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Steve X2 · 09-05-2018 10:43AM

Optimus Prime wrote: »

dont think you would need to flip it would you? just put the corner piece on the opposite side? it looks like just 3xnormal billy bookcases with one corner unit that should be swapable to the right side?

if you click the "9 packages" you can see its just 3 billy bookcase, a skinnier one and the corner brackets, so id say its swapable to the opposite side.

https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/search/?k=Corner+fittings+BILLY

Ahh, that would make life easier

Cheers

o1s1n · 10-05-2018 01:41PM

I see the Neo Geo mini arcade thingy has been officially released.

The Japanese version with the sc-19 control panel looks far nicer than the Western release.

https://kotaku.com/snk-announces-the-neo-geo-mini-will-play-40-games-1825908512

ebbsy · 11-05-2018 07:31AM

o1s1n wrote: »

I see the Neo Geo mini arcade thingy has been officially released.

The Japanese version with the sc-19 control panel looks far nicer than the Western release.

https://kotaku.com/snk-announces-the-neo-geo-mini-will-play-40-games-1825908512

Why is the screen so small and no Ikari games on it ?

ebbsy · 11-05-2018 07:32AM

o1s1n wrote: »

I see the Neo Geo mini arcade thingy has been officially released.

The Japanese version with the sc-19 control panel looks far nicer than the Western release.

https://kotaku.com/snk-announces-the-neo-geo-mini-will-play-40-games-1825908512

Why is the screen so small and no Ikari games on it ?

CiDeRmAn · 11-05-2018 08:38AM

I have to wonder, it might have been nice to have seen this as a dock for the Switch, seeing as most of those games have been released on that format and it has a bigger screen than the now revealed device.
They are releasing the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection on the Switch, as a physical cart too.
Perhaps it's now ripe for some Aliexpress entrepreneur to make such a thing, after all it would really just be a bluetooth controller and a place to slot the console.

ebbsy wrote: »

Why is the screen so small and no Ikari games on it ?

The compilation comes with all of the Ikari games on it!

ebbsy · 11-05-2018 11:01AM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I have to wonder, it might have been nice to have seen this as a dock for the Switch, seeing as most of those games have been released on that format and it has a bigger screen than the now revealed device.
They are releasing the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection on the Switch, as a physical cart too.
Perhaps it's now ripe for some Aliexpress entrepreneur to make such a thing, after all it would really just be a bluetooth controller and a place to slot the console.

The compilation comes with all of the Ikari games on it!

But are they on the mini ?

o1s1n · 11-05-2018 11:12AM

ebbsy wrote: »

But are they on the mini ?

It would be out of place tbh.

It's being billed as a mini Neo Geo MVS arcade machine, all the games on the list are MVS titles.

Would be like wondering why the original Mario Bros isn't on the Super Nintendo mini, it's just not a game that was meant for that system.

Dr Bob · 11-05-2018 11:30AM

o1s1n wrote: »

It would be out of place tbh.

It's being billed as a mini Neo Geo MVS arcade machine, all the games on the list are MVS titles.

Would be like wondering why the original Mario Bros isn't on the Super Nintendo mini, it's just not a game that was meant for that system.

...does mario allstars count?:)

Kylo Ren · 11-05-2018 12:12PM

Dr Bob wrote: »

...does mario allstars count?:)

As it is the superior version*, it absolutely counts!

*Speedrunners may disagree

banie01 · 11-05-2018 12:19PM

Steve X2 wrote: »

Ahh, that would make life easier
Cheers

As Optimus prime said it can be set up with the main units either side.
It comes as 3 wide units and 1 corner unit and is set up as desired.
i have attached a pic of my own Billy set up, it really is a versatile bit of kit.

Retr0gamer · 12-05-2018 09:45AM

Kylo Ren wrote: »

Dr Bob wrote: »

...does mario allstars count?:)

As it is the superior version*, it absolutely counts!

*Speedrunners may disagree

Wonky physics can go to hell.

Kylo Ren · 12-05-2018 01:25PM

Anyone here have an N64 hooked up to a modern TV?

I have a Japanese N64 that looks pretty crap through composite (obviously!). I know you have to RGB mod the console if you want it and s video seems to the best 'easy' solution; Problem is, my 4K TV doesn't have s video.

Would one of these do the trick and not interfere with the quality?

https://m.ebay.ie/itm/RGB-Scart-to-Composite-RCA-S-Video-AV-TV-Camera-Audio-Adapter-svideo-034/291959884181?hash=item43fa2a4995:g:w6AAAOSw6ShZSIyH

Retr0gamer · 13-05-2018 03:01PM

Had awful buzzing coming from my famicom that was really distracting. Thought it might be caps going.

