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great op, i think having the pictures of the various consoles is a nice touch and will hopefully attract new posters.
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sack up and use craigslist. if you're willing to drive, you can find some excellent deals. got my pvm through craigslist for $50, as well as cheap copies of rockman & forte, einhander and legend of zelda: ocarina of time.
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i've been watching some dreamcast videos lately and i'm thinking about grabbing a system and a gdemu board at some point. i started looking around for the retrobit vga box only to find that it's no longer in production. the only benefit to these is being able to switch between s-video, vga and composite without having to unplug the dreamcast, yeah? i think i might just grab a vga cable instead. alternately, are there any other vga boxes people recommend in lieu of retrobit's?
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Aug 10, 2016 23:52
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been a while since i've posted pick ups, but i've picked up a few games recently. 
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Drowning Rabbit posted:So I saw it posted before, but the 8bitdo SNES Bluetooth receiver, any of you guys have any experience with it? Any input Lag? liquid courage fucked around with this message at 07:04 on Oct 15, 2016 |
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Oct 15, 2016 07:01
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i finally saw a bvm in person this weekend at an art museum. i immediately thought of this thread.
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Oct 19, 2016 01:39
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drat, those commercials really make me want an Atari and an Intellivision... and I know full well they can't do smooth animations or rotoscoping.
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Oct 31, 2016 18:14
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the thing that's always surprised me about pvms is how good a ps2 over component looks on them.
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Nov 18, 2016 02:01
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Wizgot posted:Does anyone have any recommendations for cheap Super Famicom games? My friend is in Japan and said he would pick something up for me. Are we talking exclusives or just anything that might be cheap?
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So, I know someone mentioned it a while back but I'm quite interested in doing another gift exchange. I'm absolutely swamped with work at the moment, but I'm interested in helping out in whatever capacity I can. I should talk to FactsAreUseless and see if current mods are still cool with gift exchanges. Also, does anyone know what website was being used to track stuff for previous gift exchanges?
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Nov 28, 2016 19:05
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Just found a cheap copy of Pokemon Blue at Book Off... it looks like Pokemon gen 1/2 carts have gone back down to regular prices. I almost grabbed a copy of Gold with a dead battery there last week for $10, but hesitated. Definitely gonna get the remaining games before prices go up again.
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Jan 8, 2017 02:21
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Half the fun of buying used memory cards is going through them and judging the previous owner's taste in videogames.
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Feb 18, 2017 21:13
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Spoderman posted:You've got to play Die Hard Arcade. With a buddy if possible.
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Mar 5, 2017 22:36
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Acid is a dude. I think you're all discounting that he deliberately lies to people to scam/manipulate them and is good at doing it (see Rufus jumping in to defend him every time he's brought up). I wish someone had tipped off the IRS about him because among other things, he was definitely a tax cheat to the tune of thousands of dollars.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:You know what I don't care about? Talking about acid police
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Mar 12, 2017 23:14
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Speaking of PS1s, is it even worth replacing a disc drive/mod chipping one at this point? It's my favorite console and I'd like to be able to grab the few imports that look interesting but it seems like something that's a pain in the rear end and I'd like the disc drive to last more than a few years.
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8-bit Miniboss posted:Not worth it for older model PS1's due to the mechanism being so close to the power supply that it will just melt again. Not a problem with SCPH-5500 and up models and should last.
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Finally was able to grab a GDemu a few weeks back (the guy who makes them seems to make insanely small batches so they sell out in minutes) and just installed it. Also opted for a 3d printed tray and I'm glad I did, because the board just didn't feel terribly secure with the stock plastic stints. Also, the inclusion of slots for multiple SD cards is a nice feature, although I'm able to fit every game I'm interested in on a single SD card (it's in the mail, the ones below were just to give the board a try for the first time). Super easy install, just had to open the DC and remove the drive, no additional parts necessary. And like any retro good console, there were a few dead bugs inside.   
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May 19, 2017 16:46
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The PVM 20M2U has a 16:9 widescreen mode 
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May 19, 2017 20:45
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Cliche Guevara posted:Did you pull the trigger on it out of sheer luck, or were you notified by some alert or something? I want this bad - but I wasn't sure if I would've ever heard from the creator. Did they send out an e-mail or something?
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worthless. posted:I'm thinking about selling all my physical games and just go for everdrives and SD card mods and whatnot. I'm terrified that I'll regret it though. People who did this, how did it turn out? I'm kinda on the fence about doing this myself. Especially with ODEs and the way shorter load times, not to mention the imminent death of disc drives and just how expensive collecting is these days, it just seems like the most sensible option. Not to mention, with the money I could pull in from selling my collection, I could probably afford the flash carts, a scart switch and a few more consoles with all the bells and whistles (peripherals, memory cards, etc).
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Hey guys, so I recently decided due to personal stuff going on in my life and lack of use these days that I'm gonna sell my retro game collection. I figured I'd give you all a heads up in case you're interested... right now, I've just got PS2 and PS3 stuff for sale, but I'm going to be selling my Gameboy, Super Famicom and N64 ccollections as well. I'll post again in the thread as I put up new threads in SA-Mart. PS2 games and console PS3 games
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Just wanted to add my two cents on the PVM chat. I've had one for a few years and while I really like it, it absolutely isn't worth hundreds of dollars. Not by a long shot. I lucked out and got a 20M2U for $50 two years ago and I feel like that's a fair price for one. I've played all my consoles over composite and RGB and honestly, I can't see a huge difference between the two. They all look fine on a CRT. Hell, I've compared my PVM to a friend's consumer-grade Trinitron and the Trinitron is a perfectly fine option. They're way more abundant and people are more or less giving them away at this point. Having said that, I'm definitely going to keep my PVM because I can't afford a Framemeister and honestly, trying to get all my retro consoles running over an HDTV sounds like a pain in the rear end.
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