Markies wrote:
I've had that game since I was a kid and I absolutely love it. It's not that deep, but it is way too much fun to play!
Gunstar Green wrote:
I agree. There's an excellent sense of speed. It's got the "just drive" gameplay of the original with a sci-fi coating. It's one of my favorite 16-bit driving games honestly.
Sload Soap wrote:Yeah it's pretty good. Feels like a grunge Outrun.
You are all gentlemen of impeccable taste.
I love the music too. I never get tired of Relight My Fire.
GameSack wrote:That's right, only Sega had the skill to make a proper Nintendo game.
Tempted to get a Retron 5. It would certainly save a lot of space and I wouldn't have to faff about with region unlocking carts (which don't really work anyway) and I could actually buy some for real NES games. It's still £30 more than I'm willing to play though.
Sload Soap wrote:Tempted to get a Retron 5. It would certainly save a lot of space and I wouldn't have to faff about with region unlocking carts (which don't really work anyway) and I could actually buy some for real NES games. It's still £30 more than I'm willing to play though.
Sload Soap wrote:Tempted to get a Retron 5. It would certainly save a lot of space and I wouldn't have to faff about with region unlocking carts (which don't really work anyway) and I could actually buy some for real NES games. It's still £30 more than I'm willing to play though.
I paid £129 and I feel it's been totally worth it. You waiting for the sub-£100 mark?
Sload Soap wrote:Tempted to get a Retron 5. It would certainly save a lot of space and I wouldn't have to faff about with region unlocking carts (which don't really work anyway) and I could actually buy some for real NES games. It's still £30 more than I'm willing to play though.
Sload Soap wrote:Tempted to get a Retron 5. It would certainly save a lot of space and I wouldn't have to faff about with region unlocking carts (which don't really work anyway) and I could actually buy some for real NES games. It's still £30 more than I'm willing to play though.
And you can play Japanese carts in English.
Give in to the temptation.
How does this work?
I should clarify. A patch needs to exist for said game.
So take something like Final Fantasy V. Download the English translation patch onto a SD card, then stick the card into the slot on the R5. Insert FFV for Super Famicom into the R5. In the game options menu apply the patch to the game ROM. Voila, the game is in English.
It's just like patching a ROM with a PC emulator. Except in this case the ROM is derived from your actual game cart.
Exhuminator wrote:
This description can easily be applied to any other mass produced medium. You're basically saying consumable entertainment itself is an addiction. Perhaps it is an addiction for people who lack proper restraint over their own impulsive behavior. In that regard, video games are only a negative addiction for those without self control. That's the fault of the person, not the medium itself.
I agree to what you said, but what you said is the definition of addiction. Anything you can restraint yourself from is not considered an addiction. There are people who drink,but not considered alcoholics. There are people who would gamble once in a while but they don't need psychotherapy sessions link.
Addiction is caused by specific acts or consumables that urges the person to do it one more time or stay longer on the act. . You won't get an urge to change one more car tire, but you will see a lot of people who try to control their weight but will say "Just one more chocolate bar".
The only substance that I know that has uncontrollable addiction are hardcore drugs like heroin.
RCBH928 wrote:Anything you can restraint yourself from is not considered an addiction.
In my experience most gamers can restrain themselves from playing games to the tangible detriment of their health, finance, and relationships. In that aspect video games are not an addiction by default. Whereas some people become addicted to playing/buying video games to the point of negative consequence. When you look at the situation holistically in that regard, video games are not the issue, rather an addictive personality disorder is. If you have addictive personality disorder, it's probably possible to become addicted to any sort of activity you find intriguing. There are people who have been hospitalized due to an addiction to eating their own hair for example.
RCBH928 wrote:Anything you can restraint yourself from is not considered an addiction.
In my experience most gamers can restrain themselves from playing games to the tangible detriment of their health, finance, and relationships. In that aspect video games are not an addiction by default. Whereas some people become addicted to playing/buying video games to the point of negative consequence. When you look at the situation holistically in that regard, video games are not the issue, rather an addictive personality disorder is. If you have addictive personality disorder, it's probably possible to become addicted to any sort of activity you find intriguing. There are people who have been hospitalized due to an addiction to eating their own hair for example.
Right. Addiction is best defined by consequences. If an activity is not causing any stress in your life or harm to yourself then it's fine. When it starts to do things like destroy relationships or harm to your body or getting you to lose your job that's when it's an addiction.
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