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LORD OF BOOTY posted:Is nostalgia literally the only aesthetic value out there? Even if they don't look like the originals, I think they're kinda pretty. be careful, these guys are gonna brand you a heretic
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Caitlin posted:be careful, these guys are gonna brand you a heretic 
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I'd be happy to take the most functionally compact unit over a fancypants designjob. Function outweighs form if I have to choose between one or the other or a really bad balance.
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Aug 22, 2016 21:35
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Testing out a stream idea with my Easycap - gonna play some FDS Zelda. Feel free to drop in: https://www.twitch.tv/redfeyerthepulserifle
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MrLonghair posted:I'd be happy to take the most functionally compact unit over a fancypants designjob. Function outweighs form if I have to choose between one or the other or a really bad balance. For some reason this made me think of how amusing it would be if someone made a tiny Nintendo out of a PC Engine shell just for pure what-the-gently caress factor.
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:Is nostalgia literally the only aesthetic value out there? Even if they don't look like the originals, I think they're kinda pretty. I don't mind that they don't look like the originals, but I do mind that they don't even try to match the design aesthetic of the cartridges beyond using NES-grey plastic. You've got these swooping curved lines on the system and this blocky, textured piece of poo poo sticking out the top. They should have made some kind of blocky, chunkity-rear end design. hexwren fucked around with this message at 22:14 on Aug 22, 2016 |
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:Is nostalgia literally the only aesthetic value out there? Even if they don't look like the originals, I think they're kinda pretty. Not at all, but you got to admit that it really is a big factor for the intended audience. Shlomo Palestein posted:For some reason this made me think of how amusing it would be if someone made a tiny Nintendo out of a PC Engine shell just for pure what-the-gently caress factor. This would be pretty awesome. Lencho fucked around with this message at 22:37 on Aug 22, 2016 |
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The Joe Man posted:Can take pictures tomorrow, feel free to PM me if interested.
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I AM THE TOILET posted:I'm holding on to my Sunset Overdrive koozie I got as a preorder bonus from Best Buy in the hopes that one day it'll be worth BIG BUX to 20-30 year olds about 20-30 years in the future. That's why I have my Ultima 9 collector's edition. It's going to shoot up in price any day now. Yep. Any day now.
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Wise Fwom Yo Gwave posted:Testing out a stream idea with my Easycap - gonna play some FDS Zelda. Feel free to drop in: Took me 3 hours, including a phone break and a puppy break, but I got through the whole game. Only missed one bomb upgrade and the red ring, whilst dying twice (once because I was too lazy to wait for a bomb drop). Done for now, but I'm liking the way the stream turned out. It's too bad the Genesis and Nintendo suffer from jailbarring on the EasyCap I'm using, but when I tried to use my Happauge, the quality was MUCH worse.
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The Joe Man posted:I haven't followed this thread in a long time but any of you old cats interested in a mint condition, CIB JVC X'EYE? When I say CIB I mean even the plastic bags (I think), Prize Fighter/Compton's Encyclopedia/Karaoke Disc (+an extra for some reason, they doubled up by mistake on Compton's or Karaoke, don't remember), unused stickers, manuals, literally everything that came with it when new. Goddamn I loved this machine so much. I really, REALLY didn't want to sell my baby yet but I need to pay rent at the end of the month and have no other options that'll pay out in time. I could start an SA thread but this is such a niche item that I know one of you guys will actually appreciate it the most. Also have a CIB 32X I can sell with it. Also a ton of Sega CD discs in basic jewelcases (some with manuals) but all of my complete "large box" games were sold in bulk the last time I had to liquidate (on these very forums)! I have yet to price anything out again yet but throwing it out there now so you collectors can get a heads up (I like giving goons first dibs). Promise I won't spam the thread and just link later to an SA mart thread if it comes to it. To followup on this, I carefully unwrapped everything and took some pics: http://imgur.com/a/zJHkg Sidenote: I was misremembering the extra Karaoke disc; it's an extra manual for the Karaoke Disc. Don't want to split up the original X'EYE package for obvious reasons. I'll get back to the folks who PM'ed me and I'm still taking offers. Has to sell by the end of the month so if it's not going to a good goon home, I'll be forced to sell it elsewhere regardless.
