I've been away from TG for some time but hello all, I'm back for a bit during this pandemic. I hope you are all keeping well and safe. I just wanted to point out this example of how easily this could happen as it nearly did to me recently. I think we need to come to a conclusion to this as it's...

I liked some of his stuff before he got famous. After that it was just gross. One time he painted his parent's house in plaid. Another time he woke them up with a bag pipe band. Then one time he painted a naked woman on the front of his dad's car, and his dad was so mad he walked to the bus...

i liked red green, i assume thats his uncle. tom's humor never resonated with me. it felt like stuff any of your drunk friends can do, i mean sure it can be funny, but it felt like nothing special nothing worth paying for when you can live it yourself. of course, like most stuff i dont enjoy i stop...

Centipede is a great game. I never liked Drew as a movie star. Something is off with her. I think child stars have a horrible time in Hollyweird, so maybe I should cut her some slack. Worth note: small world. How small? A guy who grew up 1 year behind me in a small Canadian town ended up...

So centipede is one of those games i always knew existed, but i dont thin i played in the day. Only got into it a few years back, and i could devote several paragraphs really an entire essay on why i'm convined its THE classic game. I went out to own one, i did get one a year or two back, and...

If you had to pick just one...not a top 10, top 5, even a top 2...which would yours be ? Here is mine...the announcement of "Mortal Kombat" for the home console systems of the 1993 era... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8V7TwlYCt0

I agree, fortnite is a very violent game. There is a lot of violence in real life today too.

yay necroing something those of us who lived it may remember that retro players missed is yeah n64 and to some degree gamecube sucked, sure they had a few amazing games, but they didnt have the boat loads of average to above average games you need for a current system to survive. you know the...

So does this mean that the gaming industry is dead?! I mean, if Nintendo is failing having 60% of video game console sales, WTF is Sony and Microsoft going to do splitting the other 40%?

Geeze ... what's with all the bots lately >:-(

Who cares. Pound sand.

Likely because this thread is 18 years old. Nintendo has come back and taken a majority market share with their Switch. Another example of an old message thread that highlights an article that didn't age well ... and I am betting that neither will your spammy post with the ad.

I'd also like to add, Nintendo was doing just fine with the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS/3DS consoles. BTW, go ahead and take a look at the top 50 most game copies sold. Nintendo holds the top 15 spots for games released for an individual console, and hold about 25 of the top 50 positions. Most of...

Nintendo will always be around for many reasons, but mainly three. 1. They absolutely crush the portable style. Always have, always will. Playing games on the go is becoming more and more convenient for everyone. 2. Price. It's that simple. It really is the same entertainment for much less...

timmell i guess it is then

neo geo is listed under arcade, i'm sure you know theres reasons this isnt optimal but its how it is for now. @Timmel can tell you he was screwed for using a multicart, people demanded original cart

It comes down to the definition of what games are truly "art". Theoretically even a simple game such as "Dodge'em" (2600) and "Crash" (arcade/MAME) is "art", but when compared to "Mario 64" for the N64, that's like comparing finger painting to the Mona Lisa. And therein lies the problem....

RTM REPLY - while the theory behind what constitutes music allows for a much more minimalistic approach, I subscribe to my own definition for this question. And I agree, subjectivity exists. Atari 2600 "Asteroids" is the same two digital beeps of different tones non-stop all throughout each...

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The last book I read was Captain Blood: His Odyssey. I really like adventure stories. There are so many problems in life today that books like this help to switch things up a bit.

While the definition of music is debatable in the context of video games, the definition I remember from my music theory class back in the day is that "music is organized sound in motion". Following that definition, even the simplest repeated background sounds used in games like Space Invaders or...

You can also look at a generic pattern Tim Baldaramos shown to clear most of the boards without the need to eat all the ghosts. Inside one of pacman clinic videos. I cannot recall which one. https://www.twitch.tv/pacmantab

Hi I do not think someone has tried one pattern across all boards yet due to iteratively play one pattern up to the 9th key. Reason be is that the beginning boards, mid fruit boards and the one second boards the ghosts do not move the same with related to the initial start position and...

@Jace @TG Which Arcade1Up game cabinets are allowed here? Only official Arcade1Up cabinets or custom build cabinets with the same functionalities? Does Arcade1Up include a Raspberry Pie PCB or a PC with some emulation code? If so then a custom cabinet running similar features can be used to...

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Hey all, Was there an update on the ranking page? It still looks broken, at the moment.

at one point yes, no longer though. in the digital age though, its pretty easy to prove your score just by pointing to the vanity board

RTM REPLY - I'll be crystal clear for the purpose of this exercise... For "background music" it must be a lot more than the "trump trump trump" sound from "Space Invaders" or the background digital beeps of "Asteroids". It has less to do with being artistic as some music is quite short and very...

Hi I'm new to Twin galaxies, so my apologies if this is against T&C or if this is on FAQ If you submit a high score and it gets approved etc, can you get a certificate or something similar for said achievement? I did try and look on FAQ but I couldn't find anything - please point me in the...

theres definitley gonna grey areas where enough sound effects can start to approach the level of art and even be considered music. might be forced to go with the rule it was to be ports of songs, like with joureny, in order to avoid the grey area. also what about just quick bars of music for a...

RTM REPLY - thanks...Carnival would definitely be up there with "Rally X" from 1980 as co-owner of that stat (unless an earlier candidate is found). Agree..."Space Invaders" is not true music so is considered "partial music" much like "Sheriff"

That's great to know, John !! I'm adding what you said to my initial post as a definitive fact.

[QUOTE=GregDeg;1110722]Arcade game called Sheriff (Bandido) was released in 1979. Technically it does have background music, but calling it music is a matter of opinion. Hi GregDeg: I am familiar with this one (aka "Bandido")...thought of it last night as well and came to the same...

I'd say Space Invaders (~July 1978) & Asteroids (~November 1979) were impressive in that they had borderline or partial music, very simple bass lines, no upper melody, but made these 2 great games even cooler by making them more atmospheric. edit added: yes Greg, Sheriff (~October 1979),...