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[Off-Topic / Re: Random Pictures Thread]

Ready for the sequel?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Rondo of Blood coming to the US after 30 years says Konami]

I have this on my TG16 Mini.  It's great.

[General Gaming / Re: The Sega Genesis Challenge Returns!!!]

I am working on Paprium at the moment.  I have hit a bug trying to 100% it so I have to figure out why.

[Off-Topic / Re: Been gone a while, what did I Miss?]

Wow what a story!!!  I'm glad his basement floods with his neighbors shit (literally) and his girlfriends kids from another dude give him shit and zero respect.  His real life sucks, take comfort in that.

[Off-Topic / Been gone a while, what did I Miss?]

Been gone a while, what did I Miss?  I see the war room and Nulltard are gone.  Must of been a hell of a war.

 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: New Computer Express (UK) PC Engine 2 - Hudson, Namco 16 news (plus SuperGrafx)]

Good Read!

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB:Duo R Cd eject button]

How did you damage it??

[Off-Topic / Re: What do you depise AT THIS MOMENT, literally....]

My wife telling my kids, I do not care about them.

Goddamn, WTF!  She been drinking or something?

Hell. I despise your wife.

Divorce?  Such hate to poisen children.  Terrible.

[Off-Topic / Re: That movie you just watched]

The Hunt for Red October.  Damn good movie.  They handle the language barrier pretty good even though Connery still has a thick Scottish accent.

[General Gaming / Re: Sega CD advice ( model 1 vs cdx)]

My model 1 works perfectly and I've never had an issue.  It also hooks up to a Model 1 genesis which has the best sound.

[Off-Topic / Re: I'm alive...]

Wow what a story!!!  What's your back ground maybe I can look into a job.  I know some Vendors out there.  You sure picked an expensive state to live in.

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

PhotoBucket caved as in old links are working again or only pertaining to uploading new images ? Nobody whose account was paywalled would ever trust them again, but if some old links are working again that's good.

From what I read, they fired the CEO who's idea it was to try and get $399 from
Everyone ( I feel terrible for those who paid ).

All links are good now.

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

It's been a while since I posted but Photobucket finally caved last May so I think hosting is free again.  Let's hope it stays that way. 




Just got back from Vegas and visited a nice game store that also had a small arcade.  Good game selection albeit small.  This fighting game ain't bad, lots of great moves and varied characters.  Colors could be better, seems a bit washed out for my tastes but it appears to just be a styling choice.


I had the Sharp Twin for a while but got me two Monitors; they take Composite, S-Video, and RGB.  Score.  Built in speaker too and also a pass through.






Some random pickups out in Philly, always need more Neo Geo bags, this is my 2nd one.  Turbo MVS controller is absolutely necessary for Viewpoint.  My fingers almost fell off and you have to switch between turbo and not for charge shots.  This game is impossible.


Pickups from Sage Mantis in VA, I 100% completed Super Metroid and I am convinced it is a perfect game.  What a masterpiece.  Lester not so much.  The Green cart on the left is MOTW for the MVS.


Got the power.




Nice Craigslist finds.  The Game Gear stuff was so cheap like $5 a game.  I was so lucky.



This thing was nuts.  It was like $10,000 brand new. I just paid $50 for it from some old lady who has hundreds of games in her garage.  Also picked up two Namco guns and Point Blank for the PS1 as well as Time Crisis.    You hook it up to an XBOX/XBOX 360 PS2/PS3 or any PC via USB and it simply makes you sweat bullets.  I played NFS most wanted on it and you are so sore afterwards, very responsive and amazing.

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

I will miss going there as a child with a fist full of Jeffery Dollars and getting a Game Boy or a Game Gear or a giant Super Soaker.  Tragic

[Off-Topic / Re: What happened to Nullity?]

Was he banned?  What did I miss??

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Everdrive MD to sell.]

Me too

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Is the PCE craze over yet?]

Its definitely gone up.  Bonks Adventure complete I have seen at 70-80 now in stores.

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

Photobucket has ruined the internet.

