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Never ending System Maintenance (Anonymous) (17:29:39 03/05/10 EST)
XIII (Zero) (12:48:06 02/25/10 EST)
I spent so long thinking the wayback machine was some hidden internal thing, like the vomit board. Turns out I was just a google search away from reliving a lot of my SNGP adventures in 2001. To celebrate, we will replicate (Frankenstein, if you will), an original topic. I will start off with something copied from the old page, *you* will copy and paste something below me from back then. Is this a lot of work? Yes. Will you do it? Yes. You can bring to life the legendary words of Akaimizu, Torture, Andrew T, or even the mighty Hooka! Sign with your own name though, stealing is cool. Or put it inside, like I do. Here we go: This has probably been mentioned before, but I just noticed that little creature dancing on the screen when the NGPC alarm goes off, and he looks a heck of a lot like pikachu. (Mental) (06:57:37 02/22/10 EST)
I am going to inherit my friend's PSP in a few days. Recommend awesome games that I have missed out on and possibly never heard of over the last five years. YOU can shape my game-playing FATE. (n/t) (Esco) (20:29:38 02/15/10 EST)
20+ hours in to laevatein tactics and I still like it! incidentally I was wrong before about not being able to see whether valhalla gauges are full, I just didn't notice the bar. (n/t) (exodus) (01:00:52 02/08/10 EST)
Joy in my pocket: Square Enix just announced that Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 will release in Japan in late April. I can only hope that it will also be released in North America later this year, too. I loooooooooved the original. (NeoGutsman) (19:15:08 02/03/10 EST)
Blast from the past: My daughter was playing Klonoa: Empire of Dreams on my used Metallic Pink GameBoy Advance SP this evening. WIN. (NeoGutsman) (01:19:47 01/29/10 EST)
DJ Max Fever is now available for download via the PSN ($19.99). I bought it on Friday and have been enjoying the speedier load times. It's even faster than Clazzi' or Black Square with Data Install. I noticed at least one bug fix, so hopefully more bugs are also squashed in this version. Click for more info on this version: (NeoGutsman) (15:27:26 01/26/10 EST)
I decided to buy Hero's Saga Laevatein, a poorly named (for searching reasons) tactics RPG from Gung Ho, brought to the U.S. by Aksys. I can only imagine they're losing a fair amount of money on it, but heyyyy. Thoughts inside, cause that's easier to read. (exodus) (17:59:51 01/18/10 EST)
What some people say to be the last bit of good Mega Man gaming, at least before Mega Man 9 (and now 10): Mega Man Zero Collection coming to DS. Time to sell your collection for a good amount! (I know I am) (Zero) (11:11:22 01/15/10 EST)
A Q, probably for exodus alone. Akira Nishitani is clearly a hugely important game designer in Capcom's history. So how come I can't find any information on the guy at all? Am I just bad at google or what? (n/t) (aerisdead) (20:59:23 01/14/10 EST)
PS0 party up now! It's later than I thought, but my friend came over and we're jamming out to PS0 together so I thought I'd make an online party! Ret's go! (n/t) (a-star) (23:31:21 01/13/10 EST)
Have any of you ever played a game and wondered why you weren't progressing properly, then find out that you needed to switch to a different mode or difficulty the whole time? I just realized that DJ Max Portable 2 won't let you level up past 30 if you're on Easy mode. FAWK. After switching to Normal mode I've been able to level up AND unlock about a half dozen more songs I didn't even know were in the game. WTFBBQMLIT (NeoGutsman) (13:10:35 01/13/10 EST)
Ian just announced that it is his birthday and that for his birthday Jeremy should find that NNGPC and sell it to him. (n/t) (PopaSmear) (13:12:08 01/11/10 EST)
Altus just announced Hexyz Force for PSP. I've never heard of this game and probably wouldn't have cared if they hadn't sent me an email about it. It's developed by Sting though and most everything they've done (yes, even Dokapon Kindgom) has been golden. (Darius) (11:49:44 01/08/10 EST)
Atlus also announced last month that Holy Invasion 2 would release for the PSP on UMD *and* include Holy Invasion 1! The PSN version will be $19.99 but won't include Holy Invasion 1, but it all evens out to the same price. Pretty cool! (NeoGutsman) (17:37:34 01/07/10 EST)
Not that I actually care, but I figured since new posts here are so few and far between, and this is about a portable and an SNK game, I will do it for the team. Metal Slug XX is coming to PSP in the US from Atlus for $20. You can then download for $1 the 7th playable character that people thought might be a hack (It really does look like one. Or is that how all of them play in MSXX, with a close-quarters attack). The email announcement I got for it was particularly great, and I wouldn't be surprised if it's the best thing about the game. (Even if the game is actually good). Anyways, how bout this thought: Come to think of it, it would probably be better business for SNK to let Atlus publish all their stuff. Atlus has a rep that SNK would kill for these days. (n/t) (Zero) (11:11:47 01/07/10 EST)
