Predators and Prey

[Lenago]

*sees the talking hat and shouts* HOW'S BETSY DOING?

*you hear more chicklen sounds*

BETSY! SHARE THE FOOD YA GREEDY HEN!

 

[ben909]

*sits in floor next to, offers scritches, BACONS* you doing all right, so far, today?
My wife's in the hospital again. She developed pneumonia, and yesterday, they increased her oxygen flow to 6 from 3, and she is coughing up blood, occasionally. .... I'm going to be going to see her, shortly. Luv you guys, as well. *hugs*

hopefully things get better...

 

[Baron Tredegar]

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 :>

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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

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.

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 :

Are there any other bootlegs or consoles you remember being in Brazil? I find this stuff really interesting.

 

[Guifrog]

Are there any other bootlegs or consoles you remember being in Brazil? I find this stuff really interesting.

You might be interested in learning about Neo Geo Parks and Joypolis:

Bootleg Arcades - Brazil's Pirate Amusement Centres

A brief reflection on the Brazilian arcade scene

www.thearcadepress.com

I remember buying those old Super Game Power magazines mentioned in the article. They would announce Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and show actual pictures of the fabled, scrapped Hidden Palace Zone; plus Mystic Cave Zone being called Dust Hill; and Casino Night Zone with a completely different design; all now known to be part of its Beta version:

And I would own this thing:

You would put it in the console cartridge port, then insert your desired game ROM cartridge on its top, and then this screen would appear for you to type a code that changed the gameplay in many ways possible:

I remember using AA6T-AAXC every time to play Sonic 3, to make Sonic transform into zone objects, access the Sound Test and Level Selector

 

[Shyy]

Scary thing... all of the above mentioned stuff... I HAVE IT! Either in the basement in boxes or milkcrates...
(Shit. Now I feel old...)

 

[ben909]

still has an n64 near me

... and a space invaders game my grandma gave us, sometimes works, usually does not

 

[Lenago]

You might be interested in learning about Neo Geo Parks and Joypolis:

Bootleg Arcades - Brazil's Pirate Amusement Centres

A brief reflection on the Brazilian arcade scene

www.thearcadepress.com

I remember buying those old Super Game Power magazines mentioned in the article. They would announce Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and show actual pictures of the fabled, scrapped Hidden Palace Zone; plus Mystic Cave Zone being called Dust Hill; and Casino Night Zone with a completely different design; all now known to be part of its Beta version:

And I would own this thing:

You would put it in the console cartridge port, then insert your desired game ROM cartridge on its top, and then this screen would appear for you to type a code that changed the gameplay in many ways possible:

I remember using AA6T-AAXC every time to play Sonic 3, to make Sonic transform into zone objects, access the Sound Test and Level Selector

Ohh interesting to see a scan of Hidden Palace Zone

 

[Guifrog]

Scary thing... all of the above mentioned stuff... I HAVE IT! Either in the basement in boxes or milkcrates...
(Shit. Now I feel old...)

Being old is a state of mind~
Except for the body pain and other annoyances that time may bring xP

Ohh interesting to see a scan of Hidden Palace Zone

I had wanted so bad to access that mystery zone showcased in the magazine, and no matter where I looked, it just couldn't be found in my Sonic 2 game. But that sound track no. 10 couldn't be lying to me

And now we have a revamped mobile version featuring that very zone in all its splendor

 

[Lenago]

Being old is a state of mind~
Except for the body pain and other annoyances that time may bring xP

I had wanted so bad to access that mystery zone showcased in the magazine, and no matter where I looked, it just couldn't be found in my Sonic 2 game. But that sound track no. 10 couldn't be lying to me

And now we have a revamped mobile version featuring that very zone in all its splendor

And the upcoming Sonic Origins...still though...why does it not use the actual unused music...

 

[Guifrog]

And the upcoming Sonic Origins...still though...why does it not use the actual unused music...

On the other hand, we still have ROM hacks/mods like Esrael's and Sonic Hachelle-Bee's

 

[Shyy]

@Guifrog- oh, I <totally> understand that age is a number, and, how you look at it is the issue... I'm 51 in a couple of months, however, I sure as you are blue, do <not> feel that way. (Normally, anyhow). I only "feel" old when things like this get mentioned, and I realize that not only do I HAVE the item in question, I BOUGHT or ACQUIRED it, when it was new and shiny and the "hot thing" to have...

 

[Lenago]

On the other hand, we still have ROM hacks/mods like Esrael's and Sonic Hachelle-Bee's

Or Yoshi in Sonic 2, with baby Sonic and tails

 

[ben909]

dispite saying it uses 19w
it seems the n64 uses 6 or so

 

[Baron Tredegar]

You might be interested in learning about Neo Geo Parks and Joypolis:

Bootleg Arcades - Brazil's Pirate Amusement Centres

A brief reflection on the Brazilian arcade scene

www.thearcadepress.com

I remember buying those old Super Game Power magazines mentioned in the article. They would announce Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and show actual pictures of the fabled, scrapped Hidden Palace Zone; plus Mystic Cave Zone being called Dust Hill; and Casino Night Zone with a completely different design; all now known to be part of its Beta version:

And I would own this thing:

You would put it in the console cartridge port, then insert your desired game ROM cartridge on its top, and then this screen would appear for you to type a code that changed the gameplay in many ways possible:

I remember using AA6T-AAXC every time to play Sonic 3, to make Sonic transform into zone objects, access the Sound Test and Level Selector

This is all really cool! Those arcades remind me of DIsneyQuest when I was a kid!

