Back on http://twitch.tv/djh0ffman tonight from 8PM BST/UK for another round of #MegaDrive dev. Progress has been big since last week so we'll run through a bunch of that, squash some bugs and do some play testing. See you for beers and code 🍻
Recently I found a copy of Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure, and I have been playing it a bit this evening.
It's a true nostalgia trip. A lot of gaming memories from my youth are thanks to my dad. My parents divorced when I was young and once every two weeks my sister and I would stay the weekend at my dad's, who at one point bought us a Mega Drive. 🙏
I never owned this game but we often had rental games and this one we rented quite a few times! ☺️
It's a great platformer! It borrows heavily from other games in the genre, but in a good way. There are many stages, and the difficulty ramps up quickly! I'm glad this game has a password system~ 😅
Some parts really need memorizing in order to get through. I don't have much patience so these kind of games are not something I can play all evening without losing my temper, but it's a very enjoyable title. The music is great as well~ 🎶
Ended up that my childhood #SegaGenesis could not be saved, so it had to get a new board. Wound up with a VA6, which I'm happy with—has TMSS sure, but it's also one of the best options for video/audio quality.
After a long life of providing my joy, the original board will now live on up on my wall.
Back on that there http://twitch.tv/djh0ffman tonight from 8PM BST/UK for more work on Metal Gear for the #megadrive#genesis. Another super productive week, graphic bug list is now small (but complicated!) and we've got some noisy stuff to present at last 🔊
I haven't seen a theme yet for @miona's #VGMWednesday, so as I forgot to post something for #BonusBeats last week, I'll do that this week.
But instead, I'll be bonus stage adjacent cause...I'm weird.
When you plug non-Sonic games into Sonic & Knuckles, you'll be able to play a random Bonus Stage from the main game. If you put in Sonic 1, you can do all of them. But first, a "No Way" screen pops up with some fun music. Here's that music and screen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zILpjFqlOak
I installed an Analogue Mega SG (an FPGA-based aftermarket Sega Genesis/Mega Drive) at work. Mainly to show the younger colleagues what they missed in the 90s. 😁
Now I am looking for nice games playable at lunch break. Meaning: Not to complicated, fast startup, maybe games for two.
I have never been into Beat 'em ups but have some of the classics like Streets of Rage 2 in my collection. 🥊
Are there any titles you suggest trying out although I am not the biggest fan of the genre? 🤔
For some time now I was thinking about presenting #RetroTrivia not only via pictures but short video clips that don't exceed the Mastodon server's file size limit. 🗄️
Finally I arranged to capture, edit and publish my first video directly here on Mastodon. 📼
When you've got 40 seconds and want to know what going too fast in Sonic can lead to, give the video a try and me some feedback. 👌
The brand new rescan of Sega Pro 5 - March 1992 (UK) has just been added to the preliminary magazine catalogue.
As always, this new version has much more accurate colour levels as well as extra shadow detail and overall clarity.
So please grab the one form the "preliminary" section and not the "completed magazines section" to get the new one.
It's #VGMWednesday and todays theme is #SuperSixteenBit One of my favorite and most played Sega Megadrive (Genesis) games was Streets of Rage 2. The soundtrack is still a banger!
It still blows my mind that composer Yuzo Koshiro was only 22 back then 🤯 He started composing video game soundtracks when still in high school. Check out a photo of his setup in 1989 in this recent feature:
This week's retro game of the week led me to a surprising discovery about my collection... and a lot of fun playing Midnight Resistance for the Mega Drive!
Rocket Rescue was a short lived Sci-Fi Choplifter clone which was apparently to promise a lot, but never delivered anything in the end. Due for release on #Amiga, #PC, #MegaDrive and #SNES - how far did the game get and can anything be saved?
"Gabriel Pyron, the coding genius behind WIP Mega Drive / Genesis versions of Samurai Shodown and Marvel Super Heroes, has just revealed that he's working on a King of Fighters-style game for the 16-bit console..."
Another #Psygnosis (self) gift at Xmas... #Puggsy!
This game seemed to get a lot of flack, back in the day. But for me, it was one of my fav #Megadrive games. From that opening cinematic & thumping music, I was hooked! 🤩🚀 #RetroGaming
King Of Fighters On The Sega Mega Drive? It Could Be Happening, Unofficially -- Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
"Gabriel Pyron, the coding genius behind WIP Mega Drive / Genesis versions of Samurai Shodown and Marvel Super Heroes, has just revealed that he's working on a King of Fighters-style game for the 16-bit console..."