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o1s1n · 11-05-2021 10:23am

Knowing nothing about these, do you know if deinterlacer turns 480i into a solid 480p, or does it downscale the image to 240p?

Would be really lovely to have something which removes all of the interlaced flicker from PS2 arcade games and puts them in their correct 240p... although it would also be nice to have a device that turns 480i into 480p!

Wikidy · 11-05-2021 10:40am

Colonel Panic wrote: »

I got a Retrotink 5x yesterday and while it’s a great device, I have buyers remorse.

MVG released a good YouTube review of it yesterday.

Colonel Panic · 11-05-2021 11:14am

o1s1n wrote: »

Knowing nothing about these, do you know if deinterlacer turns 480i into a solid 480p, or does it downscale the image to 240p?

Would be really lovely to have something which removes all of the interlaced flicker from PS2 arcade games and puts them in their correct 240p... although it would also be nice to have a device that turns 480i into 480p!

The deinterlacer turns 480i into 480p as far as I know. Most of my PS2 games are still at my parent’s place but I should have access to them soon so I can find something to test with.

Downscaling to 240p will require more hardware. HDMI to component to RGBS might take two extra decides in the chain!

eddhorse · 11-05-2021 1:03pm

Wikidy wrote: »

MVG released a good YouTube review of it yesterday.

Yeah pretty good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mhDIfcYNTw

KeRbDoG · 11-05-2021 10:07pm

Just got a GameCube (with SCART cable) and a Path PS2 from eddhorse.

Already got McBoot working for the PS2 - 'Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes' doesn't compare well at all to the Dreamcast/Naomi versions.
GameCube has a SP2 so I can finally try out a SD2SP2 and whatever delights I missed on the system

Colonel Panic · 11-05-2021 10:46pm

I’ve got a spare SD2SP2 you can have if you want it.

eddhorse · 12-05-2021 9:59am

KeRbDoG wrote: »

Just got a GameCube (with SCART cable) and a Path PS2 from eddhorse.

Already got McBoot working for the PS2 - 'Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes' doesn't compare well at all to the Dreamcast/Naomi versions.
GameCube has a SP2 so I can finally try out a SD2SP2 and whatever delights I missed on the system

Best of luck with them , hope they get more use with you than they did with me.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 18-05-2021 10:51pm

I guess kinda retro, DP came out for in 2010 so 11 years old, I got this gorgeous poster as well, they do some amazing pieces
https://www.geek-art.net/a-j-hateley-video-games-covers/
https://gametee.co.uk/collections/aj-hateley

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McDermotX · 21-05-2021 9:53am

The_B_Man wrote: »

Finally got my 2 Sinden Lightguns this week.
Spent the last 4 days trying to get them actually working on my TV via RetroPie. Realised my TV brightness was too low for the gun camera to pick up the border. Frustrating to only figure this out at the end of a long weekend!

At least now i just have to pick some games to play on the Pi now!

Couple recoil models finally dropped in the door yesterday for myself so good to see some progress being made at last on their deliveries.
Probably not gonna get a chance to test them out till next week though :mad:

Atavan-Halen · 22-05-2021 9:32am

A box of stuff arrived From Japan the other day. Not that I need more GameBoys but I wanted a box for the GameBoy colour and have been looking for a GameBoy camera for a while

The_B_Man · 23-05-2021 6:37pm

McDermotX wrote: »

Couple recoil models finally dropped in the door yesterday for myself so good to see some progress being made at last on their deliveries.
Probably not gonna get a chance to test them out till next week though :mad:

I'd say get onto the Discord group, if you can.
The guns themselves are grand but the software/emulators need a lot of configuration to get up and running. There's a wiki page but at the moment all the guides are relatively basic so it's good to have the discord to fall back on, and the people in it are very good for giving help.

CiDeRmAn · 23-05-2021 7:01pm

Picked up a few bits from Cosmic Smash today,
Densha de Go controller and Densha de Go 2 for the DC as well as a couple of game controllers.
Also got a bonus Scorpion 2 light gun, so thanks for that too!

Gradius · 24-05-2021 5:05pm

Got these pcbs recently, taito superman and Atari Tetris. The best Superman game ever made (and it's just about okay, basic but a great version of the theme music). Tetris is Tetris, the pcb is easily the smallest I've ever seen.

