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Post by Feynman on Oct 7, 2010 17:21:27 GMT -5
Awesome. I always love it when this thread gets updated. EDIT: Whoops, my post advanced the page.... quoting derboo to make his post viewable from this page too.
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Post by spider on Nov 27, 2010 18:44:25 GMT -5
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Post by loempiavreter on Nov 30, 2010 7:09:51 GMT -5
Cheers spider!
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Post by vlcice on Dec 11, 2010 11:54:59 GMT -5
I've been lurking this thread for awhile. Thanks so much to everyone who's posted - I've found it really interesting to read about all these Korean games.
I was wondering if anyone knew where to get a couple of games I haven't seen downloads for. I've been trying to track down the Family Pro games as I can; I have several of the DOS games, but I'm still looking for a bunch. I'm particularly trying to find S.A.F. 비밀병기 and Heart Breakers. Ngboo, you mentioned having a disc image and crack for Heart Breakers you could upload?
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Post by Catalyst on Dec 21, 2010 13:49:24 GMT -5
Found this with Zaphie 2 images and information. Unfortunately, I have no idea what any of it says. Thought it could help you derboo. Link - www.onlifezone.com/?document_srl=2538404&mid=pds_game_free&sort_index=readed_count&order_type=descPosted this a while back I think, but not sure. I also found a demo to it, at least I think it's a demo. Zaphie 2: Resurrection by Grigon Entertainment / eSofnet Zaphie 2 occurs ten years after the events of the original as a teenage boy has just been declared sane and released from an asylum. Reminiscent of the Silent Hill series, the dark shading and gloomy atmosphere gives the game an overall feeling of suspense. You don't know who is your friend or foe, even if they appear to be helping you. Just because you find out something, does not mean it is a helpful clue. It could very well be a red herring meant to through you off. While the graphics are well done, they remind of the Japanese styled cartoons. They use very little movement but plenty of explanations of the plot in the details of the characters. It is not until the end you figure out whether the main character is truly insane, or beset by real demons. Demo Link - 3dsl.game-host.org/site/download.php?mirror=2880#Download
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Post by macaw on Apr 15, 2011 3:54:02 GMT -5
Does anyone know a good Korean auction site where old games would pop up? I've tried looking for Korean dos stuff on auction.co.kr and ebay.co.kr with absolutely no luck. Am I searching wrong or do people in Korea just refuse to put old games up for auction?? Derboo - Where did you find that Japanese advertisement for Fox Ranger 3? From my searching I've only seen the Japanese version referenced once on the internet at some used game site. Also, is this a Fox Ranger 3 OST? blog.naver.com/markvi?Redirect=Log&logNo=90015883071&from=section
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Post by derboo on Apr 15, 2011 10:31:29 GMT -5
Does anyone know a good Korean auction site where old games would pop up? I've tried looking for Korean dos stuff on auction.co.kr and ebay.co.kr with absolutely no luck. Am I searching wrong or do people in Korea just refuse to put old games up for auction?? You can forget those sites, you'll find next to zero private sellers on them at all. Cafes is where it's at. And even then you usually need months of patience. And not having a Korean phone number, a Korean citizen ship number, a Korean adress, a Korean bank account and Korean language proficiency... each factor makes the process exponentially harder. Best thing you can do is befriend a Korean and make him scout for you. Derboo - Where did you find that Japanese advertisement for Fox Ranger 3? From my searching I've only seen the Japanese version referenced once on the internet at some used game site. That's from Soft Action's homepage in the Wayback Machine That's the game itself. Soft Action had the nice habit of printing the titles of the audio tracks on the back at that time. ("habit" might be a bit of an overstatement. I think the only other game this applies to is Universal Force.) Kinda overlooked that post. I own Zaphie 2, but thanks anyway
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Post by macaw on Apr 17, 2011 9:09:43 GMT -5
What do you mean by 'cafes'? Internet cafes?
Also, any idea what the old PC game scene is like over there? Are there lots of collectors and demand for finding originals of this stuff, or does most of it go for next to nothing when found?
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Post by macaw on Apr 17, 2011 10:49:27 GMT -5
One more question, has the copyright protection for Fox Ranger 2 been figured out yet at all? Usually sites on Naver have manual scans of the protections schemes, but I cant find one for Fox Ranger 2.
Also, is the version usually floating around for download the supposed 'patched version' that Soft Action sent out to buyers?
