Dreamer of the year (Arcade Edition)

15-07-2018 2:25pm

Im over in the Netherlands for a few days and I've just seen streets of rage 2 in a retro gaming shop for €72.
Sorry I have no picture but if I'm back there again tomorrow I'll take one

airmax87 · 17-07-2018 4:21pm

https://www.adverts.ie/arcade-retro/arcade-machine-pandora-box-5-960in1/15829588

https://www.adverts.ie/arcade-retro/arcade-cabinet-running-on-xbox-360/15812169

Skerries · 17-07-2018 4:28pm

https://www.adverts.ie/arcade-retro/arcade-machine-pandora-box-5-960in1/15715743

I think Mario is very happy to see me

2ndcoming · 18-07-2018 4:35pm

https://www.adverts.ie/arcade-retro/arcade-cabinet-running-on-xbox-360/15812169

Based on cutting edge hardware like the 360, he should be asking more!

mm_surf · 18-07-2018 5:51pm

DaveyDave wrote: »

Inviere wrote: »

Wooden box, pc inside, some sticks and buttons, €1600. Seems a deal?

How much would cabinet materials cost? The hardware components shouldn't be that expensive. Of course it depends what they have in there, but any PC in the last 10 years should be able to run emulators.

A budget brand 32" can be had new for €180 or step up to an LG for €250. A bare bones 3.8GHz quad-core Intel i3, 4GB Corsair DDR4 setup including mouse, keyboard and speakers would cost about €350. I'm not familiar with arcade controls, but they don't look as robust as the €150 X-Arcade ones.

Purely speculating however. But given the history of Adverts cabs, they're all lousy looking.

Agreed on costs. Finally got around to putting my diy cab together. Only a 1 player cp, and had an ancient pc (think along the lines of a 50 euro thing from a charity shop). Was less than $200 (I'm in the usa).
Genuine sanwa stick and buttons. 20" screen. Painted but no decals/overlays.
I'd put up a pic but my woodworking skills are horrendous! Semi gloss black hides a multitude of sins

M.

19-07-2018 10:24pm

mm_surf wrote: »

Agreed on costs. Finally got around to putting my diy cab together. Only a 1 player cp, and had an ancient pc (think along the lines of a 50 euro thing from a charity shop). Was less than $200 (I'm in the usa).
Genuine sanwa stick and buttons. 20" screen. Painted but no decals/overlays.
I'd put up a pic but my woodworking skills are horrendous! Semi gloss black hides a multitude of sins

M.

are real cabs not ten a penny in the us?

mm_surf · 19-07-2018 11:52pm

BrownFinger wrote: »

are real cabs not ten a penny in the us?

Locally its worse than adverts. There's great availability from the likes of coinop warehouse, but cheap? No. Well, not less than $300.
Shipping across a few states runs to about $300-400.
So even if i got a "beater" to convert to mame or whatever, it'd be easily $400 before a single part is needed.
I'll keep an eye out of course, but in the meantime Thomas still needs to save Sylvia ðŸ˜

Burzum · 23-07-2018 1:38am

https://www.adverts.ie/arcade-retro/dreamcast-2x-controllers-40-games/15884492

cursai · 23-07-2018 2:25am

Burzum wrote: »

https://www.adverts.ie/arcade-retro/dreamcast-2x-controllers-40-games/15884492

ah ffs! Cdr's and all.

DaveyDave · 23-07-2018 2:34am

Not that I condone piracy but you could just get a Dreamcast for €70 and buy a pack of 50 CDs for €15. I also don't think it's very hard to get a console that plays backups...

I like music in my games though, so buying games has an advantage

Retr0gamer · 23-07-2018 9:53am

I find plenty of those Dreamcast CDR games have major problems. The big releases usually have good work put in but the music is noticeably lower quality. Some of the more obscure ones are total hack jobs. Maken X for instance removes all of the excellent music in the game bar one track which is repeated all through the game.

There's not many expensive Dreamcast games so I just bought all the games I wanted for the system. Not as harsh on the laser either.

Anyway if you are going the piracy route, a SD card adapter for the laser is a much better option as long as you can find high quality GD ROM dumps and not the butchered versions that you can burn to CD.

