Who else is into retro gaming?ããI really started getting into retro gaming when I first saw emulators appearing in the late 90s. I thought it was really cool that there were emulators that allowed playing NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, and other console games on my PC. Some emulators also had some fairly interesting features, such as allowing multi-player gaming with other people over the internet.ããAlthough I have typically been more into PC gaming, I do enjoy console games. And for a while now, it seems there are many ways to emulate old systems, beyond emulation on a PC. A few years ago, I modded my Nintendo Wii and installed some emulators on it (though life got into the way, I got busy, and I haven't played the emulators on that as much as I thought I would). Before that, I bought a GCW Zero (an open-source handheld gaming system that supports emulators, among other things). Unfortunately, it seems the screen on my GCW Zero has failed and doesn't work well now. :/ããIn recent years, there's also the Classic Mini systems that the popular game companies have released; there was the NES Classic Mini & SNES Classic Mini from Nintendo, and then Sega, Sony, and TurboGrafX made their own versions for their respective systems. Those are generally moddable too, so you can add additional games.ããAlthough I've been emulating old consoles for a while, sometimes I've missed having a real console. A long time ago, I had an original NES, a Nintendo 64, and a TurboGrafX-16. For a while, a SNES as well. I just bought a SNES on eBay.. I'm not sure what all I'll do with it, since I can play the games with emulators, but it might be fun.ããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Re: Retro gamingã By: Nightfox to All on Tue Sep 14 2021 09:14:45ããYes to some degree I am as well, although I must admit its more about the retro computers than the consoles for me.ãã8-)ããã > Who else is into retro gaming?ã >ããRegards..GeoãooooOOOOooooãã---ã þ Synchronet þ The Dungeon BBS - Risen from the Ashes! - Canberra, Australia. http://bbs.barnabã

Re: Retro gamingã By: Nightfox to All on Tue Sep 14 2021 09:14:45ãã > Who else is into retro gaming?ã >ã > I really started getting into retro gaming when I first saw emulatorsã > appearing in the late 90s. I thought it was really cool that there wereã > emulators that allowed playing NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, and other consoleã > games on my PC. Some emulators also had some fairly interesting features,ã > such as allowing multi-player gaming with other people over the internet.ããI don't know that I'm "into" retro gaming so much as my taste in games justãnever advanced beyond a certain era. In 1995, I was playing games released inã1995. In 2005, I was playing games released in 1995. In 2015, I was playingãgames released in 1995.ããI don't have time these days to play games (kids, you know), but when I do, I'mãsure it'll be the same old games.ããI grew up with PC games, so all the games I play are PC games usually, but Iãdid get into console emulators about 10 or 15 years ago. When I was a kid, theãconsoles really were black boxes, much moreso than PCs, so they held a bit ofãmystery for me. Now in the emulator we can see precisely how everything wasãspecced out, and it's kind of cool to peer inside the box a little.ããI once took one of my old favourite SNES games (NHL '94) and started tinkeringãwith it to make it more difficult. I could have never dreamed of doingãsomething like that in 1995 when the tooling for consoles (cartridges!!) wasãfar beyond what mere peasants could tinker with.ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Mutiny BBS - mutinybbs.com - telnet:2332 - ssh:2232ã

Nightfox wrote to All <=-ãã Ni> Although I've been emulating old consoles for a while, sometimes I'veã Ni> missed having a real console. A long time ago, I had an original NES,ã Ni> a Nintendo 64, and a TurboGrafX-16. For a while, a SNES as well. Iã Ni> just bought a SNES on eBay.. I'm not sure what all I'll do with it,ã Ni> since I can play the games with emulators, but it might be fun.ããIt would be worth hooking the SNES up to an original CRT TV. There is an ãexperience you get with the old TVs that modern PC screens struggle to emulate.ãRetroRGB is a pretty good site looking at how to get the best signal from ãconsoles if you want to look into stuff like that - enjoy!ããNedãã... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!ã--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ The Cave BBS - Since 1992 - cavebbs.homeip.netã

