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Old 09-26-2009, 10:36 AM   #1 (permalink)
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With the recession in full swing and unemployment looming over every workplace, what is keeping you distracted?

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I've found myself unemployable after leaving education to earn a bit of money for university. Such a hopeless and penniless turn of events could have perhaps lead to depression if it hadn't been for an emulator and a rom of Super Metroid. I haven't got a pad so I have to do everything via keyboard which means it's practically impossible, I can't figure out how to save and it took me about half an hour to find out which button I had to press to turn into a morph ball. It's a very bad impression of what is supposed to be a very good game, but as long as I'm frustrated at the computer screen it'll keep me from getting frustrated at anything important.
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Old 09-26-2009, 11:07 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Super Metroid is one of the best SNES games period. And I wouldn't call it just a mindless distraction because unlike a lot of platformer games you can't just zip through it in 10 or 20 minutes even if you're good. It requires a sh*tload of time and patience.

But I love it, it's one of those games that dosen't spell anything out for you, a big part of the fun is figuring out what you're supposed to do and exploring the environment, (one thing I love about adventure games. I agree that SNES games are awkward on a keyboard.

Also, if you're using ZNES your games are saved automatically, but to actually save data in the game all you have to do is get in your spaceship, it will ask you if you want to save your game, unlike most emulators you don't have to create a file to save that data.
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Old 09-26-2009, 12:44 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Thanks for that heads up there.

This game does seem like it would have had a lot of depth had I ever owned it on the SNES, but I'm finding it pretty darn unplayable using the keyboard. But hey, I like a challenge, and the music is giving me a 32-bit orgasm
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SNES is 16 bit, foo.
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I stand corrected. What's 32bit?
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The original playstation is a 32 bit system. That era.
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I stand corrected. What's 32bit?
8 bit: Atari 2600, Commodore 64, NES, Master System, Game Boy, Turbografx 16 (even though it was marketed as 16 bit), Game Gear.

16 bit: Commodore Amiga, Sega Genesis, SNES, Neo Geo.

32 bit: Sega 32x, Sega Saturn, Playstation, Game Boy Advance.

64 bit: Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS.

128 bit: Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, Xbox, PSP, 360, PS3, Wii.
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Damn I didn't know the Gameboy Advance was 32 bit.
It's a shame Nintendo sucks nowadays.
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8 bit: Atari 2600, Commodore 64, NES, Master System, Game Boy, Turbografx 16 (even though it was marketed as 16 bit), Game Gear.

16 bit: Commodore Amiga, Sega Genesis, SNES, Neo Geo.

32 bit: Sega 32x, Sega Saturn, Playstation, Game Boy Advance.

64 bit: Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS.

128 bit: Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, Xbox, PSP, 360, PS3, Wii.

Reality: Infinite bit.
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Well, while we're on the topic of old video games and such, I'm thinking of buying this "Retro Duo System" at a local shop, but I've got some bad reviews about it being faulty after a while, has anyone got one of these? I reeeally want to play my SNES games without having an annoyingly large green bar scroll down my screen every damn second. Thanks! Oh, and ehh, so I'm also kinda on topic, my own mindless distraction would be skating, cause it kinda helps me get away for a while. Only one thing to focus on and all that. Anyone who skates as well might know what I'm getting at.
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