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Red Dead Redemption 2 PC Release November 5th Steam December 5th

Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC on November 5th. Rockstar Games created their own game launcher recently. If you hurry now, you can still get GTA: San Andreas for free. So, RDR2 will launch on their launcher and will include the extra bonuses for pre-ordering. This includes extra bonuses for RDR Online. The game will release on multiple other platforms, such as Epic Game Store, but will not launch on Steam until December. Pre-ordering the game on one of these other platforms doesn’t grant you the same amount of extra bonuses as you would get for doing so on the Rockstar Games launcher, but you still get something.

More details can be found in the embedded video.... Read All

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/05/2019 at 11:48pm

Anything known about what’s required for minimum specs?

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 10/06/2019 at 12:30am

In the post, I said, "we will learn the PC requirements on October 9th." Second to last line in the post. :)

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/06/2019 at 03:27pm

STOP MAKING ME READ GREG!

ADMIN HARASSMENT!

😂

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 10/06/2019 at 09:19pm

LOL

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 10/09/2019 at 11:46pm

PC requirements and new features added, watch this short video: https://youtu.be/SzdFvxYMiZM

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/09/2019 at 11:54pm

150G of storage? Whoa man, whoa. That's incredible.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 11/06/2019 at 11:50pm

Here's a "before you buy" video. This makes me wish I had a better monitor, but my recent attempts to purchase one from Amazon have all failed. I'm guessing my PC can handle this game, although it might look better with a better monitor and graphics card. RDR2 is expected to come to Steam next month and I'm planning on getting it. Still no exact Steam release date yet though. https://youtu.be/GM6fWNhhuX8

jdodson Admin wrote on 11/07/2019 at 03:46am

That looks beautiful.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 11/27/2019 at 11:13pm

Updated post to add Steam release date, which is December 5th.

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Get The All New Songs of the Sirens: Link's Awakening ReMixed Album For Free!

For me, since its launch, Link's Awakening has been all over game news sites, the YouTube channels I watch and gaming podcasts. It seems the little Gameboy game made a huge impression on a ton of gamers and because of that, and the incredible artistry of the remake by Grezzo, this month might as well be called Link's Awakening month.

For years I've downloaded and included the video game remix albums by OCRemix into my gaming playlists and they are back with an all new remix album to celebrate the Link's Awakening remake. OCRemix already released a Link's Awakening remix album in 2010 that I consider one fo the best remix albums of all time called Threshold of a Dream... Read All

Watch This Adventure of Link Run at GDQX With Live Music!

Games Done Quick at this years Twitch Con was a weekend of incredible runs and as I've been catching up watching the runs I missed I wanted to share with you this speedrun of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link by mustbetuesdaymusic and megmacattack. The run clocks in at 1:17:12 making this a quite speedy run of Adventure of Link but one difference is that instead of hearing the in-game audio mustbetuesdaymusic plays the score on his piano for the entire run. Come for The Adventure of Link and stay for the sweet piano ballads during the entire run.

Come Hang Out At Portland Retro Game Expo 2019 with Cheerful Ghost!

October 18th - 20th Cheerful Ghost will be at the Portland Retro Game Expo at booth #611! This year is going to be a fun one as we have quite a few things happening at our booth you will absolutely want to check out!

Our Retro Gaming Tournaments

We are running two retro game tournaments per day over the course of the two expo days starting with Super Mario Bros. 3 and F-Zero on Saturday and finishing up with Super Mario Bros. and Dr. Mario on Sunday. The rules and prizes for the tournaments are on the PRGE website and will be printed in the guide available for all attendees.

https://www.retrogamingexpo.com/tournaments.php

Tale of the White Wyvern Free DLC, In-Game Event... Read All

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 67: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening For Nintendo Switch

We've returned to Koholint Island after 26 years for this review of the new Nintendo Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening. This is one of our most anticipated games in a while, and we're stoked to finally have our hands on it. Warning: this one gets surprisingly philosophical for a few minutes, and may be worth a listen just for that.

Watch and Donate to Games Done Quick X 2019!

