have any gaming projects for this summer?

junkeR · Post by **junkeR** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:54 pm

I just finished my 2nd year of college and my summer is just beginning...

I plan on finally getting around to playing and beating Star Control II for the 3DO summer. I'll also continue working on perfecting Ikaruga...

howmuchkeefe · Post by **howmuchkeefe** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:02 pm

I'm torn between taking on DOJ or 1ccing ESPGaluda. Course, my PS2 will actually have to ship before either can happen... I've been playing Dragon Blaze in the meantime, but I'm not going to commit to it.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:40 pm

I'll probably turn to Strikers 1945 II. I have a feeling that I may soon be reaching my limits in Strikers 1945 I.

steveovig · Post by **steveovig** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:08 pm

Just started playing R-Type 2 and I may try to get as good as possible in that. Plus, I've got a geeky girlfriend to contend with this summer. If I'm not playing a shmup or a 2D platformer, I'll be watching anime and playing RPG's with her.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:22 pm

Er, maybe I can 1CC Blast Wind this year (damn you BulletMagnet, I can't do it!)... otherwise I'll probably keep on playing GuitarFreaksV, I'm hoping to reach around level 70. beatmania IIDX RED will be out in a week, but I've barely even played 10th. I feel like I'm falling out of the IIDX loop.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:39 pm

Zero Gunner II 1 loop clear, i still can't do it. doesn't help that now that i have vga i refuse to play the 3d games on my tv, thusly setting up for the dreamcast is a fucking bear. move speakers, swap monitor power cables, blah blah blah.

clear DJmax easy mode. stage 4 still tears me apart...

everything else is pretty casual right now. plod through Guitar Hero hard and expert, pick up Imperishable Night again, etc...

jp · Post by jp » Wed May 10, 2006 5:55 pm

Work on a PC-FX collection.

Thats about it. I'm REALLY itching to get back into the PC-Engine Duo now though...

Sly Cherry Chunks · Post by **Sly Cherry Chunks** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:15 pm

junkeR wrote:I plan on finally getting around to playing and beating Star Control II for the 3DO summer. I'll also continue working on perfecting Ikaruga...

This is a good plan.

rolins · Post by **rolins** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:20 pm

My only plans for this summer is to 1cc Salamander (MSX) piggybacked with Nemesis 2 for the good ending.

Xargon · Post by **Xargon** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:24 pm

Hmm, gotta 1cc some of my shmups and also play througt about 10 non-shmups.

I just don't enjoy most of these kind of games.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:50 pm

jp wrote:Work on a PC-FX collection.

Thats about it. I'm REALLY itching to get back into the PC-Engine Duo now though...

For JP,

Get back into PCE Duo gaming for shmup goodness abounds on that platform...it's nice to come back to a cool retro gaming console that has one of largest shmup games collection period. ^_~

Here's looking forward to MindRec's upcoming Xymati Super CD-Rom2 shmup game...

Challenge you to a classic shmup game of Gate of Thunder or Lords of Thunder/Winds of Thunder? Beat me and dinner's on me. You up for it? ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Post by **system11** » Wed May 10, 2006 7:09 pm

My gaming related projects currently look like this:

1) Finish restoring a Road Kings pinball machine
2) Service+clean up a Fathom pinball machine
3) Finish the restoration of Moon Patrol (lighting is dead)
4) Finish the restoration of Power Drift (monitor is dead)

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Wed May 10, 2006 7:30 pm

bloodflowers wrote:My gaming related projects currently look like this:

1) Finish restoring a Road Kings pinball machine
2) Service+clean up a Fathom pinball machine
3) Finish the restoration of Moon Patrol (lighting is dead)
4) Finish the restoration of Power Drift (monitor is dead)

It's quite nice to play all those above pinball/arcade video games listed at the upcoming 2006 California Extreme show. Check out the website for further details: http://www.caextreme.org

I have fond memories of playing all four above listed games at local arcades back in the mid 1980's. Going to a California Extreme show, odds are that you'll find a majority of the classic pinball and/or arcade video games that you grew up with including some rare prototype arcade + pinball machines that were never released for the arcades. ^_~

Try playing a rare gaming session of the 1983 Cinematronics' color vector-based arcade game "Cosmic Chasm" that was based on the 1982 game for the Vectrex. It was shown for one day only at the 2004 & 2005 CAX show. It was indeed a rare treat to learn about it's exsistence so many years later. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

judesalmon · Post by **judesalmon** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:37 pm

I'm wondering if I hate myself enough to finally endure the whole of Final Fantasy VIII.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:42 pm

iatneH wrote:Er, maybe I can 1CC Blast Wind this year (damn you BulletMagnet, I can't do it!)

Just keep repeating after me: "If BM can do it, so can anyone. If BM can do it, so can anyone."

judesalmon wrote:I'm wondering if I hate myself enough to finally endure the whole of Final Fantasy VIII.

Play lots and lots of Triple Triad, it makes it more bearable.

Though in truth I didn't dislike the game all that much, though the plot and characters were awful.

As for my own gaming plans, I suspect I'll probably go from my present state of scrambling for time to play anything in between classes to scrambling for time to play anything in between jobs, as I work to pay off that freakin' car.

judesalmon · Post by **judesalmon** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:01 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:
judesalmon wrote:I'm wondering if I hate myself enough to finally endure the whole of Final Fantasy VIII.
Play lots and lots of Triple Triad, it makes it more bearable. Though in truth I didn't dislike the game all that much, though the plot and characters were awful.

The first time I played it I got to the end of the third disc before I realised I really hadn't enjoyed any of it.

