Post here every time you get something new!

o1s1n

Pyongyang wrote: »

What is this adpater you speak of? And where can I find a reasonably priced DC Arcade Stick?!

Reminds me, the DC VGA box I bought on eBay shipped yesterday from Hong Kong. Hope it hurries up, I've my VGA > HDMI cable here waiting already!

Which also reminds me, I need to bathe in retro SHMUP shopping quickly. I have Mars Matrix, but I want Last Hope: Pink Bullets!

edit: And not forgetting the SLG 3000 I've yet to order (I've not emerged from my Jap SHMUP-induced coma yet since I saw the video one of you posted on here the other day, hence why I've not ordered it yet).

Are you sure your Dreamcast doesn't play...non retail games? Try ones that end in .cdi and try a program called discjuggler to burn them. I've ended up with many coasters trying to figure that out. But it works every time. I just stay away from games that don't end in .cdi.

The sd card adapter apparantly plays games. So you just put some of your legally aquired images (!) on an sd card, put that into an adapter, plug that into the back of the dreamcast and away you go. If it works it'll be amazing!

Steve SI wrote: »

Very interested to see how this goes. If it works as it seems to work it will be fantastic. How much was it again?
Also, what site did you use to buy it?


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I bought it from a site called 'buy from Taobao'. Taobao being an incomprehensible chinese site.

It was something stupidly cheap like €9 to start off with. But I forgot they then have to forward it on to you. Which cost another €10. So in total around €20. Still super cheap if it works.

o1s1n

Pyongyang wrote: »

edit: And not forgetting the SLG 3000 I've yet to order (I've not emerged from my Jap SHMUP-induced coma yet since I saw the video one of you posted on here the other day, hence why I've not ordered it yet).

Oh and forgot to mention, are you going to use that with an LCD panel?

It's just that I more or less use my Dreamcast exclusively for shooters (even have a modded Dreamcast arcade stick with seimitsu buttons and stick, nyom!) via a VGA box and a rotated LCD panel. Did this for about a year.

The LCD panel had to go into the attic and I began using a giant CRT television instead. As a result I started doing much better at shooters. The refresh rate and lag of the LCD was effecting my ability. So if you are going down that route (and are somewhat competative about how you play), make sure to at least get a monitor with a good refresh rate.

Pyongyang

o1s1n wrote: »

Are you sure your Dreamcast doesn't play...non retail games?

It does, I tried a couple already but I actually want to buy and collect original Japanese SHMUP discs. I also want proper PAL (or NTSC) 60 output hence I've ordered a mod chip and found a lad on boards to install it for me.

The SLG 3000 I would use on an LCD, if my current LCD isn't up to scratch, I'll buy one that is. I'd love to go for authenticity and buy a CRT but I've no desire to buy or have the space for one. Is the lag that bad?

The SD adapter sounds good, keep us informed!

Pyongyang

o1s1n wrote: »

It's just that I more or less use my Dreamcast exclusively for shooters (even have a modded Dreamcast arcade stick with seimitsu buttons and stick, nyom!) via a VGA box and a rotated LCD panel. Did this for about a year.

I intend to use my Dreamcast for the exact same purpose, I'd love an arcade stick like that! Can't seem to find a sensibly priced stock one yet though.

o1s1n

Pyongyang wrote: »

It does, I tried a couple already but I actually want to buy and collect original Japanese SHMUP discs. I also want proper PAL (or NTSC) 60 output hence I've ordered a mod chip and found a lad on boards to install it for me.

When it comes to the Dreamcast, 50/60hz is controlled by software, not the console. Sega were really good with including a 60hz option with a lot of games. Including PAL ones. So you can just select 60hz when the game boots. No console modding will have any influence on that at all.

The only mod you can really do on the Dreamcast is an import switch. How this works is you switch the console to the region you want, put a boot disc in, this flashes some RAM with the correct region and then you put in a game. I have it done myself but to be honest, have never used it once as all burned games have worked whatever the region.

Pyongyang wrote: »

The SLG 3000 I would use on an LCD, if my current LCD isn't up to scratch, I'll buy one that is. I'd love to go for authenticity and buy a CRT but I've no desire to buy or have the space for one. Is the lag that bad?

The SD adapter sounds good, keep us informed!

The lag was bad on my LCD, but it was cheap enough. And I only noticed when I started playing on a CRT. It really was a case of not knowing until I experienced the better monitor. Still, maybe it wouldn't be so bad if you had a good LCD.

Pyongyang wrote: »

I intend to use my Dreamcast for the exact same purpose, I'd love an arcade stick like that! Can't seem to find a sensibly priced stock one yet though.

I bought my one from a lad on boards. I don't think it was cheap, came to about €60 or €70. Totally worth it though, seeing as an unmodded Dreamcast stick will cost you at least €40 or so.

readyletsgo

Finally took some photos if anyones interested
Heres what I got (i know the gba looks pretty scratched)








What I am waiting on in the post over the next few days and weeks is

Zelda DX (cant wait for this one!)
Zelda Minish Cap (cant wait either!)
Super Mario Bros 3
Wario Land 4
Super Mario Kart
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
Tetris for the GBA


Also will be getting all Metroid gb and gba games soon!
This lot should keep me tickin over for a while while i save for a 3DS haha.

Relikk

o1s1n wrote: »

My Dreamcast SD adapter finally shipped. Fingers crossed the damn thing works!

I got one a while ago. Not at all impressed. The compatibility is low and it takes an age to dump discs. Even when a game is compatible it's not guaranteed to run 100%, there's still slowdown and audio skippery. Not entirely sure if it's SD card related or if it's just low compatibility in general within Dreamshell.

o1s1n

The port it's going through can only do 5mb max. Therefore for games with lots of audio and video it's going to choke. The games I'm interested in playing are Shumps, so fingers crossed they'll work

Relikk

Admittedly I didn't try a hell of a lot after the initial disappointment and haven't tried since but, the only shmup I tried was Ikaruga and it didn't boot.

Best of luck with the rest, anyhow.

Atavan-Halen

My friend who received my copy of pokemon green posted this on her facebook



Collecting it sometime in May

Mr.Saturn

o1s1n wrote: »

The only mod you can really do on the Dreamcast is an import switch. How this works is you switch the console to the region you want, put a boot disc in, this flashes some RAM with the correct region and then you put in a game. I have it done myself but to be honest, have never used it once as all burned games have worked whatever the region.

What brand of CD-Rs are you using? Does it make a difference?

o1s1n

Relikk wrote: »

Admittedly I didn't try a hell of a lot after the initial disappointment and haven't tried since but, the only shmup I tried was Ikaruga and it didn't boot.

Best of luck with the rest, anyhow.

Ikaruga didn't boot? Nooo!!! That's a shame I'll try it myself when the adapter arrives. I know Mars Matrix works with no slowdown so at least that's one!

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

What brand of CD-Rs are you using? Does it make a difference?

I think they're memorex. Will check when I go home. From my own testing it has never made a difference. I went with cheaper ones in the start due to all the coasters I ended up with from failed attempts!

Mr.Saturn

o1s1n wrote: »

I think they're memorex. Will check when I go home. From my own testing it has never made a difference. I went with cheaper ones in the start due to all the coasters I ended up with from failed attempts!

Ever had a DC reset on you because of a bad copy?

o1s1n

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

Ever had a DC reset on you because of a bad copy?

I have indeed. But that's when I was making discs out of images which weren't just .cdi. I remember a Jet Set Radio I made always reset randomly. It was jumpy too.

Sometimes you can get a bad rip of the game too. So it might not just be your burning process.

As a rule just stick to .cdi through discjuggler and they'll more than likely all work.

I'm sure there's a way to get .img ones working and the like, but to get you started just try to get the .cdi ones.

Mr.Saturn

o1s1n wrote: »

I have indeed. But that's when I was making discs out of images which weren't just .cdi. I remember a Jet Set Radio I made always reset randomly. It was jumpy too.

Sometimes you can get a bad rip of the game too. So it might not just be your burning process.

As a rule just stick to .cdi through discjuggler and they'll more than likely all work.

I'm sure there's a way to get .img ones working and the like, but to get you started just try to get the .cdi ones.

Aye, I've been doing that. Still resetting. I was hoping it was something simple. Feck it anyways.

alpahaeagle

My two cents worth is if you are burning them always burn them at the slowest speed you can. I have found that Discjuggler 4 and burning them at 2-4 speed. is the best.;)

Now if I could only get my 3DO burnt disks to work.....:(

Steve X2

imgburn allows you to burn .cdi files as well. You need to get a plugin for it to work but it tells you where to download it when you try to burn the file.

