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[Off-Topic / Re: The Anime Thread: Finding Good Anime]

I got this

Edit: photo replaced

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: SuperGrafx power supply]

I see Retrogamecave offers PSU for the Supergrafx:

http://www.retrogamecave.com/shop/4577155957/supergrafx-power-adapter/11230712

I've never bought anything from these guys, so can't vouch for the quality.

I have a retro trio and an X'eye supply from them. I can say they're high quality supplies but their stock runs out rather frequently.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: IC: Saturn Controllers]

PM sent

The controllers arrived yesterday!

[Off-Topic / Re: Stephen Hawking passes away at the age of 76.]

I wasn't sexually attracted to the man, but his hardware...well, it was kinda intriguing.

Well, we all know how much you love vegetables.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: MSX Laserdisc game on ebay]

if you thought the laseractive was obscure, this ups the ante.  for all you msx lasderdisc owners out there, here is a game:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/STAR-FIGHTERS-laseractive-laserdisc-Japan-PALCOM-Game-for-MSX-Pioneer-LD-ROM-/162951277197?&_trksid=p2056016.m2516.l5255

I was hoping for Esh's Aurunmilla or Badlands

[Off-Topic / Re: Another Piece of the 80's Lost...]

R.I.P,TRU yeah i've watched videos on what brought them down.I do remember when i was a kid in the 80'&90's,tru was the place to go for video games and toys.Though by the 2000's it wasn't the same any more and beside what kids want now which are tablets and smart phones.It seems,they didn't adapt to change and having good management at all.Any one else remember when you had to use a ticket to buy a game from tru ?

Yes, VidPro cards and bringing the paper slip to the cashier to get the game from a cage was a large part of many peoples childhoods. And it stuck around for a long time, I remember getting Panzer Dragoon Saga that way in 1998 before they had the R-Zone section specifically for games.

[Off-Topic / Re: Another Piece of the 80's Lost...]

I shop toys r us. But that trend only started once I became a father.

Congrats on reaching priesthood!

[Off-Topic / Re: Another Piece of the 80's Lost...]

Yeah, there's a great video on this topic from when they initially declared bankruptcy. It wasn't that their business was THAT bad, but issues due to a leveraged buyout over a decade ago.

[Off-Topic / After 20+ years it has come true]

Nickolaus Cage is.... SUPERMAN


 http://www.comingsoon.net/movies​/news/929827-nicolas-cage-is-supe​rman-in-teen-titans-go-to-the-mov​ies

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: IC: Saturn Controllers]

alright guys, I suppose I should have specified.
these are all Japanese controllers, about a 60/40 mix of grey and white.
They're not in perfect shape, but they're in good cosmetic and working order.

for now, I was going to ask $20 a piece, shipped.
as to whether you want grey or white, it's first come first served.

PM sent

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: IC: Saturn Controllers]

Which model Saturn controllers are these? I'm guessing by whitened Japanese pads?

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Pioneer LaserActive LD Display Issue]

The PACs do effect LD playback, especially the digital aspects of it, so this could be bad RAM or something somewhere, technically. I wouldn't get my hopes up, but it's possible.

Yes, the PACs actually run the video output in 240P through the digital memory on the LA. You get better quality video just removing the Sega or NEC PAC on the A100 if you wanted to use it as a regular LD player.

[Off-Topic / Re: The Anime Thread: Finding Good Anime]

But then...something weird has happened in recent years. Localized anime has become "collectable" thanks to mall otaku so now the true value of a translation (it's ability to make the show watchable to non-Japanese) will begin to blur with outsized pricing when OCD and greed has people seeking out hard to find DVDs of shit they don't even want just to complete a run.

It's unfortunate but yes it has.

I'm the weird guy who likes having physical media of what I play, listen to and watch. And I don't mind paying for it if the quality is high (see discotek releases). But when I want say a copy of Neo Tokyo it's out of print and I can't buy it without paying a collector premium even if I'd gladly hand over my cash for a regular retail price release.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Pioneer LaserActive LD Display Issue]

On a recent trip back to Japan, I picked up a PAC-N1 for a very reasonable price. I've always wanted to have a full MD/PCE LaserActive set, so I was really excited to find this piece.

I've since been looking for a decent deal on either a bare CLD-A100 or one with a Genesis/MD PAC included. There are a few on the Bay, but a lot of them seem quite overpriced.

