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

That looks like it needs to follow the 'rule of half' - if/when asked how much was it by the other half, give the half value figure - essential tactic.

Maybe the pouch is for flyers for the game, hints, tips etc.?

Update - Google Translate! Looks like it was a promo for the game, and there was some sort of quiz/giveaway competition - prob what the pouch had, flyers for it

So the Gamesmaster Gore special video was apparently a gateway drug. I've been perusing a lot of VHS on eBay looking for original releases of films..specifically ex rentals.

Behold, an original 1984 ex rental release of Terminator and a 1987 RoboCop.

To be fair, a lot of the original releases are quite hard to find so it's stopping me just walling myself into the house with tapes haha

I have yeah! You 100% definitely feel like Robocop, visually it's fantastic will full raytracing bells and whistles enabled. Best game representation I've ever seen of the film. I'd love if the same company did something with the Terminator IP.

It's a hard game to get right as given you're a walking indestructable machine, it can easily have the 'superman syndrome' where there's no challenge.

Funnily enough that VHS of Robocop I picked up has an ad for the arcade Robocop game at the very start. 😁

No way! that definitely flew under the radar indeed, have never heard of it at all. Will check it out this weekend, thanks for the heads up.

I'd be interested in how they handle the combat in that, given it's actually the opposite of the Superman problem with Robocop, in that you are now fighting against indestructable machines.

Actually it'd be great if someone did an Alien Isolation type job on it. Recreate the first film with just the one Terminator after you.

Edit: Only €15.49 on CDKeys at the moment:

https://www.cdkeys.com/terminator-resistance-pc-ww-steam

Those screens look amazing! Where'd you get them?

I had my RF transmitter arrive today and it works a charm.

I didn't realise it has HDMI in, thought it was composite only. So that was a nice surprise. I have the 360 running into it playing video from my NAS.

The quality is 100% RF so lots of noise but it really adds something to it. There was actually something kind of amazing seeing it pop up amid all the snow when I was tuning the TV. First time I've done that since everything went digital!

Unfortunately I don't have an analogue pocket game gear adapter at the moment. Would be really interesting to plug in the Game gear TV tuner and see how far up the road I can pick up the signal!

Direct from the manufacturers website:

If you use 4PX for shipping there's no surprise charges. So worth avoiding DHL .😉

Cheaper than AliExpress and shipping took 11 days including the Easter Bank Holiday which is great.

They have also just released the Flip 2 which is a DS Style handheld with the exact same spec as the pocket 5, and as well as being more portable it may also be more ergonomic for people too. The controls are a little cramped on the RP5, you can buy / 3d print grips for them to improve the comfort.

It's a complete borefest, fun initially and then its just rinse/repeat - could have been so much better

Picked up a Oric Atmos, a repackaged 8-bit home computer Oric-1 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine_Computer_Systems released in 1983 and the Atmos in 1984. Was released by the company when they saw the success of the Spectrum 48k. The machine itself wasn't really successful in the UK but it was a hit in France!

Machine when it first arrived from France, it was a little mank.

A good bit of time cleaning later, removing the internals, keys etc. and she looks good - some suggest one of the prettiest 8-bit home computers (maybe not including JPN machines). The lower part of the case is vibrant red, brighter than the red keys on top.

It came with the orignial manual, which is kinda handy as it has a full pinout guide. A short time later I made a tape in/out/control cable.

Then a small mod to convert the RF out to a noisy componsite. I have the parts to make a RGB cable out, but awaiting on a RGB2HDMI external board before I put that together. Will be a handy board to have as it can be used for many other systems in the future. If you watch Adrian's Digital Basement on YouTube, he uses it quite a bit for 70s/80s machines.

Onwards to testing! Dug out the SVI-CAS sd/tape loading gadget by Romsey…and spent a lot of time trying to see what input voltage it needed. 7.5~9V for anyone interested. Derp on me as on the SD card is the manual which had all the info. Not a whole lot of working info online for these anymore.

Boom, another game other than the one which was loading :D Manic Miner! Componsite again looks like crap, especially on an LCD.

It's been a while since I had a new get but this arrived a few days ago. Prompted by The Rage posting about getting one in, never even crossed my mind! There's a 3 disc CD/DVD one that I may also pickup.

Reacquired a SNES after selling mine off a few years ago after being short of cash.

Got one of the cheapest Chinesium Everdrive clones too.

Haven't actually tested anything yet but already have a Super Nintendo Switchless Region SuperCIC, uIGR & D4 Patch Kit on the way for it too from Consoles Unleashed.

I got curious about the address on that Terminator tape and looked it up on Google.

Looks like the Dawley family (I assume) transformed their video shop into a butchers at some point. It doesn't exist on Street View in 2017 so somewhere between 2016 and 2017 they went out of business.

It's a bit of a pivot from video rental to a butchers though, isn't it?

Nothing too exciting but hoping it offers some improvement on the naff eBay AV cable I currently have going into the ossc.

Haha jaysus I'm having an evening of it.

About 15 years ago or so, the GBA SP in the photos fell and the hinge broke. I actually managed to fix it with glue and it's been holding since then.

Of course, this evening when I finally sit down with a lovely new flash cart - the hinge breaks! 😂

Time to look for a replacement shell.

I noticed that alright when I started working my way through some hacks that don't have the artwork and you just have a big white square obscuring the titles. That's a bit annoying alright.

Where are you buying your SP parts? Anywhere decent in the EU?

Finally to put this absolutely random shite to bed.

I saw there was a 'Dawley Memories' private Facebook group. Thought that might have some photos of the old video shop. Only problem - I don't have a Facebook account.

After some fake Facebook account making, sweet talking the admins to get in and trawling through pages and pages of photographs - result!

Not sure what I achieved or what the point of any of that was, but there you go haha.