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[Fighting Street / Re: Why does this forum attack rare game collectors?]

Why? Because milk makes you die early.

I'd love to shave off half my life expectancy with that. Milky milky.

I know you're joking, but is the joke related to a recent study?? have you got a link.

I started drinking a lot more milk from a couple a years back on advice from my doctor.

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[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: For those who grew up with imported pce in Europe]

Pic of Video Game Centre in Bournemouth from 2002



From here:
https://www.nekofever.com/rip-video-game-centre/
http://www.nekofever.com/archives/2008/05/rip-video-game-centre/

[Fighting Street / Re: I have a small wang!]

APRIL FOOLS

I'm actually hung like King Kong. 

Gorillas have a 1inch dick.

And King Kong was about 12 times the size of an average gorilla.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: For those who grew up with imported pce in Europe]

Heh yeah that would be great. I'd love a website with a comprehensive list of UK indie import shops from late 80's early 90's complete with pictures of the insides and display shelves

Yeah I would like to see pics from back then.

http://www.jammaplus.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46461&title=the-pc-engine-appreciation-thread

Nice I'll check it out.

When I used to visit Shekana on Tottenham Court Road it was essentially a small glass cabinet of games hidden at the back of an electronics shop full of hifi equipment.

Yeah.
The space in the shop they got for games did seem to get larger as the years went by, but still  relativity a small part of the shop.

On that last note, did anyone else find themselves really drawn to the small form factor of the mini disc  format when it first arrived? Like an extension of an existing fetish for hucards

I never got into mini disc myself but a lot of my friends had them. Were popular for recording DJ sets from your decks.

...notable exceptions to this were Video Game Centre in Bournemouth and the early incarnations of the Tottenham Court Exchange that went on to later become CEX, both of which where crazy places to walk into at the time. Raven Games always sticks in my mind as being the most impressive though, especially once the arcade cab was present (R-Type Leo anyone?).

The most impressive stores I remember were Machine Shack in Streatham and Computer Exchange in Notting Hill Gate in the early days.

But probably the no.1 as you said and we discussed earlier was when CEX first unveiled their "retro museum", with that wall of thousands of PC Engine games and thousands of other platform games too, that was just mental.

I wasn't keen on those 2 guys who ran Raven Games, so kind of spoilt the experience for me there.

I wanted DAT, too.

I didn't realise consumers bought DAT machines?? I thought they were only for studios to record music. I had a DAT machine as I used have a hardware studio. It cost me an absolute fortune at the time (like all the other gear did)
I had this model:

[Fighting Street / I have a small wang!]

APRIL FOOLS

I'm actually hung like King Kong. 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: For those who grew up with imported pce in Europe]

Awesome scan, as you know I love stuff like this.

My memory is pretty blurry, perhaps Hardcore Otaking can better recall the details. From what I remember... Console Concepts started out as a mail order only grey importer of the PC Engine (hence the original name PC Engine Supplies) who went on to rebrand themselves as their wares expanded to include the likes of the Mega Drive, Neo Geo and SFC as each system was released. I never visited the physical shop but from what I remember it was a late addition to the business. I was a pretty regular custom back when this card was issued (92-94 I think) but the only 'Priviledge' it ever bought me was the ability to give them my customer number instead of my full address when placing an order over the phone.

Like I say, this is all a long time ago and my memory is pretty shit but I feel like these guys disappeared just prior to the 32bit systems arriving (or maybe just after). It feels as though there was one 'scene' of importers here in the UK throughout the 16bit era (Shekana, the original CEX, VGC, KT Consoles, Dream Machines, etc), then a whole other one after. I guess the PS1 really shook things up on that front. It blew up way bigger than any previous system here in terms of hype and a bunch of new importers jumped on the opportunity. I'm sure some of the existing guys who got on board benefited too but it certainly changed the landscape and as the niche factor started to evaporate, I think a lot of the more obscure stock (pc engine & Neo in particular) was pushed to the back.

Yeah as far as I'm aware you're correct about the history of Console Concepts. At the end of 80s they were one of the first major video game "grey importers" under the name PC Engine Supplies. And as you said, as other consoles arrived they changed their name.

Thinking about it my experience of using them was limited. Back all through that era I used to game with 2 other friends, and after I got my Japanese Duo one friend wanted one too and asked me to help him get it, I ordered his one from Console Concepts. I can't remember exactly how but they messed up the order some how (I think maybe sent the console without a game pad), and then after sent me/him a free copy of Final Soldier to compensate. My other experiance with them is buying PC Engine Street Fighter II from them when it was released.

