New Get City, post here when you get something new

CiDeRmAn

Andrew76 wrote: »

Oi! White, black and grey with a dash of red - the original NES look is iconic. :cool:

I bet you'd put go faster stripes on a Ferrari eh.

Steve's Ferrari


Edit: I should really have said "Steve's other Ferrari"....

Steve X2

Andrew76 wrote: »

Actually Steve - did it come with matching controllers or is it just the base unit itself? Does look very well done.

No, it's just the base unit. I might do a simple controller paint job myself, but in reality this isnt going to get played on much

Doge

Andrew76 wrote: »

Oi! White, black and grey with a dash of red - the original NES look is iconic. :cool:

I bet you'd put go faster stripes on a Ferrari eh.

Actually Steve - did it come with matching controllers or is it just the base unit itself? Does look very well done.

Iconic me hole. It's a big oversized rectangular box designed to look like a VCR ffs! :pac:

Hardly comparable to a Ferrari.

The Famicom is a truly brilliant design just a shame about the wine colour.

Myrddin

Doge wrote: »

Iconic me hole. It's a big rectangular box designed to look like a VCR ffs! :pac:

Ah it's a console many of us grew up looking at, iconic enough for me

Doge

In fact if that exact NES Steve bought was actually an official limited edition Nintendo product back in the Day, I can guarantee the collectors on here would pay silly money for it and praise how aesthetically pleasing it is.

CiDeRmAn

I think the custom job is lovely Steve, and like Nu Ghostbusters, just because you don't appreciate the new version the old one hasn't been deprecated or depreciated at all, so we can still enjoy the glory of the grey and black brick regardless of the shiny paint finish on the NES of Steve's choosing.

Steve X2

Some bits in.

Few games and a mem card for the AES



A Dreamcast.


Packing a little extra. VGA output onboard and a LINK83 bios chip.

eddhorse

Thread hijacker, should just get your own, i look forward to seeing all these on display?

Steve X2

eddhorse wrote: »

Thread hijacker, should just get your own, i look forward to seeing all these on display?

Ah, I'll get bored soon enough and stop posting my daily retro gets. That's usually what happens

eddhorse

Steve X2 wrote: »

Ah, I'll get bored soon enough and stop posting my daily retro gets. That's usually what happens

And then sell them all to us for half the price?

Keep it up, well jealous of some of those

Steve X2

eddhorse wrote: »

And then sell them all to us for half the price?

Keep it up, well jealous of some of those

I only sell off the unwanted seconds and thirds :)
I'd never let go of anything rare or tasty, I'd live on the streets with them and built a shack out of Darius Alpha cases and cards

CiDeRmAn

Any time one finds oneself becoming jealous of Steve, just remember how many copies of Rise of the Robots he owns, and feel pity instead.

Steve X2

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Any time one finds oneself becoming jealous of Steve, just remember how many copies of Rise of the Robots he owns, and feel pity instead.

I also have the book/novel/abomination

Myrddin

Doge wrote: »

In fact if that exact NES Steve bought was actually an official limited edition Nintendo product back in the Day, I can guarantee the collectors on here would pay silly money for it and praise how aesthetically pleasing it is.

It's glorious looking as is, official or not makes no odds. Just don't go insulting the original Nes, that's a paddling

o1s1n

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Any time one finds oneself becoming jealous of Steve, just remember how many copies of Rise of the Robots he owns, and feel pity instead.

I always wanted to try and get one of these signed by Brian May for a laugh.

Have a friend who stalks famous people for autographs/plectrums and he actually met May before (managed to get a sixpence out of him!)

I might give him a copy of the game to have on standby just in case

Retr0gamer

I've asked Biran May about it before. He doesn't remember much or has blocked it from his memory.

Andrew76

Doge wrote: »

In fact if that exact NES Steve bought was actually an official limited edition Nintendo product back in the Day, I can guarantee the collectors on here would pay silly money for it and praise how aesthetically pleasing it is.

Hah, speak for yourself.

And I don't think anyone has said Steve's NES isn't nice looking? I just disagree with you saying the original NES looks dull & drab.

Steve X2

I think the original NES design is certainly a classic and iconic look. Personally, and leaving all sentimentality out of it, the NES is a bad design(the hardware itself, not the colours etc). They should have just used the Famicom design with a more Euro/US friendly colour scheme.

But anyway, I wouldn’t be without my own grey Nintendo box, this painted one is just for the looks and somewhat of a curio to sit on my shelf or a glass cabinet(if I ever find a decent sized one for less than 1k!).

o1s1n

I can see how some could see the NES as being dull and drab, it's a grey box :pac:

Such an iconic design though and amazing how far removed it is from the Famicom. You really could see how Nintendo were trying to get it to fit in with western home entertainment setups of the time.

Retr0gamer

That cartridge mechanism can go die in a fire though.

Steve X2

Retr0gamer wrote: »

That cartridge mechanism can go die in a fire though.

I'll bring the fire!

o1s1n

Steve X2 wrote: »

I'll bring the fire!

I'll bring the die!

o1s1n

Not sure if anyone here is into watches, but just got my first mechanical!

A Laco Aachen. Great value for money. I've been after for a WW2 styled aviation watch so no better than a company who made the real things.

Has an automatic rotor which winds the watch from your natural movements, but you can manually wind it up too for about 40 hours of life.

The numbers on the dial use superluminova which make it look like it came out on a nuclear reactor at night



I think I might be developing the beginnings of a new hobby, already looking for my next one.

Andrew76

Oh that's very nice indeed o1s1n! :cool:

I have two Seiko automatics, everything else is a G-shock bar my old Traser watch. I do a bit of lurking over on the Watches & Timepieces forum but it's dangerous for your wallet. :pac:

o1s1n

Their 'post here when you get something new' thread is mind boggling. The amounts of times someone posted a nice watch, I've thought 'oooh that's lovely, might pick one up' - only to google it and see it comes in around €10k :eek:

Star Lord

o1s1n wrote: »

A Laco Aachen. Great value for money. I've been after for a WW2 styled aviation watch so no better than a company who made the real things.

That's a thing of beauty and simplicity. Turns out I've got very expensive taste in watches, have a few on Pinterest, and my favourite ones, when I went to look to see how much they were ranged from $35,000 to $300,000...

:eek:

Needless to say, won't be getting those!!!

Steve X2

o1s1n wrote: »

Not sure if anyone here is into watches, but just got my first mechanical!

A Laco Aachen. Great value for money. I've been after for a WW2 styled aviation watch so no better than a company who made the real things.

Has an automatic rotor which winds the watch from your natural movements, but you can manually wind it up too for about 40 hours of life.

The numbers on the dial use superluminova which make it look like it came out on a nuclear reactor at night



I think I might be developing the beginnings of a new hobby, already looking for my next one.

Needs more wifi and bluetooth :D

CosmicSmash

o1s1n wrote: »

I think I might be developing the beginnings of a new hobby, already looking for my next one.

Six months later, after flogging the cabs and jamma board collection.:)

CiDeRmAn

I simply love my Pebble Classic
I have a Pebble Time 2 on the way from the recent Kickstarter, should have it in November.
Brilliant watches.

A mechanical might be nice though, plenty of tidy Seikos and Citizens out there.

Steve X2

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I simply love my Pebble Classic
I have a Pebble Time 2 on the way from the recent Kickstarter, should have it in November.
Brilliant watches.

A mechanical might be nice though, plenty of tidy Seikos and Citizens out there.

I've gone to the dark side, moved away from my Pebble watches and now only use Apple Watch!