Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I bought another translucent blue DualShock 2 just a couple of weeks ago. No regrets -- it's my favorite translucent gaming thing ever. Even more so than my skeleton Saturn.
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Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
played all 4 of my games for it so far all of them except viking child (missing that awesome amiga music it has non at all 
) are awesome ports xybots and paperboy are flawless and californa games is missing the frisbee and rollerblade mini games but all you really need for that game is the surfing anyway so if anyone was slightly interested in a lynx id give it a thumbs up
) are awesome ports xybots and paperboy are flawless and californa games is missing the frisbee and rollerblade mini games but all you really need for that game is the surfing anyway so if anyone was slightly interested in a lynx id give it a thumbs upKinda off-topic but not really:
Whats a good, low to the ground chair for gaming? My friend had some sort of black half egg type chair and cant recall where he got it, but its comfortable as hell. I was thinking about going with a beanbag of sorts, but my dog would probably take that over lol. Not looking for anything too expensive/extravagant.
Whats a good, low to the ground chair for gaming? My friend had some sort of black half egg type chair and cant recall where he got it, but its comfortable as hell. I was thinking about going with a beanbag of sorts, but my dog would probably take that over lol. Not looking for anything too expensive/extravagant.
IrishNinja
Member
^i picked up a blue GG a little while back but yeah, the lighting's ah not so good, wish i knew how to mod these things. i totally gotta pick up some more titles for it (Shinobi, Sonic, Defender of Oasis, Ren & Stimpy etc)
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
some of the lynx stuff came rygar and a.p.b. still have the tab hangers
I had the LED light mod done to conserve battery life and it's ok. The Game Gear screen in general is super garbage, though. I wish it put out regular video like every other handheld in the universe so I could replace it with a more modern screen.
People have figured out some workarounds. Maybe someday.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
wtf shadow of the beast was on the lynx? bought
D'you try your Chip's Challenge yet. Curious what you think. I adore that game.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
not yet its having card read errors need to swab it off and give it another shot hope its as good as the pc version
Soooo, I got given an NTSC PS1 for free from a mate. Awesome. I ordered an RGB SCART cable from ebay the other day, and it arrived today. Put in my only NTSC game (crash bandicoot), and it doesn't read. Laser's fucked. Sounds like a cement mixer. Works upside down, but doesn't pass the Playstation loadup screen.
Quickly rushed to Cash Generator in town and picked up a PAL PS1 for £4.99. Swapped the laser unit around. Works like a dream now! It's damn near silent.
Only problem is, I got scammed on that SCART cable I bought from ebay, as it's quite obviously composite and not true RGB. Bastards! Problem is, without an RGB cable it displays NTSC games in black and white.
ah well, ordered another one. a proper one this time. At 99p I can't complain about the first one not working.
Quickly rushed to Cash Generator in town and picked up a PAL PS1 for £4.99. Swapped the laser unit around. Works like a dream now! It's damn near silent.
Only problem is, I got scammed on that SCART cable I bought from ebay, as it's quite obviously composite and not true RGB. Bastards! Problem is, without an RGB cable it displays NTSC games in black and white.
ah well, ordered another one. a proper one this time. At 99p I can't complain about the first one not working.
Red Chocobo
Banned
Loved the Lynx. Best handheld ever made.
I can still hear that Gates of Zendocon music in my head.
I can still hear that Gates of Zendocon music in my head.
So many good games.
That half-pipe in California Games still remains my favorite skating game ever made.
Oh right people wanted to see Game gear pics, well here's my sister's GG that works perfectly that she didn't want anymore.
and the two games I have for it are, Sonic 2 and Streets of Rage 2
Like everything else, would like to expand my collection though I might focus on gb/gbc/gba games first maybe.
and the two games I have for it are, Sonic 2 and Streets of Rage 2
Like everything else, would like to expand my collection though I might focus on gb/gbc/gba games first maybe.
IrishNinja
Member
^love that little guy
been a good month so far! this after the atari pickup
been a good month so far! this after the atari pickup
IrishNinja
Member
haha im lookin high & low but i ever decide they're not for me, you're the first to know baphos!
also i never read Hardcore Gamer mag before but its very much in the vein of, fun stuff.
also i never read Hardcore Gamer mag before but its very much in the vein of, fun stuff.
