Zophar.net is back!

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:31 pm

syntax_ wrote:Before the reinvention NES was separated based on a subjective view of quality by the zophar staff, it was in the "good" section. I wonder if they are still hosting the bloodlust pages.

Bloodlust..?! Sheesh, I haven't heard anyone mention that site in years.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:25 pm

Keeping an archive of Nesticle isn't an evil thing. It simply can't be called a good/great emu at this point in time.

Post by **badinsults** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:58 pm

Personally, I think it is great that they archive old, defunct emulators. However, they should really rank emulators so that newbies don't just pick the first one they see, and rather get the best ones.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:08 am

Deathlike2 wrote:Keeping an archive of Nesticle isn't an evil thing. It simply can't be called a good/great emu at this point in time.

Yeah, maybe they should keep it for nostalgia purpose, but they're calling it a good emulator? Gimme a freakin' break...

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:21 am

I remember when I first learned about emulation; I was at my sister's duplex, and her roommate's boyfriend had a Dreamcast with a NES emulator burned on a CD. We put the CD in my sister's CD drive, hoping we could play NES games, but my brother had to teach us to use a made-for-computer emulator. The emulator he downloaded was Nesticle. We edited the sprites of the Legend of Zelda.

We thought that was the coolest thing ever...

Rashidi · Post by **Rashidi** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 4:58 am

Aaron wrote:We edited the sprites of the Legend of Zelda.

We thought that was the coolest thing ever...

well, you're one of many who who tempted to edit LoZ sprite using Nesticle functionality, as i part of the crowd too.

leilei · Post by **leilei** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:19 am

neo_bahamut1985 wrote:
Deathlike2 wrote:Keeping an archive of Nesticle isn't an evil thing. It simply can't be called a good/great emu at this point in time.
Yeah, maybe they should keep it for nostalgia purpose, but they're calling it a good emulator? Gimme a freakin' break...

You're right, they should delete all those shrines too because OMG THEY'RE OLD. Damn the preservation of emulation history!

I.S.T. · Post by **I.S.T.** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:31 am

leilei, you're missing the point. It's the second emulator on that list, and it's going to be selected by quite a few people who don't know that much better emulators exist.

Nothing wrong with them having it. What's wrong is placing it so high on the list.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:51 am

badinsults wrote:Personally, I think it is great that they archive old, defunct emulators. However, they should really rank emulators so that newbies don't just pick the first one they see, and rather get the best ones.

Right.
NESticle should be down there with mIRCNES and TextNES and the like. Not the top of the list along with FCEUltra.

leilei wrote:
neo_bahamut1985 wrote:
Deathlike2 wrote:Keeping an archive of Nesticle isn't an evil thing. It simply can't be called a good/great emu at this point in time.
Yeah, maybe they should keep it for nostalgia purpose, but they're calling it a good emulator? Gimme a freakin' break...
You're right, they should delete all those shrines too because OMG THEY'RE OLD. Damn the preservation of emulation history!

Wow. Someone can't read.

That's pretty much EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE of what you're quoting.

Though I can think of more important things than NES emulation history that aren't being preserved right now.

bobthebuilder · Post by **bobthebuilder** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:50 am

It is not listed as the best... It is listed as popular... Which is true... They should remove popular and have the best category and put nestopia there.

funkyass · Post by **funkyass** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:18 am

popular from when?. it looks like they just gave it a face lift.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:23 am

bobthebuilder wrote:It is not listed as the best... It is listed as popular... Which is true...

How can it be popular when most systems can't even run it with sound?

I'll grant them FCEUltra on popular, but I think it's fading at this point.

And it's a pretty clear implication, regardless of what they actually labelled it.

creaothceann · Post by **creaothceann** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:45 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
bobthebuilder wrote:It is not listed as the best... It is listed as popular... Which is true...
How can it be popular when most systems can't even run it with sound?

DOSBox.

Kiki KaiKai · Post by **Kiki KaiKai** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:21 am

But....but.....where's the zsnes shrine?! What if I suddenly had the urge to play a copy of super mario world on zsnes point-two-five-whatever on my old dos box with Sci-Tech Display Doctor?!

Whew, it's still up. I can die happy.

http://zsnes.zophar.net/shrine/

Rashidi · Post by **Rashidi** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:31 pm

Kiki KaiKai wrote:Shrine, ZSnes, Dos, ScitechDD, etc...
http://zsnes.zophar.net/shrine/

a decade of awesomeness

Post by **grinvader** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:13 pm

NEWS FLASH: Zophar has manboobs.

Post by **Agozer** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:32 pm

grinvader wrote:NEWS FLASH: Zophar has manboobs.

That's not news.

powerspike · Post by **powerspike** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:47 pm

Wow they still have multi gauntlet emulator hosted. They really need a better organization system. At least have a section for outdated emulators or something rather then bundling them with the new ones.

Edit: In no particular order and before anyone else brings the stuff up: NeogrageX hacks, CPS2 xors, Me am brazil, emuallsystems, fatilla, swampass, emucult, raz, send paypal, dexter's 60FPS mame build, reirom, emulmao, BELIEVE, etc.

Good times.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:38 am

Kiki KaiKai wrote:Whew, it's still up. I can die happy.

http://zsnes.zophar.net/shrine/

Here are the lastest version(s) of ZSNES!
...
ZSNES 1.12 Windows & ZSNES 1.12 DOS

Hahaha.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:41 am

Here are the lastest version(s) of ZSNES!
...
ZSNES 1.12 Windows & ZSNES 1.12 DOS

Ouch.

DancemasterGlenn · Post by **DancemasterGlenn** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:03 am

neo_bahamut1985 wrote:Ouch.

Nothing 'ouch' about it: it's called a shrine for a reason. The current Zophar zsnes page has been properly updated to 1.51. This is more giggle-inducing nostalgia than a glaring error.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:50 am

DancemasterGlenn wrote:
neo_bahamut1985 wrote:Ouch.
Nothing 'ouch' about it: it's called a shrine for a reason. The current Zophar zsnes page has been properly updated to 1.51. This is more giggle-inducing nostalgia than a glaring error.

I see what you mean...my bad.

creaothceann · Post by **creaothceann** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:48 pm

Running the CT intro on the very first version is... interesting.

Post by **grinvader** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:55 pm

Agozer wrote:
grinvader wrote:NEWS FLASH: Zophar has manboobs.
That's not news.

Congraturation for missing the point !

Look at the thread topic next time !

Post by **Agozer** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:02 pm

grinvader wrote:
Agozer wrote:
grinvader wrote:NEWS FLASH: Zophar has manboobs.
That's not news.
Congraturation for missing the point !

Look at the thread topic next time !

I don't think I missed any points because I wasn't replying to any points to begin with.

My reply was just a reply, nothing more. A alcohol-induced ramdomness, if you will.