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Random Stranger posted:That's not "too deep". You don't even have the pocketwatch. Just wait on it.
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Phantasium posted:Yeah, but you don't start with the warp, and there's a healthy gap between the last town that sells those items and when you can warp whenever. Specifics: They have them in Winlan, and you pass through/by that town a bunch in the beginning part of the game. By the time you're ready to cross the river to Auria, you should have enough GP to buy a big stack of them which will hold you until you get Warp. If you do it right, you never have to fight a random encounter and you can beat the game in a few hours. This requires you to already know where you're going, of course, so it's not quite that easy for your first playthrough.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 00:03 |
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Worth it?
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 01:55 |
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Fixins posted:
Hell no, look how little cartridge is inside there. Seems like a terrible value if you ask me
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 01:57 |
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You could buy that game. Or you could buy five brontosaurus ribs at the drive in.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 02:10 |
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Yabba Dabba Don’t spend that much on a video game
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 02:12 |
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Pablo Nergigante posted:Yabba Dabba Don’t spend that much on a video game Right? I mean if it was sealed and graded,
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 02:15 |
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Fixins posted:Worth it? If I would theoretically spend that much for a video game, I'd prefer no/damaged label than a reproduction on an original cart. As someone who collects a bit, I kind of hate that I have to even worry about fake boxes/labels/manuals. It's easy to check a games board to find out if it's authentic, but not as easy with everything else. Though it would do absolutely nothing since other countries would just make repros regardless, I kind of wish there was some law requiring a mark identifying reproduction products. So anytime I buy any retro games I almost always prefer something that looks appropriately aged than a "like new" looking NES box even if it is original.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 02:19 |
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LODGE NORTH posted:I'm in too deep Are you using a Titan to get that working with the new game?
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 02:55 |
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Fixins posted:
I've paid way too much for games in the past few months, so I totally get wanting to pay for a big collection item. That one, I'd pass on. First, when I'm shelling out that much, I want it with the original label. I'd be willing to pay a little more for a roughed up cart with an original label. When you're getting into high end items like this, you're paying for condition and watch for that. Second, unless you're gunning for a complete set or have real fondness for the game and want it a collection capstone, don't spend that much on a video game. And going for a set is really stupid (he said while going for a set). It's a bad purchase unless you're in a very particular group of crazy people. Third, and I'm getting deep into my own opinions here, I'm expecting NES cart prices to fall back a bit. If you think you should spend that much because it'll just be more expensive later or because you think you'll be able to resell it, get ready for prices to go down. So I think someone in the market for a Flintstones cart would be better off waiting a few months anyway. katkillad2 posted:As someone who collects a bit, I kind of hate that I have to even worry about fake boxes/labels/manuals. It's easy to check a games board to find out if it's authentic, but not as easy with everything else. Though it would do absolutely nothing since other countries would just make repros regardless, I kind of wish there was some law requiring a mark identifying reproduction products. When I bought Recca and Gimmick a few months back, I was really concerned with fakes. Especially since you can't really pop open Famicom carts to see the board. So I looked for wear, especially wear in a recognizable pattern. If I could have found copies with second hand store labels or a name written on the back, I probably would have gone with that since that's not something forgers usually go for. I bought copies that weren't in the best condition, but I could be pretty confident that they were real. Random Stranger fucked around with this message at 03:16 on Jul 11, 2021 |
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Teenage Fansub posted:Are you using a Titan to get that working with the new game? Sure am. Titan Two paired with an Arduino using this guide (mostly). Ran into problems, so I followed Yamanote's video on YouTube and everything was smooth from there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRPAxLe9h7w I thought it would be hectic and everything, but I just have to start the PS5 (really just the game, but it's easier if I just start the whole PS5) with the PS4 controller that's plugged into the Titan Two, start the game, and then plug in the Titan Two to the PS5. I use an extension cable for the jumper cables and also a USB extension cable out the PS5. Basically, just connect the Titan Two to the extension cable that's plugged into the PS5 after starting the game.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 03:27 |
