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This might well be covered by that video, which I'm yet to watch, but I often wonder whether Ian Bell is bitter towards David Braben about his success or anything.

Thread (you'll have to click through the first tweet to read it)

https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1126996260026605568

Today's weird discovery:
Pilotwings (1991) has a set of demos that play if you don't press any keys, and one of them acts differently depending on when your cartridge was made, basically.

Does the plane crash or not? pic.twitter.com/RN4lCBEjso
— foone (@Foone) May 10, 2019

zaphod79 wrote:

Thread (you'll have to click through the first tweet to read it)

https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1126996260026605568

Today's weird discovery:
Pilotwings (1991) has a set of demos that play if you don't press any keys, and one of them acts differently depending on when your cartridge was made, basically.

Does the plane crash or not? pic.twitter.com/RN4lCBEjso
— foone (@Foone) May 10, 2019

I read that a couple of days ago and it reminded me of when snes emulation first started, and how Pilotwings (and Mario Kart) were amongst the games that didn't work because of the dsp-1 chip.
I remember visiting Daves Classics every day to see if snes9x or zsnes had been updated to support it.

Not sure I ever remember watching the demo though.

Ace.

That reminds me, there is a game I'm thinking of but I can't remember the name.

It was a single screen platformer like Snow Bros but your character had a back pack that would suck up the enemies.

It may have been an Amiga game now I think of it.

Any ideas?

Hmmm.. It could be that but I think the characters were more cartoony. Maybe clowns?

Or maybe my mind is tricking me.

Congratulations... I reckon they'd be easy to get rid of though.

Didn’t Super Methane Brothers have sucky-up backpacks?

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will feature two games:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989)
Turtles in Time (1991)

The Marvel Super Heroes machine will provide three games:

Marvel Super Heroes,
X-Men Children of the Atom,
The Punisher

Is it a proper vector projection screen, or is it rasterised?

DavPaz wrote:

Is it a proper vector projection screen, or is it rasterised?

If it includes ROTJ it can't be Vector

Yesterday I went to the Arcade Club in Bury and had the place to myself for reasons.

That's really cool zaphod, cheers for the link

I love stuff like this. (The nerdier the better.)

The video of the playable demo version of R-Type Final 2 showcased at TGS2019

This week I have another great interview from 1988 with Fukio "MTJ" Mitsuji, the legendary developer of Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Island! He discusses the design of both games, as well as his lesser-known early titles Super Dead Heat and Halley's Comet. http://shmuplations.com/bubblebobble/

Author:	GazChap [ Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:55 ]
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This might well be covered by that video, which I'm yet to watch, but I often wonder whether Ian Bell is bitter towards David Braben about his success or anything.

Author:	zaphod79 [ Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:06 ]
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GazChap wrote: This might well be covered by that video, which I'm yet to watch, but I often wonder whether Ian Bell is bitter towards David Braben about his success or anything. Part 6 (starts about the 45 minute mark) - tries to cover the fallout from both sides of view

Author:	zaphod79 [ Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:39 ]
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I'm quite sure all is not as it seems with this but interesting anyway https://twitter.com/frankcifaldi/status ... 3888090112 I have spent the last twenty years of my life trying to negotiate the line between video game collectors and video game archivists, so I'd like to consider myself an expert: If this story is true, this is an idiotic, short-sighted move. Thread:https://t.co/8b3ySKJnXu — Frank Cifaldi the Last (@frankcifaldi) April 26, 2019

Author:	devilman [ Mon May 06, 2019 19:40 ]
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If I hadn't already got a Pandora's Box thing, I'd be seriously tempted to buy this one

Author:	zaphod79 [ Mon May 13, 2019 13:02 ]
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Thread (you'll have to click through the first tweet to read it) https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1126996260026605568 Today's weird discovery: Pilotwings (1991) has a set of demos that play if you don't press any keys, and one of them acts differently depending on when your cartridge was made, basically. Does the plane crash or not? pic.twitter.com/RN4lCBEjso — foone (@Foone) May 10, 2019

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Author:	Joans [ Mon May 13, 2019 19:56 ]
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zaphod79 wrote: Thread (you'll have to click through the first tweet to read it) https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1126996260026605568 Today's weird discovery: Pilotwings (1991) has a set of demos that play if you don't press any keys, and one of them acts differently depending on when your cartridge was made, basically. Does the plane crash or not? pic.twitter.com/RN4lCBEjso — foone (@Foone) May 10, 2019 I read that a couple of days ago and it reminded me of when snes emulation first started, and how Pilotwings (and Mario Kart) were amongst the games that didn't work because of the dsp-1 chip. I remember visiting Daves Classics every day to see if snes9x or zsnes had been updated to support it. Not sure I ever remember watching the demo though.

