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I have a copy the T3k soundtrack; Minter's team gave me these files ages ago through their forum, so I think that qualifies them for the public domain. Let me know if other options don't work out and I can post them somewhere.

This is terrific news. Include me as a supporter of this project. I will be happy to purchase one, and even sacrifice a controller for the task.

As a corollary to my above post, I would be curious to know whether any other Nuon games make good use of surround sound. E.g., Merlin Racing could use sound effects in the rear channels to indicate when someone is shelling you from behind.

Greetings, everyone. It's been a while since I've visited. I'm prompted to write because on Sunday night, I fired up the ol' Nuon for the first time in ages, to demo T3k and the VLM for a visiting friend. In the process, I was reminded of how fun T3k was and ended up playing it until...

Man, I'm sorry to hear this. I just fired up my Nuon on Sunday night for the first time in several years, and I was delighted to see that it was still working. How common is the problem of a bad laser/drive? I picked up a backup N501, to hedge against such a possibility, but that's only...

So far, after a few rounds with the (unhacked) Logitech, I'm not that impressed with it. The buttons, especially the D-pad, are especially stiff. My thumbs were aching after only about four courses of Merlin Racing, particularly the left thumb ... I could still feel it in the morning. In my...

Yeah, the two I bought via eBay came to about US$22 shipped (total). They arrived today, I'm looking forward to making the hack. Just now I noticed that the Logitechs are new on Amazon for only US$5 (+$6 S/H). They used to be $15 there (pre-shipping), so that's not a bad deal. Of the two...

My own ranking: 1. Tempest 3000 2. Merlin Racing 3. Ballistic 4. Freefall 5. Iron Soldier 3 6. Next Tetris 7. Space Invaders T3k and Merlin Racing are so closely tied ... I probably play MR more often, but enjoy the experience of T3k more (playing on my 55" PDP with the volume cranked and...

Thanks for the feedback. As a result I just picked up a pair of the Logitechs on eBay. (And I don't think I'm the only one ... before I started this thread, that seller on eBay had eight of them available for a long time. Now they have only one remaining.)

Hey all, I'm curious, so let's do a survey: when playing Nuon games, which controller do you use? I'll start: I have a Stealth for primary use, with a backup Warrior for two-player Merlin Racing. My ulterior motive for posting this thread is to see how many people (if any) are using...

It wasn't my plan to do any personal prints, but I could be persuaded if there's enough interest. (Say, 10 or more for both IS3 and/or TNT.) PM me if you're interested (at an estimated cost of US$2-5 apiece, including domestic shipping).

Do you plan on hosting that file on the web site yourself? Personally, I'd prefer not to be responsible for hosting it, and I clean up that tmp directory every few months, so unless it gets archived somewhere it might have a short web-life.

I had a spare moment this afternoon, and it seemed like a relaxing endeavor, so I took a quick ( < 30 minutes) pass at cleaning up K3V's TNT cover. http://www.megarat.com/tmp/tntcover.jpg Most of the work involved leveling out some of the shading/artifacts, but I also made a design decision...

It's been a while since I've done it, but yeah, I recall that you take the image in on a flash drive, and tell them at the counter which file you want printed on which size/type paper, and what quality/type of printout (e.g., color laser). I recommend that the files you want printed be the only...

The only advice I can offer is: (a) take it to a professional print shop, since it will look better that what you can do at home and will likely be worth the extra $.$$. (b) use a heavier stock paper; not necessarily card stock, but heavier than standard printer paper. The actual inserts...