Console Expansions

[Anonymous No.8848564]

What were the best, what were the worst.

Best games to make use of it, etc.

Do you find it somewhat appealing or do they just take up drawer space.

A world where they still exist in the chunky form they took in the 80-90’s.

[Anonymous No.8848574]

[Anonymous No.8848582]

[Anonymous No.8848590]

Super CD-ROM2 > Sega CD > 32x > Arcade Card = Expansion Pak > 64DD

[Anonymous No.8848591]

>>8848564
I think the 32x and mega cd are good ad ons with great games, idk why people hate those

[Anonymous No.8848592]

>>8848591
the answer is simple, they haven't played them

[Anonymous No.8848593]

They had their moment. It made sense with CDs because the format was expensive and a slow starter in the gaming landscape so making it an optional upgrade made sense. Then there's the Super Game Boy and Game Boy Player which are add-ons by definition but people treat them more like accessories. Not a whole lot of reason to do it anymore.

[Anonymous No.8848615]

>>8848590
I agree with this.
The PC Engine and Mega Drive both have pretty great libraries of CD games. I wish the 32X had more good games.

[Anonymous No.8848618]

>>8848592
true

[Anonymous No.8848631]

>>8848615
The 32X did get some good games, not many but it wasn't around for long. People still sell it short focusing on something you can play on literally hundreds of other platforms, Doom.

[Anonymous No.8849295]

[Anonymous No.8849507]

This thing was created to save money on manufacturing and it got replaced with the cartridges again in only a couple of years.

Great games and a charming mascot.

[Anonymous No.8849518]

>>8849507
I own the Sharp Twin Famicom it looks aesthetic as fuck, as opposed to the OG famicom that looks like shit. Don't have many FD, only Metroid and Kid Icarus, I'd love to have Castlevania 3

[Anonymous No.8849532]

>>8849518
Based Console pick and sick logo

[Anonymous No.8849551]

>>8849507
The sudden unexpected price drop of maskROM screwed Nintendo twice. First it rendered the FDS obsolete after Nintendo made a big deal about Super Mario Bros. being the last intended cartridge game, and then it screwed over the 64DD right in the middle of development, forcing Nintendo to sell it by mail order just to recoup whatever they could.

[Anonymous No.8849553]

>>8848631
I agree, but at the same Doom might legitimately be my favorite game that I played on the thing myself. I still haven't played Shadow Squadron, though; I'm sure I'd really dig that one.

[Anonymous No.8849554]

>>8848592
Yeah the Doom port is my fav. The soundtrack is the best part.

[Anonymous No.8849556]

>>8849553
*at the same time, my bad

[Anonymous No.8849558]

>>8849518
>>8849532
I REALLY miss this phenomenon. Where a non-gaming company would manufacture a high end version of a game console because of a business arrangement they had with Nintendo or Sega.

[Anonymous No.8849563]

>Doom 32x
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o13W0tr0jHY

[Anonymous No.8849569]

>>8849563
The actual soundtrack to Doom on 32X is an amalgamation of several Mothers of Invention records, an Aphex Twin record and a Bathory record in my experience.

[Anonymous No.8849572]

>>8848590
FDS between PCE-CD and Sega CD

[Anonymous No.8849585]

>>8849569
Yes I know. And Trent Reznor did stuff for Quake as well. id knew what was good, with the exception of Doom on the 32x, in my opinion. One or two of the memes, fake news. But all of the memes? Memes applicable. Fart sounds confirmed. Aphex Twin is ok with me, but some hot farts simple as.

[Anonymous No.8849661]

Interesting idea, outmoded nowadays but might have been popular if utilized as a “gotta catch ‘em all” mindset if it was ever released in the West with a popular IP

[Anonymous No.8849662]

>>8848564
PCE CD, its library is as good or better than the stock PCE's. Sega CD was fine but its library just complements the stock Genesis/MD's library, especially because of the jarpigs.

[Anonymous No.8849664]

>>8848564
What an absolute unit

[Anonymous No.8849669]

>>8849585
Oh, I think you misunderstand me. I muted the in-game music and just put on my own music.

That new romhack for Doom 32X is awesome, though.

[Anonymous No.8849673]

>>8848574
If I got glasses like Yamauchi Hiyoshi, would I look that cool?

[Anonymous No.8849694]

>>8849673
Depends. Do you already look cool? Are you even a little hot?

[Anonymous No.8849717]

>>8848564
For the amount of hate it gets the 32X is the one that significantly increased the graphical performance of the base unit.
New homebrew on the n64 has shown that the 4MB ram could have been been used to increase graphical performance by a fair bit but wasn't really realized massively during the n64 lifespan. There is a new mario 64 homebrew that increases the framerate by a lot by allowing data to be rolled out in ram.
DD64 would be the worst, not much extra data storage and no extra power.
The Intellivision computer ad on is just bad, just pathetic by computer standards.
Master system fm expansion sound is great in Y's and Phantasy Star.
Then you have all the cd32 expansions still being made to this day.

