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Retro AV Club Thread 2: Classic Gaming Done Right!
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Too rich for my blood. Enjoy though.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Wait, so it's an indie game released on a PCB instead of a normal system? I'm not a fan of gimmickry like that. Like, I'll buy a PCB for an old game because that's how old games were distributed and that's just how that market works. A modern, indie game, though? That just comes across as pretentious and shitty.
Put it on PC or something and stop trying to act special.
Put it on PC or something and stop trying to act special.
It's always been an intended arcade release if I remember correctly. Like you can order a full dedicated cabinet or buy a conversion kit. Right now, I wouldn't even place them in near the same category as what NG
ev.Team does with their Neo-Geo releases.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
having said all that, the game does look really cool, and I could see myself buying the PCB when they open up general availability. Because I am dumb.
Ditto. MVS has been my gateway into arcade pcbs and I'll probably get a supergun before the year's end. Even though I know how temperamental arcade hardware can be, I still want to jump in.
Its not on a PCB, Airframe is the arcade hardware, think MVS or Naomi, the game itself is on a USB drive that plugs into Airframe. You arent buying just the game right now, you are buying the hardware for all future releases and Skycurser with it. I think there are 2 other games already in production for the Airframe hardware.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
That's still not super convincing, in terms of an actual value prop... but again, despite my protest, I could end up buying it.
For arcade hardware its about right historically. MVS carts were around 400-500 each near the end of their run (NGDEV still are ~500 now), Cave shooters 600+ each PCB, etc. I am just hoping there is some good support for the hardware in the future
Superguns are awesome and open up a world of possibilities for the home, but prepared for the wallet rape haha.Laevateinn
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Is this a real board or is just a PC with MAME and some hardware to allow it to use a JAMMA connection?
It's one of these Motherboards running presumably linux w/ CRT Emudriver connected to a J-PAC.
bodine1231
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Driving back from my 10 hour PVM pick up. Here's a sneak peek
xenoncrash
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Holy crap! What a haul!
sixteen-bit
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Awesome haul!
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Lol, this thread is single-handedly cornering the market.
Keeping all those?
polyh3dron
Banned
holy shit. those look pristine.
i bought a 20L5 for $700 last week and it ended up having major issues in the bottom left corner, with a red solid screen the corner gets all discolored.. gotta take it back to the guy now and get my money back hopefully. what a bummer.
Also I just got my RGB modded N64 back from Voultar, shoutout to him. Works like a charm. Love playing that thing on a PVM. Next mission is to get a Toro for my Dreamcast.
Holy shit!
bodine1231
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Finally got back home,took almost 15hrs round trip and about 800 miles. I drive for a living so it wasn't anything I'm not used to. I've still got everything in the rental van,gonna unload it all tomorrow before work and post some better pics.
I think I ended up with nine 14", two 17" and three 20",not sure though. A couple of the 14" PVMs have some burn in from the TV station so they just gave them to me,same with one of the 20" PVM's,it needs a cap kit but otherwise works fine and told me I could have that one for free. Everything else was shown to me running with color bars and they looked ok,wont know anything till I hook them up to a console but at $25 each I wasn't complaining.
The second pickup was from an editing house and those are very clean looking. Didn't get to turn them on but the guy told me they ran great before they went into the closet at the studio. Same deal,$25 each for the 14" and $75 each for the 17" JVC's. Which is insane because they sell for $700+ on eBay. They can do all resolutions much like the 20L5. I'm probably gonna keep one of the JVC's and just sell everything else. I've already got 2 good PVM's and a BVM so this was just a good opportunity to make some extra cash and save some great monitors from destruction. (AES and NeoSD here I come!)
I think I ended up with nine 14", two 17" and three 20",not sure though. A couple of the 14" PVMs have some burn in from the TV station so they just gave them to me,same with one of the 20" PVM's,it needs a cap kit but otherwise works fine and told me I could have that one for free. Everything else was shown to me running with color bars and they looked ok,wont know anything till I hook them up to a console but at $25 each I wasn't complaining.
The second pickup was from an editing house and those are very clean looking. Didn't get to turn them on but the guy told me they ran great before they went into the closet at the studio. Same deal,$25 each for the 14" and $75 each for the 17" JVC's. Which is insane because they sell for $700+ on eBay. They can do all resolutions much like the 20L5. I'm probably gonna keep one of the JVC's and just sell everything else. I've already got 2 good PVM's and a BVM so this was just a good opportunity to make some extra cash and save some great monitors from destruction. (AES and NeoSD here I come!)
theSlacker
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Yup I'm out. Turning into a jelly factory and can't deal.
polyh3dron
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Yeah bodine I want to get an AES soon myself with a NeoSD... something tells me the Neo Geo consoles are going to go up in price soon thanks to the NeoSD.
bodine1231
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It's not luck. I spent alot of time emailing EVERYONE who I thought might have some. I probably emailed 150 places and found only 5 that still had them. Maybe 10 said they had close to twenty PVM's that they threw away in the last year/6 months. This is probably the last year to catch any before they get tossed!
