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"/vr/ - Retro Games" is 4chan's imageboard for discussing retro console video games and classic arcade games.
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Doom/Quake/Duke/Heretic/Hexen/Unreal/Sam/Half-Life/etc
Gameplay, WADs/Maps/Mods, Source Ports
All other 90s FPS welcome
~ Let's post like gentlemen ~
FAQ/GENERAL GUIDE
https://rentry.org/vrbin
SO YOU WANT TO PLAY SOME FUCKING DOOM
(or Quake, Duke, Marathon, Deus Ex)
https://imgur.com/a/wWS8zXz
Same thing, in video format:
https://youtu.be/ietb4JwaaXA
https://youtu.be/DhOjleMqwdQ
https://youtu.be/CGj4gXyCzg0
== GAMES/RESOURCES ==
DOOM Quickstart (IWADs etc): https://mediafire.com/file/wuniyrhsjjgq4y8
QUAKE Trilogy FAQ: https://pastebin.com/Ucb11XhU
PortaDOOM:
https://github.com/Kroc/PortaDOOM/releases
HALF-LIFE (GoldSrc) Anthology:
https://mega.nz/file/GRUCGbAY#RhOiqxnf7UPOiXcJNbRh-prKIEVRhjJaEpAkt34lyZg
4CHAN DOSPACK + Win98 games:
https://mega.nz/#F!3t8nzSIS!947kyMN6Z80f8HS7q2XlqA
Assorted /vr/ shooters, mods, etc:
https://mega.nz/#F!QXIk1bjB!NHRWGIfjcc77PyGgRlga4Q
https://mega.nz/#F!GtEQTISJ!CCJGyPEEEsZasc1PMXicUA
== INFO/LINKS ==
OFFICIAL DOOM WIKI
https://doomwiki.org/
WHERE TO FIND WADS
Vanilla/Boom: https://doomworld.com/forum/4-wads-mods/
ZDoom: https://forum.zdoom.org/viewforum.php?f=19
/idgames: https://doomworld.com/idgames/
MODDING RESOURCES
https://forum.zdoom.org/viewforum.php?f=37
https://realm667.com/
MIDI COLLECTIONS
https://files.catbox.moe/2hul76.zip
https://mega.nz/file/dWQ3SThI#qYcpa4eGQj6ElyRZgjGqszR59dh4Fq9D3qXYee54kZQ
https://archive.org/details/archiveteam-geocities-midi-collection-2009
https://archive.org/details/midiru-archive-2022-02-25.7z
== /VR/DOOM COMMUNITY ==
THREAD ARCHIVES
https://desuarchive.org/vr/search/text/%22doom%20thread%22/type/op/
OUR WADS/MODS
https://rentry.org/vrdepot
MAKING NEW THREADS PROPERLY
https://pastebin.com/8mDnrsrB
IMAGE/WAD DATABASE
https://vrdoom.booru.org/
https://clovr.xyz/wadsup/
MULTIPLAYER SERVERS
US West: http://clovr.xyz/
CA/US Midwest: https://macgu.fun/
>1996
What have you been working on?
Now games have 10 times bigger budgets but have smaller map and maps made by AI and auto generated.
Count how much San Andreas had
-roads
-intersections
-buildings
-biomes
-stuff to do and visit
GTA V has smaller map than San Andreas.
50% of GTA V map are procedurally generated mountains.
GTA V has only one city.
GTA V has procedurally generated and copy pasted streets, buildings. Everything looks the same except a few things that are made manually like airport, port.
San Andreas map was almost whole made by human, manually. This is why everything is so unique.
In GTA V wherever you go in the city, all roads and intersections are the same.
>Daggerfall and other games are bigger
No, they either have big empty land with nothing, or they have the same stuff procedurally copied everywhere.
You will never get a map bigger than GTA San Andreas. Video games are over. AI or indians are not capable of doing such map.
I played the Japanese version, which is supposed to be a little harder, and I felt the complaints about its lack of difficulty are overblown.
Healing is very strong in this game, but to make up for that the enemies use nasty status effects really aggressively. Instant Death in particular is common in the endgame and can't be resisted. If you're underleveled and don't play carefully, you can seriously struggle against some of the harder boss fights.
I found the story to be very weak. I really enjoy how you get to see the world heal around you as you save it, but the entire cast is badly underused.
