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Andrew76

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I remember that the world was divided into those who thought Fifa on the MD and Snes were the greatest football games ever and those who knew that ISS Deluxe on the Snes and MD was the greatest football game of the age and that Fifa lovers were pathetic sell outs!

Both of those camps were wrong, SWOS on the Amiga was the finest footy game of that "age". Fact.

Atavan-Halen

So, yesterday morning went and checked out the carboot sale in tallaght and nothing was to be found. Then I remembered there was a garden fete on just up the road from me and they have a big jumble sale at it every week so went up and had a look. Feck all games wise apart from this which I nabbed for a fiver



In very nice condition except the glue has worn away on the metal plate on the front which is not an issue at all

Atavan-Halen

There was also a boxed one of these, I'd assume in the same condition but some kid got it. Damn kids!!

Retr0gamer

Nice find! Donkey Kong Jr. Game and Watch is one of the best ones and still really playable. Sera got me one of the micro ones from lidl and it still gets played every now and again, it's really aged well!

Steve X2

Andrew76 wrote: »

Both of those camps were wrong, SWOS on the Amiga was the finest footy game of that "age". Fact.

True that!

7sr2z3fely84g5

swos was a work of art.

o1s1n

Lovely find Atavan! Just so you're aware, that's probably worth about €50. Maybe even more because it's so complete.

There are none on ebay at the moment. Not even ebay.com. The last boxed one sold for 38 pounds, but that only had the cardboard, no box insert or booklet

http://cgi.ebay.com/Nintendo-game-watch-Donkey-Kong-Junior-and-box-jr-/140560501775?pt=UK_Collectables_Vintage_RL&hash=item20ba0f0c0f

I can't see any CIB ones like your in ebay completed listings at all.

CiDeRmAn

Two word review of your purchase,

Jammy Git!

Optimus Prime

Ive yet to find one retro thing at a car boot\fair yet. and when i say not one, i mean i havent even seen anything older than a ps2 with buzz controllers.

o1s1n

**** yes!!!! YES!!!!!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220794972539&ssPageName=ADME:B:ONA:GB:1123&autorefresh=true

I went to put my bid in with 15 seconds to go - ebay asked me to enter my password. Ah!!!!!!!

I put my password in - WRONG BLOODY PASSWORD! REALIZED AS I PRESSED ENTER! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Logged in again at light speed - check the time stamp of my bid. Got it in with with 3 seconds to go. Almost had a heart attack :eek:

Retr0gamer

Nice one Wish I had those wads of cash to blow on ebay!

o1s1n

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Nice one Wish I had those wads of cash to blow on ebay!

So do I! was meant to be keeping that money for OOT 3D and Duke Nukem Forever, but I reckon Duke with drop like a stone in price so might wait a while. Plus I've wanted PDS for forever now.

There is one horrible nasty thing attached to this. Remember I put most of my consoles and games up in my grandparents attic? Yeah, the Saturn was one of them.

Ah well, I can look at the box and reminisce about my last play through

Atavan-Halen

Very nice purchase there o1s! I'll wait until my copy of PD Orta arrives then consider blowing wads of cash on Saga :P

Steve X2

Bit of a large retro haul today, 1 suitcase and a large bag full.

Will go through all the stuff and see what I have a bit later. Will post a few pics as well.

Atavan-Halen

Where'd you get all that?!

Cots1

This is truly one of the most evil of threads who gets a suitcase of retro goodness

Steve X2

atavan-halen wrote: »

Where'd you get all that?!

Picked it up off a guy down the country who was moving house and didn't want to take any of it with him.

I made him an indecent proposal/offer

Steve X2

Ok, lots of stuff in this batch of retroness.
It all needs a good clean but is in mostly great condition.
The pictures don't do justice to some of the stuff that's in fantastic condition.

Sorry if the pics are a bit large but I wanted you to be able to see the stuff without me taking 30 or 40 pics

First up are the NES games:





Now the Megadrive games:



Now some consoles and a few other bits:



And some controllers and other things:



There's also a load of PSU's/video cables and other boring stuff that I wont post.


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7sr2z3fely84g5

lovely stuff i give you a offer of fiver for lot including delivery .

o1s1n

Wowza, that's a hell of a lot of stuff for just one deal. Even got yourself a Barcode Battler! Is Landstalker for the Megadrive complete? And is that a NES 72 pin connector I see?

7sr2z3fely84g5

Note the wireless md controller box,and nes punch out with mr dream..

Steve X2

o1s1n wrote: »

Wowza, that's a hell of a lot of stuff for just one deal. Even got yourself a Barcode Battler! Is Landstalker for the Megadrive complete? And is that a NES 72 pin connector I see?

