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General / Re: Yellowing screens of moderns handhelds?
« on: March 30, 2023, 09:07:18 pm »
I've never noticed this issue before, but it does make me curious to boot up my old DS and PSP to see if everything is still normal.
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General / Re: The gamer you were when you joined VGcollect vs. the gamer you are now in 2023
« on: March 24, 2023, 02:50:09 am »I've found the more niche the gaming community, the more eccentric, or possible autistic, they can be. There's loads of a weird, petty and incessant drama that follows the Atari Jaguar scene. I imagine with the barrier to entry for Neo Geo it's probably even more pronounced.
Drama even with the relatively humble Atari Jaguar?
Yeah, with Neo Geo, you have no idea... You'd get people extremely hostile to newbies just trying to buy a few of the cheaper AES games, older members insisting on the use of the term NGH (Neo Geo Homecart) instead of AES since "SNK never called it AES", members complaining about life constantly and jeering each other, tribal hostility over a duo called "NeoGeo Freak" that may or may not have legitimately held a distribution license at one point, people constantly polluting your sales threads with "Your prices suck", people posting pictures of themselves licking game carts, constant unwarranted political vitriol (and that was during the Bush years, who knows how it's been over the last few cycles...), moderators altering your profile with insulting titles if they didn't like your opinion on something, supposedly high profile members allegedly finding English copies of a game that was never officially released in a storage unit, then disappearing... on and on...
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General / Re: The gamer you were when you joined VGcollect vs. the gamer you are now in 2023
« on: March 21, 2023, 03:55:28 pm »
I sort of drifted here from Neo-Geo.com in 2012... the site had a reputation for drama, and it's definitely warranted. I met some cool people there though.
The most noticeable change in my gaming habits is I don't play Street Fighter style fighting games as much anymore. I love Street Fighter, but I'll never understand why they chose 6-buttons for the inputs. Most people don't have 6 fingers, and in a fast game like that, you can't afford the "travel time" to get to the different buttons. Neo Geo's fighters are so much easier to get into because of this. 4 buttons means each one is always ready.
Dark Souls came out about 10 years ago and has become one of my favorite series ever.
Nintendo has been completely revitalized since 2012. With the Wii, Wii U, and even the GameCube, it seemed like Nintendo's best days were behind them... but the the Switch came out and became a haven for all kinds of great games.
The most noticeable change in my gaming habits is I don't play Street Fighter style fighting games as much anymore. I love Street Fighter, but I'll never understand why they chose 6-buttons for the inputs. Most people don't have 6 fingers, and in a fast game like that, you can't afford the "travel time" to get to the different buttons. Neo Geo's fighters are so much easier to get into because of this. 4 buttons means each one is always ready.
Dark Souls came out about 10 years ago and has become one of my favorite series ever.
Nintendo has been completely revitalized since 2012. With the Wii, Wii U, and even the GameCube, it seemed like Nintendo's best days were behind them... but the the Switch came out and became a haven for all kinds of great games.
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General / Re: Rarest Items in Game Collection?
« on: February 23, 2023, 01:27:20 am »
When I was a kid I found a 1993 Nintendo Demonstrator's Kit in the trash pile of a department store that just went out of business. It was a kit that either a Nintendo or store employee would use to show off all the newest Nintendo products for the Christmas 1993 season. It included a vest and hat, a special binder with sales talking points and a VHS tape that explained what to do (I've gotta digitize it sometime), 3 Nintendo Player's Guides (Super Mario All-Stars, Mario Paint, and Street Fighter II Turbo), a special pen and mug, a nylon Zelda: Link to the Past advertisement banner, a Nintendo Product Demonstration poster, and a certificate of achievement. It's probably incredibly rare, but sadly I never took great care of all of it as a kid. But surprisingly I still have it all.
I used to have a US Metal Slug X for Neo Geo AES, but I sold it in 2011 for about 800 bucks. It would make my eyes water to find out what it would sell for now.
Same with ClayFighter Sculptor's Cut for N64. I sold it for 250 back in 2014. 
I used to have a US Metal Slug X for Neo Geo AES, but I sold it in 2011 for about 800 bucks. It would make my eyes water to find out what it would sell for now.
Same with ClayFighter Sculptor's Cut for N64. I sold it for 250 back in 2014.
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Off Topic / Re: So I'll be moving to a different state by end of year....
« on: February 23, 2023, 12:30:15 am »
I did this from CA to TX a few years ago. Definitely recommend doing it yourself. It will be tedious and time consuming, but start boxing things in your free time in the coming months before the move. I started collecting large Amazon shipping boxes and put all my stuff carefully in those (and even put weird labels on them like "bathroom supplies" or "dog food").
I drove out to Texas in my normal car at first, taking whatever I could fit and putting them in a storage unit near the new location. Parked my car at a secure place like "The Parking Lot" and flew back to CA. Rented a big Penske truck, packed the rest of the house in it, and drove to a new state.
Unless you've secured a solid new place before your trip, getting a good storage unit will help a lot.
I drove out to Texas in my normal car at first, taking whatever I could fit and putting them in a storage unit near the new location. Parked my car at a secure place like "The Parking Lot" and flew back to CA. Rented a big Penske truck, packed the rest of the house in it, and drove to a new state.
Unless you've secured a solid new place before your trip, getting a good storage unit will help a lot.
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General / Re: Favorite game or game series you haven't played?
« on: November 02, 2022, 04:26:29 pm »
There's a chance I may be this way about the Senran Kagura games. I like many of the character designs and theoretically the games are fun, but I've only really ever played Shinovi Versus way back on Vita, and even then I didn't get very far.
Similarly, I'm a "big fan" of the Bubblegum Crisis anime series, despite never really watching any of it besides the first OVA. The animation detail, the awesome music, it's incredible... maybe I need to sit down one day and actually see it.
Similarly, I'm a "big fan" of the Bubblegum Crisis anime series, despite never really watching any of it besides the first OVA. The animation detail, the awesome music, it's incredible... maybe I need to sit down one day and actually see it.
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Classic Video Games / Re: Have You Ever Played (Earthbound) ROM or SNES Cartridge?
« on: March 25, 2022, 04:13:12 am »I’m a huge Earthbound fan as well. I used to rent it fairly often before I bought a copy, it’s hard without the guide. I purchased it in 1998-ish when a local store had a huge pile of them on clearance for like $30 I think. I used to play it once a year for a long time, but with kids and a fairly demanding job, I haven’t been able to in a while. Still one of my all time favorites.
Same here
I still have mine, box and all, from when I bought it at Best Buy for $20 around that time. They had stacks of 'em too.I just recently started playing through it again on Switch and it's still such a fantastically unique RPG.
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Classic Video Games / Re: Do you have a favorite Box art?
« on: November 15, 2021, 04:38:18 pm »
When I first saw the artwork for Super Smash Bros, I almost lost my mind. I HAD to play it!! This was the fighting game we'd fantasize about, but never thought it could be real.
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Classic Video Games / Re: PlayStation3 turns 15 years old.
« on: November 15, 2021, 04:05:49 pm »The biggest modern downside to the PS3 is that nearly every major title has been remastered and run better on modern systems.
This is true, many of PS3's best games got remastered versions on PS4 and elsewhere. The Switch did the same thing to the Wii U.
I liked the PS3. My favorite games for it were:
• Dark Souls
• Valkyria Chronicles
• Dragon's Crown
• Uncharted
• Way of the Samurai 3
• Street Fighter IV (and it's later versions)
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Off Topic / Re: Jurassic Park, Back to The Future or Indiana Jones?
« on: August 31, 2021, 02:00:01 pm »
The Indiana Jones movies were my absolute favorites growing up, and still are among the best. I could watch Temple of Doom anytime, there's not a boring scene in the entire movie.
That said though, I think the original Jurassic Park may be the best movie ever made. It did everything perfectly, and seeing it as a kid in theaters was a blast.
That said though, I think the original Jurassic Park may be the best movie ever made. It did everything perfectly, and seeing it as a kid in theaters was a blast.
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Modern Video Games / Re: Best Metroidvania games ?
« on: February 24, 2021, 03:49:47 pm »
Super Metroid is definitely the big one here. Play it at night in the dark and crank up the volume! The music and atmosphere is amazing.
There's two other really good ones I've played on Switch:
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
There's two other really good ones I've played on Switch:
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
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Off Topic / Re: Culture Memories Of The Past, How Was Life Like 30-40 or 10 Years ago?