Games Done Quick is the pinnacle charity speedrun event and is happening this weekend during Twitch Con. This years round of runs will benefit the Able Gamers Charity and I encourage you to watch it and donate!

https://gamesdonequick.com/
https://ablegamers.org/

Get The Batman PC Collection For Free on Epic!

To celebrate Batman week the Epic Games store is giving away the three Batman Arkham Collection games including
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Batman Arkham Knight AND Lego Batman the Video Game, Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes and Lego Batman 3 Beyond Gotham.

This is an incredible amount of free Batman games on PC and if you were interested in playing these games this is a good time to get them.

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/collection/batman-free-week

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 09/24/2019 at 01:15pm

But Epic Games Store is evil! 🤣

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/24/2019 at 02:13pm

Hahaha yeah. I’ve never paid for a game on Epic and I’ve got quite a few games now. I know I’m supposed to hate them but I don’t.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 09/24/2019 at 03:47pm

Trojan horse. Get in for free and then release the kraken. You are doomed.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/24/2019 at 03:52pm

> Trojan horse. Get in for free and then release the kraken. You are doomed.

:godmode:

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 09/24/2019 at 06:00pm

I added these to my EGS library, even though I already own the Arkham games on Steam. My EGS library is full of free games, I haven't paid for one yet. LOL I also don't currently have the EGS launcher installed.

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Get The Original Hype Tale of the White Wyvern DLC Before October 1st!

When Tale of the White Wyvern launched on July 28th we also released the free Original Hype DLC pack. If you share or have shared the game on any social media platform we will send you the Original Hype DLC pack for free that includes the Original Hype in-game title, 500 gold and 2 gems! If you haven't picked this up yet, I encourage you to do so because when October 1st hits the DLC will expire FOREVER!

The Original Hype unlock-able title you earn in Wyvern will transfer to any new game we create so get this now to be the envy of future Wyvern players!

Check the full post below if you are curious how this works and if you share it on social, let us know and we'll get... Read All

The Sega Genesis Mini Review: GENESIS DOES WHAT NINTENDID BUT MAYBE BETTER

The Sega Genesis Mini has been out for a few days, and I've put in some time with it. I'm impressed. This is not a cheap AtGames device that will languish in the bottom of some drawer. This is a solid device with damn fine emulation, and a feature set to compete with the current trend of minis.

Just looking at the Genesis Mini itself tells you a lot about the care that went into the production. The expansion port cover comes off and the headphone volume slider slides, just like on the original. This serves no functional purpose, but it's meticulous little details that show that Sega is taking this seriously, even if they aren't taking themselves serious in the process... Read All The Sega Genesis Mini has been out for a few days, and I've put in some time with it. I'm impressed. This is not a cheap AtGames device that will languish in the bottom of some drawer. This is a solid device with damn fine emulation, and a feature set to compete with the current trend of minis.

Just looking at the Genesis Mini itself tells you a lot about the care that went into the production. The expansion port cover comes off and the headphone volume slider slides, just like on the original. This serves no functional purpose, but it's meticulous little details that show that Sega is taking this seriously, even if they aren't taking themselves serious in the process (they released a "tower of power" package that you can buy to put a sega cd, 32x, and game cartridge on your Genesis Mini, which do nothing functional but poke fun at the old tower of power joke).

When you first boot up, you are presented with a region selection screen as you'd expect, but you can come back to this at any time to change your region. And you should. This is the one killer feature in my mind-- the games installed on the Genesis Mini have various regions included. If you change to Japan, for instance, you can get the far superior version of Contra: Hard Corps.

But after that you get to the list of games, presented in a nice grid of box art (which also changes based on your region). You can sort this list alphabetically or by release date. This menu's music is so great, I had to look it up. It's brand new music composed by Yuzo Koshiro, the composer of Streets of Rage, and it even uses the Genesis audio hardware to be more accurate to the time.

When you get into one of the system's 42 games, many of the staple features these mini systems are known for are at your fingertips. You can hold start to get the save state menu, and go back to the game list (thankfully), but one omission here is the rewind feature made popular by Nintendo's offerings.

