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Unbeliever

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About Unbeliever

  • Birthday 09/06/1966

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    Now You're Playing with Power...Super Power!
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    Plainfield, NH, USA
  • Interests
    Xbox 360, emulation (in particular Genesis, NES, SNES, and Atari 2600), Mario's games (up to the Nintendo Wii system), old arcade classics on any system.
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    Working on Final Fantasy 3, Chrono Trigger, Ultima: Exodus, and Wizardry 1 (all emulated).
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    Probably going to try and figure out how to collect more Wii games without the wife killing me. Wish me luck. :D

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  1. Just wondering...since entering the world of emulation, and in particular gaming on a "simulated" Genesis/Megadrive console, it seems I'm really enjoying playing the Streets of Rage series. When I first ran across this game and had an original model 1 Genesis, I avoided this game as I didn't enjoy "fighting" games. However, now that it's about 20 years later (or so), I'm finding that I absolutely LOVE this series. I played a great session of SoR II this morning and topped 120,000 points in my first go around with the game. Anyone else playing this series today? The music in particular is pretty stellar from area to area as you go along.
  2. This is one I recommend. I've been playing Wizardry 1 since its inception, and the NES version is just a great version IMHO. I also recommend Ultima: Exodus. Again, another game I played from its inception way back in the day and the NES version is, once again, great.
  3. So this week I played (sorry, last week as of this writing): SNES Yoshi's Island - 30 minutes Super Mario World - 20 minutes Ms. Pacman - 60 minutes (just couldn't seem to stop hitting reset) Space Invaders - 20 minutes (I need some major practice) Genesis/Megadrive Sonic the Hedgehog - 10 minutes Altered Beast - 5 minutes (did not go well and completely out of practice) Earthworm Jim - 10 minutes Shining in the Darkness - 30 minutes Atari 2600 Phoenix - 10 minutes Pitfall! - 15 minutes Space Invaders - 10 minutes Spider Fighter - 5 minutes
  4. It was a no-brainer for me to purchase the SNES after many years of enjoying my NES back in the day. My favorite game on the system was Super Mario World (and still is today), but another game I really enjoyed was Donkey Kong Country. The graphics really "wowed" me, so again it was a no brainer to purchase that as soon as it was available. Of course another big point in the system's favor was the Final Fantasy series, which again, is enjoyed to this day. It never gets old (in particular Final Fantasy 6 (3). I'm happily enjoying the system more so than my Xbox One, which I rapidly feel is going by the wayside soon to make room for more classic gaming fun.
  5. I really hadn't though a whole lot about this. I have an Xbox One S and it's still playable, I can still get games for it (although without the enhancements that come with the Series S/X), and my library of games is fairly large enough to keep going for a good bit of time yet. I've also been going backward to the NES/SNES/Genesis, so this isn't really a concern for me. No desire to get the latest generation, either.
  6. Giving another go of Kingdoms of Amalur a run (original Xbox 360 version).

     

  7. I remember investing heavily in the NES during that time frame, and was completely hooked on it, buying everything I could and the games I really wanted for it (mostly Final Fantasy...it was a big favorite). Had a poster of the NES promo on my bedroom door, too. I had the lightgun, ROB the Robot, etc. Those were good times for me. My Atari 2600 was a thing of the past at that point, having left it with my parents when I moved out on my own. However, around 2000 or so I started getting back into Atari and now have a sizable collection of boxed and loose games for my light six-switch. No NES in sight, unless you count it being emulated on a Raspberry Pi.
  8. I've had Diablo 2 Resurrected now for my Xbox One since a day or two after the release. It's been pretty addictive to me personally, running difference characters and playing whenever I have some time (usually at night when things are settled down). There's been a few nights when I've looked at the clock and realized it's midnight. Yep, I'm hooked!
  9. Hi, folks: I have a 6 switch light that I've had for years and it still runs top notch. However, the power button seems to have an issue when I power on a game, sometimes the game goes all glitch like until I flip it a few more times. After a few flips, the game is fine. Do you folks think it's a connection or just dirty? I'm not at all comfortable opening up the system to see what's wrong, as I have a tendency to wreck things once I tinker like that. If you could recommend a good cleaning, however, and a solution that might do the trick, I would appreciate your insights. In addition, if I leave the power switch on and turn off the system with the power strip, it seems absolutely fine when it powers on (no flicker). Could be a bad switch in general, I think. Your thoughts would be welcome. Steve
  10. Here's my list that I try to play every day: Space Invaders Asteroids Missile Command Berzerk Pacman Ms. Pacman Phoenix Pitfall Just to name a few, but these are my main "go to" games on any given day. This morning was Phoenix and Ms. Pacman before work.
  11. Wow, and wow again! Thank you for this.
  12. Wow. I've been on this site (and around this site) for almost 20 years. Now THAT's staying power!

    1. save2600

      save2600

      That's Unbelieverble!

    2. PacManPlus

      PacManPlus

      Me Too!  Next year for me is 20 years. :)

      Congrats!

    3. Unbeliever

      Unbeliever

      @PacManPlus Thanks! Same to you. 

  13. I agree. The artwork is still incredible to this day. It fired my imagination as I played the games and read the manuals (manuals you say? Wow...real manuals inside the box!). I even leave the game on in it's attract mode if it has one just to enjoy the nostalgia even more.
  14. Ah, the dimly lit, smoke-filled arcades of my youth. Terrible places, all of them........ Which I frequented quite a bit to play AND watch others play my favorite arcades games. Then moving to my home, the Atari 2600 became a staple but NOT a centerpiece in my life. I still had things I had to do in the outside world of video games, but the Atari was always there, waiting, for me to take a minute or two to play a game. I have a house, yard, animals, a full-time job, and responsibilities. You know what? I manage all of that and still find time to have "fun".
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