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Nerdkiller1991 · 22-03-2019 10:10pm

Still waiting on their DAC converter before considering a purchase from them.

Doge · 22-03-2019 11:09pm

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Still waiting on their DAC converter before considering a purchase from them.

What type of video signals can the DAC put out?

I presume just comosite and S-Video?

Couldnt see them going to the trouble of going RGB Scart.

Nerdkiller1991 · 23-03-2019 1:38am

Doge wrote: »

What type of video signals can the DAC put out?

I presume just comosite and S-Video?

Couldnt see them going to the trouble of going RGB Scart.

We know very little about it so far, other than it was announced at the beginning of last year and that they keep saying "it's coming eventually".

McDermotX · 23-03-2019 3:48pm

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Still waiting on their DAC converter before considering a purchase from them.

That's fair enough, and I do wonder if the development of the SG has had the side-effect of delaying the DAC.
Having said that, I honestly think the image quality and reproduction on modern displays is next to faultless with the Analog devices, while also offering the ease-of-use and space saving that other options with the original hardware leave to be desired. Plus, eventually we're going to have to accept that legacy connections will becoming harder to source and maintain.
My own gaming BVM has seen better days, and bar one or two exceptions with certain machines, I've become accustomed to running through an OSSC for my Megadrive sessions for a variety of logistical reasons, but even with decent RGB mods on both JAP and EU consoles, the image quality on the SG is far superior.
Once I have it properly setup in the game room, it'll be the best of both worlds, but until they deliver on their DAC project, it's a more than acceptable solution.

McDermotX · 23-03-2019 3:51pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Really delighted to see the unreleased Megadrive game Hardcore released with this. I remember seeing a tech demo of it years ago and thinking it looked pretty good.

Only had a few mins with this, or Ultracore as it's known now. Fast, smooth....very 90s.
Would have to put some more time into it before yaying or naying, but like some of what I've seen (though not sure about the bouncing on the enemies heads) regarding animation (main character teetering on the brink of platforms is nice touch) and fluidity of play.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 23-03-2019 5:13pm

Token changing back to 18s only just incase anyone was planning to go with kids

DaveyDave · 23-03-2019 5:58pm

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy wrote: »

Token changing back to 18s only just incase anyone was planning to go with kids

I think they're no longer opening at 12pm midweek and back to 4pm, which was when kids were allowed in. They're saying in the comments that too many kids are left to run around and I can understand. Parents let their kids run around too much these days. It just ruins it for everyone else.

It's unfortunate that the kids who behave themselves will miss out but at the end of the day it's a barcade. There's plenty of places to bring kids for arcade games.

I was in there the other week, happy to see a few new machines and pins. Food was good and service was back up to scratch. Looking forward to their expansion as it is a fairly small space.

beejee · 23-03-2019 7:07pm

Have to have another jaunt into token at some point. But can anyone confirm that most of the machines are still set to having no audio/little audio?

The couple times previous has been like going to the cinema with no sound. Hopefully just bad timing when there.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 23-03-2019 7:38pm

DaveyDave wrote: »

I think they're no longer opening at 12pm midweek and back to 4pm, which was when kids were allowed in. They're saying in the comments that too many kids are left to run around and I can understand. Parents let their kids run around too much these days. It just ruins it for everyone else.

It's unfortunate that the kids who behave themselves will miss out but at the end of the day it's a barcade. There's plenty of places to bring kids for arcade games.

Definitely agree with you on all of that. They're probably right to change it back but then again I've no kids so means nothing to me. Just wanted to give the heads up incase anyone planned on going, they'd be disappointed especially if they showed up and got refused which I think happened before on here?

o1s1n · 23-03-2019 8:56pm

beejee wrote: »

Have to have another jaunt into token at some point. But can anyone confirm that most of the machines are still set to having no audio/little audio?

The couple times previous has been like going to the cinema with no sound. Hopefully just bad timing when there.

Last time I was there audio was working on everything.

Talking about a year ago though. Sticks and buttons were another thing!

CiDeRmAn · 23-03-2019 11:42pm

I was there two weeks ago with Cidonalad and Mrs Ciderman.
Food was excellent but machines were not always working well, such as RType 2, and some of the controls had seen better days.
Still.
It was fun.

Jack burton · 23-03-2019 11:58pm

The comments on their Facebook post are pretty amazing.

Some amount of keyboard warrior snowflakes out there.

