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  2. Posted

    My first vote goes to Space Ace on the Jaguar.

     

    A glitch somehow got through the nonexistent quality-control for this title. The game has a delay or advance in expecting user input which makes it effectively impossible to play for longer than 20 seconds or so. I had scores of friends line up and take their shot, only to feel rage and a drive for near-psychotic revenge growing in their hearts. One swore that if he ever saw the game running again that, no offense to me, he would have to destroy it.

     

    It's hard to match something that horrible and aggravating, but I also remember the painful disappointment I felt when I first played 2600 Pac Man.

     

    One day, after the revolution, we will find those responsible for this port and bring them true justice, 2600 style. They will be crushed beneath a giant flashing block, while a deafening burst of pure white noise rings out, silencing their screams... :|

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    From Zaxxon MotherBase on 32X-post-1636-1173105964_thumb.jpg

     

     

     

    I guess the forced 3D perspective allowed programmers to avoid have to load polygon faces for the backs of some objects, speeding up the game. What ugly 'jaggies' on the 32X...

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    In all seriousness, the Apple][ was a killer machine for its time. Users pushed that machine far past what anyone thought it could do.

     

    In regard to its sound capabilities, while it had but a single oscillator it was possible through programming tricks to create sounds that strongly resembled pulse-width modulation, chorusing and more. In fact, I had a program called "The Voice From Muse" which allowed you to sample and playback audio! Yes it did sound like "Dog Ass" but I was quite happy it could be done at all.

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    Yes, the Apple ][ is in fact the greatest computer of all time, future not withstanding.

     

    I am also, in fact, using my original Apple ][ from the early '80's to post this message right now.

     

    The computer is currently connected to several large racks filled with 40-column cards that I have multiplexed so as to generate an ASCI driven, 1280x1024 display. The heat generated is unfortunately quite extreme and requires me to wear an industrial-grade thermal suit in addition to the full lead apron required to protect my reproductive capability from the intense radiation. It is, however, worth it as that I can post here while also being able to quickly re-boot and play Stellar Seven or my favorite version of Karateka.

     

     

    Apple ][ Forever Bitches!

  11. Posted

    I had a friend with a serious temper who claimed that the final stage of Super Mario 1 on the NES had a bug in which a thrown turtle shell would pass harmlessly through a Hammer Brother. He would die soon after this glitch.

     

    This angered him to the point that he threw his controller directly into the TV screen and then ran downstairs where he punched his fist clean through a cheap wooden door. I don't think he ever played that game again.

     

    BTW-I have played so much Hydro Thunder on the DC (a friend and I had a pseudo-friendly competition) that I could beat it in my sleep. My best time on the Venice Canals board came in at 1:32 I believe (This is a near-super-human achievement, fueled by anger, caffeine+).

     

    The Nile Adventure board was a total bastard, coming in at around nine minutes if performed flawlessly. it also featured secret "short cuts" which actually took more time than the normal route!

     

    Bastards...

  12. Posted

    I would like someone to make a hack called "Journey Returns''

     

    You are the band Journey and you have returned to the stage but it won't be easy, you have to dodge the Tomato throwing fans, skanky bar hags and shifty eyed bill collectors while you attemt to locate your broken down tour bus. :)

     

    Don't forget the part where you have to find a lead singers.

     

     

    And don't fall down or you'll break your hip! Quick! Dodge toothless groupies while searching for your stash of Geritol!

    It's a mad dash in Journey Returns 'cause when the clock runs out, your Alzheimer's hits and it's Game over!

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    I was really disappointed with the SwordQuest games as as kid. They really have a feeling of having been conceived of by a group of "suits" around a board room versus someone who had any idea as to what makes gamers like a game.

     

    I'm just glad Atari didn't make "SwordQuest 2000" for the Jag :P

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    I'm a total bastard, running emulation output and consoles through a pair of Sony Studio Video Monitors (PVM-series). My brother got a crapload of them at a government auction and gave me a 20-inch and a 14-inch. The picture is sharp as hell and they run all PAL and everything else. I also use them for digital cable and am driven crazy by the compression artifacts.

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