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[dsheinem]

he's got ya by miles - http://sega-memories.blogspot.com/

[Czernobog]

From March 30th 2010

Hey everyone! I've been visiting Racketboy every so often to look through the guides for quite some time now and finally got around to joining the community. It took me awhile to actually post because I was finishing up getting my B.F.A in Film and Video Production. Now I'm spending most of my time searching for a job.

My favorite system is the Dreamcast but the systems which create the most nostalgia for me are PS1, NES, GB, and Genesis because I spent the most time with them as I was growing up.

The most recent notable purchase I made was a great condition Turbografx-16 with New Adventure Island for only 10 bucks, which made me pretty ecstatic. A couple of my friends and I used to get together at my buddy's house back in the day and play Military Madness, Devil's Crush, Alien Crush, and the Bonk games so I'm keeping my eye out for those.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to posting here and getting to know more retro gamers, so let me just say it's my pleasure to meet you all!

I have since obtained a CIB copy of Alien Crush for that TG16. Too bad I'm still searching for that steady job all this time later...

[s1mplehumar]

my first post was helping out racketboy himself on his thread titled: Best Sources For Free, Legal Music

www.soundclick.com

It's underground music though, but some artist are well known..or soon to be. They have alot of Free MP3s.

the person who posted after me (also his first post) became one of my good friends here a year later. how cool is that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIrCFrFpHvw

[Breetai]

I guess this was mine:

Loose stunner guns fetch $20 on eBay. Since yours is boxed, it's probably worth a little more. $7 for that is nothing short of a steal.

Over here in the land of the rising sun, the guns can be had for 100yen(US$1) each. They're common. Even the boxed Virtua Cop sets go for 200-500yen here.

I'd been lurking for years before actually joining, as I think many others did as well.

[YoshiEgg25]

I'd been lurking for years before actually joining, as I think many others did as well.

I only lurked for about a week.

[Ivo]

Just some quick info that might be useful to someone:
The N64 and the current gen Gamecube share the same type of socket on the TV out plugs - meaning a Gamecube cable will be usable for a N64 (and for a SNES as well, if the information I had was correct - I tested it on a N64 myself so I'm sure of that part)

I was having a hard time finding a SCART connection for my N64, as the RF one I had was screwing up the sound, until I found out about this.

I wonder if the Revolution will also have this seemingly proprietary socket...

Ivo.

That seems to be mine, on the 27th of April 2006 - 30 days after my registration date. Quite interesting.

Ivo.

[aaron]

god, i made a whole, self-gratifying, disgustingly masturbatory saturn thread.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2321&p=14563#p14563

fun fact is that i don't own a single one of those games anymore. d'oh.

[ProfessorK]

So I have decided to hunt down a Famicom and have a few questions before I buy one.

I have never imported a console. Are they compatible with all outlets and TV ports? (USA)

Some of them seem really yellowed. Is there any way to fix that?

What is a good price for a complete Famicom?

Thanks in advance. I just want to make sure everything will go well before I throw some money across the ocean to get one of these bad boys

12/28/09

I lurked for at least a year before joining. Also, I didn't end up getting a Famicom for at least another eight or so months after this thread haha.

[RBT]

Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:07 am

I'm Robert. 25 years old, from England. My first console was a Master System it was given to me by my uncle who got a Mega Drive at launch. I was a Sega fan boy from that day forward going on to collect all there systems. Fortunately one of my friends was a Nintendo fan boy and we would swap systems for the weekend so I never missed out on Nintendo's great titles. I bowed out of gaming after the Dreamcast era as loose women, fast cars and bikes took over my life. I'm currently unsure witch systems to start collecting but I have a N64 and OG Xbox to keep me going for now.

Less than a year later and I'm collecting for about ten consoles and wanting more, where did it all go wrong.

