/vr/ - Retro Games

I once bought Maximo from gamestop and it was too scuffed to work. It only cost me 3 bucks in the first place so I didn't bother taking it back. Should I try the toothpaste thing?

>>2056452
>Track & Field for NES

>>2056452
>PS1 has problem with reading discs
>turn the console upside down
>now it reads the discs fine
I had this as well, but actually making the PSX to stand upright/sideways for better results than even upside down (and yes, it actually did that unassisted). Then PS2 came over with the vertical stand = "I KNEW IT".

>>2056561
anyone know why the psx worked better upside down/sideways?
better heat transportation from the laser unit?

>>2060049
TBH I've always thought about that for years when I did it, but never could come up with anything.

I've always attributed it to how the Playstation CD holder/rotator could flex slightly whenever you try to put on or remove CDs.
Basically all I have as a kid was:
rotating disc + jiggly base + gravity + magic = helicopter + closer lenses + it just works.

Haven't bothered to really know why though, would love to actually hear an explanation.

>>2060049
Old models had a plastic track for the laser. It would wear out over time. Turning the console upside-down made the laser's weight rest on the other side of it.

>>2060092
>Turning the console upside-down made the laser's weight rest on the other side of it

Fucking hell, Sony.

>>2060087
>rotating disc + jiggly base + gravity + magic = helicopter + closer lenses + it just works.
I like that. lol

>>2060092
That totally makes sense. Thanks.

I used to stick flattened plastic straws into the coin slot in arcade cabs to give myself free credits.

I remember learning to shoot the thug that runs away from you at the beginning of Jedi Knight.

>playing rpg
>save three times in a row, just to make sure

>playing ps1
>disk not working
>insert good disk, let it boot
>change disk before it enters the game
This probably worked once, but we tried it a lot.

>starting up N64
>"Don't touch the controllers! Don't touch it! Damnit, you retard!"
You just needed to reset it in case the analog got stuck, but we made a big deal out of it.

>playing Mario 64
>find yoshi on the roof
>follow him after he jumps away, out of luck, find him walking against the wall near the waterfall
>try so so many times again to repeat that glitch, running as fast as I can, not touching the floor, anything
>"Yeah, right!", it's what friends said

>I had a sonic game that couldn't be cheated
>Turns out it was a japanese version and the code is different

>>2056452
>>he spits on the controller

fuckin disgusting. using a spoon works better

anyways -

>Castlevania
>A+B + opposite direction you're facing
>you'll do a backwards whip jump, without Simon turning around

>Super GnG
>press up, when you get a key
>NICE CATCH!

>Adventure Island
>get Hudson bee
>the continue code is ANY DIRECTION + A
>everyone gets this code wrong, I don't think there's one place on internet I've seen that has it right

>Early coin slots could be defeated using a piezo-electric gas fire or gas oven igniter held against the steel bodywork of the cabinet, thus enabling free credits to be obtained.

Loved the old free-credit tricks like this. Also some billard and table soccer games could be tricked into giving free games.

>>2060431
I ALWAYS save at least two times in a row. No matter what game I'm playing.
I'm currently playing some point'n'click andventures and it's really getting out of hand. And of course I have like 30 different savegames.

Hold B + enemy goal's direction for the longest goal you've ever scored in your life in vidya. I've never, ever seen this posted anywhere on the internet (seriously, this thread should be about those kind of tricks)

Might post a .webm to showcase this. Pic related is a wee bit broken in some regards

>>2060801
>Might post a .webm to showcase this
post it

>>2056452
Hold A+B after you have thrown a Pokeball at a Pokemon to increase catch rate.

I have no clue if this helps, but I have been doing it since the beginning and I still do it out of habit today.

>>2060824
In b4 down+b

>>2056452
>he spits on the controller so that his thumb can slide between B and A buttons fluidly

Nigga, I spit in the d-pad of my snes controller when playing fighting games. Doing the commands becomes way easier.

Pic related.

>>2060837
>In b4 down+b

Beat me to it.

>>2060821

You have to do it at the midfield, around this distance. Doing it right at the beginning when you have the ball is the best choice you could do. Sometimes the keeper might jump and punch the ball, granting you a corner kick

Another hint: the team with the best stats in the game is Argentina. There's a player with 12 speed, 12 kick power and 11 technique (best stats for a player in the entire game), and judging the release date of the game it just HAS to be Maradona.

Despite this, you can win the tournament mode with ANY team in the game, even in Hard mode (*).

(*) At the title screen, hold Up + A + B + Select + Start on the first controller and press Reset. If you're playing the wapanese ROM, the "Goal" will turn to blue, and if you're playing the american version, the background color will change to deep blue. The opposite team will be harder to tackle (sometimes impossible to do so)

Also don't forget that yellow and red cards are turned off in the japanese version, for some reason.

>>2060864
There's a trick like this in Soccer for Gameboy too. Difference is you can manipulate the ball while it's in the air in that game.

