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The GCN logo is too precious to put stickers on them actually so it was a good choice to put it on the Dreamcast though makes it look like some corporate logo.
Do you ever put stickers on other video game related things? I've actually dug up my old copies of smash bros melee and metroid prime and honestly both are covered in captain underpants stickers, have no idea how that happened.
 
The GCN logo is too precious to put stickers on them actually so it was a good choice to put it on the Dreamcast though makes it look like some corporate logo.
Do you ever put stickers on other video game related things? I've actually dug up my old copies of smash bros melee and metroid prime and honestly both are covered in captain underpants stickers, have no idea how that happened.
I liked captain underpants as a kid in elementary school : p

And nope, I wouldnt ever put a sticker on like a video game or anything. The case/cover art is part of the collection, I guess : p Its not as big a deal on the console, to me anyway. I put a sticker on my bass guitar, too : p
 
@Glowsquid have you played red dog for Dreamcast? If you have, is it any fun? Also like, does it control well? Was worried about the controls only having the one control stick ona dc controller.
 
@Glowsquid have you played red dog for Dreamcast? If you have, is it any fun? Also like, does it control well? Was worried about the controls only having the one control stick ona dc controller.

The controls are great. If aiming is what you're worried about, it isn't a problem at all. There's never too much enemies to manage, you have quickly-regenerating homing missiles and the upgrades you get in the side 1P mode make your shots huge. plus your shield deflect enemies shot back to them.

Game owns. It's one of my favourite on the dreamcast!
 
The controls are great. If aiming is what you're worried about, it isn't a problem at all. There's never too much enemies to manage, you have quickly-regenerating homing missiles and the upgrades you get in the side 1P mode make your shots huge. plus your shield deflect enemies shot back to them.

Game owns. It's one of my favourite on the dreamcast!
Oh neat, I was thinking about getting it, totally reminds me of random shooter games we played for n64, and it looked kinda fun too. If you say its good then ill definitely pick it up : p
 
My computer has started to reboot at completely random time since a month and it runs like crap so I splurged on a pre-built gaming computer (specifically, this one). Looks gaudy, but with the cryptomining insanity going on, it's actually cheaper to buy a pre-built than try building your own with the same parts!

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@Glowsquid was red the only color it came in?
Looks spooky yeah, haha. Wonder if they ever make those gaming computers in less scary and more bright and cheerful colors/design. Would be cool if they made those kinda things that were more appealing to people like me : p

(Lets be honest though, its highly unlikely im gonna buy something like that, so it would totally be a waste of their money, haha)
Also kinda wish glowsquid had just taken a pic of his computer itself, hes so private : ( Magma too.
 
@Glowsquid was red the only color it came in?
Looks spooky yeah, haha. Wonder if they ever make those gaming computers in less scary and more bright and cheerful colors/design. Would be cool if they made those kinda things that were more appealing to people like me : p

(Lets be honest though, its highly unlikely im gonna buy something like that, so it would totally be a waste of their money, haha)
Also kinda wish glowsquid had just taken a pic of his computer itself, hes so private : ( Magma too.
Well here's a picture of the case that I used for my PC.
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I have pictures of the inside of the PC but I don't have them on any of my current devices.
 
Not many (if any) will be interested here, but I’d like to pay a chunky tribute and briefly shine the spotlight on a game I have a ton of respect for, which came out 10 years ago on the Wii. A game I consider a real diamond in the rough, which happens to contain the strangest kart racing mechanics I have ever encountered....

Wacky Races: Crash & Dash


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Despite a world-wide release, this game led a very lonely shelf life - mainly because its target demographic never existed on the Wii or DS.

While it's true Wacky Races is a beloved classic, this game arrived shortly after Mario Kart Wii, and chances are, most youngsters in 2008 didn't have the foggiest idea about 1960's Hanna-Barbera cartoons (that aren't The Flintstones or Yogi Bear).
The game was quickly dismissed amid a sea of shovel-ware, despite featuring world-class professional voice actors like Gregg Berger, Jim Cummings, and Billy West.
Putting aside any flaws, it has the most rebellious and inventive concept I've ever seen in the genre, thumbing its nose at the countless Mario Kart clones by trying to reinvent the kart racer from the ground up. It's by no means a polished game, but by gum... it's certainly a daring and defiant little rule-breaker!

Basically, it simulates the classic cartoon in every way possible. The action is viewed from the side at various angles, and all the racers travel together on screen, in a close-knit pack, with the screen constantly scrolling. Yes, race fans… A side-scrolling 3D racer with an auto-scrolling camera. I told you it was kooky, didn't I?

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It looks vaguely like Micro Machines, but don't be fooled... Just like the show, it's a cross-country race - so there's not a lick of laps or circuits to be found, making each race all the more adventurous. Since the racers all stick together, you have to stay on screen, avoiding attacks while dishing out your own (all 10 racers have 4 unique powers each).

The ultimate goal in each race is to build up your "Mad Dash"cog meter, which is basically your turbo boost - the more cogs you have in your meter, the faster you can turbo. You'll need to nab as many cogs as possible for the "Mad Dash" to the finish line (but you can use your cogs to turbo any old time). The further you get in the game, the more cogs you need to stand a chance at winning.
You earn your cogs in lots of ways... Stay ahead of the pack and hold the leader crown, survive Dick Dastardly's diabolical traps, smash up all the other racers and clear the screen, among other methods. Losing cogs is very easy, so this is a very strategic and technical racer.

