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General Arcade & Retro Chat' Special Championship Edition

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    #4562
    Jack burton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,772 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    I'm not too up on the tomb raider stuff but those mega drive ports really show how much the hardware can be pushed when there's passion and skill involved


    Recently followed this guy on Instagram. Makes mega drive repros and hacks. But all stuff is custom and the actual games are tweaked. Check the Castlevania, just a colour enhanced version of the original but it looks fantastic


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    #4563
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,426 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    They look really great - kudos to him for using different cart shells to distinguish them from the real deal.

    What are his prices like? Wouldn't mind picking a couple of them up.



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    #4564
    Jack burton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,772 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    That Castlevania is $50 shipped in the USA. Pretty good I think.


    My wife heading over there in march so planning on getting one or two and have her bring them home....Tax free



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    #4565
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,426 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    She'll need to get a Sega Mega Jet just to complete the lie.

    'Oh these games? These are just for playing on my obscure Japanese console on the flight, see?'



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    #4566
    Jack burton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,772 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    Our marriage is built on buying unnecessary gaming consoles so nothing new there



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    #4567
    geotrig
    Registered Users Posts: 1,718 ✭✭✭geotrig


    that castlevania cart is great looking 😎



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    #4568
    DaveyDave
    Registered Users Posts: 6,184 ✭✭✭DaveyDave


    Data Discs are releasing the Shadow Dancer soundtrack, I must give it a play as I never put much time into it.

    Debating picking up the repress of Revenge of Shinobi. Haven't played it as much as Shinobi 3 as I found it quite difficult. I watched a speedrun of 3 recently and saw some interesting moves, must find one for Revenge of Shinobi to help get me through it. I've definitely spent more time listening to the soundtrack than I have playing the game!



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    #4569
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,426 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    The Revenge of Shinobi is absolutely brilliant. Was one of the first games I ever got for my Megadrive - I actually wanted Shinobi III (was fascinated by the horse levels in an ad I saw for it) and was secretly a little disappointed as a kid when I opened my pressie to find The Revenge Of... I've both games now but still much prefer it over III.



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    #4570
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,806 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Yeah I much prefer revenge. It is a difficult game but it's very rewarding.

    I never could get the good ending though and that final maze stage can **** off.

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    #4571
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,426 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    As a matter of interest, did you figure out the infinite shuriken cheat on your own?

    I actually remember the day it happened as I think it was one of the first cheats I ever actually came across in a videogame. Was playing about in the menu, set the shuriken count to zero, left it for a little bit and then that sound and the zero turned into a 'weird looking sideways 8'.

    From then on I don't think as a kid I ever played it without the cheat on, kind of felt like I wasn't cheating too as I found it by myself hah.

    I have since finished it without the cheat. Really does make you use your double jump/rain down shuriken attacks a lot more strategically when you're actually worried about them running out!



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    #4572
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,426 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Well here's an interesting little bit of info I've never heard of. In the 'Sega Smash Pack' released on the PC, they mistakenly included an unfinished prototype rather than the final game.

    http://rq87.flyingomelette.com/RQ/SS/S1/proto.html

    There was actually some other code in it not in the final game, like bits from a Shinobi mini game

    https://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?30396-Secret-Minigame-in-Revenge-of-Shinobi-Beta

    Or a different 'bad ending' where Joe dies


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    #4573
    Inviere
    Registered Users Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Seen this on r/movies this morning o1s1n, looks to be moved now to a different subreddit, but was it your one? - https://www.reddit.com/r/Terminator/comments/s79ns6/arnold_shwarzeneggers_shirt_from_terminator_2_is/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

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    #4574
    Doge
    Registered Users Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭Doge


    Haven't watched this yet but it looks really well presented!


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roBkg-iPrbw




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    #4575
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,426 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118511187#Comment_118511187

    Good catch! That is exactly my old one which I sold last year for €800. The emails they're talking about in it would be the ones I sent to Jeff to confirm everything was legit.

    Some markup! Had it up on ebay for ages with no luck at all.



