New retro console games

SubCog · Nov 13, 2018, 07:43 PM

I'm really fascinated by this trend of making homebrew games for retro consoles. I'll post some examples in this thread.

[NES]Micro Mages, very fun game, movement reminds me alot of super meat boy. I played 3 player at PRGE this year. Super impressive.

Cool video about how they fit it in 40kb.

SubCog · Nov 13, 2018, 07:48 PM

Sydney Hunter games, coming out on nearly everything, including SNES, Master System, Colecovision, C64, etc. (also switch, xbone, ps4)

This is a venture from a youtuber named Gamester81, along with a team of devs. I saw him showcase the switch version at PGRE this year. Game looks great, and takes cues from many games, but its biggest influence is Montezuma's revenge.

Master system version:

Switch version:

SubCog · Nov 13, 2018, 07:55 PM

[Genesis]Wolfenstein 3d - Amazing port that really shouldn't be able to exist. I don't think it's been released on a cartridge at this point, but apparently runs great on an everdrive.

Side-by-side comparison against the SNES version. Keep in mind that the SNES version uses the FX2 chipset, while the Genesis version has no special chips.

SubCog · Nov 13, 2018, 07:59 PM

[Atari 2600]Pac-Man 4k - Amazing modern port that fits in the same 4k constraints as the official Pac-Man game for the 2600.

Compare against the original Pac-Man for 2600, prolly the worst pacman game ever.

Also check out Pac-Man 8k, which really takes it to the next level. Although I believe it's a different author, but clearly using many of the same tricks as teh 4k version.

Seyiji · Nov 13, 2018, 09:08 PM

Oh hai..

Also..

Also on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/837190/TANGLEWOOD/

SubCog · Jan 28, 2021, 04:35 PM

Here's an in-progress version of Doom. Runs surprisingly smooth. Hopefully this is real and it actually launches someday.

I modded a controller to play wolfenstein with shoulder strafe buttons. Hopefully Doom will be able to use it too?

SubCog · Jan 28, 2021, 04:40 PM

More Genesis games:

Xeno Crisis, amazing twin-stick shooter, looks alot like Smash TV:

Paprium, which is on an 80mb cart:

SubCog · Jan 28, 2021, 04:48 PM

Also, there's a homebrew version of Doom for 3D0 that runs alot better than the official version:

OptidDoom

Compare to the official 3D0 port, for reference:

OverclockN' · Jan 28, 2021, 07:35 PM

Xeno Crisis looks like amazing fun! Man, I really like Smash TV, so that one hits home.

DeathKnight · Jan 28, 2021, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SubCog

Compare to the official 3D0 port, for reference:

Here's an interesting story from the developer who did the 3DO port and why it was bad (short story: not enough time)

Crawdaddy79 · Feb 2, 2021, 07:03 AM

^Interesting story about typical corporate shenanigans, of which I was unaware in 1996. All I knew was the 3DO port was awful. Compared to a game like PO'ed it was clearly not a hardware limitation that held it back.

The Jaguar port was very well done in comparison.

EDIT: Still watching. Neat to see the person who essentially built Killing Time. That was a fantastic game. Used FMV sequences and integrated it into the map so that live action ghosts looked and acted like holograms.

SubCog · Feb 2, 2021, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crawdaddy79

^Interesting story about typical corporate shenanigans, of which I was unaware in 1996. All I knew was the 3DO port was awful. Compared to a game like PO'ed it was clearly not a hardware limitation that held it back.

The Jaguar port was very well done in comparison.

EDIT: Still watching. Neat to see the person who essentially built Killing Time. That was a fantastic game. Used FMV sequences and integrated it into the map so that live action ghosts looked and acted like holograms.

So the Saturn had multiple games that released early in sub-par states, and then later released improved versions of. Virtual Fighter, Daytona, and maybe a few others? Maybe 3D0 should have done that too.

**Trunks0** · Feb 2, 2021, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SubCog

So the Saturn had multiple games that released early in sub-par states, and then later released improved versions of. Virtual Fighter, Daytona, and maybe a few others? Maybe 3D0 should have done that too.

The 3DO wasn't a success, so there probably wasn't enough of a call for it.

SubCog · Mar 10, 2021, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SubCog

Here's an in-progress version of Doom. Runs surprisingly smooth. Hopefully this is real and it actually launches someday.

Well shoot, it's not really real afterall... turns out it's doing most of the game's processing on the FPGA on the mega everdrive. So it's not a hyper-optimized port running on the Genesis hardware. Cool project, but I was hoping for something different, and frankly something impossible.

