Vintage game consoles

[DaptoDog]

I don't even have a games console, and I'm a teenager! But yeah I prefer as my dad calls it 'pew-pew-ing'.

Wow now I feel really old! My first console was the Sega Master System, with Alex the Kid built in. Since then I've had the Sega Megadrive, then ditched Sega for the Sony PS1 and have had every iteration since to the current PS4.

[Wormz]

Wow now I feel really old! My first console was the Sega Master System, with Alex the Kid built in.

Completely off topic but my ring tone is the music that played during the rock paper sissors battles.. I still play the game every now and then. Love it

[GoktimusPrime]

Pppffftt... that was the Sega Master System II! I grew up knowing kids who played with the Sega Master System... uh... I! :p I never owned one though, as I was a Nintendo kid. I've had:
* Game & Watch
* Famicom
* NES
* Super Nintendo
* Gameboy
* N64
* Gameboy Micro


Completely off topic but my ring tone is the music that played during the rock paper sissors battles.. I still play the game every now and then. Love it
Heh, my daughter and I love playing Janken with each other. It's the Japanese version of rock paper scissors, only with a few extra rules. ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v-qxAM8TtA

[Wormz]

Pppffftt... that was the Sega Master System II! I grew up knowing kids who played with the Sega Master System... uh... I! :p I never owned one though, as I was a Nintendo kid. I've had:
* Game & Watch
* Famicom
* NES
* Super Nintendo
* Gameboy
* N64
* Gameboy Micro


Heh, my daughter and I love playing Janken with each other. It's the Japanese version of rock paper scissors, only with a few extra rules. ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v-qxAM8TtA

I could not for the life of me think of the correct name for it.. And as for the gameboy.. I owe my childhood to one of those things

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Wow now I feel really old! My first console was the Sega Master System, with Alex the Kid built in.
Pfft, whippersnapper. C64 vet here. I have decided to hold off until I buy a PS4.

I have one more game on my PS3 to knocj off until I am satisfied I have finsihed my pile of shame for it.
Then I'll be all over new Batman, Transformers and probably unchartedrerdredrerdredredrd.

[DaptoDog]

Pppffftt... that was the Sega Master System II! I grew up knowing kids who played with the Sega Master System... uh... I! :p I never owned one though, as I was a Nintendo kid. I've had:
* Game & Watch
* Famicom
* NES
* Super Nintendo
* Gameboy
* N64
* Gameboy Micro


Heh, my daughter and I love playing Janken with each other. It's the Japanese version of rock paper scissors, only with a few extra rules. ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v-qxAM8TtA

Haha you got me mate, forgot it was the 2nd Master System. So you were a Nintendo kid.

I was Sega. After the Megadrive my brother wanted to get the Dreamcast but I said lets get the Playstation instead. I got that call right and then have had every PS console since.

Back to the topic, I'm up to Blitzwing and loving it so far. I thought I wouldn't like the vehicle attack move but you need it to win so I'm used to it now.

[DaptoDog]

Pfft, whippersnapper. C64 vet here. I have decided to hold off until I buy a PS4.

I have one more game on my PS3 to knocj off until I am satisfied I have finsihed my pile of shame for it.
Then I'll be all over new Batman, Transformers and probably unchartedrerdredrerdredredrd.

Haha one of my cousins had the C64. Another one had the good old Amiga 500. Good times, good times.

I kept my PS3, still like to bash away at FOC and WFC sometimes with my son. It is such a versatile machine, still gets used sometimes as a blu ray player.

[DaptoDog]

Completely off topic but my ring tone is the music that played during the rock paper sissors battles.. I still play the game every now and then. Love it

Damn it I can't remember it off the top of my head, will have to look it up. Props for still owning it, my brothers and I used sell our current console with games in the newspaper and then use the proceeds to help pay for the next model.

[kup]

Wow now I feel really old! My first console was the Sega Master System, with Alex the Kid built in. Since then I've had the Sega Megadrive, then ditched Sega for the Sony PS1 and have had every iteration since to the current PS4.

My first console was an Atari 2600, not even the black smaller version but the big ass 6 switch 'wooden' finish Sunnyvale model! :eek:

[BigTransformerTrev]

My first console was an Atari 2600, not even the black smaller version but the big ass 6 switch 'wooden' finish Sunnyvale model! :eek:

Mine was the Atari 2600 too :p - though it was the black version


I just liked watching grimlock run at the start! Nearly woke my kids up I was laughing that hard hahahaha

That is one of the few problems I've found with the game on my first run through. I was playing Grimlock and I had to race Motormaster and didn't get an opportunity to change characters so I was mashing the button non-stop to make him run. On my second go through the game I made sure I was playing as one of the vehicular Autobots after the Blitzwing fight.

[5FDP]

I'd say my first console was the Atari 2600 too however my parents bought me the KO version so it doesn't count :( My favourite game was Beamrider (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFw0R1amTMA).

[WeallscreamforStarscream]

first console for me was a Coleco Vision and then Atari 2600 and then cassette loading with the C64 lol

[DaptoDog]

first console for me was a Coleco Vision and then Atari 2600 and then cassette loading with the C64 lol

Jeepers I think you take the cake so far!:) I've never heard of a Coleco Vision. With the name "Vision" it sounds like it was ahead of its time.

[DaptoDog]

While we're at it our first home computer was called "MyPC" and it was coloured a garish green. It was a steaming pile of you know what....

[kup]

first console for me was a Coleco Vision and then Atari 2600 and then cassette loading with the C64 lol

Lol I had a Coleco too. I was thrilled when I saw it at the Gamesmen in Penhurst as a display piece in their 'Museum'. It was actually a newer console than the Atari with better graphics but overall similar games.

