EAB Multi Platform League - Round 4 - Raiden (PC Engine) - Page 2

TCD · 08 April 2009, 12:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predabot

I'll consider it mate, I'll consider it. Sadly I'm unemployed right now, so it'll have to wait for a while. Any particular brand you'd suggest? Nowadays I know a lot of console-pads can be used with the comp, with adapters of various kinds, so that seems pretty darn cool.

Ah damn

Hope you find a new job soon mate

I would recommend a PS2 like joypad (buy a native PC one and not one for PS2 with an adapter), which is in my opinion the best option if you can only afford one controller. Have a look at Saitek pads. You can get a quite decent one for about 15-20 €

Graham Humphrey · 08 April 2009, 13:02

How do you save screenshots in Magic Engine?

EDIT: Never mind found it

john4p · 08 April 2009, 13:14

@Graham:
You can map "Screenshot" to a button on your controller, like this:

Or you can just push "PrntScrn" on your keyboard and insert into Windows Paint...

@Predabot:
If you already have at least one Playstation pad you should get one of those lag-free (beware of bad ones) adapters: http://www.amazon.de/PC-PlayStation-...188924&sr=8-35
It's worth it! (with this adapter you can also use PS1-/PS2-pads on PS3)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TCD

You're slowly getting there john

Haha - okay, I'll wait a bit longer before I post every 1k-improvement...

This is the last one for now:

233,350

john4p · 08 April 2009, 14:24

Umm...here's the next mini improvement:

275,200

TCD · 08 April 2009, 14:28

I should put a limit on the score submissions per day...

Shoonay · 08 April 2009, 15:30

Can I check what's the difficulty level used in that version compared to those on PSX?
I remember scoring something around 2M on that version... was it Raiden DX... or Raiden Project?

TCD · 08 April 2009, 15:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shoonay

Can I check what's the difficulty level used in that version compared to those on PSX?

Eh? Sure you can. You could also put a rusty nail through your eyelid as long as you only post screenshots from the PCE version here

Shoonay · 08 April 2009, 15:41

Ouch. I prefer screenshots then...

TCD · 08 April 2009, 15:44

I think I didn't got what you tried to ask. Was it regarding the difficulty setting in Raiden?

Shoonay · 08 April 2009, 15:47

Yup, something like that, lol

I'd like to know where am I standing here, to compare the versions, so I could see how much I did in the PSX version... and if I even stand a chance with you guys...

TCD · 08 April 2009, 15:51

I thought something like that... Fire up the game, play and post the score

TodaysForgotten · 08 April 2009, 16:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predabot

Hmm... interesting, I never thought about how much slower the ship is, and the big hitbox. A bit odd that they would change those things from the Arcade tho, now 'innit? I mean, doesn't the PCE have a very fast processor for its time? 14 Mhz I think it is, and that's stupendously fast for an 8-bit processor!

I think it's around 7Mhz. Yup, ship is slower. Not by too much but its not nearly as smooth as the arcade. Less enemies, some different enemy bullet patterns...seems like the 7 is just short of what the arcade pcb was putting out. I think the tg16 was an 8-bit console but had 2 video card processors which picked up some of the slack.

You could also go the cheap ebay china made ps3 controllers. I picked one up awhlie ago. Cheap but works.

Retro-Nerd · 08 April 2009, 18:04

The HuC6280A is a modified 65C02 8-bit CPU, software-switchable from 3,58-7,16 MHz. The two Graphic chips are:

16-bit HuC6260 Video Color Encoder (VCE)
16-bit HuC6270A Video Display Controller (VDC)

TodaysForgotten · 08 April 2009, 19:30

Ugh, talk about lame. Was kicking some buns and then i pan to the left and get startled by tanks, lose focus and die by some bullets that blended into the background. Horoay.

781,600

john4p · 08 April 2009, 19:53

Tried this on PSP for a change (fullspeed in HuE @333MHz):

374,800

TodaysForgotten · 08 April 2009, 20:21

Sometimes i wish i had a psp, but at the end of the day i'd never play it. Oh life can be so funny sometimes.

Graham Humphrey · 08 April 2009, 20:33

Ahem. I blame my crap joypad. And my crap ability...

