of one here (no that was NFGames) a while ago.

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#22
Clicky!
https://www.sega-16.com/2005/01/side-by-side-dragons-furydevils-crush-genesis-vs-tg-16/

Wow, the PCE version doesn't even compare to its Mega Drive equivalent. I mean seriously, how can anyone claim the PCE game looks better ?

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#23
Off-Topic / Victor Ireland Next Endeavor
08/03/2006, 08:47 PM
I think Working Designs made terrible game packages. Just look at Magic Knight Rayearth, for example... looks like a seven year old girl designed that one.

What's up with all the gold and shiny textures? Horrible! And WHY does it say Action RPG in the middle of the picure?  :roll:

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They sure like putting borders on their pics. And ridiculous text (Ultra Series). A third  :roll:
#26
Ha ha, well -- the Mega Man 1 box has to be displayed in this thread since the title mentions it!  :P

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And Mega Man 2:

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Oh and here's the worst game in existence:  :P

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#27
The Mega Drive version of Strider has fantastic boxart as well.

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#28
I've seen multiple images of the Zombie Tennis cover and that guy is green on all of 'em.

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Not green, but this is not the same version
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#29
Damn these TG16 boxes have damn fine artwork on them!

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Tag: "Anyone who has ever played Bomberman knows how wrong this is..."


This one is actually giving me nightmares. :roll:



And then we have Zombie Tennis...

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lost: games.terra.com.br/galeria/piorescapas/capa20.jpg

Tag: "Sneakers with zombies in an Italian painter's surreal setting... :-k That's not exactly what 'Tennis' promised"
#30
I got a bunch of games today so I've been playing them.


Dragon Slayer IV: Draslefamily (FC) - Not played it today but I've played it a thousand times before. Pretty boring game in my opinion.

Brandish (SFC) - I already had it (both the SFC and the SNES versions) but this was in better condition (new, in fact) than my current copy, so I replaced it with this one. This is the best game ever, by the way.

Dragon Slayer VI: The Legend of Heroes II (SFC) - Pretty dull game, but it's a Falcom game, and the SFC port is a thousand times better than any other version of it.

Mystic Ark (SFC) - Terrible game. Just terrible. I'll sell this one as fast as I can! :P

Star Soldier (FC) - Not tested it yet but I know this game rules. My favorite FC shooter. Definitely.

I also got Super Mario Land 2 for Game Boy, but I forgot to include that in the picture. :P  That game rules. Incredible platformer!

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#31
Off-Topic / FrozenUtopia.Com
04/14/2006, 06:32 PM
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#32
No they didn't release a proto on that site. I've had this for a long time, just laying around on my computer. Never really bothered to try it out (mainly because I didn't realize it had this much potential -- I didn't know what it was).

Edit:

Okay, I have tried the game out. Man, it is terrible. Mainly because of the INSANELY crappy emulator. You can ONLY play using the mouse. I had to enable mouse keys and use that. Almost impossible to play, but no matter -- BECAUSE ENEMIES WON'T KILL YOU -- THEY JUST MOVE YOU AROUND.  :lol:   

I'll need to get a real system in order to try it out more thoroughly. Seems to have potential.

Here's a screendump I took just a moment ago:

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#33
Okay okay, I admit -- I was exaggerating..  :P


But I specifically meant this one. This is -- without doubt -- the worst I've ever seen:

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I mean ... look at the sprites!! And most of all -- the WALLS!  :shock:

The coloration... oh wow, all the colors in that picture are just terrible ...


And yes -- that would be a cool thread. Or maybe an overall "bad (2D) graphics" thread.)
#34
General Gaming / The Woodcube
03/31/2006, 04:25 AM
I wonder why he made such a mess near the PS1 cd unit.

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It would have worked even if he had skipped that part.  :roll:


Also, that thing appears to be bigger than all those three consoles together.  :P
#35
Quote from: Ninja SpiritOh Seldane also gets mad props on the Famicom Ys 2. I thought I was the only non Japanese person who has a actual copy of it. I'm like stuck in Solomon Pass(?).
Got the others too (I and III), I just took one of 'em for reference.  :wink:

Stuck? I've got the guidebook for it. It is awesome.  :)

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#36
So you're interested in box sizes, eh? Ys game boxes are generally pretty big. I've taken a picture of some of my Ys games to show you the size differences. The YsVI and Ys The Oath in Felghana boxes are insanely huge. (I don't know why I put three identical YsII games next to each other though.)  :P   

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#37
I'm a bit disturbed that this is turning into an Ys thread.  :wink:

But Ys for X68000 is freakin sweet. I assure you. It didn't sell well at all because fans didn't like the "different style." Personally, I love it.  :)

I took a photo of the awesome box for your enjoyment. Drawn none other than Yoshitaka Amano.  :)

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#38
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"THERE ARE NO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEGADRIVE AND ARCADE GHOULS 'N GHOSTS"
THE MEGADRIVE VERSION IS A PIXEL-FOR-PIXEL COPY"

That's the same game?  :shock:
#39
Buy/Sell/Trade / Hi Leg Fantasy for sale
03/14/2006, 11:46 AM
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What is this? It is an unlicensed title, right? Sure looks like it.

The logo looks a lot like any Final Fantasy logo. I've never heard of this ... seems pretty cool. Any info?
#40
Quote from: NightWolveYeah, same here. XP Pro with latest SP2 also. Auto-update feature is always on, so I keep it up-to-date.

Details, if it helps: I load it up, click enter twice to get passed the load and help screens, then on the first stage right when you can see Richter, I get this:

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Very odd. That's a common problem with Game Maker programs (when you make mistakes), but it works for everybody else but you. Which is strange, since that is a program error and shouldn't work for anybody.

Did you try to re-download the program? I can't believe you get that error!
#41
Two questions:

One. Where's the pipe?

And two -- gimme the pipe.


:?



Seriously though. Did you make it in Game Maker? Seems like it. :) And the game doesn't work in XP Media Center 2005 English (at least not for me). I had to use Windows 98 Compatibility Mode.


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#42
I just bought these games. They arrived yesterday:

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Ys Book I&II and Ys III for Turbo Grafx 16 CD (and some other Ys stuff as well). Finally. Now I have three complete copies (two with the spine, this one included) of Ys IV The Dawn of Ys.  :roll:

By the way, I got everything in that picture for $50. That's a pretty good deal, isn't it? Especially considering this was included:

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#43
The logo says Enaji-. Energy, in other words.

It looks like this:

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Info (from PCECP)
http://pcecp.com/index.php?mode=catalog&action=info&gameid=216

Energy: Game Information

Game TitleEnergy
SystemPCE
Kanji Nameエナジー
PublisherMasaya
DistributorNCS
CountryJP
Game FormatHuCard
Game PackagingHuCase
Genre(s)Action
Game Size2 Mbit
Catalog NumberNCS89005
Volume Number5
Release Date1989-04-19
Release Price5200 YEN
Release TypeRegular
Number of Players1
Amount of Japanese Needed to PlayCINEMA
#44
Quote from: stevek666AlexKidd: I never saw a Genesis (first model) used with the side-by-side SegaCD... what's that like ?  Does the Genny console stay in place ?  Just curious...
Well, it appears that he's missing this part:

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It comes with every Mega-CD II unit and it is attached to the left of the Mega-CD so that a Mega Drive I will fit on it. I don't know if it's included in US models, but it was in my European Mega-CD II and it would be odd if it wasn't included with the Sega CD II.  :wink: