I think that needs explaining to me, because none of it makes sense.Courtesy of EatChildren in another thread:
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Videogame facts that blow your mind (SuperMarioBros. SHOCKING SECRET INSIDE p #70)
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Both. FF6 is notoriously buggy in all regions, but most people did not notice because it's rather easy and you can power through it.
Sony OS thread reminded me that the PS1 memory card manager has a secret code.
If you delete something by mistake, you can undo the deletion by pressing all of the shoulder buttons at the same time. I have no idea why they made this a secret. The user interface really sucked.
If you delete something by mistake, you can undo the deletion by pressing all of the shoulder buttons at the same time. I have no idea why they made this a secret. The user interface really sucked.
Sony OS thread reminded me that the PS1 memory card manager has a secret code.
If you delete something by mistake, you can undo the deletion by pressing all of the shoulder buttons at the same time. I have no idea why they made this a secret. The user interface really sucked.
Wow I wish I knew about this as a kid. Got really pissed when my old FFIX got deleted.
There is no released version of Killer Instinct on N64. Unless you mean KI2The Nintendo 64 version of "Killer Instinct" had a single frame within a move from the "Orchid" character that had some malfunctioning panties... ..
Sony OS thread reminded me that the PS1 memory card manager has a secret code.
If you delete something by mistake, you can undo the deletion by pressing all of the shoulder buttons at the same time. I have no idea why they made this a secret. The user interface really sucked.
Yep, lost my FFVII file when I was at the crater...
mightynine
Member
One I just saw on Supper Mario Broth that I never knew::
http://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/56418258958/if-you-position-mario-on-a-block-above-a
http://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/56418258958/if-you-position-mario-on-a-block-above-a
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Maybe he's just a little chilly. The ocean is a cold place.
Correctomundo
Member
Sony OS thread reminded me that the PS1 memory card manager has a secret code.
If you delete something by mistake, you can undo the deletion by pressing all of the shoulder buttons at the same time. I have no idea why they made this a secret. The user interface really sucked.
I read about this in PSM or something back in the day. Though I read it only reversed it if you held the buttons before it disappeared completely, meaning you have to hold them as the icon shrinks. If you hold them after it has truly deleted a file, it is gone for good.
Wish I had my PS1 here to test that theory.
angelic
Banned
Can we get this back to the important business of an HD remake of Muppet Monster Adventures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heNLtykxgr4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heNLtykxgr4
Valjean Lafitte
Banned
One I just saw on Supper Mario Broth that I never knew::
http://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/56418258958/if-you-position-mario-on-a-block-above-a
From the same awesome blog:
I don't even know how I'm posting this without a head. There's brains literally everywhere.
Holy shit.
Not mind blowing, but interesting: In another case of Doki Doki Panic/Super Mario Bros. 2, the SNES game The Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet Pirates, was actually released in Japan, but with an entirely different coat of paint.
The Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet Pirates Stage 1
Youkai Buster: Ruka no Daibouken Stage 1
The Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet Pirates Stage 1
Youkai Buster: Ruka no Daibouken Stage 1
D
Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
Further solidifying the notion to never not run in Mario games.
That vacuum gimmick actually looks like a pretty interesting addition to regular platforming gameplay.
From the same awesome blog:
I don't even know how I'm posting this without a head. There's brains literally everywhere.
Holy crap. Time dilation in my Mario.
Xbudz
Member
Holy fucking shit. That's even more amazing than the guys who bought the molds for the Atari Jaguar to make a dental camera thing:
Whoa.
I'm sure that's been mentioned in this thread before, though.
Edit: Crap, the post you linked to mentioned that already :/ But whilst it may be old news, the son of the guy who owns the company offered to make and sell cases using the original molds without any of the modifications used when making shells for their cameras. Fascinating stuff.
The Nintendo 64 version of "Killer Instinct" had a single frame within a move from the "Orchid" character that had some malfunctioning panties... ..
What n64 version of killer instinct?
There's only one no? Killer Instinct Gold.
watFrom the same awesome blog:
I don't even know how I'm posting this without a head. There's brains literally everywhere.
tornjaw
Member
Diablohead
Member
Sony OS thread reminded me that the PS1 memory card manager has a secret code.
If you delete something by mistake, you can undo the deletion by pressing all of the shoulder buttons at the same time. I have no idea why they made this a secret. The user interface really sucked.
Wish that I knew that, though if I lost a file it was due to a £5 3rd party card most of the time.
Version 3.0
Member
Sony OS thread reminded me that the PS1 memory card manager has a secret code.
If you delete something by mistake, you can undo the deletion by pressing all of the shoulder buttons at the same time. I have no idea why they made this a secret. The user interface really sucked.
That's an odd-looking screen. When you say "PS1 memory card manager", are you referring to an on-disc program or something? The built-in memory card manager looks like this:
That's an odd-looking screen. When you say "PS1 memory card manager", are you referring to an on-disc program or something? The built-in memory card manager looks like this:
He's referring to the PSone (not the original PlayStation). It changed up the GUI a bit, according to Wiki. See here for a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=440BIxZg120
That's an odd-looking screen. When you say "PS1 memory card manager", are you referring to an on-disc program or something? The built-in memory card manager looks like this:
That's weird since you're saying the GUI didn't change until the PSOne, but the Playstation my Dad (and by proxy me) had had the one that was posted beforehand.
lostinblue
Banned
They changed it in 1997. SCPH-9000 possibly earlier, had the PSone "vomit splatter" interface.
