bodyboarder
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Good point. Is fine of a week night.
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Good point. Is fine of a week night.
codswallop
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But if they got it to work on the Xbox One on an x86 CPU, surely it wouldn't be that hard to make it work on PC! Right? Right?
I do too. Plus, I missed out on basically that entire generation of Nintendo when it was out, hopefully it will try and recapture what I missed.
And fingers crossed it comes with some kickass filters so it looks decent on plasma/LCD TVs too.
viciouskillersquirrel
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I feel like I'm lacking some context here. Has somebody made a minature, working NES?
codswallop
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viciouskillersquirrel
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Poimandres
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It's a tiny NES with HDMI out and 30 pre-installed games. Comes out in November, $60 US. Pretty decent game selection, but a few unfortunate omissions for me.
Ollie Pooch
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Bar Alto Restaurant @ the Powerhouse in New Farm.
$100 for us, $20 for extra controller.
viciouskillersquirrel
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Oh that stings a little. Not that it's too high a price, it's that Australia tax strikes again. I can see the controllers disappearing off the shelves though.
A pure exchange rate + tax price would be $86.60, so it's an extra $14.
Pretty decent these days.
$90 system with $15 controllers would be the dream, but what are you going to do?
viciouskillersquirrel
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Geez. You're right. I'm still adjusting to our collapsed dollar value.
Poimandres
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I just went through the list, and I have physical copies of 15 of the 30 built in games. Not bad!
WHOAAAAA I want one
endlessflood
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I had a Master Sysyem rather than a NES, but I think nostalgia is the main reason to go back to the games of that console generation. If you didn't experience them the first time then I'm not sure you're genuinely missing much. All of the Atari 2600, Apple ][, SMS games I enjoy going back and playing are mostly for reasons of nostalgia. Then again I'm not really a phone/handheld gamer either, so your mileage may vary
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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Exactly what I just preordered from EB Games today. They're taking preorders already and I hope to not miss out. Time to bust out my old Sony Trinitron 68cm CRT for the kids and myself. We're going to enjoy this.
codswallop
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Does it have connectors other than HDMI? If not, a CRT may not be the best option here.
Also looks like the US one has an AC adapter in the box, whereas in Australia it just has a USB cable, and you have to provide your own power adapter.
I hope USB to TV will be enough power.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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LOL I didn't even stop to think about it. I've got a spare 40" HDMI so I'm covered either way. Thanks for the reminder though mate.
bodyboarder
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Power sold separately!
Wow, Nintendo made a Plug and Play. I never expected that.
Lucian Cat
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Pre ordered it. The adorableness was too much. And I never had a nes as a kid.
ClivePwned
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even though I have the games I want to play on 3DS VC, i'll still probably grab one.
reptilescorpio
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Waiting on a SNES mini. NES doesn't interest me that much tbh.
Lucian Cat
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I'll buy them all tbh.
Omg a SNES mini would be the best thing ever.
Mario World/Allstars
Super Metroid
LttP
DKC 1-3
Castlevania 4
etc etc etc!
zorlaczerohero
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Thanks for the suggestions, she's bowing out of the organised conference dinner so should have two nights out to try stuff, hopefully try a couple of these.
reptilescorpio
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Chrono Trigger!
Earthbound!
Secret of Evermore!
Shadowrun!
Super Mario RPG!
NBA Jam!
Street Fighter 2/Mortal Kombat 2!
Holy shit SNES was stacked
I know I grew up with it which I'm sure makes a difference, but SNES is the greatest ever console.
I'd have paid $100 already just for these games
mikezilla2
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so who else is looking at getting a 1070 or 1080 ?
thought i saw a EVGA non founders edition (1080) selling for under $900 ie not local but cant seem to find any stock atm
thought i saw a EVGA non founders edition (1080) selling for under $900 ie not local but cant seem to find any stock atm
TPG are pretty great price wise.
Optus and I think telstra both offer bundle discounts if you have a mobile with them.