The landscape is your most treacherous foe, constantly trying to wipe you off the scrolling screen. The tracks are also very deceptive and serpentine - forever twisting, turning, and branching off into high roads and low roads. Some paths are safe routes, while others may spell your doom...

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The graphical presentation is delightfully faithful to the old TV show. Simple, abstract, and, dare I say, quite breathtaking in some areas; with sunset forests, surreal landscapes, and rolling fields as far as the eye can see. All of the backgrounds are interactive, and can help or hinder you depending on how you tackle them.

There's also droves of charming details that dot the countryside, like farms, towns, paddock fences, and power lines that can be broken down or crashed into.
Some of the backgrounds do look rather ugly and lazily done, but with 24 cross-country tracks, you're pretty spoiled for choice. It's by no means an "AAA" title, but you can tell they definitely tried to capture the visual essence of the old show.

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The last thing worth mentioning is the nifty little animations peppered throughout the game. Whenever you get a trap alert, the devious Dick Dastardly will zoom by in his double-zero auto, the Mean Machine. If you don't escape his booby-traps, you'll lose some vital bonuses and cogs (sadly, though, the traps themselves are just mundane little mini-games with shonky motion controls - like refilling the air in your tyres...)



All in all, the game is a flawed, experimental, and very inventive beast. It can be rather slow on the easy modes, and may look very boring to some (though it gets much faster on the harder difficulty modes, once unlocked).
Naturally it's rather confusing at first due to its oddness, with a bit of a learning curve. It's a bit like playing Smash Bros' multiplayer for the first time; you feel kinda lost amid all the chaos and characters. Once you learn the nuts and bolts, though, there's miles of manic fun to be had with friends (provided they know what they’re doing).

I will just say, it's certainly not the kind of game you’d want to play in huge marathons. It's an arcade-styled game with a sprinkling of strategy and mastery required.
The minigames can get tiresome quickly (two per race), and the commentator will get annoying, as he rarely shuts up long enough to take a breath. His banter ranges from cringe-worthy, to delightfully witty and charming. I love it though, as it’s all in the spirit of the show, and you can turn him off if you wish (although the game feels a bit empty without him yammering away). It's also worth noting, this game uses original sfx from the Hanna-Barbera sound archive.

This video contains two races. The second race in the video starts at 3:55, and is a decent depiction of just how chaotic this game can get (and this is only using 2 players)...



Final note: The DS port of this game is another kettle of fish, entirely. It is the epitome of shoddy DS ports. Stripped down, changed for worse, and totally unrefined in its execution. It does have a few nifty changes and exclusive touches, but unlike the Wii game, it really is the definition of shovelware. Steer clear, racing fans!
 
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Whoa, I never knew there was a wacky racers for the wii! Theres a wacky racers for dreamcast Id like to try, Id totally try this one too. Ill definitely keep my eye open for it.

Ack, I know its bern dicussed here MANY times, but I hate it when games with a few flaws is dismissed as bad by others. So many imperfect but stll great games from my childhood are dismissed as bad by the internet community. So many great things are mocked and dismissed for such minor issues, and its evrn worse when the majority of these people have never even PLAYED these games. So annoying.
 
Whoa, I never knew there was a wacky racers for the wii! Theres a wacky racers for dreamcast Id like to try, Id totally try this one too. Ill definitely keep my eye open for it.

Ack, I know its bern dicussed here MANY times, but I hate it when games with a few flaws is dismissed as bad by others. So many imperfect but stll great games from my childhood are dismissed as bad by the internet community. So many great things are mocked and dismissed for such minor issues, and its evrn worse when the majority of these people have never even PLAYED these games. So annoying.

I know I was rabbiting on, but I've always felt this game really deserved some recognition for trying to break the mould. I love how refreshingly different it is. Sure, it's challenging and totally unfair at times, but it never kicks you out of the race for messing up, and you never, ever have to retry a race if you fail - it just lets you keep racing and improving as you go (obviously you won't win any gold cups or unlock new rallies by failing, though).

Oh, yeah! You should absolutely get Wacky Races for Dreamcast! That was actually a highly-respected game that won some big awards back in 2000. It has a lot in common with Diddy Kong Racing, too, but the gameplay mechanics are very different. Each racer feels totally unique and has their own separate powers. The game gets better and better as you progress, because you unlock loads more powers for each racer (before each race you equip the moves you'll use from the inventory, and grab tokens during the race to pay for each use). It's a totally classy and highly-polished game. Just like Diddy Kong Racing, it's also very challenging, so beware of that if you do get it.

 
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So, what the heck is up with that game anyway? Didn't people agree paid mods were a bad idea years ago? Why would anyone even try and sell something like this, especially given its horrendous quality and people's reactions to it? Didn't anyone on the dev team think "dear god, this is going to backfire horribly"?
 
I don't have the exact post right now, but someone who worked on the game briefly said somewhere the lead asked him to make "jew gas".
 
That feel when you stumbled upon random GB games and find out there was a Turok game for the GB
There seems to be a bunch of Turok games for the handhelds, honestly am not sure if they hold a candle to the console and pc versions of the games they might have been reworked.
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