I was curious if the whole playing an old, out-of-print game was limited to Overpower for everyone or if it extended to video games too like it does for me. I find myself playing mostly games from the SNES era on my Wii. I don't own any other next-gen console. Although an X-Box is severely tempting for Arkham Asylum and Arkham City. Otherwise I stick to 16-bit or 8-bit classics and then some of the actual Wii games.
The system plugged up to my tv right now is Nintendo. Tetris is the game in the box. :D
Quote from: Nostalgic on April 08, 2011, 09:45:56 PM
The system plugged up to my tv right now is Nintendo. Tetris is the game in the box. :D
A-mazing. My brother has our old nes and snes. Last time we played we had four people playing M.U.L.E.
I still connect my Genesis from time to time, though I mostly just emulate it on my DS. I play Tetris on my DS, though I prefer to play it only if its fast.
Here's my Genesis:
(http://up.jackt.ca/SUPERSONIC.jpg)
Quote from: Jack on April 08, 2011, 09:52:59 PM
I still connect my Genesis from time to time, though I mostly just emulate it on my DS. I play Tetris on my DS, though I prefer to play it only if its fast.
I haven't had a Genesis in a long time. I emulate it on my DS or on my Wii. I love hacking the Wii. I have an emulator for like every old system I never owned.
That PS2 in the background is hacked too, there's actually 2 PS2s in the family as I have one with me.
I hacked my PS2 so I could play games off a hard drive, but I haven't used it in so long it sits in storage now. We used it mostly for Karaoke, but I like the Karaoke on the Wii better anyway.
@ Jack
Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot?
ROTFLMAO!!! :D
Awesome.
During college a bunch of guys in my dorm brought their nintendos with them freshman year. Everyone borrowed everyone's old games and it became a bit of a "retro cool" thing. I remeber playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (which I hadn't played in like a decade :D) and thinking now that I'm all grown up I'm going to beat this game no problem. Once I got to the final technodrom with all 4 turtles it got crazy hard and I still lost. I just gave up on it after that. LOL!
The Pro Action Replay was the hardest thing to get from that bunch.
Does Dreamcast count as a retro system? We have 2 of those too. :P
Jack you have the Washington Monument of retro systems. LoL!
(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k523/bluemarine30/Misc/Pics/washington-monument-address1.jpg)
Dreamcast is the best video gaming system ever created, by far. Other than a PC, its the only gaming system I currently own (although i know my NES, SneS and Genesis are laying around somewhere in the garage of my parents house), and the only gaming system I will ever need. So Innovative.
And yes Jack, when i think of the 56K modem in it, I definitely think RETRO. ;)
Quote from: drdeath25 on April 09, 2011, 01:38:45 PMDreamcast is the best video gaming system ever created, by far.
Seconded. So many good games, most I ever bought for a system. Don't have all my games still, but still got the system, and I break it out now and again ;)
No need to buy dreamcast games, just download a boot disc.
Anyone want to rate their top 5 favorite dreamcast games? I'll go first...
1. Skies of Arcadia
2. Shenmue
3. Jet Set Radio
4. Marvel vs. Capcom 2
5. Soul Calibur
Honorable Mentions: Powerstone, Virtua Tennis, NFL2k1, Phantasy Star Online, Seaman, Space Channel 5.
Anyone else want to list a top 5? It's so hard to narrow it down to only five. What am I forgetting?
Post Merge: July 14, 2011, 09:59:43 AM
Also, The VCD Player ability the dreamcast has, was awesome back before DVD burners became as inexpensive as they are today.
Marvel vs Capcom 2, Virtual Tennis, Powerstone, Crazy Taxi, Street Fighter III - Third Strike would be my pick for top 5.
Quote from: drdeath25 on April 09, 2011, 03:16:29 PM
Anyone want to rate their top 5 favorite dreamcast games? I'll go first...
4. Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Speaking of MvC2, has anyone been playing MvC3? It's not as good as 2, but then again few games are. It made me think about what kind of promotional stuff they would be able to do if Overpower still existed, like some promo cards as a bonus for pre-ordering the video game. It would be a cool tie-in since you could use the official art from MvC3, name the special cards after things they say during a match, etc...
(http://i.imgur.com/KmcOXl.jpg)
Well, a month or so ago I had a Atari 2600, NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Gameboy SP, DS Lite, Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, PS1, PS2, PS3, X-Box, and a X-Box 360.
Unfortunately bills needed to be paid. So, now I only have the NES, N64, DS Lite, 360 and PS3. I'll be the first to admit. I teared up a little.