Re: Retro gamingã By: Ksource to Nightfox on Wed Sep 15 2021 12:41 amãã > I once took one of my old favourite SNES games (NHL '94) and started tinkering with it to make it moreã > difficult. I could have never dreamed of doing something like that in 1995 when the tooling for consolã > (cartridges!!) was far beyond what mere peasants could tinker with.ã > ããWhat tools are you using to edit the games? Hacking propietay games is very popular but I have neverãtaken the time to check how people is doing it in the wild.ãã--ãgopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalkenãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FLã

Re: Retro gamingã By: Nightfox to All on Tue Sep 14 2021 09:14 amãã > In recent years, there's also the Classic Mini systems that the popular gameã > companies have released; there was the NES Classic Mini & SNES Classic Miniã > from Nintendo, and then Sega, Sony, and TurboGrafX made their own versionsã > for their respective systems. Those are generally moddable too, so you canã > add additional games.ããI just set up retro pi with my son the other day and got him a C64 Mini for his birthday. Next step is he wants to write some stuff in his emulator and then transfer it to the C64 mini. Not sure how far we will get in that effort, but we've been having fun.ããI also got a cheap arcade stick and button kit from Amazon and we hooked that up to Epic Pinball from the 90's. Definitely a lot of fun.ãã---TLMãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Nite Eyes BBS - To make people happy about my tagline everywhere...ã

Re: Retro gamingã By: Ksource to Nightfox on Wed Sep 15 2021 12:41 amãã > I once took one of my old favourite SNES games (NHL '94) and startedã > tinkering with it to make it more difficult. I could have never dreamed ofã > doing something like that in 1995 when the tooling for consolesã > (cartridges!!) was far beyond what mere peasants could tinker with.ããHave you seen this? NHL '94 is still pretty popular and they are constantly modding it with new rosters, graphics, etc - https://www.nhl94.com/ãã---TLMãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Nite Eyes BBS - To make people happy about my tagline everywhere...ã

