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  1. Posted · Edited by DemonoidTentacle

    Since we have a PSOne thread going on, I thought I'd finally ask about an odd issue I've experienced over the years. I was late to the party and bought the system when the redesign was retailing for $50. And at the time, I bought a used 1st party memory card.

     

    Anyways, that memory card has worked just fine since day 1 on my PSOne. But when I plug it into my PS2 if I try to play a PSOne game on it, my slim (Bought just a few weeks after the slims first launched) has never been able to recognize it. Official PS2 memory cards have always worked just fine on it.

     

    Any ideas why my slim PS2 wouldn't be cooperating with my PSOne memory card?

     

    Honestly, I've never used a slim PS2, but it could be compatibility issues because of the later model hardware. I'll do some research on it.

     

    EDIT: Did some research, looks like you're not the only one having these problems. It appears to be a problem with the slim PS2. I haven't come around a workaround yet though other than using a) an older model PS2, or b) a PSX.

     

    2nd EDIT: There's mumblings that there are two different official Playstation memory cards. An original PSX memory card, and an original PSone memory card made when the PSX became the more slim PSone. Apparently the earlier PSX memory cards will work in a slim PS2, but the PSone memory cards won't.

  2. Posted

    it's a locked down platform that requires dedicated memory cards. You can't even launch some of the games without buying their memory cards.

     

    Those Vita memory card prices are ridiculous. They certainly won't help the sales.

     

    Can someone explain this memory card situation? What kind of cards are they - Memory Stick Pro Duo again? What's the scheme? Do you buy the "blank" memory cards and then download the games to them? I guess there won't be lots of full reviews (and explanations for those like me who are totally unfamiliar with the system) here in the U.S., until it launches here.

     

    This is how I first came about the memory card situation:

     

  3. Posted · Edited by DemonoidTentacle

    Tekken 3 was AWESOME...I was never a fan of the Tekken series, but I felt that part 3 was where the technology and the game finally met...wicked fun, lots of moves and fluid action. Highly recommended by me!

     

    Tekken has never been better than it was with 3. Tekken Tag was a big letdown (bought it, played it once, never again) and played Tekken 4 at a friends house and it wasn't as good. Maybe I'm biased because of nostalgia, but that can't be right cause I played Tekken Tag on launch.

  8. Posted

    Makes me sad to see the same seller asking $125 for his N64 but only $25 for his dreamcast :(

     

    I just had a look on eBay, and it appears that the DC consoles have been selling at a higher price lately. I'm sure this will become a more desirable console in the future, and maybe all these easily available sealed games for the system will become rarities. I still open them though, games are meant to be played! :D

     

    And on the note of the DC, I received Jet Set Radio in the mail, so I know what I'll be doing for the rest of the day.

  9. Posted

    I personally doubt that the amount of modded PSP's out there ever approached even 5% of the total install base. I have no doubt that the vast majority of PSP owners only ever played legitimate retail releases.

     

    A healthy and robust userbase that went beyond that and explored things like custom firmware, emulation, and even piracy of actual PSP software doesn't mean that the average PSP owner was doing such.

     

    The average PSP user probably didn't even realize the thing could do such things. And of those that did, I bet most never expended the effort into exploring it.

     

    I for one have only ever had/considered legitimate releases for the PSP.

     

    I have heard of people "hacking" the PSP, but assumed it was simply for piracy.

  12. Posted

    Looks like this is going to be a sad year for the Dreamcast. Pretty sure it's the first year since 1999 that a new game hasn't been released for the system.

     

    Huh? Did you mean 2011? Originally at least one of these titles was expected this year but was delayed, still something to look forward to in 2012!

     

    http://sturmwind.duranik.com/order.htm Available in 2012 TBA

     

    http://www.ngdevdire...3d6fa854b9f05bd This product will be in stock on Thursday 15 March, 2012.

     

    I did mean 2011, that's when I made the post. Also, I have Sturmwind and Gunlord preordered. I'm really excited for them both!

  16. Posted

    Looking to see if there's any interest in a straight trade. I'm looking to really expand my PSone game collection, and I've got an abundance of Sega.

     

    I'll list in detail what I've got soon, just wanting to see if there's any interest.

     

    Basically I've got a Mega Drive II with a heap of mostly boxed games and one controller, and a Master System II with a heap of mostly boxed games with one controller.

     

    Neither system comes boxed.

     

    PAL only trade sorry.

     

    As said before, I'll list the lot in detail soon with photos. But is there any interest?

