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[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Turbo/PCE vs Genesis/MD: RPG library]

Is Traysia any good? I always heard it kinda sucked and I avoided it.

I thought Traysia was a fun game.  It felt very Ultima like, as opposed to being JRPGlike.

The presentation and style is basically Ultima 3 for the most part.

Worth playing, I think.

There are some catchy tunes too.

It's actually a pretty nice soundtrack that's rarely talked about.

battle tune is pretty great.

so is the title, and many other tunes.

Underrated as hell, to me.

Super Hydlide is also a good game to play, but it's kind of goony.  It's originally a PC98/MSX game.

I love that game.

I watched a little bit of gameplay on youtube and it seems ok. One of the reasons I was asking is because a store near me was asking around $50 for it. I think the cost has mainly to do with the fact it is a Rennovation release.

It's really weird how Renovation has gotten it's own little cult around the games they brought out for the Genesis.  Even that Tennis game is worth money since it was brought out by them!

Yeah, it's definitely something I don't get.

[General Gaming / Re: Trying to create a list of PCE alternatives to GEN/MD top exclusives]

Gate of Thunder is probably my most favorite shooter, although i haven't played Soldier Blade.

[General Gaming / Re: Trying to create a list of PCE alternatives to GEN/MD top exclusives]

I would tend to agree that if you were trying to "sell" someone on a console it's best to go on the merits of its original and invidual games. Using the "me too" approach so sells people on the TG16/PCE is a bit like the ranger rover evoque clone from China. It will never be the reall thing. The difference is that the PCE is the real thing and did it first. Hopefully my point is clear, it's a pain typing on my phone.

That being said, it is nice to have a list of comparative games.

http://www.carnewschina.com/2014/11/28/how-much-exactly-is-the-landwind-x7-a-clone-of-the-range-rover-evoque/

[General Gaming / Re: Nintendo NX Thread]

IMO if Nintendo produces a hand held using an Intel Atom chip like those used in some tablets and smartphones and allows it to be docked into a thunderbolt 3.0 station that is connected to a TV and is equiped with an Nvidia GTX 1050/1060 it will be amazing. This would allow them to utilize x86 architecture and make it easier for developers to port games from PS4 and Xbone while also allowing for a console handheld hybrid of competing performance to the previously mentioned. Nintendo won't do that though, because it makes too much sense.

https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=yNtMQfphs5M

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Turbo/PCE vs Genesis/MD: RPG library]

Is Traysia any good? I always heard it kinda sucked and I avoided it.

I thought Traysia was a fun game.  It felt very Ultima like, as opposed to being JRPGlike.

The presentation and style is basically Ultima 3 for the most part.

Worth playing, I think.

There are some catchy tunes too.

It's actually a pretty nice soundtrack that's rarely talked about.

battle tune is pretty great.

so is the title, and many other tunes.

Underrated as hell, to me.

Super Hydlide is also a good game to play, but it's kind of goony.  It's originally a PC98/MSX game.

I love that game.

I watched a little bit of gameplay on youtube and it seems ok. One of the reasons I was asking is because a store near me was asking around $50 for it. I think the cost has mainly to do with the fact it is a Rennovation release.

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / Re: Learn to code through a series of challenges?]

I recently rediscovered my inspiration for coding. 

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Henshin Engine Game for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine]

Seriously, this looks like the best Castlevania game that never was.

But *WHERE* are the MODE7 chandeliers?!?!?!?



DISCLAIMER: I actually like the SNES/SFC installments, so don't harass me.

I played through Rondo of Blood and Super Castlevania for the first time last year. As someone who looks back at each game without nostalgia glasses, Rondo of Blood is the superior game.

Back on topic: Going around showing a playable demo is a hell of a lot better than how most kickstarters....ummmm.....kick off. They had a working game BEFORE they started asking for money.

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / Re: Learn to code through a series of challenges?]

The Playbasic is ok so far, ive started on my pong game and have both "paddles" on screen and controllable. I just need to implement a ball and I guess edge/ boundary detection. I'm working for the next 7 days so I won't ger much done.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: how could some PCE games achieve parallax scrolling?]

The Dungeon Explorer opening scene sells overlapping layer parallax very well, can we get a breakdown of how that was achieved? Is it strips of tiles with sprites where it overlaps?

Yep.

BT with the perfect breakdown.

[General Gaming / Re: Policenauts on Saturn translation project complete]

Guilty of still not having played the SegaCD version of Snatcher myself so I wouldn't skip forward to this. Learned of it yesterday too and shared for anyone that would make the time for it.

I'm in the same boat. I've wanted to play Snatcher since I first seen pics of it in magazines back in the day. I have recently been contemplating burning a copy of it because I'll never buy one.

