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416819 No.416819 [Reply] [Original]

This is one of those games that just kicks ass everywhere. It's not trying to be some sweeping fantasy epic, you just start up the fucking game and play it. Everything is so goddamn tight, great jumpin an fightan, god the voice acting, and the game just shits good aesthetics all over your face. And the fucking anime tits man!?!

That's it. That's all I've got. I wish there were more games that I could just start playing that would affirm their supremacy in the first ten minutes like this bitch does.

>> No.416907

>>416819
>Everything is so goddamn tight

You know what else is tight?

>> No.416917

>>416819
hey what game is this

>> No.416965

>>416819
> anime tits
don't remember that
what platform?

>> No.417013

Popful Mail. Its on a bunch of platforms, but only the Sega CD one was released in the West.

>> No.417065

>>416819

Is this official artwork? Because FUCK ME Japan.

>> No.417098

It's as if Slayers was an action platformer. I really love the old school 90's Japanese fantasy style.

>> No.417102

>>416819

Is there an Undub of the Sega CD one?

>> No.417125
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>>417102

Get lost faggot

>> No.417121

>>417102
>Undubbing a Working Designs game

Sacrilege.

I still need to get this game. I should probably emulate it but I've been dying to get the actual disc.

>> No.417462

>>416819

well you're a faggot, but on the other hand i really wish there were more games like this out there

>> No.418594

The way her boots are dangling from her feet made me hard.

>> No.418640

What's the best version of this game?
Sega CD? I know there's a PC and SNES version too, but I doubt the SNES version could hold a candle. Which sucks because I want to emulate this game and I only have a SNES and PSX emulator.

Also, those Working Designs voices. I love how they all sound exactly like Lunar characters.

>> No.418667

>>418640
Sega CD

>> No.418814

>>417121
>>417125
But the Japanese version has Megumi Hayashibara in it!

>> No.418838
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418838

I always called it "Popful Chipple", named after some old hentai anime character in "Magical Twilight" that had the same character designer as the cover artist.

>> No.418843

>>417121
Please tell me you didn't approve of the condom joke in Rayearth.

>> No.418882
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418882

...What the fuck.

This isn't appropriate Working Designs, this a game about three fourteen year old girls on a magic adventure. :T

>> No.418927

>>418814

DO WANT

>> No.419031
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419031

This game - It's so fucking good. It's basically everything there is to love about Quirky, Japanese VG offerings from the mid-90's. It's the kind of game I'd see ads for in magazines like EGM and Gamepro and have a slight twinge of regret that I didn't own a Sega ANYTHING to run it on.

And games like this are also why the Sega CD is pretty underrated, it had a decent amount of really cool niche Japanese developed games you wouldn't find on contemporary systems beneath all the FMV garbage.

>> No.419073

>>419031

Her shiny abdomen really made my young mind reel when I saw the ad.

>> No.419098

IS there an undub, btw?

>> No.419161

>>419098
>>417102
the dubbed version is weird
arnold / dracula

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLgK3ZHgNxQ

>> No.419279

>>419161

That's awful. At least he's having fun.

>> No.419323

>>419161
I made it through maybe 8 or 9 puns before closing the video

>> No.419642

I can't get this to work with emulator, shit freezes after the Sega logo.

Anything I can do? I'm using Fusion.

>> No.419657

>>419161
I thought it was actually funny.
I'm a stickler for puns.

>> No.419669

So, never having played the game and you bastards convincing me to play it, which version should I play?

Sega CD US version? Or are there fantranslated versions on other platforms or something..

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419673

>>417013
>Its on a bunch of platforms

Which version is the best?

>> No.419676

>>419673
whoops, scratch that, didn't see these posts:
>>418640
>>418667

>> No.419715

Hrm... There's a really good doujinshi for this game.

http://exhentai.org/g/439227/845e1700c2/

>> No.419738

>>418594
Me too, anon, me too.

>> No.419748

>>419715
inb4 sad panda posts

>> No.419770

>>419642
>>419642
Enable Perfect Synch from Option

>> No.419772 [DELETED] 

>>419715
Hey anon post the doujishi in this thread

>> No.419781 [DELETED] 

>>419772
>>>/v/

>> No.419790

Fact it, this game should become reskinned with sonic characters. Thanks the boycott, it didn't.

>> No.419809

>>419770

Cheers.

>> No.419818

I've also been convinced to play this. I haven't used a Genesis emulator in a long time, and never a Sega CD emulator. Could anyone tell me the best emulator would be to use to play this on an older computer?

>> No.419835 [DELETED] 

I used Fusion and it at least boots with this >>419770 good man's advice.

>> No.419838

>>419818
I just set up the game myself.
1) Get the emulator - KEGA Fusion
2) Get US SegaCD bios (google) and set path to it in options
3) Enable Perfect Sync in Options
4) Load ISO.

>> No.419985

>>419818
>>419838

OP here, yeah for anybody wondering why it doesn't load past the title screen, it's because you need Perfect Sync enabled. Kega Fusion is by far the best emulator you can get for the Sega CD, and it runs at decent speeds on slower machines.

and yeah, the Sega CD version is easily the best.

