/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.4939291]

Footage has been gotten of SegaSonic Bros. A lost Sonic game that was location tested and pulled.
https://twitter.com/InsaneDavid/status/1023352635120730112

[Anonymous No.4939297]

>>4939291
Oh, cool. Always love to see more of unreleased things. Doesn't look like we missed out on much, seems like just another forgettable arcade puzzle game with Sonic themes randomly slapped on it because of the character's popularity.

[Anonymous No.4939305]

Neat. Looks a lot like Columns.

[Anonymous No.4939310]

Cool. Where's that autist that's always on here screaming about how people shouldn't play unreleased games? Does he have anything to say?

[Anonymous No.4939315]

>>4939310
pls no ableism pls k thx :-)

[Anonymous No.4939380]

Everything is getting released later. Except zelda 64.

[Anonymous No.4939406]

>>4939291
looks pretty boring desu. i'd rather see dee dee planet leak.

[Anonymous No.4939407]

>>4939315
ever read Harrison Bergeron?

[Anonymous No.4939418]

>>4939407
No, what's that?

[Anonymous No.4939427]

>>4939418
It's a short story from retro times.

[Anonymous No.4939526]

i want this released so much, i can wait, a few more years if necessary!

[Anonymous No.4939569]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g97fHENH9TQ

[Anonymous No.4939571]

>>4939569
Is that monitor really fucked up or what?

[Anonymous No.4939574]

i don't understand the rules

[Anonymous No.4939595]

>>4939291
I hope someone finds the Time Bokan arcade game.

[Anonymous No.4939841]

I find it very hard to believe that sega was going to release a game called "sonic bros" knowing full well that mario bros was their direct opponent

Also just seems like a prototype idea that became doctor robotniks mean bean machine

[Anonymous No.4939927]

>>4939380
and Earthbound 64 and Pokemon snap beta (i only have a video of the beta), it seems like unreleased Nintendo 64 games disappeared

[Anonymous No.4939931]

>>4939595
damn that looks cool

[Anonymous No.4939947]

>>4939595
We need vertexer.
https://youtu.be/K-lVyYtkgRY

[Anonymous No.4939986]

>>4939927
And dont forget about GTA64

[Anonymous No.4940101]

Wasn't the ROM already dumped, but the guy who owns the cab said he wouldn't allow anything else he owns to be dumped if they released the ROM?

[Anonymous No.4940102]

>>4939947
Some recent games are pretty much that, but better :-)

[Anonymous No.4941248]

>>4940101
Yeah, some type of drama BS is why we're not able to play the game on an emulator.

[Anonymous No.4942249]

>>4940102
no?

[Anonymous No.4942306]

>>4940101
>the guy who owns the cab said he wouldn't allow anything else he owns to be dumped if they released the ROM?
Sounds like the Bevis and Butthead arcade game debacle....

>>4941248
>some type of drama BS is why we're
Yes, I am sure it is a personal attack directly against you.

This does come up from time to time. It is the right of the owner to dump, or not their property. And no, there is no obligation whatsoever to ensure that all the nerds can play a half finished beta title.

I support every owner of one of a kind software who makes it a point to say "I have it, you can't/Now give me money". I hope he stores it away forever.

[Anonymous No.4942323]

>>4942306
Seriously. If anyone has something interesting and undumped, try dumping it and releasing it for free and see just how generous the whining strangers on the internet are with sending you even a small amount of money after the fact to thank you for your efforts and for devaluing your collectible.

[Anonymous No.4942335]

>>4942306
So I was right, some type of drama BS. Good to know.

[Anonymous No.4942860]

>>4942323
It's about preservation of lost media. The PCB will always be worth thousands because it's a unique, one-of-a-kind prototype.

There are hundreds of undumped games. Just because a game is dumped or undumped has no impact on the value. You can play every revision and region version of Battle Garegga in Mame and Final Burn Alpha but that doesn't stop the actual boards from selling for thousands of dollars, and that was a game that was actually mass-produced, unlike a prototype with an extremely limited/unknown number.

It depends on how you view video games. Do you see these strictly through the eyes of a collector counting dollar values, or do you see this as another form of media that should be preserved, like the Mame developers or TCRF guys?

[Anonymous No.4942870]

>>4942323
what the fuck? why is he owed money for just happening to own a super rare copy of a game he didn't make. i say he's obligated to put it online for preservation's sake and for everyone to see rather than just arbitrarily deciding it belongs to him and only him

[Anonymous No.4942873]

>>4942860
>do you see games as a luck-based get rich quick scheme or a thing for people to enjoy?
we need a supercomputer to think this one through

[Anonymous No.4942881]

>>4942306
if he's just going to lock it away then what right does he have to it to begin with? he's literally doing nothing with it. what is to be lost by dumping it at that point?

