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[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Easiest Shooter of the Turbosauce?]

Not to sound douchie but that kinda surprising coming from some one with 3000+ post. Do you have Air Zonk?

Not Douchey at all. I love vidyagames, but am bad at them. I'm not the only one here like that.

I have CD Denjin (the sequel), but not the original Air Zonk.

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Pyramid Plunder Public Beta]

Rhode Eylund!

[Fighting Street / Re: Nintega: still crazy after all these years (now with added Nazis!)]

I'm pretty sure.....

He's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack. Let's see who figures it out first.

I'm guessing Damon Plus. Edit: changed my mind. Kiketonto.

[General Gaming / Re: Your favorite non PCE Hudson game]

Saturn Bomberman is the correct answer.

I wanted to like XEXYZ, but I never did quite 'get it'. it feels like it's unfinished.

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Pyramid Plunder Public Beta]

dangit, don't have any CD-rs, and I can't figure out how to get any emulators to read a flunking iso...

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Easiest Shooter of the Turbosauce?]

I've never beaten a turbob shooter. The closest I've gotten to beating one is Blazers, so I'll say that.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: North America vs. Europe]

Swissle had "only" pce imports. Can't help much on that front.

Wasn't your first exposure to OBEY a Turbografx? So you were a freak among freaks 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: North America vs. Europe]

You didn't miss much, damon.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: TG16 in 1992 EGM Buyer's Guide]

So because I haven't got much better to do on a friday night, I decided to take the score list from that magazine scan, plug it into a spreadsheet, and see if I could find anything interesting. Like maybe bias. One of these days I'd like to compare these scores to square inches of ad space, and see if there's a corelation. I can't do that yet, but I did find something weird.

The average score of games, by platform, was:
(reviewer) Steve Harris; Ed Semard; Martin Alessi; "Sushi X"; EGM overall
NES 6.2352941176*;   6.2352941176*;   5.9803921569;   6.2254901961;   6.1691176471;
SMS 5.35;   6.1;   6;   5.7;   5.7875;
SNES 7;   7.0833333333;   7.25   6.8333333333;   7.0416666667;
Genesis 6.5652173913;   6.9347826087;   6.5869565217;   6.8695652174;   6.7391304348;
TG16 6.3636363636;   6.4242424242*;   6.4545454545*;   6.4545454545*;   6.4242424242*;
GB 7.64*;   7.56;   7.64*;   7.88;   7.68;
LYNX 6.6363636364;   6.3636363636;   6.8181818182;   6.2727272727;   6.5227272727;
All systems (by system) 6.4650852515;   6.6029925857;   6.5800126586;   6.5670546901;   6.5537862965;
All systems (by game) 6.437751004;   6.5582329317;   6.421686747;   6.5301204819;   6.4869477912;

Note the numbers with asterisks. Maybe I don't know enough about statistics, but it seems unlikely to me that, across a platform, two reviewers would have the exact same average between them coincidentally. Also note that this happens twice to the TG16: the average of Semard and EGM overall are identical when it comes to the TG16.

Hastily drawn conclusions: EGM as a whole disfavored the NES, SMS, and TG16(by -0.3178301441,-0.6994477912, and -0.0627053669 points, respectively) and favored the rest, especially the Gameboy(+1.1930522088 above average; everything else was favored by a fraction of a point.)
As for individual reviewers: Martin Alessi favored the TG16, while the rest disfavored it; He was also the biggest Snerd. Steve Harris HATED the SMS (disfavoring it by more than a whole point); "Sushi X" was the hardest reveiwer to please, unless he was playing a Gameboy(favoring it by 1.3498795181 points; the next most favored was the Genesis at 0.3394447355); Besides the TG16, the only system where some favored and others disfavored was the Lynx(Semard and "X" disfavored it, the others favored it).

[Off-Topic / Re: People who stare]

Speaking of staring, check this shit out.

http://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: TG16 ad scans]

It's funny that you mentioned Turbo Play because I have one right here...

Is it just me, or are Select and Run on that controller blue?

[Off-Topic / Re: Dumbest video game lie or rumor you ever heard]

Also, if we include playground rumors, I think the all-time worst I ever heard was one younger kid claiming the his older brother had physically scratched his Quake CD in just such a way as to change one of the enemy face textures into a picture of Bill Clinton.

This reminds me. Back in the day, my friend down the street got some book that came with a "doom hack CD". you were supposed to be able to use it to mess with Doom in various ways, one of them being replacement of enemy sprites with celebrity faces.

