Tempo

[Anonymous No.3028758]

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/tempo/tempo.htm

32x: The story tracks the eponymous hero's journey across a dance show called the Major Minor Show, but how much of that is actually reflected in play? Very little, from the looks of it. Gameplay consists of methodically exploring each level for hidden goodies and carefully navigating a sequence of tricky jumps. While such conventions would make sense for a traditional platformer, they lack both the rhythm and the expressive qualities that the disco motifs seem to demand.

Game Gear: Admittedly, cutting so many major features makes this a very simple game, but that's precisely what makes it work. As good as these features might have been individually, there was just something about them that refused to work together. Each one pulled Tempo in disparate directions, preventing the game from ever fully realizing any one facet of itself. Since many of them are absent in Tempo Jr., the game is finally free to do one thing and do it well.

Sega Saturn: While the game presents itself much like a typical 2D platformer, it doesn't make sense to approach it like one. In fact, it doesn't make sense to approach this as a cohesive game. Super Tempo jumps so frequently between jokes that it makes a lot more sense to look at it as a loosely connected series of gags. One minute, you're flying through classic arcade games like Asteroids and Missile Command; the next, you've powered up and are punching apart a robot chicken.

>Unfortunately, for as great as the game was, Super Tempo was never released outside Japan.
Pretty good review. Thoughts on this series?

[Anonymous No.3028779]

Tempo is cute and I want to dance and groove with him and be his friend and give him a hug

...

Oh yeah, the games are cool too

[Anonymous No.3028806]

>>3028779

[Anonymous No.3030251]

Tempo has a big floppy butt. I should play these games at some point.

[Anonymous No.3030695]

>>3028758
Please someone post a good dump. I've heard that there is a printing error on the only batch of discs that prevents good dumps. Please someone prove me wrong, I've been looking for years.

[Anonymous No.3031357]

>>3030695
I spent a considerable amount of time looking for a newer dump of Super Tempo and the last time one was made was 2001

The person responsible for that dump passed away and this is also probably one of the most expensive games on the planet, so yeah

[Anonymous No.3031368]

I saw tiny screenshots of Super Tempo in gaming magazines all the time, and always wondered what the fuck the game was about.

[Anonymous No.3031445]

I wish Saturn games weren't so goddamn expensive, Super Tempo is one of the titles I'd want to buy.

[Anonymous No.3031485]

Is it worth the like $400 people want?

[Anonymous No.3031516]

>>3031485

For that price, you could buy the original Tempo, Dynamite Headdy, the Sonic trilogy, Vectorman, Plok, the first 2 Rayman games and 75 boxes of poptarts.

[Anonymous No.3031517]

Tempo looks like every Shmorky character.

[Anonymous No.3031518]

>>3031516
No shit. Is the game actually good though?

Or is this just a case of something really not that rare but going crazy on ebay because people think it is.

[Anonymous No.3031580]

>>3031518
Yes, it's good. The problem with this entry in the series is that you'll start to enjoy yourself so much that the game ends in an instant.

One more game would make me super happy

[Anonymous No.3031583]

>>3031580
Hmm. I don't mind short games.

Is there any information on how many copies were actually made? Google isn't telling me much.

[Anonymous No.3031789]

>>3031357
fuck eh. I figured this much.

if anyone ever buys a copy of super tempo around here. Please be a good samaritan and dump it for us. Even the most up to date and comprehensive romsets are missing this game.

[Anonymous No.3031795]

>>3030695
What's wrong with the current dump?

[Anonymous No.3031801]

>>3031795
won't burn nicely / run on real hardware. i'd have to search it up again to know exactly, the old forum where people were talking about it might be down though.

please enlighten me if you know of a dump that works on real hardware

[Anonymous No.3031959]

I'm not paying the insane sum for super tempo. How does the original hold up?

[Anonymous No.3033363]

>>3031959
hence my outcry for a good dump

[Anonymous No.3033510]

>>3031959
I wrote a synopsis in a Bonk Thread, helps if you're familiar with Bonk. Hardcore Gaming 101 probably has an article on it as well.

>Although I just remembered, if you crave more Bonk, you can try Tempo on the 32X. It's like Bonk but with a musical theme - you can dash, jump on enemies, or kick them, if you kick walls you wall jump, and you can hover indefinitely although it's much easier as Tempo is a grasshopper and just uses his wings so you don't need to constantly tap a button (and the occasional power-up lets you fly). New is that he can fire musical notes that stun enemies, and if you get the Dance power-up that makes his girlfriend (which adds a neat layer to the music) appear she automatically attacks stunned enemies. It's less non-linear than Bonk, and more about getting a high score - it determines your ending. There are some minigames to supplement this, fewer than Bonk, all rhythm based too like Rhythm Tengoku.

