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I'd buy that for a $: Retro bargains

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    #1802
    Doge
    Registered Users Posts: 8,951 ✭✭✭Doge


    Speaking of SNES the 8biitdo 2.4ghz controllers for the original SNES are going for a decent price on the official 8bitdo store on Ali.

    https://a.aliexpress.com/_mPgc3tR

    I tried ordering 2 separetely but they combined the package so be aware of that.


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    #1803
    Colonel Panic
    Registered Users Posts: 2,017 ✭✭✭Colonel Panic


    Nice one, Doge! I've been after some of those for a while, but they've been sold out on US Amazon since December!

    I went for one US and one JPN version as I play on a US SNES in my fortress of solitude, but a JPN coloured SuperNT in the office.


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    #1804
    Doge
    Registered Users Posts: 8,951 ✭✭✭Doge


    Apparently they'll work on windows or android wired also.


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    #1805
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,819 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Thanks, ordered a few controllers there myself.
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    #1806
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,456 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    They really are great controllers.

    The amount of wireless controllers released for old consoles of the last few years has been one of the best developments in retro gaming for me in a very long time.

    Have most of my main consoles wireless now, so you can sit them on top of monitors etc without ugly cabling running all over the place.


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    #1807
    Jack burton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,772 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    Going to pick up one of them and a pair of the mega drive ones


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    #1808
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,819 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    What's the story with Aliexpress customs? Am I likely to get stung?
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    #1809
    KeRbDoG
    Registered Users Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭KeRbDoG


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    What's the story with Aliexpress customs? Am I likely to get stung?
    They now tend to drop ship into The Netherlands and then post onwards from there once you use the Aliexpress 'this will take a month+' shipping option - I've bought quite a bit in the past few months but its mostly cheap like those controllers


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    #1810
    Retr0gamer
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    Just wondering as getting it sent to work so don't want the security guys getting confused by getting told they need to pay customs!
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    #1811
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,456 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Check out this cool little device, it lets you output video from a DS to a TV. Main downside is it's only composite.

    https://rhotronix.com/

    Top screen displayed on your tv, bottom screen remains on the DS.

    Some pictures of it in action here

    https://www.reddit.com/r/crtgaming/comments/n1tppp/pokemon_heartgold_looks_awesome_on_a_crt/


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    #1812
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,528 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    sugarman wrote: »
    Neat little device.

    I seen a video somewhere only a few weeks ago of someone tapping the board directly for composite output. Cant find it now, but it just looked like RCA connectors soldered to test points on the board.

    This yoke is probably doing a similar enough job just via the ribbon cable and in a neater overall package. Maybe with what looks like a video amplifier on the board for a slightly better picture.

    I think $70 is a bit much for it though.

    With a bit of tinkering, you could prob do a DIY job of it for virtually nothing.

    https://github.com/LostNintendoHistory/Lost-NDS-TV


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    #1813
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,456 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Wow! Fascinating stuff, amazing to think they could have lashed a TV out button on it like the Nomad.

    Imagine we'd been playing our DS games on the TV back in the day.


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    #1814
    CiDeRmAn
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    o1s1n wrote: »
    Wow! Fascinating stuff, amazing to think they could have lashed a TV out button on it like the Nomad.

    Imagine we'd been playing our DS games on the TV back in the day.

    With a DSLite, I could have been playing the Mario Kart Advance on the big screen, my favourite MK game!


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    #1815
    Doge
    Registered Users Posts: 8,951 ✭✭✭Doge


    Nintendo: Game And Watch Super Mario Bros €42.99 @Argos:

    https://m.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?searchTerms=Game%2520watch


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    #1816
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,819 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    My controllers are in Ireland.

    I'm more excited about these than I was about getting my GPU :D
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    #1817
    Inviere
    Registered Users Posts: 7,479 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    My controllers are in Ireland.

    I'm more excited about these than I was about getting my GPU :D

    Did you get a 3080 after all??

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    #1818
    Retr0gamer
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    Inviere wrote: »
    Did you get a 3080 after all??

    No gave up on a 3080. Prices and availability were just insane.