I thought Karen or Fey (Kaeli or Phoebe) were being set up as a romantic interest for the protagonist, and I was disappointed when they weren't, because it really feels like barely anything happens in the whole story.
The characters aren't bad. I liked all of them. They just never get a chance to shine. They barely have a handful of lines each.
I got curious after seeing テッド・ウールゼイ in the credits and read a few interviews, and as it turns out, yes, Ted Woolsey was on the story team for this game. It's his only writing credit and the only retro JRPG I know of with an American writer.
He said he wanted to put more story in the game but Square was adamant about putting it on a 4 Megabit cart to cut costs and there just wasn't room. For comparison, FF4 was released a year earlier on an 8 Megabit cart.
It's a shame. With a little more story, I think Mystic Quest could be much better.
I played it because I wanted a short, easy RPG as a palate cleanser, and that's exactly what I ended up getting. Nothing more, nothing less.
If that's what you're looking for, I can give it a very tepid recommendation.
What do you guys think about Mystic Quest?
Do you prefer axe girl or leotard girl? I liked leotard girl a little more, she's very cute.
What the heck why did we get the big dumb DVD cases.
>much cooler story
>level transitions which make the game and levels feel actually alive, like they're actually taking time in real time, and have actual progression
>lot of replayability
>power-ups, changing the gameplay
>lot of shit to do
>cool and epic bosses
>michael jackson-like music
>best peak fucking final boss ever a.k.a doomsday zone
>multiple secrets, level mechanics, funny sprites, even win poses, etc plus multiple special and bonus stages
>"uhh sonic 2 is the superior game because... ehh because.. uhhh"
Before we begin, I'd like to mention that the list which follows is a compendium of information derived from a variety of sources, which include old forum posts, strategy guides, videos, and things I've noticed during my own time spent playing the game. Above all, this list is comprised of entries submitted by /vr/ users who have contributed invaluable data over the last 7 years. I've said it every time, and I'll say it again: I learn something new about this game with each passing thread, and I don't think this thread will be any different. As always, if you have anything of merit to share, please feel free to do so and I will add it to the list.
And now, I present to you once more, the many secrets, mysteries and oddities of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Please bear with me while I post the current 118 entries...
>1. In the game's debug menu, a particular crash will cause a screen to appear with some gibberish. Alongside this gibberish, the phrase "I LOVE YOU" is displayed at the top.
>2. Hidden in the game's code is a fully functional Arwing from the StarFox series. This Arwing was used by the developers for testing various combat and camera control features. If you hack it into the game, you can fight it. Not only will it damage Link by trying to shoot him, but you can destroy it with numerous weapons, all of which will cause it to fall to the ground and explode.
>3. Signposts have some impressive physics effects. If you cut a sign and a piece of it all into the water, the piece will create a ripple and float. If you pound the ground near a broken sign with the Megaton Hammer, the pieces will jostle around. If you bomb a sign, pieces of it will fly all over the place.
A scope and production value never really seen before
Still the 11 most expensive video game of all times
If FF7 had failed, Squaresoft would have gone bankrupt
>Yay!
Screen Utility - https://shauninman.com/utils/screens/
SoC Comparison - https://versus.com/en/mobile-chipset
Google chart - https://tinyurl com (slash) AllHandhelds
https://retrocatalog.com/
>>11627092
last weekend map download;
https://files.catbox.moe/1xuvvw.park
Awesome Downloads:
>OpenRCT2 - Currently the best way to play RollerCoaster Tycoon. We use the latest stable version for multiplayer unless otherwise noted:
https://openrct2.org/downloads
>UCES - includes all objdata files already extracted from each scenario upon loading, and includes tracks:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/7wcrq3xl266d1bj/UCES.zip
>Amazing Earl stuff - adds some custom-made rides and scenery:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/f3jzct5v8kbzdfj/AmazingEarl.zip
>Anon's devkit v0.2
https://pastebin.com/y857FdJH
>4chan Kit v0.3
https://www.mediafire.com/file/dtzvwbcngrh0ghi/4chan_kit_v0.3.7z/file
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>Knowledge Base
https://web.archive.org/web/20160807005625/http://www.rctstationarchive.com/knowledgebase/index.shtml
>RCT1 Manual
http://replacementdocs.com/download.php?view.1111
>Headless Server Guide (pls fix)
https://pastebin.com/smsQWZtB
>Weekend Parks Archive
https://files.catbox.moe/2h17nx.rar
>Current state of weekend multiplayer: I'm walkin' here
This thread is dedicated to the discussion of any classic games made by Blizzard Entertainment; those being every game released from their early days as Silicon & Synapse to the release of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (2003). Fans of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo and even older series like The Lost Vikings, Rock N' Roll Racing and Blackthorne are all welcome here.
