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Captain Yossarian posted:Psx and n64 run fine on RetroPie though? Unless you have an older one? There are no N64 emulators that "run fine" in terms of having decent accuracy and still running at a playable speed. CEN64 is the cloest things have gotten, but it still has some issues and needs a top of the line i7.
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A FUCKIN CANARY!! posted:There are no N64 emulators that "run fine" in terms of having decent accuracy and still running at a playable speed. CEN64 is the cloest things have gotten, but it still has some issues and needs a top of the line i7. Yeah sorry I was focusing more on the "psx" half there. Gf plays 64, not I!
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The psp's psx emulator is so top notch that sony didn't even attempt to port or rewrite it for the vita, the vita/pstv actually runs the psx emulator inside its own psp emulator/mode
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feedmegin posted:I worked on the UI for those things (QtEmbedded/QTopia)  My Zaurus I bought a few years after they were strictly relevant but still recall being impressed with what you could do with them, at least software- and expandability-wise. Compact Flash wifi card, a GigaByte microdrive? Man, that poo poo was the future. Just a shame the actual PDA hardware itself was pretty garbage 
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Pretty fun hardware for its day, really.
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Captain Yossarian posted:Psx and n64 run fine on RetroPie though? Unless you have an older one? Think I mighta meant the PS2 based on recent comments. N64 RetroPie chat seems mostly about how it doesn't work so good. Eh, I'm willing to wait. I can play Pilotwings 64 a hundred years from now and still be pretty chilled out.
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Sentient Data posted:The psp's psx emulator is so top notch that sony didn't even attempt to port or rewrite it for the vita, the vita/pstv actually runs the psx emulator inside its own psp emulator/mode Similarly, the best way to play N64 games on PC right now is to run the Virtual Console emulated versions inside a Wii emulator.
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Three-Phase posted:I saw packages of "fuse wire" you would string between two points. Totally not a fire hazard. Wait, is fuse wire on a card not a universal thing? What do you do if you need some fuse wire?
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Horace posted:Wait, is fuse wire on a card not a universal thing? What do you do if you need some fuse wire? I have never seen fuse wire outside of pictures from old-rear end UK wiring. You use a fuse, as in a glass or ceramic package with the fuse elements safely inside. With an overload element (for slow action) and a set of short circuit elements (fast action). So you have an appropriate time delay to permit inrush current (motor starting, transformer energizing) yet can interrupt in a fraction of a cycle in a serious short circuit. You cannot do that double-element protection with a fuse wire. You can get them as small as surface-mount for a fraction of an amp, all the way up to coffee-can sized packages that can handle thousands of amps. Three-Phase has a new favorite as of 12:22 on Sep 8, 2016 |
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Here's a handy guide to fuses found in US electrical systems: 
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My old car (an 88 Chrysler) had a ton of fuse wire scattered about, so it's not limited to UK houses. And, yes, a common aftermarket change is to cut out the fuse links and splice in standard fuse holders. To check if a wire is blown, the service manual tells you to pull on both sides of the link and note if it's "stretchy". Yes, the actual 1000+ page official shop service manual from Chrysler, not the Chilton junk
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Earlier tonight, I went to a huge arcade complex that just opened up a few weeks ago, and they've got all sorts of classic games in cabinets that look like they've been professionally restored. Also, TONS of pinball machines, both old and new:   Including a Bally Star Trek machine from 1979, which was awesome because today was Star Trek's 50th anniversary:  They even had an Asteroids machine:  There was a Millipede, Battlezone, Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, and a Missile Command nearby, too. I'm definitely going back there this weekend.
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Gonz posted:Earlier tonight, I went to a huge arcade complex that just opened up a few weeks ago, and they've got all sorts of classic games in cabinets that look like they've been professionally restored. Oh my god where is this, I need that much pinball in my life
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Code Jockey posted:Oh my god where is this, I need that much pinball in my life http://tiltstudio.com/locations/tempe-az/ It was Deadsville when I went tonight, but that has a lot to do with the fact that: A.) The mall was about to close. and B.) The manager said they do most of their business on the weekend.
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I hope it survives, more people should visit and support their local arcade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f20SDLMbxwU
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I think it'll do well. It replaced a Gameworks that was absolutely terrible and was there for eons. A Gameworks where over 75% of the games were ticket machines and all the old machines were decrepit as gently caress. This new place seems like they've got a healthy mix of retro games, new games and ticket games. It's also laid out a hell of a lot better than Gameworks was, and they've got a nice bar. It's a family place, so there's no Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter games, but if there were, i'd seriously considering moving into the building and living there. They picked a great location for it, too. It's right next to a massive Harkins IMAX theater complex, as well as a remodeled food court. They're gonna do gangbusters, I think. EDIT: Just found this walkthrough on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0dJvJQpU5A Gonz has a new favorite as of 07:04 on Sep 9, 2016 |
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Gonz posted:http://tiltstudio.com/locations/tempe-az/ Oh My God. No, you guys need to understand. Growing up, I would always see and hear of awesome places on the news, or on early Usenet and phbb boards. They would never be nearby, of course, because I lived in northern kabumfuck Idaho, and nothing worthwhile exists within six hours of Idaho. But this time, this time it is different. For I am an Adult, and as an Adult I have done many Adult things, one of which was moving to Phoenix. Holy poo poo. My free time, I can see it withering away.