Re: Retro gamingã By: Ksource to Nightfox on Wed Sep 15 2021 12:41 amãã Ks> I don't know that I'm "into" retro gaming so much as my taste in gamesã Ks> just never advanced beyond a certain era. In 1995, I was playing gamesã Ks> released in 1995. In 2005, I was playing games released in 1995. In 2015,ã Ks> I was playing games released in 1995.ããYeah, I think one of the reasons I like retro gaming is because I grew up in that time and enjoyed the games available then.ãã Ks> I grew up with PC games, so all the games I play are PC games usually, butã Ks> I did get into console emulators about 10 or 15 years ago. When I was aã Ks> kid, the consoles really were black boxes, much moreso than PCs, so theyã Ks> held a bit of mystery for me. Now in the emulator we can see precisely howã Ks> everything was specced out, and it's kind of cool to peer inside the box aã Ks> little. ããYeah, it's interesting. And I tended to play PC games too. I had a few consoles when I was growing up, but as expensive as they & the games were, I didn't have a big collection of console games. One of the consoles I did have was a TurboGrafX-16, which I bought new for $30 in 1993 at a store that was selling them cheap to get rid of them. And I sometimes found used TurboGrafX games at pawn shops & such. I don't see a whole lot of old games at pawn shops anymore.. And the other day I stopped at a retro game store in my area - They had a bunch of NES, SNES, N64, Sega Genesis, etc., but I don't recall seeing any TurboGrafX stuff in there..ãã Ks> I once took one of my old favourite SNES games (NHL '94) and startedã Ks> tinkering with it to make it more difficult. I could have never dreamed ofã Ks> doing something like that in 1995 when the tooling for consolesã Ks> (cartridges!!) was far beyond what mere peasants could tinker with.ããThat's cool :)ãThat sounds similar to the Game Genie, though the Game Genie helped make games easier.. :PããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Re: Re: Retro gamingã By: Mr Ned to Nightfox on Wed Sep 15 2021 07:43 amãã MN> It would be worth hooking the SNES up to an original CRT TV. There is an ã MN> experience you get with the old TVs that modern PC screens struggle toã MN> emulate. RetroRGB is a pretty good site looking at how to get the bestã MN> signal from consoles if you want to look into stuff like that - enjoy!ããI enjoyed console games back in the day, but I can't really think of anything I miss about playing the games on a CRT vs. newer screens. I might give it a try again some time.ããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Re: Retro gamingã By: Geo to Nightfox on Wed Sep 15 2021 10:14 amãã Ge> Yes to some degree I am as well, although I must admit its more about theã Ge> retro computers than the consoles for me. ããI like retro computer stuff as well. For a while now, I've been watching Clint Basinger's LGR videos on YouTube - His LGR videos are all about retro computers and the hardware and software from the 80s and 90s. It takes me back to those days.. He has some cool retro computer setups. I feel like I don't really want to invest too much time and money collecting retro stuff, but I enjoy watching his videos. His enthusiasm for retro computers is pretty much what I felt for computer technology growing up in the 80s and 90s.ããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Ksource wrote to Nightfox <=-ãã Ks> @MSGID: <61417960.722.dove-hobby@mutinybbs.com>ã Ks> @REPLY: <6140CA75.2287.dove_dove-hob@digitaldistortionbbs.com>ã Ks> Re: Retro gamingã Ks> By: Nightfox to All on Tueã Ks> Sep 14 2021 09:14:45ãã > Who else is into retro gaming?ã >ã > I really started getting into retro gaming when I first saw emulatorsã > appearing in the late 90s. I thought it was really cool that there wereã > emulators that allowed playing NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, and other consoleã > games on my PC. Some emulators also had some fairly interesting features,ã > such as allowing multi-player gaming with other people over the internet.ãã Ks> I don't know that I'm "into" retro gaming so much as my taste in gamesã Ks> just never advanced beyond a certain era. In 1995, I was playing gamesã Ks> released in 1995. In 2005, I was playing games released in 1995. Inã Ks> 2015, I was playing games released in 1995.ãã Ks> I don't have time these days to play games (kids, you know), but when Iã Ks> do, I'm sure it'll be the same old games.ãã Ks> I grew up with PC games, so all the games I play are PC games usually,ã Ks> but I did get into console emulators about 10 or 15 years ago. When Iã Ks> was a kid, the consoles really were black boxes, much moreso than PCs,ã Ks> so they held a bit of mystery for me. Now in the emulator we can seeã Ks> precisely how everything was specced out, and it's kind of cool to peerã Ks> inside the box a little.ãã Ks> I once took one of my old favourite SNES games (NHL '94) and startedã Ks> tinkering with it to make it more difficult. I could have never dreamedã Ks> of doing something like that in 1995 when the tooling for consolesã Ks> (cartridges!!) was far beyond what mere peasants could tinker with.ããSimilar story with me. I still play a lot of games from the mid 90, a few fromãthe late 90's and a rare few from the 2000's. Perhaps I'm stuck in my ways,ãwith the PC's I had in that era, but I don't find much appealing in newerãgames, apart from better graphics. I find myself playing new levels forãclassic Doom or Quake, than new FPSs. Even the computer I use now, is using aã90's era graphical environment (FVWM).ããI don't consider it 'retro' gaming. It is just for me, gaming.ãã... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!ã--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ MS & RD BBs - bbs.mozysswamp.orgã

Re: Retro gamingã By: Nightfox to Ksource on Wed Sep 15 2021 08:38 amãã > That's cool :)ã > That sounds similar to the Game Genie, though the Game Genie helped makeã > games easier.. :Pã >ããgame genie was just fun to tinker with. i used to make some of my games do some weird things by experimenting and making up my own codes.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã

Re: Re: Retro gamingã By: Nightfox to Mr Ned on Wed Sep 15 2021 08:43 amãã > I enjoyed console games back in the day, but I can't really think of anythinã > miss about playing the games on a CRT vs. newer screens. I might give it a ã > again some time.ã > ã > NightfoxããI did some testing with friends some years ago. There is certainly a bigãdifference when playing a Nintendo 64. The image looks more jerky on a modernãdisplay than on a traditional one. It is definetively noticeable and notãsomething only a graphicsfag will complain about.ããI have heard there is an actual, knwon reason, but I don't recall which it was.ãã--ãgopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalkenãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FLã