[Off-Topic / Re: Commodore 64 = powerhouse]

More proof the Commodore 64 is a music machine!

With an expansion of course...

I watch this guy sometimes he has some interesting videos. Watching him play his theme song on a C64 keyboard is cool.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Turbo/PCE vs Genesis/MD: RPG library]

Is Traysia any good? I always heard it kinda sucked and I avoided it.

[General Gaming / Re: The essential Mega Man X3 mod - Now with MSU-1 support]

It would be nice to play CT with the cut scenes without haveing to deal with the load times of the Psx version. I'm still holding out hope that a prototype of Secret of Mana for the SNES CD pops up and can be converted to run on the MSU-1

[General Gaming / Re: The essential Mega Man X3 mod - Now with MSU-1 support]

I downloaded an MSU-1 hack for X a while back, it was pretty cool.The MSU-1 hack for Zelda:LttP is pretty cool it even adds animated cutscenes.

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / Re: Learn to code through a series of challenges?]

I installed that PlayBasic and I'm working through a tutorial. We'll see what happens.

[Feedback / Re: Can we stop with the Henshin Engine announcements?]

You know I have an IRL friend who reminds me of Joe and Nightwolve. He sort of looks like Joe and has similar mannerisms, but politically he aligns perfectly with Nightwolve. Sorry, to detract from this fun discourse, but I've wanted to say that for awhile.

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Henshin Engine Game for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine]

The best way to deal with detractors is keep quiet and make a badass game.  The last Kickstarter update email showing the new background looks awesome, and the music is perfect. This game is shaping up quite well and if this level of quality is maintained it will get noticed. Keep up the good work.

[General Gaming / Re: Nintendo NES mini coming!]

I love the novelty of this, but I know I would literally never play it. Maybe someone will buy it for me for Christmas or something. 

Thank you!

I will PM my address.

Again, thank you for gifting mini-NES to me and my family!

In Soviet Russia someone buys gift for you for someone else?

[Off-Topic / Re: Commodore 64 = powerhouse]

Don't broke what ain't fixed, or don't fix what ain't broked or whatever.

[General Gaming / Re: Nintendo NES mini coming!]

I love the novelty of this, but I know I would literally never play it. Maybe someone will buy it for me for Christmas or something. 

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / Re: Learn to code through a series of challenges?]

I found this compiler called PlayBASIC, does it seem like the right choice to use for what is being suggested?

http://www.playbasic.com/features.php

[Off-Topic / Re: Admit it... You'll never admit it.]

I'll never admit to beating off to the female PC Genjin transformation at least twice daily. Or to posting at 4am after a being up all night at work.

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / Re: Learn to code through a series of challenges?]

If I can somehow find a way to do a Breakout/Blodia mashup then I'll really be onto something.

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / Re: Learn to code through a series of challenges?]

The whole pixel-art aspect can wait until you get a little further down the path! 

The classic starting-point is to recreate the old Atari "pong" game.

You can break it down into a number of steps ...

• get a 1-pixel ball moving from the top-right of the screen to the middle-left of the screen
• reset the position of the ball back to the top-right when it goes off the screen
• add a "bat" on the left hand side of the screen, and bounce the ball off it when it reaches that point
• allow a joystick to move the bat up-and-down under human control
• get the ball to figure out whether it hits the bat (or not) when it gets to the left side of the screen
• ... ... ... and then there's more when you get all of that working!

You could either do that in BASIC on a Commodore 64 (or an emulation of one), or in GameBASIC on a PC, or in HuC on the PCE (probably the hardest to do, but the one where you'll get the most help from other folks here).

Does that make any sense?

This is what I'm looking for, some objectives to work on. I'm working the graveyard shift right now, but I'll try to start on this when I wake up tomorrow.

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / Re: Learn to code through a series of challenges?]

Well i definitely wouldn't mind learning to make simple games. Actually, my son likes to do some pixel art, and I would like use his art in a game as well as be able to teach him how to do it.

As far as why I have interest in learning, it's really because I like challenging myself with new things. I recently tiled in a shower in one of my bathrooms, it was a difficult, but rewarding experience. Like any kid who grew up with a Nintendo, I've pretty much always wanted to make my own game.

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / Re: Learn to code through a series of challenges?]

I thought C++ would probably be the best way to go, but I'm open to other ideas.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: FS rest of collection games & systems]

I don't remember the box art looking like that for Metroid. Is that a reproduction box?

Although a cool box, it definitely isn't the original. The real one is silver and matches the cartride and manaual.

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / Learn to code through a series of challenges?]