[Wormz]

Damn it I can't remember it off the top of my head, will have to look it up. Props for still owning it, my brothers and I used sell our current console with games in the newspaper and then use the proceeds to help pay for the next model.

Yea I love it to bits.. from a time when games were designed not to be finished in a day.. I still try to finish the MK II ladders every now and then.. but because its a port straight from an arcade version it is border line impossible.. Goro flogs me and tells me to insert more credits.. The only bad thing about the master systems is that they dont work on new TVs.. had to install different outputs in the back of it :(

[janda the red]

Pppffftt... that was the Sega Master System II! I grew up knowing kids who played with the Sega Master System... uh... I! :p I never owned one though, as I was a Nintendo kid. I've had:
* Game & Watch
* Famicom
* NES
* Super Nintendo
* Gameboy
* N64
* Gameboy Micro


Heh, my daughter and I love playing Janken with each other. It's the Japanese version of rock paper scissors, only with a few extra rules. ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v-qxAM8TtA


The original Master System came with Alex Kidd in Miracle World built in, or Hang On.... I owned one with Alex Kidd. Man I loved that game! :)

[Paulbot]

My first console was an Atari 2600, not even the black smaller version but the big ass 6 switch 'wooden' finish Sunnyvale model! :eek:

My family had the four switch wooden VCS version. Good times.

Then jumped up to the SNES.

[Meister]

Have to say that I grew up in the age of home video gaming and probably experienced most of its offerings. Next door neighbour had the Atari 2600, spent hours on pitfall, Winter Olympics, formula 1 grandprix, dodgems, space invaders, sea quest..., had a friend and cousin with Commodore 64's, one was cassette the other floppy disc. As for me personally, we scored an Amiga 500, now that made me a popular kid in the neighbourhood, so much epic gaming... And loading times for any games requiring anything over 1 disc, then my other neighbour got a sega master system 1, from memory it had snailmaze built in, remember games like action fighter, secret command, Shinobi, and oh my god Wonder Boy!!!. Cousin got a NES and remember playing mario and trog. Then another cousin got an IBM, remember playing prince of Persia and the original platform versions of Duke Nukem. Then the Mega drives came out and I was lucky enough to pick one up (Mega Drive II that is), and all because of Mortal Kombat!.(A-B-A-C-A-B-B) Since then I've picked up a PS2 and PS3, mainly due to the DVD and Blu-Ray players. I've got no interest in the PS4 as I see no additional benefit in Technology (still just a Blu-Ray player which breaks the mood from all previous models) and also pissed that they didn't make it backwards compatible for PS3 games (I mean seriously they both use Blu-ray technology)

Yep, like I said, I was fortunate enough to experience it all, and man there was some fun times :)

[BigTransformerTrev]

Think my progression was:

Atari 2600
NES
Super NES
Nintendo 64
Wii
PS3

With my Gameboy and PC off to one side :)

Like many others, I haven't bothered to upgrade to the next generation of systems and probably wont until my kids get old enough to want one

[kup]

Think my progression was:

Atari 2600
NES
Super NES
Nintendo 64
Wii
PS3

With my Gameboy and PC off to one side :)

Like many others, I haven't bothered to upgrade to the next generation of systems and probably wont until my kids get old enough to want one

That's awesome Trev!

My Progress was:

Atari 2600/Coleco (they are contemporary)
NES/PC - Always a PC gamer so for many years it was also a big part of my gaming.
SNES/PC
N64/PC
PC
PS3
WiiU

After N64 I became a 100% dedicated PC gamer for several years. Most of the console games released at the time did not interest me much. Then the original Wii came out but very soon after the Dolphin emulator on PC had matured so well that it technically surpassed the Wii console itself. I played several Wii Games as well as Gamecube on the PC in HD with updated effects and graphics.

After that I bought a Phat PS3 very cheaply (because it was broken but I was able to fix) and started playing the PS3 exclusives that had caught my attention which were really just a few games as everything else had been released on PC and often with superior graphics.

Only recently when I decided to collect Nintendo consoles did I get a Gamecube and Wii.

The last console I bought is the Wii U and mostly due to the great exclusives. I actually use the Wii U a hell of a lot more for games than the PS3.

For handhelds

- Gameboy
- Pocket Gameboy
(Huge gap)
- Nintendo DS (which I used an R4 card to have apps like a smart phone as I only had a normal Nokia at the time)
- 3DS
- New 3DS

Only recently as I begun collecting consoles did I buy a Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance and GBA SP.

[twizz]

My first was the Master System 2, I've recently just got back into them in the last year or so, been collecting anything from Sega master system onwards to the PS1, but also have a wii U

anyone got any they want to sell? mainly games :)

[kup]

After waiting nearly a month, it finally arrived, Nintendo's most infamous console ever made..The Virtual Boy!

Nearly a month ago, I saw a Virtual Boy console going reasonably priced on eBay so I decided to bid and to my then perceived fortune, I managed to win it for a decent price. The seller's description had it as "Tested and fully working!" so that also gave me some confidence to bid. The photos showed a Virtual Boy in reasonably good condition with some minor cosmetic work needed.

Unfortunately upon arrival yesterday, I noticed that the Virtual Boy came without a battery pack. This immediately caused me a bit of concern since the seller heavily implied its inclusion with the "fully workig" item description. This also worried me as if there is no battery pack, how was it tested and does it even work?

I needed to verify its functionality so I went to Jaycar and bought some electronic stuff to Macgyver together my own Battery Pack. I was able to boot up the console but as I feared, the left lens wasn't working so far from 'fully working'.

