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Cycle
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 Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 3:08 am Post subject: The Quick Question Thread |
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Welcome to a new and exciting concept in forum threads!
This is the quick question thread! It's basically where you post any questions that only have a small number of possible answers, so that you don't have to waste time creating a brand new thread for it, like that morrowind one from earlier! Questions that need answers, not discussion!
Questions that end up turning into discussions should be taken out and put in a thread of their own! Also, this thread should be stickied!
Also you can ignore this exciting and new concept and just answer the two quick questions I have!
QUESTION 1
Which was the first major arcade game to feature digitised speech?
QUESTION 2
Which was the first arcade game to feature scrolling in eight directions?
Thanks! |
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TOLLMASTER
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 3:19 am Post subject: Re: The Quick Question Thread |
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Cycle wrote:
QUESTION 1
Which was the first major arcade game to feature digitised speech?
I think Psycho Solider was one of them ??? |
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Jeilong
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 6:03 am Post subject: Re: The Quick Question Thread |
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Cycle wrote:
QUESTION 1
Which was the first major arcade game to feature digitised speech?
"Major" is subject to debate, but I'd say Space Fury (Sega, 1981). Actually the whole question needs to be more precise. Digitised as in playback of samples or digitised as in playback of phonemes by a speech processor? In the latter case Wizard of Wor (Midway, 1981) would be a likely answer.
QUESTION 2
Which was the first arcade game to feature scrolling in eight directions?
Thanks!
Bosconian (Namco, 1981) |
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Koji
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't know arcade, but I remember that the TMNT games had speech, and that impressed me a whole lot. I mean, in the B&W Game Boy ('pizza time')! Also in the NES ('cowabunga' and others.) |
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brainiac
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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Jeilong wrote:
Cycle wrote:
Which was the first major arcade game to feature digitised speech?
"Major" is subject to debate, but I'd say Space Fury (Sega, 1981). Actually the whole question needs to be more precise. Digitised as in playback of samples or digitised as in playback of phonemes by a speech processor? In the latter case Wizard of Wor (Midway, 1981) would be a likely answer.
i dunno if Berzerk or Wizard Of Wor were very popular at the time. perhaps they were? but i don't suppose most people remember them too well now. if you want a game that many people do remember for its use of digital voice... i'd guess Sinistar (Williams, 1982) is an obvious one. 'course as Jeilong says, "major" is subjective, and the written histories of videogames can't help being sorta incomplete.
as for the candidates for "very first videogame to use digital voice": Stratovox (Taito, 1980)?
There is some controversy as to which video game first incorporated speech. Some have claimed Berzerk, others have voted for Wizard of Wor or even Gorf. It is likely that Stratovox is the actual holder of this dubious honor. The speech synthesis in this game was achieved by a 1.5 MHz chip which runs about half the speed of the Z80 chip that is the engine for the rest of the game. The voice is limited to four short and very distorted phrases. Even at the time, the result was a bit underwhelming.
Note that in the MAME version, the voice synthesis is not very good. Okay, if memory serves, it wasn't much to begin with.
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Dark Age Iron Savior
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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| QUICK QUESTION: Anybody know anything about the First Queen games? |
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ReroRero
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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| QUICK QUESTION: Is the princess in another castle? |
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Cycle
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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ReroRero wrote:
QUICK QUESTION: Is the princess in another castle?
Which world are you up to? She isn't in any of the world 1-7 castles, however I think you may find her in the 8th one.
I hope that helps! :)
ALSO
I think my questions have been aswered now, thanks guys! |
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Intentionally Wrong
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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QUICK QUESTION:
Where can I download bits of the (completely gigantic) Mother 3 soundtrack in MP3 format? |
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Shapermc
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 9:00 am Post subject: |
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| Quick Qustion: What is that game with the girl that uses the fishing pole/lure like a grappling hook? It is a platforming game of sorts. I played it once but can not remember the name of it for the life of me. |
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dessgeega
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 9:22 am Post subject: |
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Shapermc wrote:
Quick Qustion: What is that game with the girl that uses the fishing pole/lure like a grappling hook? It is a platforming game of sorts. I played it once but can not remember the name of it for the life of me.
umihara kawase on the super famicom, or umihara kawase shun on the playstation.
this is one of the games you are required to know! it is very important! |
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Shapermc
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 9:23 am Post subject: |
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dessgeega wrote:
this is one of the games you are required to know! it is very important!
