roots.genoa Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 What pissed me off at the time if that several magazines ranked Fighting Force higher than Die Hard Arcade, just because it was in some way more 'modern'; DHA features a 2D gameplay (your character always faces left or right like in a 2D belt scroll game) and it's very short indeed (it can be beat in less than 30 minutes). Unfortunately, video game journalists were (and mostly still are) obsessed with the length of a game, not realizing that it doesn't matter that a game is short if it's exhilarating, while some very long games just feel like working. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Well did they really rank it higher honestly? Or was this an earlier PRINT version of the Kane & Lynch bullshit over at Gamespot that burned it with fans to the ground with the 250K bribe from Square-Enix to give it higher marks, and when a reviewed didn't a shit storm exploded? Maybe the concern over game length by journalists is projection of another small matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 I don't know to be honest, but I just think that a lot of game journalists (and gamers in general) don't get beat 'em ups to begin with and what makes them good. When someone claims that "a beat 'em up is repetitive but it's normal because every beat 'em up is", I know they have no idea what they're talking about. Yes, good beat 'em ups are actually rare. But Streets of Rage 2, The Ninja Warriors Again, Die Hard Arcade, and Double Dragon Advance for instance are not repetitive. Hell, Die Hard Arcade is so short you can almost beat the game without using the same technique twice. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidGameR186496 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 An unreleased Nintendo 64 Game just dropped today! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 The latest from Kaze Emanuar: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemoose Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Don't know if anyone saw this yet, but a new flash cart is out: SummerCart64. On top of the price ($125 or so with case, $108 for PCB) it's got a lot going for it from the get go (real time clock, auto save backup, ability to run emulators, etc.) but it also has 64DD hardware emulation baked in. This cart is also open source. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Wow nice, finally someone putting out a quality kit without the price hiked shenanigans that krikzz pulled on his stuff that has been out there years now. Kind of speaks to poor suppliers or taking advantage as costs should drop not increase over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-S Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 There's also a flash cartridge that's open source and is built using a Raspberry Pi Pico, but of course it can't play 64DD games and doesn't have extra features, the only advantage it has is the low cost. The same developer also made a Digital HDMI mod using a Pico that looks way easier to install compared to the older ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Kaze does Pseudo-additive lighting: and colored sparkles: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldenWheels Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Boy I bought Doom 64 for like...$1.50 a few weeks ago on steam, and have been enjoying it immensely. Plays great on the handheld too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Doom 64 is grossly underrated because pewwww N64 sux, PS1 forever mentality that just dogs and dogs decades now. So much of that system if you weren'te a quote unquote fanboy was just ignored or knocked down a peg just because it sucks it's not on CDs and not Sony blah blah...stfu nonsense. Doom 64 was the true Doom 3 unlike the turd that got a 3 on it, it was challenging and honest to the franchise roots previous to its release. The only true failing on the game, they fucked up gamma bad, it's super dark on most old TVs, you'd have to crank it and your TV itself brightness well up to see things and not just in shadows. :\ Another I guess to the fact they cheaped on a battery, but a mempak or password was just fine and equally acceptable in the era. The modern rehash of it it's not really improved really or much on QOL, it's just honest, but not dark as F, you can play it far better, it just works, polished up some but works. I had it originally as it was out for years on that KEX engine before it went commercial as Doom64EX and it was amazing, so I bought in when it went physical as nightdive deserves that credit. I had it for a time on Switch but scaled my games back grossly towards things you can't get on Steam, so that went along with the 1-3 package as well as it felt redundant with Quake as well. I did have digitals of D1-2(and I think 3) when they were asy ou said above 1.50 on a deep cut digital Switch sale so they're still there for handheld if I wanted. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 James Lambert may have had to pull the plug on Portal 64, but he has a new project that is actually original: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-S Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 On 5/6/2024 at 3:01 PM, Tanooki said: Doom 64 was the true Doom 3 unlike the turd that got a 3 on it, it was challenging and honest to the franchise roots previous to its release. I think that if you play Doom 3 as it's own thing rather than a sequel it's a pretty good 2000s FPS, I at least like it more than Halo and others. Anyways, these are probably the biggest news regarding the Nintendo 64 in 2024, now there is a tool that can quickly convert supposedly any N64 game into a fully native PC executable, with quite literally no emulation. The results so far have been very positive, but I'm sure that soon enough someone will find a game that somehow glitches, maybe one that is completely rendered in 2D, still this is one of the most impressive showcases