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8439885 No.8439885 [Reply] [Original]

What are those yellow things Electronic Arts added to their genesis roms?

>> No.8439914

>>8439885
It's just their branding since EA made their own carts for Genesis. It serves no purpose

>> No.8439916

>>8439914
It's this
/thread

>> No.8439923

They were detachable, some sort of extension which is why the roms are taller.

>> No.8439950

It bugged the shit out of me wondering what that tab was as a kid but I didnt want to risk breaking the game to find out

>> No.8439962

>>8439885
They're a bitch to take off that's for sure. Almost broke a cartridge when I tried to pry it open

>> No.8439976

>>8439885
There was an old running joke on wild-west-era internet that it sealed in a tiny piece of the soul of satan because EA games were usually dogshit

>> No.8440073

>>8439885
>roms
>no one took the bait
You got me. I'll be the first to say it.

>> No.8440079

>>8439885
Why did Bohn own two Road Rash IIs? How much of a mouthbreather was he that he scribbled his name on everything?

>> No.8440096
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8440096

>his mega carts don't have embedded multitap
imagine being you

>> No.8440102

>>8440096
The Mega Drive already had 4 controller ports, what was this for? Which games supported 6 players?

>> No.8440114
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8440114

>>8440102
anon do your fucking reps

>> No.8440148

>>8440114
What reps?

>> No.8440169
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>>8440102
>4 controller ports

>> No.8440174

>>8440102
>5 players:
Columns 3

>6 players:
Super Skidmarks
Dodge Danpei

>8 players:
Hyperdunk
Micro Machines
Mega Bomberman
Many soccer, NBA, and NFL games no one cares about

>> No.8440185

>>8440148
the reps to not be a retard

>> No.8440187

>>8440185
Which reps are those?

>> No.8440190

>>8440187
exactly.

>> No.8440204

>>8440114
>>>/fit/

>> No.8440309

>>8440190
The times table? Help me out, anon.

>> No.8440508

>>8440102
This user is underage

>> No.8440536

Didn't early EA games dodge Sega's licensing scheme? That could be why they went with a different form factor since Sega would have had some proprietary manufacturing control over the Genesis cart shell.

>> No.8440541

>>8440536
Yes, they reverse-engineered the Genesis and made their own carts because Sega wouldn't give them a good deal.

>> No.8440754

>>8439976
EA did not have this reputation back then.

>> No.8440771

>>8439976
>There was an old running joke on wild-west-era internet that it sealed in a tiny piece of the soul of satan because EA games were usually dogshit

Zoomer identified, nobody ever said that shit

EA used to be the literal absolute best third party, at least in the West, until Trip Hawkins quit. They were a great publisher, actually nurturing studios and publishing innovative, highly polished games. Basically the opposite of what they are now.

>> No.8440903

>>8440771
>>8440754
Suck my cock, I’m 33 and yes they did. Everyone always said that’s why EA had to manufacture their own carts in the first place. I’m glad you and your kindergarten butt buddies liked Jungle Strike or whatever but they absolutely had a bad reputation

>> No.8441225

>>8440903
30yo zoomers who think they're oldfags are some of the worst kind of cancer on /vr/ right now

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>>8441225
>30yo zoomers
what the fuck are you even talking about

>> No.8441269

>>8439976
EA only became "bad" around 97-98. And even with that they were better than the majority of publishers. Gen VII is when they were objectively greedy cunts

>> No.8441382

>>8439885
It's just an indicator that you own fettid garbage games.

>> No.8441385

>>8440771
Bullshit
Their games were hot garbage even back then.

>> No.8441404

>>8440754
>>8440771
>>8441269
Absolutely disingenuous statements.
Sword of Sodan, Fatal Rewind, Budokan, Shadow of the Beast on the Genesis were some of the most atrocious games released on Genesis and lambasted by the gaming media back then as well as any consumer with a brain. Terrible games and a company that would eventually become cancerous, buoyed by yearly sports updates.

>> No.8441415

>>8441263
Probably a samefag. Why he's shilling for old EA garbage, I haven't a clue. Maybe Trip Hawkins is bored these days.

>> No.8441428

>>8439976
EA didn't really have that rep back then.
They did have some bad games under their belt
It started to go bad when they got the Fifa license, rebranded "EA Sports" and started churning out sports games.
Then later they started buying up smaller companies. (Maxis, bullfrog) and the evil became stronger.........

>> No.8441431

>>8441428
Most of their games were trash even back then. Go play Desert Strike or whatever you tards enjoy.

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>>8441269
>EA only became "bad" around 97-98.
they became shit after the logo-change in '99

>> No.8441441

>>8439885
I had a physical copy of Road Rash II but I don’t remember it being a tall cart. I do remember Bubsy being in a tall cart with the tab though and that’s Accolade.

