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    • thelostsoulT
      thelostsoul @cyperghost
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      @cyperghost I had a brief look in the output you posted. For the megadrive games it did not found the versions with .md filetype. Those are with "(Japan)" or "(USA)" instead of "(U)" and "(J)". Maybe thats why the script couldn't find them. Some games like Comix Zone and Ooze have a number in filename. What does those mean?

      And a lot of the snes not found games are actually very interesting. I know, many of them are Japanese versions or translated, but I encourage you to look further into them if you have some time left (some examples Great Battle series, Clock Tower, Umihara Kawase, Alcahest). What is the "Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (U) [!]"? The list does not contain any Bubsy game, but it found one? Various titles at "Dialog hold" are wrong, so I hope you did not include without knowing it.

      You also miss out great nes recommendations, like Felix the Cat, Nightshade. And a lot of file not found arcade games are just in wrong folder mame-libretro or you really don't have them installed. Definitely check there for games like gunbird2, boomrang, cosmccop, joinem, rohga or boogwing. It was interesting to look in what your script found.

      @Clyde This is true. I do more stuff like this, instead of playing. Whenever I think I am done, I find new work.

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      • cyperghostC
        cyperghost @thelostsoul
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        @thelostsoul No I posted the second run so all files named .md were renamed .bin those which are still *.md are not found in my ROMs collection. So it stands as I said ... my collections are lacking japanese titles. Also my NES collection is small ... I installed only european titles.

        So trust the script ;) It's working as it should (but maybe someone can improve this with RegEx or checksum search ;)

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        • thelostsoulT
          thelostsoul @cyperghost
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          @cyperghost Ah ok, that makes sense. I should never doubt it. :D I just wondered, but now you can ignore it. Should I delete/edit the content of posting, so others don't get confused?

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            VictimRLSH
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            Latest discovery: H.E.R.O. on the Atari 2600. This is a truly great quest game, once again pushing the limits of what the pathetic specs on the 2600 could handle.

            You have a helicopter backpack, a helmet with laser eye beams, and several sticks of dynamite. You have to fly down into caverns filled with traps and monsters to free the poor bastard trapped at the bottom. After you rescue each person, a new level starts that is longer and trickier than the last.

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            • mediamogulM
              mediamogul Global Moderator @VictimRLSH
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              @victimrlsh

              I agree. The game is easily one of the top five games on the 2600 in both graphics and game play. It's criminal that it's hardly ever talked about. Also, it was never really improved on when ported to other platforms.

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              • ClydeC
                Clyde @mediamogul
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                @mediamogul @VictimRLSH Here's another self-confessed H.E.R.O. fan. I even "finished" the C64 version back in the days by reaching the maximum score possible.

                Fun fact: the score display then would turn into "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" if I remember correctly. You could send a photo of it to an address mentioned in the manual to receive some goodies.

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                • mediamogulM
                  mediamogul Global Moderator @Clyde
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                  @clyde said in Share your hidden gems and insider tips:

                  the score display then would turn into "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

                  I was watching an interview with Carol Shaw earlier this evening and she said the same thing happens to the score in 'River Raid' as well. I never got any of the Activision patches myself. I was old enough at the time to hold the controller and mess around a little bit, but too young to be any good. My older brother, on the other hand, got the Activision Explorers Patch for getting 20,000 points in 'Pitfall!'. A much belated congratulations on your C64 'H.E.R.O.' score. That's quite an accomplishment.

                  Edit: Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen the Activision patches mentioned here. They're really interesting and they made quite a few, so I thought I'd link to the AtariAge gallery that has them all for anyone who wants to take a look.

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                  • ClydeC
                    Clyde
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                    @mediamogul said in Share your hidden gems and insider tips:

                    A much belated congratulations on your C64 'H.E.R.O.' score. That's quite an accomplishment.

                    Much obliged! I'm often stunned myself what drive and stamina we gamers had back then. :)

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                    • m2306M
                      m2306 @Clyde
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                      @clyde said

                      Much obliged! I'm often stunned myself what drive and stamina we gamers had back then. :)

                      It never stops to amaze me how I was able to win many of these games as a kid. Now, even with saving mid level made possible, I have serious difficulties with most of the titles I actually was good at back then. Fun times but considering the skill, dedication and motivation needed, I feel like I could have done something more productive..

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                        VictimRLSH @m2306
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                        @m2306 IKR? Some of my early accomplishments I have not been able to replicate. Can I finish MERCS on one credit now? Nope. Make it into Mr. Big's building on Narc on one credit? Nope. I can't even 'cheat' Time Pilot anymore (never shoot the blimp on the first level, just keep killin' planes to play as long as you want)

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                          pootis spencer @thelostsoul
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                          @thelostsoul I totally understand what you mean about the ending levels in Wardner. You really need to have the best weapon to beat it. Got to love the huge fall down to these levels though from the top of the castle. Out of the two I think Willow will probably just take the edge. Playing these games again really brings back memories.