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

Is Photobucket working again?  Did I miss something?

[Off-Topic / Re: MOTHER FUCKING HOME OWNERSHIP! I want to fight my house!]

Wow! How did the garage fire start ?

Long story, but it was some ashes from the fireplace that were dumped in the garbage can in the garage, which smoldered and melted the can, and the recycling bin next to it that was full of paper and card board.

Next to that, were two Rubbermaid containers.  One was full of EGM, Gamepro and Famitsu magazines from the 90s.  All my 80's Transformers toys were in the other container.    I had just dug them out of my parents attic the weekend prior.

And next to THAT was a gas can full of gas, a few quarts of M.E.K (Methyl Ethyl Ketone - extremely flammable), and various aresols of starting fluid, carburetor cleaner, brake cleaner, WD-40 etc, varnish, etc... 

My wife's Trek mountain bike turned into a pool of melted aluminum on the floor, except for the chain and sprockets.

Wow, a really what not to do.

[Off-Topic / Re: MOTHER FUCKING HOME OWNERSHIP! I want to fight my house!]

I lucked out with buying my house in 2009 during the bottom.  It's worth twice what I paid for it and is easy to maintain.  I put a new roof over it and just keep at it.  Excellent learning experience.

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

Got a bunch of those SNES classics.  Sold them to my friends for cost

[Off-Topic / Re: What do you depise AT THIS MOMENT, literally....]

...losing visitation rights to my son because of my "mental health" which I have been working on for months now

 

Terribly sad how easy it is.  I bet they still get those checks though.

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

It's here!! My copy of Surgical Strike for the Sega CD 32X has finally arrived after a long trip from Brazil. A custom reproduction by VGDB Brazil, this comes with a glossy hard box to hold everything, a pressed CD of the 32X version of the game (which was only released in Brazil), plus instruction manual, poster and an info/history card.
Except for a tear in the top of the box which was covered up by a sticker, production quality looks great. The game ISO was also released by the person who made these repros, but I've been waiting for the full release to try it out and compare video quality against the regular SegaCD one.

VERY cool, have a link to get one???

[Off-Topic / Re: Fuck Photobucket]

Terrible company extremely desperate.  They are circling the drain. 

[Off-Topic / Re: Fuck Photobucket]

Well I've been using photobucket for over 10 years.  Now gone.  Luckily all my photos are backed up but this is shit policy.  Can't wait to delet my account.

[General Gaming / Re: I bought a NEO GEO aes]

Congrats on your purchase but realize that a MVS to AES converter plus a BIS chip would be your best bet to play true Neo Hardware.  I started collecting for this system in 2002 and sold it all in 06 just to buy it all again after some nut on ebay was selling 12 NOS launch games for $22 a piece shipped.  I will never sell my Neo stuff again, keep an eye, games can fall in your lap if you are patient.


Otherwise MVS to AES converter, Bios Mod, and Multicart would be your best bet.


P.S. what serial number is it?

Is there any reason you don't recommend the NeoSD over a converter+multicart? My understanding of the multicarts is that a lot of the games on them are boots and hacks. It seems like having original ROMs would be better than what is found on the multicart. Plus, I know that converter isn't cheap (not that anything NG is cheap).

Converter is a must as MVS games are still $15-$100 for most good games.  I just bought Waku Waku 7 loose for $50, look up the AES price.

The Neo SD is almost $500 Shipped then you have to load the roms when a decent multicart has 60-80 proper games on it plus its well under $100 shipped.  That's a  $400 swing.  My Multicart has a ton of good games and some fun Boots or hacks as well.

[General Gaming / Re: I bought a NEO GEO aes]

Congrats on your purchase but realize that a MVS to AES converter plus a BIS chip would be your best bet to play true Neo Hardware.  I started collecting for this system in 2002 and sold it all in 06 just to buy it all again after some nut on ebay was selling 12 NOS launch games for $22 a piece shipped.  I will never sell my Neo stuff again, keep an eye, games can fall in your lap if you are patient.


Otherwise MVS to AES converter, Bios Mod, and Multicart would be your best bet.