As a result I have requested a partial refund from the seller but I suspect he will try to be a jerk about it since his reply after I mentioned the lack of power supply was 'I never said it would be included' despite saying the unit was functional.

At least I have an interesting restoration job at hand although it is more than what I first bargained for...

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https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/t31.0-8/13227640_10154172496613735_1693838370575766248_o.j pg

[janda the red]

That's a cool piece Kup... :)

I'm assuming you paid via PayPal? If the seller wants to be a douche, just claim against him... I dare say you'll see a remarkable turn around in his attitude.

[kup]

That's a cool piece Kup... :)

I'm assuming you paid via PayPal? If the seller wants to be a douche, just claim against him... I dare say you'll see a remarkable turn around in his attitude.

Thanks Janda. We'll see what happens with the seller. I have given him a few days to reply.

In the mean time, I ordered some security screw drivers to open the Virtual Boy up and see if it can be fixed. The screw driver I have is too thick.

[kup]

Finished restoring my Virtual Boy! Fixed the faulty imager ribbon that was preventing one of the lenses from working by refluxing it a few times.


https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/13407250_10154234140863735_3063271268400998662_n.j pg?oh=5c1e72503a925dc293d848377702c0bb&oe=57C4C6F8&__gda__=1473345813_e1e5b7d93b8b53d9068d7199f0a0c99 3

All games I own so far with Virtual Boy Wario Land playing.

https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13343149_10154234140878735_293734513602630192_n.jp g?oh=57ebb62ee81adc25a4edb37f7e5ea8d5&oe=57D2F015

[philby]

holy crap you actually have a virtual boy. what's it like??

[kup]

holy crap you actually have a virtual boy. what's it like??

It is unusual and although I don't suffer from motion sickness, playing on it a while and then stopping makes me feel as if i just woke up from a bad night.

The red and black is ugly but one can get used to it plus it is a somewhat novelty of the VB. The 3D effect is somewhat similar to that of the 3DS but still in a kind of 2D way. It is kind of if a paper cutout is placed more towards you further in front of the background. I guess similar to how opening credits text looks in a 3d movie

I believe you can now play emulated VB with the 3D effect using your Android smartphone and a cheap VR casing such as Google Cardboard.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I believe you can now play emulated VB with the 3D effect using your Android smartphone and a cheap VR casing such as Google Cardboard.
Didn't know that, I'd be curious to look into that.

[kup]

Didn't know that, I'd be curious to look into that.

Here:

https://www.engadget.com/2016/05/09/virtual-boy-emulator-google-cardboard/

[millhouse]

Finished restoring my Virtual Boy! Fixed the faulty imager ribbon that was preventing one of the lenses from working by refluxing it a few times.

What was the result with the eBay dispute, if you don't mind me asking?

[kup]

I ended up getting a partial refund which I used to get the tools I needed to opening the VB for repair as well as obtaining a proper battery module.

The seller played smart as he knew there was no way around it but to cooperate in compensating me for what was not revealed about the unit.

It was a good opportunity to learn about how it works anyways, despite the end result not being very impressive, the technology behind the VB is - Did you know that there are no 'screens' for the lenses? The display is generated by a single row of LEDs that are reflected through a synchronised vibrating mirror to get the image. Without the vibrating mirror, it would just be a single row of dots.

[Gutsman Heavy]

Did you know that there are no 'screens' for the lenses? The display is generated by a single row of LEDs that are reflected through a synchronised vibrating mirror to get the image. Without the vibrating mirror, it would just be a single row of dots.

Fascinating, I love this stuff.

[kup]

Fascinating, I love this stuff.

It is necessary to get a very high frame rate that prevents blurring since technically all the system is doing is lighting a single row of pixels for each eye. It is possibly better in this regard that modern VR headsets.

Here is the actual LED display ribbon:

https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/e2F1Tv4hY3ffAOAJ.medium

This is all that it truly displays, the game image you get is literally mirror trickery:

http://furrtek.free.fr/noclass/vbtvout/la.jpg

What produces the game image is the mirror for each eye display that vibrate back and forth a at an incredibly fast rate which is synchronised to the LEDs. So the display ribbon shoots the LED dot image to the mirror which it rapidly changes angle so that the 'pixel' is projected at a particular part of the mirror and reflected into the eye piece at a desired position - This happens an insane amount of times times per second and eventually draws the image. From a human eye perspective, the whole screen is drawn although in reality, its just a single row of blinking lights.

Here are the mirrors:

https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/chQsbZqXWAWJFPr2.medium

[Gutsman Heavy]

Goddamn techno wizards. Nintendo will make the first hologram console, calling it now.

[Megatran]

Does anyone own an Arcade machine (http://arcadeclassics.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/simpsons_arcade_machine1.jpg)? (stock pic provided as an example only).

[Ralph Wiggum]

Does anyone own an Arcade machine (http://arcadeclassics.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/simpsons_arcade_machine1.jpg)? (stock pic provided as an example only).

No, but I really want this 2000+ game arcade machine

http://www.casa.com.au/arcade-tables/

[kurdt_the_goat]

Goddamn techno wizards. Nintendo will make the first hologram console, calling it now.

Maybe they'll make it, but they probably won't come up with it themselves... remember the tech inside Virtual Boy was actually invented by a company called Reflection Technology. A lot like the Wii Remote too ... there used to be a great story about it's inventor on CVG, but their site is gone... just a mention of it around the place now: http://kotaku.com/5961480/sony-and-microsoft-could-have-killed-the-wii-long-before-it-would-save-nintendo

This is a great article on the VB: http://www.fastcompany.com/3050016/unraveling-the-enigma-of-nintendos-virtual-boy-20-years-later.