« on: January 15, 2021, 05:39:48 pm »
1990's - I was 5 when the decade started. The first movie I remember seeing in theaters was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Summer sleepovers with friends were the best. It was an excuse to have water wars with Super Soakers, Nerf wars, bike around, then go inside to consume as many movies, video games, and pizza slices as possible. Then late at night, act like you were going to sleep, shut everything down, and then secretly turn the Super Nintendo back on! Some friends had draconic parents though. You could always tell by wandering into the kitchen and seeing what type of bread they had. If it was that "healthy" birdseed bread instead of a normal loaf, watch out! They would soon yell "You've been on the Nintendo for 30 minutes, time to shut it off!!"... yeah, those were the nights when I'd have to call my parents to come pick me up, faking an allergy or something.
Also, when a hot new toy was coming out, people would have to use the Yellow Pages to furiously call stores to see if they had any stock, then rush over and wait in line.
When your parents were late to pick you up from school, you had to use the payphone and call collect. They would hear "You have a collect call from 'WHERE ARE YOU? COME GET ME!', do you accept?"
Later in the '90s, people got excited for 56K modems and used AOL Instant Messenger to chat with random strangers online.
Also, when a hot new toy was coming out, people would have to use the Yellow Pages to furiously call stores to see if they had any stock, then rush over and wait in line.
When your parents were late to pick you up from school, you had to use the payphone and call collect. They would hear "You have a collect call from 'WHERE ARE YOU? COME GET ME!', do you accept?"
Later in the '90s, people got excited for 56K modems and used AOL Instant Messenger to chat with random strangers online.
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Classic Video Games / Re: Must-have Atari 2600 games
« on: January 11, 2021, 04:03:47 pm »
My 2600 favorites that still hold up well:
Kaboom!
The secret to what makes this game great is the paddle controller. The game gets faster and faster, and when you learn to keep up with it, it's awesome!
Crossbow
A port of the arcade game with good graphics. Hapless adventurers walk across the screen and you're the crossbow sniper that must move a cursor around to shoot the enemies that attack them.
Plaque Attack
Kind of like a fast-paced, dental version of Space Invaders. Various food items swoop in to attack your teeth, and you blast them with toothpaste.
Crackpots
Bugs attack your building, and your best defense is apparently dropping flower pots on them.
Warlords
Also based on an arcade game. With 1 player it gets a little dull, but with 4 players it comes alive as a competitive version of Breakout.
Kaboom!
The secret to what makes this game great is the paddle controller. The game gets faster and faster, and when you learn to keep up with it, it's awesome!
Crossbow
A port of the arcade game with good graphics. Hapless adventurers walk across the screen and you're the crossbow sniper that must move a cursor around to shoot the enemies that attack them.
Plaque Attack
Kind of like a fast-paced, dental version of Space Invaders. Various food items swoop in to attack your teeth, and you blast them with toothpaste.
Crackpots
Bugs attack your building, and your best defense is apparently dropping flower pots on them.
Warlords
Also based on an arcade game. With 1 player it gets a little dull, but with 4 players it comes alive as a competitive version of Breakout.
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Off Topic / Re: Anyone Played Golf Or Mini Golf In Real Life Before?
« on: February 24, 2020, 01:32:30 pm »
One time, I tried out for my high school's golf team...
I was told "you need to play golf outside of Nintendo".
Apparently they didn't like me using a putter to smash a ball 50 yards to the green, instead of using a "proper" 9 iron. Or maybe it was because I didn't own a real golf bag and used a gym duffle bag to awkwardly carry a hodgepodge of thrift store clubs.
I was the only one who was cut.
I was told "you need to play golf outside of Nintendo".
Apparently they didn't like me using a putter to smash a ball 50 yards to the green, instead of using a "proper" 9 iron. Or maybe it was because I didn't own a real golf bag and used a gym duffle bag to awkwardly carry a hodgepodge of thrift store clubs.
I was the only one who was cut.
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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: "Grey" or "Gray"? - Poll for Style Guide
« on: December 02, 2019, 06:03:52 pm »
"Gray" = American English
"Grey" = British English
American English preserves a lot of the older spellings for words, whereas British English picked up a lot of French in its spelling in the 1800's.
Grey, colour, standardise... all from French influence.
Is British more proper because it's the native land, or is American correct for retaining original spellings?
Think hard enough and you'll realize the answer...
"Grey" = British English
American English preserves a lot of the older spellings for words, whereas British English picked up a lot of French in its spelling in the 1800's.
Grey, colour, standardise... all from French influence.
Is British more proper because it's the native land, or is American correct for retaining original spellings?
Think hard enough and you'll realize the answer...