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CiDeRmAn · 29-12-2011 10:12PM

And PS3's and Wii's and the occasional PS2..

I is cursed I tells ya!

Atavan-Halen · 29-12-2011 11:36PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

And PS3's and Wii's and the occasional PS2..
I is cursed I tells ya!

That's it, I'm taking all your stuff to prevent it from death :P

Dr Bob · 30-12-2011 12:08AM

atavan-halen wrote: »

That's it, I'm taking all your stuff to prevent it from death :P

I've come to the conclusion that you need to either get rid of the shag carpetting or get rid of the polyester speed suits Ciderman.Your house is obviously some sort of static electricity epicenter.

Dr Bob · 30-12-2011 12:14AM

Oh yeah got

for 5

for 5 and

for 1 in Rage , ok not cheap but not wallet b&ggeringly expensive either..

o1s1n · 30-12-2011 12:38AM

Ah man, that Gamester pad brings back memories!

Around 20 years ago I found a ten pound note on the ground in a shop.

Rather than be a nice kid and hand it up to someone, I ran straight over to Advanced Vision in Quinnsworth and bought one of those Gamester pads.

safetyboy · 30-12-2011 06:45PM

tiger heli win

Doge · 30-12-2011 11:47PM

Well not long after getting my 100 feedback star on ebay (buyer only), I've finally done it.

I used a sniping tool for the first time to win an auction.

Every other auction I have won, I have done manually, and you know what?

It's SOOOOO overrated. Wasting an hour in front in front of the computer staring at the countdown timer, and almost having a heart attack when your last minute bid submission fails, and you're fumbling to retype your bid in during the last 10 seconds before the bid ends.

I don't know why I have bothered avoiding sniping tools all these years,

when I could be out doing whatever the hell I want, while this convenient tool does all the hard work for me!

I might miss those heart pounding moments though, (just a little!)

o1s1n · 31-12-2011 12:22AM

waveform wrote: »

Well not long after getting my 100 feedback star on ebay (buyer only), I've finally done it.

I used a sniping tool for the first time to win an auction.

Every other auction I have won, I have done manually, and you know what?

It's SOOOOO overrated. Wasting an hour in front in front of the computer staring at the countdown timer, and almost having a heart attack when your last minute bid submission fails, and you're fumbling to retype your bid in during the last 10 seconds before the bid ends.

I don't know why I have bothered avoiding sniping tools all these years,

when I could be out doing whatever the hell I want, while this convenient tool does all the hard work for me!

I might miss those heart pounding moments though, (just a little!)

I have almost 600 feedback on ebay over the last ten years, and you know what? Each time I win an auction I still almost have a heart attack in the last few seconds. It's a huge part of it.

I went to see the new Sherlock Holmes film in the cinema this evening. 8pm came and I had my phone out under my tshirt with my head in there too (yes I am that shameless), trying to snipe an auction.

I would rather go to that insane length than use an auction sniping tool. They're just no fun.

johnny_ultimate · 31-12-2011 12:28AM

I have a '5' feedback waiting on Ebay, and I'm damn proud of it

o1s1n · 31-12-2011 02:22AM

Finally gave in an preordered a Retrode 2. Not shipping till Feb, but they seem to really sell out fast.

Myrddin · 31-12-2011 11:30AM

o1s1n wrote: »

Finally gave in an preordered a Retrode 2. Not shipping till Feb, but they seem to really sell out fast.

Is this the thing that lets you play real carts on emulators, & also dump said carts? Whats the dif between Retrode 1 & 2?

o1s1n · 31-12-2011 03:45PM

EnterNow wrote: »

Is this the thing that lets you play real carts on emulators, & also dump said carts? Whats the dif between Retrode 1 & 2?

That's the one! They have controller ports too. I'm only really getting it as a dumping tool. No real interest in playing carts on emulators. Although, could be handy for the controller ports.

The Retrode 2 is just the second run of it. They made it look a bit more professional with injection plastic moulding and all that jazz.

Retrode 1

Retrode 2

Doge · 31-12-2011 05:36PM

I went away and ordered the Everdrive MD from retrogate last night,
$82 delivered, with a low chance of getting stung by the man (hopefully!).

Does anyone have a NON-WORKING Megadrive cart with the plastic case intact?

Or a Megadrive game that is so crappy I wouldn't feel guilty about tearing it open?

You can buy an MD game on ebay for only 3-4 euro delivered, but cannibalizing one seems like such a shame especially when most of them are classic games!

Myrddin · 31-12-2011 05:48PM

waveform wrote: »

I went away and ordered the Everdrive MD from retrogate last night,
$82 delivered, with a low chance of getting stung by the man (hopefully!).

Does anyone have a NON-WORKING Megadrive cart with the plastic case intact?

Or a Megadrive game that is so crappy I wouldn't feel guilty about tearing it open?

You can buy an MD game on ebay for only 3-4 euro delivered, but cannibalizing one seems like such a shame especially when most of them are classic games!

Sport game fodder tbh

Steve X2 · 31-12-2011 05:49PM

waveform wrote: »

I went away and ordered the Everdrive MD from retrogate last night,
$82 delivered, with a low chance of getting stung by the man (hopefully!).