There is also one that is on sale locally very close to me, but it seems to have LD playback issues. Has anyone ever seen anything like this and thinks there may be a way to repair it?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pioneer-Laser-Active-CLD-A100-Console-LaserDisc-CD-Player-AS-IS/123007058952?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

The problem is shown on the last two images. Apparently this is only happening with LDs and not with PAC games.

LD playback issues can have a lot of causes and they are expensive to ship back and forth if you need to get it repaired. If possible spending the extra money for a working unit would be a much safer bet.

[General Gaming / Re: Limited Run Games]

Skullgirls actually arrived yesterday.

[Off-Topic / The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread]

Keep us informed.  There's clearly some interest here

I played a little Conkers bad fur day, I picked up a save a ways into the game and am terrible at it. I am going to try Mario 64 sometime later to see how momentum (running, slowing down) feels, but it's in a box and it requires digging it out. I also played Kirby and the Crystal Shards and can say the d-pad placement is an improvement over the regular N64 pad from a comfort standpoint.

Here are my results of trying Mario 64 with the pad.

[Off-Topic / The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread]

Keep us informed.  There's clearly some interest here

I played a little Conkers bad fur day, I picked up a save a ways into the game and am terrible at it. I am going to try Mario 64 sometime later to see how momentum (running, slowing down) feels, but it's in a box and it requires digging it out. I also played Kirby and the Crystal Shards and can say the d-pad placement is an improvement over the regular N64 pad from a comfort standpoint.

[Off-Topic / The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread]

I'm curious if it will be legal for Smash 64 tournaments.  It looks like it has a much better layout than the original N64 pad.  If I was more of a fan of the system I'd likely pick one up myself.

Does it have a good weight to it/not feel too cheap/light?

It feels pretty sturdy, the analog stick on it is pretty precise which was my biggest worry with it. I am going to try a 3D platformer next.

[Off-Topic / The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread]

I crowdfunded this a while back and it arrived

I saw this when it started, but didn't have a 64 at the time.  Let us know what you think of it

I just played through Star Fox 64 (not its intended use with fighters) and I like the controller so far.

[Off-Topic / The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread]

I crowdfunded this a while back and it arrived

[Off-Topic / Re: Word association thread]

Yuuuge

Yuuuuji Naka

[General Gaming / Re: I think I may have just ruined my authentic turbografx experience.]

Raphnet has adaptor circuits available to build your own adaptor from TG/PCE controller to USB:
http://www.raphnet-tech.com/products/nes2usb/index.php
He also does a circuit for adapting various controllers to the Wiimote accessory connector:
http://www.raphnet-tech.com/products/brd_extenmote/index.php
I wonder if he would be willing to include TG/PCE support into the latter one if requested.

On the Wii Virtual Console, I either use a Classic Controller Pro, or the NES Classic controller for TG/PCE games. I also got a Hori Digital controller for GameCube.

The GameCube's stock d-pad beats the Xbox 360's d-pad by a big margin.
The PS2's d-pad is OK. But the original PS1 controller has better feeling buttons (as long as you don't get an ALPS manufactured one, marked with 'A'), since it lacks the pressure sensitive layer of the PS2's Dualshock buttons.

I use the Raphnet adapter for GameCube to play GB/GBC/GBA games, it's great and relatively lag free compared to some cheap ones I got years earlier.

[Off-Topic / Re: The Anime Thread: Finding Good Anime]

I noticed Robot Carnival has a bluray upcoming so I pre-ordered it.

I did a little while back as well.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: The Official Pioneer LaserActive Player thread-]

It was good enough for me.  Millennials are too needy.

If only they had played Quiz Econosaurus they'd know more about Economics so they'd be less needy. And they'd know more about Engrish.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: FS: a few Saturn games]

Have a few mint Japanese Sega Saturn games for sale. open to offers, photo available upon request.

-Saturn Bomberman

-Vampire Savior (Spine + Reg)

-Sonic R

-Wangan Dead Heat + Real Arrange (2CD)

asking 72.24 USD for the lot
Paypal payment only. thank you for viewing.

Mint is an excellent flavor, those Saturn games sound delicious.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: The Official Pioneer LaserActive Player thread-]

They should've given 'em the SGX goodies to justify the pac's cost compared to a Duo.

So you're saying the ability to play Quiz Econosaurus wasn't enough added value?

[Off-Topic / Re: The Anime Thread: Finding Good Anime]

The entire Streamline catalog, in other words. TBS and SciFi did the same thing.

There was definitely some stuff they weren't airing during that time frame. It was also very amusing to see movies like Golgo 13 on broadcast TV with mere blurring covering up naughty parts to meet FCC regulations, and then other movies like Barefoot Gen running completely unedited.

[Off-Topic / Re: The Anime Thread: Finding Good Anime]

When I was kid, Chicago had channel 50, WPWR, which had a program called "Japanimation" that aired every Friday afternoon. You can already figure out what it was, the best animes out of Japan were aired in succession and watching them was how I sometimes spent my Fridays. This is where I saw "Wicked City" and remember being blown away by it. I believe I saw Lupin as well as others that left an impression like "Ghost in the Shell."

Anyway, it's been so many years and I can't even slightly remember the plot of "Wicked City" so it'd be interesting to watch again and see how it holds up for me now as a 42 year-old man, heh.

It was actually WJYS that was running all of those Streamline pictures movies as Japanimation.  And yes, Lupin the Third Castle of Cagliostro aired there, as did Vampire Hunter D, Golgo 13 the Professional, Barefoot Gen, Dirty Pair Affair on Nolandia, Doomed Megapolis, 3x3 eyes and others.

[Fighting Street / Re: Does anyone like the New England Patriots?]

Man, football is the worst. All of it. From concussed 8 year olds to Greek Life, to OJ Simson to fat angry dudes walking around in sweatshop gear with another grown ass man's name on the back. It sucks to high heaven and is a blight on American society. The players, the owners, the stadium owners, NFL management, fuck all of them.

Also, if there is a slower sport I'd like to hear what it is. Your first three guesses are wrong so please try harder. We're looking for a sport where "action" is less than %10 of a TV broadcast to even come close and I'm pretty fucking sure the NFL is alone on this.

Golf.. oh wait you said sport.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB Saturn Pro Action Replay w/4mb]

WTB Saturn Pro Action Replay w/4mb

Mine is missing and def want to get my Saturn on again.

I got a replacement for my Action Replay 4 Meg from here a couple years ago. They actually test them before sending them out as the defect rate is fairly high.

http://www.tototek.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_30&products_id=126

[Off-Topic / Re: The Anime Thread: Finding Good Anime]

My Lupin the Third Series Part II Collection II arrived this week along with GoShogun: The Time Estranger on Blu-Ray (which I've never seen).

[Off-Topic / Re: Star Wars Episode 8 The last of us]

Yeah, what a shame.

I wonder if tempering my expectations will make me less likely to be annoyed?

That is how I tend to operate...

Also, I find it hilarious that I have loved the recent  Voltron reboot (every season)...yet, Star Wars has struggled to be more than a passing interest to me.

I came in with low expectations and was still disappointed.

[Off-Topic / Re: Star Wars Episode 8 The last of us]

I always had the utmost respect for you.

Until you defended the prequels.



SRSLY, though...I am ignoring this thread and I'm watching the new film next week with my family.

I hope it doesn't suck as bad as folks have indicated.

It's bad.

It's not prequel bad.

But by the end of the movie I didn't care about any of the  characters

[Off-Topic / Re: Star Wars Episode 8 The last of us]

Hopefully episode 8 is better than force awakens, which was a fun movie but didn't do anything new, with a really boring main character

Better in the sense that it is more original. Yes

Better in a sense that it is less boring? No.

I don't care about the new characters and the charm and magic of Star Wars seems missing from this movie,

[Off-Topic / Star Wars Episode 8 The last of us]

I just finished watching the new Star Wars.

In a spoiler free sharing of general thoughts on the movie, it was less of a rehash than the last numbered one. But it was also generally less entertaining.

What are everyone else's thoughts.

[Off-Topic / Re: The Anime Thread: Finding Good Anime]

Lupin Green vs Red. I'd put it in the same tier as Mamo. So definitely not the best.

Gonna watch some of the older tv specials tomorrow.

Green vs Red is just kind of nonsense.

I actually like Mamo quite a bit, it's weird and very 70s.

[General Gaming / Re: Best of the Sega Saturn]

Albert Odyssey has a high encounter rate and kind of a boring story. It's very basic, this isn't a bad thing but the game isn't particularly exceptional either. It's not bad, but it plays very much like a mid-tier SNES RPG with a funny localization.

[Off-Topic / Re: The Anime Thread: Finding Good Anime]

You're welcome. I'm definitely going to buy it.

