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Atavan-Halen · 09-10-2011 12:45PM

There's a new PSP!? Why oh why do they think there is a need for it?

megaten · 09-10-2011 02:57PM

Some very nice stuff in the rage.

Woops wrong thread.

readyletsgo · 09-10-2011 04:21PM

keithgeo wrote: »

New stuff today when i got home.

WANT!!!

Aw man is there anyway/where I can play Dizzy? I used to love him in the day!

Steve X2 · 09-10-2011 04:52PM

readyletsgo wrote: »

WANT!!!

Aw man is there anyway/where I can play Dizzy? I used to love him in the day!

http://nintendo8.com/game/706/fantastic_adventures_of_dizzy/

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readyletsgo · 09-10-2011 04:56PM

Steve SI wrote: »

http://nintendo8.com/game/706/fantastic_adventures_of_dizzy/

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omg THANK YOU!!!!!!:D

Sparks43 · 09-10-2011 08:37PM

Sparks43 · 09-10-2011 08:46PM

And some games

Steve X2 · 09-10-2011 09:22PM

Happy days, just won a very nice condition Astro Wars on ebay.

Been wanting to get one for a while now and this one even has the original box and documents.

This is it here:
$%28KGrHqIOKkIE5Toki+Q,BOiFOWOV+!~~60_12.JPG

$%28KGrHqIOKkIE5Toki+Q,BOiFOWOV+!~~60_12.JPG

Now the wait for the postman begins

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Pyongyang · 09-10-2011 09:34PM

Steve SI wrote: »

Now the wait for the postman begins.

I know the feeling. Just won a fully boxed NTSC-J Virtual Boy with accessories and 5 fully boxed NTSC-J games.

Super excited to receive it, hurry up and find your way to me!

batari · 09-10-2011 09:47PM

Got this today from Luas_Dublin:

Nice one dude, can't wait to get a chance to get her going! So so happy to have a c64 again, it's about 17 years I think since I played one!! Rescue on Fractulus here I come! And that Ninja Bunny game, etc...

Dr Bob · 09-10-2011 10:26PM

cheers man

Co incidentally I got these fellas today

have the meg working with that AV cable I knocked up last week so happy days

Next thing is to get a Power base converter off ebay (feckin things are fairly pricey ..which is annoying as my Mam threw out the one I used to have about 12 years ago when I moved out..)

Dale Parish · 09-10-2011 10:54PM

luas_dublin wrote: »

cheers man

Co incidentally I got these fellas today

What are these megadrives worth?
Would be nice to have a sticky with average prices of all known consoles & rare games..

Jack burton · 09-10-2011 10:58PM

See it depends what they are worth and what people get for them.

For example, a fella I know whos a retro gamer poser, just paid 70 + shipping for a SNES with one game. Which is not what a snes is worth. But people still pay way over the odds for things

But for a MD1, which are less common then MD2's you'd be doing well if you got one for around 20-30 with a game or 2. Anything more is a bit too much imo. You can get into more details though for different models and whatnot all command different prices.

If your looking for one Dale, I'm just a PM away

Dr Bob · 09-10-2011 10:59PM

Dale Parish wrote: »

What are these megadrives worth?
Would be nice to have a sticky with average prices of all known consoles & rare games..

tbh only around 20-30 quid , cheaper if you're lucky at a car boot sale.
I know RAGE in (dublin)town sell them for 40.

Dale Parish · 09-10-2011 11:02PM

It's not that I'm looking for one; It's just I am always passing these particular models while in the UK, since I go over there every 3 weeks or so and they're never more than £10-15. I still think it would be cool to have some sort of price guideline/index for retro games & consoles, not for trading or anything, just for the sake of being informative

Jack burton · 09-10-2011 11:05PM

oh yeah I'd agree, I have my own internal price guide for everything I get.

I have an issue of RG with a console price guide in it, dont think they do that anymore do they?

Retr0gamer · 09-10-2011 11:08PM

TBH consoles are worth sweet **** all. You should be paying 10-20 for a console in a car boot sale with loads of games, a little more if it's online or in a dedicated shop. If you are paying more than 50 euros unless it's something truly rare (even a Virtual Boy isn't rare, you can get them for 50 not including postage) then you are a total mug.

Dale Parish · 09-10-2011 11:09PM

Retr0gamer wrote: »

TBH consoles are worth sweet **** all. You should be paying 10-20 for a console in a car boot sale with loads of games, a little more if it's online or in a dedicated shop. If you are paying more than 50 euros unless it's something truly rare (even a Virtual Boy isn't rare, you can get them for 50 not including postage) then you are a total mug.

What is it was an Amiga? :P

09-10-2011 11:12PM

Was handed a Game Boy Pocket last week. Not in great condition but works fine. I already have the original Game Boy in black.

Sparks43 · 10-10-2011 12:38AM

Retr0gamer wrote: »

TBH consoles are worth sweet **** all. You should be paying 10-20 for a console in a car boot sale with loads of games, a little more if it's online or in a dedicated shop. If you are paying more than 50 euros unless it's something truly rare (even a Virtual Boy isn't rare, you can get them for 50 not including postage) then you are a total mug.

How much did you pay for your Virtual Boy btw?