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I feel like the thread needs this right now; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-hZkA_kfd0
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 03:44 |
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You Am I posted:So frustrated at the moment, been trying to get a Hexen DVD to work on my modded OG Xbox so I can format and setup the new HDD. Original Xbox drives other than the Samsung one are absolutely abysmal at reading burned media.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 04:13 |
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finally, objective proof that the snes was cooler https://twitter.com/vg_history/status/1414062696891174913?s=21
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hatty posted:BoF2 I remember being alright too. It had a cool fusion system at least Wrong on both parts. Vanilla BoF2 has a famously bad translation. You could play the game with the retranslation patch, but then you still have to deal with the too many random encounters / never enough money so get ready to grind combo of doom. BoF3 has the cool fusion system. The dragon spells in BoF2 are hilariously bad because they overcorrected from how good they were in the first game - now you blow all you MP on a single hit. But really it's the grinding that kills that game. I tried to go through it a couple of weeks ago and had to give up about 1/3 through.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 06:35 |
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So i'm playing through Chrono Trigger for the first time, and got to the End of Time. The first gate I went through was 2300 a.d, but basically reached a dead end. Is there a specific order you should do the gates in, or should I just gently caress around until I figure it out? I'm realizing I have way less patience than I did when I was a 13 year old with zero responsibilities.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 06:41 |
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Go to the dino age.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 06:48 |
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Detective No. 27 posted:Go to the dino age. and be prepared to meet the best character
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 06:52 |
You came from 2300 AD to get to the End Of Time in the first place. Go to somewhere you haven't been. I think that you're supposed to go to Medina Village after talking to the white fuzzy guy.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 06:53 |
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Weedle posted:finally, objective proof that the snes was cooler Wow, even the stubble is censored in SNES land.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 07:06 |
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Ornamented Death posted:Wrong on both parts. frogbs posted:So i'm playing through Chrono Trigger for the first time, and got to the End of Time. The first gate I went through was 2300 a.d, but basically reached a dead end. Is there a specific order you should do the gates in, or should I just gently caress around until I figure it out? I'm realizing I have way less patience than I did when I was a 13 year old with zero responsibilities.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 08:23 |
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I played about 10-15 hours of BOF V Dragon Quarter a few months back and that game is cool as heck.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 08:53 |
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Pegnose Pete posted:I played about 10-15 hours of BOF V Dragon Quarter a few months back and that game is cool as heck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv1vg5zmYw0
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Y'all know what the best looking console is and there is no contestExcessBLarg! posted:How much tolerance do you have for 8/16-bit game design? Ofecks posted:NES (or maybe FDS so you don't have to deal with passwords) -> GB -> SNES -> GBA -> Prime series Code Jockey posted:Having save games, or using savestates would make the original Metroid a lot easier to get into, for sure. This is what Zero Mission is, and why it's great to start with. And the best part is, when you finish it, you unlock the original NES Metroid! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0kKs3K7RiE Then you can play it for a while to appreciate the changes made and how well the original does to create mood and atmosphere with very limited resources, but you don't have to finish it or feel like you are missing anything.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 09:53 |
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Just a shame about the rest of the Pippin really.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 10:46 |
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Pegnose Pete posted:I played about 10-15 hours of BOF V Dragon Quarter a few months back and that game is cool as heck.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 11:41 |
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Neddy Seagoon posted:I feel like the thread needs this right now; That's actually the same song from the old commercials...
