Predators and Prey

[Shyy]

*burns toast, chunks butter on top, smashes with fork, eats*

 

[Guifrog]

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*wakes up, tries to figure out which game to play*

That little gap in the center feels a tad disconcerting :0

 

[ben909]

hello pap land

 

[Matt the Terrier]

*sniff-sniffs frog*
>w<
*rolls sideways*
O
3
O

 

[Shyy]

This may help...the entire Alien(s) movie in 60 seconds. <grin>

That little gap in the center feels a tad disconcerting :0

That is from the Tetris cartridge that I have been playing.
Not sure how this moved over here, so, enjoy!

 

[Guifrog]

*sniff-sniffs frog*
>w<
*rolls sideways*
O
3
O

*rolls you right round, baby, right round*

Not sure how this moved over here, so, enjoy!

WHA-
That was an insane summary, so insane I went to check that channel and watch more summaries

 

[ben909]

moves to quickly, spills some of self on the pvp werehouse carpet

 

[Lenago]

@metatherat here is Pawmi the eletric rodent pokemon

 

[metatherat]

@metatherat here is Pawmi the eletric rodent pokemon

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*paws him, as was instructed*
eee, more rodent :3
*secret rodent greeting*

 

[ben909]

*paws him, as was instructed*
eee, more rodent :3
*secret rodent greeting*

uses timberborn base as a way to infiltrate your secret meeting

 

[metatherat]

uses timberborn base as a way to infiltrate your secret meeting

*since the secret meeting was literally just me passing a fellow rodent briefly, by the time you get the base ready, we have both left hours ago*
*the base is pretty sweet, though*

 

[Maur]

Me: *is boiling spaghetti*
Also me: *makes gross noises as I stir because spaghetti = worms*

 

[metatherat]

Me: *is boiling spaghetti*
Also me: *makes gross noises as I stir because spaghetti = worms*

(sorry)

 

[Lenago]

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(sorry)

*yawns looking out the window and sees the spagetti horror outside*....
.....nope i am out..good night

*closes the curtains*

 

[metatherat]

Hey, @Guifrog, did you ever have or see one of these things?:

 

[Baron Tredegar]

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(sorry)

IT IS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER! PRAISE HIS NOODLY APPENDAGES!

 

[Guifrog]

Hey, @Guifrog, did you ever have or see one of these things?:

I don't think I have seen the Zeebo thing :0
TecToy, though, was a big part of my childhood, and the one responsible for my love of Sonic. I remember playing Sega Genesis/Mega Drive titles, and transforming the console into a Master System with a converter. In other words, turning this:

Into this:

But actually, I felt like Mega Drive was gone from stores for more than a decade, until it was announced again by TecToy for their 30th anniversary in 2017, this time bringing a couple of games pre-stored in the memory. The whole thing looked pretty much like the original on the outside, but I guess there were a few enhancements to the hardware. Cannot opine much, as I haven't followed its history or bought the "new" console

On a few unrelated notes, 1) Pão de queijo <3; and 2) Changing "chocolate and peanut butter" to "guava paste and soft white cheese" to mean a perfect complementary match in Brazilian terms sounded fascinating to me. We do indeed call that combination "Romeo and Juliet"; it's a typically Southeastern gastronomic marriage, but widely popular

 

[metatherat]

I don't think I have seen the Zeebo thing :0
TecToy, though, was a big part of my childhood, and the one responsible for my love of Sonic. I remember playing Sega Genesis/Mega Drive titles, and transforming the console into a Master System with a converter.

E! Was this a common thing to do over there? :O

But actually, I felt like Mega Drive was gone from stores for more than a decade, until it was announced again by TecToy for their 30th anniversary in 2017, this time bringing a couple of games pre-stored in the memory. The whole thing looked pretty much like the original on the outside, but I guess there were a few enhancements to the hardware. Cannot opine much, as I haven't followed its history or bought the "new" console

oo, interesting! I didn't know there was a new version :O
So TecToy is still tectoying it about over there, eh! That's cool, I'd never even heard of this company before :3

On a few unrelated notes, 1) Pão de queijo <3; and 2) Changing "chocolate and peanut butter" to "guava paste and soft white cheese" to mean a perfect complementary match in Brazilian terms sounded fascinating to me. We do indeed call that combination "Romeo and Juliet"; it's a typically Southeastern gastronomic marriage, but widely popular

Aha, I was wondering if he was right about that being an iconic combination
I want to try it now, I don't think I have ever had guava paste, with or without cheese :O
*watches the guava paste kiss the soft white cheese after they have been married*

 

[Baron Tredegar]

Here is our latest addition to me randomly posting book covers! Marvel at the heads odd proportions!

 

[Guifrog]

E! Was this a common thing to do over there? :O

Yep! I'm not sure how much that converter spread through other countries, but TecToy's version was something big in my area at least. It had no processor or anything important, except for a slot to properly make Master System ROM catridges fit in. And it worked because Master System and Genesis both used the same z80 processor, so you could just put that monstrous chipless thing into the Mega Drive's cartridge slot and play Master System games.

