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Cubivore_ posted:Well, it didn't blow up. You found a cheap copy of that game on Yahoo auctions?
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Mill Village posted:You found a cheap copy of that game on Yahoo auctions? I wish. No, Just the console. Bought the game elsewhere for $300
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Mill Village posted:You found a cheap copy of that game on Yahoo auctions? Cubivore_ posted:I wish. No, Just the console. Bought the game elsewhere for $300 Don't lie, the game was only 1000 yen, but the Buyee fees and reshipping ballooned it to that $300 figure. At least, it's a pain I'm all too aware of right now, looking at my package queue  .
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Cubivore_ posted:I wish. No, Just the console. Bought the game elsewhere for $300 drat, and I thought $150 was too much. It's really jumped up since I last checked.
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Sep 25, 2017 23:35
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Mill Village posted:drat, and I thought $150 was too much. It's really jumped up since I last checked. Didn't it have three different versions and they each had a 1000 disc print run, all distributed in a chicken coop in western Pennsylvania?
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Kthulhu5000 posted:Don't lie, the game was only 1000 yen, but the Buyee fees and reshipping ballooned it to that $300 figure. I use FromJapan and their fees aren't too bad(?). Saturn was about $60 after domestic/international shipping and fees. Still cheaper than getting it on ebay.
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fishmech posted:The extended answer as to the electricity is like this: I know when I was in Tokyo I plugged my laptop into the wall and it was fine (with an adapter). I was a little worried because I don't think they have a ground port....  but it all worked out fine.
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Cubivore_ posted:I use FromJapan and their fees aren't too bad(?). Saturn was about $60 after domestic/international shipping and fees. Still cheaper than getting it on ebay. Looks like it could be comparable to Buyee, especially when you factor in the price of shipping within Japan that I think every forwarding service has you pay for when you make shipping arrangements. They could have a leg up on Buyee, if they actually repack stuff when they consolidate, rather than throwing all your packed stuff into one big box and crumpling up some newspaper to fill in the gaps. But I kind of doubt that's the case.
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I'm pretty sure that they just sell crumpled newspaper instead of air packs or styrofoam peanuts in Japan because I've never gotten an imported thing not wrapped in newspaper.
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Elliotw2 posted:I'm pretty sure that they just sell crumpled newspaper instead of air packs or styrofoam peanuts in Japan because I've never gotten an imported thing not wrapped in newspaper. They burn lots of trash, so they're probably desperate to find ways to get rid of paper that isn't burning it. There's probably some government subsidy for using what would otherwise get burned or some poo poo, like we have recycling programs.
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Ghost Chaser Densei is a port of an arcade game called Denjin Makai and they had to cut out a lot of content for the port, so definitely check out the original arcade game (and the sequel which is just as good if not better). Even as hacked up as the port is, it really might be the best brawler on SNES/SFC. Awesome, thanks for the tip. I'll check that game out and the arcade versions of the brawler if I get a chance (may have to MAME it). As for the BF deals, yes every year, 20% off, which for the SD2SNES is like $40 off. Well worth it, IMO. Dude, you got a sweet Saturn in box for $13! WTF! Can you link this site? I can't find them that cheap in loving Japan.
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XtraSmiley posted:Awesome, thanks for the tip. I'll check that game out and the arcade versions of the brawler if I get a chance (may have to MAME it). Cubivore_ posted:I use FromJapan and their fees aren't too bad(?). Saturn was about $60 after domestic/international shipping and fees. Still cheaper than getting it on ebay.
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Good luck fine goon. https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/en/auction/yahoo/input/t530272441/lgk-link_search
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35,000$ PS1 collection for sale: https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/sydney-city/playstation/ps1-playstation-1-collection/1160733082
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okay now someone find me an 800 yen x68k 
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Cubivore_ posted:Looks ok using my lovely scart to hdmi upscaler Sega put some secret sauce in the Saturn's video encoder that its RGB is so good it'll make even the shittiest HDMI upscaler look like it's punching above its weight. I have a pre-1chip SNES, a non-Tim RGB modded N64, and a Gen2 Saturn hooked up to a SCART switcher that feeds into a lovely $40 generic HDMI upscaler and the Saturn looks better than the other 2 on my Samsung TV by a considerable amount.
