Retro Gaming Thread

[Skynet]

Mat's favourite youtuber!

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[Hawq]

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I watched this last night, it was pretty interesting to hear about how business was done with the USSR.

I'm glad these types of videos are being made, they give a good window into how these games were made.

[Matisfaction]

The BBC made a pretty good documentary on Tetris a while ago..

Mat's favourite youtuber!

He really knows his stuff...

[Dr. Zoidberg]

[Matisfaction]

Looks pretty sweet, and at a decent price. Fingers crossed that they do a mega drive version as well.

[Dr. Zoidberg]

[melancholy]

Oh hell yes, I am buying that. Xbox is the only system I have left in my living room without an HDMI option.

[Dr. Zoidberg]

It looks great, and is an OK price.

[Matisfaction]

lol, yes we all know composite is absolute crap... really he would have been better just showing the difference between HDMI and component. I've got a Wii 2 HDMI adapter (a decent one) and you can tell the difference between component and HDMI, especially if your TV is calibrated properly.

Really nice to see an Xbox HDMI cable as it does at least support higher resolutions.

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Here's a direct link to the cable on Amazon

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A group has purchased and dumped a rare version of Donkey Kong 3 for Sharp X1 computers:

[Dr. Zoidberg]

They are never going to stop re-releasing the MD/Gen games. And I'll probably keep buying them.

The weird thing is that they are releasing it on Steam as well, even though the old one is already on Steam and they keep giving most of the games away for free.

[Dr. Zoidberg]

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The weird thing is that they are releasing it on Steam as well, even though the old one is already on Steam and they keep giving most of the games away for free.

Maybe the new release won't include Steam Workshop support? That place is chock full of pirated games and other fun gobbledygook that a major company might not like.

[Dr. Zoidberg]

That could be the reason.

No Switch version is a bit weird.

[melancholy]

Here’s the full list of what’s in the collection:

• Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
  Alien Soldier
  Alien Storm
  Altered Beast
  Beyond Oasis
  Bio-Hazard Battle
  Bonanza Bros.
  Columns
  Columns III: Revenge of Columns
  Comix Zone
  Crack Down
  Decap Attack
  Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
  Dynamite Headdy
  ESWAT: City Under Siege
  Fatal Labyrinth
  Flicky
  Gain Ground
  Galaxy Force II
  Golden Axe
  Golden Axe II
  Golden Axe III
  Gunstar Heroes
  Kid Chameleon
  Landstalker
  Light Crusader
  Phantasy Star II
  Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
  Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millenium
  Ristar
  Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
  Shining Force
  Shining Force II
  Shining in the Darkness
  Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
  Sonic 3D Blast
  Sonic Spinball
  Sonic the Hedgehog
  Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  Space Harrier II
  Streets of Rage
  Streets of Rage 2
  Streets of Rage 3
  Super Thunder Blade
  Sword of Vermilion
  The Revenge of Shinobi
  ToeJam & Earl
  ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
  Vectorman
  Vectorman 2
  Virtua Fighter 2
  Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
  Wonder Boy in Monster World

Oddly enough there is no Sonic 3 or Sonic and Knuckes, which seems like a big omission. However, the games on the list will apparently support online multiplayer, which is pretty awesome (and likely the reason for the Steam re-release).

[Matisfaction]

At least Revenge of Shinobi and Alien Soldier are on there this time. Still a bit of a mixed bag though.

Who owns the Thunderforce franchise?

[Dr. Zoidberg]

Sega bought the Thunder Force rights a few years ago. Don't know why they haven't included them.