Yakumo1975 Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 How on earth can a battery bank be entertaining? Well, let's watch on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 It's the 300th show of Battle of the Ports!! That's right, the show has now been going for 300 weeks or 5 years and 7 months. To celebrate this grand number we are going to take a look at one of the most iconic sci-fi adventure games to come out of Japan. this in Snatcher. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 After the awesome 8BitDo M30 pad which lets face it, was made for Sega fans, I wanted to see if their SN30 Pro + was just as good to use. And again, let's face it, this is made with Nintendo fans in mind. Just look at the colour and main body of the pad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Pac Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I still think to this very day Centipede on the 7800 is the best port. Controls are perfect, and that co-op mode is just plan cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 9:48 PM, Classic Pac said: I still think to this very day Centipede on the 7800 is the best port. Controls are perfect, and that co-op mode is just plan cool. I think the only version of Centipede I ever played was some unofficial effort on the Commodore Plus 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yakumo1975 Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Known as Soldiers of Fortune in the US but The Chaos Engine everywhere else comes yet another classic from the Bitmap brothers. But which versions are the best? Home computer or console? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Dragon Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 2:09 AM, Yakumo1975 said: Known as Soldiers of Fortune in the US but The Chaos Engine everywhere else comes yet another classic from the Bitmap brothers. But which versions are the best? Home computer or console? Dissapointing scrolling on the Genesis. STE hardware not really taken advantage of other than slightly improved scrolling and colour range. The STFM version is pretty dire to be honest. I'm used to seeing the Bitmap Bros get the most from the ST hardware, but this looks like it was too ambitious a project or built for the Amiga, either way it came as a shock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I remember this title being really hyped back in the day, but not being an Amiga or ST person I couldn't run it (never knew about the DOS port). When I finally played it on my Genesis I couldn't understand what app that hype was about. Still don't really other than it was a really nice game for the Amiga I guess at a time when that platform was pretty much dead. Is there a comparison of the ST and the STE version somewhere? I'm curious as to how much the scrolling was improved. It was pretty dire on the stock ST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 8 hours ago, Tempest said: Is there a comparison of the ST and the STE version somewhere? I'm curious as to how much the scrolling was improved. It was pretty dire on the stock ST. It uses the extended STe colo(u)r pallette but that's about it. No hardware scrolling or digitial sound effects though, looks like none of the British developers and publishers wanted the ST to be as good as the Amiga so they gimped the ports... Still a good game if you don't mind the lack of in-game music, which was a damn shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 A little late to the party on this one but that's okay because that means more time with the console. Here we go with a full review of the LDK Landscape edition. Many say it's less powerful that the portrait style system. Really? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yakumo1975 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 Another classic this week on Battle of the Ports but one with a modern home-brew on an ageing system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 The first Battle of the Ports of 2020 is here ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Usotsuki Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I have always used the "GAL-a-ga" pronunciation. For the record: I also speak Japanese (though not very well), and the Japanese spelling simply confirms how I've always said it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I remember one of my friends growing up insisted it was Gal-LOG-A. Where he got the O sound from is anyone's guess. I also head Gal-LAY-Ga a lot back in the day. Reminds me of the who "How do you pronounce Karateka?" thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 As someone who speaks Japanese, I actually disagree with Jordan Mechner on how to pronounce Karateka. http://3.buric.co/dc746-karateka.mp3 is a clip from Detective Conan where two characters are talking about someone who's a karate nut, and they both use the word "karateka" - so you can hear how actual Japanese speakers would pronounce it. It's pretty close to ka-RA-te-ka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 14 minutes ago, The Usotsuki said: As someone who speaks Japanese, I actually disagree with Jordan Mechner on how to pronounce Karateka. http://3.buric.co/dc746-karateka.mp3 is a clip from Detective Conan where two characters are talking about someone who's a karate nut, and they both use the word "karateka" - so you can hear how actual Japanese speakers would pronounce it. It's pretty close to ka-RA-te-ka. Which is exactly how I always pronounced it. Good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 This reminds me of an agurment I'd always had with my friend over how to pronounce Gradius. I say it as "GRAY-DE-US" like everyone else and he always says it's "GRAH-DE-US". And he insists he's right from all the anime he's watched... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 The Japanese pronunciation is "Guradiusu". However, it makes more sense to me to say it "GRAY-dee-us" in English. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 Capcom classic this week with 1942 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Well, it was only a matter of time before the Switch looking clones arrived. Actually I'm surprised it has taken this long. Here we are with the PowKiddy RS-11. It comes with GameBoy Advance and NES games built in but that's it. No mention of what else it can play so it's time to experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, Yakumo1975 said: Well, it was only a matter of time before the Switch looking clones arrived. Actually I'm surprised it has taken this long. Here we are with the PowKiddy RS-11. It comes with GameBoy Advance and NES games built in but that's it. No mention of what else it can play so it's time to experiment. That's more than what Nintendo gives you on a real Switch... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) Now it's cold, dark and wet for many parts of the world. So why not cheer yourself up with some summer fun! Today we are taking a look at Cool Spot. Edited January 25, 2020 by Yakumo1975 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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