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The Last Bandit wrote: »Another batch of jammacon boards to be built, changed pcb supplier and decided to try out the black silkscreen. Think it looks pretty good with the gold plating
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The Last Bandit wrote: »But you don't really need one, your candy+pi pretty much has all the console stuff already covered
But... But... What if I really really need one, for some reason?0 -
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So, got this little beauty this morning,
It's Pac-Man Vs. for the Gamecube.
"But Ciderman", I hear you cry, "you dimwit, isn't that available to everyone and their grandmammy at this point in time?".
"Yes, but this is the version released in Japan via Club Nintendo, and it's all sealed and stuff"
And a lovely little bit of Pac-Man stuff it is too, but tiny, the envelope is only slightly bigger than the diameter of the GC disc itself.
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So, got this little beauty this morning,
It's Pac-Man Vs. for the Gamecube.
"But Ciderman", I hear you cry, "you dimwit, isn't that available to everyone and their grandmammy at this point in time?".
"Yes, but this is the version released in Japan via Club Nintendo, and it's all sealed and stuff"
And a lovely little bit of Pac-Man stuff it is too, but tiny, the envelope is only slightly bigger than the diameter of the GC disc itself.
Very cool. I have a similar mini sleeve for P.No.3 on gamecube. They gave it out in the run-up to the release date in Game. One of the "Capcom 5" at the time.
It was a seriously unfinished game, but I still liked it a lot. Could have been fantastic with a bit more polish. Still remember the name too, Vanessa Z. Schneider!0 -
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Retr0gamer wrote: »I couldn't get on with it. The main missions were ok but you had to grind really boring side missions for currency for upgrades which killed it for me.
I know what you mean. I Know what they were going for, but they didn't quite pull it off. I look at it like the repetitive gameplay of space invaders (crossed with rhythm-action). But it set itself up as a pure action single player.
Unfinished, but as gamecube exclusives go, you have to try it. When it works well its fantastic, dancing/acrobatics in-between 50 laser beams and bombs. Would love to see a sequel come out of nowhere, lots of potential, and schneiders "assets" shouldn't go to waste :P
Plus I forgot its a shinji Mikami too, so theres that
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Well I used to think Shinji Mikami was Miyamoto levels of infallible until PN03. Really not enjoyed any of his output since he left Capcom.
Then much later I realised all of his good Capcom work was with future members of Clover/Platinum games and it's starting to look like they were more influential in the games. He was an advisor on them with a future Clover/Platinum person acting as planner.
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Kidchameleon wrote: »Got a good deal on these, somehow managed to join the seemingly overpopulated club of MVS collectors who has more than one copy of Puzzle Bobble.
AOF2, great game
They look so good. How many do you have now?
I will take one Puzzle Bobble off your hands for cash if you like. Start my collection.0 -
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Picked these up in A&C Games in Toronto, €22 for the Saturn controller which isn't too bad.
Didn't get any pictures unfortunately, spent enough time browsing, it was very warm and the GF was getting bored :P Unfortunately the selection of Saturn and Dreamcast games was rather small, so even less Japanese games available.
There was a lovely boxed Master System, the version with the gun I believe. No dents, tears, spills, creases etc. €220 though...
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Kidchameleon wrote: »Very true. Many boots about. This site is a great resource https://www.mvs-scans.com/index.php/Main_Page
Yeah that's site has been a life saver, especially for some of the odder ones.
Ever see Metal Slug 5? You'd swear the legit copy is a boot due to the quality of the plastic shell (it's identical to a Garou boot I have) but it's legit and how that game was released.
There are a few more like that, you get a lot of weirdly shelled carts and then some actual PCBs look like they're boots but they were just oddly built in the factory. Total minefield! Never really know until you crack them open.
Luckily it's mainly the big games that were bootlegged though. Obscure boards are far more likely to be original.
Still, heart in mouth moment when you finally have a shell open and are browsing that site for PCB scans - I managed to pick up a legit Pulstar a few years ago, think I punched the air when the PCB scans checked out
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I'm hoping they'll all make their way for download over time.
Stramash Zone looks incredible, but it might be a purchase rather than a download, given the functions of the overlay.
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Just got this in the post today, really looking forward to trying it out.
I've my Snes and Megadrive both sitting on top of monitors, so this'll help alleviate that annoying cable running across monitor screen problem
For anyone interested, yes they do come with the receiver, so its an all in one kind of thing.
Managed to get a proper sit down to play with this - it's gorgeous! Can't note any kind of a lag at all. It's super responsive and the D pad is really lovely. It's exactly what I've been waiting years for tbh.
The down side, I appear to have one of the earlier units that had connection issues. The connection pairs and disconnects several times before securing a decent connection. Fine if you're just playing one game, a bit of a pain in the arse if you're switching between games on a flash cart (so powering the console on and off) - each power off/on of the console requires you to go through the annoyance of trying to pair again.
There has been a firmware update to fix this problem, however it requires updating both the receiver (which you've to open up) and the controller.
Will give it a go this weekend to see if it solves it.
https://www.retrorgb.com/how-to-update-your-m30-2-4g-if-youre-having-connection-issues.html0 -
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Master of the UniverseJoin Date:Posts: 34711
Managed to get a proper sit down to play with this - it's gorgeous! Can't note any kind of a lag at all. It's super responsive and the D pad is really lovely. It's exactly what I've been waiting years for tbh.
The down side, I appear to have one of the earlier units that had connection issues. The connection pairs and disconnects several times before securing a decent connection. Fine if you're just playing one game, a bit of a pain in the arse if you're switching between games on a flash cart (so powering the console on and off) - each power off/on of the console requires you to go through the annoyance of trying to pair again.
There has been a firmware update to fix this problem, however it requires updating both the receiver (which you've to open up) and the controller.
Will give it a go this weekend to see if it solves it.
https://www.retrorgb.com/how-to-update-your-m30-2-4g-if-youre-having-connection-issues.html
Okay so, I ran the above fix on the controller (literally a 3-5 minute job) - and it worked!
Was a bit unsure as to what level of difference I'd see - it's night and day. The moment you turn the console on the controller is paired, there's absolutely no delay at all.
I've switched it on and off a few times and it's a rock solid connection. Dare I say it, slightly better than the Snes bluetooth connection.
Now to buy a second! 0 -
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