Im sure it was more then €50

Steve X2 · 10-10-2011 12:55AM

I dunno, I think consoles are worth what your willing to pay for them at the time without feeling out of pocket to much or ripped off(I'm looking at you "The RAGE").

I'm willing to pay over the odds sometimes for machines that are in particularly good condition or are something I just "have" to have. If I see a 3DO/CD32 for sale and its in perfect condition, nobody is going to beat me to it, it will be mine. But if I see a SNES/Megadrive/NES for sale I'm generally not willing to pay over the odds unless there is something special about it, it just doesn't have the same place in my heart etc.

Of course, it also depends on your financials as well and there are times when I've not been working (the life of an contract IT Consultant unfortunately) and I've not had as much to spend so I will look at the price a lot more than when I am working.

That's life in general I suppose, if you have the cash to spare then go for it, if not be more careful.

As my Mum says, "Cut your coat to suit your cloth".

Just my 2 cents on it.

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Retr0gamer · 10-10-2011 12:58AM

Sparks43 wrote: »

How much did you pay for your Virtual Boy btw?

Im sure it was more then €50

About 100 euros. 50 for the console, about 50 for postage :P

Sparks43 · 10-10-2011 01:24AM

Steve SI wrote: »

I dunno, I think consoles are worth what your willing to pay for them at the time without feeling out of pocket to much or ripped off(I'm looking at you "The RAGE").

I'm willing to pay over the odds sometimes for machines that are in particularly good condition or are something I just "have" to have. If I see a 3DO/CD32 for sale and its in perfect condition, nobody is going to beat me to it, it will be mine. But if I see a SNES/Megadrive/NES for sale I'm generally not willing to pay over the odds unless there is something special about it, it just doesn't have the same place in my heart etc.

Of course, it also depends on your financials as well and there are times when I've not been working (the life of an contract IT Consultant unfortunately) and I've not had as much to spend so I will look at the price a lot more than when I am working.

That's life in general I suppose, if you have the cash to spare then go for it, if not be more careful.

As my Mum says, "Cut your coat to suit your cloth".

Just my 2 cents on it.

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I agree 100% Steve

Just saving up every penny to buy that brand new mint Atari 7800

Reduced from €500 all the way down to €350

What a bargain

Optimus Prime · 10-10-2011 08:07AM

haha, none of us are allowed comment on that ataris thread anymore!

Pyongyang · 10-10-2011 08:15AM

@SteveSI we share the same view it seems. I'm prepared to pay a little extra to have my console(s) fully boxed with documentation etc. The only one I haven't done that for so far is my PC Engine Duo R as it was pricey already unboxed but had all the work done on it to warrant it. I'll get a boxed one some day...

I completely agree with you on the financial front though. If I don't have it to spare, I don't spend it. Enjoy your hobby.

o1s1n · 10-10-2011 09:01AM

I'm a bargain whore through and through. Unless something is a one off or exceptionally rare, I never pay over the odds for anything.

The way I look at it is this - by and large, the stuff we're collecting is mass produced. Even the rarer items. Therefore if something is expensive, a cheaper one of the same quality will eventually come along. I can't say I'm in a rush for anything.

I'll give you an example. I've been trying to get a Raiden 2 pcb for probably a good 3 or so years. On a few occasions, I almost gave in and paid around the €120 mark. I didn't, a picked one up a couple of weeks ago for €60 delivered from the US.

Even things I've paid a lot of money for, in most I've at least managed to get for about 60-70% of their usual asking value. It's part of the hobby for me. I like to be able to look at something and know I got it for a good deal less than it's worth.

Atavan-Halen · 10-10-2011 09:06AM

And that ladies and gentlemen is what we in the industry like to call a jammy bastard :pac:

You're dead right though o1s. With a bit of luck and patience you can always get things considerably cheaper.

Pyongyang · 10-10-2011 09:08AM

atavan-halen wrote: »

With a bit of luck and patience you can always get things considerably cheaper.

Like a CIB copy of Vertical Force for 99p.

Andrew76 · 10-10-2011 09:47AM

o1s1n wrote: »

I'm a bargain whore through and through.

Speaking of bargains, I spent €30 on a 21" Sony Trinitron CRT, lovely flat screen on it. Now I can play those Raiden PCB's in proper vert mode. Best 30 quid I've spent in a long time. Bargain! :pac:

o1s1n · 10-10-2011 09:53AM

atavan-halen wrote: »

And that ladies and gentlemen is what we in the industry like to call a jammy bastard :pac:

You're dead right though o1s. With a bit of luck and patience you can always get things considerably cheaper.

Haha! There's an element of that too...but I like to put that down to good timing

It's easy to fall victim to buying new games as they're all shiny and, well, new. But if you don't have an old game or console, then chances are you've already done without it for years...so you might as well continue to do without it until it comes up for a great price.

Andrew76 wrote: »

Speaking of bargains, I spent €30 on a 21" Sony Trinitron CRT, lovely flat screen on it. Now I can play those Raiden PCB's in proper vert mode. Best 30 quid I've spent in a long time. Bargain! :pac:

That tv was a steal. You really haven't played Raiden until you've played it on a vertical CRT! Had me considering rotating my own Trinitron when I got home on Sunday

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