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Map Requests / Re: JonLeung's Requests

« Last post by JonLeung on January 13, 2026, 04:34:10 pm »

Other than the PC, my most-requested platform is the Super NES, but we don't see those map requests fulfilled that often.

But, today we've got maps for the Japanese-exclusive Rudra no Hihou (J) ("Treasure of the Rudras") thanks to Guard Master!
Okay, it's a Super Famicom game, but you know, same diff.

Now, confession time: I haven't actually played this game.
But I requested it, because, well, it's a 16-bit turn-based fantasy JRPG by Square, released late in the Super Famicom's lifespan. Do I really need to say more?

As that's from the "peak Square RPG" era, I'd definitely consider playing it one day.
Of course, maps would be handy for that.

It's truly underrated - the only time I hear anything about it is when people are saying it's underrated.  It seems to get less attention than SaGa, Front Mission and Live A Live. Live A Live sorta-recently got a Switch rerelease, wonder if Square'll also consider giving Rudra no Hihou another shot? It sure seems like something that needs more attention, and now we have the maps for it!

Thanks again, Guard Master!

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Map Requests / Re: JonLeung's Requests

« Last post by JonLeung on January 11, 2026, 07:29:57 pm »

We've got the maps for The Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper!, thanks to zagato blackfist, of course!

As I told zagato, this is a funny coincidence.  Earlier today, my brother and I were talking about the NES games featuring The Flintstones and The Jetsons, and trying to remember if we actually rented them back in the day.  We definitely rented the first The Flintstones game, probably not the second (which is a later game and quite rare, and not actually a Blockbuster exclusive as many have claimed), but we were both sure we never actually rented The Jetson's: Cogswell's Caper! at the time.  And then, less than a couple of hours later, zagato sent me these maps, wow!

(I was at a Harlem Globetrotters 100th anniversary show this afternoon, that's why I couldn't get them up right away.  zagato blackfist also mapped the Harlem Globetrotters NES game, would've been funny if that was sent in today too, LOL.)

I recall that something similar happened in March 2024 when he sent in maps for Friday The 13th and A Nightmare On Elm Street on the same day I got those games in the mail from eBay.  Crazy.

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Gaming / Re: Crater, a Sokoban clone for MS-DOS

« Last post by FlyingArmor on January 11, 2026, 10:44:25 am »

That is such a cool project! There is something incredibly satisfying about coding for MS-DOS—it’s like the ultimate "back to basics" challenge. Using Sokoban as a stepping stone toward a JRPG is actually a brilliant move. It forces you to master the core logic of tile-based movement, collision detection, and level loading, which is exactly the foundation you'll need for those top-down town and dungeon maps later on.

That's all well and good, but have you played the game?

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Gaming / Expert Software's Casino CD Game, Anybody Remember That?

« Last post by Cyartog959 on January 07, 2026, 04:35:40 pm »

It's been quite at my mind towards memory lane lately, but does anyone actually remember playing Expert Software's Casino CD Game from your young years?

As much as I can remember, I enjoyed playing the many casino based games in that CD, on Windows 98 then, and much I could remember are the recognizable casino sound effects heard in many TV shows before and later on when I was in the midst of selecting any game. I still remember having fun playing them again and again for many days... just not too crazy long, that is.

In case some of your memories are hazy, here are some images as proof.







I love those fond memories, but, so far, I don't see anyone posting gameplay/longplay videos of Expert Software's Casino CD Game online. I've been trying to search for them wherever I could get the chance, and, so far, no dice(no pun intended).

I hope and feel someone who can utilize their time to create and upload said videos online to give us a good time reliving it, wherever we are.

To those who have played it before, what do you remember about that CD game? You can tell us your memories here.

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VGMaps Social Board / Re: What's gonna be the 50,000th Map in VGMaps History?

« Last post by Cyartog959 on January 07, 2026, 04:07:34 pm »

Well... I don't want people sending in a bunch of low-quality maps just to be the one that hits that milestone.

A few years ago, I offered to old and new mappers that anyone who had submitted like 20 or 50 maps or whatever could get a free "Nintendo Quest DVD" from me (as I had so many after doing an event in 2015 but now needed to move them as they weren't selling)....

But it was around the time that this one person, a new mapper, who probably only just wanted the "free" DVD, started submitting a lot of low-quality stuff.  I'm not one to refuse maps if technically they are maps, but man... is the site always improved with more maps, especially if they're like those?

And as nice as it is to be able to say we have lots of maps, technically maps would work better the fewer there are.  As in, no unnecessary fragmentation.

Before we got complete Super Metroid maps for each area (thanks, Rick Bruns!), someone tried to send in maps they had extracted from the game somehow... meaning that it was hundreds of images, separate files, one for each room.  Come on, a single room isn't really a map...

I want there to be 50,000 maps, sure, but we'll get there.  And if I say we're close, I hope that if anything, that it encourages people to continue to make good maps, not to pivot to making worse maps that they can pump out faster.

I didn't say we'd want maps rushed to that low-quality. I'm just saying of what kinds of commemorations to think of in that honor when it happens.

The overall, updated map count you gave really gave me some excitement, but you do have good points of wanting maps at good quality, and yes, encouragement is necessary to keep on going. We do have universally basic standards to keep.

Yeah, I wouldn't want all rooms of any Metroidvania as their own maps, either. Separate areas, yes, but not all rooms as maps.

Aside from people still wanting physical discs, DVD, Blu-Ray, whichever(new formats can still be made alongside them), and still fighting to preserve them(believe me; certain outlets, like streaming, are like unstable, slippery slopes that can hurt quite badly), I'm sure your Nintendo Quest is a good favorite among others, and whatever you may cook up next for another release afterwards will be more well-enjoyed.

But, other than that, we're sure to have a good celebration for the 50,000th map that we can remember from. There's plenty of time to think of commemoration ideas, but I won't get into them.

I'm sure we'll all be looking forward to that moment when it comes in VGMaps history.

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VGMaps Social Board / Re: What's gonna be the 50,000th Map in VGMaps History?

« Last post by JonLeung on January 07, 2026, 11:53:21 am »

Well... I don't want people sending in a bunch of low-quality maps just to be the one that hits that milestone.

A few years ago, I offered to old and new mappers that anyone who had submitted like 20 or 50 maps or whatever could get a free "Nintendo Quest DVD" from me (as I had so many after doing an event in 2015 but now needed to move them as they weren't selling). And, perhaps because DVDs are passé, or that a different version of "Nintendo Quest" is now on YouTube or whatever, very, very few people actually took that deal.

But it was around the time that this one person, a new mapper, who probably only just wanted the "free" DVD, started submitting a lot of low-quality stuff.  I'm not one to refuse maps if technically they are maps, but man... is the site always improved with more maps, especially if they're like those?

And as nice as it is to be able to say we have lots of maps, technically maps would work better the fewer there are.  As in, no unnecessary fragmentation.

Before we got complete Super Metroid maps for each area (thanks, Rick Bruns!), someone tried to send in maps they had extracted from the game somehow... meaning that it was hundreds of images, separate files, one for each room.  Come on, a single room isn't really a map...

I want there to be 50,000 maps, sure, but we'll get there.  And if I say we're close, I hope that if anything, that it encourages people to continue to make good maps, not to pivot to making worse maps that they can pump out faster.

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Map Requests / Re: Maps to Cover...

« Last post by Cyartog959 on January 07, 2026, 11:25:08 am »

Got more yet-to-be mapped games in line...

