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General Arcade & Retro Chat' Special Championship Edition

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  • #1452
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,829 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    As for good Gameboy games

    Megaman 2 to 5 are all good but 5 in particular is amazing
    Final Fantasy Legend 1 to 3
    Trip World but good luck finding it cheap
    Kid Dracula
    Castlevania 2 Belmont's revenge
    Ninja Gaiden Shadow
    Chalvo 55
    Catrap
    Mole mania
    Bill and Ted
    Revenge of the gator
    Avenging spirit
    Sword of hope 1 and 2
    Balloon kid

    Megaman games should be cheap from Japan as V in the west is insane.

    Got the final fantasy legend games for peanuts from eBay a few years ago. They aren't rare at all.
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  • #1453
    briany
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,219 ✭✭✭✭briany


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    The Gameboy and handheld gaming gets over looked so much. It's a fantastic system with an amazing library.

    It's one of my favourite systems.

    Speaking of Gameboy games. Currently playing links awakening remake and while it's good it's not a patch on the Gameboy original. The slowdown and 30 fps cap just totally afftects the game and it's just not where near as fun as the Gameboy original.

    What I like about the Gameboy is the amount of pick up and play titles available. This suits me as the thought of having to put an hour or two into something like Fallout 4 makes me feel fed up with before I'd even sit down to it. Tetris is the very epitome of this. Mario's Picross or Mole Mania is the same thing - play a puzzle or a few screens, respectively and set it aside, only to pick it up again a half hour later. Do this over the course of a rainy weekend and you end up finding you've played a few hours.


  • #1454
    Inviere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,755 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    The slowdown and 30 fps cap just totally afftects the game and it's just not where near as fun as the Gameboy original.

    That's a shortcoming of the Switch really though, the hardware just isn't up to the task (from a technical standpoint, it's basically a fancy tablet). While there's a way to go before I'll bother with Switch emulation (shader compilation stutter is a deal breaker for me, so I'm waiting on a better shader cache solution), I've seen already that games run a lot smoother when emulated, as opposed to the actual console itself. The Swamp is notoriously demanding for the Switch hardware, but on Yuzu, it's far smoother (6:11)..

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  • #1455
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,253 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Definitely raised an eyebrow the first time Link's Awakening slowed down alright, thought there was something wrong with my Switch! Just goes to show how odd it is to see in a big first party Nintendo title.

    Actually I'll have to get back to that, took a break to finish off Valkyria Chronicles and one of my sisters also bought me Mario Odyssey which I'm only playing for the first time.

    I actually have Valkyria Chronicles 4 and Batman Telltale Series ready to go on my Switch too, not to mention a fresh new Xbox One (bit late to that party!) sitting under my TV which has barely been played.

    You'll all be sad to hear that I actually, for the first time in almost 20 years, caved and bought a new, modern television. I don't know who I am anymore. My CRTs all collectively emanated electrons of scorn when I carried it into the house.


  • #1456
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Of course, the next logical step is to sell everything (the PVM/BVM displays can find a new home in my house) and play all your retro games on a 55" display, with lag measured in seconds, and in full screen, 16:9...
    Oh, and then post it to a FB group and call the cries of horror out as a bunch of haters....


  • #1457
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,474 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Definitely raised an eyebrow the first time Link's Awakening slowed down alright, thought there was something wrong with my Switch! Just goes to show how odd it is to see in a big first party Nintendo title.

    Actually I'll have to get back to that, took a break to finish off Valkyria Chronicles and one of my sisters also bought me Mario Odyssey which I'm only playing for the first time.

    I actually have Valkyria Chronicles 4 and Batman Telltale Series ready to go on my Switch too, not to mention a fresh new Xbox One (bit late to that party!) sitting under my TV which has barely been played.

    You'll all be sad to hear that I actually, for the first time in almost 20 years, caved and bought a new, modern television. I don't know who I am anymore. My CRTs all collectively emanated electrons of scorn when I carried it into the house.

    Odyssey is fantastic!

    Went and bought a PS4 Pro before Christmas to play Death Stranding and other exclusives I never got to play (having sold my PS4 previously) - it’s nice being late to the party and picking up decent games for cheap. :)

    Speaking of displays, my beloved B&O MX4000 won’t come back to life for me - just doesn’t turn on anymore. Changed the 3A fuse in the plug to a new 5A but no luck, not sure if it has to be 3A? Probably going to bin it which will be a shame. Then one of my work monitors decides to short out on me and that’s fecked too.