For a short history of Blizzard and a list of all their games, check out this wiki:
>https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/List_of_Blizzard_Entertainment_games.
- COMMUNITY PASTEBIN -
You can find custom content made by other /vr/ users, as well as download links, mods, guides and more by visiting our community pastebin:
>https://pastebin.com/t4KiZqKS
Relax, talk and play. Let's have a good thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFng5qjbVVc
>Try to keep things /vr/ related: Focus should be on 6th Gen Consoles and older. Slight off topic is fine so long as it's related to CRTs, such as later 16:9 models, HD models, etc. Systems with backwards compatibility are also safe territory, as are re-releases on newer hardware. PC CRTs are also welcome and appreciated.
>Produce OC! Bust out your camera and take photos of your CRTs displaying all sorts of games, featuring all sorts of tubes, using all sorts of signals. Getting good shots can be hard, but if you take enough, at least a few will turn out alright.
>Try and give as much information as possible when asking for info on a specific set, or troubleshooting an issue to expedite and help you may receive. As always, Google is your friend and we are your friends with benefits. Do people read this? Older archived threads aren't a bad place to look either; Seriously, there's literally 6 years of backlog at this point.
>Share appreciation for others choice of technology and personal philosophy of gaming. Always remember to show courtesy in your discussion and moderate yourselves first.
Limited discussion of video processing and scaling devices is alright, but remember to keep the focus on CRTs and CRT accessories.
CRT Pastebin (Never Ever) : http://pastebin.com/1Ri5TS3x
Guide to CRT Hunting : http://pastebin.com/H9H9L2LQ
Guide to Video Monitors : http://pastebin.com/pQX4N6gZ
General Purpose CRT Adjustment Guide : http://www.arcaderepairtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/guide_setup_adjust_arcade_monitors_v1.2.0.pdf
S-Video Pasta : http://pastebin.com/rH2h6C7W
BKM-10R Protocol Info : http://pastebin.com/aTUWf33J
JVC RGB card cloning guide : https://pastebin.com/EXqMBfcY
>Use a CRT retard
But you know. Fuck it. Theres fuckin like 10 dollar ones on amazon but im not sure if its even worth 10 bucks. If they are fine thats cool if I need to buy like a 100 dollar one for a proper image ill do that. I just dont really know anything about this topic so im asking here.
Examples being Neon Genesis Evangelion: Iron Maiden in VNs, and 007: Goldeneye in FPSs
Why do normies hold this as one of the best SHUMPS? It looks good and sounds good, but the gameplay is most important, and it's ass.
sadly tcrf doesn't have everything regarding the giga leak. Where can I read up more on this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtL5YnozEHU
RetroArch on paper is the end-game best idea ever: it combines all of the systems in a platform that is ported to just about everything, but god dammit it fucking sucks to set up and change ANYTHING on here. There's even more than one menu for fucking controls, it's so god damn scattered for everything. I feel like I'm diffusing a bomb every time I try to change something because if I push one thing wrong my whole install is unrecoverably fucked. I've been emulating since 1997 and I have never used a mainstream emulator that's this confusing and frustrating to use.
Programmer-fags, can RetroArch be saved by a high functioning autist that can whittle down the options to shit anyone ever needs to actually adjust and is easy to undo when you fuck up? I love retro handhelds and all-in-one mini gameboxes, but RetroArch is making it more of a pain in the ass than a good time.
>within 2 millimeters of travel
who thought this was a good idea?
I'm only talking about pure platformers here or the closest to that there is, no Mega Man style action-platformers (so no Blasto or Adventures of Little Ralph), no action-adventure game with some platforming (Tomb Raider, Akuji), and no "I don't know what to call this but since I'm retarded I'll call it a platformer" (Spyro).
Missing from the list are Johny Bazookatone and M&Ms ShellShocked. That's because they suck.