Re: Re: Retro gamingã By: Arelor to Nightfox on Wed Sep 15 2021 01:05 pmãã >> I enjoyed console games back in the day, but I can't really think ofã >> anythin miss about playing the games on a CRT vs. newer screens. Iã >> might give it a again some time.ãã Ar> I did some testing with friends some years ago. There is certainly a bigã Ar> difference when playing a Nintendo 64. The image looks more jerky on aã Ar> modern display than on a traditional one. It is definetively noticeableã Ar> and not something only a graphicsfag will complain about.ãã Ar> I have heard there is an actual, knwon reason, but I don't recall which itã Ar> was. ããI used to have a Nintendo 64 in the 90s. I've since played some N64 games on emulators. I remember N64 looking fairly nice on a CRT, but I didn't feel like it really looked worse on a modern screen.ããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Re: Re: Retro gamingã By: Nightfox to Arelor on Wed Sep 15 2021 11:46 amãã > I used to have a Nintendo 64 in the 90s. I've since played some N64 games oã > emulators. I remember N64 looking fairly nice on a CRT, but I didn't feel lã > it really looked worse on a modern screen.ã > ã > NightfoxããI don't mean playing an emulated game on a modern screen. I mean playing a realãgame running on a real Nintendo 64 using a modern screen.ããBut then a friend of mine said he tested with an emulator and said it didn'tãwork great there either. I haven't seen that myself, though.ãã--ãgopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalkenãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FLã

Re: Retro gamingã By: The Lizard Master to Nightfox on Wed Sep 15 2021 08:25:32ããHi,ãã > I just set up retro pi with my son the other day and got him a C64 Mini for his birthday. Next step is he wants to write someã > stuff in his emulator and then transfer it to the C64 mini. Not sure how far we will get in that effort, but we've been havingã > fun.ã >ããThere are some Great IDE's around for writing stuff on Windows then transfering it to Emu/Real Machine.ããie CBM Prg Studio etc.ãã8-)ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ The Dungeon BBS - Risen from the Ashes! - Canberra, Australia. http://bbs.barnabã

Re: Retro gamingã By: Geo to The Lizard Master on Thu Sep 16 2021 09:51 amãã > There are some Great IDE's around for writing stuff on Windows thenã > transfering it to Emu/Real Machine.ã >ã > ie CBM Prg Studio etc.ããThanks! I ran across this and was freaking floored. Especially because even though it's been 25 years since I've programmed in Pascal I miss it. So I think we are going to have some fun - https://lemonspawn.com/turbo-rascal-syntax-error-expected-but-begin/ãã---TLMãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Nite Eyes BBS - To make people happy about my tagline everywhere...ã

Nightfox wrote to Geo <=-ãã Ni> I like retro computer stuff as well. For a while now, I've beenã Ni> watching Clint Basinger's LGR videos on YouTube - His LGR videos areã Ni> all about retro computers and the hardware and software from the 80sã Ni> and 90s. It takes me back to those days.. He has some cool retroã Ni> computer setups. I feel like I don't really want to invest too muchã Ni> time and money collecting retro stuff, but I enjoy watching his videos.ã Ni> His enthusiasm for retro computers is pretty much what I felt forã Ni> computer technology growing up in the 80s and 90s.ããHelps he's very funny while he does it - I love those videos. Extremelyãjealous of the freebies he receives...ãã... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ The Cave BBS - Since 1992 - cavebbs.homeip.netã

Nightfox wrote to Mr Ned <=-ãã MN> It would be worth hooking the SNES up to an original CRT TV. There is anã MN> experience you get with the old TVs that modern PC screens struggle toã MN> emulate. RetroRGB is a pretty good site looking at how to get the bestã MN> signal from consoles if you want to look into stuff like that - enjoy!ãã Ni> I enjoyed console games back in the day, but I can't really think ofã Ni> anything I miss about playing the games on a CRT vs. newer screens. Iã Ni> might give it a try again some time.ããIn any case there's plenty of quality games on SNES which hold up today, moreãthan the Genesis/Mega Drive I think.ãã... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ The Cave BBS - Since 1992 - cavebbs.homeip.netã

Re: Retro gamingã By: The Lizard Master to Geo on Thu Sep 16 2021 09:11:58ããHiyaããã > Thanks! I ran across this and was freaking floored. Especially because even though it's been 25 years since I've programmed inã > Pascal I miss it. So I think we are going to have some fun -ã > https://lemonspawn.com/turbo-rascal-syntax-error-expected-but-begin/ããYeah thats a great one too. I was also doing Pascal back in my UNI days. So TRSEEBB is a great system. 8-)ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ The Dungeon BBS - Risen from the Ashes! - Canberra, Australia. http://bbs.barnabã