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Geirskogul posted:Oh I used to be an arcade and pinny dealer and the single greatest moment of that job was being invited to one of Australia's biggest importers/dealers. I'm sure I can find photos (it was pre-social media as a norm) but that weekend at his property and seeing the secret stash collection was amazing. The pinnys were great, so were the arcades (I won a Daytona Dual cab in a raffle) but holy poo poo the 5 bay shed behind the house was completely filled with old cigarette machines, coke machines and a bunch of rare pin/arcade gear he could fit into the main compound. People flew in from all over the world for it. I drove 700KM after finishing my day job at midday as my boss wouldn't allow me to take the full day off for it. I remember rocking up late in the night with 3 toll booth tickets (I'm rural - not used to automated fines on certain roads). That weekend and the roast pig a NZer put on was amazing. and the welcome from people I have never met in person before (always email or mail). was great. I was a dumb young kid selling arcade PCBs and junk and here I was in royalty. EDIT: To contract this story back to arcades: If you know an owner of an arcade - be friends with them. The real cool poo poo is at their home.
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id buy a perfect n64 emulator for a lot of money, i really would
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nigga crab pollock posted:i found a video of an sl-c1000 emulating gba pretty much perfectly, which i definitely tried to do on my ipod in like 2009 and it couldn't do it fullspeed with sound. that's pretty impressive. did quake actually run playable and did it have 3d hardware or was it software rendered? It certainly didn't have 3d hardware  Qt/Embedded did have some capacity for 2d acceleration (I wrote that bit, actually), but I don't think the Zaurus port used it and anyway it wouldn't help much with Quake.
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Nonviolent J posted:id buy a perfect n64 emulator for a lot of money, i really would This might take years but honestly with flashcarts being a thing now, I don't really care about emulation any longer unless it's on a portable. You can get a real n64 and every game ever made on a flashcart. Bam, 100% accuracy and no need to spend $20,000 collecting every single game.
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oh for sure, i've been contemplating getting an everdrive 64 for years but with hdtvs not loving n64s graphically and all my controllers having loose sticks and the fact that new controllers will end up the same i'd rather emulators.
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surely someone can pick apart the virtual console n64 emu and use that
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I bought the replacement sticks linked somewhere earlier in this thread for all four of my controllers and they work fantastic, better than new. Toss those loose sticks baby girl
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The existing N64 emulators are perfectly fine for playing a match of Goldeneye or screwing around in Mario, you loving nerds.
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mobby_6kl posted:The existing N64 emulators are perfectly fine for playing a match of Goldeneye or screwing around in Mario, you loving nerds. Less good for playing anything made by Factor 5.
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mobby_6kl posted:The existing N64 emulators are perfectly fine for playing a match of Goldeneye or screwing around in Mario, you loving nerds. if you do either of those things you lose all rights to call others nerds
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SwissCM posted:Less good for playing anything made by Factor 5.
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Casimir Radon posted:All their N64 games were done with Lucasarts, and had superior Windows versions. Gog hasn't released all of them yet but will probably get to them eventually. Unsurprisingly, the N64 was the lead platform and Factor 5 optimised the gently caress out of them using custom microcode. It's also why they aren't emulated.
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SwissCM posted:Rogue Squadron controls worse on PC. Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine is better on the N64 as well, with both control tweaks and graphical enhancements, ditto for Battle of Naboo.
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I had (have? It's probably in storage) a copy of Infernal Machine on the N64. The graphics were quite improved as I recall, particularly the lighting. It's a shame an A/B comparison is hard to come across on the internet.
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Nonviolent J posted:surely someone can pick apart the virtual console n64 emu and use that The virtual console N64 emulator is no different from the crappy hack-filled plugin emulators out there now, it's just been pre-tweaked for each game. The N64 emulation in MAME/MESS is probably the closest thing to a "pure" emulator out there, but if you want any hope of running it close to full speed you'll need to do some ridiculous overclocking.
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SwissCM posted:I had (have? It's probably in storage) a copy of Infernal Machine on the N64. The graphics were quite improved as I recall, particularly the lighting. It's a shame an A/B comparison is hard to come across on the internet. I got annoyed when AVGN and Mike did it one Monday because they were being really dense with a game I beat when I was 12.
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Sentient Data posted:My old car (an 88 Chrysler) had a ton of fuse wire scattered about, so it's not limited to UK houses. And, yes, a common aftermarket change is to cut out the fuse links and splice in standard fuse holders. Same with a 90 Nissan Sentra I had. There were a handful of fusible links under the hood and had one blow once. I had never seen one before on any of the other cars I had owned.
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Pinball is kind of a tech relic, right? Are there any companies still making machines? I want to buy cheap and lovingly learn to restore a Creature from the Black Lagoon, the game I learned to love pinball on
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Pinball talk, go to the pinball museum in vegas. Arcades go to the fun spot in NH.
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Wasn't one of the Rogue Squadron games the first game to require the RAM expansion pack, too? If anything, props to Lucas for keeping cheats under wraps. IIRC either Shadows of the Empire or the first Rogue Squadron had a cheat that was a bunch of gibberish characters that wasn't discovered for a long-rear end time, and one of the Rogue Squadron games was made and released before The Phantom Menace came out, and it wasn't until way after the movie was released that they revealed there was a code that unlocked the Naboo Fighter.
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Geirskogul posted:Oh There's actually a decent arcade/bar in downtown Boise now. Or at least there was last time I was there.
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drunk asian neighbor posted:Wasn't one of the Rogue Squadron games the first game to require the RAM expansion pack, too? Nope. It was one of the first games to use the expansion pack. But only Donkey Kong 64 and Majora's Mask actually required it.† -- † Perfect Dark required it for anything other than 2 player multiplayer on a handful of maps, but technically, it could run without the expansion pack.
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