[Anonymous No.4942884]

>>4939574
you need to make a loop from edge to edge with the same colored pieces - i got to play this bad boy on Saturday!

[Anonymous No.4942897]

>>4942860
Part of the value of undumped games/versions is the fact that they aren't dumped, and the collector market for those is not the same as the market for retail games. Do they often sell for more than their loose cart retail equivalent? Sure. More than a complete copy? Well, not always. Yes, some people are willing to pay the equivalent of several thousand for a Gradius ROM version PCB, but obviously those same people don't care about the very few of a kind prototype/location test version of Macross II which has been for sale on Yahoo (and now ebay) for years and years despite being even rarer and, with the current asking price, costing several thousand less. Something like an unreleased Sonic game will probably retain value more than most prototypes following dumping because it is Sonic, but even Frank Cifaldi who has been dumping and releasing stuff for years admits that releasing things tends to diminish the value of the original piece.

And yes, I definitely support things like this being preserved, but what I do not support are people demanding that other people do this or that with their games without the complainers themselves doing anything to help the process. If someone actually actively dumps things on their own, I would say that they have more ground to complain about others not doing the same. Otherwise, I just don't see how some feel justified in demanding others do something while they are unwilling to put themselves out for the same cause. If someone downloads a prototype that they enjoyed, maybe they could take the effort tofind out who dumped it, get in touch, and send them $5 or something as a token gesture of appreciation instead of just demanding more and more from people who are under no obligation to do anything for free.

[Anonymous No.4942997]

>>4942870
>happening to own
Most people who have these things nowadays don't just "happen" to own them, they most likely bought them. I'd say that since you care about game preservation, you're obligated to spend your money on undumped games and dump them yourself.

>>4942881
Maybe he's playing it? Enjoying it himself? Taking it to conventions and letting other people play it? Maybe it doesn't matter because he bought it and can now do what he wants with it?

[Anonymous No.4943009]

>>4942997
what about this game? it will forever be lost eventually because some asshole decided to keep it to himself and try to get rich off something he didn't even make.
and don't kid yourself, collectors collect to collect. enjoying them would just lessen their quality and precious resale value

[Anonymous No.4943021]

>>4939291
So it's Mean bean Machine but less entertaining ?

[Anonymous No.4943025]

>>4943009
Then I guess you should make sure to snatch these kinds of things up before non-dumping collectors do. It sucks, but that's how the world works.

[Anonymous No.4943028]

>>4943025
ok? i'm saying it's a stupid attitude, not that it doesn't happen.

[Anonymous No.4943035]

>>4942881
>lock it away
If he owns it, it is his right. He could toss it into a landfill, set it on fire or drop a piano onto it.

Feelings are irrelevant.

[Anonymous No.4943042]

>>4943035
wow, are you the dude from Equilibrium that burnt Mona Lisa ?

[Anonymous No.4943047]

>>4943035
ok? what's with this fetish for rights? is every 'can' a 'should' now?

[Anonymous No.4943051]

>>4942860
You know he's obviously not posting in good faith, right?

[Anonymous No.4943052]

>>4943035
rights are feelings enabled by the state

[Anonymous No.4943096]

>>4943035
>Feelings are irrelevant.

The rallying call of the embittered /v/irgin who's convinced their opinion is fact and that the world should reflect it. You must lead a sad life if you seriously believe this.

[Anonymous No.4943158]

>>4939291
A f****in puzzle game?! Who cares?!

[Anonymous No.4943163]

>>4942870
>i say
You're not the president so shut the fuck up.

[Anonymous No.4943492]

>>4939927
anyone remember that guy that posted on here saying he ordered special k to drug his rich friend who had a earthbound 64 alpha and was gonna distract him with hookers?

was like a year or two ago now (oh my god what am i doing with my life)

[Anonymous No.4943630]

>>4943492
That sounds vaguely familiar, I think. Of course just another kid making shit up.

>>4943096
Just like people who feel that other people should take the burden of game preservation on themselves, at their own expense, without receiving any compensation from people who demand such things be preserved and released. Again, I'm not arguing against preservation (of course not), but I just think if it matters so much to people, why don't they try to take efforts to help instead of just screaming on the internet about other people not freely sharing things they spent hundreds if not a thousand+ to obtain?

[Anonymous No.4943707]

>>4939931
It's really just Qix based on a 1970s anime.