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 12:11 |
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The United States posted:I agree that everyone should play some of the original Metroid but I will say no one should start with it, let alone try to finish it. The United States posted:It's not like the original SMB or even the original Zelda, it's got some real problems that can't be ameliorated or fixed without a real redesign. The United States posted:This is what Zero Mission is, and why it's great to start with. And the best part is, when you finish it, you unlock the original NES Metroid! That said, I wouldn't want someone to play NES Metroid first because "they're told to" and get turned off from the series due to its dated design. I'm just saying that if Old Games are your thing (and they probably are if you're in this thread) it might be worth giving the 1987 Metroid experience a brief try.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 15:59 |
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If you're going to play NES Metroid use the romhack that spawns you with full health.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 16:34 |
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Random Stranger posted:Also, what? This might be an unexpected New Popular Thing. My only evidence is getting lost myself in hardware restoration videos like this one (which also seems to have an ASMR angle, but isn't explicitly labeled as such): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzalwBeV_O0
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 16:34 |
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LODGE NORTH posted:I'm in too deep Comfy looking setup I love it
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 16:39 |
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Ofecks posted:This might be an unexpected New Popular Thing. My only evidence is getting lost myself in hardware restoration videos like this one (which also seems to have an ASMR angle, but isn't explicitly labeled as such): Pretty cool. Restoration vids have been pretty popular with antique items, but it's nice to see more modern resto vids. The one thing I personally don't like is the genre as a whole has tended towards no voiceovers, with maybe a bit of text at time explaining something. I get people like them as a chill out vids, but personally a lot of the time I'd just love them to go into loads of detail on what they're doing or thinking during each step of the process.
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Random Stranger posted:The thing I remember about Breath of Fire 2 is that the catgirl had a Donald Duck thing going on where she wore a shirt and no pants and that made me go . I get "why" someone made that character design choice (), but I just don't know why that character design went forward without anybody going, "Hold on a second..." The year before Breath of Fire II, Capcom got away with putting a completely naked catgirl in an arcade game that children of all ages could presumably see, so that envelope was already pushed pretty far. katkillad2 posted:If I would theoretically spend that much for a video game, I'd prefer no/damaged label than a reproduction on an original cart. Japanese Mega Drive games are among the most frustrating things to check for authenticity, because you can't open the cartridge without peeling up or otherwise destroying the rear label.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 19:03 |
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Fantastic Foreskin posted:If you're going to play NES Metroid use the romhack that spawns you with full health. nah, that's just rewarding failure
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 19:08 |
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What's everyone's preferred organizational methods? I recently had to downsize and I'm realizing the stacks of GB/A/3/DS/Game Gear games on the bookshelf just aren't sustainable.
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 19:56 |
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i have way way way too many games to fit on shelves so like 3/4 of my collection is just in boxes ain't got room to put 60 complete-in-box intellivision games on a shelf gently caress that
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# ? Jul 11, 2021 19:59 |
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All of my loose GB/C/A cartridges are kept in a organizer drawer, with the drawer below that holding various handhelds. I had to build a separate shelf for all my CIB NES/SNES/N64 games, although I'm at that point where I'm just contemplating putting everything in storage bins.
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Oyster posted:What's everyone's preferred organizational methods? I recently had to downsize and I'm realizing the stacks of GB/A/3/DS/Game Gear games on the bookshelf just aren't sustainable. I use storage bins for my Famicom stuff, kept in chronological order since that's the order I'm playing them in (time to play Zoids... lucky me). I do keep a lot of my disk based stuff on shelves because it's easier for me to organize it that way. I've tried organizing my GameBoy stuff in binders but I'm not completely satisfied with that. I've kicked around other storage concepts in my head; things like library shelves or specimen drawers. I don't think I'll be implementing anything like that soon, though. Kid Fenris posted:The year before Breath of Fire II, Capcom got away with putting a completely naked catgirl in an arcade game that children of all ages could presumably see, so that envelope was already pushed pretty far. I think that's actually kind of better. At least there you have some consistency in the character design. Shirt with no pants is just weird. Random Stranger fucked around with this message at 21:04 on Jul 11, 2021 |
# ? Jul 11, 2021 21:01 |
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why did a sealed mario 64 just sell for over a million dollars? There's a couple on ebay for a tenth of that.
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Because professional speculators are moving from comics to games and they're all idiots with too much money who think people actually care about tiny packaging differences or boxes still having the Toys R Us hook on it.
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