It was a more affordable option for gamers, along with the lan houses, videogame rental stores (you'd get a cartridge for a few days, play the game at home - provided that you had the console - and return it)... And pirate cartridges :>

Pirate Sonic & Knuckles box art. The cartridge had no lock-on technology like the original did; it was a normal cartridge. I remember playing this and being scared of going through Flying Battery Zone, because there was a spot where the game crashed wildly

And then, there was ROM emulation. People who didn't own the cartridges would download stuff from dozens of game ROM websites, and play the games on the emulator. One could also get a CD with literally all Mega Drive games, ready to play on the PC, for peanuts. Piracy extended to all areas you can imagine; I remember interning at the university publishing house, where all Photoshop and InDesign copies were pirated.

oo, interesting! I didn't know there was a new version :O
So TecToy is still tectoying it about over there, eh! That's cool, I'd never even heard of this company before :3

They translated some games into Portuguese too, including Phantasy Star, which was my entry point to the RPG games~
Not sure what they've been doing lately. Lemesee... *googlegoogle* "Brazilian justice department has prohibited the selling of TecToy's new portable charger." Huh, indeed they seem to be still alive :>

 

[metatherat]

Yep! I'm not sure how much that converter spread through other countries, but TecToy's version was something big in my area at least. It had no processor or anything important, except for a slot to properly make Master System ROM catridges fit in. And it worked because Master System and Genesis both used the same z80 processor, so you could just put that monstrous chipless thing into the Mega Drive's cartridge slot and play Master System games.

o, I was expecting something more robust
But hey, it worked. I didn't know the systems were that compatible, I assumed they had other chips besides the processor that they relied on, like the Amigas or C64s or whatnot :O

It was a more affordable option for gamers, along with the lan houses, videogame rental stores (you'd get a cartridge for a few days, play the game at home - provided that you had the console - and return it)... And pirate cartridges :>

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Pirate Sonic & Knuckles box art. The cartridge had no lock-on technology like the original did; it was a normal cartridge. I remember playing this and being scared of going through Flying Battery Zone, because there was a spot where the game crashed wildly

I really like the stylized Sonic and Knuckles, there :3
Sonic is looking very mysterious :3

And then, there was ROM emulation. People who didn't own the cartridges would download stuff from dozens of game ROM websites, and play the games on the emulator. One could also get a CD with literally all Mega Drive games, ready to play on the PC, for peanuts. Piracy extended to all areas you can imagine; I remember interning at the university publishing house, where all Photoshop and InDesign copies were pirated.

Piracy was common here too, but more with home computers than consoles. In general it seemed that home computers were a lot more popular here in Europe as gaming systems than they were elsewhere.
And all the school and corporate stuff was legit, I never ran into any business or anything running pirated software (although I am sure it happened, but it wasn't very common). But yeah, piracy when it came to gaming was ever present *nodnod*

They translated some games into Portuguese too, including Phantasy Star, which was my entry point to the RPG games~
Not sure what they've been doing lately. Lemesee... *googlegoogle* "Brazilian justice department has prohibited the selling of TecToy's new portable charger." Huh, indeed they seem to be still alive :>

Did they pirate the charger?

 

[Guifrog]

o, I was expecting something more robust
But hey, it worked. I didn't know the systems were that compatible, I assumed they had other chips besides the processor that they relied on, like the Amigas or C64s or whatnot :O

It looks like Mega Drive itself was able to "read" Master System ROM cartridges like it was the real thing pretty well, due to the Z80, sound chip and stuffs. Maybe with a difference here or there, as not all games could be played with the same control pad while using the converter, for example

In fact, I have just found a very enlightening article that explains more about it (and I just learned the converter was not TecToy exclusive):

In order to achieve backwards compatibility, the original Master System central processor and sound chip (the Z80 and SN76489) are included in the Mega Drive/Genesis and the new Video Display Processor is capable of the Master System VDP's mode 4 (though it cannot run in modes 0, 1, 2, or 3, so cannot run SG-1000 games). Once a Master System game is inserted, the system's bus controller chip (later integrated with the I/O chip into a single multi-purpose ASIC) will put the Z80 in control leaving the 68000 idle.

 

[metatherat]

It looks like Mega Drive itself was able to "read" Master System ROM cartridges like it was the real thing pretty well, due to the Z80, sound chip and stuffs. Maybe with a difference here or there, as not all games could be played with the same control pad while using the converter, for example

In fact, I have just found a very enlightening article that explains more about it (and I just learned the converter was not TecToy exclusive):

I had no idea it was backwards compatible like that :O

 

[Guifrog]

Did they pirate the charger?

Forgot to address this, but apparently they didn't have permission to sell it or something

 

[metatherat]

Forgot to address this, but apparently they didn't have permission to sell it or something

hehe. how very TecToy
So I guess it wasn't their own charger? I mean, I'm sure the import restrictions the video mentioned have been abolished by now and all

also:

prompt: "megadrive"