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Rirse posted:Anyway, now that I am done with getting flash carts for the NES, SNES, N64, and Genesis, I am thinking of getting one for the Turbograhix/PC Engine. OP mentions not buying a Turbographix and just get a PC Engine at this point. Besides having better output for videos, is the console better quality with the PC Engine? I remember getting one for a kid and it breaking within a week so my parents had to return it to Toys R Us and got a SNES instead (which is a blessing in disguise). But due to this, I am worry about fragile the unit can be, especially when you add twenty years to the system. you should slow down and enjoy what you have before jumping into yet another system, imo e: but yes the PCEs are for the most part better built than the TG16. the original black duos are an exception and should be avoided at all cost. duo-rs and duo-rxs are fine and probably the best thing to go for now in 2016
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Uncle at Nintendo posted:
A. 6 buttons was better than 4 players if you like fighting games, but as you will I guess. Don't fill them in IMO; just cap them. B. What kind of monster are you that you just made them two straight rows? How do y'all even stand playing like that for extended periods of time? Angled buttons are so much more comfortable. 
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Aug 18, 2016 22:14
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Caitlin posted:B. What kind of monster are you that you just made them two straight rows? How do y'all even stand playing like that for extended periods of time? Angled buttons are so much more comfortable. agreed, he is also using happ sticks though so idk if he cares about good controls 
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Aug 18, 2016 22:15
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d0s posted:agreed, he is also using happ sticks though so idk if he cares about good controls He did, however, pick the actual worst cabinet layout to show as the bad example. 4 player Simpsons arcade is fun, unless you're player 1 or 4. e : I guess that was the "good" example and I misread. I actually really hate that layout, but not because of the stick orientation, mostly because you have to stand at a right goddamn angle to the screen. Caitlin fucked around with this message at 22:19 on Aug 18, 2016 |
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Aug 18, 2016 22:17
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Uncle at Nintendo posted:OK so I need everyone's advice on this. It's a bit convoluted so bear with me. I'm no expert, but I don't think it has anything to do with the buttons themselves or even where the screen is, but more about where you expect these people to stand. If they're a group of nine-year-olds who can all stand directly in front of the cabinet shoulder-to-shoulder, then yeah, the sticks should all face the same direction. If they're supposed to stand to the sides, then they should have their controls angled towards them.
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d0s posted:you should slow down and enjoy what you have before jumping into yet another system, imo I wasn't going to get this for a little bit. I just wanted to know before I go forward. Especially since the Gameboy turn out to be in bad shape to get a flashcart for.
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On the contrary I will tell you a black Duo is just fine as long as you have it recapped. 
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Minidust posted:
The easiest way to do this stuff is to use GameShark/CodeBreaker/etc codes when they're available, which they usually are for games that have a patch out. You just burn yourself the cheat disc and they work with any VMU/memory card for code storage. It's what I used to do for bitchy games where I could, because I never had good luck getting the patches done right. And I'm a filthy cheater anyway.
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Make a two player panel with a couple of SNES or whatever ports on the ears for players 3 and 4 and done. Headaches prevented and you will thank yourself in the future.
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Caitlin posted:On the contrary I will tell you a black Duo is just fine as long as you have it recapped. Pretty much, the only other knock someone would have against the Turbo Duo is the AV port being on the side. 
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Caitlin posted:On the contrary I will tell you a black Duo is just fine as long as you have it recapped. Except the audio amp is positioned right next to the voltage regulator and over time will fail because of the heat generated causing it to overheat. It's stupid to get a Duo unless you want a ticking time bomb. This is why even when you replace all the capacitors and leave the system on for extended amounts of time the audio cuts out.
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Never ever had my audio cut out.
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TheRedEye posted:Just a heads up that Everdrive GBA seems to not work with like, the majority of micro SD cards that exist. Hopefully a firmware update can fix it (I'm 0/2 so far), and hopefully I can actually update the firmware considering that it requires, you know, reading off of an SD card. This is a problem that's plaguing all of Krikzz's MicroSD-only carts. The new Mega Everdrive v2, the EDGB and the EDGBA. They all seem to hate the same brand/models of cards, and work with the same ones. This one works: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013CP5HCK/ Krikzz has been pretty unresponsive on the issue, just telling people to try other cards. I spent $50 on various cards just to find one that worked.
