Petran79

15. Super metroid 18.must be gradius 17. RE2

Once in a while when I visit an arcade mall I see sometimes pro players at a specific game. Eg recently two guys in their 30s were playing Bubble Memories and had reached stage 50 with only 1 coin till they lost. Another time a guy was playing Shinobi perfectly and finished it without losing once. While the rest were playing quizz games. Current generation excels in console and pc games but not arcades in the way they did in the past.

I do not see any advantage in 25 gb discs except maybe to fill it with hd movies, aka the recent metal gear solid games. But then it would feel like 20% a game and 80% a movie. Making a game that fully utilizes that capacity would be expensive to produce. Even pc games use mostly 15 gb and that due to low compression.

Since everyone plays Portal 2, I bought from Steam Portal 1 cheaply. Very unique game but no way worth the price the sequel has, considering it has no box set. Initially I confused Portal with Postal and wondered why such fuss about that game. Also updated Fifa and Pro Evolution with custom mods (chants, stadiums, leagues etc) and it gets even better, like watching footie on tv.

the irony is that they did the same with the PS2. Fat model had Linux kit support, slim model did not difference was that since online play was not that popular and there was the modchip, one could distinguish between hacker, pirate, region hacker, freebie gamer, enthusiast etc. Now with online all have access to the PS3 making things even more confusing. PS3 initially should have been without OtherOS support at a cheaper price, like the PS2 and one should be charged extra for buying the kit. No harm done this way.

Now we have also reached a limit. while previously 1-2 people could write an emulator of an old system, now we need many developers for the newer consoles. I mean, while a PS2 is much harder to emulate than a Gamecube or Wii (they have more similarities to PC) actually a lot less developers are working on it than in the Dolphin emulator. Imagine the number of developers a PS3 emulator would require, even with the appropriate hardware if something like that ever happens. Emulation has also to do with the fulfillment factor. It is easy to dismiss emulators but at least one should appreciate the effort those programmers and engineers put into, mostly without getting paid, in order for us to be able to play and enjoy the games. also some info: http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-pcsx3--18632?pid=145180#pid145180 The best solution to have PS3 games running on the PC is to "port" them That's what people used to do in the early 90's, before Nesticle. PCs had very limited graphics memory throughput, and consoles had all kinds of clever hacks to let them do certain effects and sprite drawing very quickly. So from the time the NES was released in 1984, it was entirely unrealistic to think it could be emulated until roughly 1993-94. So yes, everything's possible, but also everything goes in cycles -- and right now we're cycling into a zone where consoles once again have the upper hand on PC tech, big time. You mad? Although LCDs these days are pretty good. I never thought I'd warm up to one based on some early computer monitors I'd seen. They were too jerky. My current monitor is super awesome, though. It is difficult when you are used to the slim LCD displays that can be carried easily to go back to the CRT monitors. I set it in my office to try. It was taking all the space and the distance to my eyes was shortened. I had also to adjust the geometry which was not always accurate. Plus 1024x768 resolution is not enough to enjoy the PC. 1280x1024 which would be OK flickers a lot.Now that I am used to 1920x1080 I am not going back. hard to imagine some years ago that I thought 800x600 was OK and 1024x768 was amazing.

I thought of using a 17" CRT monitor (2005 model) for the PC but considering the radiation, the energy consumption, the size, the picture quality and most of all the toxic lead which harms the environment I prefer the better looking LCD displays. Just one advantage is not enough to switch. I also lack office space for dual monitors.

I would compare emulation to this. Imagine that you have a vast library of old movies (silent cinema mostly) and you can access it any time for free and watch it with restored quality on your TV. Sure the cinema is the best experience and those movies were meant for it. Plus you can not really judge a movie unless you've seen it on the cinema. But for the vast majority of people who missed that era or can not find a screening of these old movies, a VHS, DVD, Streaming or Broadcast are the only option and source of knowledge. Also a lot of NES and SNES ROMS were hacked in order to be playable and had not much to do with the real cartridge. But there are advantages like playing translated and unreleased games from Japan. I use that controller too though the right stick has some orientation problems sometimes. Also I use an arcade looking joystick, assigning the keyboard keys for buttons. Also a 6 button gamepad is handy. I used to have an old Microsoft Sidewinder joystick which was very good, but due to USB it cant be used anymore. There are two sides of emulation. One is to play the old games accurately that are hard to find or not available or so cheap that official vendors do not gain any profit. Or make translations of unreleased or censored Japanese games. The other is to play the newest games without the need to buy them.That emulation is more popular. This emulation uses speed hacks, hacked or modified roms and is not accurate. Today Wii emulation falls into that category and PS2 emulation too though to a less extent. Also some older arcade games years ago (Neo Geo games like the new King of Fighters and Metal Slug, Zinc and Callus95 emulator etc) or today (Taito X2 hardware). Though I must say that I am impressed at the extent of PS2 emulation. without the second side emulation would not be that popular today, except maybe the translation part. It certainly helped to boost the interest in emulation I use both sides though the latter mostly only to see the extent of emulation rather than to play a full game when graphics and CPU reach boiling points.

someone even made a Zelda II FPS http://3dnes.blogspot.com/

there are many MAME forks fortunately that use older and faster drivers. http://shmupmame.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/mame-99-vs-mame-140/

I like a lot of modern game but the pleasing feeling most of the times is not that of playing a good game. it is that of watching a good movie while being an actor myself. I know it is confusing but games are more and more using other mediums to the extent that we are talking about a hybrid now rather than a video game. Only older minimalistic games give me the first feeling

It would be interesting to see a chess game with clocks. there the nes or any computer would perform far worse (plus you need hands to move the pieces!) I had discussions a few years back with a very good chess player. he beat every one of us of course since he could predict all our moves. I saw him play an online match and there instead of trying to win he made his opponent to use redundant moves so that the time was in his favour.