Quote from: Ranerdar on April 09, 2011, 11:49:15 PM
Well, a month or so ago I had a Atari 2600, NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Gameboy SP, DS Lite, Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, PS1, PS2, PS3, X-Box, and a X-Box 360.
Unfortunately bills needed to be paid. So, now I only have the NES, N64, DS Lite, 360 and PS3. I'll be the first to admit. I teared up a little.
I know those pains, my friend :'(
Hmm...
Soul Calibur
Crazy Taxi
SFIII Third Strike
MvC2
Ikaruga
I honestly could have made the entire top 5 all fighting games, but I threw Crazy Taxi and Ikaruga in there cuz I did log ridiculouse hours into those. DC was your system if you wanted fighters, though. I loved me some Power Stone as well. That's it, I'm busting the DC out today :p
Quote from: Onslaught on April 09, 2011, 10:22:16 PMSpeaking of MvC2, has anyone been playing MvC3? It's not as good as 2, but then again few games are. It made me think about what kind of promotional stuff they would be able to do if Overpower still existed, like some promo cards as a bonus for pre-ordering the video game. It would be a cool tie-in since you could use the official art from MvC3, name the special cards after things they say during a match, etc...
How baller would that be? MvC3 is actually the main game I'm playing right now. It's also actually the game that got me back into Overpower, through conversations about Marvel while speculating on how the game would turn out. Yeah, it's no MvC2, but it's tons of fun IMO. I'm on PS3 as SketchKoopa.
Wow, that's a lot of love for the Dreamcast. I never played it myself but my friends have. And from what I understand, they system only died because of Sony working so hard to kill it. The joke was on them when the X-Box actually took market share and is now out-selling their current system. So, ha ha. But anyway, I do like the look of some of the Dreamcast games, but right now I have the Wii and I don't think I want to try to add another console to my TV until I get one with more inputs. I am quite happy with all the eras of gaming I have on the Wii anyway. In a fun twist I have been playing Final Fantasy IV: The After Years which is retro gaming with a brand new game. That's just delightful. Actually though, the game is full of problems but I'm willing to forgive them for the chance to see my favorite FF characters back for more fun.
Quote from: Palatinus on April 11, 2011, 09:44:14 AM
Wow, that's a lot of love for the Dreamcast. I never played it myself but my friends have. And from what I understand, they system only died because of Sony working so hard to kill it.
My friends and I like to joke that Shenmue single handedly killed the Dreamcast :P. Good game, but $70 million in production with bad sales, and you got yourself a bankruptcy.
Dreamcast pioneered a lot, though. One of the first consoles with a modem, the VMU, games that routinely benchmarked graphics (Shenmue, Soul Calibur, Jet Set Radio). I think it might have been the first to display 60 frames/second. too. /fanboy
I haven't owned any Sega systems most of my life. I got a Genesis about ten years or so ago, but I didn't keep that long. Emulating the games just made so much more sense. When I was a kid it was Nintendo, Super Nintendo and then in 2001 I got a Playstation so I could play FFVII, FFIX, and FF Tactics. In fact, most of my gaming time is spread between Final Fantasy games and Mario games. Although I did play a lot of Double Dragon II, Gradius, and Guardian Legend as well.
Speaking of videogames, my brother and I have hammered out MGSOP, including Hero and Specials for Solid Snake, Otacon, Meryl, Raiden, and Cyborg Ninja (with 3 variants). We also worked out their own set of Any Hero cards =]
We also kicked around tons of OP versions of various Final Fantasy characters. He also made/printed a Link Hero with Specials.
I'll have to post it all in the Homemade section when I have some free time...
Quote from: ncannelora on April 12, 2011, 01:26:03 PM
Speaking of videogames, my brother and I have hammered out MGSOP, including Hero and Specials for Solid Snake, Otacon, Meryl, Raiden, and Cyborg Ninja (with 3 variants). We also worked out their own set of Any Hero cards =]
We also kicked around tons of OP versions of various Final Fantasy characters. He also made/printed a Link Hero with Specials.
I'll have to post it all in the Homemade section when I have some free time...
I've always thought the Overpower format is so translatable to other types of characters. It really would be a good format for the first truly universal CCG. You even have the opportunity to make the power types mean something else for different characters while still maintaining consistency with the overall game format.