>> No.420004

>>419669
>>419818

http://coolrom.com/roms/segacd/301/Popful_Mail.php
http://www.eidolons-inn.net/tiki-index.php?page=kega
http://emu-russia.net/en/files/bios/scd/

Use
>>419838
to play

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420056

Gentlemen.

>> No.420059

>>420056
No contest.

>> No.420065

>>420059
The PC88 and PCE versions look, scroll and play so adorably retro, though.

>> No.420087

>>418843

Not him, but I do. And everything else, they're hilarious

>> No.420103

>>420065

Well, the PCE version is just an enhanced version of the PC88 version, most of the assets look the same.

>> No.420105

>>418882

Is this worth a try? I modded out my Saturn about a year ago but all I've ever used it for is Panzer Dragoon Saga and nights.

>> No.420135
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420135

>>418882

this is now a working designs thread

>> No.420143

>>420105

Its a good game, but the translation is not good if you are familiarized with the source material.

>> No.420152

>>420143

This guy has his knickers in a twist, the translation is fine.

Sometimes people have problems with their waifus knowing what sex is.

>> No.420181

>>420152

But the thing is, the girls are not supposed to know about sex... I mean, according to the source material they are 13-14yo.

>> No.420184

>>420056

Being ignorant as fuck, I don't know what game this is.

>> No.420197

>>416819

I really want to play this, but have a thing about playing games on their original systems.

Why is collecting for Sega systems so prohibitively expensive?

>> No.420202

>>420184

See OP's filename.

>> No.420205

>>420181

Pretty sure the girls talk about sex IN the source material, dude.

Also, are you implying you didn't know what sex was when you were 13-14?

>> No.420209

>>418640
Get Kega Fusion, after you get the BIOS files sorted it runs just about every kind of game SEGA had before Saturn.

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420212

>>420202

heh. "Screen capture" is the name then. Thanks

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420223

>>420212
>>416819

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420225

>>420212

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>>420135
what's the context of this?

>> No.420245

>>420241
she's on his head or he's on her head or something, one of them is on the other one's shoulders

no it doesn't make any fucking sense

>> No.420259

>>420223
>>420225

T..thank you guys. Apologies for being idiot jerk

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420269

>>420259
As long as you learn, it's OK.

>> No.420273

>>420205

I never watched the anime because I dont like anime... but I've read the manga and it is just your magical girl stuff.

>> No.420296

>>420273

I'm talking about the Manga, though I have the anime too. Been a while but I'm pretty sure they're aware of sexuality between comments to the witch lady and them constantly lusting after all of the males.

At any rate, even if that is off, other than a few jokes their personalities are intact and I think they even have the same VAs from the show.

>> No.420298

>>420135
>>420241

She doesn't actually say that though

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420561

>>420135

>> No.420567
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420567

>>420561

>> No.420570
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420570

>>420567

>> No.420595

>>416819

god I miss those old anime babes. need to go read some slayers

>> No.420615

>>420567
What game is this? rayearth?

>> No.420618

>>420615
Vanguard Bandits

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420709

>>420595
I love this style of panties.

>> No.420721

>>420709
You biffed it.

>> No.420727

>>416819
This game was a lot harder when I was 10. 24 year old me has a much easier time reading boss patterns and noticing weaknesses. I don't even amulet anymore.

>> No.420729

>>420618
I'll check it out. seems like a game i might enjoy from the screens im looking at for it.. thanks

>> No.420731

>>420721
Thou hast besquirted me.

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420750

>>418882
I for one heartily endorse turning boring JRPG stories into goofy injoke-fests.

If you can't handle it, nut up or shut up.

>> No.421164

>>420750
>scruffysecond.jpg

>> No.421628

>>420298
That's too bad, it didn't seem too far off from the rest of Working Designs' stuff though.

>> No.421794

>>420056
What bout the Turbo Version?

>> No.421827

>>419657

You should learn Japanese, the language is nothing but fucking puns.

>> No.421873

>>420750

That isn't what's happening. It was goofy before. They're just trying to translate untranslatable puns into something sensible, and doing as well as can be expected really. Still waiting for an undub myself.

>> No.421895

>>416819

Guys I think I'm going to get a Sega CD, this thread finally convinced me.

I know we have a wiki and everything, but what do you guys think should be the first games I go for? Sonic CD is obvious, of course, as I've never played it.

>> No.421924

>>421895

>anime elf vagine
>convincing you to buy a console

Way to fall for advertising made to ensnare 90s 12-year olds.

I'd say Nights Into Dreams and Panzer Dragoon were essentials. Those were the games I remember being wowed by in the store displays.

>> No.421963

>>420197
Quit being a fag and just download it, then.

>> No.421975

>>421827
That's because they write in a mix of English (with their own syllabary) and Chinese. Literally.