Army Defender (DSi): A side view castle defense game that is fun as hell and only costs 200 points. That's $2 measly dollars! You basically shoot everything to your left with your red/green Ikaruga gun until you get blown up. Love it. (n/t) (SignOfZeta) (22:13:32 01/06/10 EST)
I bought Metal Gear Solid Mobile (Verizon exclusive) and am just impressed as hell with what they were able to do with 1.7 mb. Took about 100 minutes on my first playthrough. It incorporates elements from the first 3 Metal Gears- the setting and weapons of MGS1, the camo meter of MGS3, and the mindfuck from MGS2. The controls are simplified down to d-pad for movement, ONE action button for damn near everything, first person view, and 2 keys for codec and inventory. There are also 14 VR Missions (8 sneaking, 6 weapons) included. It's a brilliant piece of work and a true Metal Gear game down to the frustrating last boss fight. Pics inside (Esco) (14:28:44 01/03/10 EST)
so, several months after buying Metal Slug 7, I decided to play it. I'm really liking it actually - much better level design, the vehicles are used better, and clark and ralph are in it. But the best part is really the "training" area. They're essentially repeatable specific missions with varied goals, like "break all the objects as fast as possible," or "beat this boss with just a handgun and grenades." It's pretty neat as a sort of metagame, and actually makes you get better at the whole thing. Aside from that, there's something weird with the way the background tiles are stitched together - they sometimes shift or something. I'm playing on the DS, so maybe the PSP version is the original, and they just scaled it down wrong? Kind of weird anyway. (n/t) (exodus) (14:34:19 01/01/10 EST)
DJ Max Fever hitting PSN in January! Read the mildly confusing post at Bemanistyle.com. I'm most excited at the prospect of it having updates (more songs from DJMP 1 and/or 2 would be awesome) and bug fixes from the UMD version (some notes and certainly gears are glitched in DJMF, at least one mission is unbeatable due to another glitch, and some gallery images are incorrectly labeled). I'm also hoping that the update lets you turn Auto Correct off. It's a feature added to Black Square and Fever that you can't turn off. It's great for new players and for when you're learning a lot of the harder songs, but nice to have off to know if you've mastered a song or not. Also, there's an awesome cheap new bundle for Clazziquai and Black Square via Bemanistyle.com and also Play-Asia. $49.99 gets you both games - that's a steal considering each individual game costs at least that much alone on eBay. Both games pair with each other nicely, unlocking various things when you use Link Disk. Go for it! (NeoGutsman) (14:22:17 12/30/09 EST)
RAWK. Last week I beat all but the last course in Dissidia's Story Mode (which is a bit of a rehash of the prior course since the storylines converged and concluded there). 57+ hours I plogged into the game, which is about 56'49" more than I figured I would originally. The game continually rewards you with stuff to grind for, achievements, fan bonuses and all sorts of other stuff. Once you get a hang of the controls (which you'll be fiddling with as you level your characters and unlock attacks, support moves, basic moves, etc.), it all sorta clicks. I'm surprised at how much I really like this game, but there you go. (n/t) (NeoGutsman) (03:43:19 12/30/09 EST)
Phantasy Star Zero WTF? OK, so after not playing the for a few weeks so I could go through Mother 3 again I decided to attack the Infinite Tower. As I started playing again I realized that I couldn't remember how to do the "supers". I think they are called Photon Arts. They are like a super spazzy attack that uses PP. I thought all you did was hold L and hit a normal attack...but it wouldn't work. At the time I just assumed that maybe Photon Arts were just prohibited in the Tower and that was just one way they decided to make that stage more miserable. Now that I'm out though...I still can't do them! I tried equipping various weapons, different mags, armor, etc but L+A/X doesn't do it. So is my game broke or did I just forget how to do these things? This is driving me crazy since the game is too simplistic as it is even with the things. Without them its quite boring. (n/t) (SignOfZeta) (18:15:40 12/26/09 EST)
Woah, Dragons Lair is out for DSi!? Has anyone played and bought this yet? (n/t) (SignOfZeta) (10:27:51 12/26/09 EST)
