Fantastic shot.A few recent pick ups:
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sweet, thanks for the info. Gonna put an order in this week
I bought a N64 one and could not get the thing to work with Wii vc through GameCube port. I ended up returning it. (Mine had what looked like electrical tape around it)
cyborgnumberblue
Member
Picked this up today to solve my Raiden DX/PS One d-pad problems.
sixteen-bit
Member
Cool! How are you liking it?
cyborgnumberblue
Member
Aesthetically, I love all of these Hori FightingSticks, but as far as gameplay, I'll let you know later today or tomorrow! I think I'm going to have to tighten the spring before playing, it feels a bit loose to me.
EDIT: And I've launched the e-clip into orbit. Gonna have to order one now...
EDIT 2: Borrowed one from a spare JLF!
IrishNinja
Member
my grrl & i are talking about finally taking a japan trip....maaaaaaaaaaaaaan
god, that famicom gun is so very badass. i hope to find a loose one for a good price one day!
what a lovely stick
god, that famicom gun is so very badass. i hope to find a loose one for a good price one day!
what a lovely stick
Laevateinn
Member
Is there a good data base of game box arts to download? I like using them for a screensaver, and while I found a site that had a nice zip with a bunch of box art for multiple consoles, the zip also contains random fake box arts for romhacks, fan translated games, and just random fan boxes for released games like Link to the Past with the OoT art.
Laevateinn
Member
Anyone with arcade PCBs have a good solution for storage?
Damn! I'm still after Street Fighter 3 myself but I'm not able to shell out 250-300 for it.Updated Japan haul
Killer find was Zero 3 for 10000 yen, bargain. I keep selling the copies I have but I'll finally keep this one lol.
Cheap SG Commander and Famicom gun are cool finds too. Thank god for hardoff.
Wonderful pickup there!
IrishNinja
Member
no idea, we're just in the early planning stages - I was too broke 10 years back so really wanna make this happen, please believe ill be on that thread soon!
PumpkinSpice
Banned
Oh man, if I made schedules like the people in that thread for the days I have alone there it would always be:
[Hard OFF]
[Hard OFF]
[Hard OFF]
[Hard OFF]
[Super Book OFF]
[Hard OFF]
Laevateinn
Member
They have Super Book Offs?
PumpkinSpice
Banned
Ah wrong name, but some stores have been converted to Book Off Super Bazaar, which is like everything in one (Book Off, Hard Off, Off House, Hobby Off, etc) but not really as good as a proper Hard Off. They tend to still have a ton of games and hardware so usually I'll drop by one if it's not far from where I'm going anyway.
The ones in Machida and Hachioji were both pretty good, but another that I went to was kinda useless.
Laevateinn
Member
I just finished Valis II for the X68000. It took a bit to get into (basically finishing the first stage which was terrible) but I ended up loving it. It's a lot simpler than Valis 3 and is a cross between an action platformer and a shmup.
It also has great Engrish.
I beat Valis 2 X68k. More pics in 240p thread.
I need to check this out.
socksfelloff
Member
Found a non working NES today for $10 with 2 great controllers, a zapper and mario/dh
Changed a few caps, removed the lockout chip and cleaned the connector and we've got a working NES! I figured I should break it in with Castlevania and honestly it's looking quite good over composite on my shop pvm (1342q)!
Changed a few caps, removed the lockout chip and cleaned the connector and we've got a working NES! I figured I should break it in with Castlevania and honestly it's looking quite good over composite on my shop pvm (1342q)!
davidwhangchoi
Member
Valis 2 looks good
cyborgnumberblue
Member
After tightening the spring and giving it a fair go over the weekend, I've found the Hori Fightingstick PS is pretty decent. Definitely worth the price I paid for it. The buttons are a little cheap feeling, but other than that, it's a solid stick. I still prefer the Hori Fightingstick Neo.
