Arcade and Retro General Chat in Karkariko Village Tavern: Live Ocarina Music

o1s1n

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Oh my sweet zombie Jesus!
Simon Bisley is coming to the Comic Con this weekend!
I'll be packing my ABC Warriors books!

No way! Might pop along with the hardback Horned God book I bought when a I was a kid.

Doge

http://somethinggeeky.com/news/2014/01/zx-spectrum-replica-bluetooth-keyboard

richymcdermott

God Damn that smash bros direct was so full of win

johnny_ultimate

Bizarre that the 3DS and WiiU versions are coming out months apart, had assumed it would be a concurrent release. Nintendo sneakily trying to get fans to buy two versions of the game? You'd have thought they'd want the WiiU version to be the flagship one, not showing up half a year later.

But then I've given up trying to make sense out of Nintendo's increasingly odd commercial decisions.

Retr0gamer

I'd have thought wii u would be first to drive sales of the system. Seems a bit backward by Nintendo. I bet they are having trouble with the hd development of smash on wii u

johnny_ultimate

Not a good move for a fighting game either, where it's important to build a competitive community early.

No doubt the WiiU will be the ideal way to play, but it will arrive with more of a whimper if it's been preceded by the 3DS one. Going to be hard to get excited about the same game months down the line, even if it is a definitive version. If the WiiU version arrived first, hype and expectation alone would surely drive a significant amount of hardware and software sales.

Wacky Nintendo Logic strikes again!

CiDeRmAn

Maybe Nintendo simply can't appreciate success.
Perhaps it pains them to do well and so they aim, despite making excellent software, to make their life as difficult as possible?

Myrddin

Brand new sealed Wii games...should they have the red Nintendo strip across the cellophane? (Sin & Punishment 2 & Resident Evil Darkside Chonicles)

CosmicSmash

Myrddin wrote: »

Brand new sealed Wii games...should they have the red Nintendo strip across the cellophane? (Sin & Punishment 2 & Resident Evil Darkside Chonicles)

I just checked a sealed DC and it has the clear strip with a little arrow on it, I never saw a Nintendo strip on any of the Wii resi games, they all seem to have the clear strip.

Myrddin

Monkeykube wrote: »

I just checked a sealed DC and it has the clear strip with a little arrow on it, I never saw a Nintendo strip on any of the Wii resi games, they all seem to have the clear strip.

Yeah the resi game I got has a clear strip I think, will check in the morning when I'm home. I'm 99% sure though that the Sin & Punishment 2 I got is a reseal, & not only that, a reprinted label in the case...

CosmicSmash

Where did you pick it up?, I can't remember what strip was on that when I got it. I think Ciderman picked it up too a while back after I posted a link for cheap copies and he couldn't resist :pac:

Myrddin

Monkeykube wrote: »

Where did you pick it up?, I can't remember what strip was on that when I got it. I think Ciderman picked it up too a while back after I posted a link for cheap copies and he couldn't resist :pac:

An Amazon seller, but 'fulfilled by Amazon'...

CosmicSmash

Steve SI wrote: »

Just grabbed one there online. Might as well add it to the collection :0)

It makes a fine addition to the family, you won't be disappointed.

CosmicSmash

Myrddin wrote: »

An Amazon seller, but 'fulfilled by Amazon'...

I don't get much from Amazon, do they offer the buyer a similar deal to Ebay if things go bad.

Retr0gamer

Monkeykube wrote: »

I don't get much from Amazon, do they offer the buyer a similar deal to Ebay if things go bad.

I'd say they'd probably be better than ebay since they don't want to lose consumer confidence in their store.

CosmicSmash

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I'd say they'd probably be better than ebay since they don't want to lose consumer confidence in their store.

You're probably right, Ebay just seem to want their fees, it puts me off ever listing anything these days. I would prefer to use the marketplace or Adverts, I have yet to have a bad experience on either, the closest I got was when a seller told me the game was complete when it was not, it's my own fault I never checked and took them at their word .

CiDeRmAn

Picked up that Jag rgb cable on eBay well as a soon to be hacked Sky TV Now box and a copy of Tokyo Road Race for the PS2 aka Battle Gear 2.

Steve X2

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Picked up that Jag rgb cable on eBay well as a soon to be hacked Sky TV Now box and a copy of Tokyo Road Race for the PS2 aka Battle Gear 2.

Snap
Cant go wrong for that price.

CiDeRmAn

Sorry, posted that in the wrong forum,

Doge

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Sorry, posted that in the wrong forum,

Could almost get banned for that but couldn't resist! Been overdosing on Doge lately!

Dr Bob

waveform wrote: »

http://somethinggeeky.com/news/2014/01/zx-spectrum-replica-bluetooth-keyboard

Hmm heard some bad things about that..
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-03-controversy-over-bluetooth-zx-spectrum-keyboard

Doge

Dr Bob wrote: »

Hmm heard some bad things about that..
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-03-controversy-over-bluetooth-zx-spectrum-keyboard

Wow, that's absolutely shocking! Yesterday was literally my first time coming across the keyboard, I was on that site looking at some retro tees.

MrVestek

Dr Bob wrote: »

Hmm heard some bad things about that..
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-03-controversy-over-bluetooth-zx-spectrum-keyboard

Read that in one of the recent Retro Gamer magazines.

Awful stuff... not paying copyright for a game that's ancient by today's standards... it's still a work of art!

Doge

Was kicking ass in Die Hard 2: Die Harder on the c64, right on the plane's wing scene and then this happened:





Not wow!
Many glitch
Such failure

Not sure if its a bad ROM or not!

Myrddin

Monkeykube wrote: »

I don't get much from Amazon, do they offer the buyer a similar deal to Ebay if things go bad.

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I'd say they'd probably be better than ebay since they don't want to lose consumer confidence in their store.

Amazon customer care is gold standard. After a brief webchat, I've been sent a return label to send the product back (postage costs covered by the label of course), & the refund for the game has been processed straight away. No messing about at all, puts ebay/paypal to shame really. I've bought a lot from Amazon over the last two years, far more than ebay

JaMarcusHustle

Hey guys, quick question if you dont mind. Super Probotector and Tetris Attack (cartridges only) for the SNES - how much do these fetch? Know nothing about their values, thanks!

Atavan-Halen

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Hey guys, quick question if you dont mind. Super Probotector and Tetris Attack (cartridges only) for the SNES - how much do these fetch? Know nothing about their values, thanks!

Super probotector is about €30 and Tetris attack goes for about €10. If you want to find out values, go on eBay and search sold listings for the games you have. That way you can see what people are actually paying

Hygro

Was having a look in Game X Change on Talbot street earlier and say that they'd a fair few Dreamcast & Saturn games, having never played any of these consoles before, it got me interested in a possible future purchase.

What can anyone tell me about them, are they worth having?

Retr0gamer

Hygro wrote: »

What can anyone tell me about them, are they worth having?

**** yeah they are!

A saturn though you'd really want to get an action replay 4 in 1 and get it chipped. Most of the best games for it never made it outside of Japan and a lot of them are seriously expensive.

Atavan-Halen

Dreamcast is an essential addition to any games room/collection!

o1s1n

Worth mentioning that most Dreamcasts will play CD-Rs out of the box. Kind of handy as the EU cases for the games are an absolute nightmare to care for.

CiDeRmAn

o1s1n wrote: »

Worth mentioning that most Dreamcasts will play CD-Rs out of the box. Kind of handy as the EU cases for the games are an absolute nightmare to care for.

Doesn't rain but it pours!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N2k5gEgE2E

MrVestek

He obviously means that he only burns CD-R copies of games that he already owns so that he doesn't destroy the European case by having to open and close it all of the time.

Clearly. :-)

Doge

This guy still amazes me...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeytLzRY_0Y

Steve X2

Such joy, then such sorrow
Got a eBay alert on a Dreamcast Divers 2000 CX-1. Nearly dropped my phone trying to get on eBay quickly, turns out it's just the camera for it :mad::mad:

CiDeRmAn

That was amazing.
Sounded like it could be coming from an old upright piano at the back of a bar circa 1870 though!

Thargor

Steve SI wrote: »

Such joy, then such sorrow
Got a eBay alert on a Dreamcast Divers 2000 CX-1. Nearly dropped my phone trying to get on eBay quickly, turns out it's just the camera for it :mad::mad:

What would you have been prepared to pay for it?

Steve X2

Thargor wrote: »

What would you have been prepared to pay for it?

I'll only know that when I actually see one up for sale.

o1s1n

Well it looks like factory sealed goes for almost €2000 anyway.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAPANESE-SEGA-DREAMCAST-DIVERS-2000-SERIES-CX-1-BRAND-NEW-FACTORY-SEALED-RARE-/151013142579?nma=true&si=fuDCDPhkqLQ1lveUx5HCVSuPjfM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Thargor

http://kotaku.com/5875330/there-was-a-dreamcast-tv-set-it-was-both-hideous-and-glorious/

Kotaku says the last one went for 5 grand.

Never heard of this one either:

http://kotaku.com/5787855/this-nintendo-was-inside-a-television-set

EDIT: Posted before seeing o1s1ns link.

Steve X2

o1s1n wrote: »

Well it looks like factory sealed goes for almost €2000 anyway.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAPANESE-SEGA-DREAMCAST-DIVERS-2000-SERIES-CX-1-BRAND-NEW-FACTORY-SEALED-RARE-/151013142579?nma=true&si=fuDCDPhkqLQ1lveUx5HCVSuPjfM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

For factory sealed I'd consider a high price as it's something I really want.

Hygro

Whatever happened to these ...?

CiDeRmAn

WANT!

Atavan-Halen

I was supposed to be picking one of those up actually before Christmas but the deal fell through

Hygro

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

I was supposed to be picking one of those up actually before Christmas but the deal fell through

You probably shouldn't have touched her breast!

Myrddin

If something gets stuck in customs, how do you actually know this? Should it show on the tracking number?

Atavan-Halen

Hygro wrote: »

You probably shouldn't have touched her breast!

It was part of the deal!

Myrddin wrote: »

If something gets stuck in customs, how do you actually know this? Should it show on the tracking number?

It should show up on the an post tracking site as being inspected by customs.

moonlighting

everdrive for the gb gbc released
missed the first batch myself
http://shop.retrogate.com/Everdrive-GB-EDGB.htm

CiDeRmAn

I can run them off an ezflash cart for the GBA, that'll do me and it's cheaper.
Plus, a GB/C games collection is not expensive to establish, and for the everdrive money you'll probably get a good few proper carts.

Hygro

I've sourced an unboxed Saturn for €70, just wondering if that's a good deal as I've no idea ... also, what's better Saturn or Dreamcast?! as there's one there too for the same price and I can't afford both.

Pro's and cons of each please