I finally got my hands on a copy of the original Phantasy Star and it was not cheap!

I was a huge, huge, fan of Phantasy Star Online when I was in high school. I used to play PSO BB well into 2015 on emulated servers and I still listen to the OST today. I can honestly say the game shaped me into who I am today, but I've never played any of the original series.

This is my first Sega Mark III game ever and I have to say the graphics are pretty impressive.

I've yet to beat the game, but it looks like this is a type of game where it really helps to talk to every pedestrian and walk into every house to gather as much information as possible.

The battle, so far, is kinda annoying because you can't pick which enemy to attack. So when it's clearly advantageous to beat a weakened enemy so that you have one less monster dealing you damage, the game will randomly pick the one that's nearly at full health.

I was also surprised at how smooth the animation was in the 3D dungeon area, but it would really help if there was a map. I scribbled it down as I explored but I must have screwed up somewhere because my map ended up being twice as big when compared to something I found on the internet. Oh and the music in the dungeon is amazing! I recognized it right away because they used it in PSO too!

Again, it's just such a pretty game!

And I love how manuals from the era had some much more info on it.

Hey guys. Here's another one of my collections. It's "ドラゴンボールZ III 烈戦人造人間 Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzoningen (lit. Incredible Battle with Androids)."

I'm not sure if any of the Famicom DBZ games made it overseas since the series wasn't really a thing until the mid 90s ish in North America.

Anyway, the game mechanics is pretty interesting; I haven't come across anything else like it. Basically, everything that you do—whether it be moving on the overworld map or fighting enemies—is controlled by cards.

On the overworld, you can move your character according to the number of stars you have on your dragon ball on the top left corner of your card. Whenever you select a card, the card flips over to reveal a character which gives you special effects. The icons on the bottom right of the card represents the type of effect you can get. The boot means you might be able to get a special effect related to movement on the overworld map, the heart might let you heal, and the dumbbell might prompt events that give you XP.

When you battle, you have to look at the balls, the "suits," and the event icons of the cards. The dumbbell and boots don't do anything useful in battle, but the heart icon might let you heal and the fist icon gives you an attack-related event. If you match the "suit" with the Z Fighter's fighting style (e.g. Goku is 神 (god), 亀 (turtle; Master Roshi) and 界 (King Kai), you can do an energy attack. If you don't match it, it's just a normal melee attack. The number on the balls show how strong the attack will be.

Once you pick a card for each of your characters, they go at it automatically.

The pixel art is really cool and watching the fight is actually fun, but the game is waaaay too easy. I was playing it in a stream tonight and basically had to cut my stream short because the game just ended so abruptly!

This was yet another game my grandma got for me before I left Okinawa for Canada. I'm super happy I got to beat after all these years!

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How freaking cool is that??

Hi everyone, I'm new to KDENLIVE and was wondering if I could get some help. The community sidebar says to ask questions, so I hope I'm not breaking any rules or etiquette.

Thank you very much in advance!

I've been playing old Famicom games lately and I thought I'd share this one.

In kerunagūru, you are a martial artist whose ancestors were great fighters and you go off on a quest to become a great warrior to live up to your family's name.

Theres an overworld you have to explore to defeat 8 or so "champions." Along the way, you have to look for power ups and learn special techniques from temples and hermits (not technically necessary but is required for the "true ending," and it's also brutally hard without the upgrades).

The fighting is intersting. All you have to do is move left and right, punch, crouch, and jump. All the different techniques will be chosen automatically depending on your position (as in whether you're just standin, crouching, or jumping) and the distance between you and the opponent.

I beat the game but it would have been IMPOSSIBLE without a guide because the clues for the upgrades, if there even is any, are super cryptic. Even though I felt like I was just following a tutorial, the fourth wall breaking jokes and references, as well as the fight system made the whole experience really fun.

Also, it's been my lifelong goal to beat this game.

I immigrated to Canada when I was a kid, and one of the few toys I got to bring with me was my Famicom. Before we left, my grandma bought me a few games so I can play it after I moved, but for whatever reason, my Famicom never worked overseas. We used a transformer and everything so I don't think we fried the circuit or anything. I was super bummed.

Now I'm 42, live in Japan again, and have some money to spare, so I bought myself a Retrofreak and this game to do my grandma proud!

Btw, I nearly went into a ragefit when I found out this obscure ass game was one of the few games that were NOT compatible with the Retrofreak. I had to basically jailbreak the thing to get it to work properly.

It looks like the latest version is 1.0.2.4 on the Play store (congrats on releasing it there btw), but how do I stay up-to-date if I refuse to use Google's service?

I get the joke this time. It's that the child is asking for more allowance and the parent is asking them to try harder in school.

The kid promises and the parent says something like, "ok I'll give you 25¢ a day instead of 2€ a week!" Right?

I was wondering if someone could clarify a few things though.

Is "krieg" here "kriegen?" I see in the Cambridge dictionary that it's a colloquial form of "give." It's kinda neat that you'd say "gimme" instead of "can I have".

How "bad," is "Niete?" It says in the dictionary that it means someone/something that is a loser or a complete failure, but that sounds a bit harsh coming from a parent. Is it a little light-hearted like "dummy," harher like "dumbass," or even worse?

Thanks!

I'd also like to remind anyone reading this that if you need help with Japanese, I'm always here to help!

Edit to add: Thanks so much for the explanation! I won't be calling anyone Niete to be safe.

What is the English equivalent of "zozos" in the context of this toot? It sounds kinda cute/childish so I'm thinking bozos or dummies.

Thanks!

I feel like a dummy for not knowing this as a Canadian, but is there a difference between the two? I've actually never heard of québéquien/nne before.

Also, in the picture, there is this caption: vieux fumet "sueur d'avion". Does that mean he reeks of airplane smells?

In Japan, sticker trading is all the rage amongst kids. Is this a localised trend, or are kids overseas taking part in this phenomenon too? I used to sorta do it back in the 90s in Canada but it wasn't really about trading, and I don't think any of my friends did it. Anyone with kids know?

I think this means "I'm not alone," but can't figure out why the "ja" is there. Would it not make sense if it said "Ich bin nicht allein"?

Update: Thanks to everyone who responded! I guess it's a way to emphasize your point.

All the icons got all big and wonky. I even had trouble making this post.

I moved to Japan about 16 years ago and my family who is visiting me showed me the new King Charles loonie. When I put it in hand, it felt much thinner than what I remember. Is this because it IS actually thinner or am I just too used to Japanese coins?