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In Topic: Jaguar HSC Revamped, SEASON 3, ROUND 5
Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:23 PM
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In Topic: [POLL CLOSED] Choose which games we will play next season.
Tue Nov 8, 2011 8:08 AM
Voted. I'm ready for another epic Super Burnout battle 
In Topic: Sega Master System games and memories..
Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:29 PM
Great thread! 
I didn't even know the Master System existed until I finally got access to the internet in 1998. What a trip!
Anyway, I finally secured a Master System and a handful of games from a friend in 2001 for $10. I was supposed to pay $20, but didn't quite have enough. He said $10 was fine and that was that. Sadly, the none of the game grabbed me at all and my Master System collected dust until 2009. That's right, I never really played the master system till 23 years after it's arrival on our shores.
The first title that finally hooked my is the excellent Psycho Fox. This little platformer completely changed my view of the Sega Master System. The colors are excellent, the graphics look nice and detailed, the controls are wonky, but in a good way, and the level design is generally quite nice. I played this for hours the day I received it and probably finished it the next day, on another marathon run. Such a great little exclusive title. Not only that, it's infinitely better the Kool Kid on the NES.
eBay can be a strange site. I bought a box of random crap on eBay for $21 shipped which included a Master System console, an NES console, some random controllers/cables for both, along with R-Type and Teddy Boy. I eventually cleaned both of the consoles and sold them both for a nice profit leaving me with 2 excellent games and a handful of cash.
R-Type is in my opinion, the best game on the system. In fact, i'd say it's the best 8-bit shmup of all time. It's that good. The graphics easily surpass anything I've ever seen from such primitive hardware, and the music is some of the best on the Master System. While most SMS games tend to have fairly primitive sound, especially when compared to the rival NES, R-Type sounds amazing. And that's without the added FM synthesizer hardware available on Japanese Master Systems.
Teddy Boy is a fun little game released on the Sega Card. One of the few Card games actually, which makes it even cooler. The game itself is oddly addicting, with the screen looping in every direction with the simple goal of killing everything on the screen. The game is tough as nails, but there is a cheat code to get around the limited continues. Everything about Teddy Boy is charming, and it remains one of my favorite SMS games.
A few other honorable mentions include Enduro Racer which seems more inspired by Excite Bike than it's arcade counterpart. But that's not a bad thing. This isometric racer is fun, challenging, and short. It's perfect for 10 minute bursts of gaming, and if you like doing time attacks, it satisfies that need as well. This isn't a standout title by any stretch, but one of my favorites none the less.
Lastly, I'll include Hang-On on my list. This is kind of a bad game, but after playing through it once for a written review, and a second time a year later for a video review, it's simplistic charm has finally won me over. It's crude and simple, but I don't care anymore. The game play is spot on, the physics are great, and it's just a lot of fun to play.
My knowledge of the Master System is still rather limited, and I have a backlog of titles waiting to be played (included Cloud Master and Wonder Boy) but over the last two years, the silly little wedge of black plastic has won me over.
I didn't even know the Master System existed until I finally got access to the internet in 1998. What a trip!
Anyway, I finally secured a Master System and a handful of games from a friend in 2001 for $10. I was supposed to pay $20, but didn't quite have enough. He said $10 was fine and that was that. Sadly, the none of the game grabbed me at all and my Master System collected dust until 2009. That's right, I never really played the master system till 23 years after it's arrival on our shores.
The first title that finally hooked my is the excellent Psycho Fox. This little platformer completely changed my view of the Sega Master System. The colors are excellent, the graphics look nice and detailed, the controls are wonky, but in a good way, and the level design is generally quite nice. I played this for hours the day I received it and probably finished it the next day, on another marathon run. Such a great little exclusive title. Not only that, it's infinitely better the Kool Kid on the NES.
eBay can be a strange site. I bought a box of random crap on eBay for $21 shipped which included a Master System console, an NES console, some random controllers/cables for both, along with R-Type and Teddy Boy. I eventually cleaned both of the consoles and sold them both for a nice profit leaving me with 2 excellent games and a handful of cash.
R-Type is in my opinion, the best game on the system. In fact, i'd say it's the best 8-bit shmup of all time. It's that good. The graphics easily surpass anything I've ever seen from such primitive hardware, and the music is some of the best on the Master System. While most SMS games tend to have fairly primitive sound, especially when compared to the rival NES, R-Type sounds amazing. And that's without the added FM synthesizer hardware available on Japanese Master Systems.
Teddy Boy is a fun little game released on the Sega Card. One of the few Card games actually, which makes it even cooler. The game itself is oddly addicting, with the screen looping in every direction with the simple goal of killing everything on the screen. The game is tough as nails, but there is a cheat code to get around the limited continues. Everything about Teddy Boy is charming, and it remains one of my favorite SMS games.
A few other honorable mentions include Enduro Racer which seems more inspired by Excite Bike than it's arcade counterpart. But that's not a bad thing. This isometric racer is fun, challenging, and short. It's perfect for 10 minute bursts of gaming, and if you like doing time attacks, it satisfies that need as well. This isn't a standout title by any stretch, but one of my favorites none the less.
Lastly, I'll include Hang-On on my list. This is kind of a bad game, but after playing through it once for a written review, and a second time a year later for a video review, it's simplistic charm has finally won me over. It's crude and simple, but I don't care anymore. The game play is spot on, the physics are great, and it's just a lot of fun to play.
My knowledge of the Master System is still rather limited, and I have a backlog of titles waiting to be played (included Cloud Master and Wonder Boy) but over the last two years, the silly little wedge of black plastic has won me over.
In Topic: Atari 2600 Driving controller, Rotary Problems
Wed Aug 3, 2011 9:03 AM
jmetal88, on Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:05 AM, said:
Hi!
Take a look at how the Jaguar controller works:
http://emudocs.org/J...rs/jagcont.html
This is why the driving controller adapter acts like it's pressing A, B, C, and Option all at once.
If you want to use a driving controller, you can try doing what I did once, and add a 9-pin connector to a regular Jaguar controller so the driving controller can control the button signals before they get multiplexed.
EDIT: Ah, crap, I just realized this is quite an old thread. Sorry, I don't normally dig these up.
Take a look at how the Jaguar controller works:
http://emudocs.org/J...rs/jagcont.html
This is why the driving controller adapter acts like it's pressing A, B, C, and Option all at once.
If you want to use a driving controller, you can try doing what I did once, and add a 9-pin connector to a regular Jaguar controller so the driving controller can control the button signals before they get multiplexed.
EDIT: Ah, crap, I just realized this is quite an old thread. Sorry, I don't normally dig these up.
Thanks!! This has been the most helpful post on this thread.