Re: Re: Retro gamingã By: Mr Ned to Nightfox on Thu Sep 16 2021 11:10 pmãã MN> In any case there's plenty of quality games on SNES which hold up today,ã MN> more than the Genesis/Mega Drive I think.ããSo it seems. I've also read that hardware-wise, the only real advantage the Genesis had over the SNES was a higher CPU clock speed. Otherwise, the SNES had better technical specs in other areas.ããOne thing I think was interesting about cartridge-based consoles was that cartridges allowed game developers to include additional processor chips inside their game cartridges if they wanted. I heard Starfox had a processor chip in its cartridge that was some sort of graphics processor, which helped with the 3D graphics in the game. I think I heard F-Zero used it too.ããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Re: Retro gamingã By: Arelor to Ksource on Wed Sep 15 2021 09:05:59ãã > > I once took one of my old favourite SNES games (NHL '94) and startedã > > tinkering with it to make it moreã > > difficult. I could have never dreamed of doing something like that inã > > 1995 when the tooling for consolã > > (cartridges!!) was far beyond what mere peasants could tinker with.ã >ã > What tools are you using to edit the games? Hacking propietay games is veryã > popular but I have neverã > taken the time to check how people is doing it in the wild.ããI never got so far as changing the code, just changing memory (variables).ãWhatever emulator I was using allowed you to change values directly in memory.ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Mutiny BBS - mutinybbs.com - telnet:2332 - ssh:2232ã

Re: Retro gamingã By: The Lizard Master to Ksource on Wed Sep 15 2021 08:28:57ãã > > I once took one of my old favourite SNES games (NHL '94) and startedã > > tinkering with it to make it more difficult. I could have never dreamedã > > of doing something like that in 1995 when the tooling for consolesã > > (cartridges!!) was far beyond what mere peasants could tinker with.ã >ã > Have you seen this? NHL '94 is still pretty popular and they are constantlyã > modding it with new rosters, graphics, etc - https://www.nhl94.com/ããThat is so cool! I hadn't heard of it before. I'm not surprised, though. NHL 94ãwas definitely the best game in the NHL series, at least going into the 2000s,ãand I know I'm not alone in thinking that.ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Mutiny BBS - mutinybbs.com - telnet:2332 - ssh:2232ã

Re: Retro gamingã By: Ksource to Arelor on Thu Sep 16 2021 08:25 pmãã > ã > > What tools are you using to edit the games? Hacking propietay games is veã > > popular but I have neverã > > taken the time to check how people is doing it in the wild.ã > ã > I never got so far as changing the code, just changing memory (variables).ã > Whatever emulator I was using allowed you to change values directly in memorã > ããI see.ããFor a moment I thought you were producing your own hacked ROMs from cartridgesãor other ROMs.ãã--ãgopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalkenãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FLã

Nightfox wrote to Mr Ned <=-ãã Ni> One thing I think was interesting about cartridge-based consoles wasã Ni> that cartridges allowed game developers to include additional processorã Ni> chips inside their game cartridges if they wanted. I heard Starfox hadã Ni> a processor chip in its cartridge that was some sort of graphicsã Ni> processor, which helped with the 3D graphics in the game. I think Iã Ni> heard F-Zero used it too.ããYeah there was loads of that going on with the SNES, especially in the ãlater years of the scene where Nintendo was a little behind Sony and ãSega in having a next generation console available for purchase. Yoshi's ãIsland is a good example. It didn't happen so much with the Genesis but ãSega was pushing its 32X addon which didn't work out for them.ããMNãã... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!ã--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ The Cave BBS - Since 1992 - cavebbs.homeip.netã

