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Post by puzzlehead » 20 Jul 2005 01:35

Combat! on the Atari 2600 was pretty fun and shipped with the console. The only problem was that you had to have a second person play with you; no single player mode.

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Post by inplainview » 20 Jul 2005 10:53

Is it me, or did nobody mention:

PAC-MAN (my dad still religiously plays this game)
Joust
Space Invaders
Donkey Kong


Am I the only one here that doesn't like (i.e. sucks really bad at) Tetris?

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Post by Smash » 20 Jul 2005 11:26

Dere33 wrote:Now that you mentino DuckHunt! - God I wish I could find a working Nintendo/NGun.... that game was the shit.

I have two :o

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Post by ~vjay~ » 20 Jul 2005 13:32

I have played most consoles and liked it ;)
(former console addict here)

Anyone remember Killer Instinct?


I haven't gone past the playstation, so haven't owned a ps2 or xbox, I discovered computers were more fun and abandoned all consoling after that.

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Post by inplainview » 21 Jul 2005 07:46

~vjay~ wrote:Anyone remember Killer Instinct?

Its number 12 on my list :D

The combo system was ingenious, it was incredibly easy to pick up yet took some time to master. I have yet to see a combo system that comes close. The grapics at the time were excellent, and the music was catchy.

What happened to Rare? They used to make such good games... :weep:

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Post by ~vjay~ » 21 Jul 2005 10:39

inplainview wrote:
~vjay~ wrote:Anyone remember Killer Instinct?

Its number 12 on my list :D

The combo system was ingenious, it was incredibly easy to pick up yet took some time to master. I have yet to see a combo system that comes close. The grapics at the time were excellent, and the music was catchy.

What happened to Rare? They used to make such good games... :weep:
I got so good at it I used to play it on the hardest setting and beat it all the time just to see the alternate endings, I really need a life. :unsure:

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Post by Justin » 21 Jul 2005 12:08

i got the UK version of killer instinct.

and since UK games are programmed to run 17% faster to match US speed(due to their consoles being PAL), if you play a UK game on a US NTSC machine, it's 17% faster than it already is!

117% speed!

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Post by ~vjay~ » 21 Jul 2005 17:23

Justin wrote:i got the UK version of killer instinct.

and since UK games are programmed to run 17% faster to match US speed(due to their consoles being PAL), if you play a UK game on a US NTSC machine, it's 17% faster than it already is!

117% speed!
Australian consoles are PAL format as well.
Not sure if they are the same as the UK PAL versions though?

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Post by Justin » 21 Jul 2005 18:15

they're the same. only a few games were optimized like killer instinct was (fullscreen and 17% faster)

back in the day, most SNES PAL games ran 17% slower than NTSC games AND they had with two black bars at the top and bottom of the screen (kind of like widescreen DVDs) which slightly squished the graphics a bit and made things short and fat.

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Post by Smash » 21 Jul 2005 18:16

~vjay~ wrote:
Justin wrote:i got the UK version of killer instinct.

and since UK games are programmed to run 17% faster to match US speed(due to their consoles being PAL), if you play a UK game on a US NTSC machine, it's 17% faster than it already is!

117% speed!
Australian consoles are PAL format as well.
Not sure if they are the same as the UK PAL versions though?

Yep they are. PAL and NTSC are the only two standards (from what I know).

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Post by puzzlehead » 31 Jul 2005 08:55

Smash wrote:One of my good buddy's just built a MAME (arcade emulator)  I introduced him to all the classics of my childhood.  Xevious, Popeye, Burger Time, Galaga.  Hours of fun.  Those games were better because they are replayable.  Who's likely to break out GT4 or GTA3 and replay them over and over?
I just finished installing MAME for the PSP. I now have Galaga to play on my train rides into the city. :)

EDIT: And Cyberball, PuzzleBubble and a host of others that are just waiting to be moved to Memory Sticks.
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Post by steampunk » 02 Aug 2005 06:53

Smash wrote:Yep they are.  PAL and NTSC are the only two standards (from what I know).
The only color standards for SNES or the only color standards for television?

If you mean "for television", you're forgetting <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SECAM' target='_blank'>SÉCAM</a>. But then again, it's French, so forgetting it is not only excusable but commendable! :D

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