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Gaming => General Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: Waffle on March 24, 2010, 07:22:17 am
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When you start it up, it forces you to download packs of games just to even play. After that it tries to load then freezes.
Good stuff.
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Goddamn are you a negative Nancy.
Game Room starts up just fine. Game packs download super fast and it did NOT freeze for me.
Game Room is pretty cool, and I can definitely see the potential. I thought you would have to pay to play, but every game has a free demo version that gives more than enough playtime to get the feel of the game or simply provide a nice "quickie". I bought Centipede and tried Adventure and Yar's Revenge. Great emulation, and the option to rewind a game adds a great new dimension. It's like Braid meets an arcade game.
Can't wait to see what Sega could offer, were they to bring games to Game Room.
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I spent a half an hour on this garbage awhile ago. I am not being negative, I am just being honest that it does not work.
I just got home from trying to walk in a spring blizzard, so I redownloaded it all to see if it will work the second time.
Edit: apparently it still sucks. 1/10, dysfunctional crap.
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The only good thing about Braid is Soulja Boy's review
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What does Braid have to do with this?
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What does Braid have to do with this?
It's like Braid meets an arcade game.
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Well, I downloaded it, it works fine. 11/10
You have the option of "rewinding" the game in unranked mode, so if you die, you do the "Braid" rewind and dodge what killed you.
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What does Braid have to do with this?
It's like Braid meets an arcade game.
So nothing.
And Barry, the game is broken for almost everyone else except you.
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It's broken for Kotaku
http://kotaku.com/5500832/xbox-game-roo ... and-broken (http://kotaku.com/5500832/xbox-game-room-is-live-and-broken)
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Looks like I'm the exception to the rule. It downloaded perfectly for me, I downloaded the game packs and played for an hour with no problems. Guess it sucks not to be me.
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Apparently I have to unplug my ethernet cord, start up the game, then plug it back in, followed by signing in. This is how the game is started up.
I guess they got the 'shite doesn`t work right' part down for old games.
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[Stop trolling Shadi, it makes my blood boil - George]
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Downloaded it today and gave a quick try to Lunar Lander, looks funny and i had no issues playing it. Can't wait for some Dreamcast's game :D
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I'd say any arcadey Dreamcast games may appear in the future, but don't count on things like Shenmue or JSR... unless they prove us wrong!
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I'd say any arcadey Dreamcast games may appear in the future, but don't count on things like Shenmue or JSR... unless they prove us wrong!
I would hope that stuff like that gets ported to XBLA rather than Game Room, with their own achievements and more fleshed out options rather than just being a straight emulation.
Gamesroom seems like a cool idea for smaller games that they don't want to go through the work of upgrading them or adding achievemetns and just chuck them on the emulator and let us play.
Gamesroom also has a universal achievement system which is pretty snazzy.
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game ... ievements/ (http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/game-room/achievements/)
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I will try it out tomorrow, I guess. I just am not very interested. I can play all of these games for free on browsers already.
I'd say any arcadey Dreamcast games may appear in the future, but don't count on things like Shenmue or JSR... unless they prove us wrong!
Teen and up games will never be on Game Room because they wanted to keep it as a family thing (and so they do not need to change the E-E10 logo in the intro), so I would not expect much of anything very interesting to appear, sadly.
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I would not expect much of anything very interesting to appear, sadly.
You can already play Crystal Castles, a game where you run around mazes as a teddy bear! ^___^ YAY!
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I will try it out tomorrow, I guess. I just am not very interested. I can play all of these games for free on browsers already.
I'd say any arcadey Dreamcast games may appear in the future, but don't count on things like Shenmue or JSR... unless they prove us wrong!
Teen and up games will never be on Game Room because they wanted to keep it as a family thing (and so they do not need to change the E-E10 logo in the intro), so I would not expect much of anything very interesting to appear, sadly.
You think games need blood and guts to be cool? ZOMG wats rong? NOT ENUF SPACE MARINES 4 U?
Seriously though, I'm sure theres a lot of great games that fall under the E-E10 logo. Think about the wealth of racing and sports games for example.