Re: Re: Retro gamingã By: Mr Ned to Nightfox on Fri Sep 17 2021 11:48 amãã MN> Yeah there was loads of that going on with the SNES, especially in the ã MN> later years of the scene where Nintendo was a little behind Sony and ã MN> Sega in having a next generation console available for purchase. Yoshi's ã MN> Island is a good example. It didn't happen so much with the Genesis but ã MN> Sega was pushing its 32X addon which didn't work out for them.ããNintendo, behind? In the 90s, I thought their Nintendo 64 was really good. I thought the N64's graphics were better than the Playstation (I always thought Playstation's graphics looked blocky), and the Playstation seemed to suffer from slow load times due to using CD-ROM games rather than cartridge games. The N64 also had a 64-bit processor whereas the others were using a 32-bit processor, I believe - though maybe that didn't really offer much..ããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Re: Re: Retro gamingã By: Nightfox to Mr Ned on Fri Sep 17 2021 08:45 amãã > Re: Re: Retro gamingã > By: Mr Ned to Nightfox on Fri Sep 17 2021 11:48 amã > ã > MN> Yeah there was loads of that going on with the SNES, especially in theã > MN> later years of the scene where Nintendo was a little behind Sony andã > MN> Sega in having a next generation console available for purchase. Yoshi'ã > MN> Island is a good example. It didn't happen so much with the Genesis butã > MN> Sega was pushing its 32X addon which didn't work out for them.ã > ã > Nintendo, behind? In the 90s, I thought their Nintendo 64 was really good. ã > thought the N64's graphics were better than the Playstation (I always thoughã > Playstation's graphics looked blocky), and the Playstation seemed to sufferã > from slow load times due to using CD-ROM games rather than cartridge games.ã > The N64 also had a 64-bit processor whereas the others were using a 32-bitã > processor, I believe - though maybe that didn't really offer much..ã > ã > Nightfoxã > ããNintendo 64 could have been the most advanced system of its generation, butãtheir architecture was so weird the games mostly failed to make the most out ofãit.ããSony's Play Station had worse load times because optical media is slower, butãon the other hand they could pack more material in a CD than Nintendo could inãa cartridge back then. This is obvious when you compare the Nintendo 64 port ofãsome game against the Playstation one. Rayman 2, for example, has _less_ gameãin Nintendo 64 than on Playstation.ããNintendo's games excelled at being built around original concepts orãinteresting designs, more than on superior technical capabilities. Even if youãcompare the blatant Playstation copies of Nintendo 64 titles (say, Mario Kartãvs Crash Team Racing, or F-Zero vs Wip3out) the blatant copies don't fallãbehind at all.*ãã* I just learned there is a Wipeout port to the Nintendo 64. Interesting find.ããããã--ãgopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalkenãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FLã

Nightfox wrote to Mr Ned <=-ãã Ni> Nintendo, behind? In the 90s, I thought their Nintendo 64 was reallyã Ni> good. I thought the N64's graphics were better than the Playstation (Iã Ni> always thought Playstation's graphics looked blocky), and theã Ni> Playstation seemed to suffer from slow load times due to using CD-ROMã Ni> games rather than cartridge games. The N64 also had a 64-bit processorã Ni> whereas the others were using a 32-bit processor, I believe - thoughã Ni> maybe that didn't really offer much..ããThe N64 was a more powerful system but Nintendo were still selling SNES games ãwhen the PS1 was released, which was more my point realy. The PS1 sufferedãwith slow loads but it had wayy more storage, which made it better for RPGs ãand anything else that needed more data. N64 games looked nicer but wereãmassively restricted in that way.ããI dunno, I liked both systems although I was more a PS1 user. It was ãimpressive what developers managed to get out of the system by the end of itsãlifespan.ããMNãã... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!ã--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ The Cave BBS - Since 1992 - cavebbs.homeip.netã

Arelor wrote to Nightfox <=-ãã Ar> Nintendo's games excelled at being built around original concepts orã Ar> interesting designs, more than on superior technical capabilities. Evenã Ar> if you compare the blatant Playstation copies of Nintendo 64 titlesã Ar> (say, Mario Kart vs Crash Team Racing, or F-Zero vs Wip3out) theã Ar> blatant copies don't fall behind at all.*ãã Ar> * I just learned there is a Wipeout port to the Nintendo 64.ã Ar> Interesting find.ããI feel like Wipeout went a little beyond just being a blatant copy - ãPsygnosis put enough into it that it was its own distinctive series. The ãmusic was pioneering - 2097 in particular used a load of music that was ãextremely popular in the UK around the time, not really a thing video gamesãdid or were able to do until that generation. ããI'm massively disappointed that the new game is a, er, mobile phone card game ãrather than a racer, though.ããMNãã... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!ã--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ The Cave BBS - Since 1992 - cavebbs.homeip.netã

NIGHTFOX wrote to ALL <=-ãã NI> @VIA: DIGDISTã NI> @MSGID: <6140CA75.2287.dove_dove-hob@digitaldistortionbbs.com>ã NI> Who else is into retro gaming?ããEvery so often I'll play a game of Frogger or Galaga via MAME,ãbut I don't consider myself a retro anything. :-)ããExcept RPG's... Paper and Pencil ones - I still enjoy the oldãTSR Top Secret game. :-)ãã NI> missed having a real console. A long time ago, I had an original NES,ã NI> a Nintendo 64, and a TurboGrafX-16. For a while, a SNES as well. Iã NI> just bought a SNES on eBay.. I'm not sure what all I'll do with it,ã NI> since I can play the games with emulators, but it might be fun.ããI think having an actual console would be cool. :-)ããããã... Jesus Saves -- passes to Moses - he shoots! HE SCORES!!!ã

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Re: Re: Retro gamingã By: JIMMY ANDERSON to NIGHTFOX on Mon Sep 20 2021 22:37:00ããAs far as I'm concerned, There is not much that is more retro than a good oleãBBS Door Game! :)ã-+-ããLupine Furmenã-Dallas Vinsonã Furmens Folly (FIDO 1:123/257) - telnet: furmenservices.net:23ã SSH: furmenservices.net:23222ã Before the Web - telnet: furmenservices.net:23232ã Legends of Yesteryear (FIDO 1:123/256) - telnet: furmenservices.net:23322ã Sound Source ]|[ - telnet: furmenservices.net:2323ããããDallasãã... I stayed in a really old hotel last night. They sent me a wake-up letter.ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Furmen's Folly - furmenservices.net:23ã

Lupine Furmen wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-ãã LF> @MSGID: <6149D0B5.715.dove-hobby@furmenservices.net>ã LF> @REPLY: <614968BF.2441.dove-hob@vert.synchro.net>ã LF> Re: Re: Retro gamingã LF> By: JIMMY ANDERSON to NIGHTFOXã LF> on Mon Sep 20 2021 22:37:00ãã LF> As far as I'm concerned, There is not much that is more retro than aã LF> good ole BBS Door Game! :)ã LF> -+-ãã LF> Lupine Furmenã LF> -Dallas Vinsonã LF> Furmens Folly (FIDO 1:123/257) - telnet: furmenservices.net:23ã LF> SSH: furmenservices.net:23222ã LF> Before the Web - telnet: furmenservices.net:23232ã LF> Legends of Yesteryear (FIDO 1:123/256) - telnet:ã LF> furmenservices.net:23322ã LF> Sound Source ]|[ - telnet: furmenservices.net:2323ããOn a CRT monitor. It isn't like how it used to be unless you are using theãolder hardware, or a very good emulation of it.ããDennis Katsonisãã... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!ã--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ MS & RD BBs - bbs.mozysswamp.orgã

Ksource wrote to The Lizard Master <=-ãã > Have you seen this? NHL '94 is still pretty popular and they are constantlyã > modding it with new rosters, graphics, etc - https://www.nhl94.com/ãã Ks> That is so cool! I hadn't heard of it before. I'm not surprised,ã Ks> though. NHL 94 was definitely the best game in the NHL series, at leastã Ks> going into the 2000s, and I know I'm not alone in thinking that.ããThe greatest thing (to me) to happen in gaming was for ID Software to open ãsource the DOOM engine and allow third-party levels. I'm still playing a ãgame I started playing almost 30 years ago, and it's bigger and better than ãwhen I started.ããMaybe it's because it's the first thing I played, but I think some of the ãlevels on DOOM are some of the best I'd played. Then again, I played a *lot* ãof it back then.ããã... See you on the other side.ã--- MultiMail/DOS v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ .: realitycheckbbs.org :: scientia potentia est :.ã

