KIWASABI
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Biohazard 1.5 =/= Resident Evil 2 scrapped beta with Elza Walker and Leon Kennedy as the protagonists and had a completely different storyline and alternate maps and backgrounds couple extra items like grenades...it was assumed to be about 80% finished.Was that the Castlevania for 2000 with Sonia Belmont?
That version of RE2 sounds pretty interesting. There are similar alternate versions of RE4 as well. If you look on youtube you'll see that there were about 3 completely different builds of RE4 before they settled on the one that released. I would assume that the other builds weren't as fun and were more of a learning experience than anything. When it comes to making games it's always a learning experience, which is why games often get scrapped (they just aren't fun).
As for Castlevania Resurrection, you are correct, it was supposed to come out around 2000 and starred Sonia Belmont. Here's the best article on it that I could find for you:
http://dreamcast.ign.com/articles/132/132004p1.html
Anybody have a link to info about that Blaster game for the 8-bit systems? It seems like that is very well liked. The 2600 and 7800 games that have been mentioned sound pretty interesting as well. Is Missing in Action more of a shooter or more of a beat-em-up? It's hard to tell from the pictures.
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I just bought a 2 player Tokyo Wars, used to play it at Game Works, Just wanted to know if others here had ever played it and what you thought.I've played this game many times over the years; it's a lot of fun. It's pretty much the only game I can play with my girlfriend without her getting frustrated. I like how the seats move every time you shoot, it really adds to the experience.
My one big gripe to the game is it makes it impossible for you to ever progress. As soon as you get down to the last 10 or so enemy tanks the game starts to count down (even though there wasn't a timer to begin with) and doesn't give you nearly enough time to finish off the rest of the tanks. This is understandable though I guess since if you could keep getting free games then the arcade owner wouldn't make any money. But I think I would've done it differently since this is a pretty frustrating end to the game.
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I don't know but I would love to play Resident Evil on GBC or Biohazard 1.5 on psx...I would assume that RE on GBC got cancelled because Resident Evil Gaiden on GBC was garbage and didn't sell well. IGN gave Resident Evil Gaiden a 4/10. I would imagine you aren't missing out on much.
As for Biohazard 1.5, what is that exactly?
One other thing. I saw a while ago that someone sold the disc that had the unreleased Dreamcast Castlevania Resurrection game on it. Does anybody know what happened to that? Someone spent over $500 on it iirc.
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I'm a complete newb as far as knowing what prototypes are floating around. What are the best games that have surfaced that were previously unreleased? The big one that I remember from a long time ago was Half Life for Dreamcast.
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Sonic Xtreme was in such a primitive state that it wouldn't really be worth playing. Sega had no idea how to properly take Sonic into the 3d realm and so they were just experimenting. They gave themselves an insane deadline that never could've been achieved and so they of course failed. I think it's one of those games where it's more rewarding to wonder "what if..." then to actually see what happened with it.
Check out this article for more info:
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Give me the ole toaster anyday over the toploader... I can't stand RF...Can't you just swap out the rf cord for the a/v cord?
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I know they go for quite a bit. Over a hundred bucks normally? Why are they so rare and why didn't Nintendo just make this kind of unit from the beginning. I probably would have collected some for the NES a long time ago but every NES I've ever had has been a blinking door stop.These top loaders are more durable and reliable IIRC.
The top loader systems are quite amazing. The reason they're so rare and so well made is because they came out AFTER the SNES iirc, which means that Nintendo applied all their new SNES technology to the new model of the NES. I think they came out around 92 or so. Anyway, they came out at a time when there wasn't much demand for brand new NES's (I only got mine since my NES toaster broke) which is why they're so rare.
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Am I right that none of the sticks that have Ms. Pac-Man or the Namco Museums that have it have the option to play at the speed of the arcade with the speed-up chip? I never play it on the Namco Museums I have because of the lack of that... my mad arcade skills from 25 years of playing machines with the speed chip don't work at all on the regular speed.If you have a super nintendo you can get the SNES version of Ms. Pacman which has the speed up hack in it. It also allows you to play cooperatively which is kinda fun. However, I doubt this version is very accurate to the arcade original. Sorry if this is a worthless post, I'm not an expert by any means but thought I'd try and help.
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Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight - the problem with this game is that it's way too hard. use a game genie to give yourself a fighting chance (like not losing powerups when you get hit, that was just unfair) and you'll have a stellar platformer with exceptional graphics and a bad-ass soundtrack.This game did always seem promising, but I could never get past the second level or so. This is good advice. I'm going to pick this game up and give it a try with my game genie. Thanks!
