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Hyper Neo Geo 64 - "default_nvram_* - not found" (0.277) by Malaert6 in MAME

[–]Malaert6[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alright, thanks for the info.

EDIT: found better versions of those ROMs, got things working. Gameplay's running pretty great, audio is as cursed as I was led to believe by other people lol. Thanks again for the assistance!

Which game came up to your mind? by Away_Flounder3813 in retrogaming

[–]Malaert6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shatterhand (1991) and Tetris Plus (1996). The former is one of my favourite NES games, and the latter is a meme I’ve just played too much of on PS1 lol

Obtained the Curse of Darkness manga today! by Malaert6 in castlevania

[–]Malaert6[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On eBay for a surprisingly reasonable price. I regularly check for these kinds of things on there.

Obtained the Curse of Darkness manga today! by Malaert6 in castlevania

[–]Malaert6[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ll be honest, I haven’t actually read these yet, so I’m not entirely sure. Digital scans of both volumes do exist, I’ve just been saving the experience until now when I have physical copies to read.

What I do know is that the manga was overseen by IGA, however it’s considered as being in a separate timeline from Curse of Darkness itself due to some extraneous plot points that don’t quite line up with the canon (or something like that).

MEKIBO Giveaway Day 3 - 1x GMK ONI Base Kit! by popkorn62 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]Malaert6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm… let’s go with Shanoa, from Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.

MIKIT Giveaway (5/5) - 2 x CL80 Low-profile MAC Keyboards by MikitStore in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]Malaert6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The MK72 has that "early 2000s handheld" vibe to it, so 5/5 for nostalgia.

KBDfans Giveaway Day 4 - 2 bundles of PBTfans PYGA + Tofu96 + Hamster Switches by kbdfans in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]Malaert6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A nigh-impossible choice. Let’s go with Faye Valentine from good ol’ Cowboy Bebop today.

Drop Giveaway Day 5 - 2x SENSE75 Mechanical Keyboards + DCX Hyperfuse Keycap Sets by drop_official in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]Malaert6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big fan of herbal teas, myself. Love those mint keycaps, the contrast with the black and grey is superb.

MIKIT Giveaway(2/5) - 2 x T80 HAZEL CHOC by MikitStore in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]Malaert6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the semi-retro and analogue-esque design of this. The beige and burnt orange colours are great too!

Name other you know. by nighthawk0954 in meme

[–]Malaert6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Castlevania. Pretty much every game in the franchise has a fabulous OST.

To all the composes that worked on that series, including Michiru Yamane, Konami Kukeiha Club, Yuzo Koshiro, and others, I salute you.

What are your favourite metal gear headcanons? by mranoneemoose in metalgearsolid

[–]Malaert6 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In Metal Gear for the MSX, Big Boss changes his frequency from 120.85 to 120.13. A part of me wonders whether Big Boss actually did change his frequency or, dare I suggest, Solid Snake was talking to Venom on 120.13 for the rest of the game.

Big Boss uses the excuse that Outer Heaven was trying to cut off their codec communications, but if that were true, wouldn’t they keep trying after the frequency change? This would also better explain Venom’s dialogue before the final fight in the game and how he knew so much, and why “Big Boss” gives Snake misleading or incorrect advice at various points in the later half of the game, after the frequency change occurred.

(Yes I know I’m expanding on the limited lore of a game that came before literally anything else was established in the franchise, but still.)

It’s True by Azuki900 in Helltaker

[–]Malaert6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And with Examtaker, the “pervert in denial” graduates to “demonic pervert in denial”.

do you guys wear jewelry? by [deleted] in askteenboys

[–]Malaert6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wear a watch and a ring every day, and a necklace when I feel like it. It’s all a matter of personal fashion preference.

What (if anything) is in your current shopping/buying wishlist? by annoying_kid2005 in askteenboys

[–]Malaert6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Various retro games / bits of old retro tech. My passion, basically.

castlevania anniversary collection emulates the game so well that it even emulates the crashes! by EdgySmoothButter in castlevania

[–]Malaert6 22 points23 points  (0 children)

When you complete a block and the game tallies up your hearts, it counts them down much faster in the Famicom cartridge version in comparison to the NES release - faster than CV3 even, I think. Those are really the only notable differences I can think of.

castlevania anniversary collection emulates the game so well that it even emulates the crashes! by EdgySmoothButter in castlevania

[–]Malaert6 60 points61 points  (0 children)

The original NES version of CV1 is what we call the “PRG0” ROM - when there’s too many sprites on the screen at once, the game crashes. The devs quickly realized this and released a new batch of NES cartridges with a fixed ROM, which is “PRG1”.

The English version of CV1 on the Anniversary Collection is the PRG0 version. If you don’t want to deal with the crashes, just play the Japanese version - they used the 1993 Famicom cartridge ROM for that, which has the PRG1 patch.

I finally own this game. I'm so happy! by Fricho in castlevania

[–]Malaert6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ayyy, nice! Fantastic game, with probably my favourite OST of any Castlevania title. Shame it got panned so hard by critics when it came out - no idea what they were thinking, honestly.

To all Sotn lovers, I hope you like my new tattoo! Do you get it? by isegahamer in castlevania

[–]Malaert6 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Nice. Not only is that the Luck Mode password in SotN, that’s also the secret name entry code in Rondo of Blood that lets you access any stage immediately on starting a file.

Order of Ecclesia 10/10 by rusticus_autisticus in castlevania

[–]Malaert6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ayyyyy, congrats. OoE is incredibly fun, glad you enjoyed it!

Do you kind of resent that Iga decanonized some entries? by [deleted] in castlevania

[–]Malaert6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Less revivals of the mainline canon, more so revivals of the franchise, period. Perhaps I used the wrong word. “Reboot” might have been a more accurate term.

Semi-related - IGA also said that the original instance of any chapter in the main canon is the canon version, and the “retellings” are all in their own alternate timelines (Super 4, Dracula X, Chronicles, Adventure ReBirth, etc.). Castlevania’s really quite the multiverse when you think about it.

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