The same kind of picture options you'd expect are here, 4:3 or 16:9, scanlines, etc. As I did with the NES and SNES Classic, I just left those options at the default so that it looks closest to what I remember.

As for the games? Well, that's up to you. There are plenty to choose from, double the amount on the SNES Classic (exactly double, in fact) and there are some incredible titles in here. One highlight is Mega Man: The Wily Wars, which was an exclusive to Sega's dial-in online service back in the day, but is now available to everyone here. And like top 10 lists, some people will hate what was included, some will love them. There are some strange omissions, but the games included here are generally fantastic, and there's something for everyone who isn't a sports fan at least (NHL 94 dominated the Genesis and isn't included here? For shame!)

My only complaints are...

I love the games on this thing, but there are a few glaring omissions. But I don't envy the people who had to put this together, and I've had this complaint about every mini so far.

The lack of rewind, but with save states that isn't a requirement, though it would have been nice.

The lack of 6-button controllers. At least this is fixable with a separate purchase, but Street Fighter II for instance is a mess with 3-button controllers. Playable, but much less comfortably.

It's $80, which isn't cheap, but if you like the games included this is a no-brainer. Everything from the design of the Mini itself to the software choices and the tight emulation shows a real attention to detail, and wins over Nintendo in some key ways, to a point where I'd say it's the better device. I certainly wouldn't bet on this game list vs the SNES Classic, even if they do win in quantity, but the loving detail to every facet of the presentation is quite nice to see.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 09/23/2019 at 11:15pm

Do you notice any audio lag? I have read some reports about some lag.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 09/24/2019 at 12:18am

I had some lag issues but they were TV related. I was ready to cast this aside as a waste of money until I remembered I hadn’t set game mode on that HDMI port. But no, after I fixed that I played some fast games and didn’t notice any input lag at least. But I may not have been paying attention to audio lag.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 09/24/2019 at 01:49am

Cool. I think I have that "cheap AtGames device." I remember buying it at Kroger (local grocery store for those unaware) years ago. I didn't really play it very much though. So, it comes with an HDMI port? That's cool! I have a Sega collection on Steam, but again I haven't really played it very much. I doubt it's included, but Jurassic Park was one of my favorite Sega games.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 09/24/2019 at 02:15am

That's correct, JP isn't on it. I imagine some of those licensed games are tough to get.

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Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 66: Stranger Things 3

In this episode of Cheerful Ghost Radio, we're visiting

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As we review Netflix's Stranger Things 3!

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 09/24/2019 at 10:44pm

Oh man, I disagree with this episode.

While I do love each season, I feel each season is slightly inferior to the last.

Season 1 captured magic in a bottle. It was the start of something special and you didn't know where they were going.

Season 2 had some great character development and moments, but some pacing problems.

Season 3 lost the majority of that character development and became more popcorny. It was enjoyable but I felt that it didn't move the characters from point A to B very much. That being said, the way the ended the season gave me a lot of hope for the next season.

Also season 3 had once of the worst scenes I have ever seen that ground the show to a halt. While it was good on its own, it really screwed up the pacing and should have been edited down.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 09/25/2019 at 03:22am

Which scene was that? I assume you didn’t mention it for spoiler purposes but I’m curious, if you can word it in a non-spoilery way.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 09/25/2019 at 04:11am

It involved singing. Still makes me cringe.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 09/25/2019 at 04:07pm

Ah. I thought it was hilarious. Cringey yeah but also hilarious.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 09/25/2019 at 04:23pm

On it’s own it was great, but it ground that episode to a halt.

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/26/2019 at 02:23am

I'm gonna watch the whole show again at some point to get more context for this, or an updated point of view.

That said, if memory serves I thought season one suffered from the issue where I felt like many early Netflix shows suffered from in that they were two episodes too long.

Might not be totally how I think now but it was then so when I do a rewatch i'll note that again. I thought Season 2 and 3 nailed the pacing but I like popcorn

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/30/2019 at 04:39pm

Yo: https://twitter.com/Stranger_Things/status/1178701041333886976

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 09/30/2019 at 05:00pm

Hyped! More upside down please! I would get into what I want to see, but I am avoiding spoilers.

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