[Lord_Santa]

from the thread "Best Western RPG for a newbie"

IMHO western CRPG's have become all about the "stats" and less so about content

I see good recommendations, but if you want something widely "different" and a real taste of Western CRPG, I'd suggest starting out with the Ultima series

some might say, Ultima 1-3 (The Age of Darkness); but I beg to differ:

these are perhaps more "OldSkool", but is better suited in their own time (i.e. early 80's)

Ultima IV is a good place to start, if you want some "strategy" and a huge unfolding story-line; with no character "class" to pick from the-get-go; but rather you develop your character into a specific class (albeit the introduction lets you somewhat form you Avatar)

some will arguably say that Ultima VII (parts 1+2) are the "best" CRPG's out there, but once again; Ultima IV is a nice place to start

and here's the good part: there's a remake of the engine (for PC), which sports very nice graphics and is windows-friendly

http://xu4.sourceforge.net/

the game is these days freeware, so there's no illegality in giving it a try

Ultima IV amongst the "older" Ultima fans, stands out as the peak of the series; whilst IMHO Ultima V is deeper in some aspects

the reason to start out with IV, is because that's where the series really "start off"

other than that, you might want to try out the Goldbox series (SSI); i.e the Krynn series, etc.

these are the games, which later on influenced games such as Baldur's Gate, etc.

the Goldbox can be obtained for a decent amount of money, although I am almost certain it's also freeware; the only "problem", is that you have to consult the manual from time to time; in order to read up on "paragraphs" (i.e. some parts in the game, will tell you to "read paragraph 78", in order to know what's "going on")

it's basic strategy in combat, but it serves the game well and it applies to the "old" AD&D rule-set

Knights of Legend is also published by Origin (same as the Ultima series); and mixes somewhat between Ultima and the Goldbox games, in that you have a huge overview map (like Ultima), where you travel; but the combat is much, much more strategic

the story, may not be as strong as in the Ultima series, but there are several quirks to the game, which makes it if not better, then at least equal to the Ultima standard

The Elder Scrolls II - Daggerfall (the predecessor of Morrowind and Oblivion), is an obvious choice, if you want "action/fps/heavy RPG"

this is the absolute peak of the Elder Scrolls series, as the customization of you character is beyond any other game, add to that the largest game-world ever created (AFAIK); and you've got yourself a couple of months of gaming

it's freely available from Bethesda, as to celebrate it's tenth anniversary

you cannot go wrong with this game.

http://www.elderscrolls.com/downloads/d ... _games.htm

if you'd like to try out some more "OldSkool", there's always the Dungeon Master/Eye of the Beholder series, albeit these are "dungeon-crawlers"

if you find Fallout 1 (or 2), being too restricted, due to graphics, difficulty or such, there's the alternative "The Fall - Last Days of Gaia"; it is only available in German, but there has been made a fan-translation of the game

it's basically the same "premise" as the Fallout series, but rendered in nice 3D and with more "depth" in some aspects of the gameplay

there would of course be the Gothic series, which stands out as the best (IMHO) 3rd person CRPG's out there:

these games may not be as "huge" as the Elder Scrolls series, but if you follow the story and get into the gameplay, you'll realize that it's more immersion in Gothic 1, than Oblivion could ever dream of

add to that, the fact that Gothic 3, easily contends with Oblivion in terms of graphics and far surpasses it in terms of combat and you've got yet another series to have a go at

do note, however that it is "essential" to use the Community Patch for Gothic 3, as it repairs the game in almost every way

Arcanum, being made by Troika (many of the people, whom worked on the original Fallout series), is also an excellent choice

the engine somewhat resembles that of Baldur's Gate/Fallout, but generally "works better"

Vampire - The Masquerade - Bloodlines, also from Troika, builds upon the Half-Life 2 engine, with added RPG aspects

if you're into vampires, you¨ll like that one =)

of course, the Might & Magic series (1 through 9) are a must in every serious CRPG collector's shelf

although I recommend starting with VI (this is where the series finally "hit off"); VII and VIII are also very much worth looking into

I'm not a big fan of I-V, nor IX, but that's a matter of preference

and last but absolutely not least;

if you can hook up with a friend, sit down by an Amiga (or emulate one); you should really try out Bloodwych; it's in the same spirit of Dungeon Master, but with added multiiplayer support (split-screen)

it's an amazing game, which can easily keep you hooked up into the wee hours of the morning

I've got plenty more ramblings, but these are off the top of my head, if you want any further info, just let me know

hope it helps =)

I ramble a lot....