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    • FlyingTomahawkF
      FlyingTomahawk
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      4 hours left to go for Eliminate Down! Currently at 96666 Yen ($915.403!! ) Insane if you ask me.

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      • obsidianspiderO
        obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
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        @flyingtomahawk You just have expensive taste. ;)

        Now that I have EverDrives I'm looking for certain games complete in box and it's either very expensive or they rarely if ever show up for sale.

        📷 @obsidianspider

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        • FlyingTomahawkF
          FlyingTomahawk
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          Auction finished!
          Eliminate Down went for...... "drumroll"

          121000 Yen!!!! that's $1,140.61 !!!!!
          Friggin crazy for a MegaDrive game. Someone is really gonna pay that amount of money for a MD game. I mean it's not a Metal Slug on NeoGeo which is also crazy expensive but NeoGeo stuff always was.

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          • obsidianspiderO
            obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
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            @flyingtomahawk At least show us some photos when it shows up at your house :)

            📷 @obsidianspider

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            • edmaul69E
              edmaul69 @FlyingTomahawk
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              @flyingtomahawk thats insane. I sold my panic restaurant for $600. Would have liked more but an auctioned one with the manual sold for $850 usd so i priced it based on the price of a manual only which is like $250. Megadrive/genesis would be the best system to collect for as a player as 99% of the games have no real value but lots of good games.

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                OldSkool
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                All of these posts really make me excited about all of the options that are available in regards to retro gaming now and in the future. I have just started to look on sites like eBay and Craigslist to see if I can get my hands on some older systems. I still have my original Game Boy though - does anyone else? I can’t wait to find some hidden gems during my retro searches!

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                • FlyingTomahawkF
                  FlyingTomahawk
                  last edited by FlyingTomahawk

                  Yeah, retro stuff can become an addiction.
                  Of course we can play all games, even the super expensive ones, on our Raspberry Pi but it doesn't replace the original feel and touch a cartridge and original console setup can give you. And the excitement to hunt down and acquiring those rare gems.

                  And no I didn't buy that Eliminate Down. I am not that crazy. And if I would I'd buy it at a local game shop here which sells it a bit cheaper than that auction.

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                  • lilbudL
                    lilbud @FlyingTomahawk
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                    @flyingtomahawk said in Retro game stuff talk:

                    And the excitement to hunt down and acquiring those rare gems.

                    The rare gems usually go for a shitload, which is why I own none.

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                    Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                    Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                    • obsidianspiderO
                      obsidianspider
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                      While this isn't retro because it was made in 2018, I just picked up this masterpiece today. (DMG for scale)

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                      A few weeks ago my friend posted that her husband was working on this as a side project and I knew that I needed it in my life. It's approximately 24" square, and all of the woods used are their natural colors. No stain.

                      📷 @obsidianspider

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                      • ClydeC
                        Clyde @obsidianspider
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                        @obsidianspider Simply breathtaking … :D

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                        • FlyingTomahawkF
                          FlyingTomahawk
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                          Sample box! lol

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                          • obsidianspiderO
                            obsidianspider
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                            I made a thing the people on this thread may like. Here’s the writeup.

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                            📷 @obsidianspider

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                            • edmaul69E
                              edmaul69 @FlyingTomahawk
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                              @flyingtomahawk i wish i could find an arcade buttons store like that. Are those legit sanwa buttons or other brands?

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                              • FlyingTomahawkF
                                FlyingTomahawk @edmaul69
                                last edited by FlyingTomahawk

                                @edmaul69 said in Retro game stuff talk:

                                @flyingtomahawk i wish i could find an arcade buttons store like that. Are those legit sanwa buttons or other brands?

                                Legit Sanwa and Seimitsu stuff.
                                I was strolling through Down Town Osaka during lunch time and saw this street full of electronic shops clustered all in one spot and that store was the only one selling all the arcade stuff. I got all excited but i managed to control myself and left the store empty handed. But i know now where to go if i ever should need something for my arcade sticks.

                                I particularly liked that they had sample buttons and sticks displayed to try out. Look at the very bottom in the pics i posted. All Seimitsu and Sanwa sticks lined up for testing. They also sell tons of customize parts like stiffer springs for the sticks, various mounting plates, different ball types and colors and so on...

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                                • edmaul69E
                                  edmaul69 @FlyingTomahawk
                                  last edited by edmaul69

                                  @flyingtomahawk i am soo jealous. The two brand names for buttons and sticks you want for metal arcade panels. And having all the custom springs, plates and stuff. Too awesome.

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                                  • obsidianspiderO
                                    obsidianspider @edmaul69
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                                    @edmaul69 I got some Sanwa buttons from FocusAttack a few weeks ago and they were pretty inexpensive, but probably not as inexpensive as in Osaka.

                                    📷 @obsidianspider

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                                    • FlyingTomahawkF
                                      FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider
                                      last edited by FlyingTomahawk

                                      @obsidianspider said in Retro game stuff talk:

                                      FocusAttack

                                      Those are very good prices. No different than over here. I guess they have a retailer deal with Sanwa and Seimitsu. If you are a store you can get wholesale prices from them.

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                                      • obsidianspiderO
                                        obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
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                                        @flyingtomahawk Refresh your browser and my signature should have the updated image you requested ;)

                                        📷 @obsidianspider

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                                        • FlyingTomahawkF
                                          FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider
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                                          @obsidianspider

                                          Haha... well done!

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                                          • edmaul69E
                                            edmaul69 @FlyingTomahawk
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                                            @flyingtomahawk @obsidianspider i thought i would show you guys my finally finished famwiicom. i even modified the original controllers to be wii classic controllers with circuit boards from raphnet-tech.

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