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The Official Game Room thread of Rewinding Time
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HadesGigas
Member
Zachack said:
Yeah seems pretty disappointing that the actual arcade games seem limited to ones from two companies. And not even their big guns for the most part so far.
Gamerbytes interview with Game Room's Lead Designer Dan Hooley and Emulation Genius Barry Jones:
http://www.gamerbytes.com/2010/05/interview_krome_studios_on_the.php
More at the link...
Game Pack 3 (Basketball, Megamania, Night Stalker, Pitfall!, Rack 'Em Up, RealSports Volleyball, Super Breakout) goes up tonight, and Game Pack 4 (Battlezone, Keystone Kapers, Soccer, Canyon Bomber, Night Driver, Oink!, Mega Zone) is May 12.
http://www.gamerbytes.com/2010/05/interview_krome_studios_on_the.php
More at the link...
Game Pack 3 (Basketball, Megamania, Night Stalker, Pitfall!, Rack 'Em Up, RealSports Volleyball, Super Breakout) goes up tonight, and Game Pack 4 (Battlezone, Keystone Kapers, Soccer, Canyon Bomber, Night Driver, Oink!, Mega Zone) is May 12.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Still waiting on Alex Kidd...
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
why on earth would anyone bother to re-extract the data from the boards when there are databases of known good dumps out there, frankly?
HadesGigas
Member
Stumpokapow said:
Cause they're illegal databases of known good dumps?
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
HadesGigas said:
1) No, they aren't.
2) Setting aside that they're not, you are aware that the many of these compilation discs are made by companies licensing pre-existing emulators and having the company doing the port job downloading roms off the net, right?
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Well at least there's Mega Zone.
It has no powerups but it does have some neat ways to score bonus points. I kind of hate the music. I know why it's there because it puts an emphasis on sound effects tied to enemy attacks but good lord is it grating.
Can Konami find more obscure games to port? I doubt it.
It has no powerups but it does have some neat ways to score bonus points. I kind of hate the music. I know why it's there because it puts an emphasis on sound effects tied to enemy attacks but good lord is it grating.
Can Konami find more obscure games to port? I doubt it.
Bought PItfall, Rack 'em Up and Super Breakout 'cause I like to review Game Room titles.
Pitfall! is just as brutal as I remember it, but I'm getting better at it already.
Rack 'em Up has questionable physics and is over-simplified compared to modern billiards games, but I'm still having fun with it and the cool cut scenes and music make for a nice presentation.
Super Breakout. Randomly serving the ball towards your paddle adds some challenge to say the least after being weened on Arkanoid clones for the past 25 years. Another game that suffers greatly without a rotary paddle and, for me at least, the game has bugged out a few times and stopped recognizing my controller input :/
Pitfall! is just as brutal as I remember it, but I'm getting better at it already.
Rack 'em Up has questionable physics and is over-simplified compared to modern billiards games, but I'm still having fun with it and the cool cut scenes and music make for a nice presentation.
Super Breakout. Randomly serving the ball towards your paddle adds some challenge to say the least after being weened on Arkanoid clones for the past 25 years. Another game that suffers greatly without a rotary paddle and, for me at least, the game has bugged out a few times and stopped recognizing my controller input :/
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
What am I suppose to do in Pitfall? I just seem to be going round the same 4 screens over and over...
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
cjelly said:
Collect the treasure.
There's a maximum possible score attainable and your goal is to collect it all in the fastest time.
The game only ends when you run out of time(or you lose those three lives)
MightyHedgehog
Member
Damn straight. It might be completely forgotten later on, but the way MS/Krome are starting this thing off is just disappointing. The lack of other publishers (and their title catalogs) being discussed so far is extremely disappointing...as if the whole effort's previously announced plan for over a thousand games over a three-year period was a tenuous one to start...and that's something that doesn't instill very much confidence in the service now when there's a lack of communication about its immediate future and many of the early game offerings, so far, are quite arguably pretty lame given the cost per title and the availability of better versions and choices of titles already present on Arcade and across platforms and mediums on compilation discs. It's all so unimpressive, so far, given the potential in the idea. Early days, I suppose...Darkmakaimura said:
Go for 20,000 points, man. It's difficult as hell.cjelly said:
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
I bought Pitfall and I'm really getting the hang of it. Sunk an hour in to it, my top score is a respectable 37,000 which was enough to get the gold medal.
Once it clicks, it's a pretty easy game. Just need to work out when is a good time to take the underground sections, as I just stick to the top at the moment.
Once it clicks, it's a pretty easy game. Just need to work out when is a good time to take the underground sections, as I just stick to the top at the moment.
bryehn said:
Bought the same three and have similar impressions. Super Breakout is super broken, Pitfall is fun but loses its charm quickly, and Rack Em Up is janky but neat with a cool presentation.
For Rack 'Em Up, I won a game (120 points) but only was awarded 60 points, what do I need to get higher? Less faults or hitting them in the right order? Not sure.
Basketball is probably fun with two people. No idea.
Yup, the broken controls for Super Breakout bum me out. Tried it with d-pad, analog stick and arcade stick - none are ideal. Had the same problem with it not recognising the controller, leaving me watching the ball sail past my paddle.bryehn said:
It is just grand to be playing Pitfall again though.
Challenges are delicious.
I set a respectable 130,000 score on Shao Lin's road in my second attempt. My friend has one week with as many attempts as he likes to try and best it. He's put in fourteen attempts, but can only muster 71,000.
Just the thought of him absolutely doing his head in, trying to beat my score over and over, is guiltily satisfying.
Keep trying dude!
