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

Retr0gamer

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Would a PSP Go not have been a better buy?

16-bit emulation and up is pretty manky on the PSP.

Mr.Saturn

Sparks43 wrote: »

Was looking forward to it but some are saying it's not as impressive as we hoped

Pre or post-translation? If the latter, it'd be understandable, given the forces of hype that's formed in its prolonged journey to the West; disappointment is always concomitant to these kinda things.

Sparks43

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

Pre or post-translation? If the latter, it'd be understandable, given the forces of hype that's formed in its prolonged journey to the West; disappointment is always concomitant to these kinda things.

Pre they have said its quite uniteresting.

We shall see though.

Come on Nintendo update the bloody eshop i want to get my lawyer on.

Does it update at 2 3 or 4?

Myrddin

On the eShop thing, why on earth isn't the Wii VC stuff made fully available for the Wii U? Madness having them trickle out one by one

Sparks43

YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Downloading now :D:D

Whoop whoop

HOLD IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its crashed

OBJECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Only joking

Retr0gamer

Just paid a visit to Super Hoshin, definitely worth popping down to have a look. He has a small selection of stuff but it's mostly good. 95% of it is japanese but since it's japanese it's all in amazing condition. Prices seem really good as well.

Picked up Whiplash for the MD, a pretty good shmup, Shinobi on the PS2 (PAL) and a super famicom megami tensei game that I'm trying to figure out what it is.

OwaynOTT

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Just paid a visit to Super Hoshin, definitely worth popping down to have a look. He has a small selection of stuff but it's mostly good. 95% of it is japanese but since it's japanese it's all in amazing condition. Prices seem really good as well.

Picked up Whiplash for the MD, a pretty good shmup, Shinobi on the PS2 (PAL) and a super famicom megami tensei game that I'm trying to figure out what it is.

is there much famicom and super famicom stuff?

Dr Bob

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Just paid a visit to Super Hoshin, definitely worth popping down to have a look. He has a small selection of stuff but it's mostly good. 95% of it is japanese but since it's japanese it's all in amazing condition. Prices seem really good as well.

Picked up Whiplash for the MD, a pretty good shmup, Shinobi on the PS2 (PAL) and a super famicom megami tensei game that I'm trying to figure out what it is.

arrgh had a choice between going to retropolis in camden st and there today ..picked retropolis. ..which as of 2.45 isnt open ye ( probably more to do with the market its in) ffs waste of my lunchbreak:(

Retr0gamer

OwaynOTT wrote: »

is there much famicom and super famicom stuff?

He has a few carts fully boxed, a lot are RPGs though.

megaten

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Just paid a visit to Super Hoshin, definitely worth popping down to have a look. He has a small selection of stuff but it's mostly good. 95% of it is japanese but since it's japanese it's all in amazing condition. Prices seem really good as well.

Picked up Whiplash for the MD, a pretty good shmup, Shinobi on the PS2 (PAL) and a super famicom megami tensei game that I'm trying to figure out what it is.

Where is this place?

CiDeRmAn

I'm going to call in a little later on, I'm going to see Thor 2 at the press screening today.
I saw a copy of Xevious for the famicom on FB and need it in my life!

Sparks43

Going into town now and going to pop in for a quick look before i head to inchicore.

3ds in tow

Retr0gamer

megaten wrote: »

Where is this place?

Twisted Pepper on Abbey street.

ghostchant

Retr0gamer wrote: »

a super famicom megami tensei game that I'm trying to figure out what it is.

Majin Tensei isn't it? SMT Tactics basically.

Retr0gamer

ghostchant wrote: »

Majin Tensei isn't it? SMT Tactics basically.

Yep figured it out a while ago

Retr0gamer

Dr Bob

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Would a PSP Go not have been a better buy?

play is pretty nice for emulation , plus it'll work with regular android stuff as well..which is nice.
Also ...its a phone

Sparks43

Bloody hell I'm shattered

Super hoshi pretty good picked up a few md games and now playing aa in a pub in inchicore

Life is good

OwaynOTT

Hey, what is the best service to use for bidding on Yahoo Japan?

Atavan-Halen

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Hey, what is the best service to use for bidding on Yahoo Japan?

There's Rinkya. Haven't used them myself but they're supposedly reliable however afaik their rates can be a bit expensive.

johnny_ultimate

Super Hoshi is not at 'go out of your way' level yet, but it's worth a gander if you're around. Good prices but few surprises. Give them another shipment or two and they could be a contender.

OwaynOTT

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

There's Rinkya. Haven't used them myself but they're supposedly reliable however afaik their rates can be a bit expensive.

Is there any benefit in using Yahoo Japan? Is it any cheaper than eBay?

Andrew76

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Is there any benefit in using Yahoo Japan? Is it any cheaper than eBay?

Casey120 is probably the expert around here re: YAJ and proxy services. There's also some info over on AO if you're a member, the first two sticky posts in this forum: http://forum.arcadeotaku.com/viewforum.php?f=17.

The impression I got was YAJ was pretty expensive these days. I get regular emails from a proxy service run by one of the chaps on Shmups for anything Raiden related - the prices are always very high. It might depend on the type of item + the additional costs as to weather there's a benefit or not.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

There's Rinkya. Haven't used them myself but they're supposedly reliable however afaik their rates can be a bit expensive.

omg they're way expensive! I won something for Y100 and it was about €20 by the end with all the fees.
Owayn I can send you on the invoices to show what kinda charges are there

OwaynOTT

Sera wrote: »

omg they're way expensive! I won something for Y100 and it was about €20 by the end with all the fees.
Owayn I can send you on the invoices to show what kinda charges are there

Yes please

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Yes please

turned out to be $30 fees for 310yen worth of stuff and then shipping on top. But what I PM'd you was copy and paste from my email there's a bit more info.

deathrider

Started Pokémon: HearthGold tonight. That's right, more Pokémon!

the groutch

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I'm going to see Thor 2 at the press screening today.

these films based on games never live up to the hype



:D:pac:

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

the groutch wrote: »

these films based on games never live up to the hype



:D:pac:

omgomgomg I thought only I'd think of that game when I saw Thor 2
I love that game.

CiDeRmAn

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Super Hoshi is not at 'go out of your way' level yet, but it's worth a gander if you're around. Good prices but few surprises. Give them another shipment or two and they could be a contender.

I was impressed, I asked the guy about his pricing and he said he does use eBay but looks at the lowest prices reached for items.
There's a boxed copy of Kirby 64 as well, that's the one I passed thinking my console wouldn't play it, so I'm going to ask him to hold that for me.

OwaynOTT

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I was impressed, I asked the guy about his pricing and he said he does use eBay but looks at the lowest prices reached for items.
There's a boxed copy of Kirby 64 as well, that's the one I passed thinking my console wouldn't play it, so I'm going to ask him to hold that for me.

How much? Just curious.

CiDeRmAn

I'm not saying!
It's mine!!!!

Retr0gamer

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I'm not saying!
It's mine!!!!

Went down this morning and bought it so tough.

Nah I didn't I'm not that mean.

Retr0gamer

New Trapt/Deception/Kagero game for Vita:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV_AE-566xM

Hope it comes to the west, the series is very original and great fun.

Retr0gamer

Apparently the Genesis is 25 years old in America.

I feel older.

If i ordered a used naomi CP from the states would I get stung for import tax?

Retr0gamer

urbanledge wrote: »

If i ordered a used naomi CP from the states would I get stung for import tax?

It really depends on if it gets caught by customs. It's a total lottery.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

Retr0gamer wrote: »

New Trapt/Deception/Kagero game for Vita:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV_AE-566xM

Hope it comes to the west, the series is very original and great fun.

NO WAY! OMG! I'm too busy to look now can't wait to look when I come home.
I should go back to playing the PS2 one, didn't want it to end, man eating music box ftw.

EDIT - just noticed it's for Vita, FUUUUUU

DinoRex

The excellent Blackrock Castle Observatory are doing a bunch of retro game nights next month: http://www.bco.ie/2013/10/retrosw/

CiDeRmAn

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Apparently the Genesis is 25 years old in America.

I feel older.

I bought it when I was 20!

Retr0gamer

I was 5 when it came out in Japan in 1988 and 7 when it came out in 1990 in Europe.

Christ.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

Retr0gamer wrote: »

7 when it came out in 1990 in Europe.
Christ.

depending on the month I mightn't have been born when it came out, neither was Atavan.

Atavan-Halen

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I was 5 when it came out in Japan in 1988 and 7 when it came out in 1990 in Europe.

Christ.

I was - 4 for the japan release and - 2 for the Europe release. Good times!

Retr0gamer

Sera wrote: »

depending on the month I mightn't have been born when it came out, neither was Atavan.

30th November for Europe so you'd be a few weeks old.

Steve X2

Baby Atavan (pic needs more tattoos and capt Morgan's but its close enough)

CiDeRmAn

Ah, sure age difference don't matter, we're all retro gamers now!

Retr0gamer

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Ah, sure age difference don't matter, we're all retro gamers now!

jimmy_saville_agrees.jpg

o1s1n

You can now send parcels with Parcel Motel :eek:

The Last Bandit

o1s1n wrote: »

You can now send parcels with Parcel Motel :eek:

Yep and directly to other parcel motels as well for a reasonable charge. Should make retro trading a bit easier

Mr.Saturn

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I'm going to call in a little later on, I'm going to see Thor 2 at the press screening today.
I saw a copy of Xevious for the famicom on FB and need it in my life!

That's a pretty ropey port, no? Got it on the PS as part of 3D collection, and it's been mostly shunned for the fact it runs at a pace that'd give a glacier a sense of haste.