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Post by quadfather on Feb 25, 2023 16:04:22 GMT
If you have it on hand, that’d be helpful. You've just reminded me that I'm half way through eternal darkness on the gamecube. I don't have my game cube anymore. No fucking idea how or why I got rid if it, especially as I kept the controller and memory cards? Weird. Anyway, I have to load them up via the wii now, as it has that very handy flip up lid to handle gc peripherals. Probably the most use I get out of my wii! |
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Post by Psiloc on Feb 27, 2023 12:57:01 GMT
If you have it on hand, that’d be helpful. You've just reminded me that I'm half way through eternal darkness on the gamecube. I don't have my game cube anymore. No fucking idea how or why I got rid if it, especially as I kept the controller and memory cards? Weird. Anyway, I have to load them up via the wii now, as it has that very handy flip up lid to handle gc peripherals. Probably the most use I get out of my wii! The Wii is also good for getting component video quality for Gamecube games, whereas the actual Gamecube is a bit of an expensive minefield when it comes to video quality |
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Post by quadfather on Feb 27, 2023 14:20:58 GMT
Yes, that's true as well. I do miss my GC, but at least everything I want to play I can play on the wii though. It's well handy.
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Post by steifybobbins on Feb 27, 2023 21:37:09 GMT
Anyone here in on the Evercade scene? I recently got into collecting Vinyl records which somehow expanded to finding a cheap way to collect video games. I sold my original evercade as I didn't use it much but my renewed interest in physical media prompted me to buy the new EXP. Battery life aside (only about 3 hours) I absolutely love it and I suddenly find myself playing a lot. If anyone here has recommendations for specific games to check out I'd love to get a discussion going.
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Post by lew on Mar 2, 2023 20:13:19 GMT
Finally got a Gameboy coming tomorrow after looking at them for ages. It's in decent nick but going to retrobrite it, new screen and buttons. Don't really have any urge to play it with the games being on Switch, but I fucking adore the look of the thing. From the very first time I saw it rotating in a glass cabinet in Toys R Us 30 odd years ago.
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Post by malek86 on Mar 2, 2023 21:32:27 GMT
Finally got a Gameboy coming tomorrow after looking at them for ages. It's in decent nick but going to retrobrite it, new screen and buttons. Don't really have any urge to play it with the games being on Switch, but I fucking adore the look of the thing. From the very first time I saw it rotating in a glass cabinet in Toys R Us 30 odd years ago. You should definitely pick up Donkey Kong 94. I don't know why Nintendo hasn't included it on the Switch. Maybe they will release it later? It was one of the best games on the system. |
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Post by lew on Mar 2, 2023 22:28:56 GMT
I'll give it a go on the Gameboy Advance, put an IPS screen in and got a flash cart so it's on there somewhere.
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Post by addyb on Mar 5, 2023 11:49:01 GMT
I bought a MiSTer a few weeks ago. It's pretty sweet. I've mostly been playing Amiga on it.
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Post by Lizard on Mar 5, 2023 17:55:59 GMT
Super keen for a Mister. Was it hard to set up?
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Post by addyb on Mar 5, 2023 19:37:44 GMT
Nah, it's very easy. It's basically clip it together like Lego (I got the 128mb ram and usb board additionally)and then software wise it literally is just downloading from the internet, transfer and then run an update script. You then just put your game roms in the relevant folders and away you go.
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Post by Lizard on Mar 5, 2023 20:16:04 GMT
Nice, maybe later in the year when I'm not so broke. What you tried on it so far?
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Post by addyb on Mar 5, 2023 20:57:26 GMT
So far I've tried Amiga, Gameboy Advance, Neogeo, pc-engine, cps-1 and general arcade.
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Post by Psiloc on Mar 6, 2023 14:48:53 GMT
Yeah for me FPGA stuff could represent the tipping point where you don't really need the real hardware any more even if you're a stickler for response times and accuracy. Especially when combined with an OLED and some CRT effects
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Post by addyb on Mar 6, 2023 17:49:44 GMT
Yeah for me FPGA stuff could represent the tipping point where you don't really need the real hardware any more even if you're a stickler for response times and accuracy. Especially when combined with an OLED and some CRT effects Yeah I see it as the end game for myself. I guess it depends on how recent you want to emulate. I can go upto PS1 with mine. I just use my laptop if I want to emulate anything later than that. |
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Post by dam on Mar 20, 2023 13:58:46 GMT
Another cart around in boxes or recycle dilemna for me, Edge magazines, loads of them...they'll just be stuck in boxes and ignored. Ditch? Seem to be largely worthless.