We just moved to Optus, as we can get double the speed (50/20) and unlimited data for only $5 more a month than Internode, thanks to us having Optus mobiles ($20 discount).
dishwasherlove
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But if they got it to work on the Xbox One on an x86 CPU, surely it wouldn't be that hard to make it work on PC! Right? Right?
Where is the cheapest place to grab XBLA Gold these days?
Where is the cheapest place to grab XBLA Gold these days?
OzGameShop?
I just got 3 months for $23
reptilescorpio
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$51 for 12 months from here https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/256865
Where is the cheapest place to grab XBLA Gold these days?
dishwasherlove
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Thank you good sirs.
ClivePwned
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Shitty morning. So skip if you don't want to read an obituary...
Yesterday I found out a former dev colleague and friend, Joel Crabbe, (not a close friend but more than a casual acquaintance) had been found by his wife, collapsed on the floor, and has since passed away in hospital.
He started as a programmer at Halfbrick, where he worked on the GBA versions of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2 and 3, ensconced with other founder members of Halfbrick in the a corner of the King Arthur/ Hellboy room at Krome Studios in Brisbane. He wanted to get a tattoo of every game he worked on so he started with a Ty on his shoulder. He stayed in the building when he joined Krome Studios around 2005/06 and worked on Legend of Spyro A New Beginning, where his stories became legendary (usually involving sharp objects and blackouts), and Viva Pinata: Party Animals. He moved to Krome Melbourne for a few years before receiving the opportunity of a lifetime when hired by Epic Games. Off he went to North Carolina with his wife, Gina, and started a new chapter. That's kind of where I lost touch with him, apart from Facebook but he always did what he loved. As a colleague, we all admired the quality of his work and his general diligence.
I can't recall a negative experience with Joel and that's not something miserable Clive can say about everyone. He wasn't in poor health and seemed fit, he was only in his late 30's and had been working out a lot over the last year or so, and thus it's quite a shock for everyone who knew him. I regret that i didn't know him better.
Dude will be missed.
Yesterday I found out a former dev colleague and friend, Joel Crabbe, (not a close friend but more than a casual acquaintance) had been found by his wife, collapsed on the floor, and has since passed away in hospital.
He started as a programmer at Halfbrick, where he worked on the GBA versions of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2 and 3, ensconced with other founder members of Halfbrick in the a corner of the King Arthur/ Hellboy room at Krome Studios in Brisbane. He wanted to get a tattoo of every game he worked on so he started with a Ty on his shoulder. He stayed in the building when he joined Krome Studios around 2005/06 and worked on Legend of Spyro A New Beginning, where his stories became legendary (usually involving sharp objects and blackouts), and Viva Pinata: Party Animals. He moved to Krome Melbourne for a few years before receiving the opportunity of a lifetime when hired by Epic Games. Off he went to North Carolina with his wife, Gina, and started a new chapter. That's kind of where I lost touch with him, apart from Facebook but he always did what he loved. As a colleague, we all admired the quality of his work and his general diligence.
I can't recall a negative experience with Joel and that's not something miserable Clive can say about everyone. He wasn't in poor health and seemed fit, he was only in his late 30's and had been working out a lot over the last year or so, and thus it's quite a shock for everyone who knew him. I regret that i didn't know him better.
Dude will be missed.
Planet_JASE
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I'm sorry to hear that, Clive. I have fond memories of some of the games you listed. He sounded like a talented, dedicated and smart individual, especially the part where he got the fuck out of the Australian developer scene.
I hope the good memories of him help his friends and family to get through this this trying time.
All the best, Clive.
I hope the good memories of him help his friends and family to get through this this trying time.
All the best, Clive.
reptilescorpio
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Damn that sucks, hope his wife is doing okay
Does this mean I'm cool? I'll accept this.
Lucian Cat
Kissed a mod for a tag; liked it
My friend was there as a photographer. He posted a lot of pics already. I couldn't care less about it tbh.
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