of recompilation ever, I know the PS3 and the first three Xbox generations do something similar for backwards compatibility, but even then only a part of the code is converted, not the whole game, there is more info about it in this video and on the links in the description: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 @M-S I do, or at least I try to. I don't really consider it a Doom game, just another generic space FPS combat shooty game and it's better than some, worse than a good bit other due to one epically fucking stupid design choice I utterly hate. The game seems hell bent after awhile into it turning into the never ending pop scare and damage from behind mechanic which at times is (or at least feels like) happens every 30 seconds. YOu clear a room, then a cooridor 100%, moving onto the next, scratch scratch blood...down 20% to find a new imp back there. You kill it, move a bit, wash rinse repeat...it's like they come out of the walls or teleport in and it gets aggravating, tiring, and utterly old and demotivating. It got on my nerves enough I eventually just stopped caring to play the game as designed, popped a core to refill life as needed, and kept going as it made the game bearable. :\ Doom 64 to me was just clean cut honest true DOOM and that wasn't, more Doom in name. I don't hate it, I just don't like it. I stopped following the 64 decompilation to PC stuff after vanilla Mario 64 basically got removed for various bastardized and so-called improved this and that stuff, and then seeing early releases of coming Ocarina and Majora builds. I did make an Ocarina one, and it worked, but I really didn't have the time. Mario is far easier to fire up and poke a stick at by design with the stars. I could think of a few games I'd love to drop a vanilla build of from 64 to PC if it happens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Blew the dust off my N64 today...can't believe I haven't used it for a few years! Played Resident Evil 2 and Castlevania. 💪🏻 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 2 hours ago, shane857 said: Blew the dust off my N64 today...can't believe I haven't used it for a few years! Played Resident Evil 2 and Castlevania. 💪🏻 The N64 version of RE2 is my favorite. No loud disc drive to ruin the immersion. Plus you gotta admire the insane technical feat of getting a 2 CD game onto a 64MB cart. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I'll admit to liking Donkey Kong 64. Yes, it gets frustrating with certain minigames, and it didn't have Richard Yearwood and Ben Campbell from the Mainframe DKC cartoon reprising their roles. However, it isn't anywhere near as bad as people say it is. (Trust me, there are worse games out there.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RARusk Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Apparently 8BitDo has released an N64 analog stick replacement that uses the new Hall Effect pots. Does anybody have one of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 @Punisher5.0 Totally agree, it's the only old school RE game I own as it's just a marvel and fun to not care and just pick at now and again. I actually was in their offices back in the day around the time that came out for an interview, very low key place that really cared more about those insane feats of work than sucking up outwardly. @RARusk I don't, but when I get a bad 64 stick I just replace the gears as I found just one vendor with a correct mold to copy the original correctly and I bought a bag of a few a few years back and I'm down to my last set. https://store.kitsch-bent.com/collections/replacement-parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 @Punisher5.0 The guys at Angel Studios/Rockstar San Diego were technical wizards who rivaled Rare and Factor 5. Now if only Rockstar would do more than GTA and Red Dead sequels and spinoffs... @shane857 I bet you would love Iggy's Reckin' Balls, both of the Extreme-G games, Wipeout 64, Space Station Silicon Valley, and Mega Man 64. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 1 hour ago, SlidellMan said: @Punisher5.0 The guys at Angel Studios/Rockstar San Diego were technical wizards who rivaled Rare and Factor 5. Now if only Rockstar would do more than GTA and Red Dead sequels and spinoffs... @shane857 I bet you would love Iggy's Reckin' Balls, both of the Extreme-G games, Wipeout 64, Space Station Silicon Valley, and Mega Man 64. I have the first extreme-g and space station silicon valley. Great racer and silicon valley is such a unique little puzzle game. Road Rash 64 is one of my favourite racing games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemoose Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 18 hours ago, RARusk said: Apparently 8BitDo has released an N64 analog stick replacement that uses the new Hall Effect pots. Does anybody have one of these? They did? :: checks site :: I'll let you know when my stick arrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I'd suggest to @shane857 also Ridge Racer 64 as that's fantastic, and of the more late arrival stuff Indiana Jones is just monumentally well done (not well made, buggy as all get out, save often) but it hits way above the assumed N64 pay grade, and along those PC centric lines Starcraft 64 is a beast even has an entire new campaign if you use an expanded memory pack. If you don't mind importing, possibly paying a scalper beating on one of the two, Sin & Punishment and Bangaioh are amazing. And if you don't mind translated bootlegs Wonder Project J2 is a stunner, as is the original Animal Crossing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Been playing some F-Zero X this evening...Personally for me THE best F-Zero game. The Super Nintendo version a close second 💪🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 F-Zero X was awesome, even to this day. The 64DD Expansion made it even better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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