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1 hour ago, ColecoGamer said:
I apologize for necro bumping this thread, but can anyone tell me if Phoboz will ever be unbanned? I ask because his games for Jaguar are incredible and its sad to see him banned.
I did find that thread where he had a second ghost account, so I wonder — since he produces high-quality games for the Jaguar, was the ban necessary? I’m not trying to question the rules here. When you weigh in what he provides to the community vs the offense, is a perma ban
a little heavy-handed? I’m not trying to be a dick or anything; I just love the games he and Krauser produce. If there’s something I am not aware of that he did beyond the second account issue, I apologize for my ignorance on the matter.
Are you seriously asking this question??? Do developers get a pass for underhanded tricks and other bad behavior just because they're developers? Are you really that starved for games that you don't mind a developer treating the community like a bunch of fools to be exploited just because they release something? This kind of attitude is like having a wife who sneaks another man into your house and getting impregnated by him, and you're fine with it because your wife acknowledges your existence once every two months. Have some fucking self-respect.
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On 5/2/2023 at 10:06 AM, PFG 9000 said:
Would there be a way to hack Zool 2 so that Up on the D-pad no longer makes you jump? The Jag's less-than-ideal D-pad doesn't help things, but I find myself frequently jumping unintentionally when I play Zool 2. I never understood why that wasn't optional in the first place.
I always thought I was the only one with this problem. Good to know that I wasn't!
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Believe it or not, I currently do not have an ST. I sold my Falcon about 10 years ago, so I've been relying on emulation ever since. Having said that, if I can ever get to visit Texas, a friend of mine promised to hook me up with one, so I guess there is an actual ST out there with my name on it. As far as what I do with it, mostly gaming and a little writing in Word Writer ST. What I am planning to do is mess around a bit with STOS, as my own experimenting with it back in the day never really went very far.
Regarding newer software and such, there's plenty out there. Here's a couple of YouTube videos to check out:
As far as upgrading an ST to an STE goes, I don't believe that's possible, as doing so would require more than just installing a Blitter chip. STEs have an expanded color palette and 4 channel 8 bit PCM audio with DMA, neither of which can be easily added to an ST. As for whether you should upgrade to an STE, like I said before it depends entirely on what you want to do with the system, but you will get more possibilities for modern games with an STE. If you stick with your ST, you should be able to upgrade the ROMs to TOS 1.4 without much fuss, although I believe it is possible to actually upgrade them to 2.06, but would involve more work.
For examples of fully tricked out ST systems, there are tons of videos on YouTube about this, with this one being a good example of upgrades that will make things a bit more convenient in this day and age:
Just check out some ST videos for a while and you'll get to see some great examples of what you can do with it as well as other upgrades that will probably pique your interest. Just keep in mind that you'll need to spend a pretty penny to get many of these upgrades. Regardless of whether you stick with your ST or end up getting an STE, I'd suggest checking out the Exxos Forum: https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/index.php
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Welcome! Whether you should upgrade to an STE depends on what you want to use it for. If you just want the play the classic games that you had from back in the day, or even just delve into some apps that you liked, then there is no reason at all to upgrade. A 1 MB ST will play the vast majority of the available games from back in the day just fine. However, if you want to check out many of the latest newer games as well as some of the upgraded older games that members of the community have done, then an STE is a must.
Regardless of whether or not you replace it with an STE, though, you will most likely want to get a Gotek for it, which will make checking out software both new and old much, much easier.
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ANSITerm and Flash were my two go-tos back in the day. No experience with TAZ or Freeze Dried Terminal, but I've heard good things about both.
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Trevor McFur is the one Jaguar game that in itself sums up the Jaguar's existence - something that initially looked impressive and with tons of promise, but ended up turning out to be a massive disappointment. I think that reputation is what has lowered the general opinion on the game as being one of the worst games on the system. I've said before and I'll say it again - Trevor McFur is easily NOT the worst game on the system, nor is it the worst shooter I've ever played. However, that doesn't mean I think it's a good game. Between it's repetitive gameplay, non-sensical waves, a complete lack of background parallax scrolling, and many other flaws, it was a highly unpolished title that seems to have been made by someone who had never played a side-scrolling shmup before. Despite that, I know it has its charms, and it's not hard for me to see why some people may have their own love for the game. Ultimately, I rate it as a below-average shooter that mainly holds appeal as being emblematic of the Jag as a whole.
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2 hours ago, LordKraken said:
Indeed the Saturn had a hires mode, and it was astonishing to see that, even on a cathodic TV. The ones that come to my mind: Decathlete (aka Athlete Kings), Winter Heat, Virtua Fighter 2, and I probably forget a few others.
Yes, as did both the PSX and N64, with the latter having more games use it thanks to the memory expander that came with Donkey Kong 64.
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6 hours ago, agradeneu said:
No, I think it is you who is stubborn to defend a flawed argument with even more hot air claims.
Trevor Mcfur would have been impressive maybe 1990, but only as a graphic demo.
As a shooter, it is a joke, especially 1993, and everybody knew that. When it was released, the response to the game from fans and press alike was universally disastrous.
For the Jaguars 2D capabilities it is pathetic, having a small insight into that, it is even more obvious to me.
I could detail out everything wrong with the games graphics, but then, I have better things to do then wasting my time with matters that are common sense to most people.
Always gotta have the last word, huh? Look, you're entitled to your opinions, and I'm entitled to mine. I'm not making any "hot air" claims here, just pointing out that you're being overly critical of what someone said. If you're so concerned about being "right", then have at it, but I would prefer to not further sully up someone else's thread just for the sake of arguing.
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Never underestimate the power of chatbot Arne to humor us with zombie threads.
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If you gaze into the abyss of the Jaguar, the abyss also gazes into you.
