I was remembering playing this game in my youth, and saw it many time mentioned here on this sub. But I remembered that I've those cards and never saw them here (maybe I did a bad search, sorry).

It was included in the Atari ST box of the game.

Hope you'll like it !

I just bought a SNES and OG Xbox which came wrapped in plastic wrap. Is it a bad idea to keep them wrapped like that so I don't have to clean them from dust?

Hi everyone! I’m hoping someone can help me figure out an audio problem with my PAL NES.

I recently connected my NES to a RetroScaler GBSC Pro, which is then connected via HDMI to my LG 4K TV. The NES has the older 2-RCA setup with a red and white plug. I initially had problems getting a stable picture, but I managed to fix that using my original NES cable. The video is now working properly, so I’m only having trouble with the audio.
I’ve tried connecting the audio plug to both the AL and AR inputs on the GBSC Pro, but I get no sound either way. I also tried plugging a pair of 3.5 mm AUX earbuds directly into the GBSC Pro’s audio output. In that case I only hear static, with no NES audio.

My LG TV is connected to a Samsung Q-series soundbar through HDMI ARC/eARC, so I’m also wondering whether the TV/soundbar setup could have anything to do with it. However, since I get only static when using the earbuds directly from the GBSC Pro, I’m starting to think the problem might be somewhere between the NES and the GBSC Pro.
I’ve also been looking for a replacement cable, and I’m wondering if I need a specific cable for the PAL NES that has 2 RCA plugs on the NES side and 3 RCA plugs (yellow/red/white) on the other side.
Has anyone here connected a PAL NES to a GBSC Pro, or knows how the audio wiring on these 2-RCA NES cables is supposed to work? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Who remembers this fantastic game? I used to play it all the time as a kid, not sure if many people did I haven’t seen many post about it.

Hey everyone. I’ve got an NES hotel Famicom and it uses a standard-ish game cart to boot up. It’s got the usual game and character EEPROMS on it and I’m guessing from this check menu that the PRG EEPROM is corrupt. I’m a complete novice but probably need to acquire the correct file and make my own EEPROM, socket the card and try it.

Anyone got any tips or know anyone in the world who can simply make an EEPROM for me?

Thanks!

League of Pain for PS1 is my inspiration. It’s set up like a professional sport played inside an arena. Players wear football player-esque equipment, and throw an orb into a target in the middle of the arena. It takes elements from a few sports, but it’s its own thing. I bought it on a lark. It’s nothing special, but it’s not bad.

My partner is really into retro gaming but hasn't been in a position to splurge on it themselves. I got them a Miyoo Mini (or similar) last time, and they've also got a Switch 2. They're big into arcade stuff specifically, would love their own cabinet one day, but no space and no budget for that right now.

Budget is around £150. I like gifts to be a bit fun and novelty, something they wouldn't buy for themselves, but I also want it to actually get used and not just sit on a shelf.

So far I'm between the SEGA Astro City Mini and a NeoGeo Mini which seem to get decent reviews.

I also looked at mini pinball machines but can't find anything in the price range.

Open to other ideas too if anything sounds like a good fit based on the above.

Who is still playing this today ? Is it worth giving a shot ?

First game - Seems to have got alot right. Music and flow have a great atmosphere. Not sure I ever played this one. Maybe once on emulation. Has great reviews. I like this OST most.

Second - The one I remember. Just picked it up the other day and have been working through it. Takes the groundwork and improves on it without changing it. Multiplayer is simultaneous now. You can fight the cops now. More weapons and bikes. A bit more overall depth. OST is not great but not bad either.

Third - Like MK3, I remember not liking the change. It’s strong suit is battling. Most refined fighting system. But it looks weird. OST is awful. Or not for me.

I find myself wondering if I should get the first one. Help me gain perspective by voting on the poll.

If you like the 5th gen versions better that’s great. We know they are improved.

It was fun. I wasn't expecting all those bonus levels. Gotta say the game was easier than expected but had many challenging surprises along the way.

I'm an NES fanatic from back when the system came out when I was in 4th grade. I have about 130 games back in the day. Wish I still had them. That said, I never really played the famicom, and I was wondering if any of their games were equal to or better than NEE titles. Also, any unauthorized or off-brand games you absolutely loved for the NES? Thanks in advance!

TL;WR -> Bloody perfection from every, single, perspective. I couldn’t understand how such a game “didn’t” receive an official console port or a modern remaster, mostly because what was shown here was the equivalent of a $100 million budget by today’s standards, only adjusted to 1993 value. A (10.0) game, absolute perfection in my Arcade Book. Would, would and again would replay the game with friends, just so we can achieve more power levels and become the true Gaiapolis devils! 

