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Sega Genesis/MegaDrive Appreciation Thread: Alien Storm > Golden Axe
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Lol. this sounds like me.
socksfelloff
Member
SEGAgaf what are you drinking...I mean playing tonight?
cheers
cheers
sixteen-bit
Member
nice bvm
Well, I'm drinking a Red Racer IPA, which is delicious. But no Sega, I'm watching the Bethesda conference. Keeping my fingers crossed for The Evil Within 2.
socksfelloff
Member
I had it on as well. Unfortunately nothing they announced has Mike Haggar in it.
I need to find Red Racer at the LC.
Was drinking some red wine with two friends while watching the euros, so no gaming for me yesterday, and i think it will be hard to give my lovely Mega Drive any love as long as the tournament is on. The drinking part wont be a problem though.
drat... in the move from college to back home i may have lost the power to my SCART to YUV converter. fuck! does anyone know how common these cables are or where to get them? looks like it's 12v and the hole looks like the Genesis model 2's, just a bit smaller.
help!
help!
socksfelloff
Member
I forget the voltage but I know from experience it needs to be at least 1500mah! I grabbed a random adapter of the right voltage and thought "900mah should be enough"
Nope. Picture was distorted and colors were way off. Tried a 1.2kmah and same deal.
Ill check the voltage for you when I get home.
IrishNinja
Member
yeah, i need to get back to Quackshot soon...was seeing some progress but how long is it?
and yeah, voted! MAKE MINE MARVEL
man's got a point
oh man, bumping Magical Sound Shower tonight!!
god, i love your maps - you keeping those? haha
and i know i powered through it as an RPG-starved kid, but yeah, i can see needing breaks. i took a couple during Shining the Holy Ark earlier this year, and that game's likewise fantastic
oh man, i was watching the big lebowski & moving a new bookcase in, but drank some yeungling (sp?) in this pac-man cup i got from megacon, the ghosts light up when you fill it with cold beer! MAGIC
tempted to scumstate so i can come back to it later
and yeah, voted! MAKE MINE MARVEL
man's got a point
It's summer, time to crank some tunes and hit the beach!
oh man, bumping Magical Sound Shower tonight!!
god, i love your maps - you keeping those? haha
and i know i powered through it as an RPG-starved kid, but yeah, i can see needing breaks. i took a couple during Shining the Holy Ark earlier this year, and that game's likewise fantastic
oh man, i was watching the big lebowski & moving a new bookcase in, but drank some yeungling (sp?) in this pac-man cup i got from megacon, the ghosts light up when you fill it with cold beer! MAGIC
also i drink jack & coke exclusive from my Classic Game Room mug, of course
Its not that long, after the three opening levels, there are 4 (i think) new levels, and then a final level. So about 8 levels in total if Im remembering correctly.
thanks!!
Haha, I should scan them and put them online when I'm done with the game. Though, to be 100% honest, I think if you just followed the maps without hitting all the dead-ends you'd get under-leveled pretty quickly.
Also, +1 to Jack and Coke, that's what I drank exclusively to my trip to Nashville last year, especially after the awesome Jack Daniels distillery tour (It's free, do it if you're in town!).
socksfelloff
Member
Sorry for the wait man. Busy busy day. Mine is 12v but it is marked on the unit.
any idea where i can buy a replacement?
socksfelloff
Member
I bet you have one laying around for an old router or something. Amazon or a local electronics supplier maybe?
I went looking for my Model 1 Sega CD now that replacement drive belts are available online only discover that... It's gone. I must have gotten sick of looking at it and lost all hope of replacement parts ever being available when I was cleaning a few years ago. The Model 1 is so much cooler than the Model 2 and I must acquire a new one!
IrishNinja
Member
*phew*
omg spoilers
for real, congrats though! hopefully ill have time with this one soon
Dr Duncan Steel
Member
Guys how do I get past the first checkpoint in Outrun? I change gears but I always run out of time. Why is this so beloved?!
IrishNinja
Member
i adore but likewise suck at OutRun! here's what ive learned:
a) always go left (easy route)
b) you're changing gears, but are you hitting stuff? are you slowing down too much for turns?
c) later games punish you for not drifting...i don't know why im writing this here
d) magical sound shower
a) always go left (easy route)
b) you're changing gears, but are you hitting stuff? are you slowing down too much for turns?
c) later games punish you for not drifting...i don't know why im writing this here
d) magical sound shower
its quality has little to do with your ability to finish the first stage lol. for the first checkpoint you don't have to use your brake at all, save maybe one turn.
Haha don't worry there's lot more than just this screen, It has a cool lengthy ending
Try not to bump into things? You should be able to do the whole segment pedal to the metal, as long as you don't hit too many cars and trees you should get to the first checkpoint easily.
