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Post by englishinvader on Jan 9, 2016 12:51:35 GMT
Double Dragon (completely original game instead of arcade port) Shinobi 1 and 2 Coca Cola Kid Ronald McDonald in Magical World Ninku Ninku Gaiden Puyo Puyo 1 and 2 Nazo Puyo Super Monaco GP (similar to SMS version, but menu and options a lot more intuitive and, for me, the killer app on the GG) NBA Jam Pac-Man Ms Pac-Man (Ms Pac-Man was released on SMS but this one was made by Namco instead of Tengen) Jungle Strike Urban Strike NHL Hockey RBI Baseball 94 Madden 95 and 96
There are probably more but I can't think of any off the top of my head. You should probably avoid SMS mode games like Castle of Illusion, Chase HQ, Outrun Europa and Fantastic Dizzy (direct ports from Master System with reduced screen size) but games like Land of Illusion, Lucky Dime Caper and Wonderboy which were especially made for the GG hardware should be ok (they're more or less the same game with a few quirks here and there).
One of the key differences between the SMS and GG libraries is that the SMS library is deeply rooted in the mid 80s arcade with games like The Ninja, Action Fighter and the original Shinobi while the GG is more rooted in the early-mid 90s.
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Post by englishinvader on Jan 8, 2016 12:40:40 GMT
One of the things I've noticed is that teams hardly ever gamble on the 4th down (even when they're two or three touchdowns behind). When I'm playing Madden, I almost always gamble or go for a fake punt.
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Post by englishinvader on Jan 7, 2016 21:42:21 GMT
Currently watching Superbowl XIX on YouTube with legendary quarterbacks Dan Marino and Joe Montana: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wftI5kX2h-EI love watching retro stuff from the early 80s so the commercials are all part of the fun for me.
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Post by englishinvader on Jan 2, 2016 22:11:14 GMT
I don't mind NFL. I don't watch it all that much but there are plenty of people in this country who do (as well as NHL, NBA et al.). The cable sports channels are full of it (including the more obscure stuff like College Football etc).
I get my US sports fix from the Mega Drive (usually Madden 92 and EA Hockey).
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Post by englishinvader on Dec 25, 2015 18:29:21 GMT
Mega Drive, both original and 2 - hardware versions lead to sound playback issues on the model 2 for ONE GAME. Sadly that game is Hellfire, which has awesome music. So I needed the original model! The only game that gives me sound issues is Lotus 2: RECS on my Japanese MD1 (both the original cart and on the Everdrive). It plays fine for a while, then the sound bug suddenly kicks in and then it just comes and goes. The console has a 3-way mod switch for the different regions and the sound craps out no matter what region I try. The game is still playable and it works perfectly on my PAL MD1. I suspect it's either a side-effect of the mod or an allergic reaction to PAL-centric games (most Amiga ports fit into that category).
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Post by englishinvader on Dec 25, 2015 9:44:47 GMT
I still wonder why people threat the Sega CD and the 32X as seperate Console when they were add-ons just like the Super Game Boy for the SNES, the 64DD for the N64 or other hardware add-ons were. I don't get it why the Sega/Mega CD and the 32X are always singled out as consoles when they weren't. For a start, the Mega CD and 32X are a lot more expensive than a Super Game Boy and they have original games that aren't available anywhere else. The 64DD had little or no software support which makes it little more than a status symbol for die-hard collectors. I think it's more of a practical distinction than a literal one. Retro Gamer did separate articles for the Mega Drive, Mega CD and 32X because there was enough material to warrant the extra coverage. The 64DD and Super Game Boy were covered in the N64 and SNES collector's guides because there was nothing else to say about them.
