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Oh god! It's even worse at full resolution! And stop using a game as a coaster. 
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Big things happening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT3KypG_yFQ
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zenintrude posted:That's when you know you've got a sincere and truthful retro game habit. Or a sincere and truthful mental problem. 
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Code Jockey posted:Also zari-gani that's a fantastic edit Not really. There is no way the corners of the box would be in such good condition. 
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fatpat268 posted:Survival Kids - You get thrown on an island and you're forced to survive. I haven't played much of this, but it's well regarded, and from the bit I have played, it's fun as well. The James Bond 007 gameboy game is a pretty neat Zelda clone.
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zari-gani posted:
You can just smell the years of tobacco and tar built up in that room, like going to the smoking section of Denny's in the early 90's. Also what the hell happened to Zombie Nation's prices??? I bought this game in 2005-06 for less than $20 at a used game store and now every listing on eBay is well over 100 bucks! http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=zombie+nation&_sacat=1249&_from=R40
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Tumor Baby posted:Also what the hell happened to Zombie Nation's prices??? I bought this game in 2005-06 for less than $20 at a used game store and now every listing on eBay is well over 100 bucks! Prices on retrogames are way up all over and Zombie Nation is one of the rarer NES games. Even the Famicom version is pretty rare.
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Miyamotos RGB NES posted:They do not sell SNES/Gamecube/N64 s-video cables there though. Yeah, anyone looking to get an S-video cable for the SNES/N64/Gamecube should save time and get one of these, or search for them on Ebay: http://www.amazon.com/Monster-GCGL3...amecube+s-video They tend to run about $30 or so used on Amazon when someone puts one up for sale, and it's a Monster Cable, but its the only decent quality S-video cable that is somewhat available today.
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Or you can just get One of these because they work perfectly, are always in stock and are cheap.
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Anyone ever recap a turbo duo? I bought a cap kit but I guess all the caps are surface mount... Any tips for best way to remove them without tears and lifted traces? Kinda funny, I raised an eyebrow at the $16 cost for the kit until I looked into it and there are like 30 caps... Well at least I have a new project! I also bought twin bee and Darius 2 for testing the system so woop
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HKR posted:Or you can just get One of these because they work perfectly, are always in stock and are cheap. The reviews for this cable were a bit mixed, which is why I decided to go for the monster cable instead. The racketboy cable is definitely the best cheap cable out there though, from what I've read. I'm sure most of them work fine. This is the only monster cable I've ever purchased; its too bad Monoprice doesn't make cables for older consoles.
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Tumor Baby posted:You can just smell the years of tobacco and tar built up in that room, like going to the smoking section of Denny's in the early 90's. Yeah, I really want that game. But I don't want to spend that kind of money. I'd rather just buy an Everdrive when it's ready or the Powerpak. I've been looking at that title for the past two years and it's always more than I want to spend.
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So I apparently made a mistake on ebay. What I thought I was bidding on was a real cheap complete copy of Rebel Strike for 4 bucks. It turns out what I got was some NOT FOR RESALE Rebel Strike Demo Disc with the Atari game on it. I dunno the price on Demo Discs, but I can't imagine them being worth all that much. I didn't even know the thing existed until today.
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flyboi posted:Anyone ever recap a turbo duo? I bought a cap kit but I guess all the caps are surface mount... Any tips for best way to remove them without tears and lifted traces? Console 5, who sell cap kits, has a wiki for it: http://console5.com/wiki/Converting_from_Surface_to_Leaded_Capacitors
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8-bit Miniboss posted:Console 5, who sell cap kits, has a wiki for it: http://console5.com/wiki/Converting_from_Surface_to_Leaded_Capacitors That's actually where I got the cap kit but step step 3 confuses me.. Does the spacer just lift off or do I have to use wire snips or sacrifice a few earthbound carts?
