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Which one still gives you feels?
Find one you've never heard of and report back:
https://www.unseen64.net/beta-and-cancelled-videogames/
https://youtu.be/9rQkncmTITM
>You can only talk about games and systems made before the US release of the NES (1985). Everything before it from the CRT Amusement Device to stuff like Marble Madness is cool here.
>That's it.
I'm thinking about playing Rally X today. I played some (New) Rally X a few days ago and it was incredibly fun! The anxiety that you get when you have a bunch of cars behind you but you don't wanna smoke them out in order to preserve fuel is something I only really find with these older arcade games.
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
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
== 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/
== /VR/DOOM COMMUNITY ==
THREAD ARCHIVES
https://desuarchive.org/vr/search/text/"doom thread"/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: https://clovr.xyz/
CA/US Midwest: https://macgu.fun/
![Deurklink - Theme Park Games! - OpenRCT2 Release Version 0.4.22 - Additions, changes and fixes! [rwag--Y5T5Q - 1676x943 - 0m54s]](https://i.4cdn.org/vr/1746927671670422s.jpg)
last thread:
>>11703357
last weekend map download:
https://files.catbox.moe/1o0hvw.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
- - - - - - -
>Knowledge Base
https://web.archive.org/web/20160807005625/http://www.rctstationarchive.com/knowledgebase/index.shtml
>RCT1 Manual
http://replacementdocs.com/download.php?view.1111
>RCT Sites Archive
https://archive.rctspace.com/
>Headless Server Guide (PLEASE fix it)
https://pastebin.com/smsQWZtB
>Weekend Parks Archive
https://files.catbox.moe/2h17nx.rar
>Current state of weekend multiplayer: It's peak
Bonus points if it has a killer soundtrack.
Always found these interesting reinterpretations, even if some of them aren't that great
Why do some believe the PS2 was more powerful than the Gamecube and Dreamcast? Not only did it have the worst looking and worst performing games of its generation, it also lacked key hardware features that even the N64 had. Major figures in the industry like Mikami and Itagaki even shat on it for how weak and difficult it was to work on the system.
What are your Tek memories? Was your computer capable of running it? Was the game really as bad as people say it was today? Discuss.
Screen Utility - https://shauninman.com/utils/screens/
SoC Comparison - https://versus.com/en/mobile-chipset
Google chart - https://tinyurl com (slash) AllHandhelds
has anyone asked my dumb question before? - https://4search.neocities.org/vr
Compare handheld sizes - https://retrosizer.com/
last thread
>>11729128
Even 15 years ago, every thread about any MMO on any site would always attract some UO poster who would start ranting about how garbage everything is compared to UO. They were like the Quakefags of MMOs.
Now it seems to be completely forgotten.
Personally, if I have to look at a guide more than 5 times to progress through the main story, then I’m dropping the game, because I am no longer capable of being immersed into the experience. I kissed Breath of Fire goodbye for this very reason. Sure, I COULD just walk around the overworld and spam A on unique spots until I touch them in the correct order, but that’s not fun, and I’m not a 6yo poorfag anymore. I can afford more than one game a month. There’s no reason to stick with a game if I have ANY reason to drop it and play something else.
I just beat the first 10 chapters, should I carry on or move onto the more complex FE games?
What are some games that are wildly different depending on which system you play them on? For example, James Bond Nightfire on console is radically different on PC: totally original set of missions.
Pic related is wildly different from its Genesis counterpart: unique levels, ability to morph, different rangers, etc. What are some other examples?
picrel is a blade runner inspired adventure game that takes place 18 years from now
>graveyard/halloween level
>sewer level
>egypt level
>arabian level
>snow level
>beach level
>forest level (usually the first one)
>volcano level
What'd I miss?
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
anyone know what im talking about?
Discussion of emulation of non-retro systems can go to /emugen/ on /vg/, which can be found here: https://boards.4chan.org/vg/catalog#s=/emugen/
Wiki: https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Main_Page
Useful site for keeping up with emulator updates: https://www.emucr.com/
An Emu newsletter: https://www.readonlymemo.com/
Previous thread: >>11706335
Previous threads archive: https://desuarchive.org/vr/search/subject/%2Feg%2F/
Chun Li is is an interpol agent, and uses limited ki power, so she's skilled....however, Sonya also being a special agent but seems like she's more of a leading front line soldier and is military not just investigative police, and she's way more serious and intense, and has "sonic ring" attacks that aren't really explained if it's tech or ki, but they are more competant than Chuns ki ball, so I think Sonya wins there, Mai is the wildcard here because while she's the least disciplined of the three and isn't a professional, she does have the most acrobatic skill and has the most power as she has all kinds of wild pyromancy abilities probably from magic
in this game there's a moogle job called juggler, who has an ability smile, which moves the target unit to the top of the turn order. with two jugglers, you can smile indefinitely, chaining their turns to move them both across the entire map without anyone else getting a turn. when i realized, on my last playthrough, that this makes things a little too easy, i started imposing some challenges, like, the moogles can only juggle each other after one of them gets a kill. the logic for this was that the object they toss is a moogle's head - i figured they need to decapitate the enemy to have a head to toss back and forth. just a weird little roleplay challenge i imposed to de-trivialize a game i had trivialized.