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No problem.
I had this game too when i was little, i must have been 7 or 8
*EDIT* i just found the original disk i had this on! what a trip!
Haha that's awesome that you found the original Executioners disc. My shareware disc has been gone for over a decade I'm sure. Fire it up if you have a super old machine lying around.
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I thought of another one:
Panic Restaurant: A fun little platformer developed by Taito in which you're a chef who is fighting against various types of food. This game has very unique bosses that are pretty funny.
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Haha awesome, Executioners did end up being the one I was looking for. I'm very surprised somebody knew that game. Thanks for the help!
By the way, after a bunch of searching around I found out that the full version is available as freeware on the company's website (http://www.bloodlustsoftware.com/executioners.html) but it doesn't seem to work (you can't get past the title screen). The one that works is the demo, which can be found here:
http://www.oldschooldos.com/executioners.php
You need to use a DOS emulator to get it to work (dosbox was the one everybody recommended, which I used) but unfortunately the sound doesn't work.
Anyway, this brings back a lot of memories. Nostalgia is a funny thing; it sure has a way of blocking out all negative aspects of anything you liked as a kid. It's hard to believe how much different the game actually is compared to how I remembered it. This game was made by high school students and it definitely looks and plays like it. It's still pretty fun though despite having extremely cheap and frustrating bosses. The highlight of the demo has to be the boss of the first level; he pukes copious amounts of vomit on you, pulls off one of his arms and whacks you with it, and throws his own head like a boomerang. Pretty damn hilarious. Thanks again for the help in finding this.
-Adam
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Hey everybody,
I've gotten pretty obsessed with finding this old shareware game I played on the PC back in the early-mid nineties and so far have had no luck locating it. Here's all that I can remember about it:
Shareware PC game (I remember playing it off of the shareware discs from the electronics stores)
Release date: 1992-1994 (guesstimate)
Genre: Beat-em-up
Gameplay: I remember it having a definite monster/horror theme. I want to say that you actually played as monsters too, but I could be wrong. It was also a pretty bloody game; it might have been rated M.
I looked through all the beat em up games listed on gamefaqs, allgame, and wikipedia all to no avail. If anybody could offer any ideas I'd definitely appreciate it.
-Adam
P.S. If anybody knows a site that lists all the old shareware games that would be very helpful as well. So far I haven't been able to find such a site though, unfortunately.
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I thought of some more:
S.C.A.T.: Back when Natsume was making more than just Harvest Moon, they were making some very cool games (Shatterhand and Shadow of the Ninja were some more of their good ones). This is an extremely great shooter that I highly recommend. I only came across this game randomly fairly recently and I love it. This has gameplay exactly like Forgotten Worlds.
Zombie Nation: This shooter is too hilarious to pass up. You're a giant floating head that shoots. Even though it isn't the greatest shooter, it has a good novelty value to it just because of the premise.
Gun.Smoke: Since everyone is talking about all of the overhead shooters on NES, I'll go ahead and add this one to the list. It's a good port of a pretty good arcade game. It's worth checking out.
Metal Storm: I almost forgot this one. This is a great platform shooter that a friend of mine introduced me to recently (it's his favorite NES game). I haven't bought this one yet, but based on playing it emulated this game is very fun.
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Cabal: Since this game was made by Rare while they were still awesome, this port is much better than the arcade version. It's a very unique shooter since it's the shooting gallery genre of shooter, which is very uncommon. I only play this game once in a while for like 30 minutes since it seems to give me carpal tunnel instantly.
The Punisher: This game is most likely more nostalgia than quality, but I still think it is pretty fun. It's somewhat similar to Cabal (but not as good).
Also, while these aren't "sleeper hits", I definitely think that these are under appreciated:
Adventure Island: This game is easily better than the original Mario. It's way faster plus you get to shoot stuff and ride a skateboard. I wish that this series would have survived and Mario would've ceased to exist.
Battletoads: Best 2d game ever, in my opinion. 99% of people who played this game couldn't get past the 3rd level and so they have bitter memories of the game. This is very unfortunate because this game is simply amazing. Every level in this game is completely different from the last. Battletoads has the most gameplay variety I've ever seen in an old school game, and it is well done.
