IrishNinja
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Sega Genesis/MegaDrive Appreciation Thread: Alien Storm > Golden Axe
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congrats! Monster World?
thechristoph
Sir!
Yeah, Wonder Boy in Monster World. That last boss with the laser turrets and the buzz saw is a major jerk. Haha
davidwhangchoi
Member
my genesis scart cable came in the mail.
i'm still waiting for the scart to bnc adaptor. to come in.
i'm still waiting for the scart to bnc adaptor. to come in.
IrishNinja
Member
man oh man, are you in for a treat! especially on that setup, phew...lookin forward to some lewd shots in here
This is my accomplishment on a Saturday night
haha, nice! haven't beaten it in forever..im trying to tie up some saturn shit tonight, you've already been more productive
Speaking of which, do you guys know what's the best solution to play NTSC Genesis games on a Japanese Mega Drive 2?
I'm not interested in PAL games, but so far - after doing a bit of research - I'm still quite confused... I read that regular, cheap adapters won't work with Genesis games that are region-locked, so it seems the most recommended solutions are the Game Genie, or the Pro Action Replay 2. The former allows you to input game-specific codes, in order to bypass the region locks - plus I found this video on YT, showing the device working on a Japanese, Model 1 MD... I assume it should also run no problem on an MD2 - whereas the latter seems to be well regarded/reviewed in general, even though I still have to find any solid proof it will work on a NTSC-J system (European reviews, as expected, focus on the major 'using import games on PAL consoles' topic).
Another thing I'm still unsure about is, will I have to buy an NTSC Game Genie/Pro Action Replay 2 - since my console is NTSC itself - or a PAL cartdridge will do the job just fine? Thanks in advance! ^_-
Edit - it may sound like I'm looking for unnecessary trouble, but that's because I don't really want to mod my system.
entremet
Member
What does microswtiched mean?
thechristoph
Sir!
Ever take a controller apart? Arcade joysticks don't use those rubber domes to activate contact points. They have mechanical switches. They're faster and feel better, but expensive and not as durable in the long run.
It's like he difference between membrane and mechanical keyboards.
sixteen-bit
Member
PAL PSIV got a clamshell, no fair
entremet
Member
Ah. Never knew console stuff outside of premium sticks did that. I assumed rubber was the standard. That's pretty interesting.
Just wait until the puddles of water you keep coming across start coming to life... Or enemies start appearing in chests... Save early, save often!
thechristoph
Sir!
It's weird too considering the Japanese mega drive market was pretty darn small compared to the US market.
If you're into weird-ass controllers, check out this bad boy.
https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/141895049623
IrishNinja
Member
oh man, you're in for a treat Conezays! start grabbing those prototypes & such!
whoah, you got some greats there! congrats man!
haha yeah, also this =/
yeah, that's where i use the stick most too - really do love genesis Mrs Pac-Man, it goes for peanuts and like nobody talks about it too, oddly
god, just got flashbacks from the puddles...forgot about the chests, good call!
what're thooooooose
Back from a retro convention, brought back some games
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I was able to get PSIV for relatively cheap (90) and it's in great condition. so I just finally bit the bullet on that one, I'm probably not gonna find it cheaper than that any time soon.
whoah, you got some greats there! congrats man!
haha yeah, also this =/
yeah, that's where i use the stick most too - really do love genesis Mrs Pac-Man, it goes for peanuts and like nobody talks about it too, oddly
god, just got flashbacks from the puddles...forgot about the chests, good call!
what're thooooooose
IrishNinja
Member
also, since i'm being neurotic about my backlog today: which would ya'll say is more important to finish/see through, Shadowrun or Landstalker?
with Shadowrun, for years i've been told there's a brilliant game here, if you can survive the early bits & get the system down a bit, thinking that'd be fun when i'm in that cyberpunk mood sometime. Landstalker seems cool & i love the team, but i'm gonna try that alternate control patch for diagonals or whatever...i'm just afraid i'd be forcing myself through what seems like a charming but tragically isometric game
with Shadowrun, for years i've been told there's a brilliant game here, if you can survive the early bits & get the system down a bit, thinking that'd be fun when i'm in that cyberpunk mood sometime. Landstalker seems cool & i love the team, but i'm gonna try that alternate control patch for diagonals or whatever...i'm just afraid i'd be forcing myself through what seems like a charming but tragically isometric game
What's wrong with the diagonals in Landstalker?