    The closest to retro gaming I got this Christmas was packing up my pcbs for their new home in the attic. :(


  • #1458
    DaveyDave
    Registered Users Posts: 6,287 ✭✭✭DaveyDave


    Yeah I'm surprised at how many cheap good games there is, lots of good stuff in Smyths/Argos for €20. Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted Collection etc. Hard to believe the likes of Horizon is 2 years old now. It wasn't on my radar at the time but I knew it was well received, tempted to pick it up...but it would collect dust on my shelf along with Metro Redux, Doom and Wolfenstein II.

    After getting NFS Heat for €45 on Black Friday and Ace Combat 7 for €28 I've decided to wait on games from now on. Unless it's GTA or Rockstar or the likes of Spyro remaster for €40.

    In the last 2-3 years I've had the luxury of buying new games day 1 without thinking about it, now I'll wait for a discount, especially if it's a new IP or something I'm not sure about like Ace Combat or the new Star Wars game. It'll give me more time to complete what I have too.


  • #1459
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,474 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    DaveyDave wrote: »
    Yeah I'm surprised at how many cheap good games there is, lots of good stuff in Smyths/Argos for €20. Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted Collection etc. Hard to believe the likes of Horizon is 2 years old now. It wasn't on my radar at the time but I knew it was well received, tempted to pick it up...but it would collect dust on my shelf along with Metro Redux, Doom and Wolfenstein II.

    After getting NFS Heat for €45 on Black Friday and Ace Combat 7 for €28 I've decided to wait on games from now on. Unless it's GTA or Rockstar or the likes of Spyro remaster for €40.

    In the last 2-3 years I've had the luxury of buying new games day 1 without thinking about it, now I'll wait for a discount, especially if it's a new IP or something I'm not sure about like Ace Combat or the new Star Wars game. It'll give me more time to complete what I have too.

    I’ve decided to go digital as much as I can so that January sale on at the minute is great timing. Picked up God of War, Yakuza 0, GT Sport, TLoU, Spider-Man, SotC, The Last Guardian and Dark Souls 3 all pretty cheap. Will pick up Tetris Effect too, just waiting to see if it goes on sale some time soon. Anyway, other than TLoU 2 and Ghost of Tsushima I’m sorted til PS5 comes out. :pac:


  • #1460
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,253 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Andrew76 wrote: »
    Speaking of displays, my beloved B&O MX4000 won’t come back to life for me - just doesn’t turn on anymore. Changed the 3A fuse in the plug to a new 5A but no luck, not sure if it has to be 3A? Probably going to bin it which will be a shame.

    Noooooo! :( that's awful.

    Any standby light at all or is it completely dead?


  • #1461
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,474 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Noooooo! :( that's awful.

    Any standby light at all or is it completely dead?

    None unfortunately. Changed the plug adapter itself (the power lead coming out of the TV is a two pin jobbie) but still no joy. Will hold onto both remotes for the time being and try sell them at some stage. Still have the Sony trini so that’s something. :)

    Crazy how much stuff you can accumulate over the years.


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  • #1462
    Dr Bob
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,184 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dr Bob


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    The Gameboy and handheld gaming gets over looked so much. It's a fantastic system with an amazing library.

    It's one of my favourite systems.

    Speaking of Gameboy games. Currently playing links awakening remake and while it's good it's not a patch on the Gameboy original. The slowdown and 30 fps cap just totally afftects the game and it's just not where near as fun as the Gameboy original.

    30 fps minish cap? Eh , eh?


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  • #1463
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,829 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Good News:

    Sega have finally acknowledged that Revenge of Death Adder exists and are rereleasing it. If you don't know what Revenge of Death Adder is, it's a golden Axe game that is so good it may melt cidermans heart and change his mind about the series.

    Bad News:

    It's being released as an expensive 1up arcade cabinet
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  • #1464
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    The Royal Mail are issuing a collection of retro gaming inspired stamps, they look pretty nice and the collectors edition also comes with some nice bits and bobs.
    It also includes a Tomb Raider specific set of stamps and information sheet.

    link

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  • #1465
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,829 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    All homegrown british made games and not a bad one out of the lot of them. Wipeout might have aged poorly but it's a massively influential game.