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I hate to say this, but... I'm really disappointed with game room. When I saw the avatars walking around the rooms in the trailers, I thought that meant they'd give you the ability to walk around your game rooms and the entire mall-like area.
Nope! Game Room is nothing more than a glorified menu system. What a disappointment. =/
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Can you get any achievement without actually buying the roms... the games?
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Sounds like a waste, just like Home.
Can you troll people like Home? At least?
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It's actually quite slick, and the games are well emulated. Honestly, I think a lot of people here are just complaining to complain. I played a good hour of Game Room tonight, Centipede and Tempest took up most of my time.
The fact that you DON'T walk about third person-style makes it very un-Playstation Home like. No bugging other players as they walk about and no spamming the arcade with a dance party. It's essentially a really snazzy polished menu with flourishes of props, decor and mascots. it looks great and gets you to the games rather quickly, which is really all that matters.
Oh, and free gamer score points and a free demo play credit of every game makes it worth checking out even if you hate the idea of having fun. :afroman:
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If you can't have a dance party, what is the point. Seriously. Only reason I live is to go to the bank and randomly dance.
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Teen and up games will never be on Game Room because they wanted to keep it as a family thing (and so they do not need to change the E-E10 logo in the intro), so I would not expect much of anything very interesting to appear, sadly.
You think games need blood and guts to be cool? ZOMG wats rong? NOT ENUF SPACE MARINES 4 U?
Seriously though, I'm sure theres a lot of great games that fall under the E-E10 logo. Think about the wealth of racing and sports games for example.
Well of course there are, especially considering most games back then were not really full of gore, just massive muscled men beating each other up with car doors and stuff while they try to save their girlfriend who's skirt is about as large as a belt... Good times.
But I just think it seems like a waste to me. The fact that I am most interested in decorating my room instead of actually playing the games really bugs me a lot.
I hate to say this, but... I'm really disappointed with game room. When I saw the avatars walking around the rooms in the trailers, I thought that meant they'd give you the ability to walk around your game rooms and the entire mall-like area.
Nope! Game Room is nothing more than a glorified menu system. What a disappointment. =/
They said they will constantly update Game Room with new features, and what you want is exactly what most people have asked for (kind of strange, but okay). When it does come it will be optional, you will still be able to just access it all through menus still if you want.
If you can't have a dance party, what is the point. Seriously. Only reason I live is to go to the bank and randomly dance.
TRU DAT! After we breathe down all of the girls faces and dance to a bubble machine going full pelt, HITME^@WARHAWK
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They said they will constantly update Game Room with new features, and what you want is exactly what most people have asked for (kind of strange, but okay). When it does come it will be optional, you will still be able to just access it all through menus still if you want.
It's not strange at all. I enjoyed the thought of being immersed in a virtual arcade that I could walk around in.
I also thought that friends could join you in your room, but I misread. What they really meant is that you see your friends avatars pretending to play your arcades. That, too, was disappointing to find out the hard way. :P
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TRU DAT! After we breathe down all of the girls faces and dance to a bubble machine going full pelt, HITME^@WARHAWK
DAM BRO! WARHAWK RAWKED THE KID WAS LIKE ALLC RYING N STUFF WHNE YOU TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD TROPHIES FOR HANANA MONTANA. Fucking IDIOT!
Bro, meet me up in the new Assassin's Creed space, some home vag gonna be showing up, we got to nibble on the virtual bits.
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SEGA Nerd bits
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I'm really really hoping for SG-1000 and Master System games to hit the Game Room. I'd love to see the 3D representations of the consoles.
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I'm really really hoping for SG-1000 and Master System games to hit the Game Room. I'd love to see the 3D representations of the consoles.
Gotta twitter hash tag this:
#SEGAgamersthatsoldout
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Wait, so I sold out for enjoying it? Or sold out for wanting old Sega games to be represented?
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Wait, so I sold out for enjoying it? Or sold out for wanting old Sega games to be represented?
Actually tis was a joke. I would like to see some Master System games :mrgreen:
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Whew! I was afraid that the definition of "sell out" was so far reaching that even I, an "underground gamer" (according to the 360 profile settings) could not escape. Welp, off to listen to Bentley Jones!
