http://wiki.selectbutton.net/ 2012-02-04T07:29:48-08:00 http://wiki.selectbutton.net/ http://wiki.selectbutton.net/lib/tpl/desertcalm/images/favicon.ico text/html 2012-02-03T23:12:26-08:00 the_blueberry_hill http://wiki.selectbutton.net/game:fifa_12?rev=1328339546&do=diff Glitches, odd physics, etc. * 爆笑するサッカーゲームのバグ集 - Youtube compilation. * 腹筋崩壊するサッカーゲームのバグ集 - And another. text/html 2012-02-03T22:30:06-08:00 the_blueberry_hill http://wiki.selectbutton.net/game:metroid_series?rev=1328337006&do=diff Identifying Elements Themes * Lonely Game Characters * Chozo * Maru Mari * Mother Brain * Planet Eris * Planet Zebes * Samus * SR-388 * Tallon IV Mechanics Key Staff * Yoshio Sakamoto * Hirokazu Tanaka * Gunpei Yokoi Games * Metroid (1986) * Metroid: Zero Mission (2004) text/html 2012-02-02T15:52:36-08:00 gatotsu2501 http://wiki.selectbutton.net/sb:recommended:game_gear?rev=1328226756&do=diff Sega's bulky battery killer. There's isn't a lots on the system that stands out, but we'll try to find you something. Recommended * Coca-Cola Kid * Take It Sleazy: Somebody make a game gear section and only add Coca Cola Kid. * Shinobi / The G.G. Shinobi (JP) (also on: 3DS VC) * Bennett: Also known as 'good shinobi'. text/html 2012-02-02T15:46:12-08:00 gatotsu2501 http://wiki.selectbutton.net/sb:recommended:playstation3?rev=1328226372&do=diff SB Recommends Playstation 3 Games While there are a myriad of different models, the important ones are 20GB and 60GB are hardware based compatible with playstation 2 games. The early 80GB models have software based PS2 emulation. This results in a few graphical and sound errors, but supposedly has a 98% playability. If you want to upgrade your harddrive, it's an easy procedure. Be careful, the blue screw is very very easy to strip. text/html 2012-02-02T05:37:10-08:00 the_blueberry_hill http://wiki.selectbutton.net/sb:recommended:playstation?rev=1328189830&do=diff Sony's first console. There have been literally dozens of hardware revisions over the years, but only three are worth mentioning: old model with parallel port; old model without the parallel port (SCPH-900x series); and the PS One (also without the parallel port). The parallel port was only used for old model hardware cheating / region free / burnt disc playing devices, and these generally work better than the later disc-based versions, but less-better than modchips. The PSOne also removed the r… text/html 2012-02-01T19:31:05-08:00 gatotsu2501 http://wiki.selectbutton.net/sb:recommended:gameboy_color?rev=1328153465&do=diff A slightly upgraded version of the Game Boy that came out a good nine years after the mono's release. As the name implies, it can do color graphics, and has an easier-to-see screen. Much of the Color's library consists of ports and remakes of NES/SNES games. Most Color games will play on older Game Boy models in monochrome, but there were some later Color-only titles. text/html 2012-02-01T19:26:17-08:00 gatotsu2501 http://wiki.selectbutton.net/sb:recommended:gameboy?rev=1328153177&do=diff Aside from PCs, the black and white Game Boy with its ghosting “spinach” screen was the most popular and successful gaming platform of all time. It maintained its market supremacy through a gauntlet of would-be competitors, such as the Game Gear, Lynx, and Neo Geo Pocket. The stripped-down nature of the hardware and its games, coupled with low development costs, meant that some real classics and neat curiosities were allowed to emerge that would have been rejected by their publishers as too simp… text/html 2012-02-01T19:23:15-08:00 gatotsu2501 http://wiki.selectbutton.net/sb:recommended:nintendo64?rev=1328152995&do=diff Nintendo's awkward, misunderstood entry in the 32-bit wars, and the last major home console to take games on cartridges. Largely ignored in Japan, the N64 found its niche here as the system of choice among Mario-obsessed kids and FPS multiplayer-loving frat boys without a decent computer. Since you're reading a gaming wiki, you've probably at least played Mario 64 and Ocarina somewhere in your lifetime, if only emulated or at a friend's house. text/html 2012-02-01T19:15:41-08:00 gatotsu2501 http://wiki.selectbutton.net/sb:recommended:ios?rev=1328152541&do=diff Recommended * 1-bit Ninja * Deets: A very playable take on the 2d/3d world-spinning thing that we've been seeing bits and pieces of over the years * glossolalia: 1-bit Ninja is the best semi-traditional platforming experience I've had on the iPhone. it's hard because it's designed to be hard, not because of the controls. the 3D-ness is a cute touch. text/html 2012-02-01T17:02:38-08:00 gatotsu2501 http://wiki.selectbutton.net/sb:recommended:wii?rev=1328144558&do=diff Recommended: Retail * A Boy and His Blob - forum thread * Boom Blox - forum thread * wourme: The best use of the Wii remote's motion controls that I've come across. Shallow in many respects but a lot of fun. The sequel is good, too, but I'd keep the first game if I had to