+wongojack Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Hey hey - it was a big week for me as we had the Texas Pinball festival here in DFW. This is an annual show that must be the biggest weekend pinball event in the world. The show has changed a lot over the years. It is bigger now, but has kind of turned into a trade show with lots of shops that make pinball machines bringing them for sale. When I first started going, Stern would make a movie licensed game every year. Now there are more than half a dozen companies bringing multiple new tables each year, and the prices keep going up. I'm sorta wondering if Pinball economics will cool off a bit next year, but we'll see. Arcade <- These were all played on cabinets Baby Pac-Man 52 <- Nicest version I have EVER seen Donkey Kong 6 Donkey Kong Jr Remix 15 <- Yep, somone has built a remix cabinet Gorf 12 Mouse Trap 6 Out Run 17 Popeye 15 Star Wars Trilogy Arcade 4 Warlords 8 TG16 Devil's Crush 11 Stand Alone Atari Video Pinball 13 Here's a list of all the Pinball machines I played Aliens Baywatch Beerfest Big Lebowski Demolition Man Doctor Who Dukes of Hazzard <- Homebrew project based on Firepower (I think) Evil Knievel F14 Tomcat Fish Tales Foo Fighters Galaxy Getaway Godfather <- Brand new from Jersey Jack Pinball Harlem Globetrotters Harley D Hurricane JB you only live twice <- Comes in multiple art themes (like Dr No, Diamonds are Forever) with same playfield League of Legends <- Homebrew project Mandalorian Merry Go Round Night Rider <- No not THAT Knight Rider Rick Morty Scooby Doo <- Crazy new, had to wait in long lines to play it Six Mil Dollar Man Star Trek (Abrams) Star Trek (Next Gen) Toy Story 4 <- Another new one Terminator 2 Time Zone Queen <- Another new machine Ultimorphic Lexy Lightspeed Vegas Victory Willy Wonka <- Gene Wilder references only Sadly, I took no pictures this year, so that's boring, but here's a picture of KISS pinball from last year: PXL_20220326_000047203.jpg (onedrive.com) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Atari 2600 Hunchy 2 - 10 minutes Kaboom! - 183 minutes Solar Fox - 206 minutes 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltigro Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Just one game again... Playstation Final Fantasy 7 - 870 min (Streamed again, and moved the story forward... did the submarine and crashed Gelnika thing... did the Temple of the Ancients thing... fought Diamond Weapon and saw Rufus eat it... leveled some more. Attempted the Emerald Weapon with no idea what to do or what was going on... died in three turns. I think that was actually my first game over. Next thing is to go back to Midgar to get Hojo.) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) This past week was the most games I've played in a week in a really long time! I've been having a ton of fun with my Retroid Pocket 3+ playing some old favorites as well as checking out some games for systems I've never owned like the Sega Dreamcast and PSP. I can't help but think that emulation sure has come a long way in the past two years. For the last couple decades I've always been a die hard original hardware pursuit, since all my previous experiences with emulation were buggy glitchy messes that took way too much setup and configuration to try to get all the games for something as simple as a 16-bit system to play right, but so far every game I've tested on my Retroid Pocket 3+ has played absolutely flawlessly in both handheld mode and with 720p HDMI out playing on the big screen. Even Dreamcast, Saturn, and PSP all upscaled to 2x their original resolution have been perfect with no slowdown or graphical or audio glitches at all, and getting them all set up and running was simple as pie. I've heard some PSP games may have a bit of slowdown here and there, since PSP emulation is pretty much where the Retroid Pocket 3+'s CPU maxes out, but so far all the PSP games I've tried have played great. It's kinda amazing having every game for every retro system I like (other than GameCube at least) from Atari 2600 to Dreamcast and everything in between, all on one $150 handheld where everything plays perfectly and the user interface is simple and intuitive to use. The build quality is fantastic too, if feels just as good as any Nintendo handheld I've ever held