Is it possible that kid mistook Doom for Quake, and either misunderstood "hack" or was just gullible?

[Off-Topic / Re: This is for the pcfx metalheads]

I like it

There's a college radio station here in town that I think might like this sort of thing. I'd suggest it to them, but don't want to seem spammy either. Any suggestions?

[General Gaming / Re: Teh VITA]

How faithful a port is Virtua Tennis to the Arcade original, or the Dreamcast version?

[Off-Topic / Re: Dumbest video game lie or rumor you ever heard]

A friend who was notorious for bullshitting people would do this all the time. The most memorable one was that the ship from Cybernoid was a real aircraft.

and that he had flown it.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Three-Button-Friendly Games (TBFG FAQ)]

    (1) GAME TITLE: Valis III
    (2) MAP BUTTON III TO: (Run)
    (3) Function of (Run): change character

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Modding/repair services!]

The region switch was added by a previous modder.

Do you know who did the region mod? I take it they hid the switch under the CD cover. that's kinda neat.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PCE pet peeves]

*Only three tip books were published

you sure about this? What are the 3 tip books?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / PC Engine TAKE A CHANCE thread]

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This thread is for asking about PC-Engine games you're unsure about buying, and can't find enough information on. Is the game fun? how high is the moon-language barrier? is it deep, or just eye-candy? Whatever the reason, if you're unsure about a PC-Engine game, ask about it here!

I'll start:

Color Wars. I know it's a puzzle game, but that's about it - can't find gameplay videos or reviews. One website is selling it for 7 bucks, plus shipping. Should I bite?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Gate of Thunder]

WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH TEH TEH?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Gate of Thunder]

3 words fo this: BEST SHEWTY EVER!

Better than R-type?

[Off-Topic / promise.tv]

http://www.promise.tv/

A PVR that doesn't record one channel, not 2 channels... but ALL THE CHANNELS AT ONCE. 

the 'lite' version, that can store 3 days worth of everything broadcast, costs 1,200£ (about $1,900); the 'promise 7' that records a weeks worth of TV at once, will set you back 1,998£($3,170).

Only works in the UK, though.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PCE pet peeves]

And the controller pinouts were large and easy to snap and break. I went through quite a few controllers as a kid because one of the pins would get bent or snap.

Really? I never had that problem. In fact, I kind of thought the larger connector was sturdier than it really needed to be.

[General Gaming / Re: Project time: Restoring a Packard Bell Legend 406CD to general use/gaming spec]

I also had a packed-in-hell. My parents would have been better off getting me a IIGS (like I suggested) but the salescritter talked my dad into paying too much for a computer that was 2 years out of date in 1992. no sound card, no modem, and a ghetto pseudo-windows launcher. At least it had VGA.

Best game I had for it was Castles 2. I bought Master of Orion (the original) but couldn't play it due to insufficient ram. (I had 2 megabytes of RAM, but the game needed 2 megabytes *free*.)

so... mixed memories on that.

[Off-Topic / Re: I made this out of a box and some newspaper]

neat stuff.

That is a big pet peeve of mine with every portable I can think of - no title on the end. The game gear did it, so did the lynx, game boy, even such exotic things as the Wonderswan did it. and of course, our very own HuCards.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB: 2x official wired xbox 360 controller]

Is that before or after shipping?

I'll keep an eye out.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PCE pet peeves]

Nat, once again i stand corrected. I had no idea. Then again I never owned a three button pad. does that apply to the 6 button pads as well, or do you have to have the three?  thanks for the info, there is hope for me yet 

No, the 6 button pads work in a completely different way. select and run are unrelated to buttons 3,4,5, and 6 on the 6 button pad.

[General Gaming / Re: Pier Solar, finally]

They're a bunch of dicktouchers.

Hey! that's an insult to Dicktouchers!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PCE pet peeves]

I've changed my mind. Short cords are no longer my pet peeve, because I have extension cords.

My new Turbob pet peeve is games that use Select to pause, and Run for something/nothing else. Valis 3 and Galaga 90, I'm looking at you.

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: What's the best way to start programming?]

Speaking of Assembly language, do you have any recommendations for books on 6502 assembly language?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Legendary Axe vs. Legendary Axe II]

Pardon my raining on the Jaleco hate parade, but they did bring Bomber King (Robowarrior) to the US, and I'll always appreciate them for that.

[General Gaming / Re: Shadow of the beast in 32x]

Does the game work in your Genesis with the 32X removed? Some EA games don't play on some Genesises.

