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I will probably get a NES Classic Edition as well. I have all but 4-5 games and only really care about getting 2 of those (StarTropics and Bubble Bobble). So I don't really need it, but then again, I don't really need most of the crap I have. The cable length does kinda worry me a bit, I'm too old to be sitting on a floor just to get close enough to a 55" tv... poo poo, maybe I just talked myself out of it...
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Kid Fenris posted:I'm looking forward to getting one, but I missed the preorder window (was it even open on Amazon?) so I'll have to wait until they're easy to find and people have dissected them like fake alien corpses on YouTube. Then went on sale ver like the summer? Sold out quickly and idiots were already selling their preorders early on eBay for ridiculous mark up. When preordering on eBay, the terms. Is eBay require it to be within 30 days of auction end, guess what July isn't within.
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:I want to get a NES Mini for my kid but the controller cables really are too short for it to be practical. dogbone nes controllers are 10 feet long arent they? would they really take a big step back to six feet cables in 2016...
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Oct 4, 2016 05:26
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Zand posted:dogbone nes controllers are 10 feet long arent they? would they really take a big step back to six feet cables in 2016... Six feet? try three. The mini Famicom controllers are also absurdly small and are hardwired to the system.
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Six feet? try three. It's canon! 
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So I've been watching a lot of MTV Classic lately. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwbjpTJmS4g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtLpZWNyM0I&t=216s (and nobody on youtube seems to have the original video for Freewheel Burning where Rob Halford drives a Pole Position car in the wrong direction) 
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:I want to get a NES Mini for my kid but the controller cables really are too short for it to be practical. Pretty sure you're on Highlander rules to get one for the forseeable future. Just remember to take the preorder-holder's head off in one clean slice.
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In 5 years when we get cheap, reliable screen casting, the N64 Pocket will have a wired control and you'll just sit it next to you or on the floor to play. Then you'll pop the VirtualBoy Glasses on after you're sick of playing Goldeneye.
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:I want to get a NES Mini for my kid but the controller cables really are too short for it to be practical. I could swear that there's some Nunchuck extention cords out in the wild.
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ConanThe3rd posted:I could swear that there's some Nunchuck extention cords out in the wild. There sure are
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falz posted:Thanks. I was able to extract more info, and it appears that this particular cabinet has a MV-1 board, which according to some internet website is an actual JAMMA connector so it may simply be easier to deal with, be it by moving the harness or getting some X-to-1 thing. MV-1 is Jamma. It is what most people convert to consolized MVS's for that reason. I had one in my Astro before the monitor went. Just remember most of those cheap X to 1 adapters are spotty. If you want one that will always work: http://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?action=link&sku=DBLJAMMA If you want one that should work: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jamma-2-in-...2oAAOSwDNdV2Lw~ I have had the Chinese one play roulette with my cabs, but it worked good enough for me. I have not owned Mikes version, but I have friends who swear by it, and all his stuff is top notch. Good to see it running, now go kill Rootmars and deal with this problem later.
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Allen Wren posted:(and nobody on youtube seems to have the original video for Freewheel Burning where Rob Halford drives a Pole Position car in the wrong direction) It's on Daily Motion though http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xjvceo_judas-priest-freewheel-burning_music I love how they just stuck a piece of paper over the "Pole Position" logo and magically turned it into a Freewheel Burnin' arcade game.
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fastbilly1 posted:MV-1 is Jamma. It is what most people convert to consolized MVS's for that reason. I had one in my Astro before the monitor went. Just remember most of those cheap X to 1 adapters are spotty. If you want one that will always work: Regardless, next cabinet I get will be JAMMA and that will definitely be useful. I kept seeing the 'should work' one in searches, so its good to know the 'will work' one exists. Also having a wireless remote on the 'should work' one is really dumb IMO.
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So yeah, I just got the Artcade art book in the mail today. Someone had asked me about this book. I will say if you love the 80s/early 90s art styles, you will love this book. Here's a few choice images.     It doesn't seem to have anything but bezel art, so just know what you're getting into if you want this book. This has art from games from 1980s all the way up to the Punisher and Alien Vs Predator in the early 1990s. Apparently this was done by some guy who managed to buy a private collection of original arcade artwork, by a hollywood prop company that was going to go out of business. He saved it all, and also spent another 2000 hours restoring the art. Ineffiable fucked around with this message at 23:02 on Oct 4, 2016 |
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SD2SNES 0.1.7d has been released: https://sd2snes.de/blog/archives/819ikari posted:What’s new: 8-bit Miniboss fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Oct 5, 2016 |
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It happened today. I put in my old as dirt Super Mario World cart, and today it showed Empty x3.  I used it like 2 weeks ago and it had the saves on it, but now... alas. My bits don't come in for another couple of weeks apparently.
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Ineffiable posted:So yeah, I just got the Artcade art book in the mail today. Oh that looks great, just ordered a copy.
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Ineffiable posted:So yeah, I just got the Artcade art book in the mail today. I don't like how they bound that book at all. They could have elongated it and put artwork on 1 page only instead of splitting a pierce between two pages. Shabby in my opinion.
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Wizgot posted:I don't like how they bound that book at all. They could have elongated it and put artwork on 1 page only instead of splitting a pierce between two pages. Shabby in my opinion. For sure. I also would like a book thats as long as an arcade bezel and wouldn't fit on a bookshelf.
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Blackchamber posted:For sure. I also would like a book thats as long as an arcade bezel and wouldn't fit on a bookshelf. Yeah, you can't make everyone happy. It's a good compromise. I'd rather this exist as it is now, than for it not to exist at all. I mean if you shrink it down to one page, then either you have a huge book, or the art is kind of smaller. It's pretty gorgeous at this size.
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Ineffiable posted:Yeah, you can't make everyone happy. It's a good compromise. I'd rather this exist as it is now, than for it not to exist at all. It could have come with its own custom stand thats made to look like a full sized arcade machine where the book can sit open at the top. Do it right or don't do it at all.
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Blackchamber posted:For sure. I also would like a book thats as long as an arcade bezel and wouldn't fit on a bookshelf. It doesn't have to be as long. They could have presented it way better. Plus, these types of books aren't meant to be stored on a bookshelf. They are coffee table books.
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Could have had pages that fold out with some info printed on the back. You'd still have a crease in the middle but you could lay them flat.
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Wizgot posted:I don't like how they bound that book at all. They could have elongated it and put artwork on 1 page only instead of splitting a pierce between two pages. Shabby in my opinion. The binding could have been made to sit flat as well.
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Wizgot posted:Plus, these types of books aren't meant to be stored on a bookshelf. They are coffee table books. It'd probably be as big as a coffee table. In that case, 
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Hi retro gaming thread, long time no post. I've got a bunch of Genesis model 1s I'd like to unload on Ebay soon. Trouble is, I don't have AC adapters. Can anyone tell me if Megadrive adapters are compatible with American Genny units? Specifically I'm looking at these right here. Quality-wise I have no idea if they're any better than those trash "3-in-1" units, but I've had nothing but bad luck with those and the Genesis and thought I should some other cheap junk a shot.
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Random Stranger posted:The binding could have been made to sit flat as well. I believe those kind of bindings tend to make it more expensive and also make the book larger. I've only seen it in certain photo books and they have noticeably less pages than a book of similar size. Considering the normal msrp of this book, it's fine for what we get.
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Quiet Feet posted:Hi retro gaming thread, long time no post. It doesn't say anything about input voltage. As long as it'll accept 120V AC and still output 9-10V DC at 1.2A, they should work fine. See: http://segaretro.org/AC_adaptor
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Quiet Feet posted:Hi retro gaming thread, long time no post. I think those ones are ok, I have a similar one for my 32x and Nomad. The 3 in 1 units literally don't work on a model 1 Genesis however, every one I've tried won't put enough power down the line for it, but it will do a model 2 or 3 in a pinch.
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Sometimes I like to rummage around Nintendo's homepage and try to unearth cool crap they have on there. I don't know why but it's so cool to me that they have this PDF and it's not just scanned: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/AGB_Final_Fantasy_VI.pdf8-bit Miniboss posted:SD2SNES 0.1.7d has been released: https://sd2snes.de/blog/archives/819 Awesome! What does "revived the town" for Satellaview mean? You can actually go into the buildings and stuff now?? Shadow Hog posted:Well that's a waste. Twenty years on, servers have long since been pulled, you can't buy the games anymore - but hey, you can still buy the useless tat we trotted out instead of a proper physical release you can use later down the line! I am in 100% agreement with this and it's why I have zero guilt when I mod my 360 and PS3. But can you explain what TheRedEye's "Uncle Buck" analogy is? I'd love to read it but I am not sure what you are referring to. Thanks!
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Blackchamber posted:For sure. I also would like a book thats as long as an arcade bezel and wouldn't fit on a bookshelf. considering it's essentially a coffee table book that's not a bad idea
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for the record printing a "coffee table book" at arcade bezel dimensions would make that book EXTREMELY expensive to produce so, you know, get your Kickstarter plans ready now.
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Uncle at Nintendo posted:I am in 100% agreement with this and it's why I have zero guilt when I mod my 360 and PS3. But can you explain what TheRedEye's "Uncle Buck" analogy is? I'd love to read it but I am not sure what you are referring to. Thanks!
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Caitlin posted:for the record printing a "coffee table book" at arcade bezel dimensions would make that book EXTREMELY expensive to produce so, you know, get your Kickstarter plans ready now. I don't think they meant to make it the exact dimensions of an arcade marquee, rather to make it the same shape as one and scale it down a bit so it's all on one page, which I would really prefer too. Making a book in the shape of a bezel would be pretty hilarious though
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d0s posted:I don't think they meant to make it the exact dimensions of an arcade marquee, rather to make it the same shape as one and scale it down a bit so it's all on one page, which I would really prefer too. Making a book in the shape of a bezel would be pretty hilarious though I mean I guess but then the images would be too small to be worth it if you scale them down to a "book" size imo - in order to make it into a reasonable width you lose way too much height
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Uncle at Nintendo posted:Awesome! What does "revived the town" for Satellaview mean? You can actually go into the buildings and stuff now?? That's what I took it to mean as well. Unfortunately, I don't have much interest in BS-X stuff.
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Shadow Hog posted:It was at his GDC presentation this year, where he compared availability of original versions of video games (as opposed to ports and remasters) to availability of original versions of films; starts about here. This makes me sad because it reminds me of all the movies you can't find legally on any modern platform. The exact numbers escape me, but I remember hearing that over half of the films released on VHS never appeared on subsequent formats. Nearly all of them are more obscure than Uncle Buck, of course, but a lot of them are interesting. This list just scratches the surface. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/films-dvd/
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I guess I'll post this here: has anyone ever run across a teardown of a Dreamcast modem/ethernet adapter and or pinouts from the expansion port? I can find oodles of details on the AV out and serial port, but zilch on the expansion port.
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Caitlin posted:I mean I guess but then the images would be too small to be worth it if you scale them down to a "book" size imo - in order to make it into a reasonable width you lose way too much height I own an average size coffee table book of subway maps (  ), it's not any less cool due to the size, and subway maps are giant posters with small details, not something relatively simple like an arcade marquee
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