[Megatran]

No, but I really want this 2000+ game arcade machine

http://www.casa.com.au/arcade-tables/
I'm thinking the same :D

Double Dragon
Twin Cobra
Crime Fighters
TMNT
1942

:cool::cool::cool:

[Paulbot]

I've thought about it too. I did look at an ex-arcade machine on eBay once but couldn't justify buying it

[DaptoDog]

Watching Die Hard 2 on the weekend brought back fond memories of Die Hard Trilogy on PS1. It was one of our first PS1 games. The value was amazing with three very different games in one. Each one was very enjoyable. Looked it up then, it's 20 years old now!

[Megatran]

Paid $3 at an op shop yesterday to see what's inside the packet of the Wing Commander game (1990). 5.25 inch floppy disks with 2 extra secret missions! Brings back fond chidhood memories playing at a friends house.

The price in the advertisement catalogue back in the day was US$69.95. :eek:

[DELTAprime]

5.25 inch floppy disks with 2 extra secret missions!

Good luck finding the hardware to playback those disk.:p

[Megatran]

Good luck finding the hardware to playback those disk.:p
Hehe... Did a quick wiki search & the price of the Amiga back in the day was US$1,295 + $300 (for the monitor). :eek:

[kup]

Good luck finding the hardware to playback those disk.:p

If you are dedicated, ebay is your friend:

https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR3.TRC0.A0.H0.X5.25+f loppy+drive.TRS0&_nkw=5.25+floppy+drive&_sacat=0

[DarkHyren]

Wow, the prices that people place on old junk always amazes me, anywhere up to $200 for an untested (so probably not working) 5.25 floppy drive.
Makes me think I should put some of the ones I've salvaged from old junk PC's up for sale, I only kept them as a curio of days gone by anyway

[kup]

Recently I have been fascinated by the Dreamcast. I saw one going cheap on ebay and jumped in. Waiting for it to arrive to have a go at Sega's last hurrah.

[Gutsman Heavy]

Recently I have been fascinated by the Dreamcast. I saw one going cheap on ebay and jumped in. Waiting for it to arrive to have a go at Sega's last hurrah.

Better late than never, awesome system. Last of the Arcade era :(

[DELTAprime]

I keep looking at getting old Sega consoles but everything I want to play on them is either available in retro compilations or extremely expensive (I'm looking at you Panzer Dragoon Saga).

I really should get back to looking for PS1 and PS2 disk I want to play again. I really regret being a kid and having to trade towards need games and consoles.:(

[Trent]

I keep looking at getting old Sega consoles but everything I want to play on them is either available in retro compilations or extremely expensive (I'm looking at you Panzer Dragoon Saga).

I really should get back to looking for PS1 and PS2 disk I want to play again. I really regret being a kid and having to trade towards need games and consoles.:(

I remember playing Panzer Dragoon on my friends Dreamcast and thinking it was great.

Man that was a long time ago.

[DarkHyren]

The one benefit a lot of Dreamcasts have though is that they allow you to play burnt game discs without modding the console at all.
Not that I'm advocating piracy, just that if one wanted to download an DC iso image, burn it to disc and play it they could do so quite easily.
And as delta said some games are ridiculously expensive and no profits go to the developers, so it's not really piracy imo

[Gutsman Heavy]

The one benefit a lot of Dreamcasts have though is that they allow you to play burnt game discs without modding the console at all.
Not that I'm advocating piracy, just that if one wanted to download an DC iso image, burn it to disc and play it they could do so quite easily.
And as delta said some games are ridiculously expensive and no profits go to the developers, so it's not really piracy imo

Also beta games that never got made/released like Toe Jam & Earl, Half Life etc

And super easy to make a boot disk for imports, that's how I play my copies of Seaman & Godzilla

[BruiseLee]

I remember playing Panzer Dragoon on my friends Dreamcast and thinking it was great.

Man that was a long time ago.

Hehe i played Panzer Dragoon on the Saturn so even longer. :o Still have my Saturn. Will have to plug it back in someday. So many great games. Shame the light guns don't work on LCD TVs. I packed up my Saturn when i got rid of my CRT TV eons ago.

[kup]

Some H2O2 Magic on old yellowed SNESs :)

https://www.facebook.com/ruben.romero.75436531/posts/10155720391078735

[DELTAprime]

Some H2O2 Magic on old yellowed SNESs :)

https://www.facebook.com/ruben.romero.75436531/posts/10155720391078735

I've never liked the monochromatic grey/purple design of the NA SNES. Really prefer the JP/EU design.

[kup]

I've never liked the monochromatic grey/purple design of the NA SNES. Really prefer the JP/EU design.

I do agree, the JP/EU SNES is the more aesthetically pleasing design. However I like the US one due to its uniqueness and subtle historical inside of the US video game industry as well as the slow to catch up Nintendo mentality - All which the design represents.

Plus the JP/EU design is just as monochromatic ;)

[DELTAprime]

Plus the JP/EU design is just as monochromatic ;)

Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow buttons, so less monochromatic.:p

[kup]

Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow buttons, so less monochromatic.:p

True but we are talking about the console itself and there is purple ;)

[Paulbot]

I should have paid closer attention to preorder dates for the Classic Mini SNES. I'd happily buy one but odds of getting in store stock are low. Sure I have my original and an emulator, but still would have been a nice get.

