Codename: Jackass Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 This is true suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Uh, what? Back in the cartridge days you had to spend at least 30 seconds blowing into the fucking thing and flicking the power on and off again and again to get it start. Yeah, later gen cartridge systems had better shelf lives with not having to do that, but you still have to do that today when you dig your retro consoles out of the attic and hook them up. The dawn of CD-Rom gaming always had loading times, as far as I'm aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molarbear Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 8 minutes ago, empty said: This is true suffering. Did you buy a Xbox? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bucket_O_Farts Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I remember the good ole days....when I popped my cherry Spoiler My nintendo cherry Spoiler RBI baseball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: Uh, what? Back in the cartridge days you had to spend at least 30 seconds blowing into the fucking thing and flicking the power on and off again and again to get it start. Yeah, later gen cartridge systems had better shelf lives with not having to do that, but you still have to do that today when you dig your retro consoles out of the attic and hook them up. The dawn of CD-Rom gaming always had loading times, as far as I'm aware. My cousin who is 11 years my senior taught me the patented "blow into the Double Dragon cartridge" technique when I'd go to his house and play on the NES. It was cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, molarbear said: Did you buy a Xbox? WeebStation Cuatro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Bucket_O_Farts said: I remember the good ole days....when I popped my cherry Hide contents My nintendo cherry Hide contents RBI baseball Killer Instinct on SNES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, empty said: My cousin who is 11 years my senior taught me the patented "blow into the Double Dragon cartridge" technique when I'd go to his house and play on the NES. It was cool. IT WAS NOT COOL, IT WAS A PAIN IN THE ASS! And sometimes, you just had to give up. You and your friend got all jazzed up to play that one game, and now you got to choose another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: IT WAS NOT COOL, IT WAS A PAIN IN THE ASS! And sometimes, you just had to give up. You and your friend got all jazzed up to play that one game, and now you got to choose another... I admit, I was spoiled on my PS1 at the tender age of five, but my cousin was the master of blowing dust off a cartridge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bucket_O_Farts Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: IT WAS NOT COOL, IT WAS A PAIN IN THE ASS! And sometimes, you just had to give up. You and your friend got all jazzed up to play that one game, and now you got to choose another... If blowing didn't work, we'd put rubbing alcohol on a rag and stick it in there and wipe it down, and we could always get a game to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Just now, Bucket_O_Farts said: If blowing didn't work, we'd put rubbing alcohol on a rag and stick it in there and wipe it down, and we could always get a game to work. Yeah, I think that's actually the recommended method. Blowing into the game is actually bad for it and just makes the problem worse. But I was lazy and wanted to play something NOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenigundam Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Those Playstation and PS2 loading times were really bad compared to nowadays. Not even discs measure up to today's standards let alone cartridges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberbully Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I hate that every time i buy a new game I have to wait for it to install. Oh boy, I just got home....Can't wait to pop this baby in and........ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunStarHero Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 50 minutes ago, cyberbully said: I hate that every time i buy a new game I have to wait for it to install. Oh boy, I just got home....Can't wait to pop this baby in and........ This. I absolutely cannot stand it. I get updates and DLC but what's the god damned point of the disc if it only serves to "prove" I own the game and provides little to none of said game so now I have to download it all online. When I got the Xbox One I was still living in the country on a ranch. Only internet option was satellite, capped at 10gb a month, and $10 per additional gig. The first game I got required a 60gb download, and all of maybe 20gb was on the disc. Had to go to a friend that lived in the city to download the fucking thing. And then the god damned HDD on the Xbox was only 500gb. Some games were pushing nigh 100gb. So your "best" option to have all your games downloaded is to have external hard drives loaded with different games, but the games are massive in size so each drive only holds maybe 15 games. So now you're this jackass with all these useless damn discs that you need to pop in to play the game on hard drive number 17 so my console doesn't report me like a communist during the Red Scare because it thinks I stole my own game collection. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 hour ago, cyberbully said: I hate that every time i buy a new game I have to wait for it to install. Oh boy, I just got home....Can't wait to pop this baby in and........ 8.315 GB/15.832 GB (83 Minutes Left) Been sitting here for three goddamn hours. Let me die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 17 minutes ago, GunStarHero said: This. I absolutely cannot stand it. I get updates and DLC but what's the god damned point of the disc if it only serves to "prove" I own the game and provides little to none of said game so now I have to download it all online. When I got the Xbox One I was still living in the country on a ranch. Only internet option was satellite, capped at 10gb a month, and $10 per additional gig. The first game I got required a 60gb download, and all of maybe 20gb was on the disc. Had to go to a friend that lived in the city to download the fucking thing. And then the god damned HDD on the Xbox was only 500gb. Some games were pushing nigh 100gb. So your "best" option to have all your games downloaded is to have external hard drives loaded with different games, but the games are massive in size so each drive only holds maybe 15 games. So now you're this jackass with all these useless damn discs that you need to pop in to play the game on hard drive number 17 