Yes, landstalker is complete and that is a spare 72 pin alright. The NES already had it's 72 pin replaced and this is just a spare one he had(he bought two of them a while back.

alpahaeagle

Brill find congrats on that, but be honest Steve SI, you had to buy the complete lot just to get the 3do joypad. ....

I will have a Nes Zapper of you if the price is right..:p

Myrddin

Sonic 1 boxed? Don't tell me its complete too...

Steve X2

alpahaeagle wrote: »

Brill find congrats on that, but be honest Steve SI, you had to buy the complete lot just to get the 3do joypad. ....

I will have a Nes Zapper of you if the price is right..:p

Haha, you got me.
Well, the 3DO pad and the the 2 commodore 64 games (Myth and Judge Dredd).

Steve X2

EnterNow wrote: »

Sonic 1 boxed? Don't tell me its complete too...

Yeah, it is. I even got another Sonic 1 cart with it but the label is badly torn but it works fine. I think all the boxed games are complete.

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Myrddin

Steve SI wrote: »

Yeah, it is. I even got another Sonic 1 cart with it but the label is badly torn but it works fine. I think all the boxed games are complete.

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Just kidding, we have a bit of a thing for rare Sonic 1's CIB here (ebay tossers) Joking aside, an incredible haul, truly nice find. I won't ask you directly, but was it all relatively cheaper than one would expect??

Steve X2

EnterNow wrote: »

Just kidding, we have a bit of a thing for rare Sonic 1's CIB here (ebay tossers) Joking aside, an incredible haul, truly nice find. I won't ask you directly, but was it all relatively cheaper than one would expect??

It was very reasonable priced actually.
I didn't pay per item, I made him an cash offer for everything and I think he was happy enough to get rid of it all in one go, and get a nice lump of money.

I had to provide my own suitcase and bag though

Some of the stuff is doubles and triples of what I already have so I'll probably trade some of it or stick a few bits on adverts once I get around to cleaning and testing everything. The Megadrive/MegaCD 2 for example is something I already have 2 of and don't really need.

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Optimus Prime

ah the cleaning process.. my favourite part.. haha..

Pyongyang

keithgeo wrote: »

ah the cleaning process.. my favourite part.. haha..

Don't forget the sugar soap!

I'm actually thinking of giving my Dreamcast a bleach bath, anyone tried one?

Steve X2

Pyongyang wrote: »

Don't forget the sugar soap!

I'm actually thinking of giving my Dreamcast a bleach bath, anyone tried one?

I have a saying "If it was once white, use retr0brite".

My brother has bleached a few consoles and some end up ok(a NES), but others end up in bits because the bleach melts off the outer layer of plastic and leaves it very porous (a dreamcast).

It all depends on what bleach you use I suppose and how long the plastic is exposed to the chemicals.

Most of this stuff I got will come up nice and clean with a little bit of anti bacterial alcohol fluid and/or a bit of anti static cleaner and a small helping of elbow grease. I only clean my retro bits with a special cloth I get in outdoor shops. It's actually supposed to be a travel/camping towel that dries super fast but it is great for cleaning stuff without leaving fibres behind or making any marks on plastic.

I'm a bit mental when it comes to this sort of thing


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Optimus Prime

I used bleach once, on a megadrive controller.. it was a last resort though because for some strange reason the guy had decided to paint the controller white with tipex! It got it all off in fairness but it kinda had a washed cloudy look after it was done so it was destined for the bin. kept the insides though, you never know when you need spares!

cedomination

o1s1n wrote: »

Wowza, that's a hell of a lot of stuff for just one deal. Even got yourself a Barcode Battler!

Ooh... I have one of them lying about somewhere (pretty sure it's boxed too) used to love it when I was younger but had no idea they were actually well known, I thought it was just some obscure thing I found.

Steve X2

cedomination wrote: »

Ooh... I have one of them lying about somewhere (pretty sure it's boxed too) used to love it when I was younger but had no idea they were actually well known, I thought it was just some obscure thing I found.

Yeah, in Ireland most people got them by collecting tokens from Cornflakes or some other cereal and sending away for it. Or maybe it was a deal Quinnsworth had, I cant really remember exactly as it was a little while ago

But they were very popular in Japan and they had a version with some connectivity with the Famicom/Super Famicom I think.

Edit:
They have a bit on it over on Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode_Battler
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o1s1n

cedomination wrote: »

Ooh... I have one of them lying about somewhere (pretty sure it's boxed too) used to love it when I was younger but had no idea they were actually well known, I thought it was just some obscure thing I found.

They were pretty big when I was in primary school. I think Tesco were giving them away with shopping vouchers or something like that.

I never did get one

/Edit- No you're right Steve, it was Quinnsworth!

CiDeRmAn

I was training in Sligo, back in 91 when they took off, as was said Quinnsworth were involved in the promotion but the dawning of the Megadrive killed it off completely, also the Gameboy really took off and who wanted to play with a Barcode Battler when you could play with a GB?

Steve X2

alpahaeagle wrote: »

Brill find congrats on that, but be honest Steve SI, you had to buy the complete lot just to get the 3do joypad. ....

I will have a Nes Zapper of you if the price is right..:p

If you want a zapper I'm sure we can come to an agreement
It's not like I didn't get enough of them, even a boxed one in this haul.

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Dr Bob

Got that nice haul from Alpha (thanks again mate) today , AND
I got this from a sound guy on adverts for a tenner

originally listed with 3 games but he threw in a load of unboxed ones as well

Dr Bob

Steve SI wrote: »

I have a saying "If it was once white, use retr0brite".

My brother has bleached a few consoles and some end up ok(a NES), but others end up in bits because the bleach melts off the outer layer of plastic and leaves it very porous (a dreamcast).

It all depends on what bleach you use I suppose and how long the plastic is exposed to the chemicals.

Most of this stuff I got will come up nice and clean with a little bit of anti bacterial alcohol fluid and/or a bit of anti static cleaner and a small helping of elbow grease. I only clean my retro bits with a special cloth I get in outdoor shops. It's actually supposed to be a travel/camping towel that dries super fast but it is great for cleaning stuff without leaving fibres behind or making any marks on plastic.

I'm a bit mental when it comes to this sort of thing


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I was looking this up on the c64 forums , apparantly vanish oxy whatever it is and UV light is supposedly great for reviving yellowed plastics , although that may only work for c64'cs (aha looks like that stuff is the basis for retro brite!)

Retr0gamer

It was Quinnsworth that was doing a competition giving loads of them away to promote them. I remember it was a competition because I was so annoyed that I was one of the few that didn't win one.

I remember stories in the papers about japanese kids cutting the barcodes off of products in stores whenever a particularly powerful character was found.

Steve X2

Retr0gamer wrote: »

It was Quinnsworth that was doing a competition giving loads of them away to promote them. I remember it was a competition because I was so annoyed that I was one of the few that didn't win one.

I remember stories in the papers about japanese kids cutting the barcodes off of products in stores whenever a particularly powerful character was found.

I kind of remember having to save up tokens or do something to get one of these from Quinnsworth. Are you sure it was a competition.

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Retr0gamer

Think you saved up tokens and were then put in a draw.

Steve X2

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Think you saved up tokens and were then put in a draw.

ahhh, I see.

It was about as much fun as the stamp collecting kit I got by saving my Corn Flake tokens, and around the same time as well probably.

Retr0gamer

Now I could be wrong it was a very long time ago!

Optimus Prime

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Now I could be wrong it was a very long time ago!

I feel old reading about these, as i remember them, but my younger brother was the one after it!

Steve X2

Not exactly really retro but my Wii Classic Controller Pro (Non OEM as they put it on the eBay auction) arrived today from Hong Kong.
And as with most stuff we get from Hong Kong its a dodgy knock off of the real controller.

It feels light but not as cheap feeling as I thought it would considering it cost £2 plus £1.50 postage.
Only took 4 days to get here as well so that was quick enough I thought.

evanSpiddal

I know it's not retro, but your able to play retro games on it and it was bought to play a classic!


Nintendo 3DS by evanSpiddal, on Flickr

Got this in the post today, won it on eBay for €160 with the game! Its a US version but it's handy to get games for it online. Have Ocarina of Time prebooked on videogamesplus.ca so can't wait to get it and start playing!

Atavan-Halen

Panzer dragoon orta arrived yesterday morning Don't know when I'll get around to playing it but glad to finally have it.

johnny_ultimate

atavan-halen wrote: »

Panzer dragoon orta arrived yesterday morning Don't know when I'll get around to playing it but glad to finally have it.

A damn good game! On a bit of an 'on rails shooter' buzz at the moment, so might pull that out again as it's one of the best.

Just a word of warning - the backwards compatibility for Orta on 360 is straight up broken. You get two or three levels in and the game just crashes. So just stick with old phatty to get your dragon based kicks

o1s1n

PDS Orta and Steel Batalion are the only reasons I've still hung onto an original Xbox.

Orta is great. I found it suprisingly hard once you get into it a bit. Much harder than Rez.