blast processed
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Smoothing is like blurring the screen. I leave it off, I played a good amount of PC games in software mode, so I enjoy the sharp pixeled textures. In regards to Quake 2, I feel it looks more detailed with smoothing off.
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PS1 Appreciation/Collectors Thread of Ugly-Ass Polygons
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davidwhangchoi
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i tried it and didn't like it. i'm sticking to no smoothing for psx games.
on another note: realized resident evil arranged mode is much harder than i thought.
i freakin died twice and running out of ink ribbon. (after playing original to death, i didn't think i'll ever die) those spiders in the dorm are hard to kill. going to have to re-start way back and give it another go tonight
on another note: realized resident evil arranged mode is much harder than i thought.
i freakin died twice and running out of ink ribbon. (after playing original to death, i didn't think i'll ever die) those spiders in the dorm are hard to kill. going to have to re-start way back and give it another go tonight
REmake is about picking your fights. You would run out of everything if you stopped to fight every single enemy. IDK if the PS1/Saturn original is the same like that though.
davidwhangchoi
Member
yeah, i think REmake is difficult.
i recently got a copy of psx non dual shock director's cut. playin Chris on arranged mode w/o extra ammo trick. and thought it was easy since i'm very familier w/ the game (what to avoid etc,) but the enemies and item location are placed differently. so chris' short inventory comes into major play.
alf717
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Without the laser it is pretty much useless. Unless you are using PSIO. You could swap out the 100X laser with a BAM laser from a 10X unit. Just remember if you do this to swap the original 100X unit's black lid with the grey one of the 10X BAM laser.
MattyH
Member
i have no idea on the condition of the laser only had a quick glance at it this morning while i was out
MattyH
Member
yeah ive got some experience with repairing ps2s etc
The PS2 on the other hand... the original PHAT model is a right pain in the ass. lol
If you can handle that you can do PS1 blind folded while hanging upside down.
MattyH
Member
Well I went for it Tekken 2 is in the console so bonus
davidwhangchoi
Member
wow, maybe i need to learn how to take apart my psx at my mom's place. i think i have to turn it upside down to boot.
anyways, i continued re1 director's cut last night went back to a previous save to rework getting back to the part i died. i ran out of ink ribbons to save because i'm habitually used doing the under 3 hour run w/ Chris' limited inventory in original mode. i have it down pat which items to skip, especially certain ink ribbons that waste space and time to unload.. Big mistake in arranged mode... there's no ink ribbons where they're supposed to be and much rarer to come by.
redoing and backtracking reminds me of the joy of first time playing re1. all the trouble of item management and when to use saves. i'm un-learning my 3 hour run habits and playing the game like it's brand new. the game is pure joy. bringing back the original tension: what to take and what not to take... while dying in the process for not taking enough herbs and backtracking bc i mismanaged my ammo.
if anyone is a resident evil one fan and had not played director's cut, i wholly recommend grabbing a non dual shock double disc edition alf717 mentioned on ebay=)
it's the most retro fun i had in a while.
the second game i started but for ps2 is shadow of destiny. i'll post thoughts as i get deeper on the ps2 thread =)
anyways, i continued re1 director's cut last night went back to a previous save to rework getting back to the part i died. i ran out of ink ribbons to save because i'm habitually used doing the under 3 hour run w/ Chris' limited inventory in original mode. i have it down pat which items to skip, especially certain ink ribbons that waste space and time to unload.. Big mistake in arranged mode... there's no ink ribbons where they're supposed to be and much rarer to come by.
redoing and backtracking reminds me of the joy of first time playing re1. all the trouble of item management and when to use saves. i'm un-learning my 3 hour run habits and playing the game like it's brand new. the game is pure joy. bringing back the original tension: what to take and what not to take... while dying in the process for not taking enough herbs and backtracking bc i mismanaged my ammo.
if anyone is a resident evil one fan and had not played director's cut, i wholly recommend grabbing a non dual shock double disc edition alf717 mentioned on ebay=)
it's the most retro fun i had in a while.
the second game i started but for ps2 is shadow of destiny. i'll post thoughts as i get deeper on the ps2 thread =)
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Damn, we're at page 100.
IrishNinja
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100ppp4LYFE
ResidentDante
Member
It's a great way to mix things up and the arrange mode feels distinctly different for veteran players of RE1. There are even some alternate camera angles thrown in!
davidwhangchoi
Member
i'm having a blast. i'm slowly getting past the dormitory and basement but i died again. the one unexpected bump is how much damage the spiders can take. wasted a whole case of shotgun shells just to off 1. i'm just running past them from now on...
