The Computer Magic Lounge (Gaming Nerd Chit-Chat)

[skittlebrau]

I thought it'd be fun to create a Lounge for the gaming forum for the fact that it's a pain sometimes to search for that specific system's or game's thread when it may have fallen off onto another page (or if you're lazy like me and don't want to look for it) and all you've got is a simple question to ask or something of the like. If you've got something picking your brain and need to ask or want to discuss or review a random game, this is the place to be. Random questions and discussion (or plain ol' gaming chit chat) is what I'm getting at here, much like Misc.'s Lounge. I'll get the ball rolling.

I was cleaning out my closet earlier (as I mentioned in the Misc. Lounge) and came across my Game Gear. Only have two titles for it: Sonic the Hedgehog and Joe Montana Football. I wish I had played it more when I first got it, but you know, only two games. Can't play it forever with only two games :/ It's a great find, however, and it makes me want to throw some batteries into it and start playing, just because it's out, heh.

The bigger find, however, was my PS1 in a carrying case with several games I was looking for. I pulled that sucker out and played Twisted Metal 2 for hours. I totally forgot the controls and tricks I knew (which resulted in me dying several times :(), but once I started playing more, the controls came right back to me and I done started blowing shit up and kicking everyone's ass! Fuck you, Darktooth! Love this game like crazy. Also started playing Resident Evil 2 (Claire's scenario) because I hadn't done so in years, but then I realized it'd be awhile so I turned it off, teehee. Got burned out from playing too much TM2, I guess.

With that in mind, I really need to sell my PS1 since I've got my trusty ol' PS2 to play the games. Don't see the need to have it around anymore, but it sure was fun playing those two games again. I'm all kinds of happy now.

[Ryan]

im in a nostalgic gaming mood today. i think i'll dust off either my sega mega drive or my N64.. I had 60+ games on my mega drive, fuck i loved that thing.

[gravymaster]

Fuck you, nerds. And eric, I'll buy your PS1 if you want. I need some Crash Bandicoot in my life...

[skittlebrau]

Talk with me later and we'll see, gravy.

[Ryan]

I'll have to post a list of all my old mega drive games..

[Adamm R)))]

Good thread idea. Since I don't have any consoles at the moment, only my DS, I think I may pick up a retro console because I'm not fussed with new gaming, it's all too expensive. If I can get some money together in between boosting my Scrubs and Metallica collections, I'll probably look at a megadrive because I'm most familiar with them. If not, I'll buy the Sonic Mega Collection for my PC, but I think I could just as easily get Sonic 1-3 and Knuckles and Ristar, because that's all that's important from the collection. I used to have a load of good games before, Sonic collection, Street Fighter II, Streets Of Rage trilogy, Golden Axe trilogy. Maybe I'll get one around christmas time.

[kupomog]

I was cleaning out my closet earlier (as I mentioned in the Misc. Lounge) and came across my Game Gear. Only have two titles for it: Sonic the Hedgehog and Joe Montana Football.
Hehe, Sonic and Shinobi for me. Everyone had Sonic + another random game, it was like a rule. What was scary is that everyone I knew ONLY had Sonic + another game...

And the PS1, ahhhh. I wanted to sell mine until I remember that I had that shit modded to play burned and imported games. And since I never updated the mod way back when, regular new games wouldn't work after a certain date. Sucked. I had to buy all my burned games all over again for the PS2. I remember having Bust-a-Move 4, Dino Crisis, SW EP I: TPM, and the two Clock Tower games burned (among others)...and having to hunt them down. Yes, I actually bothered to buy SW EP I again, however crappy it is. I had fun making fun of the game with my friend and since SW: Shadows of the Empire didn't have lightsabers to use, EP I was like the neatest thing ever for me at the time.

[Stephen McTowelie]

I remeber the old skool master systems with built in "alex kidd"....and if your master system got fucked to the point where it wouldn't play games it was the most frustrating thing sticking a cartridge in and seeing that pricks face on screen :angry:

http://www.zonesega.com/covers/master%20system/Alex%20Kidd%20in%20Miracle%20World%20%5BEUR%5D.jpg

this made me laf-
http://shellcore.smspower.org/pictures/acel.jpg

the memories....
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/9/9e/250px-Alex_kidd.PNG

the good ol days....

newer days....twisted metal 2 was class, last time i played it i was shocked at how good i used to think the graphics were (e.g. blowing up the eifel tower) still a class concept though, and mr grimms special owned :D

[grissom]

Cool thread idea.

I've got a shitload of PS1 games that I never play. I should though, there are some real gems in there.

I was looking through some of my video game stuff to sell at a yardsale yesterday. Found an extra PS1 controller, an extra PS2 controller, a shitty third party Xbox controller, Project Gotham Racing for Xbox, and a few Gameboy Advance games I don't want. I may sell my PS1 since I've got the PS2 and my original Xbox. Hopefully I'll make a bit of money.

[kupomog]

Ah, Alex Kidd...I had Enchanted Castle, what a fun game. Possibly began my fear of scorpions right there. Jan Ken Po games in it pissed me off so much. I remember getting pretty far in the game but have never been able to finish it. And some of those stupid treasure chests were so hard to get to, sigh.

[Ryan]

i never finished alex kidd either. the furthest level i can recall is one where there was suspension bridges over waterfalls (and i havent played the game in at least ten years, so i may be wrong)

I was in target today and noticed that they've finally started to heavily discount gamecube games. Resident Evil 4 finally cut from its obscene price o $104.99 to $44.99

[Stephen McTowelie]

Jan Ken Po games in it pissed me off so much.

i'm with you on that fella, my vague memories of it on the mega drive (i can't recall how i came to own it-possibly on a mega games collection) were that of anger when losing a game of chance- to a fucking monkey!

but y'know the worst bit about that mini-game? it was the music and the sounds it made when you lost...all high pitched and designed for the purpose of pissing you off :angry: ....just chatting to my mate about it on msn and we agree- "the gambling monkey was worthy of a sharpshooter" 8-)

anyone ever have any really embaressing moments on old video games that have stuck you for months and its been the simplest way out of it? e.g. on sonic spinball on the last level you had to do the "flipper-hold" move on some parts in order for it to raise you further up into the level.....i spent months on that shit! and on the original simpsons on the nes (bart vs the space mutants...i think it was nes...possibly megadrive) there was the krusty level where you had to jump all over the ferris wheel thing to the other side....and then walk off the screen. i'd sit there for hours being like "it leads nowhere!" figured that out and felt like a supreme dick :LOL:

wasted youth :-/

[Adamm R)))]

anyone ever have any really embaressing moments on old video games that have stuck you for months and its been the simplest way out of it?
One that strikes me immedeatly is (on not so much an old game) on Crash Bandicoot 3. I spent hours trying to beat N.Gen when you're in the ship shooting fruit at him. I finally managed it, but it really pissed me off. Then my friend came up to that point on his save and held the button down and did it easily. I realised that all that time I didn't think you could hold it for auto fire and I had just been frantically tapping it. :ashamed:

And before anyone else says it: YOU CAN JUST WALK OVER IT!?

[conor.]

i looked over my ps1 games the other day thinking man.... i paid 50 bucks for this?

i still have my crash bandicoot racing t shirt that came with my pre order for it in 1998.

cool points for me

[Nebuchanezzar]

I started playing Metroid Prime again on the weekend. It's awesome.

[DAntae]

decided to try out the "other world circuit" code in punchout. took me about 5 tries to actually mash the buttons at the same time. good times.

[skittlebrau]

Hehe, just for the hell of it, I wanted to play Twisted Metal 2 with God mode, mega guns and infinite weapons on. I looked up the codes online and then tried them out several times with no such luck. Frustrated, I checked several sites that had 'em, and it turns out each one had slight errors in the patterns you enter. I wrote 'em all down and then eliminated each one until I entered the codes correctly and started blowing everything up with unlimited remote bombs :evil: Oh yeah, and you gotta be super fast in entering them or else they won't work!