Seriously though, Sega needs to get on a PS3/360 Alex Kidd's Awesome Master System Collection followed by Lowly Worm's Penultimate Pico Collection.
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I played through every Alex Kidd game when they came out, and you don't want to play Alex Kidd in High Tech world.
First you take a Sega quiz to get out of the house. (okay...)
Next you go on a quest to assemble the pieces of a fake passport (most of the game)
They turn down your fake passport (throw the controller)
Call Sega's free support line, they tell you what to do.
Go to the shrine to the gods you passed earlier.
Pray to the gods 100 times (use toothpicks on your eyelids to keep you awake, since every time you pray, they make you get up and walk away when you finish)
and a real passport falls out of the sky. You get the ending where Alex Kidd is playing a Sega game (Hi Tech World is an arcade). I think the game was Hang On, but I can't remember.
Anyway, I'm with you, Barry. I bought Centipede and Yars Revenge for my Arcade. I'm hoping for some sega games.
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I'm actually surprised by the amount of free content in Game Room. I've played each game once (per the one free session perk) and replayed a few with the Game Room tokens. I never see myself spending 50 cents as there are so many opportunities for free play. If you really like a game, better to spend six times the price of a single play for the full game. So rip off, it isn't. But I do pity those who waste their 50 cents. Cool in concept, but not worth it.
edit: from the look of it, you earn in-game tokens when friends play games at your arcade which you can then, in turn, use those tokens for free plays at friend's arcades. so you do profit, in a sense. I'm still trying to sort out if one could spam this concept by both players owning a game, you play that game at a friends arcade for free and they in turn earn free tokens and do the same for you.
So Emmett, I'll be playing Centipede in your arcade (as I own it myself) to see if I am able to earn you some free tokens. :afroman:
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This is actually a lot better than I thought it would be, the emulation is especially great.
Not really interested in buying any of the games though, but to get peoples hopes up, in the menu where you can buy games, a six button Genesis controller is clearly visible. POST ON THE FRONT PAGE AS NEWS!
Even better than the Genesis news however is that Microsoft said they would update the service weekly with seven games. Good golly Miss Molly that just got me excited for this big time!
I will sadly never expect 3D games though (no Virua Fighter 2 makes Sanus a sad panda) because the games just boot up right from a menu without any real loading or downloading. I have no idea how this would work with any big 3D games.
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I might get Crystal Castles, but that's about it. I'm overall sorely disappointed by Game Room. =(
I suppose I set my hopes way too high...
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Were you hoping for more games and third person walk about mode? Because both are coming. :mrgreen:
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Do you have an official news release which confirms that? Because I'm not finding any... @_@
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More games will be added weekly, and a third person view request has been something Krome has heard quite a bit and they claim that Game Room will evolve as it goes on.
No sources because I'm a lazy ass :afroman:
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I figured out the token system:
You start out with 20 tokens. 5 tokens = 1 free credit.
You receive 1 token every time a person enters your arcade but you are limited to 1 token per person a day.
So if any one here plans on visiting my arcade whenever they boot up Game Room, I'll be sure to return the favor. Help a Bits brother out, right?
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I figured out the token system:
You start out with 20 tokens. 5 tokens = 1 free credit.
You receive 1 token every time a person enters your arcade but you are limited to 1 token per person a day.
So if any one here plans on visiting my arcade whenever they boot up Game Room, I'll be sure to return the favor. Help a Bits brother out, right?
This still confuses me.
If I wanted to play an arcade game with you, for example, and I had no tokens, would I be able to? This would be in your arcade and with a game you purchased (assume I purchased nothing).
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Yeah, I'm trying to wrap my head around that (ooh, 'ello!). Like, I can't play a challenge sent by another player with tokens, I have to own it or use 50 cents of real cash.
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I just deleted it since I was playing a game on tokens, then suddenly the game expired due to a trial countdown (I thought I paid for it?). After that it stuck me back at the buy screen and I purchased another play without noticing. I was just pressing A to shoot something in the game and it happened without warning.
I am not sure how this broken crap even got released.
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Wellll, Game Room take a little getting used to, but I think you're overly dramatizing it.
Still, better you delete it and stop using it than continue complaining about it.
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