Turns out it was just the microphone volume set to high...

o1s1n · 13-05-2018 03:47PM

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Had awful buzzing coming from my famicom that was really distracting. Thought it might be caps going.

Turns out it was just the microphone volume set to high...

I made that mistake myself when I first got my one

o1s1n · 14-05-2018 09:02PM

Had the misfortune of watching Ready Player One last night.

I've never seen a film try so hard to be cool...and fail. Almost spat out my drink when I realised at the end that Spielberg directed it.

It was just two and a half hours of shoe horned references without any reason at all other than being fan service fap fodder.

As a fan of many of the references I couldn't even enjoy them due to the way things had to be constantly spelled out by the cast.

'ITS KANEDAS BIKE FROM AKIRA!'

Yes, we know. We have eyes. How stupid do you think your audience is?

14-05-2018 09:14PM

Oh man,
Can't believe you made it too the end!!!
Absolute muck,
Turned it off with an hour too go.
Brain dead

Doge · 14-05-2018 11:03PM

Hehe and I thought had the best visuals I've ever seen in a movie.

I really enjoyed it.

Retr0gamer · 14-05-2018 11:14PM

The book is somehow worse.

Doge · 14-05-2018 11:18PM

BrownFinger wrote: »

Oh man,
Can't believe you made it too the end!!!
Absolute muck,
Turned it off with an hour too go.
Brain dead

Watches half a movie ->> entire movie must be sh1t! :pac:

Nerdkiller1991 · 15-05-2018 02:23AM

Doge wrote: »

Watches half a movie ->> entire movie must be sh1t! :pac:

Probably didn't get to that certain scene which I won't blut out because it's probably the best in the entire movie.

o1s1n · 15-05-2018 07:27AM

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Probably didn't get to that certain scene which I won't blut out because it's probably the best in the entire movie.

I can't remember any scene which I would refer to as 'good'? (And I watched the when thing)

Maybe the end credits?

CiDeRmAn · 15-05-2018 08:49AM

I haven't seen it yet but I probably will eventually.
If it's nothing but fan service for nerds like me I'll probably enjoy it know I'm being manipulated!

15-05-2018 09:48AM

Doge wrote: »

Watches half a movie ->> entire movie must be sh1t! :pac:

Terrible argument !
If I ate half a bucket of ****e I'd be fairly certain the other half would taste ****e

I'd rater eat a bucket of ****e than watch the rest of that film!!!!!:D:D

CiDeRmAn · 15-05-2018 10:04AM

BrownFinger wrote: »

Terrible argument !
If I ate half a bucket of ****e I'd be fairly certain the other half would taste ****e

I'd rater eat a bucket of ****e than watch the rest of that film!!!!!:D:D

I'll take that bet...

I can have a full bucket ready by the afternoon...

o1s1n · 15-05-2018 10:07AM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I haven't seen it yet but I probably will eventually.
If it's nothing but fan service for nerds like me I'll probably enjoy it know I'm being manipulated!

Fan service is grand, it's just the way it's implemented in this is painful!

Doge · 15-05-2018 10:39AM

BrownFinger wrote: »

Terrible argument !
If I ate half a bucket of ****e I'd be fairly certain the other half would taste ****e

I'd rater eat a bucket of ****e than watch the rest of that film!!!!!:D:D

The film took a bit of a nose dive half way through but got back up to speed in the 2nd half hence my point.

Doge · 15-05-2018 10:42AM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I haven't seen it yet but I probably will eventually.
If it's nothing but fan service for nerds like me I'll probably enjoy it know I'm being manipulated!

It got 7.8 out of 10 on IMDb so chances are you'll enjoy it.

I think o1s1n and Brown Finger are just being drama queens as usual!

Steve X2 · 15-05-2018 11:20AM

I haven't seen it yet, but I assume it's one of those films you need to watch in the cinema or home cinema due to the "spectacle"?

15-05-2018 11:32AM

Anyone see Retro Game Designer on Kickstarter?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/orionsoft/retro-game-designer

I'm no expert on programming matters but this seems highly dubious. Am I wrong to think that?

Retr0gamer · 15-05-2018 11:40AM

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

Anyone see Retro Game Designer on Kickstarter?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/orionsoft/retro-game-designer

I'm no expert on programming matters but this seems highly dubious. Am I wrong to think that?

Seems a bit too good to be true but the developer has some releases and projects on retro game consoles so he at least has credentials for it.

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