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CiDeRmAn · 31-01-2017 01:33AM

The Micomsoft PC Engine controller, the Rolls-Royce/Bentley of games controllers, has an integral multitap afaik.
My one was made for the Chinese/Asian market and doesn't have this feature.
The multiple ports on the controller are important as the console only has one itself.
This is despite the system being replete with gaming goodness.

The Last Bandit · 31-01-2017 09:23AM

Bracken3000 wrote: »

Never seen that daisy chain mechanic before, its pretty clever. I guess it was never used more often on other systems because they would rather you have to buy more of their products, multi tap etc, than simply linking up pads.

Daisy chaining is great until the bollox you're playing against starts unplugging you on the sly

3DO controllers are ok, d-pad is a bit vague but usable enough (much better than the CD32 controller).

31-01-2017 09:44AM

Wanted to get some thought on this Rasberry PI kit; looked fairly straight forward for the price. Picked it up last week an awaiting shipment.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/332083283205?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l6004&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI332083283205.N41.S1.R1.TR1

Jack burton · 31-01-2017 12:32PM

I'll don't know if I'm a tight git (well I know i do love a bargain) but I just called into a local charity shop because I was told they had a mega drive.

MD 2, untested, with 3 busted controllers, 6 sports games and micro machines. €45. I know its not adverts prices but still if I'm going to go to charity shops I want charity shop prices

31-01-2017 12:36PM

Jack burton wrote: »

I'll don't know if I'm a tight git (well I know i do love a bargain) but I just called into a local charity shop because I was told they had a mega drive.

MD 2, untested, with 3 busted controllers, 6 sports games and micro machines. €45. I know its not adverts prices but still if I'm going to go to charity shops I want charity shop prices

At least they werent holding onto it for the window sale

Atavan-Halen · 01-02-2017 04:16AM

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

At least they werent holding onto it for the window sale

In which you may only purchase it between the hours of 3:22pm and 3:23pm on a full moon on the 12th Thursday of the month.

I never got the whole window sale thing. Surely they're there to make as much money for the charity and want to rotate stock frequently? I know it draws people in but not very useful when they can't buy.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 01-02-2017 12:57PM

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

In which you may only purchase it between the hours of 3:22pm and 3:23pm on a full moon on the 12th Thursday of the month.

I never got the whole window sale thing. Surely they're there to make as much money for the charity and want to rotate stock frequently? I know it draws people in but not very useful when they can't buy.

Sometimes they haven't anything good to replace it if it's taken away, so you're not getting the draw in. Most of the time the staff would like to just shift it and make the money there and then but it's someone upstairs that makes the rules. The staff might not be allowed on the window either if it's locked and that can be why they wait for certain day. I've seen so much things bring stolen unfortunately.

Mr.Saturn · 01-02-2017 02:15PM

I remember once asking when the stuff in the window went on sale and the clerk just went "anytime you want" and I was all like "Now this. This is how it should work." Said shop has since closed down and become a KiX which manages to stay in business, even though I've never seen anyone but the staff in it on daily travels.

Bracken3000 · 01-02-2017 09:42PM

Anyone had a favorite game in the arcades and badly let down by its conversion to a home computer?

Two stick out for me, Alien Storm and Street Fighter 2 both on the C64. I think U.S. Gold have a lot to answer for on many arcade conversions.

02-02-2017 02:24AM

Bracken3000 wrote: »

Anyone had a favorite game in the arcades and badly let down by its conversion to a home computer?

Two stick out for me, Alien Storm and Street Fighter 2 both on the C64. I think U.S. Gold have a lot to answer for on many arcade conversions.

Not a home computer but seeing sunset riders on the SNES really boiled my blood as I grew up with the mangled megadrive port

DinoRex · 02-02-2017 02:36AM

Kim Justice has a brilliant video all about US Gold:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgHD66FzjyA

02-02-2017 02:57AM

DinoRex wrote: »

Kim Justice has a brilliant video all about US Gold:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgHD66FzjyA

She's one of the most underappreciated Youtubers. Serious work goes into the videos

Tom Mann Centuria · 02-02-2017 08:02AM

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

She's one of the most underappreciated Youtubers. Serious work goes into the videos

Half an hour on Cascade 50 tape's ffs, you know she's put effort in. Admirable quality and I always enjoy her vids.

DinoRex · 02-02-2017 11:59AM

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

She's one of the most underappreciated Youtubers. Serious work goes into the videos

Yep. And it's an area of gaming history that is usually completely overlooked due to it not really happening in America or Japan.

CiDeRmAn · 02-02-2017 01:18PM

I was a gamer in those heady mid 80's, with major jealousy of the C64 EU releases from the US, being a Speccy owner.
But some of the ports were superb.
US Gold, Ocean and Imagine, great games, possibly greater poster art work though!

Retr0gamer · 02-02-2017 05:28PM

Anyone played Double Dragon 4? It's worth a punt at the price it's going for. It's pretty much a new NES Double Dragon game.