I've had a few probs with discjuggler on Win7 64bit and imgburn works perfectly for me every time.


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Steve X2

alpahaeagle wrote: »

My two cents worth is if you are burning them always burn them at the slowest speed you can. I have found that Discjuggler 4 and burning them at 2-4 speed. is the best.;)

Now if I could only get my 3DO burnt disks to work.....:(

Again, I use imgburn for my 3DO discs and they all work fine.
As you say, burn at the slowest speed you can.
Also, make sure to burn at the slowest speed your drive supports, not the slowest speed the the recording software reports as this can cause problems with disc compatibility.

ImgBurn:
http://www.filehippo.com/download_imgburn/

.cdi plugin (very bottom of page):
http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download



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7sr2z3fely84g5

Sometimes the dye/surface on the cd can make it temperamental.

Magic iso can convert cdi to iso with the settings-
http://www.magiciso.com/index.htm

gflood

Steve SI wrote: »

I was in RAGE at the weekend and was a bit surprised with the really high prices myself. Don't know what he's thinking really. Should be building up a loyal base of retro customers and not trying to rip us off. And some of the prices are just mental at the moment in there.

I had actually gone in with a decent bit of money to spend on some retro stuff but decided to get things online after having a look at the prices in the shop. I really want to give a local business the trade but if he keeps charging high prices I'll just go to Ebay and Amazon for my retro hit.

Maybe the owner was in that new "3D Games" shop on Grafton St and reckons he can charge stupid prices for stuff as well


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RAGE prices are excellent, you know retro is a finite resource right? So really they will just become more expensive.

Sparks43

gflood wrote: »

RAGE prices are excellent, you know retro is a finite resource right? So really they will just become more expensive.

Retro is ever expanding so there will be more and more as time passes


Unlike people

It is known that there is an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the product of a deranged imagination.

Steve X2

gflood wrote: »

RAGE prices are excellent, you know retro is a finite resource right? So really they will just become more expensive.

Read the rest of the comments from RAGE. This has all been sorted/discussed/whatever


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Optimus Prime

Sparks43 wrote: »

Retro is ever expanding so there will be more and more as time passes


Unlike people

It is known that there is an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the product of a deranged imagination.

Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy! - What do i win?

Steve X2

keithgeo wrote: »

Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy! - What do i win?

I heard the words in my head as the voice of Stephen Fry. Do I get a bonus point or point deducted for referencing the movie and not the books


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Sparks43

Congrats you both win the Answer to Life the Universe

Everything.................................:D


Its 42 by the way










Unless you read the whole series then its

"We are sorry for the inconvenience" :D:D:D

johnny_ultimate

1. Technically "We apologise for the inconvenience" is

God's Final Message to his Creation

and not the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything if we're getting embroiled in Hitchhiker's fan wars :pac:

2. Has anyone seen that new beer ad where they rip off Douglas Adams' (serious RIP to the man) story about the biscuits?

3. Oh, right, games. If you haven't played yet: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game_nolan.shtml. I think it may still be one of the most fiendishly difficult games ever conceived. Very funny though

Atavan-Halen

Picked up Bloody Roar on the PS1 at the car boot sale this morning.

Cots1

Picked up Silent hill,warhawk, reloaded and the alien trilogy on ps1 in tallaght

Atavan-Halen

Cots1 wrote: »

Picked up Silent hill,warhawk, reloaded and the alien trilogy on ps1 in tallaght

Was looking at those myself :P

Atavan-Halen

She only charged me €2 for Bloody Roar

Atavan-Halen

Passed them up too. Not really much on offer. I'll check out the one tomorrow

Cots1

I've must have looked good got the lot for 6.

Atavan-Halen

I'm only 15 mins away so it's not too far.

pdbhp

I live a few seconds away and I'm too lazy to go over:rolleyes:

Atavan-Halen

Don't bother, it's not worth it

*may only be saying this in order to eliminate competition*

pdbhp

Well I popped into Gamestop Tallaght to have a quick look and to my astonishment in the tiny PSP section was a copy of Castlevania the Dracula X Chronicles, yes in an actual shop:eek:

I was flabbergasted, when that game was brand new I couldn't find it in the shops and I happen upon a copy just sitting there.
The staff members were shocked also and would have bought it themselves had it not been for my ninja skillz:D
€14.99 not the cheapest game ever but I don't care as I really needed this game

Steve X2

Just back from RAGE. Picked up a very nice condition SNES, almost mint condition with 1 controller/psu and composite video cables. Picked up Super Metroid, boxed Wing Commander and Super Mario All Starts with Super Mario World.
The games weren't cheap but I said feck it.

Also got a boxed Philips Videopac G7000 for old times sake. Its the first console I think we ever got in the house when I was a kid.
Think I was about 2 or 3 when my brother got it for his birthday. The console itself is in very good condition I must say.

Will stick up a few pics later on.


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Warren3

Just won Tales of destiny 2 for the ps1

Steve X2

Here's the Videopac G7000.






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Jimmy Bottlehead

Steve SI wrote: »

Just back from RAGE. Picked up a very nice condition SNES, almost mint condition with 1 controller/psu and component video cables. Picked up Super Metroid, boxed Wing Commander and Super Mario All Starts with Super Mario World.
The games weren't cheap but I said feck it.

Do you mind me asking how much everything SNES related was?

Steve X2

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

Do you mind me asking how much everything SNES related was?

Not at all.
SNES with 1 controller/PSU and composite cables cost 50 euro.

Wing commander for SNES was €13.95, All-stars with super mario world was €24.95 and Super Metroid was €14.99.

Not the cheapest prices ever but the SNES is in great condition and I just wanted it and the games today.


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Local-womanizer

Do any of the more mainstream game shops do PS1 memory cards?

Not blessed with specialist retro shops up these parts and it would be handy to save me buying it online,lazy I know!

Cots1

Ok im quite greedy i dont have a snes but picked up the coolest thing for it, the super gameboy so you can play gameboy games on the snes i'll upload pictures once i figure out how, also picked up some lesser known titles battletoads of battlemaniacs, super mario all stars, secret of evermore and illusion of time.

Dark Savior

Another good day at the car boot.Picked up a Snes, 2 pads, 1 joystick & 8 games,no leads though.A sega 4 player adapter yoke and a Nintendo game thing.There was a couple of megadrives with 2 pads going cheap,€10 each, but no games with them so I passed on them.If anyone wants me to pick them up for them next week, let me know .

Mr.Saturn

Local-womanizer wrote: »

Do any of the more mainstream game shops do PS1 memory cards?

Not blessed with specialist retro shops up these parts and it would be handy to save me buying it online,lazy I know!

Niether of the big two, I know for sure. There's a load of CEXs over the border, the closest being Derry I think, that may be your best best. Obv, check before the trip.

Atavan-Halen

Not retro but was in town today and had a look in game. Spotted deathsmiles for €16 and picked it up. Brought it to the till and it scanned in at €15. Then used €2.50 on my reward card so got deathsmiles for €12.50, hurray!

Got this a while back and finally got round to fixing it up this week, just have to install a few games onto it now

Jimmy Bottlehead

Two Adverts deals today...

First deal:
- SNES console with 2 Controllers, GameGenie, and eight games (Super Mario World, Street Fighter II, Tiny Tunes, Claymates, TazMania, Dennis, Animaniacs, and a non-working Mario All-Stars)
-N64 console with controller and Pokemon Snap
-GameCube console with controller and four games (WWE Day of Reckoning, International Winter Sports, Shrek 2 and Universal Parks Theme Park Adventure.

All for €95

Second Deal:

- Boxed SNES Mario Kart with manual
- Zool
- Super Mario World / All-Stars
- Flashback
- NBA JAM
- Cool Spot
- Street Fighter II Turbo
- International Superstar Soccer

All for €45

Atavan-Halen

sugarman wrote: »

Sweeeeet!

Did you end up heading to the other one in Tallaght today?

Nah, I was having too nice of a sleep :P If someone posts that they got something amazing at it....

I'll check them out next weekend again. It's something to do of a Saturday morning anyway

Mr.Saturn

Steve SI wrote: »

.cdi plugin (very bottom of page):
http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download



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Hey, that imgburn plugin isn't supported on the imgburn website anymore it would seem, would you perhaps have an idea of where i could find a mirror of the file?