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You know, it pains me to say this but I can understand how the kids would not like the 2600 because it is just so far removed from what they are used to and looks alien to them but how can they say the same for the NES and SNES and the Genesis?Of course the Atari is my most loved system but I love the NES almost as well. I guess I am opposite of the youngsters as I see the X360 etc. as things I don't really care to own.
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Yeah I agree, the 8-bit and 16-bit eras are 2 generations that anybody who likes video games should be well-acquainted with. I think it was that generation where video game quality peaked and it has just kinda slid downhill ever since. The problem is that today with games costing $20 million to make the game industry is afraid to take risks anymore. I mean c'mon, when was the last time someone made something new? How many times do we have to keep playing the same first person shooter game and Mario sequel?
As for the 2600, it is definitely difficult to get into those games if you didn't grow up in that era. However, I think it might just be a matter of A) Finding the right games and B) Playing it with someone who did grow up in that era. About 15 years ago or so I played Space Invaders, Frogger, Carnival, Q*Bert, etc with my dad and that was a lot of fun. Those are all games I could pick up today and enjoy. But I'm not sure if I would've ever gotten myself to play games that old if it weren't for him.
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Hah, I did literally laugh out loud at that one. Nice...They've already got it wrong... The crash happened in 84!!!Actually it happened around 1995. There hasn't been a real game made since then.
I find I'm saying that sort of thing more and more lately. I think, after two years now of fighting it, that I have to admit I hate modern gaming (by which I mean everything since Atari stopped making systems).
Wow, not even any love for the SNES or Genesis? To me those were the golden days of video games, and not just for nostalgic purposes. It was a great balance between old school gameplay and balanced difficulty. NES games didn't age very well because they weren't very well balanced (look at Metroid vs Super Metroid). But I suppose that those games are still very different from the arcade style "pick up and play" games that Atari made.
Anyway, I've decided I don't like modern gaming either, which to me means that I don't like the last couple generations of console games.
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The Crash of '83 is usually debated in this forum, and I'm always intrigued by it. Since I didn't live through it, I have no personal experience to go on, but the official stories of how games like Pac-Man and ET sunk a whole industry always sounded like a stretch to me, so it's nice to see this article that offers a more balanced approach. Of course, I'd love to hear what the experts in this forum think.
Enjoy!While the author does make some good points in his article, I think that he takes his argument the complete opposite of all the other depictions of this event when he doesn't really need to. The main thing that struck out to me was that he kept trying to say that the crash was completely blown out of proportion. However, what happened to Imagic (as well as Activision) is, to me, a very clear indicator of how bad the crash actually was:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_crash_of_1983
"A massive industry shakeout resulted. Magnavox and Coleco abandoned the video game business entirely, and Imagic withdrew its IPO the day before its stock was to go public, and later collapsed. While the largest of the third-party cartridge makers, Activision, survived for several more years[4] on personal-computer platforms (thanks to its then-legal ability to average its income and recover millions of dollars in past tax payments from the IRS), most of the smaller software development houses supporting the Atari 2600 closed."
I think that if it weren't for the crash that Imagic would still be around and would be just as big as Activision. I mean, c'mon, Imagic was one of the best developers around who consistently put out huge hit after huge hit.
Anyway, another thing is that Atari did take down the industry that it built. While Atari did hurt consumer confidence in itself (and the game industry as a whole) with the horrible Pac-man port, it seems that there were many other things as well that contributed to that bad image (when is something NEW coming out; we're tired of the 2600!). After that time Atari was never able to recover its image (something it tried and failed with the 5200, 7800, and Jaguar). The way I look at it is this: What would happen if right now the only big game company around was Nintendo and then they started making bad Mario and Zelda games? If this continued for an extended amount of time it wouldn't matter how much good Nintendo had done in the past, people would start to get fed up with them and stop buying their products. Since they would be the only big game company people buy from then people would just lose confidence in the game industry as a whole. I think that Atari basically was perceived as being the entity that was the game industry, and when Atari started going downhill then people saw the whole game industry as going downhill.
To recap: I think that the crash may be blown out of proportion a little bit (it definitely isn't all E.T. or Pac-man's fault), but it still was very real and took down the whole industry for a while. Had Atari released the 5200 when it could have, things would be very different (Or, alternatively, had Bushnell never sold Atari things would be VERY different in the game industry, but that's a whole nother story).