CiDeRmAn · 23-07-2018 10:35am

And then there's the SD card solutions, though expensive if you are a massive fan of the format might be worth it.
Otherwise, listen to Retr0, there aren't that many really pricey titles on the format so just take your time and pick them up as they pop up.

o1s1n · 23-07-2018 2:19pm

Just don't bother with that adapter that lets you boot from SD carDs in one of the back ports. It's absolutely rubbish due to the slow transfer speed of the port.

airmax87 · 23-07-2018 3:35pm

Don't mind the CDR's myself but I had to buy a legit copy of VF3TB because it would just blackscreen after a while no matter what release or how fast it was burned, and I could never get the music to play on a bogey copy of sega rally 2

but yeah even the RAGE is cheaper than his listing

o1s1n · 23-07-2018 4:13pm

I burned off a load of CDRs a good 10+ years ago that I still use to this day. Don't actually have the facilities at home to burn discs anymore! So they've gone from being disposable copied discs to something I can't actually replaced that easily :eek:

Inviere · 23-07-2018 4:19pm

o1s1n wrote: »

So they've gone from being disposable copied discs to something I can't actually replaced that easily :eek:

Ah a USB cd writer is under £20 I think, so worst case that's an option.

DaveyDave · 23-07-2018 4:32pm

Just had a look on eBay, there's a lot more Dreamcasts than there was a few years ago! I got mine from The Rage for €70 4 years ago, there was only ever 5-6 listed and they were selling for €70ish excluding shipping. Looks like a boxed one is around €100. Might keep my eye on a boxed one.

I'd like to get both Hello Kitty models boxed sometime...

02-08-2018 10:54am

:confused" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Soviet-Strike-PS1-war-helicopter-flying-PAL-Manual/372384123837?hash=item56b3d2cbbd%3Ag%3AY1wAAOSwY~laQ5Lr&_sop=1&_pgn=3&LH_Auction=1&_sacat=0&_nkw=ps1&_from=R40&rt=nc:confused

:confused:

Has to be a joke listing...

super_furry · 02-08-2018 11:05am

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

:confused" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Soviet-Strike-PS1-war-helicopter-flying-PAL-Manual/372384123837?hash=item56b3d2cbbd%3Ag%3AY1wAAOSwY~laQ5Lr&_sop=1&_pgn=3&LH_Auction=1&_sacat=0&_nkw=ps1&_from=R40&rt=nc:confused:confused:

Has to be a joke listing...

Who even knows anymore? https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Street-Fighter-The-Movie-Sony-PlayStation-1-1995-European-Version/97088522?iid=202383110097&_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D51875%26meid%3Db5bbcbf35d834a10ae099a9f3be483d8%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D372384123837%26itm%3D202383110097&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982

CiDeRmAn · 02-08-2018 11:35am

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

:confused" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Soviet-Strike-PS1-war-helicopter-flying-PAL-Manual/372384123837?hash=item56b3d2cbbd%3Ag%3AY1wAAOSwY~laQ5Lr&_sop=1&_pgn=3&LH_Auction=1&_sacat=0&_nkw=ps1&_from=R40&rt=nc:confused:confused:

Has to be a joke listing...

This is why you should never list items on ebay when you have a coke habit to support.

Retr0gamer · 02-08-2018 11:38am

Doubt the game is very rare, it was released very close to launch and I'm guessing sold well.

It's actually not a bad game. The arcade game is garbage but Capcom took it in house for the console versions and rejigged it to play like Super Turbo.

02-08-2018 11:46am

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Doubt the game is very rare, it was released very close to launch and I'm guessing sold well.

It's actually not a bad game. The arcade game is garbage but Capcom took it in house for the console versions and rejigged it to play like Super Turbo.

Good game alright. Definitely not rare though. It's nearly always seen in ps1 console and game bundles on Ebay, along with that Who Wants To A Millionaire game:pac:

shane9fingers · 08-08-2018 12:23pm

Is this the going rate?: https://www.adverts.ie/arcade-retro/zelda-majoras-mask/15913414

o1s1n · 08-08-2018 12:29pm

shane9fingers wrote: »

Is this the going rate?: https://www.adverts.ie/arcade-retro/zelda-majoras-mask/15913414

Just had a look on eBay and there are ended auctions (with bids) for VGA graded versions of OOT for almost a grand :eek:

People be crazy.

shane9fingers · 08-08-2018 12:33pm

o1s1n wrote: »

...People be crazy.

It's all a bit mad. I do love the game, but not that much!

CiDeRmAn · 08-08-2018 1:19pm

You can pick up the Zelda bonus disk for the GameCube that'll include a host of LoZ games, including OoT and MM for around €40 and it'll also run on a Wii, which itself can be had for €25.

frasr · 10-08-2018 11:39am

Some vintage attic dust, 30 year accumulating...

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https://www.adverts.ie/arcade-retro/atari-and-sega-master/15693947

10-08-2018 11:58am

frasr wrote: »

Some vintage attic dust, 30 year accumulating...

https://www.adverts.ie/arcade-retro/atari-and-sega-master/15693947

"Quality Sh1te". A most apt username

Inviere · 10-08-2018 2:16pm

It’s old, therefore, I’m rich!

