Son Of General Retro Discussion

Myrddin

Steve SI wrote: »

I've used usenet since around 2000/01(or hotclient before that, anyone remember that?) but in the last few years I've not really needed it as whatever I want can be got from torrents(or magnet links as the case may be now).
And as someone with a 200MB line I can tell you that it's rare a torrent doesn't max it out or max out the amount of bandwidth I allow it. Most of my stuff comes from private trackers so they are usually better seeded than the likes of the pirate bay etc(and don't have retention timed downloads like usenet).

But usenet is great and I'm glad its there, i just don't need it at the moment. But if certain laws and restrictions ever come into play I'm sure I'll be heading back that way.


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It's too easy for ISP's to shape usenet traffic though. Also, someone has to be seeding whatever it is you want, otherwise your not getting it.

The retention is 1100+ days, it's rarely a factor.

Steve X2

EnterNow wrote: »

It's too easy for ISP's to shape usenet traffic though. Also, someone has to be seeding whatever it is you want, otherwise your not getting it.

The retention is 1100+ days, it's rarely a factor.

Get a better ISP
Plus I think you mean its easy to shape torrent traffic.

Plus with a private tracker seeding isnt a problem. I downloaded something that was posted in 2006 this morning at full speed.

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Myrddin

Steve SI wrote: »

Get a better ISP
Plus I think you mean its easy to shape torrent traffic.

Plus with a private tracker seeding isnt a problem. I downloaded something that was posted in 2006 this morning at full speed.

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Yeah I meant Torrent traffic.

Fair play, I might take a look at private trackers. Last time I looked though many were invite only etc

Steve X2

EnterNow wrote: »

Yeah I meant Torrent traffic.

Fair play, I might take a look at private trackers. Last time I looked though many were invite only etc

Some are invite only all right.
But the good ones will allow you to register and then its all reputation and making sure to upload enough.

On a slightly related not, I did get a slow torrent the other day, it was that 7GB star wars mosaic pic that was released for free. It only finished a few mins ago.
It's really cool actually but you need a mental amount of ram to open it. If you're a star wars fan I recommend it

Here's a link to a really small section of it:
http://retrovia.ie/dls/pics/luke%20face.jpg

Edit:
And what the full thing looks like:
http://retrovia.ie/dls/pics/web-zoom.jpg


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CiDeRmAn

I'm sorry for not posting earlier but I think after all that's been posted on the subject of torrents that this is warranted...
Remember kids, slightly creepy Australians dancing and singing for childrens attention is always wrong......

So is Piracy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-KvtAuLezY

CiDeRmAn

Now todays the day that Sony fanboi's get there nuts in a knot and run out and sell the family jewels to get a PSVIta...
Gods help them and the vacant space where their soul used to live...

DinoRex

Hahaha... a dating website for gamers

http://www.dateagamer.co.uk/

This is the best thing to happen to me since jdate.com

pdbhp

Well anyone get a Vita today?
Would love one but the fundage is suspisciously low:(

Maybe SteveSi can lend me one of his as he probably has at least 2:P

o1s1n

Not arsed to be honest. Looks like a lovely device, but doesn't really offer anything new so I'll hold off until they're cheap.

Steve X2

pdbhp wrote: »

Well anyone get a Vita today?
Would love one but the fundage is suspisciously low:(

Maybe SteveSi can lend me one of his as he probably has at least 2:P

I've just got the one at the mo

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CiDeRmAn

Heads up, Teefury have a Link /Adventure Time teeshirt on the way, not sure when but its incoming and looks amazing.

pdbhp

o1s1n wrote: »

Not arsed to be honest. Looks like a lovely device, but doesn't really offer anything new so I'll hold off until they're cheap.

Have you not seen how shiny it is!!

You're right though but it looks great and new = better (supposedly)

On a brighter note getting stuck into Mario3DLand the last few days. on level 7 at the moment. It actually makes the 3DS worth playing.:P

Pyongyang

pdbhp wrote: »

Well anyone get a Vita today?

My response

CiDeRmAn

Just got a letter today from the scumfu€ks at Ripplecom telling me that my broadband is about to go up by €5 a month and then my "allowance" will be capped at 70Gb!
My January usage was 116.73Gb!
So my new monthly bill will be €92!
Arse!!

Retr0gamer

999 sequel is getting localised for the US on 3DS by Aksys which means more than likely never coming to Europe. Think I'm definitely getting a US machine.

Retr0gamer

Where's the best place to get my mitts on a MVS motherboard?

Doge

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Just got a letter today from the scumfu€ks at Ripplecom telling me that my broadband is about to go up by €5 a month and then my "allowance" will be capped at 70Gb!
My January usage was 116.73Gb!
So my new monthly bill will be €92!
Arse!!

Time for a switcheroo there I'd say!

Can you get UPC, magnet etc... in your area?

Never actually heard of Ripplecom before!

Sparks43

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Just got a letter today from the scumfu€ks at Ripplecom telling me that my broadband is about to go up by €5 a month and then my "allowance" will be capped at 70Gb!
My January usage was 116.73Gb!
So my new monthly bill will be €92!
Arse!!

That is sick

Bastards exploiting the situation

Send the tetris god after them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alw5hs0chj0

johnny_ultimate

Holy crap - Capcom, Sega and Bandai Namco working together on a Nintendo console: http://kotaku.com/5887223/sega-capcom-bandai-namco-and-banpresto-working-on-a-3ds-game

If this was 1993, I'm pretty sure it would be some sort of sign of the apocalypse. Now, it's still fairly incredible.

Dale Parish

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Holy crap - Capcom, Sega and Bandai Namco working together on a Nintendo consolegame: http://kotaku.com/5887223/sega-capcom-bandai-namco-and-banpresto-working-on-a-3ds-game

If this was 1993, I'm pretty sure it would be some sort of sign of the apocalypse. Now, it's still fairly incredible.

How could you do that to me!
I was getting exited and I'm not even into any Japanese games/consoles (bar thee PS1, heresy I know)

johnny_ultimate

I would suggest that there is cause for caution - too many cooks have been proven to spoil the broth (digital and otherwise).

But still - fascinated to see what the project could be to get them all on board together.

Steve X2

I watched Videocracy the other night on Netflix and this was in it.
A really mental campaign song from everyone's favourite pimp daddy of politics, Silvio Berlusconi.
My girlfriends never seen it and neither has anyone in her family so I'm not sure how much airtime this actually got in Italy.

Videocracy is worth a look by the way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTqlm6MMvto

Please note the blonde who cant sing at 1:18. She's clearly slept with Berlusconi to be in this video

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martineatworld

Just seen Da Rage's latest haul on facebook...

They're selling a gameboy player for the gamecube for 60 quid!

Erratic pricing is erratic.

Steve X2

martineatworld wrote: »

Just seen Da Rage's latest haul on facebook...

They're selling a gameboy player for the gamecube for 60 quid!

Erratic pricing is erratic.

I got one off them brand new and sealed last year for 20 euro.

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James Howlett

It'll probably sell for that price as well, which is even crazier than the pricing.

The Last Bandit

Guy in Fairyhouse was flogging a fairly tatty looking SNES for €65 last weekend, seemed a bit much given the state of it.

SdoowSirhc

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Guy in Fairyhouse was flogging a fairly tatty looking SNES for €65 last weekend, seemed a bit much given the state of it.

Redonkulous (is that how it's spelt?) I was offered a NES, some dodgy looking games(looked like bootlegs, if that's possible), about 6 Atari 2600 carts, 2 unoffical nes pads and a few odd looking yellow cassette tape games for €20 at a market last Sunday , too bad I left my wallet at home Does anybody know what the yellow cassette tapes were for?

I just remembered, they were probly speccy tapes

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

:pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj_8U1lnvTM

CiDeRmAn

Played a bit of my new Bangaio this afternoon and very nice it is too, one of the best €4 I have yet spent, it's a bit mad isn't it?
I know I had a "copy" of it a while ago but never played it, really.
Now I have spent some money on it, even a nominal sum, I want to get into it.

CiDeRmAn

Oh and this has to be a must have for Sera..

It's Adventure Time

It's Link

It's Green!



Only available for another 7 hours....

Retr0gamer

Was going through Spoony's old videos and saw the manliest thing ever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiyRfj35S8k

Doge

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Was going through Spoony's old videos and saw the manliest thing ever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiyRfj35S8k

His almighty voice emits the sound of sirens.

o1s1n

I dunno man, it's still not this -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBTXsR6d-ys

Doge

waveform wrote: »

His almighty voice emits the sound of sirens.

It's actually wrecking my head which sound effect from a retro game, sounds like the noise he's making!

Jack burton

That sound you thinking of is the voice of god gasping in awe of Reb Brown!

Dr Bob

rightio ..Avatar change today , name change hopefully tommorrow...

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

George Takei put this on FB

rubadub

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Guy in Fairyhouse was flogging a fairly tatty looking SNES for €65 last weekend, seemed a bit much given the state of it.

He might not have known the value so just picked a high one incase somebody went for it. Probably could have bargained him down.

Like on adverts.ie many post a high asking price knowing full well they will not get it.

Dr Bob

Sera wrote: »

George Takei put this on FB

HOW IS POSSIBLE?!?!!

o1s1n

Sera wrote: »

George Takei put this on FB

WTF?!

Get outta my head Pacman!!!

CiDeRmAn

That little b@stard will be with us forever and ever now, inside our heads...
If you do it and here the sound of any other Namco characters you should probably seek professional help!

DinoRex

I noticed the other day that there's a Pac-man Party Game on the 3DS... I'd imagine it's horrible!

Retr0gamer

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

That little b@stard will be with us forever and ever now, inside our heads...
If you do it and here the sound of any other Namco characters you should probably seek professional help!

I hear the Dig Dug music every time I move. Is there a psychological condition for that?

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I hear the Dig Dug music every time I move. Is there a psychological condition for that?

Mega64itus after who discovered it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uBUZ4AzMo4

Doge

"Thumb's up" if you spent your childhood playing pacman and ended up munching on pills in dark rooms later on in real life!

Doge

Did I just ask for a thumbs up on boards, like they do on youtube?

Oh dear!

Doge

Sera wrote: »

Mega64itus after who discovered it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uBUZ4AzMo4

Sorry now for the triple post, but that is one of the random and silly-funniest gaming relating things I've ever seen, and I've watched a fair few of their videos!

There should be a flash mob would a **** load of people running the street doing this in random directions.

CiDeRmAn

Dig Dug when you move?
It's better than the Vice City soundtrack in my head when I'm driving on a sunny day!
Or the Ico themes as I step outside on a summers morning... lovely...

Could do without memories of Rise of the Robots when I do a number 2 in the bathroom and look in the bowl before flushing!!

o1s1n

Oh, the sweet joys of a detached house and two and a half foot speakers from the 70s.

/Cranks stereo to 11.

I swear to god, if I do eventually buy a house, and it's semi detactched, my neighbours are doomed. At the moment the house foundations are literally rumbling to Rush. Rumbling!! Gotta have you lot around here for a beers sometime soon

Atavan-Halen