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McFunkerson posted:Wow, this might go without saying for some of you... But if you buy a ~20 year old used game controller, cleaning just the outside is not enough. You should really open that thing up and clean everything. If you're a germs phone it might be a little Speaking of which, I bought a used copy of Dark Forces on PSX back when PSX games were still in production and found a booger in the comment card. What the gently caress 
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Neddy Seagoon posted:But they all telegraph their moves in the original NES game It's official then-I suck.  This is just from memory (haven't played for 7 years), but wasn't Mike Tyson a real bitch to beat and barely telegraphed? The Snes version is really easy in comparison.
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zenintrude posted:Some people will tell you to play Teleroboxer. I'll admit Teleroboxer is an incredibly difficult game, but it's excellent and you should give it a chance. And it's not impossible. For reference, I never beat Punch Out on the NES (was too hard) but I've beaten Teleroboxer twice. roffels posted:So that $300 virtual reality helmet that currently only has developer units available, the Oculus Rift, has a Virtual Boy emulator. Might be worth it since no one seems to have a friggin functional Virtual Boy any longer. Chumbawumba4ever97 fucked around with this message at 04:56 on May 12, 2013 |
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kirbysuperstar posted:Sony, too. It was kinda fun to twist the PSP 1000 as you hit the eject slider so that UMDs shot out of it like a loving shuriken launcher. You don't know eject launches until you get into the sharp famicom consoles. The twin famicom will launch a game a couple inches into the air but the titler is hilarious in that I have to have a hand next to the cartridge because it can go almost a half foot when the eject button is pushed.
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If you're in Sydney Australia, word may have got to you about a new retro games store. I was excited to hear this until...I found out that it's the guy who had shops at Gladesville/Toongabbie. His new store is in Top Ryde (it's on Level 1, Same level as the National Geographic shop, but the other side of the escalators). To be fair the store is actually really, really good. Everything is laid out really well in glass cabinets so you can see everything. It is pretty much consoles + console games. If you're after Dreamcast, PS1, snes, master system- this may be good for you. The bad thing is that the guy that runs it is a bit of a tool (if you google him and his business, you'll find why. I've posted about it before). If you're planning on doing business, here's some advice: 1) Don't trade games in with him, sell them on ebay/gumtree/whatever instead. He apparently changes his mind on the prices a lot after you've agreed. 2) He used to have a policy of if the games wasn't in store, you had to put $50 down BEFORE you even got to see the item. This is the one that happened to me, because I was naive and stupid. Someone on here commented something like "wtf, is this guy Wirt from Diablo 1?" 3) Look at everything thoroughly eg manuals, disk scratches etc to check the quality) before handing over your cash. I think if you're buying the stuff instore, you'll be fine. It's just the trading in and games he has in storage that is where he will screw you. It's a shame, all I really want is a good retro games store in Aus dammit!
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the_lion posted:If you're in Sydney Australia, word may have got to you about a new retro games store. I was excited to hear this until...I found out that it's the guy who had shops at Gladesville/Toongabbie. Sweet, I might give it a look sometime this week. Thanks for that.
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Weird Adventures in Retro Videogames! I'm sure lots of us play Retro Games whilst listening to other music. But has anyone played a retro game whilst listening to the soundtrack to another game? I'm currently playing SMW while listening to the Katamari Damacy soundtrack. This....works pretty well. Haha.
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May 12, 2013 08:56
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Quidnose posted:Weird Adventures in Retro Videogames! I played Willy Wombat while listening to the Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon soundtrack.
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Quidnose posted:Weird Adventures in Retro Videogames! Playing other music than the actual game? You people are heathens. Koji Kondo probably cries himself to sleep knowing this. 
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Quidnose posted:I'm currently playing SMW while listening to the Katamari Damacy soundtrack. This....works pretty well. Haha. I installed the Katamari Damacy soundtrack to my Xbox so any game that supports a custom soundtrack plays it instead.
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May 12, 2013 12:58
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Random Stranger posted:I installed the Katamari Damacy soundtrack to my Xbox so any game that supports a custom soundtrack plays it instead. I think the opening sequence to Katamari Damacy being played during Left 4 Dead 2 would be simply mind blowing.
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Random Stranger posted:I installed the Katamari Damacy soundtrack to my Xbox so any game that supports a custom soundtrack plays it instead. I copied the Best of Van Halen to my Xbox and forgot about it when I sent it off to be modded. I got it back, was browsing through the homebrew, booted up some motherfucking Slime Volleyball and was greated by the sweet sounds of Hot for Teacher. That was a good memory.
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Quidnose posted:Weird Adventures in Retro Videogames! This is precisely what the MSU-1 thing for the SD2SNES was made for.
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Those of you who were wanting to play Pier Solar in its original Genesis glory, Watermelon is going to do another print run but they don't have sufficient demand to make the new carts yet. Get it here for $59 so they'll ship mine out already! http://www.magicalgamefactory.com/en/factory/pier-solar_1/ You can also pre-order the Dreamcast and PC editions of the game, although those are still in development until at least the end of the year I think.
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I wanted to play some Mario Golf so I jumped on craigslist and ended up snagging these... 20 bucks. boxes aren't in great shape but the discs all look and play well enough so far. I've never been one to care all that much about Player's Choice banners. Max Rebo and Diddy Kong are from personal collection and just there to spice up the photo. As we do. edit: pic was giant. now it is hopefully fixed. Tree Dude fucked around with this message at 18:22 on May 12, 2013 |
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Out of, uh, simple curiosity....if I were to be interested in actually getting a PC Engine/TG16, and I were interested in this setup: What do I need to know? How much should I expect to spend? Do I need any other wacky crap to get it working? Does the thing that attach both systems together come separately or something? Can I use RGB SCART with that setup? Should I use the US TG16 CD system with it instead?
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Miyamotos RGB NES posted:Out of, uh, simple curiosity....if I were to be interested in actually getting a PC Engine/TG16, and I were interested in this setup: Get the Super CDROM2 instead since it has system card 3 built in, and replacement laser lenses are available. It also looks better hooked up to a core grafx 2.
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Also, the CDROM units tend to have a lot of yellowing since they're white.
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JumpinJackFlash posted:Get the Super CDROM2 instead since it has system card 3 built in, and replacement laser lenses are available. It also looks better hooked up to a core grafx 2. Holy crap the confusion  What's the difference between a PC Engine, a Core Grafix, and a Core Grafix 2??
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^^^ look at this http://pcenginefx.com/main/nec_compatibility_guide.html they are just different versions of the same console ^^^ If you have a setup like that then it is very important that you get an Arcade Card Pro. The Pro has extra hardware that isn't in the Arcade Card Duo (which is cheaper because the Duos have some of it). Replacement lens on the CD drive is extremely important too. All CD-Rs will work! The thing that attaches a Super CDROM and CoreGrafx is a separate part yes. So three parts in total. You can use RGB SCART (I do) but you need to wire up the RGB lines. If you're gonna replace a lens and wire it up to put out RGB, you might as well install a region switch as well to let you play either TG16 or PC Engine games. edit: What you should really do is get a SuperGrafx and the RAU-30. Then you will be able to play the 5 or 6 SuperGrafx-only games 
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ACID POLICE posted:You can use RGB SCART (I do) but you need to wire up the RGB lines. If you're gonna replace a lens and wire it up to put out RGB, you might as well install a region switch as well to let you play either TG16 or PC Engine games. Wiring one of those up for RGB also means building an amp, doesn't it? If I remember right, the internal signals are too weak to be usable directly on a TV.
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ACID POLICE posted:^^^ look at this http://pcenginefx.com/main/nec_compatibility_guide.html they are just different versions of the same console ^^^ This is why people buy Duos.
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I can't believe NEC thought any of this was an acceptable business practice. I'd like a Duo but it seems so drat expensive, plus it's so freakin' boring looking compared to every other iteration of this mess that I could be using.
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RadicalR posted:Wait, what? Is this a thing? I never knew this. Yes, it's written in the instruction booklet of the game itself. It's how you can get to the Duckhunt Kill Screen easily, other than shooting the gun through a magnifying glass. Single duck mode with the blaster in the 1p port and an NES controller in the 2p port.
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Miyamotos RGB NES posted:I can't believe NEC thought any of this was an acceptable business practice. The other option is to just go all out and Collect Them All.
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HKR posted:The other option is to just go all out and Collect Them All. Considering who you're replying to that's a very real and frightening possibility.
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JJJJJS posted:Considering who you're replying to that's a very real and frightening possibility. We're not a support group for quitters, we're enablers.
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WendigoJohnson posted:It's how you can get to the Duckhunt Kill Screen easily, other than shooting the gun through a magnifying glass. What the gently caress
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elf help book posted:What the gently caress Shoot the light gun through a magnifying glass and the blast will hit every point on the screen. It's like the trick to use an electric toothbrush on the power pad instead of pounding it in order to go faster.
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elf help book posted:What the gently caress Seriously. Duck hunt seriously frustrated me, because I could point the thing an inch away from the screen, and it still wouldn't register at times.
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fatpat268 posted:Seriously. http://www.consoledatabase.com/cheats/nes/chiller/ Fun fact, Nintendo Power told readers about the magnifying glass and the toothbrush trick. They even believed that the difficulty levels on both games were complete bullshit.
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Are there any magic products to repair the contacts of a nes game that have had the contacts mostly worn off?
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McFunkerson posted:Are there any magic products to repair the contacts of a nes game that have had the contacts mostly worn off? They should still connect unless you took a nail file to them and damaged them beyond all repair. Did you try taking a q-tip with some rubbing alcohol and giving them a good scrubbing? That usualy fixes all connection problems.
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Buy some metal/contact polish.
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McFunkerson posted:Are there any magic products to repair the contacts of a nes game that have had the contacts mostly worn off? Can you take a picture to show how bad the damage is?
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 What on earth did I find? Soeey for the crappy cell phone pic, but its some sort of JP Saturn game by Capcom, mostly sealed except for some damage on the front of the jewel case. I grabed it but I don't know if its worth something or if I should just bust it open and play it. I didn't ever expect to find a sealed JP Saturn game in New Mexico of all places
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Capcom Generations 3. Contains the following games: Vulgus SonSon Pirate Ship Higemaru Exed Exes
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Lost another SCD auction, raged hard and bought a model 1 with a drive that "doesn't eject" for 1/3 the cost of what the working ones go for. Here's hoping I can fix it. Already have a replacement belt coming so fingers crossed!
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HKR posted:Can you take a picture to show how bad the damage is? I guess I'm a newb. I cleaned the contacts with alcohol before making my post. I went to take a picture and decided to try the pencil eraser trick. What I thought were spots on the contacts that were worn through to the circuit board were actually just stubborn dirt tracks. I gave them a more thorough cleaning and can now play A Boy and His Blob without issue.
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