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Post by derboo on Apr 17, 2011 12:12:22 GMT -5
What do you mean by 'cafes'? Internet cafes? They're basically a cross between a message board and a blog, in that any registered user posts stuff, but there's no proper space for discussion like we know it, only comments (which never bump a post, so topics are extremely short-lived most of the time). Some of them have marketplace areas that I've scouted for a few months. Made regular posts searching for some stuff, got like 3 out of 50 games I requested (not that I would have been able to afford all 50, anyway). Although I did get some other good stuff from seller threads that I didn't specifically search for. Also, any idea what the old PC game scene is like over there? Are there lots of collectors and demand for finding originals of this stuff, or does most of it go for next to nothing when found? There are not that much collectors, I think. The problem is, almost everything old is extremely rare. You can kinda compare the scene it to the pre-ebay western situation for rare stuff in that no one has any real idea of value for stuff and everyone just makes their prices up. You can get an offer demanding 10 bucks or 100 bucks for the same stuff, depending on who you're dealing with. You probably won't ever get anything floppy based released prior to 1996 for cheap, though, and you probably won't get anything floppy based released prior to 1994 ever at all. The oldest I've ever seen change owners was Lychnis, a badly worn-out box that went for 200 bucks. The Day 3 sold 25,000 copies and was considered a big hit. Hong Gildong-jeon (the 1993 RPG) sold 7,000 and the company still called it a success. Factor in the fact that most goods aren't treated very well, and you get late 80s games like Hokseong Daetalchul and Uju Jeonsa Dooly that might not even exist, anymore. One more question, has the copyright protection for Fox Ranger 2 been figured out yet at all? Usually sites on Naver have manual scans of the protections schemes, but I cant find one for Fox Ranger 2. There used to be a crack around but it didn't work for most people (including me), while others claimed it did. The only two sources that still seem to have it are inaccessible. Also, is the version usually floating around for download the supposed 'patched version' that Soft Action sent out to buyers? I wouldn't know.
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Post by derboo on Apr 18, 2011 14:14:24 GMT -5
Jisaeneun Dal (1996) Pantech Info on running the game: The download contains the CD image (beware: extracted file is bigger than 400MB). Switch to the CD drive the image is mounted to in DOSbox (important: mount with -t cdrom parameter), then type install. First the sound card has to be set. The second option is auto detection. After the sound card follows the choice between CD based (upper choice) and HD based (lower choice) install, but only the CD based works! Finally, the path has to be set. Important: F5 and F6 are meant to regulate the game speed internally. However, it is vital to press F6 at the beginning each time until the game is at its fastest speed, and then never press F5 again, as all other speed settings will make the game extremely glitchy. The optimal DOSBox setting for CPU cycles is 15000 (it is not possible to make the game run at a stable framerate). The options for the start menu are as follows: New Game Continue (Password) Options Quit The game uses a password system, but the passwords appear in Korean writing on stones falling from the sky. Here are the passwords: Stage 1: 3818 Stage 2: 2555 Stage 3: 9315 Stage 4: 9848 Stage 5: 8680 Stage 6: 3442 Attack: strg Throw: alt Magic: space Guard: down Jump: up Run: double tap left or right Speed down: F5 (do not use, causes glitches in DOSBox) Speed up: F6 (press when the game starts to avoid glitches) Quit game: F10 (take care, no confirmation prompt)
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Post by macaw on Apr 19, 2011 3:26:40 GMT -5
They're basically a cross between a message board and a blog, in that any registered user posts stuff, but there's no proper space for discussion like we know it, only comments (which never bump a post, so topics are extremely short-lived most of the time). Some of them have marketplace areas that I've scouted for a few months. Made regular posts searching for some stuff, got like 3 out of 50 games I requested (not that I would have been able to afford all 50, anyway). Although I did get some other good stuff from seller threads that I didn't specifically search for. Interesting. In the main article you mention the 'Goblin Shopping Center', hows that place for finding dos stuff? I also hope the Korean community takes initiative in making a decent domestic Korean game list with actual scans of the boxes and such, the fact there are still only random photo's of the packages on peoples blogs just sucks. I've been meaning to submit this game to Abandonia for a long time, but apparently, I'll never get around to write a full review, so I'll just post it here. I don't think the Korean retro community has this game, so you might be the first people on the web to see it. Just when I think I know everything more stuff keeps popping up! Thanks for the upload, the amount of quality action platformers from Korea is just crazy. Did you ever get Fox Ranger 3 to work by the way? If the game is still freezing for you on the title screen I think I know the reason now. It would also be good to have someone else mess around with the game in dosbox, as I'm yet to find decent enough settings to run it in without encountering drastically unstable framerate, which sucks cause the game is incredibly cool.
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Post by derboo on Apr 19, 2011 5:17:29 GMT -5
Interesting. In the main article you mention the 'Goblin Shopping Center', hows that place for finding dos stuff? I think I've seen a copy of the first Command & Conquer there. That was about it for DOS games. Did you ever get Fox Ranger 3 to work by the way? If the game is still freezing for you on the title screen I think I know the reason now. It would also be good to have someone else mess around with the game in dosbox, as I'm yet to find decent enough settings to run it in without encountering drastically unstable framerate, which sucks cause the game is incredibly cool. Still no progress there. Any help is appreciated.
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Post by macaw on Apr 19, 2011 9:22:42 GMT -5
I think I've seen a copy of the first Command & Conquer there. That was about it for DOS games. Maaaan that sucks. Still no progress there. Any help is appreciated. For some bizarre reason you have to load it completely manually from dosbox. Don't use a frontend and don't put anything in the autoexec section of the config. How on earth this works and whether the problem is with the game or dosbox I have no idea. Running the game from nf43.bat makes the game have a more stable framerate than fr3.exe, but its still messed up.
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Post by wannabe on Apr 28, 2011 3:03:08 GMT -5
Fox Ranger 3?! Eh... Where do you get these rare things (or at least information about them) I could probably fix the game for DOSBox if you would upload it somewhere.
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