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I somehow gave away my old commodore monitor I don't know why, I have all my old consoles through from 3DO through Gamecube still.
I think the old Dreamcast 2k basketball games were the best, 2k1 or 2 I think, where you could left trigger with CWebb, let go and he'd spin out of the post for an easy jam. Ok, maybe not the best sim, but the glory year Kings were beasts in that game.
I somehow gave away my old commodore monitor I don't know why, I have all my old consoles through from 3DO through Gamecube still.
I think the old Dreamcast 2k basketball games were the best, 2k1 or 2 I think, where you could left trigger with CWebb, let go and he'd spin out of the post for an easy jam. Ok, maybe not the best sim, but the glory year Kings were beasts in that game.
Cathode ray tube. You remember the old, heavy analog tube tvs? They are somewhat ideal for pre-HD/pre-HDMI era gaming because they analog display connectors carried less input lag - OG Xbox 360s were the last system to have HD with component cables. I think some of the HDMI lag is actually caused by anti-piracy measures that were incorporated into the cabling. CRTs are also known for best in class blacks before OLED became available aside from high end plasma displays, but also highly prone to image retention ("burn in").
I have a cocktail Pac Man machine that has a CRT display but it appears I gave my other one away (an old Commodore 64 monitor).
Sony Trinitron is the standard. PVM series professional video monitors if you can find one in working order and don't mind the large amount of real estate for such a small screen.
Honestly, I don't think it is worth the effort unless you are building an arcade cabinet.
Sony Trinitron is the standard. PVM series professional video monitors if you can find one in working order and don't mind the large amount of real estate for such a small screen.
Honestly, I don't think it is worth the effort unless you are building an arcade cabinet.
At present I think I have 3DO, Sega Saturn, PS 1, N64, Dreamcast, Gamecube and OG Xbox. Also have at least one functioning PS3 and 360. I have a number of Genesis and SNES games still but the consoles were lost in a move long ago. I do have reliable emulation on my Shield TV for those. And of course the Pac Man cocktail table I mentioned earlier. Would love to have a pinball table some day.
I had this giant old Sony TV awhile back that had all the old-school connections in the back, the three colored plug-ins and also the one that screws in. I decided to get rid of it though about a year back because it was unsightly and just took up too much space. I didn’t use the old-school consoles enough to justify keeping the TV around … so currently the consoles are just shelf decoration.
So, started up Diablo IV beta, watched the cutscenes, got to the point where I customize my character, was checking the key bindings quick before starting to play, and I get booted out of the game. Try logging back in and I'm now in a queue over an hour long to try to get back in.
At this rate I'm going to just have to go back to work - I was up early and got some work in starting at 4 am, but maybe I'll get back to that for a while and try this again later.....
Edit: slowly working down to logging in again. It's not like the couldn't anticipate everyone trying to play or anything and have enough servers ready to roll....
At this rate I'm going to just have to go back to work - I was up early and got some work in starting at 4 am, but maybe I'll get back to that for a while and try this again later.....
Edit: slowly working down to logging in again. It's not like the couldn't anticipate everyone trying to play or anything and have enough servers ready to roll....
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So, started up Diablo IV beta, watched the cutscenes, got to the point where I customize my character, was checking the key bindings quick before starting to play, and I get booted out of the game. Try logging back in and I'm now in a queue over an hour long to try to get back in.
At this rate I'm going to just have to go back to work - I was up early and got some work in starting at 4 am, but maybe I'll get back to that for a while and try this again later.....
Edit: slowly working down to logging in again. It's not like the couldn't anticipate everyone trying to play or anything and have enough servers ready to roll....
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At this rate I'm going to just have to go back to work - I was up early and got some work in starting at 4 am, but maybe I'll get back to that for a while and try this again later.....
Edit: slowly working down to logging in again. It's not like the couldn't anticipate everyone trying to play or anything and have enough servers ready to roll....
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I wish I could go back to my childhood and play this game...
The simplicity of the console on which this game was available made playing games on that console very much so enjoyable (at least it did to me...).
Bonus points if you're able to correctly identify the game without utilizing a search engine.
The simplicity of the console on which this game was available made playing games on that console very much so enjoyable (at least it did to me...).
Bonus points if you're able to correctly identify the game without utilizing a search engine.
After the hour+ I got in and have been playing. Very similar to the Diablo 3 gameplay but in full 3D with good special effects. I am not an online gamer (I prefer almost exclusively SP games) but this is no TOO laggy overall. I've got a friend playing the beta later after he gets off work so we will try it out together then. They have tweaked the skills, etc.
One interesting change is that you can have like 3 sets of weapons equipped at one time and have one assigned to your primary attack and a different one (if you want) assigned to your secondary attack. While playing you don't have to switch manually - the correct weapon is used depending on which attack you are using. Interesting approach.
The way the magic items are presented is a little different than Diablo 3 - I don't have a good handle on if it is as simple as it looks yet.
One interesting change is that you can have like 3 sets of weapons equipped at one time and have one assigned to your primary attack and a different one (if you want) assigned to your secondary attack. While playing you don't have to switch manually - the correct weapon is used depending on which attack you are using. Interesting approach.
The way the magic items are presented is a little different than Diablo 3 - I don't have a good handle on if it is as simple as it looks yet.