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I really should count my games again. I know my 2600/VCS is in the lead, with over a hundred carts and roughly 60 unique games. A lot of it was bulk aquisitions, hence why I have 4 and 5 copies of some games. Think my PS1 is first runner up. Something like 40 games. It's really not a very balanced collection. I plummet all the way down to one for XBox games(Panzer Dragoon. Don't have an XBox, or the #'d be higher). As far as completion goes... Virtual Boy is by far the highest percentage, at a whopping 86% of US-released games and 55% of all games(not counting regional variations). mazing how far 12 games goes when the entire system only has 14 US titles and 22 games total.

*puts on steel collar* Seconded!

Sadly, no. Video games only make news when coupled with violence or half-assed launches(which I'm pretty sure are only covered in anticipation of violence). Particularly as the systems weren't bad out of the box, but just wore out very fast. "Disk Read Error" is almost as well-known a phrase as "blow on the cart." As Mike said, Sony lost a lawsuit over it. The settlement only covered select models, however(SCPH-30001 through 50010. Surprisingly, the original 10001 isn't there).

And that's what's REALLY important. 372478[/snapback] Quoted for truth. Bring on the holo-ta-tas. 372485[/snapback] Pervs. 372488[/snapback] Yeah, so? 372520[/snapback] An expression of admiration on my part. Now, if I could just see the M7 Bridge Bunnies naked, I would be a happy man. 372534[/snapback] I think there's some doujinshi....

How do you know he's a witch? 372302[/snapback] Mob mentality? Um... bsu is a witch! Burn him! 372514[/snapback] Now we've just gone too far. bsu is a WARLOCK! You have to DROWN him!

And that's what's REALLY important. 372478[/snapback] Quoted for truth. Bring on the holo-ta-tas. 372485[/snapback] Pervs. 372488[/snapback] Yeah, so?

There was a 7800 version of Impossible Mission as well. And unlike the others, there wasn't any false advertising. Due to a programming bug, the game really WAS impossible.

"I've met tons of people who think BloodRayne is way better than Underworld 2..." Yeah, he sure has his sights set high with that one... "And besides, says Boll, what exactly is it that we are expecting from him? After all, he is using videogames as his source material, and they're hardly reknowned for their complex characterisations and sophisticated narratives." Ummm... you ever consider choosing a source that you find more suited for the medium?

It's not limited to visual art or non-commercial or anything like that, either. It IS just a fundamentally diffrent viewpoint. Japan's been very light on the emulation front, and as I understand things, most of that's because they view it as wrong and evil to pirate software that's been out of print for 2 decades. The exceptions tend to be on "hard core" systems like the Saturn and X68000, though there was A decent FamiCom emulator from Japan for a while. (For the record, SSF's latest release is probably the first truly viable Saturn emulator, though it takes a hell of a machine).

And that's what's REALLY important.

The only legit copies are japanese DVDs. And they are, obviously, japanese only. I'd recommend downloading fansubs.

COVER-UP! Seriously, I just thought it was odd that I saw the tuna head at Robotech immediatly after it was taken down here. And thought I'd have some fun with it.

It's possible the contract is worded vaguely enough that lawyers could fuss back and forth all day. Either way, HG doesn't NEED an iron-clad contract. They just need to be loud. The bigger companies prefer to go after the greatest profit. Regardless of who wins, a legal battle cuts into profits, thus making Macross products less attractive than other products without legal battles attached. The smaller companies can't afford to fight things either way. Screaming "lawsuit!" quite likely IS all there is to it. But it's also all that needs to be there, unfortunately. Being a manga, Trash had no music for Victor to demand it's share of. Which is why it was picked up, as it seemed a straightforward enough license.

Stop injecting logic and RIOT! Or maybe you're IN ON IT! FISHNAPPER! YOU'RE A FISHNAPPER!

Having emu'd it, Zillion 1 IS less action-based. It's sort of like the SMS version of Metroid. Only with computers to hack.

It's a little-known fact that Mos Eisley Spaceport was renamed 4chan in 1987.

I should start adopting the avatars of other people at random, just to sow confusion. And encourage others to do the same.

I was looking for something earlier, and wandered, wholely against my will, into Robotech.com(You will never find a more wrteched hive of scum and villianry.) And what do I see but the beloved tuna head being despoiled by the RT.com logo! Certain that my eyes were playing tricks to drive me back to the light, I return here, only to be met with THIS! Our tuna head is GONE! They soiled our cartoons. They blocked our toys. They maybe-scared-away our games. All that pales in comparison to the THEFT OF OUR SMELLY FISH HEAD! Clearly, this is a case of grand theft tuna, and steps must be taken immediatly to ensure that HG doesn't get away with it! I propose a shower strike as a show of solidarity for the fish! Until HG returns the tuna head, odorous waves intact, and issues a formal apology, let our BO waft to the heavens as green clouds of sympathy! If we don't fight now, they may steal YOUR head next! FIGHT THE POWER! NO FISH HEAD, NO PEACE! No, I'm not actually bothered by the change of banner