Came across a nice (modded) psone without a power cable, bought it because i remember reading on here that this remodel lasts forever (iirc). Had a question though - seems a psp charger/adapter would power this, do you recommend trying that at all or would I risk damaging the system? Any recommendations where to buy a legit one?
This isn't addressed in the OP, and I'm hoping someone can help me out.
I'd like to get back into playing PS games mostly out of nostalgia, and I have a plastic bin full of them in my parents' basement.
However, I missed out on the PS2 era of games because that's when I got into PC gaming.
So if I wanted to get a PS2 to experience all of these games I missed and replay my PS1 collection what's the best option. I'd also like to be able to play import games.
Does someone sell refurbished PS2s already with a mod chip these days? Is there a better alternative to playing all of these games on one console?
I'd like to get back into playing PS games mostly out of nostalgia, and I have a plastic bin full of them in my parents' basement.
However, I missed out on the PS2 era of games because that's when I got into PC gaming.
So if I wanted to get a PS2 to experience all of these games I missed and replay my PS1 collection what's the best option. I'd also like to be able to play import games.
Does someone sell refurbished PS2s already with a mod chip these days? Is there a better alternative to playing all of these games on one console?
sixteen-bit
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it seems like test ps2s are popular in this thread for playing import games
davidwhangchoi
Member
taking a break from playing re1 director's cut just now, finally got passed the dorms tonight and got the helmet key. went back to the mansion and got wasted by some re arranged hunters... having fun but screw this, i'll continue it another day. don't want to redo from my last save tonight.
It switches between 240p and 480i???
Unless my eyes are deceiving me, yes.
It's mostly 480i but there's the odd moment of relief.
davidwhangchoi
Member
are scratches culprit? anyways, let me finish getting out the scratches on the other half of that damaged sample CD i posted and i'll post pics of brand materials i exactly used on it =)
I was playing in the dark but I'll go check it now that it's morning!
Could just need a good clean!
Although I might enlist your help soon for another disc I have, it looks like it has a small puncture mark in it. But I'll meet you in the Gamecube thread for that
Edit: Yep it's scratched. More like gouges really. I've tried taking a pic but it just looks like I'm holding a little round mirror lol.
davidwhangchoi
Member
I was playing in the dark but I'll go check it now that it's morning!
Could just need a good clean!
Although I might enlist your help soon for another disc I have, it looks like it has a small puncture mark in it. But I'll meet you in the Gamecube thread for that
Edit: Yep it's scratched. More like gouges really. I've tried taking a pic but it just looks like I'm holding a little round mirror lol.
hey peagles, i just finished taking off the scatches on the whole CD, let me forward this and post some pics on the retroGAF thread where i did the first half.
if you have any questions: pm me, it's really not very hard. it took me about 30 mins to do.
Edit: ok just finished and posted a good write up:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=194440953#post194440953
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
some imports I tried yesterday:
Speed Power Gunbike is not nearly as cool as the title would suggest. very clunky game+boring. probably won't touch it again. anyone wanna buy a copy? it's a really good game, I just don't have the time to play it.
Gungage seems alright and probably controls decently enough once you get used to it, but it has the craziest control scheme ever--tank controls gone horribly wrong. It's a third person shooter.
D-pad up and down: move forward and back. kinda laggy feeling because you have to build some momentum.
D-pad left and right: aim cursor
L1+R1: walk left and right
R2 free aims, but normally you only sweep the cursor on the X-axis and auto-aim locks on flying enemies. I used free aim to shoot boxes that were under the height of the cursor, which a lot of them are.
oh and all the enemies are either flying or crawling, so nothing ever enters your cursor.
Despite all that, I'm compelled to try it again.
Speed Power Gunbike is not nearly as cool as the title would suggest. very clunky game+boring. probably won't touch it again. anyone wanna buy a copy? it's a really good game, I just don't have the time to play it.
Gungage seems alright and probably controls decently enough once you get used to it, but it has the craziest control scheme ever--tank controls gone horribly wrong. It's a third person shooter.
D-pad up and down: move forward and back. kinda laggy feeling because you have to build some momentum.
D-pad left and right: aim cursor
L1+R1: walk left and right
R2 free aims, but normally you only sweep the cursor on the X-axis and auto-aim locks on flying enemies. I used free aim to shoot boxes that were under the height of the cursor, which a lot of them are.
oh and all the enemies are either flying or crawling, so nothing ever enters your cursor.
Despite all that, I'm compelled to try it again.
sixteen-bit
Member
shoutouts to shintaro kago
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
Forgot one- Gamera 2000 is a fun as hell rail shooter with funnybad fmv cut scenes with english VA.