You should change gear only when you are in the red on your speed bar. Drive in Low until you hit 115-120mph, then switch to High. If you get into a crash, the car resets to low so you don't have to worry about that.
davidwhangchoi
Member
^ i always felt going all right was easiest at least my play-throughs.
for the first stage check point, i wouldn't shift into low gear at all. just learn to go full speed 293 and power slide all turns no brakes to accumulate extra time.
i got Lightening Force in the mail today from amazon for 22 shipped with case, no manual:
for the first stage check point, i wouldn't shift into low gear at all. just learn to go full speed 293 and power slide all turns no brakes to accumulate extra time.
i got Lightening Force in the mail today from amazon for 22 shipped with case, no manual:
IrishNinja
Member
woof, that haul! too many classics in one pic, man
Piston Hyundai
Member
what's on top of Quackshot
Shadow Hog
Member
davidwhangchoi
Member
thanks man!
yeah its a genesis to mega drive convertor as shadow hog pointed out.
i kept the image small bc i posted it in the retro thread =)
didn't know you can resize it for me. lol
So, I haven't dipped into Quackshot because I've been too busy for more than 30 minutes of uninterrupted game time. However, I did play some Thunder Force 2 yesterday because I had 15 minutes to kill.
...Man, I REALLY suck at shooters. I got to the 2nd overhead stage before I turned it off. Great music, but I just wasn't feeling the game, especially wandering around the overhead sections looking for bases to destroy, and running into walls that look like you should be able to fly under them.
...Man, I REALLY suck at shooters. I got to the 2nd overhead stage before I turned it off. Great music, but I just wasn't feeling the game, especially wandering around the overhead sections looking for bases to destroy, and running into walls that look like you should be able to fly under them.
old router did the trick! thanks.
Mega Games I got!
Man, that football game is not the greatest football game ever, that's for sure. It's probably better in multi. After a few drinks.
I still can't finish a single race in Super Hang-On. I need to git gud, at least to finish Africa.
Columns is still super easy in Easy mode, I need to challenge myself in Amateur and Pro.
Man, that football game is not the greatest football game ever, that's for sure. It's probably better in multi. After a few drinks.
I still can't finish a single race in Super Hang-On. I need to git gud, at least to finish Africa.
Columns is still super easy in Easy mode, I need to challenge myself in Amateur and Pro.
don't forget to boost when you hit ~270kmh, Africa and Asia are very beatable!
Haha, this is exactly where I got when i tried it yesterday. Really hard game, and kind of annoying in those overhead stages, worst part of the game is those walls you write about. Such a terrible design decision!
geniusbits
Member
Anyone do region modding for Genesis/Mega Drive? What about if you want to add Sega CD and/or 32x, do they have to be modded too? Right now I have a Model 1 Genesis but kind of want (for style reasons) to use a Model 1 Mega Drive, but play mostly North American games.
sixteen-bit
Member
in that case, can't you just do a case swap?
[for the Megadrive] It's super easy to do, there are jumpers on the board and you just either move them around to change the language and refresh rate, or put a switch on it. It's basic soldering, the most difficult part is probably mounting the switch on the shell.
The 32X and Mega CD are not region locked, but their games are. You can have any combination of hardware regions, but you need the correct region games. 32X is just a 50/60Hz switch, the Mega CD you need to either remove the ROM BIOS (difficult) or bypass it with an Everdrive.
Where are you located?
Video Games & Computer Entertainment September 1990 review of After Burner II for Genesis.
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Compared to EGM's more generous review, I found VG&CE's to be more in line with how I felt about the Genesis version after playing it that same summer.
Yet even back then, I knew full well that system was nowhere near as powerful as the arcade hardware.
EGM's review:
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Compared to EGM's more generous review, I found VG&CE's to be more in line with how I felt about the Genesis version after playing it that same summer.
Yet even back then, I knew full well that system was nowhere near as powerful as the arcade hardware.
EGM's review:
geniusbits
Member
That's a thought, but ideally I would like to have the option of playing Japanese exclusives.
New Jersey (pronounced as Marc from Classic Game Room).
davidwhangchoi
Member
no throttle = Afterburner I
i love afterburner but the genesis version was boring.
Red Out is my favorite track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz_PKmDLATw
and i beat it! pretty easy, but neat gamepicked this up for $15 at my local game shop, heard so many good things!
davidwhangchoi
Member
ah yes, i used to always die once that music hit, damn missiles get fast on stage 4.
this is the best sound quality i could find but they're looped for 30 mins
Afterburner without melody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMgP9xBCfiA
Afterburner (With Melody)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfB-m1jdRBo
red out extended
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJLAIOXS8Eg
the instruments blend better on these clips
blast processed
Member
Now play it with the 3 button controller for added difficulty.
PassiveObserver
Member
Dang, the writing in VG&CE was so much better and detailed than EGM's snippets. Never read much of that magazine before it spun off into Tips & Tricks. Gonna look for some scans now.
Lovely!!
Indeed their writing was very good. I remember reading the VG&CE review back then in 1990, and I've seen it one time since, probably in the early 2000s. Had not been able to read it again until just the other day.
Cow Mengde
Banned
Is that Beyond Oasis, Castlevania Symphony of the Night, and Ogre Battle 64 in your pants or are you just happy to see me?