(Bring on another reissue that throws in DKC2 and I won't feel bad)

[DarkHyren]

I'd happily buy one but odds of getting in store stock are lowThis article has a list of Target stores that will have stock available on Saturday http://www.vooks.net/selected-target-stores-will-walk-snes-mini-consoles-available-saturday/
But even if you miss those there's nothing to fear as Nintendo confirmed a few weeks back that they will be not only releasing more Snes mini's but will be re-releasing the Nes mini as well.
Suffice to say that scalpers are not pleased about this lol

[Paulbot]

This article has a list of Target stores that will have stock available on Saturday http://www.vooks.net/selected-target-stores-will-walk-snes-mini-consoles-available-saturday/
But even if you miss those there's nothing to fear as Nintendo confirmed a few weeks back that they will be not only releasing more Snes mini's but will be re-releasing the Nes mini as well.
Suffice to say that scalpers are not pleased about this lol

Good to know. And damn those scampers

(But come on Target, only three stores in VIC with stock and still you allow 4 per customer?!)

[kup]

I should have paid closer attention to preorder dates for the Classic Mini SNES. I'd happily buy one but odds of getting in store stock are low. Sure I have my original and an emulator, but still would have been a nice get.

(Bring on another reissue that throws in DKC2 and I won't feel bad)

Nintendo says that they have a continuous production run until next year and that the mini-NES is being re-released. I think that with a bit of patience and keeping your eye open (we have to in Australia for anything collectable even if retail) then you will get one.

[DELTAprime]

I'm not overly worried about getting a SNES classic, but if I see one on store shelves I'll pick one up.

I'm not sure EB Games got the memo that Nintendo are making more of the SNES Classic, I can't find any listing for the thing on their site.

[Paulbot]

I'm not overly worried about getting a SNES classic, but if I see one on store shelves I'll pick one up.

I'm not sure EB Games got the memo that Nintendo are making more of the SNES Classic, I can't find any listing for the thing on their site.

Most sites have taken down their pages. Could only find the Gamesmen still having an (out of stock) page for it. I'll be patient :)

[prjkt]

Just got an SMS reminder to go pick up my SNES mini tomorrow

[kurdt_the_goat]

Although i kinda still want one just cause... I decided not to get the SNES Classic because i own most of the games on cartridge. Then the other day i was at a recycle shop and picked up this entire lot for less than 2000y.

https://i.imgur.com/sUNvLjYl.jpg

Every last one of those Super Famicom games is on the Classic! Clearly someone in my town has one preordered, and with these added to my collection, hopefully i'll have enough willpower to stick to my decision! Don't think i'll find a Starfox 2 cartridge tho hmmm.. :D

[kup]

Although i kinda still want one just cause... I decided not to get the SNES Classic because i own most of the games on cartridge. Then the other day i was at a recycle shop and picked up this entire lot for less than 2000y.

https://i.imgur.com/sUNvLjYl.jpg

Every last one of those Super Famicom games is on the Classic! Clearly someone in my town has one preordered, and with these added to my collection, hopefully i'll have enough willpower to stick to my decision! Don't think i'll find a Starfox 2 cartridge tho hmmm.. :D

You are lucky to be in Japan. I understand the mindset given how accessible vintage collectable games are there. However for us saps in Australia where you would be super lucky to find a Bratz GBA game in a fair or garage sale, the mini NES is certainly an effective way to play those games (if you don't want to resort to emulators that is).

[kurdt_the_goat]

I've had some luck at my locals, but it goes both ways (and i didn't mean to suggest anyone in Aus was a sap!)

I mean, lots of the games i find, i can't really play properly since they're all in Japanese. I mostly get them for collection, the artwork/box/manual and just appreciating the old school graphics etc, and half the time *because* they're so cheap! I've only got 2 stores within 30 mins drive and really, 90% of the time I go there, they've got nothing new. The find above was my biggest win yet. There's a lot of regular ripoff pricing on Yahoo Auctions, and some more collectable games still reach high prices here. I'm also hours and hours away from the big retro game shops unfortunately.

Before i left Aus though, like 3 great retro games shops sprouted up out of nowhere. Yeah, the prices were mostly Ebay level - selling cart-only for like 15-30 bucks or something, whereas most carts in Japan are a couple bucks, 10 at most. But they had impressive boxed PAL games the likes of which i hadn't seen for 20+ years! Most of my Super Famicom collection, i got in Aus through Ebay about 15 years ago at high price - I decided then to go for Super Famicom since they're much easier to come by in good condition. All this was because i sold my childhood SNES collection like a sucker to fund a PlayStation 1!

Even the SNES Classic, it's a hassle if I wanted one, since i'd prefer the "import" Western version, with Super Castlevania IV and others, with games in English, over the Japanese one. But I don't fancy my chances getting one online! As far as the device itself, it's awesome that it works through HDMI cause an original SNES looks like rubbish on newer TVs. Eventually TVs will drop AV connections and you won't be able to use an original without an upscaling device too. But I bet Nintendo will release another, with a different selection.. then again, and then maybe finally one day release one that's connected to the internet for adding more games (legally). Until then, while cool, I think it's mostly a novelty item. There's so many awesome SNES games missing from it, i'd never be truly satisfied.

And today, i finally got the PAL Metroid Samus Returns... 2 weeks later than if i were in Aus, since i had to import it, damn region locking!

Having said all that, i am yet to see a Bratz game here :D

[Paulbot]

Big W have stock online of the SNES Classic (https://www.bigw.com.au/product/nintendo-classic-mini-super-nintendo-entertainment-system/p/WCC100000000532799/) so I've ordered.