imo more than the isometric perspective, it's the fact that the screen is forever centred on Ryle that poses problems: jumping while moving diagonally makes for a bump in the scrolling which can be disorienting. Otherwise it's an excellent game.
imo more than the isometric perspective, it's the fact that the screen is forever centred on Ryle that poses problems: jumping while moving diagonally makes for a bump in the scrolling which can be disorienting. Otherwise it's an excellent game.
It's got a different decal where it says Genesis in that photo, plus blue auto-fire buttons in the same way the blue start button became grey moving from the Mega Drive to the Genesis.
Haha, that's the analog controller from Micomsoft (yes, the same ones behind the Framemeister). I want to say it works with at least Afterburner II, which they were also responsible for on Mega Drive?
elmalloc
Member
Back from a retro convention, brought back some games
I was able to get PSIV for relatively cheap (90) and it's in great condition. so I just finally bit the bullet on that one, I'm probably not gonna find it cheaper than that any time soon.
good couch
sixteen-bit
Member
Though i'm not altogether sure on how the nominations worked in the NES club. I think several games were nominated for the month, then the vote was set up, then the winner was played.
blast processed
Member
You can grab Soliders of Fortune and Forgotten Worlds pretty cheap if you want coop.
blast processed
Member
I figured since it's the end of the month, we would start on the Tuesday. Let people pick, let the vote go for a couple days. Then the following week pick and vote for April. Then April 1st announce the game and do a vote again. Thoughts? I open to suggestions.
Damn. So much potential there. Forgotten worlds is on my list already but I'll definitely try and grab it.
RadarScope1
Member
It's good. I love the booming sound - really sounds like the arcade cab, at least in my setup. CGR's review sold me on it.
davidwhangchoi
Member
grabbed a loose cart today =)
IrishNinja
Member
dave you better cop that hint book it came with man, it's super useful!
davidwhangchoi
Member
i love sega sound team music, this ost rocks!Nice! I especially like the music in this one.
oh snap! i better look on ebay for the hint guide or a complete version w/ it. (i have 7 days to return this local in case)
Sorry, kind of a rambling post...
A bit of nostalgia yesterday as I broke out the Genesis. I got it for my 11th birthday (35 now). I had my birthday party that year at an Aladdin's Castle. (Holy shit after googling, there are still a couple locations open!) Anyway, it was a blast! This was before you got tokens for parties, the employees would just walk around, open the cabinets, and hit the coin actuator to give free play time to everyone. I remember four of us beat TMNT the arcade game.
Anyway back to Genesis, The controller was not too responsive starting out but it seemed to get better the more I played. I looked around online and it looks like you can open them and clean them out. Anyone have experience doing that? It doesn't look too complicated but thought I would ask. I think it may also be a case of being used to the dualshock 3 and going back to an older controller that may just need a little more pressure.
Another issue is the headphone volume (gen 1 High Def graphics Genesis). I need to look into it more but it looks like the knob for the slider came off and got jammed back in below it. (Think: remove knob, push peg for volume slider to full volume, then jam the knob back underneath it). Very odd. I tried the headphone volume but it was very noisy and raspy. Probably a combo of being at full volume and not having been actuated in many, many years.
I plan on looking into the S-video mod (assuming I can take care of the previous issues). Playing on composite with mono sound on a plasma is less than amazing, lol and I'm not ready to jump into upscalers yet.
I did have fun though, NHLPA '93 is still fun and Revenge of Shinobi is a much better game than I remember it.
To top off the nostalgia after playing I saw that The Running Man and The 'Burbs were both on TV; movies I used to watch around my time with the Genesis, ha!
A bit of nostalgia yesterday as I broke out the Genesis. I got it for my 11th birthday (35 now). I had my birthday party that year at an Aladdin's Castle. (Holy shit after googling, there are still a couple locations open!) Anyway, it was a blast! This was before you got tokens for parties, the employees would just walk around, open the cabinets, and hit the coin actuator to give free play time to everyone. I remember four of us beat TMNT the arcade game.