More fun was messing with a Trinitron. Only recently got this even though I bought it last year (thanks pandemic). Really impressed!

The biggest surprise is the sound quality, absolutely thumping bass that shakes the table it's on. Great, crisp image. Will be getting a few proper rgb cables for consoles next. All nice

Colonel Panic · 25-05-2021 7:35pm

Goodies... I'm still waiting on a boxed JPN Saturn, but I did a new wireless controller which arrived the same day as my 8BitDo SNES controllers!

This one took WEEKS using regular post from Japan, but it was cheap so I can't complain.

It's a really hard, annoying game but I still like it. Side B has a Mahjong game that says "tea time" when you pause it but I can't read Japanese or play Mahjong.

Colonel Panic · 26-05-2021 5:04pm

I'm still trying to fix my PAL switched Saturn, but in a moment of madness, I decided I wanted a JPN Saturn. So here it is connected to a RetroTink 5x. Looks pretty sweet!!

Retr0gamer · 26-05-2021 5:17pm

Colonel Panic wrote: »

I'm still trying to fix my PAL switched Saturn, but in a moment of madness, I decided I wanted a JPN Saturn. So here it is connected to a RetroTink 5x. Looks pretty sweet!!

Not so subtle, look at me rare games post.

You're dirt unless you have Hyperduel and Taromaru anyway (*looks longingly at Battle Garegga*)

Colonel Panic · 26-05-2021 5:19pm

If I can’t show off to people who “get it” then am I even really a gamer?

DaveyDave · 26-05-2021 5:40pm

Was the Saturn expensive? Wouldn't mind adding a grey one to the collection, unless they're north of €200...

Gradius · 26-05-2021 5:48pm

Colonel Panic wrote: »

Goodies... I'm still waiting on a boxed JPN Saturn, but I did a new wireless controller which arrived the same day as my 8BitDo SNES controllers!

This one took WEEKS using regular post from Japan, but it was cheap so I can't complain.

It's a really hard, annoying game but I still like it. Side B has a Mahjong game that says "tea time" when you pause it but I can't read Japanese or play Mahjong.

Did you just rob my TV?? (Slightly different model)

All Saturn stuff is cool to see but I really don't like those bloody new Saturn pads, not because they're no good, because they clog up my searches for original stuff, blergh

Colonel Panic · 26-05-2021 6:03pm

DaveyDave wrote: »

Was the Saturn expensive? Wouldn't mind adding a grey one to the collection, unless they're north of €200...

It was €179 + 30 shipping from an eBay seller in Italy so arrived quick and no import mess.

Gradius wrote: »

Did you just rob my TV?? (Slightly different model)

All Saturn stuff is cool to see but I really don't like those bloody new Saturn pads, not because they're no good, because they clog up my searches for original stuff, blergh

If I could rob another I would! I've had that TV for decades!

o1s1n · 26-05-2021 6:52pm

DaveyDave wrote: »

Was the Saturn expensive? Wouldn't mind adding a grey one to the collection, unless they're north of €200...

Depends if you want it fully boxed or not really. Console only should be dirt cheap.

Retr0gamer · 26-05-2021 6:53pm

What are you running the Saturn through before the tv?

Retr0gamer · 26-05-2021 6:54pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Depends if you want it fully boxed or not really. Console only should be dirt cheap.

Not anymore. They've shot up in price recently.

Colonel Panic · 26-05-2021 7:20pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

What are you running the Saturn through before the tv?

RetroTink 5x

eddhorse · 27-05-2021 9:11pm

Colonel Panic wrote: »

RetroTink 5x

:eek:

Drexel_3 · 27-05-2021 9:16pm

I never played a Saturn. Never even seen one in real life.

They were rare enough in my circle growing up.

Always ment to pick one up but the nostalgia factor has made me constantly put it on the back burner for other stuff I played

o1s1n · 27-05-2021 9:26pm

Drexel_3 wrote: »

I never played a Saturn. Never even seen one in real life.

They were rare enough in my circle growing up.

Always ment to pick one up but the nostalgia factor has made me constantly put it on the back burner for other stuff I played

Pick one up with a Fenrir ODE, few of them going on eBay.