I just got my Dingoo A-320 in from China, and boy am I impressed. Out of the box the emulators run just fine! Even X-men vs. Street Fighter on the CPS2 emulator is totally playable. I will look into putting Linux on it (called Dingux) and seeing how much better it performs then. The built-in GBA emulator is incredible, no lag whatsoever for any of the games I've tried. Moreover it's got some awesome media features which includes a movie player that supports pretty much any format you can think of (.mp4, mpg, avi etc.) without needing to compress a file. With the A/V out feature, you can have movies on the devices for viewing on the go, or use it as a media player and play the movies on TV. Other features include MP3 player, FM tuner, built in games, all work great. This thing handles movie playing better than my palm pre... Controls feel comfortable, responsive and smooth. Shoulder buttons were cheaply designed, but work just fine. Overall, I'm shocked at the fact that there is a good chinese-developed product. For $70 it would be insane not to get one if you're interested in an emulator-based system. (n/t) (Mash) (19:11:14 12/23/09 EST)
So I cracked and picked up Phantasy Star 0. It'll never be as awesome as PSO back in the day but this is still fun and worlds better than PSU. Let's get it on. (Darius) (14:45:25 12/20/09 EST)
Open Offer: If you find a nngpc in any color other than yellow and buy it, I'll buy it from you for cost plus $5. Exemptions: It has to work, be in good shape and all that. Total cost to me can't exceed $65. Thanks dudes! (n/t) (PopaSmear) (19:59:32 12/16/09 EST)
I've been meaning to get an emu handheld. Anyone have any experience with the Delightfully Small (DS) or GP2X? Any recommendations. Link for the DS thing inside. (Mash) (01:02:18 12/14/09 EST)
I put up gamasutra's "top 5 handheld games" list. my personal top 5 is different though. (exodus) (14:24:12 12/11/09 EST)
Been playing through the tutorial for Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes DS. I like what I'm seeing so far. Time will tell of course, but it seems to be a smart blend of puzzle mechanics with combat strategy. I feared that it would be little more than Magical Drop based on the early screenshots, but it isn't the case so far. You need to defend and set up formations just as much as you need to attack strategically. It's $19.99 new at Best Buy this whole week, or $15 if you take advantage of Toys R Us' Buy 1 get 1 50% sale this week. (n/t) (NeoGutsman) (16:32:32 12/09/09 EST)
What gives?! When did S:NGP go down? I get a Gamespy unavailable page. :( (n/t) (yoodaa) (14:13:53 12/08/09 EST)
I can't believe I let Phantasy Star 0 get released without me even knowing it. Tell me someone here bought it. Also, no official reviews are in yet so how is it? (n/t) (Darius) (23:12:07 12/04/09 EST)
Dissidia: Final Fantasy - Who's playing this? I just got a copy for $15 on Amazon, so I thought why the hell not. Much better than the confusing demo, too, especially since there's a better tutorial. So far it's actually pretty cool. It's incredibly audacious in design admittedly, but it's done in a way that you'll need to play for some time to see and appreciate the depth of everything. I actually don't care much for fighting games anymore (*gasp*), but this isn't so much a fighting game as it's a free-roaming battle game with high RPG overtones. In a lot of ways this game requires grinding, and the early levels and certain character story modes allow for you to mess around and get your bearings on the game's features. (n/t) (NeoGutsman) (18:46:30 12/04/09 EST)
Well Yobo has released a Portable SNES and I'll have them in my store next week Why they put SF Anni on the screen I do not know.... (Captain Howdy) (01:13:53 12/04/09 EST)
Wonderswan Related Topic: Evidently the hardware (minus the extra d-pad) was repurposed for some...lotto thing, "NAVI GET 4 OKU". (link inside) (SignOfZeta) (09:47:17 11/25/09 EST)
PSP God Eater demo out now. Looks like a Monster Hunter-inspired game. Big additions I've read about include jumping and lock-on. Other details inside. (NeoGutsman) (23:32:50 11/22/09 EST)
Hey guys, I'm online in PS0. I started a party, so hop on in the next 30 minutes or so if you want to jam! (n/t) (NeoGutsman) (00:26:08 11/18/09 EST)
[Beaterator PSP] Just got this yesterday (it's being marked down to $19.99 practically everywhere). I'm impressed at all the tools and customization available to make your own music tracks, not to mention the voluminous sound samples available. It took me a couple of hours to get the basics down, but the helpful video tutorials and text help are generally quite clear. I'm currently working on a song that's 50% complete, but it already sounds cool (well, to me anyway). I've never used music software before (well, at least any I understood - the MOD program I had for my Amiga was beyond me), but this isn't too hard to figure out. I only wish this was available in some form for the DS. Having a touch screen would make a huge difference. Also, the sample load times (for when you're composing) take a few seconds for each one to load and play. I find it mildly annoying. If the digital download version goes on sale at some point I may opt to get that; I've read that there is little to no loading time for samples. Anyway, figured I'd mention this here in case anyone's interested. How's that Korg DS-10 software? Anyone getting the Plus version next year? (n/t) (NeoGutsman) (15:58:29 11/12/09 EST)
