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a31chris wrote:You're right. Shareware Doom is ported and then they just replace the shareware WAD with the whole one. I guess thats what I meant.

All right, cool. We're on the same page then.

I was actually playing this last month. It seemed pretty easy to me. Not all that entertaining, probably a game best in multi-player.

Doom in its entirety has been ported and re-ported to damn near every system except the Jaguar. I think it was just interpersonal drama. With no one else around anymore to aim their drama guns at they turned on each other. Incorrect. Shareware DOOM is ported, then people that want the full thing ha...

I originally planned to do a side by side of all the versions. Now that I have a Jag again, maybe I can get back to that.

Heretic shareware they shouldn't need permission as long as it is distributed freely. However, charging for it without permission is where things can get sticky. If they wanted to do the full game, they would likely need a license to do so. Heretic should be owned by Zenimax/Bethesda, who now owns i...

I'll do more research but I'd have to call the Jaguar version a 'perked up' Genesis version. I can't even really say its souped up. The Saturn version is friggin beautiful. No, that title goes to the 32X version. Look that one up. It's barely improved over the Genny port. The Saturn one is nice. No...

a31chris wrote:Less than ten seconds? Really? Have you ever achieved that?

Yeah, quite a few times. Learn some lengthy combos and you should be able to do it too. Although it's going to be harder on the Jag unless you've got a Pro Controller handy.

Bahahaha... total facepalm. If Laird's involved though, it doesn't at all surprise me.

a31chris wrote:Is there yt videos of this game?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjEslyU9Lh8

"Quick Kill" is a bonus that is awarded when you finish a round in less than 10 seconds. "Total Domination" is a similar bonus that's given for meeting other requirements. Basically, it's just points, which is important if you are playing the game for a high score.

3DO Experience wrote:

Ditto.

a31chris wrote:The backgrounds aren't lined up. The sound isn't synched up. Some collision detection is off. Pretty hard evidence that something is up.

Are you talking strictly the Jaguar version here? I'm still thinking of the 3DO version, which doesn't have the issues listed above.

No I don't agree that the ram comparison is moot. The ram size is comparable. Bus speed is different. Size is moot, when taking into consideration different speeds, types and other factors. I could give probe the benefit of the doubt if it wasn't a rush job. We have no concrete proof it was in fact...

Really? Are there not games with big 2D sprites on them for the 3do? Those sprites are only a little bigger than the 16 bit versions. You're forgetting there is still a lot of frames of animation in those small sprites (which the 16-bit and 32X versions mostly lack). Your comparison of RAM with the...

a31chris wrote:And I think the 3do has plenty of oomph to move big sprites adequately.

Based on actual similar games available on the 3DO, I think that's wishful thinking.

Yeah, the Wii U game lineup at E3 was somewhat impressive. My only complaint is that most of them aren't releasing until 2015, but at least we will have Hyrule Warriors, Bayonetta 2, and Smash Bros to look forward to this year. I am still enjoying my Wii U. Although, I have been tempted (just to hav...

Really great info all around! I am one of those who have a big problem with the flippers on Ruiner (I play tons of real pinball now, so it especially bugs me these days, haha). It's great to know why they are the way they are though, haha. Really interesting stuff about the background on the Ruiner ...

With Probe, it was probably a case of having too much on their plate on top of having to rush their projects to meet deadlines. I don't recall Primal Rage on the 3DO being much better than the Jag version. TBH, they were more or less the same thing if I'm remembering right. The framerate might be a ...

I'm really liking all of the obscure photos and what-not. Keep it up!

Nice collection!

People enjoy Pinball Fantasies over Ruiner? I can't get into PF and I feel like the tables are really empty. I'm not the biggest pinball guy though, so maybe that's why I like Ruiner more. Still, nothing beats Crue Ball on Sega Genesis for pinball games! PF is much truer to real pinball, and people...

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Check to see if there is a source port available for the Build Engine, like there is for the DOOM and Quake engines. Something like this will allow you to run it on modern hardware without DOS BOX (which can be a pain to deal with), and these source ports usually have more intuitive/streamlined cont...

Martin III wrote:This would be the PC version of the game, I assume?

Yes.

So Burning Soldier has a homing attack? How do you do it? My copy of the manual still has a couple pages stuck together, so I only know how to do the regular attack and the charge attack. I thought it was a homing attack, but maybe I'm wrong? I do remember charging though, so maybe the charge attac...

Hello Austin, I'm for sure that it's the switch. With this post is a picture attachment of what the switch looks like after I desoldered it (Not sure if 3264x2248 res is okay with this forum). I noticed in the 3DO episode of Game Sack that the drive switch in their FZ-10 does in fact have the lever...

Yeah I remembered that is where I got it is from Steam. I got it confused with my purchases from GOG. I got BLOOD from GOG. Which for some reason I never could get into. I'll give it another try. Blood is a really, really tough game. Difficult AI, shooting mechanics that aren't as lenient/forgiving...

If it does, I will buy it.

Are you sure it's the switch? With mine, the tiny actuator (if that's what you want to call it) on the drive door snapped off. When the drive door is closed, this actuator presses on a switch just below the drive bay that activates the CD drive. I chopped up a plastic riser/spacer I use on my pinbal...

though there are a couple of instances where they clearly did not know how to play the game they were reviewing (e.g. Space Hulk, Lucienne's Quest). This happens frequently with these guys. Their content is high quality and for the most part the show is great, but you can tell they really reach out...