give one up. text/html 2012-02-01T16:59:02-08:00 gatotsu2501 http://wiki.selectbutton.net/sb:recommended:gamecube?rev=1328144342&do=diff Nintendo's follow-up to the Nintendo 64. Uses a smaller DVD disc in some vain attempt to prevent piracy, which just ended up making emulation the priority for people who didn't want to pay for things. Eventually used as the hardware basis for the Wii, which meant Wii emulation already had a head start. text/html 2012-02-01T16:36:19-08:00 gatotsu2501 http://wiki.selectbutton.net/sb:recommended:pc_games?rev=1328142979&do=diff More delicious recommendations from the selectbutton community! The IBM-compatible personal computer has a long and storied history as a piece of gaming hardware. It is the bastion of North American game design, and its games often reflect a less arcadey, more patient, approach. The big PC divide is between MS-DOS, and MS-Windows (though this, of course, has various versions, and various compatibility issues steaming from that), though the rapid pace at which hardware is updated will cause prob… text/html 2012-02-01T16:33:46-08:00 gatotsu2501 http://wiki.selectbutton.net/sb:recommended:psn?rev=1328142826&do=diff Downloading games of the PSN can be great, however there are roughly three main stores (US, PAL, Japan) and they all have exclusive content, including their downloadable PS1 games. If a game is exclusive to one of the English speaking regions or Japan it'll be marked as such. text/html 2012-02-01T16:29:29-08:00 gatotsu2501 http://wiki.selectbutton.net/sb:recommended:xbla?rev=1328142569&do=diff SB Recommends XBLA Games More assorted games handpicked from the Selectbutton troop. These games are available through download on XBLA (Xbox Live Arcade) on the Xbox 360. Recommended * Alien Hominid * Rudie: At once quarter munching and too easy Metal Slug with a newgrounds coat. text/html 2012-02-01T16:03:14-08:00 gatotsu2501 http://wiki.selectbutton.net/sb:recommended:xbox360?rev=1328140994&do=diff SB Recommends Xbox 360 Games Microsoft's successor to the Xbox. Due to faulty hardware, nearly all units made from 2006 to at least 2008 have experienced or will experience what is affectionately known as the “RRoD”, requiring servicing or possibly replacement. Save a couple of notable exceptions, the 360 is the console du jour at the moment. This is largely due to its excellent third-party support, key exclusive franchises, and role as a (generally shit) indie development platform. text/html 2012-01-30T21:53:21-08:00 the_blueberry_hill http://wiki.selectbutton.net/sb:recommended:platform_independent?rev=1327989201&do=diff Recommended * Canabalt - Play * Intruded - Play * BaseballKappe: Oh man, that's a pretty thorough exploration of survival horror's awkward tank controls and obfuscating camera angles. This is really neat. * Minecraft - Play: Alpha Classic Classic multiplayer | Download Forum thread text/html 2012-01-30T00:43:04-08:00 the_blueberry_hill http://wiki.selectbutton.net/game:winter_gold?rev=1327912984&do=diff Winter Gold is a Super Nintendo game released in 1996. A North American version was planned under the name FX Skiing, but was not released. The game uses a similar graphic technique to the Amiga demo State of the Art, and they share a programmer, Paul Endresen (AKA: Lone Starr). The developer, Funcom, was founded by, and hired many people from the the European demo scenes. The menu background copies the 'dancing girl' motif found in State of the Art, made by tracing pre-recorded video with vec… text/html 2012-01-29T18:07:15-08:00 felix http://wiki.selectbutton.net/sb:recommended:psp?rev=1327889235&do=diff Sony's only portable system. Released in 4 major iterations, differentiated by size and screen, and then by a new form entirely (PSPGo). Hacking all of them is relatively simple, and gives much better load times for most games. Home to the UMD format, which has set landfills and bargain bins on fire. There is something mildly romantic to the idea of buying Die Hard on UMD and then watching it immediately on a long train ride though. text/html 2012-01-28T09:08:15-08:00 the_blueberry_hill http://wiki.selectbutton.net/theme:mountain_climbing?rev=1327770495&do=diff Examples Simulations, etc. For games primarily about mountain (etc.) climbing. Mountain climbing as genre, basically. Over half of these are PlayStation games. * Everest * Final Assault * GIRP * Mitouhou e no Chousen: Alps Hen * Souten no Shiroki Kami no Za: Great Peak * The Tozan (mountain climbing) RPG * Trepidatious Peak * Power Climb text/html 2012-01-28T05:27:50-08:00 the_blueberry_hill http://wiki.selectbutton.net/hardware:snes?rev=1327757270&do=diff * Also known as: SNES; Super NES ; Super Famicom; Sufami; SFC intro Personality Audio When I think fondly of SNES audio the term 'wonky horns' comes to mind, as heard in F-Zero. Visual Design Library Prototypes, Concept drawings, and Artist's Impressions * see also: Sony Playstation for more SNES CD related images.