Retro Gaming Thread

Post by **pixel** » Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:43 am

Video Game History Foundation wrote:For accessing nearly 9 in 10 classic games, there are few options: seek out and maintain vintage collectible games and hardware, travel across the country to visit a library, or… piracy. None of those options are desirable, which means that most video games are inaccessible to all but the most diehard and dedicated fans. That’s pretty grim!

Post by **pixel** » Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:49 am

pixel wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:43 am
Video Game History Foundation wrote:For accessing nearly 9 in 10 classic games, there are few options: seek out and maintain vintage collectible games and hardware, travel across the country to visit a library, or… piracy. None of those options are desirable, which means that most video games are inaccessible to all but the most diehard and dedicated fans. That’s pretty grim!

My controversial opinion is to make piracy more accessible for anything created 20 years ago or older. The competition will keep developers on their toes when making half-baked classic collections.

I'm always afraid that one of the big multinational gaming corporations will hit big with a court case and wipe out ROM and ISO collections. That or a group will go out like Pleasuredome and pull the plug themselves.

Also, we lost Underground Gamer 10 years ago in June

Post by **Hawq** » Tue Jul 11, 2023 4:06 am

Post by **pixel** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 12:40 pm

Post by **pixel** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 12:41 pm

pixel wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2023 12:40 pm

My mind is still trapped back then. I can't imagine spending more than $20 for an NES cart. It was all seen as garbage on the shelves.

Post by **Dr. Zoidberg** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 1:22 pm

Mmmmm, look at those SNES game prices...

Post by **pixel** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 3:10 am

My parents would take us on the 4-hour car ride to the Mall of America right before school started. They had a Funcoland and those price sheets were printed on newsprint. They rarely had 25 percent of the games listed in stock, but I remember the staff was pretty knowledgeable and patient with kids. There were game systems set up in the store and they'd let you play test the games before buying.

I remember playing Ecco The Dolphin for a little bit and the guy asked if I needed something with more action. So that's when I picked out Contra: Hard Corps.

Good thing we had a Game Genie at home, I could barely finish the first level without it.

Post by **pixel** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 4:51 am

Post by **Hawq** » Fri Jul 14, 2023 4:39 am

found a bunch more of my old gaming mags while sorting some stuff out, from back in the 16 bit days the cost for some fo the stuff was a bit, dont remember the exact stuff atm but some imports were over £100 on the SNES, the Neo Geo was obviously sky high & the SF2 SNES just said 'call for price' & people complain about stuff these days, they dont know they're born

Post by **Hawq** » Fri Jul 14, 2023 4:59 am

Post by **Dr. Zoidberg** » Fri Jul 14, 2023 10:02 pm

An enhanced PC source port of the original WipeOut has been released

WipeOut Phantom Edition is an enhanced PC source port of the original WipeOut. It uses game data from the PlayStation version and is much more comparable to the PlayStation version than the official PC port.

Features

Graphics

Uncapped frame rate: Render frame rate is decoupled from game state simulation using interpolation.
High resolution rendering: Matches your desktop resolution by default.
Distant geometry fade: Objects fade into view smoothly, eliminating pop-ins.
Ship lighting: Ships inherit coloration from track lighting data, similar to WipeOut 2 and 3.
Increased view distance: See further into the distance.
Configurable aspect ratio and widescreen support: Adjust screen settings to suit your monitor.
Optional lo-fi resolution mode: Switch to 320x240 graphics mode.
Maintained PSX-accurate rasterization and blending: Retains authentic PlayStation look by only using blending features available on original hardware, while also providing high resolution smooth graphics.

Gameplay

Keyboard and gamepad input support: Choose your preferred control input method.
Wall collision response options:
- Modern: Comparable to BallisticNG.
- Classic: Comparable to WipeOut 2.
- Legacy:
Wall scrape particle effects and audio: Visual and audio enhancement in Modern and Classic wall collision modes.

Audio

New music and sound effect system: Similar to PlayStation version.
3D audio for sound effects: Spatial audio sources and doppler effect.

UI

Additional options menus: Configure most of the new features.
Keyboard and gamepad control configuration: Customize your controls to your preference.

Technical

New config file system: Game configuration data and progress is stored in editable text files.
Automatic game data extraction: The game can automatically extract game data files from provided bin/cue disk image files.

Setup and other info is at the github page.

https://github.com/wipeout-phantom-edition/wipeout-phantom-edition