Sasquach · Mar 11, 2021, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SubCog

[Genesis]Wolfenstein 3d - Amazing port that really shouldn't be able to exist. I don't think it's been released on a cartridge at this point, but apparently runs great on an everdrive.

Side-by-side comparison against the SNES version. Keep in mind that the SNES version uses the FX2 chipset, while the Genesis version has no special chips.

Didnt wolf3d snes come out before any of the super FX chips? I thought it was strictly mode7 effects.

It was DOOM That uses the FX2 chip, and surprisingly was a better port than some of its more powerful counterparts.

Mangler · Mar 11, 2021, 09:44 AM

There's no fancy chips in the wolf3d cart.

SubCog · Mar 11, 2021, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sasquach

Didnt wolf3d snes come out before any of the super FX chips? I thought it was strictly mode7 effects.

It was DOOM That uses the FX2 chip, and surprisingly was a better port than some of its more powerful counterparts.

Oh, you're right. I'm getting it mixed up with Doom.

Nascar24 · Mar 13, 2021, 06:59 PM

My last couple of days retro purchases, heavily marked down at Walmart.

And now both are out of stock, I was surprised they lasted 2 days in stock as the markdowns were more then 50 percent. The Atgames setup looks like it can do alot as well as being wireless.

borat · Mar 13, 2021, 10:09 PM

Damn, those are both awesome! Personally I think I'd prefer separate joysticks. I get that it's meant to be like actual arcades, but that's a bit unwieldy. Are you gonna put it on a coffee table? I'd even consider some sort of standup platform if you wanna be super authentic.

Still, awesome!

Nascar24 · Mar 13, 2021, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borat

Damn, those are both awesome! Personally I think I'd prefer separate joysticks. I get that it's meant to be like actual arcades, but that's a bit unwieldy. Are you gonna put it on a coffee table? I'd even consider some sort of standup platform if you wanna be super authentic.

Still, awesome!

Going to decorate my living room with retro.

, I have a small 2 chair bar type setup I'm going to stick the small Galaga cabinet on and I will see and not sure how well it will work out but I have a double wide foot stool that is the same height as the love seat/couch I'm going to set it on and connect the wireless station that comes with it to the 65" TV in the living room. Feel that might be to low but I guess I will see. I also have a sturdy folding type table that might make it better. I also like the ability to use this for my PinballFX games on steam with the buttons on the side like a pinball machine. I can connect it to my PC through USB if I want to use it for games for steam.

Also the plus with the duel sticks they have them so you can use it for dual stick games such as Robotron and smashTV.

SubCog · Mar 14, 2021, 12:39 PM

Nascar24 · Mar 14, 2021, 04:23 PM

Just got the table top Galaga and for $49 it’s pretty good, would not spend the retail price of $129 on it or even higher for some of the different game ones they have. First game I played I believe I got further then I ever did playing it on my PC, classic arcade controls for the win.

Nascar24 · Mar 15, 2021, 07:17 PM

Wholly crap CoinOPS for PC is completely awesome! Didn't even know it existed till I bought this atGames dual stick setup.

Nascar24 · Mar 16, 2021, 09:23 PM

Received the atgames dual arcade stick & trackball today, while the Bluetooth connectivity was a pain to initially get working the $99(regular $229)price was more then worth it for awesome arcade retro action with the BYO built in. Will give it a try on steam with the pinball flipper buttons and PinballFX3. Although I believe the Coinops presentation in windows is better with all that extra PC horsepower

borat · Mar 20, 2021, 11:39 AM

I actually quite like the idea of a bar type table for the joysticks with some optional stools for arcade authenticity but I assume you're talking about a bar that doesn't move? Also, I imagine since it's a living room that people would rather sit on the couch to which I say PFFT!

Nascar24 · Mar 20, 2021, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borat

I actually quite like the idea of a bar type table for the joysticks with some optional stools for arcade authenticity but I assume you're talking about a bar that doesn't move? Also, I imagine since it's a living room that people would rather sit on the couch to which I say PFFT!

Yea it’s just a bar type table off the kitchen, but it is actually part of the living room so you can also watch the TV after playing a game of galaga, would like to get the Pac-Man table top for the other chair but would never pay the actual retail prices for it, I see the Ms Pac-Man is going for $169 and included Pac-Man but no way I would pay that for one of these.

Nascar24 · Apr 7, 2021, 01:30 PM

Back on the retro fun kick I would like to get a hold of one of these. Although definitely not cheap at $699. The other issue I would have is where I would put it.

Also like everything this year, not easy to just go and purchase at the moment either.

Nascar24 · Apr 29, 2021, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nascar24

Back on the retro fun kick I would like to get a hold of one of these. Although definitely not cheap at $699. The other issue I would have is where I would put it.