so my console doesn't report me like a communist during the Red Scare because it thinks I stole my own game collection. I came to realize too late that I ain't about that life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That_One_Guy Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I see some ppl in this thread never tried gently putting an n64 cartridge in. Lol that's really all you have to do. When you slam it in and it works that's pure luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 I fuck hard, I work hard and I insert cartridges hard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That_One_Guy Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, empty said: I fuck hard, I work hard and I insert cartridges hard. Bitch that's why yo shit don't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, That_One_Guy said: Bitch that's why yo shit don't work I never had a cartridge based system. Optical disc master race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueraven1999 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I can't relate. I've never played anything that doesn't have cartridges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebecelegy Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 >50 GB DAY ONE PATCH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 hour ago, blueraven1999 said: I can't relate. I've never played anything that doesn't have cartridges. ALRIGHT THEN GRAMPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 i wish theyd bring cartridges back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 hour ago, quebecelegy said: >50 GB DAY ONE PATCH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 44 minutes ago, Poof said: i wish theyd bring cartridges back Nah those are deprecated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 the switch uses cartridges but it has the same "updating" problem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Naraku4656 said: the switch uses cartridges but it has the same "updating" problem Remind me to never buy a Nintendo Snatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 PS4 seems to have a faster downloading time than the Xbox. The Switch seems faster than those though. Cartridge days were awesome. Even up to PS2 wasn't bad. Insert the disc, and play. Data saved to a memory card. When the memory card was full, put in another one. I had to get a 3TB external HD for the Xbox. It is almost full, and the PS4, I need to get one for it as well. 500gb don't go far. Especially with all the updates that continuously come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 hour ago, empty said: Remind me to never buy a Nintendo Snatch. To be fair. The updates are avoidable as long as you keep the console offline. It's not like 50gb of updates or anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainyDayJizz#35 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Naraku4656 said: To be fair. The updates are avoidable as long as you keep the console offline. It's not like 50gb of updates or anything They updated Crimsonland with six more levels. And if I keep my game open I don't see an intro screen nor do I even need to pause. I do tend to save if the game warrants it. I've had a couple crashes. Edited February 8, 2019 by GreatBallsOfJizz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 30 minutes ago, GreatBallsOfJizz said: They updated Crimsonland with six more levels. And if I keep my game open I don't see an intro screen nor do I even need to pause. I do tend to save if the game warrants it. I've had a couple crashes. Out of the big 3. The switch is probably the best when it comes to updates. Probably because everything is on a cartridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, GunStarHero said: This. I absolutely cannot stand it. I get updates and DLC but what's the god damned point of the disc if it only serves to "prove" I own the game and provides little to none of said game so now I have to download it all online. When I got the Xbox One I was still living in the country on a ranch. Only internet option was satellite, capped at 10gb a month, and $10 per additional gig. The first game I got required a 60gb download, and all of maybe 20gb was on the disc. Had to go to a friend that lived in the city to download the fucking thing. And then the god damned HDD on the Xbox was only 500gb. Some games were pushing nigh 100gb. So your "best" option to have all your games downloaded is to have external hard drives loaded with different games, but the games are massive in size so each drive only holds maybe 15 games. So now you're this jackass with all these useless damn discs that you need to pop in to play the game on hard drive number 17 so my console doesn't report me like a communist during the Red Scare because it thinks I stole my own game collection. Damn, I never knew that was the state of modern gaming. Empty, I apologize. I didn't think you had to download anything you had a disc for. (Yeah I haven't been a gamer in some years) Edited February 9, 2019 by Doom Metal Alchemist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 i like both old and new gaming but day one dlc or update patch is a bunch of bullshit. i think the worst thing i've seen is games that you have to download the rest of the game after you purchased the disc like with red dead redemption 2. tbf that game is humongous. i played though an entire sonic 2 play though waiting for that! the only knock on carts is that the contact pins do get dirty and people have to blow on them. but if you clean them up nicely you dont have to do any of that stuff and they work perfect. same with cd games they scratch easy and the laser had trouble reading. but if you took care of your games then you should be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueraven1999 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 On 2/8/2019 at 9:42 AM, Naraku4656 said: To be fair. The updates are avoidable as long as you keep the console offline. It's not like 50gb of updates or anything That's what I do. I don't play multiplayer so I can easily avoid that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 On 2/8/2019 at 1:22 AM, Doom Metal Alchemist said: Uh, what? Back in the cartridge days you had to spend at least 30 seconds blowing into the fucking thing and flicking the power on and off again and again to get it start. Yeah, later gen cartridge systems had better shelf lives with not having to do that, but you still have to do that today when you dig your retro consoles out of the attic and hook them up. The dawn of CD-Rom gaming always had loading times, as far as I'm aware. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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