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Burzum

Any one recommend a good joystick or controller for Amstrad 464 plus and Atari 520ST.

Thanks in advance

DinoRex

Burzum wrote: »

Any one recommend a good joystick or controller for Amstrad 464 plus and Atari 520ST.

Thanks in advance

They'll take C64 joysticks, won't they?

You can get new Competition Pro sticks here:

http://amigastore.eu/en/307-competition-pro-joystick-retro.html

Burzum

Thanks for the link will order 1 this weekend

Tom Mann Centuria

DinoRex wrote: »

They'll take C64 joysticks, won't they?

You can get new Competition Pro sticks here:

http://amigastore.eu/en/307-competition-pro-joystick-retro.html

Sega Master system pad will work too.

DinoRex

I know you have to be mindful of some of the console gamepads with more than one button as they can send an electrical charge into your computer that it isn't able to take and can cause a fault over time.

smurf492

Shapey Fiend wrote:

I'm trying to remember if they had the version of Virtua Racing with full cars in Eyre Square Supermacs upstairs. They definitely had 8 linked cabs anyway it was pretty amazing.

They sure did. And a very busy machine it was too. Great place it was. Was in seapoint salthill on Saturday and sad to see what it has become

Tom Mann Centuria

DinoRex wrote: »

I know you have to be mindful of some of the console gamepads with more than one button as they can send an electrical charge into your computer that it isn't able to take and can cause a fault over time.

True enough, master system one worked fine on my ST bitd, and works fine with a Kempston interface on my Spectrums today, though you are quite right to suggest caution.

Comp Pro, zipstick or the superior Powerplay Cruiser joystick can be got for under twenty pounds on ebay and are pretty bombproof joysticks.

rubadub

Belle & Sebastian in vicar street a couple of nights ago.

Spot the games in the background.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-w-8dwNvew

I see californian games, I think paperboy but looks the wrong direction. Moonbuggy, maybe pole position.

I know this is a bit of a long shot but my buddy is turning 30 in April and his missus wants to get him a sonic the hedgehog themed cake with 30 rings. Can anyone recommend a cake maker that would do a decent job on it

Jack burton

Whereabouts are you located?

Doge

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

I know this is a bit of a long shot but my buddy is turning 30 in April and his missus wants to get him a sonic the hedgehog themed cake with 30 rings. Can anyone recommend a cake maker that would do a decent job on it

A cake of tremendous power you're looking for? One with all the chaos emeralds perhaps!

Jack burton

Jack burton wrote: »

Whereabouts are you located?

Cork, should've mentioned that in the original post, sorry

Doge

Doge wrote: »

A cake of tremendous power you're looking for? One with all the chaos emeralds perhaps!

That would tick all the boxes.

Doge

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

That would tick all the boxes.

Try doing a Facebook search for decorative cakes cork and click pages I'd say. Should be able to decide by reviews and photos.

DaveyDave

So the Dreamcast arcade stick seems to go for €75+ so that's a no. It doesn't seem like I can use the thumbstick in Marvel Vs Capcom and the 4-way dpad is a bit crap, is there any alternatives?

Why didn't they use the 8 way d-pad like the Saturn...

CiDeRmAn

DaveyDave wrote: »

So the Dreamcast arcade stick seems to go for €75+ so that's a no. It doesn't seem like I can use the thumbstick in Marvel Vs Capcom and the 4-way dpad is a bit crap, is there any alternatives?

Why didn't they use the 8 way d-pad like the Saturn...

There seems to be some other arcade sticks out there for the DC but they all come in around the same price or more expensive.
At least with the Arcade Stick you are buying a stick that is very good and moddable, so you'll only have to buy one... maybe two!

DaveyDave

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

There seems to be some other arcade sticks out there for the DC but they all come in around the same price or more expensive.
At least with the Arcade Stick you are buying a stick that is very good and moddable, so you'll only have to buy one... maybe two!

