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#1
This was just posted yesterday. If I remember he took a break a few years ago too.

"Happy New Year turboviewers! Chris Bucci has taken a reprieve from social media to focus on himself for a bit and come back refreshed and renewed! The time frame for his return isn't know but you'll know it when he does as it'll be done with style! In the meantime keep the convos fresh and fun and report any unsavory posts to me! Let's make 2019 turbo-tastic!
-Chris"
#2
The original 360 doesn't have built-in wifi. The slim 2nd generation does. Here's a pic with the original on the left (it also came in black) and a slim in the middle. On the right is apparently a later model that I didn't know existed, I assume it has wifi also.

IMG
#3
Quote from: exodus on 09/27/2018, 06:05 PMI'm no expert, but all vintage games/consoles have some sort of overscan to deal with variable tv sizes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overscan
what you're seeing is 95% likely to be something that is supposed to be cut off by a regular CRT border. As you can see from jperryss' photo, you're getting the same amount of active game pixels on screen, and the white line is extra data that goes beyond where the actual game display ends. this overscan stuff can vary by game depending on how they coded them.

So you're just paying the price of a white line for using an output method the console wasn't designed for!
My CRT is showing the overscan area and there is no line. There's actually about 1/4" of blank space between the right edge of the image and the bezel of my CRT in that picture.

What you said about overscan is true, but that is not the case here. He's not missing any of the image, but it kinda looks like the TurboBooster is introducing that artifact.
#5
Quote from: ColinM on 04/27/2018, 10:17 AMI made RetroPi Gameboys for a couple friends and  myself, better option so you aren't messing around with stock hardware...plus I put NES, Atari, etc games on it too. Not the same as original obviously but it scratches the itch for portable play.

Uses a lithium ion battery pack, backlit screen, and microusb charge port.
This is awesome.
#6
Nevermind, won't work on an Everdrive.
#8
Quote from: Star Soldier on 02/22/2018, 11:32 AMStill available?
I messaged him back in December and he never responded, maybe you'll have better luck.
#9
Quote from: Johnpv on 02/04/2018, 12:51 AMA bunch of Billy Mitchell's recent scores got taken down too.  Seems he was playing the game in Mame when he was claiming it to be done on original hardware.
"The referee for Mitchell's 2010 scores was infamous Atari score-setter Todd Rogers who has been in the middle of a score dispute of his own."

https://kotaku.com/former-world-record-donkey-kong-score-now-in-dispute-1822736797

Also this feels relevant.

IMG
#10
Want! Count me in please!
#11
Ah, I don't have a Neo Geo and thought it was the same. I probably shouldn't have quoted it in my post. I used VGA-type DSUB ports for mine.

I also use a cheap SNES-to-USB adapter with that padhacked SNES box so I can play PC emulators.
#12
Quote from: CZroe on 01/28/2018, 11:40 PMMany people make them with Neo-Geo style Dsub 15 connectors wired straight and the adapt at the other end. This allows them to be used for JAMMA and Neo-Geo too, especially since many superguns have Neo-Geo ports.
I padhacked controllers for NES, SNES, TG, and GEN using the DSUB15 method and just stuck each PCB in a little project box. It was tough to find a proper cable since most VGA cables don't have all 15 pins wired.  I have a thick Monoprice one that works fine, but it's not very flexible.
#13
We have an older washer and dryer (late 90s/early 00s, I think) that were here when we moved in. The solenoid failed on the washer. I was able to look up the part# and took a gamble on a used $15 one from eBay (vs $100 new) and it's worked fine since.
The dryer belt also snapped but I was able to replace that and it's worked perfectly otherwise. Hoping to get many more years out of them.
#14
Quote from: guest on 01/25/2018, 10:23 AMI think that is it's kind of a stretch to call it a total piece of shit.  It still handles CD images and emulates that excellently from what I've heard.  The main complaints are in the RGB outputs too, so it's likely this is something that will be rectified in a later revision.  Early adopters always take this risk with hardware, but I'm glad they're out there.
And so far it looks like they're doing their best to make things right, even for the early adopters.
#15
I live in Patriots county and I hate them. I root for whoever they're playing against.

