Retro game stuff talk
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@FlyingTomahawk I can't even afford a SuperGrafx at the moment, let alone a bigger house. :-P
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@FlyingTomahawk What I am concerned about is the safety of his work. I don't see any fire-extinguisher.
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@thelostsoul I don't keep a fire extinguisher in every room of my house either. I would think most don't.
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@obsidianspider Not in every room, but if I had a collection like him, I would make sure every room has at least one.
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Good point. If I had invested that much money in a collection and house I would definitely invest in some security and safety system.
I am sure he has that stuff insured. Maybe he has a sprinkler system build in? You know like the stores have shower from above kinda thing?
Problem is if it goes off by accident say good-bye to your TVs and consoles. -
@FlyingTomahawk Yeah, and a halon system would suffocate you. I'm sure he has something in place.
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I follow LEGO Ideas to see what kinds of innovative things people build from LEGO bricks. And yes, there are oldschool computer nerds over there. Behold The Disk:
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Looks like this thread is been grayed out so i guess we need to keep it alive then.
Last year December I finally build my new PC and now that I have the necessary CPU power to run Demul I set everything up and I must say very, very nice and addictive. I never could enjoy playing Ikaruga or Zero Gunner 2 or Border Down since I lacked the PC power. Going from a i5-2410M, Intel HD 3000, 15 inch (1366x768) notebook to a modern PC is just awesome.
Also got me one of those high refresh rate monitors that can be flipped vertical and now I was ready to do what I always wanted to try.
Now that I know things work I have to dig out all vertical shooters and give them also a try.
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@FlyingTomahawk It feels awesome going from a shitty laptop to a proper desktop computer. I had much of the same kind of laptop and decided to just build a computer instead of buying a $300 laptop every few years.
What monitor it that? I'm looking for a new one cuz mine is 10 years old and is close to dying.
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@FlyingTomahawk Amazing! The only thing that does lower the coolness a bit is the plain grey keyboard. š
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That's a AOC G2460PF monitor.
I heard Viewsonic makes also very good gaming monitors for reasonable prices. Like the XG2401 or XG2402Yeah, I know that keyboard looks shitty but it does its job for now. š At least until I can get me one of those fancy gaming keyboards.
Maybe I should have put the arcade stick on there instead of the keyboard. š -
@FlyingTomahawk it might not be a pretty keyboard but it looks pretty retro to me. ;-)
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I know retro games can reach high prices but this one is a new level of crazy.
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g322211273
I'll keep my eye on it. Curious to see if someone is crazy enough to pay such a price.
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@FlyingTomahawk For that price does Spider-Man actually come over to your home and play with you? Maybe I missed that as Iām still very bad at reading Japanese.
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@obsidianspider
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I haven't posted retro pickups in a while, so here's what retro stuff I've added since my last post with those awesome Christmas gifts. (I also bought a bunch of Switch games, but you don't want to see that.)
Nights: Journey of Dreams - Wii
I replaced the dead CMOS battery in my Dreamcast and upgraded to a replaceable battery holder while doing so. Now I don't have to set the clock every time I turn it on.
Not retro, but for a retro system. The Brawler64 is a really nice modern controller for the N64, and at only $30 + shipping it's way more affordable than the highly sought after Hori controllers
My first N64 game! Puyo Puyo Sun 64
and so I don't need to cut up my N64, a guy I know 3D printed a universal tray for me so I can play Japanese games without taking them apart or cutting up my console
I bought this neat little PC-shaped AM/FM radio with the intention of putting a Pi in it. I'm not sure what I'll make it do yet, but for now it's disassembled in a bag with dryer sheets because it stinks like smoke
I found a really clean copy of Tetris for NES. According to @celly this game is kind of OK
Most recently I picked up a PlayStation SCPH-7501 with the intention of eventually putting a PSIO in it. It was only $13 plus shipping for everything pictured, and it works perfectly, but wow, it was stinky like smoke and had a brown haze over everything. After a full teardown and cleaning it looks really nice and it is de-stinkifying in a huge bag with dryer sheets. PSIO won't be available again until March at the soonest, so it has time.
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@obsidianspider āthis game is kind of OKā?! You take that back! That game is awesome.
Nice haul btw. That Brawler pad live up to the hype? -
Get a GDEMU in that Dreamcast, they're awesome - and you don't have to worry about the laser burning out in the future.
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@John_RM_70 said in Retro game stuff talk:
Get a GDEMU in that Dreamcast, they're awesome - and you don't have to worry about the laser burning out in the future.
I'd actually really like to get a USB GDROM as it has better compatibility, but attempting to buy one is a sketchy process at best.
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