Fox Mulder
Member
I hate losing my cartridge bits. I do it every now and then, and can't find any of them after a move.
sixteen-bit
Member
If you're cheap, melt the end of a plastic pen and let it solidify to that shape to form a makeshift security driver bit, as linked below
http://instagram.com/p/WT6TYpkugc/
IrishNinja
Member
i was thinking of doing a small GAF plays Xmas games thread (unless someone better at OPs is down?), but all i can think of offhand is:
help me with all the stuff i'm forgetting! of course, i have to boot up Sonic Advance on christmas day, not sure which other DC games had timed events like that...
- Christmas NiGHTS
- Segata Sanshiro game
- Deathsmiles 2
- ToeJam & Earl i guess
help me with all the stuff i'm forgetting! of course, i have to boot up Sonic Advance on christmas day, not sure which other DC games had timed events like that...
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
new old video games are pretty cool as well like these that i think ive slowly been losing my mind buying and i think im going to end up opening them i really want to play these games lynx version of gauntlet has some odd character classes like nerd and android
Mr. Luchador
Member
Great work putting all these threads together!
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
took like a month to get here but bought magical drop 2 and crossed swords for neogeo cd while on a quest to find the elusive windjammers
sixteen-bit
Member
Windjammers (Flying Power Disc) isn't that rare on Neo CD is it?
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
not really but no one puts it up on amazon or anything only like ebay and i cant deal with that
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
not going to use these wiiu wind waker hd code or the historia code if anyone wants them post and ill send the code to the first poster thought id hook someone up from retro gaf up first if anyone wants them
edit: and taken
edit: and taken
metsallica
Member
Yo RetroGAF! My launch NES is on its last legs, anyone have experience with resuscitation? I should probably clean / replace the ZIF connector, disable the 10NES chip, and consider an RGB mod... Are there any places I could send my console to have all of that done? I'm not the most dexterous when it comes to this type of stuff.
Anyone ever use either of these services?
http://www.nesrepairshop.com/online_shopping/
http://www.nintendorepairshop.com/
Anyone ever use either of these services?
http://www.nesrepairshop.com/online_shopping/
http://www.nintendorepairshop.com/
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
set me back $60 but can finally play some crossed swords 2 never played the sequel before
also got rampart sealed for lynx
also got rampart sealed for lynx
IrishNinja
Member
^nice!
interesting garage sale today, i swear the Orange Lantern of resellers was there since 6AM buying everything; dude bought 8 pristine boxed SNES games (good ones) for $20 a piece and complained. i come to the table and he's like "just so you know guy i'm trying to buy all of this" "good luck with that, reselling must be tricky!" "Well I'm a collector too..." "Oh? you've got 5 copies of Paper Mario there, haha". ugh.
this is what i swung when he was hustling other stuff. not bad for $50 i figure!
interesting garage sale today, i swear the Orange Lantern of resellers was there since 6AM buying everything; dude bought 8 pristine boxed SNES games (good ones) for $20 a piece and complained. i come to the table and he's like "just so you know guy i'm trying to buy all of this" "good luck with that, reselling must be tricky!" "Well I'm a collector too..." "Oh? you've got 5 copies of Paper Mario there, haha". ugh.
this is what i swung when he was hustling other stuff. not bad for $50 i figure!
Fox Mulder
Member
it's fun hunting. You can go months without finding anything, but can find great stuff cheap.
Just when I'm about to give up, I find expensive games for a few bucks or something awesome like a 29 inch Sony pvm crt for $20.
IrishNinja
Member
exactly; usually i find household stuff at garage sales too (some books, a poker table thing, and the game Twister for $1 last time, haha) but the thrill of little things like a boxed Darkwing Duck for $5 & another capcom Disney one i never played for the same, that's cool. GBA with Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga for $10? i wasn't even in the market, but yeah okay! stuff like that makes it worth it, especially knowing it's stuff ill either play or give as gifts.
I consider it a public service. Seriously, if it doesn't get sold at goodwill... For all the games and consoles that they separate and try to sell for more online there are many more that fall through the cracks and end up getting recycled [If it's missing one chord, it's over]. This is why it drives me rabid when I see a Gamecubes on a goodwill shelf with a $40 sticker on it.
I've got horror stories to tell...