[Anonymous No.8849721]

>>8849717
The 32X would have been a perfect platform for Neo Geo and Capcom CPS2 ports as well as arcade perfect beat em ups that got heavily downgraded for the NES and SNES.

[Anonymous No.8849727]

>>8849721
System 32 ports were no-brainers too, I wonder why they never ported Revenge of Death Adder, Outrunners or Spider-Man to the 32x

[Anonymous No.8849741]

>>8849727
on 32x?
nah that would've been shit
they should've been on saturn though

[Anonymous No.8849753]

PC Engine CD - Easily the best games for any addon.
Sega CD - Respectable second place, a weaker line then PCE-CD but could have been better if Sega pushed it harder.
Saturn Ram pack - Plenty of excellent titles needed this
N64 Expansion Pak - I think Perfect Dark was the only game that needed this, still that alone is better then the 32x.
Satellaview - Sadly we can only sorta experience this through remade roms but what is remade is pretty damn good.
Sega Channel - I actually played this once at friends house, it was fine but not actually and needed caused some games to never get a proper release in the west so fuck it.

[Anonymous No.8849801]

>>8849669
>That new romhack for Doom 32X is awesome, though.
I didn't know about this. Obviously whoever did this romhack, corrected the sound. Otherwise blahh

[Anonymous No.8849816]

>>8849694
I think I have good bone structure, I need to find a better haircut though.

[Anonymous No.8849837]

>>8849801
Indeed they did. Someone actually rearranged the soundtrack years beforehand, and the people who hacked the 32X ROM to bring it up to par with other versions of Doom also hacked in the rearrangements of all of the music. It's incredible, honestly.
https://youtu.be/FehpU0sjXrQ?t=1054
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6269/

[Anonymous No.8849838]

>>8848564
It’s interesting because they were all shit, the only good one I can remember were those things you’d plug into the back of a PS1 and would let you play VCDs and use game shark codes.

[Anonymous No.8849850]

>>8848591
Don't know where you got the idea those are hated. They get bidded up to a pretty high value online.

[Anonymous No.8849972]

>>8849837
based

[Anonymous No.8850040]

>>8849551
On the other hand, the unexpected price drop of solid state memory screwed Sony over with the PSP while Nintendo reaped the reward with the DS.

[Anonymous No.8850131]

The Sonic & Knuckles cartridge was a really fun way to handle content addition. I wonder if Sega would have tried that with other games if they had the chance.

[Anonymous No.8850365]

This shit was the best, I can't believe no one else ever made screens like this other than shitty third parties.

[Anonymous No.8850483]

>>8850365
hello there

[Anonymous No.8850487]

>>8849850
basically every faggot on /vr/

[Anonymous No.8850536]

>>8850131
>I wonder if Sega would have tried that with other games if they had the chance
you mean ship half a game because it wasn't finished and then ship the rest as an expansion to double dip?

[Anonymous No.8850721]

>>8849551
>Super Mario Bros. being the last intended cartridge game.

Like that was gonna happen in the end, when the American NES ended up only using cartridges and Super Mario Bros. was only a launch title for it.

[Anonymous No.8851508]

>Gotta Get Back
>Back to the Past

[Anonymous No.8851518]

>>8850483
That is a comically large Saturn

[Anonymous No.8851528]

>>8851518
its not even that large

[Anonymous No.8851740]

>>8851528
I always wanted a V-Saturn and a Hi-Saturn to go with my white JP Saturn.

[Anonymous No.8851770]

>>8851740
I saw them once and the hisaturn "karaoke" too, they are stupidly expensive (the hisaturn karaoke was like 1000e)
>model 2
I prefer the model 1 jap and balck

[Anonymous No.8851864]

>>8851770
My cousin had a Model 1 JP Saturn growing up so I'm kinda over it.

[Anonymous No.8851881]

>>8851864
ok, I just don't like the round buttons, i think the controller is cool tho

[Anonymous No.8851998]

>>8848564
Too bad Sega didn't release a Laserdisc add-on for the Mega Drive, which would have made the tower of power even more massive.
https://youtu.be/Y3cUGk0s19A

[Anonymous No.8852616]

>>8851770
>>8851740
>>8851864
>>8851881
they're nearly the same thing, you're in disagreement of an oval to a circle

[Anonymous No.8853208]

>What programs would the west have gotten if it was released overseas?

[Anonymous No.8853213]

>>8851528
Oh, weird. I'd never seen that model before and it looked Xbox-sized in that pic, I guess because the screen is comparatively pretty small

[Anonymous No.8853625]

>>8852616
I know theyr the same thinf but the round buttons are ugly in my opinion

[Anonymous No.8853651]

>>8850483
The HiSaturn included a GPS, which is why this unit is pictured in a vehicle.

[Anonymous No.8853718]

>>8853651
>The HiSaturn
>included a GPS
The child included an extra chromosome

[Anonymous No.8853875]

>>8853625
did someone drop you on the head when you were a child

[Anonymous No.8853951]

>>8853875
sorry if I misspelled some words on 4chan

[Anonymous No.8855026]

>>8848564
I like the Super-CD addon for PC-Engine, since there were so many good games for it which I cannot narrow down to a small list. I think they are very appealing and look great. With housing prices at such a high premium in my area, there is not much space and it is getting to be a struggle for me, that's why I understand the appeal of platforms like Stadia and Xbox game streaming are so much more popular.

[Anonymous No.8855036]

>>8849295
SFC version would not work - the GB Camera wouldn't boot with a Super Gameboy. in contrast the Mega Drive tower is functional. Sega > Ninty.

[Anonymous No.8855038]

>>8853875
Did a stray uncle diddle your fiddle? Grammar fagging online should get your service taken away.

[Anonymous No.8855086]

>>8855036
yeah, a Genesis game will play through a master system adapter and a cleaning cartridge. you absolute fucktard.

[Anonymous No.8855541]

>>8853951
>>8855038
Who said anything about spelling

[Anonymous No.8855558]

>>8850536
Its a great game on its own or connected to two or three. I never understood the half a game concept, its like they weren’t there at the time or something.

[Anonymous No.8855575]

>>8855541
then why defuk did he even replied

[Anonymous No.8855671]

>>8855026
>Black TwinFami
ewwwwww

[Anonymous No.8855692]

>>8855671
>famicom
ewwww

[Anonymous No.8855702]

>>8855692
>your disgusting FAGGOT FUCK LITTLE BITCH THAT DESERVES TO FUCKING DIE RIGHT FUCKING NOW YOU STUPID SACK OF SHIT face
ewwwwwwww

[Anonymous No.8855865]

>>8848564
Sega CD definitely underrated. 32x pig disgusting.

[Anonymous No.8855873]

>>8855692
You are nasty for this anon! You gross little freak! You human cockroach!

[Anonymous No.8855891]

>>8855702
>>8855873
back to you know where

[Anonymous No.8855934]

>>8851508
>re-routes ur cartridge pins
>"that'll be 35 dollars :^)"
absolute madmen at sega

[Anonymous No.8855979]

>>8855934
>https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6269/
Worth it to play WBIII

[Anonymous No.8856030]

>>8849661
Never seen this before what is it?

[Anonymous No.8856045]

>>8856030
Basically a way for Bandai to not pay Nintendo to make cartridges

[Anonymous No.8856053]

Most roms of old games out there today are from the initial magic drive rips so I'm thankful for it

[Anonymous No.8856057]

NES mappers and SNES superfx games are add ons.

[Anonymous No.8856635]

>>8856057
battery backup is an addon

[Anonymous No.8856661]

>>8848564
>buying the singing addon
fucking why

[Anonymous No.8857154]

>>8848564

[Anonymous No.8857174]

>>8857154
these dudes are complete faggots

[Anonymous No.8857235]

>>8855036
>GB Camera wouldn't boot with a Super Gameboy.
Yes it does. I've done it all the time as a kid.

[Anonymous No.8858212]

[Anonymous No.8858309]

Only ever had a magnifier light so I'm not sure how useful the other things are. Speakers might be cool considering how weak and mono the built in ones are. Buttons are complete crap probably. Handles probably only come in useful once you have all the other shit tacked on and need extra grip to handle all the weight.

[Anonymous No.8858462]

>>8858309
I find it funny they do all that shit just to play in the dark, meanwhile if you change out some of the hardware for a modern backlit lcd you'll get more battery life out of it anyway.

[Anonymous No.8858476]

>>8858462
Not contemporary, also soulless.

[Anonymous No.8858482]

>>8858476
>Not contemporary,
It WAS possible with contemporary technology but it would've been prohibitively expensive to mass-produce. Nowadays that old tech is dirt cheap because we've moved so far from it.

[Anonymous No.8858494]

>>8858482
Keep coping over your non-native resolution chinkscreen. I'm not impressed by it. Unmodified Gameboys have more soul.

[Anonymous No.8858520]

>>8858494
What's coping? The Game Gear was proof that it was possible and that the issues the GG possessed (ghosting, uneven backlit, poor battery life) were perfectly solveable at the time with the tech available to Sega, but it would've made the device obscenely expensive.

[Anonymous No.8858532]

>>8858520
Good for you, put your opinion on your fridge. I don't give a flying fuck. I like the GBC the way it is.

[Anonymous No.8858591]

>>8849507
It looks pretty cool with Hudson Soft's aftermarket rack on it.

[Anonymous No.8858597]

>>8858591
Ohh shid.

[Anonymous No.8858675]

>>8858591
>>8849507
>>8855671
I always loved the aesthetic of the FDS and Twin Fami, those 6 inch long controller leads completely filter me out of ever actually owning one though.

[Anonymous No.8858901]

>>8858675
I imagine most people not used to it would fucking yank it by accident when they moved around a bit.

Hell even if you’re used it that would happen but I picture some much worse pulls off the edge of a table or something.

[Anonymous No.8859838]

>>8858901
Appealing controller but incredibly short-sighted design. The 2nd controller not having a pause and select button is bizarre but then again that was a Wild West era for controller design.

[Anonymous No.8860147]

>>8859838
>the passenger seat not having a steering wheel and pedals is bizarre
Maybe it'll make sense to you when you're old enough to drive

[Anonymous No.8860258]

>>8860147
>basic pausing functionality for Player 2

it’s still a good feature to have dumbass, not crucial but good to have.

unless you rip off the locks on the back of your car to actually make sense with your retarded as fuck car logic comparison.

[Anonymous No.8860263]

>>8859838
It forced devs to focus gameplay on A and B rather than using ass-backwards control schemes that involve using Select and Start during gameplay; at least for multiplayer games. So it's a good thing.

[Anonymous No.8860292]

>>8860263
or you could just have more face buttons

[Anonymous No.8860324]

>>8860147
Cars are like game controllers

[Anonymous No.8860457]

>>8858675
At least for the twin, it's easy to get longer AV cable for it.

[Anonymous No.8861148]

>>8848574
>>8848582
>>8849518
>>8849532
>>8855671
So whatever happens with X68000-based SNES new hardware?

[Anonymous No.8861178]

Phantasy star V on Sega CD-32X, who’s with me? It’s going to be a retro grind fest not too different from pier solar so why release it on modern consoles. I want a retro RPG so good that I can’t afford to play it, just like the good old days

[Anonymous No.8861483]

>>8860258
Sorry reddit. If you don't think it's bizarre not to have it you don't get to play

>>8860324
Maybe it'll make sense to you when you're old enough to drive

[Anonymous No.8861693]

>>8861483
Maybe it makes sense to but to the rest of the world it makes you look like a simpleton.

[Anonymous No.8862869]

>>8861693
One kid on 4chan isn't the rest of the world

[Anonymous No.8863584]

The only expansion you'll ever need

[Anonymous No.8864748]

>>8848590
>Super CD-ROM2

this, not even a question

once the super famicom started cannibalizing hucard sales, developers switched over to the cd-rom

other than the cd-rom getting less platformers, its the GOAT

[Anonymous No.8866368]

>>8861483
Everyone drives you dumbass.
It's like comparing a slice of cheese with a watch. You can enjoy both of them.

[Anonymous No.8866373]

>>8860147

[Anonymous No.8867217]

>>8866368
Maybe it'll make sense to you when you're old enough to drive

[Anonymous No.8867792]

>>8867217
But you're someone who's mentally incapable of driving while I've been driving since I was a kid.

[Anonymous No.8867794]

>>8859838
A/B button placement is absolutely abysmal for ergonomics but having a volume control on pad is AWESOME and afaik hasn't been replicated since unfortunately.

[Anonymous No.8867953]

>>8867792
0 people were fooled by your post

[Anonymous No.8867998]

>>8849753
>PC Engine CD at the top
it really is the greatest of all time.

[Anonymous No.8868015]

>>8859838
Why having a mic on a game controller? There was game that really needed people talking through it? Game software that was able to elaborate the player speeching?

[Anonymous No.8868019]

>>8868015
Apparently Nintendo was thinking that the Famicom could be used as a karaoke machine using the mic but it didn't really work out all which is the reason why they removed it on the NES.

[Anonymous No.8868020]

>>8858212
I really doubt that the S&K was able to pass all the data coming from the 32X through it. I understand the fact on using such lockon system cartridge as an adaptor, but that's too much, imo.

[Anonymous No.8868030]

>>8868015
>Game software that was able to elaborate the player speeching?
No software will ever be able to elaborate that esl babble

[Anonymous No.8868067]

>>8867953
And you can't count.

[Anonymous No.8868149]

>>8868067
We both know you didn't even fool yourself.

[Anonymous No.8869440]

Starpath supercharger and dragonstomper, frogger and Escape from the mindmaster

[Anonymous No.8870265]

>>8858309
This looks very sexual.

[Anonymous No.8870312]

>>8849572
I'd put it below Sega CD because it wasn't actually necessary for anything.

[Anonymous No.8870316]

>>8848592
Only 20 out of the 32X's 40 games are even worth playing, and maybe 10 of those are good games.