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                          • robertvb83R
                            robertvb83
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                            not sure if really a hidden gem... i just played Bad Lands (badlands.zip, mame2003-plus) for the first time today. This is a really cool championship sprint clone! It is to be played with a steering wheel but i also like to play this with my joystick, its very sensitive but you get used to it. It is very addictive (i have a thing for racing games). Especially great as multiplayer!

                            not only can you collect wrenches during the races that can be used to improve the car after each round, you can also buy missiles to shoot at the opponents. Later the courses repeat in reverse direction and with more disturbing objects and shooting.

                            side note: again you can exchange real money coins into wrenches to improve your car further :-) (only possible to buy if you dont have collected enough wrenches to improve or after several rounds you are offered to buy more wrenches)

                            My full size arcade cabinet Robotron vs. Octolyzer

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                            • thelostsoulT
                              thelostsoul @robertvb83
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                              @robertvb83 Definitive, in my terms. I just tested this for a single race (and won it ;-) ) and I must say, I like the whole setting and graphics. The game mechanic reminds me a sort of Rock'n Roll Racing and the Amiga game Super Cars 2 with the upgrades after each race, very funny. And the most important, the controls are about right. Its not stiff like some racing games of that era, there is some skill to handle in the curves. Now imagine multiplayer with a steering wheel for each!! That would rock.

                              Btw, I tested this on "regular" mame2003 and it seems to be working. Is there any change on the game for mame2003-plus? Or are you just using -plus, because it replaces the non plus mame on your installation?

                              A side note from me: I think, its not very important if the game is real hidden gem or not. For someone it is, for the other it isn't.

                              📜 RE/SET: 100 SNES Games for your RetroPie, 🎁 Share your hidden gems and insider tips

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                              • robertvb83R
                                robertvb83 @thelostsoul
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                                @thelostsoul yes right now i have replaced my regular mame with mame2003-plus so i was not sure if it is working in regular mame2003.

                                I think mame2003-plus is very much superior to mame2003 even though its in beta right now (of course you need a dedicated romset)

                                i need to check out Rock'n Roll Racing now :-)

                                My full size arcade cabinet Robotron vs. Octolyzer

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                                • thelostsoulT
                                  thelostsoul @robertvb83
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                                  @robertvb83 said in Share your hidden gems and insider tips:

                                  i need to check out Rock'n Roll Racing now :-)

                                  Just noting, this is not an Arcade game! It is for consoles and btw made by the company whats known as Blizzard today. ;-)

                                  📜 RE/SET: 100 SNES Games for your RetroPie, 🎁 Share your hidden gems and insider tips

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                                  • caver01C
                                    caver01 @thelostsoul
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                                    @thelostsoul said in Share your hidden gems and insider tips:

                                    Now imagine multiplayer with a steering wheel for each!! That would rock.

                                    I have not tried this title but I run Super Sprint using my two spinners as steering wheels. In fact, any racing game that used a wheel works nicely with the spinners. Has anyone tried that? I will have to load this ROM and give it a whirl.

                                    My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                                    • thelostsoulT
                                      thelostsoul @caver01
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                                      @caver01 Wow, thats a brilliant idea! Unfortunately I don't have spinner, but it is on my to do list. Until now, I didn't think about racing games with a spinner.

                                      📜 RE/SET: 100 SNES Games for your RetroPie, 🎁 Share your hidden gems and insider tips

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                                      • ClydeC
                                        Clyde @thelostsoul
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                                        @thelostsoul Interesting, because that was one of my first thoughts to try sometime. I even looked for a handheld spinner but, alas, without any luck up until today. So, if you happen to know or stumble upon a handheld spinner, I'd very much like to hear about it. :)

                                        By the way, does anyone remember the NeGcon for the PS1? Or even know where to get (a similar) one? In a way, this controller is a real hidden hardware gem.

                                        Oh, and I just learned about the Jogcon from Wikipedia article. Didn't know that one. Also a nice handheld design for racing games.

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                                        • mediamogulM
                                          mediamogul Global Moderator @Clyde
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                                          @clyde said in Share your hidden gems and insider tips:

                                          By the way, does anyone remember the NeGcon for the PS1?

                                          The NeGcon controller can be emulated in lr-pcsx-rearmed with the left joystick and there are several configuration options to customize the behavior. Unfortunately there are no USB adapters that support the actual controller itself. However, mapping a steering wheel, spinner or other analog device as the left joystick should allow some pretty creative control schemes to the NeGcon games. The Nintendo labo steering wheel would be an interesting experiment.

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                                          • ClydeC
                                            Clyde @mediamogul
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                                            @mediamogul Very interesting, thanks. But I'm looking for the opposite: a way to steer non-PSX games with a handheld controller like the NeGcon.

                                            It's very unfortunate that there're no NeGcon-to-USB adapters out there. :(

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