Be going there Monday myself before I go to see Hans Zimmer. Ill take a note of any big problems with games I notice. I'll mostly just be playing pinball though

DaveyDave · 24-03-2019 12:26am

Player 4 jotstick on X-Men was fecked for me. Kinda playable just gets sticky. Player 2 recoil on Time Crisis is fecked also. Is it possible the recoil can be turned down on the guns? It seams very weak on Player 1.

Spent most of my time playing pinball. Road Show is fun

Nerdkiller1991 · 24-03-2019 1:26am

DaveyDave wrote: »

Player 4 jotstick on X-Men was fecked for me. Kinda playable just gets sticky. Player 2 recoil on Time Crisis is fecked also. Is it possible the recoil can be turned down on the guns? It seams very weak on Player 1.

Spent most of my time playing pinball. Road Show is fun

Did ye try the Star Trek one?

24-03-2019 4:30pm

DaveyDave wrote: »

Spent most of my time playing pinball. Road Show is fun

My old machine, the music would drive you up the ****ing all thought!
Never regretted selling it tbh

Jack burton · 27-03-2019 9:29am

Running a giveaway for some mortal Kombat themed pins on my Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/lazersteak/p/Bve6h5Wlr1D/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1grgbu9cqmge9

Tom Mann Centuria · 27-03-2019 10:04am

Jack burton wrote: »

Running a giveaway for some mortal Kombat themed pins on my Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/lazersteak/p/Bve6h5Wlr1D/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1grgbu9cqmge9

Can't beat a nice badge.

CiDeRmAn · 27-03-2019 11:15am

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Can't beat a nice badge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1lyNt5km8U

Jack burton · 28-03-2019 9:50am

So who's seen the new streets of rage trailer?

Pretty meh I think....I'll be really disappointed if it turns out to be sh1te

o1s1n · 28-03-2019 10:14am

I don't know if it's just my eyes, but in the newest trailer, the animation looks more like fluid sprites and less like adobe flash?

Really hoping that's the way it goes.

beejee · 28-03-2019 5:08pm

Maybe this is a better thread for my fumblings?

Anyway, I started looking into an image fight last night. There was no sound and all the background was missing (and probably other stuff too).

I also noticed that the eprom windows were uncovered (information can be erased through exposure to UV light), so that was an alarm bell. Probably left that way for literally decades. So the first thing I did earlier was get some masking tape over them.

Did the usual bumfluffery of cleaning and reseating. Nothing stood out on inspecting the board. Turned it on again, and its 100%! I cant keep getting this lucky with stuff, but hoping it lasts a while longer :P

Very good game too. Im just slogging through testing and will get to properly playing them afterwards, but I had a few goes of this today and its a lot of fun (with my head twisted to the side, its a vertical game)

beejee · 28-03-2019 5:10pm

Jack burton wrote: »

So who's seen the new streets of rage trailer?

Pretty meh I think....I'll be really disappointed if it turns out to be sh1te

I wouldn't be expecting much

Streets of rage pinnacled with the SOR v.5 by bomberman games (?), the homebrew effort.

That was fantastic!

geotrig · 28-03-2019 5:10pm

good to see the multimeter out !

Jack burton · 31-03-2019 6:10pm

New Sega mini on the way, any details on if it's going to be a pile of **** or not?

Inviere · 31-03-2019 6:16pm

Jack burton wrote: »

New Sega mini on the way, any details on if it's going to be a pile of **** or not?

The emulation was handled by M2, so my interest is far more peaked in it than it would be if it had been an AtGames pos.

fmul9798 · 31-03-2019 7:31pm

It would seem that they might actually do it some justice, as it has been taken in house by Sega and away from the awful AtGames

Relikk · 31-03-2019 11:40pm

Just a shame that it's packaged with a three button controller, but I suppose there probably won't be any games on it that would utilise the six button controller, when the list of games is finalised.

Nerdkiller1991 · 01-04-2019 1:00am

Relikk wrote: »

Just a shame that it's packaged with a three button controller, but I suppose there probably won't be any games on it that would utilise the six button controller, when the list of games is finalised.

Japan is actually getting a six button controller, complete with Street Fighter II installed.

01-04-2019 1:26am

$90 for the two controller version, Sega can jog on. They're gonna bundle the same pack of games they've been flogging since the collections from the PS2 era so we can wonder why the words decap, attack and classic are appearing so close to each other once again.

Relikk · 01-04-2019 9:03am

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Japan is actually getting a six button controller, complete with Street Fighter II installed.