MAME is a "Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator." An emulator is basically a software recreation of a specific computer. In this case, MAME has several computers in it, all arcade machines. Three of those machines are for playing Macross games. You need MAME(from mame.net) and the ROM images for the specific game you want to play(from many places, I use planetemu.net) You extract MAME to your hard drive, and stick the ROM images in MAME's "ROMS" directory. May need to do some other configuration too. MAME32 is a tad more user-friendly than the command-line versions found at MAME.net. I am, however, morally opposed to it. You'll have to find it yourself, as the copies I'm finding require a fileplanet subscription. *rolls eyes* Which file?http://www.macmame.org/ has the emulator. http://planetemu.net/ has the ROM images. 372089[/snapback] i mean...er...the file for the macross game, the installer... 372108[/snapback] The installer would be ... well, if anything, the emulator. I don't know if MacMAME comes with an installer. If it doesn't, you don't need one. The game would be the ROM images. You need BOTH programs to play. You run the emulator, which runs the ROM images.

I vote for "some time period where humanity ISN'T engaged in a global or interstellar war with itself, space aliens, or computerized pop singers."

It's not stated, but it's implied by actions. A while back, Tokyopop wanted to release Macross 7 Trash. They got a license from Big West. Then they got a license from HG. Then HG started hyping it. Then they lost the Big West license. Then HG deleted the Trash news articles on their website. While it's fan speculation(no statements were made that I know of), it's believed they lost the BW license for playing ball with HG. As HG claims that "Macross is © Tatsunoko Productions", seemingly across the entire franchise, for Trash to carry HG's seal of approval and legal boilerplate would have been damaging to BW's legal standing. Especially they were actively suing Tatsunoko over copyright at the time. It's a safe bet that BW is anti-HG until such time as HG backs off on their Tatsunoko copyright claims. And as BW has licensed distributors for non-SDF products in the past without Tatsunoko's or HG's involvement(see Plus and 2), they likely don't agree with HG's interpretation of the distribution license either.

Which file?http://www.macmame.org/ has the emulator. http://planetemu.net/ has the ROM images.

I'm sorry, but how does a system that sold over 100 million units considered a disappointment? By what reasoning? I know I know, we are on an anime discussion board, but we are all older here, can we please leave the fanboy-ism at the door, please? 372075[/snapback] I'm talking about disapointment from a gamers perspective. It shipped with an, poorly designed controller for starters. A d-pad that was worthless for any extreme use (shooters are unplayable on it). Along with a lack of triggers (making racing games pretty much worthless), as well as poorly placed analog sticks (pressing both towards the center results in thumbs hitting, which is a pain). Furthermore, it was identical to the Dual Shock that shipped with the PS1 (save for the pressure sensitive buttons-- which were a joke), which was a pretty good example of Sony's general lazy attitude. Sadly, that's what was WANTED. There's a VERY large portion of the market out there that believes, for whatever drug-induced reason, the DualShock is the perfect controller and all others are just pale shadows of it's greatness. I'll give 'em pressure-sensitive buttons. I'm sure it looked good on paper. Might've even worked if they hadn't been preserving the digital feel. But who knows how losing the feel would mess with other games. No argument here. I define good system in terms of software. Hence, it WAS a good system, just because of the library. The Jaguar, by comparison, is really neat hardware, but a lousy system. I wouldn't call it lazy. They DID put a lot of work into the internal design, they just cocked it up royally while doing so. Price point's still undetermined. And the controller actually seems like a massive improvement, if it ships. It looks like they ripped off the 'Cube pad, which is the most comfortable input device I've held in a long time. Of course, the massive negative feedback about the "batarang" means that the DualShock3 will PROBABLY wind up being a wirelss DualShock2. Ah well, there's always 3rd-party controllers.

Actually, it's more an anti-Sony propaganda piece than anything else. Because while Sony is a bunch of retards with their collective heads up their asses, they have a marketing team that's second to none. That = mass market acceptance, which = more games. I can't speak for everyone else, but I'm looking forward to PS3 games, not the PS3.

The games are based on the anime. As I understand it, it was a HUGE cross-promotion gimmick in Japan. Though I haven't heard of the Lazer Tag side before, it makes more sense with it added in(and when explicitly looking for it, it DOES come up). Sega was making the Lazer Tag clone, so they had free access to the gun design(which answers the big question mark the usual story leaves, since Sega's no longer PAYING Tatsunoko for the privelige of making a light gun that looks like a Zillion gun). Tatsunoko licensed the Lazer Tag stuff for the cartoon, and Sega capitalized on it by packing a Zillion gun in with their game hardware AND making games based on Tatsunoko's cartoon. So they had MASSIVE cross-promotion in Japan. Zillion toys were advertised by the cartoon and SMS. The Master System was advertised by the cartoon and toys. The cartoon was advertised by the toys and SMS. Of course, Sega was footing the bill for the toys and games, but Tatsunoko paid for the cartoon, which was the biggest ad. Translation: Macek is the enemy of all anime.