I know it, I just couldn't remember the name damnit. |
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the drunken samurai
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 11:32 am Post subject: |
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dessgeega wrote:
umihara kawase
this game makes me scream "FUUUUUUUUUUCCCCKKKK YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUU" at my monitor everytime i play it
:( |
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dessgeega
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 11:36 am Post subject: |
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the drunken samurai wrote:
this game makes me scream "FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU" at my monitor everytime i play it
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the drunken samurai
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 11:41 am Post subject: |
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dessgeega wrote:
the drunken samurai wrote:
this game makes me scream "FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU" at my monitor everytime i play it
LULZ
seriously though,it infuriates me every time |
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dessgeega
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 11:48 am Post subject: |
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| have you reached a boss yet? |
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the drunken samurai
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 11:48 am Post subject: |
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| nope! |
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dessgeega
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 11:53 am Post subject: |
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| then you have no justification for infuriation. |
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the drunken samurai
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 11:53 am Post subject: |
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dessgeega wrote:
then you have no justification for infuriation.
i play this game with my keyboard |
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dessgeega
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 11:54 am Post subject: |
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| okay, i take it back. |
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Shapermc
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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the drunken samurai wrote:
dessgeega wrote:
then you have no justification for infuriation.
i play this game with my keyboard
Hey, so how about you play the game how it was intended to be played before you go stating your opinons on it, huh? Seriously, invest $10 in a PS2->USB converter or something.
That would be like playing Shadow of the Collosus with a steering wheel and complaining about it. |
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Nana Komatsu
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Or Guilty Gear with a Pop'n Music controller. I've tried this, and no it doesn't work nearly as well as Tetris on a DDR pad. |
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Shapermc
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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Nana Komatsu wrote:
Or Guilty Gear with a Pop'n Music controller. I've tried this, and no it doesn't work nearly as well as Tetris on a DDR pad.
A pop'n music controller makes IIDX really interesting.
And fun! But only at easier levels. Pop'n DX. Really, you should give it a try.
Vice versa, however, does not work. |
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B coma
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I actually played SotC with the Guitar Hero controller. If you hold the whammy bar just so you can steer the horse right, but only after you spend five minutes figuring out how to get on the horse. |
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the drunken samurai
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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Shapermc wrote:
the drunken samurai wrote:
dessgeega wrote:
then you have no justification for infuriation.
i play this game with my keyboard
Hey, so how about you play the game how it was intended to be played before you go stating your opinons on it, huh? Seriously, invest $10 in a PS2->USB converter or something.
That would be like playing Shadow of the Collosus with a steering wheel and complaining about it.
i know,i know. but you see,im BROKE right now |
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Shapermc
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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the drunken samurai wrote:
i know,i know. but you see,im BROKE right now
I'm tired of this excuse from you. Get off your ass and get a job. Call back on the applications you--claim--to put in. Quite sucking the tit of the gaming community and be a viable option. |
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Lurky
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Question: Is there a video I can download of someone beating the crab boss of Umihara Kawase? |
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the drunken samurai
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dmauro
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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Lurky wrote:
Question: Is there a video I can download of someone beating the crab boss of Umihara Kawase?
Oh damn! They've got giant crabs in Umihara Kawase?! That's some next-gen shit right there. |
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MrBlarney
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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Intentionally Wrong wrote:
QUICK QUESTION:
Where can I download bits of the (completely gigantic) Mother 3 soundtrack in MP3 format?
I found a link on Starmen.net: http://www.ngeb.net/mother3_gba_soundtrack.shtml
I don't think all the files are up yet, but mostly there. How nice. Ironically, I haven't seen any links to the GSF files for the game, which I would prefer due to space concerns. Then again, I haven't really looked. |
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Lurky
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| Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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when pook turns into pick right before the fight with Ganon, pook/pick's forhead suddenly has a
Dr.Wily style W.