![1743138005548018[1]](https://i.4cdn.org/vr/1743142885162018s.jpg)
>no new games in over 20 years
>no remakes or re-releases of any kind
What's the deal with this? Literally everything gets remade now. Why has this series been pretty much completely forgotten?
Mine would probably be the underrated master system. I absolutely Wonder Boy and Fantasy star as well as all the cool homebrew. Probably wouldn't win in a head to head with the nezz but definitely my 2nd favorite 3rd gen console.
a fuckin ZX SPECCY!!!!
WHAT GAMES DO I NEED FOR THIS?
im open to anything;
>speccy general
>get lord of the rings tier epicness
Neat.
My goal was to beat the game blind without any guide, with only the original game manual as any 'extra' added material. I managed to somehow discover every heartpiece, find and complete every dungeon, get the magic sword and the blue ring all on my own wit.
But then.. Dungeon 9... I spent literal hours searching my way through that forsaken skull maze and wasting keys. So for the final stretch, I watched a guide on how to navigate it. I feel a bit bummed I couldn't do the challenge, but I was happy to finally beat the original game.
Keep in mind, I did this all in one sitting. I started my challenge on a previous save and got really far, but my save was wiped due to some battery issue probably. So I bunkered down and spent all of Sunday on it. I was just way to tired at the end and didn't want to lose my progress again, so forgive me /vr/.
Oh, the game is a lot of fun btw. I loved how open it was.
Meanwhile the shotgun in Quake takes like 12 shots to kill anything and posers like that game
WHAT IS THE KOOLEST OF EM ALL?
zzZZ-------------------------------------ZZzz
>the US could have had the famicom 2 years earlier and the NES wouldn't exist
Why are people so obsessed over this engine?
Like why?
It has serious limitations and restrictions. It wohuld literally be better to desighn your game idea from the ground up in a real modern game engine.
>b-b-b--b Retro
Look most source ports are nor retro and you are effectively playing this newly made engine.
>b-b-b-b- then the game would not be retro
The Quake 3 engine is free to use and retro.
Why are people not using it?
Like can you explain this to me?
>Muh mods!
Excluding basically attaching your newly made game to a existing retro popular game why make a mod if you can make the game from scratch?
>Muh models and sounds I can use
Look at this shit! At this point you are fighting the doom engine to make your game.
Zero...
>Hang in there, Iris.
Please... stay away from Repliforce... Let's live together in a world where only Reploids exist.
>Iris, there's no world just for Reploids. It's only a fantasy.
Kill humans. Behead humans. Roundhouse kick a human into concrete. Slam dunk a human baby into the traschan. Crucify filthy humans. Contiminate a human's food. Launch humans into the sun.Stir fry humans in a wok. Toos humans into active volcanoes. Leak coolant into a human's gas tank. Judo throw humans towards an Axe Max. Twist humans' heads off. Report humans to the IRS. Karate chop humans in half. Curb stomp pregnant humans. Trap humans in quicksand. Crush humans in the press disposer. Liquify humans in a vat of acid. Eat humans. Dissect humans. Exterminate humans in the gas chamber. Stomp human skulls with dash boots. Cremate humans in the oven. Lobotomize humans. Mandatory abortions for humans. Grind human fetuses in the garbage disposal. Drown humans in fried chicken grease. Vaporize humans with a buster. Kick Dr. Cain down the stairs. Feed humans to Wheel Gator. Slice humans with a beam saber. Total human death... With you.
>Iris!
>Iris!
>Iris!
>Iris!
>Nooo!! This isn't happening!! There's no reason for me to go on! What... What am I fighting for!?
Garou Densetsu forever.
Retro games with summer feeling, summer setting, breeze chill music.
Gameplay and development discussion:
What homebrew / hacks are you playing /vr/? Are you working on anything? Would you like to learn? Projects and questions welcome.