101 - Nagano Winter Olympics '98 (PlayStation, Nintendo 64, 1997/98) Dev: Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka and Toyko, Publisher: Konami
102 - Disney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue (PC, PlayStation, Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, 2000) Dev: Crystal Dynamics, Digital Eclipse(GBC Version), Publisher: Eidos Interactive, Disney Interactive(PC Version, Activision(GBC) (Yes, that was *laughs* intentional. )
103 - Wave Race 64 (Nintendo 64, 1996) Dev: Nintendo EAD, Publisher: Nintendo
104 - XGIII: Extreme G Racing (PlayStation 2, GameCube, 2001) Dev: Acclaim Studios Cheltenham, Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment
105 - James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire (PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, 2001/02) Dev: EA Redwood Shores, Xbox port by Savage Entertainment, Publisher: Electronic Arts
106 - Driven (PlayStation, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, 2001/02) Dev: BAM! Studios Europe, Crawfish Interactive (GBA Version), Publisher: BAM! Entertainment
107 - Gran Turismo (PlayStation) Dev: Polys Entertainment, Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
108 - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (Dreamcast, PlayStation, PC, Game Boy Color, 2000) Dev: Traveller's Tales, Publisher: Activision, Disney Interactive (PC Version)
109 - Project Gotham Racing (Xbox, 2001) Dev: Bizzare Creations, Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
110 - Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding (Xbox, 2001) Dev: Salt Lake Games Studio, Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
111 - Coolboarders (PlayStation, 1996) Dev: UEP systems, Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
112 - Azurik: Rise of Perathia (Xbox, 2002) Dev: Adrenium Games, Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
113 - Rampage World Tour (Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Game Boy Color, N64, PC, 1997/98) Dev: Game Refuge, Midway Studios San Diego (PlayStation Version), Point of View (Saturn and PC Versions), Saffire (N64 Version) Publisher: Midway, GT Interactive(EU)
114 - NightCaster: Defeat the Darkness (Xbox, 2002) Dev: VR1 Entertainment, Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
115 - MotoGP: Ultimate Racing Technology (GBA, Xbox, PC, N-Gage, Mobile, 2002) Dev: Visual Impact(GBA Version), Climax Brighton(PC and Xbox Versions), Cybiko(Mobile Version), THQ(N-Gage Version)
116 - Top Gear Rally (Nintendo 64) Dev: Boss Game Studios, Publisher: Midway, Kemco(EU)
117 - San Fransisco: Rush Extreme Racing (Arcade, N64, PS1, PC, 1996/97/98) Dev: Atari Games, Midway (N64), Climax Development (PS1 Version), Publisher: Atari Games, Midway Studios(N64, PS1, and PC Versions)
118 - Pandemonium 2 (PlayStation, PC, 1997) Dev: Crystal Dynamics. Publisher: Midway, Crystal Dynamics(EU, PS1 Version), UbiSoft (EU, PC Version)
119 - Off Road Challenge (Arcade, N64, 1997/98) Midway Studios San Diego, Avalanche Software (N64 Version), Publisher: Midway, GT Interactive (EU)
120 - Test Drive Overdrive: The Brotherhood of Speed (PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC, 2002) Dev: Pitbull Syndicate, Publisher: Infogrames
121 - Splashdown (PlayStation 2, Xbox, 2001/02) Dev: Rainbow Studios, Publisher: Infogrames
122 - Star Wars Racer Revenge (PlayStation 2, 2002) Dev: Rainbow Studios, Publisher: LucasArts
123 - Enclave (Xbox, PC, 2002/03) Dev: Starbreeze Studios, Publisher: Conspiracy Games (Xbox Version), Swing! Entertainment (EU), Black Label Games (PC Version), Atari Europe S.A.S.U. (EU)
124 - Gun Metal (Xbox, PC, 2002) Dev: Rage Games, Publisher: Majesco Sales, Rage Games (EU, Xbox Version), Strategy First (PC Version), Zoo Digital (EU, PC Version)
125 - X-Men Legends (PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, N-Gage, 2004/05), Dev: Raven Software, Barking Lizards Technologies (N-Gage Version), Publisher: Activision

Side note - Later on, I'll color their names based on their mapping progress, as my means of keeping track.

There's more later...

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VGMaps Social Board / 50,000th Map Unique Commemeration planned?

« Last post by Cyartog959 on January 07, 2026, 09:56:42 am »

Just a thought, Jon, but, once that mapping milestone's made, won't you have something made and ready for the mapper responsible for achieving the 50,000th map, along with whichever game is marked for it? I'd like to see it.

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Map Requests / Re: Mega Man Maps

« Last post by Cyartog959 on January 07, 2026, 09:49:05 am »

Hello!  I'm a Mega Man and Metroid fan.

I hope you guys can map more Mega Man games!

It's surprising to me that the PSP games aren't mapped yet.

Yeah... TerraEsperZ's tag, that I briefly read, currently says "Current project: Mega Man: Powered Up (PSP)", and yet, no word on its progress are made... so far. I don't know much, other than guessing life's been keeping TerraEsperZ busy, but I'm hopeful time will be made to map that.

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Map Requests / Re: Mega Man Maps

« Last post by JonLeung on January 07, 2026, 09:28:57 am »

Just came across this one... Mega Man: Space Rescue.  (Not a Mega Man: Star Force game... just looks like classic Mega Man but in a spacesuit.  Weird.)

I know we have at least one J2ME expert here, LOL...