[Anonymous No.3033527]

I'd love to grab and dump this game (I've been buying missing Saturn games to dump for years), but I don't have the money to do so.

And even if I had the money, for that much I could buy 20-30 undumped discs.

Don't expect Super Tempo to get a decent dump anytime soon.

[Anonymous No.3034034]

>>3033527
the thing that bothers me is that someone's got to own it already. what're they losing by dumping it

[Anonymous No.3034053]

>>3034034
It's not worth my time nor would I want to spend the time researching how to do it "properly" or sign up to one the pirating sites.

[Anonymous No.3034057]

>>3031795
The current dump won't run on Yabause (yes yes I know, but Devmiyax's build is quite alright actually), and it's filesize is extremely suspicious (<100MB).

[Anonymous No.3034187]

>>3034057
>it's filesize is extremely suspicious (<100MB).

No it's not. There are AAA Saturn titles which are even smaller (Cotton Boomerang is ~40MB).

[Anonymous No.3034194]

>>3034057
The current dump works great on my Sega Saturn, you should never expect a saturn game to emulate well, especially something obscure like this.

[Anonymous No.3034740]

>>3034057
Just use the redump copy. If that one won't work, it's Yabauses fault.

[Anonymous No.3036215]

>>3034053

are you telling me you have a copy?

[Anonymous No.3036217]

>>3034194
really? which one

[Anonymous No.3036234]

>>3036217
I think you misunderstood, I meant my actual physical sega saturn. For reference though it is a Japanese model 2. Sega Saturn emulation is kind of hit and miss, so I always go physical for it.

[Anonymous No.3036812]

>>3034053
>It's not worth my time nor would I want to spend the time researching how to do it "properly" or sign up to one the pirating sites.
hoarders, everybody

[Anonymous No.3036881]

God I hate /v/...

I'm gonna hang out with you from now on, /vr/. You guys are so much more chill. Here's a webm I made of this game.

[Anonymous No.3036885]

And another.

[Anonymous No.3036909]

>>3036881
what the fucking fuck.

[Anonymous No.3036940]

>>3036881
I dig wacky games, loved earthworm jim as a kid. I could play this for sure.

Also you're a gigantic faggot weeb and this girly ass game is queer af.

>transitioning you slowly

[Anonymous No.3037461]

>>3036234
No I was referring to physical as well. I was wondering what dump you burned. Maybe your burning method too?

[Anonymous No.3037490]

I liked how he had two sets of arms in the first game because he's a grasshopper. Don't get why they removed them for the sequel.

[Anonymous No.3037997]

>>3037461
Was using the version up on coolrom, ussd alcohol 120% and bured it at 8X.

[Anonymous No.3038113]

>>3036881
>God I hate /v/...
I was in your Tempo thread on /v/, but there's only so much to talk about

good webms btw

[Anonymous No.3038276]

>>3038113
Oh you were there for that! Thanks. That's not really the main reason why I'm so fed up with /v/ though, it's just a whole bunch of things over the years combined that really made me rage-quit.

[Anonymous No.3038330]

>>3036881
>>3036885
>>3038276
I wonder if you're the source of this webm I saved over a month ago.

I should probably play this game sometime.

[Anonymous No.3038386]

>>3038330
Nope this one's mine, made this in like 2014

you can see the corner of the emulator, meanwhile >>3036881
>>3036885
>>3038276
actually knows what he's doing

[Anonymous No.3038574]

>>3037997
cool thanks, i'll give it a shot.

[Anonymous No.3038613]

>>3036812
This has nothing to do with hoarders.

[Anonymous No.3039530]

>>3038613
>This has nothing to do with hoarders.
hoarders, everybody

[Anonymous No.3039923]

>>3034053
how can you be so lazy not to dump it, but have enough expendable funds to purchase it in the first place. sounds like someone who is bad with money.

[Anonymous No.3040030]

>>3039923
Sorry I'm not brown .

[Anonymous No.3040084]

>>3040030
Buy a copy for me, I'll dump it properly and do 600dpi scans.

[Anonymous No.3043414]

>>3040030
brown ppl are bad with money?