Does anyone have a NON-WORKING Megadrive cart with the plastic case intact?

Or a Megadrive game that is so crappy I wouldn't feel guilty about tearing it open?

You can buy an MD game on ebay for only 3-4 euro delivered, but cannibalizing one seems like such a shame especially when most of them are classic games!

There ya go
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Rise-Robots-Megadrive-/350489639094?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item519acf78b6

Guilt free

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Myrddin · 31-12-2011 05:54PM

Steve SI wrote: »

There ya go
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Rise-Robots-Megadrive-/350489639094?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item519acf78b6

Guilt free

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WAY Overpriced though

CiDeRmAn · 31-12-2011 06:16PM

Rage should have a copy of something sh1te for the MD in the bargain bin, no?

I think I may have a copy of a certain game of a certain genre, it's pretty worthless imho

Atavan-Halen · 31-12-2011 07:47PM

waveform wrote: »

I went away and ordered the Everdrive MD from retrogate last night,
$82 delivered, with a low chance of getting stung by the man (hopefully!).

Does anyone have a NON-WORKING Megadrive cart with the plastic case intact?

Or a Megadrive game that is so crappy I wouldn't feel guilty about tearing it open?

You can buy an MD game on ebay for only 3-4 euro delivered, but cannibalizing one seems like such a shame especially when most of them are classic games!

BAM!

Doge · 31-12-2011 09:35PM

atavan-halen wrote: »

BAM!

Thanks for the link!

It was a very close contender, but then I spotted something even WORSE from the same seller!

ARNOLD PALMER TOURNAMENT GOLF

$%28KGrHqN,%21k0E6By9VuVBBOsvGjvT%28%21%7E%7E60_12.JPG

$%28KGrHqN,%21k0E6By9VuVBBOsvGjvT%28%21%7E%7E60_12.JPG

The pic of his ugly mug on the cart was just asking for it!

I asked the ould fella about him as he's a bit of golf fanatic,
and he told me he designed the golf course in Tralee apparently!

This game is even worse again, but I don't think the PCB would fit it.

And now for the worst part,
sitting here in great anticipation until the day this classic game is in my hands......

Dr Bob · 31-12-2011 09:57PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Rage should have a copy of something sh1te for the MD in the bargain bin, no?

I think I may have a copy of a certain game of a certain genre, it's pretty worthless imho

Few Fifas for a quid in RAGE if an EA game is any use

Doge · 31-12-2011 10:08PM

luas_dublin wrote: »

Few Fifas for a quid in RAGE if an EA game is any use

Yeah but like, Dublin is like all the way over there!

o1s1n · 01-01-2012 07:26PM

This is one thing I love about buying from ebay, sometimes the packaging really doubles up well as a storage box!

I would imagine this is going to be my one and only Shmup proto cart. Won't be my last snes one though!

Haven't played it much, but I've noticed that the 2 Unlimited soundtrack is there. Which probably means it'll be very close to the retail version.

Still, I'll be sure to go through it with a fine-toothed comb just in case.

Gotta love a good cart case hack and some eeproms sticking out. The seller said that because of where they're placed, you can't actually put it into a Snes without taking the cart shell off

Pyongyang · 01-01-2012 07:31PM

A great Get! to kick off 2012! Nice one! Very jel!

Jack burton · 01-01-2012 07:44PM

Well I never thought a "Eurodance" band and SNES could make such a gorgeous combination

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oua2WdWfDXo

o1s1n · 01-01-2012 08:05PM

It's a weird combination.

The problem with it is it's a hard game. So you need to replay levels. Yet, you can only really stick music like that once or twice for the novelty factor. After that you'll be lowering the tv down.

I also got that CPS2 box too. Not nearly as impressive as the MVS ones unfortunately

The stickers are great, but the box itself is basically just corrugated cardboard. If you didn't know any better you'd throw it out thinking it was part of the packaging. Pretty let down with it to be honest.

Doge · 02-01-2012 12:17AM

Jack burton wrote: »

Well I never thought a "Eurodance" band and SNES could make such a gorgeous combination

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oua2WdWfDXo

I reckon the SNES can pretty much do everything the Amiga can do soundwise, maybe even more clearly.

I have yet to get my nerd hat on and compare the specs of the Paula chip to the Snes chip though!

Steve X2 · 02-01-2012 02:31AM

Just got my hands(eyes really) on a scanned Neo-Geo AES/MVS developer manual.

Very interesting it is with lots of juicy dev pictures and information within

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safetyboy · 02-01-2012 03:44PM

Retr0gamer · 02-01-2012 04:40PM

waveform wrote: »

I reckon the SNES can pretty much do everything the Amiga can do soundwise, maybe even more clearly.

I have yet to get my nerd hat on and compare the specs of the Paula chip to the Snes chip though!

I'm pretty sure the SNES is far better than the Amiga in terms of sound chips. It's much better at playing samples anyway, the only thing that held it back a bit is the lack of memory on the cartridges. The Amiga could just split games across multiple discs so samples weren't an issue.

Steve X2 · 02-01-2012 07:22PM

Latest edition to the man cave.
A limited edition 18" NECA Predator model (with accessories) that my brother got me for Xmas.
The pictures(and flash) probably don't do it justice but its very detailed.

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