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Is the GBA old enough that Nintendo just has to ignore people making things that can play it now, like the NES and SNES stuff has been for a while?
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I don't think anything stops you from cloning the functionality, but they might have something to say about the appearance.
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Jun 30, 2017 16:39
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Kelp Plankton posted:Is the GBA old enough that Nintendo just has to ignore people making things that can play it now, like the NES and SNES stuff has been for a while? The big issue is violating patents and trademarks. Trademarks are easy to avoid: don't look like it's something Nintendo made and you're good. Patents can be a bit trickier but the age of the systems make it likely that the patents have expired at this point. Then as long as they're not taking Nintendo software (I'm not sure if there's even a BIOS in the GBA to protect with copyright; it might be stored in the game carts), they're good.
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Jun 30, 2017 16:53
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It took a full 20 years for the patent on the D-pad to expire, so there's that.
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Jun 30, 2017 18:02
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Kelp Plankton posted:Is the GBA old enough that Nintendo just has to ignore people making things that can play it now, like the NES and SNES stuff has been for a while? Random Stranger posted:I'm not sure if there's even a BIOS in the GBA to protect with copyright;
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Jun 30, 2017 18:12
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8bitDo retro receivers are legit. Feels more fun to play my PVM'd sfc and fc with DS4 and wirelessly.
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Jun 30, 2017 18:51
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MrLonghair posted:8bitDo retro receivers are legit. Feels more fun to play my PVM'd sfc and fc with DS4 and wirelessly. Just picked up the SNES30 today. I'll have to get those receivers when I pickup some more carts. For now it's just for PC use... but man does it look nice.
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Jun 30, 2017 18:53
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Are there any good no-frills wireless NES controllers? It's hard to find anything online because of the glut if NES Classic accessories out there, but I just want basically a regular ol 2 button rectangle NES controller that's wireless. No turbo or extra face buttons or whatever. The 8bitdo stuff looks great for SNES but I just don't like playing NES games on anything with extra stuff.
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Jun 30, 2017 19:51
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Kelp Plankton posted:Are there any good no-frills wireless NES controllers? It's hard to find anything online because of the glut if NES Classic accessories out there, but I just want basically a regular ol 2 button rectangle NES controller that's wireless. No turbo or extra face buttons or whatever. The 8bitdo stuff looks great for SNES but I just don't like playing NES games on anything with extra stuff. Just buy a loving NES30 and pretend the other buttons aren't there.
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Jun 30, 2017 20:49
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Crackbone posted:Just buy a loving NES30 and pretend the other buttons aren't there. Yeah, I mean the extra buttons bug me...but goddamn is the build on 8bitdo products sweet.
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Jun 30, 2017 21:31
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MazelTovCocktail posted:Yeah, I mean the extra buttons bug me...but goddamn is the build on 8bitdo products sweet. Enjoy
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Jun 30, 2017 22:24
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Crackbone posted:Just buy a loving NES30 and pretend the other buttons aren't there. I mean yeah I can do that but I wanted to know if there was something else where I wouldn't have to. Why the hostility?
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Jul 1, 2017 00:20
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MazelTovCocktail posted:Yeah, I mean the extra buttons bug me...but goddamn is the build on 8bitdo products sweet. The d-pad on the NES30 is kinda poo poo out of the box, though - shallow throw and very easy to hit diagonals by accident. I replaced the d-pad and membrane on mine with a legit NES one from a dead controller I had lying around, and it got WAY better.
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Jul 1, 2017 06:00
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Kelp Plankton posted:I mean yeah I can do that but I wanted to know if there was something else where I wouldn't have to. Why the hostility? I'm with you. The two extra buttons are kind of hard to ignore when you are pressed right up against them. Plus it looks ugly as hell. Same with the new ones they got coming out with the 3d sticks. At that point why not just use a Dual Shock 4 or something. It doesn't look like an nes or SNES controller any longer. The SNES30 from 8bitdo is perfection though. Maybe the top half of the NES 8bitdo is identical in depth to the original NES controller and you can take it apart, take out the extra buttons, and just do that? I'd give it a shot but I only have the SNES30
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Jul 1, 2017 10:42
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I just got my snes and genesis hd-retrovision cables from the latest batch. I'm not using them on an HDTV, just a 27" CRT with component inputs but the difference is loving amazing. Everything is sharp. There's no noise. Nothing looks muddy. I'll try 'em on my HDTV later but I expect they won't work. Doesn't matter because I got them for the CRT anyway.
