General Arcade & Retro Chat' Special Championship Edition

o1s1n · 04-02-2019 6:02pm

Inviere wrote: »

Is there no option to install to external drive?

I wonder is there an option in one of those mod/dev menus somewhere to install the game to the external harddrive? Will go digging.

When I boot the PS3, the Journey spash screen appears in the game list.

When I try to boot the game, it says that it needs to be installed on the internal harddrive. (no other options at this stage).

Inviere · 04-02-2019 6:43pm

o1s1n wrote: »

I wonder is there an option in one of those mod/dev menus somewhere to install the game to the external harddrive? Will go digging.

When I boot the PS3, the Journey spash screen appears in the game list.

When I try to boot the game, it says that it needs to be installed on the internal harddrive. (no other options at this stage).

If you load up MultiMan (I think that's what it's called), it should give you a myriad of different options to play with. Secondly, from what I remember, certain particular games have issues with being ran from external memory, but I don't think there's many like that.

Also:

1. Yes. You can run PS3 games in folder format and PS3/PSX/PSP/DVD/BD in ISO format from external USB HDD.
2. For PS3 in folder format it must be FAT32. For games in ISO format, the HDD can be NTFS or FAT32
For FAT32, if the ISO is larger than 4GB, you should split the ISO.
For the games in folder format have single files larger than 4GB, the file should be split and mounted with multiMAN or IRISMAN.
3. Use multiMAN or IRISMAN to backup your disc games to external USB HDD as folder or ISO.

phily2002 · 04-02-2019 11:22pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Any of you guys know if it's possible to boot PS3 games directly from an external HDD?

Got a lovely modded PS3 Slim from Inviere and was just trying to get it up and running with what I have about the house, have a spare 500gb external drive gathering dust.

Seems games need to be transferred onto the internal drive before they run though? First game I tried was Journey and it took two hours to transfer :eek:

If that's the case the only option then really is to stick big internal drive in and FTP over?

I use a crossover cable and the games transfer pretty quick. 2 hours for journey seems very long.

Skerries · 05-02-2019 9:05am

23 retro consoles you can buy today

https://myemulator.online/retro-consoles-amazon-1

Inviere · 05-02-2019 9:30am

phily2002 wrote: »

I use a crossover cable and the games transfer pretty quick. 2 hours for journey seems very long.

That's transferring by USB no? I think o1s1n is talking about actually dumping the games from disc onto the hdd.

o1s1n · 05-02-2019 10:10am

Inviere wrote: »

If you load up MultiMan (I think that's what it's called), it should give you a myriad of different options to play with. Secondly, from what I remember, certain particular games have issues with being ran from external memory, but I don't think there's many like that.

Also:

Cheers dude! That little bit of info at the bottom is exactly what I'd been looking for. Seems the best thing for me to try is to change the harddrive back to NTFS and stick to isos (I'd been using game folder)

Inviere · 05-02-2019 10:13am

o1s1n wrote: »

Cheers dude! That little bit of info at the bottom is exactly what I'd been looking for. Seems the best thing for me to try is to change the harddrive back to NTFS and stick to isos (I'd been using game folder)

No worries. So if I'm reading it right, you can dump your discs using MultiMAN onto an NTFS formatted external drive, as an ISO file?

o1s1n · 05-02-2019 11:14am

Yep! I think that's the case alright. Will try to get some ISOs onto the HDD and will report back

05-02-2019 5:11pm

Anybody want System Shock 1 and 2 for steam? I have a spare key for each.

Inviere · 05-02-2019 6:09pm

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

Anybody want System Shock 1 and 2 for steam? I have a spare key for each.

I'll take System Shock 1 if it's still available?

o1s1n · 05-02-2019 7:13pm

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

Anybody want System Shock 1 and 2 for steam? I have a spare key for each.

Will nab 2!

05-02-2019 7:21pm

Enjoy lads

Inviere · 05-02-2019 7:45pm

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

Enjoy lads

Thanks a mill

Firefox11 · 05-02-2019 10:06pm

I managed to get my Dreamcast back online for the first time in about 18 years or so today. Haven't tried any games yet but useful for downloading games saves onto the VMU if anything.

eddhorse · 05-02-2019 10:37pm

Woah nicely done, GG

Retr0gamer · 06-02-2019 2:00am

Not retro but I've dropped the Resi 2 remake to play Ace Combat 7 which I'm absolutely loving.