>> No.8441759

>>8439976
This %100 and I have no idea where this "EA wasn't that bad" revisionism is coming from. That yellow tab was synonymous with bargain bin shovelware, the type of stuff you'd see being sold in a shoebox at a garage sale for a buck or at EB's used pile. Shaq Fu and James Pond alone are blights on 16bit gaming.

>> No.8441786

>>8440536
EA basically told Sega at gunpoint that either they give them really good licensing terms or they would release their games unlicensed Tengen-style. The very earliest EA games on Genesis like Populous are indeed unlicensed and fail to boot on TMSS-protected consoles.

>> No.8441803

>>8441759
>>8441786
EA was somehow able to convince Sega to pay a couple million and in return they could make as many genesis games as they want with no extra license fees. Some of the laziest ports of the generation from EA and a couple of good Amiga ones.

>> No.8441804

>>8441263
>>8441415
You newfags need to go back

>> No.8441829

>>8441804
The only thing that needs to go back is yourself and your pile of EA games back to the Gamestop dumpster. The one without a lock, because management doesn't care what the homeless pilfer from it.

>> No.8441842

>>8439885
I always thought they were a tab to make it easier to pull them out of the box/console.

>> No.8441854

As to why it is yellow I don't know but I was under the impression that the reason these EA carts are the way that they are is because EA reverse-engineered the Sega to release games for it and I always assumed the shape of the carts (and whatever is inside) is that way so they will work in the first place.

>> No.8441860

>>8441803
The most critical aspect of EA-Sega deal was that EA would stop paying licensing fees once they sell a particular high amount of cartridges. They broke that threshold pretty early and started raking 100% of profits on Genesis games.

>> No.8441896

>>8441404
>Fatal Rewind
OI M8 U WOT

>> No.8441918

>>8441829
Fucking rekt with extreme prejudice

>> No.8441920

>>8441896
OI ME SPECCY

>> No.8441930

>>8441860
So they were scumbags from the get go? That's good to know, but isn't this basically corporate blackmail and a felony? Or was it because it was the 80s and another Japanese company was cleaning house in the U.S. and the government just looked the other way?

>> No.8441935

>>8441930
The deal where they cracked the Genesis and threatened to release games on their own terms I meant.

>> No.8441967

>>8441930
Back in mid-80s when EA just formed they tried to be really good guys, promoting their programmers as rising stars on game covers and having good relationships with outside studios. This approach did not work out financially.
The deal with Genesis was that EA strictly followed the law and did a proper clean room reverse engineering of Sega Genesis, unlike above mentioned Tengen who willingly broke the law to illegally obtain schematics of 10NES lockout chip. They had the right to publish unlicensed games and money to protect that right against Sega in court. EA had the mentality of a computer game publisher where first party licenses are no-existent and they did not want to bend for anybody.

>> No.8441984

>>8441967
Thank you for the insight, Anon.

>> No.8442178

>>8441829
>no u
This user is underage

>> No.8442214

>>8439885
>newfag /thread

>> No.8442221

>>8439885
Who the hell is Bohn?

>> No.8442239

>>8442178
There is no reason for you to be this upset. Just realize that you have been cordially rekt and thrown into the trashcan.

>> No.8442274

>>8441404
Hey I liked Budokan

>> No.8442292
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8442292

>>8442239
>they laugh at me because they're upset

>> No.8443425

I will never forgive them for what they did to Origin.

>> No.8443435

>>8443425
Yeah, its worse than what they did to Bioware and Maybe even Visceral.

>> No.8443447

>>8439885
Does Batman Forever has an ending?? I remember looping over & over again through the same levels with the same shitty enemies

>> No.8443475

>>8443447
>called 'Batman Forever'
>thinks its going to end

>> No.8443487

>>8440903
>Jungle Strike or whatever but they absolutely had a bad reputation

The Strike games had some of the best reputation. Road Rash too.

>> No.8443507

>>8443475
oh man, you got me there anon

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8443542

>>8443475
kek’d

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>>8441269
>EA only became "bad" around 97-98. And even with that they were better than the majority of publishers. Gen VII is when they were objectively greedy cunts
>>8441804
>You newfags need to go back
>>8442178
>>no u
>This user is underage
>>8442292
>>they laugh at me because they're upset

>> No.8445001

>>8444926
>Soijack reaction

You lost.

>> No.8445005

>>8439885
A big fuck you to Sega

>> No.8445134

>>8444926
Best self own of the thread?

