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  • #6302
    DinoRex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭DinoRex


    Dunnes aren't much better... I bought some pants in there last week and they don't even have a hole for my fireman to come out of!


  • #6303
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,579 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beN7FftWNCM


    Replace Priests with retrogamers.


  • #6304
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,393 ✭✭✭Doge


    Nothing much to add,

    just received a Commodore 64c in the post today.

    If and when I buy a rather expensive but awesome addon, i'll post it up with piccies! :)


  • #6305
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,753 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    DinoRex wrote: »
    Dunnes aren't much better... I bought some pants in there last week and they don't even have a hole for my fireman to come out of!

    I reckon that's a suitable point at which to say the shark has been well and truly jumped!

    That said, in a slightly associated matter, the better half did buy me a pair of Sonic the Hedgehog PJ bottoms, which she then commandeered for herself.


  • #6306
    Dr Bob
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,184 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dr Bob


    Does it count if you made it yourself?:)
    Took the failed Megadrive switch mod that i tried a few weeks back apart and redid it in a slightly less complicated way.Its all working fine now 50/60hz and jap/english :)
    (as you can see from the copy of Mercs there)
    Just need to make the switches a bit more permanent and get my new working RGB cable in the next day or two and I'm all set.


    th_IMG_20111103_233611.jpg
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  • #6307
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,393 ✭✭✭Doge


    Cracked open the commodore to give it an oul clean,
    and noticed fingerprints that have been preserved on the RF case since the day it was assembled:


    Qar6S.jpg



    I feel like I've discovered an ancient fossil of the Retro Gaming World!




    From the date code on the SID chip you can tell it was assembled in 1991 or later,
    so it was one of the later machines produced before the demise of commodore:

    MEYN8.jpg


    Really glad to have one in such good condition, I could tell by the warranty sticker that it had never been opened before.


    3Y6qZ.jpg


  • #6308
    Steve X2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,912 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Few bits today:

    Game Boy color in almost mint condition.
    The case is completely perfect, just some microscopic marks on the screen.
    I've a replacement screen on the way for it anyway, as well as a few other screens for various handhelds I've won in auctions over the last week.

    dsc5603p.jpg


    And under the Game Boy is a mouse mat(might just pin it to the wall in the man cave).

    dsc5606.jpg


    Still sealed in box Game Boy Advance.

    dsc5608.jpg


    And not really retro but its for my man cave(going to get a nice funky glass frame for it next week).

    dsc5591.jpg

    .


  • #6309
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,942 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    Awesome mouse mat and poster dude. Were they ebay purchases or some online shop?


  • #6310
    Steve X2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,912 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Andrew76 wrote: »
    Awesome mouse mat and poster dude. Were they ebay purchases or some online shop?

    All ebay except for the poster, that was amazon.

    .


  • #6311
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    That poster reminds me of a certain PCB I would absolutely sell my lungs for. *wibble*


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  • #6312
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,393 ✭✭✭Doge


    Pyongyang wrote: »
    That poster reminds me of a certain PCB I would absolutely sell my lungs for. *wibble*

    Link nao!


  • #6313
    OwaynOTT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,619 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    Got a boxed copy of turtles tournament fighter today. Great condition as well. Finding it hard going though compared to street fighter turbo.


  • #6314
    Mr Vengeance
    Closed Accounts Posts: 167 ✭✭Mr Vengeance


    I picked up a Street Fighter IV Ryu branded Xbox 360 fighting pad the other day from HMV - just €12.99 brand new which is great. I really need a good D-pad equiped controller for all the retro shizz that I got going on with the system. My Hori EX2 is great for some games such as King of Fighters XII and Fatal Fury Special, but I just can't play Street Fighter games with an arcade stick - dunno why really. I suppose I have problems getting round how to manage six buttons on an arcade controller having become so accustomed to four on my AES stick.

    The controller works a dream with Street Fighters III, IV and HD Turbo, as well as my shmups. Its great for Daytona USA also, but I can't seem to be able to customise the pad in-game for that one. Strange.

    I also ordered Dodonpachi Resurrection from eBay. I went into GAME in Dundrum on Thursday and asked the most competent looking person (suited 'n booted manager dude) if they had gotten in the game for the following day. The pr!ck told me to ring at about 10.30 the next morning to find out then myself. That was pretty rubbish customer service to be honest. He should have at best went out the back and looked at the delivery receipts to see if the game had come in, and tell me there and then, or at worst took my details and rang me back a while later to let me know what the story was. I never treated customers like that in my five years in video games retail. He pretty much didn't care about helping me.

    I got my own back anyway and just ordered the game online. Fcuk 'em! Probably would have charged, what, €45 quid for it anyway. I won't get into a rant about GAME but they have really dropped the ball in recent times. They have far too many pre-owned games in stock and hardly any new ones bar the Top 10 or new releases, the staff are very annoying trying to make you buy pre-owned all the time. The management and employees are ill-informed for the most part as well, and the prices of games are higher than they should be, especially against UK prices. Plus the games you get out of the drawers as normally scratched to buggery, and the cases sat out on the shlf are often half beat-up too.

    Is it any wonder people shop online? :rolleyes:


  • #6315
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Mr Vengeance wrote: »
    I got my own back anyway and just ordered the game online. Fcuk 'em!

    Your dead right, bad bad management.


  • #6316
    Mr Vengeance
    Closed Accounts Posts: 167 ✭✭Mr Vengeance


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Your dead right, bad bad management.

    Yup, fair enough if it was a Christmas temp, but the shop manager fobbing you off cause he couldn't be arsed to check a delivery note / shop system? Not on.


