Retro game stuff talk

[FlyingTomahawk]

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.

[lilbud]

@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.

[Clyde]

@FlyingTomahawk Amazing! The only thing that does lower the coolness a bit is the plain grey keyboard. 😉

[FlyingTomahawk]

@lilbud

That's a AOC G2460PF monitor.
I heard Viewsonic makes also very good gaming monitors for reasonable prices. Like the XG2401 or XG2402

@Clyde

Yeah, I know that keyboard looks shitty but it does its job for now. 😅 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. 😊

[simpleethat]

@FlyingTomahawk it might not be a pretty keyboard but it looks pretty retro to me. ;-)

[FlyingTomahawk]

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.

[obsidianspider]

@FlyingTomahawk For that price does Spider-Man actually come over to your home and play with you? Maybe I missed that as I’m still very bad at reading Japanese.

[FlyingTomahawk]

@obsidianspider
For that price he'd better show up. ;-P

[hhromic]

@FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider

This spiderman in Dublin probably has reasonable prices xD

[obsidianspider]

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.

[celly]

@obsidianspider “this game is kind of OK”?! You take that back! That game is awesome.
Nice haul btw. That Brawler pad live up to the hype?

[A Former User]

Get a GDEMU in that Dreamcast, they're awesome - and you don't have to worry about the laser burning out in the future.

[obsidianspider]

@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.

[obsidianspider]

@celly I only have one N64 game right now, but I can definitely say that it rocks with Puyo Puyo Sun 64. I have an EverDrive 64 v3 on the way, so I should be able to give it a better assessment soon.

[celly]

@John_RM_70 I really want to do the same to my Dreamcast.

[A Former User]

@celly I did mine, last summer. And can honestly say, it was the best purchase I have made since the C64 Pi1541, the Atari SIO2SD, Spectrum Divide. Really fast loading, much faster than the USB version, and great compatibility.

[obsidianspider]

Speak of the devil, look what showed up today!

[Dipkid]

For no good reason at all; My VHS Pie-cover. .

[A Former User]

@Dipkid That looks amazing! How'd you do it?

[Dipkid]

@itskryode googled a VHS cover template pdf, made the artwork in illustrator/Photoshop. Cutted w a CNC 👍