Also 95% of their fans are giant man-babies.
#16
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#17
Quote from: guest on 01/16/2018, 01:06 PMThis is very cool, thanks for sharing!
Glad to! I fixed the link to point to the official page.
#18
Quote from: guest on 01/16/2018, 09:31 AMThe only games I can think of that I played a lot decades ago but came back to in recent years are a couple other gameboy games: Cosmo Tank and Super Mario Land 2.  Both were as good as I remember 'em.
Have you checked out the colorized fan remake?
#19
Off-Topic / Re: Newer Super Mario DS
01/13/2018, 10:34 AM
I've been playing through this on my DSI XL with an Acekard. The other day I saved after finishing world 4 and when I went to resume the next day, the game would freeze on the Acekard's loading screen. I tried reseating the card, no change. It seemed like the ROM was somehow corrupted. Other games worked with no issues.
I popped the SD card into my computer, deleted the ROM (left the SAV file) and copied the rom back over to the card from my computer. It works fine now and I was able to pick up where I left off. I've played through a ton of other games on this card and never had this issue, so I'm not sure what happened, but it seems fine now.
#20
Quote from: Gypsy on 01/12/2018, 11:03 AM
Quote from: schweaty on 01/12/2018, 10:58 AMI feel like Im missing something here.  I've seen a couple of posts about most dreamcast games being vga compatible, but when I look on the back of the games I have, it looks like at least half are not.  Huh?
Many that don't mention it on the back of the case can be forced into it anyway.
But that requires ripping/downloading the ISO, patching, and burning it, right?
#21
I ended up taking a gamble on one of the $15 Retro-Bit cables and it works fine, other than requiring some extra force to insert into the back of the Dreamcast. It's a tight fit and I probably won't unplug it too often (only have a couple non-VGA games) but otherwise, no issues. And it looks really good on a VGA monitor.
#22
Off-Topic / Re: Newer Super Mario DS
01/11/2018, 11:20 AM
Quote from: fsa on 01/11/2018, 11:11 AMJust wondering if anyone have tried the Super Mario Hack for DS (Newer Super Mario Bros). I have tried the DS and it's really good compared to the original game. This is a refreshing take on an old games and hopefully we can see something similar done for certain turbo games.

Links:
Newer Team Website

http://www.newerteam.com/ds/

Newer DS
I've been playing it for a few days and am almost finished world 4. It's a masterpiece.

Newer SMB Wii is worth playing through also, if you have a softmodded Wii.
#23
It's literally the SNES ROM on a Wii disc. Garbage.
#24
Off-Topic / Re: Random Pictures Thread
12/28/2017, 08:01 AM
Quote from: esteban on 12/27/2017, 09:53 PMWhat the fuck is that AWESOMENESS?

Literally every aspect of this item is unbelievably amazing.

May the gods bless every orifice of the person who made this.
The Nintendo seal makes it.
#25
I'm going to use this thread to ask a DC-VGA question since you guys seem knowledgeable.

I'm using my Dreamcast with a SCART RGB cable plugged into my PVM, so everything is 480i. But my PVM can also display 640x480 and I want to be able to switch the DC's output to VGA mode when playing a game that supports it. Is that possible?

If not, is it possible to use the VGA cable and wire a switch to force it back to 480i?

I've already tested RGBHV on my PVM by using a T-adapter to combine the syncs. I'm trying to avoid having to swap cables whenever I play a game that doesn't support VGA mode. If there's no easy solution, I'll connect the VGA cable to my VGA monitor and just swap the cable as needed.
#26
I think it will work. VGA is an analog RGB (+HV) connection, right?
#27
Quote from: gheebee on 11/29/2017, 12:25 PMI actually know someone who does or used to do this; any time they see someone with an appliance at the curb they'll stop their car and chop off the power cord if someone hasn't already beaten them to it.
Reminds me of the friend who put an office chair out on the curb and returned later to find that someone took the wheeled base and left the rest of it.

Bunch of savages.
#28
Quote from: guest on 11/28/2017, 10:19 AMYeah, I bet she's got curved tubes.

huuuhuuu
Fat tubes need lovin' too.
#29
Quote from: guest on 11/28/2017, 02:51 AMTo me, it does look horrible. Because it artificially darkens the screen.
However, if you guys like it, that's OK.