Re: Re: Retro gamingã By: poindexter FORTRAN to Ksource on Fri Sep 17 2021 07:56 amãã > The greatest thing (to me) to happen in gaming was for ID Software to openã > source the DOOM engine and allow third-party levels. I'm still playing aã > game I started playing almost 30 years ago, and it's bigger and better thanã > when I started.ã > ã > Maybe it's because it's the first thing I played, but I think some of theã > levels on DOOM are some of the best I'd played. Then again, I played a *lot*ã > of it back then.ã > ããI agree. The ID 1 engine and its derivatives are way cool.ããLots of WADS and Megawads to have fun. The gameplay may be simplistic but itãstill beats many modern shooters IMO.ããDon't forget to try Cyberdreams, a megawad in which you must defeat a legion ofãCyberdemons on each level, armed only with a gun with no bullets. It isãactually a sequence of megapuzzles. The last level has 156 cyberdemonsãsurrounding you right from the start. So much fun with that one.ãã--ãgopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalkenãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FLã

LUPINE FURMEN wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-ãã LF> As far as I'm concerned, There is not much that is more retro than aã LF> good ole BBS Door Game! :)ã LF> -+-ããYeah - I miss the days of several people playing LoRD, Global War, etc.ãããããã... Warning: Your tagline is low. Pull up. Pull..ã--- MultiMail/Mac v0.52ã þ wcQWK 8.0 ÷ Omicron Theta * Horn Lake, MS * winserver.orgã

Jimmy,ãã JA> Yeah - I miss the days of several people playing LoRD, Global War, etc.ãã Life tends to get in the way of our hobbies. :PããDarylãã... They stopped too soon with 6 Up and Preparation G.ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansasã

Yeah - I miss the days of several people playing LoRD, Global War,ãI did register Global War and Global Backgammon, but i dont see anyoneãinterested.ã ã---ã þ Talisman þ Inland Utopia - telnet://iutopia.duckdns.org:2023ã

Re: Re: Retro gamingã By: Matthew Munson to JIMMY ANDERSON on Mon Oct 25 2021 07:03 pmãã > > Yeah - I miss the days of several people playing LoRD, Global War,ã > I did register Global War and Global Backgammon, but i dont see anyoneã > interested.ãã Try playing on BBSlink. You'll find a few Global War players there.ãã |04 HusTlerãã---ã þ Synchronet þ thePharcyde_ telnet://bbs.pharcyde.org (Wisconsin)ã

MATTHEW MUNSON wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-ãã MM> @VIA: IUTOPIAã MM> @MSGID: <61777997.2471.dove-hob@vert.synchro.net>ã > Yeah - I miss the days of several people playing LoRD, Global War,ã MM> I did register Global War and Global Backgammon, but i dont see anyoneã MM> interested.ããWhen I first got back into 'dialing in' to BBS's a few years ago, I wouldãhit several. One had a semi active Global War player base, but I've yet toãfind a good LoRD game that's active.ããNow I just hit my 'local' BBS and do messages only...ããBut - that being said - if someone will make something... :-)ããã ãã... NO CARRIER - but I've got some warships and F-15'sã--- MultiMail/Mac v0.52ã þ wcQWK 8.0 ÷ Omicron Theta *Cordova, TN * winserver.orgã

Re: Re: Retro gamingã By: Matthew Munson to JIMMY ANDERSON on Mon Oct 25 2021 07:03 pmãã > I did register Global War and Global Backgammon, but i dont see anyoneã > interested.ããGlobal War was one of my favs back in the day. Can't seem to get players here on Vertrauen either.ã-- ã digital manããSynchronet/BBS Terminology Definition #82:ãTelix = Commercial MS-DOS and Windows communications/terminal programãNorco, CA WX: 87.4øF, 24.0% humidity, 3 mph NW wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrsã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã

Hi,

just fyi, I'm playing Global War and Global Backgammon quite regularly on BBSlink :)

Regards,
Anna

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Re: Re: Retro gamingã By: acn to Digital Man on Mon Nov 01 2021 10:16 amãã > just fyi, I'm playing Global War and Global Backgammon quite regularly onã > BBSlink :)ãã > Regards,ã > AnnaããMe too ;-)ãã |04 HusTlerãã... Do what you will with this tagline, just don't bother me about it!ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ thePharcyde_ telnet://bbs.pharcyde.org (Wisconsin)ã