>> No.421976

>>421924
Night isn't a sega cd game. And neither is Panzer Dragoon Saga if that's what you mean

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421979

>>421924
Are you high or something?
Sega CD =/= Sega Saturn.
Also, Popful Mail is far from being just
>anime elf vagine
It's developed by Falcom which is usually synonymous with stellar gameplay.

>> No.421983

>>421895
Snatcher, I think it's one of the best games on the system

>> No.421985

>>421924
>I'd say Nights Into Dreams and Panzer Dragoon were essentials.
Now stand in front of the mirror, point and laugh.

>> No.421992

>>421975

Yes, I know. All those central Asian cultures use Chinese characters.

>> No.422006

>>421979

>joke + mistake = you didn't get either

>> No.422000

>>421976

Thought we were talking about the Saturn for some reason.

>> No.422004

>>421992
Doesn't change the fact the the stupid islanders fucked up somewhat terribly with their writing system.

>> No.422016

>>421992
I wish all Japanese was in katakana. I can actually use that- I got stuck installing a PC-98 game and was able to look up the katakana and see that it was phonetically "SYSTUMERU DISKU" or something, and realised it wanted me to insert a system floppy.

>> No.422021

>>422016
The funny part is there's no advantage whatsoever to using kanji. None at all. Zero.

>> No.422028

>>421794
That's the PC-Engine CD.

>> No.422032

>>422021
would it not be much more time and space consuming to use katakana to phonetically spell out everything, compared to a kanji character that might encompass several syllables?

>> No.422037

>>422016

I'm good with hira and kata, but I don't fucking understand kanji at all and neither do most of them. Most Japanese people can't read their own newspapers because they don't know enough kanji. The phoneticizations in katakana still mystify me though. Takes me a minute to figure out which English word they're mangling every time.

>> No.422040

>>422032

Most kanji don't really have much more non-symbolic meaning than katakana and hiragana. I don't know of any that encompass more than two or three syllabets.

>> No.422049

>>422021

Yes, there are advantages, japanes in kana only is pretty confusing (lots of words sound the same but have different meanings and they will be the same in hiragana), spoken japanese is confusing too, that's why japanese tv shows use subtitles and sometimes when speaking to a japanese person they will draw the kanji so you can understand what the hell they are talking about.

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>>422037
yeah. Like I have this poster on my wall, I decided to translate the katakana under 'Policenauts' (ポリスノーツ) and realised it is spelling out

PO-RI-CUH-NAU-UU-TSU

which sounds quite different to the real name.

I also read an interesting article the other day where they pointed out that in magazines and things katakana was used for emphasis, like in a girl's magazine the words beauty, boys, hair were all in katakana, whereas in the boys magazine they wouldn't be.

>> No.422054

>>422037
Study Chinese if you want to understand kanji.

>> No.422073

>>422058

Fucking Japan.

>> No.422090

>>418814
>Megumi Hayashibara
Glad there are fans still out there.

>Popful Mail
We should have a Working Designs general.

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>>419838
>>420004
Thanks, anons. I'm gonna play this tonight.

And thanks to >>416819 for reminding me of this glorious game. Real nostalgia feels here.

>>419031
>ads for in magazines like EGM and Gamepro and have a slight twinge of regret that I didn't own a Sega ANYTHING
Oh bro, do I know that feeling. Same thing with Turbo CD games.

>> No.422163

>>422058
No it doesn't, it spells out PO RI SU NO-TSU.

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>>419031

I used to love those Working Designs ads, even if I wasn't much of an RPG guy back then and never really played any of their games until long after they went out of business. They really made the games feel grandiose even just from a one or two page screenshot-fest.

>> No.422172

>>422006
A bad joke and a mistake do not a great post make.
Face it, you fucked up.

>> No.422179

>>422090
Why would we have a Working Design general when Falcom made this game. Also, WD fucked up when they tweaked the game.

>> No.422201

I have problems running this on an emulator.
The game starts normally and you can play a while but then after defeating the first boss and talking to the mage guy, I try leaving the screen at the game always freezes.

help ?

>> No.422214

>>422201

The solution wa posted a few post earlier.

>> No.422256

>>422214
I know .. but I did that and I still get the same problem. I have no idea what's going on.

>> No.422421

need to get the PC Engine version - too bad I already spend my monthly money on other games

>> No.422425

>>416819
What are they trying to do to her?

>> No.422439

>>422425

It begins with 'R' and end up with a synonym of Monkey.

>> No.422491

Sounds like a ripoff of paperboy, but you deliver mail as a girl. Mailgirl. Nice try Sega. NintenDOES.

>> No.422509

>>422491


shu shu I think /v/ is where you were headed

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422550

>>422491
waaa!!

Since when is a title name indicative of gameplay?

>> No.422586

>>422550

Specially on a Falcom game, they had so many stupid titles back then...

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423975

>>422439
So umm roping her huh?

Yeah I can dig that.

>> No.425256

OP here, god I'm glad this thread took off

>> No.425290

>>422439
>synonym
Do you mean something that rhymes with monkey?
I can't think of any verbs that start with R that describe kinds of monkeys.

