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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: RoyVegas on March 02, 2010, 06:45:20 AM

Title: Failure!
Post by: RoyVegas on March 02, 2010, 06:45:20 AM
Had Oldskool over last night for some Turbo fun.  We decided on some Legend of Hero Tonma a go.  We got stuck quite a few times on different levels playing 2 player (this game can be a bitch).  Old was on the Castle level and I was on the level right before the castle when Old decides to fiddle with the controller and BAM!  Select-Run RESET.   DAMN that function, just damn it!   ](*,)

Although it's great to be able to reset the system without getting up to hit a button on the console it sure can be a pain in the ass.  I know it's probably happened to all of us before a few times.  Usually it's when you're pretty far into a game.  Any of the times it's happened to you stick out?  Let's hear it!
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: Necromancer on March 02, 2010, 07:11:12 AM
I've never had an accidental reset.  I have, however, intentionally reset a game out of frustration (whilst bellowing "f*ck this shit!").
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: sunteam_paul on March 02, 2010, 07:23:39 AM
I have this TERRIBLE habit of fiddling with the select & run buttons while playing (usually during cut scenes on CD games. I even move my thumbs over them as if I am going to reset. I don't know why I do it, it's just some subconscious thing, but a couple of times I have actually pressed them by accident, much to my frustration afterwards.
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: _joshuaTurbo on March 02, 2010, 07:37:22 AM
I remember back before I got my Turbo- I played so much Super Mario World on SNES.  When you play a level that you have already beaten you could quick pause+select to leave the level.  I used to make a habit out of doing it when I was about to die (get stomped by a baddy, or fall into a pit).  I got pretty good at it- to the point where it was second nature to me to just hit start+select when I died!  lol

When I got my TG16, I remember playing Bonk's Adventure, and I died for the first time... somehow the title screen was all of the sudden being displayed...lol- I had a rough time getting out of that habit....
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: RoyVegas on March 02, 2010, 08:06:57 AM
I have, however, intentionally reset a game out of frustration (whilst bellowing "f*ck this shit!").

I've also done this to many times to count.  Almost all of the times, I have regretted doing it.
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: Necromancer on March 02, 2010, 09:27:25 AM
I've also done this to many times to count.  Almost all of the times, I have regretted doing it.

Few regrets here.  'Continue' is for pussies.  :lol:
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: td741 on March 02, 2010, 09:35:48 AM
Hmm... I'm not sure if it's happened with some of the games that heavily use select and/or run as another button... before I had a 6 button pads.
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: RoyVegas on March 02, 2010, 09:45:04 AM
Few regrets here.  'Continue' is for pussies.  :lol:

No.  Lets be politically correct here please.  It's for the "gaming challenged".

So yes, on some games I may be gaming challenged.   Thank you!  :o
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: exodus on March 02, 2010, 10:10:55 AM
man I do that too. I accidentally reset a bunch. so dumbbbbbbb
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: Tatsujin on March 02, 2010, 11:23:20 AM
I have, however, intentionally reset a game out of frustration (whilst bellowing "f*ck this shit!").

and it's so DAMN easy to do that on on our belovwed system. they should have implemented a "yes/no" function which always asks you if you really want to execute a reset after pushing run & sel.
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: blueraven on March 02, 2010, 12:38:23 PM
I did this COUNTLESS times on Dragon Slayer until I got into the habit of saving the game every 2 minutes.

This feature actually makes Tower Of Druaga (a Huey Game) more playable, IMHO.

FTW
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: offsidewing on March 02, 2010, 02:18:54 PM
I did this COUNTLESS times on Dragon Slayer until I got into the habit of saving the game every 2 minutes.

This feature actually makes Tower Of Druaga (a Huey Game) more playable, IMHO.

FTW

Speaking of Dragon Slayer and regret...  Try selling a Duo R on ebay only to realize a day later you left your ONLY copy of Dragon Slayer for the TG in the Duo when you shipped it.  The dude never even left feedback...
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: RoyVegas on March 02, 2010, 03:19:07 PM
Try selling a Duo R on ebay only to realize a day later you left your ONLY copy of Dragon Slayer for the TG in the Duo when you shipped it.

Ouch!
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: Arkhan on March 02, 2010, 04:09:33 PM
I did this COUNTLESS times on Dragon Slayer until I got into the habit of saving the game every 2 minutes.

This feature actually makes Tower Of Druaga (a Huey Game) more playable, IMHO.

FTW

Speaking of Dragon Slayer and regret...  Try selling a Duo R on ebay only to realize a day later you left your ONLY copy of Dragon Slayer for the TG in the Duo when you shipped it.  The dude never even left feedback...

there is not a loud enough homer simpson DOH sound, to describe this.