DisneyQuest: Why Disney's Plans To Bring Its Theme Parks Closer To YOU Crashed and Burned | Theme Park Tourist

DISASTER FILES: DisneyQuest: Wouldn't it be nice to leave your world behind and escape to Disneyland or Walt Disney World? But all the saving, planning, traveling... what if Disney could bring a new kind of interactive theme park to your own back yard? DisneyQuest was supposed to revolutionize...

www.themeparktourist.com

In the 90s Disney had this crazy plan to build these massive five floor arcades all over the place. Sadly only two were built and only the one in Florida remained for a long time. Going in there in the early 2010s was an amazing experience of witnessing a timecapsule from mid 90s disney. There was even early VR games in there!

 

[Fcomega121]

I'm not sure but I'm loving every cover that pops out when I open this thread

OMG so same!!!! Eeeee

I love every new cover that pops up on the thread hehehe

Are there any rodents that are specifically endemic to the regions? *hopeful look* :3

Ooooh~! I'm not sure, lemme check out hehe

*Quick googling*
Oooh we have quite a few rodents hehe :3

But the most endemic of our the Iberic "portuspain" region is the: Water Rat (Arvicola Sapidus) [UICN CE: Vulnerable]

They look pretty adorable uwu
And probably are the inspiration forthe already shown-by-lenago pokemon~? :Sweat_Smile:

@metatherat here is Pawmi the eletric rodent pokemon

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Awww such a cute little pal!
I want it to pet him! UwU

But if this region is also based on Portugal, then gamefreak you HAVE to put in a rooster pokemon, and it has to be ghost type haha

Oooh yeah!! Hahah
I love the anurodon legendary, not totally roostery but it's pretty awesome (I'm insomniac sorry for calling them "Frog tooth" hahaha)

I love the implication of it being an aquatic pokemon
I really hope they don't make it an Lava-uatic pokemon haha

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Here are some of the weird names and meanings behind crayon colors. Crayola has over 160 colors, so they need to be quite creative when naming them.

www.mandatory.com

Im looking forward to Pokémon Purple Pizzazz and Pokémon Macaroni and Cheese.

I will steal these names for later lol

I really want a Pokemon purple Pizzazz!! And Pokemon Blue Pepperoni hmmm yummy!!

1º:

I have no idea where I am gwowing, the wall can be a floor, but the floor is a flower, so pistils are pistols, except they're pee stools, and what are pee stools again? Does one pee on a stool, or in a hole on the stool?

I believe they're stools made out of pee

But peeztols are also there
And Peezals of many petals and galexians!! :0

Such a big journey! OMG

2º:

I came right from the Luncheon Kingdom, where floor tastes like biscuit, lakes taste like strawberry, wheels taste like corn on the cob, and you're telling me of a wall that tastes like... WALL?! This sounds a bit too alien to me!

I know right? :0
It's so alien even for you and me! :0

I prefer to sick with the biscufloor!
*Starts licking up the floor and also licks some leftovers from yesterday*

*eats the levitating ear jam*

Hmmm I love ear jam!

Eee, new characters based on AI stuff :O
This is extremely relevant to my interests :O
*leans furward curiously*

Hehehe weeell
Nothing's decided yet friendo, but I want to make the Panda girl into a sister of one of my chars and some other things hehehe

They would make up for cute characters uwu

Tails, what are you doing

Textsynth, generate more AI Tails fanfiction:
Tails was eating his soup with a fork. He looked up a Sonic, who was dressed in a red t-shirt. He pointed to his Sonic and started eating his soup. Dr. Robotnik saw him and said, "Hello there, Sonic. Do you know what today is? It's today! Do you remember what today is?" Sonic got up from his seat. "Of course I do! It's that day when we get to play my favorite game!" He grabbed the fork out of Tails and took a bite out of the food. "I guess I'd better hurry up and get ready to play!" Tails and Dr. Robotnik were in Dr. Robotnik's laboratory. Robotnik came out from behind the table and said, "I've been testing out my latest robot. A perfect clone of a human. It could possibly be used in a lot of things. But for right now, I want to test it out in Sonic's favorite game. It's called "Shadow the Hedgehog", and it's a really great game!" He then handed Sonic the Wii Remote. Sonic put it on and turned on the game.
---
Guess they're friends with Robotnik now :shrug:

Hahaha oh myyy~
I didn't knew they were friends now!

When did that happen?

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

OMG that's a lot of amazing games!!!!! :O

You have an amazing collection friend!!!

