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Doge · 28-06-2014 6:23pm

Hey, i thought we iz all homies here!

You my man cida!

CathalDublin · 29-06-2014 12:18am

Steve SI wrote: »

I've recently become VAT registered. Very handy for work but also for buying stuff from the UK and Europe
Wonder if I can use it on retro stuff somehow?

being VAT registered is great for buying stuff from the UK and getting VAT off at payment, I've often just given vat numbers from any old receipts out when I've registered for sites lol, the companies don't usually care as its only to cover their arses for not charging VAT

Atavan-Halen · 29-06-2014 8:31pm

Got these over the weekend. Happy to get Deadly creatures as I've been after it for a while

Also, unrelated, but I didn't realise how cheap boxsets are in cex so picked these up for €4/5 each. I'll pick up the other seasons as I come across them.

murphyebass · 29-06-2014 11:48pm

Got this last week for €30 on adverts. Immaculate condition. Got my first go of it tonight. Played gran turismo 4 for hours. My god it's good. Might get Toca looks good for ps2. Gran turismo, Laguna seca is enough for now though.

Only thing I'd like to get if I can get a cheap solution is getting it to work with 360 for Forza 4 as I don't own a ps3. Xcm seems a bit expensive but a solution none the less. Maybe a regular ps3 to 360 cheap connector from dealextreme. About a tender. Probably try that first tbh. Anyway I digress here's a pic of my new logitech gt wheel.

Just bought one from ebay out of curiosity. http://www.ebay.ie/itm/to-for-XBOX-360-PS-3-PS-2-PC-USB-Universal-Controller-Adapter-Converter-Mayflash-/151322540163?pt=US_Video_Game_Cables_Adapters&hash=item233b86b883

Optimus Prime · 30-06-2014 10:31am

Got a Wii U Lego City with Mario Kart (+free download game), Zelda + Sonic Racing.. well, my Wife did.. I mean Will.. on Friday for her Birthday.... :pac:

o1s1n · 30-06-2014 10:37am

:pac:

Optimus Prime · 30-06-2014 10:49am

haha exactly what i was thinking. Though she will love it in fairness, she has wanted one for a while.

the groutch · 30-06-2014 11:20am

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 30-06-2014 12:16pm

5 new games for my PS3
Valkyrie Chronicles, Lollypop Chainsaw and Siren Blood Curse are belated birthday presents from Retr0

I bought P4A and Guided Fate Paradox (for a good price) myself, they came this morning.

CiDeRmAn · 30-06-2014 12:20pm

Nice Gets today,
A great condition Gameboy Micro with an extra official faceplate and little tool (snigger) for getting them off (snigger once again), it comes with an Aussie charger but I have an adapter here somewhere. That was for €35
Also, from the same guy, got Boktai and Boktai 2,the second one boxed and both with instructions, the two for €15, which is a serious bargain tbh, given that one of them, unboxed, is worth more than that. Not sure if we get enough year round sunshine to make them work though!

Myrddin · 30-06-2014 12:21pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Nice Gets today,
A great condition Gameboy Micro with an extra official faceplate and little tool (snigger) for getting them off (snigger once again), it comes with an Aussie charger but I have an adapter here somewhere. That was for €35
Also, from the same guy, got Boktai and Boktai 2,the second one boxed and both with instructions, the two for €15, which is a serious bargain tbh, given that one of them, unboxed, is worth more than that. Not sure if we get enough year round sunshine to make them work though!

Cidey, you're gonna have to start taking pictures of these gets man...reading about them in text form just isn't the same!

Parawind · 30-06-2014 12:27pm

It's safe to say I spent way above my normal budget this month. Factory sealed Super Street Fighter II is a beauty and I am truely torn if I should open it or not. Also I finally got an english copy of Terranigma.

I have to say the price difference between super famicom games and pal/ntsc versions is amazing, not to mention they always seem to be in amazing condition.

Myrddin · 30-06-2014 12:28pm

Parawind wrote: »

Also I finally got an english copy of Terranigma.

Welcome to the club

Were you after it for long, & where did you finally pick it up?

Parawind · 30-06-2014 12:52pm

Myrddin wrote: »

Welcome to the club Were you after it for long, & where did you finally pick it up?

Been after it for ages, I had been watching out for it on ebay for about 2 years. Finally I decided to pull the trigger as there were less and less of the english version showing up for sale. Lots of repro carts and German versions so I was trying to be as careful as possible.

Actually I have just checked ebay and there is now a fully boxed copy ending in 6 hours, curious to see what that goes for. Currently at 94 euro plus postage. I managed to get my cart version for 100, I expect that will end up 200+.