So, like many people I've always want to learn to program/code, but have never really pursued it. I did take a beginners C++ class, and that is the extent of my experience. I've tried to watch Youtube videos, but I usually run into one of two scenarios. Number one: the beginner videos are for the absolute beginner and I get bored and distracted because I already know some of the stuff. Number two: most of the videos are in the format of "here type this,' and you are just following along trying to alt tab and type what they type.  I know there are several people on this site who program and I was hoping someone could issue me a series of challenges that increase in difficulty and complexity.

For example: Some experienced person says "Make a program that does 'X' thing" and then I go research on the internet and figure out how to do it, come back here with the source code, and proceed to the next challenge.

Also, if anyone else on the site is interested in participating in these proposed challenges then they are more than welcome. As a matter of fact if anyone has any good ideas on how to learn to code or even how to keep oneself focused on task/hobby/learning goal, then feel free to add that here. I get distracted easy, even when playing games I tend to play 4 or 5 in short bursts and seldom complete anything.

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / Re: Mastema Out of Hell, fore real retrogamer ;)]

If a game is good, it's quality should speak for itself. People will hear about it, and they will buy it. (hopefully)

As much as I'd like for this to be true, it just isn't. The TG16 being a prime example. Just look at the countless "hidden gem" videos on youtube. Way too often good games aren't hits because of lack of proper promotion.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )]

I went to a Video Game swap recently and anything to do with the TurboGrafx-16 is way overpriced, one person was selling a complete copy of KC for $20.00. Those re-sellers are driving up the prices for all retro games.

Blaming resellers for high prices is like blaming McDonald's for fat people or drug dealers for drugs. People need to learn how to take some fucking personal responsibility.

This is not quite a 1:1 comparison. I have gone to flea markets and personally experienced sellers going around buying up games for cheap from other vendors and then trying to sell them to me for profit. Resellers/flippers(dedicated to extracting as much profit from a game as possible) are very unnecessary middle men.

A more appropriate comparison would be the eyeware industry.

[General Gaming / Re: Retrovision component cables half ass review]

Got my cables in today. The picture is great, much better than what I was getting from my Scart to component adapter, which just wasn't working right. I took some photos with my phone, but they don't do it justice.

[Off-Topic / Re: Game Sack]

Coming right off Final Fantasy 6 and playing Chrono Trigger as a kid I was underwhelmed. That's probably not a popular opinion though. Tecmo: Secret of the Stars is a graphically underwhelming game considering it came out the same year as Chrono Trigger.

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Henshin Engine Game for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine]

Congrats on reaching the kickstarter goal. I cant wait to get my copy.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Wonderboy Series]

Yeah, I was thinking it looked cheesey too.

[General Gaming / Re: Retrovision component cables half ass review]

I said screw it and went ahead and ordered some Genesis cables. I'm tired of not being able to play.

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Henshin Engine Game for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine]

Damn, that looks awesome.

[General Gaming / Re: Xbox Scorpio and PS4 Pro are these future failures?]

In this hypothetical scenario the Saturn wouldn't have existed and therefore, could not be missed.

The idea I'm referring to was that of a 32bit addon, not SoA developing it's own 32bit system and SoJ doing its own. That was obviously a bad idea.

To clarify, if Sega had released the 32x and the Sega-Trio(Gen,Cd,32X in one) then put all of its software development and marketing skills behind it, it would have been a great "mid-gen" system much like the PCE bridged the gap between the 8bit and 16bit era.

[General Gaming / Re: Xbox Scorpio and PS4 Pro are these future failures?]

I honestly don't think the 32x was a horrible idea, just a terribly,terribly executed one. If it had released along side a "Neptune," and Sega never created the Saturn thereby, putting their full development resources behide it, it would have been great.

[General Gaming / Re: Looking for a decent Scart Switch]

I ordered a cheap scart switch from Amazon once. If, for example, i turned on my Genesis the power light on the SNES would come on. So I ended up having to switch cables anyway. Since then I modded the Snes for component output and I'm contemplating getting some Retrovision cables for my Genesis. I do wished I had a PVM, although I never seen one in person.

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Lucretia - Demon Princess (鬼姫の呪い in Japan) NOW IN BETA TESTING]

Normally, all upper case font looks weird for most games/things. But it actually looks pretty good there.

There were words in the pics?

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Xanadu II Translation Development Blog]

It's been a long time since I updated this thread, but I'm glad to say that I'm finally playtesting Xanadu 2 and finally getting to see and enjoy the differences between Xanadu 1 and Xanadu 2.

Of course, it's also and opportunity to help find and fix the (hopefully few) bugs in my translation coding, and in SamIAm's actual translation.

So far, the game is beautiful ... but it's pointing out a few areas that I put-off polishing, or even really looking at too deeply

Xanadu 1 is a massively-complex game, but it runs through a fairly straight-forward game engine.

