OK, so sorry for the double post, apparently - get this - another game has been announced. (Flashing light warning for this link - be careful.)
Hoo boy. The balls on Fonzie.
Hoo boy. The balls on Fonzie.
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BREAKING CHRISTMAS MIRACLE NEWS: PAPRIUM is..... shipping?
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Is he referring to Paprium's launch party and trying to pretend it wasn't a launch party?
HE SHOWED A BOXART
A BOXART
Heathen, how can you doubt the allmighty Fonzie?
Lol at this price it better run on the Mega Sg.
The Mega Sg should run any game that runs on a Genesis anyway...
The Mega Sg should run any game that runs on a Genesis anyway...
Damm, the ego. But I guess you need that to work on a sega cd game in 2020.
If I remember correctly my Dreamcast CE Kickstart came from Las Vegas
My order updated from packing to shipping and is also listing Vegas so yeah
Cannot wait to see some gameplay vids. Between this and the Cyberpunk debacle, what a year for gaming. It would suck so bad to get 2020 customs charges on a 2015 game
As a massive beat em up fan, I've been following this game on and off for the past few years. It's absolutely insane that this game is actually real and is in the hands of some consumers. Most surprisingly, it still looks really damn good given all the drama that went on with its shady development.
It's there, but as you said it's hardly noticeable since the tech is barely even being leveraged much. There are a couple of PCM-based leads and chords used in some tracks. And in one instance I heard an ambient PCM loop from a TV prop with full stereo panning (not possible on native Genesis PCM) as the screen scrolls by it.
I think it's mostly underwhelming because there is hardly any noteworthy sound design to speak of and they could have done so much more with the tech, apart from the rare instance like mentioned above. The overall soundscape is really sparse even compared to baseline Genesis games like Streets of Rage, and the hit impact and enemy sounds are really muffled and don't even sound as good as satisfying as it does in those games.
I'm not sure if they even had a dedicated sound designer on the project.
crazy because i was checking the sega-16 forums like once a year to see if there are any new developments with this game so i was browsing there a couple weeks ago or so and saw the parpium thread was closed so i thought the game is completly dead now and boom, it releases out of nowhere.
so did the game turn out good? are there any reviews out or impressions? i still think police should investigate fonzie and the fact that his e-mail sort of implies he's planning on crowdfunding another game is HILARIOUS.
so did the game turn out good? are there any reviews out or impressions? i still think police should investigate fonzie and the fact that his e-mail sort of implies he's planning on crowdfunding another game is HILARIOUS.
Thanks for summarising, I figured there'd be a few token effects but it does sound really sparse and vastly under-utilised compared to other games without extra hardware.
Shame, it'd be interesting to see what could've been done if it was exploited.
Any idea what the supposed extra chip was and what we should've expected other than that basic panning?
OP
OP
That really does suck - I stored my Genesis away last year with the arrival of my SG.
Hoping Analogue gets an update out soon.
Their previous game, Pier Solar, did get ported to other platforms after a few years.
While this is true, keep in mind it was only after a successful Kickstarter. Also, Watermelon was in a much more... stable place. With Fonzie alone at the head these days I wouldn't hold my breath for any ports. It's honestly a miracle Paprium shipped at all.
Oh yeah, that's fair. Also, if it does managed to get ported, watch it just be to the Dreamcast or something.
Got my copy today. For reference, I'm in the US in the Midwest.
I have one of the early investor copies, and I did a quick unboxing (middle of the work day, so video isn't the best). I'll get it loaded in a bit.
I have one of the early investor copies, and I did a quick unboxing (middle of the work day, so video isn't the best). I'll get it loaded in a bit.
The patch would be to get it working...that wouldn't be pirating. Because of the specialized hardware this thing would be a massive undertaking to try to pirate. (Apparently the extra hardware is an Altera FPGA and an STM32 microcontroller...someone removed some of the goop on their copy...I'm not brave enough to do that on mine.)
My copy should arrive today. I've read some tweets from people where the game didn't work with their Mega Drive models. I just hope it works on my Mega Drive, which is a modded PAL model 1. Also My Life In Gaming tweeted their copy seems to be broken, since it doesn't even load the mock game on the Mega SG.
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The game arrived! They went all out on the packaging and this is just the regular edition. The included letter by Fonzie is an interesting read. Everyone was at fault, he did nothing wrong. I'm sure the process was hard and stressful, but the guy lacks any introspection. The letter also contains a section on how to best play the game. Written in a half jokingly, half gatekeeping kind of way...
As I somewhat suspected, the game didn't work on my region modded PAL Mega Drive model 1. But it 's not because it's modded, it has the model number (1601-05) they mention in the FAQ about compatibility issues. It only loads the copyright screen and doesn't do anything else.
Luckily I have an older model 1 (1600-20), which I had to hook up. To my shock, the first time it loaded the mock game, which is supposed to load only on incompatible systems. But after turning it off and on again it did load the full game. I managed to play through the first two levels, before I had to turn it off, since my girlfriend is working in the same room.
First impression of the game is positive. It plays like Streets Of Rage and kind of looks like it. It felt nice to play and I really want to get back to it, so that's positive. It feels solid and professional. I'm not sure about the music, since they are using this custom made chip for it. I did hear some voice samples in the songs, but as far as compositions go, obviously it's not Yuzo Koshiro quality (and I guess I wouldn't expect that). Still, the song in the second stage did sound pretty good.
Edit:
The game arrived! They went all out on the packaging and this is just the regular edition. The included letter by Fonzie is an interesting read. Everyone was at fault, he did nothing wrong. I'm sure the process was hard and stressful, but the guy lacks any introspection. The letter also contains a section on how to best play the game. Written in a half jokingly, half gatekeeping kind of way...
As I somewhat suspected, the game didn't work on my region modded PAL Mega Drive model 1. But it 's not because it's modded, it has the model number (1601-05) they mention in the FAQ about compatibility issues. It only loads the copyright screen and doesn't do anything else.
Luckily I have an older model 1 (1600-20), which I had to hook up. To my shock, the first time it loaded the mock game, which is supposed to load only on incompatible systems. But after turning it off and on again it did load the full game. I managed to play through the first two levels, before I had to turn it off, since my girlfriend is working in the same room.
First impression of the game is positive. It plays like Streets Of Rage and kind of looks like it. It felt nice to play and I really want to get back to it, so that's positive. It feels solid and professional. I'm not sure about the music, since they are using this custom made chip for it. I did hear some voice samples in the songs, but as far as compositions go, obviously it's not Yuzo Koshiro quality (and I guess I wouldn't expect that). Still, the song in the second stage did sound pretty good.
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Did you get a tracking number when it was shipped? Mine has been only showing shipping since 12/15 Las Vegas