We've tried beers, they taste like beers.
 
HomeHome  DiscordDiscord  TwitterTwitter  YouTubeYouTube  Latest imagesLatest images  SearchSearch  GintendoGintendo  GRcadeGRcade  RegisterRegister  Log inLog in  

 

 Random retro thoughts

Go down 
+9
masofdas
gjones
Treesmurf
JayMoyles
The Cappuccino Kid
ZeroJones
Buskalilly
Jimbob
The_Jaster
13 posters
Go to page : Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10  Next
AuthorMessage
The Cappuccino Kid
Mani Mani Statue
The Cappuccino Kid


Posts : 6737
Points : 6899
Join date : 2013-02-25
Age : 105
Location : East of Mombasa

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptySun 12 Sep 2021 - 19:46

I watched that the other night, and I thought it was pretty audacious how he went in on Mark Green and Jes Bickham. Especially with Mark Green during his South Park Rally chat, it almost felt personal.

The choice of games wasn't so bold though, it's mostly safe stuff that I think anybody can agree on. NGamer Magazine was the one that I thought ripped the pish with suspect reviews. I blew hundreds of pounds on games that Matthew Castle & co got really excited about - games that were free for them, but the best part of fifty quid for me. Evil or Very Mad
Back to top Go down
Balladeer
DIVINE LONELINESS
Balladeer


Posts : 26442
Points : 25277
Join date : 2013-01-16
Age : 35
Location : Admintown

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptyMon 13 Sep 2021 - 20:16

'It was packed with a team of writers who weren't bound by political correctness' is a very good way to make me start second-guessing my childhood. Pale I'll watch the entire thing later, but that's a dreadful start.
Back to top Go down
https://balladsandwords.wordpress.com/
Buskalilly
Galactic Nova
Buskalilly


Posts : 15057
Points : 15235
Join date : 2013-02-25
Age : 34
Location : Nagano

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptyTue 14 Sep 2021 - 7:47

When I hear Tim Weaver, Matthew Castle and so on talk about those old mag days now, they are quick to lament that there was a pretty bad "lad culture" at the time, I don't think it's too surprising.

Still, they were never as bad as ONM, who literally called things they thought were a bit lame "gay".
Back to top Go down
https://www.gintendo.co.uk/a-luke-at-japan
The Cappuccino Kid
Mani Mani Statue
The Cappuccino Kid


Posts : 6737
Points : 6899
Join date : 2013-02-25
Age : 105
Location : East of Mombasa

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptyTue 14 Sep 2021 - 16:06

N64 Pro Magazine was more about sport, bevvy and normalising sexism than it was about N64. At least from back when I was growing up, I don’t think the stereotypical lad culture was as fierce in the Nintendo magazines as it was with the PlayStation magazines. I can’t think of any pre-mid ‘00s games magazines that weren’t guilty of it to some extent. It’s mental to go back to something like an old issue of Official Nintendo Magazine and see an advert for a phone wallpaper of Michelle Marsh’s cameltoe printed parallel to an 86% review for Spongebob Squarepants on the GBA.
Back to top Go down
Balladeer
DIVINE LONELINESS
Balladeer


Posts : 26442
Points : 25277
Join date : 2013-01-16
Age : 35
Location : Admintown

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptyTue 14 Sep 2021 - 21:30

Oh yeah, there was definitely some bad stuff going on in the adverts across all magazines. The Cheatmaster's leather-clad female equivalent springs to mind. And occasionally I remember Scullion's words about how the NGamer-ONM rivalry got quite nasty. I still cling to the hope that, as you both say, it was better than others of the same time. CVG was a heck of a lot worse from the few issues I got.
Back to top Go down
https://balladsandwords.wordpress.com/
gjones
Disciple of Scullion
gjones


Posts : 1671
Points : 1704
Join date : 2015-01-12
Age : 37
Location : Swindon

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptyWed 15 Sep 2021 - 9:14

The Cappuccino Kid wrote:
an advert for a phone wallpaper of Michelle Marsh’s cameltoe printed parallel to an 86% review for Spongebob Squarepants on the GBA.

Laughing And I'm not sure what's worse. I do remember those and even at the time wondering who would want (let alone pay for) a chronic leaf or a squirting cock.

Buskalily wrote:
Still, they were never as bad as ONM, who literally called things they thought were a bit lame "gay".