Quote from: Palatinus on April 12, 2011, 01:38:01 PM
Quote from: ncannelora on April 12, 2011, 01:26:03 PM
Speaking of videogames, my brother and I have hammered out MGSOP, including Hero and Specials for Solid Snake, Otacon, Meryl, Raiden, and Cyborg Ninja (with 3 variants). We also worked out their own set of Any Hero cards =]
We also kicked around tons of OP versions of various Final Fantasy characters. He also made/printed a Link Hero with Specials.
I'll have to post it all in the Homemade section when I have some free time...
I've always thought the Overpower format is so translatable to other types of characters. It really would be a good format for the first truly universal CCG. You even have the opportunity to make the power types mean something else for different characters while still maintaining consistency with the overall game format.
For sure. My wife bribes me occasionally by saying she'll learn to play Overpower if I agree to such-and-such. One time we even went so far as to discuss other Homemade characters she'd enjoy. Some of the notables:
Indiana Jones
Rainbow Bright
Care Bears
Phineas & Ferb
Jem
She-Ra
Quote from: ncannelora on April 12, 2011, 01:55:27 PM
Quote from: Palatinus on April 12, 2011, 01:38:01 PM
Quote from: ncannelora on April 12, 2011, 01:26:03 PM
Speaking of videogames, my brother and I have hammered out MGSOP, including Hero and Specials for Solid Snake, Otacon, Meryl, Raiden, and Cyborg Ninja (with 3 variants). We also worked out their own set of Any Hero cards =]
We also kicked around tons of OP versions of various Final Fantasy characters. He also made/printed a Link Hero with Specials.
I'll have to post it all in the Homemade section when I have some free time...
I've always thought the Overpower format is so translatable to other types of characters. It really would be a good format for the first truly universal CCG. You even have the opportunity to make the power types mean something else for different characters while still maintaining consistency with the overall game format.
For sure. My wife bribes me occasionally by saying she'll learn to play Overpower if I agree to such-and-such. One time we even went so far as to discuss other Homemade characters she'd enjoy. Some of the notables:
Indiana Jones
Rainbow Bright
Care Bears
Phineas & Ferb
Jem
She-Ra
"Brave Heart lion will use his Carebear stare on Wolverine. Wolverine can't attack for the remainder of battle and has to give everyone hugs."
Quote from: Palatinus on April 12, 2011, 02:02:52 PM"Brave Heart lion will use his Carebear stare on Wolverine. Wolverine can't attack for the remainder of battle and has to give everyone hugs."
"...Hugs do not count toward venture total"
Lol. I definitely think Phineas & Ferb offer the most creativity. Their Grid would have to be something like 4-2-2-8 (only because they can't be 1-1-1-8). They can and do, literally build whatever they want (and in a single day!), so I could get really, really creative there ;D
I could also see an entire expansion based on He-Man and She-Ra. Also, hugs should count towards venture so long as they are not made on a battlesite. That would just be weird. Unless it is Krakoa. He needs a hug.
Xbox 360- Puzzle Quest
No other online game was more like a CCG for me. I had to have an intervention, I sold my 360 because I couldn't stop playing. I had to keep playing to maintain my #1 spot on the leader board.
I also have a bunch of emulators on my Droid X. I can play NES, SNES, GB, GBA, Genesis, and Playstation games.
You guys are making me want to dig out my Dreamcast. I bought it for cheap at the very end of it's life, and then left for college shortly after so I never really played it much. I've had Skies of Arcadia staring at me from the shelf for over a decade.
I should really dig it out and play some.
I still have many of my old consoles in working order... I don't know where they all are atm, but I have them. :D WoW takes up most of my free time these days though.
I've been getting back into old systems lately i'm planning on building a nes/snes/n64/gamecube/gameboy/gameboy advance arcade cabinet that plays the orignal games not modds. I've bought a few of the systems on craigslist and got a few extra games I dont want. Would anyone wanna trade cards for games if i got anything you like?
I'm noting a distinct lack of ColecoVision references... or is everyone just younger than me here?
Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr, Ladybug, Popeye, Time Pilot.
I've accumulated many of the old consoles (though skipped Intellivision, Neo Geo systems, and got rid of the Atari Jaguar). It was fun collecting them, but really only played just a handfull of the stuff I gathered. I keep saying "one day"... and then I end up reactivating my WoW subscription and don't think about the consoles for months. LOL
Quote from: supercal on August 22, 2011, 06:48:52 PM
I keep saying "one day"... and then I end up reactivating my WoW subscription and don't think about the consoles for months. LOL
I'm right there with ya Supercal. I've even been thinking about busting out my Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross/ FF(pick a number) games recenty and replay through, but then Raid night rolls along, or I have to work on lvling an alt to get our new healer to lvl cap, ect, ect...