Anyway back to Genesis, The controller was not too responsive starting out but it seemed to get better the more I played. I looked around online and it looks like you can open them and clean them out. Anyone have experience doing that? It doesn't look too complicated but thought I would ask. I think it may also be a case of being used to the dualshock 3 and going back to an older controller that may just need a little more pressure.
Another issue is the headphone volume (gen 1 High Def graphics Genesis). I need to look into it more but it looks like the knob for the slider came off and got jammed back in below it. (Think: remove knob, push peg for volume slider to full volume, then jam the knob back underneath it). Very odd. I tried the headphone volume but it was very noisy and raspy. Probably a combo of being at full volume and not having been actuated in many, many years.
I plan on looking into the S-video mod (assuming I can take care of the previous issues). Playing on composite with mono sound on a plasma is less than amazing, lol and I'm not ready to jump into upscalers yet.
I did have fun though, NHLPA '93 is still fun and Revenge of Shinobi is a much better game than I remember it.
To top off the nostalgia after playing I saw that The Running Man and The 'Burbs were both on TV; movies I used to watch around my time with the Genesis, ha!
Sir Ilpalazzo
Member
I had the chance to play Herzog Zwei earlier (in multiplayer), never having played it before, and not really knowing anything about it other than that it is praised highly and is the "first RTS". All I have to say is holy shit. What an incredibly cool game; I'm blown away. Feels incredibly deep. I only had the chance to play a few matches, and the person I was playing with wasn't really into it, but I'm really excited to be able to dig into it more deeply sometime.
thechristoph
Sir!
I posted about this a couple pages back; check my post history. But yeah, it's super easy and it helps a ton. Finger oil collects around the circumference of the buttons and d-pad and becomes a sludge that gums up the works. Even if it looks clean from the outside, you really need to take it apart and soak all the plastic bits in warm soapy water. The rubber contacts can be cleaned by rubbing plain paper on the undersides (the black part) of the domes. It sounds weird but it works.
Great, thank you! I'll check your post history.
thechristoph
Sir!
I'll do ya one better, check out this video: https://youtu.be/RppzQbbV5T0?t=3m51s
Martin is like the patron saint of repairing "broken" game equipment that people sell for pennies because they think it's trash but it's actually just filthy. I've done several projects from his channel.
davidwhangchoi
Member
that cover looks so cool!It's here, guys! <3
i swear, the first thing i thought of was Vader saying Luke has constructed a new light laber. That's so Return of the Jedi green =DDecided to open my new baby up and make sure the innards were nice and clean...
They were not.
Also, new LED
it's not deadly bright in person, but was fun to put in.
RadarScope1
Member
Yeah this dude is a hero to us all.
davidwhangchoi
Member
Thanks to Jake at State Farm for being so generous and giving away his extra copy of Sub Terrania,
packed it so nicely =)
thanks again!
packed it so nicely =)
thanks again!
blast processed
Member
No prob, enjoy!
sixteen-bit
Member
It's here, guys! <3
high roller club
blast processed
Member
It's march 1st somewhere in the world so lets pick 5 Genesis games to vote on.
1. Revenge of Shinobi
2. Phelios
3. Last Battle
4. Socket
5. Crackdown
Note: We'll pick the nominees and run the vote until this Sunday March 6th. On Monday the 7th we can pick our nominees for April and let that vote run till the end of the month. This we can play now and make our pick for April.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thanks to OnPoint for allowing us to use the same guidelines here.
1. Revenge of Shinobi
2. Phelios
3. Last Battle
4. Socket
5. Crackdown
Note: We'll pick the nominees and run the vote until this Sunday March 6th. On Monday the 7th we can pick our nominees for April and let that vote run till the end of the month. This we can play now and make our pick for April.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thanks to OnPoint for allowing us to use the same guidelines here.
I'm in the same boat as you lol. Did you just get a PVM too?
I'm going to nominate Revenge of Shinobi. I've never played it, and I should rectify that immediately.
Also, I just cleaned one of my 3 Button pads using the previously posted video as a guide, and it's SO responsive now! The face buttons are so clicky, makes me want to play some shooters.