The only fighting game I really care for is Marvel Vs Capcom. Street Fighter Alpha 3 is ok but I prefer the Capcom/Darkstalkers mix. That and they're all damn expensive so not really looking at investing in any more.

If I get a bonus in work then I'll get one :P

Retr0gamer

DaveyDave wrote: »

The only fighting game I really care for is Marvel Vs Capcom. Street Fighter Alpha 3 is ok but I prefer the Capcom/Darkstalkers mix. That and they're all damn expensive so not really looking at investing in any more.

If I get a bonus in work then I'll get one :P

The Japanese versions are pretty common, might be a better way to go.

CiDeRmAn

And, need it be said there are.... other ways, ahem, to play DC games on a DC.... with, like, things and whatnot....
oh look!
A squirrel!
....

DaveyDave

Apparently my Dreamcast is the revision that needs a 'disc' but it didn't need one when I tried...

The only game I can think of that I'd like is Vampire Chronicle but that was NTSC-J only anyway, maybe House of the Dead 2 for the novelty of being Japanese.

Saturn on the other hand I might get the Action Replay cart because House of the Dead is feckin expensive and there's only one PAL copy on eBay at the moment that isn't selling but keeps getting relisted at about €80...

I've also noticed it's cheaper to get NTSC games actually from Japan, rather than off some bloke in the UK trying to sell the novelty. I was thinking about picking up the Silent Hill series in Japanese (complete waste of money as I wouldn't be able to play them, but I collect the series and also like the look of Japanese things and they weren't expensive either)

I also found out the hard way that a cart adapter for the Mega Drive won't play NTSC games. So I had to sell my Japanese copy of Sonic 2

Shapey Fiend

A friend had a Honeybee adapter seemed to play Japanese MD games OK but that was early days before they introduced the software lock.

o1s1n

About 70% of Megadrive games aren't region locked. (Could have sworn Sonic 2 wasn't) All those honey bee adapters do is let the cart fit in the cart slot. You can get around that by just cutting the two thin plastic tabs off the cart slot on the console.

Jack burton

The mega drive region mod is super easy to do. Every console should have that as a standard these days.

I'm no modder or anything but even I found that a doddle to do

Shapey Fiend

My dad improvised the cart slot mod back in the day with a plyers, hammer and screwdriver scratching it to bits in the process. It's a wonder he didn't break it outright with his DIY skills.

o1s1n

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

My dad improvised the cart slot mod back in the day with a plyers, hammer and screwdriver scratching it to bits in the process. It's a wonder he didn't break it outright with his DIY skills.

Jaysus!

Sharp knife and a gas hob is all you need.

Nerdkiller1991

GASP! T-TH-TH-THE-THE-THE RAGE!

Doge

ebbsy wrote: »

Guys/Gals

I have the original PAL Megadrive, could somebody tell me which kind of cable I would need for a modern TV please. Is there anywhere in Ireland that sells this ?

Thanks in advance.

Bit late replying to this but if your TV has a scart input then you should buy one of the RGB Scart cables as suggested, and if the TV doesn't support it you can buy this Ex-Pro AV Pro Scart to HDMI converter which does a great job for the price.
It won't give you scanlines but it has excellent colour compared to some other converters out there:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ex-Pro-AV-Pro-Converter-Output-Upscaler-Black/dp/B00ABOB1NU/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Antibac

o1s1n wrote: »

About 70% of Megadrive games aren't region locked. (Could have sworn Sonic 2 wasn't) All those honey bee adapters do is let the cart fit in the cart slot. You can get around that by just cutting the two thin plastic tabs off the cart slot on the console.

Is there anywhere that has a list of region locked ones O1s1n?

Retr0gamer

Antibac wrote: »

Is there anywhere that has a list of region locked ones O1s1n?

Just mod the Megadrive. I mean there's absolutely no reason not to have it modded as you are crippling yourself with 50Hz and won't have to worry about region locking BS.

Antibac

Antibac wrote: »

Is there anywhere that has a list of region locked ones O1s1n?

http://segaage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=45&threadid=83645