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Random Stranger posted:If there's one piece of retrogaming swag I do not want it's the Famicom Disk System. Those things are more trouble than they're worth and (spoilers for a season 16 episode) even the Game Center CX one broke down bringing a challenge to a screeching halt. Even Suda couldn't fix it. For those curious it was in the middle of Famicom Detective Club and they had to finish the challenge on the Wii virtual console. To be honest repairing a FDS isn't that hard so long as you know what you're doing. I brought a twin famicom from death back to perfect working order after a few weekends of playing with it. Most often the problem with FDS is the belt melting which can be replaced but then you have to realign the spindle which takes a little bit of fuckary.
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victrix posted:This is a bit off topic, but since I know we have a few jp-dwellers here - Is there any chance of picking up the 25th anniversary FF ultimania books for anything approaching a reasonable price over there? I saw a set on Rakuten the other day but no, it's expensive nevermind the EMS pricing http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/surugaya-a-too/item/9421077-1/?s-id=borderless_browsehist_02_en
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victrix posted:Oops, should have been more clear - I meant the final fantasy ultimania books. They did three of them, covering all the games, with a ton of artwork. Unfortunately it looks like they're only available on ebay here for crazy prices. If you know the katakana you can most likely find it on rakuten. http://global.rakuten.com/en/search...B8%E3%83%BC25th http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/surugaya-a-too/item/9380606-1/ http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/surugaya-a-too/item/9380607-1/ Looks like surugaya has volumes 1 & 2, they would ship via EMS. To get volume 3 though you will have to go through a shipping service which Rakuten typically uses Tenso for. You could also save the first link (search for ultimania 25th) and hope to find all 3 in stock at the same time. Hope this helps. Just realize shipping will likely be anywhere up to $50-60 due to weight. http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/nk-book/item/book-1-9784757537712/
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Lurdiak posted:There was a prolonged period in the 90s where marketing people thought kids liked farts and boogers more than anything else. I don't know what you're talking about the 90s was a safe-haven of classic no-toilet humor quality!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCpgaFuSSyE
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Mar 21, 2013 03:14
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You can only prepare for so much, they had a fds burn out the belt while shooting
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Obeast posted:That video was nothing short of amazing. What? What is the reasoning behind this?
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xamphear posted:1. Did you watch the video yet? I watched it but I'm working so I wasn't focused on it intently. Guess I'll watch it after work.
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Rewatched the vid, saw the joke this time with bubble bobble and laughed pretty good. So is there a link to previous april fools clips? Is this one of them? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXguekkfHqc Also it appears that someone started uploading gccx on youtube again, there's a ton of them on there now.
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I'm going to assume the Gimmick! episode is hilarious in that Arino will be awful at it. I tried playing that game last weekend and it's definitely not the easiest platformer ever. Hell, I couldn't even finish the first level
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The ending to Gimmick! was exactly as I had envisioned. Great times.
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Pertaining to Takashi's Challenge - it appears that a TAS was posted of the game. It's by far a more interesting way to complete the game that's for sure. http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20542857
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Davzz posted:I can't remember any other specific "I don't like this challenges though" because I tend not to remember them specifically if they fall under said category. I recently watched Battle Golfer Yui and that was probably my least favorite episode.
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NBHS posted:Honestly, I wouldn't mind seeing him take on HarmoKnight as a Nintendo special. I just plowed through that today and spent most of the time thinking: I want to see him play mazin saga on genesis. I think that would make for an amazing episode.
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versus posted:I nearly fell asleep watching the first half of Go By Train! and hated it, but then I watched the second half the next day and that was just How could you hate an episode that spawned the most amazing video ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXguekkfHqc
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NBHS posted:As gaming can be a strongly personal hobby, so too are personal preferences for favorite episodes. As strongly as you argue for Quiz My Angel and the like, I argue for Legend of the Mystical Ninja, Mega Man 3, and Wrecking Crew. I had been avoiding battletoads forever because I figured it'd be like SMW/Yoshi's Island and I found most the 2 parters I watched to be boring. Due to that survey I decided to check it out and holy poo poo it was probably one of hhe ones I've laughed the most at. I think my favorite still is Golgo 13 or Densha De Go.
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Obscure mega drive game?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYdnP10TIj8 I can only hope 
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zari-gani posted:They're selling leftover Budokan merchandise on Rakuten! Just a warning, due to changes this year in how Japan handles online transactions if you use Tenso they will likely deny you and require a money order to be sent. I haven't been able to use Tenso through Rakuten since April.
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bdr9 posted:Aww, I was really thinking about getting the T-shirt. Does anyone know of any other package forwarding services that might work? None of them will, they will all require this. It technically will work you just won't get your stuff as instant as you could previously.