In Astroboy: Omega Factor
What the hell is that about? |
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FortNinety
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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| OMG ASTROBOY IS MEGA MAN 9!!! |
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Dark Age Iron Savior
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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MrBlarney wrote:
I don't think all the files are up yet, but mostly there. How nice. Ironically, I haven't seen any links to the GSF files for the game, which I would prefer due to space concerns. Then again, I haven't really looked.
http://www.caitsith2.com/gsf/
It's one of the untagged/timed sets. |
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FortNinety
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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Q #1: My copy of Nitendogs has locked up twice. And when playing Lost in Blue, my gf says that certain rooms she enters has messed up graphics, but when she exists and re-enters, its fixed. Plus once while tryint to start up the game, the system gave an error message.
Is the system borked, or are the games?
Q #2: What's the battery life on the DS anyhow? I heard 10 hours, but mine seems a bit shorter. |
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Ethoscapade
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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| A1: the cart connectors can be fiddlier than they really should be. mine would tell me there was no game inserted about one in every five times (read: way too often) when i first got my DS, but they've since calmed down and i can't remember the last time i had a problem with it. your problem might just go away. trauma center locked up on me, once, but i was playing from the gba slot *ahem,* so, don't worry about it. the DS is just about the only system where you have the luxury of thinking that something is seriously wrong with the hardware after one lockup anyway. |
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Cycle
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 3:29 am Post subject: |
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QUICK QUESTION
Why isn't this stickied yet? Gosh!
QUICK QUESTION
Anyone ever play the rumble pack enabled versions of Mario 64 and Wave Race released in Japan? Apparently Wave Race went a bit over-board, but I'd love to play Mario with rumble pack. It would add so much more, you know! Create a truely cinematic experience! |
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Mordängeln
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Is there any place I can still buy the Saturn PS2 controller, or are they sold out everywhere? |
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Toto
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 5:27 am Post subject: |
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Mord has asked a very good question there.
ALSO:
Has anyone played with a Hori Real Arcade Pro? What's it like? |
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Ging
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QUICK QUESTION: My saturn's motor died, and my soul seems to be rotting from lack of Panzer dragoon.
What should I do? |
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B coma
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 9:55 am Post subject: |
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do you have a relatively modern PC and a joypad?
download the SSF emulator, stick the game in your drive, and play it that way. |
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Shapermc
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 10:20 am Post subject: |
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My own question before some answers:
Lost in Blue: Can you get the water bottle back from the girl if you gave it to her? Also, is that how you fill the drum? I need to play more of the game.
Mordängeln wrote:
Question:
Is there any place I can still buy the Saturn PS2 controller, or are they sold out everywhere?
NCSX has them also EStarland, although I can only vouch for NCSX.
Toto wrote:
Mord has asked a very good question there.
ALSO:
Has anyone played with a Hori Real Arcade Pro? What's it like?
Yes. Have you ever used a Japanese arcade cabinet? Just like that. Also the Green (US) Agetec Dreamcast controller is compairable. Unless I am thinking of something else. I got to test it at E3. |
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Clash!
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Ging wrote:
QUICK QUESTION: My saturn's motor died, and my soul seems to be rotting from lack of Panzer dragoon.
What should I do?
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B coma
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 10:38 am Post subject: |
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| that's a viable option too! |
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Koji
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Cycle wrote:
Anyone ever play the rumble pack enabled versions of Mario 64 and Wave Race released in Japan? Apparently Wave Race went a bit over-board, but I'd love to play Mario with rumble pack. It would add so much more, you know! Create a truely cinematic experience!
I ALMOST got Wave Race 64 Shindoo from Play-Asia a while ago, but someone beat me to it. :/ I want it because some tunes got remixed, and also keeping all of the differences between the Japanese and US versions. |
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Loki Valhalla
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| Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 6:24 am Post subject: |
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| does anyone know the name of a SNES platform game, where you play as a little girl carrying a head round, and the head can suck stuff up, and stick to walls and ceilings using suction? |
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Dark Age Iron Savior
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| Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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Loki Valhalla wrote:
does anyone know the name of a SNES platform game, where you play as a little girl carrying a head round, and the head can suck stuff up, and stick to walls and ceilings using suction?
Youkai Buster Ruka no Daibouken
(妖怪バスター ルカの大冒険)
AKA: Holy shit, it's Cosmo's Japanese Adventure! |
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Cycle
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the drunken samurai
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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yeah,but over here in the US it was packaged along with FFIV because the SCEA didnt want it released by itself or some shit |
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Cycle
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow! How about that! Is it recommended? It might be slightly easier to get hold of than the original SNES game. |
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