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Post by Xeogred on Jul 13, 2021 20:02:43 GMT -5
anayo : Was this another case of "CD rom unavailable" for the music or something? Unless the game just doesn't have BGM... I watched a bit of your video though and it definitely looks pretty fun.
I own Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing on PC and it's 2010... so maybe this month is the perfect time to finally check it out. I've heard some people favor it over the newer Mario Kart's.
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Post by Ex on Jul 13, 2021 20:43:55 GMT -5
It's a very good kart racer, 7/10 material easily. The sequel Transformed is considerably better, I gave it an 8/10, but yeah it's not ten years old yet. I would put Transformed in the same quality tier as Mario Kart.
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Post by Ex on Jul 13, 2021 20:58:00 GMT -5
I'm trying Wipeout 3. To who has played this before (I believe Ex) is the point to collect tracks and vehicles, or just complete maps? I'm not a big fan of the Wipeout series, but it's OK. I just focused on getting first place consistently. With futuristic racing, you just can't beat F-Zero. The SNES, N64, or GameCube versions are all awesome and worth your time.
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Post by toei on Jul 15, 2021 7:05:14 GMT -5
Finally got my first place in the second track. It's the original "intermediary" track, but for whatever reason, getting first place in the mode I was playing (stock cars w/automatic transmissions) was far more difficult than in the expert tracks. Usually when I finally succeed at some really hard part in a game, I can do it again easily; I don't know how long it would take for me to do this again. As I alluded to before, the 32X version, VR Deluxe, adds a new type of cars (well, two actually) that drive completely differently from the default F-1 cars, and they control insanely well, even by modern standards. That's my whole reason for liking this game so much. You can pull off these crazy sharp turns with precision once you learn to steer these things. The two new tracks are probably the best, as well. This version was handled internally by a team at AM2, and I personally consider it the best 32X game by a comfortable margin. I wish it had more tracks and more options, but it's very much an arcade experience; there's no story of any kind, and you only get a little trophy icon if you finish first. 2nd place still feels like a loss. Seriously, look at the reviews for this game on Mobygames. VR Deluxe is the 32X's hidden gem (try the stock cars!). Anyway, I'm gonna be looking for something else now. Let me state again that the Saturn needs a Duckstation-level emulator. There's a bunch of Saturn racers I'd like to try, but I don't think I can be bothered setting Mednafen up once again. Not today, anyway.
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Post by Chema on Jul 15, 2021 10:58:57 GMT -5
toei That emulator exists, but it's locked to the Polymega console, whose creators funded the emulator.
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Post by Ex on Jul 15, 2021 12:11:40 GMT -5
toei That emulator exists, but it's locked to the Polymega console, whose creators funded the emulator. The Polymega does have the best traditional Saturn emulation I've seen: But I wouldn't equate Polymega Saturn emulation to DuckStation PlayStation emulation. That is because, the Polymega emulator emulates the Saturn as it originally looked, but DuckStation is able to significantly improve the visual rendering of PlayStation games. Making them appear graphically well beyond what the PlayStation console could muster. In this regard I'd love to see a DuckStation level emulator for Saturn, with the bells and whistles that DuckStation offers besides just emulating the games correctly.
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Post by toei on Jul 15, 2021 12:17:07 GMT -5
I'm mostly looking for solid emulation, high compatibility + ease of use, like most consoles that age have.
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Post by Ex on Jul 15, 2021 12:59:05 GMT -5
I'm mostly looking for solid emulation, high compatibility + ease of use, like most consoles that age have. Fair enough, if you're just looking for solid no-frills Saturn emulation, Chema 's right the Polymega would be a good fit. But Polymegas aren't cheap or what I'd call readily available: polymega.com/collections/allAs far as PC emulators go, I'm sure you know about SSF. But I just tested Virtua Racing for Saturn via BizHawk, and it ran very well for me: Give it a shot man: tasvideos.org/Bizhawk.htmlThis uses the Mednafen core, but BizHawk is far easier to deal with from a GUI perspective.
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Post by Sarge on Jul 15, 2021 13:29:27 GMT -5
I'm just waiting on my Fenrir to ship. I should try out the new rig with BizHawk and such on the "new" PC.
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Post by Ex on Jul 16, 2021 1:47:08 GMT -5
I played a Japan-only 1993 Mega Drive racing game tonight: Tetsuo: The Iron Racer! (little joke for toei) This game is mostly in Japanese, so I couldn't really understand the menus. I put a good ten minutes into it, and never won a race! From what I could garner, Metal Fangs is a management sim where you assemble team of racers (with unique stats), configure their cars, and then put them into races. Afterward you watch the races from an overhead perspective, with little input into the race itself. You can can switch between your teams' cars and change things like speed and combat offense, but there's no direct steering from what I could infer. Most of your influence over the races comes from careful configuration of team drivers and their cars, which is why those Japanese-only menus are so inhibiting with this one. Actually I just checked MobyGames, here's a better explanation: "Metal Fangs is a unique futuristic battle driving game, where the player controls a team of racers and must attempt to destroy the competing team. Each "race" is made up of two heats of two parts each, and hits or kills on the other team earns points. During each heat, each team takes one turn attacking (four vehicles on the course) and one turn defending (three vehicles on the course). The team with the most points at the end of the last heat wins a reward and moves on to the next match. However, your team won't get very far with just its basic equipment. After choosing your team's colors and members, you must then purchase upgrades for each person: engines, fuel, AI, armor, and of course weapons. During the game, you can switch freely between each member of your team. Your vehicle automatically moves forward around the track, but you can turn, throttle, and brake in order to move closer to or escape from the other team. After each successful match there is a game of chance where winnings can be increased. There is also a two-player simultaneous battle mode."So yeah, Metal Fangs is a tad unusual (also SEGA published this game!?). I definitely appreciate its cyberpunk/body-horror aesthetic, and the experimental concept. If Metal Fangs was ever English fan-translated, I'll do a second lap. No idea if the gameplay is actually good until then, but it's unique. Yep, I understand why this one never left Japan.
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