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General Arcade & Retro Chat' Special Championship Edition

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    #2672
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,602 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    Cool read about Arcade Club in the Uk: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-09-13-meet-the-man-behind-the-astonishingly-successful-arcade-club

    Sounds similar to Token, but goes all out with the weirder, more obscure games (modern and retro) too. Looking at photos they have a full Darius Burst widescreen cab, Cave shooters and (as mentioned in the article) the weird Monster Hunter ‘pig slapping’ cabinet :pac:

    Aren't they the lads that recent raided that arcade in Sherries?


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    #2673
    Doge
    Registered Users Posts: 8,970 ✭✭✭Doge


    https://thehardtimes.net/harddrive/playstation-5-to-bring-back-that-slot-for-hiding-your-weed-in/


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    #2674
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,602 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Doge wrote: »
    https://thehardtimes.net/harddrive/playstation-5-to-bring-back-that-slot-for-hiding-your-weed-in/

    Games console, DVD player, drug stash, the PS2 really had everything, didn't it?


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    #2675
    Jack burton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,784 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Aren't they the lads that recent raided that arcade in Sherries?

    I'd say a book could be written about all the tantrums, backstabbings and shenanigans involved with the UK (and Irish to some extent) arcade scene


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    #2676
    Spooch
    Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭Spooch


    Any tips or tricks to bidding on ebay? Been sniped on almost all my bids so far. Fairly new to the site so wondering is it just a case of massively bidding in the final few seconds or what?


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    #2677
    Jack burton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,784 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    It's turned into that the last few years alright....I usually throw my max bid down about 7-9 seconds before the auction ends


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    #2678
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,943 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    RasTa wrote: »
    Not fully retro but a Wii is £25 in Cex over here atm. Worth a purchase? I only played sports on it back in the day.

    https://uk.webuy.com/product-detail?id=swiiwiie005&categoryName=wii-consoles&superCatName=gaming&title=wii-console-white-%28no-game%29-discounted

    It is worth it. Loads of amamzing games on the Wii and a very underappreciated console. Plenty of big nintendo games but outside of that it's a treasure trove of the weird and interesting.
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    #2679
    CosmicSmash
    Registered Users Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭CosmicSmash


    Spooch wrote: »
    Any tips or tricks to bidding on ebay? Been sniped on almost all my bids so far. Fairly new to the site so wondering is it just a case of massively bidding in the final few seconds or what?

    Check completed listings to get an idea of what the item normally sells for, condition and completeness is everything regarding prices. Decide what your maximum bid is going to be and stick to it.

    Just make one bid when there's about a minute left, pause on the review bid screen, wait till there's about four seconds left and confirm the bid. You may need to confirm slightly earlier or later depending on your connection speed. Don't get carried away, if someone is prepared to pay over the odds let them, there'll always be others.


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    #2680
    chalkitdown1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭chalkitdown1


    CosmicSmash wrote: »
    Check completed listings to get an idea of what the item normally sells for, condition and completeness is everything regarding prices. Decide what your maximum bid is going to be and stick to it.

    Just make one bid when there's about a minute left, pause on the review bid screen, wait till there's about four seconds left and confirm the bid. You may need to confirm slightly earlier or later depending on your connection speed. Don't get carried away, if someone is prepared to pay over the odds let them, there'll always be others.

    A great trick to getting some suprprisingly decent games at low prices is to sort by 'ending soonest'. You'd be amazed at how many items slip through the cracks with 0 bids on them about to expire. I've bought loads of PS2 & Original Xbox games for €2 or less by doing this.


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    #2681
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,602 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Or another great one is going 'buy it now' - newly listed. And keep refreshing.

    Sometimes people list items at ridiculously low prices and you can snap them up BIN before anyone else gets to see them.


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    #2682
    Gradius
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭Gradius


    Jack burton wrote: »
    I'd say a book could be written about all the tantrums, backstabbings and shenanigans involved with the UK (and Irish to some extent) arcade scene

    I'm sitting on a treasure trove of mad stories and just generally interesting stuff about the Irish arcade scene. But if I were to spill it, it would backfire now. But the info will come out...

    D5-Se-WBJWw-AEov6h.jpg

    As for eBay it's a bit of a joke. It's a game of chicken all within the last few seconds and sometimes you get lucky, most times you don't :/


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    #2683
    Jack burton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,784 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    Gradius wrote: »
    I'm sitting on a treasure trove of mad stories and just generally interesting stuff about the Irish arcade scene. But if I were to spill it, it would backfire now. But the info will come out...

    D5-Se-WBJWw-AEov6h.jpg

    As for eBay it's a bit of a joke. It's a game of chicken all within the last few seconds and sometimes you get lucky, most times you don't :/

    Go on Joe Duffys some morning and let it all out :D


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    #2684
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,379 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Spooch wrote: »
    Any tips or tricks to bidding on ebay? Been sniped on almost all my bids so far.
    just use sniping software.

    I have not used it in years but used to do this one, I have no way to really prove it but am pretty sure I saved a lot of money, going by other completed auctions.

    https://snip.pl/

    And put in your true maximum of course, which should be a little above a round number, e.g. €106.20 instead of €100


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    #2685
    Gradius
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭Gradius


    Jack burton wrote: »
    Go on Joe Duffys some morning and let it all out :D

    "C'mere and I'll tell you Joe about deh cabinet.."

    "Ah jayyysus dats terrible!"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69ZubES_CTo


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    #2686
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,602 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    rubadub wrote: »
    just use sniping software.

