Son Of General Retro Discussion

Doge

Is it just plain wrong to find this video hilarious to this very day?

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

I blame it on the pure epicness of the highly infectious Guile Theme.

pdbhp

Pain and suffering, just went to play my DS and the hinge is yet again broken. My sons DS is also broken cracked the hinge and cracked right across the touch screen face:(

Pee'd off over it cos I wanted to play DS, yes I know I have a 3DS but I want to play games on original hardware.

Doge

O_o

Steve X2

Major redesign of the man cave going on today. 3D home design apps and everything
Looks like I'll be keeping IKEA busy for the next week or so. They do have some great storage and shelving options if you have a load of consoles and stuff you want on display.

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Sparks43

Im buying a gun to shoot this bastard:mad:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=boulder%20dash

CiDeRmAn

Wow, Boulder Dash = Sh1t.
Why didn't anyone tell Sparks before now?
Was it meant to be a secret?

DinoRex

Awww... Bummer:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/04/09/computer-legend-and-gaming-pioneer-jack-tramiel-dies-at-age-83/

Jack burton

DinoRex wrote: »

Awww... Bummer:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/04/09/computer-legend-and-gaming-pioneer-jack-tramiel-dies-at-age-83/

Ah poo!

Doge

DinoRex wrote: »

Awww... Bummer:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/04/09/computer-legend-and-gaming-pioneer-jack-tramiel-dies-at-age-83/

f**k!

What a hero. RIP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBvbsPNBIyk

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

My favourite part of the interview is when he tells about when Bill gates wanted 10% (iirc) of the profits for each c64 sold, for the BASIC license.

Jack tells him he has a wife to pay for and Bill settled for a 5 figure some!

Wasn't a happy a man I'd say afterwards, but sure he screwed IBM over when he bought QDos for a tiny sum and sold it for millions!

SirLemonhead

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

this makes me very sad carving up a development xbox to make *that*

I normally hate when people hack apart perfectly good NES systems to put together a poorly cooled shoddy PC in the case, but this is about 1000 times worse. Just too stupid to comprehend

Doge

SirLemonhead wrote: »

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

this makes me very sad carving up a development xbox to make *that*

I normally hate when people hack apart perfectly good NES systems to put together a poorly cooled shoddy PC in the case, but this is about 1000 times worse. Just too stupid to comprehend

Shame he used a dev unit alright....

but it did make for a lovely video though!

Doge

Here's another horror, check out all these c64s that were cannibalized by a guy just to get out the sound chips!

Myrddin

SirLemonhead wrote: »

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

this makes me very sad carving up a development xbox to make *that*

I normally hate when people hack apart perfectly good NES systems to put together a poorly cooled shoddy PC in the case, but this is about 1000 times worse. Just too stupid to comprehend

Sad alright. Worse having to watch it muted.

The Last Bandit

Steve SI wrote: »

Major redesign of the man cave going on today. 3D home design apps and everything
Looks like I'll be keeping IKEA busy for the next week or so. They do have some great storage and shelving options if you have a load of consoles and stuff you want on display.

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I picked up the large Expedit shelving unit recently, decent enough quality and only just wide enough for a old Xbox (ope is 33x33cm).
Atari 2600 is too wide and I suspect your Vectrex is too tall also some of the smaller consoles look a bit 'lost' in there.

I'm planning on splitting the top shelves in half once I pick up similar coloured shelves to make better use of the available space. Only wish I thought of this at before I assembled and filled the unit..

Steve X2

The Last Bandit wrote: »

I picked up the large Expedit shelving unit recently, decent enough quality and only just wide enough for a old Xbox (ope is 33x33cm).
Atari 2600 is too wide and I suspect your Vectrex is too tall also some of the smaller consoles look a bit 'lost' in there.

I'm planning on splitting the top shelves in half once I pick up similar coloured shelves to make better use of the available space. Only wish I thought of this at before I assembled and filled the unit..

Yeah, I'll be getting a few Expedit units as well as some other stuff.
I might modify them as they are getting put together or just leave them and use them as they are and store the larger items on different shelves. I'll be ordering a few of the bits the slide into the expedit series to split/change the shelves and see how that works out.

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Doge

waveform wrote: »

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

My favourite part of the interview is when he tells about when Bill gates wanted 10% (iirc) of the profits for each c64 sold, for the BASIC license.

Jack tells him he has a wife to pay for and Bill settled for a 5 figure some!

Re-watching this now I was a little off.

Basic was first licensed to commodore for the Commodore PET, and followed with the VIC-20, C64 and C128

Bill wanted $3 per every unit sold, which would have made him millions, but instead Jack licensed it from him for a once off sum of $25,000!

Steve X2

The Last Bandit wrote: »

I picked up the large Expedit shelving unit recently, decent enough quality and only just wide enough for a old Xbox (ope is 33x33cm).
Atari 2600 is too wide and I suspect your Vectrex is too tall also some of the smaller consoles look a bit 'lost' in there.

I'm planning on splitting the top shelves in half once I pick up similar coloured shelves to make better use of the available space. Only wish I thought of this at before I assembled and filled the unit..

Just while we're talking about the expedit series. Do you think it's easy enough to just leave out a shelf to allow taller objects(like the vectrex) without the thing falling apart when its full of stuff?

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The Last Bandit

Steve SI wrote: »

Just while we're talking about the expedit series. Do you think it's easy enough to just leave out a shelf to allow taller objects(like the vectrex) without the thing falling apart when its full of stuff?

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You can't leave out the horizontal cross members as they extend from one side to the other. The vertical pieces can be omitted to make wider shelves though.

I guess you could rotate the whole unit 90 degrees

Don't forget the wicker baskets, great for storing cables & controllers..

Steve X2

The Last Bandit wrote: »

You can't leave out the horizontal cross members as they extend from one side to the other. The vertical pieces can be omitted to make wider shelves though.

I guess you could rotate the whole unit 90 degrees

Don't forget the wicker baskets, great for storing cables & controllers..

Yeah, few baskets, a couple of drawer inserts and that bit the splits the shelf space into 4 smaller shelves.

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Doge

Just found out that the Vectrex wasn't the only console to use overlays....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2EIsnr_cv4

LLOlolOlOloLoloLolOLol

Doge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDAKxjG7VaI

DinoRex

Pretty neat little animation:

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

a5y

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Mobile Light Force 2!

Coming up next is the weather but her on first on NTSC we have the latest in gawd-awful game box art scores.

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Doge

DinoRex wrote: »

Pretty neat little animation:

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

I'm having trouble identifying some of them! means i'm not playing enough games!

a5y

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Just won a jap Saturn on eBay. Coming from the land of cuckoo clocks.
Won it with only one bid on the item, so I'm a bit apphreshsive now after the initial joy at winning it. What have I missed that I'm the only bidder?
Boxed white Oval button version, 4 games, step down converter, not discoloured and complete with all bits.

Yeah, that happens sometimes, but it goes away once you feng shui together enough seating, friends and joypads with friends, Saturn Bomberman, Guardian Heroes and a multitap - or two.

That said, congrats. I too one day intend to join the Saturn Shiro owners club one day, but until th€n...

James Howlett

Catherine cosplay, not Katherine cosplay.
See what I did there?

Doge

James Howlett wrote: »

Catherine cosplay, not Katherine cosplay.
See what I did there?

Oh my oh my. :eek:

/Buys ticket for next Irish Cosplay event.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

James Howlett wrote: »

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx5/JamesHowlett64/Catherinecosplay.jpg

first thing I thought of, especially over the blonde. I was trying to remember it since last week

Retr0gamer

waveform wrote: »

Oh my oh my. :eek:

/Buys ticket for next Irish Cosplay event.

I'll be there in my cho aniki gear.

DinoRex

Saturday at the Central Hotel!

See you guys there!

Doge

Lol @ the pic Mrs. Retro

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I'll be there in my cho aniki gear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqApKFCB9DU

/inquires about refund

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

DinoRex wrote: »

Saturday at the Central Hotel!

See you guys there!

no podcast so this week?

CiDeRmAn

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I'll be there in my cho aniki gear.

At least there isn't much making in the outfit, aside from the fake tan!
Good luck at the Cosplay lads.

Steve X2

Any comic book(or graphic novel if your that way inclined) collectors here?

I'm trying to find the best way to preserve a few comics that will be hung on a wall. I was thinking just inside a glass fronted frame but maybe you guys have a better option.
I won an auction for the 3 part "Batman vs Predator" prestige series from 1991/92 and would like to display them on the wall but also not have them fall to pieces.