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This is from awhile back, but many thanks to the goon who recommended the VGMpire podcast. They give just enough short banter and back story to the tracks, and let the music take center stage. Wide variety of genre choices as well. 
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:35,000$ PS1 collection for sale: https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/sydney-city/playstation/ps1-playstation-1-collection/1160733082 Gross it's a PSone.
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Guys, I've got my N64 up and running but it looks like hammered poo poo plugged through my DVD/VCR (using component) into my tv via Scart. The VCR also has composite out, do you think it's worth trying to connect via composite to improve the image? I can't seem to get the console working straight into my TV I've tried using aerial/component and component into HDMI Upscaler any advice on achieving a better image without spending a tonne of money? It's a UK console
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The N64 straight-up natively looks like hammered poo poo no matter what you do. Your SCART connection is probably already equivalent to composite so that's highly unlikely to improve things (and it wouldn't be a big change even if it did).
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PAL N64's also have no S-Video out, so have fun with that.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:PAL N64's also have no S-Video out, so have fun with that. So PAL N64's are only capable of RF & Composite? If they did have SCART cables, then did they just push out the equivalent of Composite through that connector?
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:I did six months in a Japanese Penal Camp for importing a Flash cart, ask me anything. Can you use chopsticks?
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fishmech posted:You generally only get into issues when using very high power equipment, like say old US high-watt incandescent lightbulbs might be noticeably dim in Japan, or a window air conditioner from the US might not be able to draw enough power to work properly in Japan. And things like electric heaters are not usually safe to bring back and forth. Heh. You should see the reviews for US->JP step down transformers on Amazon. So many people whining that they blew up their transformers with Japanese heaters.
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Anyone got a spare $2000USD for a mint-condition PAL copy of The Adventures of Batman and Robin for the Mega-CD?
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Neddy Seagoon posted:PAL N64's also have no S-Video out, so have fun with that. They do, it's just hosed. Contrast is wonk, I think it's fixable with a mod though (a cap and resistor, Nintendo probably just removed them to cost cut). SCheeseman fucked around with this message at 13:39 on Sep 26, 2017 |
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Gaz2k21 posted:Guys, I've got my N64 up and running but it looks like hammered poo poo plugged through my DVD/VCR (using component) into my tv via Scart. If you can solder or have a buddy that'll do it for cheap you can get this for not too much: http://etim.net.au/shop/shop.php?crn=209&rn=548&action=show_detail It'll add RGB to the N64 multi-out and let you disable the blurring that the N64's video chip did that makes the system look awful on good displays and HDTVs. You'd still be reliant on your TV's scaler but it would look better.
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Pokemon OH SNAP! posted:If you can solder or have a buddy that'll do it for cheap you can get this for not too much: http://etim.net.au/shop/shop.php?crn=209&rn=548&action=show_detail I've been thinking of doing this, all the places I've found so far are kinda pricey, and I can't do it myself I'm crap at soldering, I might grab one and see if one of the electrical shops locally will do it. I've heard you can modify roms to remove the blurring for use with an everdrive which is what I'll be doing.
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Which is the best DS to get? I used to have a Lite, and I'm thinking of getting something to play DS games. 3DS and GBA support isn't relevant - I have a nice GBA and IIRC the 3DS screen resolution is different? I'm thinking I should just find a DSi XL - any reason to get something different? (is ds even retro)
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90s Cringe Rock posted:Which is the best DS to get? I used to have a Lite, and I'm thinking of getting something to play DS games. 3DS and GBA support isn't relevant - I have a nice GBA and IIRC the 3DS screen resolution is different? Just get an n3DSXL if GBA games aren't a factor. You can set the resolution to original if you want and it'll black-border the excess screen space.
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Black borders are what I'm trying to avoid. And stretching.
