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Retr0gamer · 19-02-2013 06:46PM

Bow before me!

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Wicklowandy · 19-02-2013 07:30PM

Sorry to ask but is a Commodore Amiga regarded as retro?

Dug mine out today after umteen years and played desert strike and into the eagles nest.....and haven't had as much fun with anything ps3 in an age:)

Andrew76 · 19-02-2013 07:32PM

Wicklowandy wrote: »

Sorry to ask but is a Commodore Amiga regarded as retro?

Yup.

Excellent machine it is too.

Wicklowandy · 19-02-2013 07:39PM

Bought it new in December 1992 in qth computers in dun laoghaire, amiga a1200 ir£650. Bought plenty of technology since that has lasted til 3 days after the warranty expires, 20 years on a1200 still working as new:)

DinoRex · 19-02-2013 07:44PM

The Commodore machines are what I grew up on VIC-20 > C64 > Amiga 500.

My first console wasn't until the Dreamcast.

Wicklowandy · 19-02-2013 07:56PM

Started with a zx spectrum - spectrum +2 - mastersystem - amiga - megadrive - playstation - ps2 - ps3

And do ye know what? Games have gained depth and lost playability; graphics have become the substitute for all;)

Wicklowandy · 19-02-2013 07:57PM

And master system, amiga, ps1 and ps2 still work fine and my two year old ps3 died a few weeks ago:)

CosmicSmash · 19-02-2013 07:59PM

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Bow before me!

Specialist subjects, RF Modulators and the CDI;)

CiDeRmAn · 19-02-2013 08:45PM

I think he's a closeted hipster of gaming myself.....
Maybe Sera will set him straight...

CosmicSmash · 19-02-2013 08:58PM

His knowledge of video games knows no bounds, I wouldn't fancy my chances against him.

Wicklowandy · 19-02-2013 09:00PM

Its amazing how much fun an afternoon in the company of an old friend can be

Thanks god i dont put all my friends in the attic when i get bored of them;)

krudler · 19-02-2013 11:24PM

Wicklowandy wrote: »

And master system, amiga, ps1 and ps2 still work fine and my two year old ps3 died a few weeks ago:)

I've had 4 xbox 360's, and yet my gameboy bought in 1990 still worked until I gave it away a year ago

Atavan-Halen · 19-02-2013 11:30PM

I went from a ps1 > gameboy colour > GBA > PS2 and then started to grow my collection from there.

OwaynOTT · 20-02-2013 01:37AM

I started with a neo geo aes, then a 3do and a turbo express in one foul swoop and finally rounded it off with a famicom titler. Traded them all in for a ps1 bundled with fifa.

krudler · 20-02-2013 01:47AM

OwaynOTT wrote: »

I started with a neo geo aes, then a 3do and a turbo express in one foul swoop and finally rounded it off with a famicom titler. Traded them all in for a ps1 bundled with fifa.

:eek: talk about in at the deep end lol

Danonino. · 20-02-2013 01:57AM

Bought My first console of my cousin for £14... an Atari 7800. Pretty sure he got a Megadrive for Christmas the year it came out so I saved and saved and bought the 7800 off him. 14 quid was a lot for a 7 year old me

Pole Position, MouseTrap, Centipede, Asteroids, Pacman.... awesome times.

Sparks43 · 20-02-2013 02:19AM

Philips Videopac - Spectrum - C64 -Amiga - Snes - N64

Had access to NES Atari Sega etc and bought them for buttons when others went to the next new thing.

As for the quiz feck it lets make a night of it.

We are invincible (Hopefully)

My daughter has been in and out of Temple St so i am delighted that some funds go to them.

Retr0gamer · 20-02-2013 02:46AM

A friend of mine is saying something about the PS4 being $529.99 at launch. Do the usual Sony currency conversion and it will be 499.99 euros or more.

Ouch.

DinoRex · 20-02-2013 02:58AM

Well there was talk of £300 the other day. That could just be the base model though.

I'd like to think they've learned their lesson from the last time around and aren't going to make it a stupid price.

Retr0gamer · 20-02-2013 02:59AM

He's saying there'll be 2 sku's anyway.

Atavan-Halen · 20-02-2013 03:15AM

I'd say a 250gb base model and a 500gb "premium" model.

Wicklowandy · 20-02-2013 04:36AM

Paid £500 for ps2 on launch day so to be expected.....forgot to put atari 2600 on my list first.....atari 2600 in wood finish mmmmmmmmmmm;)

CiDeRmAn · 20-02-2013 12:54PM

If the PS4 launches with The Last Guardian I will be first in line for it.
Of course if the machine launches with The Last Guardian, Satan will be skating to work that day.... given that hell will have frozen over, by way of explanation.
Otherwise I won't touch the PS4 until late 2014, maybe 2015.
The new Xbox though, I'll probably get it at launch... PGR5 please!

o1s1n · 20-02-2013 01:09PM

What are the odds The Last Guardian will be a swan song release for the PS3?

If so, I'm sure it'll get a PS4 'deluxe' release anyway. So it looks more and more likely I'll never have needed to own a PS3.

johnny_ultimate · 20-02-2013 01:13PM

Looking increasingly likely it will be a PS4 title to be honest. Explains the lengthy silences and would be a fairly significant fix for the technical limitations that were supposedly weighing the title down.

That and it would basically be the closest thing to a killer app for core gamers that Sony could possibly offer, launch title or not. There'll be a lot of Internet whinging if the format is changed, but no-one can stay angry at Team Ico for too long

Amazing to think that a high-profile game can be in active development for basically the eight year lifespan of a console and still possibly not make it out!

DinoRex · 20-02-2013 01:41PM

But if you don't get a PS4 how will you keep up to date with the exhilarating story lines in the Killzone franchise?

o1s1n · 20-02-2013 01:45PM

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

That and it would basically be the closest thing to a killer app for core gamers that Sony could possibly offer, launch title or not. There'll be a lot of Internet whinging if the format is changed, but no-one can stay angry at Team Ico for too long

That's what I was thinking. Business wise, it makes sense to get it on the PS4. If it is a release title (or shortly after release) then I'd seriously consider picking one up. If not then I'll probably do the same thing I did with the PS3.

DinoRex wrote: »

But if you don't get a PS4 how will you keep up to date with the exhilarating story lines in the Killzone franchise?

So many more shades of brown left to explore!

johnny_ultimate · 20-02-2013 01:52PM

I hear the PS4 is shipping with an extra dedicated GPU just to handle the extra shades of greys and brown required by the latest Resistance and Killzone titles. It's called the Mediocrity Engine.

A dedicated CPU, meanwhile, will handle the immense amounts of QTEs and ****e storytelling thus far unannounced Quantic Dream next-gen titles will have to offer.

johnny_ultimate · 20-02-2013 02:44PM

Da RAGE just got in a Wily Wars cart! Wonder how much they're charging... although at least their 'RARE!!' sticker is justified this time

Myrddin · 20-02-2013 02:46PM

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Da RAGE just got in a Wily Wars cart! Wonder how much they're charging... although at least their 'RARE!!' sticker is justified this time

Is it CIB, boxed or cart only?

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