[DELTAprime]

I could have walked out of work with a SNES Mini today if the last of my disposable income for the month didn't go to HLJ this morning. I doubt any of today's stock will remain when I get paid on Tuesday, but I'm not worried.

A note for anyone after one at Big W. We are being strict on the 1 per customer and no layby policy. Also they are selling like hotcakes, but that's probably just because it's day one.

[kup]

Sold out at Big W and anywhere else that I know of. Nintendo promises more stock so we shall see.

[1AZRAEL1]

Does this thread include vintage arcade games? Went to a great bar tonight that has a bunch of old arcade games, plus old school stuff all over the place like a wall of VHS tapes. Was a nice place

[DarkHyren]

Sold out at Big W and anywhere else that I know of. Nintendo promises more stock so we shall see.Looks like there's plenty of stock available on EBGames website (https://ebgames.com.au/loot-217392-Nintendo-Classic-Mini-Super-Nintendo-Entertainment-System-Loot) now, both for delivery and in stores.
Makes me think that EB exaggerated the limited nature of their preorder numbers, either that or Nintendo came through with a lot more stock for the first round then anyone thought they would

[DELTAprime]

^Thanks man, though I'll have to wait until next week to get it looks like there is a ton of stock in stores in my area.

[kup]

Does this thread include vintage arcade games? Went to a great bar tonight that has a bunch of old arcade games, plus old school stuff all over the place like a wall of VHS tapes. Was a nice place

Why not?

[Gutsman Heavy]

Adding games to the SNES Mini is quite easy, I've got 60 now :D

[jazzcomp]

Which bar? where?

[1AZRAEL1]

Which bar? where?

1989 Bar Arcade Kitchen in Newtown

[Paulbot]

Adding games to the SNES Mini is quite easy, I've got 60 now :D

I've still got to get through the 20 it came with.

I tried a few of the games I'd never played before and they aren't impressing me at first go (games like Super Metroid, Super Ghouls and Goblins, Starfox)

But for the games I had as a teenager it's like no time has passed. I spent a few hours playing Super Mario World on the weekend and in some ways it's easier than it was to play than when I was younger, but mostly because the levels are so familiar to me I don't have to think much and the muscle memory is still perfect.

[Gutsman Heavy]

I've still got to get through the 20 it came with.

I tried a few of the games I'd never played before and they aren't impressing me at first go (games like Super Metroid, Super Ghouls and Goblins, Starfox)

But for the games I had as a teenager it's like no time has passed. I spent a few hours playing Super Mario World on the weekend and in some ways it's easier than it was to play than when I was younger, but mostly because the levels are so familiar to me I don't have to think much and the muscle memory is still perfect.

I initially only wanted to add the glaring omissions of DKC 2&3, Chrono Trigger and Mario All-Stars and licenced impossibilities like Turtles in Time and Jurassic Park. It snowballed from there :D

I gotta recommend giving Metroid a fair shake, it's a truly special adventure.

[DELTAprime]

Yeah when I get mine I'll add DKC 2 and 3. Problem is finding Nintendo first party roms these days if you don't have them downloaded already. Before the SNES Classic announcement first party Nintendo roms were removed from the more reputable rom archives.

[Trent]

The first games I fired up were Mario Kart and F-Zero. On F-Zero, without thinking I set it straight to expert difficulty. Oh man, wasn't that an experience :o

And I've got a loooooooooooooonnnnnnnng way to go before I'm anywhere near my old Ghost Valley 1 lap times. It took me 4 tries just to place :o::eek:

[Paulbot]

I initially only wanted to add the glaring omissions of DKC 2&3, Chrono Trigger and Mario All-Stars and licenced impossibilities like Turtles in Time and Jurassic Park. It snowballed from there :D

I gotta recommend giving Metroid a fair shake, it's a truly special adventure.

If I could add one more game to the system it would be Donkey Kong Country 2.

The first level of Metroid was a bit tricky but controls on these older games aren't as pick up and go easy to grasp (except for the games where I have the muscle memory and even then I almost instantly died on my first Mario World level until that memory kicked back in)

[kurdt_the_goat]

Super Metroid's default controls can be a bit cumbersome. If you change it to Y run, B jump, A shoot, X item cycle, it'll feel more natural if you're used to stuff like Mario or DKC!

[DarkHyren]

Yeah when I get mine I'll add DKC 2 and 3. Problem is finding Nintendo first party roms these days if you don't have them downloaded already. Before the SNES Classic announcement first party Nintendo roms were removed from the more reputable rom archives.Huh. I did not know that, and yep you're right, I had a look on the better rom sites and not only are first party Nintendo roms gone but so are any "complete" sets that might have had them in them.
Still, where there's a will there's a way, and there are ways of verifying those rom files so even if you find them on a shady site you can check their validity.

Which reminds me, I never did play DKC (any of them), maybe I should give them a go one of these days lol

[Gutsman Heavy]

I get my roms here (http://ia801709.us.archive.org/zipview.php?zip=/21/items/No-Intro-Collection_2013-06-14/No-Intro-Collection_2013-06-14.zip) its the no intro collection that was made for preservation, no hacks or alterations.

[DELTAprime]

Got my SNES Mini. I walked into work for shopping and saw we got more of them in and grabbed one.

I'm amazed that Nintendo went as far as replicating the plastic wrapping the controllers and even the cable ties of the original.

Time to add DKC 2 and 3 to the SNES.

[Autocon]

You lost me. How would one add more games to snes mini?

[Trent]

You lost me. How would one add more games to snes mini?