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$6 goldmine on ebay arrived today. Do NOT tell Sony I own the one on the right.  As you might expect, one is full of nice colorful art and one is b&w.  The unofficial one is a better guide though. The official one literally has no chapter breaks or sections, it's just 700 screenshots and the last page is the final boss. Bonus consternation from some kid long ago.  Bonus classic TM2 ad in the official one. 
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xamphear posted:This is a problem that's plaguing all of Krikzz's MicroSD-only carts. The new Mega Everdrive v2, the EDGB and the EDGBA. They all seem to hate the same brand/models of cards, and work with the same ones. This one works: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013CP5HCK/ I highly doubt he'll do anything about it unless it's like the Turbo Everdrive issues. He has been really bad about OS updates anymore and pretty much focuses all his time on making GBS threads out new carts.
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aren't the cd drive mechanisms of the black duos as failure-prone as original cdrom2s as well?
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xamphear posted:This is a problem that's plaguing all of Krikzz's MicroSD-only carts. The new Mega Everdrive v2, the EDGB and the EDGBA. They all seem to hate the same brand/models of cards, and work with the same ones. This one works: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013CP5HCK/ The card from my Everdrive GB doesn't work in my Everdrive GBA, it's something else.
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I had the same sd card issue but thankfully a spare Samsung 2gb off my shelf worked so I'll figure out a bigger one later. It's without a doubt the pickiest of my everdrives. Also there's nothing wrong with Happ gear for the most part. They feel good in my regular Joe American hands and they have stood up to a ton of abuse from little kids over the years. (And drunken buddies)
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flyboi posted:I highly doubt he'll do anything about it unless it's like the Turbo Everdrive issues. He has been really bad about OS updates anymore and pretty much focuses all his time on making GBS threads out new carts. What was that issue? I still haven't had a chance to use my Turbo Everdrive.
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you'd think he'd want to fix it when the flashcards don't work with most micro sd cards
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That the main reason I returned that chinese SNES flashcart, as it kept messing up my sd cards. I would transfer files to them, but after it been in the unit, it would lock up on a tiny 2 mb file and not want to transfer anymore.
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Cart reproductions are a lot of fun. My brother and fiance both like to get me them as birthday gifts now, it's a fun retro thing that never existed. I got Live a Live this year.
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TheRedEye posted:Just a heads up that Everdrive GBA seems to not work with like, the majority of micro SD cards that exist. Hopefully a firmware update can fix it (I'm 0/2 so far), and hopefully I can actually update the firmware considering that it requires, you know, reading off of an SD card. Yeah I was just trying to get mine set up last night and thought I messed up something until I read his forums. I'd understand if it was cheapo no-name cards but SanDisk and Samsung are probably the majority of the market. I regret ordering the card from Amazon at the same time as I preordered the Everdrive. It's now well past the return window.
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Hey Hamburglar, maybe this is a really stupid suggestion and you will tell me so, but rather than having a dedicated four player CP where everything is cramped why not have a really good two player panel and build two separate control panel boxes for player 1 & 4 connected by some sort of a quick disconnect wiring harness that you can plug in and unplug as needed when you need four player support? Maybe even build legs for the control panels so that they stand upright, or find a way to hook the extra two panels on to the cabinet when needed, sort of like a food tray hooks on to a car window at a drive up restaurant? Like I said, probably a stupid suggestion but don't kill the messenger for coming up with stupid alternatives.
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That's exactly my plan for using the trackball someone gave me forever ago. I tried and tried to make it work with my existing cp but it just threw everything off. A separate modular cp would do the trick. Then you open the doors to more like racing wheels or even Operation Wolf style gun/joysticks.