[Anonymous No.4943850]

>>4943630
I actually do donate to the EFF, and support them fully in defending video games from censorship. If there was an organization that was trying to preserve abandoned video games by making them open & free, I would donate to them too.. I also donate to local causes because I do care about my community. Do you donate to causes you care about?
All abandonware should be free & open to the public, in my opinion. The fact that owners of these rare game own them and don't preserve them by making them public, legit upsets me. And SegaSonic Bros is abandonware that should be open & free. I am aware though that no one should adhere to my feelings.

[Anonymous No.4944035]

>>4943163
is the guy hoarding the segasonic machine the president? if not, this is a pretty disingenuous argument

[Anonymous No.4945727]

>>4944035
I'm sorry kid but are you still talking? Pretty sure I told you to shut the fuck up!

[Anonymous No.4945752]

>>4939595
>I hope someone finds the Time Bokan arcade game.

I
HOPE
TOO
!!

[Anonymous No.4945764]

Missed seeing this at CAX. There was a section kind of roped off for Exa-Arcadia stuff and it must have been in there considering it's from their CEO's collection.

[Anonymous No.4945769]

>>4945727
hey calm down, your dick's already shrunk enough from the supplements

[Anonymous No.4945771]

[Anonymous No.4945773]

>>4945769
Just report.

[Anonymous No.4945794]

>>4945769
>>4945773
You're pathetic you know that?
>WAAAHHH Y DONT I GET EVERYTHING 4 FREE WAAAAAHHH
Fuck you you're literally a fucking child with that mentality. Either grow up or fuck off back to /v/. Also reporting me? Seriously? Is this what /vr/ has stooped to?

Annnnnd great the janitor deleted my post as I was typing this but NOT THIS >>4945769
>>4945773
EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE THE ONES BREAKING THE RULES WITH THEIR NONSTOP WHINING AND ANNOUNCING A REPORT WHICH HEY JANITOR GUESS WHAT IS AGAINST THE FUCKING RULES!

God, it really is filled with summerfags now. This board is officially /v/ 2.0 congratulations asshats you finally did it.

[Anonymous No.4945797]

>>4945794
>summerfag

Strange, you sound straight out of /v/ yourself.

[Anonymous No.4945801]

>>4945794
Calm down, tubbs. Watch your blood pressure.

[Anonymous No.4945864]

>>4939571
yes, that's the monitor dying.
>>4942306
these are same kinds of arcade owners that rely on mame's massive rom collection to service their machines but refuse to share anything they have because they fear that their one of a kind machine will no longer be one of a kind. these people are called leeches.
> is the right of the owner to dump, or not their property
I would argue that software is still owned by sega. dump all you want, it's still piracy.

anyway.. it's just a system c board game (an enhanced megadrive platform with a faster cpu, better sample playback and more colours) of an incredibly boring, sonic themed version of columns.

megafuckingyawn.

>>4945773
>>4945797
oh, we reporting people now that hurt your precious feelings? awwwwww. cowardly. yet totally not unexpected from you guys. i should start reporting all the sega saturn threads. they're an insult to humanity.

[Anonymous No.4945868]

>>4945864

[Anonymous No.4945871]

>>4945868
hows that reporting going for you? still failing i see?

[Anonymous No.4945878]

>all these deleted posts
Sure is Soviet Union in here...

[Anonymous No.4945882]

>>4945878
this is what happens when autists start reporting posts that hurt their feelings.

[Anonymous No.4945889]

>>4945878
>>4945882
>off-topic posts and blatant trolling being deleted

I don't see the problem?

[Anonymous No.4945893]

>>4945752
Mostly because it's a never released arcade game, even if it is just a Qix clone.

[Anonymous No.4945896]

>>4945794
>>4945797
>>4945801
>>4945864
>>4945868
>>4945871
>>4945878
>>4945882
>>4945889
Alright dude you can stop samefagging now.

[Anonymous No.4945898]

>>4945896

[Anonymous No.4945903]

>>4945896
Only three of those are mine. They're me telling the Tyler wannabe to fuck off.

Also, stop giving the shitter attention.

[Anonymous No.4945909]

>>4945896
kek. imagine being this wrong? amazing.
>>4945889
> my feelings are hurt! it's trolling!
the usual nonsense, i see? so precious.

[Anonymous No.4945925]

>>4939571
yes, the monitor is not working properly.

[Anonymous No.4945937]

>>4945925
So the machine is breaking down and they still won't dump the rom?

[Anonymous No.4945973]

>>4945937
The PCB's functionality has nothing to do with the functionality of the cabinet they have it in. From the bit of cab I can see, it is probably just a standard Japanese candy cab. I highly doubt Sega made a dedicated cabinet for a game like this, they probably always intended for it to just be placed in an Aero City or Astro City or something.