blast processed
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Label art looks darker and the top shot of the label looks crooked.
NES/Famicom Appreciation Thread
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It's weird, almost every copy of Clash at Demonhead that I've come across has had some kind of discoloration on the label. My copy is pretty good, but it took a while to find.
That label looks fake to me, I've never seen one cut that poorly. Have you opened it up?
This page has pics of what the PCB should look like:
http://bootgod.dyndns.org:7777/profile.php?id=198
entremet
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Label art looks darker and the top shot of the label looks crooked.
Great game.
I got it in VC since I'm not paying for those prices. Game used to cheap AF, but I waited too long and now it's up there.
I remember playing on the NES originally.
RadarScope1
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Bought it recently but haven't totally dug into it because I've playing other stuff. It's one of about 10 games on my short of "get them now before they go insane in price." I paid $40 via eBay. I'm OK with that. It's yet another that I didn't know at thing about until I got back into collecting and dove into this thread about one year ago.
Shatterhand arrived yesterday. It works, though it took a lot of Q-Tip/alcohol to coax it to show more than a gray screen. Looks pretty nice on my Trinitron, too.
Although, I briefly thought my cart was still glitching out when I missed a punch in Area A and what appeared to be ordinary level geometry exploded into nothingness, leaving a hole. Turns out that, nope, you can punch this wall open, even in a ROM that isn't at the mercy of bad contacts. There was a white wall you were supposed to do this to above it beforehand, so I'm guessing it's a glitch (this lower wall does open up a small area, but there's nothing in it and no reason to even try as far as I can ascertain), but hey, it's something.
It's after the really tall robots show up, if that helps any.
Might want to try crouching in various spots in that tunnel. There are some places with hidden floor panel power ups that'll get auto purchased when you duck with sufficient funds.
While he should definitely open it, it could very likely be a legit cart. That label is almost certainly a repro though. Looks like the top of the shell was a rental, with a rental code that was peeled off the side. Might explain a new label if it had any rental label or security stickers on the front too. Curious to see what the pcb looks like now. I'd open a claim though.
I can't remember exactly how I got my copy of Shadow of the Ninja. I think it was given to me for free with some other games, from a childhood friend in the late 90s who didn't want his NES games. I was buying recognizable stuff like like Mega Man, Ninja Turtles II/III, Zelda and Castlevania III. Can't imagine why as a kid I would have gone out of my way to buy this random Ninja game.
Sir Ilpalazzo
Member
Yeah, I've played through this game a ton and never knew about the invisible power-up stations until I played the game last month. Really surprising.
Shadow Hog
Member
Oh, so it's a deliberate spot with some actual purpose? Now that's really surprising. How the heck's anyone supposed to figure that one out...?
RadarScope1
Member
This could be said about the secrets in about 43% of all NES games.
The cart was wired poorly, missing a resistor or something. They discussed it over on the nesdev forum, and I think there was a fix found. Some of the tweets linked are in Japanese though.
RoryDropkick
Member
Rockman 6 arrived today.. and with that I finally have Rockman 1-6. A long road but it's finally done.
red capsule
Member
Cant seem to pin-point the exact reason why I am awfully terrible at clinger winger for Battletoads.
Its the only thing preventing me from recording a nice run on the game.
Pure concept wise, it should be a level that no one should lose a life on (pressing the dpad accordingly to wherever the vehicle/coaster changes directions). Easier said than done though.
Its the only thing preventing me from recording a nice run on the game.
Pure concept wise, it should be a level that no one should lose a life on (pressing the dpad accordingly to wherever the vehicle/coaster changes directions). Easier said than done though.
because the margin for error is razor thin and incredibly unfair
I can barely get past that level as well. I do past it sometimes but barely.
shanafan
Member
Congrats! I would love to collect all the Mega Man titles, but they just cost too much.
RoryDropkick
Member
I got lucky. When I first got my Famicom it came with Rockman 2, 4 and 5. I bought 3 at a local game store for pretty cheap, and I just got 1 and 6 in the past 3 weeks. The AV Famicom and game set <12 games, had the rockman games, FF 1-3, Mother and a few others> was about $150 total. Rockman 3 was iirc $29? Something like that. and I paid about $80 after shipping for the other two.
