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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Now everyone can experience how outrageously difficult it is to reach the credits of Pokemon Stadium 2 only using rental Pokemon. It's speedrunner strategies or bust - Wobbuffet MVP

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

The term that's stuck for this subgenre (for better or worse) is "Character Action". It's not particularly descriptive - I agree with Kamiya in that it ought to make clear that it's in reference to the Japanese school of action game design, which is very distinct from western sensibilities.

That said, I'd consider the best western take on the genre is the indie game Furi.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

You know that Kamiya is the creator of DMC and a founder of PlatinumGames, right?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm just glad this is going to enable more people to try these out. They've always deserved more attention than they've received - I feel like many people playing for the first time will be surprised by how substantial of a Zelda experience these are.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Ages is fantastic if you like Zelda for the puzzles. I've always preferred it over Seasons because of that, but honestly they're both excellent games and criminally overlooked.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can go to an industrial supply store like Grainger to custom order electrically insulated gloves. That's where I went to get mine - they helped me get properly fitted and find one that was suitable (Ansell Class 0).

Whatever you do, don't rely on Amazon for stuff like this. These kinds of gloves are vetted for protection for only a certain amount of time and you can't rely on random resellers to guarantee that. Careless packaging and handling can also potentially damage the gloves and render them useless, another reason to order directly from an industrial supplier.

Also, don't allow yourself to be careless when operating on a CRT just because you have electrical gloves. Do your research thoroughly and plan out exactly what you need to do beforehand. I haven't gotten shocked yet with mine, but I don't want to put it to the test for obvious reasons.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'll always go to bat for Gunstar Super Heroes. It's a full on sequel to the Genesis game - hardly anyone seems to talk about it, which is a shame because it's incredible. Easily one of the best action games on GBA, if not the best. Absolutely deserves a spot in any top GBA list, right alongside Astro Boy Omega Factor.

 

A new source port of the classic 1995 sci-fi racer, Wipeout, has just popped up on GitHub.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There's not a whole lot you can do to improve things with RF - it's the lowest quality signal type supported by most retro consoles, and CRTs that only had that as an input were generally older or budget sets.

Make sure you get good quality coaxial cable that isn't fraying or super old, and keep daisy chaining of adapters to a minimum. Also, try to get RF Modulators that are OEM whenever possible. It's still going to look rough compared to other signals, but that's all you can really do.

By the way, there's a CRT magazine on Kbin if you or anyone else would like to join (questions like this are encouraged over there!)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I tried searching for Philips CRT 90s on various search engines, and only found one that could be a match. The link to the original listing no longer exists, and Wayback Machine doesn't have it archived. Speaking of which, Wayback Machine also doesn't have any archives of philips.com since they requested to be omitted, only complicating things.

I couldn't find any pictures of a remote that matched the one in your photo. Is there a model number on the remote or any sort of identifying information, perhaps under the battery case? The TV might potentially be identified by association.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Good. Any wiki dumping Fandom is worth commending.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Right, but that's not the availability problem that this survey is highlighting. They're always going to be available illegally - no one's debating that, even the VGHF folks have said as such.

The problem is that video games aren't legally protected for institutional use the same way books, movies, music, etc are.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Just totally missed the boat when they were in the zeitgeist - I ended up loving them 15 years later though.

 

The Computer History Archives Project recently posted two 1998 Sony promotional videos, showing the manufacturing process for Trinitron CRTs. It also describes the difference between curved and flat glass CRT’s…

 

Curious just how far some of you have gone for a CRT, and why!

For me, it was about 300 miles round trip to rural central Wisconsin to pick up a free Dell D1626HT. The guy really didn't want to pay the $20 ewaste fee to dispose of it so he had it listed on eBay for local pickup.

It turned out to be completely worth the trouble - not only was it a rebadge of the excellent Sony GDM-500PS (Trinitron PC monitor), it was in near mint condition too. Still gets regular use today 6 years later.

 

Few RPGs can boast as much freedom as FFVI does, but Final Fantasy VI was built on a foundation five masterpieces-strong.

 
 

This is easily the best new pop punk band of the 2020s, imo.

 

This has to be one of the coolest mods out there.

For further context, here's a podcast Shank was on with Steve from Retro Tech where he discusses how this mod came to be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxGHIBjDS38

 
 

Both of these websites are actively cataloguing the vast number of CRTs in existence, complete with specifications, service manuals, and photos. They also provide extremely helpful guides to help walk through some of the more complicated repair procedures.

CRT Database
CRT Wiki

 
 

Now that the Japanese console versions of Soulcalibur II are 20 years old, it's worth looking back at why the game remains so iconic.

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