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when I first saw the Sega CD on Kega Fusion, I was floored. still am

NE146 gamefly has a shing force game for ps2

is it wrong to enjoy the make my video series?

I question Sega's logic of adding it to the ultimate genesis collection, let alone requiring a trophy to beat it. the road rash trilogy would've been a better fit

glad to see some devotees

let me start by saying i for one LOVE the 32X and Sega CD. yes, the FMV games are horrible, grainy messes that made VHS video look like DVD quality. Yes the games are have better music and a few clips or stages, but that's good enough for me. People blast these 2 systems for not being good enough, not delivering on their promises and being considered crap. consider for a moment the Sega Genesis itself. it was capable, without add-ons, of 64 colors. the 32X added way more than was possible for the base system, 3D graphics that were good for the time, Bigger games and better audio. (Doom counts) Imagine getting a VHS video that has a base color spectrum of 28 colors max then you hear of an add on that adds 148. obviously you'll want that add-on wires be damned, for a better picture. not just better picture, better audio (not quite Dolby pro logic II but close) but I'm going off track. we got games that, i'll admit, were crap at the time, hell they're crap now. for every blackthorne (did I spell that right?) 32x, there's a doom or Metal head. then we have the weird ones like Kolibri or failed Attempts such as Knuckles Chaotix. Perfect Arcade ports such as Afterburner 32x and Star wars 32X and killer commercials (everyone remember the angry black guy?). the Sega CD comes out in the 90's (screw the preferred order, to me it's Sega CD and then the 32X) and we get treated to Redbook audio, Full Motion Video (albeit choppy and grainy, but hey, it was the 90's), the best port of Terminator ever made and even a special Sonic Game titled Sonic CD. some of the best titles came out for the Sega CD: Night Trap Double Switch Terminator Lunar and Eternal Blue Shining force CD Popful mail Sonic CD I know people are going to hate me but... the Make my video series and Bram stokers Dracula and a few others I can't remember. the point is, the Sega CD and 32X were great systems yet they are often scapegoated, but compared to the super Nintendo, which despite having a graphics advantage. had to rely on Mode 7 to do 3D, the 32X coupled with the Sega CD had a much better time, despite both having no native 3D support. final note: I was born in 1993 and yes I grew up with the sega genesis. my first experience was with the Kega fusion emulator and I am working on getting a full set. Sonic will never die, but Jurassic park can burn in hell.

but why not make a different, better controller?

exactly. would it have been possible to replace the 5200's video chip with the GTIA chip? barring that, why in gods name was the controller made at all? its badly designed, doesn't self center and looks horrible

how does the Amiga stand up against DOS?

they're the same thing. why couldn't Atari just market the 800 with the ability to play 5200 games or add the option at release? the base system is okay but the controller is hideous. fix that, no problem. I just don't understand why they can't be cross compatible or modded to be

hello?

alright, fine. i didn't know it was old okay, cut me a damn break

High Voltage, when i want to be criticized, i will say so. and garbage? this is a part of history. as for the millionth time? this is the first I've posted of it. go troll somewhere else

i understand why ET would be a scapegoat for the crash, the pits, the agents being pains in the ass and the landfill. now, i don't doubt the fact that the game can be difficult, or that it can be frustrating, but calling it the cause of the crash is pushing it. look at pac man or miner 2049er for the 2600, hell look at Donkey Kong or Daikatana. those games are 10 times WORSE than this one. 3 reasons: 1. graphics are good 2. Music is acceptable 3. despite the pits, its enjoyable. compared to pac man which is an eye searing, ear bleeding mess. (i have it, sadly) thoughts?

i'm testing it on the Apple II. rybags, you mentioned encryption? care to elaborate?

decided to scrap it.

sm3, the books lead back here for some reason. dead link?

how do i scroll up, like in atariwin

sm3 thank you

if you have a text version of the code, i'd be grateful

JamesD in English. and if anyone has a copy of the merlin rom, please send it to me

my mistake. but the question stands, ZX spectrum, how does it stack up?

it seems that all assembly is either based off of X86 or x64 development. what frustrates me is 2 things: 1: i STILL can't find the merlin assembler for the commodre 64, the one i have (TASM) will not load at all 2. and this really pisses me off, command line programming appears to be taking off. what's the use of a programming language that requires the use of the windows command line. I tried using TASM (again) and even replaced the file with the suggested end title (.asm). what happened? the typical "file does not exist Bull****! I just want to do development for the commodore 64 and 128 series. is that so hard to fucking ask? i wish we were still in the days of BASIC. it was easier back then. sure it took longer but at least you didn't have to deal with the command lines or some other shit. by the way, the whole "real programmers don't use pascal" thing that people say? you guys can suck a dick, because REAL programmers don't use Perl/ C# whatever, seriously, fuck off

I can't play Archon on AppleWin. I've tried everything, different keysets, using the mouse, even using a different apple version but NOTHING works! it's really annoying, all I can do is press enter to get to the game screen and nothing else. its fine with other games though

okay, so quick question, how well does it stack up to the other sinclair computers, the BBc micro and ZX spectrum?