Woah, this game looks cool (Keroro RPG: Kishi to Musha to Densetsu no Kaizoku): (NeoGutsman) (13:40:13 11/11/09 EST)
[Buyin' It So You May or May Not Have To] Double up! Crimson Room and Unbound Saga for PSP! (NeoGutsman) (17:54:52 11/09/09 EST)
Uh-oh, I'm now catching birds and battling them in Brave Story with wild abandon. The bird thing got better once I got a better net and bigger birdcage. Before that it was a throwaway part of the game, but now that I can actually be a contender and beat others it's... okay. At least I'm getting something for beating the other bird-catchers. I'm juuust at the 40 hour mark now, so clearly the old school charm and damned pretty battles have wormed their way into my head. (n/t) (NeoGutsman) (15:52:15 11/06/09 EST)
I played a bit of NIS's A Witch's Tale. Just so you all know not to buy it, it's a mostly-straightforward, very slow-paced traditional RPG with a loli lead character and not much going for it. It's very much a Hit Maker game (ala Blade Dancer). (n/t) (exodus) (14:18:21 11/06/09 EST)
So, who's going to get the DSi LL Cool J edition? (n/t) (Zero) (11:55:49 10/29/09 EST)
So, what's everyone been playing lately? Right now I'm on my 25th hour of Brave Story (which gets NUTS when you beat a certain foe - I did not expect such dialog). Beautiful graphics and great battle scenes. It's easy, and the game really does want you to spam Bravura abilities and Unisons, hence the constantly refillable BP points your characters earn for attacks. Not a bad thing; I think it keeps it all breezy and not some resource that keeps you from going all-out when you generally want to. Others inside: (NeoGutsman) (16:43:00 10/27/09 EST)
So... can the old PSP do everything the new PSP can do, but with UMD support too? (n/t) (Jason) (12:09:43 10/24/09 EST)
I hope Kaiju Busters (DS) is at least half as good as the box art (inside) (SignOfZeta) (03:02:51 10/23/09 EST)
UPDATE on NGPC Live :-): I've refrained from posting because I didn't want to get hopes up, but I have been working on the project over the last three weeks. The concept works... in theory, but I am working out the kinks. Right now I have two systems running, connected via USB to two laptops, which are communicating over the Ethernet connection (via Wifi actually) and playing a two-player game of Fatal Fury First Contact :-). Almost... flawlessly. The problem is, it's not flawless, and as expected, there is an inherent communication delay between the two systems. Right now, and this is after a lot of effort, the delay si minimized, but not enough to avoid de-synchronization issues. Yet again, this may be harder than expected :-). I will keep working on it for a few more weeks before I give up, or possibly move to a different system. (n/t) (Mash) (01:43:29 10/22/09 EST)
I've been playing Nostalgia for DS - It's basically pretty boring. The art direction is uninspired, the story is insipid, and the characters drab. It has airship battles and land battles, but nothing exciting is going on, really. The battles are really straightforward, and there's a lot of waiting around for the same stupid animation to finish, which you do find in most traditional RPGs, but in this case they take quite a while, it feels (maybe a few milliseconds too long), and waiting for the super boring battle fanfare to end is also just...eh. So essentially, in spite of the neat character design by the tengai makyo guy (which is not really reflected in the game anyway) it's a pass, I'd say. It feels more like something Matrix did in between making Final Fantasy ports, as opposed to the pet project they were desperately hoping to make. Oh well! (n/t) (exodus) (17:08:17 10/21/09 EST)
I really enjoyed Tokyo Beatdown. I just checked the FAQ and somehow I got the "good" ending but I never found a single scroll so the fighting did get a bit boring. The dialog is pretty great! (n/t) (SignOfZeta) (01:31:56 10/19/09 EST)
I ended up hacking my PSP last week, so I'm actually going to brush it off and get some use out of it. So far I've tried Gunpey, Me & My Katamari, Dracula X, and Mana Khemia. Any suggestions for what to get next? I'm struggling to come up with any good games for this thing... (Bean) (19:08:45 10/11/09 EST)
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