Take a look at the GnG pics in this post:
https://nfgworld.com/mb/thread/661-Recreating-CRTs
Yeah, this was more of an experiment than anything else. It's way too sharp and doesn't look natural (and obiously exaggerated a bit due to being super close-up) but it was neat to see. I was going to use this monitor in a MAME build but ended up going with a softer 19" shadow mask JVC along with soft15kHz. It has a nicely curved tube and is much closer to an original arcade monitor.
#30
Quote from: Gypsy on 11/27/2017, 03:28 PMWell, you could just get a basic line doubler, it depends on what all you would want to hook up to it. I was just bringing it up as a comparison point. I've spent $0 on all the VGA crt monitors I currently have and they look great.
Totally agree. VGA monitors are overlooked and they're good for more than just emulation if you're willing to buy some extra hardware. Hopefully prices don't start getting crazy on those too as more people realize how capable they are.
#31
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 11/27/2017, 02:47 PMWho cares about fine pitch when the signal is only 240 lines!?! Why is $400 crazy for a PVM that originally cost $3000 but not for a box from Micomsoft that you wouldn't even need if you had just bought/kept the right TV? Ditching Commodore screens because they would die and be hard to replace so get shittier TVs that will die even faster and be even harder to directly replace?

Some of the shit in this thread makes zero sense to me. Zero. I'm going to go play some games.
High dot pitch/stripe pitch = thick scanlines = BVM guys wetting their pants. Dot pitch and vertical resolution are two completely different things. The original price PVMs sold for is basically meaningless since these are now 15-20 years old and have almost no demand in the broadcast/medical industries they were originally designed for and sold to. $400 is crazy for a 13" gaming monitor. $400 is crazy for a magic box that adds scanlines. Go play some games.

I'm not anti-PVM, like I said above I use one and I've owned a bunch. 8/16 bit gaming looks fantastic on them. But there's some real craziness going on with the prices lately and people are quick to justify it with things like "but these cost like $20K new".
#32
Quote from: Gypsy on 11/27/2017, 01:48 PMI'm pretty convinced that most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a pvm and a vga crt monitor if not for the fact that the general look is different. Just about any old pack-in monitor with a pre-built PC is going to do the job good enough for old systems.
A decent VGA CRT monitor should crush just about any PVM/BVM in picture quality due to the finer pitch. The top-of-the-line BVMs that idiots are literally spending thousands of dollars on today were around .25mm which is similar to a halfway-decent VGA monitor. My Viewsonic 22" is .23mm and I paid $40 for it. Emulation with the right settings and filters looks insanely sharp on it, but for playing on original hardware, it's not necessarily cheaper than a PVM since you still need to buy an upscaler and not everyone is spending thousands of even hundreds of dollars for decent 20" PVMs.

Quote from: Gypsy on 11/27/2017, 01:48 PMAfter looking on eBay, it's probably about time to unload my PVM locally if I can. I thought you were half-joking on current prices but I see the 14'' model I have is popping for $400+ lately... And the one I have is in fantastic condition. But is it worth dealing with the fucktard responses I'm going to get. HMM.
Prices are ridiculous right now, but 14s aren't selling for $400 except maybe the L5 or BVM-D14 which are multiformat and can display up to 720p/1080i, and only desperate fools are spending even that much.
#34
That's not placebo, it's PVM snobbery.

It's awesome that these clunky, hard-to-recycle consumer CRTs are finding new lives with gamers and people should embrace that. When you can find a cheap or free consumer set with S-video and component, and use cables you probably already have, why disparage someone that doesn't want to spend hundreds of dollars on a monitor, new cables, switcher, etc. to get that extra 10% that they'll get with a PVM or BVM (and basically limit themselves to 20" or smaller)?

