The Revenge of the Post Here When You Get Something New thread

MrVestek

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

They've always seemed pretty sturdy to me.

o1s1n

Jack burton wrote: »

I only have a disc of R type delta!

I think I'm going to move onto more PS1 collecting this year.

PS1 collecting is really great. Just make sure to get in with the NTSC suff to begin with. I've about 100 PS1 PAL games, now. Too far along to change

Optimus Prime

Havent bought much lately, trying to save to get the kitchen\Game area done up. but.. bought a couple of NES games in rage for 5 quid each.



and.. bought these off ebay, not game related, but retro, loved this thing as a kid. had the transformers one!

OwaynOTT

I had a Thomas The Tank Engine and it was pure amazing!

Steve X2

So I got "Akai Katana" today from Amazon for the mighty price of £5.98 brand new.
Just stuck it on the 360 (hooked up to the cab) and noticed no 4:3 option
Thought it would have looked really well on the arcade monitor but the 16:9 aspect takes away a lot. You can move and stretch it but I was really hoping for that magical "aspect ration" option.

Also got a couple of those "Mobile Cloth" things to clean my iPad/iPhone/iWhatever and it does a great job. But they're also excellent at cleaning up the retro gear and I'd highly recommend giving them a try as you don't use any chemicals at all.

http://mobilecloth.com/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009VWF2BA/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00

In the battle to eliminate Fingerprints and Germs from Touchscreens world wide a Revolution has begun.The Commander-in-Chief, MOBiLE CLOTH, is made of a unique high tech split micro-material consisting of fibers 100 times thinner than a human hair! It is woven into a special pattern which we call "nubs". Each nub acts like hundreds of tiny suction cups to pull fingerprints smudges, and germs away from the surface of your device and into the cloth with one or two swipes. No water or cleaning solution is needed. (You may want to dampen the cloth with water if you have dried debris or other contaminants)

Sounds like a load of sales bull$h1te but they really do work well.

Andrew76

Steve SI wrote: »

So I got "Akai Katana" today from Amazon for the mighty price of £5.98 brand new.
Just stuck it on the 360 (hooked up to the cab) and noticed no 4:3 option
Thought it would have looked really well on the arcade monitor but the 16:9 aspect takes away a lot. You can move and stretch it but I was really hoping for that magical "aspect ration" option.

It's been a long time since I played it but I was sure that of the three modes available, arcade mode was 4:3, the other two were widescreen guff. This was the Japanese version.

Andrew76

Andrew76 wrote: »

It's been a long time since I played it but I was sure that of the three modes available, arcade mode was 4:3, the other two were widescreen guff. This was the Japanese version.

Origin mode is the 4:3 direct port of arcade version.

Steve X2

Hmm, I'll have to check it out tonight again and look for this "original mode".

Cheers guys

o1s1n

Bloody annoying though isnt it? It's something similar which I'm experiencing with Under Defeat HD.

They give you two versions. The new fancy one in widescreen with updated HD visuals and then the old arcade port in the correct aspect ratio.

But why can't they include the arcade port with fancy visuals?

Parawind

Arrived this morning and just as beautiful as i had hoped.

James Howlett

Parawind wrote: »

Arrived this morning and just as beautiful as i had hoped.

This caught my eye in Forbidden Planet's listings last week, let us now what you think of it when you get a chance.

Parawind

James Howlett wrote: »

This caught my eye in Forbidden Planet's listings last week, let us now what you think of it when you get a chance.

Will do, Its so pretty I almost don't want to open it.....almost.

Steve X2

My copy is sitting in a Parcel Motel kiosk waiting for my loving caress

o1s1n

/Drool.

Gotta get me one of those!

TechnoFreek

Got an mk1 board before Christmas but it was missing a cable between the main board and sound board.

Got this repro one from Bob Roberts in the states.

Worst thing is that there is another problem now. A loud humming with very faint sound effects.

The gurus over on arcade museum reckon it could be a capacitor issue. Ffs

Parawind

Had a good look over it there and I can say it is 100% worth every penny. This simply will put a smile on your face. I won't say much to keep it spoiler free for those waiting to open their own.

The artwork is wonderful, the history and timeline of all of the Zelda games is very well done with lots of detail and the special edition comic that is included is even kept in right to left format to maintain the original orientation of the artwork.

Some nice easter eggs in terms of artwork, characters and places that didn't make it into the games too. Some typically playful nintendo humor found in the artwork too.

Dark Horse's attention to detail is tremendous and the quality of the book itself is fantastic.

Overall: 9/10

I docked a point because even though it is wonderful in every way, I can't help but feel that a nice Zelda cover or sleeve to protect it could have been included. (But thats just me nitpicking)

Kenjataimu

My recent purchases.

Gynoung - NTSC-J - Good Condition


The Super Shinobi II - NTSC-J - Mint Condition


Crying - NTSC-J - Mint Condition

Myrddin

Proco Jr. wrote: »

My recent purchases.

Gynoung - NTSC-J - Good Condition
The Super Shinobi II - NTSC-J - Mint Condition
Crying - NTSC-J - Mint Condition

Pyongyang rereg? Anyway, lovely haul. Where did you pick those up?

Kenjataimu

EnterNow wrote: »

Pyongyang rereg? Anyway, lovely haul. Where did you pick those up?

Ebay.
Been looking for Crying for ages.. looks so much better than bio hazard battle imo.

Myrddin

Proco Jr. wrote: »

Ebay.
Been looking for Crying for ages.. looks so much better than bio hazard battle imo.

Not pyongyang but a re-reg none the less

The artwork is quite different alright, & the Genny one does look quite generic so good choice.

A rereg but not the Pyongster...hmm. Who else loves their NTSC-J stuff...

Andrew76

EnterNow wrote: »

Pyongyang rereg? Anyway, lovely haul. Where did you pick those up?

Lol, Pyong was the first thing that came to mind when I saw all the "NTSC-J".

Dr Bob

Gynoung is frickin awesome!

Kenjataimu

Andrew76 wrote: »

Lol, Pyong was the first thing that came to mind when I saw all the "NTSC-J".

That was just a hat-tip to him tbh.


@EnterNow Anyways I'd rather not get into questions who I was before etc I was just an odd time poster on here really.

o1s1n

Proco Jr. wrote: »

Not pyongyang but a re-reg none the less

Should have called yourself Seoul

Some lovely Megadrive Shmup action going on there. Great to see those titles appreciated.

One of these days I'll add Gleylancer and Eliminate Down to the collection!

Myrddin

Proco Jr. wrote: »

@EnterNow Anyways I'd rather not get into questions who I was before etc I was just an odd time poster on here really.

Ah don't worry, your identity is irrelevant man, all that we know is you have fine taste in games

the groutch

Dr Bob wrote: »

Gynoung is frickin awesome!

as is the above mentioned Biohazard Battle
and Forgotten Worlds
and Thunder Force IV

the Megadrive just had some awesome side-scrolling shooters.

Jack burton

Love myself a bit of hellfire aswell!

o1s1n

Great as they are, they all bow to the might that is MUSHA

Jack burton

That they do!

Dr Bob

No Pics but I got a Vogatek V supergun and 2 NeoGeo Sticks today(ta cidey!)
so..anyone have any spare PCBs they'd consider trading..;)