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Post by MIK on Dec 21, 2016 12:45:58 GMT
mattfrie1,
Some more stuff you might want to look into.
The sound effects in Saturn Doom glitch at times when played in Stereo. Played in Mono however the sound effects play fine, but also as a result of having the sound in Mono it allows the game to run slightly faster than it does in Stereo.
Doom on Saturn is being displayed in the wrong screen mode which accounts for much of the slow down it suffers imo. Doom renders at something like 320x240 (PAL) but on Saturn it's displaying that on something that is much larger. This is why the ceiling and enemy height is stretched compared to other systems.
Doom's gun code was tampered with on Saturn and has a priority to fire at almost the same rate it would normally no matter how slow the game gets. This breaks that tit-for-tat game mechanics that makes Doom the game it is on other systems! Basically the more the game slows down on Saturn the more it allows you to be ahead of the enemy and why you can rush busy levels taking little to no damage as if GOD mode has been switched on. The bad guys can't keep up when things slow down as they are locked to the frame rate which they should be..., the gun firing is not.
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Post by MIK on Nov 17, 2016 9:43:07 GMT
What do you think is hiding in Trump Tower? Yeah a load of Saturn games. Now you know how he made his millions.
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Post by MIK on Nov 15, 2016 13:59:08 GMT
I also love my games but my kids have no interest in any of it other than knowing it's worth a small fortune by ebay standards if I die.
As for prices, check out Turrican 3 on Megadrive. Less than 3 years ago mint £30... Today they are asking £150-£250 and since this price increase a load of repro's have now appeared from now where that are selling for more than what a genuine copy of Turrican 3 was selling for 36 months ago! Fucking fucked up and then some.
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Post by MIK on Nov 15, 2016 12:14:11 GMT
When running the PAL version though, 60hz is highly recommended if you want to play the game as it was intended to be seen. In 50hz it suffers with slow down, screen tearing and frame rate issues... Alpha 2 Dash is smooth like it's previous version in 50hz mind.
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Post by MIK on Nov 7, 2016 20:36:14 GMT
Cool, will do as that's something I've never tried!
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Post by MIK on Nov 7, 2016 12:43:29 GMT
As the years pass I have become lazy when it comes to getting the wheel out, and it's been a long time since I tired Need 4 Speed with it. That said you may find Need 4 Speed is a-ok with the wheel if my memory serves. If there was one game I would put my money on the wheel being better, that would be Sega Rally. You have to work for it though because you know the game is awesome with a pad! Desert should be easy enough to see better results, like the big sweeping corner after the first check point - practice trying to carry as much speed as you can through this check point and clock your best top speed before you hit the first jump. This and the very last corner are where gains can be made, could be half a second which is a lot in racing terms. I use the 3D pad with the likes of Manx TT more and more but again that's because I'm getting lazy. Like wise I use the 3D pad with Sega Touring Cars and PAL Daytona CCE for the same reason. While I remember, Sega Ages OutRun is ACE with the wheel. It's slightly twitchy with the 3D pad in tight spots so wheel for the win with this one! Wipeout 2097 I will use either the normal pad or the 3D pad, depending what takes my fancy at the time. No preference to be honest as the original Wipeout was more digital pad if you get my meaning so you get more of the same if 2097 is played the same way.
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Post by MIK on Nov 7, 2016 11:37:36 GMT
I've never had the pleasure of playing the Japanese version of CCE, only the PAL one.
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Post by MIK on Nov 7, 2016 1:01:29 GMT
CE is not really an arcade racer in it's handling in my eyes but more like a standard type of racing handling that's being played out on Daytona USA courses. You might have to slow down, you might have to brake and the handling would not be out of place if the game used real NASCAR tracks and was being sold as a more realistic racer under a different name. PS3 like the XBOX360 is as arcade perfect as you could hope for in every way. It plays like a dream though on XBOX360 with the Microsoft wireless U shape wheel using manual. I'm in the top 20 on XBOX360 for Time Attack on Dinosaur Canyon if that's anything to go by. I gave it a good lash any way lol. The original first release on Saturn, the handling is not 100% faithful but the main gist of it is there. On Saturn the car is slightly slower overall than the Arcade version. On say Dinosaur Canyon you lose more and more speed as you drift multiple corners, so by the time you reach the last corner the Saturn version can not be drifted the same because the car is slower at this point... It doesn't break the game these slight speed differences, you just have to make do with what you have. Sometimes its better to do a 1/3/4 gear change on 777 Sonic corner on Saturn, on the arcade you would do a 2/4 gear change. Doing 1st in stead of a 2nd gear on Saturn Sonic corner gets the car drifting much easier and better, 3rd steadies the car and 4th follows through just like the arcade. If your going crazy fast on Saturn and you do a 1/4 gear change on Sonic corner you can spin the car if you push too hard, not good. This Saturn version taught me a lot though in the early days as what I learned at home I took to the arcades. That 20fps can be a pig though and put people off from wanting to play it... Dreamcast Daytona is more or less just like PS3 & XBOX360 for handling. You need to get a feel for it as that twitchy handling is replicating the arcades steering wheel. I can play it easy enough with a pad just I have to remind my self not to be heavy handed when racing along side other cars, easy does it and then all out on the corners.