Check the post above Delta's ;)

[DarkHyren]

You lost me. How would one add more games to snes mini?Long story short, modding the snes mini's software.
You can find videos on the subject here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHxXor-rzkA), or here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYXgM4P0CTA), or even here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcnSyAChYhE), take your pick.
Please note that this will void any warranties, and you're on your own finding the games ~cough, gutsmans post, cough~ to do the mod but that's how you do it

[DELTAprime]

Yeah it was incredibly easy to add games to it. Honestly the hardest part was dumping the stock firmware because it required a little finger dexterity.:p

I think as of now a genuine 90's SNES if off the shopping list for my retro gaming collection and I probably won't rebuy any SNES games if they come out for the Switch.

I hope Nintendo wasn't just registering the trademark on Nintendo 64 Classic to keep it out the hands of others. I'd really like a N64 Classic even though I own carts of all the N64 titles I care about currently and have a N64 console. Just hope they upgrade the controller a little with an analog stick that won't get loose and build in rumble.

[kurdt_the_goat]

Enough emu talk, got me some real games today! Tiny Toons from Yahoo Auctions and the N64 games from casual walk-in to recycle shop! They had a nice Super Mario 64 as well but opening up i was greeted with a copy of Mario Party 3. Someone had stuffed the Mario 64 manual into the Mario Golf box so i got that at least :D

https://i.imgur.com/lH5PvCbl.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/lH5PvCb.jpg)
https://i.imgur.com/Dueemokl.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/Dueemok.jpg)

I did get weak and buy a Super Famicom Classic Mini last weekend as well though. They got restocked at my local and there was heaps of them taunting me :(
Glad i got it though, have been enjoying a lot of Panel De Pon/Tetris Attack with my wife. Not worried about hacking it, got my already sullied Wii for that business, and now i've got more controllers to use with it!

[DELTAprime]

^ So is it easy and cheap to find nice condition carts in Japan? So much of the stuff I see locally and on ebay is loose carts that look crap.

[kup]

^ So is it easy and cheap to find nice condition carts in Japan? So much of the stuff I see locally and on ebay is loose carts that look crap.

Japan is a flourishing retro gaming market and a lot of the individual items are in top notch condition. You have to expect yellowing due to age but the carts, labels and cosoles are usually in excellent condition. This is from my trip to Tokyo last year and visited a number of retro stores.

Also reasonable prices not like here where they try to sell you dirty and worn SMB/Duckhunt cartridges for $80 :rolleyes:

[Trent]

Also reasonable prices not like here where they try to sell you dirty and worn SMB/Duckhunt cartridges for $80 :rolleyes:

Because old = $$$$$$$$$$$$$

[kup]

Because old = $$$$$$$$$$$$$

That mentality unfortunately is too rampant here and why the 2nd hand market generally sucks so hard :rolleyes:

[kurdt_the_goat]

^ So is it easy and cheap to find nice condition carts in Japan? So much of the stuff I see locally and on ebay is loose carts that look crap.

Prices are still on the N64 games in that photo... 490y for Mario Golf, 590y for Banjo Kazooie and 690y for Kirby. Around $20 AUD all up! I'd guess the same games, PAL versions would cost at least 150AUD in this condition.

Tiny Toons was a bit of a fluke win for just 765y posted. Most Konami games from that era start at around 5000y in a box. Which is a real pita, because 2 of the games from my childhood collection that i want to get back are the Castlevania games. Dracula XX/Vampire's kiss goes for around 20000y :( It was one of the last SNES games i bought as a child before selling the entire collection to fund a PS1. A mint PAL version these days would be worth a stack!

Kup's right in general, i still see plenty of dirtied and yellowed carts but most labels, manuals and boxes are well kept. Generally my area isn't like Akihabara or Den Den Town with lively retro stores though. I have one large place near me but they don't get a lot of new old stuff, and i have a recycle shop (not just games) which is where most of my luck happens!

[kup]

Tiny Toons was a bit of a fluke win for just 765y posted. Most Konami games from that era start at around 5000y in a box. Which is a real pita, because 2 of the games from my childhood collection that i want to get back are the Castlevania games. Dracula XX/Vampire's kiss goes for around 20000y :( It was one of the last SNES games i bought as a child before selling the entire collection to fund a PS1. A mint PAL version these days would be worth a stack!


200,000 Yen for Dracula X? I am pretty sure I bought mine at Super Potato in Akihabara for like 60-70,000 yen. Cartridge only though but in excellent condition.

[kurdt_the_goat]

You've got one extra zero in your numbers... 20000y/~200AUD. That's for in a box yeah, cart only ranges from around 6000y-7000y like you got yours for!

[DELTAprime]

Anyone here getting the Super NT?

I'm personally not going to get one but I'm curious if anyone else is???

[kup]

Anyone here getting the Super NT?

I'm personally not going to get one but I'm curious if anyone else is???

It is certainly a good quality console but way to pricey. I can't justify it as I already own 3 SNES with enough spare parts to build a 4th. I also have a cheap HDMI scaler that has been working freaking great for nearly 5 years now.

[DELTAprime]

I just downloaded and played Crazy Taxi for the Xbox 360/Xbox One which is a port based on the Dreamcast version. I hate to say it, but it's a much better game to reminisce about than go back and play today.

Had some great fun with the arcade version back in the day though.

[kup]

Why do you hate to say that?

Crazy Taxi is a great game. It's simple yet fun gameplay makes it timeless. For the time it also has great graphics that still keep up today due to personality and color.

[i_amtrunks]

Crazy Taxi needed a free drive portion, I know a bunch of my mates never saw whole sections of the city because they always ran out of time!