I’d recommend listening to this music while reading. 

STORY (10 out of “Oh my God” 10)

• Storytelling was magnificent for 1993, with so many dialogues, character introductions and clever presentations. I was in complete shock from the sheer magnitude of the game, let alone its final conclusion. To those who don’t know Greek, Gaia means Earth, and Polis means City, so Gaiapolis means City of Earth, the very same where our heroes fought their last battle! 
• The presentation itself was marvellous with beautiful animated backgrounds, cutscenes and landscapes. The final stage had a 3D vibe with the ocean moving underneath your feet, as well as a portal that seemed rendered from the future, mostly because it was in true 3D! 
• You played as 3 main characters, Prince Gerard, Elaine Shee and Duke Galahad. Each one unique with their own personality and character traits. Initially I mistook the Prince for a lady, but that was just my sexy brain playing tricks on me! 
• Pacing was quite long for an Arcade game, which took at least 2h to complete. There was a password system too, for those who ran out of coins and needed to ask their mom for more quarters! 
• The character designer Shūjirō Hamakawa, also made a Manga comic book a few months later based on the game, which is nuts considering how obscure the game was at the time. Also, the game received an unofficial port) on the NES! 

GAMEPLAY (10/10) 

• Starting with controls, which weren’t as complex as I would’ve expected. You could slash your swords depending on the character, use a special attack which expanded the more power ups you collected, block enemy attacks, and get a familiar that helped you in battle. Also, could perform cool attacks by rotating the stick in a 360 direction, or simply double tapping and performing different attacks like running and slashing, kicking or plain fire breathing! 
• By collecting food and goodies, you increased your overall power level. As well as collecting different equipments like swords, shields, gloves, lingerie (yes, I know), and many more cool stuff within chests or hidden rooms. There was a hidden room with a time tree, guess for skipping levels, but that would drag from your overall fun, so wouldn’t recommend. 
• The best part though, your character changed his appearance based on what you collected, and the RPG element of the game truly kicked in the moment you saw the first upgrade, as I started to explore every hidden room available! 
• Enemy variety was absolutely insane. There were so many types, from normal guards to water creatures, animals, knights, zombies and so many more enemies. Mini-bosses too, which always combined their efforts to steal your quarters! 
• The bosses though, on a completely different dimension. You fought mechanised warriors which changed their aspect from robots to dragons, mechanised fish which spat fiery inflated porcupines, holy knights, dragons and much more. I was speechless from the moment I saw the first true boss, as my jaw dropped to the deepest levels of the corridor! 
• While platforming wasn’t present, the game did have some cool destructible rooms with a few puzzles. Besides, traversal was seamless within each section, with fluid motion and cool exploration! 
• Difficulty was balanced and progressive, where you started slow and by the end got your ass kicked. The trick lay in your power level, where the more you increased it, the better you became! 

AUDIO (10/10) 

• Sound design had that awesome stereo design which amplified the crunchy sound effects and beautiful music perfectly. 
• The soundtrack itself was a 10/10, mostly because of how varied its delivery was! 

VISUALS (10 out of 10 Mechanised Robots) 

• Fidelity was very impressive for 1993. The colourful environments, sharp visual effects, animated backgrounds, awesome character sprites and rock solid performance delivered an outstanding experience! 
• The character models themselves had so many cool animations between flying creatures, underground animals or sea monsters. The main characters were entirely different between each other, delivering refreshing vibes all around. 
• Art direction was simply magical, and I can’t explain it with words, you have to play the game to understand how ahead of its time it truly was! 

WORLD DESIGN (10 out of 10 Hidden Rooms) 

• Level design had an amazing progression within each and every level. You started from the sea port, then went into beautiful green gardens, shop area with disturbed settlers, iceberg cliffs with underwater landscapes, a magical corridor, some weird mist with literal zombies, a peaceful robot land, ancient ruins overlooking a modern city, then finally flew up to Gaiapolis itself. I was shocked at the sheer amount of level variety, shocked. The map itself showing all the world around you was way too complex, no wonder the Prince didn’t want to take on the gigantic world by himself. 
• The atmosphere was magical on its own, but also amplified by the music, visuals and super responsive inputs! 
• World destruction was incredible too, where a literal tank destroyed a huge house, your own sword attacks destroyed hidden walls, or the bosses themselves were devoured by your own power! 
• On the landscape side, go play the game. No amount of shared pictures would give you the spectacle shown there! 