    It's a great idea. Pity Ireland couldn't really do something similar. Or maybe it could... would have to think about it.
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  • #1466
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    More stuff from arcade one up.

    https://twitter.com/cooltoy_23/status/1213975430363013122?s=19

    Big buck hunter!


  • #1467
    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,390 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    All homegrown british made games and not a bad one out of the lot of them. Wipeout might have aged poorly but it's a massively influential game.

    It's a great idea. Pity Ireland couldn't really do something similar. Or maybe it could... would have to think about it.

    Dunno if they could do stamps with Irish games only , but they did a stamp collection a few years back with Mario etc on them. Think I still have them here somewhere. Those ones are much better though.


  • #1468
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,253 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    The Royal Mail are issuing a collection of retro gaming inspired stamps, they look pretty nice and the collectors edition also comes with some nice bits and bobs.

    Nice find! Will definitely nab one of those collectors editions.
    Optimus Prime wrote: »
    Dunno if they could do stamps with Irish games only , but they did a stamp collection a few years back with Mario etc on them. Think I still have them here somewhere. Those ones are much better though.

    Picked those Irish ones up myself, they were really lovely.

    One of my far less cool (!) hobbies when I was younger was stamp collecting. My mam got me into it when I was about 6 or so. We actually managed to put together a really good, big collection over the years. Actually to be honest I blame it for sparking off the collector in me.

    Haven't bought any in years mind you, apart from those Irish ones and a massive lot of Nazi stamps I got for the craic last year.

    It was hilarious, I dropped out to my folks one evening and gave my mam an envelope full of stamps.

    'Mam, do you mind adding these into our stamp album?'

    'Sure!'

    /opens envelope and spills hundreds of Hitler heads all over the dining table.

    'WTF?!'

    The stamp album now has a new double page spread. On the right page, our Queen Elizabeth stamps looking to the left and on the left, a page of oul Adolf giving her the stink eye to the right. :pac:


  • #1469
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Well,
    VVVVVV and Super Hexagon are probably some of the highest profile Irish made games in recent years, unless you make a set of stamps about every game that used the Havok engine!


  • #1470
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,829 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Would League of Legends count?

    Maybe some Dave Perry made games but pretty sure he considers himself british despite being from our fair island and those games he worked on were made in Britain/US by a sizable team of non irish people.

    Speed Freaks?

    There was definitely an irish 8-bit studio making spectrum games at one point.

    And what about Atari considering a lot of their arcade cabs were made here.
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  • #1471
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,253 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Well,
    VVVVVV and Super Hexagon are probably some of the highest profile Irish made games in recent years, unless you make a set of stamps about every game that used the Havok engine!

    VVVVVV and Super Hexagon were Irish made? I did not know that.

    I remember seeing Chipzel live years ago and thinking it was really interesting that an Irish person did the Super Hexagon soundtrack.. that would explain why.

    Actually, I went with a few heads from here to see her supporting Anamanaguchi. I think it was in the Workmans club?

    Did a search and of course there was a thread for it :D

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056099571


  • #1472
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Terry Cavanagh made them and is an Irishman (though based in London) and single handedly makes these games, well music aside!
    His latest is Dicey Dungeons and pretty brilliant.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Cavanagh_(developer)


  • #1473
    Nerdkiller1991
    Registered Users Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭Nerdkiller1991


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Would League of Legends count?

    Maybe some Dave Perry made games but pretty sure he considers himself british despite being from our fair island and those games he worked on were made in Britain/US by a sizable team of non irish people.

    Speed Freaks?

    There was definitely an irish 8-bit studio making spectrum games at one point.

    And what about Atari considering a lot of their arcade cabs were made here.
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  • #1474
    Shapey Fiend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭Shapey Fiend


    Terry Cavanagh is class. He was releasing a lot of little free games on his website and most of them are really fun.

    I find it hard to fire up VVVVVV and not play it to completion. I'm terrible at Super Hexagon though.


  • #1475
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Shapey Fiend wrote: »
    Terry Cavanagh is class. He was releasing a lot of little free games on his website and most of them are really fun.