I definitely recall Greystation, but Gaystation and Shaturn ring a bell too. It was only a few years earlier SEGA were using "poof" in their Street Fighter 2 adverts. As great as those days were for gaming, we have come a long way really.
Back to top Go down
Jimbob
Bargain Hunter
Jimbob


Posts : 4635
Points : 4661
Join date : 2013-01-15
Age : 42
Location : Milton Keynes

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptySun 19 Sep 2021 - 14:30

The Cappuccino Kid wrote:
Michelle Marsh’s cameltoe
72%, Amiga Power, July 1996
Back to top Go down
https://cat-in-eight-bytes.itch.io/
masofdas
The Next Miyamoto
masofdas


Posts : 24004
Points : 24404
Join date : 2013-01-18
Age : 34
Location : VITA Island

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptySun 19 Sep 2021 - 17:45

Sony must have taken it on the cheek because this a real thing

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 R4m3dr10
Back to top Go down
The Cappuccino Kid
Mani Mani Statue
The Cappuccino Kid


Posts : 6737
Points : 6899
Join date : 2013-02-25
Age : 105
Location : East of Mombasa

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptyThu 25 Nov 2021 - 18:53

Today, on this Thanksgiving occasion, I would like all my GNamer Forum brethren to come together, celebrate our blessings and be thankful for Quiz Party on the Wii.

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 81F5LYz25RL._AC_SY500_

Perhaps the best of the Roy Walker computer games, although I’ve not played The Last of Us or The Witcher 3, so I don’t know for sure if Roy Walker’s in them or not.
Back to top Go down
The_Jaster
Din
The_Jaster


Posts : 11968
Points : 12060
Join date : 2013-01-15
Age : 40
Location : Underground Corpse Pile.

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptyMon 29 Nov 2021 - 12:58

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 JIM025_GreetingCard_RoyAT-ATStarWarsWalker_15cm_72dpi_1200x1200
Back to top Go down
Buskalilly
Galactic Nova
Buskalilly


Posts : 15057
Points : 15235
Join date : 2013-02-25
Age : 34
Location : Nagano

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptyMon 29 Nov 2021 - 23:32

Laughing Laughing Laughing
Back to top Go down
https://www.gintendo.co.uk/a-luke-at-japan
The Cappuccino Kid
Mani Mani Statue
The Cappuccino Kid


Posts : 6737
Points : 6899
Join date : 2013-02-25
Age : 105
Location : East of Mombasa

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptySat 5 Feb 2022 - 10:23

Old receipts in retro games was mentioned in the Last Game You Finished thread, so I thought I'd dig out my favourite one:

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Img_2039

You have to say 'fair play' to the Dundee student who bought Alone In The Dark 4 for full price, quickly went 'nah, balls to that' and punted it for a brand-spanking-new copy of KuruKuru Kururin.

GAME's 10 day returns policy was a thing of beauty. No idea why anybody bothered their arse with Blockbuster when this was a thing.


Last edited by The Cappuccino Kid on Sat 5 Feb 2022 - 10:33; edited 2 times in total
Back to top Go down
masofdas
The Next Miyamoto
masofdas


Posts : 24004
Points : 24404
Join date : 2013-01-18
Age : 34
Location : VITA Island

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptySat 5 Feb 2022 - 10:29

I used to abuse the return policy in GameStation, a lot.
Back to top Go down
Balladeer
DIVINE LONELINESS
Balladeer


Posts : 26442
Points : 25277
Join date : 2013-01-16
Age : 35
Location : Admintown

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptySat 5 Feb 2022 - 16:59

Aw, KuruKuru Kururin was definitely one I missed out on because I was young and foolish at the time. Aww!
Back to top Go down
https://balladsandwords.wordpress.com/
Buskalilly
Galactic Nova
Buskalilly


Posts : 15057
Points : 15235
Join date : 2013-02-25
Age : 34
Location : Nagano

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptyTue 8 Feb 2022 - 11:19

I don't think I've played much, or indeed any, Kururin in my life but any time something has to spin to get past something else, that's what my brain thinks about.
Back to top Go down
https://www.gintendo.co.uk/a-luke-at-japan
The Cappuccino Kid
Mani Mani Statue
The Cappuccino Kid


Posts : 6737
Points : 6899
Join date : 2013-02-25
Age : 105
Location : East of Mombasa

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptyFri 4 Mar 2022 - 13:13

The sheer disrespect that Rumble Racing got in the 2001 GOTY cycle is an absolute crime. Anyway have a nice weekend everybody.

Back to top Go down
gjones
Disciple of Scullion
gjones


Posts : 1671
Points : 1704
Join date : 2015-01-12
Age : 37
Location : Swindon

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptyFri 4 Mar 2022 - 14:20

I recall it getting a 9/10 in one of the PS2 mags at the time - PSW probably as that's the only one I remember buying. I need to give it another bash. Then I'll see if I can play some Rumble Racing again.
Back to top Go down
Balladeer
DIVINE LONELINESS
Balladeer


Posts : 26442
Points : 25277
Join date : 2013-01-16
Age : 35
Location : Admintown

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptyFri 4 Mar 2022 - 21:23

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Boo-this-man-gif-7
Back to top Go down
https://balladsandwords.wordpress.com/
masofdas
The Next Miyamoto
masofdas


Posts : 24004
Points : 24404
Join date : 2013-01-18
Age : 34
Location : VITA Island

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptySun 6 Mar 2022 - 11:50

Only found about Game Sack because of Cappa, they've just put up a video about the Wii.