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Jul 1, 2017 20:16
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PsyClops posted:The d-pad on the NES30 is kinda poo poo out of the box, though - shallow throw and very easy to hit diagonals by accident. I replaced the d-pad and membrane on mine with a legit NES one from a dead controller I had lying around, and it got WAY better. I don't want to disassemble any of my actual NES controllers, as they're all working, is there a better-than-NES30-stock replacement available online?
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Jul 1, 2017 21:31
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Hey does frame meister and good cables do anything about that weird vertical wavy line on most SNES? Probably not... but I can dream!
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Jul 1, 2017 21:34
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Tree Dude posted:Hey does frame meister and good cables do anything about that weird vertical wavy line on most SNES? It doesn't, but if it's the white vertical band you're talking about, then there are potential fixes for it: http://retrorgb.com/snesverticalline.html You could try to do it yourself, or talk to Monitor Burn; I'm sure it's within his wheelhouse to do it, if you really wanted. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3813846
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Jul 1, 2017 21:45
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I was gonna hit him up for an nes and n64 RGB mod at some point so I'll probably just send him that too if he's up for it. I don't think I ever noticed it until reading about it in the previous thread 
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Jul 1, 2017 21:47
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So, I stumbled onto something especially weird. You know Typing of the Dead, right? Sure you do, everybody's favorite obscure Dreamcast game. Did you know it had a sequel on the Dreamcast? No, I haven't misidentified Overkill. I give you this: [url]http://www.mmcafe.com/nico.html#http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20893331[/url] (All footage of it being played that I can find is on Nico Nico, aka the worst goddamned video site in the world. Get with mid-2000's Internet, Japan.) The title, for those who have to know, is Typing of the Date (this is even more of a pun in Japanese where it goes from "day-do" to "day-to"). The Dreamcast actually has a couple more typing tutorial games along these lines. The other ones are licensed games based on Neon Genesis Evangelion. I have not been able to find footage of the final stage to determine if you just have to type "congratulations" over and over as fast as you can. I suppose I should say that Typing of the Date is actually by Hudson so there's no actual connection besides someone going with the parody name. Random Stranger fucked around with this message at 22:43 on Jul 1, 2017 |
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Jul 1, 2017 22:32
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Random Stranger posted:So, I stumbled onto something especially weird. You know Typing of the Dead, right? Sure you do, everybody's favorite obscure Dreamcast game. Did you know it had a sequel on the Dreamcast? No, I haven't misidentified Overkill. I give you this: The cabinet my local arcade has Typing of the Dead in still has labels and info cards for Lupin III Typing
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Jul 1, 2017 22:40
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Speaking of Typing of the Dead- I've always wanted this game but never wanted the burdon of having a Dreamast keyboard taking up space. Anyone aware of an adapter to use a standard PS2 or USB keyboard instead? I've googled it in the past and always seem to come up with the opposite. direction (Dreamcast controller -> USB).
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Jul 1, 2017 22:41
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falz posted:Speaking of Typing of the Dead- I've always wanted this game but never wanted the burdon of having a Dreamast keyboard taking up space. Anyone aware of an adapter to use a standard PS2 or USB keyboard instead? I've googled it in the past and always seem to come up with the opposite. direction (Dreamcast controller -> USB). There is a PC version that exists, though as far as I know it is not available through any of the usual sites. Used copies can be found for a fair amount of money though I believe it still works decently with modern systems (I think they've been using the PC versions for the GDQ runs). And of course there's Typing of the Dead Overkill which moves the concept into House of the Dead Overkill (currently $4 on Steam; $5.20 if you want all of the wacky specialty dictionaries so you can quote Shakespeare and shoot zombies). Random Stranger fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Jul 1, 2017 |
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Random Stranger posted:So, I stumbled onto something especially weird. You know Typing of the Dead, right? Sure you do, everybody's favorite obscure Dreamcast game. Did you know it had a sequel on the Dreamcast? No, I haven't misidentified Overkill. I give you this: That's not really a sequel so much as a parody??
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falz posted:Speaking of Typing of the Dead- I've always wanted this game but never wanted the burdon of having a Dreamast keyboard taking up space. Anyone aware of an adapter to use a standard PS2 or USB keyboard instead? I've googled it in the past and always seem to come up with the opposite. direction (Dreamcast controller -> USB).  the olde pc version.