    I find it hard to fire up VVVVVV and not play it to completion. I'm terrible at Super Hexagon though.

    I got the soundtrack to Super Hexagon and, as testament to how bad I am, heard parts of the tunes I'd not heard before as I would have died too soon and too often.


  • #1476
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,058 ✭✭✭Doge


    Sinden Lightgun updates:

    He received the first of the injection moulds:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ9VO8pC_cg



    He also improved the performance of the gun and now the white border is super thin:

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



    In fairness, you wont even notice the border during gameplay now, makes it a lot more desireable.


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  • #1477
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,829 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    If you watch anything from the current AGDQ watch the Mushihime Futari run that just finished up. It was utterly insane the level of skill on show and it went right down to the wire.
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  • #1478
    eddhorse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,783 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    If you watch anything from the current AGDQ watch the Mushihime Futari run that just finished up. It was utterly insane the level of skill on show and it went right down to the wire.

    That was insane as and his speech afterwards was too. Amazing.
    Glad a lot of people get to see some bullet hell shmups.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyp6A8q9TMQ


  • #1479
    Inviere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,755 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Doge wrote: »
    Sinden Lightgun updates:

    He also improved the performance of the gun and now the white border is super thin.

    That's going to be an insta-buy, it'll really complete my emulation setup to be able to play light gun games this way.
    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    If you watch anything from the current AGDQ watch the Mushihime Futari run that just finished up. It was utterly insane the level of skill on show and it went right down to the wire.

    Insane stuff. I watched a lot of world record progression videos over the Christmas (not necessarily AGDQ content but in a similar vein), the lads competing at those levels are on another level.

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  • #1480
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,253 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    If you watch anything from the current AGDQ watch the Mushihime Futari run that just finished up. It was utterly insane the level of skill on show and it went right down to the wire.

    With a controller too! You'd assume anyone playing at that level would be using a stick.


  • #1481
    Nerdkiller1991
    Registered Users Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭Nerdkiller1991


    Are we still talking about VVVVVV?


    https://twitter.com/terrycavanagh/status/1215648516556623872


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  • #1482
    Sparks43
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭Sparks43


    What happens when an Irish player challenges an American player on his native region SMK.

    This happened tonight but one quick spoiler. I wasn’t expected to win and I didn’t

    My hope going in was to take one or maybe two races off him. One tries are extremely hard



    https://m.twitch.tv/videos/535601432


  • #1483
    Jack burton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,790 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    So limited run games are releasing Streets of Rage 4.

    They announced it on their Facebook....well worthwhile going and reading the comments. People are not happy with them


  • #1484
    Sparks43
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭Sparks43


    Jack burton wrote: »
    So limited run games are releasing Streets of Rage 4.

    They announced it on their Facebook....well worthwhile going and reading the comments. People are not happy with them


    I was wondering why Ciderman had created 500 spare Facebook accounts :p


  • #1485
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,829 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    While it's a bit ****ty as their games tend to sell out so quickly it probably would never have had a physical release otherwise.
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  • #1486
    BGOllie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭BGOllie


    I had a chat with a few devs a while back about this, including the Lizard cube guys and FDG and a few more, and it's just not worth it for european studios to do a physical releases anymore.
    Too many middlemen, taxes and distribution fees... the profits margin end up being around a euro per game sold. They'd never make their money back at that rate. Whereas the return on a digital copy is tenfold or more. So a physical copy would hurt the studios as they're essentially losing out on digital sales when launching.

    The distribution system in the US is different so we often see a physical distributor pick up a game they have an interest in (as did a Sega distributor for Monsterboy ) or as a pre-order based limited manufacturing process as is the case with LRG.


  • #1487
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,829 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    LRG gave a pretty candid interview about their business with retronauts.

    Pretty much they are stuck between a rock and a hard place. They have to guess the demand for a game and often under deliver spectacularly due to the fear of over producing goods they can't sell and then their business model of not running additional runs of the games they make as this will piss off the collectors that they make their business from.
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  • #1488
    BGOllie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭BGOllie


    interesting . yeah I imagine that their model is on a tight rope too . got a link to that interview ?


