prototron.bsky.social
Hobby retro gamedev, VHS rental days fan, music composer, beat 'em up aficionado, martial arts film buff, and 90s game magazine worshipper.
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For me the 600 has aged like a fine wine, and I'd say it's features are more useful now than back then.
It wasn't enough of an update from the 500, though. More Blitter functions, more sound channels (with some sort of 3-point panning), and more hardware sprites could have made it worthwhile.
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I think that back then and without a direct comparison it was close enough to be considered perfect by your average Megadrive jockey.
100% accuracy was never a priority for me with arcade ports. Just as long as the "feel" was re-created.
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The Amiga version is my favourite.
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When I was at school in the 90s the computer lab was banned from teaching us how to make games as they were seen as low-brow. To have fun context for the technical stuff would have made learning far easier.
Infantising an activity because "fun" & "games" are only for children is a terrible mindset.
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Selling your skills means taking on someone else's vision which can be a burnout, and many are reluctant to pay as it's not seen as a a real job. I also found that marketing/business robbed any joy from the creativity. Regular jobs rarely give enough free time for art, so it's a struggle either way.
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Yeah, they're excellent! I'd love to see the same kind of content for the 8 and 16-Bit computers that were popular here.
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My Japanese cart arrived the very day the Mean Machines review came out in July 1992, so it felt almost prophetic to be reading and playing at the same time.
Super Mario World and Krusty's Super Funhouse were my "unlock" carts for the converter, and I think I played the game daily for a decade.
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See also: "Just get a better job"
As if they grow on trees and it isn't someone else's decision as to whether you get it or not (after rounds of already expensive hoop-jumping).
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Of course, if opinions are needed then asking is fine, but posting progress doesn't always mean that advice is wanted.
You're right though. Folk are less interested at the start, but tend to offer ideas at the 11th hour when the dirty work is out the way.
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I have a real fondness for the Spectravideo Quickshot II.
Competition Pro was a close second though.
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It's pure shite! I always saw YouTube as a permanent gallery of someone's work, and while I understand accounts get made and never used, something like that with multiple videos and a website attached should have at least been investigated instead of auto-deleted.
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Ah, I see!
Cool. Glad you got it sorted. That must have been a 30+ year itch.
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Bit of a rush job, but is this the kind of thing?
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I saw these films in the early 90s from the video rental store.
As a 13 year old, they hit the spot! Watched them again last night, and they're still a lot of fun. Fight scenes are great, and the 80s music is awesome!
I often wondered if Way and Strike were intended as one film but then split up?