Also like everything this year, not easy to just go and purchase at the moment either.

WTF, These go as quick as Video cards, tried picking one up today and it sold out before I could pay. Less then a minute. I really don't need it though as its probably best it did at $850 shipped!

I enjoy my pinball though.

SubCog · Apr 29, 2021, 05:02 PM

If anyone wants a cheaper way to do video pinball, it's worth noting that you can now run Pinball FX3 on a raspberry pi. Just sayin.

Nascar24 · Apr 29, 2021, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SubCog

If anyone wants a cheaper way to do video pinball, it's worth noting that you can now run Pinball FX3 on a raspberry pi. Just sayin.

I was looking for the real experience. I play alot of pinball just on my PC. Honestly at $850 there is nothing close to this price at this time with the expandability the atgames pinball has.

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Nov 13, 2018, 09:08 PM	#5
Seyiji Team 🌙 Moon Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manchesville Posts: 15,315	Oh hai.. Also.. Also on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/837190/TANGLEWOOD/ __________________ ,____, [^_^] /)___) -"---"- Rage3D PC Gaming Hit-List Official PC Gaming Deals Thread Has the above thread been misplaced/renamed/merged/stickied/locked? Well then there's a doins transpirin! Find the tome and bring forth the sacrifice to restore peace and order. "VIAGRA FALLS, slowly I turned, and step by step, inch by inch, I walked up to him, I smashed him, I hit him, I bonked him, I bopped him, I socked him and I mashed his face and I knocked him down."

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Jan 28, 2021, 07:35 PM	#9
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Feb 2, 2021, 07:03 AM	#11
Crawdaddy79 Radeon 8500 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 19,305	^Interesting story about typical corporate shenanigans, of which I was unaware in 1996. All I knew was the 3DO port was awful. Compared to a game like PO'ed it was clearly not a hardware limitation that held it back. The Jaguar port was very well done in comparison. EDIT: Still watching. Neat to see the person who essentially built Killing Time. That was a fantastic game. Used FMV sequences and integrated it into the map so that live action ghosts looked and acted like holograms. Last edited by Crawdaddy79 : Feb 2, 2021 at 07:16 AM.

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Mar 13, 2021, 06:59 PM	#18
Nascar24 EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: BOINGGGGGGGG! Posts: 14,352	My last couple of days retro purchases, heavily marked down at Walmart. And now both are out of stock, I was surprised they lasted 2 days in stock as the markdowns were more then 50 percent. The Atgames setup looks like it can do alot as well as being wireless. Last edited by Nascar24 : Mar 13, 2021 at 09:16 PM.

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Mar 13, 2021, 10:09 PM	#19
borat Radeon R700 Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 810	Damn, those are both awesome! Personally I think I'd prefer separate joysticks. I get that it's meant to be like actual arcades, but that's a bit unwieldy. Are you gonna put it on a coffee table? I'd even consider some sort of standup platform if you wanna be super authentic. Still, awesome!

Mar 14, 2021, 04:23 PM	#22
Nascar24 EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: BOINGGGGGGGG! Posts: 14,352	Just got the table top Galaga and for $49 it’s pretty good, would not spend the retail price of $129 on it or even higher for some of the different game ones they have. First game I played I believe I got further then I ever did playing it on my PC, classic arcade controls for the win.

Mar 15, 2021, 07:17 PM	#23
Nascar24 EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: BOINGGGGGGGG! Posts: 14,352	Wholly crap CoinOPS for PC is completely awesome! Didn't even know it existed till I bought this atGames dual stick setup.

Mar 16, 2021, 09:23 PM	#24
Nascar24 EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: BOINGGGGGGGG! Posts: 14,352	Received the atgames dual arcade stick & trackball today, while the Bluetooth connectivity was a pain to initially get working the $99(regular $229)price was more then worth it for awesome arcade retro action with the BYO built in. Will give it a try on steam with the pinball flipper buttons and PinballFX3. Although I believe the Coinops presentation in windows is better with all that extra PC horsepower

Mar 20, 2021, 11:39 AM	#25
borat Radeon R700 Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 810	I actually quite like the idea of a bar type table for the joysticks with some optional stools for arcade authenticity but I assume you're talking about a bar that doesn't move? Also, I imagine since it's a living room that people would rather sit on the couch to which I say PFFT!

Apr 7, 2021, 01:30 PM	#27
Nascar24 EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: BOINGGGGGGGG! Posts: 14,352	Back on the retro fun kick I would like to get a hold of one of these. Although definitely not cheap at $699. The other issue I would have is where I would put it. Also like everything this year, not easy to just go and purchase at the moment either.

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