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Super Robot Wars K: I bought this from Play Asia today since its about half off. I pirated it at release but wasn't very impressed with it. I think part of that was just that its hard to value shit you didn't pay for, but also because the series selection isn't very good. For $25 though, I'll bite, and maybe this time I'll finish it. (n/t) (SignOfZeta) (03:22:03 07/02/09 EST)
Wasn't sure whether to put this on the portable site or main but I picked up a netbook for my Bday. Very cool little machine, cheaper and way more convenient than a normal laptop. If you can get over the fact that there's no internal disc drive I highly recommend them. (Darius) (22:15:02 06/30/09 EST)
So I watched the hilarious Korg DS-10+ "keynote" video on Youtube and the most interesting thing is that it can put out double the number of voices of the original DS-10. This is a DSi-only thing, regular DS users will still only be able to use two synths at once, etc. This is the first time I've seen a game (or whatever) coming out on a normal DS card (ie: not a download game) that uses DSi capabilities like this. In this case, I assume its the extra RAM. Hopefully more developers will be able to use the extra RAM with such significant results. (SignOfZeta) (14:57:45 06/30/09 EST)
I forgot to say that the latest game I've written the story for is out. It's a kids game called Dolphin Trainer. The game itself is subpar, but the story is cute if I do say so myself. They didn't implement some things how I intended (which teaches me to be more specific with my storyboards), and changed two characters around, but otherwise it's kind of cute. For the pirates out there, check it out. It's only available in europe anyway, and is likely to remain that way, so you don't have to feel bad. I wrote the whole story myself, though I was given the basic premise, so I'd like for some people I know to play it a little! It's been downloaded like 3,000 times, so that's gratifying, sort of. (exodus) (19:35:52 06/29/09 EST)
So against better judgement I bought an Ipod Touch. It's cool I guess. Didn't really want to get one, but my existing one is dying, so I had to. Plus I could play some games that I was interested in playing. So I bought an itunes store card so I'd have some monies to purchase games. BUT NO! In Canada, gift cards cannot be used to purchase games or apps! Only music and I assume videos. Lame! I don't really want to put a credit card on file with Apple just to play some games. WHY GOD WHY!? (n/t) (Apples) (02:43:45 06/26/09 EST)
Well I finally hacked my PSP with a $6 Pandora battery from Deal Extreme. What sort of stuff should I run on it? I'm interested in anything that runs particularly well, like emulators or whatever. (n/t) (SignOfZeta) (01:36:00 06/19/09 EST)
Nights in the Nightmare. Holly fuck this game is crazy. Its super complicated and completely abstract. It doesn't just alienate you with a billion options you don't understand and can't use, it alienates you with a billion options you don't understand and can't use AND boggles you with the single most abstract input scheme in the history of isometric tile strategy games. In fact, its so fuct that...I actually like it. (n/t) (SignOfZeta) (00:33:15 06/14/09 EST)
PSPgo... ouch. So let's get this straight: all new accessories, proprietary USB cable, and last but not least 3-6hrs battery life. That on top of the already retarded laundry list of 'improvements'. And they don't even buy you dinner first. (n/t) (Darius) (01:34:33 06/13/09 EST)
Pocket Retro Emulator (Comic-Kaze) (03:06:49 06/11/09 EST)
I think I've found my new Match of the Millennium! It's name is Ridge Racer 2. For the past couple of weeks I haven't played anything else. It's just such a complete package, only Ridge Racer V's tracks are missing, though curiously they did include music from that game. Who cares though, you can nitro your way through R4's stages with Pac-Man in a plane!! (Rockman Pocket) (16:24:43 06/10/09 EST)
"Gears Of Fate" is the latest NGPC game released by Thor. You really should check it out. I'm assuming that most people here don't have the ability to easily run it on an actual NGPC anymore. There's some stuff on it that RACE doesn't emulate properly, so use NeoPop if you can. This is technically rather amazing. (Flavor) (10:17:11 06/09/09 EST)
So was there ever anything written anywhere about Nintendo wanting to put cameras in the DS from the beginning and leaving them out for budget reasons or whatever? I ask this because I'm playing Trace Memory/Another Code right now and the main character uses a DS with a camera in it to solve puzzles and stuff. Normally I wouldn't think anything of it but since the DS now has cameras in it, and Trace Memory was published by Nintendo, it kind of makes me think that Nintendo didn't come up with this idea for the first time when they were working on the DSi. (n/t) (SignOfZeta) (01:50:30 06/06/09 EST)
"Knights in the Nightmare" is so... aptly named. Between the weird stylus controls, bullet hell objects to dodge, and the never ending number of meters/stats you need to watch this game is easily the most frantic thing I've ever tried to play. The sheer depth of elements you need to contend with in real time is mind blowing. About 1000X harder than Yggdra Union. (n/t) (Darius) (00:43:36 06/06/09 EST)
So is the PSP Go upgraded enough to the point where there will be PSP Go only games, or is it the same as a regular PSP as far as CPU, RAM, etc goes. I was reading up some on the DSi and the way I see it DSi only games are imminent. There aren't any now, but remember that there weren't any Gameboy Color only games (the clear carts) when the GBC first came out either. I'm wondering if the PSP Go will be like that too. (n/t) (SignOfZeta) (12:53:29 06/05/09 EST)
So CNet says that Turismo PSP will be released as a download and on UMD. I guess Sony isn't completely fucking retarded. Word has it though that you won't be able to buy parts for your cars though...so maybe they are completely retarded? I guess there probably are people who would believe that the PSP couldn't handle parts customization because its a handheld? (n/t) (SignOfZeta) (07:37:08 06/03/09 EST)
So I got the AceKard2i yesterday and got it working (inside). (SignOfZeta) (14:13:43 06/02/09 EST)
Classicgaming is shutting down in August apparently. Time to mirror SNGP! (Apples) (23:09:13 06/01/09 EST)
I played KOF XII for an hour or so with my friend vince today, in LA's arcade infinity. It's really good fun, but there's a lot I can't figure out. I had to wait until another guy came up to learn about this guard breaker/combo starter thing. Basically you build up your "critical" meter, which is seperate from your super meter, and when it's all flashy you hit some sort of buttons that I don't know, and then you smash your opponent and get free hits on them for a limited time, to do a sort of custom combo. It's super rough when it's done to you, and vince kept doing it to me by accident and driving me nuts! I never did it even once by accident dammit! There's also basically the equivalent of a focus/counter attack, but it's way way faster, and basically seemed to just be quarter circle back and C or D, unless I'm totally wrong. Maybe it was even easier than that, but that's what I was doing. It feels like there's lots to figure out, like I don't even know if there's character swapping - but it was really fun to play. Kensou is a total badass now, and was pretty much my favorite character to play. Joe is a bit gimped because they took away one of my favorite moves, the one where he leaps in with a downward kick. kyo is kyo, terry is terry basically, and the 2003 characters are still "wtf why are you here?" to me. It looks great though, and sounds great as KOF games generally do, and I basically had a real good time playing it. I sincerely hope it's not broken, but luckily I will probably never get good enough at it to figure that out. Yay! (n/t) (exodus) (20:31:39 05/31/09 EST)
So all the while I'm playing Pictobits I kept thinking about what a good job they did with the music. Its NES remix, but NES remix in a way that you could almost (actually?) do on a NES, rather than something enhanced with too many voices at once, etc. Today I finished the game and noticed in the credits that the music was by YMCK so...that explains it. This is a very cool game and everyone with a DSi should have it. (n/t) (SignOfZeta) (13:51:35 05/31/09 EST)
Looks pretty neat (Jason) (14:09:16 05/30/09 EST)
I bought Pictobits last night. Its way way better than Aquia. Its hard for me to consider them part of the same series. (n/t) (SignOfZeta) (02:06:42 05/21/09 EST)
Man, you were right about the "Leapgates" and other navigational nonsense in Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, exodus. What a pain in the butt. I'm just hoping that once I get all the damn gates "hacked," and don't have to waste any more time on doing that same damn timed puzzle over and over, there will actually be some fun part to the game. The first hour or so was good but since then it's just been repeating the LeapGate crap, not knowing where to go while in a system because the map doesn't label the other star systems in there--as you pointed out--and fighting enemies with the exact same weapon loadouts and retarded strategy. The AI actually makes really stupid moves in this game, which it never did in the previous Puzzle Quest. There are no characters, just text print outs for the plainest possible type of fetch quests, and hell the puzzle battles themselves have less puzzling now because the hex map just makes for too many random combos. GahHhHhh. And hell, it's stripped down in terms of game systems and activities compared to the first game. Whoever designed this seems to have understood nothing about what made the earlier game fun aside from that horrible "match three" buzzword I've seen them bandy about in promo interviews. (n/t) (Paleface) (03:24:28 05/20/09 EST)
For anyone that may be interested, I put a new product on the site (finally), a SNES Flash Cartridge and USB programmer system. Check the link inside, a university colleague of mine designed it. (Mash) (00:59:41 05/19/09 EST)
Well I bought a DSi. Its pretty nice. The lack of a GBA slot kind of bothers me since that means no rumble in Metroid Pinball, but I have my old DS for that. The design is about 1/3 Nintendo, 1/3 Apple and 1/3 whatever the most popular JDM cell phone is this week. I'm speaking of the blue one, of course, since black game systems are evil. So far I've only downloaded Aquite (its...not that great, but it was free), and Opera (also free). Opera is not very good. Not even as good as the browser on my free cell phone, but oh well. I also bought Rhythm Heaven. Damn, its nice! (n/t) (SignOfZeta) (23:37:57 05/18/09 EST)
Speaking of the Wiz, has anyone tried the Dingoo? (Jason) (15:37:54 05/14/09 EST)
In case anyone cares, the GP2X Wiz is now shipping. I did a lengthy writeup about it last night (link inside). In other news, I realized (yesterday) that I never turn off my PSP. I always put it in standby. Am I the only one that didn't know at first that you needed to hold the switch to turn it off. I thought my battery was bad because it would die if I didn't use it. I've had the PSP for a while, but I rarely use it (mostly used when I ported RACE NGPC emu to it). I'm getting ready to fly to Hong Kong, so I thought I'd use the PSP for some movies and TV shows on the plane, but I was worried about the battery life. Maybe I don't need to be concerned now that I know how to use it. (Flavor) (10:59:04 05/13/09 EST)
Does anyone here happen to have a Pokemon Yellow (Pikachu Version) strategy guide book laying around that they'd want to part with? A guide for Red or Blue would be great also, if I can't find Yellow. (Flavor) (15:21:42 05/12/09 EST)
So. Did anyone get the Game & Watch Gallery DS game from Club Nintendo? (Zero) (09:39:50 05/11/09 EST)