Good times, indeed.

[Stephen McTowelie]

you tried the homing napalm yet fella?

ighlight napalm, hold L2 and press Up, Down, Down, Left, Left, Left, Right, Right Homing Napalms

i recall it being named "the daddy" :D :D :D

[skittlebrau]

I can't ever recall using homing napalms. I'm not one to use codes or cheats, anyway. I was just messing around and being a sadistic retard by blowing everything up in sight and not getting hurt for it with remote bombs and Shadow's demonic shadow attack. Love seeing Axel go flying overhead, heh.

God mode gets old really quick, though.

[Ryan]

I started playing Metroid Prime again on the weekend. It's awesome.

never cared for MP myself.

[Nebuchanezzar]

!!!

What didn't you like about it?

Actually, I kinda get where you're coming from with not caring about games most people like. For instance, I can't stand Resident Evil 4 in comparison to the previous Resident Evil games, which IMO were simply so much better.

[Adamm R)))]

^I agree with the original trilogy being much better, but why can't you stand 4? Sure, it lacks all the tension and claustrophobia and all that made RE great, but it's still a bloody entertaining game in it's own right.

[Nebuchanezzar]

I can't stand Resident Evil 4 in comparison to the previous Resident Evil games

I probably shouldn't have used such strong words. Anyway, it's not that it's a bad game, it's just that I'd take any previous RE game over RE4. The feeling just wasn't there in RE4. The haunted mansion/urban zombie flick theme was completely missing, to be replaced by a comparatively subpar dark village witchhunt type of feel. It just didn't seem like a Resident Evil game anymore.

RE2>RE (remake)>RE3>RE0>RE4.

I don't give a crap about those first person ones, or Code Veronica.

http://metroid.homestead.com/files/pictures/prime/phendrana.jpg

^Damn I love that level.

[Adamm R)))]

No problem, but what's wrong with Code Veronica? IMO it's the only truly good game that isn't in the numbered series. It's a little slow and quite hard, but no doubt it's good. Still, I say:

RE3>RE>RE2>RE4>RE:CV

Never played RE0 or REmake (although REmake disappointly lacks the opening cut scene from what I've seen).

[Nebuchanezzar]

Code Veronica isn't in there, because...

I never played it

:ashamed:

[Adamm R)))]

Worth checking out then. It's not one of those crappy spin-offs, it's a genuine story game. That's why it got ported onto GC and Survivor and all of those shit ones didn't. Takes more patience though, first encounter: 4 zombies surrounding you and you're armed with just a knife. :-O

[Ryan]

What didn't you like about it?

Dunno really. Just couldnt get into it.

[block02]

Played MMX 4 last week. Not quite as good as the first few, but pretty enjoyable nonetheless. Neat bosses(Jet Stingray and Split Mushroom particularly), cool soundtrack, intruiging anime(I didn't particularly care for it, but still intruiging) and Zero finally getting a seperate story made this game a fun experience. Shame the last few have been abysmal.

[Wonderboy]

I'm gonna re-buy a PS2 pretty soon when it gets to the two digets (hopefully soon). The reason for this is because a year after I sold it (which I still don't regret considering what I got in return) they finally got some more killer games. Shadow Of Colossus I really want to check out, MS3 looked killer, and of course...God Of War.

Edit: Also, I couldn't get into Metroid Prime either. Don't really know why. I loved the level design, yet hated back tracking oddly enough.

[conor.]

I'm gonna re-buy a PS2 pretty soon when it gets to the two digets (hopefully soon). The reason for this is because a year after I sold it (which I still don't regret considering what I got in return) they finally got some more killer games. Shadow Of Colossus I really want to check out, MS3 looked killer, and of course...God Of War.

Edit: Also, I couldn't get into Metroid Prime either. Don't really know why. I loved the level design, yet hated back tracking oddly enough.

NEW PS2's wont drop below 100 till the PS3 drops

buy a refurbished one + warranty for like 120.

[Gunstar]

This forum is too slow I say

My Gargoyles Quest II arrived in the mail...huzzah. I never got around to playing this when I was a kid, but I always wanted to. Got it pretty cheap, considering it's not easy to come by these days. The wall clinging/jumping controls are annoying sometimes, but it's good generic platformer + Dragon Warrior fun.

[BlindPsychic]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=656365156123987851&q=team+fortress+2&hl=en
The trailer for TF2, loving Valve's new direction w/ the character designs, can't wait for this one.

[Magnum]

Gargoyle's Quest eh? I bought Demon's Crest which put GQ 1 & 2 firmly on my find list.

I picked up 13 random NES carts for 30 bucks sunday. Mostly licensed crap but Little Nemo is good and Captain America & The Avengers isn't too bad either.

[skittlebrau]

Oh man! I want Little Nemo: The Dream Master :(

It shall be mine someday...

[kupomog]

Mmm, I love my Little Nemo *hugs it*

Can't get past that fucking level with the toy train or whatever but still...love the game.

[Gunstar]

I've gone as far as Nemo's House a few times and I reckon it's 10x worse.

goddamn plate throwing monkey motherfuckers arrgh :banghead:

[DAntae]

played some combat basketball this afternoon...bill laimbeer I love you.

[Gunstar]

How could you put yourself through that dan

[DAntae]

I like to punish myself. yeah it was bad, real bad. then I popped in hoops...even worse.

[Paul]

Not to derail this thread off the current topic, but I just found out today that my PlayStation 2 no longer wants to play Spyro 3 as it is a blue disc. I'm pretty pissed, that game ruled.

[DAntae]

what was this issue with the blue discs...I remember there was a way to get them to work. something in the ps2 settings...worked for me when I played mad maestro.

[Paul]

It's been refusing to play certain discs for a while now, starting with Action Replay (I know it's my own fault for trying to cheat with games but it's still annoying). I should probably just give up and pay for a slim console instead but I don't have enough money lying around.

[kupomog]

Well any gaming nerd would've seen this by now but I still wanna post it because I really like it and someone brought it up again on another board. The popular GTA-ish Coke commercial:

http://kotaku.com/gaming/television/grand-theft-auto-all-coked-up-193821.php

[TriforceBun]

I have trouble in stage 5--Nemo's House.

So I've been playing more Mother 3 recently (you know, the Japan-only sequel to awesome SNES RPG EarthBound)--this game is phenomenal, it's quite unlike anything I've ever played (including EB). The story at times has a Miyazaki feel to it--it's very surreal.

[skittlebrau]

Holy FUCK on wheat toast! I simply have to go see this (http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/145232.php) for the good of Nintendo geeks and NHC gaming nerds everywhere! I shall try and procure a recording device with which to bootleg and share with. If not, poo. Either way, I have to see this.

Nerdgasm :nerdb:

[kupomog]

Hahaha awesome brau. Have fun, man :D

[box elder]

Holy FUCK on wheat toast! I simply have to go see this (http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/145232.php) for the good of Nintendo geeks and NHC gaming nerds everywhere! I shall try and procure a recording device with which to bootleg and share with. If not, poo. Either way, I have to see this.

Nerdgasm :nerdb:


they played here last week (probably why his interview was from DC) and i really wanted to go, but nobody i know was up for the level of nerddom that i was. didn't really feel like going alone, so i missed it :(

[skittlebrau]

I'll either A) Drag my sister with me to see them (surprsingly enough, she played a lot of my Nintendo back in the day even though we're nine years apart, so she might get a kick out of it), or B) Go it alone. I would really like to see them perform, either way.

[hi]

yeah, nintedos.

[DAntae]

finally got my old nes gun to work again...duck hunt surprisingly has aged very well.

[Gunstar]

blowing away ducks is timeless fun. Reminds me, I'll be kinda pissed if nothing comes out of that Duck Hunt Wii tech demo.

[Gunstar]

so are you going to see the Advantage tonight skittle?

they put on a fine show from what I hear, shouldn't pass it up.

