Laevateinn
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I'd kill for an SD card solution. I get minor panic attacks every time I touch Snatcher.
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I'd kill for an SD card solution. I get minor panic attacks every time I touch Snatcher.
I only click on links from people with avatars.
Poor muwando
IrishNinja
Member
Yeah I looked up backup loading for PS2 and it seems pretty spotty and compatibility ain't great.
Waiting for this solution for PS2:
It has to be coming. Git er done, crazy console hacking people!
i had this - didn't it need a spring to work? not ideal, but solid way to play imports & such in the day!
Shin Johnpv
Member
That's the PSIO which is a device that plugs into the serial port of certain models of the original Playstation, and it has an SD card slot on it. So you can load PS isos and such off an SD card. Though it requires the installation of a small mod chip to work, and availability has been, let's go with spotty at absolute best.
Laws00
Member
Yup you needed a spring. My friend got one to play dragon ball final bout.
A few months later I got one for dragon ball. Ultimate battle 22 and it came with a free game of my choosing. I picked the one most interesting sounding, Umihara Kawase. That game turn out to be the better game in the long run lol
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
The good ol' days. Yeah, I had the equivalent of this (Game Enhancer) to play my first imported game... which was the upgraded version of Rival Schools that only came out in Japan. Super ghetto having to use a spring, but it worked.
Nice! Congrats!
13 5/8 x 13 1/2 x 17 inches (W x H x D)
http://www.broadcaststore.com/pdf/model/683406/pvm14l2 brochure.pdf
Thank you, that will fit perfectly. If I need to raise it up, I can sit the old VRC I keep around under it as it about the same length. So excited to use this, as while I got a CRT with component, the scanlines are only noticeable up close.
Found out I will be moving from my small space in the coming month or two. I plan on getting a three-bedroom place...one extra room for the arcade and the other as a puzzle room. Excite! Just downloaded The new release of Windjammers. Pretty cool.
Random pic of my current mini space.
Random pic of my current mini space.
sixteen-bit
Member
Flexin with that Korean SNES
I picked this up yesterday. Came with all original cables/AC adapter/2 controllers. All games are CIB and that's a Mega Drive cartridge converter. I've never owned a Genesis of my own and would just borrow my cousin's Mega Drive growing up. I'm going to give him a call and ask if he'd be willing to part with all his old VG stuff (Mega Drive, PC Engine, etc) because I know it's all just sitting in his parent's house not being used at all. Now I just need to order an RGB cable for this.
I blame Sonic Mania for this purchase.
I blame Sonic Mania for this purchase.
sixteen-bit
Member
I don't think I've ever seen a Sonic 2 with that yello checkerboard pattern.
sixteen-bit
Member
mindfuck
Neon Streets
Banned
I picked this up yesterday. Came with all original cables/AC adapter/2 controllers. All games are CIB and that's a Mega Drive cartridge converter. I've never owned a Genesis of my own and would just borrow my cousin's Mega Drive growing up. I'm going to give him a call and ask if he'd be willing to part with all his old VG stuff (Mega Drive, PC Engine, etc) because I know it's all just sitting in his parent's house not being used at all. Now I just need to order an RGB cable for this.
I blame Sonic Mania for this purchase.
Good score. Spider-Man, SoR2 and Aladdin are great games. I could never figure out Toejam & Earl as a kid.
The Canadian version looks the same as the PAL version, except for the Mega Drive/Genesis logo, of course. Nice haul!
Yeah, even the instruction manual is like the PAL version. It's landscape instead of portrait. They probably did that to include French and didn't want to bother printing another version.
cyborgnumberblue
Member
I picked up Secret of Mana last week at a used game store, this game is mad weird.
I've always loved that green and red Megadrive logo, cool how they've turned and tweaked the 'M' and 'D' logo to make 'PE'.
Visiting my parents house this weekend and am finally going to be able to bring my OG Xbox back to my place for the first time in like 10 years. Man, I miss this thing.
Only problem: the port for the AC adapter is loose and only works if you hold insert the AC cable at a certain angle. How hard is that to repair? I won't use it until it's fixed, but is it worth paying someone to fix or should I just grab another one off eBay and toss this one?
The disc drive and everything else works like a charm.
Only problem: the port for the AC adapter is loose and only works if you hold insert the AC cable at a certain angle. How hard is that to repair? I won't use it until it's fixed, but is it worth paying someone to fix or should I just grab another one off eBay and toss this one?
The disc drive and everything else works like a charm.
sixteen-bit
Member
lol I wonder hpw that scene will look in the remake
Have you cracked it open? It could just be a nroken piece of plastic of missing screw, in which case it'd be an easy fix.
You should open it anyway, as there's that leaky capacitor in most of the hardware revisions which fails in something like 100% of Xboxes and can damage your system.
socksfelloff
Member
Congrats! I always love your setups and look forward to seeing what you do !
Wind jammers inpressions? Friends and I play it on mame quite often and I'm wondering if the PS4 version is worth it .
D.Lo
Member
Wow. Weird to remember something you had forgotten for over two decades.
It is alright. Your typical NG port with added 16/9 menus and shoddy net play. I just grabbed it for my Vita but I can't figure out how to enable the scanlines that are on the PS4 version so it is a bit too chunky looking for me. Otherwise a pretty fun little game. I have it on VC and a multicart for the cab so this one is just extra. I would rather play it at 240p to be honest.
Shame to hear the netplay is shoddy. I think I'll stick to the MVS version then.