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Post by MIK on Nov 6, 2016 14:16:51 GMT
To do a fast pull away on the start line in Daytona USA be it Saturn or the actual Arcade Machine/PS3/XBOX360: While in 1st gear hold the brake during the count down and try and keep the revs hovering around 6k to 7k. On GO, let go of the bake and floor it. Obviously my vid is an insight of what you can do when all 4 gears are mapped to the control pad, (see end of the vid for my pad config). This is something not that easily done with the wheel, like you would need 2 gears on the left side of the wheel and 2 on the other... While the car will look really smooth with the wheel on screen the steering and weight of the car feels slow and sort of unresponsive compared to the real arcade version. It's something you might have to put a lot of practice into mastering if you have ever played the real arcade version. And if my memory serves the wheel was not out when Daytona USA was released in Japan on Saturn which might be why the steering is a bit off. One thing the steering does offer though is the arcade machines over steer feature, like if take the the pit exit wide on 777 speedway you can re-correct your line with the wheel by steering-out and then back-in hard. This can't be done with the pad. If using manual with Sega Rally and with practice you should find the wheel a second or so faster that the pad. Remember Sega Rally is about having the car glide around corners being as smooth as possible while carrying as much speed as you can, easier to do with an analog wheel than a pad. I'm happy to use both as pad and wheel play are both superb in Sega Rally Saturn. Manx TT is fully playable with the wheel and works fine, though the 3D pad is way easier to use/work with if you can't be bothered to use the wheel. The best thing to do with the wheel for Manx TT is to move/tilt the wheel upwards on it's max upward angle setting. You then pull the wheel towards you and push away as you steer, more as if riding a bike that way. Manual makes it easier to navigate tight and harder corners, no need to use the brake as changing gear will slow the bike down. Get the right gear and line and your be on a roll. I posted this a little while ago, it's about using the wheel with the (PAL) version of WipeOut, something different any way. segasaturngroup.proboards.com/thread/9766/saturn-wipeout-pal-analog-support
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Post by MIK on Nov 5, 2016 21:45:48 GMT
Do you use Manual or Automatic gears? If you use auto gears then I am of no use to you as everything I say will be related to manual. In the mean time I'll tease you with this, Dinosaur Canyon (arcade mode) in 2:55 using all 4 views - and a control pad. Beat that!
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Post by MIK on Oct 31, 2016 11:00:16 GMT
Try Myst if you haven't done so already. There are no monsters that go bump in the night but it's one my woman enjoyed along side me till the very end.
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Post by MIK on Oct 30, 2016 12:33:13 GMT
If your after a tune or two on disc to play for Halloween, the Saturn games TILT and Bug 2 can come in handy for that.
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Post by MIK on Oct 22, 2016 10:42:26 GMT
First games that always come to mind this time of year are: Ghosts'N Goblins Ghouls'N Ghosts Super Ghouls'N Ghosts
and then I like something with balls...
Pinball Arcade - XBOX360,PS3,PS4,XBOX1,PC & Modile Devices: Elvira and the Party Monsters Elvira Scared Stiff Monster Bash Bram Stokers Dracula Haunted House
Pinball Fantasies - Amiga,SNES,Jaguar. Also on Gameboy Advanced known as Pinball Challenge Stones'N Bones
Pinball Dreams - Amiga,SNES. Also on Gameboy Advance known as Pinball Challenge Nightmare
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Post by MIK on Oct 12, 2016 9:28:17 GMT
The 3D Nights pad was released long after this game came out meaning officially the game BUG! does not recognise it. Problems with some games are to be expected. Older games can see the 3D pad as a Steering Wheel which can also cause problems, the triggers may not work.
It's more luck of the draw if it works with older games made before Nights into Dreams.
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Post by MIK on Sept 22, 2016 7:31:20 GMT
Powerdrive SNES £250 WTF???
It's only just reached £80 on Atari Jaguar which can be viewed as totally justified as it's a completely different game from the ones released on Amiga, Megadrive and SNES ect... Cheapest one sold on ebay.co.uk this month for SNES was £5, less than a packet of smokes.
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