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Nov 6, 2013 04:06
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epmode posted:I love you guys so much. Depending on how the episode goes, I might just pick up the game as well. Game is great but it wears fast. I ended up playing the games I liked and enjoyed it. The Zelda stages are awesome though. Definitely got $15 worth out of it but I'm happy never touching it anymore with the walls I ran into
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The NES Remix episode was cute thanks for getting it out so quick
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Random Stranger posted:I pulled a lot of our masters from Share which, like anything computer software related that comes out of Japan, is janky as hell. I used to be heavily vested in Dricas back in the dreamcast days trying to toy with PSO and Jesus Christ can they make horrible software.
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It's cool to finally see Derby Stallion being played in a way I can understand what's going on  It's the one series I've always wished had some sort of translation so I could try it myself alas, JP only.
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Xik posted:You're welcome, glad to help in any way I can. The site is so loving good, especially the ability to filter episodes. System -> SNES =  I'm glad someone noticed the search filters! When the site was first up I suggested to him he rework them to use any and all the tags he had. In the softl-aunch you could only filter by season
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It even has quality game screenshots so I can be even more superficial about my random episode watching.
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Just a heads up but the server sa-gccx.com is on is going down for a few minutes for a quick reboot for updates and the sort. Please do not flip out. Edit: all done! flyboi fucked around with this message at 23:31 on Jan 30, 2014 |
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Xik posted:So amazing. I believe that's for the movie
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Random Stranger posted:While we wait for technical issues to clear up, I pose this question to you: Time Lord or Silver Surfer on NES or really anything LJN.
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Hokuto posted:In a word, yes. If an arcade has a Neo Geo machine, chances are it has some version of Metal Slug and Magical Drop (plus two or four other random games), and Neo Geos are pretty prominent in little corner arcades. The most common games for Neo Geo in the states in no order are Puzzle Bobble, Magician Lord and Nam-1975. Metal Slug was in a lot of places but most every Neo Geo cab I remember growing up had Puzzle Bobble more than Metal Slug.
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univbee posted:
Oh man I've played the translated part 2 on SFC but never had the drive to finish it. Can't wait to watch the first one! Thanks guys!
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Caitlin posted:That's a monetary solution but a terrible one if you're actually into playing games because the machines end up in disrepair extremely quickly and the clientele tends to start to suck once they get good and drunk. At least it's been true of every barcade I've been to - beware the pinball tables. They're extremely delicate machines and drunk people just love to beat on them. Bleh. I'm guessing the barcade in Lakeview? I went to 3 of them in Chicago and yeah, the games were badly maintained. Not only that none of them have Neo Geo!
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Caitlin posted:There's more than one barcade in Chicago and they're all kind of terrible (in my opinion) for one reason or another. Your options, however, include Emporium Barcade (overpriced, mediocre selection, I heard they expanded and got better but TOKENS FOR GAMES WHILE I'M DRUNK?), Headquarters Beercade (bigger but more crowded, at least the games are on free play but last time I was there half the pins were busted and you had to try to snake them from people, expensive drinks) and the new one, Logan Hardware (can't speak for them since I haven't been there yet but my outlook is not good). Yeah they're all pretty awful but unfortunately when I am in town for work I lack a vehicle so going to Galloping Ghost is pretty much impossible. Agreed regarding Emporium and Headquarters. When did Logan Hardware become a beercade? When I lived in Lakeview I used to go there to play games but it was a record store. It'll be sad if the games get the barcade treatment because the games were well maintained back then.
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Kakaricho posted:Or one where he gives up. If he can beat the NES titles he should have no issue with X. It's the only MM I can beat personally
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joek0 posted:I can't wait to play an English translated version of RGC2. I played the hell out of my import copy. I even made an FAQ for Wizman and the Daily Challenges on GameFaqs.com . For someone who can't read Japanese, I still really enjoyed the game. Gaudia Quest Saga is fine for non Japanese speakers to play, but the Detective adventure game sucks for the non Japanese. Thankfully, there is a guide on GameFaqs. Too bad I don't have the 3rd game to compare it to. You would need a flash cart like the Supercard DS Two which works on 3DS/2DS. Along with that you will need to use something to dump the save from your cart which can only be done on the older DS "phat" or lite or with the Action Replay cart. Once you dump the save you can then use it on the translated rom from a flash cart to play.
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ImpAtom posted:I don't even know how you'd buy a translation from a development as long and confusing as muddled as the GCCX2 translation without causing some kind of legal fuckup. Considering they used assets from xSeed's translation of the first I'd assume it'd be a legal nightmare
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