    I have not used it in years but used to do this one, I have no way to really prove it but am pretty sure I saved a lot of money, going by other completed auctions.

    https://snip.pl/

    And put in your true maximum of course, which should be a little above a round number, e.g. €106.20 instead of €100

    Sure where's the fun in that! :D

    Fairly sure half the reason I use ebay so much is for the adrenaline kick in the last 60 seconds!


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    #2687
    Jack burton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,784 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    I always do an odd number too

    I won a figure a few weeks ago for £8.67 which was my max bid....I bet whoever lost that one was cursing me


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    #2688
    DaveyDave
    Registered Users Posts: 6,213 ✭✭✭DaveyDave


    When I got back into eBay a few years ago I was trigger happy with bids. I won games where another listing sold for €10-20 less an hour or two later. The rush of winning was quickly lost!

    After I check sold listings for pricing I'll sort low to high with what I'm looking for, quite a few of my last purchases have been buy it now sitting at a low price.

    Also set up email notifications for specific searches/keywords. I got R-Type on the Master System that way, the few listed were €25-30 but some were selling for €20 or less, just needed to be patient. Also allowed me to jump in on low priced buy it now listings for less common games.

    Also make sure to use parcel forwarding. I foolishly overpaid for my shipping. Lots of UK sellers slap on a €10-14 fee to Ireland when you could have €4 shipping plus a €4 parcel forwarding fee (Parcel Motel, AddressPal etc) that saving adds up. Even better if the UK shipping is free.


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    #2689
    Nerdkiller1991
    Registered Users Posts: 3,995 ✭✭✭Nerdkiller1991


    Meet the man behind the astonishingly successful Arcade Club


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    #2690
    dav09
    Registered Users Posts: 826 ✭✭✭dav09


    I decided to take the plunge with my first US import cab recently.

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    And it arrived today upside down :D

    The base & part of the insides decided to cave in at some point on transport so gonna have lots of fun restoring this one :pac:

    Does/ would anyone in Ireland/UK do a good board repair on a Tron PCB? (just the main board, not the mcr powersupply/ other boards), thankfully the main board survived the journey fairly well.


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    #2691
    Jack burton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,784 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    Jesus Christ who even ships a game like that!


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    #2692
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,719 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    Ah ffs what a bunch of clowns. Hope all the bits are intact, very pricey cabs these days when complete.


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    #2693
    dav09
    Registered Users Posts: 826 ✭✭✭dav09


    The Last Bandit wrote: »
    Ah ffs what a bunch of clowns. Hope all the bits are intact, very pricey cabs these days when complete.

    Yeah it was sold as a "rough Tron project" but I didn't expect that rough! Has no CRT (as described) but I should have one for it anyway, cost a couple of hundred quid but it adds up quite a lot once you add in shipping to UK, then to Ireland, then import tax. Along with the cost of repairing it, it will be quite the project, spent the day today working on a new base.

    Spinner and stick seem good along with the boards in it, looking at the PCB looks like it won't run just after visually looking at one or two components but that was to be expected, still not in too rough shape. It seems pot luck when buying from American what way they arrive particularly depending on the seller.


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    #2694
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,602 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
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    How in god's name does something like that end up shipped upside down?? :confused:

    Imagine importing a car and it arrives on its roof.


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    #2695
    dav09
    Registered Users Posts: 826 ✭✭✭dav09


    o1s1n wrote: »
    How in god's name does something like that end up shipped upside down?? :confused:

    Imagine importing a car and it arrives on its roof.

    The middle man asked me if it was okay to ship it that was as he said it would fall apart (even more than it already had) otherwise! It got quite the battering at some point in the shipping process but it is what it is I guess.


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    #2696
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,602 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    I see someone developed a drink specifically for Ciderman

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    #2697
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,544 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    o1s1n wrote: »
    I see someone developed a drink specifically for Ciderman

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    You sick b@stard...
    You know, I would drink it but I would hate myself...

    The only way it could be worse is if I had to drink a six pack of them while having to play Streets of Rage...

    I thinkk we have the theme for the next Beers...


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    #2698
    Jack burton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,784 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    How could anyone call a cider that and not have the can artwork themed around the game!


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    #2699
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,602 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    You sick b@stard...
    You know, I would drink it but I would hate myself...

    The only way it could be worse is if I had to drink a six pack of them while having to play Streets of Rage...

    I thinkk we have the theme for the next Beers...

    I had to do a double take when I saw the name on it, the fact that it was a cider too was just the icing on the cake :D Wonder can you get it over here?
    Jack burton wrote: »
    How could anyone call a cider that and not have the can artwork themed around the game!

    Yeah it almost seems criminal! Sure people google the potential names of items before slapping them on labels?


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    #2700
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,379 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Jack burton wrote: »
    How could anyone call a cider that and not have the can artwork themed around the game!
    Might be worried about trademarks/licencing.

    They certainly know of the game, as this is another in their range

    Round+2-+Fight%21.jpg?format=750w

    https://www.kaijubeer.com.au/products-1

    https://www.kaijubeer.com.au/news/mortalwombat

    Round+1+-+Fight%21.jpg?format=1500w


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    #2701
    Inviere
    Registered Users Posts: 7,535 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Rendering Ranger R2 is outrageous....I'd never heard of it before seeing it in the below video. Absolute voodoo coding :eek:

    Retro Computers/Consoles Repair/Restoration List



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