The retro thread

[Ambrose Burnside]

The first (major) patch for Quake is out. Long list of bug fixes, main one for me in terms of how it felt is they've fixed the backwards moving speed.

[BOOMY]

you are literally the person i would trust to know about such nuances. Ive seen your steam account.

[Candy Arse]

A more appropriate rug added to help the feel of the room.

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I'm currently working on a big overhaul of our spare room which was just storage/spare bed...

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[Ambrose Burnside]

you are literally the person i would trust to know about such nuances. Ive seen your steam account.

BTW love your set up Candy. Best I've seen from Ranchers. I don't really have a dedicated games room like that. Home theatre has a movies theme (framed movie posters on the walls, shelves of DVDs and blu-rays), my study was a bit of a man cave but since having a kid my wife's desk and laptop has moved in too. Makes our two-playeer AoE LANs easier though

[unfnknblvbl]

I ordered a Retroid Pocket 2 a while back.
I checked the tracking, and it was delivered on Friday. Damn things been sitting in the mailbox through rainaggedon.
Doubt I'll get much time with it until the weekend, but definitely will be providing impressions.
Kinda wish i'd got the orange one now.

I'm very interested in the Retroid Pocket 2+ that's just come up for pre-order. $99usd for handheld Dreamcast emulation is very tempting.

Then there's the Anbernic RG552 with a 1920x1152 screen, but $230usd.

...or the Ayn Odin, which is even more powerful, for $400aud. But on Indiegogo...

[Twiztid Elf]

I really do prefer the RGB10MAX for two reasons. The bigger screen and the plug and play nature of it. Less stuffing around and more playing retro games.
The Retroid Pocket 2 is good though still. Just be ready for more tinkering with that though.
If I was buying right now, I'd get the RGB10MAX2.
The Abernic stuff is supposed to be awesome.

[unfnknblvbl]

I really don't mind messing about with these kinds of devices. I've just put an order in for the Retroid Pocket 2+ since as much as I'd much rather the big screen on the RG552, I really can't justify that price, especially while the firmware looks like it's all over the shop at the moment. Maybe they'll come out with a metal housed one like the RG351MP

[Twiztid Elf]

I've just been cleaning out some old hard drives today, and came across this little gem I'd downloaded. I can't remember downloading it or ever installing or playing it, but I've been having some fun with it this afternoon.

PC remake of Wizball.

It can be downloaded here.
http://retrospec.sgn.net/game-links.php?link=wizball

[Twiztid Elf]

Lots of other 8-bit remakes on the site.
http://retrospec.sgn.net/index.php

[Twiztid Elf]

Hahahaha. Old hard drives are the shit. 2007.

[t0mby]

Lots of other 8-bit remakes on the site.
http://retrospec.sgn.net/index.php

Ooooh a remake of Skooldaze. That was awesome, never did finish it though. I think I may have downloaded that upgrade back in the day but had trouble getting it running.

[unfnknblvbl]

So the Ayn Odin is real, and it looks... great.

[BOOMY]

So this Odin apparently emulates all the usual + saturn, DC, GC AND PS2 at playable speeds. The price difference between this and some of the devices above in this thread make it a different market but its beastly.

Also recent retro acquisitions...

-Super Mario Land 2; i realised i didnt have a copy myself. the last true 2d mario of the golden era.
-Castlevania Bloodlines; i got a pretty scrappy copy but I'm just glad to finally have my hands on it. I have been abstaining from playing it until I got the real thing to motivate me to actually get it.
-Unirally; My boss found a Snes and N64 in hard rubbish and was like 'i know you like this stuff' so ive been trying to build a library of shit that is truly exclusive not even re-released. Got a fucking mint copy for very acceptable price. Pleased. Absolute gem and a total crime it hasn't been remade or copied in some way.

[unfnknblvbl]

Right? Some PS2 games are running at 40fps with 2x resolution, which I find nuts on a no-name handheld. Especially one that wasn't even designed for PS2 emulation!