72,750

TCD · 08 April 2009, 20:34

It's the joypad Graham

TodaysForgotten · 08 April 2009, 20:52

kicking buns again. This time i get a few screens further than the last one! jesus. Panic on the boss, hey lets move into the cross fire...ya good idea - lets go...death.

936,150

john4p · 08 April 2009, 21:12

@TF: Already completed all the worthwhile PSP-titles (which aren't many).

But the PSP also plays (almost) every PS1-game flawlessly which is a big plus. Also the emulators for Sega Genesis, Sega CD, TG16, Neo Geo, CPS-1 and CPS-2 are pretty much perfect.

Still nowadays I use my PSP almost exclusively as MP3-player...

08 April 2009, 19:30	#34
TodaysForgotten Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey USA Age: 43 Posts: 392	Ugh, talk about lame. Was kicking some buns and then i pan to the left and get startled by tanks, lose focus and die by some bullets that blended into the background. Horoay. 781,600 Last edited by TodaysForgotten; 26 January 2010 at 03:30.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
EAB Multi Platform League - Round 15 - Parodius Da! (PCE)	TCD	EAB's competition	3	01 November 2009 11:01
EAB Multi Platform League - Round 12 - Game Vote (MD)	TCD	EAB's competition	17	06 September 2009 14:46
EAB Multi Platform League - Round 9 - Dracula X (PC Engine)	TCD	EAB's competition	56	12 July 2009 18:02
EAB Multi Platform League - Round 6 - Gynoug (MD)	TCD	EAB's competition	90	31 May 2009 08:19
EAB Multi Platform League - Round 5 - F-Zero (SNES)	TCD	EAB's competition	121	17 May 2009 12:53

08 April 2009, 13:02	#22
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	How do you save screenshots in Magic Engine? EDIT: Never mind found it

08 April 2009, 14:24	#24
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	Umm...here's the next mini improvement: 275,200

08 April 2009, 14:28	#25
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	I should put a limit on the score submissions per day...

08 April 2009, 15:30	#26
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	Can I check what's the difficulty level used in that version compared to those on PSX? I remember scoring something around 2M on that version... was it Raiden DX... or Raiden Project?

08 April 2009, 15:41	#28
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	Ouch. I prefer screenshots then...

08 April 2009, 15:44	#29
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	I think I didn't got what you tried to ask. Was it regarding the difficulty setting in Raiden?

08 April 2009, 15:47	#30
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	Yup, something like that, lol I'd like to know where am I standing here, to compare the versions, so I could see how much I did in the PSX version... and if I even stand a chance with you guys...

08 April 2009, 15:51	#31
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	I thought something like that... Fire up the game, play and post the score

08 April 2009, 18:04	#33
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,438	The HuC6280A is a modified 65C02 8-bit CPU, software-switchable from 3,58-7,16 MHz. The two Graphic chips are: 16-bit HuC6260 Video Color Encoder (VCE) 16-bit HuC6270A Video Display Controller (VDC)

08 April 2009, 19:53	#35
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	Tried this on PSP for a change (fullspeed in HuE @333MHz): 374,800

08 April 2009, 20:21	#36
TodaysForgotten Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey USA Age: 43 Posts: 392	Sometimes i wish i had a psp, but at the end of the day i'd never play it. Oh life can be so funny sometimes.

08 April 2009, 20:33	#37
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Ahem. I blame my crap joypad. And my crap ability... 72,750

08 April 2009, 20:34	#38
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	It's the joypad Graham

08 April 2009, 20:52	#39
TodaysForgotten Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey USA Age: 43 Posts: 392	kicking buns again. This time i get a few screens further than the last one! jesus. Panic on the boss, hey lets move into the cross fire...ya good idea - lets go...death. 936,150

08 April 2009, 21:12	#40
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	@TF: Already completed all the worthwhile PSP-titles (which aren't many). But the PSP also plays (almost) every PS1-game flawlessly which is a big plus. Also the emulators for Sega Genesis, Sega CD, TG16, Neo Geo, CPS-1 and CPS-2 are pretty much perfect. Still nowadays I use my PSP almost exclusively as MP3-player...

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)