-Adam
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I'm younger than probably most of you (22) and so unfortunately I missed out on all of the 80's commercials up until now. The marketing campaign that I loved the most was for Sega Genesis. The commercial that is the most memorable for me is the one where a kid gets a Genesis and someone shows up to his door and says, "Hey, I heard you got a Sega Genesis". Then they play for a bit, and the door bell rings again, and this time literally hundreds of kids are lined up at the door and they say the same thing. Something about that just said, "This system is off the CHAIN".
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/07/16/o...ames/index.htmlDecent if half-assed article.
I was reading the comments underneath and this one from some punk should give us insight on how the Generation Y crowd sees things.
"I have a PS3 and a PS2 and a PSone and grew up in the nineties anyting older than PS2 games seems like junk to me, the nostalgia only grips those alive when those games were out"
-David
Believe that??? This twit considers an SNES, NES or 2600 to be beneath him and not be worth his time.
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You know, I've been saying this for a while that I feel sad for the kids who have only grown up with the 3d video games and not with any of the 2d games. I honestly believe that game developers achieved games that were a lot closer to perfection when they were 2d rather than the 3d games of today. Once you go into that 3rd dimension you add an exponential amount of variables that can really screw with the formula (the main one being 3d level design; something I find myself saying in 3d games often is "Where the f*** am I supposed to go!?!").
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Hi there,I have access to Usenet. What group would these be found in? Better yet, what word would you recommend using for a search "icons"?It's been so long since I got these I forgot the group I downloaded them from
I'll see if I can do some more fishing but it was something like alt.binaries.emulators or something dealing with retro gaming I think.Any chance you'd be willing to burn them onto a few dvds and send them? I'd be willing to pay like $30 if you'd do that. They wouldn't need to be formatted, they could just be data dvds.
-Adam
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Hi there,I'm just curious, did anybody ever record these? I would be extremely interesting in buying a dvd of these as well as I'm sure plenty of other people would be as well.I don't have any of season 5 (I think this is when they changed the format) but I have seasons 1 - 4. The only episode I don't have is 408 - George A. Romero because I wasn't interested in that one.
Do you have access to usenet? This is where I grabbed most of them from.
I haven't used usenet before; is it as easy as bittorrent? Even if it isn't I don't care, I'll do what it takes to get these. Any info you can provide on getting these would be much appreciated.
-Adam
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I have access to Usenet. What group would these be found in? Better yet, what word would you recommend using for a search "icons"?Thanks
Wow, I'm glad to hear some people actually have some of these. I'm going to have to get these after Christmas.
-Adam
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Back when G4 was awesome and was completely devoted to video games, they had a great show on called Icons (and a spin-off called Game Makers) in which they discussed the history of many video game franchises, consoles, designers, etc. By the looks of this guide on tv.com, there are TONS of great and interesting episodes.
I'm just curious, did anybody ever record these? I would be extremely interesting in buying a dvd of these as well as I'm sure plenty of other people would be as well.
Anyway, if you've never checked this show out, I highly recommend you check out the following episodes. (Edit: I went ahead and added all of the episodes from youtube that I could find. Please add any that you find that are missing)
-Adam
http://www.tv.com/icons/show/26448/episode.html
List of Icons episodes (also lists Game Makers episodes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i3KC3KKEXM
Pac-Man - The History Of Pac-Man Part 1
Game Makers - The Arcade (Part 1)
G4 Icons - Hideo Kojima (part 1 of 3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efxXQofwjg4
Icons - Zelda - Part1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCYU3BpRwc4
Megamans History Part 1
(that one is bad quality but the content is worth it, imo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4kDwWwmeso
The History of PlayStation part 1
G4 icons-Doom 3 Part 1
Icons: The History of Valve and Half-Life Part 1 of 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCai4W1IAmQ
The History Of Nintendo (Part 1/3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMHFAC90o70
The History of Dreamcast part 1
The Rise and Fall of SNK Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg7itYNy6zM
The History Of Xbox Part 1 of 3
Icons-Dead or Alive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxG266TIKns
Icons- Mario (Part 1/2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giPwrAtSzbs
Icons: Bungie
Icons at Double Fine. 1 of 7
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I'd like to see the article you're talking about if you have a link for it.
Yeah, Sonic Xtreme's development cycle was the worst case of development hell I have ever heard of. 20 hour days?! How long could they really expect to keep that up?
It's too bad that Sega pitted Sega Japan vs Sega U.S. against eachother in the way that they did. In the end, nobody won, and a couple of people nearly died in the process. If they had just worked together I'm positive they would've come up with something great. But unfortunately that had to wait all the way until Sonic Adventure for that to happen.