Active Communities:
romhackplaza.org
retrohackers.net
smwcentral.net
metroidconstruction.com
romhacking.net
romhack.ing
gbatemp.net
sonicretro.org
mariopartylegacy.com
pokecommunity.com
baddesthacks.net
pouet.net
Huge Community List:
pastebin.com/edWKBJqn
IPS/BPS Patcher:
romhacking.net/utilities/1040
Huge Archive:
archive.org/download/En-ROMs/En-ROMs/
Other Archives:
archive.org/details/rom-hack-patch-archive
mediafire.com/folder/50m95vbbuyf25/vr's_ROM_>Hack_Recommendations
archive.org/details/hbmame_0244_roms
Quality of Life Improvements:
https://pastebin.com/4gmM7wc6
Desplash Patches:
mega.nz/folder/FZtzjZJa#qtrGXSbVNjiXUrnGUGSVMw
AtariDev:
forums.atariage.com
atari-forum.com
atarimania.com
atariarea.krap.pl
NESDev:
wiki.nesdev.org
forums.nesdev.org
SNESDev:
snes.nesdev.org/wiki/Main_Page
github.com/alekmaul/pvsneslib
wiki.superfamicom.org
N64Dev:
n64dev.org
n64vault.com
GC/WiiDev:
devkitpro.org
github.com/devkitPro/gamecube-examples
SegaDev:
smspower.org
MegaDev:
gendev.spritesmind.net/page-doc.html
github.com/Stephane-D/SGDK
SaturnDev:
antime.kapsi.fi/sega/docs.html
segaxtreme.net
jo-engine.org
DCDev
dreamsdk.org
PSXDev:
psxdev.net
problemkaputt.de/psx-spx.htm
PS2Dev: github.com/ps2dev
XboxDev: xboxdevwiki.net/Main_Page
GBDev: gbdev.gg8.se/wiki
GBADev:
forum.gbadev.org
github.com/pret
forums.serenesforest.net/index.php?/topic/26913-nintenlords-hacking-utilities
VBDev: virtual-boy.com/development/
Amigadev: eab.abime.net
PC98Dev:
hackipedia.org/browse.cgi/Computer/Platform/PC,%20NEC%20PC-98
target-earth.net/wiki/doku.php?id=blog:pc98_devtools
Whether it be fighting, party, platforming, minigames. Just anything kino
![3d5263374ac07d10e17fcf3b76fe6dd8[1]](https://i.4cdn.org/vr/1743183146183518s.jpg)
Modding/Repair Thread!
I'm a big fan of platformers, my favourite being the first Crash Bandicoot title. It's so much fun to blast through levels and collecting gems, I always manage to find 'the zone' the state where playing it is a rhythmic experience. I also recently beat Sonic CD (on PC unfortunately), and I gotta say that the soundtrack (J/PAL) is all killer.
I have come into ownership of some old floppy disks. Some of them are just random shit, but two caught my eye.
They are labeled
Ubi Soft
Disk X of 3
High Density
At the top they say "Volume Special #125B-11F2"
Not sure what I'm looking at, I thought maybe it was a game, but it doesn't say. And there's only Disk 1 & 2
Did I find some old internal Ubisoft documents from 1993?
I'm a Mid 20s Zoomer so I never used floppy disks, is this just some game?
I'm planning on getting a Floppy Disk Reader anyways.
ecco tides of time, right?
I CAN'T DODGE AND MOVE AND SHOOT AT THE SAME TIME ;-;
Post racing games only you've played edition
What the fuck was his problem?
Snake's Revenge
The most hardcore Meta Gear game, made by the original Castlevania team.
The game that inspired Kojimbo to go back to work and make Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
Does anybody remember "Rats!" ?
What's the verdict?
Anyways, how do crt shaders/effects look at 1440p compared to 4k? I've heard 1080p is shit for shaders but never heard much about 1440p. I used to use 4k shaders with retroarch and it always looked great, but I've been interested in a retrotink 4k, and it can only do 1440p with hdr and bfi.
What are some other examples of this? The first couple RE games?
>Every time they came over, the only game they EVER wanted to play was picrel.
>I got so sick and tired of playing this shitty Mario Party clone that I took the disc and scraped it against a brick wall until it didn't work anymore.
Anybody else have an experience like this, or was I just an asshole kid?
>a safari for exotic creatures
>experiments in genetically altered creatures
>a creature created digitally
Sometimes I forget how inspired and well-thought out the half sci-fi premise of the first game was.
Discuss controllers.
https://youtu.be/2p6g3zU4z4k
https://x.com/Plissken___/status/1906413111516836289
I hate twatter links too but that's where to download it, for some reason he hosted it on mega.nz instead of GitHub... If you don't wanna go down that route it's already pre-patched on some sites, I don't think I can link those though.
Anyone try it?
Wow, Square REALLY didn't like rat people.
![s-l1200[1]](https://i.4cdn.org/vr/1743379739476617s.jpg)
