[radish]

[RobotRocker]

[Felix]

Back in the late 90s I had a standalone executable of Simpsons Arcade that I got from some pirate site. I remember thinking that it didn't seem like it was MAME based, and wondering how and when Konami would have authorized such a port. From checking the Wikipedia article I can see that there was apparently a DOS port in 1992 -- that must've been it. It was pretty much arcade-perfect, if memory serves.

[Jigsaw]

I normally hate them, but the Simpons arcade game with its flat shaded artwork is one example I can think of where edge-enhancing graphics filters might not look too bad. I wouldn't trust Backbone to create any actual new graphics that would look any better, anyway.

[Dracko]

http://www.drinkrelaxplay.co.uk/
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[firenze]

Also worth noting that Simpsons arcade is free for PSN Plus members, $10 otherwise for PSN/XBLA. PSN Plus has been totally worth it for me, has more than paid for itself in freebies/discounts/sales on stuff I would want to buy anyway, and then I get other free stuff too.

At the same time, I'm finally ready to ditch my paid Xbox Live Gold membership when it runs out in a few months. I don't usually play online (outside of SSF4, which I play for free on PSN), and even if I do want to there's always the PS3 free online option for any multi-platform stuff. And I can use any bluetooth headset on PS3 instead of proprietary shit on 360.

[cassievania]

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/tidbits-from-todays-unhappy-thq-earning-call/3961/

[Dracko]

The funniest thing about this is that Spec Ops: The Line, a game announced in 2009, got delayed again to next year.
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[Ronnoc]

THQ is looking for a partner to publish the Warhammer 40k MMO (which I am midly excited for because you can drive motorcycles off jumps and shoot people), which is a thing, I guess.

[OffalAl]

demo for the new jagged alliance is out

[Mikey]

[notbov]

[Deets]

notbov let's co-op 1cc that shit

(Bear in mind that I actually have no idea how hard that game gets toward the end)

[notbov]

IIRC, shit gets crazy by the end

too busy atm with the Sailor Moon arcade game
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[boojiboy7]

yeah it gets very quarter munchy at the end.

[Deets]

Is the JP version significantly different/less stupid like the rest of Konami's beat 'em ups?

[notbov]

As far as I know, different scoring and you can extend your lifebar to essentially get extends by getting food at full health
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[Dark Age Iron Savior]

[Mr. Mechanical]

All Warhammer 40K games are 66% off on Steam today, including Space Marine.
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[CubaLibre]

Guys Space Marine is really awesome! I mean it's not the second coming or anything but it's a pretty satisfying, arcadey game with a couple decent mechanics.
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Let's Play, starring me.

[Mr. Mechanical]

Toll says it's like Gears of War but better and that sounds pretty good to me! I'm still kind of waffling on it since who knows when I'll actually get around to playing it but it sounds like it's definitely worth the $16 they're asking.
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[BotageL]

I bought Space Marine when it came out on the strength of its demo. It's a really fun game which for some reason I haven't gotten around to finishing. I should rectify that.

It's not really like Gears, despite the huge hulking space marines -- there is no cover system whatsoever. That's for wimps. What it DOES do is fast-paced and exciting. Slashing apart enemies and performing silly finishing moves on them to restore your health feels really good, as does switching to your guns and blowing away enemies as they try to close in.

I hear they added a Horde mode sometime after I picked it up. That might be fun!
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http://www.mdgeist.com/

[Swimmy]

Yyyyyep. Still can't afford it, though, oh well.
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[ionustron]

[thestage]

so I guess pixeljunk eden is on steam now, out of nowhere. I'll probably get that at some point.

[CubaLibre]

[notbov]

[Jigsaw]

The voices for X-Men were in fact entirely re-recorded.

[Dracko]

Games it's coo' to pirate.
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[remote]

Speaking of which, I'm still hoping to find a link for the GOG version of Thief somewhere.

There are some surprisingly recent games on that list.
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letterboxd | last.fm | steam

[ghost_dinosaur]

damn i guess i never heard or else forgot that bizarre creations was folded by activision. :(

the club rules.

[Tulpa]

Yo if anyone needs help getting Thief to run on a modern computer hit me up I can probably make it work.
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[Tulpa]

[notbov]

I find the logic behind at least some of the games listed there dubious at best. Like APB, which got relaunched by a F2P publisher that brought ex-RTW devs on board. Or Illusion Software titles, as the studio still exists as 2K Czech. Or listing Tribes, which is already freeware. I mean, I understand the intent, but the research isn't there and there is just a little bit of bias.
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[parker]

[remote]

Yeah, I mean, I'm assuming the GOG version runs without any tinkering...?
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letterboxd | last.fm | steam

[Tulpa]

Well the gog version of Arx Fatalis doesn't run at a playable speed on many modern setups, and Thief is a bit more involved to fix than AF so I don't have my hopes up for the gog team.
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[Mr. Mechanical]

Thief apparently runs but not ideally. RPS has a post on fixing it up all nice and shiny: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/02/01/buffing-the-bonehoard-fixing-gogs-thief/
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[geinou]

Mat from Two Best Friends Play made some kind of a Skull Girls rap music video.

[Gironika]

dunno if I missed this, but that's actually a pretty damn useless record that CC2 has there.
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[Dracko]

I hope you're all excited!


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