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flyboi posted:That's actually where I got the cap kit but step step 3 confuses me.. Does the spacer just lift off or do I have to use wire snips or sacrifice a few earthbound carts? I'd say cut it. Edit: Looking at the pictures again, you could try heating up the pads on the sides and lift up. The cap's leads are going to be the anchor point.
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flyboi posted:That's actually where I got the cap kit but step step 3 confuses me.. Does the spacer just lift off or do I have to use wire snips or sacrifice a few earthbound carts? The trick to removing caps like that is needle nose pliers. Twist the body until it comes off, don't try to heat and pull it unless you want damaged traces. The plastic spacer should break apart easily if you pinch it with the pliers. Heat the pads and remove the legs with the pliers. After that it's just like soldering anything else.
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I should've bought a rx. Adventure ahoy!
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flyboi posted:I should've bought a rx. Adventure ahoy! If you feel that it's too much adventure for you I'll buy it off your hands.
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I promise this is the last thrift store find post from me for now, but I stopped by this church-ran store in my town that seemed never have retro games before today that had a number of Genesis games and got this for $2.50. It's not totally complete since (from what I've seen on eBay listings) it's supposed to come with some extras like a map, and the case and manual have some damage to them. But, the cart itself is in really great condition almost like it was barely played.
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HKR posted:If you feel that it's too much adventure for you I'll buy it off your hands. Oh no I modded a ps2 with neo 4.1 and origa back when no swap ps2 was hard.. This is an exercise in comparison
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Obeast posted:I promise this is the last thrift store find post from me for now, but I stopped by this church-ran store in my town that seemed never have retro games before today that had a number of Genesis games and got this for $2.50. Presuming you've never played Pirates before, here's a scan of the map; it's not just window dressing, the game is really designed with the assumption you have one on hand as a reference. Such a good game.
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Tumor Baby posted:You can just smell the years of tobacco and tar built up in that room, like going to the smoking section of Denny's in the early 90's. Well there's a disgusting childhood memory I didn't even realize I had. Man, if anything those pics make me so happy I don't smoke. My goon lair does end up looking kinda like that when I'm working full time and have barely any time to play games that aren't on my phone, but at least it's just soda cans and papers that are easy to pick up and not cigarette ashes and dust everywhere 
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ohnoitschris posted:Well there's a disgusting childhood memory I didn't even realize I had. I smoked for YEARS and that still disgusts me. I never understood people who smoked inside. All my games and consoles are still pretty! 
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Caitlin posted:Google Retr0bright before you go sanding poo poo down, dude. Oh wow, here I was thinking it was an actual product [that I probably couldn't buy]. Thanks! I'll probably still get one painted anyway, as there is a guy doing them pro just 20 mins away and at good prices. 
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h_double posted:Presuming you've never played Pirates before, here's a scan of the map; it's not just window dressing, the game is really designed with the assumption you have one on hand as a reference. Such a good game. I've actually played a good bit of the awesome 2004 remake, but it's been a couple years since I last played it and I'm sure it's different enough from the Genesis version that I will need the map anyway.
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Obeast posted:I promise this is the last thrift store find post from me for now, but I stopped by this church-ran store in my town that seemed never have retro games before today that had a number of Genesis games and got this for $2.50.
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Harlock posted:Actually my favorite version of the game. Presumably because it doesn't have the anti-piracy scheme of asking you to identify each ship's flag properly every time you encounter one right?
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H1KE posted:Oh wow, here I was thinking it was an actual product [that I probably couldn't buy]. Thanks! I'll probably still get one painted anyway, as there is a guy doing them pro just 20 mins away and at good prices. I just hope they don't end up looking like those glossy hot messes from a few pages back! But yeah, no problem, I just made it as a hydro + oxy bath instead of loving around with gelatin or xanthan gum or whatever, still worked fine.