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22 hours ago, 82-T/A said:
I don't understand the point of the big controller. Half the games I play on the Wii are like the sports games, etc... the ones that require you to swing and move the controller. Am I going to swing around something the size of an Atari Lynx in order to move my guy around? I see the WiiU as a newer version of the Wii... better graphics, faster, and backwards compatible. Had they sold it as such, without this nonsense controller... it would have been fantastic and sold really well.
See, this itself helps show a big reason why the WiiU failed: confusion over what exactly the system was. Nintendo's marketing of the console was atrocious. I remember seeing the announcement of the system and then having to dig around to find out that it was actually its own standalone system, rather than just being some controller upgrade. And I'm hardly your standard average joe consumer who hopped on the Wii bandwagon because the motion controls looked neat. If even diehard Nintendo fans could be confused over what exactly the system was, just imagine how standard average joe consumer must have felt. With Nintendo's marketing, there hardly seemed to be a point in paying $300 for an "upgrade" when the Wii was still plenty fun.
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I second DarkLord's agreement. I've always thought that case design was one of the best looking computer cases ever.
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15 hours ago, agradeneu said:
Don't tell anyone it is an ST game! 😂
Hey, nothing wrong with that. Droid was a surprisingly polished ST shareware/freeware title back in the day. I spent way too many hours playing it, and have wanted a game with some similarities on the Jag ever since. JAS is looking to be that game!
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15 hours ago, agradeneu said:
Double Dragon is worse, I give you that.
But look, if you guys think Trevor was a decent showing for Jaguar 2D and arguing with me about that, I feel a bit fooled.
With a bit of knowledge, he could have mentioned Rayman, Super Burnout or anything nice. Even Raiden has better credentials as a 2D shooter.
There is no need to defend BS guys. Call it out, call it a day. Nothing personal.
Trevor McFur looked decent for the time it came out, which was at the Jaguar's launch. Rayman came out 2 years later. Sure, you can say Rayman or Super Burnout were superior, and no one will argue about that. But personally, I think you're making a mountain out of a molehill with this argument.
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The more I see of this game, the more it reminds me of Droid on the Atari ST, or at least appears to be a spiritual successor to it. Which, coming from me, is one hell of a compliment.
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10 hours ago, agradeneu said:
Sorry, but he claiming Trevor McFur was a good fit for the system or any representation of what the system is capable of , just sounds totally out of touch and bizarre.
I am becoming a little curious if he was that involved into game or hardware development during the Atari days, as his statement is quite the opposite of what anyone with a minimum insight has said.
I mean, he is picking one of the worst games as a reference and seems to do not know about Rayman or Defender 2000 or any of the good titles.
Trevor McFur is far from the worst game on the system. Yes, it's unpolished and has its faults, but not everything is bad about it. Some of the graphics were well done and looked "next gen" (while some others certainly didn't). Overall, I'd rate it at middle to slightly below middle of the pack in the Jag's library. His point, though, was that the Jag was much more suited to 2D gaming than 3D, which is not something that most other Jag devs (both past and present) would debate.
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I never owned a WiiU, so I can't really say anything about its positives or negatives, but I simply can't imagine any universe in where it's a better game console than the Switch. Like Austin and Tempest mentioned above, if you're worried about the Switch joycons, there are PLENTY of first- and third-party options available. As I've hardly played mine undocked, I've been using a third-party controller since day 1, which suits my tastes perfectly fine. And that whole bit about "not looking like a console"...really? I'd much rather have the Switch + dock in my entertainment center than one of the current XBox or Playstation behemoths, or even the WiiU for that matter. And don't even try to convince anyone that the WiiU's game library is better than the Switch's, that only confirms that you live in some warped universe well outside of reality.
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I second the question above. Was pretty excited hearing about this a couple of years ago, but seems that everything regarding this project has gone quiet. Would like to know if you guys are still working on this.
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Most certainly an issue with your Jag CD, as its reliability (or lack thereof) is the stuff of legends. Try using the Jagtopia boot CD to run HS:UL, I've had good luck with using that utility to boot finicky Jag CD games in the past.
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$99.95 is a little more reasonable, but I think the point I made above still stands. It would probably make far more business sense for publishers to get into the digital distribution game, even if they're still making boxed copies. Not everyone has the kind of disposable income to drop $100+ on Jaguar releases. The hardware prices for the console are crazy enough as it is. Having a digital copy available for purchase at a reasonable price would be far more profitable and require less work than having to make 100+ copies of carts along with boxes and manuals and hope they all eventually sell.
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No disrespect meant towards Songbird, but a price of over $100 would have me hitting the brakes too. If it's really so expensive to manufacture complete Jag games w/ box & manual nowadays, I'm wondering if it would start to make more sense to look into focusing on digital distribution, especially with the JagGD now being a thing. Standalone carts will never go away as not everyone owns a GD and some people want the full boxed experience, but keeping that as the sole distribution method is really limiting things in what is already a pretty small market. I think it's high time that our existing publishers really start exploring this option.
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That all sounds like a complete overhaul of the game. Can't wait to see it in action!
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Remastered by the original devs? Nice. Would one day like to hear the story of how that came about.
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9 hours ago, roots.genoa said:
That doesn't surprise me coming from the director of The Witch, even though I was under the impression that The Northman was less realistic (by choice). I wanted to watch it in theaters and now I'm waiting for it to be available on streaming services. It's just a question of weeks, now.
Less realistic, yes, in the sense that there are more supernatural elements. But these tie in closely with Norse mythology, so such a diversion from realism more or less depicts the beliefs of the people rather than rooting it in factual depictions of actions. The historical accuracy that I'm referring to has to do with how culture is depicted in the film.
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No worries, I was probably a bit too harsh in my reply. Yes, as you can see it's more than just a simple cash of using sock puppets.