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The only time it made sense to spend $450 on an nes with HDMI out is when the only option for an RGB nes was $500+ because it required a sacrificial Playchoice 10 and the know-how of like four people on the planet who knew how to do the mod. I don't understand its allure today at all. Three years ago, sure.
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I just watched the My Life in Gaming video where they show off their setups, and since moving in June, I've been fighting with what kind of furniture to buy to set up my consoles on, and I'm looking for inspiration. So, how do you have yours set up? How do you store your games and accessories?
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God I forgot how much I can't stand soldering. Getting these batteries out is torture. Star Tropics was particularly arduous because the tips were bent over and I couldn't get the smaller one turned back up right so I could pull the battery out. Hopefully I'll just get better at it as I go as I have like 15 more SNES games to do. I feel like I should get a clamp, so that I can put the soldering iron on the backside and pull the battery at the same time on the other side.
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This isn't super retrogames related, but I just got this thing and it's pretty cool. Reminds me a LOT of the cybiko.
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RZA Encryption posted:This isn't super retrogames related, but I just got this thing and it's pretty cool. Reminds me a LOT of the cybiko. When is yours shipping? I know they've had some manufacturing trouble.
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Nate RFB posted:God I forgot how much I can't stand soldering. Getting these batteries out is torture. Star Tropics was particularly arduous because the tips were bent over and I couldn't get the smaller one turned back up right so I could pull the battery out. Hopefully I'll just get better at it as I go as I have like 15 more SNES games to do. I feel like I should get a clamp, so that I can put the soldering iron on the backside and pull the battery at the same time on the other side. I've found that it's easier if you cut the tabs/solder blobs flush before desoldering them. Same goes for most through-hole components if you don't plan to use them later.
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Wamdoodle posted:When is yours shipping? I know they've had some manufacturing trouble. I received mine today.
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RZA Encryption posted:I received mine today. Oh, how does it feel? I ordered mine really late and haven't received it yet. How is it? I got it because I like the idea of a retro "fantasy console" that you can tinker with. Hopefully it doesn't rile the thread up too much talking about it 
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Lencho posted:I'm the only one who think that these things look ugly as gently caress? It doesn't look like the original NES or Famicom, so nostalgia appeal is nil. Even Nintendo got that right with the NES mini. no, it's hideous e: and a ripoff
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The Kins posted:It'll be US$449 with a wireless controller packed in, limiting it to the kind of weirdo obsessives who... well... post in this thread, really. Pretty sure most people in this thread would rather just apply a HDMI mod to a NES, the price limits the Analogue systems to rich tryhards who don't know any better
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Didn't the Analogue damage people's carts? I know thats what the original review that was linked here was saying.
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https://twitter.com/JrpgJordan/status/767894696504864768 I ventured into my storage unit to retrieve the few pieces of my old game collection that I never sold off. Sold all my DS stuff but kept a few GBA games for whatever reason. The good news is most of that stuff is worth some money, even loose. The bad news is I looked at GBA games on eBay for the first time and what the hell these prices are shameful. But man, I forgot how good games looks on the Micro.
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Cliff Racer posted:Didn't the Analogue damage people's carts? I know thats what the original review that was linked here was saying. It did. The cart slot was exceptionally tight and could gouge the PCB.
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Wamdoodle posted:Oh, how does it feel? I ordered mine really late and haven't received it yet. How is it? I got it because I like the idea of a retro "fantasy console" that you can tinker with. Hopefully it doesn't rile the thread up too much talking about it It's super neat, but in a portable computer kind of way, not like a game system. If you've ever owned or held a cybiko, it feels like what that would be if made today. For gaming/programming, if you liked warioware diy you'll love this.
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Allen Wren posted:I don't mind that they don't look like the originals, but I do mind that they don't even try to match the design aesthetic of the cartridges beyond using NES-grey plastic. You've got these swooping curved lines on the system and this blocky, textured piece of poo poo sticking out the top. They should have made some kind of blocky, chunkity-rear end design. I agree, the huge cartridge sticking out of that thing just looks wrong. I wouldn't mind that look with something like a Famicom or SNES cart.
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cosmicjim posted:Anyone have thoughts on whether 1080p with the NT is worth $250 more than 780p with the AVS? Probably not, but the NT might have some small advantages. For one, it depends on whether or not the Analogue supports integer scaling. 720p is a perfect 3x from the 240p of the original NES, but 1080p is 4.5x. If the new Analogue can run at 4x scale with black bars in 1080p that might be a reason to prefer it, if you care about things like that. In general kevtris does really good work and you won't be disappointed with the quality, but $450 is still probably overpriced.
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Monitor Burn posted:I've found that it's easier if you cut the tabs/solder blobs flush before desoldering them. Same goes for most through-hole components if you don't plan to use them later. Also my brand new tip is already covered in ugly brown/black oxides 
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I got a bunch of stuff in the mail from Japan. A new Family Trainer mat (my first one started acting up, and I got all 10 games for it so  ). The Famicom lightgun had no troubles with customs, thankfully. A boxed copy of Mario Paint, and the only controller made specifically for Takahashi Meijin it's just...so beautiful.
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Mace Bacon posted:and the only controller made specifically for Takahashi Meijin
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Kashuno posted:Has anyone been to those retro game conventions that go on in a few cities throughout the year? Are the prices at them generally decent? Tetris 2 SNES $5, Next Tetris DC $5, Mortal Kombat Trilogy N64 $12, all loose. There were bins of GB/GBA carts (mostly licensed chaff) going 5 for $10. I got 3 bad Star Trek games and 2 bad WWF games out of that. A good round of low-profile finds, both amusing and genuinely good. Oh and I had asked about this before, but I pulled off that Dreamcast trick where you force VGA on a non-VGA game. It ended up being very easy to do. Just start up a game in S-Video mode, and move the switch over to VGA at the right time during bootup. Really strange how easy it is, but it works! Two-player Next Tetris in VGA, a good time! Minidust fucked around with this message at 15:49 on Aug 23, 2016 |
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Aug 23, 2016 15:46
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gently caress, 25 years ago today is when the SNES was released in North America.
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univbee posted:gently caress, 25 years ago today is when the SNES was released in North America. I'm old as poo poo. 
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I don't own anything to play this on (yet), but I had to have it  
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I remember watching my friend Breck play his cassette of Dragon's Lair. Such a novel thing.
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univbee posted:gently caress, 25 years ago today is when the SNES was released in North America. Probably the best day in my / most peoples' childhoods. Happy birthday, Best Console!
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Kramdar posted:I remember watching my friend Breck play his cassette of Dragon's Lair. Such a novel thing.  [loving imgur is broken again and sending me in recaptcha loops, what a surprise]
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Code Jockey posted:Probably the best day in my / most peoples' childhoods. unless you had parents who's reaction was "first they're gonna make a super nintendo, then a super duper nintendo, and then something else. what's wrong with the nintendo you already own?" Instant Sunrise fucked around with this message at 19:19 on Aug 23, 2016 |
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Instant Sunrise posted:unless you had parents who's reaction was "first they're gonna make a super nintendo, then a super duper nintendo, and then something else. what's what with the nintendo you already own?" I had a friend whose parents said something like this but also combined it with racist rants about how it's "gook mind control"
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univbee posted:gently caress, 25 years ago today is when the SNES was released in North America. I was playing some 2 player Mario Kart yesterday (yeah on the SNES) and didn't even know! Guess I have to do it again tonight.
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