I believe PSone added something like the media player'esque visualizations when playing music.
EDIT: from SCPH-7000 onwards or firmware 4.0 and up.
I believe PSone added something like the media player'esque visualizations when playing music.
EDIT: from SCPH-7000 onwards or firmware 4.0 and up.
Facism
Member
My Ps1 has the former memory manager, not the one you posted.
I bought my PlayStation in March 1997 (i.e. before SCPH-7000), and it had the grey memory manager.
Could it have something to do with the region? Mine was PAL, if I remember well.
lostinblue
Banned
Not a regional thing, although the date of release for each revision varies according to territory and firmware date signing.
Firmware 4.0 is signed "1997-12-16" outside japan (so it's really 1998 and some christmas 1997 units at best) and it came with SCPH-7002, your unit must be a SCPH-55x2.
I've seen both menu's in PAL Playstation's.
So to sum up, the original menu was the grey one, and it was changed to the "vomit splatter" one with firmware 4.0?
From the same awesome blog:
I don't even know how I'm posting this without a head. There's brains literally everywhere.
Fucking Mario keeps delivering!!
I wonder if it's intentional, or some sort of glitch in the "dashboard".
Hah I remember doing that as a kid! I think...
lostinblue
Banned
Yup.
Rainbows.
Unintentional and easy to explain.
NES couldn't do parallax scrolling on it's own, it had to use a mapper for the task, so the implementation was cluttered (as can be seen onscreen, actually; with the pattern glitching on borders). On top of that, NES didn't have an internal clock (a feature no console had until Saturn and 64DD came around) so you were running a counter in software to track time, competing for the same resources as the rest of the game.
Running would put incredible stress over the software so the clock would slow down accordingly, it just didn't slow the whole game down deliberadly in the same manner, because they were most likely painfully aware of it (and instead of trying to sync it they opted to give priority to the game/gameplay fluidity instead).
A software clock without a crystal oscillator is never accurate anyway.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
What? What??From the same awesome blog:
I don't even know how I'm posting this without a head. There's brains literally everywhere.
Whaaaaaaaat?
But what about the other two Mario games with timers?
lostinblue
Banned
They're nowhere near the degree of hardware mastering of SMB3, and you can't possibly run as fast through a level on Super Mario Bros 1. And I don't recall Super Mario Bros 2 having a timer at all, if it did the same thing would probably occur, as it shared the same MMC3 chip as Super Mario Bros 2 did.
Something's gotta give.
MrCunningham
Member
Whoa.
Here's the original patent claim for the PS2 case, which was filed in 1999:
http://www.google.com/patents/USD452688
http://www.google.com/patents?hl=en...stract#v=onepage&q="ATARI FALCON 030"&f=false
It does indeed list the Atari Falcon Microbox 0.30 as a citation.
Also the patent for the for the plastic stand:
http://www.google.com/patents?hl=en...stract#v=onepage&q="ATARI FALCON 030"&f=false
Which makes more references to the Atari Falcon.
Geneforge 5 title theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeW0Iu1y12Q) is also featured in The Guild 2: Renaissance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5MiVq6BpSU). The people in the comments seem to have figured that out, too. Any idea how and why this happened?
Version 3.0
Member
No, it must be the other way around. My Playstation is Day 1, Sep 9th, 1995 model. I'd never seen that grey screen before this thread (hence my confusion).
Like I said, I bought mine in March 1997 (before firmware 4.0) and it had the grey screen, so whatever it is, it's not "the other way around", at the very least.
They changed it 1998 when they included the dual shock controller in the package.
Its funny that a lot of people do not know about this...
I knew about the different menus, but I don't quite understand how it all works exactly. Lostinblue's explanation seemed to make sense, but according to Leondexter...
Version 3.0
Member
Sorry, let me rephrase: I have no idea which models or firmware use the grey screen, as I'd never seen that before this thread. But the blue screen I posted is the original one. I was only clarifying which is older, not when it was switched.
Diablohead
Member
The ps1 grey firmware look was there from the start, the paint splat looking one was around or just before the psone I believe.
I know the grey blocks was first as a friends launch day unit had it and so did my own, this was before the twin stick controller was made and released.
Just in case anyone did not know, the ps1 had a twin stick pad before the dual shock with rumble motors in it, you can tell the difference by weight and the analog sticks, the original non rumble had sticks which look more like the 360 controller and dip in.
I know the grey blocks was first as a friends launch day unit had it and so did my own, this was before the twin stick controller was made and released.
Just in case anyone did not know, the ps1 had a twin stick pad before the dual shock with rumble motors in it, you can tell the difference by weight and the analog sticks, the original non rumble had sticks which look more like the 360 controller and dip in.
casablanca
Member
In splinter cell2 when you reach the jerusalem level.
You can hear radio when your close to buildings.
It's actually a real football game between the two biggest teams in Casablanca Morocco.
You can hear radio when your close to buildings.
It's actually a real football game between the two biggest teams in Casablanca Morocco.
Emperor Bohe
Member
I always assumed the blue ps1 menu was older. I got my ps1 in 1995-1996 and it had the blue menu, but my sister got a psone (the small redesign) in 2001 and that had the grey menu.
lostinblue
Banned
Which region/country are you guys?
Here in Europe/PAL-lands, launch consoles have the grey menu, and Playstation systems from 1998 onwards+PSone's have the vomit splatter.
Here in Europe/PAL-lands, launch consoles have the grey menu, and Playstation systems from 1998 onwards+PSone's have the vomit splatter.