Posted by DarkWitchClaire

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would you play on a real virtual boy?

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Sure, but I'd probably stop not long after with a headache

Posted by Danika

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Most unfair ROM hack you've ever played?

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Anything by Epele

Posted by AtomicAstro

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If you could own any shitty game or console just to see how bad it is AVGN style, what would you pick?

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Any of the CD-i Zeldas (I've played them in emulation only), I know they're overdone but "shovelware-quality developer with a good license" is a fun combo you don't see everyday, especially with a Nintendo license. (Even Hotel Mario is at least decent in gameplay, at least by CD-i standards)

For consoles, though the PC-FX is tempting (this is our best platformer! It's our only platformer) I think I'll go with the Sega 32X. Golden age of 2D gaming, but also has the side benefit that if I'm going to play through things, its library isn't full of boring FMVs, if we're doing Nicole-cosplaying-AVGN I think that'll be more fun

Posted by Danika

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PC-FX or 3dfx, which was better?

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Never owned a 3dfx, but I did own a PC-FX... so therefore... 3dfx must be better, I have terrible taste

Posted by DarkWitchClaire

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would you cosplay avgn?

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Battle Heat? More like Bullshit Heat! You can't even control your character! It's a turd!

...look it's the best I could throw together in two seconds okay

Posted by Robbie Rage

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Favorite AVGN episode?

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The NES Ghostbusters one.

NOW GO AND REST OUR HEROES

Posted by Danika

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Why aren't opticians considered essential but tobacconists are in New York?

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I guess people are addicted to nicotine, but aren't addicted to being able to see?

That's an odd decision to be sure.

Posted by DarkWitchClaire

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pc-engine cd or pc-fx?

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So the best platformer on the PC Engine CD is Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. The best platformer on the PC-FX is Chip-chan Kick!, a Bubble Bobble clone with preteen panty shots. So, uh, yeah, I think the choice is obvious.

But that's not quite fair-- Rondo of Blood is an amazing game, but you can tell it's really hobbled by the hardware. The HuC6280 is basically a combination between an overclocked 6502 and a memory mapper chip; it's comparable in processing power to a late NES game. The graphics have more colors and sprites than the NES, but like the NES, just has one background layer and can't do hardware parallax. The PC-FX has a 32-bit RISC CPU, six background layers, two sprite layers, and 24-bit color. Had they done Rondo of Blood on the FX it would've been amazing-- it would've outshown Symphony of the Night.

But they didn't. NEC insisted on FMVs uber alles; a console designed by Hudson Soft ended up not even getting a Bomberman game. And third parties were few and far between.

But honestly, if you asked me which I would code for-- what became Aspect Star "N" very nearly was a PC Engine CD game. (Almost certainly Super CD-ROM²) I never gave PC-FX homebrew a thought. And I'd still rather code for the PC Engine CD today. (I know the 6502, and I don't know or care to learn NEC's weirdo dead-end RISC core)

So yeah, PC Engine CD. Any day of the week. The PC-FX can hang out with the Atari Jaguar and the Commodore Amiga CD32 and discuss how much wasted potential they had.

Posted by Danika

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Dexter ever spilled something into an electronic device before?

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Nope-- and fingers crossed that doesn't change

Posted by Danika

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Ever had to stop Dexter from drinking something he's not supposed to?

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He loves to go after my breakfast since he loves milk... what a silly furry cat, that's mine

Posted by Rambly

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what if i ate your cat

to be clear this isn't a euphemism, i mean what if i literally consumed your cat. whole. to teach him a lesson about eating random things he finds.

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i would annihilate you