General Arcade and Retro Chat - Insert Coin -

CiDeRmAn

Yeah, I backed Yooka Laylee and if it's another DK64 I'll be p1ssed off.
Banjo less so, but I suppose it'll depend on what they keep from the era that rang true with gamers and what was just plain annoying and was left behind over the console generations.

Retr0gamer

DK Rap 2.0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcP91tQ4ZSM

CiDeRmAn

Retr0gamer wrote: »

DK Rap 2.0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcP91tQ4ZSM

And you can fup right off!

Mr.Saturn

With the announcement it's coming to the Japanese VC, Mother 3 comes to new tantalizingly reachable levels of not even close.

o1s1n

Ah well, at least we have the fan translation, which is excellent.

Still waiting on that bloody Segagaga translation I need to play that game.

TrustedApple

With DK 64 am i in a small group who love that game still to this day ?.

I remember getting it for my N64 as a 8 year old and loving the game to bits. Me and my sister used play it none stop as it was just such a good game at the time.

Considering i also loved Star Wars Episode I: Racer at the time and i used to love Jar Jar Binks when i was that age as well so don't judge me at all :P

Doge

http://makezine.com/2015/11/14/vec9-gives-vector-arcade-gaming-modern-upgrade/

Myrddin

Doge wrote: »

http://makezine.com/2015/11/14/vec9-gives-vector-arcade-gaming-modern-upgrade/

Good video explaining it (embedded from the link above)

Mr.Saturn

o1s1n wrote: »

Ah well, at least we have the fan translation, which is excellent.

Ages ago, Tomato, the mad lep, offered to waive all ownership of the translation and pony it up to Ninty for free. The guy's like Mother Jesus.

Retr0gamer

TrustedApple wrote: »

With DK 64 am i in a small group who love that game still to this day ?.

I remember getting it for my N64 as a 8 year old and loving the game to bits. Me and my sister used play it none stop as it was just such a good game at the time.

Considering i also loved Star Wars Episode I: Racer at the time and i used to love Jar Jar Binks when i was that age as well so don't judge me at all :P

Episode 1 racer is still excellent. DK64 and Jar Jar though... you shouldn't really admit to them on a public forum.

o1s1n

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

Ages ago, Tomato, the mad lep, offered to waive all ownership of the translation and pony it up to Ninty for free. The guy's like Mother Jesus.

I remember hearing that alright! Shame they didn't go with it, it's an amazing translation

On another note, I haven't been on the 3DS eshop in months. Got some surprise to see Streets of Rage 2/Gunstar Heroes 3D up there. Haven't a clue how that slipped by me. Off to fetch the credit card.

CiDeRmAn

Pod Racer on the N64 was great, and almost seemed like it belonged on another console!
Was the PS2 Pod Racing game the same game, just beefed up a bit, or is it all new from the ground up?

Atavan-Halen

Going to start drawing names for the secret Santa in a couple of hours so last chance to enter

http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057520050/2/#post97756681

The Last Bandit

You know your buying/selling ratio is out of whack when you run out of bubble wrap !!

Steve X2

So whoever wanted to test out a my shell for the Turbo Everdrive v1.2 (and maybe 1.1 if the usb header doesn't get in the way) let me know via PM and I'll sort out getting one to you.
No charge of course, I just want feedback on if it fits ok. I think it was Cidey and o1s1n that wanted one.

I've done them in a few different colours, materials and finishes. I think the matte finish is probably the best and can be painted etc.

Retr0gamer

Retronauts Devil May Cry episode reminded me of this classic moment. Like if you cry every time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4cWu-0g2P8

ronanc1000

Anyone PS1 collecting? Question. 20 quid for a PS1 with 2 controllers, good cond. Good value?

Atavan-Halen

ronanc1000 wrote: »

Anyone PS1 collecting? Question. 20 quid for a PS1 with 2 controllers, good cond. Good value?

Yeah I'd say that's about what they're worth with the 2 controllers.

Retr0gamer

ronanc1000 wrote: »

Anyone PS1 collecting? Question. 20 quid for a PS1 with 2 controllers, good cond. Good value?

