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Anyone have experience with these USB Saturn-style controllers? I wanted something with a good dpad to use on my computer and grabbed one off ebay for $7. Waiting for it to arrive and figured I'd see what other people thought of 'em.
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What are the general opinions on the Retron 3? I like the idea of a consolidated system and the svideo out, but does anyone know much about how accurate they are? I don't know if they use actual hardware or just emulation. I could just wire up a pc for emulation, so I'm curious about how they hold up. For those who don't know, it's a 3-in-1 NES SNES GEN system.
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Mar 2, 2013 07:45
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Code Jockey posted:Persona 3 Final Boss Stuff If you haven't already, try taking Elizabeth's request to kill the Reaper to unlock the Monad. Enemies there are like EXP pinatas and it's pretty easy to get to level 85-90 and just win through brute force. Make sure Yukari or whoever your healer is has a Null Charm accessory (you get it as a heart item from Narcisus, who is pretty low level, so it's not too bad). Aside from that just Mind Charge -> Amp + single target spell your way to victory.
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Mar 5, 2013 19:32
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Code Jockey posted:Yeah, been going after the reaper now actually. He keeps getting me when he's down to like 30% health too, the bastard. Its also worth noting that if you maxed the Emperor SLink you can fuse Odin and stunlock the Reaper with with Thunder Reign.
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Mar 5, 2013 22:37
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Of course I keep bringing Aigis to the fight, and I shouldn't because she's pretty useless [her buffs don't protect against his stuff really and her attacks don't do much more damage than anyone else's, when they actually hit]
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Welp, after working great for about a week, the dpad in my PlaySega usb Saturn Controller broke. It's a lot harder to play games when you can't move right. I've heard that these have the same PCB shape as original Saturn controllers- I should be able to get a first party controller, swap out the PCB, and have a fairly decent USB Saturn pad, right? Any suggestions on where to get a Saturn pad for cheap?
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Mar 6, 2013 18:23
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I see Trinitron TVs mentioned in this thread a lot- are they all considered pretty good, or are there specific models to look for? In general, smaler is better.
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Mar 9, 2013 05:36
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So I'm in southern CA on vacation and saw this little retro game shop. He's got games stacked from floor to cieling in a pretty impressive collection, but holy crap was it it overpriced. $80 for a beat up, yellowed SNES? $60 for a used copy of Persona 3? There was sone hard to find stuff, like Megaman X3, but the prices were on average 2-3x higher than anything online. Oh well. Any recommendations for cool game shops around San Diego? I want to check out any good ones.
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Mar 17, 2013 03:14
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So I'm looking at those $15 SFCs- If I order through Rakuten, what do I need to know? Can I just hook it up with US cables? Rakuten ships to the US, right?
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Mar 23, 2013 05:09
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Just to add to the emu-box discussion, I recently turned one of my old laptops into one and it works fantastically. Use a frontend like GameEX and set it to automatically startup when you load Windows. It can be controlled with a joypad and will let you select games by title instead of loading up an emulator and then wrestling with different interfaces. It takes some setting up but I have it outputting to a CRT TV via S-Video and it looks fantastic. BSNES (now higan) on a CRT is pretty drat close, and probably better than anything a Retron would put out.
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Mar 24, 2013 20:05
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Welp, I knew reading this thread was a  I stopped by another game store on the way back and picked these up, too:  I sold my old SNES way back, but emulation can only go so far. I'm really excited to have real hardware again. Time to do the Famicom cart mod to play DKC2, then look online for more games  I'm surprised how little yellowing the system has- the only thing that's yellowed at all are the controller ports for some reason. Any idea why this would be the case?
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Mar 27, 2013 19:04
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So on average, how much does a SFC cart weigh? What about with a box? Trying to figure out how deep I'm going with shipping fees.
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Mar 27, 2013 21:21
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So there's a 60 to 72 pin NES / Famicom converter for pretty cheap at my LGS and I've got some questions. I know the Famicom had better sound on a lot of games and that the NES didn't connect the pin needed to get it. What happens, though, when you use a converter to play Famicom games on an NOAC? I know clones are looked down on around here, but I'm just curious how a Retron 1 or something would handle Famicom games. Do I still get the extra screens in Contra? Would Zelda sound just like the US version or would it sound more like the examples on this page: http://legendsoflocalization.com/the-legend-of-zelda/audio/ Also, would there be any benefit to playing these on a real NES with the converter vs just playing the USA releases? I'm just trying to figure out if I want to bite the bullet and import a real Famicom or just go with the poor man's version.