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90s Cringe Rock posted:Which is the best DS to get? I used to have a Lite, and I'm thinking of getting something to play DS games. 3DS and GBA support isn't relevant - I have a nice GBA and IIRC the 3DS screen resolution is different? The main difference between the DS and DSi is, of course, its physical size, which does also have the gotcha that normal games and accessories going into the GBA slot will stick out (although there are "flush" versions of some flashcarts and accessories, which then means they won't fit in a DS or GBA). The DSi XL doesn't have a GBA slot at all, but does have larger screens which are the "proper" DS resolution and AR and will give you the "best" large picture for regular DS games. I wouldn't bother with a regular DSi, personally. You're right that a 3DS doesn't have the right screen resolution so images are stretched, although if you want pixel perfect there are buttons (I forget which) you can hold down while booting which will force the game to only partially use both screens but with 1:1 pixel conversion.
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90s Cringe Rock posted:Which is the best DS to get? I used to have a Lite, and I'm thinking of getting something to play DS games. 3DS and GBA support isn't relevant - I have a nice GBA and IIRC the 3DS screen resolution is different? Fwiw I don't like how big the pixels are on the XL sizes and prefer the regular DSi. It's still slightly larger than the original and Lite screens.
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Gaz2k21 posted:I've been thinking of doing this, all the places I've found so far are kinda pricey, and I can't do it myself I'm crap at soldering, I might grab one and see if one of the electrical shops locally will do it. The N64 actually "blurs" games twice. Nintendo mandated that every game have anti-aliasing which can be turned off with codes or rom patches, but the N64's video processor itself also blurs the whole image in hardware. The only way to get rid of that is to bypass the video processor with an N64RGB board or UltraHDMI. I already have a simple RGB mod and patching out the AA does enough for me so I haven't taken that extra step yet but the vaseline smear N64 look is definitely still there. When I first got into RGB and poo poo I bought RGB kits for my SNES Mini and N64 with a Scart cable and cheap upscaler. I plugged the N64 in first and was massively disappointed and mad that I bought into this RGB garbage. Then I plugged in the SNES because I might as well make sure I didn't break it and lost my mind at how much better it looked. The N64 just really outputs garbage video. Pokemon OH SNAP! fucked around with this message at 14:31 on Sep 26, 2017 |
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I still exclusively play DS games on my Lite. I dislike any of the scaling on the 3DS and while normally I don't care about black borders, it's awkwardly implemented when you also have a touch screen to worry about.
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Pokemon OH SNAP! posted:The N64 actually "blurs" games twice. Nintendo mandated that every game have anti-aliasing which can be turned off with codes or rom patches, but the N64's video processor itself also blurs the whole image in hardware. The only way to get rid of that is to bypass the video processor with an N64RGB board or UltraHDMI. I've watched a few videos on the HDMI mod, it's pretty incredible it's just a shame it's so drat expensive! One place I found was charging £180 on top of the cost of a board which you had to source yourself.
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eshock posted:Fwiw I don’t like how big the pixels are on the XL sizes and prefer the regular DSi. It’s still slightly larger than the original and Lite screens.
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I can confirm the UltraHDMI is cool as hell; de-blur is how I play pretty much everything. In my case my hand was almost forced because for whatever reason my TV just hated the standard composite/s-video/RGB output of my N64, and had a consistent stutter/artifact appear every 10 seconds or so. I eventually determined it was because of the synch/refresh rate being off just enough, but there was not much I could do outside of forcing it to 60Hz (which caused some issues of its own) or take the plunge on an UltraHDMI.
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90s Cringe Rock posted:Which is the best DS to get? I used to have a Lite, and I'm thinking of getting something to play DS games. 3DS and GBA support isn't relevant - I have a nice GBA and IIRC the 3DS screen resolution is different? In a weird way, I like the good old DS fat. The Lite has major problems with the hinge and even though fatty is bulkier, it's more durable. Also, it uses the GBA power cable so it's one less thing to plug in.
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