I thought I had a good fix for the broken joystick on my NES Advantage but no dice. Anyone bought a replacement joystick? Does such a thing exist? I searched a bit and didn't see anything. I think I might go epoxy/carbon fiber layers only because that's what I have lol. It's not something I love but it's part of my nostalgic/retro collection so I'd like to get it back to operational status.
e, for clarification, the joystick broke off at the base when my parents shipped it out. My attempt was to use a small bolt/washer through the bottom side of the 'base' of the joystick. I thought it was a great solution until I saw how the nub on the other side fit into that area. I could cut off part of the nub to fit the fastener head but I'd rather not cut parts as an early option. I am currently planning on laying CF layers with epoxy to connect each section, we'll see if I go that route and how it works out....
e, for clarification, the joystick broke off at the base when my parents shipped it out. My attempt was to use a small bolt/washer through the bottom side of the 'base' of the joystick. I thought it was a great solution until I saw how the nub on the other side fit into that area. I could cut off part of the nub to fit the fastener head but I'd rather not cut parts as an early option. I am currently planning on laying CF layers with epoxy to connect each section, we'll see if I go that route and how it works out....
Might be easier to pick up a new one? I was in a shop last week and they had a box of them for 10 bucks each. If you want to keep using the specific one you already have, maybe you could swap out the joystick with another one.
Speaking of the Advantage, anyone else using it on The Guardian Legend? I've been using mine for my whole playthrough, feels pretty good.
Triple Dash
Neo Member
Am up to the Sliph Co. Building in Pokemon NES. Have run into some minor text glitches occasionally but they're minor/exist because of the translation patch. It's hard to describe as the battle system is incomplete but is still leagues better than a lot of 8 Bit RPGs/is balanced, and money/exp is hard to come by (Kanto was always grind heavy though IMO).
Feels like Pokemon x Classic 8 Bit RPGs. As a Pokemon game itself I'd rank it alongside the original Gen 1 games so far, but that's more because it's different from what I'm generally used to from the series IDK. Others would probably rank it higher due to how technically impressive it is, there are less glitches than the originals, and the new ideas/increased difficulty.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pokemon-Yel...648249?hash=item2364e5f839:g:oNgAAOSwmmxW6CSM
Saw this pop up on eBay if people get interested. Wasn't made by the guy who made my copy (different label/no box&manual). It may be using an older translation patch based on the picture of the title screen, but those may also be stock photos. Am a bit jealous of the Yellow cart though.
Feels like Pokemon x Classic 8 Bit RPGs. As a Pokemon game itself I'd rank it alongside the original Gen 1 games so far, but that's more because it's different from what I'm generally used to from the series IDK. Others would probably rank it higher due to how technically impressive it is, there are less glitches than the originals, and the new ideas/increased difficulty.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pokemon-Yel...648249?hash=item2364e5f839:g:oNgAAOSwmmxW6CSM
Saw this pop up on eBay if people get interested. Wasn't made by the guy who made my copy (different label/no box&manual). It may be using an older translation patch based on the picture of the title screen, but those may also be stock photos. Am a bit jealous of the Yellow cart though.
A new/different one would probably be the easiest route. I'm not really dying to use it; it's more just trying to get all my old retro stuff back in working order after decades of sitting in my parents basement lol.
StevieWhite
Member
Folks, I done spent the past month or so playing through Ultima IV for the NES, and chronicled my efforts in video form.
https://youtu.be/-mHtBm9SBjc
For my money, this is probably the most overlooked RPG in the NES library. It probably didn't gain a lot of traction due to its complexity, but it's a pretty engrossing game. I'd recommend it to anybody who has the patience to actually take notes while playing an 8-bit RPG.
And it ain't too bad looking to boot...
Anybody else play this bad boy as a kid (or as an adult for that matter)? Pretty amazing how much better it is than NES Ultima III.
https://youtu.be/-mHtBm9SBjc
For my money, this is probably the most overlooked RPG in the NES library. It probably didn't gain a lot of traction due to its complexity, but it's a pretty engrossing game. I'd recommend it to anybody who has the patience to actually take notes while playing an 8-bit RPG.
And it ain't too bad looking to boot...
Anybody else play this bad boy as a kid (or as an adult for that matter)? Pretty amazing how much better it is than NES Ultima III.
BluePigGanon
Member
I've always meant to give it a playthrough, but haven't yet. Ultima Exodus is one of my favorite NES games though.
StevieWhite
Member
Exodus is on my short list. I'm always amazed (and grateful) that it got localized. Same with Quest of the Avatar.
RadarScope1
Member
What do you like about it?
I've pretty much told myself I'm not going to bother collecting any NES RPGs because I'll just never have the time patience to play them. I have Dragon Warrior and all the maps/manuals just because it's so influential. Also have DW2 and FF from back in my earlier collecting days. But I'm hard pressed to convince myself to buy others. I know DW 3 and 4 are great games but they're also so expensive and I will probably just never touch them...
RoryDropkick
Member
Don't feel bad, I got rid of DW 1-4 and Ninja Gaiden 1-3 and got an arcade PCB for them a couple of years ago. I still have Dragon Quest 3 on FC, and I have the DS versions as a replacement.
