Posted by DarkWitchClaire

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how many games have you 100%ed?

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Honestly? Probably none, or at least, none excluding games where 100%ing is just synonymous with beating it

Posted by Danika

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How many games do you own between each console?

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Do you seriously expect me to count them all?

Excluding computer software including the Atari 8-bit, but including SC-3000 software that also works on the SG-1000. Yes, that means I'm counting the XEGS as a computer, not a game system. What are you going to do about it, Tramiel? Also excluding portable systems and games that are at my parents' house just to make my life easier. To make things spicy, I will count burnt CDs and pirate games, as long as they're ones that I keep in the same pile as my usual games. (However, flash cards don't count)

Also, not doing any consoles newer than the Saturn because this is TOO MUCH WORK

Sega SG-1000
(* denotes card game)
Flicky
Monaco GP
Bank Panic*
Doki Doki Penguin Land*
Ninja Princess*

Total: 5

Nintendo Famicom
(* denotes disk system)
The Quest of Ki
Super Mario USA
Jajamaru Daibouken
Mighty Bomb Jack
Takahashi Meiji's Adventure Island
Tetris (BPS)
Ninja Jajamaru-kun
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros.
Nuts and Milk
Hydilide Special
DigDug II
Devil World
Antarctic Adventure
Pachi-com
Majou Denshi II
Thexder
LayLa
4-Player Mahjongg
Side Pocket
some other Mahjongg game I dont' care about to romanize the name
Hiryuu no Ken II
Megami Tensei II
Yuu Maze*
VS Excitebike*
Tokimeki High School*
Sylvania*
Super Mario Bros. 2*
Super Mario Bros.*
Super Lode Runner*
Smash Ping-Pong*
Risa Tachibana*
Nazo no Mursamejou*
Namida no Sokoban Special*
Monty on the Run*
Marchen Veil*
Knight Lore*
Kiki KaiKai*
Mahou Shounen Met Mag*
Green Beret*
Electrician*
Eggerland*
Ai Senshi Nicol*
Bio Miracle Bokutte Opa*
Doki Doki Panic*

Total: 45

Nintendo Entertainment System
Metalstorm
Aspect Star "N"
ShockWave
MicroMachines
Legacy of the Wizard
Rush 'n' Attack
Championship Bowling
Jackal
Gradius
Stadium Events
Pinball
Communist Mario 3

Total: 12

Sega Master System
(* denotes card game)
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
Galaxy Force
Phantasy Star
Shinobi
Sonic the Hedgehog
Space Harrier 3-D
Spellcaster
Streets of Rage
Thunder Blade
Trans Bot*
Zillion
Zillion II
Ghost House*

Total: 14

PC Engine / TurboGrafx 16
(* denotes CD games)
Keith Courage in Alpha Zones
Wonder Momo
Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo*
Ane-san*
Bonk's Adventure*
Builder Land*
FX Unit Yuki*
Moonlight Lady*
Monster Lair*
Popful Mail*
PuyoPuyo CD*
Valis I*
Valis II*
Valis III*
Valis IV*
Ys Book I&II*
Ys III*

Total: 17

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
(* denotes Sega CD)
Awesome Possum
Blades of Vengeance
Fix-it Felix
Monster Lair
Mystic Defender
Phantasy Star II
Phantasy Star Resurrection
Space Harrier II
Virtua Racing
Wonder Boy in Monster World
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic and Knuckles
Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic Spinball
Panorama Cotton
Shi-Kin-Joh
Bram Stoker's Dracula*
Silpheed*
Popful Mail*
Out of this World / Heart of the Alien*
Sega Classics 4-in-1*
Sega Classics 5-in-1*
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective*
Sol-Feace*
Time Gal*

Total: 27

SNK Neo Geo
Baseball Stars Professional
Blue's Journey
Crossed Swords II
Flying Power Disc (Windjammers)
Gapporin
King of Fighters '94
King of Fighters 2000
Magical Drop III
Magician Lord
Metal Slug 2
Metal Slug 5
The Super Spy

Total: 12

Super Nintendo Entertainment System / Super Famicom
Street Fighter 2
Ranma 1/2 / Super Bomberman

Total: 2 (why did I sell all my collection )

Sega Saturn
Madden NFL '97
Panzer Dragoon
Magic Knight Rayearth
Phantasy Star Collection
After Burner II
Akumajou Dracula X
Bug!
Fantasy Zone
Free Talk Studio
Memorial Selection Vol. 2
Nights into Dreams
Out Run
Real Bout: Fatal Fury Special
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Eva and Good Friends
Space Harrier
Steamgear Mash
Street Fighter: The Movie
Virtual Hydilide

Total: 18

THATS IT IM DONE THIS ISNT WORTH IT

Posted by Robbie Rage

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What's the last documentary you watched?