>> No.425804

So, does a Sega CD emulator for Android exist in our dimension yet?

>> No.426724

>>422172

Calling it a mistake would imply I fucked up.

He said 9 hours later after returning from real life.

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427685

>>416819

> Dat retro art

God damn, every time I see there's something like this with that perfect retro anime art, I get weird tingly feelings.

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>>427685

Holy shit YEEESSSS. Makes me mourn what's happened to Japtoons since the 2000's, been a shame, it has.

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>>427863

Funny thing is, is that I was a big hater of anime for the longest time now. All of my friends knew my intolerance towards it and everything, I was quite verbal with my dislike towards it all.

But recently, something ached me to look up a few things, I swallowed my pride and took a dive into a lot of the stuff that was aired on Toonami (some of the shit, I grew up watching) and I gotta say - It feels special re-watching a lot of the childhood things they had on during the 90's, late 80's.

I guess the flame that ignited my special hatred towards all of that dimmed out, regrettably. Now I'm just indifferent towards it all.

>> No.428072

>>428063
Hey, cool, you're growing out of being an ignorant fuck. Congrats.

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428102

>>428063
PRO-TIP:
Watch anything Yoshiaki Kawajiri has directed (Wicked City, Demon City Shinjuku, Cyber City Oedo, Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust, etc.) It's the legit stuff, the kind of stuff that makes /a/ hates so it means it's good.

>> No.428107

>>416819
I've never heard of this before now but this will be my next game

>> No.428110

>>428072

> Ignorant

Yeah, no. I had my reasons for avoiding it.

>>428102

I might look into these, especially if /a/ hates them.

>> No.428117

>>427863
>Makes me mourn what's happened to Japtoons since the 2000's

So nothing, you mean?

It's pretty much the same as it always was.

>> No.428147

>>428110
>Yeah, no. I had my reasons for avoiding it.
Yeah, ignorance. Gonna fill you in on something here, man, you know those people who love Japan, want to be Japanese, and think that every single anime is the greatest thing on earth, no matter how bad it is, and that it will always be superior to western animation?

You know how obnoxious and ignorant those people are? That's how you describe yourself, only the opposite.

>> No.428201

>>420152
That kind of shock humor is obviously meant for a male audience. Rayearth is a shoujo anime. And this is a problem girls have to deal with all the time; on the rare occasion we actually get something good, made for us by someone who actually understands us, boys latch onto it and want to "improve" it.

Magic Knight Rayearth had a lot of really touching, emotional scenes. Like when Hikaru begs Lantis not to take his anger out on her friends, then he tells her he's not angry, that he sympathizes with the pain she's had to bear? I must have watched that scene like four times.

>> No.428237

>>428147

Scratch off obnoxious, I only told them how I felt, I never forced anyone to drop the habit.

> you know those people who love Japan, want to be Japanese, and think that every single anime is the greatest thing on earth, no matter how bad it is, and that it will always be superior to western animation?

These are the people that I did not want to become. They're all that's bad with how I looked at anime, in other words - They're filth. I thought that if I alienated myself from the habit that I would be better off, in the long run it was.

And no, I'm not the exact opposite, that would be in reverse weaboo territory. It's not like I'm a bad person either, I got along greatly with my friends, and I knew they watched anime, but would all had other interests in common as well.

>> No.428265

>>427863
Two things happened that killed it.

1. Computer graphics became viable and cheaper than real animation making people lazy and opting for a shitty look.

Resulting in rapid quality decline.

2. Animu became so popular in the West that trying to appeal to weaboos in the West became a real thing.

Resulting in rapid quality decline.

Thus animes went to shit.

>> No.428268

>>428117
Ho ignorant you re is astounding.

>> No.428725

>>428102
my nigga

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428762

How 'bout Keio Flying Squadron on the Sega CD and its Saturn sequel for similar aesthetics?

>> No.429094

>>428762

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJFXaYRfMtg

Looks legit.

OP here, how about we make this a topic about retro games with old school anime aesthetic? You guys seem like you're down with that.

>> No.429140

>>428762
"He has an IQ of fourteen-hundred!"

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429184

Has anyone played El Viento? I've been thinking about getting a copy.

>> No.429325

Aaagh, I want to play this game so bad. Popful Mail and Keio's Flying Squadron. Is the Sega CD region free? Is it worth getting one?

And then all the Saturn Working Designs games. I only have Dragon Force, but it's missing the artwork. If someone can point me to an artwork-only auction, that would be greatly appreciated.

>> No.429342

>>429325
>Is the Sega CD region free?
No.
>Is it worth getting one?
Better off emulating on a disk-based console of that age.

>> No.429350

>>429184
The music is amazing, as you'd expect from a wolfteam game. Gameplay is good and fast, too. However, it is really fucking hard. The first boss alone is pretty damn silly.

>> No.429358

>>429325
Sega CD is not region free, though as far as things go, its pretty easy to bypass. On the other hand, it has no copy protection at all. I found mine very worth buying.

>> No.429542

>>429342

Is there decent (fast) emulation for the CD on the Dreamcast?

>> No.430345

>>429184


thinking about buying it - but a bit expensive

>> No.430651
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430651

>>428762
HNNNNNNG

>>429184
It's classic Wolfteam, like >>429350 said. I've never beaten it, although I haven't given it a go with save state scumming.

>>429542
No. Plus that DC fan is so fucking loud, I swear the thing is gonna take off and fly through the roof. When I got my first one I thought something was wrong with it -- nope.

>> No.430661

>>428265
You're ignoring the fact that the producers of anime discovered that the only way they can make money in the fucked up animation production industry of Japan is to pander to the repugnant tastes of modern otaku. You are describing symptoms, where producers chasing that easy pedotaku money is the root sickness.

Saging for complete irrelevance to this thread and board.

>> No.431317

Aw hell Popful Mail I liked it I should beat one day though.

>> No.431964

>>428102

HELLS

YEAH

>> No.432146

Ordered this game on Amazon this morning.

What should I expect?

>> No.432160

>>432146
Fun.

>> No.432172

>>432146
A fun action game with some light RPG elements, that is also hard as fuck due to there being no invincibility after a hit.

And that fucking wood golem boss that regenerates itself, FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

>> No.432281

>>432146
A good game.

>> No.432467
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432467

>>417102
>Is there an Undub of the Sega CD one?

I'd like to see this too. WD fags can suck it.

>>418882
>>420135
>>420561
>>420567
>>420570

>mfw people find this shit funny

These games need a re-translation BAD. No need to be stuck with these versions in 2013.

>> No.432506

>>432172

he's actually not that bad once you get the pattern down. you can kill him pretty easily without taking a hit

>> No.432719
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432719

>>429094
I'm down with that.

>mfw Japan's Turrican looks better than the original.

>> No.432737
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>>432719

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOEbFbTNVFw

>> No.432759

>>432737

Apply directly to the forehead

>> No.432789
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432789

>>432737

>>432759
lol

>> No.432975

>>417098
Fun fact: Person who did Mail's voice on the Sega CD is the same person who did Lina Inverse.

>> No.433093

>>417098

>slayers
>action platformer
>not d&d session

>> No.433101
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433101

Old anime games general?

I think me and a creepy black guy on youtube are the only people who like this game.

>> No.433107

>>433101

I own that, but have yet to play it.
Is it good?

>> No.433160

>>433107
I'm not going to lie, it's flawed

But the gameplay itself is pretty solid. The flawed part comes in how the levels are designed, it's very much a hack and slash brawler but it sometimes tries to shoehorn you into platforming sections that the controls just can't handle well.

Other than that, it's tough, it's fast paced, it's a pretty good game once you look past those flaws.

The third one is waay better, though.

>> No.433184

>>433160

I've just had a gander at my collecyion and it turns out I own Valis 1 and 3 for the genesis and Super Valis 4.

You say 3's the best? i guess I'll play that one then.

>> No.433192

>>433101
I liked it.

Still the third was better.

>> No.433238

>>433101
>Posting the murrikan box

You don' goofed.

>> No.433242
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433242

>>433238
forgot image.

>> No.433254

>>416819
i dont care what game it is, i'm fapping to this picture for the forseeable future

>> No.433263

>>433107
No. Its better than the original Valis on 80s Jap home computers, but its really slow, has few enemies, and offers hardly any challenge until late in the game. Also, the game has an awful soundtrack. The first stage music is classic, but after that you are treated to what are literally 4-5 second loops!

III is a solid, but not amazing game. If you want to try a Valis game, get that.

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433269

>>432789
more.

>> No.433285
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433285

I'm having trouble emulating this game.
Need help.
What BIOS / stuff do I need?
Fusion emulator BTW.

>> No.433289

>>433263
I should note that I've watched footage of other versions, and the Mega Drive Valis has fewer enemies on screen than the PC-88 or NES versions of the game. While the Mega Drive version is actually a playable game, unlike those, the lack of enemies and any real challenge because of it, makes the game pretty dull. Emulate it just to play the first level for the music, but I wouldn't pay over 10 bucks for the actual game.

>> No.433315

>>433184
3's amazing. 4 is pretty good too but it's just more of what 3 was with an added character.

It's a good series but it seems like a series that is considered uncool to look back on fondly. It probably has something to do with Telenet selling the series to a porn company and them making a half-dozen hentai games from it, I am not even kidding.

>> No.433318

>>433289
I already own 1, 3 and Super 4.

But based on your harsh words I doubt I'll play any of them in the foreseeable future

>> No.433323

>>433263
>The first stage music is classic, but after that you are treated to what are literally 4-5 second loops!
Oh shit how could I forget that about Valis 1 goddamn that was bad.

>> No.433330

>>433315
Also to note: there is a fifth valis game. I have no idea how it plays.