RadarScope1
Member
Derek Yu (Spelunky) is back. He's coming out with a collection of 50 supposedly fully fleshed out retro-inspired games in a single collection in 2018. It's titled UFO 50.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017...inally-returns-with-a-new-game-er-50-of-them/
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017...inally-returns-with-a-new-game-er-50-of-them/
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Man, that's about as retro as the shit I took this morning.
Ie: it stinks.
Ie: it stinks.
RadarScope1
Member
I dunno, looks pretty good to me. I'm sure it will be hit and miss. Did you guys play Spelunky? I can't imagine Derek Yu putting out something with totally dogshit gameplay. Spelunky HD is a stone-cold master stroke and so I'm definitely willing to check out anything he does after that.
socksfelloff
Member
I think you're jumping the gun a little even by GAF standards.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
See, that's why it's conflicting. Spelunky was good, and this game clearly has the right people working on it. But... I find it hard to believe that it would have so many disparate types of gameplay and not feel like a hastily thrown together mess. I'd love to be wrong, because this could be really cool if they pull it off... but it strikes me as overambitious.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
sixteen-bit
Member
That metroid limited edition 3DS looks like shit imo
D.Lo
Member
Oh god Nintendo what are you doing to me. It's kind of bland but... Metroid.
Unrelated, I just got my new oldest Nintendo item: a Nintendo Love Tester. 48 years old!
davidwhangchoi
Member
too many 3ds editions.
cyborgnumberblue
Member
3DS looking like Ronald McDonald
It's so fucking lazy -- like most of Nintendo's special editions as of late.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
Most of them look much nicer in person. The Monster Hunter Generations edition that I got last year is like that.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Daaaaaamn, y'all roasting that 3DS.
At best it's a money grab, at worst it looks like it belongs on an edgelord's deviant art page.
cyborgnumberblue
Member
Red and yellow, the colors of my tears.
IrishNinja
Member
it's...not their best one, not their worst
no such thing!
yeah, honestly just seeing them honor Samus at all is cool
sixteen-bit
Member
Krikzz testing an FM core for Master System games on Mega EverDrive X7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2--3mAmKqU0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2--3mAmKqU0
D.Lo
Member
Exactly, I got the only other 'Metroid edition' console - the Gamecube Samus faceplate. 15 years ago and it was just a faceplate.
Of course had the regular (better) size New 3DS taken off this could have been released as a faceplate set too.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
I really wish the XL had faceplates too but I really appreciate all the special editions. Makes them feel really special.
Would be a nightmare to collect if you were trying to get all of them though.
Would be a nightmare to collect if you were trying to get all of them though.
davidwhangchoi
Member
So I broke my old gameboy headphones. Old ass headphones since I got my gameboy in 1990 or 1989
Japan is charging about $24 with tax and USA seller charging like $60+ wtf
LOL
D.Lo
Member
Wow, classic GB headphones. I used those for many years.So I broke my old gameboy headphones. Old ass headphones since I got my gameboy in 1990 or 1989
Japan is charging about $24 with tax and USA seller charging like $60+ wtf
I'm always shocked at how much better SMS game with FM sound over the Genesis/MD.
It's just a missed opportunity to do something really interesting design-wise, instead of grabbing two colours associated with Samus, and screening an illustration (using a single colour) on the front. So uninspired. I hate rewarding this kind of laziness.
RadarScope1
Member
So I broke my old gameboy headphones. Old ass headphones since I got my gameboy in 1990 or 1989
Japan is charging about $24 with tax and USA seller charging like $60+ wtf
Pretty sure I still have mine. I also used them for many years. They were good back in the day. Modern earbuds blow them away now, though.
socksfelloff
Member
I hate Nintendo and their lazy limited editions that sell out in seconds *hits f5 on amazon*
-Most Nintendo fans (me included)
D.Lo
Member
true. I'm guessing simplistic stuff like this sells better than classy understated stuff though. See every American game cover art.