Dang, owned
oh man this thread is full of treasure lol. Speaking of treasures…
like 2 weeks ago I was walking my dog and came across this (as I often do while walking)
[img]https://i.imgur.com/I4KSyg0l.jpg[/img]
what a nice TV! 24 inch flatscreen, has S-Video and Component inputs in the back too!
(by contrast the two TVs I found during today's walk were actual garbage, aside from the built in VCR)
anywayz, I left it there, and like a week later it was still there! like the garbage man didnt even pick it up!! So I was like FINE OK I'll grab it. Had no idea how big and heavy the thing was til I tried to carry it and fit it into my car >_<
anywayz again, only reason I'm telling this story is coz I tested it out using my PS2 while playing Taito Legends 2 lol
[img]https://i.imgur.com/GwI3crgl.jpg[/img]
I haven't messed with the TV since, but I definitely had a good time that night :)
thing is big tho and it's cramping my room lol. Best case scenario I can get at least $30 by marketing it on craigslist towards retro gamers :P
That's a nice curb find! I reckon you can get more than $30 depending on where you live
I've got not much to add, but just wanted to say I really appreciate this thread.
Oh…and since no one has posted the North American PlayStation cover art published by Mud Duck Productions
https://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/134555-cleopatra-s-fortune-playstation-front-cover.jpg
this is far and away the worst version! and it has this 3D bit they tacked on that‘s extremely "what’s the point."
@exodus#4381 Man, if only a physical copy of the Saturn or Dreamcast version didn't cost so much! Patrako cute
probably should‘ve bought a copy 10 years ago, that’s my trick for everything
@exodus#4414 Ok, go back and get me a copy too
I‘ll pick up the dreamcast version while I’m at it, I don't have that one ;_;
I've beaten the game on Hard Lv40, but after that I've been trying to beat Normal All Clear but I always choke up at lv 90. It takes like 20-25 minutes just to get that far, only to mess one thing up and have it all fall to pieces.
My main problem is that I still don't fully "get it," in that I can't just build structures off muscle memory that I know will work. I feel like once you reach that point, you're at Intermediate. Right now, I can just play safe and go for a 3 chain if I'm feeling fancy. I gotta study those images I posted early from the Wisemen of Cleopatra Fortune.
Yeah, as soon as I get out of sync with it or momentarily forget what the requirements are to clear a piece, or something else, it's kinda over for me… Which is why I play mystery mode instead!
Also, lucky you, you still have mystery mode to play!
Cleopatra Update:
I‘ve gotten to the point where I can play pretty safely to high levels, but I still don’t know how to build to automatically get chains. Whenever I try to predictably build up to make a chain, I just end up crushing it before it can drop.
I'm trying to build it like a ladder, but maybe I should do it more like the Replay Burners-style and do a staircase instead. Hmmm.
Yeah, building chains reliably in a bunch of situations is the tough one. That (again) is an argument for mystery mode, which sort of tries to get you to build a bunch of complex chains. But I'm not sure I could apply that knowledge practically, since a lot of it requires some real mental gymnastics, and occasionally trial and error.
But if you can't get there after 24 hours of play I've got no home!!!
I forgot to update this thread, but I finally got an ALL CLEAR starting from Normal/Lv 20 yesterday!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/737641263
Besides that, in tonight's Cleopatra Fortune deep dive, I'm shopping for that Monthly Arcadia 2002 April issue that supposedly has Cleopatra Fortune Plus model sheets. All listings I find say that it comes with a Cleopatra Fortune Plus poster, but I'm praying that it also has the drawings. Please!!
[URL=https://i.imgur.com/lAvQI9z.jpg]
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I'm probably the only fool in the world who's looking for this issue for everything EXCEPT all the great games listed on the cover.
Also getting this:
https://twitter.com/ragey0/status/830926762045485056
https://twitter.com/ragey0/status/831279790686687232
Just for the Patrako. I found a listing on JP Surugaya that didn't come with a photo thumbnail, so let's hope it's the right issue and it's not horribly damaged!
I'd love to see the poster if you manage to get your hands on it!
(Also, I always hear the vocals as "hush your buns" even though that's obviously not it)
crossing my fingers for that magazine!!
also I guess I'm gonna hear hush your buns forever now, dang it.
I fucke dup and didn‘t get the Arcadia issue, and now it’s completely unavailable anywhere and I'm crying as I search for another copy every day
On tonight's casual Cleopatra Fortune image searching:
Another look at the Patrako model kit:
[URL=https://i.imgur.com/YSMPlSC.jpg]
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The back side of the original arcade flyer (I hadn't seen it before):
[URL=https://i.imgur.com/qJ1i4Cx.jpg]
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A large view of the fold out poster that came from the above mentioned Arcadia issue (I THINK):
[URL=https://i.imgur.com/UGhwldR.jpg]
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/UGhwldRh.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
Which you can buy for the low low price of 10000y lol: https://from-japan-retro-sale.myshopify.com/products/cleopatra-fortune-poster-poster-scrool-tapestry-japan?_pos=1&_sid=c00a5c54f&_ss=r
[URL=https://i.imgur.com/pzGnR6A.png]
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/pzGnR6Ah.png[/IMG][/URL]
Also this popped up in my searching, but I forgot to post about it earlier: a fan DVD with a bunch of pro speedruns, Cleopatra Fortune Movie Archives by circle Fengyun!! Nice ★ GUY: https://blockpunk.net/en/merchpunk/45587814/zai-ru-he-cleopatra-fortune-mubiakaibusu-feng-yun-99794#
[URL=https://i.imgur.com/e5NbWYB.jpg]
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/e5NbWYB.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
Also this 28P Cleopatra Fortune doujinshi from Dec 2001, Patrako Collection Vol2 / ぱとらこーぽれーしょん Vol.2 by circle Paper Telephone: https://www.suruga-ya.com/en/product/ZHORE33173
[URL=https://i.imgur.com/GvwtyBf.jpg]
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/GvwtyBf.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
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[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/k7DwKIu.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
[URL=https://i.imgur.com/lTULGXw.jpg]
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/lTULGXw.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
I think this is Volume 1? Auction for it ends in 5 hours, available if you go to their shop lol: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m199786924
[URL=https://i.imgur.com/2421Ooh.jpg]
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/2421Ooh.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
Also found an H doujin from circle Oniashido / Karateka ・ Value: https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1109948722&keyword=cleopatra%20fortune&lang=en
[URL=https://i.imgur.com/kZpb5SU.jpg]
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/kZpb5SUh.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
ALL LIGHT RECERVED.
I like how the artist redesigned the back of Patrako's outfit to be mecha-like, and thus needing those iconic 3 vent holes/drill holes. Are they vents or holes for bolts? I've been drawing those exact 3 dots for decades now after learning it from Sonic 2's last level Eggrobo and just realized I've internalized the design language without ever questioning the design purpose. I need to sit for a second. (I'm already sitting though.)
I tried upres-ing the iMode Cleopatra Fortune screens to see how it'd look at 10x size using Waifu2x:
[URL=https://i.imgur.com/jr9I12i.jpg]
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[URL=https://i.imgur.com/0FrERq1.jpg]
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/0FrERq1h.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
Bunny Patrako:
[URL=https://i.imgur.com/iesaz1r.jpg]
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[URL=https://i.imgur.com/NMbQcTO.jpg]
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/NMbQcTOh.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
Here's a little devastated Patrako at 1800 x 1960
[URL=https://i.imgur.com/t8zqmMh.jpg]
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/t8zqmMh.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
[URL=https://i.imgur.com/3OZjpcK.jpg]
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/3OZjpcKh.jpg[/IMG][/URL]