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:29 pm

Probably an absurb amount of Kento Cho goodness.

seattlexc · Post by **seattlexc** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:17 pm

I'm in the same position as the first poster. Half way done with college and got a summer to waste. I'm planning on getting a PS2 and maybe Espgaluda or Ibara. My PS1 is getting the job done now, but I think its time to upgrade to the PS2.

metallica_tyler · Post by **metallica_tyler** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:14 am

seattlexc wrote:I'm in the same position as the first poster. Half way done with college and got a summer to waste. I'm planning on getting a PS2 and maybe Espgaluda or Ibara. My PS1 is getting the job done now, but I think its time to upgrade to the PS2.

Actually, I'm done with college at least for a while. I'm going to see what I can get w/ my Associates first. If I wanted to go on I'd have to leave the city and probably go 200+ miles away.

Diabollokus · Post by **Diabollokus** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:17 am

hmm summer gaming plans, none yet but

Heres my after exam to buy list. Ico, shadow of the colossus, dragon quest 8, dmc 3 and the silent hill box set.

Good bet it'll be a summer devoted to DQ8, still have to beat FFx-2 and FF7. no shmup plans i'm afraid.

I'd love to beat space channel 5 part 2 on the DC, playing it alot at weekends fukkin love up down left right chu chu hey chu! Can't beat second boss white bulb yet, so close. I suck at those type of games though.

I have 4 months to kill, so It'll be working, working out and rpgs for me.

PFG 9000 · Post by **PFG 9000** » Thu May 11, 2006 7:14 am

As far as shooters go, I plan on sucking as bad as I usually do. I finally bit the bullet and bought R-Types online, so I can get my ass handed to me a slight bit more than in the usual shmup.

But I'm focusing more on Resident Evil 4. As soon as I beat it, I'll be swapping my PS2 for my brother's Gamecube so I can finally play through both Metroid Prime games. Oh, and Ikaruga too, when I'm feeling especially masochistic.

IlMrm · Post by **IlMrm** » Thu May 11, 2006 7:28 am

-Buy Dragon Blaze and clear the first round.

-Clear Mushi Original with extra lives in stock.

-Clear Mushi Maniac.

-Unlock all the train routes in Densha De Go! Final!

shiftace · Post by **shiftace** » Thu May 11, 2006 7:38 am

- Use my PS2 more
- Use MAME more
- Better scores in Parsec47 and Nomltest
- Beat Radio Zonde
- Write a game engine?

No telling if any of this will actually happen.

sjewkestheloon · Post by **sjewkestheloon** » Thu May 11, 2006 8:46 am

finish dragon quest.
maybe finally beat the stage 6 dragon boss of gunbird and get my hard earned 1cc.
bring myself to actually play the silent hill box set that i bought, played 3 hours of, came up against pyramid head guy and turned off nervously.

also i'm moving in with my girlfriend on saturday so i'm looking for a good co-op game to play with her.

junkeR · Post by **junkeR** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:25 pm

sjewkestheloon wrote:also i'm moving in with my girlfriend on saturday so i'm looking for a good co-op game to play with her.

a good shmup or any game? Pretty much any girl loves puzzle games... that would be a good start. My ex-girlfriend loved playing Pokemon Puzzle League on the 64... Pikachu is always a safe bet my friend.

sjewkestheloon · Post by **sjewkestheloon** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:39 am

to be honest we're not fussed either way. she's actually pretty good at games and independantly has owned an x box and now has a cube. i'm taking my ps2 over but we'd like somehting with a good lengthy story to play through. might convince her to play through symphonia as a two player as i haven't played that yet.

but yeah any suggestions of good puzzle stuff etc would be welcome. i'm tempted to pick up a few more multiplayer ds games too as we both have one.

sffan · Post by **sffan** » Fri May 12, 2006 5:17 pm

I can't see gaming as a "project." I'll just play and try to improve at whatever shmup I feel like playing at the moment. I don't fixate on a particular game for too long. I keep sort of a rotation going.

I guess it's different for you school kids who get the summer off. I still have to work like always.

jp · Post by jp » Fri May 12, 2006 5:21 pm

PC Engine Fan X! wrote:
jp wrote:Work on a PC-FX collection.

Thats about it. I'm REALLY itching to get back into the PC-Engine Duo now though...
For JP,

Get back into PCE Duo gaming for shmup goodness abounds on that platform...it's nice to come back to a cool retro gaming console that has one of largest shmup games collection period. ^_~

Here's looking forward to MindRec's upcoming Xymati Super CD-Rom2 shmup game...

Challenge you to a classic shmup game of Gate of Thunder or Lords of Thunder/Winds of Thunder? Beat me and dinner's on me. You up for it? ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

The INSTANT I have Zenki (which is the last PC-FX game I plan to buy out of... 10 or so), I will begin looking for a PC-Engine Duo RX and Gate of Thunder/Lords of Thunder/Rayxanber III/Sapphire/Star Parodier/Star Soldier series/Spriggan games. When that day comes, I will totally take you up on that offer, since I looooooooved Lords of Thunder on the Sega CD when I was younger.

SuperGrafx · Post by **SuperGrafx** » Fri May 12, 2006 5:21 pm

I'll be happy to work some more on Under Defeat for a 1cc.
I'm getting close.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Fri May 12, 2006 5:30 pm

restoring a new shmups cab is my primary project

shmups.system11.org

have any gaming projects for this summer?

have any gaming projects for this summer?

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Get back into PCE Duo gaming for shmup goodness...

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