You know the story about the the error message edited to say "Thank you for playing Wing Commander"? That doesn't actually happen in any version of the game. ( www.wcnews.com )
I love when people dig down to get to the bottom of stories like this.
I also had the Nintendo on top of the TV back then. It was where it belonged even with the dangling cable. You learned to accept it. Even, dare I say, love it? ( midwest.social )
The N64 released 27 years ago today. Feel old yet? ( midwest.social )
It came out around my birthday, so my mom had it pre-ordered for me as a gift from Babbage’s. I still remember her picking me up from school and telling me she had a surprise for me in the trunk.
The cartridge art was always so kickass. You just had to use your imagination quite a bit... ( startrek.website )
Finished Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers ( lemmy.ml )
Love this game!...
For When You Need To Backup Those Saves ( i.imgur.com )
The Open Source Cartridge Reader is a great diy project for dumping your own roms and saves. If you order a kit with the surface mount components already installed, it’s also a great beginner soldering project.
Trying and failing to like Conkers Bad Fur Day
I should love this game… I’ve been trying for years to get in to it, keep thinking it will get better just round the corner but… It’s so damn tedious!...
Simple joystick? ( kbin.social )
Hello retrogaming!...
MetalMercs Announcement! Demo III: The Imperium (A free fan made successor of the 1988 BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception for MS-DOS) ( www.youtube.com )
Showing the destination before the journey - Dragon Warrior ( sopuli.xyz )
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/3558411...
The retro game experts at Digital Eclipse have released a remaster of [1981's] Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord ( www.theverge.com )
Craft your own party of adventurers and head into the labyrinth at the behest of the mad overlord Trebor, in search of the amulet stolen by the evil wizard Werdna. Battle challenging monsters, avoid hidden traps, and find your way through the dungeon for the ultimate showdown with Werdna himself.
Controllers similar to NES
Could you suggest controllers that have similar form-factor to NES, but work with modern computers?...
DOOM 32X Resurrection Gets Another Update ( www.retrorgb.com )
After silence for a good while, I thought they were done with this project, but apparently not. Additional effects, a lot of optimizations, and the bosses were added back in....
Hammer Bros' world map movement in Super Mario Bros. 3 - RGME (Retro Game Mechanics Explained) ( cohost.org )
The article explains how Hammer Bros’ move in the world map of Super Mario Bros. 3 with a couple of examples of how to get them stuck in infinite loops....
8BitDo Ultimate BT: Gyro input over 2.4Ghz guide
After a bit of searching and help, I found out how to use my 8BitDo Ultimate Pro Bluetooth/2.4Ghz controller in 2.4GHz mode in the Switch mode, including with full gyro support. Note: there are two firmware versions, one for the controller and one for the receiver. This is only possible with a specific version of the receiver...
Free Wilco (Space Quest Parody) - Bowz ( www.youtube.com )
Recently discovered this obscure, calm retro gaming channel. Take a look! ( youtu.be )
I love looking at retro gaming channels and this one caught my eye (I was looking for a Final Fantasy artbook review). He seems to have frequent updates, likes (J-) RPGs and the videos have this calm, relaxing quality (similar maybe to Noah Caldwell-Gervais) which seems to be quite rare on Youtube, where everything has to be...
Some GameBoy Advance Fun ( lemmy.world )
Just dumped out my small bin of GBA games.
Retroid Pocket 2S ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/4790038...
PB High Score on Primal Rage (Arcade 2.3w) ( lemmy.world )
I’m on a quest to finish the game at difficulty 16 (Maximum) without taking a hit. During my first marathon of the journey, I got a new high score....
Chuck Rock theme played on Commodore-based instruments ( youtu.be )
Kind of obsessed with this game lately (Windjammers - Neo Geo AES, 1994) ( imgur.com )
Commando: A Home Port Comparison ( i.imgur.com )
Commando (released as Senjō no Ōkami in Japan, Wolf of the Battlefield) is a 1985 Capcom arcade shooter. Word to the wise: Commando isn’t based on the Schwarzenegger movie of the same name - that’s some false knowledge I’ve carried round with me for close to forty years… oh, how I’ve embarrassed myself at dinner...
Beating the PS1 Lost World game got you a personalized message from Jeff Goldblum ( www.youtube.com )
Saw this on Twitter and just thought it was hilarious, particularly since Jeff tells you to go outside!