>> No.433331

>>433315

Yeah I read that on Wikipedia and am currently sending away for some copies of Valis Cross 1-5. Sounds promising.

>> No.433334

>>433318
I'm only talking about the first one, really. III is a pretty good sidescrolling action game. IV is also pretty good, but the music in the SNES version sucks pretty bad compared to its PC-Engine counterpart, for some reason.

>> No.433338

>>433318
Ignore him, he's a dickhead. Why do you think everyone else is telling you to play the game but some guy comes in and says "YEAH I WATCHED SOME YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND I THINK IT BORING" and you listen to the guy who watched some youtube videos?

At least play the third game. That is probably the high point of the series.

>> No.433348

>>433338

Honestly I'm quite intrigued by these Hentai games. But I'll give Valis 3 a bash later, it might be fun.

>> No.433358

>>433338
You clearly didn't read my comment. I've beaten Valis on the Genesis. I watched videos of the PC-88 and NES versions, out of curiosity. The PC-88 release is the original game, the Genesis version is a remake.

>> No.433354

>>433348
>Honestly I'm quite intrigued by these Hentai games.

God DAMN it I wish I hadn't mentioned those.

Here's a spoiler about those: You'll get better shit in /h/, most of it is pregnancy.

>> No.433375

>>433348
Setting yourself up for disappointment I see?

It's a lame cash-in, I haven't played it but from what little I've seen, it's very poorly done.

If you want a game about a girl with a sword being violated, play Lightning Warrior Raidy.

>> No.433383

>>433354

>Pregnancy

Hot damn, now we're talking! Finally something to fill the void left by the half-finished Violated Herione.
But in all seriousness, I'm still in the process of finding copies of those so we'll just have to make do with Valis 3.

>> No.433393

>>433375

I already have Lightning Warrior Raidy. it was subpar.

>> No.433397

>>433393
Oh man, you're going to HATE Valis X then.

>> No.433413

>>433397

Eh. It'll add to the collection at least.
I guess I should also hunt down a copy of Valis 2 then. Just to be a completionist.

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433425

On the subject of the Sega CD, I picked up Snatcher and Space Adventure for under the maximum amount I'll spend on a vidya game, so I only need Keio and I'll have all the expensive stuff. They were expensive, but far less than the ridiculous 300+ you see people trying to charge for Snatcher. How I wish Mega-CD games came in longboxes so they'd fit in with my other games so I could pick up those cheaper titles. Because I really don't care about English voice acting in a shooter.

>> No.433430

>>433425
Good games.

>> No.433564

>hope to use /vr/ as a way to get away from /v/'s bullshit.
>Fucking low-tier anime discussion, same shit from /v/

Fuck I was hoping to get away from that shit.

>> No.433618

>>433564
Where do you think you even are?
Also, 90's and 80's j-shit is awesome.
Shit like Slayers, Hokuto no Ken, and Rance.

>> No.433716

>>433564
>Fuck I was hoping to get away from that shit.
Might I recommend that you look for another website to browse then?
No. No really, I insist.

>> No.433823

>>433430
Yeah, I just need to get in the mood to sit down and play a slow paced adventure.

>> No.434073

>>422439
R "ape"

>> No.434650

>>419748
How the hell do I get past the sad pandas, I knew a trick once but I forgot it.

>> No.434957

>>428147
>That's how you describe yourself, only the opposite.

So you must know this guy personally, right? Way to be a sanctimonious dickhead. The guy is opening up and reflecting. Cut him some fucking slack.

>> No.435308

>>434650

Replace the X with a -

>> No.435324

>>421895
Popful Mail, Snatcher, Lunar: The Silver Star, Lunar 2: Eternal Blue, Shining Force CD if you played the first or second, maybe Vay or Dark Wizard but I never really played either.

>> No.435717

>>429094
god voice acting like that should be criminal

>> No.435743

>>433238
>>433242
idunno the american cover looks pretty metal

>> No.435845

>>435717

On other boards I would be worried I'd be a faggot, but honestly lame shit like that is pretty much my bread and butter.

/a/ just loves to shit on everything, but I still watch the occasional episode of Slayers because it really effected me the first time I saw it. Yes, part of /vr/ will undoubtedly be some bullshit nostalgia, but the other part is the fact that there is a fucking backlog of games that no human being will ever get to play in their lifetime, and many of them are accessible to us now just as they were when they were released.

Crap dubbed anime is enjoyable just like any other crap media is, because it's fuckin entertaining. But we will never see a culture identical to the one in the 1980s/1990s, and I for one find it interesting and amusing to watch and play games from that era.

I for one have gotten a lot of decent recs from this thread, and am fucking ecstatic that for once on all the boards I lurk on, I don't feel like I have to apologize for saying it. Thank you /ve, and fucking goodnight.