well frankly this was just the beginning. in this game you can repeat self-targeting actions to grind exp. I wanted to create a bunny girl assassin harem, because in Final Fantasy i always love having the silly moogle character surrounded by the hotties (think FFvi) - when I got to the point that i had two assassins and a sniper in my party, what i started doing was petrify an enemy viera, gather the assassins around her, and have them conceal in place, as though it's some kind of ritual death dance. then i would have the elementalist cast a healing AoE on the statue in the center, and the healing effect would cancel the concealment, "revealing" the hidden whirling assassins. only then would i consider the mission complete, and slay the final enemy.
Any of you finished this one as well?
weird how Light and Willy kept getting referenced in X games but not the original MM
>A Megadrive version of Phantasy Star 1 is being made
Did the AI translation get that right? Anyone ever heard about this?
Capcom made survival horror popular and maisntream with Resident Evil so Konami made Silent Hill.
Squaresoft's RPGs were gaining world wide popularity so Konami started Suikoden
Namco's Ace combat? Konami's Air Force Delta.
Virtua cop, Time Crisis and House of the dead? Check out Silent Scope
Simulation Racing games are big due to Gran Turismo? Here's Konami's Enthusia
Action games are the new hotness kickstarted by Devil May Cry? Let's turn Castlevania into that
It looked like Konami was continuosly trying to follow the trends from the competition but never really achieving the same success as their muses. (Sorry silent hill fans)
But Konami also was at the vanguard in some genres too, with Metal Gear and stuffs like DDR but to me it looked like Konami was not capable or handling their successes, it is difficult to explain.
Anyway, what are your favorite Konami games?
3 is still at the very least a 9/10 though
The actual gameplay is pretty fun though. And the soundtrack is kino.
https://www.gematsu.com/2025/05/ecco-the-dolphin-and-ecco-the-tides-of-time-remasters-announced-alongside-third-ecco-game
Official website has a countdown timer to April 2026 (roughly 355 days). http://www.eccothedolphin.com
Can they make it? Can they bring our boy back and not repeat their predecessors' mistakes? What do you think about original games?
>indicate when you've found all secret bonuses in a level
>bonus rooms aren't even fun, they're either lame barrel segments, bouncy tire bits, or a fucking slot machine
>said secrets reward you with... extra lives or tokens which can help you get extra lives
>extra lives which, if you're good enough and dedicated enough to hunt down all the secret rooms, you probably don't even need
>no real reward for finding all of them
How did they fuck up this badly? They clearly realized they made a booboo, because DKC2 and DKC3 do an excellent job of rewarding the player for hunting down secrets (though 3 dropped the ball a bit with those retarded Simon Says bits)
Hard Mode: No meme picks that are on every "Top 10 worst video games ever!" list like E.T., Superman64, or Big Rigs.
Thoughts? This was always one of the most "taboo" topics at Sonic forums back in the day for some reason.
Steam overlay screenshots doesnt work on it yet.
>His name is Eggman!
>His name is Robotnik!
>His name is Eggman!
>His name is Robotnik!
>His name is Eggman!
https://www.timeextension.com/features/we-might-be-about-to-lose-a-powerful-force-in-the-world-of-video-game-preservation
>invented RPG
>invented action RPG
>invented dungeon crawler
>invented roguelikes
>invented racing simulator
>invented sim tycoon games
>invented party sports games
Shartendo could NEVER.
Pic highly related.
Anyway, time for a Redneck Rampage thread
the FUCK was that anticlimatic end??
I had a PS1 but it was mostly my Metal Gear and WWE machine
What are you working on, /vr/?
This is the thread for discussion of visual novels, date sims and eroge games released before 2007-ish
What are you playing recently? any new translation patches?
Went from solid 7/10 to 5/10 at best real fast.
https://h0ffman.itch.io/metal-gear-md
I'm trying it right now. It's ported from the Amiiger.
It's a very sweet, if short, RPG.
I'm about to finish it with Teddy on the party for the first time. Wish there was a glitchless way to do it with Pippi too.
Anyone ever attempted a Pollyanna run?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cioyLQ2O6yc
How do you fuck up this bad?
What's going on here?
I remember skipping out on the wavebird back in the day after hearing that it had no rumble support
>get shot to death if you don't have a flyer
>which is handed out at the front desk to anyone who asks
>which is only given to you five seconds after interacting with the NPC
>game doesn't mention shit about needing a flyer
Also why did they make ulala look like a blowup doll?