ResidentDante
Member
Yeah, the spiders a fairly easy to just avoid. You'll just need to keep some blue herbs in your chest, just in case.
davidwhangchoi
Member
^ i just beat the venom snake boss second time right now where he opens up a hole in the ground. After i beat it w/ Chris i jumped down the hole and died by 2 hunters.... damn! it used to be just zombies down there. ugh... got to do it again.
i'm tempted to use the unlimited magnum ammo spawn glitch but then it'll break the game and be too easy. i've been toughing it out w/o double the ammo secret option. but damn, there's a lot of hunters in the house.
i'm tempted to use the unlimited magnum ammo spawn glitch but then it'll break the game and be too easy. i've been toughing it out w/o double the ammo secret option. but damn, there's a lot of hunters in the house.
ResidentDante
Member
Arrange Mode is tough! I remember barely completing it many years ago. What's the magnum ammo glitch? Don't think I've done that before.
blast processed
Member
Just discovered Silent Bomber, anyone play this awesome game? This game is so freakin fun. Why has it taken me so long to play this.
Dangerblade
Member
Yep, one of my favourite later-life PS1 games!
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I keep mixing up Silent Bomber and Trap Gunner. I have Silent Bomber (uh... at least, I think it's Silent Bomber), but I haven't opened it.
davidwhangchoi
Member
after getting the red eye jewel and placing it in the tiger statue w/ the 3 cases of magnum appearing, if you don't grab all 3x but only one and leave the room, when re-entering the magnum ammo re-spawns. you can keep going in and out grabbing an unlimited supply.
i made an extra save on the side in my memory card in case i get tempted to cheat. lol
yes, it's been pretty challenging w/o using and cheats or help. it's so tough bc i can't carry health and ammo plus leaving space to pick up new area items.
i'm going to try again tonight =)
cj_iwakura
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This is a long shot, but does anyone have a disc only copy of SotN? A friend gave me an immaculate case and book, and I've always wanted a copy.
Early Tekken 3 Arcade - PlayStation upgrade rumors - Tekken 3 on PS1 ( look mom, no hardware upgrade! )
Edit:
Heh, dunno know why I didn't realize this a long time ago, but even if that PlayStation Type C rumor had turned out to be 100% true, with Sony bringing out a RAM upgrade for PS1 that plugged into one of the ports on the back (lets pretend the I/O port had enough bandwidth) as well as a standalone console with all the RAM built in plus a 4x speed CD drive, as far as Tekken 3 is concerned, that still would not have allowed a 100% arcade perfect port of the System 12 version.
Why? Obviously, a RAM upgrade & standalone console with it built in doesn't address the main thing about System 12, it was 50% more powerful (48 MHz CPU) than System 11 / PS1 (33 MHz CPU). LOL, the whole idea was ridiculous.
The entire problem was solved!
[edit: added the next EGM rumor-report on Playstation Type C]
Edit:
Heh, dunno know why I didn't realize this a long time ago, but even if that PlayStation Type C rumor had turned out to be 100% true, with Sony bringing out a RAM upgrade for PS1 that plugged into one of the ports on the back (lets pretend the I/O port had enough bandwidth) as well as a standalone console with all the RAM built in plus a 4x speed CD drive, as far as Tekken 3 is concerned, that still would not have allowed a 100% arcade perfect port of the System 12 version.
Why? Obviously, a RAM upgrade & standalone console with it built in doesn't address the main thing about System 12, it was 50% more powerful (48 MHz CPU) than System 11 / PS1 (33 MHz CPU). LOL, the whole idea was ridiculous.
The entire problem was solved!
PS2 Tekken 5 with Arcade History mode !!!
sixteen-bit
Member
u should sell that case to me
ResidentDante
Member
Nice! I gotta remember that for another time!
Vorg
Banned
ResidentDante
Member
Me too! Funny to read about this so called PlayStation 1.5 Type C!Awesome. I love to read these old gaming articles. Thanks
No doubt because of EGM, it sparked some internet discussion during '97. Even gaming sites acknowledged the rumor, and/or questioned if Tekken 3 on PS1 would need a RAM expansion / upgrade.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/tekken-3-the-arrival/1100-2466507/
Next Generation Tekken 3 arcade preview and review.
davidwhangchoi
Member
nice collection =)Getting back into ps1 gaming in a big way. This is my current setup and collection.
Loving it. Started to see ps1 game prices slowly creep up though
no resident evil 1 directors cut? you're missing out =D
theSlacker
Member
Looking good. No little speaker set? Even some shitty pc speakers would probably be better then the PVM mono. Guess some headphones would also be good with such a setup.
cj_iwakura
Member
Not gonna happen.
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