[DELTAprime]

Sega and AT Games are trying the Mega Drive Mini, again...

https://www.polygon.com/2018/4/13/17237000/sega-mega-drive-mini-classic-edition

[Jay-Tron]

First console I had was a Sega Master System 1. But it came in a SMS2 box because it was 2nd hand. Amazing memories of playing Wonderboy 3 and Ghouls n Ghosts and a whole bunch of others.

These days I have all my old favourites on PC using emulators but would like to build a real collection one day.

[DELTAprime]

Anyone that's still after the Mini NES or Mini Super NES you can preorder them now from EB Games for pickup on the 29th of June. Nintendo is reissuing them on that day.

[DaptoDog]

Got a 4 Player NBA Jam themed arcade cabinet for father's day as shown in my collection photos. It's brand new, comes with 3,500 games including over 200 3/4 player games. I wanted the 4 player version because I knew it would be great for parties, we played 4 player NBA Jam, TMNT etc already with extended family. It's even got a coin operated feature but so far we have it set to freeplay.

I'm loving it and my son has impressed me by getting into older games like Galaga etc. Favourite games so far are NBA Jam (bloody hard to beat the computer), Final Fight and the Marvel/X-Men vs Capcom/Street Fighter games.

[Galvatran]

^ I have fond memories as a kid going to arcade parlours such as TimeZone & playing TMNT with my mates.

Heck, we even brought those whipper snipper things to gain 'free' credits. Not proud of it now.

[i_amtrunks]

Got a 4 Player NBA Jam themed arcade cabinet for father's day as shown in my collection photos. It's brand new, comes with 3,500 games including over 200 3/4 player games. I wanted the 4 player version because I knew it would be great for parties, we played 4 player NBA Jam, TMNT etc already with extended family. It's even got a coin operated feature but so far we have it set to freeplay.

I'm loving it and my son has impressed me by getting into older games like Galaga etc. Favourite games so far are NBA Jam (bloody hard to beat the computer), Final Fight and the Marvel/X-Men vs Capcom/Street Fighter games.

Now that's a Fathers Day gift! I never got to play much at arcades but when friends had Timezone parties you couldn't get me off NBA JAM. The modern (PS3) release was fun, but you're right, nothing beats four player co-op. Hope you got some Metal Slug on the machine as well, for when you need to really punish your palms and wrists!

[DaptoDog]

^ I have fond memories as a kid going to arcade parlours such as TimeZone & playing TMNT with my mates.

Heck, we even brought those whipper snipper things to gain 'free' credits. Not proud of it now.


Now that's a Fathers Day gift! I never got to play much at arcades but when friends had Timezone parties you couldn't get me off NBA JAM. The modern (PS3) release was fun, but you're right, nothing beats four player co-op. Hope you got some Metal Slug on the machine as well, for when you need to really punish your palms and wrists!

Timezone Super Session parties were the best! After two hours of unlimited games I would come out with a headache lol.

Final Fight was at my local skate rink, it was so hard to clear the first level. My brother-in-law and I finished it the first day I got the machine going but it probaby took 20-25 credits to clear. That would have been a lot of money for a kid in the 80s/90s!

Yes some nights lately my son and I have actually been playing the PS3 NBA Jam. Always use the Roy/Aldrige/Oden Trail Blazers, oh what could have been....

I've never played Metal Slug but it's on my list of games to play. It actually has all of them up to 6 I think.

[shockNwave]

Timezone Super Session parties were the best! After two hours of unlimited games I would come out with a headache lol.

Final Fight was at my local skate rink, it was so hard to clear the first level. My brother-in-law and I finished it the first day I got the machine going but it probaby took 20-25 credits to clear. That would have been a lot of money for a kid in the 80s/90s!

Yes some nights lately my son and I have actually been playing the PS3 NBA Jam. Always use the Roy/Aldrige/Oden Trail Blazers, oh what could have been....

I've never played Metal Slug but it's on my list of games to play. It actually has all of them up to 6 I think.

Only once in the arcades I saw two guys finish Final Fight and gee they pumped a huge amount of money into it.:eek:

[Caffinetron]

When the T2 shooting game came out I was in an arcade playing it with a friend and after pumping some money into it we got to the last level. We were running out of money so other people watching us started to pump their own money into it for us just so we could finish the game.
That I think is my favourite memory of arcading.

[Caffinetron]

Whipper Snipper things? I've never heard of this way?
We used to remove the sparkers/ignitors from gas hot water systems and use those on the machine to gain free credits.

I'm not proud of it either or just saying to the attendant at the local bowling alley that I put 20c in the machine but it didn't give me the credit.

[Galvatran]

Whipper Snipper things? I've never heard of this way?
You bend one end of a foot long whipper snipper line to shape like a coin. Shove it into coin slot and keep pushing in & out. The arcade machine thinks coins are being dropped in.


We used to remove the sparkers/ignitors from gas hot water systems and use those on the machine to gain free credits.
Oh yes, the old spark plug trick. Also great to electric shock others at school too.

(not proud of it upon reflection but it was great fun back in the day)

[DELTAprime]

I found out the other day about the ticking time bomb in almost every original Xbox. Turns out Microsoft used a capacitor to run the system clock that has a tendency around the 10-year mark to leak acid all over your Xbox's PCB.

I opened mine up and yes I had acid around the capacitor. I still need to do a proper cleanup job on it but I've broken off the capacitor and gotten most of the acid off. There were about 4 or 5 surface mount devices (SFDs) that got covered by acid and had come off the PCB, but my Xbox still works so must have been associated with the clock capacitor or something else unimportant.

Moral of the story; open up your OG Xbox (v1 to V1.5) and remove the clock capacitor before it bricks your system.