Good little video, and as someone who missed the Wii that's a good mix of stuff, with most of it looking like it holds up still thanks to art styles.
Back to top Go down
gjones
Disciple of Scullion
gjones


Posts : 1671
Points : 1704
Join date : 2015-01-12
Age : 37
Location : Swindon

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptyTue 8 Mar 2022 - 9:58

Enjoy a bit of Game Sack and that was no different. Still miss Dave though. The editing on the console breakdown with all the satisfying clicks and clunks is some of the best stuff on YouTube.
Back to top Go down
The Cappuccino Kid
Mani Mani Statue
The Cappuccino Kid


Posts : 6737
Points : 6899
Join date : 2013-02-25
Age : 105
Location : East of Mombasa

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptyTue 8 Mar 2022 - 16:52

I missed Dave too. But then I found out he's a big Trump guy, so bollocks to him.

Anyway, I watched that Wii episode last night and I quite enjoyed it. There wasn’t a ton that was new unearthed though, mostly just covering games that anybody with a concentrated interest in the Wii would know about. There’s dozens of interesting Wii games that you never hear anybody talking about – off the top of my head, GTI Club Super Festa!, The Munchables, Let’s Tap and Tornado Outbreak spring to mind. I thought Game Sack would have been the perfect show to give them that sort of coverage.
Back to top Go down
The Cappuccino Kid
Mani Mani Statue
The Cappuccino Kid


Posts : 6737
Points : 6899
Join date : 2013-02-25
Age : 105
Location : East of Mombasa

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptySun 15 May 2022 - 8:42

Ex-NGamer forumite PheonixAsh (I think that was his username?) publishes Retro News Round-Up videos on YouTube. He does this on the first day of every month, and the May 2022 one marks ten years of it.



Anybody else watch these?
Back to top Go down
masofdas
The Next Miyamoto
masofdas


Posts : 24004
Points : 24404
Join date : 2013-01-18
Age : 34
Location : VITA Island

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptySun 15 May 2022 - 12:06

I do sub to them
Back to top Go down
gjones
Disciple of Scullion
gjones


Posts : 1671
Points : 1704
Join date : 2015-01-12
Age : 37
Location : Swindon

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptyTue 17 May 2022 - 23:19

The Cappuccino Kid wrote:
Piepacker - a cloud gaming platform with a social focus - has gone into open Beta.

https://piepacker.com/ 

There's about sixty games here, with a mixture of indies, SNES, Mega Drive, PlayStation, N64, Neo Geo, GBA and Arcade. They're mostly pretty good games as well - could be worth a look.

Looks like Piepacker has rebranded as Jam.gg - I had a look and it's a lot slicker now. I got it working and had a few games of Magical Drop II without any issue. Street Racer chugged, yet Metal Slug X ran like a dream even with a webcam on. It did suffer slowdown when the screen was busy, but I think Metal Slug always does that. Breakout on the PS1 is a horrible game, but it's unclear if it's because of input lag or it's just a pile of shite.

If anyone fancies a bash on some old games, let me know.
Back to top Go down
Treesmurf
Dry Metal Baby Princess
Treesmurf


Posts : 4195
Points : 4197
Join date : 2013-01-17
Age : 34
Location : Manneh

Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 EmptyWed 18 May 2022 - 22:54

The Cappuccino Kid wrote:
Ex-NGamer forumite PheonixAsh (I think that was his username?) publishes Retro News Round-Up videos on YouTube. He does this on the first day of every month, and the May 2022 one marks ten years of it.



Anybody else watch these?

That's it, I was literally trying to remember who it was behind the account yesterday, I watch from time to time and it's good stuff, I'm not as in to my retro as most so it's a good way for me to keep up to date.
Back to top Go down
https://www.youtube.com/user/treesmurf11/featured
Sponsored content





Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Random retro thoughts   Random retro thoughts - Page 8 Empty

Back to top Go down
 
Random retro thoughts
Back to top 
Page 8 of 10Go to page : Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10  Next
 Similar topics
-
» Last Retro Game You Finished And Your Thoughts
» Random Gaming Thoughts II ~News Items Beware~
» Random Switch-Related Thoughts and Stuff (No News Here)
» Random Gaming Thoughts Thread *NO NEWS ITEMS*
» Last Retro game you DIDN'T finish and your thoughts (sometimes old things are bad)

Permissions in this forum:You cannot reply to topics in this forum
GNamer Forum :: Gaming Miscellaneous :: Retro-
Jump to: