Actually I'm just going to play it and see why it's considered a classic.
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PS1 Appreciation/Collectors Thread of Ugly-Ass Polygons
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entremet
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Alright. I'll put in my 2c.
ResidentDante
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Have fun dude! Use your ammo wisely and search areas thorough for items!
Yep, I'm definitely going to do that, though this playthrough is gonna be quite long for me since I'm new to everything plus how I would do those encounters as well.
I can't believe I haven't played this before considering I love dinosaurs!!!
ResidentDante
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Yeah, it is! It's nice to have the familiar RE controls, yet the game is very different in other regards.
Remember that mixing anaesthetics all the way up gives you a poison, instant kill dart. Though it costs a lot to mix up.
Question, is the R4 limited edition so limited people are asking these prices for it?
RoryDropkick
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NoFaceNico
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Someone will buy it.
You can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time.
You can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time.
sixteen-bit
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not just you
Oh, because I was playing Dino Crisis and notice that when I press the dpad it takes close to a second to actually move...sigh this is gonna make the game harder for me, lol.
Yeah, it's a known issue. I wonder if setting to 480i makes things better with no smoothing options.
RadarScope1
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It's a known issue but one many people don't seem to know about. PS1 games on PS3 are often unplayable because of it. JRPGs are fine but forget about platformers or racers. The issue (as I understand it) is the 240p to 480i change. If you use component cables and set you PS3's output to 480p it's less of an issue. I did this once but then all my actual PS3 games looked distorted.
I've talked about this for the past few years in various threads. Most people never notice it because they're playing FF7 or something. Vita is the way to go for all PS1 games bought via PSN, IMO.
entremet
Member
Not a fan. Never understood the love for those controllers.
I thought R4 used the JoGcon?
ExitPlanetDust
Member
It uses both. The NeGcon support is better than the Jogcon, but R4 is probably best played with a DualShock.
The NeGcon's infamy comes from the WipEout series, where it is almost required to move beyond the earlier classes in the game.
sixteen-bit
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i wanted a bluetooth version for wipeout HD, lol
ExitPlanetDust
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I think I posted it a couple of years ago, but the guys over at WipeoutZone somehow fit a DS3's guts into a NeGcon and translated either analog stick or motion control into the NeGcon twist. Impressions were that it made WOHD feel easier and slower.
Edit: Found a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPGg0feYnB8
Edit: Found a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPGg0feYnB8
Thanks guys, I'll be trying the NeGcon with Wipeout 3 SE now.
This video brought me to this article, where they explain how to use a NeGcon on any PS/2/3 game by using an Xbox adapter then a PS adapter. The twist would be mapped to the stick to allow for turning in racing games that don't natively support the NeGcon.
http://www.nerdko.com/2013/06/13/br...compatible-playstation-racing-game-ever-made/
This video brought me to this article, where they explain how to use a NeGcon on any PS/2/3 game by using an Xbox adapter then a PS adapter. The twist would be mapped to the stick to allow for turning in racing games that don't natively support the NeGcon.
http://www.nerdko.com/2013/06/13/br...compatible-playstation-racing-game-ever-made/
RetroPlayer
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Reading this thread has made me pick up a few physical PS1 games again.
This weeks finds are -
Gran Turismo
Ridge Race Type 4
Formula 1
Formula 1 '97
V-Rally
TOCA Touring Car Championship
Tomb Raider The Last Revelation
World Cup '98
Nagano Winter Olympics '98
Sensible Soccer
ISS Pro Evolution Soccer
All are in great condition with unbroken boxes and instuction books. Got them for £1 each.
I fear my addiction to PS1 collecting might have returned after I sold most of my collection years ago.
What a great console it was though.
This weeks finds are -
Gran Turismo
Ridge Race Type 4
Formula 1
Formula 1 '97
V-Rally
TOCA Touring Car Championship
Tomb Raider The Last Revelation
World Cup '98
Nagano Winter Olympics '98
Sensible Soccer
ISS Pro Evolution Soccer
All are in great condition with unbroken boxes and instuction books. Got them for £1 each.
I fear my addiction to PS1 collecting might have returned after I sold most of my collection years ago.
What a great console it was though.
ResidentDante
Member
I personally never liked it for car games, but the WipEout games, now there's another story! The WipEout games are amazing with the NegCon, it's like what I imagine them using inside the spaceships!