[Anonymous No.3044038]

>>3037997
just checked and there is no version on coolrom ?

[Anonymous No.3044606]

I remember super tempo. The rom I got from snesorama had the intro music messed up and it would play something else instead of the proper song.

It was an alright, but short game. Had a weird feature on the pause menu to change the sound effects to some japanese guy pronouncing the sound effects.

Also, mfw seeing Katy (Pink butterfly chick).

[Anonymous No.3044710]

>>3040084
>Buy a copy for me, I'll dump it properly and do 600dpi scans.

Serious offer, by the way (note: this pic is 50% the size and over compressed in jpg to fit the 4chan size limit).

[Anonymous No.3047395]

>>3044606
>Had a weird feature on the pause menu to change the sound effects to some japanese guy pronouncing the sound effects.
That's the creator's voice

crazy stuff

[Anonymous No.3047825]

>>3044038
My bad, I meant emuparadise. http://www.emuparadise.me/Sega_Saturn_ISOs/Super_Tempo_(J)/54544

[Anonymous No.3047826]

>>3044710
we should do an indiegogo

[Anonymous No.3048487]

>>3047826
Set up a crowdfunding for a project that illegally copies copyrighted content. What a great idea.

[Anonymous No.3049304]

>>3048487
it's been done before.

Also i think the copyright would have expired by now.

[Anonymous No.3049832]

>>3049304
You might be thinking of console patents friendo

[Anonymous No.3049930]

>>3049832
ya i realized this shortly after posting.

still it's been done before for some prototypes. indiegogo is very lax on standards for projects too. i'm sure if it didn't explode in popularity we'd be fine.

[Anonymous No.3049931]

>>3049832
also not illegal to dump a backup

[Anonymous No.3049946]

>>3049930
You could ask Keisuke Abe (his Facebook url is Keisuke.abe.5) if he owns the rights to Tempo.
I on the other hand am not brave enough to accost this humble man.
https://twitter.com/HakataRed

[Anonymous No.3049954]

what are some other western cartoon-styled /vr/ games besides Tempo?

[Anonymous No.3049963]

>>3049954
Earthworm Jim
Sonic
Tryrush Deppy
Parappa The Rapper
Dashin' Desperadoes/Spin Master
Motor Toon Grand Prix (basically anything Susumu Matsushita)
Darkstalkers

[Anonymous No.3049969]

>>3049963
thanks

[Anonymous No.3049975]

>>3049969
No problemo

[Anonymous No.3050086]

the girl was hot afk

[Anonymous No.3050129]

>>3049954
Virgin's Aladdin
Lion King
Comix zone
Ristar
Ren & Stimpy: Stimpy's Invention
Boogerman
Toejam and Earl

[Anonymous No.3051038]

>>3049946
you mean ask him about the rights and sort of his blessing for an indiegogo dump project?

[Anonymous No.3051059]

Oh someone bumped the thread which I was referring to with this image on another topic.

I seriously didn't like the game aside from the well done pixel art. It felt like Earthworm Jim which I also did not like back in the day when I rented it.

[Anonymous No.3051302]

>>3051059
>My name is not important, what is important is I did not like this game, but I found out yesterday night it goes almost my min-wage paycheck

[Anonymous No.3051326]

>>3051059
It must suck to live on less than $200 a month. Where the hell do you live, Russia?

[Anonymous No.3051632]

>>3051059
Do you have this??????????

[Anonymous No.3051642]

>>3051632
Fair point. It could be just a cdr with a custom printed cover.

[Anonymous No.3051653]

>>3051326
Dude, only in America can you have minimum wages that drop that low. $2.13/hr, are you fucking kidding me?

[Anonymous No.3051702]

What the hell is this box art.

[Anonymous No.3051705]

>>3051642
Do you own it though??? Do you need a guide on how to do a good dump?

[Anonymous No.3051745]

>>3051705
I'd like to see a guide.

[Anonymous No.3052004]

>>3051302
l was just responding to OP. This is the only game in the series l have played, and back then I bought it for the pixel art and was hoping it would be a fun platformer.

>>3051326
I earn a bit more, but cost of living is high. USA.

>>3051632
I think so. I bought it new back in the day (had the tearaway strip along the bottom of the plastic wrapping. When I get off work, I can take a picture of the disc. (I can also capture footage to a mp4, but no way to upload)

When my bosses offers me a whopping $6.50/hr cus someone is sick, I jump right on it.

[Anonymous No.3052045]

>>3051702
Pretty fucking rad