Myrddin · 30-06-2014 1:12pm

Parawind wrote: »

I managed to get my cart version for 100, I expect that will end up 200+.

Yeah that's about the rate today for an unboxed copy, & with the dawn of those flash/tsop adapters making repro's easy as pie...it's going to be a messier game going forward for Snes collecting. I bit the bullet on Terranigma last year, for more or less the same reasons (less english versions coming up for sale)

o1s1n · 30-06-2014 1:29pm

Cart only is going for €100 these days? Christ! :eek:

I'm fairly sure people will be trading on the stock market in snes carts soon enough.

Parawind · 30-06-2014 1:40pm

Myrddin wrote: »

Yeah that's about the rate today for an unboxed copy, & with the dawn of those flash/tsop adapters making repro's easy as pie...it's going to be a messier game going forward for Snes collecting. I bit the bullet on Terranigma last year, for more or less the same reasons (less english versions coming up for sale)

Yeah exactly, tbh I don't have a problem with reproductions in general as long as the sellers make it clear that's what they are selling. The problem is that of course many sellers are trying to pass off repro's for their originals.

I am trying to pick up as many of the rarer titles now on my list as possible for sane prices. Should have a big lot of others arriving in the coming week.

Parawind · 30-06-2014 1:48pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Cart only is going for €100 these days? Christ! :eek:

I'm fairly sure people will be trading on the stock market in snes carts soon enough.

Yup it's pricey, but keep in mind it wasn't released in the US and a huge number of the copies are German, so the Americans have been plundering the small number of English versions. Also highly unlikely we will see a re-release in the future on the VC.

o1s1n · 30-06-2014 2:17pm

Parawind wrote: »

Yup it's pricey, but keep in mind it wasn't released in the US and a huge number of the copies are German, so the Americans have been plundering the small number of English versions. Also highly unlikely we will see a re-release in the future on the VC.

Oh I'm not knocking how much you spent on it, the 'christ' was more to do with the price increase. I was looking for a copy myself a few months back and I remember it being expensive, but not around the €100 mark.

Myrddin · 30-06-2014 2:20pm

Parawind wrote: »

Yeah exactly, tbh I don't have a problem with reproductions in general as long as the sellers make it clear that's what they are selling. The problem is that of course many sellers are trying to pass off repro's for their originals.

I'd be the same. Though I must admit, my enthusiasm for repro's has been largely curtailed since I read that most of them will be lucky to be still working in ten years. Given that, I think the flash card route makes the most sense.

o1s1n wrote: »

Oh I'm not knocking how much you spent on it, the 'christ' was more to do with the price increase. I was looking for a copy myself a few months back and I remember it being expensive, but not around the €100 mark.

It's a sleeper, in that it seems to have risen in price steadily, albeit quietly & out of the limelight...

o1s1n · 30-06-2014 2:31pm

Myrddin wrote: »

I'd be the same. Though I must admit, my enthusiasm for repro's has been largely curtailed since I read that most of them will be lucky to be still working in ten years. Given that, I think the flash card route makes the most sense.

That really is annoying! I feel sorry for all those people who turn on their apparent 'legit' Earthbound carts in 10 years to find no game.

I hope that's just a conservative estimation anyway. I know they say the same about eprom proto carts but loads of them are still going 20+ years later. I still kept that mask rom you removed from my Earthbound board anyway, maybe I can learn Japanese at some point in the next 10 years

Myrddin wrote: »

It's a sleeper, in that it seems to have risen in price steadily, albeit quietly & out of the limelight...

The 16 bit generation seems to be rising steadily as a whole, I've been really shocked at some Megadrive game price rises i've seen.

It's been pushing me away from ebay and more towards the idea of going on carboot hunts every weekend.

Myrddin · 30-06-2014 2:48pm

o1s1n wrote: »

That really is annoying! I feel sorry for all those people who turn on their apparent 'legit' Earthbound carts in 10 years to find no game.

I hope that's just a conservative estimation anyway. I know they say the same about eprom proto carts but loads of them are still going 20+ years later. I still kept that mask rom you removed from my Earthbound board anyway, maybe I can learn Japanese at some point in the next 10 years

Buying Earthbound was a big worry for me alright, I mean it has to be one of the top repro'd Snes games at this stage. Replacement stickers too have made it a real minefield where the expensive Snes games are concerned.

The eprom proto carts I'd imagine, have at least a decent standard of eprom chips (at the supplier level). The flash chips being used in the Snes repro's are cheap as chips, & likely won't last anywhere near 20 years by all accounts. Once I read that, it turned me right off them...I mean, what's the point? I ended up selling my own Mother 2 conversion cart & buying Earthbound...it's only going to go up in value so there's no time like the present!