StevieWhite
Member
It's got a generally great localization (albeit with a few serious flaws - "yes" is nearly always the right answer to any question, regardless of whether it's right or wrong), solid graphics, and a pretty epic scope. Pretty difficult if you don't have the map/manual though. Generally pretty rewarding to work through the admittedly convoluted narrative. Plus I can't think of any NES game with more enjoyable first person dungeons.
Basically, it's probably the best you could hope for an "open world" game on the NES.
RadarScope1
Member
Interesting. I like the open world idea. Very few such attempts in the 8 bit era. It is pretty astounding how many RPGs are in the NES library for such a supposedly niche genre.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Just got back my Twin Fami from Baphomet and pretty pleased with the results!
Was totally unaware of USPS delivering on Sundays though and woke up to the package having been brough inside by my roommates.
I can join in the monthly games now.
Was totally unaware of USPS delivering on Sundays though and woke up to the package having been brough inside by my roommates.
I can join in the monthly games now.
RoryDropkick
Member
Just got back my Twin Fami from Baphomet and pretty pleased with the results!
Was totally unaware of USPS delivering on Sundays though and woke up to the package having been brough inside by my roommates.
I can join in the monthly games now.
It is pretty fantastic.
I was super pleased with the results when I got my AV back from him last year. I'm really considering having him mod my Duo-R very soon.Just got back my Twin Fami from Baphomet and pretty pleased with the results!
Was totally unaware of USPS delivering on Sundays though and woke up to the package having been brough inside by my roommates.
I can join in the monthly games now.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Trying out my Everdrive N8 with the unofficial Sunsoft mapper for Gimmick! and it's beautiful. ;v;
Just got back my Twin Fami from Baphomet and pretty pleased with the results!
Was totally unaware of USPS delivering on Sundays though and woke up to the package having been brough inside by my roommates.
I can join in the monthly games now.
No glorious scanlines?
Triple Dash
Neo Member
Only corridors 1-10 are required to beat the game, 11-20 are optional and have no requirements for unlocking, but are recommended for upgrades/exp/fun. Pretty sure some areas can be reached out of order though, it's been a while since I've done my last run.
Ironically I believe 11-20 are required for the extra shooter-only mode.
So, I was thinking about nominating "Zen Intergalactic Ninja" for the Game Club next go around, since it's an amazing game that never seems to get brought up in conversation, but I just realized its quite expensive on eBay!
That really sucks, considering I would definitely call it a hidden gem on the NES. The variety in stages, especially later on in the game, kinda reminds me of Battletoads. But you know, without the crushing difficulty.
Plus, it's got an absolute killer Konami soundtrack. I think I might make this one of the first games I play through on my Analogue when it arrives, it's been years since I've run through it.
That really sucks, considering I would definitely call it a hidden gem on the NES. The variety in stages, especially later on in the game, kinda reminds me of Battletoads. But you know, without the crushing difficulty.
Plus, it's got an absolute killer Konami soundtrack. I think I might make this one of the first games I play through on my Analogue when it arrives, it's been years since I've run through it.
RadarScope1
Member
I own it and would love to play it alongside others. No reason a few of us can't play it on the side.
I like the way you think
Also, I'm just amazed that I finally found a game in my collection that I bought when it was clearance priced, and is now expensive. You always hear
and get jealous of
It really is a shame as the game would be such a perfect fit for the club. I picked it up for $10 or so many years back, way before the boom we're currently in.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Don't really see the appeal of fake scanlines and no room for a CRT in here!
RoryDropkick
Member
Same, it's one of those games I picked up on the cheap during the Gamestop/EB Games clearance days. I had real fun during those days with my friends just driving around town hitting every store. And it's not like we just pillaged each one, we took what we wanted, left the rest for everyone else. *hugs $3 copy of Metal Storm among others*
A friend and I played through Zen a couple of months ago, I even posted about it in this thread at the time... It's a game that I found fun enough once I actually sat down and gave it a fair shake. The diversity in the gameplay is pretty cool and the music is of decent quality... it's worth playing but I just don't think it's worth the asking price of $70+.
If we do an unofficial play session of it, I'd probably get a bit more analytical with my experience. Which could be fun.
Edit: I did a quick search -- when did Bucky O'hare go up to $125? Jesus.
If we do an unofficial play session of it, I'd probably get a bit more analytical with my experience. Which could be fun.
Edit: I did a quick search -- when did Bucky O'hare go up to $125? Jesus.
The crash cant come soon enough.
Been like that for over 2 years now. My bro had to pay around that to get it.