Feels so intuitive to race with it and you can balance a smooth and perfect curve for turns.
I've used the NegCon for one other game too: Test Drive Unlimited on PC. Used a ps2 controller usb dongle. I used it for racing motorcycles, turning with the NegCon and braking/accelerating with steering wheel pedals on the floor. Coolest and weirdest setup I've ever had! Lol
i'll update people here too: the gen 5 threads are coming to a close. voting ends today for both the games and the soundtracks
games: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1096107
soundtracks: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1096830
games: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1096107
soundtracks: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1096830
sixteen-bit
Member
thanks for the heads up
RoryDropkick
Member
I finally picked up a copy of Gamera 2000 today for a reasonable price at a local game store. Glad to have it again. Love the Zuntata music
I finally picked up a copy of Gamera 2000 today for a reasonable price at a local game store. Glad to have it again. Love the Zuntata music
How is the game itself? I've been eyeing it for a while now.
RoryDropkick
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It's basically a ripoff of Panzer Dragoon with badly acted FMV cutscenes and an excellent Zuntata soundtrack. Also in the opening FMV keep an eye out, you can see Reuben Langdon, aka the voice of Ken Masters from Street Fighter and Dante from Devil May Cry. It's playable though.
I seriously considered getting one, but it's supported by very few games, most of which I don't really care about. Plus you need one per game as the minigames take all the space, you can't store anything else. And the minigames didn't seem to be interesting or really adding to the experience.
But I still kind of want one, because it's still an interesting piece of hardware and fun to show to people.
Laws00
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thank you for telling me this. God damn didn't know they took up so much space
The games i own for off the top of my head are Street Fighter Zero 3, Fire Japan Pro Wrestling, and Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix, Final Fantasy 8 and Ridge Racer Type 4
So Mega Man Legends is finally coming to PSN. Our podcast game choices continue to be prophetic.
The game is mechanically clunky but playable. The art style is simple polys with highly expressive facial textures, something that's helped it from looking too dated.
I was surprised by how small the game seemed now as opposed to my memory of it. The dungeons are very small and there are like, two puzzles in the whole game.
The weapons are pretty cool, except for two things: First off, zenny has a ridiculously small pickup range that makes the Vacuum Arm so handy that I never brought a special weapon along (except when I had to destroy a wall.) Second, the game doesn't provide you with nearly enough zenny and everything is a massive zenny pit (health and canteen upgrades, parts, rebulding the town, etc.) The Shining Laser alone takes over a million zenny to upgrade fully. I don't think you make a million zenny playing through the entire game.
I generally play games to completion but I have never fully upgraded all the weapons in MML and gotten the canteen to 99/99. It's too much and it doesn't carry over into Hard mode. I still haven't completed Hard mode to unlock Easy mode, which is a weird as hell thing to make me do. Supposedly you get a stronger weapon and make more zenny on Easy, so maybe it's a reward for playing through the game twice?
Almost done with Tron Bonne now and I love it.
The game is mechanically clunky but playable. The art style is simple polys with highly expressive facial textures, something that's helped it from looking too dated.
I was surprised by how small the game seemed now as opposed to my memory of it. The dungeons are very small and there are like, two puzzles in the whole game.
The weapons are pretty cool, except for two things: First off, zenny has a ridiculously small pickup range that makes the Vacuum Arm so handy that I never brought a special weapon along (except when I had to destroy a wall.) Second, the game doesn't provide you with nearly enough zenny and everything is a massive zenny pit (health and canteen upgrades, parts, rebulding the town, etc.) The Shining Laser alone takes over a million zenny to upgrade fully. I don't think you make a million zenny playing through the entire game.
I generally play games to completion but I have never fully upgraded all the weapons in MML and gotten the canteen to 99/99. It's too much and it doesn't carry over into Hard mode. I still haven't completed Hard mode to unlock Easy mode, which is a weird as hell thing to make me do. Supposedly you get a stronger weapon and make more zenny on Easy, so maybe it's a reward for playing through the game twice?
Almost done with Tron Bonne now and I love it.