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>>8445001
>>Soijack reaction
>You lost.
>>8445134
>Best self own of the thread?
>>8445005
>A big fuck you to Sega

>> No.8445276

>8445269
Wow keep trying and maybe you’ll fit in someday

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>>8445276
>>8445269
>Wow keep trying and maybe you’ll fit in someday

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>>8445269

>> No.8445925

>>8439976
>EA games were usually dogshit
Nothing has changed anon. EA games still are turds.

>> No.8445934

>>8445269
You will never have /qa/ back.

>> No.8445939

>>8441225
>30yo zoomers who think
The fuck you are talking about? Everybody knows that once you turn 15 you magically turn into a baby boomer.

>> No.8446131

>>8439976
the strike games are based

>> No.8446156

>>8445939
This. Sick of 8th grade boomers.

>> No.8446181

>>8439916
>It's this
>//thread

>> No.8446285

>>8441930
>Noooo think of the poor corporation! You HAVE to give them money for every game copy you sell because... You just do, okay!
They properly and legally reverse engineered the Sega Genesis lockout technology. They could have just dumped games for the platform but instead decided to use this to negotiate a better licensing deal. If you have the ability to not pay licensing fees, why would you. Should people pay licensing fees to Microsoft for making a Windows game? The only reason the licensing fees exist for consoles is because they put in tech to prevent you from self publishing and sell you the solution.

>> No.8447539

>>8440309
lurk more

>> No.8447630

>>8447539
Silence, newfag.

>> No.8448931
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8448931

worst thread on /vr/

>> No.8449108

>>8440169
>all the meaningless english just to look cool
reminds me of those gibberish t-shirts

>> No.8450626 [DELETED] 

>>8449108
You mean the ones that said I'm with her instead of I'm with stupid?

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8450650

>>8450626
We really are just reverse Reddit. Here's the upvote you wanted.

>> No.8450768

>>8439976
nobody said this on IRC, or anything, ever.
EA made great games back then. Mutant League Hockey made me like sports games. Road Rash was based. Desert Strike was really good.

>> No.8451442

>>8440079
Lots of people did that back when

>> No.8451446

>>8440754
>>8440903
>>8441269
I do not recall anyone talking about the names of developer companies until call of duty mw2.

I strongly suspect there are trendies who arrived too late to video games that are trying to make-believe that some obscure knowledge or conversation from backwhen was common. Im not saying you guys are doing that now, but when i see shit like unknown consoles being touted as having had mainstream attention, i have my doubts

>> No.8451737

EA and Activision were always scummy you zoomers.

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8452778

>>8450650

>> No.8452794

>>8451446
Everyone in America knew EA you dumb spic. Whether it was from Madden or Command and Conquer

>> No.8452796

>>8451737
Nice try you balding, low t. 27 year old. You will never be an oldfag

>> No.8452804

>>8442292
>Simpsons reaction
We're laughing, but not with you.

>> No.8452809

>>8446285
Already answered hours before you're angry cunt ache with the edgy green text. Stay mad, champ.

>> No.8452815

>>8452796
>this projection in detail
The balding, low t. 27 year olds of /vr/ we're the friends we made along the way.

>> No.8452819

>>8451446
Did they have EGM in Peru?You can always look up their old EA reviews, most of which were profusely shat upon.

>> No.8452862

>>8452804
>me and the mouse in my packet are seething
How embarrassing

>> No.8453118

>>8440903
the strike games are awesome you dumb faggot

>> No.8453369

I thought it was a usability thing to make it easier to pull your carts out of the console.

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8453404

Eletronic arts prior Licas Arts?

>> No.8454265 [DELETED] 

>>8452778
Stay triggered you didn't get your guaranteed hivemind approval.

>> No.8454482

>>8452862
The only one seething here is the Simpsons memer stuck with a crate of shitty EA games that he/she/it can't get rid of on eBay.

>> No.8454486

>>8441829
Fucking kek
By the way my manager still puts the lock on ours because somebody kept stealing the Funco Pops.

>> No.8455076

>>8454486
How is it stealing if you're throwing it away ...

>> No.8455385

>>8455076
A lot of the time it isn't because "stealing", but because the niggers that dumpster dive usually just toss shit out as they look and leave trash everywhere around the dumpster.

>> No.8455396

>>8455385
That, and because the land owners can be legally liable if someone gets hurt on the property. It's the same reason restaurants throw out tons of food that's perfectly edible so they don't get sued just in case it isn't.

>> No.8457769 [DELETED] 

>>8452778
>>8450650
>>8449108
you are mentally deficient.

>> No.8457842

>>8440903
33? So you were born in, 1988? You were around for this IRC/AOL Wild West internet era? Wow, pretty impressive for like, an eight year old.

Also, stfu, NHL '94 is the GOAT.

>> No.8457852

>>8440102
I see so many posts like this on here nowadays.

>> No.8458507

>>8457852
>the rule change didn't matter bro
It clearly did.