Author:	devilman [ Mon May 13, 2019 20:39 ]
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Joans wrote: zaphod79 wrote: Thread (you'll have to click through the first tweet to read it) https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1126996260026605568 Today's weird discovery: Pilotwings (1991) has a set of demos that play if you don't press any keys, and one of them acts differently depending on when your cartridge was made, basically. Does the plane crash or not? pic.twitter.com/RN4lCBEjso — foone (@Foone) May 10, 2019 I read that a couple of days ago and it reminded me of when snes emulation first started, and how Pilotwings (and Mario Kart) were amongst the games that didn't work because of the dsp-1 chip. I remember visiting Daves Classics every day to see if snes9x or zsnes had been updated to support it. Not sure I ever remember watching the demo though. The order of the demos seems to be randomised too (or at least different between the two cart types). I have two copies of the game at the moment and the plane demo was the fourth one up and it landed fine. Second copy, the plane demo was third and it crashed.

Author:	Dr Zoidberg [ Mon May 13, 2019 20:41 ]
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Arcade Club's Leeds site will be opening this month. Still no exact date though. On a smaller scale, Retroids in Worcester is expanding soon.

Author:	romanista [ Thu May 23, 2019 12:25 ]
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It is pacman! In the stockholm subway https://twitter.com/mjomark/status/1131282416495149061 Peppar lite pÃ¥ Stockholms nya tunnelbanetÃ¥g. pic.twitter.com/BzkPXU3hIO — Per-Ola MjÃ¶mark (@mjomark) May 22, 2019

Author:	Zardoz [ Thu May 23, 2019 12:42 ]
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Nice!

Author:	TheVision [ Thu May 23, 2019 13:38 ]
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Ace. That reminds me, there is a game I'm thinking of but I can't remember the name. It was a single screen platformer like Snow Bros but your character had a back pack that would suck up the enemies. It may have been an Amiga game now I think of it. Any ideas?

Author:	zaphod79 [ Thu May 23, 2019 13:43 ]
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TheVision wrote: Ace. That reminds me, there is a game I'm thinking of but I can't remember the name. It was a single screen platformer like Snow Bros but your character had a back pack that would suck up the enemies. It may have been an Amiga game now I think of it. Any ideas? Tumblepop https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_deta ... e_id=10214

Author:	TheVision [ Thu May 23, 2019 13:49 ]
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Hmmm.. It could be that but I think the characters were more cartoony. Maybe clowns? Or maybe my mind is tricking me.

Author:	Satsuma [ Thu May 23, 2019 14:00 ]
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Joe and Mac 2.

Author:	Hearthly [ Sun Jun 23, 2019 8:01 ]
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I played Chase HQ and Turbo Out Run for over an hour last night, I think they're two of the most perfect arcade games ever. I can often finish Chase HQ on a single credit, but not always, sometimes the traffic patterns just screw you up and cause mistakes to be made. Turbo Out Run I've never finished but I'm getting better at it and I think I'll be able to complete it soon. (Continues aren't allowed.) Continental Circus is one I can endlessly replay as well. (TRIVIA - It should have been called CONTINENTAL CIRCUIT but something got a bit lost in translation....)

Author:	Satsuma [ Wed Jun 26, 2019 21:41 ]
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He’s also doing the DYKG Extra this week too. He painfully reads out reams of text from Alien Breed until I stabbed cotton buds through my ear drums.

Author:	devilman [ Sat Jul 27, 2019 15:25 ]
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No idea if it's any good, but The King of Arcades was added to Amazon Prime Video this week. Might be of interest to some.