[skittlebrau]

Hell yes I am, 'shach. I feel as if the Computer Magic forum geeks would all die if I didn't. Even if it means going alone (looking like it). Don't care. I'd rather go by myself and have lots of fun then go with someone that might not dig it and be bored or something which I don't want.

I'm still trying to find my tape recorder to bootleg, though. However I found a stash of unopened cassettes from back in the day I can use! It's been years since I've recorded anything on tape, by the way... If push comes to shove, I'll look for some cheap recorder at Wal-Mart since I have to go there today, anyway. Otherwise, I see show and no bootlegs for anyone :(

[skittlebrau]

Awesome awesome awesome awesome! Just got back from seeing The Advantage. They did some crazy-ass medleys of their more well known covers mixed in with some new stuff which happens to be on an EP of some sort, and also of which I now own :D Great stuff.

I will upload tomorrow when I'm not so lazy and pissed at Wendy's for giving me stale fries with my late-night craving. Fuckers.

And yes, as a matter of fact, I did manage to bootleg the show. All I have to do now is rip it from my voice recorder and it all comes together after that. Again, when I'm not so lazy :x

EDIT: alright, so I upped the EP. Say "thank you, 'brau." ;)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/rx1xl3

EDIT #2: well, the bootleg is distorted beyond fixing, so no bootleg for anyone. Sorry :(

[DAntae]

thanks

[Gunstar]

Glad you had a good time. Too bad about the bootleg, thanks for trying anyway. EP easily makes up for it though, thanks a ton.

And I don't know what it is, but Wendy's fries are always stale and tasteless to me.

[skittlebrau]

No problemo, guys. I just wish I could at least share the Beatles jam they threw in near the end (an awesome snippet from "I Want You (She's So Heavy)"). Sounded meticulous coming from them. Geek rock and The Beatles together...what more do you want?

And yeah, just remind never to get fries at Wendy's when it's near midnight ever again :shifty:

[skittlebrau]

I was going through some boxes in the backyard (stored in the '55 Chevy aka the shed) earlier when I found my Atari 7800 with controllers. Couldn't remember where I had put it, but it somehow managed to find its way out there. When I stored it, it was somewhat buggy, but still working as I recall. Not anymore :(

Me, being the crazy sentimental packrat that I am, had a hard time figuring out what to do with it. It was an ultimately hard decision to make, but I tossed it out :\ It smelled of cat piss and had dirt all over it, so it was a lost cause to keep it (even though I was considering it due to, you know, guilt of some sort). I don't even know where most of the games are anymore. Oh well. All good things must come to an end.

Farewell, 7800. You brought me enjoyment playing Pole Position, Q-Bert and Pitfall as a youngin'. *sniff*

[Adamm R)))]

September 28th, daylight.

The monsters have overtaken the city.

Somehow,

I'm still alive...


I need an RE smiley to make this poor reference better...

[Nebuchanezzar]

Is that from Resident Evil 3? I love that game, not as good as Resident Evil 2 though. I love the urban settings in RE games, they're unbeatable, but RE3 just wasn't as fun overall as RE2.

I've been playing through RE4 some more. It's not as bad as I once said it was, but it's not anywhere near the best RE game. The camera still annoys me, and it doesn't feel anywhere near cheesy enough. There isn't enough backstory to the game, and it's nowhere near as freaky as past RE games. It's better than RE0 though.

[Adamm R)))]

Yes, it is from RE3. I thought I'd point it out, because that was the day's date (yet I have no intention of quoting the "October 1st, night" line on Sunday. Well, if anything, this date being notable is sort of a meta-reference, me and a group of friends had an RE3 obsession when we were 12 and that was one of our most quotable lines. We even founded our own fan club, Barry was taken, so I had to be Carlos. :(

Also, I prefer RE3 (and possibly even RE1) to RE2. RE2 was just too repetitive for me, with it's 4 scenarios, that were all quite similar. Still, it's a brilliant game and better than 4. RE3 is my all-time favourite game, if I get a Wii, I'll definately be picking up the Cube version of it (and probably all the Cube RE games).

[DAntae]

shaq fu tonight. oh yeah

[Nebuchanezzar]

Still, it's a brilliant game and better than 4.

Damn right. This castle in RE4 is ridiculous in every way.

[DAntae]

turok on the 64...uggh, didnt remember it being such shit.

[Roarke]

yeah, i thought it was the coolest thing for about ten minutes. then i cried.

though duke nukem 64, despite being sort of shady in graphics, was kind of fun. the multiplayer lasted me a while.

so who's getting wii when? i want online games set up asap. I may have to wait until christmas, but before 07 comes i will be wii-ified

[DAntae]

I plan to get one close to launch. anyone taking pre-orders yet? heard the virtual console will have game available online right away...however playing others online will be early 07. can anyone vouch for this? guess this should be in the nintendo thread.

[skittlebrau]

A guy can dream, can't he?

[Gunstar]

I've got to stop playing Guitar Hero so much and finish Okami already.

Fuck the Face Melters on Expert. Fuck them right in the ass.

[jim]

According to this article the reason Sony are giving for the controller having no rumble is to make it more "affordable".
http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=14001 (http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=14001)

Lol, the console will cost $1000 in australia. Nice to know that Sony are looking out for the consumer by cutting out useful features to make a more affordable $1000 console.
I'm so glad they did this cause I would've thought twice about my purchase had it cost me $1010 or so, but at just $1000 it's a steal.

[grissom]

I found a kickass vintage video game store a few towns over today. Tons of used games from all kinds of systems. Fairly reasonable prices too. I may be going back later to pick up a copy of Bart Vs. The Space Mutants for $12. It looks almost brand new, still in the original box.

[Gunstar]

Yeah nothing better than finding complete NES games for cheap. Got a complete Tiny Toon Adventures 2 for the NES for $10. Woo.

[DAntae]

moving boxes in the storage unit is never fun. moving in a few months will be, in the meantime I found my 2600 which had been packaged well and hidden even better. also found keystone capers in the package with it. tonight it will so be on.

[Magnum]

god I hate going months without NES shopping

but.....Oblivion is my master now

[morbot]

The first expansion to World of Warcraft, titled The Burning Crusade is coming out soon... probably near the end of November...

I'm still pretty addicted to WoW in general, but now I waste so much time at work surfing around looking for news & updates about The Burning Crusade... it's pretty bad it's like a real addiction.

I cannot wait for the expansion... so much new stuff to do.

[Roarke]

pre-ordered it yesterday.
come play with me morbo :-*

[morbot]

You play the current WoW Roarke?

It would be cool to have more people I know from outside WoW to play with... currently I play in a guild with a few of my RL freinds... we used to be in a pretty serious raiding guild but it collapsed under the pressure the leaders tried to put on it. I did get some sweet gear and I got to help kill Nefarian the final boss in Blackwing Lair so that was cool...

I will definately be starting up some new characters when the expansion hits... as well as leveling my main to 70. But I'm gonna stick to the same server so I can give money to my new alt and help him level :) And when the expansion comes out... I'm gonna tear up the new PvP system I can't wait.

Currently playing on Maelstrom, RP-PVP server.

[Roarke]

hahaha, wow. maelstrom was the server for everyone i worked with at my old job. when i went to make a character, it was down for a few days so i rolled on one of the new servers. brought one of my coworkers week me to steamwheedle cartel. but yeah, some alliance guild on mael is a bunch of dudes i used to work with

pretty far for a new server, i believe we're the first horde guild to down ragnaros. though BC may change my guild's make up..

[skittlebrau]

Woo, I've been on an older game buying spree. After much discussion with kupo over the music and watching speed runs on YouTube (with long cutscenes included when it's supposed to be a damn speed run :\), I eBay'd Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil after looking for it at two Game Stops, a Game Crazy and a local bookstore (that also has a good stock of games) but came up short at each one. The bookstore, however, did have Klonoa: Door To Phantomile for $10...but I didn't buy it (!)