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Jul 1, 2017 22:58
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GutBomb posted:I just got my snes and genesis hd-retrovision cables from the latest batch. I'm not using them on an HDTV, just a 27" CRT with component inputs but the difference is loving amazing. Everything is sharp. There's no noise. Nothing looks muddy. Just got my SNES one as well and plugged in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters to check it out. Works just fine on my HDTV, way better than standard AV, although due to scaling or whatever there is a faint ghost/artifact around bits of text on white backgrounds. Otherwise brilliant, though. Gotta try out some other games! Also gotta see how it fairs on my LCD SDTV.
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Random Stranger posted:There is a PC version that exists, though as far as I know it is not available through any of the usual sites. Used copies can be found for a fair amount of money though I believe it still works decently with modern systems (I think they've been using the PC versions for the GDQ runs). And of course there's Typing of the Dead Overkill which moves the concept into House of the Dead Overkill (currently $4 on Steam; $5.20 if you want all of the wacky specialty dictionaries so you can quote Shakespeare and shoot zombies). There's also a legit Typing of the Dead 2, a Japan-only PC release based on HOTD3. It's pretty much just HOTD3 with a keyboard, they didn't make it any wackier. If you have a DS there's also English of the Dead: instead of typing words as fast as you can, the zombies show words written in Japanese and you have to write the English equivalent on the touchscreen using the stylus.
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Jul 1, 2017 23:39
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Pinball of the Dead is a little slow and tedious compared to better pinball games, but the presentation goes a long way. EDIT: Also wave 2 of the current stock of HD Retrovision cables is up on the site right now.
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Jul 2, 2017 03:25
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Motherfucking Typing Of The Dead: Overkill is readily available on motherfucking Steam. Motherfuckers.
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Jul 2, 2017 03:33
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The Dreamcast versions of the Typing of the Dead support 2 players with distinct keyboards, correct? That's a leg up over the PC version if so.
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Jul 2, 2017 04:35
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Is there a one stop shop for all the SCART cables I'm going to need? NES after I mod it, SNES, Genesis, N64w/mod, Saturn I think that's it.
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Jul 2, 2017 04:41
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Good to know that there's a PC version of it but I'd rather play it on the Dreamcast.
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Jul 2, 2017 04:52
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univbee posted:The Dreamcast versions of the Typing of the Dead support 2 players with distinct keyboards, correct? That's a leg up over the PC version if so. The PC version supports LAN play.
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Tree Dude posted:Is there a one stop shop for all the SCART cables I'm going to need? NES after I mod it, SNES, Genesis, N64w/mod, Saturn I've bought from https://retrogamingcables.co.uk many times, but I'm in the UK. Not sure how competitive their international shipping is.
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Jul 2, 2017 08:00
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Anonymouse Mook posted:I've bought from https://retrogamingcables.co.uk many times, but I'm in the UK. Not sure how competitive their international shipping is. It's pretty drat reasonable. I've bought a bunch of cables for them and it wasn't much more expensive than buying from ebay.
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Jul 2, 2017 08:01
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Motherfucking Typing Of The Dead: Overkill is readily available on motherfucking Steam. $5 with all DLC until the summer sale ends, hot poo poo
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Jul 2, 2017 08:39
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People on Reddit have been reporting that Toys R Us stores in the mid-west have been getting NES Clasisc/Mini systems in stock out of nowhere. Quite a few people provided pictures. If some goon here comes across one and picks one up for me, I'll (obviously) pay you the money but I'll also do any and all system mods you like even though I stopped doing them since having a kid 2 years ago. I want one so bad but I seriously cannot stomach supporting people on eBay with their pictures of the 30 of them they have stocked like a pyramid.
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Jul 2, 2017 11:58
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Uncle at Nintendo posted:People on Reddit have been reporting that Toys R Us stores in the mid-west have been getting NES Clasisc/Mini systems in stock out of nowhere. Quite a few people provided pictures. I'm in the same situation. I may check today and if I can walk away with two, I'll sell you the other. Or if some kind goon buys the entire case to sell to us.
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My nowinstock alert pinged twice for the NES Classic CONTROLLER at thesource.ca, although it wasn't in stock when I checked later.
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rdbbb posted:Retro-bit is making one; I'm sure Hyperkin will follow suit, and the GB clones shall rise. Hyperkin is apparently actually making the turbo express clone they put up as an april fools joke a couple years back and I'm praying it'll work with my everdrive.
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