It has an absolutely amazing library which is prohibitively expensive if you want to buy legit copies. One console I only have about twenty or so games for, everything else is played from ODE images!

Colonel Panic · 27-05-2021 10:02pm

Drexel_3 wrote: »

I never played a Saturn. Never even seen one in real life.

They were rare enough in my circle growing up.

Always ment to pick one up but the nostalgia factor has made me constantly put it on the back burner for other stuff I played

I didn't get a Saturn until MUCH later. Despite playing a lot of Megadrive with my mates, my first Sega console was a Dreamcast! I was (and still am) a Nintendo fanboy.

That got me into Sega stuff, and access to traditional shooters was what enticed me to buy a Saturn.

Some games look super janky, but it's still a great console.

o1s1n · 27-05-2021 10:51pm

It's only really janky if you are more into 3D, the 2D library is absolutely amazing and still stands up. My go to for Battle Garegga for example is the Saturn port, it's excellent.

Love the Elevator Action Returns port too.

Retr0gamer · 28-05-2021 12:01am

Saturn is one of the best retro purchases I've ever made. Bought it for Panzer Dragoon Saga and Radiant Silvergun. Didn't expect to find that the rest of the library is absolutely incredible and full of so many excellent games.

It was so much fun discovering games I never heard about and uncovering some really top class action games. It's a great pick up and play console because of all the action and arcade games on it.

Bernie Stollar and his no RPGs and no 2D games policy really screwed over the saturn in the west. It was never going to beat the PS1 but could have been a viable second console and had maybe N64 levels of success.

DaveyDave · 28-05-2021 2:21am

My Saturn library and experience in general is quite limited compared to the Mega Drive and Dreamcast. It's probably the console I play and collect the least. 3D stuff hasn't aged well for that generation so I stick to racing, fighting or shooters but so many games are bloody expensive, I definitely want to try some more stuff. Must look into a flash drive.

Gradius · 01-06-2021 3:33pm

Got this recently, an original Capcom kit for Super Muscle Bomber, serial numbers matching on everything which is nice. It's a solid game, basically a sf2 in a wrestling ring. And you can play as Haggar from Final Fight. Nothing super exciting.

I was planning on converting it to progear and be able to swap back and forth by swapping ROMs but thanks to a lot of insight from mozie I discovered it was far too much trouble. If it was a loose game, no big deal, but it would be a shame to spoil the matching kit.

Downside, no progear.

Upside, the box and kit is so neat I want to cover it in caramel and spank it's little bottom, Darling

Jack burton · 01-06-2021 11:55pm

That's Saturday Night Slam masters to me. Awesome game!

Colonel Panic · 06-06-2021 6:49pm

My monitor in the stack. Thanks O1s1n!

Burzum · 06-06-2021 8:33pm

Gorgeous, I need one

o1s1n · 06-06-2021 11:10pm

Glad to see it working so well, enjoy!

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 09-06-2021 11:02pm

Came across this and got it cheap, had a dog on it why not?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FdHauk5nZY

Gradius · 17-06-2021 8:25pm

Got another Nintendo vs pcb, Dr Mario, but it came without a ppu. Swapped a ppu from another board and hey presto (after 20 tries).

Great little two player versus

Gradius · 24-06-2021 2:56pm

Started messing around with a projector setup, trying to tweak it and understanding the options is complicated so it'll take a while to get just right. So far it's very impressive though, I'm getting it to about 12/14 ft wide screen and quality is nice. Black level stuff seems to change for literally everything, but all setup for a grand premiere of Aliens for a bunch tonight, bit of popcorn at the ready

And games are coming through nice too, lots of cables and still messing around with getting rgb (though maybe that's pointless?) Dunno yet. Zero lag as far as I can tell.

Red tent for scale (and laziness shifting it around)

Burzum · 03-07-2021 6:46pm

1/3 of the bundle I have on the way, have alot of work to do in cleaning, retro brighting and refurbishing these into working machines, will take ages but will be worth it.

Burzum · 03-07-2021 6:50pm

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Burzum · 03-07-2021 7:24pm

That's all for now

Jet Get Radio!!!! post here when you get something new!

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