P.S. what serial number is it?

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: FS: SEGA and Nintendo STUFFS]

Dat Zombie yo.  What a great game.  I bought it back in 1995 and had hours of fun with it.

[General Gaming / Re: Windjammers on PSN!!! PS4 & VITA]

Anything Neo is cool but online neo would rule.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: 24 HOUR FLASH RAFFLE!!! (Ys III & Ys IV)]

Amazingly generous.   

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

I'm not mad, I'm just confused.
Never expected this thing to pop up on Craigslist.
needs a bit of cleaning, but hey, I think I did alright at $225





Great!!!  I have the same one.

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

Wow.... Still tears.....

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

Those games are cart only on my MVS.

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

Well Last Blade is one of the worst loading games there is besides KOF 99 but as I had mentioned the CDZ fixes a lot of loading issues.  I let Classic Game Room borrow my CDZ for a review to show the loading times.

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

Samurai Shodown IV.  Amazing game for the CD and incredible Grafx/Animation.  So many different fighting styles to keep the replay value for years.

Is the years in your last statement to there emphasize how long it takes to load before you can actually control your character?

I hear your point but even the top loader loads ok.  I use the cdz which is on par with the PS1 in terms of load times.

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

I had a few pickups these last few months and figured I'd update my finds.


Famicom Classic.  Essentially the same exact thing as the NES classic but readily available so anyone looking for a NES Classic should get this.  Slightly different games but everything is playable, Mega Man is Rock Man, Zelda still in English.  It has two hard wired MINI controllers and they are TINY.  Some games like Metroid & Zelda actually go through the Famicom Disc System and have loading screen and the extra audio sounds.  I also bought the Disc System Stand that is essentially a drawer.




Samurai Shodown IV.  Amazing game for the CD and incredible Grafx/Animation.  So many different fighting styles to keep the replay value for years.



Metal Slug 2.  Absolutely better than X after a recent play though.  I am thinking of having it modded to reduce the slowdown.






Waku Waku 7, what a weird game!!!  Crazy fighting mechanics and style.  Beautiful game and is now a staple in my cab.





  Garage Sale Pickups of PS1/PS2 stuff.  $1 each.  I think I did good.

[Off-Topic / A Visit to Barcade in Philadelphia PA]

I was away for work a week back and on a whim I searched for an Arcade or a classic game store and right in the heart of Philadelphia is a place called Barcade.  Its name says it all.  Basically a hipster bar loaded with classic video game arcade machines.  Beers were nice a reasonably priced and the machines run on tokens.  So many machines and so many people there Saturday Night, I spent my time playing Samurai Shodown II.  Next time I'll play around a bit.



It's about a mile from Rocky's house (seriously)


One of the first games to have parallax scrolling.




A Game called Phoenix


Never heard of this game (Phoenix)


Got that Marble Hand?


Crystal Castles










Impressive full sized XMEN with dual CRT's


Spent an hour here.


Another Dual Screen game.





















Highly recommend this place.  Nice clientele, $6 IPA's, can't go wrong.

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

Again getting 2 was pure luck.

so having 2 show up in the cart was "luck" i guess?
but why purchase 2?

The fact that I had two was amazing since just finding one was almost unthinkable.  Yes having a second controller is nice as well.  Also any navigation on the site was slow and I figured if I wasted any more time I'd lose out.  It was 30 mins of non stop buy it now button hammering on both my PC and cell phone.  I just ended up with 2.

But what are you doing to do with the second one?

Duh..... 

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

Again getting 2 was pure luck.

so having 2 show up in the cart was "luck" i guess?
but why purchase 2?

The fact that I had two was amazing since just finding one was almost unthinkable.  Yes having a second controller is nice as well.  Also any navigation on the site was slow and I figured if I wasted any more time I'd lose out.  It was 30 mins of non stop buy it now button hammering on both my PC and cell phone.  I just ended up with 2.

[Off-Topic / Re: That movie you just watched]

Hmmm.. I almost clicked on Black Mirror. 

