Death Smiles: Countdown to North America Invasion

Post by **undamned** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:20 pm

antron wrote:
undamned wrote: In the case of composite video, you are correct about it being 480i.
-ud
wrong

-ud

Kron · Post by **Kron** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:54 pm

undamned wrote: SCART is just the connector. It can take various forms of analog video other than RGB including composite video. In the case of composite video, you are correct about it being 480i.
-ud

Yeah I know I should have just left it saying it will only be interlaced and not added a resolution.

If you are selecting the scart option in the 360 menu no matter how the cable is wired you will be getting an interlaced signal.

You can NOT get 240p or 480p or any 'p' at all via RGB scart or any form of hacked cable derrivative.

Post by **Icarus** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:47 pm

Quick and semi-related question: is it a current trend in Japan to create demonic-looking female characters wielding giant pairs of shears/scissors? (I was about to mention Suiseiseki but then remembered it was her sister that uses the shears.)

antares · Post by **antares** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:28 pm

undamned wrote: Unless I'm mistaken about the capabilities of 1080 series monitors and they can run 480i via the RGB input...

Of course they can.

hirounder · Post by **hirounder** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:07 am

RUMOR FOR NOW: looks like Cave announced on that japanese 360 festa thing that Mega Black Label will come as DLC later on...

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:16 am

hirounder wrote:RUMOR FOR NOW: looks like Cave announced on that japanese 360 festa thing that Mega Black Label will come as DLC later on...

that would be sweet. I think this will force me to get a JP console.

I love this game so much but just cant afford the PCB right now.

soon though. . . soon

Taylor · Post by **Taylor** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:43 pm

That's cool, the original Death Smiles is damn cool, but the MBL is a much better version. Still don't think much of the score system, though.

While we're at it, does anyone have a movie of the powered up Tyrannosatan? Or can say how much harder he is?

dmauro · Post by **dmauro** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:24 pm

hirounder wrote:RUMOR FOR NOW: looks like Cave announced on that japanese 360 festa thing that Mega Black Label will come as DLC later on...

Epic rumor is epic. I'm not much of a collector so this would make me terribly happy. *crossing fingers*

hirounder · Post by **hirounder** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:38 pm

Well it's not rumor anymore, Dengeki confirms MBL is coming as DLC later on in the spring, report and pictures here http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/126/126155/

Taylor · Post by **Taylor** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:53 pm

Sweetabix

dmauro · Post by **dmauro** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:09 pm

So to buy this outside of Japan we'll have to create a Japanese XBL account, somehow add Japanese points (without using a non-Japanese credit card since they wont' allow them, perhaps buy a points card from Japan), and then purchase on the marketplace? Have I got the gist of it?

Kron · Post by **Kron** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:47 pm

Correct.

E. Randy Dupre · Post by **E. Randy Dupre** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:43 pm

It'd be nice if they'd release it as a data disk that you could install the update from, too, like Ubisoft did with GRAW 2.

But then, a lot of things'd be nice that will never happen.

antron · Post by **antron** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:52 pm

so let me get this right.

Death Smiles is still coming out on disc,

but the Mega Black Label version is downloadable content for the disc?

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:58 pm

I really thought making that FAQ would've stopped all the questions.

Amazing news, though. Nothing like this has ever been attempted before. If this is a success, Cave may look into releasing their other titles for the 360, ie. MMP, Pink Sweets, Futari, and Galuda II.

dmauro · Post by **dmauro** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:04 pm

Elixir wrote:I really thought making that FAQ would've stopped all the questions.

Microsoft is too confusing for you to handle!

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:08 pm

Except for the fact that what you asked is exactly what I answered in the thread.

Most of the DLC available is region locked as well, so this means you won't be able to purchase DLC inside Japanese games when using an American account UNLESS the game and content is the same and is uploaded to the US marketplace's servers. Outside of games, you can purchase DLC at the marketplace by using points, providing you either have a credit card or points voucher. Points are also region locked, so American point cards won't work with Japanese accounts. Points can be bought from here. As of late 2007, it's no longer possible to add a foreign credit card to a Japanese 360 account, but existing foreign credit cards on JP accounts will still work.

dmauro · Post by **dmauro** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:45 pm

Elixir wrote:Except for the fact that what you asked is exactly what I answered in the thread.

Most of the DLC available is region locked as well, so this means you won't be able to purchase DLC inside Japanese games when using an American account UNLESS the game and content is the same and is uploaded to the US marketplace's servers. Outside of games, you can purchase DLC at the marketplace by using points, providing you either have a credit card or points voucher. Points are also region locked, so American point cards won't work with Japanese accounts. Points can be bought from here. As of late 2007, it's no longer possible to add a foreign credit card to a Japanese 360 account, but existing foreign credit cards on JP accounts will still work.