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Just placed my first Rakuten order! Super Metroid, Rockman X, and Gundam Wing: Endless Duel. I'm pretty stoked, I've never done this before so I went with a small order to test out the waters. Next order is probably going to be X2/X3, Contra Spirits, and Mother 2. I can feel the coming on 
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Mar 30, 2013 03:37
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Tyson Tomko posted:Hell yeah Endless Duel! This has the honor of being the very first game I ever played on an SNES emulator way back when, I was blown away! I got it for Christmas complete in box last year and I was equally blown away. I had about 5 seconds of wondering why the gently caress my brother got me a Gundam Wing VHS tape then my jaw dropped when I realized it was a SFC game. I played it once in high school on a friend's "1000 games on a CD" emulator things he torrented or whatever, and remember loving it. I looked up a video of it to see if it looked as awesome as I remembered it and instantly knew I had to own it. I love a good fighter, and I just got two first party controllers. Gonna go to my LGS and buy replacement pads for them tomorrow so they're good as new 
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Have you tried disabling any of the controllers in Device Manager to see if the others show up? I wonder if you could set up a script to enable / disable them automatically when you change emulators. If not, maybe have individual 4 port hubs per system and swap them out when you change systems?
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Ok, so I placed my Rakuten order a few days ago and just got this back:Japanese I can't read posted:この度、ゲームス レトロゲーム館において下記の手続きが完了しましたのでご連絡させていただきます。 Google translate didn't help much- I think this is just an email saying my order was processed? I just wanted to make sure I'm doing this right and that I don't need to reply in some way. All the other emails so far have had English translations in them that were relatively easy to follow. Could someone give me the gist of what it says?
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Mar 31, 2013 04:49
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I ordered from Auc-egames. Surugaya didn't have Super Metroid in stock and this store seemed pretty good.
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Mar 31, 2013 04:53
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Similar to the F-Zero change, in DKC2, turning around in Glimmer's Galleon no longer flashes the screen white.
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Apr 2, 2013 18:52
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So I was looking into a Gamecube + GBA Player, but I found this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plug-your-G...=item2a28292d5d Has anyone used one before? How well does it work? That seems like a pretty sweet deal to add TV out to a GBA.
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ACID POLICE posted:They told me the AV Famicom didn't come with controllers. Well at least I didn't buy any others yet Please tell me you ordered Fighting Golf based entirely on the cartridge and name. I have it sitting in my shopping cart for my next order for the exact same reason.
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Is there a good site to get US retro games that isn't ebay? Basically something like Rakuten for America. I guess Amazon but I'm wondering if there's a better alternative.
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Murphy Brownback posted:Ok, thanks. Next time I go home I'll take some pictures and make a thread at some point. And yeah, I'm not sure what I was thinking with the selling as a lot vs individually thing. I'll definitely piece it out, at least for the rarer ones. The Mega Man 1-6 set is probably the most valuable, although the box for the first one is beat to hell - the rest are near mint condition. I'll at least get a list together, but most of the details will have to wait until I can get pictures and go through everything again. I'd be happy to take this to SA Mart, but I'd be interested in: Blaster Master Bionic Commando Bad Dudes Faxanadu Shatterhand Maybe Battletoads too?
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First Rakuten order came in! Then, on the way home, I snagged this for   The only problem is that it seems like the N64 will reset itself at random times. The furthest I managed to get was Bomb-omb battlefield before it did. Anyone see this before / know what might cause it?
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If you're looking for a good SFC puzzle game, you can't go wrong with Panel de Pon / Tetris Attack. I'm not sure how well known it is, but it's my favorite puzzle game by a long shot. (It doesn't play like Tetris at all- it was just branded with the name for the US release).
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This is one of my favorite threads specifically because of how many different things are discussed- AV mods, obscure import games, garage sale finds, reviews and impressions of games I've never played. It's all good. Have something to say that's related to retro gaming? Post it, who cares what the current discussion is. I want to read reviews of Pinball Quest inbetween the rainbow bar talk.
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Unmature posted:Doubles/crap I don't want picture! Definitely interested in that Super Puzzle Fighter, and probably FF Legend. iastudent posted:Since we're getting into this trading thing, here's a couple I don't mind getting rid of if anyone's interested. I'd be interested in Castlevania here. Let's see what I can put together for trades, will edit in a moment. Getting a picture, but I have: Genesis: 6 Pack (Cart) 688 Attack Sub (CIB) NBA Jam (Cart + Box) Ecco the Dolphin (CIB) SNES: Stargate Alien 3 NES: Strider GBA: Contra Advance (no label) Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga (no label) DS: Children of Mana Dragon Quest IX Here's a crappy pic:  Note that the Strider cart is covered in red sharpie and M&L has the name sharpied onto it. Contra Advance is a plain cart, but neither are pirated. DeathBySpoon fucked around with this message at 04:52 on Apr 15, 2013 |
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Cart only, sorry. If you're still interested my email is athreshe@gmail.com. I'd be willing to leverage some paypal funds too or whatever.
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iastudent posted:More trade stuff! Interested in Rocket Knight. Is there anything in my earlier post you want? Unmature posted:Me want. Do you still want DQIX? I'm still interested in Puzzle Fighter / FF Legend.
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shymog posted:This isn't all of my dupes, but this is what I could dig up without tearing through two of my closets right now, since this box was handy: I'm interested in UMK3. I'd be willing to paypal you something for it if nothing in my trades catches your attention. Edit: Updated Trade List Cart Only: Sega 6 Pack (Gen) Dragon Quest IX (DS) Children of Mana (DS) Alien 3 (SNES) Stargate (SNES) Blast Corps (N64) Duke Nukem 64 (N64) Banjo Tooie (N64) Contra Advance (GBA) (No label) Mario & Luigi (GBA) (No label) Pokemon Trading Card Game (GBC) Boxed: Ecco the Dolphin (Gen) NBA Jam Tournament Ed. (Gen) 688 Attack Sub (Gen) DeathBySpoon fucked around with this message at 02:10 on Apr 16, 2013 |
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So I got a Rakuten order in today, but it only had two of the four games I ordered  I ordered from Auc-egames, so I sent them an email in the simplest English I could saying that games were missing from my package and asking for help. Is that pretty much all I can do?
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Does anyone here have a Supercard Mini SD? I'm considering grabbing one, mostly to play Mother 3 and the GBA release of Shin Megami Tensei. I know it has slowdown problems with a lot of games, but has anyone played either of those two titles (or could you try them out)? If so, how was the slowdown?
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How long does it usually take to get a shipping quote from Surugaya? I've been ordering from Auc-e-games, so this is my first order with them. I usually got it in less than a day. After getting Mother 2 in the other day I broke down and placed an order for Mother 3, but then I saw that I could get every Mega Drive Phantasy Star game CIB Well, it'll be an opportunity to get my hands dirty and do some real Genesis modding, at least!
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Cicero posted:So it's a Sharp brand famicom? Is there anything special about it? It's pretty much the only version of the Famicom that can give true RGB output and they're getting incredibly hard to find. It's THE Famicom, really. On the topic of Ebay, look at this totally legit Pokemon cart I found!
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How do you guys store your GBA games? I'd like to keep them in a manner that still displays what titles I have (IE not in a box) but makes them easy to pick up and play. Honestly a rack like the ones they have at Gamestop seems like it would work, but I have no idea where I'd get something like that. Any suggestions?
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the_lion posted:Doing my first run of Super Metroid, never played before. Sweet game, but I can't get that goddamn walljump to work. I just got the ice beam. This was on the last page, but I wanted to help out. The easiest way to master wall jumping in Super Metroid is to remember that you don't push away from the wall and jump at the same time- if you're flipping towards a wall on your left, the button input should be: (holding Left towards wall) ... (Tap and release right) ... (Jump) In that order. Don't push away and jump at the same time- jump has to come AFTER you've already pushed away from the wall. Mega Man X and Mario 64 have conditioned us to walljump by pushing jump and the direction at the same time, but Super Metroid has a pause in the input.
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TheKoleslaw posted:If you end up in that pit with the three gremlin-looking guys too early (before you get the space jump,) you *have* to use the wall jumping to get out. I remember it frustrating me to no end when I was a kid. Yup, that took me at least an hour to escape. On the plus side, now I can walljump effortlessly and I've almost broken 1 hour real-time for completion! If you enjoy Super Metroid, I'd really encourage you to revisit it after you're done and try playing around with a lot of the skips / glitches / strange runs you can do. Low%, No Boss / Mini Boss, or just plain speed, the game is a ton of fun to play in so many different ways.
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This guy is one of the many reasons EVERYONE should check out https://www.speedrunslive.com when they get a chance. It's the perfect thing to leave on a media center or second monitor when it's not in use.
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A white Japanese Sega Saturn with all of the hookups just popped onto my Craigslist for $40. Am I correct in thinking this is an incredible deal? I'm trying to get some pictures of it now. I've never owned a Saturn but that seems like a great way to start.
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Gutcruncher posted:You monster! Why not simply give the games a new reason for living? This is art. Arranged to buy the Saturn later- he sent pics and it has the box! I'm excited to get my Sega on, now I can join in on the $0.10 Evangelion / Gundam shovelware bandwagon (Why ARE Saturn games so dang cheap?)
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