Well, I went back to nab it today since I realized what a dumbfuck I was...but it was sold yesterday afternoon according to the guy behind the counter (sorry, kupo) :(

...At least I managed to score Little Nemo: The Dream Master and Snake, Rattle n' Roll for $5 each :dance:

[grissom]

I have Snake, Rattle N' Roll in my miniscule collection, but I've never played it for some reason. Worth my time Skittle?

[skittlebrau]

Most def', grissom. Used to play it virtually every day at my friend's house back in the day. Was ridiculous fun, from what I can remember. Although today is the first time I've played it in about 14 years or so, so I am veeery rusty :-$

If you've got it, play it!

[kupomog]

Heh its all right, brau. You tried :thumbsup

Snake, Rattle n' Roll is awesome shit grissom. Even though I could never get past a certain level, it was very fun.

And...NEMO! :bang:

[Kefka]

I'm still addicted to WoW. where do you guys think I've been the past 1.5 years? :p (That comment is for those of you who actually remember me).

What game was Snake, Rattle n' Roll? For some reason I'm picturing a puzzle game..

[kupomog]

You have this snake and a "3D" tilted plane. You eat the enemies and these little ball things with your tongue to grow bigger and get a longer tongue, and the snake body is made of the little balls. And from what I remember, you just gotta get from one end of the level to the exit door, which I think is almost always at the top right area of the level? Not sure. If no the top right then definitely just plain UP somewhere, heh. Oh yeah, and you have to eat enough of the balls to be heavy enough to ring the bell at the end to open the door.

[Kefka]

So it's just kinda like Snake, but you have to exit the level? Interesting.

[grissom]

Maybe I'll check out SRNR tomorrow then. Sounds like something I'll get addicted to.

[Kefka]

http://www.flyingomelette.com/reviews/nes/snakernr.html

Ooh, I think I played a... <can I say the R word here?> of that... it kinda sucked. :P

[Magnum]

You eat the enemies and these little ball things with your tongue to grow bigger and get a longer tongue, and the snake body is made of the little balls. :-X



btw, Can anyone explain to me what makes World of Warcraft so great? I didn't pay attention to it for a second until I heard of the South Park episode.

[skittlebrau]

:-X
Hahah, an even shorter and to the point description of the game would be "you eat balls and your snake gets bigger" :LOL:

[Kefka]

It's just a fun game. I dunno, if you're not into RPGs you may not like it. :s

[skittlebrau]

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/4260/klonoa2insidekn4.jpg
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/4151/klonoa2casewh6.jpg

Arrived in the mail today 8-) Easily the funnest game I've played in awhile.

And now that I'm hearing the music in game, I can appreciate it even more. Fantastic music, even more fantastic game! :bang:

[robb]

i've been playing a link to the past a ton lately, and i'm shocked with how much of this game i remember.

[Adamm R)))]

Good stuff, Skittle. Me and a friend rented it once, fun game.

[Paul]

Excellent game skittle. I loved it so much I bought the first one from eBay, which is equally excellent.

[camelenchilada]

are they really not going to port gta:vcs to the playstation 2?

[kupomog]

They said they wouldn't port LCS. Look what happened there ;-/

They'd be stupid not to. They didn't port LCS to the PS2 until 8 months later, and they announced it somewhat close to release (like 2 months before), so wait a little while before you start worrying about it.

And aren't you lucky I taunted you with awesome Klonoa 2 muzak enough to force you to buy the game, brau :p

[skittlebrau]

:bow:

[kupomog]

Yayayayayay, I got the call from Gamestop that FFXII is available tomorrow mooorning. I guess it shipped out early, shipping date wasn't til tomorrow. But either way, happiness :D

[Gunstar]

I went to four places yesterday morning trying to find a copy with no luck until I got one of the only three they had at a Zellers. Close one.

Was too tired to get more than an hour in last night, but all signs point to it being really, really awesome (best opening cinematic ever, too). Glad I have nothing to do today. I'm gonna fuck that tomato up so bad.

[kupomog]

I looooove the CE box for it. The texture is interesting, it's rough, not like normal tin can covers.

And the CE guide is heavy as fuck but the artbook is awesome. The handdrawn illustrations are few but cool. And I got the Penelo cover, which just makes my damn day.

[Gunstar]

Fuck this game is hard. Good job I've been mostly ignoring the bottom part of the license board. Balthier's First Aid is so useless; I swear they put that in there just to annoy everyone.

[skittlebrau]

So the Angry Nintendo Nerd does a review of Friday the 13th...and Syd Lexia follows suit! OMGOMGOMG

http://sydlexia.com/fridaythe13th_nes.htm

I will love this game until the day that I die :oldman:

[camelenchilada]

so anyone rent vice city stories yet? it any good?

[skittlebrau]

I went swap meeting earlier. Just got back.

Did it to get out of the house, but I'm also on the search for an N64 because I want to play several games I never got the chance to before. I almost came across one tonight. From far away it looked to be in good shape, but closer inspection revealed a rough piece of shit console. Dusty, scratched up, loose screws, the reset button got stuck...it just wasn't meant to be :(

Depressed, I went over to a tent that caters to DVDs and games. My spirits instantly went up when I bought this for $10 nearly brand new :bang:

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7681/colossus1sd3.jpg
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7889/colossus2yc0.jpg

Wasn't a total loss after all 8-)

[grissom]

I've really been meaning to check out that game. I'm always hearing that it's incredible. Have you played it yet skittle? Worth picking up?

[That Jerk]

Haha, why did you take pictures of it? To prove the game was really in the case? Anyway, great game. One of the best of 2005. Very cinematic.

I'm buying Wind Waker next sunday, because I'll need a long game to tide me over for a couple months until the wii is plenty in stock and easy to buy. Also for sort of a laugh. I'm hoping to get a "Wrong game, arr-tard." look out of a clerk.

[kupomog]

Superb buy, mexibrau :ninjabang:

[skittlebrau]

:ninjabang:

That Jerk: gotta use my digital camera for something, I guess. Probably'd take a pic of me holding it or something if I weren't so camera shy, hehe.

grissom: I haven't played it enough to make an opinion, but this thread (http://nohomers.net/showthread.php?t=43286)'ll get you the info you need. It was reading that thread not long ago coupled with the fact that I saw it beckoning to me at the swap meet that I got it =D

[Wonderboy]

I plan on buying a PS2 again, pretty much just for that game (alright, amongst a few others too).

[skittlebrau]

eBay'd this for $30 today after waiting patiently for five days and outbidding some faggot that tried to outbid me :ninjabang:

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/9/94/200px-Klonoa_Door_to_Phantomile_Packaging02.jpg

YEEESSS.[/orsonwelles]

[kupomog]

Rawk brau, mine just came in the mail today :ninjabang:

[Magnum]

ha

just found it today at EB Games going for $20 and made an impulse buy

disc only though

[skittlebrau]

disc only though
Blecch. Can't have that.

$10 more got me a mint complete game, and it's shipping off today 8-)

[Magnum]

eh

I'd have to shoot myself in the face if I bothered with PS1 cases, I just wouldn't be able to take it here where no one knows how to take care of a "see dee".

[skittlebrau]

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6863/klonoagamehw6.jpg

It's finally here. :ninjabang: X 10

For being nine years old, the game is like brand new. The disc is scratchless, and the jewel case, manual and CD insert are spotless. Score.

Speaking of the manual, it's rather unusual as it's got a plastic cover with diamonds etched into it which gives it a hologram-like appearance in the right light. I've never seen any PS1 game cover like it before, but I likes it. Neat.

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/5461/klonoamanualdz1.jpg

I so happy right now :D It will get playtime soon. Maybe I should finish up Klonoa 2 first seeing as how I'm practically finished but have been too busy playing Shadow Of the Colossus to think about it :x

[Kuje]

My friend back home ordered his Wii :) Christmas holidays should be fun!

[Gunstar]

I went to a pawn shop last night, saw a tiny pile of five SNES games on the floor behind the counter, asked to take a look and it was all sports except for the mint Final Fantasy III in the middle. $5 well spent.