In Xanadu 2, Falcom took the opportunity to refine and tweak a whole bunch of things.

That makes the game look and play a lot more "polished" than Xanadu 1 ... but it also means that there are a lot more "edge" cases and one-time-use code that needs to be fixed.

When playing yesterday, I found the first "big" screw-up in the translation.

I was playing, and moved to a different area and suddenly this text box popped-up that was full of garbage characters.




Well, after hours of tracking down, it turned out to be the "You've played for an hour, now take a break." message.

But that message is a part of the Game Code overlay ... and that overlay is full, so there's no room left to fix things.

What followed is the entire day spent reorganizing memory and testing the results in order to free up enough space to put in the proper message in the proper place.

While I was at it, it annoyed me that that message was displayed in white (actor speech color) text instead of cyan (game narration color) text, and so I tried to fix that at the same time.

Here's the result ...




Now ... I really need to get rid of that annoying half-space before the flashing cursor ... but perhaps I can put that off for another few days.

Tomorrow it's back to playing the game again! 

Today I learned my mom has something in common with Japanese game developers. I never listened to her and took breaks, and I sure as hell am not putting this game down when I get my dirty paws on it.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Henshin-Engine : A PC Engine Tribute Comic.]

Why does the internet have such a hard-on for the Dreamcast? I love the system, i've had mine since the month of launch, but I don't think every retro style game has to be ported to it lol.

I'd much rather do a Sega-CD port and find the best ways to reduce the number of unique colors while keeping everything looking nice. It also suits the premise of the manga and PCE game, being real 16-bit hardware.

It'd also be cool to play as the Mega Drive character and swap out some of the backgrounds inspired by games/series which didn't appear on Genesis/Sega-CD with ones that did.

The first few stages so far are all based on series that appeared on Genesis.

That's a cool idea, and if nothing else would make for a good sequel.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Henshin-Engine : A PC Engine Tribute Comic.]

Why does the internet have such a hard-on for the Dreamcast? I love the system, i've had mine since the month of launch, but I don't think every retro style game has to be ported to it lol.

[General Gaming / Re: Retrovision component cables half ass review]

I have a couple of powered component switch boxes in series, that automatically switch to the correct input. If i go all component then I dont need to buy a scart switch. It's 6 one way half a dozen the other.

I just have a couple of  Philips PH61150 from garages sales that i got for dirt cheap.

[General Gaming / Re: Retrovision component cables half ass review]

I have a couple of powered component switch boxes in series, that automatically switch to the correct input. If i go all component then I dont need to buy a scart switch. It's 6 one way half a dozen the other.

[Off-Topic / Re: Game Sack]

Yes I am actually building Volume 2 to the hard drive for final testing as I type this. All goes well it can be sent off to the factory for replication. It's really packed full this time. Last one had like 3GB free space. This one has maybe 49 MB free space.

Yeah I put the videos on Amazon when they started offering their program. They pay you. I got my first payment a few days ago. $1.11. Looking at mansions tomorrow.

I searched for some Gamesack videos on my Amazon Firestick, but it showed no results.

Only two I saw:

https://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-2-Game-Sack/dp/B01IX073LC/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1473691957&sr=1-1&keywords=Joe+Redifer

https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Make-Youtube-Show-Game/dp/B01FIGL11W/ref=sr_1_2?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1473691957&sr=1-2&keywords=Joe+Redifer

I'm going to give those a watch. If Joe gets that mansion maybe he'll let us come over and be in an episode of Playing With (ball)Sacks.

[Off-Topic / Re: Game Sack]

Yes I am actually building Volume 2 to the hard drive for final testing as I type this. All goes well it can be sent off to the factory for replication. It's really packed full this time. Last one had like 3GB free space. This one has maybe 49 MB free space.

Yeah I put the videos on Amazon when they started offering their program. They pay you. I got my first payment a few days ago. $1.11. Looking at mansions tomorrow.

I searched for some Gamesack videos on my Amazon Firestick, but it showed no results.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: CIB system prices]

Buy a Duo-R with region and rgb mods. Probably best to buy this from one of the modders on the forum because they do the most quality work. After that Get an Everdrive and enjoy the games. Emphasis on the last 3 words of the previous sentence.

[General Gaming / Re: Retrovision component cables half ass review]

Don't see any cables avilable. Do you know what time the second batch will be avilable or did it sell out already?

I just got an email saying the cables are for sale. There website is kind of weird though. The cables are listed under the shop tab. You have to go to the item page.

[General Gaming / Re: Retrovision component cables half ass review]

Thanks for the review. I thought about trying to buy some because I've had problems with my scart to compenent converter. I'm kind of split because i have component output for my DuoR and SNES and RGB scart for my Genesis and Saturn.