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Probably that one about cats I watched ages ago on Netflix

Posted by AtomicAstro

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Who is TAS and how is he so good at video games?

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TAS stands for The Altimate Speedrunner. Unfortunately, by the time he noticed the typo he had already registered the account.

Posted by ゼンガー・ゾンボルト

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I don't think I've seen a pink drink in my entire life.

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Not even pink lemonade?

Posted by Danika

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Think Taryn and Dana would have gotten along the best ever?

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I don't know Dana well enough to say...

Posted by DarkWitchClaire

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favorite sega cd game?

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Popful Mail

Posted by AtomicAstro

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Thoughts on the Sakura Taisen/Sakura Wars series?

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Never played any; I'd like to, but I don't think a translated version existed for any system I own...

Posted by Rambly

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Nicole what's the net value (in US dollars) of all of the objects that you own

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at least $5

Posted by Robbie Rage

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Favorite Sega CD game?

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Popful Mail

Jeez, I'm seeing double

Posted by DarkWitchClaire

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Posted by Robbie Rage

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Favorite Sega CD game?

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didn't i just ask that?

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Oh is that why

Posted by Robbie Rage

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Posted by DarkWitchClaire

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Posted by Robbie Rage

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Favorite Sega CD game?

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didn't i just ask that?

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Yes I did. I am a blind boy.

LEAST favorite Sega CD game?

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Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective

puts me to sleep

but not actually

a video game that reliably put me to sleep would actually be pretty awesome

Posted by Danika

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Was a leap second intended for June 2020 but cancelled due to coronavirus?

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if the coronavirus kills all the leap seconds it will have done the world a favor

Posted by DarkWitchClaire

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what pc-fx games do you plan on playing?

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Lineup I got with the console is Battle Heat, Last Imperial Prince, Team Innocent, Return to Zork, and Tonari no Princess Rolfee.

Seems like a decent enough starter collection! But I'm not convinced pressing buttons does anything in Battle Heat, I think that game's a scam.

Posted by Danika

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Ooh nice, how's the 32 bit world so far?

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It's scary! The PC Engine is a polite machine with a proper 8-bit 6502-variant processor, and now NEC brings out this powerhouse?! It's too big to fit on my console bookshelf! (Not that there's any space left for it there anyway)

At least it doesn't have polygons, though. Tried to use the Sega Saturn and nearly poked my eye out.

Posted by AtomicAstro

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This is extremely specific, but how would you approach doing pixel art specifically for smaller sprites where I have to be more conservative with my pixels? (32x32, 16x16, etc.)

It's very difficult for me since I'm so used to thinking about things in terms of freehand drawing, and tend to prefer larger resolutions for pixel art as a result, but I do need to do some smaller sprites for a project I'm doing.

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I think the key thing to note is that things can look very different zoomed in and zoomed out; if there's an editor you're comfortable with that has a two-panel mode I'd highly recommend using that, or at least zooming in and out a lot.

It's interesting that you say you find it harder; I find small sprites easier than freehand drawing, I think because it's easier to hide errors.

Posted by Robbie Rage

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Do you own / have owned a Sega Dreamcast?

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Yep; as a kid we only rented one, so it's cool to have my own now.

Posted by DarkWitchClaire

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how many crts do you own?

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Two-- an Apple Monitor /// and a consumer Panasonic which only has a composite input.

I get my RGB fix from upscalers on flatscreens

Posted by Robbie Rage

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Favorite Dreamcast Game?

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Sonic Adventure

Posted by Danika

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Ever wanted a box copy of Windows Me?

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If I saw one in a thrift store in good shape for cheap, I'd grab it-- but I wouldn't go out of my way for one.

Posted by DarkWitchClaire

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favorite saturn game?

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Probably Steamgear Mash, but I haven't played Magic Knight Rayearth in ages, probably worth playing that again to see because I remember it being really good.

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

Would you install Windows Me on a 200MHz Pentium MMX?

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.

Foone is awesome; we should get them to post here

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