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BGOllie

BGOllie wrote: »

just a Minitel terminal really. it doesn't have much inside. Some people have converted it as a terminal for a raspery pie though. need to look into that

NeoGeo mini maybe :P

KeRbDoG

My auld lad just reminded me I had one in their house the other day, must grab it. Its just a dumb terminal with a modem. It can be adapted to become a serial terminal device should it have a DIN style connector on the rear I believe. Should you connect it up to a phone line (like I did when I got it many many years ago), it dials France found that out after a phone bill came in with a 'who called France?!' shout

This is far from the most interesting thing posted here as I'm sure we all know what a Playstation looks like by now but I picked up a PS1 premodded off ebay a few days back.


The seller sent a stack of his old backed up discs along with the console, mostly kids sh!te but a few decent titles in there.
There was also some proper ghetto copies in there:D

Firefox11

Just got this today too. Never had a PS 1

It's a fantastic console.
I must acquire a memory card soon, I used to have quite a few but they seem to be lost to time

CiDeRmAn

With the PSOne it's worth watching out for the official screen for it.
It's pretty cool tbh, though only composite afaik

Doge

Picked up a boxed Sony Vita OLED model from a seller on adverts yesterday with uncharted: golden abyss and a 4GB card for 90 quid.

Turned out the seller is one of the guys who runs Barcadia, it's a small world in Cork! Absolutely sound guy to deal with and the screen is immaculate.

Now fingers crossed theFlow0 releases the custom firmware on July 1st!

Gamer Bhoy 89

I already own the game since 1993 and that was also the first Retro Gamer magazine I bought.






My favourite game of all time. Sorry for the abundance of different photos, I was overexcited

eddhorse

Nicely done with Flashback and nice Vita, great price.

Doge

Thanks Edd!

And wow I had no idea there was a limited run of Flashback for the Switch!

Was there a Kickstarter to fund it or something?

McLoughlin

Doge wrote: »

Thanks Edd!

And wow I had no idea there was a limited run of Flashback for the Switch!

Was there a Kickstarter to fund it or something?

I don't think so I got it via Amazon.de

Gamer Bhoy 89

Doge wrote: »

....I had no idea there was a limited run of Flashback for the Switch!

Was there a Kickstarter to fund it or something?

The lead designer for the original, Paul Cuisset, gave the game to French publisher Microids to release it on the Switch as part of the 25th anniversary of the game (well, the console release anyway. The original Amiga version was released in 1992, 26 years ago).
40,000 copies of the Collector's Edition were made and it's also available digitally for €20 (C.E. is €40)
It's a very decent remaster, with the core gameplay untouched and all the little enchancements you'd expect (filters, save-states etc.). You can play it two different ways: Original or New. Original lets you play it as it was in its original form, and New lets you play it with fast-forward/rewind enabled and save-states turned on. From what I've played so far I can safely say this is the definitive version of Flashback. The soundtrack has also been remastered (by choice, you can switch between that and the original SFX/music) and I personally think it sounds class.
I love this game so much.

wheresmahbombs

I'd probably like to get it, but €20 is too much for a remaster of a >25-year-old game.

Gamer Bhoy 89

wheresmahbombs wrote: »

I'd probably like to get it, but €20 is too much for a remaster of a >25-year-old game.

You can be certain it'll go on sale often. It seems the type of game. Then again every game you buy you get reward points for the eShop, I always find it handy if I'm stuck a couple of bob for a game.

Doge

40 for a collectors edition is a bit of a bargain though!

Gamer Bhoy 89

Doge wrote: »

40 for a collectors edition is a bit of a bargain though!

Is it? I have no idea. I was getting that thing whether it was 40 or 100 :pac:

The value may shoot up though in a few years considering it's in limited quantity

Doge

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

Is it? I have no idea. I was getting that thing whether it was 40 or 100 :pac:

The value may shoot up though in a few years considering it's in limited quantity

We'll compared to collectors editions on PS4 or Xbox One, they can go from 60 or 70 euro and upwards!

BGOllie

also bringing this bad boy home with me

DaveyDave

Doge wrote: »

We'll compared to collectors editions on PS4 or Xbox One, they can go from 60 or 70 euro and upwards!

Any new game is 70, add some DLC pass to it and suddenly the 'collector's edition' is €100 with barely any physical stuff, if any. Sad state of gaming these days unfortunately, every game has a season pass etc. Usually a steel book case and DLC that anyone could buy on the store. Nothing exclusive. Red Dead Redemption 2 collector's pack doesn't even have the game.

It wasnt even that long ago you'd get good stuff, I have Alan Wake on 360 which comes with a small hardback novel, extra DVD and soundtrack. The box is even shaped like a book. Same with Forza 2, comes with a book on how to race as well as in depth info on some of the cars. Picked these up in my CeX days so whenever we took stuff in I got first dibs on it.

You should see the Gran Turismo 5 kit I have. USB key, metal keyring, genuine leather wallet etc. I don't even have a PS3 but when it came through in CeX I grabbed it for about €35.

I know the likes of Doom for example came with a statue, but I'm more of an artwork and soundtrack kind of guy.

Gamer Bhoy 89

DaveyDave wrote: »

I have Alan Wake on 360 which comes with a small hardback novel, extra DVD and soundtrack. The box is even shaped like a book.

I used to have that, I absolutely regret selling it

DaveyDave wrote: »

I'm more of an artwork and soundtrack kind of guy.

My kinda guy. We should be pals. We already have the same name so we're off to a great start :pac:

Gamer Bhoy 89

BGOllie wrote: »

also bringing this bad boy home with me

What is it?? I'm nearly 29 so this looks way before my time, no offense :P

accensi0n

Few new NES games. My god micro machines is so much fun for something so simple. Remember playing it over 20 years ago on the mega drive.

Love Solomons key so much, have the pcb, nes, famicom and gb versions, addictive as hell!

BGOllie

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

What is it?? I'm nearly 29 so this looks way before my time, no offense :P

it's an oscilloscope They're still in use nowadays, although more modern versions
This one came from my dad's stack of electronics. He got a pile of stuff off his work when they started renewing all their equipment. These were going into the bin so he took them

CiDeRmAn

Might get Tennis for Two running on it!

Doge

BGOllie wrote: »

it's an oscilloscope They're still in use nowadays, although more modern versions
This one came from my dad's stack of electronics. He got a pile of stuff off his work when they started renewing all their equipment. These were going into the bin so he took them

Stick an audio cable into it and it would be great for seeing the audio waveforms when you're making your own synthesizer patches!

The Last Bandit

Scopes are awesome, definitely one of the best (and most complicated !!) pieces of kit for when you're messing about with electronics of any description.
Don't have to spend a fortune on one either to get started.

Thargor

They used to build them into some hi-fis back in the day, my dream piece of audio equipment when I build a proper entertainment centre in my own place:

Steve X2

Not really a get, more a make.
I 3D printed a bunch of these Banzai Bills and other bits and pieces for prizes for a kids party the other day. These were fairly popular as you can unscrew the base and store some sweets in them(which is what we did). They're about the size of a can of coke, maybe a little bigger.

I managed to keep one for myself

BGOllie

last grab from france. Got a tv pattern generator. Handy for calibrating rgb arcade monitor whenever you swap tubes or need to realign the beams ... once in a blue moon Still this is a rare sought after model