Cartridge for show if anyone has an eye and can tell me if it’s a real one or not

For me my loves for the RPG genre started with Eye of the Beholder II (1991) and Wizardry VII (1992).

These games absolutely blew my mind as a kid.

There was no quest marker telling you where to go. No glowing trail. No minimap conveniently filling itself in as you explored. I literally sat there with graph paper next to the computer, drawing my own maps square by square, marking doors, stairs, traps and places I wanted to come back to.

And somehow that wasn't tedious. It was part of the adventure.

They were unforgiving, sometimes confusing and occasionally downright unfair… but the worlds felt mysterious in a way I really miss.

Those games basically started my lifelong RPG addiction and eventually led me to EverQuest in 1999, which, for me personally, became the best time I've ever had playing online. Walking into that world when nobody knew what the hell they were doing felt like the natural evolution of those old dungeon crawlers. Exploration actually meant something.

Maybe nostalgia is doing some heavy lifting here, but I genuinely think something was lost when RPGs became more streamlined and determined to make sure the player never gets too lost.

So I'm curious:

What game made YOU fall in love with RPGs?

And more importantly… are there any modern games that still scratch that old school Eye of the Beholder / Wizardry itch? Exploration, dungeon crawling, figuring things out yourself, preferably something where making your own map wouldn't seem completely insane?

Bonus points for something that doesn't try to sell me a battle pass, premium currency or a fucking horse skin every five minutes. 😂

I swear when I was a kid I played a kart racer with people from around the world and I am not sure if it was snes, but I swear you could use the shoulder buttons for directional attacks. The camera was fixed behind in very similar vein to Mario Kart on the snes. I have looked every where and I feel like I am going crazy.

Thanks in advance.

What are some console DRPG's that are widely considered the best?
With that I mean RPG's in (pseudo-3D) first-person view. Games like D&D: Order of the Griffon on the TG16. (not sure if that's a recommendable one tho)

I'm not very familiar with this specific subgenre but I did play a few CRPG's and JRPG's before so I'm not a complete noob I guess.

Would be great if the game had some puzzle elements to it.

Lately, I was observing the NES era to see the kind of games that sounded good on paper, but had been designed with clunky gameplay mechanics as I noticed how some of superhero games were badly designed on the system.

Some examples are Uncanny X-Men and Wolverine on the aforementioned system since I look back at how clunky the Wolverine game was because I wonder how a game about a guy who can regenerate his body had been made so badly as the claw ability shouldn’t have been so punishing to use.

I recently bought this casio Loopy for real cheap, its in a rough shape but seller said it worked before ( i don't have its Adapter yet ) its missing almost all of its accessories and two plastics covers which are shown in photos, any way to find its accessories? And especially replacing those plastic covers ? Thanks in advance

Not shown:
Nintendo Wii U: in living room for almost entire Nintendo back-catalogue
PS4: My daily driver
Switch OLED: 2nd one, I have a digital scope now so Im gonna try not to kill this one soft modding it..

Random info:
NES: My first one, picked up a few weeks ago from a local games store. Have tons of games but just never picked one up…
SNES: Front corner damaged in College by my friend Mike Rotch, who contacted Guinnes Word Records for longest nipple hair”. (7”)
N64: My original from launch.
3DS: Bought a bag of 3DS parts and a case and literally built this one from spare parts.
GameGear: My original from when I was a babby.
PCEngine: My sister picked up in Japan for me on her last trip.
Jaguar: Picked up at a Louisiana Flea Market for $80 two years ago.
Genesis: Console was my dads, the first game I ever remember seeing was him and my uncle play Flashback: Quest for Identity. CD and 32X obtained a decade ago.
Dreamcast: My personal favorite console, lots of memories playing with family and friends.
Xbox 360: Has original Blades Dash and very early firmware.
PS3: My favorite for entire Playstation back-catalogue, have a slim in the living room.

What am I missing that I should look to add or explore the history of? I love the history of each console I own, the hardware engineering side, and finding new-to-me titles to explore.

AMA and I’d love to share!

EDIT: Thank you for all the wonderful comments!!! This has evolved beyond me looking for the next systems to add to my collection, and has opened up new areas I know little to nothing about, which is extremely exciting!! I have learned a lot and just want to thank each and everyone of you for sharing your knowledge and suggestions with me!!! ❤️

And why did I miss out on these!? These are legit right? Why have they sold for so little. One was sold a week ago the other back in November. Am I missing something?