    I got a gpu from the amd GPU drop every thursday and even then it was tough to get one. Ended up with a 6900xt as they were easier to get. Thats a lot of money for a card but just happy I have a great PC now. 6900xt is excellent except when it comes to raytracing but even then it's not too shabby. Resi 8 hopefully is how things will go in the future with ray tracing optimised for the amd architecture as it runs nicely with it on.

    And honestly, raytracing isn't all that impressive. There's a slight difference but rasterised effects come pretty close with stuff like SSR and AO. I mean even DF has a hard time distinguishing SSR and ray traced reflections sometimes.

    Full path traced ray tracing is the way forward but I think we are 2 generations of cards away from that being a thing at 4K and higher at 60 fps.
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    #1819
    Colonel Panic
    Registered Users Posts: 2,017 ✭✭✭Colonel Panic


    I’m still using my 1070 having bailed on getting an RTX card as well! I even bought a G-Sync monitor to prepare.

    Ah well, all but the newest of new games still run great in high settings at 1440p


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    #1820
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,819 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    I've a 3440x1440 monitor and the 1070 just was never quite good enough for it. Nearly always had to drop to 1440p.

    Now my computer is far better than my monitor.

    I'll be looking for a new one but have to decide on high refresh or 4K. And also save some money, this PC has cost me a lot!
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    #1821
    Inviere
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    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    I'll be looking for a new one but have to decide on high refresh or 4K. And also save some money, this PC has cost me a lot!

    PC monitors are a bit behind the curve at the mo. The perfect monitor for me would be 28/32", HDR, Gsync, and have some hdmi 2.1 ports.....but it doesn't exist yet. They're still pumping out monitors with hdmi 2.0 ports for some bizarre reason, which limit any new/next gen consoles that are connected.

    The only panel with those specs is an LG CX tv, but smallest panel is 48". Colossal first world problems

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    #1822
    Retr0gamer
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    And they are all IPS monitors which have god awful black levels and terrible HDR.

    It's such a shame OLED just doesn't make good monitors because of burn in but then I've no choice really until I get my own place and can hook up and a monitor and a OLED.
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    #1823
    Inviere
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    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    And they are all IPS monitors which have god awful black levels and terrible HDR.

    Yep, same as mid/higher end TV's.....absolutely awful. I'm using a near 10 year old 1080p backlit 42" LG tv here as my monitor, and it wipes the floor with a 2019 4K LG ~700 tv for blacks. Dimming zones just don't work, there's always big halos around brighter objects on dark backgrounds.

    OLED has incredible picture quality, and the burn in mitigations are very good these days, but you still couldn't use one as a daily driver for a pc.

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    #1824
    Retr0gamer
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    Aliexpress order seems to be stuck in customs :(
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    #1825
    Colonel Panic
    Registered Users Posts: 2,017 ✭✭✭Colonel Panic


    8BitDo controllers? Mine too!


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    #1826
    Retr0gamer
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    Colonel Panic wrote: »
    8BitDo controllers? Mine too!

    Yep
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    #1827
    KeRbDoG
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    Did they get shipped via NL Post?


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    #1828
    [Deleted User]
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    I stuck my SSF2 CPS2 up for sale.
    It was my grail game for years but now I never play it.
    need money for car parts :o


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    #1829
    Colonel Panic
    Registered Users Posts: 2,017 ✭✭✭Colonel Panic


    BrownFinger wrote: »
    I stuck my SSF2 CPS2 up for sale.
    It was my grail game for years but now I never play it.
    need money for car parts :o

    Gah! Just when I thought I’d bought my last board for a while.


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    #1830
    Retr0gamer
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    Those controllers are still stuck in customs and have had no emails, letters or phone calls from them.
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    #1831
    Doge
    Registered Users Posts: 8,951 ✭✭✭Doge


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Those controllers are still stuck in customs and have had no emails, letters or phone calls from them.

    Are you going by the AliExpress tracking bar thingy?

    Mine just says arrived at destination country on the AliExpress tracking page but the postnl tracking is very sparse. It just says item ready for shipment.

    I'd say hang tough a while as they may not be in customs at all and just in the backlog.


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