[block02]

Looking ahead it seems like there is a lot of Rupee spending in this game. I know that the golden bugs are worth a lot of money, but can anyone tell me some easy way to obtain a lot of Rupees in this game? Thanks.

[grissom]

Picked up some game called Donkey Konga for Gamecube today. It came with a set of bongos. Looked sort of interesting. I couldn't pass it up for $5 on clearance at Sears.

[skittlebrau]

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/5117/farleykongauj8.gif

[conor.]

so i just watched that for 5 minutes :)

[skittlebrau]

NINTENDO 644444!!!! OH MY GOOOODDD!!!!!!!

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/7638/nintendo64en5.jpg

Picked up the entire system for $20 at my favorite bookstore. Went there with $40 just looking for any game(s) that looked enticing, but I could not pass this deal up. My quest has finally ended and now I may now start buying games on eBay instead of just perusing and dreaming. I so happy =D

Mischief Makers and Snowboard Kids soon :bang:

[grissom]

Congrats on the N64 purchase skittle.

I need to buy more N64 games. I've owned mine for 4 or 5 years and I still don't even have Goldeneye or Ocarina Of Time.

[Texas McTosh]

i didn't know where else to say this, but...

anyone ever play the lion king game for the snes/megadrive(genesis)? the game is a pretty solid platformer until the end, where you have to fight scar in the most tedius gaming experience possible. if anyone else has played it we can discuss how incredibly boring it is.

i got up to it last night and was so bored to death i ended up resetting it and playing the megadrive version of california games instead.

[kupomog]

I played the SNES version a long time ago (kinda liked it...) but I couldn't get past some level in an underground place (with lava?) with adult Simba.

Ah, and brau...

It's about fucking time.

[Texas McTosh]

the problem is that after you become adult simba, the fighting becomes really repetitive and takes so long, the first half of the game is definitely more fun, it's as good as any other disney platformer from the time period so at the very least it looks great.

skittlebrau, what's the deal here? how long since you've played/owned an n64?

[skittlebrau]

skittlebrau, what's the deal here? how long since you've played/owned an n64?
Never owned an N64 the first time around. Never saw the need to since two of my cousins had one and I was always over at their houses playing. I had my PS1 to keep me company during this time, anyway. Last time I regularly played N64 was probably six years ago.

But you see, my cousins are also lame and spoiled. They tend to get bored with stuff real quick and the N64 was no exception. For dudes that say they didn't want it anymore, you'd think they'd give me their's. No dice. Assholes.

But here I am now owning one and pWnInG them, haha.

[Texas McTosh]

xclnt, i had the same deal with the snes, I always used to play it at my friends' houses and then finally, five years later i bought one for twenty bucks. was very pleased.

[conor.]

20 bucks? i bought a sega like 3 years ago and it cost 60 :(

[skittlebrau]

They've got GCNs there for $55 8-)

Mischief Makers and Snowboard Kids soon :bang:
http://i4.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/7a/2f/0428_1.JPG

Nabbed this (actual win shown) for $9.99 on eBay :bang:

[Nebuchanezzar]

You like Snowboard Kids? Advice - avoid Snowboard Kids 2. It was a massive dissapointment.

[skittlebrau]

Oh, I've never actually played either. Reason I want at least the first one is because A) I was hooked on one song (Big Snowman level...'sup kupo :D), and B) I've been watching videos on YouTube which look like incredible fun. Also, I should throw Roarke in here somehow since he mentioned it to me once or twice and would probably threaten to ban me if I didn't.

Fun games I'll get first, then I'll move on to the more action-oriented/popular titles.

[kupomog]

Yar you pretty much have to own all Mario and Zelda games down the road along with Goldeneye 007.

Psst, brau....Banjo-Kazooie and Star Wars Shadows of the Empire.

[Nebuchanezzar]

F-Zero-X is an awesome racer for the 64 too, IMO. Second only to Mario Kart and Diddy Kong.

[Timothy]

Is it just where I live, or are Genesis games harder to find everywhere? Even ebay isn't much of a help if you want to make a complete collection.

[grissom]

Genesis games don't seem any less common than other vintage system cartridges around here. I tend to see more of them actually.

[skittlebrau]

Hehe, it's probably where you live. The magical bookstore that I love so much (same one I got the N64 at) practically has 'em by the hundreds for an average price of $5 each. Only reason I don't buy them is because most of them are cartridge only. I want the box and manual, too. Or at the very least, the box (don't like bare cartridges in storage).

But yeah, I tend to see a huge selection of Genesis games at most places that deal in vintage video games around here.

[Texas McTosh]

i tend to find a lot around here and i think i own two of so me cartridges as well, are you looking for anything in particular?

just one thing, if you want them they'll be PAL :(

also n64 wise, if you have friends, get mario party... it'll grow on you

[Timothy]

I'm actually looking for a few games...Aladdin, Best of the Best:Championship Karate, Captain America and the Avengers, and Formula 1.

When I bought Genesis when it first came out, I was mostly a Madden, Tecmobowl, and Sonic junkie, and had a couple Mortal Kombat games, but that's it. I want to expland my collection and have been thus far successful, but there are plenty of games that are hard to find.

[skittlebrau]

Wooo, finally got around to turning different systems on and playing 'til I finish. I recently finished Klonoa: Door to Phantomile with all Phantomilians rescued and bonus level cleared. I also just finished Klonoa 2 (even after I'd been putting it off with only two more visions left) with most of the Mommet dolls collected and levels where I collected 150+ gems completed...still have to go back and work on what's left.

Now I'm gonna clear some time to finish up Shadow of the Colossus as I had left off defeating the thirteenth colossus (my favorite battle by far). Just three more to go!

All in preparation for new N64 games and the slim possibility that I may still be getting a Wii! Damn, do I feel happy right about now.

[grissom]

Pre-ordered Halo 3 today. Probably unnecessary this early, but I'd like to have a copy guaranteed. I got the Legendary edition, which should awesome. It's four discs (the game and 3 DVDs full of all kinds of shit) stored in a full size Spartan helmet.

[Timothy]

http://www.radicagames.com/golden-tee-golf.php

Golden Tee Home Edition. I have to say, I'm pretty excited about this.

[conor.]

Pre-ordered Halo 3 today. Probably unnecessary this early, but I'd like to have a copy guaranteed. I got the Legendary edition, which should awesome. It's four discs (the game and 3 DVDs full of all kinds of shit) stored in a full size Spartan helmet.

how much did that run you? 100? i saw the master chief head and it looks amazing

[grissom]

It only cost $25 to pre-order, another $75 when I pick it up. Mind posting a picture of the head? I haven't even seen it yet.

[skittlebrau]

Got Mischief Makers on Monday. Have yet to play it since I've been busy with stuff, though. Anticipating the fun since watching several videos on YouTube and listening to music ('sup kup'). However, I did hook up my N64 to the TV in the kitchen to test both console and game. Both work like a champ :bang:

Also went to Burger King the other day with the sole purpose of getting me a delicious crispy chicken sandwich. The display was beckoning to me, and two of the three games were the last copies avaliable so I also snatched up Sneak King, Pocketbike Racer and Big Bumpin' even though i don't have either Xbox. Because you just never know...

Although it's a good thing to get them now before BK takes them away and people sell them on eBay for ridiculous prices.

[skittlebrau]

Well dudes, it had to happen. After decades of love for my NES, I'm finally putting it away to make room for other stuff.

I just don't have the time to play it anymore, and Little Nemo's train level was the bane of my existence (grrrr) so I had no other choice. I will still buy any "new" games I find for it, and Lord help me if I find a Power Glove, it's MINE! But console, games and accessories are going into a giant box to be put into the closet.

I'm sure I'll pull it out again sometime in the distant future and give it a go again for old time's sake, but this is it right here.

skittle's NES: 1987 - 2006?

[thecapecoddah]

Well dudes, it had to happen. After decades of love for my NES, I'm finally putting it away to make room for other stuff.