Since I am about to leave for a few weeks I have installed some games for my bro to play (I gave him my Dreamcast but he got tired of it and it sits there for months in his room) One of the games is Street Fighter 4 (keyboard controls are very responsive). Very good game overall but somehow Street Fighter III series remain my favourites. I also bought Dragon Age Origins DVD for just 10 Euro. I will play it when I have time. It looks promising enough. Tested sports titles Virtua Tennis 3, NBA 2K11, FIFA 11 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2011. Amazing games to play with friends, Also tested BlazBlue Continuum Shift and Calamity Trigger on the PC. Require a steep learning curve, continuing from the Guilty Gear series. I'll devote more time in summer though that is rather difficult (in summer you are out).

I said that myself after the release of Nintendo 64, yet luck gave me a Nintendo DS for free! Played a few games but as an adult I find myself not that much engaged, especially in difficult situation when I have to get my adrenaline pumping I owned a Dreamcast but a friend of mine had a PS2 so I saw a great deal of games there as well. But it would not matter anyway had I bough a PSX, a Gamecube or an Xbox. I would have enjoyed any console the same. regarding Nintendo's upcoming console I will not buy it either but would be interested to watch walkthroughs of some games or play some in stores or emulation (say in 5 years). But even then I'll never finish a game, just test it.

Perhaps (though they will not admitt it) another reason is that the Dolphin emulator ended up been better than the actual Wii and they want a new console faster than planned to rectify the situation. It costed them in both hardware and software. I mean, play a console game released in 2011 in a PC emulator is not what every company wants

it was good on the arcades and some conversions were ok in the 80s,except the infamous freezing occuring occasionally in the last stage in the pc version (I think the Amiga had this too). I liked the sequel much more though I did not get the chance to see the arcade version Sonic, just like Mario but to a higher degree had a lot of sequels in many platforms but I liked the Master System version that was more classic, like the NES Mario. The Mega Drive version up to Sonic 2 were decent. I had played also the arcade version of Sonic 2 but with a joystick it was very difficult and required some time getting used to. Though the arcade version of Shinobi III was more comfortable. I have the PC version of Sonic Heroes. The controls are atrocious in difficult situations, especially with Tails. I have to spend 1 hours minimum at every stage to get the chaos emerals in the end. After the Casino Zone I stopped playing and put the game on hiatus. I dont know... the SNES really felt gameplay-wise like the NES but with enhanced graphics, making some games slower. I do not mean slower regarding video hardware but regarding the feeling of time the player had. Like there was so much to see, listen and do, while Mario 1 and 3 were just breezing through every stage without any kind of tutorials etc. That is why I later stopped caring about Nintendo franchise except to admire the graphics

I find it a paradox that a kid today can play a fps game flawlessly with a dual analog joystick (something i am incompetent), yet finds big trouble in an old platformer with a simple joystick. I tried to play world end on atari and the game after 20 years looks ultra hard. Yet i reached stage 6 but now cant pass beyond 4.

I see still a lot of people playing the original bobble bobble arcade and a lot play it perfectly. Also Mame cabinets are common and cheap since arcade coin prices increased from 8x (eg bobble bobble which you could play for 1/8 the price of today in the 80s) to 16x times (eg hotd 4). Some like initial d up to 32x. That is a factor too. With 1 euro you would have enough credits to finish a fighter in the 80s/90s

Now that even more people are computer literate and comfortable writing on a keyboard it is time for new games with better a.i. There is a popular indie game where you type structured phrases and interact with the characters. Forgot the title. Consoles as they are built are a limiting factor. A gamepad cant do much. Regarding games and ai research in universities there is a lot going on.but you have to think beyond the games=entertainment, leisure for this

Actually 2d soccer games like microprose soccer, kick off, sensible soccer etc were very popular and had a deep learning curve. But with fifa and pro evolution dominating with real life graphics and complex simulation controls and virtual striker in the arcades, those old gems are forgotten among the new generation. There are still tournaments taking place though. Same, though to a less extent, goes for other sports games

I was not amazed with the snes graphics due to an amiga 2000, 4 years prior to the console's release. There were great 16 bit (non-japanese) rpgs too. If you want my opinion, at that time what mattered more was a trademark, something that would shape the new breed of players. Out of nowhere came Link, Mario, Sonic and other games from japan, replacing previous video game characters. To the older players it did not matter and they might have hated those games. But to us kids who could not afford a pc or play complex games those games were labelled as classics. Now i find a lot of flaws in them and adult gamers back then would have done the same. But there was a dichotomy between pc and console players, with arcades been the only uniting factor when we were together.

An interesting read about a gaming scene unnoticed outside japan. Perhaps we could learn something from it Http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/217453/inside-japans-indie-game-development-scene

When i was a teen i never bragged about 'my console or pc being better than yours', at a time when there were multiple systems and consoles. If it was about cars, clothes, mobile phones etc i'd understand that, but we have currently only 3 console makers, 2 cpu makers and 2 graphics card makers, so there is really no reason.

This is why i liked arcades. They were neutral. Insert a coin and play. You cared for the game, not the system or the company.

Castlevania is painful to play on a tiny monitor. Try it using an emulator on a big screen. It will be much easier. I think fceux has the most accurate emulation.