CiDeRmAn · 06-02-2019 8:12am

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Not retro but I've dropped the Resi 2 remake to play Ace Combat 7 which I'm absolutely loving.

I haven't played an Ace Combat game since they were called Air Combat on the PS1!

Andrew76 · 06-02-2019 10:22am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I haven't played an Ace Combat game since they were called Air Combat on the PS1!

Still waiting on Birds of Steel to go BC.

Inviere · 06-02-2019 10:28am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I haven't played an Ace Combat game since they were called Air Combat on the PS1!

Same. In fact, Air Combat is the only game in the series I've played. It wasn't quite a sim, but wasn't very arcadey either...it struck a very nice balance between the two. For everything else, there's Afterburner

Retr0gamer · 06-02-2019 10:56am

First time I played the series. Really want to go back and try the rest as I'm having so much fun.

DaveyDave · 06-02-2019 12:01pm

Never played the series but I do have my eye on the new one, I hear the VR missions are a nice addition.

Inviere · 06-02-2019 1:15pm

Have the money here for a nice/fresh boxed Link to the Past, been looking the last few months on ebay.ie...very few are in any way decent shape, and none in the condition expected versus price asked

Andrew76 · 06-02-2019 1:22pm

Inviere wrote: »

Have the money here for a nice/fresh boxed Link to the Past, been looking the last few months on ebay.ie...very few are in any way decent shape, and none in the condition expected versus price asked

I'll swap you my CIB copy for your PS4 Pro + PSVR, and maybe some cash your side? :P :P

Inviere · 06-02-2019 1:39pm

Andrew76 wrote: »

I'll swap you my CIB copy for your PS4 Pro + PSVR, and maybe some cash your side? :P :P

Make with the cash Andy

o1s1n · 06-02-2019 4:04pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Yep! I think that's the case alright. Will try to get some ISOs onto the HDD and will report back

And it works! Converted to NTFS, Journey installed in 10 minutes and other games are running 100% from the external HDD.

Thanks again Inviere for the help

Inviere · 06-02-2019 4:15pm

o1s1n wrote: »

And it works! Converted to NTFS, Journey installed in 10 minutes and other games are running 100% from the external HDD.

Thanks again Inviere for the help

Sweet, glad to be of help

eddhorse · 06-02-2019 9:29pm

o1s1n wrote: »

And it works! Converted to NTFS, Journey installed in 10 minutes and other games are running 100% from the external HDD.

Thanks again Inviere for the help

Might have to do this soon too. No more games on PS Plus unless PS4 so im just paying for digital hoarding .

Dr Bob · 07-02-2019 8:47pm

Axiom Verge is free on the epic store for the next week , it's a retro styled metroidvania game so ,kinda counts here

Nerdkiller1991 · 07-02-2019 11:43pm

Dr Bob wrote: »

Axiom Verge is free on the epic store for the next week , it's a retro styled metroidvania game so ,kinda counts here

That word is CURSED!

Skerries · 08-02-2019 12:40am

Inviere · 08-02-2019 11:33am

I'm impressed (AI upscaling of PS1 backgrounds) - https://www.pcgamer.com/modders-are-using-ai-to-upscale-pre-rendered-ps1-backgrounds-with-phenomenal-results/

Retr0gamer · 08-02-2019 12:01pm

They look a bit too painterly to me in FF9 compared to the CGI look of the original.

The FF7 backgrounds on the other hand look phenomenal.

I'd argue that the background miss out on the developers original intent except for the fact I just modded the **** out of FF8 and replaces the background assets with fan upscaled versions because it looks awful on a 1440p screen.

Ronan|Raven · 08-02-2019 11:20pm

https://m.facebook.com/groups/2370133573?view=permalink&id=10158218972523574&anchor_composer=false

Not sure of a good price or not. Guy in Spain selling new 17" 15khz crt

Doge · 09-02-2019 1:33am

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

https://m.facebook.com/groups/2370133573?view=permalink&id=10158218972523574&anchor_composer=false

Not sure of a good price or not. Guy in Spain selling new 17" 15khz crt

Would be nice in my Arcade1up cab! Shame they're too deep though!

DaveyDave · 11-02-2019 4:36pm

I'm going to Toronto in May so I looked up a nearby retro store. There's a picture from inside the store last year of the boxed console shelves. Many of the usual suspects but there was also a good few Japanese things, even a Saturn keyboard.

Obviously it will be different when I'm there but it looks like there's a good variety so could find something nice.

Retr0gamer · 11-02-2019 6:04pm

This kind of flew under the radar for me but two companies, Classics Digital and Piko Interactive have been releasing a few old games on Steam.

There's the usual PC classics but they are also releasing some Amiga and Spectrum classics like Push Over, Sleepwalker, Where Time Stood Still and Bubble Ghost.

CiDeRmAn · 14-02-2019 9:24am

I know it came in for some stick, ongoing too, but the collection of NES games coming with the Switch Online subscription is getting to be pretty substantial.
I would imagine the cheap NES Classic console and the ready modding of that device to hold the entire NES back catalogue may have cheapened the impact of the NES game collection on the Switch but, for me at least, it's certainly building into a nice library of titles.
It'll be very nice to see the other NES big hitters to arrive, such as Super Mario Bros 3.

14-02-2019 4:23pm

Happy Love Day everyone

Thargor · 14-02-2019 8:46pm

Inviere · 17-02-2019 12:06pm

Fantastic piece on Contra III, semi technical, but not overly so. Game is a masterpiece imo

CiDeRmAn · 21-02-2019 7:40pm

I recall a couple of years ago now Super Hexagon was a big deal, and for good reason.
While never in an arcade or appearing, in it's original form at least, on a retro console, it seemed to pay homage to the likes of Tempest while being brand spanking new.
Well, thanks to Terry Cavanaghs Twitter feed, there's a new one to gobble up time.
JumpGrid.
Now, I'm sure I've missed the boat on this and it's probably been out ages, but it's just gorgeous and sounds amazing
Also, it runs on my Chromebook....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6ejVet22tA

Doge · 21-02-2019 8:24pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxh1DZHK5yA

Doge · 22-02-2019 10:08pm

Just discovered now that there's loads of ROM Hacks for Streets of Rage 2. Simspons, wolverine, street fighter II etc...

Never knew they existed before!

DaveyDave · 23-02-2019 7:03pm

Those Mega Drive and Saturn Retro Bit controllers are up for pre-order on Amazon. The see through grey Saturn one is €25 shipped. Hmm...

Inviere · 23-02-2019 7:18pm

DaveyDave wrote: »

Those Mega Drive and Saturn Retro Bit controllers are up for pre-order on Amazon. The see through grey Saturn one is €25 shipped. Hmm...

I wonder will they be plug and play with RetroArch, with autoconfigs etc

brianregan09 · 24-02-2019 1:03pm

Sold my bar top today , although I didn't play it a massive amount I feel sad now it's gone

Tom Mann Centuria · 24-02-2019 2:16pm

brianregan09 wrote: »

Sold my bar top today , although I didn't play it a massive amount I feel sad now it's gone

Did well getting 400 for it though.

brianregan09 · 24-02-2019 3:26pm

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Did well getting 400 for it though.

Yeah I think so too, it was either that or not sell it at all

Inviere · 26-02-2019 7:59pm

Anyone know (maybe o1s1n?) is these are the right battery holders to drop onto a snes cart pcb? - https://www.ebay.com/itm/10PCS-Button-Coin-Cell-Battery-Socket-Holder-Case-Black-CR2025-CR2032/201415039599?epid=1462300327&hash=item2ee5459a6f:g:r~MAAOSwinZbA3o5:rk:5:pf:0

o1s1n · 26-02-2019 8:59pm

Inviere wrote: »

Anyone know (maybe o1s1n?) is these are the right battery holders to drop onto a snes cart pcb? - https://www.ebay.com/itm/10PCS-Button-Coin-Cell-Battery-Socket-Holder-Case-Black-CR2025-CR2032/201415039599?epid=1462300327&hash=item2ee5459a6f:g:r~MAAOSwinZbA3o5:rk:5:pf:0

Fairly sure those ones have too much depth and th shell won't close.

Here are the ones you stuck in m carts, they're small sockets and half the battery sticks out;

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F111694201631

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