The Last Bandit · 02-02-2017 05:58PM

Another crowd funded retro (emulation) console due to launch shortly - this time with cd support..

https://arstechnica.co.uk/gaming/2017/02/retroblox-price-specs-release-date/

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 02-02-2017 06:18PM

Found a chiptune artist called Toriena through the Street Fashion pages
https://toriena321.bandcamp.com

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPBVe4Yk3TQ

CiDeRmAn · 02-02-2017 06:43PM

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Another crowd funded retro (emulation) console due to launch shortly - this time with cd support..

https://arstechnica.co.uk/gaming/2017/02/retroblox-price-specs-release-date/

That sounds very awkward and expensive.
The modules dump the game code into the core which you can then play with either original controllers via the module or with whatever Bluetooth monstrosity they provide via the core.
I think I'd rather a RP3!

Inviere · 02-02-2017 07:04PM

^^ Agreed. It's all emulation at the end of the day, so I just don't get the whole approach that relies on nostalgia alone as the selling point (using carts/cd's that get dumped and ultimately emulated). Pi3 ftw, nothing else really compares unless you go x86/Linux for additional grunt.

CiDeRmAn · 02-02-2017 07:51PM

I've got far too many emulation options for a retro fan to have!
And a PC and an RP do give access to retro goodness but at the expense of those elements that make up a good 50% of the "scene".
That is the controller.
The cartridges or discs.
The console itself.
The CRT you are displaying it on.
And the rest is the game itself.

Truly, when you decide your path to access older video games, you are getting half the fun.
Depending on that path you are going to get more, a little or a lot depending on the investment.

You go Retron5 you'll get access to a range of formats, controller, but not the console or the display.
You go RP3/PC, you'll get more formats but at the cost of controllers and, in the main, the display, also the hardware and the carts, so you'll have the games but nothing else.
You go the doodad outlined above, you might as well just download the disk images or bins and play them through a computer, using a USB controller to play them, except that thing is going to cost a fortune.

Time has passed and possibly, to make the hobby affordable, my advice would be, if someone had ever asked, to buy original hardware and get a flash cart or an SD loader and blend the two in the best way.
Buying the needed hardware over time, and taking your time, results in the best results tbh.

Doge · 02-02-2017 08:08PM

As the worlds biggest RGB SCART and 60hz advocate, Retr0 would be a shoe-in for this vacancy!

eddhorse · 02-02-2017 08:50PM

Any news on Rage's new arcade bar called Token?
It was due to open in February wasnt it?

Retr0gamer · 02-02-2017 08:57PM

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Another crowd funded retro (emulation) console due to launch shortly - this time with cd support..

https://arstechnica.co.uk/gaming/2017/02/retroblox-price-specs-release-date/

I'd like to see them try to get PS1 emulation working on that for every game. Even the best PS1 emulator isn't 100%, obscure games won't run and technically demanding games require plugins or they look ****. I bet they just rob that emulator and call it a day.

Jack burton · 02-02-2017 09:14PM

Just had an eBay seller I got some laugh off.

I won "Sega mega Nintendo duck tails" last night off a seller with 0 feedback.

Said I'd take the chance and I have paypal to mind me. They sent me a message saying if I pay tonight they will send it in the morning. I asked if they had any more games for sale.

I went to the cinema then ( Split is brilliant BTW ) and came home to 5 new messages. First saying he had "dark wing ducks, a top game" and then 4 about how they were worried that I didn't pay yet.

Anyway I said I was in the cinema and asked would he do me a deal for the 2 games.

Just got 2 messages there while I was training. First saying how much for the 2 games. Then a whole 21 minutes later I got "I have to cancel this sale, sorry"

All this is less then 24 hours, pretty blown away by it haha and I've met a few gems on eBay

eddhorse · 02-02-2017 09:20PM

Another kickstarter gone south :

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/285735197/kawaii-cade-japanese-style-bartop-arcade-cabinets

Just updated his instagram that he is broke
https://instagram.com/p/BQBS30ehfJx/

Wonder what he did with the 30k

o1s1n · 02-02-2017 10:14PM

Doge wrote: »

As the worlds biggest RGB SCART and 60hz advocate, Retr0 would be a shoe-in for this vacancy!

Arcade Club, and a line of people on PCs. Righty O!

Jack burton · 02-02-2017 10:26PM

o1s1n wrote: »

Arcade Club, and a line of people on PCs. Righty O!

Arcade club, I want street fighter cabs and a line of 50p pieces, old school rules, winner stays on

Doge · 02-02-2017 10:56PM

o1s1n wrote: »

Arcade Club, and a line of people on PCs. Righty O!

Ah but you see they opened up a facility upstairs for LAN, console and retro console gaming!

(which is what the vacancy is for I'd imagine.)
So everything is catered for, even VR i think. Making it the best gaming hub in Europe i reckon.

Doge · 02-02-2017 11:06PM

Zelda OoT fans and music lovers should enjoy this one.

Saurean, the guy who designed the MIDIbox Quad Genesis synthesizer I'm building has remade the music to the new Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch trailer in the Occarina of Time sound engine.
And its followed by a detailed commentary of how he accomplished it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ElxnxkWDjE

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