The 16 bit generation seems to be rising steadily as a whole, I've been really shocked at some Megadrive game price rises i've seen.

It's been pushing me away from ebay and more towards the idea of going on carboot hunts every weekend.

True that, some of the prices border on the ridiculous. Carboot hunts now are mostly PS2 era stuff, so we're kinds screwed here when looking to collect 16bit stuff...

30-06-2014 3:08pm

Myrddin wrote: »

Carboot hunts now are mostly PS2 era stuff, so we're kinds screwed here when looking to collect 16bit stuff...

you can only buy so many copies of Buzz:D

Myrddin · 30-06-2014 3:22pm

urbanledge wrote: »

you can only buy so many copies of Buzz:D

Feck that, it's all about FIFA 2003

Doge · 30-06-2014 3:42pm

the groutch wrote: »

That's so bad it's good!

Anyone else discover that music video by exploring around their Windows 95 CD back in the day?

Doge · 30-06-2014 3:44pm

Sera wrote: »

5 new games for my PS3
Valkyrie Chronicles, Lollypop Chainsaw and Siren Blood Curse are belated birthday presents from Retr0
I bought P4A and Guided Fate Paradox (for a good price) myself, they came this morning.

Very Nice! Think I need to pick up Lollypop Chainsaw myself!

Although I still need to play Dead Rising tho....

but hey, dats none of yo business.

Parawind · 30-06-2014 3:51pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Oh I'm not knocking how much you spent on it, the 'christ' was more to do with the price increase. I was looking for a copy myself a few months back and I remember it being expensive, but not around the €100 mark.

That's exactly why I jumped on, can't see anyone finding a bunch of original copies and flooding the market so that price will only increase.

CiDeRmAn · 30-06-2014 3:55pm

waveform wrote: »

Very Nice! Think I need to pick up Lollypop Chainsaw myself!

I found the checkpoints odd.
I played for an hour before turning it off, next time I turned it on I had to start from the beginning again.
I haven't turned it back on since!

o1s1n · 30-06-2014 4:14pm

Parawind wrote: »

That's exactly why I jumped on, can't see anyone finding a bunch of original copies and flooding the market so that price will only increase.

It's like the videogames version of the Irish housing market

No you're probably right. There are loads of games I wish I did that with years ago. Actually mainly arcade PCBs. I still remember turning down Battle Gareggas/Batriders/DoDonPachis for €100-€150 as I wasn't into shmups at the time.

Feckin' eejit!

the groutch · 30-06-2014 4:25pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I found the checkpoints odd.
I played for an hour before turning it off, next time I turned it on I had to start from the beginning again.
I haven't turned it back on since!

I raged-quitted when I got completely stuck at

Zombie Baseball.

Flaregon · 30-06-2014 5:55pm

Here my new ps2 pick up, sweet lot for 30.

johnny_ultimate · 30-06-2014 6:12pm

Screw it, 330 for the lot was too tempting to turn down:

Myrddin · 30-06-2014 6:19pm

It's a good time to get on the Wii U bandwagon

o1s1n · 30-06-2014 6:21pm

How much are they going for these days?

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 30-06-2014 6:32pm

waveform wrote: »

Very Nice! Think I need to pick up Lollypop Chainsaw myself!

Although I still need to play Dead Rising tho....

but hey, dats none of yo business.

I watched Retr0 play it and loved it.
Same, never played DR either so not alone there

marko93 · 30-06-2014 6:43pm

Does any one here have a PS Vita? Was thinking of hoping on that bandwagon or the Wii U one :P

Andrew76 · 30-06-2014 6:50pm

Excellent purchase Johnny-U. Let me know what you think of Lego City when you get a chance to play it. Heard it was pretty good actually.

Any thoughts on your free dl game? Pikmin, Mario or Monster Hunter maybe? All three are great. Pikmin has been put on hold for a bit since I've gotten Monster Hunter (€25 from CeX online incl postage) - starting to get pretty addictive once you get past the initial few hours of wtf am I supposed to be doing (defo needed to go online for help).

o1s1n wrote: »

How much are they going for these days?

€290 in Gamestop will get you a bundle of some sort. Then you can get any new game for €40, presumably JU picked up MK8, bringing the total up to €330. You can also try and get the summer sale deal - 2 free games with a console purchase. Choices are Fifa, Zelda, Sonic Racing, Nintendo Land. Some folks are refused this when buying a bundle (summer sale might just apply to a bare console purchase), but most seem to be getting it.

johnny_ultimate · 30-06-2014 6:56pm

Yeah I was looking for the New Mario Bros U bundle but it was sold out everywhere I checked so went with Lego instead rather than traversing the country hoping to find it! Will let you know how it is when I give it a whirl!

