Azuris

Azuris

Weltherrscher / Imperator Mundi

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Re: Rare SNES Prototype Auction Cancelled After Passing The $2 Million Mark

Azuris

@bring_on_branstons

I guess it was a cost or technological limitation of the time, i was pretty sure i have seen some third party adapers for the Super Nintendo and a quick online search shows me two, one even from Retrobit.
The one from Retrobit needs an additional cable to plug it into your TV and uses the SNES solely for power supply and controller.
Guess if Nintendo would do it themself, they surely could use it entirely as the Super Gameboy without that need.
But yes, i think we can see why they didn't release theirs, too big/clunky and no real benefit.
Btw. the Famicom Modules are small and cute, in the West with an adapter on the Super Nintendo it becomes a real tower haha.

Re: FPGA Vs Software Emulation - Which Is Best? We Asked Four Experts To Find Out

Azuris

There are many vendors out there that sell the Mister ready to go preensembled.
But yes, the Price has gone up very much, so i hope for everyone else that the Clone Board will be fine and make the Mister more available.

I am not against Emulation, love it, but to play on FPGA really is a different Thing, as it is not distinguishiable to the original Hardware.
A Game i am failing all the Time on Emulation is Contra on the Super Nintendo.

Also Consoles start to fail and bring them up to modern Levels wirh HDMI, Bluetooth, Everdrives, Stuff agains Region Lock can become very expansive.
Lets see:
Super Nintendo 80€
OSSC 160€ or Rad2X Cable 55€
Bluetooth Adaptor from 8Bitdo 20€
SD2SNES/FXPakPro 275€

Re: iPhone NES Emulator Pulled From App Store "Out Of Fear"

Azuris

Would be easier to just buy a Device that isn't as overpriced and closed.
My Motorola did cost 300€ and it runs all kind of Stuff vers nice, mostly i am using Devilution X (Diablo) with a Controller, as i am not the biggest Fan of Touch Controls.
PSX and N64 Emulation does run very nice, didn't try anything above, but a Source Port of Doom 3 runs with about 25 fps, but i haven't tested it much, Quake 3 runs flawlessly.
And yes, i have a USB Hub at Work, so i can just play with Keyboard and Mouse haha
Dosbox Magic does cost, but it is pretty well done to make an easy use on such a Device.

Re: Evercade Is Getting New "Giga Carts" To Allow For Bigger Games

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@snk2d4life

Yes, but to the human being it just feels better
Just open a NES or SNES module, the former ones have more air than hardware, the snes ones are also only half filled, if the don't use additional chips, battery etc.

Also, it is much nicer to have the Artwork and logos visible on the module, i often like them

Re: All Is Not Well In The World Of FPGA Retro Gaming

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@jbrodack

It is in case of Accuracy and CPU Power needed to do the same Task.

To Emulate via Software you need a much beefier CPU/GPU than the original System had and even than you have to make Compromises, depending on the System smaller or bigger ones.

You can see this especially with the N64.
Or my 58003D CPU, it can't emulate a Pentium 2 with 300 mhz properly, even if both are X86 and are closer as the CPU of the N64.

But both are not concurring, i use both and original Systems and love to have the Freedom nowadays to play in all possible Ways.
The Research in both also benefits each.

The Mister is also a good everything in One Device.
Upscaler, Everdrive, Console.

Good RGB Cables, OSSC and Everdrive are expansive, if i had knew beforehead, maybe i would have spared Money on some Consoles

And yes, some Games i prefer absolutely on original Hardware, such as Contra 3.
My Muscle Memory is just tooo adopted to it, i am failing all the Time on Emulation

Re: All Is Not Well In The World Of FPGA Retro Gaming

Azuris

Were people are, is Drama.
The Mister is a real Dream Machine, i would have never thought that we'll see PSX and mostly the N64 on it, i even got my original Save Games to run on it

So Kudos to all the People that worked on it with all the different Systems and Cores.

I guess they did need a Shield and Spokesman, that catches all the bad Stuff that can appear from People.

Re: Obsidian's Spy RPG Alpha Protocol Lands On GOG, 5 Years After Licensing Issues

Azuris

So i am over three hours in and the game is much fun, it feels like an typical agency series, what is a good thing.
From what i have read it was rated in europe between 70-80% and around 60 in the us, the european ratings are closer to what i am experiencing.

Edit: I am playing the sneaky way, i think i'll do a second playthrough as an aggressive A-Hole

Re: Best Street Fighter Games, Ranked By You

Azuris

Strange Order has come out.
For Example, the Remake of Street Fighter 2 on the PS3 is good looking, has a great Fanmade Soundtrack, but the NPC are just soo unforgiving, i had absolutely no fun with it.

The ones i came back again and again are II and IV in different Versions.