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    #4576
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,426 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Actually, looking back through my emails, it wasn't even a year, I only posted it out to the lad in July! :eek:



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    #4577
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,426 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    A new Shenmue anime, what the feck!

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.polygon.com/platform/amp/22889939/shenmue-anime-crunchyroll-adult-swim

    I am guessing 3-4 episodes will be dedicated to driving a forklift.



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    #4578
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,911 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    You’d think the tepid reception to Shenmue 3 would’ve killed the franchise off for good, but here we are. It’s mad to think the kind of reaction this announcement would’ve garnered 10 years versus the general ‘the f**k?….’ it’s getting now.



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    #4579
    dav09
    Registered Users Posts: 775 ✭✭✭dav09


    As it should be, honestly the Fork-Lift action in Shenmue 1 makes the game for me, the morning race and missions in the port, I can imagine how they could adapt it as it's a real story-heavy based game.

    Is Shenmue 3 really that bad? Haven't played it yet as there's no Xbox release and my gaming PC is prob too old now to run it, want to give it a try but afraid of it not living up to the previous two masterpieces. I'm glad they originals got a re-release but this remake would have been brilliant if it came to fruition, unfortunately, Sega scrapped it

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4jNHoY1TPE




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    #4580
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,426 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Yeah that's the exact reason I haven't played it myself, only have an Xbox One and my PC won't run it.

    I do have that free copy ready to go that was posted on here a little while back - am toying with the idea of a gaming laptop over the coming month so might finally get around to giving it a go then!

    Didn't realise it was meant to be so bad, although I am hoping that's down to reviewers maybe not 'getting' Shenmue...



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    #4581
    dav09
    Registered Users Posts: 775 ✭✭✭dav09


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118529902#Comment_118529902

    "Meet me at 3 PM" *Checks Clock:* 3:05PM

    Reviewers: 1 star this is the fifth time this has happened in 4 hours

    Maybe so! Hoping they just don't get the experience that we all love for some reason.



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    #4582
    Jack burton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,772 ✭✭✭Jack burton


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    Priced up a MD, PS1, PS2, SNES and GC cables 🤯



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    #4583
    geotrig
    Registered Users Posts: 1,718 ✭✭✭geotrig


    Suddenly composite and RF don't seem so bad 😆



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    #4584
    DaveyDave
    Registered Users Posts: 6,184 ✭✭✭DaveyDave


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118532906#Comment_118532906

    My €5-10 Amazon/eBay Scart cables are good enough!



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    #4585
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,528 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118532906#Comment_118532906

    Jaysus, don't let Retr0 hear you say that, he tormented me for years until I bought RGBs for everything!

    I mean, do you know how hard it is to get the PS4 to output via RF to a 55" TV?



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    #4586
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,717 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118532581#Comment_118532581

    The Retro 2X devices?

    They're pretty decent and from my messing around they are all the same with just a different cable so I changed the input side to a SCART socket and plug whatever I want into it :)



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    #4587
    dav09
    Registered Users Posts: 775 ✭✭✭dav09


    https://bid.captainsauctionwarehouse.com/lot-details/index/catalog/86/lot/21998?url=%2Fauctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F86%3Fpage%3D8

    Right, which one of us is taking out the mortgage for this?



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    #4588
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,426 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118532581#Comment_118532581

    Be worth seeing if you can get the UK VAT amount knocked off as there's a high probability you'll be paying Irish VAT once they land here too :eek:



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    #4589
    Inviere
    Registered Users Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Has anyone any idea where I'd grab a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W? Seems to be out of stock or heavily inflated prices everywhere....

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    #4590
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118537318#Comment_118537318

    It really sucks the mark-up that they have at the moment. I grabbed a couple of the Zero 2 W boards the morning they were launched(like 30 mins after the announcement) and by the next day people were putting them up on ebay for silly money.



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    #4591
    Inviere
    Registered Users Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Aye @Steve X2 it's a bit of a downer this whole chip shortage thing. The scalping is really sapping the life out of many hobbies

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