I used Video Game Centre in Bournemouth a few times and also Telegames, but thinking about it my use of mail order was limited.
By far the main way I bought and traded games was through three ways.
1. Loot newspaper. ( basically a printed newspaper version of Gumtree(UK) or Craigslist(US))
2. Through a network of hardcore gamers in the UK at the time, used to speak on the phone and trade games via post. Some from London I'd meet up with and trade.
3. Bricks and mortar stores in the Greater London area, as in all the ones discussed throughout this thread.

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[General Gaming / Re: Unholy Night - New SFC/SNES game from ex-SNK developers]

A Kickstarter for a USA SNES physical version of the game.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1251527936/unholy-night-snes-fighting-game-console-cartridge

Here's what the Super Famicom Box artwork will look like.

[Off-Topic / Re: What is your favourite soft drink?]

Had a bottle of Snapple today for the first time in around 15 years. Was quite nice.
Snapple really pushed themselves here in the UK in the 90s for a bit, but it's quite uncommon to see a bottle here these days.

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Turbo Anal ISIS?

I'm.... uncomfortable.

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Sensual Pacino

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[Fighting Street / Re: Star Trek Next Generation Collectards]

I've been hoping (dreaming) for years they would bring back TNG, with all the the original cast, before they (Patrick Stewart mainly) was too old or passed away.

Also speaking of DS9 aren't the Ferengi the very definition of collectards?? I'm sure we've said this before on the forum.

Gold pressed latinum = VGA graded video games

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[General Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch Thread (previously NX)]

Two new pictures related to discussion earlier in the thread on size of the Switch console and whether it'll fit in your pocket.

[General Gaming / Re: NES classic]

The Famicom mini in a Gameboy shell.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB/TF: Dragon Slayer US Version]

Yes that's the one.  I paid $150 so the cheapest I can let it go for would be $160.

And it's not mint by any means.  The disc is but the instructions and map show moderate to heavy wear.

Glad you are making sure you "hook up the community who hooked you up". Mark it up and resell it.

Hey I just don't wanna lose money.  Remember PayPal takes 3%.  If he would gift me the money then I would sell it for $150.

3% of 160 isnt 10. And you know your already under scrutiny by the community.

[Off-Topic / Re: Alien: Covenant - New Alien film due May 2017]

Pretty hyped for this. I loved Alien, Aliens and Prometheus.

[Off-Topic / Alien: Covenant - New Alien film due May 2017]

Pretty hyped for this. I loved Alien, Aliens and Prometheus.

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[General Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch Thread (previously NX)]

The Switch does look kinda bulky to me in the promo videos, look at the size comparison to the 3DS XL.

[Off-Topic / Re: Hey White Guys]

Black Duos Matter



White Duo-Racist


American History Duo RX

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: SOLD - $160 - Super System Card 3.0 US version - Works Great]

Here's T Boner 69 the Businessman Wrestler taking advantage of awesome deals on community game forums and relisting a sealed Dragon Slayer on eBay.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: SOLD - $160 - Super System Card 3.0 US version - Works Great]

Future:

Price drop to $150.

Tbone Mc Scrooge with the Ghost of Christmas Future

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: FOR SALE!! TG16 Games]

I'll take Lords of Thunder.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: $175 - Super System Card 3.0 US version - Works Great]

This is hilarious.

Merry XMAS, tbone.

Merry Christmas!

Attention seeker?  I'm just trying to make money.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PCE the book]

Looking good, I like the sound of those articles.

Awesome, congratulations.

Apologies I should've said Hyper Play is not my zine. I've always been a fan of printed fanzines and from ever since when I first saw that Hyper Play was coming out I just wanted to show my support. Plus it's inspired from from my all time favourite magazine, the legendary Super play.

How do you fund the zine? Do you pay the initial costs then just recoup via the sales?

The way Hyper Play did it was for their first pilot issue for a certain period at the start they offered it for a a price of "pay what you like". They did this through eBay, there was a suggested price and buyers had to pay the postage but could pay whatever amount they liked for the zine. I was very skeptical of this idea when I first heard about it, but actually it turned out to work very well for them (Link), I think it got the zine out to a lot more people and helped towards gaining it a good following at the start. This idea I think would only work though with a simple black and white on printer paper zine. If it was full colour it would be too expensive to not charge fully for it.

With Hyper Play right at the start they were printing it themselves and then quickly as demand grew they got them printed at a printers. With the Pink Bullets Fanzine he took preorder payments then he went and got it printed after.
I personally would go with the Hyper Play method, it all depends on whether you're going black and white or printed full colour.

Two key points I personally would make would be.

1. IMO make it print only and stick with it. I noticed with Hyper Play lots of people were asking him to sell a PDF of the zine and he stuck to his guns and said it was strictly available in print form only. I think something in print holds much more value, in this day of disposable media people just lightly digest digital media and move on and half forget about it. If the zine is available to download as PDF what separates it from the millions of online blogs and articles. Print gives it a USP and dedicated readership.