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>>435845

also I've been drinking so I'm sorry if that was complete bullshit. At least I got away with a post without a smiley face this time

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>>435845
Mah nigga. Have some Black Lion on me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghmzfUwJk4g

>> No.436090

>>435845
>Crap dubbed anime is enjoyable just like any other crap media is, because it's fuckin entertaining. But we will never see a culture identical to the one in the 1980s/1990s, and I for one find it interesting and amusing to watch and play games from that era.
I whole heartedly agree with everything you said. Growing up with the trickle of anime we got in the late 80s and then the 90s was something. Akira coming over here was such a huge deal, I can't even emphasize this enough. Fucking live long and strong, oldfags.

sage for off-topic

>> No.436350

>>420135

Working Designs thread? Okay then, I have a confession to make.

I played through the entire arena one thousand times to get ALL the accessories. Yes, one thousand times I beat that worthless ninja only to have Victor Ireland tell me that I have better things to do with myself and that I should probably take a break. 2h4rdk0re.

>> No.436391

>>422179

WD fucked up when they tweaked practically EVERY game they've released. You don't have to look any further than the Exile series to see how fucking terrible it ended up. Also Vay, fuck that broken shit. Still, at least Victor Ireland got these games over here and the translations weren't "uguu, do you think I'm kawaii (kawaii means cute)" so I do appreciate their work on some level.

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436406

>>422586

Well you could say that her mail certainly makes me "pop".

If you catch my drift

>> No.436669

>>419715
Everything was going fine until surprise futa

>> No.437095

>>432719

>Japan's Turrican looks better than the original.

Yeah.. No, not so much... But that's your opinion man.

>> No.437140

Popful Mail
Popping-out Plate
Bursting Breastplate
Slip-out Scale
Wardrobe Malfunction Armor

>> No.437169

>>416819
I have beaten this game (the SegaCD one anyway) so many times. It's just so damn good. It's hard to judge overall, but I'm not sure whether I like Popful Mail or Sonic CD more on the Sega CD (they are my two favorites at least).

>> No.437205

I hope this is the right thread for this, but... I was hoping to ask you guys a question. Whats a fair price for a Sega CD. I was thinking about buying one again. I traded it in when I was a kid.

>> No.437505

>>419715
I don't suppose this has ever been translated?

>> No.437729
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437729

Oh shit, a Popful Mail thread. Just what I needed.

I can't get past this fucker. Help pls

>> No.437740
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437740

Also fuck yes, I love just how 90's it is.

>Oohh, I biffed it!

>> No.437763
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437763

>>433285
It freezes at that part, right? You just gotta enable perfect sync in the options tab.

>> No.437853

>>437729
I gave in and used the elixir here, and thoroughly regret it now that I'm on the Wood Golem. On the other hand, I have no idea how I could have gotten past him otherwise. It seemed like luck mattered a lot here, especially with whether or not the positions of the moving platforms were just right for you to be able to get on the other side of him.

>> No.437864

>>437729
Exact place I'm stuck. This game is brutal

>> No.437936

>>435845
>tfw living in Italy
>tfw our censorship got WORST as the years passed, hindering my enjoyment of anime until I had broadband internet in 2004

Kenshiro, Saint Seiya with its rivers of blood was AWWRIGHT in the early 90'.
Come the 00', and they broadcast Saint Seiya again with black and white scenes and cut parts.
And you wouldn't want to know what they did to Rayearth, which is thread related.

Funny, because in the 80' we got mecha anime with lots of deaths and nobody but shitty newspapers cared.
At least we got pretty much all the manga you could want as a 13 year old though.

Speaking of Rayearth, have they ever made a game of the season with the mecha?

>> No.437942

Oh boy, this thread's still alive.
If either of the handsome chaps I discussed Valis with are here, I'd just like to mention that you were correct- Valis 3 is far better than 1. Still yet to play Super 4 though,

>> No.438001
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438001

>>437936
Italy is great.
When I went on vacation there as a kid, I turned the TV on, and saw this badass motherfucker. They had that episode where the guy shoots him with a crossbow, and he does the thing where deflects it right back into his eye. I was stunned.

Up until that point, I just didn't realized there can be blood and violence in cartoons.

Fuck yeah Italy.

>> No.438098

>>437729
>>437853
>>437864


Right, the trick is to stay close to him. If you are close, he jumps to stom the ground rather than launching bombs. Just jump and hit him when he lands so you don't get hurt, and over him when he moves to close to the edge.
Now its time to get on with the rest of the game.

>> No.438112

>>438098
thanks bro, will try that out

>> No.438128
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438128

So I'm new to playing Sega CD emulator / games so I have a question about the saves.
I just played about an hour of Popful Mail and I'm loving it, however I just lost all that data because it wasn't saved to ram.
Is there a guide anywhere how to get this working easily? I really hate using save states.

>> No.438142
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438142

>>438128
Oh shit, I should have warned you about that man. Same thing happened to me...
What you gotta do is create a new ram cart via this menu, with the name of the image you're using. (Copy the name to it)

And you need to load it every time you start up the game via the same menu.

>> No.438165

>>437853
The wood golem isnt so bad either.
The trick is to flee when he charges whil jumping and throwing daggers back in mid air so you don't loose forward momentum (you are using daggers, right?). Note that he never moves past where the stairs are, so move back as he does and try not to let him off the screen so you can see his rocket punches. His rocket punch can just be ducked with no problem.