Hadn't seen that. I only keep seeing the Genesis version. A strange division in products, though. You'd think Street Fighter with a six button controller would be a shoo-in on all versions.

Retr0gamer · 01-04-2019 11:40am

There's much better versions of street fighter though.

Still the 3 button pad is not great and not very comfortable while the 6 button pad is a thing of beauty, it's basically almost a Saturn pad and one of the all time great controllers.

Retr0gamer · 01-04-2019 11:44am

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

$90 for the two controller version, Sega can jog on. They're gonna bundle the same pack of games they've been flogging since the collections from the PS2 era so we can wonder why the words decap, attack and classic are appearing so close to each other once again.

Konami on board. Bloodlines is on there and hoping for rocket knight and hard corp as those Konami classics haven't been reissued yet.

Also emulation by M2 means this will be a better experience than the Nintendo systems.

Still a few duffers in the line up. Nobody needs to play altered beast. Hopefully there's some nice surprises announced.

CiDeRmAn · 01-04-2019 12:07pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Konami on board. Bloodlines is on there and hoping for rocket knight and hard corp as those Konami classics haven't been reissued yet.

Also emulation by M2 means this will be a better experience than the Nintendo systems.

Still a few duffers in the line up. Nobody needs to play altered beast, streets of rage or golden axe

Fixed!

CosmicSmash · 01-04-2019 2:33pm

Mega Drive Mini is up on Smyths to preorder.

https://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/video-games-and-tablets/retro-gaming/sega-mega-drive-mini/p/175741

Nerdkiller1991 · 01-04-2019 4:40pm

Relikk wrote: »

Hadn't seen that. I only keep seeing the Genesis version. A strange division in products, though. You'd think Street Fighter with a six button controller would be a shoo-in on all versions.

*Mega Drive.

*Shoe in.

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Fixed!

HERETIC!

o1s1n · 01-04-2019 5:24pm

I really hope they use the plastic dome style D pad and not gel.

Kind of glad they went with the three button pad. The 6 button is great but I always found it a bit small.

Relikk · 01-04-2019 5:32pm

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

*Shoe in.

Wrong, I'm afraid.

True, Mega Drive is a better name.

Retr0gamer · 01-04-2019 7:33pm

Got to 8-1 in mario bros with 2 lives left and choked big time. Best I've done warpless. Someday I'll beat it.

01-04-2019 7:40pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Got to 8-1 in mario bros with 2 lives left and choked big time. Best I've done warpless. Someday I'll beat it.

The only Mario games i've ever finished were 6 golden coins and the DS one. Some day i'll play and beat another

fmul9798 · 01-04-2019 7:44pm

Thanks - mega drive preordered

Retr0gamer · 01-04-2019 10:30pm

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

The only Mario games i've ever finished were 6 golden coins and the DS one. Some day i'll play and beat another

The game is disgustingly hard. Never had a NES when younger so not in my muscle memory.

Nerdkiller1991 · 01-04-2019 11:27pm

I really want mod my Dreamcast. Does Oisin still do mods, and if so, how far to his place in case I deliver it personally?

Dublinandy2 · 01-04-2019 11:30pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Fixed!

Nothing wrong with a bit of golden axe

Retr0gamer · 02-04-2019 11:40am

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

I really want mod my Dreamcast. Does Oisin still do mods, and if so, how far to his place in case I deliver it personally?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp8nk6IKVXA

CiDeRmAn · 02-04-2019 12:47pm

Dublinandy2 wrote: »

Nothing wrong with a bit of golden axe

Says you!

o1s1n · 02-04-2019 2:05pm

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

I really want mod my Dreamcast. Does Oisin still do mods, and if so, how far to his place in case I deliver it personally?

Must be confusing me with someone else, I was never in the modding business.

What you thinking of modding it with, a harddrive?

CosmicSmash · 02-04-2019 2:36pm

Maybe R-Type Final wasn't the final one after all.

Jack burton · 02-04-2019 3:42pm

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

I really want mod my Dreamcast. Does Oisin still do mods, and if so, how far to his place in case I deliver it personally?

Don't bother, he doesn't have a pantry anymore

Retr0gamer · 02-04-2019 4:07pm

CosmicSmash wrote: »

Maybe R-Type Final wasn't the final one after all.

I just hope this one is good unlike the. Original.

Shapey Fiend · 02-04-2019 5:07pm

R-Type Final 1 was rather duff compared to Delta certainly.

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