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    What games are you playing this week? 2017-08-07

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    • obsidianspiderO
      obsidianspider
      last edited by obsidianspider

      Not a ton of gaming time for me this week with Musikfest going on (the largest free music festival in the country), but I've been enjoying testing out this week's MAME ROW choices, and have also been putting some games on my 3DS for my trip to Europe next week. Thankfully I got a USB adapter so I can keep it charged on the long plane ride.

      📷 @obsidianspider

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      • lilbudL
        lilbud @obsidianspider
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        @obsidianspider What games are you putting on your 3ds for your trip?

        Also, where in Europe are you going?

        Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

        Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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        • obsidianspiderO
          obsidianspider @lilbud
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          @lilbud I want to play through the original Final Fantasy, I've not done that, so while I was there I added some other NES games.

          The Netherlands. It's for work.

          📷 @obsidianspider

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          • lilbudL
            lilbud @obsidianspider
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            @obsidianspider Did you see the new "New" 3DS Samus Edition?

            https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/8/16113412/metroid-new-nintendo-3ds-xl-limited-edition-hardware-samus-returns

            Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

            Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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            • AfunnynameA
              Afunnyname
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              I'm mourning the loss of being able to hack a wii u through the internet browser. Looks like there may be a new method to hack it through Crunchyroll, but not enough information has been released to say for sure how to do it.

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              • pjftP
                pjft
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                I'm playing UN Squadron, and maybe a bit of TMNT Hyperstone Heist if I do have the time. A bit of Outrun as well, as a palate cleanser. And maybe some classic Street Fighter 2. Just 1 credit at a time when I have the chance.

                I'd love to finish the work on custom collections though. Let's see.

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                • obsidianspiderO
                  obsidianspider @lilbud
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                  @lilbud looks cool, but I like my plain black n3DS XL. It's unassuming, but has a few tricks up its sleeve.

                  📷 @obsidianspider

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                  • Starcade2084S
                    Starcade2084
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                    None so far this week, too busy at work & getting out late is cutting into my game time before my gal gets home. I need to get back to Metroid (hooray for save states!!) So much still to do in the game, haven't gotten to the first boss yet!

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                    • tashmanT
                      tashman
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                      Turbo Esprit on the Spectrum and Football Champ on MAME.

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                      • pjftP
                        pjft @tashman
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                        @tashman Both great choices!

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                        • tashmanT
                          tashman @pjft
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                          @pjft

                          I used to spend hours on Turbo Esprit. It was probably the first "open world" driving game. Maybe I should have spent more time trying to nail the drugs car and less time deliberately causing traffic jams.....

                          As for Football Champ - there's nothing like a spot of controversial rough play. It's a very humourous game with some great detail.

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                          • pjftP
                            pjft @tashman
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                            @tashman Much to my shame, even though I heard a lot about Turbo Esprit when I was growing up, I never really played it until fairly recently. I did have a ZX Spectrum as my main platform, but there were always so may games to play :)

                            Playing it was quite a nice experience, I'll be honest.

                            As for Football Champ, I only learned of it in the past year, but it is a fun game. Some of the versions (maybe all?) will have your captain perform some super shot under specific conditions, but I don't really know how to trigger those consistently.

                            Still, fun game.

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                            • tashmanT
                              tashman @pjft
                              last edited by tashman

                              @pjft

                              I saw my mate do a super shot (somehow) on the real arcade version back in the early 90s. It was a complete fluke. I've completed the game several times** recently but never managed a super shot.

                              ** Not on one credit though!

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                              • tashmanT
                                tashman @pjft
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                                @pjft

                                Looking at your icon - I never completed Manic Miner properly. For Jet Set Willy a poke was required...

                                In fact these days I find Manic Miner quite difficult. I don't think that's so surprising for a 40-something year old! What is surprising is that I could remember the 6031769 cheat code thirty years on.

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                                • pjftP
                                  pjft @tashman
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                                  @tashman I haven't completed Manic Miner either, though it was the first game I ever played on my ZX Spectrum... It came as a pack-in with my ZX Spectrum +, in a "10 Best Games" compilation of sorts. I think I still recall most of them:

                                  Manic Miner
                                  Fighter Pilot
                                  Match Point
                                  Bomb Jack
                                  Match Day

                                  Hyper Sports
                                  The Way of the Exploding Fist
                                  Theatre Europe

                                  and two more, I think.

                                  I didn't know about that cheat code, though!

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                                  • CapemanC
                                    Capeman @lilbud
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                                    @lilbud said in What games are you playing this week? 2017-08-07:

                                    Still practicing to get my learners permit.

                                    I suggest the most realistic driving simulator of all!

                                    Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                                    • tashmanT
                                      tashman @Capeman
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                                      @capeman

                                      I think I learnt to drive playing Hard Drivin' in the arcades. At the time it was very real to me, a clutch, a gear stick (with four gears), ignition key and steering feedback.

                                      Then came the ports.....hugely disappointing.....and almost impossible to stay on the track.

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                                      • tashmanT
                                        tashman @pjft
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                                        @pjft

                                        I've played most of those. Match Point - I wonder if there's a tennis game/simulator out there (old or new) where the player doesn't just run past the ball swinging the racquet wildly. Love-15, Love-30, Love-40, game.... (switch off). Maybe it's just me....

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                                        • pjftP
                                          pjft @tashman
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                                          @tashman Hah. My exact experience recently, though I don't recall it being as difficult back then! Might be my mind playing tricks on me, though. :)

                                          Another game that was on that tape was Pole Position, and I'm still struggling to find the last one but it should come back to me at some point. I wonder if it was Spy Hunter? Anyway, enough off topic from me, unless I'm planning on playing that this week :)

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                                          • obsidianspiderO
                                            obsidianspider
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                                            While not really a game (though it does have XP) I've started using Duolingo to try to learn Japanese so I can play some of the cool games that never had English localizations.

                                            It's not easy.

                                            📷 @obsidianspider

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