and the D-pad is probably the best I've ever used outside of the one on the original 6-button Sega Genesis controller. It feels kinda weird admitting it, since this is an Android based emulation system and not original hardware, but I'm pretty sure this is the best console I've ever owned and I totally love it! https://www.goretroid.com/collections/frontpage/products/retroid-pocket-3-handheld-retro-gaming-system-1 Ineligible Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (Game Boy Advance) - 22 minutes Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (PSP) - 12 minutes The Pinball of the Dead (Game Boy Advance) - 10 minutes Tomb Raider: Anniversary (PSP) - 121 minutes Game Boy Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge - 198 minutes Neo Geo AES/MVS The Last Blade 2 - 48 minutes Sega Dreamcast The House of the Dead 2 - 28 minutes Sega Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog - 155 minutes Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - 134 minutes Tanglewood - 444 minutes Sega Saturn The House of the Dead - 112 minutes Edited March 28, 2023 by Skippy B. Coyote 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 It was a very 3DS week with the death of the system as a living platform, and as hard as it is to believe I think I only played one classic game this week: Arcade: Teki-Paki - 54 minutes 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Pendleton Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 I forgot about Raiden somehow. Arcade Raiden (Japan) - 20 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 Here's the summary for Week 12, running from March 20 - 26. We logged 4986 minutes of eligible play, playing 73 games on a total of 16 systems. Top 10: 1. Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation) - 870 min. (#2) 2. Full Quiet (NES/Famicom) - 720 min. (#1) 3. Tanglewood (Genesis) - 444 min. 4. Solar Fox (Atari 2600) - 286 min. (#4) 5. Stone Raider II (Dragon 32) - 244 min. 6. Phantasie II (Commodore 64) - 220 min. (#3) 7. Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (Game Boy) - 198 min. 8. Kaboom! (Atari 2600) - 196 min. (#5) 9. Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis) - 155 min. (#7) 10. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis) - 134 min. Pre-NES top 10: 1. Solar Fox (Atari 2600) - 286 min. (PN#2) 2. Stone Raider II (Dragon 32) - 244 min. 3. Phantasie II (Commodore 64) - 220 min. (PN#1) 4. Kaboom! (Atari 2600) - 196 min. (PN#3) 5. Maniac Mansion (Commodore 64) - 130 min. 6. Dragon Slayer (CoCo 1 & 2) - 112 min. 7. Dawn Raider (Atari 8-bit) - 96 min. 8. Baby Pac-Man (Arcade) - 52 min. 9. Eggomania (Atari 2600) - 33 min. (PN#4) 10. Lawn! [Bob Carr, Cursor #26] (Commodore PET) - 23 min. Top 10 systems: 1. NES/Famicom (20 games) - 1191 min. (#1) 2. PlayStation (1 game) - 870 min. (#2) 3. Genesis (3 games) - 733 min. (#6) 4. Atari 2600 (13 games) - 582 min. (#3) 5. Commodore 64 (2 games) - 350 min. (#4) 6. Dragon 32 (1 game) - 244 min. 6. Arcade (13 games) - 244 min. (#5) 8. Game Boy (2 games) - 208 min. (#8) 9. CoCo 1 & 2 (2 games) - 126 min. 10. Sega Saturn (1 game) - 112 min. Final Fantasy VII gets the final word this week, and takes the individual title by a margin of 2.5 hours ahead of Full Quiet. The time differences are less in the pre-NES category, which is headed by well-known Solar Fox, followed by new entry Stone Raider II. For once, the system with the highest number of games played, namely NES/Famicom takes the system title ahead of one of those with only one game played, namely PlayStation. Phantasie II (Commodore 64) becomes member #523 in the 1000 Minute Club with a total of 1170 minutes. It is the ninth C64 game to enter the club, almost exactly two years since the previous one (Legend of the Amazon Women). At the same time, one of the entries on the overall top 10 list was extremely close - 2 minutes away - from joining the 5000 Minute Club. Maybe next week? 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Lots of NES/Famicom and Arcade action this week game variety wise. It is still truly amazing to continue to find different games for old systems to check out. Found a couple of new ones myself last week that I added to my favorite games list. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Today's (03/29/2023) totals: Game Boy 1) Booby Boys - 10 minutes 2) Chalvo 55 - 15 minutes PCE / Turbografx-16 1) Cratermaze - 5 minutes 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Today's (03/30/2023) totals: Game Boy 1) Tumble Pop - 15 minutes 2) Soccer Mania - 15 minutes 3) Roadsters - 5 minutes 4) Reservoir Rat - 10 minutes 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Pendleton Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Kyuukyoku Tiger. Arcade Kyuukyoku Tiger - 350 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted April 2, 2023 Author Share Posted April 2, 2023 Atari 8-bit: Millipede - 21 min. Famicom: F-1 Race - 13 min. Gradius - 8 min. Quarth - 21 min. VTech Laser 500: City Invasion - 6 min. Moon Lander - 14 min. Say-Mon - 6 min. I brought my Laser 500 to the Retrogathering expo three weeks ago, but due to not having the proper audio cables and/or a device that would output loud noise enough to load anything, I was unable to showcase it. Apparently my old Samsung smartphone cares too much about the users' ears to blast noise at premium volume, something my stationary Windows PC doesn't have an issue with. City Invasion is one of the best looking games on this system, but its playability is very low. Move to the left or right, shoot. Only in the case a saucer appears right above you, you risk losing a life. Moon Lander is kind of similar, you can keep crashing for as many times as you want, until you have cleared level 3 which means game over. Obviously, I also participated in the new round of the A8 HSC, replaying Millipede which we played at the end of 2020. Once I was done with that, I brought out my AV modded Famicom for once in a while and played a few games. In particular I compared the gameplay on Quarth vs the MSX2 version. The two basically have the same mechanics, but the Famicom version has varous powerups like halting the automatic scroll for a while, giving bonus multiples at the end of the level and having several lives. On the MSX2, you play until you crash but the Famicom version has three attempts. I never played the Game Boy version so I can't say how it compares, but it seems like a case of Nintendo-fication here, that in order for Konami to publish it on the Famicom, they had to add features not present elsewhere (MSX2, perhaps Sharp X68000 and NEC PC-98). Now I realize that Famicom was unprotected so they may as well have published games regardless what Nintendo thought, but it made me thinking. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt_Woloch Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Here are my times for this past week (March 27th through April 2nd, 2023)... Arcade: Jr. Pac-Man - 8 min. This week there was a bit of gaming for a change since I had to swap my SSD which started failing about a week ago. After inserting the new SSD, I connected the old one using an external HDD case and then played a game of Jr. Pac-Man to test if MAME still runs from the program folder of the disk even though it's not the system disk anymore... and it does. Other than that, 3 more weeks of mourning time to go... 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayler Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Two things happened this week. Firstly, my Super NT received the jailbreak treatment, so I've been tinkering around with game patches and translations. Time mostly spent figuring out if I like Clock Tower or not, the jury is still out on that one. Secondly, the kids were away during the weekend and we decided to hook up my wife's old NES that came with a bootleg 76in1 cart. Fun times with 2 players. NES Antarctic Adventure - 12 min Arkanoid - 27 min B-Wings - 8 min Balloon Fight - 4 min Battle City - 55 min Ice Climber - 12 min Pinball - 11 min Super Mario Bros. - 18 min Tetris (Tengen) - 77 min SNES Battle Pinball - 6 min Clock Tower - 166 min Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Fuurai no Shiren - 38 min Great Battle IV - 5 min Great Battle V - 5 min Metal Warriors - 4 min Sunset Riders - 12 min Super Gussun Oyoyo 2 - 32 min 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 My times for the week: NES: AD&D: Dragonstrike - 273 min. Adventures of Dino Riki - 327 min. Lot Lot - 15 min. Metal Gear - 14 min. Beat Dino Riki (with the continue code) and AD&D: Dragonstrike (on Hard, with the gold dragon). Thoughts on those, plus Hoops from several months back, here. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Still largely on the 3DS train, but I played some older games: Atari Jaguar: Last Strike - 40 minutes NBA Jam Tournament Edition - 55 minutes Atari Lynx: Megapak Vol 1 - 85 minutes Composed of ChopperX - 25 minutes High Roller - 50 minutes Parafly - 10 minutes Game Boy: Arcade Classics Vol 3: Joust/Defender - 10 minutes of Joust. It's awful. Genesis: Zero Wing - 35 minutes 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 DOS Star Control 55 Star Control II 70 Intellivision Defender 38 Dipped into some DOS gaming again "grace a" my Steam library. Star Control I/II are the kind of PC game that totally sucked you in bitd. After putting about 2 hours in, I'm not really sure they hold up so well. The ship-to-ship battles were not much fun at all, but I may go back and play SCII a bit more. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keir Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Week of 3/27/23 - 4/2/23 Atari 2600 Fast Food - 10 Commodore 64 Conan - 80 Maniac Mansion - 210 Genesis Zero Wing - 15 PC DOS Jill Of The Jungle - 5 Total time = 320 minutes Inspired by finishing Phantasie II last week, I've been focusing this week on finishing other games which I played as a kid but never completed. I finished Jill of the Jungle (apparently I was only a couple minutes away when I stopped playing last), Maniac Mansion (using the Dave/Bernard/Razor combo), and finally Conan (using a lot of savescumming to finish that last level!) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Atari 2600 Hunchy 2 - 8 minutes Kaboom! - 149 minutes Solar Fox - 93 minutes I cruised through the first 13 levels of Hunchy 2 but then got sloppy and lost on level 14. I am a bit rusty on Kaboom!. I think I got to 30000 one time. I am still trying to get back to rack 255 on Solar Fox, but only made it to about 170 this week. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 NES Super Mario Brothers for HSC 115 Arcade using Namco Museum Gaplus 17 Atari 2600 Asteroids 12 Eggomania 15 Fishing Derby FB HSC 12 Solar Fox 97 No good scores but all fun. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Today's (04/03/2023) totals: Game Boy 1) Go! Go! Tank - 15 minutes PCE / Turbografx-16 1) Final Soldier - 20 minutes 2) Gate of Thunder - 7 minutes 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted April 3, 2023 Author Share Posted April 3, 2023 47 minutes ago, Hwlngmad said: PCE / Turbografx-16 2) Gate of Thunder - 7 minutes Is that a TurboGrafx-CD game? Traditionally we separate the Hu-card games on TG-16/PC Engine and the CD games on TG-CD/PC Engine CD though except for sound and storage capacity I suppose they're very much alike. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted April 3, 2023 Author Share Posted April 3, 2023 18 hours ago, jgkspsx said: Atari Lynx: Megapak Vol 1 - 85 minutes Composed of ChopperX - 25 minutes High Roller - 50 minutes Parafly - 10 minutes Argh. Someone already back in 2010 tracked this as a compilation, so while part of me would like to split it up, I suppose I'll keep it as a compilation just like many of the other games of the same kind. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Lots of classic gaming for me this week! Having every game I like for all the couple dozen different retro systems I like in my pocket for whenever I have a little free time has really been getting me to play a lot more lately Atari 7800 Robotron 2084 - 19 minutes Game Boy Solar Striker - 20 minutes Super Mario Land - 95 minutes Tetris - 52 minutes Game Boy Color Project S-11 - 20 minutes Neo Geo AES/MVS Garou: Mark of the Wolves - 10 minutes The Last Blade - 105 minutes The Last Blade 2 - 28 minutes Sega 32X Virtua Racing Deluxe - 33 minutes Sega Genesis Mortal Kombat - 38 minutes Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - 74 minutes Sonic 3 & Knuckles - 376 minutes 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I've not been too good in keeping track of my times since the beginning of this year... anyway for last week: P-47 (PC Engine) 21 mins Override (PC Engine) 24 mins 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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