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Post by englishinvader on Dec 24, 2015 20:36:08 GMT
Commodore VIC-20 (plus two Mega-Carts (#131 and #259), a Behr Bonz Multi-cart and about 40 tape games) C64 (breadbin and C64C models plus SD2IEC, EasyFlash 3 and about 40 odd games in tape/disk format) Amiga 600 (30-40 disk games, some loose some boxed)
Atari 2600 (both six switch VCS and Junior models + Harmony cartridge and 10-20 original carts) Atari Lynx (original model with 40 games, mostly loose) Atari STe (4MB RAM upgrade, hard drive emulator and 50+ disk games, some loose some boxed)
Sega Master System (original model, SMS 2 with RGB and 50/60Hz mod and 20-30 games in boxed and loose condition) Sega Mega Drive (original PAL model, original NTSC-Japan model with modswitch for NTSC-US and PAL, Everdrive MD and 60+ originals) Sega Game Gear (several black GGs, one Magic Knight Rayearth GG and over 300 games and accessories) Sega Saturn (standard PAL with 50/60Hz mod, Action Replay cartridge and 38 games, mostly PAL but some Japan) Sega Dreamcast (several white DCs, Action Replay disc and 20-30 games)
NES (standard PAL model, 15-20 originals, mostly loose) SNES (standard PAL model, 20+ originals (mostly loose) and Super Game Boy) N64 (standard PAL model, 20+ originals) GameCube (2 standard PAL models, Action Replay disc and 20+ originals) Gameboy/GBC (original white DMG with backlight, bivert and prosound mods, GB Boy Colour (Chinese hardware clone of GBC), GB pocket and GBC + GB Everdrive and 20+ originals) GBA (original model, SP and Micro plus about 20 games) DS (DSi model plus about 10 games)
ZX Spectrum (+2a model, DivIDE interface and a handful of original tape games)
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Post by englishinvader on Dec 21, 2015 8:54:42 GMT
I knew a few Mega Drive cheats as a kid (didn't get the SMS until later). Off the top of my head, the famous level select for Sonic 1 (title screen when Sonic waves finger - up, down, left, right then A + start) and the infinite shurikens cheat for Revenge of Shinobi (go into options, select 0 shurikens and hold A for 20 seconds and the 0 turns into an infinity symbol).
I also remember using a level select cheat for Sonic 2 on the GG (can't remember what it was). You couldn't get the full ending using it though. You have to get all the emeralds; an exercise in mental exhaustion that I've only ever done once and have no inclination to do again.
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Post by englishinvader on Dec 9, 2015 19:55:29 GMT
Looks good. I would be interested in playtesting but I'm on Linux.
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Post by englishinvader on Dec 3, 2015 2:03:43 GMT
SMS Power is of a very different nature to this forum. It's very technical and has a lot of ongoing development projects while this site is more geared towards end-user pursuits like gaming/collecting.
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Post by englishinvader on Nov 19, 2015 17:42:54 GMT
It looks like that listing has been removed. Looks like someone made him an outside eBay offer he couldn't refuse.
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Post by englishinvader on Nov 19, 2015 7:31:22 GMT
I remember seeing one of these in a magazine when I was a kid and thinking "Wow!". It's a 386 PC clone that has a built in Mega Drive console: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ultr...SwIwhWRPGTThe auction is currently at £226. I'm not bidding because I have neither the money or the space for it. I think the machine would have been a lot better if the MD and the 386 had been able to interact with each other instead of being completely separate. Would have made a great hacking and development tool.
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Post by englishinvader on Nov 14, 2015 1:53:48 GMT
They might say the seller has to refund but they'll also say that the buyer has to send the item back first which means the whole thing is a waste of time.
I was in a similar situation about five years ago. Sellers get away with selling all kinds of crap because it isn't worth the trouble of sending the item back and it makes no sense to trust in a seller's honesty when that seller has already proved himself dishonest.
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Post by englishinvader on Oct 25, 2015 7:41:33 GMT
P.S. I also got a cheap HP PC awhile back with the intent of using it exclusively for game emulation. However, I just can't stand how quickly cluttered with malware or other weirdness a windows machine becomes and I'm not willing to a bunch of work to prevent it so now it just sits there, collecting dust. I found that my XP laptops ran about 60% faster when I removed the AVG anti-virus. Since then, I've come to believe that all anti-virus is a con and that as long as you use a bit of common sense and don't click on any dodgy links you're good to go. And if you click on a dodgy link no amount of anti-virus will help you anyway. Plus, the HP laptop in question doesn't need to go online much anyway. I can install all the emulators and game files I need from an external hard drive and various discs which means I can carry on using the machine when XP is as internet ready as Windows 95.
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Post by englishinvader on Oct 21, 2015 22:04:45 GMT
Well done!
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