Laws00
Member
I posted this in the 20th anniversary thread. This had to be my favorite mag back in the day next to gamefan and gameplayers
I also won an Ebay auction of 35 PSM mags. I have just about every single issue I owned and then some minus 2 before the metal gear solid 1 issue. The September 1998 and October 1998 issues
I also won an Ebay auction of 35 PSM mags. I have just about every single issue I owned and then some minus 2 before the metal gear solid 1 issue. The September 1998 and October 1998 issues
I used to play that on PS1 back in the day!!!
entremet
Member
I posted this in the 20th anniversary thread. This had to be my favorite mag back in the day next to gamefan and gameplayers
I also won an Ebay auction of 35 PSM mags. I have just about every single issue I owned and then some minus 2 before the metal gear solid 1 issue. The September 1998 and October 1998 issues
I loved that mag. I remember I had a decal on my PS from them.
Laws00
Member
There were many people who drew cover art. A LOT of notable names and recognized art. I'll list a few names, and their websites
I think when people think of PSM magazine art they think of Adam Warrens art and style and Kinnairi (who I can't seem to find a blog of his or her art for the live of me)
Adam Warren
http://adamwarren.deviantart.com/
Travis Charest
http://travischarestart.com/
Adam Hughes
http://www.justsayah.com/
Art(hur) Adams
http://arthuradamsart.com/
Howard Porter
https://twitter.com/MrHowardPorter
Joe Madureira
http://mikemcmahon.blogspot.com/
Jason Pearson
https://www.tumblr.com/search/jason-pearson
Chris Bachalo
http://www.chrisbachalo.net/
Mike Wieringo
http://wieringo.deviantart.com/
JG Jones
http://www.comicvine.com/jg-jones/4040-42268/images/
Jason P. Martin
http://jpmartin.deviantart.com/
Jeff Matsuda
http://jeffmatsuda.tumblr.com/
RoryDropkick
Member
My friend did the coloring for the Wipeout/Adam Warren cover. He snuck in his telephone number <now disconnected> at the time somewhere in the artwork, see if you can find it
Kept my momentum going after Mega Man Legends and played through the Misadventures of Tron Bonne.
It was really charming! The levels ranged from great (bank robbery) to meh (farm stuff.) The cargo container puzzles were almost too clever at times. Some of the solutions were moves I didn't even know you could do.
I loved the different outfits Tron wore and how some had animation, like being out on the deck.
The controls were still a bit stiff and it still feels better with a dpad. Looks like the zenny pickup radius has been improved, making their collection less of a chore.
Training servbots was repetitive, though. Would've been nice to have a couple of minigames for each stat instead of just the one each. Luckily it wasn't too hard to max them out, but there was absolutely no reward or acknowledgement for doing so =[ Throw me a freaking bone or something.
Already started Legends 2 and... I'm kind of blown away. It's a huge improvement in terms of graphics, narrative and controls so far. There's been more story in the intro movie than all of Legends.
It was really charming! The levels ranged from great (bank robbery) to meh (farm stuff.) The cargo container puzzles were almost too clever at times. Some of the solutions were moves I didn't even know you could do.
I loved the different outfits Tron wore and how some had animation, like being out on the deck.
The controls were still a bit stiff and it still feels better with a dpad. Looks like the zenny pickup radius has been improved, making their collection less of a chore.
Training servbots was repetitive, though. Would've been nice to have a couple of minigames for each stat instead of just the one each. Luckily it wasn't too hard to max them out, but there was absolutely no reward or acknowledgement for doing so =[ Throw me a freaking bone or something.
Already started Legends 2 and... I'm kind of blown away. It's a huge improvement in terms of graphics, narrative and controls so far. There's been more story in the intro movie than all of Legends.
theSlacker
Member
Sadly it loses to Legends 1 in terms of gameworld and explorability. No big interconnectedness between the world, npcs don't react to things going on in the game as much or change what they say as much through the game. Stuff like that. Don't seem to remember as many hidden sidequests and stuff too but it may be that I just wasn't surprised by what I found that time unlike with the first Legends game where I was still amazed at all the cool stuff I could find when I thought there would be nothing.
The controls and graphics are way better though for sure. Even with that I have replayed the first game a ton more then the second.
RadarScope1
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Johnny Silverhand
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Yes, on September 29. Mark your calendar.
RadarScope1
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Holy cow, that's so great. MML and TB. Pretty sweet. A copy of MML1 is not terribly expensive these days so maybe it will drop a bit. Would be nice to have one. It seems like only the really expensive collectors item games maintain or gain value after an official digital release.
I have seen consistent reports that the PS3 introduces input lag on PSone games. Has anyone tested them with the PS3 set to 480i on a CRT?
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