  • #1489
    Retr0gamer
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    BGOllie wrote: »
    interesting . yeah I imagine that their model is on a tight rope too . got a link to that interview ?

    https://retronauts.com/article/788/episode-141-archiving-classics-and-future-classics-with-limited-run-games

    https://retronauts.com/article/1378/a-look-into-limited-runs-retro-revival-projects-in-episode-259

    Two interviews about 2 years apart.
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  • #1490
    Sparks43
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭Sparks43


    After the 16-4 loss earlier this week a new opponent has agreed to race off against me tonight in Super Mario Kart TT one tries.

    Against a player Ranked #9 in the world this will be a very tough match but if I perform to my best I’ll take quite a few tracks.

    Match will start around 10pm GMT but we will be setting up from earlier. I’ll also be doing some streamed practice from about 9pm

    My channel for practice

    twitch.tv/sparksf1

    Race channel with commentary

    twitch.tv/dangermoll


    So hopefully you will take a look at what we hope becomes a much bigger event in the future :)


  • #1491
    Inviere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,755 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Broadcast-only (Satellaview) Snes game found and released

    https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2020/01/19/cooly-skunk-snes-unreleased/

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  • #1492
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,829 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Played 2 old games:

    NightTrap

    It's a baffling game... they filmed all these scenes for the game but if you want to actually play the game properly you can't watch any of it as you are constantly trying to catch the bad guys. It's actually not a complete **** show some people will make it out to be. There's some fun to be had with it and had some fun playing it.

    X-Wing

    I loved the Tie Fighter games but never played XWing. It's still pretty brilliant and actually feels more star wars than any of the post star wars films ever did.

    One problem... oh my god this game is tough! There's no ****ing about. Your ship despite the shields is made of paper maiche.
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  • #1493
    Retr0gamer
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    Inviere wrote: »
    Broadcast-only (Satellaview) Snes game found and released

    https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2020/01/19/cooly-skunk-snes-unreleased/

    Thank god some collector didn't get it and lock it away.
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  • #1494
    Inviere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,755 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Inviere wrote: »
    Keep an eye on the new Odroid that's coming out. I think they're saying $55 or so, and for that money, it looks very decent (nice to see a proper dpad, proper button layout, shoulder buttons, and an analogue stick all on a decent form factor for the right money)


    Just following on from this, ETA Prime got his hands on a pre-release unit. Colour me impressed!

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  • #1495
    The_B_Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,878 ✭✭✭The_B_Man


    €320 + shipping* for a candy cab?

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-OF-39-ASTRO-CITY-JAPAN-CANDY-CABINETS/312918112577?hash=item48db5f7941

    *if you go in with 39 other people.


  • #1496
    KeRbDoG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,277 ✭✭✭KeRbDoG


    The_B_Man wrote: »
    €320 + shipping* for a candy cab?

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-OF-39-ASTRO-CITY-JAPAN-CANDY-CABINETS/312918112577?hash=item48db5f7941

    *if you go in with 39 other people.

    +customs

    That be *fun* having to line up 39 people


  • #1497
    geotrig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,833 ✭✭✭geotrig


    +its yaton so yeah !!!! and it doesnt look like they are workers either and knowing yaton he has half the bits sold off as spares already so your looking at about 500 quid for none working cab !! nah **** that :P


  • #1498
    The_B_Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,878 ✭✭✭The_B_Man


    KeRbDoG wrote: »
    +customs

    That be *fun* having to line up 39 people

    Actually, it'd only be 38 other people! Bargain! :p


  • #1499
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,253 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    That's like one of those adverts.ie ads where you see someone trying to sell a whole collection together for a mental price - the only thing rarer than the collection is a buyer to take the whole lot in one go.


  • #1500
    80s Synth Pop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 734 ✭✭✭80s Synth Pop


    Guy in oz has badly damaged 70 odd cabs in a lightning storm. Says the pcb traces have blown off the boards.

    https://youtu.be/mS66g4TltFc


    All my kit is always plugged in with the power controlled by smart sockets but it really needs to be unplugged to be 100% safe. How unlucky do you have to be for this to happen.


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  • #1501
    CathalDublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,146 ✭✭✭CathalDublin


    The_B_Man wrote: »
    Actually, it'd only be 38 other people! Bargain! :p

    Make that 36 other people, I’d take 2
    And shipping is included in the price


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