Paprium: The Official Thread Mk 2

[evilevoix]

I remember how sad we were that you could neither play Final Fight (original) on SNES with a friend, nor could you play as Guy. One of the worst ports ever. And then they dumped more salt in the wound by releasing a version with Guy that didn't have Cody and also still didn't have a 2 player mode.

We all just played Streets of Rage instead. At least it had co-op.

Why did that happen? Seems crazy to do that. Had to be some sort of console limitations.

[axel]

Maybe the MD CPU is needed to run so many assets in the game it is maxed and this extra CPU is just there to help with zero tax on the MD hardware. The Mega CD CPU is much faster too they should have made an option to run it off that or hell just make a CD.

It makes no sense because no other game needed that. NBA Jam gives you a CPU partner in 1P mode and it seems to run fine. How many CPU cycles are spent sending the game state to the Sega CD RAM on every frame? I cannot imagine this saving much if any CPU time at all.

[Stifu]

This makes no sense. They focus on the game so there's no screenshots? I think I need to be retarded in order to make sense of this.

Why did he make that web page instead of focusing on the game?
He has time to add funny dolphin animations, but not to post screenshots.

[Devil N]

Dear [redacted],

We are now shipping your parcel (Parcel N°[redacted]), we will keep you informed of our progress. Thank you for your patience.


For more details, please use the link below:
[redacted]



Do not answer this email directly. For any concerns or questions, check the link below:
https://www.magicalgamefactory.com/e...act-support_5/

See You Soon!

WATERMELON TEAM

Still half-expecting that box of rocks, but we'll see what arrives and when I guess.

[Kamon]

So I noticed that one of the dot points said there was rewards if you donated to the 'Save the Dolphins & Walruses' fund, followed the link and sent Fonzie an email about it and got a response.
Attachment 15716
We'll have to wait and see how that joke fund is related to paprium I guess but if there was doubt that the project is a real thing there you go.

[Stifu]

Kamon, attachments don't work here, sadly. Better host stuff elsewhere, like on imgur.

[Phantar]

This makes no sense. They focus on the game so there's no screenshots? I think I need to be retarded in order to make sense of this.


Dafuq is Megawire 4.0 and why would I care if anything was compatible with it?


Wat

Again I don't think I'm retarded enough for this.

Nothing about this makes any sense. My guess is that it's simply trollbaiting.

[chilled]

I'm just 300 km away from Brest, am I supposed to be one of the first receiving the box of rocks ?

[zborgerd]

Why did that happen? Seems crazy to do that. Had to be some sort of console limitations.

Early game. Sloppy port of a CPS game that really wasn't right for the system. Capcom did a lot of that for years. Magic Sword was another one that lacked co-op and it really hurts the game. Things got better by the time Knights of the Round was released.

Beat-em-up games really need co-op or they are very dull games. Paprium would be lame without it. I can live without the CPU controlled team member though.

[Black_Tiger]

Early game. Sloppy port of a CPS game that really wasn't right for the system. Capcom did a lot of that for years. Magic Sword was another one that lacked co-op and it really hurts the game. Things got better by the time Knights of the Round was released.

Beat-em-up games really need co-op or they are very dull games. Paprium would be lame without it. I can live without the CPU controlled team member though.

How do they pack a beat 'em up loving real life human friend into each game box?

[zborgerd]

How do they pack a beat 'em up loving real life human friend into each game box?

That would be amazing, but I'm going to call it right now.

Netplay via the connector on the top of the cartridge.

[thesegadude]

For anyone still concerned if Paprium is real or not...

What feels like a few months ago Luis (via facetime from his home) showed me Paprium playing on his Sega Genesis.

Not only does the game look very good it also looks fun. I was able to see about 30+ minutes of gameplay and not once did I see a crash or a bug of any kind.

Paprium looks very polished and runs well from what I've seen. And the publicly available screen shots we've all seen do look like a fair representation of what the game actually looks like.


I don't think Luis was supposed to show me Paprium but he trusted me. He knew I wouldn't talk if asked not to (I've spoken to him about talking now). He had been working hard to try and put everyone at ease while (mostly) working within Fonz's restrictions.

I believe he showed me Paprium to try and subtly get the word out to a few people so that our comments might be able to balance the tide of pent up anger. That's just a guess.

I suspect Joe from Game Sack might have been sitting on some info too. [Sup Joe?] And we all know Joe can do no wrong so Luis' trust was well placed.

I understand why many people got really upset. We all understand. But when you finally get Paprium in your hands take some time and think about apologizing to Luis. He got a lot of abuse that he didn't deserve but finally we will be able to see he was fully on our side.

Luis hasn't posted here in a long while and who could blame him. I'd like it very much if he could feel at home again at Sega-16. He's one of those people who have done a lot for the retro gaming scene. We're lucky to have him. Hopefully we still do.

[otobo]

Cool to hear it looks good and fun. Were you able to hear if the music was actually what we expected?
Mine shows as "Shipped", I guess I won't have to wait too long to know.

[zborgerd]

"SPEED-DIALER edition" tells me that this game has netplay. MEGAWIRE4 isn't just for uploading scores as people have theorized and reported.

He references "Tower of Doom", which was a Capcom beat-em-up RPG arcade game. Golden Axe-style game. The sequel, Shadow over Mystara, came out in 1996. The Iron Galaxy Steam release has both games and uses GGPO co-op.

There are also "hidden secrets" in the page source code. You can click on the sign, dolphin, car (in multiple places). I don't think that any of these items have anything to do with the game and are simply nonsense. The header source also mentioned Guardian Heroes, which also was released in 1996. The later XBLA version also got online play. Golden Axe and others are mentioned as well. Paprium's home page has all of this in the header source as well, so it might mean nothing at all.

[Stifu]

But when you finally get Paprium in your hands take some time and think about apologizing to Luis. He got a lot of abuse that he didn't deserve but finally we will be able to see he was fully on our side.

I won't get my hands on Paprium, but I don't share that feeling. I've said it times and times again, but in my opinion, Luis has shown great insensitivity by insisting on his "Haha, soon, guys!" bullshit hype train. He decided to act as a WM spokesperson, and was unable to understand why people didn't appreciate more empty promises with no proof or tangible information, after all these years of lies, silence and disdain from Fonzie, who has been spitting in the face of his customers all this time. Luis only seemed to care about getting people hyped for a game he worked on, and get recognized as one of the masterminds behind it. He didn't seem to have enough empathy to even understand the backlash he received from the paying customers who were tired of all this bullshit. In the end, he has been an enabler for Fonzie. I have no sympathy for him.