Post here every time you get something new!

o1s1n

Just got word that Canabalt arrived. Hurrah!

I'm building up quite a stack of stuff in the parents. Will have to drop out and pick it all up one of these days. Will make for a smutty afternoon with the camera

James Howlett

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Hate to bring it up but it's a really poor port of the game done by Tose. It's no where near as bad as the PS1 port but they really ****ed up the music in the game which is one of the best things about it.

... so what would you recommend as the best way to play this game then?

CiDeRmAn

Sounds like the best way to enjoy it is to not play it and instead just stare at the box and imagine having fun playing it!
This is also the best way to play Rise of the Robots and Duke Forever as it happens.

o1s1n

James Howlett wrote: »

... so what would you recommend as the best way to play this game then?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FINAL-FANTASY-III-3-SNES-SUPER-NINTENDO-GAME-/350508131085?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item519be9a30d

Retr0gamer

James Howlett wrote: »

... so what would you recommend as the best way to play this game then?

SNES although the carts are expensive. You could also try emulation. For FF5 you can find a fan translation but it's much better translated than the official square enix translation (that at one point is so bad it tells you to go in one direction while actually meaning the opposite direction). Also there's two versions of FF4, the US version and the japanese version. Japanese version with a fan translation is again the way to go because 1. it's better than the swill that passes for english in the US version and 2. they cut down the difficulty and most of the class abilities in the US version.

For FFIII/6 the GBA port actually isn't too bad and the music is a hell of a lot better but still not as good as the SNES games. However there's some bizarre censorship in the GBA port. Luckily there's no point messing with fan translations because both are translated really well.

Retr0gamer

Haha sorry! I'm a dope. Thought it was FFIV!

You're grand so, the GBA port is pretty damn good

Myrddin

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Haha sorry! I'm a dope

Filed for later use.

ghostchant

If it was FFIV I'd have a bigger problem with the ATB guage, since the US version has a glitch.

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/ATB_Glitch

That's the version I have and I'd noticed it myself before looking it up. No issues with FFVI though, really like the GBA port

Retr0gamer

ghostchant wrote: »

If it was FFIV I'd have a bigger problem with the ATB guage, since the US version has a glitch.

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/ATB_Glitch

That's the version I have and I'd noticed it myself before looking it up. No issues with FFVI though, really like the GBA port

Ah,Tose. Always with the ****ty ports.

ghostchant

At least they apparently fixed it for the European release. Couldn't be bothered tracking it down when the PSP port is so easy to find and (presumably) better

o1s1n

Pick up a rare PAL Megadrive blue label variant last night from an Irish ebay seller. (well I at least think it's rare, I've never seen it before)

Here's what F1 by Domark usually looks like in Pal, there are usually a good load of copies on ebay. (As far as I know it was called 'F1 World Chamionship in the US, but just F1 here)



Here's the one I picked up (No manual unfortunately). A blue label version with the full title of 'F1 World Championship'.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/220934335712?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Ebay ended auctions only has one other one of these sold.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Sega-Megadrive-F1-World-Championship-Edition-Complete-Instructions-/270889404835?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item3f124449a3

Must look into this one more!

Myrddin

o1s1n wrote: »

Pick up a rare PAL Megadrive blue label variant last night from an Irish ebay seller. (well I at least think it's rare, I've never seen it before)

Here's what F1 by Domark usually looks like in Pal, there are usually a good load of copies on ebay. (As far as I know it was called 'F1 World Chamionship in the US, but just F1 here)



Here's the one I picked up (No manual unfortunately). A blue label version with the full title of 'F1 World Championship'.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/220934335712?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Ebay ended auctions only has one other one of these sold.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Sega-Megadrive-F1-World-Championship-Edition-Complete-Instructions-/270889404835?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item3f124449a3

Must look into this one more!

Que a Tower-esque boom in sales

Myrddin

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

They were here for a while, in the early 90's, Pillsbury made them, or something like them.
Lovely, cheesy bliss... Like Gears of War!

An Xbox360 Hot Pocket Controller Mod, by Sir Heck himself

Atavan-Halen

Nice little charity shop find today.



No manuals and both games were filthy. Soul calibur had what I can only hope was peanut butter complete with hair stuck to it But after a quick clean they look acceptable now. Can't really complain for €2 a piece.

Pyongyang

That Sonic pack looks fun. Good work Armand Van Helden.

Professey Chin

Some good times playing Sonic Fighters ahead :pac:

Pyongyang

Dublin City council just called to advise me they'll be delivering a skip filled with GET's! on Monday (actually my 'deliver to' app said so).

I'm on vacation on Monday and I'm not going to be in work to collect them. Some decent GET's! at that.

Atavan-Halen

Pyongyang wrote: »

Dublin City council just called to advise me they'll be delivering a skip filled with GET's! on Monday (actually my 'deliver to' app said so).

I'm on vacation on Monday and I'm not going to be in work to collect them. Some decent GET's! at that.

Where is it you work again? I just remembered I have to inexplicably go in there to do some impersonation on Monday.

Retr0gamer

Pyongyang wrote: »

Dublin City council just called to advise me they'll be delivering a skip filled with GET's! on Monday (actually my 'deliver to' app said so).

I'm on vacation on Monday and I'm not going to be in work to collect them. Some decent GET's! at that.

I'll pick them up for you

Pyongyang

No chance! Those pups will be under lock and key! 95% SHMUP smut, so smutty it would make even the An Post customs staff eyes water!

o1s1n

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I'll pick them up for you

But the mother?

Pyongyang

Retr0gamer's ma when she see's the An Post driver pull up.

Retr0gamer

Just showed them to my mam. She's says you's can both **** off

o1s1n

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Just showed them to my mam. She's says you's can both **** off

Hello Retr0's mam! Make sure that lad is in bed soon, otherwise he'll be cranky and posting gibberish all over boards :pac:

Atavan-Halen

o1s1n wrote: »

Hello Retr0's mam! Make sure that lad is in bed soon, otherwise he'll be cranky and posting gibberish all over boards :pac:

In fact please take away the internet should he begin to mention frame rates and/or how something has aged.

Also are you single?

Jack burton

Hello mammy retr0

Tom Harward

iphone 4s! but i am little bit regret buying i t nw/////

CiDeRmAn

Hello Mrs Retr0,
I met Retr0's dad once, seems like Retr0 v.05 tbh....

Also, has she seen the context of the images?
The fact that Retr0 is trying to be as sneaky as Mr Sneaky the Fox who has just obtained 1st class honours in sneakiness from the Dept of Sneakiness in Trinity College?

Slipping things quietly in the back door again, have we Retr0??

Atavan-Halen

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Slipping things quietly in the back door again, have we Retr0??

And we all know he's no stranger to slipping things in back doors

Yeeeeeeow!

CiDeRmAn

Playing my new Wonderswan with some nutty Gundam game, I'll figure it out eventually.
There seems a lot of WS games on ebay but the price seems to entirely depend on how understandable they are to english speakers ears!
I have some more games on order, all in all it's a cracking little machine, pity they didn't launch it elsewhere.

Pyongyang

Good work Adultappleflavouredbeveragemale. Glad you're enjoying the Swan.

pdbhp

Got Nanostray on DS in Game for €6.99 supposedly preowned but anyone can see that the game is bloody brand new:)

o1s1n

Went into Eason today to have a browse, and saw my favourite game on the cover of Retrogamer.

Instabuy!

Steve X2

o1s1n wrote: »

Went into Eason today to have a browse, and saw my favourite game on the cover of Retrogamer.

Instabuy!

Been meaning to grab my copy on the iPad. Is there much of an article on Metal Slug or is it just a page or two?

.

o1s1n

I was worried it'd just be a bog standard retrospective, full of info I already knew. But it's more interesting that that. It's an article more to do with the games origins and tracing it back through one guy who's come forward as being a member of Nazca (who pretty much just went by their alias in the credits)

Really nice spread too. There's a two pager full of sprites and original artwork.

Steve X2

o1s1n wrote: »

I was worried it'd just be a bog standard retrospective, full of info I already knew. But it's more interesting that that. It's an article more to do with the games origins and tracing it back through one guy who's come forward as being a member of Nazca (who pretty much just went by their alias in the credits)

Really nice spread too. There's a two pager full of sprites and original artwork.

Sweet, downloading it now.

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CiDeRmAn

Just won this on fleabay, awaiting shipping costs now...

Pyongyang

If you clck to buy a mag in the Retro Gamer app, you can preview every page of the mag before you buy it. Albeit in a super small window, but enough to make out if you want to buy a particular issue.

Checked out the Metal Slug one, think I will buy it as a celebration of adding a Metal Slug X MVS cart to my Metal Slug collection this week.

pdbhp

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Just won this on fleabay, awaiting shipping costs now...

Very nice, must get me some Wonderswan games!
Make cheques and postal orders out to pdbhp.. thanks:cool:

CiDeRmAn

Just won that frog rhythm game for the wonderswan for.about 5.50 with shipping, happy days.
Going to get Space Invaders at some point too.

Retr0gamer

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Just won that frog rhythm game for the wonderswan for.about 5.50 with shipping, happy days.

Did you get it boxed? the box is amazing.

CiDeRmAn

Turns out I did!
Can't wait to play it, it was fun the last time I tried it.

There are some real Wonderswan bargains out there, I saw a WS with Gunpey for less than 30 on ebay.


Also, got Resident Evil: Revelations today, 40 in Smyths.
It's amazing looking!
Really, the first game to really show what the 3DS is capable of, and maybe, just maybe this Ninty has a chance of keeping us amused for the next 5 years.

Atavan-Halen

Bought Kaido Racer and Kaido Racer 2 on ebay. Look interesting, both uncommon (not exactly rare) and my kinda game!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbQOgPjLyYs

K.O.Kiki

pdbhp wrote: »

Got Nanostray on DS in Game for €6.99 supposedly preowned but anyone can see that the game is bloody brand new:)

I actually sold my copy of Nanostray DS years ago.

Decent title, but IMHO terrible controls!
Game pissed me off to no end.

K.O.Kiki

Also, I let a free, expensive 29" CRT telly slip past my fingers.

Bugger ;_;

CiDeRmAn

I put in an offer on the 21" Sony trinitron but the seller never got back to me, figuring it'd make a perfect tate mode telly for my G-net and my other shooters.

Myrddin

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I put in an offer on the 21" Sony trinitron but the seller never got back to me, figuring it'd make a perfect tate mode telly for my G-net and my other shooters.

A 21" 16:9?

Myrddin

The holy grail of affordable A&R bandwagon gaming



Minty sealed goodness, though there is a disc loose inside grrr




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johnny_ultimate

EnterNow wrote: »

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Laughing on the train here, boss

Pyongyang

EnterNow wrote: »

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You forgot B&Q, ICI and ASAP. :pac: