@vga256 I actually think Caesar II is where Impressions started to hit their stride. Caesar I? Not for me. I'm sure there's a game in there, but I couldn't make it work. But Caesar II is a genuinely good one.
Swapped the reset cap on my Mark III, so now I can use the (knockoff) EverDrive on it. 10µF to 0.1µF is all it takes. Thanks to Neto from SMSPower for figuring this out. #retrogaming#sega#mastersystem
@ChartreuseK I was also surprised. the cartridge pinout doesn't offer a reset line on the Mark III (it does on the US SMS,) the everdrives in general seem to be really picky about it. You'll see similar weird behaviour when trying to take a knockoff EverDrive N8 to a real NES or a knockoff Famiclone to a real EverDrive for a similar reason.
@leadedsolder@ChartreuseK what about original Krikzz carts? I try to buy those if I can afford it, to support him and UA.
Right now I have only the three games for the SMS.
@OutofPrintArchive Wish to god I had the reflexes for this game. I love the vibe, feel and tension but I spend 60% of each race grinding along the walls
@HangFireBooks
I got pretty good at the game back in the day. But yeah, it’s a bit too brutal for me.
I never was able to unlock the AX tracks as one of those last challenges was just too hard for me.
It’s brilliant, but I kinda prefer X if I’m honest.
The original remains my favourite though.
💾 NEW PODCAST! 💾 We had a look at Empire, originally developed by Walter Bright in the 1970s for the PDP-10, and later released for various systems, including MS-DOS with 1987's Empire: Wargame of the Century, and 1993's Empire: Deluxe.
This is a very early example of a turn-based strategy wargame, and one that would have a big influence on the genre. Sid Meier among others has mentioned Empire is a big inspiration for Civilization.
My first ZakStunts pro podium!
And a win on the amateur leaderboard.
A crazy track this month, full of illusions and invisible features due to clever tile placement. Fully exploiting all the quirks that make this game what it is today. #dos#dosgaming#retrogaming#stunts#zakstunts
The MSX classic The Maze of Galious was actually Knightmare 2.
An interesting feature of the game depended on what was inserted into the MSX's second cartridge slot.
If the first Knightmare was in, you could resurrect your companion 99 times. If there was Q-bert, you started the game with bonuses like extra gold and a full health bar...☺️👍🕹️
I am joined by Tony Warriner and Aaron Fothergill as we delve into the cost of retro computer hardware, a brand new £1 retro handheld console purchase and more.
Haven't posted any #RetroGaming pickups for a while, but here are a bundle of randoms that just arrived... Yes, I'm still on a #PSP spree... No, I don't know what any of these are like (I mean, apart from the Capcom classics I guess).
Particularly looking forward to trying a very cheesy looking "Infected"
The monthly USA Here 'N' Now feature from from Sega Force 5 - May 1992 (UK)
I have to say that for some reason, I look forward to the new pictures from the moustached man every single issue. I don't know why, but he always cracks me up. I love this man. 😅
I don't have any real retro games I want to play enough to say get a hold of an emulator; I fully admit most games I played 10 hours a day in my youth (the 1980s) were shit. The oldest games might actually fancy to play still functions on Steam.
Of course there were good ones like Arkanoid, Uridium, Balder Dash, Tetris and a bit later Defender of the Crown and a few others, but most were played because they were the only game in town.
@thomasbeagle tho is it really nostalgia unless you have to try to load the game 5 times while correcting the head in the cassette player until it loads...
@OutofPrintArchive Somewhere I have that Asterix game for the Gameboy Advance, where the game is 3D and looks like it could've been a PlayStation title.
Can't remember what it's called or where I put it, but I love this series.
I did have the one on Super Nintendo though.
And I remember playing the arcade beat em up back in the day, which was super fun.
Such a shame it never got a home port.
@stdsxezat Is that the PSX or N64 version of Quake II? In the 2023 remaster Nightdive and Id added the N64 campaign; the PSX campaign is going to be released this year as a free addon for the PC version.
So, I have had a glorious moment of vindication for myself. Not only have I beaten #Alien3 on the #SNES, but I also got all the achievements for the game from Retroachievements.org, so the game is considered Mastered!
Honestly, the game was a really good challenge, I will definitely need to talk a little about this game on my channel, as there is a lot to talk about, and it certainly deserves a proper review in my opinion.
Despite being a movie tie-in game and a bit of a frustrating slog at times, it was actually really enjoyable and I can't put into words how happy I am with beating this game from my childhood!
@OutofPrintArchive If someone somehow didn’t see all of the dates on these, and somehow knew nothing of Metal Gear, and somehow thought “I wonder when this was written?” the “I like my gear solid” bubble silences all doubts.
While it's not quite the start of the weekend yet, I've lost way to much time by being sick these past couple of weeks, so I wanted to get a head start this time.
So what better way to do this than with a new magazine release.
GamesMaster 79 - March 1999 (UK) has just been added to the magazine catalogue.
Decided to pick up 2 ¥5000 PSN cards on Play-Asia last night and grab a bunch of PC-Engine and PSone games that I was still missing on my PS3.
I notice that certain games that I bought before seem to have been delisted over the years...
I was shocked that I didn't have Devil's Crush yet, despite having Alien Crush. No idea how that came to be.