Quote from: SignOfZeta on 11/27/2017, 04:53 AMIf you have room in your life, both physically and psychically, for complete game collections and a 70" TV you have room for an old Commodore monitor.
Agreed, and in most cases that footprint is already being taken up by a shelf, TV stand, etc. I have 7 systems and a MAME PC connected up to a 20" PVM and a modest set of computer speakers, taking up less than 3'x3' of floor space in the corner of the room. The stand I'm using could fit a 27" CRT easily.
#35
Quote from: Amerika on 11/21/2017, 11:28 AMThe creator of it hasn't fielded questions about it for a very long time.  I've already been down this road and it's why I created a thread on this forum to ask if anybody else had knowledge or experience beyond what is generally available via google or the SRK forums.
He wouldn't help even when he was still selling them. Mine was defective and he basically punted me to the SRK forums to figure it out. I ended up going the padhack route instead.
#36
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 11/08/2017, 10:54 PMI like the dinged corner. It distracts from other possible issues.
Who could possibly look at the condition of that manual and believe that it's never been opened?
#37
Quote from: Goemon on 10/21/2017, 02:03 AMI'm making a custom PC Engine stick and I'm debating if the Select button should go on the face or at the top with the Run button.
I built an 8-button stick and a bunch of padhacked controller boxes that let me use it with all of my 8/16 bit systems. Having II,I,Select,Run all in a row along the top is kinda neat.
#39
I don't know if Sparky still makes these but I got mine from him a few years back.
#40
Quote from: TDIRunner on 10/12/2017, 05:44 PMI own the SD2SNES, but I rarely use the extra features that it has over the standard Super Everdrive.  In fact, the only feature that I use is the MSU1 support for the unique sound on some SNES games.  It's a cool feature, but ultimately, I still prefer the original sound.
In addition to the audio hacks, there are some really cool FMV ones too.

It's kinda crazy seeing these run on an actual SNES.

SNES Chrono Trigger with FMV

Road Blaster
#41
I bought my SD2SNES at last year's BF sale and my N8 the year before.
#42
Off-Topic / Re: Tom Petty
10/07/2017, 06:48 PM
Quote from: blueraven on 10/07/2017, 06:38 PMTravelling Wilburys was pretty dope. Who knew Bob Dylan would be the last man standing.
Jeff Lynne would like a word...
#43
General Gaming / Re: NES classic
09/29/2017, 04:52 PM
Quote from: guest on 09/29/2017, 01:17 PMLeAnn Versace is a cunt.
Flipping on launch day for 400% markup = You're a cunt
Flipping on launch day for 400% markup and showing everyone that you bought six when you could easily just show a picture of one = "Look at me, I'm a cunt!"

Seriously, why show more than one other than to be an attention whore? If people know you have a bunch they're more likely to throw lower offers at you.
#44
The one at the local Wendy's works fine and is the easiest way for me to enjoy an ice cold Orange Vanilla Coke Zero.
#45
General Gaming / Re: NES classic
09/12/2017, 07:31 PM
Quote from: crazydean on 09/12/2017, 10:26 AM
Quote from: jperryss on 09/12/2017, 09:19 AMLet's see what this announcement does to ebay prices in the next few months:
https://kotaku.com/nintendo-bringing-back-the-nes-classic-in-2018-1803771394
It's not going to do anything until the units are actually available. Also, there's going to be a way to distinguish between the first model and the new one. I'm sure people won't care about that though, people don't care able variants.
I hope they make 25 million, indistinguishable from the first run, and price them at $24.99 just to bury the scalpers.

But this is Nintendo, so it'll be released in limited supplies during the 2018 holiday season while they keep trying to figure out how to sell an N64 Classic.
#46
General Gaming / Re: NES classic
09/12/2017, 09:19 AM
Let's see what this announcement does to ebay prices in the next few months:
https://kotaku.com/nintendo-bringing-back-the-nes-classic-in-2018-1803771394
#48
Tempted to snag this just because I'm sick of dealing with swap discs.
#49
Quote from: crazydean on 08/07/2017, 09:41 PMIn my town a few weeks ago, some guys with guns went to rob this girl and steal her car. Once they realized her car was stick shift, they kidnapped her so she could drive the car. She managed to live through it, but the dudes got away. This world is fucked.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/03/12/carjackers-kill-texasman-front-family-realizing-drive-stick-shift-deputies-say
#50
Quote from: bartre on 08/05/2017, 08:08 PMI think a fair amount of PVMs support component video.
my 2950Q does.
what's your model #?
depending, you might be able to just make a PS2->BNC cable.
I have a 20L5, it does take component and I'm running PS2 component through it now, just through a SCART cable which then connects to a BNC RGB cable (the same PVM inputs are used for both RGB and component).

I suck at making nice cables. But if it's just a matter of tapping into the sync and ground wires of the SCART cable and splicing in an RCA jack for the guncon, that might be within my abilities.