The Old Skool Cult of Kefka, bitches!

[Scorpian]

if you call 90 miles away near, then yes ( i reside in Austin ) i am...but i don't do conventions anymore ( not since Trekcon '96....what?...are you laughing at me?!! I'l KILL YOU ALL!!!!) -vanished for another 46574637892 months-

[LocoColt04]

The four of us need to get together for a Texas Showdown.

We need to decide on a few games to play, pick a neutral location (since I'd be driving from DFW, assholes), and get the game on. FORREALZ, MANG.


Currently Playing:
• Final Fantasy Tactics A2
• SMT: Digital Devil Saga
• SMT: Persona 3
• Final Fantasy IV (GBA version, prepping for DS version!)

[Rasler]

Still jobless.

Went on an uncommon trip to the movie theater to watch The Incredible Hulk. It was sold out, so we watched Hancock. "Meh." The film occasionally amused, but failed to entertain.

Being jobless, I have run low on funds to buy the Lego pieces I need to complete my mosaic project. See below for pictures of the planning stage of the project.

CP:
Final Fantasy 1 (GBA): 4 Monks. I shall attempt 4 White Mages next time. I am clearly insane.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Replaying to snag the easter eggs and stuff I missed the first time. I have no adequate words for the emotions this game makes me feel. I am ambiguously-melancholic-fulfilled.
Magic Workstation: Because going to the card shop to play requires expensive gasoline. I'm pleased with my decks. (See picture below for a particularly proud moment.)

Prepping for FFIV DS. I can't wait.

[Silver]

Also jobless.
Though I have an interview for a well paid position doing pretty much nothing tomorrow.

I've gotten distracted by the Sega Megadrive Collection (Genesis in the US) for PSP. Mostly the old Phantasy Star games...
The highlight of the collection...

Also, just tried Crash of the Titans which I got on sale, also on PSP. The gameplay's alright (though nothing on the PSX classics) but I can barely stand the cutscenes. Cortex seems like Dr. Evil to an extent and Crash collects 'Mojo' ingame. His voice sounds like a rabid Chihuahua on speed...

CP: Phantasy Star II (PSP)
Crash of the Titans (PSP)
Gurumin (PSP)
Donkey Kong Country (SNES)

[Jin]

I bought a Sega Saturn.

I spent waaaay too much money last night. The system itself wasn't too pricey, but Shining Force 3 and Dragon Force cost me a mint...or two.

I also may get a Sega CD, I don't know if I'll win that bid or not. Either way, you could hit me with a shovel and I'd still be in a good mood thanks to this.

CP:
Resident Evil 4 (Wii)
Harvest Moon (Wii: Snes)
Neutopia (Wii: Turbo Grafx)
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii)

[ZRO]

Bastard, I want a Saturn...if for no other reason than to play Nights. That and there were some good games on the Saturn as I recall.

Yeah, I'm still alive, I just rarely post anything anywhere atm. ^^;

CP: WoW...yep, I've become a WoW-tard....

[Dawezy]

I has a Saturn from long ago, got a small stash of games too but its not a real good setup atm.. when I move back into my bro's place next month I'm gonna rig up my room sweet so I got like, a corner solely for consoles or something lol. Think I need to put a new battery in the'ol Saturn too, the memory is dependant on those slim lithium batteries to maintain the save data.. though it has a bit of dust on it it still works like a charm.

Need to eGay a few items in the near future, or atleast, when I move to bro's place.

Gonna be so epicsauce without having to put up with lou's constant bull-****ing-shit and drama.. my bro is cool, a bit paranoid, but cool lol :3 CP: Your mo.... lol FFXI and Oblivion been about the extent of my library atm, random ROM here and there also.

[Jin]

Actually, speaking of the system storage on that thing (I had to replace my battery as well), I was curious if you know of a way to manage what's saved on there, Dawezy. Is there a way to go in and find out what's saved there and delete it or does it have to be deleted in game, leaving us to guess what takes up the most space? The latter is kind of silly considering Myst, for example, doesn't even have a delete feature that I could see.

Empart your wisdom, oh great DD.

[Dawezy]

Certainly sir!

Was a bit of trial and error, but I found that everytime I played a round of C&C, or Destruction Derby.. my previous scores werent there, which made me frown ;_; so I went out and read over some documentaion and came across this in a Saturn vs PSX debate.

* Greater amount of VRAM for texture storage and the frame buffers.
This often leads to a drastic improvement in 2D applications, although
it has helped where bitmaps in 3D games as concerned (ie. Grandia).
* 32KB of battery backed up RAM for saving games without the need for
an external storage device.
* Clock, date, language, and audio settings. Supported by a number
of games, and maintained by the same lithium battery as the save RAM.
* Versatile cartridge port allows support for memory carts, RAM
expansion, telecommunication devices, ect.
* Internal expansion port for upgrade to MPEG-1 standard video.
* A more logical and conservative space allocation system for save
files.

This wasnt reffering to the PSX, as you use Memory Cards for them. So I tried it out for myself and bam, my scores were in place. There are some expansion cartridge's that can be installed in the spare spot on the top of the console, which I need to get around to purchasing which further pump the memory capacity (albeit from a tiny pump, its better then shooting it yar?.) it'll make the Saturn look like a modern-day toaster! w/ that nostalgic Genesis black colour.

woot

[Jin]

What about being able to manage the data (actual save game files I mean)? Can I delete what's on the system memory via the hardware or do I have to manually delete files from games? In other words, is there a Wii like interface that allows me to see what I have saved and delete said files?

[Dawezy]

Yar, I booted my old Saturn up a moment ago and went around the bios. Smack-bang on the first screen where the 9-grid of options are, poke the top/center one with "System Settings".. when your in there it shows you a heap of crap (well, not alot, but what you need) to tinker with, check the clock and tell me what the time is? lol, I think the default is 1994 or something.

Clock
Language
- Engrish
- Deutsch
- French
- Espanol
- Italiano
- Japanese
Memory Manager
- Remove Item
- Clear
Other Settings
- Button Labels
- Audio
- Sound Effects

If you have no battery for the ram, you shouldnt have any options past the Remove Item screen.. I got a few items, but I need to watch it because this thing has such tiny tiny memory in it. 4 saved items (Worms, Sega Rally, VF2, Manx TT) and I got like, 53k free.. ;_; I might nuke that VF2 or Sega Rally data since I'm not overly into them..

EDIT: Forgot to add too, alot of this documentation can be seen here;
Saturn FAQs - Saturn Walkthroughs - Saturn Guides

EDIT2: http://www.electricquarter.com/ebaypics/battery.jpg
Thats the sorta of battery you gotta look for, take note of the 2032 on the end of the text. You *must* get those kind, the first 2 letter dont really matter as they will vary from company to company.