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Caitlin posted:I just hope they don't end up looking like those glossy hot messes from a few pages back! But yeah, no problem, I just made it as a hydro + oxy bath instead of loving around with gelatin or xanthan gum or whatever, still worked fine. He seems to run his website on a high powered toaster, but this gives you an idea of his workmanship. Not so much of that glossy garbage here. That goddamn bronze PSX and the matching teal/silver SNES / GC made me all  . I'll be contacting him soon to see if he'll do me a deal on a matching set of consoles and controllers.It's also good to know that a bath works just as well. I'd prefer not to use a gum style solution.
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Here's a couple shots of my VGA mod in action, for those of you who might be on the fence:  Apparently the vertical ghosting you can see in Rez happens with the official VGA box too, so it's not just dodgy soldering.
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http://www.k1gba.com/gba-team-hardware-gba-blue-p-40.html What is this that I just found. VV too bad, seemed way too good to be true. in other news, does anyone here own a GBA flash cart with a RTC? Bing the Noize fucked around with this message at 08:50 on Feb 5, 2013 |
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ACID POLICE posted:http://www.k1gba.com/gba-team-hardware-gba-blue-p-40.html A GBA on a chip clone that also happens to play ROMs. http://gbatemp.net/threads/k1-gba-sp-first-hands-on-impressions.331400/ http://gbatemp.net/threads/k101-revo-hands-on-first-impressions.338308/
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take_it_slow posted:That's amazing. Speaking of Rez, how does the ps2 version compare to the dreamcast one? Uhh apparently DC Rez renders at 30fps but PS2 Rez is 60fps... though the PS2 version uses some weird rendering scheme that looks blurry even with component cables. I don't have it to compare though. Also the Japanese PS2 limited edition came with the Trance Vibrator that everyone bought for teledildonics. Also, that vertical ghosting is weird. In Rez it's only visible in certain effects, usually it's bright and clear. It's almost impossible to notice with the naked eye. You can see it in the cutscenes in Space Channel 5 and on some menus, but not all. I'm sure it's something weird with the Dreamcast's video encoder.
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Silver Alicorn posted:Also, that vertical ghosting is weird. In Rez it's only visible in certain effects, usually it's bright and clear. It's almost impossible to notice with the naked eye. You can see it in the cutscenes in Space Channel 5 and on some menus, but not all. I'm sure it's something weird with the Dreamcast's video encoder. I just felt Hamburglar's eye twitch.
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Silver Alicorn posted:Uhh apparently DC Rez renders at 30fps but PS2 Rez is 60fps Well, the PS2 port will hit 60FPS.. mostly. It dips down quite a bit at times. The Dreamcast or XBLA port is the way to go, I think.
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Silver Alicorn posted:Uhh apparently DC Rez renders at 30fps but PS2 Rez is 60fps... though the PS2 version uses some weird rendering scheme that looks blurry even with component cables. I don't have it to compare though. Also the Japanese PS2 limited edition came with the Trance Vibrator that everyone bought for teledildonics. Rez HD on Xbox Live Arcade is definitely the preferred Rez delivery mechanism -- beautifully crisp visuals, I think there are some challenge modes (and leaderboards) that weren't in the original, plus teledildonics can be enabled on all 4 controllers.
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Teledildonics is my new favorite word.ohnoitschris posted:Well there's a disgusting childhood memory I didn't even realize I had. Living in a smoker's home definitely wrecked some havoc on my old electronics. And the funny thing is that I never even noticed it until much later, given it was a slow, gradual buildup over years in a home with poor lighting. Then I saw a picture of the model of computer I had online, and realized it was not actually supposed to be a yellow-tan color.  I also thought it was to blame for how my SNES turned into neopolitan ice cream, but apparently that wasn't exactly an unusual thing to happen to those.
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Yay my JAMMA converted Naomi sit down candy cabinet came yesterday, the colours are off until the button to degauss it comes and he also forgot to include the kick harness for 3rd Strike/my other CPS2 games, but i'm so glad it finally came and works and everything. Tonight i'll be sticking in some sticks and fixing the buttons and labelling the wires so it's easy to switch between MVS and CPS configs and bish bash bosh job done. I'll add some pictures later this week when the colours are sorted out.
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