[Off-Topic / Re: What is it about this forum that attracts so many lunatics?]

There's another forum I frequent where we have a troll with a similar profile as ninny. Attention whoring, enemy list, keeps trying to come back under other aliases, etc. I'm afraid to say they've been dealing with him since before we started dealing with ninny, and he still keeps coming back.

Such a person probably doesn't have any social outlets other than internet forums.

[Fighting Street / Re: DRAFT NECTARSIS AND SINISTRON FOR MODERATORS]

Wow, I've really pissed you off. A 3 paragraph rant! it's almost like the old days.

[Off-Topic / Re: Frozenintears is Dave Medina/Nintega]

Well, goddamn.

I haven't been following all the drama, but now I am putting together pieces from the past few years.

Aside: MotoRoaderMike, I remember him.

Back on topic: Where does Kitsunexus (sp? extra syllables!?) fit into this. Was that another Nintega moniker, or am I besmirching someone's reputation?

Nope. Kitsunexus had the decency to finally go the fuck away. He did hang out at Lazerdorks for a while, but finally left a while back. Haven't seen him since. Another old infamamous poster, Validus, also was not Nintega, and also had the decency to go the fuck away.

[Fighting Street / Re: DRAFT NECTARSIS AND SINISTRON FOR MODERATORS]

wonk wonk wonk wonk wonk wonk wonk wonk wonk wonk wonk wonk wonk wonk wonk wonk wonk wonk

you're just jealous you didn't get nominated.

I would hope, though if at Daves expense, while Dave hates them sure, he hates me more then either of those two on any given day.

[Fighting Street / Re: DRAFT NECTARSIS AND SINISTRON FOR MODERATORS]

Considering how much a retard you are, its hard to tell what your intentions are....

You're the only one here who doesn't get the joke, but *I'm* the retard?

I wouldn't expect any less stupidity from your arkansas 'purebred*' ass.

*(or, as it's known outside kennels, Inbred)

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Forgotten Worlds]

Did either version come with a 3 button controller?

[Fighting Street / Re: DRAFT NECTARSIS AND SINISTRON FOR MODERATORS]

Since some dumbasses are not clear on the concept, this poll was not meant to be taken seriously.

[Fighting Street / DRAFT NECTARSIS AND SINISTRON FOR MODERATORS]

So Ninny seems to think that if he convinces the mods that Nectarsis, Sinistron, et. al. are bad, he can get them banned. Let's crush that false hope utterly 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Shadow of the Beast. Hmm, interesting...]

1. Why does the Atari ST version have no music? Sound effects only... wth?

Back in the day, when the ST and Amiga were popular, they were rivals. The ST was the weaker machine, so if you wanted to make a game for both, you kind of had to go with what the lowest common denominator (the ST) could do.  When Amiga games got ported to ST, features often had to be removed because it couldn't do many of the things the Amiga could.
It would seem that, in this case, the port was done with a hatchet.

[Off-Topic / Re: This man is...]

ROLF! so whosithen?

I honestly have no idea. Just a picture I saw on the internets. Thought I'd share

[Off-Topic / Re: Man skating on thin ice.]

I wonder if he's one of those people who have that imbalance in their body where they can survive at abnormally low body temps or something.

I dunno about that, but the dude is clearly not right in the head.

[Fighting Street / Re: frozenintears is a giant bitch and...]

frozenintears is the most popular person on this forum and is the new boss.

Unbannable, Untouchable. I pwned all the epic whores and trolls on this forum.

such bravado, and then... ragequit!

[Off-Topic / Re: Frozenintears is Dave Medina/Nintega]

hahahaha... fixed!!!

North Korean crotch shot distraction brigade....nice

omg, Iowans are being replaced by north koreans! D:

..oh well, they're sexier anyway

[Off-Topic / Re: Frozenintears is Dave Medina/Nintega]

Account deletion request approved.

[Off-Topic / Re: Frozenintears is Dave Medina/Nintega]

See my posts outside of FS, you wont find a single negative post.

you mean, other than being an annoying, attention whoring twat?

[Fighting Street / Re: Should frozenintears be in a band?]

I voted metal band, since metal fans are more likely to be carrying the necessary implements to kill and dismember him.

[Off-Topic / Re: Frozenintears is Dave Medina/Nintega]

ban him now, make him provide proof privately.

[Off-Topic / Re: This man is...]

blah blah

be quiet. adults are talking.