I just grabbed Lupin First Contact off Amazon, heard it's pretty good.

First contact is decent if you want to watch non-canon Lupin gang origin story #2872

[General Gaming / Re: Best of the Sega Saturn]

Super Tempo

[General Gaming / Re: Best of the Sega Saturn]

MKR is great but only if you want to buy the 8$ JP copy instead of the 400$ USA copy, or just burn one or something.

I think MKR is my favorite saturn game, but I like MKR as a whole, so I am biased

I like MKR a lot as well, but those US prices are now ridiculous.

[General Gaming / Re: Best of the Sega Saturn]

Dragon Force is my favorite Sega made game ever

[Off-Topic / Re: The Anime Thread: Finding Good Anime]

Yeah I'd like to see a bluray of it at some point. I was excited to see that not only is Gold Babylon getting released, but it will have a bluray in addition to the dvd. Not the best Lupin movie but it didn't need to be stuck on VHS and LD. 

Gold Babylon isn't bad.

But you have to be a fan of Series 3 to really enjoy it.

[Off-Topic / Re: The Anime Thread: Finding Good Anime]

Watched Lupin the 3rd The Plot Of The Fuma Clan. It was pretty enjoyable. Lots of laughs.

Great animation in it, but the weird voice cast and lack of Yuji Ohno music makes it a little strange.

[Off-Topic / MacOS]

https://www.wired.com/story/macos-high-sierra-hack-root/

[General Gaming / Re: Just got into the Wonderswan/Colour and wanna talk about it]

Yea, but a full 3D RPG on N64... how much would that have cost, and how would it have compared to a PS1 game that was cheaper, with more features?

A full 2D one would have been doable for sure, but then, how well would that have sold on the "OMFG 3D N64!!11123"?

I recall a few games like Resident Evil 2 (a two disc PSone game) coming out on N64 and it was about 80.00, so it could definitely happen but it would be pricey.

[General Gaming / Re: Just got into the Wonderswan/Colour and wanna talk about it]

RPGs always cost a shitload.   Phantasy Star 2 was like 100$.

Cartridges sucked back then for large things.

Even something as goobered out as Beyond the Beyond is better than any RPG N64 would've ever managed, probably.

Ehh there are lots of nice 16-bit RPGs. It's very conceivable that something lacking cutscenes or voice acting could very easily be done with entirely 3D environments on the N64. Or simply a 2D RPG like many others that were still coming out on the Saturn and Playstation.

[General Gaming / Re: Just got into the Wonderswan/Colour and wanna talk about it]

It really is. The only downside is that they only offered terrible case colors after so many cool ones for the earlier systems.

Yeah, I wasn't too picky. The bundle that I got from another forum member here got me the original monochrome unit. A boxed but pink SwanColor and 10 games for 50.00. I spent about the same amount on the SwanCrystal itself, but it's well worth it if you actually want to be able to see games that are in color.

[General Gaming / Re: Just got into the Wonderswan/Colour and wanna talk about it]

Some years ago, using only a meager crappy cell phone I made a video comparing the three Wonderswan models after having just obtained a SwanCrystal at the time.

Here is the result:

[Off-Topic / The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread]

Wow, that is kind of a weird setup, I wouldn't call it wireless, but "less wires" ;)

But I guess if it works who cares!

EDIT: Just got a new thing!



The Summon Night 6 Wonderful Edtion for the Playstation Vita is here!

Released by Gaijinworks this LE is pretty amazing, and they definitely set the bar high with this one when it comes to production values. 

Besides the game itself there is a double-sided poster, character plush, full CD soundtrack, coaster set with headshots, and a 200 page hardbound artbook! To keep it all together it comes in a heavy chipboard box with full color printing all over and magnets to keep it closed and with a helpful pull ribbon for opening.

It was a long time coming, but man was it worth it. 

I got a gray plushie with my PS4 one.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: The story behind Keith Courage]

Yeah, aside from a few standout examples I think SMS boxes look great. I've never understood why people complain about them.

The grid pattern on those box designs is incredibly nostalgic to me, and I didn't even grow up owning a master system (and barely played one until I got my own in the late 90s). But just seeing those boxes conjures up images of visits to toy stores, seeing SMS games for sale and wondering if they were any good. While not all of the art around it is great.
 The consistent design element of the checkerboard patterns is at the very least a warmer and friendlier aesthetic choice than the template of art used by Turbografx games.