  17. Posted · Edited by DemonoidTentacle

    Tekken really does look terrible because of the polygons. I think that the polygonal games really age the worst. Once they moved past the really early polygons, the games become a lot more bearable.

     

    Tekken 2 looks about 100% better. I think they used a lot more polygons and were more thoughtful about what angles they used them at in the game models.

     

    It's good to see that as time went by, the designers really got used to the big 3D change. The difference between the earlier games and the later ones can be astronomical.

     

    Take Lendorien's example, but replace Tekken 2 with Tekken 3. Comparing Tekken with Tekken 3 is nuts. I wish I still had both games to that I could do some comparison screenshots.

     

    Resident Evil, and Resident Evil Nemesis. Big difference.

     

    Early experimentation leading up to later masterpieces.

     

    I'm really feeling the itch to pick up some of my PS1 favourites. Too bad I "wasted" all my pay on Dreamcast games.

     

    EDIT: I would pick some PS1 classics up for my PSP, but I just have such a hard time purchasing a game where I get no physical copy. But then I'm torn still because I really did handheld gaming, it's much easier that having to change which console I have set up. So having something like Abe's Oddysee on my PSP is both appealing to me, and unappealing. Maybe I'll just have to get both. Or maybe Sony should say "Hey, you know what, if you own the original we'll give you the PSP download for free." That'd make me happy. Stuff all chance of something like that happening though.

     

    2nd EDIT: What was that game where you could chose a guy or a girl (from memory she looked like a dominatrix) and it was a 3rd person adventure game. I seem to remember being in dungeons, and it was melee combat with sword and what not. I don't really remember the goal of the game. And there were heaps of traps. Oh, duh. Never mind. Just put two and two together. Deathtrap Dungeon. I must check that one out again. I remember digging the game, but the controls were terrible.

     

    3rd EDIT: Who else liked Crash Team Racing over Mario Kart 64? Surely I'm not the only one :D

  21. Posted

    Before this thread I've heard others complain about how the graphics haven't aged well, but I think that's a growing meme and the "whine of the month" among retrogamers. I suspect that 99% of those stating that opinion don't have a PSX hooked up to an analog CRT, which makes a world of difference in how the graphics look. I've played the same games on emulators, on LCDs, and on CRTs and it's shocking how bad the same game will look on a computer screen or LCD but how much better it will look on a CRT.

     

    I disagree, and agree with different parts of your statement.

     

    Yeah, hooking a PSX up to anything but a CRT is a terrible idea. Thankfully I still haven't made the jump to these HDTV's. They're expensive, and I fear change.

     

    But no. I don't blame this for people such as myself not thinking that the graphics have aged well.

     

    I remember various systems, as an example, you'd buy a 2600, play the 2600, then buy a NES, play the NES, then buy a SNES, play the SNES, then after years and years you say "man, I could go some 2600", and you hook up the 2600. The 2600 is exactly as I remember it. At the time you'd think it looks great, but I always remembered how the past consoles truly looked. But going back to the PSX is a different matter. It's not how I remember it, and I think that's the main cause of people looking back in retrospect, as opposed to the younger people that only know the PS3, and then laugh at the PSX.

     

    In a way, it's the opposite of other consoles. Some I look back on to memories past and think "wow, that was so much fun" I go back and play it and it was actually a pile of crap, but it looks the same as I remember. The PSX games gameplay are still how I remember. If it was good, it's good.

     

    The PSX gives me many good memories. It's just a shame that my memories of the graphics are through rose coloured glasses.

  24. Posted

    Got past those poison slugs (or whatever they are), haven't got past the bear yet.

     

    The black wolf bear thing used to freak me out. I've never beaten the game. I refuse to look at a walkthrough for it. The main problem I have is when I have to get past some dude much later on in the game. He's got these grenade things or something. Anyway, because there's so much on the screen the game heavily lags and character control just goes right out the window.

     

    Forgot about Tomb Raider. I dug the first 2. They seemed to get more action orientated as the series went along.

     

    I've never come across One for the PSX, I might track down some gameplay footage and check it out.

  25. Posted · Edited by DemonoidTentacle

    Looking at getting into some more games with similar gameplay to that of Another World.

     

    The only others that I can think of are Flashback, Abe's Oddysee, and Abe's Exodus.

     

    I guess I'll say Prince of Persia, too.

     

    All of these games rock.

     

    What other quality titles should I be looking at?

     

     

    EDIT: To please my american friends I'll also say Out of this World (Another World)

     

    EDIT2: Forgot about Heart of Darkness.

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