One tip if you are serious forget about collecting PAL releases unless they are exclusive, you'll regret it down the road when you see how much better NTSC versions are and realise your PAL collection is kind of useless... Like I did

ronanc1000

Retr0gamer wrote: »

One tip if you are serious forget about collecting PAL releases unless they are exclusive, you'll regret it down the road when you see how much better NTSC versions are and realise your PAL collection is kind of useless... Like I did

Not too serious for now, picked up the console with 2 controllers for 20 quid, ive no games for it yet so that's next on the list. Will post a picture when it arrives.

Steve X2

So thats two takers for the Turbo Everdrive shell. Anyone else? Maybe someone with an 1.2 board?

DinoRex

Steve X2 wrote: »

So thats two takers for the Turbo Everdrive shell. Anyone else? Maybe someone with an 1.2 board?

Will check on my one to see what version it is and get back to you.

Retr0gamer

ronanc1000 wrote: »

Not too serious for now, picked up the console with 2 controllers for 20 quid, ive no games for it yet so that's next on the list. Will post a picture when it arrives.

You'll need a way to play imports but it's easy enough on PS1 as long as you can find some one to chip it, there's resources here. It's worth it though. Along with playing the NTSC versions that run at full speed and with no borders US and Japanese versions of games tend to be much cheaper, and tend to have better box art (although US box art for some games is horrendous, check out the horrors of the Megaman Legends, Final Fantasy and Suikoden 1 box art). If a game doesn't require English the Japanese versions can save you a lot of money.

If you plan to get serious it's worth keeping in mind, it's the same with N64. You can't force PAL games for them to play full speed and screen like you can on other consoles.

CiDeRmAn

Buy an NTSC PS2, double the fun, with both NTSC PS and PS2 games playable.
If you can, invest in a TEST PS2, region free as well.

Dr Bob

Doge wrote: »

http://makezine.com/2015/11/14/vec9-gives-vector-arcade-gaming-modern-upgrade/

I dont normally say this but ...
WWWWWAAAAAANNNNNTTTTT!!

James Howlett

anyone here heading into the Zelda concert on Sunday?

Dr Bob

Steve X2 wrote: »

So whoever wanted to test out a my shell for the Turbo Everdrive v1.2 (and maybe 1.1 if the usb header doesn't get in the way) let me know via PM and I'll sort out getting one to you.
No charge of course, I just want feedback on if it fits ok. I think it was Cidey and o1s1n that wanted one.

I've done them in a few different colours, materials and finishes. I think the matte finish is probably the best and can be painted etc.

hey I have to meet up with you to get that transformers part ( I should be back out of hibernation soon). On an unrelated note ..any thoughts on printing a pipboy shell ? ( as in the smartphone holder that came with the fallout 4 special edition?)

eddhorse

Dr Bob wrote: »

I dont normally say this but ...
WWWWWAAAAAANNNNNTTTTT!!

Yeah saw that, i like the story behind it, they did a good job.

Steve X2

Dr Bob wrote: »

hey I have to meet up with you to get that transformers part ( I should be back out of hibernation soon). On an unrelated note ..any thoughts on printing a pipboy shell ? ( as in the smartphone holder that came with the fallout 4 special edition?)

I've all the model files for that myself as I want to print one up for my iPhone 6. There are a lot of parts to print so its not a quick or simple job(think its 38-40 separate parts for the iPhone 6 version).

Check out the video below to see the one I'll be printing. You can order it on 3Dhubs and have someone print it for you(it's a pricey print). I have my own dublin hub, which i won't advertise as it goes against the rules

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD9w7f4hJDY

Jack burton

Retr0gamer wrote: »

You'll need a way to play imports but it's easy enough on PS1 as long as you can find some one to chip it, there's resources here. It's worth it though. Along with playing the NTSC versions that run at full speed and with no borders US and Japanese versions of games tend to be much cheaper, and tend to have better box art (although US box art for some games is horrendous, check out the horrors of the Megaman Legends, Final Fantasy and Suikoden 1 box art). If a game doesn't require English the Japanese versions can save you a lot of money.

If you plan to get serious it's worth keeping in mind, it's the same with N64. You can't force PAL games for them to play full speed and screen like you can on other consoles.

Has anyone found a decent way to get games from America yet? Or even good contact for NTSC games?

Everytime I ordered something on US ebay, it cost me a ton in shipping and then stung with customs. I love NTSC snes games and PS1/2 but such a hassle to get them.

Retr0gamer

Jack burton wrote: »

Has anyone found a decent way to get games from America yet? Or even good contact for NTSC games?

Everytime I ordered something on US ebay, it cost me a ton in shipping and then stung with customs. I love NTSC snes games and PS1/2 but such a hassle to get them.

I've two Japanese sellers on facebook that put up random games for sale. Nothing really for america though.

Jack burton

just browsing ebay there and seems a few american sellers are offering ok shipping with the customs duty paid. Must order myself a few bits and see how it goes.

Tchoin

Jack burton wrote: »

Has anyone found a decent way to get games from America yet? Or even good contact for NTSC games?

Everytime I ordered something on US ebay, it cost me a ton in shipping and then stung with customs. I love NTSC snes games and PS1/2 but such a hassle to get them.

I was wondering the same thing, I'm fairly new to the country (little over a year) so don't know much about importing rules here.

Aren't there any shipping/freight forwarders operating between US-Ireland?

In Uruguay I would use a freight forwarder that operated between Miami (US)-Montevideo (UY) and could consolidate packages and send them together for a fairly reasonable price (of course it was cheaper as it did not have to cross the ocean). In any case we were pretty limited to just 5 online purchases a year, as the lovely customs office enjoys raping us.

airmax87

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I've two Japanese sellers on facebook that put up random games for sale. Nothing really for america though.

Is one of them that ryu kenkars guy ?, I joined a neo geo group and tonnes of them add you

o1s1n

All is right in the world again, just downloaded the 3D classics versions of Sonic 2, Gunstar Heroes and Streets of Rage 2. Will be keeping a closer look out in future :eek:

Funnily enough, 3D Streets of Rage 2 was released on my birthday back in July. Shame I didn't know at the time, would have convinced myself it was a gift from Sega

blag

G.Rev are bringing Strania to Steam next week. Briallliant to see the Japanese developers on Steam, who would have thought we'd have a Cave game, G.Rev and Dariusburst on Steam all within a few months:pac:

I'd really love to see Border Down on Steam too so hopefully Strania does well.

the groutch

o1s1n wrote: »

just downloaded the 3D classics versions of Sonic 2

you really should have waited til the 24th.

Retr0gamer

airmax87 wrote: »

Is one of them that ryu kenkars guy ?, I joined a neo geo group and tonnes of them add you

Yeah he is

Atavan-Halen

Jack burton wrote: »

Has anyone found a decent way to get games from America yet? Or even good contact for NTSC games?

Everytime I ordered something on US ebay, it cost me a ton in shipping and then stung with customs. I love NTSC snes games and PS1/2 but such a hassle to get them.

Jjgames.com do free shipping worldwide on items under 2kg I think. Prices are ok and they have actual pictures of the items.

o1s1n

I can confirm that Blaze's knickers have indeed survived the transition to the 3DS. In both the Japanese and International versions.

Interesting fact (which I didn't realize until now) - her undergarments had been censored out of the US version. Not only that, they completely redrew her right leg.

Japan/EU



US

trout

Steve X2 wrote: »

Is that a Commodore Pet behind the perspex? What's the dealio? I love it

Steve X2

trout wrote: »

Is that a Commodore Pet behind the perspex? What's the dealio? I love it

Yeah I printed up some mini retro computers a little while back.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057450587&page=7

trout

Just reading that thread now ... impressive stuff ... I feel a new hobby comin' on :cool:

Nerdkiller1991

CiDeRmAn

Honestly, is anyone going to sit through an hour and 11 minutes of critique of a movie we've all seen multiple times?
Nope, nope, nopedy, nope.

Nerdkiller1991

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Honestly, is anyone going to sit through an hour and 11 minutes of critique of a movie we've all seen multiple times?
Nope, nope, nopedy, nope.

Really? You don't want to see how deep the whole thing goes?

Jack burton

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Really? You don't want to see how deep the whole thing goes?

2 types of people

Doge

The cost of time involved is too damn high.

Nerdkiller1991

For a good time, call Alyson Wonderland.

CiDeRmAn

I'm a fan of the Alice books and find that picture disturbing, given she's meant to be a child, though she appears to have grown up on the wrong side of the tracks there