Author:	GazChap [ Thu May 23, 2019 16:20 ]
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Didn’t Super Methane Brothers have sucky-up backpacks?

Author:	zaphod79 [ Thu May 23, 2019 16:54 ]
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TheVision wrote: Hmmm.. It could be that but I think the characters were more cartoony. Maybe clowns? Or maybe my mind is tricking me. Some of the enemies in Tumblepop were clowns And so was one of the bosses Maybe watch a video of it being played and see if the music / FX remind you

Author:	Dr Zoidberg [ Fri May 24, 2019 21:48 ]
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I’ve won free admission for two people to Arcade Club in Leeds on their opening weekend, plus food and a couple of drinks each. Annoyingly I may now have other plans for that weekend.

Author:	TheVision [ Fri May 24, 2019 22:09 ]
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Congratulations... I reckon they'd be easy to get rid of though.

Author:	Dr Zoidberg [ Fri May 24, 2019 22:17 ]
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TheVision wrote: Congratulations... I reckon they'd be easy to get rid of though. Yep, if I can’t make it, I’m sure a new home could be found.

Author:	Mr Dave [ Sat May 25, 2019 3:43 ]
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GazChap wrote: Didn’t Super Methane Brothers have sucky-up backpacks? They did.... sort of. sucky guns, little in the way of backpacks.

Author:	Hearthly [ Mon May 27, 2019 12:24 ]
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A chum of mine has done a video review of Arcade Club. (This is the chap who made the intro for my channel, and he was one of the earliest members of the fruit machine emulation scene.) He has also challenged me to a game of Point Blank, which he will lose because I am toweringly magnificent at Point Blank. And also modest about it.

Author:	zaphod79 [ Mon Jun 10, 2019 17:19 ]
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyrobert ... announced/ Two new arcade 1-up cabs announced Quote: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will feature two games: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989) Turtles in Time (1991) The Marvel Super Heroes machine will provide three games: Marvel Super Heroes, X-Men Children of the Atom, The Punisher

Author:	Satsuma [ Mon Jun 10, 2019 19:58 ]
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Says here they’re about 4’ tall.

Author:	zaphod79 [ Thu Jun 13, 2019 15:23 ]
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https://toybook.com/arcade1up-brings-cl ... wars-home/ Next 1up cabinet is the classic Atari Star Wars games

Author:	Dr Zoidberg [ Thu Jun 13, 2019 18:09 ]
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That's interesting. Something you can't play properly on Mame is way more tempting

Author:	DavPaz [ Thu Jun 13, 2019 18:21 ]
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Is it a proper vector projection screen, or is it rasterised?

Author:	Dr Zoidberg [ Thu Jun 13, 2019 18:22 ]
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DavPaz wrote: Is it a proper vector projection screen, or is it rasterised? If it includes ROTJ it can't be Vector

Author:	DavPaz [ Thu Jun 13, 2019 18:24 ]
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Dr Zoidberg wrote: DavPaz wrote: Is it a proper vector projection screen, or is it rasterised? If it includes ROTJ it can't be Vector Shame. I didn't think it would be, of course but we can live in hope

Author:	Grim... [ Sat Jun 22, 2019 19:44 ]
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TheVision wrote: Yesterday I went to the Arcade Club in Bury and had the place to myself for reasons. I went there today! I enjoyed the mental Japanese table-flipping game.

Author:	Dimrill [ Sun Jun 23, 2019 20:42 ]
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This has all the hallmarks of being a record sale price for a Speccy game: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Robocop-III- ... 4368943025

Author:	zaphod79 [ Wed Jun 26, 2019 21:13 ]
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Ashens !

Author:	Sir Taxalot [ Thu Jun 27, 2019 1:45 ]
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zaphod79 wrote: Ashens ! I thought that was pretty shit actually, I've enjoyed Ashens stuff in the past but this just didn't work for me

Author:	zaphod79 [ Sun Jul 28, 2019 20:23 ]
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Out chinny Chinnyvision with 17 different versions of Outrun

Author:	Satsuma [ Sun Jul 28, 2019 22:54 ]
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Got 1 minute and 53 seconds into that video and knew it wasn’t for me. Amateur hour. Literally an hour.