Ian, you missed it, but I got in DJ Max heaven today. DJ Max Portable Black Square Quattra limited edition box set, DJ Max Portable 2, and Zero's favorite, Pump It Up Exceed! Let me just say that Black Square is mothafuckin' AWESOME, and rocks all kinds of socks. Not only can you do Link Disk to unlock stuff in BS and in Clazziquai, you can also Link Disk with DJMP 1 and 2 to unlock stuff in BS, too. If that weren't enough, I found out that you can opt to use the Black Square engine to run Clazziquai. OOOOOOOOOOOh my gosh. Seeing a slick new front end for Clazziquai is rad, but getting newer BS Link Disk function specific patterns for many of the Clazzi' tracks sent me over the edge. The downer is that Arcade mode is the only mode available if you link with Clazzi, and you have to load Black Square first to get the window dressing, but it's worth it. It's not so bad if you just do the sleep state come to think of it. Anyway, the patterns are fresh, the songs are terrific, and the challenge definitely harder. It's not that hard right now, though, since I've been practicing like crazy with 6B in Clazzi, and I've been listening to the BS soundtrack for almost a month now. That's helped me get a head start in the game since I know most of the tunes. (n/t) (NeoGutsman) (00:06:32 05/05/09 EST)
Has anyone here put good time into KOF 98 UM? I've been playing it a bit. One thing I've noticed is that Takuma's Haushokoken is back to being a DM, but it juggles off his kick special. This is advantages for two reasons. As with many Takuma players I like using his kick special (chage DB, forward kick) to juggle into his FBF P special. For one, I mess this combo up all the time and get the Haoshokoken instead, which takes forever to come out and won't juggle. Now if you screw it up and the Haoshokoken comes out you'll still combo until you run out of stock, if you are out of stock then you'll (usually) see the FBF P special anyway. So basically they've Ken-ified him. (SignOfZeta) (02:12:44 05/01/09 EST)
Who's getting BlazBlue and on what system? All the Blue and the BluRay disc of playas playing seem more appealing to me than Green and a DVD of the same thing. As does my USB Saturn Pad. But if Bros are on the 360, it could sway me. Also, for anyone out of the loop, limited edition stuff for only $60 (first print run only) (Zero) (10:57:57 04/30/09 EST)
Fighting games on handhelds. Something about them seem like a missed opportunity altogether, and something I don't see ever becoming anything worthing noting. Nevermind arguement of whether fighting games are popular in general anymore (they are now. the end.) If NGPC was popular enough so a person could find others with it, then maybe. But yes. Soul Calibur PSP, who cares. SFA3UM, who cares. Tekken DR, who cares. Aside from people who want extra characters that they generally can't play against because no one else bothered getting the game on handheld. (Zero) (13:14:28 04/29/09 EST)
Hey guys. I just received a GP2X Wiz test unit. If you care to know more, I've written up some impressions about it (see inside). (Flavor) (10:38:34 04/29/09 EST)
Suikoden Tierkreis WiFi: I finally got to the point in the game last week where you unlock WiFi capabilities. The details for it are linked inside. Kinda cool! I'm now torn: play more of this or The Dark Spire? Or both. OMFGWHATTODOOOOOooo! (n/t) (NeoGutsman) (16:28:38 04/24/09 EST)
Handheld Sountracks: Firstly! I've finally ripped the 4CDs of DJM BlackSquare. If it's desired, I require two things: FTP info and a picture of exodus doing something noteworthy, like playing Xevious on the 360 with Xevious plushies surrounding him. Secondly, am I the only one that has the MotM OST? And, is there only one release, the one that's most likely fake or "legal in Taiwan only" or what? (Zero) (09:43:26 04/24/09 EST)
Hmm, Card Fighters DS. It doesn't resemble the original game even a little, if it wasn't for the art used for the cards there wouldn't be anything to indicate that this is in fact a SNK vs. Capcom game. (Rockman Pocket) (10:36:25 04/22/09 EST)
[The Dark Spire] So far, this game is chock-full of relentless death, level grinding, and slow progress. I love it! Despite the sheer difficulty at the outset, I think it is still easier to get into than the Etrian Odyssey games, for various reasons. I'm only 1-1/2 hours into TDS so far, so perhaps that's too early a judgment. All I know is that I am having a great time with it. More thoughts: (NeoGutsman) (03:08:24 04/22/09 EST)
SHMUP KOF XBLA! (yoodaa) (18:03:58 04/21/09 EST)
I just picked up The Dark Spire DS. YES. (n/t) (NeoGutsman) (23:52:39 04/16/09 EST)