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Post by gamingdave on Mar 20, 2023 14:28:03 GMT
I've got a load of early Edge, including IIRC the first 20. Also got old Amiga Power, The One and some others in boxes in the loft. They had been in my parents garage and I thought I would keep them, but other than a nostalgic afternoon looking through them they've just been in storage. If you have the space I'd keep them, but I don't think they are worth much at all really.
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Post by EMarkM on Mar 20, 2023 15:03:42 GMT
There’s a healthy (well, ageing!) community of retro gaming fans who enjoy reading through digitised copies of old tech and gaming magazines.
Might be worth seeing if the issues you own are already recorded and, if not, contribute?
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Post by Youthist on Mar 20, 2023 15:10:56 GMT
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Post by Youthist on Mar 20, 2023 15:14:54 GMT
Thats the corner of my loft room. Ms Youthist is huge fan, as you can imagine. This is after selling a couple of other collections in the last 12 months
* note that wallpaper was not my choice
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Post by 😎 on Mar 20, 2023 15:21:49 GMT
Kind of looks like the leopard is just causally shitting as he walks forwards
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Post by Youthist on Mar 20, 2023 15:23:27 GMT
I think the thought process on the wallpaper went something along the lines of "What is the most expensive wallpaper I can find, because that is the one I will love the most and want to buy".
And it came true
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Post by mrpon on Mar 20, 2023 16:21:16 GMT
Aww man love those Retro Gamers. I like thumbing through, finding a cool game I missed, then playing 10 seconds of it on an emulator.
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Post by dam on Mar 20, 2023 17:49:28 GMT
We are moving house, and they've been in boxes since the last time we moved....in 2002....I had thought any children I might have might be interested...but learned early on that they don't really give a shit about our old stuff. You can imagine if your parent's had been able to make you watch Muffin the Mule, it's like that.
I can take them to the new gaff, but....
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Post by Youthist on Mar 20, 2023 19:37:11 GMT
We are moving house, and they've been in boxes since the last time we moved....in 2002....I had thought any children I might have might be interested...but learned early on that they don't really give a shit about our old stuff. You can imagine if your parent's had been able to make you watch Muffin the Mule, it's like that. I can take them to the new gaff, but.... I dunno….I got Virtua Cop 1 and 2, Time Crisis and House of the dead 1 and 2 working on my cabinet with dual guns with recoil - no one into video games can resist that level of fun. |
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Post by 😎 on Mar 20, 2023 20:08:36 GMT
Which guns did you end up going with for your cab? I still have the trusty AimTraks which do the job, but I’m also waiting to hear what’s happening with the next gen Sindens and if they fix the issues I have with them.
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Post by Youthist on Mar 20, 2023 20:33:28 GMT
Yeah double Aimtrak. Had to do some messing about to get two player working well on those games that supported dual shooter but some clever chap built demulshooter and I got that working pretty well.
Seriously loving just messing about getting more up and running. On top of Mame now I have zsnes, model2, model3, Naomi and Atomiswave up and running on the cabinet. I have learned a lot too which is great.
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Post by Youthist on Mar 20, 2023 20:57:12 GMT
For those interested here she is in her full glory. I think I love her more than my two children combined  |
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Post by Psiloc on Mar 20, 2023 21:20:22 GMT
Next gen Sindens?
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Post by Phattso on Mar 20, 2023 21:28:44 GMT
As always I have great envy of anyone that can make room for a cab in their home. Fuck you, London flat.  |
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Post by dam on Mar 21, 2023 9:46:12 GMT
Love the cab Youthist! I made a half size one (no bottom), but it's really shit. My skills lie more in the downloading bits of software side of things than the building stuff side  I've got most of the parts for a virtual pin table except for the actual cab, will get that project going again when we move (there's a large room in the basement of the new place that's earmarked for a gamesroom/teen hangout/underage drinking hovel. It used to have a full size snooker table so is massive. I should have finished it during lockdown, but I got obsessed with going on very long walks and making sausages instead. |
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