CiDeRmAn · 10-08-2018 2:19pm

Inviere wrote: »

It’s old, therefore, I’m rich!

I'm old, but worth feck all.
Some parts are pretty dusty too.

CiDeRmAn · 13-08-2018 1:06am

Tad steep
http://www.adverts.ie/16038505

The Last Bandit · 13-08-2018 8:02am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Tad steep
http://www.adverts.ie/16038505

Meh, poster is from Castleknock and sure everything is overpriced there

CiDeRmAn · 13-08-2018 8:46am

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Meh, poster is from Castleknock and sure everything is overpriced there

I understand the trend that everything old is worth something, well apart from me, but it's a shock to think that these persons of questionable gaming knowledge think that the PS2 is in that category!

Fire Warrior, your time has come!

Skerries · 13-08-2018 1:57pm

oh look I found a rock that is millions of years old give me $$$$$$$!

13-08-2018 2:09pm

Skerries wrote: »

oh look I found a rock that is millions of years old give me $$$$$$$!

Does it repel tigers?

o1s1n · 13-08-2018 4:04pm

Skerries wrote: »

oh look I found a rock that is millions of years old give me $$$$$$$!

You can also put me down for on of your tiger repelling rocks.

CiDeRmAn · 13-08-2018 10:32pm

o1s1n wrote: »

You can also put me down for on of your tiger repelling rocks.

I have one in a plastic sack, and it's graded 100.
This makes it instantly more valuable and desirable by tiger repellent rock collectors.

Doge · 14-08-2018 11:00am

TheIrishGrover · 15-08-2018 2:42pm

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

Does it repel tigers?

Moron. It's an IRISH rock so it will only repel bears. You need a STICK to repel tigers.
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Get your **** together man

CiDeRmAn · 15-08-2018 8:27pm

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

Moron. It's an IRISH rock so it will only repel bears. You need a STICK to repel tigers.
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Get your **** together man

We haven't had bears here in a couple of thousand years.
Must be very effective rocks!

Steve X2 · 16-08-2018 8:10am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

We haven't had bears here in a couple of thousand years.
Must be very effective rocks!

I seen some bears in the George in town one night a few years back. They were very friendly though and no rocks or sticks required

TheIrishGrover · 16-08-2018 4:02pm

Steve X2 wrote: »

I seen some bears in the George in town one night a few years back. They were very friendly though and no rocks or sticks required

Just twig and pebble huh?

CiDeRmAn · 26-08-2018 1:04pm

Not sure if this is a regular here with this for sale.
He or she appears to have a couple for sale, home builds running on a RPi3. Seem to be nicely finished though I don't like the BN illuminated buttons and sticks.
€1500 though... Is there really €1450 worth of materials and labour in it?
http://www.adverts.ie/14310081

DaveyDave · 26-08-2018 1:34pm

12,000 games? That's some homebrew collection on there :P

I understand someone buying a cab like this, it would be an impulse buy alright. Casual gamer, not too concerned about the hardware inside it. Something cool for the living room/shed etc but €1,500? That's a lot of money regardless of what hobby you're into. €500 I could understand.

Doge · 26-08-2018 1:37pm

Its sad to see so many greedy people in our country.

Optimus Prime · 26-08-2018 1:52pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Not sure if this is a regular here with this for sale.
He or she appears to have a couple for sale, home builds running on a RPi3. Seem to be nicely finished though I don't like the BN illuminated buttons and sticks.
€1500 though... Is there really €1450 worth of materials and labour in it?
http://www.adverts.ie/14310081

Not me either, but that’s defo my old time crisis in one photo ! It looks like it anyways , same bubble in the artwork.

CiDeRmAn · 26-08-2018 2:34pm

It's lovely otherwise, though I think I'd turn off the illumination.
But €1500 is waaay too much, €800 seems more appropriate, no?

CosmicSmash · 26-08-2018 2:46pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

It's lovely otherwise, though I think I'd turn off the illumination.
But €1500 is waaay too much, €800 seems more appropriate, no?

Even at 800 I think that's too much, that's not far off candy cab money. I know what I'd be buying and it wouldn't be that cab.

Inviere · 26-08-2018 6:05pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

It's lovely otherwise, though I think I'd turn off the illumination.
But €1500 is waaay too much, €800 seems more appropriate, no?

It’d still have a home in this thread for €800. Building these things is a labor of love, it’s not a viable way to make money. Apart from the horror of playing SMW with a joystick, the max this is worth is about €350/400.....max.

eddhorse · 27-08-2018 9:45am

Absolute madness those prices alright, the Gamestop arcade machines will knock the prices of these down i think.

Dreamer of the year (Arcade Edition)

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