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I'm still trying to figure out all the names, faces and intricacies of these forums but one of the most obvious ones (to me) has been "Brother" Lou. I haven't seen any of his posts for awhile (was gone for a few days myself last week), just wondering if he's temporarily gone?
Maybe I'm just hitting the wrong threads or my timing is off, who knows? I get a lot out of his posts and replies though (oh, and he's responsible for turning me into a gaming freak).
[ July 12, 2005, 04:22 PM: Message edited by: Ben Del Amitri ]
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Hey Brother Ben, I'm still around, and thanks go to Brother Wu for showing where.
Sorry I haven't been posting like I used to, I've been saving all my typing efforts for a project(s) I'm working on for the time being, but when those things get wrapped up I'll be showing my ugly mug (actually Russel Crowe's ugly mug) all around as usual.
Thanks for the kind words Ben, and BTW, I didn't exactly turn you into a gaming freak, it was already within you and I just helped draw it out of you. (Speaking of which, go get Mobile Light Force 2 for your PS2. The cover art sucks balls, but the game is ever so sweet! And how far have you got on Gradius V?)
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Russell Crowe? You mean that's not you in the avatar?
Still barely into stage 2 of Gradius V (was out of town for much of last week and not much time on the console) - that doesn't make it any less exciting though and Trinity is hauling BUNS on that thing so I'm scraping by vicariously for now.
I'm going to be gone (again) this week, probably from Thursday or Friday until sometime the week after. With a little luck, I'll have some really nice experiences under my belt when I return. I'll start checking into that Mobile Lite Force 2 thing. I also dug up another odd little game for the old Famicon, it's called "Baltron" - I did about as good with it as Trinity's been doing on Gradius V (was an ego boost).
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Naturally I can never resist the urge to follow up on somebody's video game recommendation, so I had to just fire up Baltron on the Famicom. Pretty cool! It's a horizontal scrolling shooter that I found rather reminiscent of arcade classics like Scramble and Vanguard, though Baltron didn't come out till 5 years after those. I guess that's the main thing that struck me about it as I was playing it, that it somehow felt even more retro than it already is.
Yes, it's a funny little game and I really get a great, nostalgic feeling when I see these things. I'm amazed to learn you have a Famicon.
The first (and only) game console I ever bought was long ago, back when the original Gradius came out. I was living in Japan at the time. One night not too long ago I pulled it out, dusted it off and put my original Gradius Cartridge in. It was a lot of fun.
This was spurred by a discussion in another thread which was started by Lou. Later that night, I posted these photos of my Famicon and Gradius Cartridge: http://girlswithfeet.com/gradius.htm
I played Xevius, Salamander and (of course) Gradius that night and it brought back some very fond memories. Until a week or two ago, it was the only console I'd ever bought (and played).
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quote:Originally posted by Ben Del Amitri: I'm amazed to learn you have a Famicon.
This will likely deflate the balloon of amazement a bit, but mine is actually just a software Famicom emulator rather than the actual original hardware itself. I'm a major retrogamer so all of my systems are right here on the ol' PC. Come to think of it, the only actual hardware consoles that I've ever actually owned were the Atari 2600, Commodore 64, Colecovision, and Vectrex. These days I've got those four systems on my computer along with just about every other classic gaming system from the last 30 or so years. Greed is an ugly thing, isn't it?
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That is fascinating, all of that is. I'm going out for breakfast in a few minutes (and then a few other places) but when I get back I've got about 500 questions on all of that. I can't wait to start getting into some of this.
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quote:Originally posted by Ben Del Amitri: when I get back I've got about 500 questions on all of that
500? I think I might go AWOL myself! Lou's a bonafide retrogamer too these days, so between the two of us I guess we can each handle 250 questions apiece.
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Alright then, I'll begin with your allotment of 250 and start whittling it down.
You mentioned an "emulator"; so is this then, a "software" console? Where would you get something like this? How much computing power do you need to set this up in your system - and where would you go to get the games?
As to "greed being ugly" (paraphrasing) - no, not at all; not as long as you balance it with the love for sharing. And that's funny - I never grow tired of accumulating tons of things yet on the other hand, never hesitate to loan a camera to a friend going on a picnic, things like that.
And besides, look what it's gotten you - an admirable collection of rare, vintage, interesting and varied computer games!
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quote:Originally posted by Ben Del Amitri: You mentioned an "emulator"; so is this then, a "software" console? Where would you get something like this? How much computing power do you need to set this up in your system - and where would you go to get the games?
An emulator is just a software program, frequently packaged in extractable (.exe) form, which emulates the hardware of a particular gaming system. There are tons of them floating around on the web for a multitude of different systems. One of the best resource sites for emulators that I'd recommend would be Zophar's Domain. Once you've got the basics down, it's a simple matter to get them installed and configured.
The amount of space that the emulators themselves take up on your harddrive is generally miniscule, but the games are what can really take up some serious space depending on how modern the system is and thus how large the games are. For instance, the average size of an Atari 2600 game rom ranges anywhere from 2 Kb to 16 Kb, while the average size of a Nintendo 64 game rom ranges anywhere from just over 1 Mb to well over 63 Mb. Emulation on my computer accounts for approximately 60+ Gb of harddrive space, but that figure represents a great many systems, both home console and arcade combined. The amount of power needed is solely dependent on which emulator you are using, but for the purposes of emulating classic systems of yesterday, I think you'll find all of today's (and even most of yesterday's) PCs more than sufficient. The only places where I've really needed the flexibility of a modern hi-speed processor with excessive RAM & video capabilities are with some of the contemporary gaming systems & arcade games that rely on significant hardware acceleration for 3D graphics rendering and the like.
Finally, regarding where to get the games, you'll find that there are many emulation services online that burn romsets to CD-R or DVD-R discs and send them to you. It would be illegal to sell the roms for profit, so these services are happy to share them free of charge provided that you either supply payment for the blank media needed for the order or that you supply the actual media itself.
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A quick thanks too ben, for asking how and where to get emulators And another thanks to Calico for the website addy.
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