I set a respectable 130,000 score on Shao Lin's road in my second attempt. My friend has one week with as many attempts as he likes to try and best it. He's put in fourteen attempts, but can only muster 71,000.
Just the thought of him absolutely doing his head in, trying to beat my score over and over, is guiltily satisfying.
Keep trying dude!
If he beats it, I am going to cry man tears.
Twin Galaxies is now tracking Game Room scores: http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=27&id=2088
SCHUEY F1 said:
The first time I played this in Game Room I just went left, survived all 20 minutes and ended up with a score of 80+k. My current score is 109+k. I don't remember ever doing that well as a kid. I wonder if my skills are just that much better now or if the 2600 joystick was that bad (or a combination of the two).
I would recommend this game to those who have never played it. However, I would suggest looking online to find the ideal path through the game. I can see how the game would quickly wear thin if you were just running in one direction and randomly taking underground shortcuts. Of course, some people will enjoy the exploration aspect and would prefer to map out the game themselves, but I don't if the game world is interesting enough to keep many modern gamers interested in those tasks.
What I find most interesting about this game is that even if you take the ideal route, you will have very little excess time to complete the game. It is this tight time limit that will probably be most enjoyable to modern gamers. You have to make very quick risk/reward decisions about the timing of your running and jumping. In a way, Pitfall! seems as if it was designed to be a 'speed run' game.
PopfulMail
Member
From the Game Room twitter...
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Is Super Breakout the arcade version?
BarrenMind
Member
@LIVEGameRoom
"May 19th Game Release: Asteroids, Time Pilot, Demons to Diamonds, Grand Prix, Space Duel, Shark! Shark!, Stampede"
"May 19th Game Release: Asteroids, Time Pilot, Demons to Diamonds, Grand Prix, Space Duel, Shark! Shark!, Stampede"
MightyHedgehog
Member
Okay, one new one to look forward to in Space Duel. Mega Zone is a game whose name I'd forgotten or never really knew the name of that I played as a kid in the arcade. Really fucking great old shooter...where's Vanguard, the other shoot 'em up I played regularly alongside it? Hopefully, the regular flood of 2600 and Intellivision titles will lead to running out of them sooner than later and put more focus on modern consoles and computers as well as much-needed arcade releases to swell the numbers in the library. Anyone experiencing emulation speed inconsistencies (even with default settings) with Mega Zone and others?
PopfulMail
Member
MightyHedgehog said:
Yes! I never noticed this with the initial batch of titles... it didn't kick in for me until a software update and the 2nd batch of games hit. I'm digging Mega Zone regardless.. but it has also reared it's ugly head in during plays of Pitfall and Megamania.
I would imagine a large percentage of you have never played Demons To Diamonds. It's a superb game, and something of a lost gem that people have probably forgotten.
As for speed problems, the emulation is all f-ed up on most of these games. Do not consider any of these games "perfect". They are far from it.
As for speed problems, the emulation is all f-ed up on most of these games. Do not consider any of these games "perfect". They are far from it.
RadarScope1
Member
Are we talking the arcade or 2600 version of Asteroids?
Also - looks like with Time Pilot we have our first case of a game that's been previously released on XBLA hitting GR.
Also - looks like with Time Pilot we have our first case of a game that's been previously released on XBLA hitting GR.
BarrenMind
Member
@LIVEGameRoom
"May 26 Game Release: Boxing, Buzz Bombers, Haunted House, Millipede, River Raid, Spider Fighter and Strategy X"
"May 26 Game Release: Boxing, Buzz Bombers, Haunted House, Millipede, River Raid, Spider Fighter and Strategy X"
PopfulMail
Member
If you watch the video inside the game room lobby you can usually pick up on a few of the upcoming titles. I snagged Time Pilot and Stampede this week. Only thing I'm interested in out of next weeks batch is Spider Fighter.
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
Fucking River Raid, FINALLY!!
Also I hate all of you on my friend's list that play games in the Game Room. Thanks for the negative reinforcement, assholes! :lol I love playing all these games dearly, but lordy do I SUCK at setting high scores. Nothing but red banners over my arcade games (well, except for one, Demons to Diamonds, which no one on my friend's list bought apparently).
Also I hate all of you on my friend's list that play games in the Game Room. Thanks for the negative reinforcement, assholes! :lol I love playing all these games dearly, but lordy do I SUCK at setting high scores. Nothing but red banners over my arcade games (well, except for one, Demons to Diamonds, which no one on my friend's list bought apparently).
RadarScope1
Member
The sound emulation in Asteroids is SO borked. When you talk about iconic arcade sounds, that game is right near the top of the list. Totally ruins the charm. Deluxe wasn't perfect either but the sounds were different to begin with and not as iconic.
ClivePwned
Member
eh, I like the GR Time Pilot. That will be the one and only time I'll rebuy something I already had in XBLA though.
Is there anyone on PC willing to post screenshots of their arcade?
Is there anyone on PC willing to post screenshots of their arcade?
PopfulMail
Member
Only think I can say I'm remotely interested in from THAT list is Mr. Kabuki, also known as Mr. Goemon! ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jxj0JH5KRg )
Who knew everyones favorite Mystical Ninja existed all the way back in the mid 80s?
That's a plesant suprise. YAY for old Konami arcade games! They've been the most worthwhile thing on the GR service by leaps and bounds... I'm actually finding new, cool games that I'd like to play.
Who knew everyones favorite Mystical Ninja existed all the way back in the mid 80s?
That's a plesant suprise. YAY for old Konami arcade games! They've been the most worthwhile thing on the GR service by leaps and bounds... I'm actually finding new, cool games that I'd like to play.
a Master Ninja
Member
Fix the sound for Asteroids, please.
HadesGigas
Member
From majornelson: