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Mr.Saturn

Star Lord wrote: »

HotD: Overkill was superb, most enjoyable light gun game I've ever played. That ending though... :eek:

I love how the warden, and the game's ending, was motivated entirely as a payoff to a joke.

Tchoin

So, I have a tendency to be extremely lucky with online purchases.

When I bought the GB Micro Famicom Edition, the seller mistakenly sent a loose one with a few games (I had payed for a boxed one), on regular mail from Japan (so it just arrived today). A few days after sending it he realized that, and he sent the boxed one via EMS which arrived shortly.

He said I could keep both, as it was no deal for him to get it back paying 2 shippings + EMS for the other one.



I do feel a bit guilty though

Thargor

Tchoin wrote: »

So, I have a tendency to be extremely lucky with online purchases.

When I bought the GB Micro Famicom Edition, the seller mistakenly sent a loose one with a few games (I had payed for a boxed one), on regular mail from Japan (so it just arrived today). A few days after sending it he realized that, and he sent the boxed one via EMS which arrived shortly.

He said I could keep both, as it was no deal for him to get it back paying 2 shippings + EMS for the other one.

[IMG]I do feel a bit guilty though [/img]

Not guilty enough to offer to sell it here and Paypal him the money though...

Doge

He must have confused you with Steve X2!

eddhorse

Jeez they are nice😠christmas boards raffle

Tchoin

Thargor wrote: »

Not guilty enough to offer to sell it here and Paypal him the money though...

ah... but the wife is growing fond of it already! :rolleyes:

now all I need is to get some good multiplayer games and a link cable :pac:

Thargor

Tchoin wrote: »

ah... but the wife is growing fond of it already! :rolleyes:

now all I need is to get some good multiplayer games and a link cable :pac:

Best one I ever had was when I ordered a cheap finderscope for $15 on Ebay for my telescope and it came in a massive box along with one of these, $200:



The guy sounded so upset in his emails that I forwarded it on to Germany for him though.

marko93

Tchoin wrote: »

So, I have a tendency to be extremely lucky with online purchases.

When I bought the GB Micro Famicom Edition, the seller mistakenly sent a loose one with a few games (I had payed for a boxed one), on regular mail from Japan (so it just arrived today). A few days after sending it he realized that, and he sent the boxed one via EMS which arrived shortly.

He said I could keep both, as it was no deal for him to get it back paying 2 shippings + EMS for the other one.



I do feel a bit guilty though

I'll happily take one off your hands :P

CiDeRmAn

Mod Note: As if it needs to be said,
No buying and selling outside the Marketplace or Adverts.

marko93

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Mod Note: As if it needs to be said,
No buying and selling outside the Marketplace or Adverts.

No buying/selling here chief

Just think they're really nice devices.

Optimus Prime

Havent bought anything retro in a while with the attic\kitchen works going on, but ive been after this for ages and it popped up on ebay boxed so couldnt resist.

airmax87

I got wii RGB SCART cables during the summer and I think they had a sync issue, but because they were so cheap I just assumed it was a bad one off and I ordered another set last week, same problem.
Only shows greens and purples when I set my trinitron to RGB mode.

..Virtua fighter on the other hand works great.

o1s1n

Optimus Prime wrote: »

Havent bought anything retro in a while with the attic\kitchen works going on, but ive been after this for ages and it popped up on ebay boxed so couldnt resist.

Excellent! I loved those things as a kid. Looks to be in great condition too.

Danonino.

Optimus Prime wrote: »

Havent bought anything retro in a while with the attic\kitchen works going on, but ive been after this for ages and it popped up on ebay boxed so couldnt resist.

No way! there is a blast from the past, I have one of these, well I should still have it Got it for Christmas many (many) moons ago. Was always kicking around the house.


EDIT: Holy **** the prices these are going for. Well I know what I'll be rooting around the old house next week for so ha ha

Thargor

Ashens reviewed it:

My only recollection of it is staring at it in an Argos or Smyths catalog back in the day and being willing to sell my soul for Santa to bring one but then I saw one in action in Dunnes Stores in Galway and was gutted at how completely lame it was :pac:

BGOllie

found this for a €1 in one of my charity shop rounds. a found Rayman M for p2s

ripperman

Optimus Prime wrote: »

Havent bought anything retro in a while with the attic\kitchen works going on, but ive been after this for ages and it popped up on ebay boxed so couldnt resist.

God I had one of these when I was a kid too! Loved it. I'm sure its in storage somewhere.

Doge

Me too! Except mine was different, it. Had pop up lights at the friend that had bulbs in them, and im pretty sure the course was much longer than that short loop in ashens video.

Theres actually a video of me playing it on VHS!

I might upload it for the craic.

Speaking of VHS digitising, would a Hauppage PVR give decent quality or are you better off getting it done professionally?

Retr0gamer

I said I'd curtail retro game buying until Xmas... Should have known better.

A very expensive impulse purchase arrived today.



Remember thinking full price was too much when it was released and waiting for the price to drop... The opposite happened.

blag

Hopefully we'll see Border Down on Steam at some point if Strania does okay for G.rev. It's a game that deserves more recognition.

o1s1n

I'd always put that into the 'hori shmups Retr0gamer thinks are a piece of ****' category.

The 'boarder select' thing is crap. The visuals and design are crap and wreak of euro shmup....yeah it's a piece of crap.

edit: Just to note, It's rare so I fully approve of this purchase :pac:

Retr0gamer

Ah I really like it. Graphics are a bit naff and border select is a load of ballox but I think the gameplay is pretty good. Also I'll take any decent hori these days, they are a rare breed amid the countless bullet hell shooters.

CiDeRmAn

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Ah I really like it. Graphics are a bit naff and border select is a load of ballox but I think the gameplay is pretty good. Also I'll take any decent hori these days, they are a rare breed amid the countless bullet hell shooters.

Now that you have invested in it a HD physical release will follow shortly, including an extras CD and a Soundtrack, and all for €20....

Under Defeat HD anyone?

Atavan-Halen

Haven't played the sly series before so picked this up. Also the vita has been severely neglected as of late.

MrVestek

Neither arcade nor retro but picked these up over the weekend.



Really loving Guitar Hero's new interface... certainly brings something new to the table.

Also being able to play along to a streaming "Live" music TV station is kinda cool also. I'm so glad that paying for DLC is no longer a thing with this service and you can just play whatever they happen to have online to stream.

The Lego Dimensions set is all kinds of awesome though. My first time ever really building Lego too so that was kinda fun. Mainly spent stupid money on it in order to play the Doctor Who level(s) but the general story to the game is pretty good too.

I can see myself picking up one or two level packs each month to get the most out of it.

Andrew76

MrVestek wrote: »

...My first time ever really building Lego too so that was kinda fun.

You never played with Lego as a kid?? The feck sort of childhood was that!

MrVestek

Andrew76 wrote: »

MrVestek wrote: »

...My first time ever really building Lego too so that was kinda fun.

You never played with Lego as a kid?? The feck sort of childhood was that!

A childhood spent watching Power Rangers and Star Trek.

Was never really into Lego when I was a kid really... then again we were too poor at the time for any of the sets so it kinda passed me by.

Andrew76

MrVestek wrote: »

A childhood spent watching Power Rangers and Star Trek.

Was never really into Lego when I was a kid really... then again we were too poor at the time for any of the sets so it kinda passed me by.

There was no such thing as Lego sets back when I was a kid - just different coloured bricks. Not the fancy (& crazy expensive) themed stuff like today.

Looking forward to seeing Dimensions in the flesh on Christmas day. I think Santa is also bringing the Back to the Future level pack too.

airmax87

Great day for me , I got a job, a more or less new madcatz TE for 50 quid, and some mango.

johnny_ultimate

airmax87 wrote: »

Great day for me , I got a job, a more or less new madcatz TE for 50 quid, and some mango.

Good work sir, definitely one of the best fruits out there