Rubik8
Member
Hey Retro Gaf! If anyone is interested, here is my RGB modded Famicom. I made the case and modded it to also play NES carts. Sorry for the shit quality of the shots. I took them with my phone.
And a quick little video i made of it in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=czTAxyWbyg8
Oh what a thing of beauty! Bravo sir!
NinjaCatfish
Member
I happen to find this thread and then find my cassette cases mentioned! Glad you like them!
As sixteen-bit mentioned, no manuals will wit at all, but it was a perfect solution for all of my cart-only games I had just sitting in a box.
I'd be happy to upload the template i used, if you're interested.
Heh, I remember picking one of those up back in the day. I think I got it for Colony Wars.
Ooh, Crossed Swords 2! I wouldn't mind adding that to my collection. How is it?
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
like it way more then the first one combat system is way more fluid and looks way better and seeing how this is console only they have more content then the first one has more modes and characters and weapons games great only down side i can see is its cd exclusive so you got to deal with the load times but the game over all is awesome
foobarry81
Member
It does look appealing.
Here in Europe we really don't have that flea-market/garage sale/goodwill circuit, as far as I can tell.
Of course we do have flea markets, and second hand stores. Garage sales not so much, at least not in my country. But they rarely offer anything decent at all. Mostly PS2 shovelware, really.
It seems like most of the 2nd hand game market has moved to specialised 2nd hand game fairs, where prices are jacked up to eBay levels.
played all 4 of my games for it so far all of them except viking child (missing that awesome amiga music it has non at all
Xybots, oh my. Almost tempted to buy one just for that - loved xybots in the arcade
Green Card
Member
Posted in this another thread but was pretty please with these pickups so I'll post them here too. I found these at HardOff. The Wonderswan and game were 105 yen each and the Dreamcast was 4980. The box is beat up but everything inside is wrapped/looks like new. Games are sealed.
Wonderswan and One Piece
LE Dreamcast (everything inside looks new)
Wonderswan and One Piece
LE Dreamcast (everything inside looks new)
sixteen-bit
Member
RIP Greg Martin, artist for countless box arts.
http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=117907
http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=117907
patrickthehedgehog
Member
Oh, wow. He did all the older Sonic box art. RIP man.
IrishNinja
Member
damn, i had/have so many titles with his cover art....RIP
IrishNinja
Member
/incoming neurotic post
so im doing some additions/rearranging tomorrow (pics forthcoming!) and i was thinking: it's kind've odd that the bookshelves i use for books, i place them in order of oldest to newest, left to right, just like how you'd read over here; with games though, it's the opposite - newest stuff starts on the right and works backwards to the left. that's weird, right? how do ya'll do it?
i'm bout to rearrange this bitch for some symmetry! the funny part is when 2 friends (Mzo is one haha) come by i get the impression that my random ordering is off-putting, since most seem to do alphabetical...fuck that! it goes mostly by genre or sometimes creator, and even then gets readjusted every so often to fit my current tastes. like, i just played a little bit of Skies of Arcadia the other week, so BAM, now it's in front of nearly every other DC or GC RPG (Shenmue of course leads the pack because, you know, FREE is its own genre, natch).
so im doing some additions/rearranging tomorrow (pics forthcoming!) and i was thinking: it's kind've odd that the bookshelves i use for books, i place them in order of oldest to newest, left to right, just like how you'd read over here; with games though, it's the opposite - newest stuff starts on the right and works backwards to the left. that's weird, right? how do ya'll do it?
i'm bout to rearrange this bitch for some symmetry! the funny part is when 2 friends (Mzo is one haha) come by i get the impression that my random ordering is off-putting, since most seem to do alphabetical...fuck that! it goes mostly by genre or sometimes creator, and even then gets readjusted every so often to fit my current tastes. like, i just played a little bit of Skies of Arcadia the other week, so BAM, now it's in front of nearly every other DC or GC RPG (Shenmue of course leads the pack because, you know, FREE is its own genre, natch).
this is some seinfeld/curb level minutia shit right here
NinjaCatfish
Member
I've never gone to the effort of ordering. I just put shit on the shelf where it fits!
The most I do is keeping platforms together where possible, so I don't have GameCube games mixed in between PS3 and such.
The most I do is keeping platforms together where possible, so I don't have GameCube games mixed in between PS3 and such.