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

I thought the same :0

*rolls you right round, baby, right round*

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

I loved that summary hahaha

I need to check out that channel as well owo

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

*closes the curtains*

This gave me this vibe XD

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

Hmmmm Pão de Queijo :9

And oooooh!!! That's quite fascinating!!
I haven't had guava... Wait guayaba!
Nope, haven't had guava paste with or without soft white cheese either

But it sounds soooo delicious and cute!! UwU

Lenny e eu somos goiabada e queijo branco macio <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.

I'm continuing the tradition, I play a lot of emulated games uwu

I've been doing so many things and chatting lately that I haven't played though

Only Tetris online and tested VRC lol
I'm a hyena girl in VR uwu

You might be interested in learning about Neo Geo Parks and Joypolis:

Bootleg Arcades - Brazil's Pirate Amusement Centres

A brief reflection on the Brazilian arcade scene

www.thearcadepress.com

Woah woah!!! That park seems awesome!!
for a moment I did read NatGeo park lol

I'd love to visit it!
Also, that kid on the left bottom picture is super fast!! He almost didn't appear in the picture, he's quite blurry lol

Also, I'm impressed by the fact that there it says "Games" instead of "Jogos" :0
PapsrhPrPqmxkdn!! OwO

On the other hand, we still have ROM hacks/mods like Esrael's and Sonic Hachelle-Bee's

ASRAEEEEL!!!
ASRAEEL!!!

Or Yoshi in Sonic 2, with baby Sonic and tails

Ooooooh Baby sonic?? leading_eyes:

That sounds so cuuute!!!
I still gotta try ROM hacks and mods :0

 

[metatherat]

*Quick googling*
Oooh we have quite a few rodents hehe :3

But the most endemic of our the Iberic "portuspain" region is the: Water Rat (Arvicola Sapidus) [UICN CE: Vulnerable]
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They look pretty adorable uwu
And probably are the inspiration forthe already shown-by-lenago pokemon~? :Sweat_Smile:

Ee, I love him :3
he looks so charismratic :3
o no, he's vulnerable
*pets the vulnerable ratpal*
Don't disappear, friend rodent :O

Hehehe weeell
Nothing's decided yet friendo, but I want to make the Panda girl into a sister of one of my chars and some other things hehehe

They would make up for cute characters uwu

*whiskers twitch with intrigue*

And that's all for today, I am off to sleep :3
I woke up way too early today. The furriness is strong, but the flesh is tired :3

*flumph*
Good night, furpals :3

 

[ben909]

i forgot how much button spaming star fox was

 

[Lenago]

How i love the Mario & Luigi RPG series, they gave us this amazing battle theme and bros dance

 

[Shyy]

 

[Shyy]

Hmm, found a new place to try out....

 

[Borophagus Metropolis]

Do they sell food to rats, or food that is rats?

 

[ben909]

Do they sell food to rats, or food that is rats?

screams as we don't know

 

[Guifrog]

I'm continuing the tradition, I play a lot of emulated games uwu

I've been doing so many things and chatting lately that I haven't played though

Only Tetris online and tested VRC lol
I'm a hyena girl in VR uwu

OOOohhhh having fun in VRChat?! How is it going for now, too much info to get started, or have you been handling it just fine?

 

[Guifrog]

Also, for posterity:

 

[Fcomega121]

Ee, I love him :3
he looks so charismratic :3
o no, he's vulnerable
*pets the vulnerable ratpal*
Don't disappear, friend rodent :O

Aww yeah he's super cute! :3
looks vewwy charismratic and fluffy! uwu

but yeee, he's vulnerable ;w;
but at least it isn't endangered, we gotta protect them still uwu

*whiskers twitch with intrigue*

heheh! I will try to mkae something up hehe

remind me of it friendo! I have been a bit distracted lately lol

And that's all for today, I am off to sleep :3
I woke up way too early today. The furriness is strong, but the flesh is tired :3

*flumph*
Good night, furpals :3

Awww good night little pal! :3

How i love the Mario & Luigi RPG series, they gave us this amazing battle theme and bros dance

awww I love the happy bros dance hehehe

it's a pretty fun theme!
and specially, awesome without any flute!

haha I like it!!

OOOohhhh having fun in VRChat?! How is it going for now, too much info to get started, or have you been handling it just fine?

OOoh yeah! hehe I'm having fun!
I played it once and my pc froze, it takes it a while to launch the game, but it was pretty fun friend hehe

I started it just fine hehe, at first I was a bit confused on what to do, but I wet figuring things by myself slowly heheh
the mirror surprised me from the things that shouldn't have lol
but handling it just fine haha, any tips though friendo? :>

I dunno how to play by myself as many worlds are cooperative but I love to see me as a hyena and draw in the air with my stulyses hahah
Alsooo the hyena avatar is CONVENIENTLY amazing for me and lucky, because it has male and female variants! and found it within the second 3 of avatar browsing hehehe

I'm more inclined towards femme for the cuteness tho ;P

(and I love the crawling animation.. although maybe it was a bit suggestive so I left it out from the public PvP lol)

Also, for posterity:

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Oooo neatto!! hahaha
I'm glad you both are playing lots of fun! ^w^