Yeah, thanks for putting the FAQ together. That's where I got the info from, but as it's a bit wordy I was making sure I was clear on it.

CStarFlare · Post by **CStarFlare** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:24 am

Elixir wrote:Amazing news, though. Nothing like this has ever been attempted before.

In what way? I don't see this as being super different than most DLC additions/tweaks, though I'm creaming myself hard.

RackGaki · Post by **RackGaki** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 3:49 am

Remind me never to use your keyboard.

CStarFlare · Post by **CStarFlare** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:53 am

What, do you think I rest it on my desk or something?

I let it drag on the ground like I'm sure all guys do. Geez.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 6:14 am

CStarFlare wrote:
Elixir wrote:Amazing news, though. Nothing like this has ever been attempted before.
In what way? I don't see this as being super different than most DLC additions/tweaks, though I'm creaming myself hard.

For PCB owners, an upgrade would mean spending a couple of grand for Mega Black Label. I mean I like goth lolis, but financially I just couldn't do such a thing. For Japanese 360 owners, it means a simple microtransaction of probably 800 or 1200 points. I'm really looking forward to this now, I just need to find somewhere that's still taking preorders.

If this is a success, Cave might release their other stuff with DLC following in the same manner. Mushihimesama Futari w/ optional 1.5 and BL DLC, for example.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:28 pm

Elixir wrote:Mushihimesama Futari w/ optional 1.5 and BL DLC, for example.

If that ever happened I hope that 1.0, and not 1.5, would be the the optional component, heh heh. I don't know how much chance this has of becoming a trend, though (cool as it sounds), considering that DOJ's black label is getting a stand-alone release - then again, it's too early to say which one is more likely to become the "standard".

Taylor · Post by **Taylor** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:25 am

Well, the reason they're including it as DLC is so they don't have to do another retail release for MBL, but can delay its effective console release until the arcade version is no longer profitable. Plus, the console release might increase MBLs popularity in the arcades.

That scenario doesn't really exist for DOJ or Futari. Though, there's always cash-money.

hirounder · Post by **hirounder** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:51 am

Looks like DeathSmiles 2 is coming to this year's AOU event (20-21st feb)

■「AOU 2009 アミューズメントエキスポ」に出展

会期：2/20～2/21 会場：幕張メッセ
展示予定製品「パイレーツオブがっぽり」「うはうは大奥」「デススマイルズ２」

Mentioned in Cave's latest IR papers (22nd page)
http://www.cave.co.jp/ir/archives/ir/pd ... 090119.pdf

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:05 am

its that popular huh.. i was kinda hoping for something else but yeah, good stuff, the original is brilliant!

ed: just as some background fluff i showcased deathsmiles (as well as a few other cave shmups) at an anime fair this past weekend and it was extremely popular apparently. (didnt attend myself)

search for uppcon09 to find out more about the event.

all the smups were quite popular actually (DS, MFBL, DDPDFK, MMP) shmups are definetly coming back into the mainstream approval a big way, its a real shame the port is going to be region locked as i reckon it would do rather well otherwise.

pixelcorps · Post by **pixelcorps** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:12 am

all we need now is the first of the ports to actually appear... to fuel the anticipation!

Dragoforce · Post by **Dragoforce** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:53 am

sven666 wrote:its that popular huh.. i was kinda hoping for something else but yeah, good stuff, the original is brilliant!

ed: just as some background fluff i showcased deathsmiles (as well as a few other cave shmups) at an anime fair this past weekend and it was extremely popular apparently. (didnt attend myself)

search for uppcon09 to find out more about the event.

all the smups were quite popular actually (DS, MFBL, DDPDFK, MMP) shmups are definetly coming back into the mainstream approval a big way, its a real shame the port is going to be region locked as i reckon it would do rather well otherwise.

For crying out loud man....Me and the bitch we're thinking of buying tickets, but ditched it. Had we known that you had all of those great games there we would have gonethere faster than Usain bolt with rocket up his ass...

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:04 am

Dragoforce wrote:
For crying out loud man....Me and the bitch we're thinking of buying tickets, but ditched it. Had we known that you had all of those great games there we would have gonethere faster than Usain bolt with rocket up his ass...

i think it might have been too anime-nerdy even for you guys

come visit me in gothenburg sometime instead.

im sure your crazy brother and the infamous crutch-mongo wouldnt mind a weekend out aswell.

ed: hey GP hows bout you edit the title of the thread to include the BL and sequel..

Dragoforce · Post by **Dragoforce** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:20 am

sven666 wrote:
i think it might have been too anime-nerdy even for you guys
come visit me in gothenburg sometime instead.

im sure your crazy brother and the infamous crutch-mongo wouldnt mind a weekend out aswell.

Yeah, that sound cool.We're planning on pillaging your apartment a little after the spookshow concert anyways

Anyways, hope to see some cool gameplay of DS2 in february!