I am gonna have to go back and watch it.

Watch it from the beginning, not episodic but certainly grows in scope and presentation as it goes on.  Season 3 a huge jump.

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

still doesnt answer "why 2"

My question is "Why even 1?" The cute factor? What is the appeal? Granted I'd buy a TurboGrafx-16 mini but then again that thing isn't oversaturated to hell and back like the NES is.

I think it is absolutely worth $59.99.  Now with the modding you can have all the NES games in a cute HDMI bundle with save states.  It brings the casual gamer a complete NES experience once reserved for only the most die hard gamers or those heavily into the emulation scene (I stated with my Dreamcast as an emulator).  The software and the presentation is very nice, I'm a fan at $59.99, just not at scalping.  Again getting 2 was pure luck.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Sweet TG16 lot I found in the wild]

True gamer there.  Flying for games is serious.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Hey Everyone !! lOL Just Recently Scored On This Giant POS !!!]

Would Laser discs work through RGB?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Virtual Boy audio very closely resembles PC Engine audio]

small world.  Wasn't the PC Engine originally pitched to Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Hardware?

[Off-Topic / Re: Game Sack]

I see no one wants to talk about the Jaguar CD.

I still fire it up every now and then. More for the VLM show rather than the "games".

Same here, I love Brain Dead 13, Baldies, Battle Morph.  Space ace is fun.

[Off-Topic / Re: That movie you just watched]

Black Mirror- Netflix.  I know that they aren't movies but each episode is feature length and the third season has a huge budget.  It's The Twilite Zone with modern technology.  Highly recommend it.

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

still not sure, "why 2"

Yeah it was a mess a few years back.  I redid the sheet rock in there after Sandy damage.  New ceiling and walls when the roof got damaged.


After I got them I thanked the group on Facebook for the tip and a lot of people were mad I got two.

Thanks for vacuuming before taking the pic! I am still trying to find a NES Classic

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

still not sure, "why 2"

After I got them I thanked the group on Facebook for the tip and a lot of people were mad I got two.

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

I've had some luck recently and would like to share my pickups.

Metal Slug 2, loose; found a seller in Mexico who gave me a deal I could not refuse.  This is the only Slug I have not played through or owned.  Most Neo Geo Collectors argue that this version is indeed better than Slug X and possibly the best in the series.  It does have a ton of slow down but I may look into having it modded to reduce the slow down.  It's a good one no doubt.



KOF 99, this game has a lot of nostalgic value as it was in a MVS 2 slot at my college along with Samurai Showdown II.  I've had the MVS cart for years never thought I'd get the AES copy let alone for a killer price.  This is my new Favorite AES game it is so balanced yet so challenging.  The backgrounds changing between the rounds and the level of detail make this a top ten AES game for me.






Slug X, it was $40, can't go wrong.  All I need now is Slug 5 to complete my MVS Metal Slug Collection



Two NES Classics.


  Why 2?  Trying to get just one is almost impossibly unless you deal with a scalper who has stacks of them and asking crazy prices for what amounts to be a (very good) emulation machine.

On the Facebook gaming groups someone posted a tip that BestBuy would make the NES Classic available at 12:00PM Central time.  I had my Bestbuy page up on my PC and cellphone, both logged in and on the NES Classic page ready to "Buy it Now".  1PM eastern hits and sure enough they are available.  I click buy it now both on my cell phone and my PC and.....  Nothing; it just spins and spins and times out.  I try again and again until I get one in my cart, trying to check out constantly provides errors and you cannot add the NES classic to the basket. 

I am hammering incessantly on both my Cell Phone and my PC until; somehow, my PC shows that I have 2 in my basket.  This is after 30 MINS of timing out futility which I imagine is everyone trying to do the same.  Got them for $59.99 each and free shipping.  Thanks BestBuy!



  I got to say that this thing rules.  I love the save states.  I played through Mega Man 2 and it feels great, great picture and sound and the controllers feel authentic.  I may mod it soon to get the entire NES library.  I would not pay scalper prices, at least not over $100.