And Unirally! For some reason, a lot of people seem to not get it, so there's been no push for a revival. An absolute crime, IMO.

[Ambrose Burnside]

If anyone has a retail copy of Manhunt, does it work on your Australian Series X console? I'm assuming an Australian retail copy would have the best chance of working, but I'm not sure how common they are.

I understand there's a bit of a process involved in acquiring a digital copy via the US Xbox Store that I just can't be arsed doing, but the Interwebs is vague on whether a retail copy would work on an Australian Series X. It's definitely a BC game.

I've never played it before and I saw a copy for sale, but I don't want to snap it up only for it to not work.

Thanks!

[unfnknblvbl]

Remember Exhumed? That rather excellent scifi FPS for the Saturn & PSX set in Egypt?

Well it's now been ported to modern PCs by the same guys that did the Quake 25th anniversary.

I played the unofficial version of this a few years ago and it was excellent. This is also excellent, except for some reason they've forgotten to include invert-Y settings for the mouse. That's being fixed in the first patch, at least.

[Ambrose Burnside]

If anyone has a retail copy of Manhunt, does it work on your Australian Series X console? I'm assuming an Australian retail copy would have the best chance of working, but I'm not sure how common they are.

I understand there's a bit of a process involved in acquiring a digital copy via the US Xbox Store that I just can't be arsed doing, but the Interwebs is vague on whether a retail copy would work on an Australian Series X. It's definitely a BC game.

I've never played it before and I saw a copy for sale, but I don't want to snap it up only for it to not work.

Thanks!

What was the euphemism used here? Canada?

I went to Canada. PC Version. Works well.

[unfnknblvbl]

So, after I ordered the Retroid Pocket 2+ I had to wait 35 days for shipping. Since I ordered on New Year's Day, that takes us to February 4. I figured I'd add a few days in for public holidays. On February 8, I shot through my "yo, where's my shit?" enquiry and got the following response:

We will start shipping next week and all packages will be shipped in order.

You can check your order status through the following URL, it will show the delivery status for all colors.
URL: https://www.goretroid.com/pages/delivery-dashboard

Cool, cool... except that page has not shown anything at all since. I've just emailed them again to see what's up, but suffice to say I'm not too keen on them so far. I'd be tempted to cancel my order, but I also cancelled my credit card, so I'd never see that money again anyway. May as well see this through, I guess...

[unfnknblvbl]

Well it arrived today at long last. Kudos to DHL for finally delivering something quickly.

60fps Saturn and Dreamcast in a cheap handheld feels... wrong.

[Vince]

If anyone has a retail copy of Manhunt, does it work on your Australian Series X console? I'm assuming an Australian retail copy would have the best chance of working, but I'm not sure how common they are.

I understand there's a bit of a process involved in acquiring a digital copy via the US Xbox Store that I just can't be arsed doing, but the Interwebs is vague on whether a retail copy would work on an Australian Series X. It's definitely a BC game.

I've never played it before and I saw a copy for sale, but I don't want to snap it up only for it to not work.

Thanks!

I own Manhunt 2 on PSP and Wii!!!

[unfnknblvbl]

So the Retroid Pocket 2+ is excellent, but I think I'm going to spring for an Ayn Odin. Why? I'm 42, and it turns out that 640x480 on such a tiny screen is not ideal for my eyes ahahahaha
Trying to read some of the messages that appear is pretty awful without my... sigh... reading glasses

[Peppermint Lounge]

[unfnknblvbl]

https://shopmoonlambo.com/collections/home-goods

They also do a controller cushion and a VMU pillow.. plus a bunch of other stuff that'd I'd be very tempted by if it weren't so expensive...

[Hercy]

I'd buy the cushion if the buttons weren't mis-labelled

[Froggy]

For $125 AU I could probably get my own screen printed which actually says Dreamcast. I do like the idea though but had to resist because it has to have the name.