2. Network like crazy. I think one of the main factors of Hyper Play's success was that he networked loads on Social Media. It get's it out there targets directly your desired readership.

I realise I mentioned Hyper Play a lot there but that's because they along with Pink Bullets are the only recent print fanzines I'm aware of. I am hoping they're the start of a massive resurgence of printed zines.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Pat & Ian TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine Let's Plays]

A friend of mine made this GIF a while back and posted it in a Facebook chat. I have downloaded it and re-uploaded so that PCEFX can enjoy, because it is timely.

Ian sure has the jitters maybe to much caffeine !?

Not enough crack?

[Off-Topic / Re: This is a shit time to be into retro games...]

Something I find difficult to understand is this strange discrepancy in retro game popularity where over the last 3 years collecting physical games and consoles in retro games has gone up ten fold but discussion has almost disappeared, to me it just doesn't make any sense??
The 10 or so retro games forums I used to read 3 years back are now practically dead, look at Digi Press nobody is on there that used be so busy. My thoughts were that everyone had just migrated from forums to Facebooks groups (I hate retro game Facebook groups), but I had a look recently and they're not even that busy comparatively.
Plus also retro games Youtube videos seems to be completey drying up, there is fraction of the content being made these days compared to 3 years back.

So the current situation is everyone wants to hoard huge collections 10 times more than ever before, but nobody wants to discuss retro gaming, this is a shit time to be into retro games.

Goverrat conspiracy theorist.

I suspect we've been infiltrated by retro game hoarding aliens that you can only see with special sun glasses.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Collecting PC-Engine in the early 90s in the UK]

Found this in my Mums attic earlier. It's a flyer from Telegames selling off a couple of bargains! £70 + game for a TG. The Jaguar is pretty cheap too

I just realised this confirms something I've discussed before on this forum. Note that in that old Telegames flyer that, that is a UK PAL "Turbografx" console not an imported USA "Turbografx-16".
Some on this forum have said there was never a UK PAL Turbografx console release, even I tiny unsuccessful one. But I've said there was an extremely limited (very unsuccessful) UK PAL Turbografx console release that was somehow linked to Telegames and this flyer confirms what I had remembered.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Collecting PC-Engine in the early 90s in the UK]

Cool find.
When I took out an old CVG to take photos (pages to big to scan) for a PC Engine feature I found an old Telegames price list and scanned it here:
https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=19762


I've got a load of old (maybe all) issues of Electric Brain that I'll scan at some point if I can get my scanner working.
For years and years I've been searching for Onn Lee's precursor fanzines Console Ma'zine and PC Engine Fanatics. I even messaged him on Facebook a year or so back to see if he had any issues and he didn't.

Below image from VGDen website

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

Looking at some worldwide newspaper headlines on Trump and saw this awesome one from Mexico, FUUUCK!

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I'm now addicted to my daily bottle of Coke, I only allow myself one 330ml glass bottle a day, but if I miss it I'm sweating like a crack head.

STATUS: Successfully recycled for nth time since 04.09.2009!

Remember when the forums looked like that?!

Diet Coke or Coke Zero don't do it for me, I tried, I need my fix of 35g of real sugar in ever 330ml bottle.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Magical Chase how often does it come up for sale on this forum?]

[General Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch Thread (previously NX)]

[General Gaming / Re: DS/3DS Thread]

My favourite DS game to play is Touch Dic.

[General Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch Thread (previously NX)]

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Note: This red Switch was a fake...

[General Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch Thread (previously NX)]

[General Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch Thread (previously NX)]

Rumoured specs:

Four ARM Cortex-A57 cores, max 2GHz
NVidia second-generation Maxwell architecture
256 CUDA cores, max 1 GHz, 1024 FLOPS/cycle
4GB RAM (25.6 GB/s, VRAM shared)
32 GB storage (Max transfer 400 MB/s)
USB 2.0 & 3.0
1280 x 720 6.2" IPS LCD
1080p at 60 fps or 4k at 30 fps max video output
Capacitance method, 10-point multi-touch

https://twitter.com/NWPlayer123/status/789116886109655041


and also this

[General Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch Thread (previously NX)]

The biggest reveal of the video is the footage of a new 3D Mario game.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Your favorite PCE CD system? Current going prices?]

Ever since I picked one up near it's release my favourite console of all time is the Japanese PC Engine Duo.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PC Engine - Super PAL B???]

Modded to PAL imported PC Engines were quite common in the UK back in the day.
Some were done to a professional level.
https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=20360

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Also some came from Hong Kong which were originally Japanese systems modded to PAL. Hong Kong was under British rule and used our PAL TV system.

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[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: ISO TG Games]