I found his second form easiest to deal with by getting behind it and jumping along with it to send daggers into its back. The timing is tricky though, and even with good moves you might have to fight his first form twice like I did.

>> No.438212

>>436073

Damn that did convince me to watch it.

>> No.438584

>>432467

You have shit taste

>> No.438635
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438635

I'm gonna be honest and say that Popful Mail's gameplay isn't amazing. Enemies can drain all your health super fast and the screen doesn't scroll until you get super close to the edge, forcing you to move very slowly. Not bad, though, maybe a bit above average.

The graphics, sound, and movies are all top notch though.

>> No.438645

What's the name of the game in the OP?

>> No.438665

>>438645

See

>>420225

>> No.438681

>>419161
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLgK3ZHgNxQ

This is amazing, all those arnold movies.

>> No.438716

>>429184

Play the re-translation, it's pretty decent. Wolf team made some beautiful games.

http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/678/

>> No.438728

>>433242

I had an american copy and popping that in for the first time ans seeing the intro being about a japanese schoolgirl made me laugh my ass off. It's a wonder we even GOT the valis games in america.

>> No.438752

Looks neat, I'm going to try this on the emulator. I should really try out more Sega CD games, I only played Sonic CD, and I didn't even like it that much (Sonic 3 & Knuckles was much better)

>> No.439215

>>432467

nofun.jpg

>> No.440318

>>420750
I agree, it must be done.

>> No.440882

>>422439
'R'angutan

>> No.441908

>>428201

Who says you own Shoujo? Who says there aren't touching scenes in the Saturn game? Have you played it? Why turn this into a gender thing in the first place?

I've been a huge Clamp fan since I was like 13, my stack of Rayearth manga and my VHS box sets say you have no more "claim" to Rayearth than I do.

>> No.442016
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442016

Is Popful Mail better than Zeliard?

Great DOS game, if you haven't played it.

>> No.442041
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442041

>>442016
>EGA mode

>> No.442151

>>442041
>>EGA mode
This is /vr/, son.

>> No.442179

>>442151
Even back in those days, Amigafags were like LOLCGA LOLEGA LOLSPEAKERSOUND

>> No.442664

>>442179
even C64 had it better, honestly. There's still people turning out incredible demos on old systems. I miss those times, waiting for a new Future Crew demo to hit the BBS scene.

>> No.442683
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442683

>>442016
Sheeeit man, Zeliard is pretty sweet. I think it's a bit better than Popful.

I should start a thread about it sometime. I can't get past these fucking ice caverns... fucking spikes

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442747

>>442683
Thanks to Sierra On-line for bring it over here! Along with Thexder. The art in the ending of Zilliard was probably the first anime-styled anything I ever saw. Good music, too, from what I remember.

>> No.442771
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442771

>>442683
Thanks to Sierra Online for bring it over here! Along with Thexder. The art in the ending of Zeliard was probably the first anime-styled anything I ever saw. Good music, too, from what I remember.

>> No.442795
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>>442771
http://youtu.be/g0FVQYgSnU0
http://youtu.be/cXEVHtbb2dw

Naw man, it's definitely good stuff.

>> No.442805
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442805

Don't forget about the PC-98 version either.

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>>442683
>>442771
And this is how he looked like on the boxart.. lol

>> No.442848
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442848

>>442683 (You)
>>442771
And this is how he looked like on the boxart.. lol

>> No.442854
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>>442805

>> No.442864

>>442854
FANSERVICE UGUU SHIT JAPAN IS GOING DOWNHILL

sorry

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442870

>>442683
What was it with every JRPG protag back then looking like Adol Christin?

>> No.442895
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442895

>>430345
>"but a bit expensive"
>notice your name
>iseewhutudidthar.jpg

>> No.447074

What does Mail wear anyway? A breastplate over a leotard?
I ask because its really hot. Been playing the game since this thread started and have taken many a fap break to peruse pics of her.
Are there any other characters around who wear such attire?

>> No.447376

>>447074

>tfw fapped to the ad when I was about 11-12

>> No.447723

>>442854


fuck I need that copy!


>>442895
haha - no but really - it's strange I am willing to shell out 1000 $ on a neo geo cart (since everyone believes thats the value) but get jewy when I buy Pc Engine games

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>>447074
One of the miners makes a crack about her outfit being out of style, no doubt to cover his secret fetish for vintage workout attire.

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>>447074
Some Rance series characters wear this outfit.'
Off the top of my head:
Noir
Feris
Ranmaru

Also, one-piece swimsuits tend to look like leotards, so you can just pretend...

>> No.448046

Alright, its my turn to be stuck. I've been locked in a lava room with crumbling platforms. The game insists there is a way to open the door, but I cant fathom it.
I have tried killing the little fireball men, but they are so hard to hit that there isnt enough time to get them.
What's the trick, /vr/?