Think I'll go with Pikmin for the free game. Tempted by Wonderful 101 too, but will probably just settle on those little garden dwellers!

Guy in the shop seemed super confused by the deal, computer wasn't registering it. It was coming up as something like 460 euro without the discounts, so not a bad saving for 330!

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 30-06-2014 10:19pm

marko93 wrote: »

Does any one here have a PS Vita? Was thinking of hoping on that bandwagon or the Wii U one :P

I'm mad for a Vita too after seeing P3P on it, I haven't a clue about Vita games other than P4Golden, I just want my PSP games to look pretty lol

murphyebass · 30-06-2014 10:52pm

marko93 wrote: »

Does any one here have a PS Vita? Was thinking of hoping on that bandwagon or the Wii U one :P

I bought a vita and a wii u last year. Both great systems with some fantastic exclusives.

CiDeRmAn · 30-06-2014 11:00pm

I love them both, the Vita has a cracking selection of exclusives but it's probably best to avoid most of the PS3 ports, at least the Resistance and Killzone titles on the system.
Tearaway is one of the games of 2013 though, fantastic stuff and needing a sequel of some sort

marko93 · 30-06-2014 11:17pm

I'm really tempted by one, but atm to get one I'd have to trade in my 3DS for one

Kylo Ren · 01-07-2014 12:51am

CiDeRmAn · 01-07-2014 12:56am

Keno wrote: »

That's a lovely set of games there, a great starting point for any retro collection, or even a start of a decent Snes collection, Super Mario World is a masterpiece.

Kylo Ren · 01-07-2014 1:11am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

That's a lovely set of games there, a great starting point for any retro collection, or even a start of a decent Snes collection, Super Mario World is a masterpiece.

Back when I had the SNES as a youngin' it was basically a Mario player, which still made it amazing! I used to play DK in my friends house so I picked them up too. LTTP is my first Zelda, I heard it's not a bad one to start off with :P

I'm looking at FFIII, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, Super Castlevania IV, Contra III, Sunset Riders, Mega Man X and Illusion of Gaia but I'll have to sell a kidney for them!

CiDeRmAn · 01-07-2014 8:04am

Pace yourself, don't worry too much about owning then all now and watch for bargains.
You'll be surprised at how many of those you'll pick up for sensible prices.

Optimus Prime · 01-07-2014 8:57am

Andrew76 wrote: »

€290 in Gamestop will get you a bundle of some sort. Then you can get any new game for €40, presumably JU picked up MK8, bringing the total up to €330. You can also try and get the summer sale deal - 2 free games with a console purchase. Choices are Fifa, Zelda, Sonic Racing, Nintendo Land. Some folks are refused this when buying a bundle (summer sale might just apply to a bare console purchase), but most seem to be getting it.

Thats the same bundle i got except i had to get sonic racing becuase they where sold out of Mario and Nintendo Land and i didnt fancy Fifa. Great deal for the console and all those games, plus a download game too.

I Bought Injustice and Zombi U for 22 quid of amazon yesterday as well for the WiiU.

Myrddin · 01-07-2014 9:29am

Keno wrote: »

I'm looking at FFIII, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, Super Castlevania IV, Contra III, Sunset Riders, Mega Man X and Illusion of Gaia but I'll have to sell a kidney for them!

Illusion of Gaia is pretty cheap, Contra III isn't too expensive either if you're going unboxed

CiDeRmAn · 01-07-2014 9:52am

So is the WiiU finally finding some momentum?
Seems to be a good number of people who have decided to take the plunge.
And, seeing as they can now dip into over a years worth of releases, they have a decent selection of titles to play.
But will this diversity be improved on, will third parties return to the format or will it be a slow trickle of first party releases and little else.

Andrew76 · 01-07-2014 10:08am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

So is the WiiU finally finding some momentum?
Seems to be a good number of people who have decided to take the plunge.
And, seeing as they can now dip into over a years worth of releases, they have a decent selection of titles to play.
But will this diversity be improved on, will third parties return to the format or will it be a slow trickle of first party releases and little else.

I'm not too pushed about third party releases. Nintendo machines for me have always been about the games you can't get on any other system. With the selection of games released so far, those announced at E3 and some inevitable titles not yet mentioned (I'm thinking maybe F-Zero, Metroid) - the Wii-U will have easily been a worthwhile purchase. For everything else there's PC or PlayStation.

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