I just don't have the time to play it anymore, and Little Nemo's train level was the bane of my existence (grrrr) so I had no other choice. I will still buy any "new" games I find for it, and Lord help me if I find a Power Glove, it's MINE! But console, games and accessories are going into a giant box to be put into the closet.

I'm sure I'll pull it out again sometime in the distant future and give it a go again for old time's sake, but this is it right here.

skittle's NES: 1987 - 2006?

http://www.mobileworld.com.my/pstart/wp-content/uploads/peach_cry.jpg

[kupomog]

Gamingforce Forums is holding a chiptunes music contest, and out of 256 possible songs, everyone nominates 10. 6 of my choices are definitely in the contest, 1 is on-the-bubble and will be in prelims. Since we were only allowed 2 per series, I tried to go with some that wouldn't be completely obvious...

The 3 that didn't make it are:

GB - Pokémon Red & Blue - Viridian Forest (Junichi Masuda)
NES - Quattro Adventure: Super Robin Hood - Stage 1
NES - Friday the 13th - Cabin

The 1 song on-the-bubbleand its seed is:

266 | NES - Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble - Half Pipe (Rob Hubbard)

And the songs that made it plus their seeds are:

010 | NES - Little Nemo: The Dream Master - Mushroom Forest (Junko Tamiya)
049 | GEN - Valis III - Fourth Trap (Michiko Naruke, Minoru Yuasa, Takaharu Umezu)
084 | GEN - Revenge of Shinobi - China Town (Yuzo Koshiro)
140 | GEN - Altered Beast - Level 1 (Nau)
208 | GEN - Valis III - Requiem (Michiko Naruke, Minoru Yuasa, Takaharu Umezu)
237 | GEN - Sonic the Hedgehog - Spring Yard Zone (Masato Nakamura)

I'm feeling kind of happy...I just hope my noms get farther than the first round >.<

[skittlebrau]

didn't make it: NES - Friday the 13th - Cabin
:(

made it:

010 | NES - Little Nemo: The Dream Master - Mushroom Forest (Junko Tamiya)
049 | GEN - Valis III - Fourth Trap (Michiko Naruke, Minoru Yuasa, Takaharu Umezu)
084 | GEN - Revenge of Shinobi - China Town (Yuzo Koshiro)
140 | GEN - Altered Beast - Level 1 (Nau)
208 | GEN - Valis III - Requiem (Michiko Naruke, Minoru Yuasa, Takaharu Umezu)
237 | GEN - Sonic the Hedgehog - Spring Yard Zone (Masato Nakamura)

:bang:

[scruffythejanitor]

Hey flannelbrau, if you are looking for lost gems on the N64, get Blast Corps. I loved that game!

[grissom]

Mind posting a picture of the head? I haven't even seen it yet.

Nevermind. Found it:
http://media.insidegamer.nl/dump/1162654004.jpg
Looks pretty awesome.

[NegaDuck]

^ I NEED that...

*drools

[grissom]

Well, I think I've finally done it. Through the use of two different A/V switchers, every A/V and component outlet on my TV, and several pain-in-the-ass wiring setups I have finally hooked up every video game system I own so that I can access and play them with relative ease. Sooo much better than fishing around for the right cables whenever I wanted to play something. Hooray!

[skittlebrau]

I'm going that route since I currently have three systems to keep me happy (PS2, N64 and Wii). Put my NES away because it was overkill. Also gotta buy a new power strip for everything to seal the deal.

I have a switch for four components into one somewhere. I just gotsta find it...

In the meantime, only the Wii is hooked up. The PS2 and N64 are just TV decorations at the moment, heh.

[grissom]

I really, really hope this auction doesn't go over $50:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=013&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=230068538912&rd=1&rd=1
I've only got about $50 to spare right now, and this would be an awesome purchase.

[kupomog]

Makes me wanna snipe you :evil:

[Nebuchanezzar]

My nan & pop found an original playstation for free at the Red Cross shop where they work, and gave it to me as a present. Not being much of a playstation expert, I know not of many good games for the playstation. Any hints on what games to pick up for it? Any game at all is fine. :)

[grissom]

Well I didn't win that Zelda auction I posted last week. Ended up just buying that Gamecube disc with most of those games on it instead.

On another subject, Circuit City had a sale on Guitar Hero II for $37 today. I thought it was a great deal until I realized it didn't come with the guitar controller. The whole package was $80. :angry:

[gangman]

My nan & pop found an original playstation for free at the Red Cross shop where they work, and gave it to me as a present. Not being much of a playstation expert, I know not of many good games for the playstation. Any hints on what games to pick up for it? Any game at all is fine. :)
get rollcage
thats the best game i've ever had on the PS1

BTW do any of you play knight online? if not, you should try it, its free but you need broadband to play it
heres is the link if any of you are interested
http://knightonline.e-games.com.my/client.asp

[grissom]

On another subject, Circuit City had a sale on Guitar Hero II for $37 today. I thought it was a great deal until I realized it didn't come with the guitar controller. The whole package was $80. :angry:
In a weird twist of fate, I walked into Kohls today and found the whole package for 70% off, which came to about $37 ironically. The game is hugely fun, but I'm not very good at it yet.

[Texas McTosh]

about two weeks ago my mega drive broke down. :(

and then on boxing day my n64 broke down. :(

I need to go to cash converters stat.

[H Thompson]

Hell yes I found Silent Hill in computer exchange for £2 today, Now I'm probably just going to have to wait a couple of weeks for my brother to remember to bring a PS1 memory card over, since I gave him most of my PS1 stuff since I had pretty much no need for it, but he never uses it.
Fortunatley they also had Shadow of Memories, which is something I kept almost getting for the longest time, but then it seemed to vanish from any 2nd hand stores, so that'll keep me occupied.

[skittlebrau]

Sweet, H_T. I recently came across my original SH disc while cleaning some stuff out. It's disc only because my PS1 and games were stolen at one point, so thinking SH went bye bye with everything else, I went out and bought a brand new copy. Imagine my surprise when I found the disc in an unrelated CD cover. Now I have two copies :bang:

[skittlebrau]

I post in this thread entirely way too much :x

Because the muzak is so damn awesome, I went ahead and bought this today complete for a mere $10 total (includes shipping and handling).

http://i17.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/82/9e/3263_1_b.JPG

Now I just gotta pull out my Genesis and get reacquainted with the old friend.

[skittlebrau]

I post in this thread entirely way too much :x
...

So I got it yesterday. Gonna pull out the Genesis, dust it off and give it a go in a bit. Although I fear if I keep the Genesis out for longer than intended, I won't want to put it away :x

Ain't nothing wrong with that, though. Sonic could use some playtime, too :bang:

[grissom]

Shit, I broke the whammy bar thing on my Guitar Hero controller. I got pissed off at myself for severely fucking up an easy song, and I wasn't paying attention and hit it a little too hard. Took the back off and the tiny plastic piece that's connected to the assembly snapped off, rendering it totally useless. Rest of the controller still works though.

[Magnum]

I never use the bar. Novelty wore off the day I got it

Who cares about points anymore anyway?

EDIT: hmm... You can subscribe to a game service on DirecTV now. Tetris and Bust-a-Move rip-offs, Bejeweled, Uno


AND SUDOKU! :animal:

[gangman]

does anyone know where i can buy one of those external 1 terabyte hard drives in new zealand, i read about it in netguide and really need the extra space.

[grissom]

does anyone know where i can buy one of those external 1 terabyte hard drives in new zealand, i read about it in netguide and really need the extra space.
I'm sure there are some sites out there that sell that sort of stuff and will ship to where you are. You could probably even get one on eBay. Google it and you'll probably find some way to get one.

[grissom]

Does anyone know if there's an official soundtrack for Ocarina of Time? A friend of mine is looking for it.

[Gunstar]

^^Yeah there was. You can probably find it on eBay or get it at Galbadia Hotel.


Got this today:

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/3980/games077te4.jpg

Loved this game when I was a kid and I've been looking for it for ages.