Last night I dreamt I found a cardboard box in an ordinary dutch toy store, filled with NGPC games. All sorts of made up RPG's were in there, with some Metal Slug 1st and 2nd as well. How does a mind make all this up. I hadn't looked at this board for a while, and hadn't played my NGPC either. There apparently is a small NGPC room in my head that's opened every once in a while. Hm, this sounds like a Monkey- or 3rd board topic now. Still, NGPC related stuff is too rare to post there. (n/t) (Mental) (16:03:40 04/16/09 EST)
The load times on Samurai Showdown Anthologies PSP are horrendous! The SS series has had some of the cheesiest end bosses in fighting game history and having to wait up to a minute between loses really annoys after awhile. (Darius) (18:03:44 04/15/09 EST)
So what is the the place to go for KOF XII info? For a game that is supposedly in arcades now I find it kind of weird that we don't even know who the boss is yet. According to some dude on Gamefaqs some new official art for Mai and K' showed up so they are expected to turn up in the home versions. (SignOfZeta) (04:48:53 04/15/09 EST)
Zero, is DJMP Black Square only really hard in the mission mode? Would I be able to just play the standard mode just fine? (n/t) (NeoGutsman) (02:52:49 04/11/09 EST)
So... this Wario Ware game for DSi. It only has like 20 minigames (and 1/4 of them are two player, so I haven't tried them) and the motion recognition isn't the greatest. But darn it, it's so damn fun I keep playing it. Basically, it's "Let me see how much of an idiot I am playing games" because it takes photos/video of you while you play then shows them to you afterward. For $5, it's not bad at all. (n/t) (Jeurja) (20:48:52 04/08/09 EST)
Anyone interested in the upcoming Rock Band: Unplugged for the PSP? It's releasing in June, and from the looks of it in the teaser video it appears to use the DJ Max 4-button layout. I will probably think about getting it. Video inside: (NeoGutsman) (18:29:55 04/08/09 EST)
Okay, who's gonna dig out their NGPC's now? I want to be good at MotM again. Or at least rock the house with Zangief once more. I don't know how he plays in SFIV, but I looooved how awesome he was in MotM. What were your guys' favorite MotM characters? (n/t) (NeoGutsman) (14:21:20 04/07/09 EST)
Aw, yeah! I turned off the updated data patch for DJ Max Portable Clazziquai Edition last night and managed to finish the last club in Club Mode. I unlocked the final video and Flea, the last song - WOOT! I still have to go back to the next-to-last city in Club Mode to finish a few more challenges, but as far as I'm concerned I'm practically done unlocking what I really wanted. Everything else is just gravy. I don't know how I'm going to go back to Fever now, though. Mission mode is depressing :( (n/t) (NeoGutsman) (12:21:51 04/07/09 EST)
I spread out all my Neo Poke stuff on the floor. (substance J) (17:03:01 04/06/09 EST)
Got my DSi in today. There's not much to comment on that hasn't already been blogged about. The hinge doesn't have that click anymore (I liked it, but without the click the DSi feels more solid). The screens are sized up just enough so that you notice the difference, but it doesn't make any games you have look more pixely as a result. The brightness is superb, and the next-to-last brightness setting is a tad brighter than the brightest DS Lite setting. The buttons are OMFGYES clicky, including the d-pad. The face buttons are the perfect meld between the click of the original DS and the physical size of the DS Lite's. The speakers are much louder now, which is great. I love the GameBoy micro brightness function they included in the DSi (hold Select and tap volume up or down). FINALLY. Other comments inside. (NeoGutsman) (22:50:31 04/05/09 EST)
Any of you picked up and played Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure for the DS? Had a go at this one and wow was I pleasantly suprised. If you don't know what it is think side scroller on the top screen and tetris attack on the bottom. Try it. You might be peasantly suprised as well. (n/t) (doryman) (11:17:08 04/03/09 EST)
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