New Get City, post here when you get something new

CiDeRmAn

Love the cover images!
The left one is from Manic Miner, which is great, but the right one is from the Spectrum Transformers game, I used to love that one! Sank hours into it, got pretty good at it too...

Doge

These came today, 4 x YM2612 Sega Mega Drive sound chips and 4 x SN76489 Master System slund chips for the MIDIbox Quad Genesis synthesizer I'm building. I desoldered the existing YM2612 in my Mega Drive and soldered an IC socket to test the 4 chips and they work fine!





Didnt realise the Mega Drive shows a blank screen if you try and load a game without one installed.
The synthesizer will require 3D printed transparent buttons so I may have to summon Steve x2's skills at some stage!

Also a new toy came today, a Hot Air Rework Station and soldering iron combo, cost about 46 dollarydoos delivered by DHL within a week.



Ill need to solder a lot of SMD chips for this project so decided to invest in a hot air rework station, and it was only a few dollars more for the Soldering Iron combo model. Going for the hot air and solder paste method as it seems the easiest.

Luckily everything is earthed properly also, so no modifications were required!


Also this came with it, and I havent the slightest idea what it could be! Any ideas?

Doge

BGOllie wrote: »

xmas present from me to me

Wahey, a genuine hakko also! Is the FR model for frenchmen?

My Oklahomie in the states uses the same model for desoldering arcade boards in the states, having the pump built into the handle itself saves precious deskspace unlike my and the Last Bandits bulky ZD-915 cheapos!

The Last Bandit

The handle & springy metal thing is for moving the hot smd components you just blasted with the hotair gun.

Unless you got a stencil/oven and a lot of boards to do then don't bother with solder paste. Its quicker to manually solder them.

Steve X2

Great little fun portable synth. This is the "Arcade" version, I plan to get the rest of them and hook them all up in a loop.


PO-20 Arcade Pocket Operator Synthesizer

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

geotrig

Great fun arent they ? my daughter got one for the xmas from santa po-14 "sub"...although i've probably used it more :pac:... the po -12 is next on our list

although my reality of making a song are nothing like the youtube vids

Steve X2

geotrig wrote: »

Great fun arent they ? my daughter got one for the xmas from santa po-14 "sub"...although i've probably used it more :pac:... the po -12 is next on our list

although my reality of making a song are nothing like the youtube vids

Yeah, you do need a few of them to get the full "song" going. Still, good fun in them for sure.

Thargor

That ugly rack hanger lump of plastic on the top of them was a really poor choice...

Steve X2

Thargor wrote: »

That ugly rack hanger lump of plastic on the top of them was a really poor choice...

That's designed to snap off if you put it in a case (official or 3D printed). So not a major problem to remove it.

Doge

Steve X2 wrote: »

Great little fun portable synth. This is the "Arcade" version, I plan to get the rest of them and hook them all up in a loop.


PO-20 Arcade Pocket Operator Synthesizer

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

Is this your first time buying a synth Steve?

Thread carefully, synths can be just addictive and costly as buying / collecting retro games and consoles! Especilly the vintage kind!

The PO-28 does a decent SID sound:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBrhfdcia90

CiDeRmAn

Best pressies ever
The price of the Switch from my better half
And Legend of Zelda for the NES from the family!
Good times!

Inviere

A few pickups from over the yule tide season, right up to last week!



The NES Mini, Steam Link, and Megadrive games were all gifts. The Famicom Mini & Secret of Mana are gifts from me to me

CiDeRmAn

I want a Nintendo Classic Mini!
And a Famicom Mini!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFDcoX7s6rE

Danonino.

Doge wrote: »

These came today, 4 x YM2612 Sega Mega Drive sound chips and 4 x SN76489 Master System slund chips for the MIDIbox Quad Genesis synthesizer I'm building. I desoldered the existing YM2612 in my Mega Drive and soldered an IC socket to test the 4 chips and they work fine!





Didnt realise the Mega Drive shows a blank screen if you try and load a game without one installed.
The synthesizer will require 3D printed transparent buttons so I may have to summon Steve x2's skills at some stage!