>_<

are we talkin US or JP release?  Cause the JP one is pretty cheap to replace
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: esteban on March 02, 2010, 05:35:58 PM
I have, however, intentionally reset a game out of frustration (whilst bellowing "f*ck this shit!").

and it's so DAMN easy to do that on on our belovwed system. they should have implemented a "yes/no" function which always asks you if you really want to execute a reset after pushing run & sel.

Nah, that would have been annoying, too.

:)

Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: offsidewing on March 03, 2010, 02:12:14 AM
I did this COUNTLESS times on Dragon Slayer until I got into the habit of saving the game every 2 minutes.

This feature actually makes Tower Of Druaga (a Huey Game) more playable, IMHO.

FTW

Speaking of Dragon Slayer and regret...  Try selling a Duo R on ebay only to realize a day later you left your ONLY copy of Dragon Slayer for the TG in the Duo when you shipped it.  The dude never even left feedback...

there is not a loud enough homer simpson DOH sound, to describe this.

>_<

are we talkin US or JP release?  Cause the JP one is pretty cheap to replace

US Release...
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: Necromancer on March 03, 2010, 02:26:20 AM
Speaking of Dragon Slayer and regret...  Try selling a Duo R on ebay only to realize a day later you left your ONLY copy of Dragon Slayer for the TG in the Duo when you shipped it.  The dude never even left feedback...

Double fail: parting with a Duo-R and losing a copy of Dragon Slayer.  :cry:
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: blueraven on March 03, 2010, 08:33:04 AM
I did this COUNTLESS times on Dragon Slayer until I got into the habit of saving the game every 2 minutes.

This feature actually makes Tower Of Druaga (a Huey Game) more playable, IMHO.

FTW

Speaking of Dragon Slayer and regret...  Try selling a Duo R on ebay only to realize a day later you left your ONLY copy of Dragon Slayer for the TG in the Duo when you shipped it.  The dude never even left feedback...

Oh sh17.

I'll send you a copy if you want one, just end me a PM. That really sucks.
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: Vecanti on March 03, 2010, 10:03:06 AM
I've never had an accidental reset.  I have, however, intentionally reset a game out of frustration (whilst bellowing "f*ck this shit!").

I've done that many times!!


I remember when I got my TG16 in like 1990.  The only game I had was Keith Courage and for a while I thought my TG16 as BROKEN!   Because every once in a while the system would seem to reset itself and I'd have to start over.  Was a long time before I realized it was a feature.   Guess I should have read the manual.

Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: nat on March 03, 2010, 10:24:39 AM
I do this all the time. You'd think after 20 years the habit would've been broken, but....
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: Arkhan on March 03, 2010, 11:32:18 AM
I do this all the time. You'd think after 20 years the habit would've been broken, but....

when playing some games i end up just taping a bottle cap over the select button, so if i want to push it i gotta flip that up.

no more accidents.

Last time I oopsreset was playing Shadow of the Beast.  I just got the jetpack and went to pause it and was like NOOOOOO
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: offsidewing on March 03, 2010, 12:16:30 PM
Speaking of Dragon Slayer and regret...  Try selling a Duo R on ebay only to realize a day later you left your ONLY copy of Dragon Slayer for the TG in the Duo when you shipped it.  The dude never even left feedback...

Double fail: parting with a Duo-R and losing a copy of Dragon Slayer.  :cry:

It was my ghetto Duo-R that fetched a handsome sum on yaBe.  Now I'm rocking a(n) RX.  I still dry heave when I open my Dragon Slayer case to find it empty...
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: Arkhan on March 03, 2010, 01:06:20 PM
sell the case as OMG RAER on ebay and see if you can fund a replacement.
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: sunteam_paul on March 03, 2010, 08:00:21 PM
This is a coincidence as it reminds me of the time I bought a Duo-R off Ebay and there was a Dragon Slayer disc inside.





Joking
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: esteban on March 05, 2010, 10:41:14 PM
This is a coincidence as it reminds me of the time I bought a Duo-R off Ebay and there was a Dragon Slayer disc inside.





Joking

:) How did I not see that one coming!

Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: offsidewing on March 06, 2010, 01:46:26 AM
This is a coincidence as it reminds me of the time I bought a Duo-R off Ebay and there was a Dragon Slayer disc inside.





Joking

Ha Ha.  Not Funny.
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: oldskool on March 07, 2010, 08:29:22 PM
Yup my bad, won't happen again..   NOT.
Title: Re: Failure!
Post by: ceti alpha on March 08, 2010, 02:51:48 AM
Some of the Valis games use start and select for sliding and magic. I've definitely hit reset accidentally a couple times. But if I'm playing any game that uses start/select I'm always a little nervous of hitting reset.