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Jadius posted:Hey Hamburglar, maybe this is a really stupid suggestion and you will tell me so, but rather than having a dedicated four player CP where everything is cramped why not have a really good two player panel and build two separate control panel boxes for player 1 & 4 connected by some sort of a quick disconnect wiring harness that you can plug in and unplug as needed when you need four player support? Maybe even build legs for the control panels so that they stand upright, or find a way to hook the extra two panels on to the cabinet when needed, sort of like a food tray hooks on to a car window at a drive up restaurant? Like I said, probably a stupid suggestion but don't kill the messenger for coming up with stupid alternatives. listen to this man, also it's already been said it but it has to be reiterated, there is a really good reason why nearly every good stick has a button layout like this  there are plenty of guides for how to create this layout, I own an american SFII cabinet and I can tell you from firsthand experience US cabs are designed to be uncomfortable as hell and to get you off the machine as quick as possible, down to the lovely sticks and buttons. modelling a MAME cab after one is a mistake I see a lot of people make e: also the buttons aren't like that just for fighting games, even a two button shooter benefits, imagine having your two fingers resting on 1(X) and 2(Y) for fire and bomb on that stick and then on a US style 6-button layout. it becomes even more uncomfortable if you're playing a cave game with autofire on button 3 (Z) enabled d0s fucked around with this message at 04:03 on Aug 19, 2016 |
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Random Stranger posted:There's a lot more games that benefit from four ways than just twenty. 90% of stuff from before 1983 is a good start. Oh yeah, I know the feeling. Doing an accelerated program night school with classes from 4 to 10 pm straight, and most of it is lab time in the shop as well. Only 15 credit hours but when its condensed so it leaves little time for other things. Speaking of Repro carts, whose the go to for that these days? I keep toying with the idea of getting a Gun Nac cart. It's getting hard to find that one in general, never mind the price.
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I would avoid spending money on repros and put it into a flash cart at this point
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I don't know, I spent money on a Mother 1+2 Repro and a Mother 3 repro and they're all fine
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bpc908 posted:I don't know, I spent money on a Mother 1+2 Repro and a Mother 3 repro and they're all fine yes they work fine but what is the point when for the price of a few repros you can have a "repro" with every game on it?
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d0s posted:yes they work fine but what is the point when for the price of a few repros you can have a "repro" with every game on it? I'm a person who has an insatiable lust for shelf candy but I agree 100% with this
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Repro would be cool if you had money to blow and want to own 'all' the games. Otherwise it better to go with flashcarts.
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Flash carts fall out of 'gift price' range for most people I know. Repros fall really well into the sweet spot for gifts.
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eshock posted:We had HDMI switch chat a few pages ago--is there anything in particular to look out for in an S-Video switch? A few pages back, but I use this Svideo switch https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Z7KJT8/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Looks like it has gone up in price since I purchased it. You should be OK with any that has decent reviews though
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I know flash carts make more sense at this point, but I think its the shelf candy/ regret of not getting it cheap years ago when I had the chance thats eating me. Technically a repro wouldn't fill that void very well either since its not a "real" one. Sort of related, is anybody big into homebrews/hacks/etc? The only one I've ever bothered to shell out for was Water Margin: The Tales of Clouds and Winds on Genesis and I haven't even had the time to play it. I've considered many others before like Halo 2600 or one of the passable Pokemon hacks, but none of those are a clear ripoff of best game ever Streets of Rage 2, which was the tipping point on Water Margin for me.  Most homebrews seem kinda eh in general?
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Yeah the only repro I would consider getting is starfox 2, but even then it's difficult to justify because it's not that great of a game.
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I would do repros for games I'm really fond of and don't want to just have on a flash cart with everything else. No reason you can't have it both ways with this.
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RZA Encryption posted:Yeah the only repro I would consider getting is starfox 2, but even then it's difficult to justify because it's not that great of a game. Same here, it's really only SuperFX and SA-1 games I'd consider buying a repro for.
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I have an unwarranted hatred of repros because the local P&T keeps trying to push them on me despite the fact that I am not one bit interested in paying forty dollars for a Play Action Football that's had its innards swapped out. If that was the route I was going I'd just buy a flash card and never stop by your store again, buddy.
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