  • #6317
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Mr Vengeance wrote: »
    Yup, fair enough if it was a Christmas temp, but the shop manager fobbing you off cause he couldn't be arsed to check a delivery note / shop system? Not on.

    That attitude filters down to the lads behind the counter too, I always try remind myself that although the shop workers may seem unhelpful, its only because they've either been badly trained or its from watching managers do the same.


  • #6318
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,579 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    If the game is going to be easily available I don't mind paying a few euro more in a shop.

    But for obscure stuff? All the headaches and the pricing irregularities? I'll take online ktnxbai.


  • #6319
    johnboysligo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 388 ✭✭johnboysligo


    6318198516_0d62a9eae2.jpg

    nice wee find got a Pikachu n64 with:
    Forsaken
    Dark Rift
    Goldeneye ( missing label looks nasty but is in full working order )
    Fighting Force 64
    Mario Party
    Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
    Vigilante 8
    Vigilante 8 second offense
    Killer Instinct Gold
    Super Mario 64
    Pokemon Stadium ( with transfer pack and pokemon blue )
    Destruction Derby 64
    Tony Hawks Skateboarding *
    International Superstar Soccer 64 *
    WcW vs nWo Revenge
    WWF Wrestlemania
    WWF No Mercy * ( ntsc copy need converter cart or ntsc console )
    F1 Pole Position
    Pokemon Snap
    one pokemon themed controler and one red controller*
    and a xplorer64 cheat cart

    * got these at a second hand shop in ballymote everything else from friends.


  • #6320
    Dr Bob
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,184 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dr Bob


    th_IMG_20111106_170408.jpg
    it of an odd one , there was a local carboot sale near my parents house , so popped along and nabbed one of those old mini tvs that used to sell a few years back for a fiver . One made up 3.5 to rf cable later it was connected to my mastersystem.Need to go back and see if it'll work with the lightgun!
    also picked up an old flightstick ( for mame afterburner/spaceharrier/gorf fun) .
    and a copy of state of emergency/a few COD games
    th_IMG_20111106_170807.jpg
    oh and a pair of singstar mics just in case they're ever needed!
    :)


  • #6321
    pdbhp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,041 ✭✭✭pdbhp


    Got God of War Ghost of Sparta and Monster Hunter freedom Unite, both on PSP for €20 in gamestop :D


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  • #6322
    alpahaeagle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 585 ✭✭✭alpahaeagle


    Latest purchases.....

    Shenmue 1 - Both cases and all cd's in perfect condition. :D

    Commodore C16 - got two C16's, both working and with tape drives. One Boxed system in perfect condition and the box say 5 out of 10. Second one working, keys gone yellow.

    Going to put the second one up for trade....


  • #6323
    Relikk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,847 ✭✭✭Relikk


    My latest over the past 2 weeks...

    Incredible condition Japanese Game Gear.
    img20111107113831.jpg

    Nomad in great condition with the plastic still on the screen cover.
    img20111107113947.jpg

    Boxed Astro Wars and Scramble (Scramble I had when I was a kid but, have no idea where it went to, along with a Galaxy Invader 1000, Puck Monster and Caveman).
    img20111107114327.jpg

    img20111107114441.jpg

    Complete SoTN in amazing condition.
    img20111107114638.jpg

    And finally a Dreamcast which was given to me, free of charge, by a mate. 3 controllers, one still sealed in box, 8 games (House of the Dead 2 has no box).
    img20111107121344.jpg

    All in all a very good couple of weeks. :D


  • #6324
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Cracking haul, well done


  • #6325
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,942 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    Lovely gear dude! :D


  • #6326
    Relikk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,847 ✭✭✭Relikk


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Cracking haul, well done

    Ah, the very man... Cheers, BTW. Do you know if they still sell the replacement LCD for the Nomad on DealExtreme? I can't find it.


  • #6327
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Relikk wrote: »
    Ah, the very man... Cheers, BTW. Do you know if they still sell the replacement LCD for the Nomad on DealExtreme? I can't find it.

    Em Steve posted a link to it there somwhere recently, to my knowledge they do still sell it. The lead time is abismal though man, & while your waiting for it arm yourself with the charger & battery pack bits...it really completes the Nomad

    Edit - http://www.dealextreme.com/p/3-5-lcd-rear-view-tv-dvd-mp4-dual-input-video-monitor-with-dashboard-stand-pal-ntsc-20415


  • #6328
    Relikk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,847 ✭✭✭Relikk


    EnterNow wrote: »
    The lead time is abismal though man, & while your waiting for it arm yourself with the charger & battery pack bits...it really completes the Nomad

    I've every intention of doing so. ;) I'll have a look for that post.

    Is the latency that bad? Never come across that mentioned in any information I've read for the screen mod. Shame.

    EDIT: Thanks for the link. :)


  • #6329
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,408 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    And get an Everdrive to go with your super modded Nomad! The only down side to that setup is your arms tiring out holding the weight of the damn thing :D


  • #6330
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Relikk wrote: »
    I've every intention of doing so. ;) I'll have a look for that post.

    Is the latency that bad? Never come across that mentioned in any information I've read for the screen mod. Shame.

    No no the lead time from DX...if you order today you should have it by 2013 or so :p


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  • #6331
    Relikk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,847 ✭✭✭Relikk


    EnterNow wrote: »
    No no the lead time from DX...if you order today you should have it by 2013 or so :p

    Aha, I see. :D
    o1s1n wrote: »
    And get an Everdrive to go with your super modded Nomad! The only down side to that setup is your arms tiring out holding the weight of the damn thing

    Aye, I've had an EDMD for a while now.


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