It's a pretty fun game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AngbbdroSBY

bump

>>2060845
You're really fucking dumb. It sickens me to know people like you are on /vr/. Fucking spit, really...

>>2060864
There was an arcade soccer game that I can't remember the name of, but you could get away with these kind of shenanigans when playing as Nigeria only.

You're a right champ for upping a webm for it, though.

in water world in super mario 3, my brothers and I would always use a hammer to get to the boat

we'd move around the map on the boat, and every time he moves, we'd chant "boat"

so we'd just go boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat boat... for like thirty minutes. then we'd continue playing the game

it wasn't a trick to WIN, but it was a trick to have more fun, which is the best kind of trick

>Golden Axe
>Play as Female warrior
>Dash Attack everything
>Face Roll whole game without losing a single life.
>BE AWESOME!

>>2062147
reminds me of my friend and me playing double dragon.
>double dragon (arcade) - elbow ONLY
>double dragon 2 (nes) - knee ONLY (pretty hard move)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZA-NFpwwAU

>>2060864
This game looks ahead of its time.

>>2062071
That's awesome haha

>>2062365
>>double dragon 2 (nes) - knee ONLY (pretty hard move)

I always do knee only with my friend. We hardly ever miss a single knee attack and we if we lose one
life it's against the final boss. We rock the game like this and it's a real pleasure, looks like a dance. We throw bosses at each other like they are tennis balls.
We've played the game maybe more than 50 times.

>>2062550
you guys rock!
i only struggle with the knee when standing up, but after a jump i nail it 90%, in any direction, i think you have 2 frames to pull it off.
got myself an elgato hd60 and i think we MUST capture a 2 player playthrough with knee only. of course with av famicom +nesrgb +framemeister.

>console doesn't read disc for some reason
>turn on console
>run around the table in a ritualistic manner
>console reads disc

What else could be if not magic?

bamp

Doubt anyone played this, but whatever.

In Vehicle Cavalier, you can actually get the weapon your opponent equips randomly upon their defeat. After completing the main story, you can continue playing and the enemies will now have upgraded new and unique weapons you otherwise wouldn't be able to get.

The myth is that on a match we would try to get the opponent on very low hp, before then doing an alpha strike, on the basis that huge overkill damage would increase the chances of you getting one of their weapons.

Toejam and Earl.
Never use the ? present.
There is a 80% chance it will be a randomizer.

We came up with that number.

>have driver 1 for ps1
>half the time the game didn't load past the start up screen cause it was scratched to hell
>at the loading screen I would turn my tv off and leave the room for 10 minutes
>turn tv back on
>it works
Tv static channeling through my ps1

>Y's III
>crazy tough
>spot very first enemy respawns
>tape stack of dimes to controller
>go to school
>come home and character is maxed out

>>2056452
>need to press B and A rapidly

my technique for this sorta stuff was to place each thumb over a button, and wiggle the controller left and right in such a way that the buttons hit thumbs, not the other way around.

another method reported in a magazine was to cover your thumb with your sleeves (for blister prevention) and rub it furiously between the buttons

>>2060902
>>2062043

There's another little trick, basically it involves getting the correct timing regarding how the keeper blocks the ball, how many times he does it and how quickly you can react to his blocking

Both CPU's keeper and yours generally can block the ball two times in a quick succession at most. There's a chance for both of you to score at the second time you have the ball after a successful blocking (webm related). He's literally a dead man if the player manages to shoot quickly after the 3rd blocking, but remember, it goes both ways, your keeper is merciless after he blocks for the second time and the CPU manages to get the ball, because he'll still be in the ground after the 2nd attempt.

You either need to have a defensive player near the keeper to prevent things going bad or you're toast

In Tecmo cup soccer game you always get a free Diving head / Bicycle / other aerial shot at the goal if you use this pattern after a kickoff (after a goal, start of game). Dribble with Robin then pass to Mark, then go towards goal and pass.
Also when running out of time and you have the ball on your side of the field with nobody on the opponent's side, just shoot it and someone could magically appear there to meet the ball.

There's a super duper secret shot, it's a Robin & Damon combo and it's called Hyper howl. I think it works like this: You need to shoot a special shot 0-5 times and then when a GK blocks the shot and is "still on the ground" it will appear.

I don't think too many people played this game. It's one of my all time favorites, but I don't think I would recommend to everyone.

>>2066476
buddy used to use the sleeve technique

actually would rip the skin off his knuckles with the snes controller

>>2060824
I do this too but I rotate the dpad counter clockwise and tap the a button as fast as I can. I know it doesn't help but it happens anyways.

>>2062071
Next play through I'm trying this

>>2060431
>Dat dead zone start-up problem

It's still an issue when I play multiplayer games on my PC (emulation) and some retard INSISTS on touching the controllers before I hand them out. So I have to restart the game even though I Tell. Them. Every. Fucking. Time. WAIT.

>That or I still need to configure the controls, they grab, and give me a dumb look when I ask fort it back.
>Next time someone says "Well, I'll just map it" I'm kicking everyone off my computer and no one will be playing MAME for a month.