What is everybody playing in this Labor Day weekend (for those who have Monday off)?
I have been playing Space Harrier VC (Arcade Perfect M2) with the nunchuck that functions like a grip...works surprisingly well all things considering...if a bit jittery.
Also, after 20 years finally tackling Yoshi's Story. Never gave it a proper shake at launch. I am shocked at the structure and just how cool it is. Genuine surprise.
I have been playing Space Harrier VC (Arcade Perfect M2) with the nunchuck that functions like a grip...works surprisingly well all things considering...if a bit jittery.
Also, after 20 years finally tackling Yoshi's Story. Never gave it a proper shake at launch. I am shocked at the structure and just how cool it is. Genuine surprise.
Laevateinn
Member
What is everybody playing in this Labor Day weekend (for hose who have Monday off)?
I have been playing Space Harrier VC (Arcade Perfect M2) with the nunchuck that functions like a grip...works surprisingly well all things considering...if a bit jittery.
Also, after 20 years finally tackling Yoshi's Story. Never gave it a proper shake at launch. I am shocked at the structure and just how cool it is. Genuine surprise.
Hoping to finish Yakuza Kiwami but it will probably be tomorrow.
Also
IrishNinja
Member
Kiwami, Sonic Mania, and i'm messing with this CPS1 & 2 emulator, got my arcade stick working on PC & recently got a hori fighting commander (PS3 & 4) with turbo fire that i'm hoping i can find drivers to likewise use here!
PumpkinSpice
Banned
Played Pikmin 3 Friday, Saturday, Sunday but have been busy today! Might try to finish it off later this evening.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Man, I'm 18 hours into Yakuza Kiwami, and yeah. It's cool. I'm honestly kinda surprised that, despite having put a ton of time into Yakuza 0 earlier in the year, this game is still completely enthralling. Like, this series is such a celebration of what video games are. I like that about it.
IrishNinja
Member
Laevateinn
Member
God, if they could make a Streets of Rage in the style of Yakuza...
PumpkinSpice
Banned
Yakuza for Nintendo DS sounds like a sure bet.
Laevateinn
Member
I started with Yakuza 3 (PS3) and it was the greatest thing I had experienced in 3D since Shenmue.
The best place to start would be Yakuza 0 but since you don't have a PS4 I would say either start with Yakuza 1 on the PS2 (I haven't played the PS2 games since I'm a hater so I don't know how they hold up) or whichever PS3 game you can find. While the plot carries forward somewhat I think it's okay to play any of them in isolation since for the most part the stories are relatively self-contained.
Yakuza 3 has the least content because Sega thought that western people wouldn't like or couldn't understand Japanese culture.
The best place to start would be Yakuza 0 but since you don't have a PS4 I would say either start with Yakuza 1 on the PS2 (I haven't played the PS2 games since I'm a hater so I don't know how they hold up) or whichever PS3 game you can find. While the plot carries forward somewhat I think it's okay to play any of them in isolation since for the most part the stories are relatively self-contained.
Yakuza 3 has the least content because Sega thought that western people wouldn't like or couldn't understand Japanese culture.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I can't remember -- did they cut content from Yakuza 2? I seem to recall hearing the hostess clubs were removed from the Western release?
Laevateinn
Member
Hostess clubs, minigames and some sidequests were removed from Yakuza 3 if I remember correctly.
I'm not sure about Yakuza 2. I try to keep as much in the dark as possible for that one until I can actually play it.
cyborgnumberblue
Member
All the ones for PS3 are great, especially 4 and 5 IMO.
What is everybody playing in this Labor Day weekend (for those who have Monday off)?
I have been playing Space Harrier VC (Arcade Perfect M2) with the nunchuck that functions like a grip...works surprisingly well all things considering...if a bit jittery.
Also, after 20 years finally tackling Yoshi's Story. Never gave it a proper shake at launch. I am shocked at the structure and just how cool it is. Genuine surprise.
Yoshi's Story gets an unfair rep. It's not a masterpiece by any means, but it's way better than the Yoshi's Island DS and New Yoshi's Island.
Getting a perfect score in that game is a hearty challenge.
Are you thinking about wreckless: the yakuza missions? it's a good mission-based driving gams but it has nothing to do with the Yakuza series proper.
Sorry I should have been more clear, I was just listing the systems I have. I recall it being mostly on Playstation consoles but I wasn't sure.
Thanks all for the replies!
sixteen-bit
Member
streets of rage mania by bombergames first pls
tomwhite2004
Member
If you guys could hypothetically start your collection from scratch would you still focus on the same systems?
Been thinking about this recently as whilst I love my predominantly Japanese Sega Saturn and Megadrive focussed collection would love to have put more money into Super Famicom games before the prices went full retard, especially because it is my most fondly remembered childhood console and the box art is SO beautiful.
It just frustrates me knowing that I could have got this stuff in the early 2000's but didn't anticipate just how exorbitantly expensive it would be to build a decent collection nowadays. But then I guess if I had bought that stuff I would be look at Saturn games thinking the same thing!
Been thinking about this recently as whilst I love my predominantly Japanese Sega Saturn and Megadrive focussed collection would love to have put more money into Super Famicom games before the prices went full retard, especially because it is my most fondly remembered childhood console and the box art is SO beautiful.
It just frustrates me knowing that I could have got this stuff in the early 2000's but didn't anticipate just how exorbitantly expensive it would be to build a decent collection nowadays. But then I guess if I had bought that stuff I would be look at Saturn games thinking the same thing!