[kupomog]

Yeah the soundtracks floating around for sale online and there's two volumes of it on GH. Good quality too, none of that nasty 128 rip shit.

[grissom]

Thanks guys.

[kupomog]

I've been watching speed runs. Yet again.

Two I enjoyed:

Ghouls 'N Ghosts (at first I was wondering HOW DOES THIS GUY NOT DIE WHEN HE SHOULD'VE IN EVERY LEVEL. Then I found out that this is not a true speed run but done with savestates and is merely for entertainment value...but it IS entertaining at least)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQYQzYZD8Po

Revenge of Shinobi (not tool-assisted as far as I've seen, very cool, split into parts)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXdl8j21zg0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Muhjlh0cs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8OwiFZBMvY

[Paul]

Amazon UK finally has the Gamecube version of Twilight Princess in stock. Needless to say, I've ordered it. :bang:

[kupomog]

&%@%8&#!&@%#(&%$^@)!@

I ALMOST FINISHED GOLDEN AXE. FUCK. YOU. FINAL BATTLE.

Yeah so I got GA on the VC and I've finally learn how to not die quick, horrible deaths before I even reach the eagle stage. I could barely keep enough health/lives to get there, and when I finally did, I would die almost immediately. I also haven't played the game since middle school. I got all the way up to the very last battle...and got dragon'd to death. UGH.

[Gunstar]

Heh, I was thumbing through some old Official Playstation Magazines recently and saw this in the March '01 issue:

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4857/nhcke6.th.jpg (http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nhcke6.jpg)

So that's where I found this site.

[SubSane]

^ Nice.

Finally completed a game and can move on to another in my "two at a time" plan. I believe I'll be on Dead Rising next.

[skittlebrau]

Came across this while looking for something else.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4XVz0XH_aw

I always thought this game had excellent graphics and music with surprisingly good gameplay. Sunsoft had me by the balls with Blaster Master and Batman (both of which I own). I don't know why I never went for this one, too, but I may just have to nab it off eBay for the hell of it.

Good times.

[kupomog]

Ooh Gremlins 2...I love that one track that's in GFF's chiptune contest. So rawkin'. Sounds very similar to the one in the beginning of that video, too. Nice...

[kupomog]

Mini bump.

I can't believe I'm starting to like this damn song. But the video is neat and I'm a sucker for FFVIIAC-anything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCNDKzZ7A-Q

[Kiyosuki]

Mini bump.

I can't believe I'm starting to like this damn song. But the video is neat and I'm a sucker for FFVIIAC-anything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCNDKzZ7A-Q

Oh wow, thats sort of interesting. Has a video game ever been used to that extent for a music video before?

I'm surprised I haven't seen /v/ complain about it yet.

[kupomog]

I have no idea.

Video was banned from Korean TV due to the copyright infringements, heh.

[Kiyosuki]

I have no idea.

Video was banned from Korean TV due to the copyright infringements, heh.

Oh wow it was unofficial?

[kupomog]

Haha yeah, Ivy is some South Korean pop star and they made that MV for one of her songs. The director of the MV "wanted to contact Square but didn't know the contact info."

[Gunstar]

ah sadistic Super Mario mods, always good for a few laughs (http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/iz4pdXMAVVA/)

the hidden coin blocks are priceless




he never makes it out of 1-2 :fail:

[skittlebrau]

the hidden coin blocks are priceless
That, and the warp room with no floor, bahahaha.

I wouldn't even have the patience to play as much they did. More entertaining to watch, heh.

[DAntae]

that put a smile on my face. good stuff

[blueguy]

[check Gunstar's post for url]

heh.

[sacrelicious]

I think someone has found the cure for exessive gaming:
Lock them in a room and don't let them out until they pass that game.

[skittlebrau]

Sorry, blueguy. Already been posted in the Lounge. (http://nohomers.net/showthread.php?p=1569199#post1569199) But rather than close this, I'm just gonna merge and make it look all nice and purdy.

[Magnum]

couldn't load the whole thing

but still saw enough to get a lost levels flashback

I'll be having night terrors tonight

[kupomog]

I think I'm seriously going to get a Swap Magic 3. I can't be bothered to hunt down certain games anymore and I don't have too much of a problem with unclipping the CD tray's front cover to use the slide tool (I do not want to attempt the magic switch or the flip top cover). I doubt I'll be firing it up every single day but it'll make me happy regardless of how much I use it. Most likely the first few games I get will be Guilty Gear XX Slash (or Accent Core whenever that's out) and KH Final Mix.

[H Thompson]

I finally saw Advent Children yesterday, not bad on the whole, I knew it would just be a thin plot with endless action sequnces, but it did it pretty well, and the voices were generally good for the characters, which is what I was worried about.

[kupomog]

Zuruzuru-zuruzuru~

Or...wait..

Dilly-dally-shilly-shally~

[H Thompson]

By the way, would it be safe to assume Zack & Aeris are shagging in heaven?

[kupomog]

It would probably be safer to assume that she is blue-balling him in Heaven, but yeah that's good, too.

[H Thompson]

I had to look up blueballing on urban dictionary....... wow... so I guess that's what she meant when she threatned to smash don corneo's balls. don't know why she'd do that to zack though.

[Darunia]

I impulsebought FFV advance and it goddamn rocks. Battles go fast and the job system is simple, but allows for a lot of class combinations. I love playing this on the Micro, such a great little system.
What sucks is that European Micros come without extra faceplates, and I really wanted a black one to go with the silver micro:( I would've ordered one from the nintendo.com store, but they don't ship to Europe, so I'm stuck

[skittlebrau]

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/ericbighead/blueballed.jpg

Blueball'd.

[kupomog]

I had to look up blueballing on urban dictionary....... wow... so I guess that's what she meant when she threatned to smash don corneo's balls. don't know why she'd do that to zack though.

Haha.

Whether or not she still loves Zack that much still is up for debate, more or less...like all the main romances in VII. She did admit to loving Cloud more in her novel story, but considering he's alive and they're not...well, ya know. Sparks can re-ignite when someone needs a booty call.

[skittlebrau]

My latest yard sale spoils:

one complete Super NES
two controllers
one complete Super Scope
Cool Spot and Dino City in original boxes with manuals
Super Scope 6 to play with said Super Scope
one Game Genie with pristine codebook
several code update books for said Game Genie
first edition Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong and The Guardian Legend for NES
and a shitload of RF adapters, A/V inputs and extra wiring to go with it all

Total cost of everything: $20. This calls for a :megabang:, dudes http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/ericbighead/megabang.gif

[moneychair2003]

nice.

[Gunstar]

Nice find on the complete Dino City, skittle. Always liked that game.

[Magnum]

good LORD

the Super Scope is hell to find, and Dino City would be nearly impossible to find outside ebay

[grissom]

Damn, I wish I had good yard sale luck like you skittle. Great finds.

[skittlebrau]

Hmm, I think I may need to give the SNES a good internal cleaning because the controller response is all kinds of wacky. Several buttons tend to pause the game and only the right response on the D-pad is working. It's the same problem with both controllers.

Otherwise, games load fine and everything else powers up normally.

[thecapecoddah]

great finds dude. never had a problem with my old SNES, so I can't help ya there unfortunately..

and why isn't :megabang: a smiley yet? get on that, skittle

[skittlebrau]

:megabang: :wii: :megabang:

[Gunstar]

Went across the street to a little record store that sometimes carries older games after Spider-Man 3 this afternoon and found a complete Bushido Blade for $5. I haven't played it in years but it was one of my favorite games when I first got a Playstation, so it was a nice find and a good pick me up after the disappointment that was SM3. Hopefully I can get lucky and come across the sequel one of these days. I never did get around to playing it.

[SubSane]

So much cool stuff, skittle...

I miss having room for (and to display) miscellanea.

[conor.]

am i horrible for laughing at this? (http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1758269)

[Kiyosuki]

am i horrible for laughing at this? (http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1758269)

Well yes. But you're not wrong for doing so.:silly:

Although I gotta say if a person's so desperate for cool points that they have to try and get them from little younger than 10 kids playing a video game, that does sort of say a lot about the guy. But intense drama over video games is never easy to not find funny often.