Also a new toy came today, a Hot Air Rework Station and soldering iron combo, cost about 46 dollarydoos delivered by DHL within a week.



Ill need to solder a lot of SMD chips for this project so decided to invest in a hot air rework station, and it was only a few dollars more for the Soldering Iron combo model. Going for the hot air and solder paste method as it seems the easiest.

Luckily everything is earthed properly also, so no modifications were required!


Also this came with it, and I havent the slightest idea what it could be! Any ideas?

This sounds proper amazing. Looking forward to seeing how it all turns out.

OwaynOTT

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I want a Nintendo Classic Mini!
And a Famicom Mini!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFDcoX7s6rE

I've gotten food poisoning for mine. Which is

Doge

Danonino. wrote: »

This sounds proper amazing. Looking forward to seeing how it all turns out.

Heres some vids in case you missed my post about it,

Some eye candy and VGM file playback:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-fWgOmMvfc

4 VGM files played at once for the lolz:

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

and voice mode, only watch this if you're really into synthesis, its quite long:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdVT-CrMMKw

Danonino.

Unreal.

BGOllie

Not retro but I received a present from Game Atelier for my help in the Monsterboy game so I could play the game when it first comes out on ps4

Full disclosure, I made a first trailer for them for which I was paid. We were then in contact regarding my making more covers to include in the game as unlockables. Since I had planned on doing them I just went ahead and bumped them up in my schedule. There never was a question of of money for these, I was just happy to do it (and I was going to do these covers regardless) .
But I came home Wednesday and this was waiting for me with a thank you note
So I went ahead and bought Bloodborne and last guardian .



Oh also I did another trailer for them recently too

CiDeRmAn

Bloodborne and The Last Guardian
Great games and I can't wait to hear any covers of those games music, each is brilliant! (though not yet retro...)

OwaynOTT

First non-illness related get of the year.

Street Fighter II Turbo on a PAL SNES, from corholio on here.

Had to get it, so I'll be up to speed for Street Fighter II SUPER ULTRA HYPER TURBO ULTIMATE on the Switch.

CiDeRmAn

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Bloodborne and The Last Guardian
Great games and I can't wait to hear any covers of those games music, each is brilliant! (though not yet retro...)

I tired to play bloodborne,
we didnt get along,
do you want a copy ollie?
I'll post it down to foc you if you do .

BGOllie

BrownFinger wrote: »

I tired to play bloodborne,
we didnt get along,
do you want a copy ollie?
I'll post it down to foc you if you do .

ah man. I bought one yesterday, not used to paying full price for anything these days

Burzum

Got a bundle of mega drive games for nothing today , 1-2 good games and few sports.
Mega Bomberman
Captain America & the Avengers
Virtua Fighter 2
Altered Beast
Cool Spot
Wrestlemania
and 4 sports titles.

Atavan-Halen

Not really gaming related but it is retro! Wanted one of these for a while and found one locally for $60.



It's an iMac G4 straight outta 2002. Came with the pro speakers too which are actually pretty decent. Mainly going to use it for music and see if I can get some form of mame running on it.

Steve X2

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

Not really gaming related but it is retro! Wanted one of these for a while and found one locally for $60.



It's an iMac G4 straight outta 2002. Came with the pro speakers too which are actually pretty decent. Mainly going to use it for music and see if I can get some form of mame running on it.

If I got MAME running on an old G3 running at 400mhz with 128MB RAM, you'll definitely get something running on that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTrQyg-yEMM

Atavan-Halen

Steve X2 wrote: »

If I got MAME running on an old G3 running at 400mhz with 128MB RAM, you'll definitely get something running on that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTrQyg-yEMM

I've a whopping 800mhz and a gig of RAM to play with!

Steve X2

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

I've a whopping 800mhz and a gig of RAM to play with!

Bragger

KeRbDoG

Always thought I'd like to get a Power Mac G4 Cube

NOS 13" CRT.

CiDeRmAn

Steve X2 wrote: »

If I got MAME running on an old G3 running at 400mhz with 128MB RAM, you'll definitely get something running on that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTrQyg-yEMM

Woohoo!
Last Blade 2!
It doesn't get enough love!