Anyways, I just unloaded everything and I'm about to head to work. Here's a quick shot of all the monitors. Two of the small PVM's have burn in and the 20" with the note needs a cap kit,but they were free so whatevs!
sixteen-bit
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bodine needs a tag, lol. CRT Indiana Jones/Nate Drake over here.
socksfelloff
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Guy has a fucking marshal amp stack of pvms. You better hook everyone of those up and daisy chain like a mother fucker.
RE4 Merchant: "Ah, the choice of an avid PVM collector! It's a nice PVM, mate!"
Barrel Cannon
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To think that all this tech once upon a time retailed for thousands and now was picked up for a fraction. Glad to see that deals can still be found. Great haul.
I second this!
I second this!
socksfelloff
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Bodine is going to cause a brown out when he powers all those up
bodine1231
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I've got
PVM2030
PVM 20M4U
PVM 20M2U
PVM 14L2
PVM 14L1
JVC DT-V1710CG
Multiples of each. Pm me for prices and if you want Gyruan to pick one up
Beer Monkey
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If you need input cards for JVC/Panasonic pro monitors, keep an eye on Ebay.
This morning I snagged a new JVC IF-C01COMG input card for my 17" DT-V1710CGU monitor that doesn't have one (I have two monitors, but only one component/RGB input card).
It was $330 shipped, so not cheap, but worth it to me to have two functioning RGB/component pro monitors of this quality (it's 240p/480i/480p/720p and even does 1080p/24 for film editing). My total cost for ending up having two functioning monitors was less than $700. One has less than 100 hours of use on it.
This morning I snagged a new JVC IF-C01COMG input card for my 17" DT-V1710CGU monitor that doesn't have one (I have two monitors, but only one component/RGB input card).
It was $330 shipped, so not cheap, but worth it to me to have two functioning RGB/component pro monitors of this quality (it's 240p/480i/480p/720p and even does 1080p/24 for film editing). My total cost for ending up having two functioning monitors was less than $700. One has less than 100 hours of use on it.
sixteen-bit
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Cool to see them lean into VGM. Will watch!
News:
HD Retrovision has upscaler in development - HDMIzer will compete w/ OSSC & XRGB Mini
I didn't see a thread for this. Let's discuss it in the dedicated thread if possible.
HD Retrovision has upscaler in development - HDMIzer will compete w/ OSSC & XRGB Mini
I didn't see a thread for this. Let's discuss it in the dedicated thread if possible.
PumpkinSpice
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That's been on their site forever.
Considering it took them about 4 years to get a cable to market, longer for general availability, don't hold your breath waiting for it.
Considering it took them about 4 years to get a cable to market, longer for general availability, don't hold your breath waiting for it.
I am a glass half full kind of guy.
bodine1231
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Yeah I saw that. Luckily both of these have RGB inputs
RadarScope1
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Amazing stuff, bodine. I agree - mods, get this GAFer a tag!
Beer Monkey
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The RGB cards are actually harder to find than the monitors. Congrats on scoring two with.
Watched it on the treadmill today! Love Video Game soundtracks, but wasn't too jazzed on this episode of MLiG. A lot of it just felt like Try showing off his collection. I quite enjoyed the bits about VGM on vinyl and early North American releases (DKC, FF3, etc...).
RadarScope1
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Listen to Parish's breakdowns of new soundtracks on Retronauts. He's really good. Very solid reviews and vivid writing.
polyh3dron
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Yeah it's ground that is already being covered quite well by Retronauts.
And yeah, I also think that Saturn video was just a bit overdone for them to basically say "yeah, this works with RGB straight out the box, all models are fine, get cables from retro_console_accessories or Retrogaming Cables UK, Saturn is cool y'all"
PumpkinSpice
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Wow I enjoyed the exact opposite.
I wish they'd do more non-RGB videos. Like the Saturn one was pretty stupid. Hook up a cable. Somehow that became 30 mins long. A 30 min retrospective of the Saturn done with their style would be a lot more interesting.
I did like the soundtrack one for MLiG, through if it was a just bit of 'I own this and this". I tried to get into soundtracks back in 2003 but got burned on bootlegs and just lost interest in it entirely.
Only thing I am surprise that MLiG hasn't done a PC Engine/T16 episode yet.
Only thing I am surprise that MLiG hasn't done a PC Engine/T16 episode yet.
Yeah, with all the different versions it's one I'd really enjoy.
bodine1231
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Holy shit this JVC monitor might be better than any PVM I've used so far! The build quality on this thing is ridiculous. It has a removable bezel for 4:3 and widescreen,all resolutions look AMAZING and the best part is that its semi flat,not curved like the PVM's. Which means its AWESOME for Tate! It's so freaking versatile! Only thing that sucks is that one of the two has some light scratches in the middle of the screen.
Kinda annoying but given the price I'll deal (who am I kidding that ones going to eBay).
Kinda annoying but given the price I'll deal (who am I kidding that ones going to eBay).
RadarScope1
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I have a JVC, but it's a different model. Mine is great, though. It has 750 TVL - which is really good, right? Your post here is making me once again think about getting a Wii for it...
Beer Monkey
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Bodine, welcome to the world of the JVC. They are insanely sharp and detailed due to the aperture grille, tight focus, and high def capability. They are amazing...so amazing I considered trying to defocus one to get a slightly more authentic retro look. Even in 480p the rasters don't touch resulting in "scan lines".
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