[Jeff]

am i horrible for laughing at this? (http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1758269)

Wasn't even funny, and it's not because it was cruel or anything. Dunno, just looked sort of fake to me.

[SubSane]

Mad fake, yo.

[grissom]

Kind of a stupid video, not sure if it's fake or not. That kid in the white shirt has a really obnoxious laugh either way though.

[Gunstar]

I must not be meant to ever finish Chrono Cross or something. I picked up a copy at a pawn shop the other day, it looked like it was in good shape and everything, but every time I get to the FMV that introduces Kid, fucker freezes up. Cleaned the disc and tried again 3 or 4 times and it still does it.

All the other attempts at playing through the stupid thing over the years have been screwed by similar incidents and corrupted save files. Goddamn bullshit.

[moneychair2003]

i got a PAL encoded xbox-360 game as a present recently, but i live in the united states so i need an NTSC encoded version of it. if i try and trade it in to ebgames or gamestop or any gaming store, will they accept that trade-in?

[grissom]

I doubt it. Sort of like trading in a region 2 DVD. Nobody here has any use for it, so they can't resell it. You can get rid of it for a decent price on eBay though I'm sure.

[Adamm R)))]

I found a torrent of the 2 Oddworld games for Playstation today. Playing it now is bringing back some memories. Man, I love these games, probably my all time favourites along with the original 3 Resident Evils. Using the keyboard controls can be a little confusing, but it's still fun.

[mike_donnelly]

http://tecmo-bowl.com/

[Magnum]

cute pitch




http://www.arcadeflyers.com/flyers_video/atari/11028401.jpg

[skittlebrau]

AIDS adds up to one more reason why SPACE DUEL makes it easier for you to play your game more profitably!

[Gunstar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3srkOPOR5UA


Okay fuck that guy.

[Magnum]

oh hell yeeeaaah

I found Spider-Man: Web of Fire for the Sega 32X, this afternoon, for just seven bucks.

Very rare. Only 1500 were ever made. And it can bring at least $100 on ebay.

:bang: :bang: :bang:

[conor.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3srkOPOR5UA


Okay fuck that guy.


seriously amazing, i neverwouldve thought to use two hands for the hammerons in the solos either.

also magnum thats awesome a copy of spider 32x just went for 145 on ebay a couple days ago, im always on the look out for one.

[Gunstar]

Lucky motherfucker.

Cart only or complete?

[Magnum]

cart only

[kupomog]

Mwahaha. I love Tomb Raider Anniversary.

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1300/tra06nu2.jpg

[Tino]

What the hell is happening to her? About Tomb Raider Anniversary, it might be downloadable on Xbox Live.

[moneychair2003]

About Tomb Raider Anniversary, it might be downloadable on Xbox Live.

that would kick ass if tomb raider anniversary is downloadable on xbox live. i never finished the original tomb raider because it was too hard, the farthest i went to is once you beat the t-rex.

[kupomog]

Turning into gold.

And yeah, it'll be downloadable level by level. Not sure why when they could've just as easily released the full game on disc just like all the other platforms...unless they strip down the game I'd think it would take up quite a bit of storage.

[moneychair2003]

my xbox live subscription ran out. now i have to buy a new 3 month kit cause its cheaper than a regular 3 month card and comes with a new microphone and xbox live arcade game.

[Magnum]

hey, scope this out

I just found out about this consignment store I never heard of, that's about 30 or 40 miles from where I live. Well it looks like they're ebaying their entire video game stock. 2600s, 5200s, Intellivisions, and Odyssey 2s along with hundereds and hundereds of games. Y'know, all the 30+ year old shit that's getting really hard to find in working order.

Well if that don't take all the gumdrops in the world.




















































http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4914/emotsuicidemo1.gif

[DAntae]

damn that is awesome. odyssey would be a blast to pick up, wilson,nc ...where the hell is that in relation to lumberton.

[Magnum]

shit, I was just going to edit out the url, so not to take any chances

I'm getting some wheels in motion, dude

[DAntae]

post it again, I plan to hit it up when I am heaing north up 95 in a couple of months. at least lemme know your impressions.

[Magnum]

meh' okay

http://tradingpostusa.biz/

I haven't visited the place yet, so I have no clue about what they sell off-line

but it almost looks like vintage games are a speciality, at least with on-line consignment

[DAntae]

dude I wont steal any of the stuff you want, or will I.

planning a visit soon?

[Magnum]

maybe this weekend

and sorry, didn't mean to be any variety of bag over it

[DAntae]

just busting your balls man, great find. please inform if the store inventory has more selection than online. online is great, but its something about walking in and just seeing so much stuff that excites me.

[Magnum]

I hear that! :high5:

[Kiyosuki]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=20542&type=wmv

Its a Prince of Persia gameplay comparison between the old PC version, the Genesis version, and the new updated version apparently released on X Box live arcade. Its an amusing watch because its like one big time capsule example of gaming's progress.

[skittlebrau]

Hey, kids. This is why you need to take care of your controllers.

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9792/brokedcontrollerlc0.jpg

Poor thing served me well for five years +, only to meet its fate on the hard kitchen floor. If you look inside, the left vibrator thingamajig is missing...well that's because it flew out and ripped itself fron the wires, and I was never able to fix it resulting in the right side of the controller feeling awkwardly heavier than the left. Had to play games with vibration off. I managed to get about a month or so out of it after a little ingenuity, but the left analog stick finally kicked the bucket rendering the poor thing useless :(

R.I.P., controller 2002-2007 :'(




Oh, and I already bought a replacement. Clear blue, because I'm a fucking rebel.

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/6292/bluecontrollerew8.jpg

[sacrelicious]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=20542&type=wmv

Its a Prince of Persia gameplay comparison between the old PC version, the Genesis version, and the new updated version apparently released on X Box live arcade. Its an amusing watch because its like one big time capsule example of gaming's progress.
Awesome find Kiyo. I've been with Price of Persia from the beginning.

Oh, and skittle. Love the post, sorry about the controller.

[Gunstar]

The death of a PS2 controller

I think my controller is just about toast. Same age as yours was, too. It's been all downhill ever since I flung it at a wall in a blind rage after failing the stupid Hilary race in Vice City one too many times last summer. The rumble makes a horrible loud clicking noise whenever it activates (I always turn it off now in games because of that), there's a crack behind the left handle, the L2 and R2 buttons don't respond too well, and the left analog stick seems to have a life of its own sometimes.

Yeah I think it's time for a new one.

[skittlebrau]

Haha, I think everybody threw their controllers in a fit of rage during "The Driver", Gunny ;)

[grissom]

I've never totally broken a controller, but I came pretty close last year. I got pissed at some PS2 game I was playing and jerked the controller back, but I was already pretty far from the TV, so the cord pulled on the connector and snapped off part of the plastic casing. It still works, but I have to be careful with it because all the wires are exposed now.

[Magnum]

I've hardly ever been able to hold on to a PS2 controller for more than 18 months. No matter what, something always happens.

Half the time it's a complete mystery, it just stops working. The rest of the time, cola and dogs are often involved.

[Adamm R)))]

I don't think I've ever broken a controller by physically damaging it, even though I've thrown a couple and even bit one once :ashamed:. I couple of PSX/2 controllers have just sorta stopped working and maybe a couple have had wires exposed that I had to be careful with. It's irritating because official controllers are expensive and I usually get cheap ones that break fairly quickly. I had this huge uncomfortable that only cost £3 that a friend got me when he had a small bit of credit left when trading some games in.

Also, this talk of broken controllers reminds me when I "fixed" someone's Megadrive controller that they couldn't get to work properly, by turning off the slow-motion switch. Heh.

[Kiyosuki]

When it does happen, I seem to have really crappy luck with analog sticks. Stuff like the spring inside them getting dislodged or the like tends to happen.