R-Type

[MacDeath]

It's not like they've gone all American and decided to stick a theme park next to it with a roller coaster going through the Parthenon, or have they?

Not so fast !
Considering the Helleas government is completely broke, they may do it to recover some moniez...

Fully restoring them using modern materials  would amount to totally destroying what's left.

it's quite possible to use the same material, just we use modern machine to produce them... and computer to keep track of each stone like a big lego game... and so on...


I mean, the Parthenon was so cleverly done that the blueprint is still usable and valable as a standing building... provided some douche invader doesn't bombard the place...


Did you mean that the stones must be all carved, carried, lifted and installed only with whiped and sodomised barehanded and barefoot chained and probably naked slaves on a hot summer day ?
Or else it doesn't pay due respect to the past ?

[rexbeng]

Ok, so here's a view of the restorations being done on the Parthenon. And should there be a third CPC scener to have had a job that includes a view to the Acropolis, I'll start suspecting a conspiracy 

[beaker]

You can't ever re-create anything close to what the original was. And to make a cheap copy with modern technology, when the original was made with bare hands, some wood and a few ropes is just an insult to the mastery of the original.

With the exception of the rods would they not be using original techniques where possible? The only thing I have to compare is from watching TV shows when English Heritage get involved with UK restorations the people are required to use stone from the original quarry, or another on their list that closely matches the original if the original quarry is no longer in operation, use master craftsman who use original techniques to work the stone by hand and it's not allowed to be aged so it's obvious what's original and what's been replaced. I'd assumed the Greeks are doing something similar?

[Bryce]

And what do you think something like that might cost?

Bryce.

[beaker]

In deepest darkest Dorset... 3 shillings per day and a bottle of Scrumpy to share around the fire at the end of the day for a job well done 

[TFM]

And what do you think something like that might cost?

Bryce.

Less than a percent of a percent compared to all the money wasted for weapons.

[Gryzor]

@Bryce: couldn't have said it better myself.
@MacDeath: not even as a joke... it's a very sensitive issue, especially given that, given the current situation, taking advantage of the Acropolis has already been suggested. Disgusting.

I'm not familiar with the work done in the UK, but taking ANY ancient building and doing it anew is nothing short of a copy. Would the Mona Lisa (I don't even like that painting, but anyway) be the same if it was damaged and they painted over it? Oh wait, someone already did that in Spain :DHeck, maybe they could also put that on wheels and tour it around the world, that'd be something!

[beaker]

Ah, but what if the building would eventually collapse without restoration or as in the UK, it rains a fair bit and being open to the elements is causing further degradation/erosion of the stonework? In those cases wouldn't it be better to take remedial action in keeping the surroundings rather than lose more historical pieces? Hope that makes sense, I am on my 5th cider of the night and feeling rather jolly right about nooooooo.... 

Edit: sorry just seen it's beer. At this point of the evening I don't care what I drink

[Gryzor]

Go home, Beaker, you're drunk

You're talking about preservation, not restoration

[beaker]

lol, I could be hey  Nothing like spouting absolute bollocks when your drunk  Time for another beer me thinks

[Gryzor]

Knock yourself out

Hey wait, isn't it like 7pm there?

[MacDeath]

Edit: sorry just seen it's beer. At this point of the evening I don't care what I drink

You just pulled out a MacDeath statement.
Cheers.

[TotO]

Close to one year after the release, Oldschool Gaming as released a review of the game, here:
http://www.oldschool-gaming.com/view_review.php?rev=cpc_r-type_128

[TMR]

Close to one year after the release, Oldschool Gaming as released a review of the game, here:
http://www.oldschool-gaming.com/view_review.php?rev=cpc_r-type_128

Oldschool Gaming has been on a "break" for over a year, the update that happened last weekend was the first since R-Type was released.

[Gryzor]

Pity it was so short, the review could be expanded by quite a bit!

[TFM]

IMHO you ask for too much. It's a great review, well done and nice results. And there may be a reason from them for having had a break. So don't be creedy. Luck is to be satisfied with what you get 

[TMR]

And there may be a reason from them for having had a break.

The short version is that OSG went "off air" about a year back because it ended up just being me writing the reviews and i've always wanted it to be a team effort rather than just being about me. The resurrection is because i found another wind, talked some of the team into coming back onboard and chased a few new people into writing as well. That reboot process is still ongoing but hopefully we'll be updating at the end of each month from now onwards.

[TotO]

The topic is close to reach the 200 likes. It's just amazing! 

[Gryzor]

DID IT!

[TotO]

Hahaha. 

[Gryzor]

Take a screenshot, quick before someone ruins it

[TFM]

Uups!

[TFM]

Some sucker sells the R-Type 128!!!

SCHNEIDER CPC FLOPPY 3.5 ZOLL + R-TYPE REMAKE + NETZTEIL + KABEL *NEUWERTIG* |

[fano]

49€ for a old poor 3"5 drive (2€ for 10 on second hand market!) with cable and power supply , add a bit of money and you'll get the fantastic HxC ! (what i look like a fanboy    )
I will finish to think that's a bad idea to do games for free where you can sell old hardware at this price...
Btw this is just a copy with a sticker , as long they do not try to sell copies as "our" official box release...

[TFM]

Looks like the ask most of the money for the game, since the drive - as you told - is not worth that much.