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Jack burton

Well you could use those over the top comic holders you can get but I'd say they might be expensive. I'd go with a frame, but only if its somewhere the sun wont be hitting it

Steve X2

Jack burton wrote: »

Well you could use those over the top comic holders you can get but I'd say they might be expensive. I'd go with a frame, but only if its somewhere the sun wont be hitting it

Yeah, I think the prestige edition of these particular comics is still A4 or smaller so I already have a load of that size frame with glass fronts on them.
If they fit in those frames I'll probably use them. I'm not a collector of comics(yet) so I'm not going to spend crazy money on special holder/hangers for them.

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Jack burton

Well I have a good few comics but I wouldnt consider myself a proper collector but I think all those special holders etc are a bit of a waste, but that being said I dont think I own any comics worth over a tener

Steve X2

Jack burton wrote: »

Well I have a good few comics but I wouldnt consider myself a proper collector but I think all those special holders etc are a bit of a waste, but that being said I dont think I own any comics worth over a tener

Do you have these Batman vs Predator prestige ones? Any good?

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Jack burton

Never read them, I want to now though. I have good few predator comics and they are pretty good, but its batman vs Predator, how can it be bad!

Professey Chin

Ive a Batman vs Predator vs Superman vs Aliens book somewhere O_o

CiDeRmAn

Steve SI wrote: »

Yeah, I think the prestige edition of these particular comics is still A4 or smaller so I already have a load of that size frame with glass fronts on them.
If they fit in those frames I'll probably use them. I'm not a collector of comics(yet) so I'm not going to spend crazy money on special holder/hangers for them.

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Maybe ask in Subcity, they sell plenty of comics so may have insight into the best ways of surprising and displaying them.

Steve X2

Jack burton wrote: »

Never read them, I want to now though. I have good few predator comics and they are pretty good, but its batman vs Predator, how can it be bad!

Very true

Plus the cover art on the prestige version is by Arthur Suydam, which is nice.
I only

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Steve X2

On a comic book note.
I only found out recently that my girlfriends uncle is Giancarlo Alessandrini, who is quite well known in the comic book and graphics artist world(at least in Europe).
Some of his stuff is pretty darn good and he attends a lot of those comicon type events(must nab some signed original work from him ).

http://lambiek.net/artists/a/alessandrini_g.htm

http://www.comicartfans.com/comic-artists/giancarlo_alessandrini.asp

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johnny_ultimate

Jack burton wrote: »

its batman vs Predator, how can it be bad!

Very, very easily.

But then again I'm one of those rare children of the 80s that thinks Predator as a franchise is a steaming pile of **** that has never created anything of import.

Alien vs Predator? The former wins in pretty much every way possible.

Andrew76

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Very, very easily.

But then again I'm one of those rare children of the 80s that thinks Predator as a franchise is a steaming pile of **** that has never created anything of import.

Alien vs Predator? The former wins in pretty much every way possible.

Wow wow wow, does that include the first film?? :eek:

You might want to put some spoiler tags about the place in case EnterNow and the like see it.

I bet you secretly love the Fast n Furious films! "Got yer back bro!" etc.

johnny_ultimate

Andrew76 wrote: »

Wow wow wow, does that include the first film?? :eek:

You might want to put some spoiler tags about the place in case EnterNow and the like see it.

I bet you secretly love the Fast n Furious films! "Got yer back bro!" etc.

Especially the first film

I watched Assault on Precinct 13 the other night. That's how you make a cheesy, ridiculous action movie!

DinoRex

Myrddin

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Very, very easily.

But then again I'm one of those rare children of the 80s that thinks Predator as a franchise is a steaming pile of **** that has never created anything of import.

Alien vs Predator? The former wins in pretty much every way possible.

The first Predator movie is vintage Arnie. The second is terrible. I did find Predators fairly ok though

Steve X2

EnterNow wrote: »

The first Predator movie is vintage Arnie. The second is terrible. I did find Predators fairly ok though

I agree, we should all forget Predator 2 and its star, Danny "Big Pants" Glover.

Predator = Oh Yes
Predator 2 = Oh Dear
Predators = Yeah, Ok, why not.

Anything else didn't happen :rolleyes:

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DinoRex

The second one is vintage Gary Busey though.