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- Thread starter IrishNinja
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kittens
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Anyone living in or near Portland, OR should check out the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. I've gone the past two years and it's awesome.
sixteen-bit
Member
Hyperkin always runs late. I'm guessing Spring 2014.
Agreed. I've enjoyed the Portland retro show more than similar ones in Seattle and the national one (when it was in Vegas several years back). It's well-attended and fairly large. Portland's a nice town to visit, too, especially with Ground Kontrol arcade.
IrishNinja
Member
Not sure if anybody can help me here.
I won a 360 VGA cable on eBay. I'm trying to grab another official one or two before they disappear. Thing is, eBay is filled with the knock-offs. And my other VGA cable is the old variety. Can anybody confirm the veracity/officialness of this cable before I pay the seller:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/XBOX-360-VG...h%2FzIjXsNxhmnsuzeKqM%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
sorry for being late on this, but - i believe mine's an official one, and this looks identical to it & works great. are they getting harder to find now? was gonna sell mine with my dead unit, maybe i should hold onto it
Emperor Bohe
Member
I don't know, but I can't wait any longer. It would be nice to just have on console hooked up for my classic gaming goodness. I hope the emulation is 100% accurate though.
Thanks.
I actually paid for it this morning. It was one of the few listings with an acutal photo and the XBOX logo on it.
No, they are not getting hard to find just that there a bajillion knock-off cables for $5 or less...and look very similar and it is hard to go by descriptions...even at trusted sites. I've just got a lot of 360s around and a lot of VGA displays so I want to make sure I've got a couple extra cables.
I've always read that the official cables are better quality (image-wise), though I don't really see anything that would do that...maybe better shielding?
saveweyard
Banned
I see one going for $300 on ebay right now but I've definitely seen them go for more than that. Also, those things look pretty sweet.
Dog food is delicious
Banned
Just to let anyone interested know, it's closer to $85 with shipping.
Hey Retro Gaf! If anyone is interested, here is my RGB modded Famicom. I made the case and modded it to also play NES carts. Sorry for the shit quality of the shots. I took them with my phone.
And a quick little video i made of it in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=czTAxyWbyg8
And a quick little video i made of it in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=czTAxyWbyg8
sixteen-bit
Member
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Whoa.. That mod is epic! Pretty much a perfect machine! Very nice.
I'd buy one.
IrishNinja
Member
yeah, decided against it after the quote came in - i got a decent deal on 22 of em, hopefully wont have to reup again for a bit unless i find a good garage sale
this, so hard - was just bitching in the NES thread about the lockout chip/VCR loading old school NES and how much i'm hating it at the moment, waiting for a replacement option is looking to take forever too. aesthetic & function here...no lie man, i'd buy one at a high price.
That is one nice looking mod! Once you go RGB NES you never go back. I've been rocking mine with the XRGB-Mini for about six months now and it's just pure joy everytime you start it up.
Emperor Bohe
Member
that's sexy. you should seriously sell those.
IrishNinja
Member
maaaaaaaaaaan
got off of work & went to hit up this yard sale with a bunch of NES & some SNES/other stuff, and my tire gave out on the way. got it fixed up, arrived an hour or so after they started..."some guy was here before we opened and just bought up everything!"
shit is getting dire out here. i'm tempted to make a craigslist ad for MY GRANDSON JUST DIED AND I HAVE 10 COPIES OF EARTH BOUND, BE AT THE MCDONALS ON 8TH & 97TH AVE AT 7AM TO NAME YOUR PRICE" and just see what my (clearly reseller) competition looks like
got off of work & went to hit up this yard sale with a bunch of NES & some SNES/other stuff, and my tire gave out on the way. got it fixed up, arrived an hour or so after they started..."some guy was here before we opened and just bought up everything!"
shit is getting dire out here. i'm tempted to make a craigslist ad for MY GRANDSON JUST DIED AND I HAVE 10 COPIES OF EARTH BOUND, BE AT THE MCDONALS ON 8TH & 97TH AVE AT 7AM TO NAME YOUR PRICE" and just see what my (clearly reseller) competition looks like
sixteen-bit
Member
I came across this interesting comparison video between Final Fight arcade and its ports. Figure this thread would get a kick out of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6ynKbxlO74
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6ynKbxlO74
Great comparison video. I used to have the Amiga version back in the day, never knew it was missing so much. Still managed to completed it on 1 credit mind you.
sixteen-bit
Member
Them feels.
Retro love.
#TeamCRT
IrishNinja
Member
damn...can't deny, that's a sexy pic right there.
i wanna join #Teamhardwoodfloors one day
Not sure if anybody can help me here.
I won a 360 VGA cable on eBay. I'm trying to grab another official one or two before they disappear. Thing is, eBay is filled with the knock-offs. And my other VGA cable is the old variety. Can anybody confirm the veracity/officialness of this cable before I pay the seller:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/XBOX-360-VG...h%2FzIjXsNxhmnsuzeKqM%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
I know this is later than late, but those are knockoffs. The official one would have the Microsoft logo and a little holographic sticker underneath.
Here's some old shots I took when I first used the cables (probably setting up a 2P Otomedius G session):
Them feels.
Retro love.
#TeamCRT
Very nice! Nice and cozy feeling and ready for Winter!
Even got a box of tissues nearby! XD
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Look at all those lovely old controllers.
IrishNinja
Member
$50 on craigslist today...the OG woodgrain 2600 at the bottom looks good too (cant wait to upscale that one, bwahaha) but those boxes all have manuals & man the JC Penny stickers on them are just icing on the cake. gonna try to straighten out the slightly banged up ones but really happy with this lot of classics!
also, much love to Mzo; snuck by his secret spot earlier & caught some other gems: Dynamite Duke (genesis), Samurai Spirits & KOF something (AES), and Alien vs Predator as well as Cybermorph (Jaguar), the latter just so i can one day play it on acid like Halverson did for his Gamefan review & see if i too can finally "play a real video game". great prices overall, and the dude running the shop is a knowledgable collector & good dude as well!
speaking of Gamefan, should have a few more issues coming in from B/S/T thread (early volumes too!), and the japanese Skies of Arcadia LE with art book & flag which my Sega shelf totally needs. now all i gotta do is track down Retro Gamer's Genesis/SNES book, kickstart this one, and i should be set for the holidays i think.
post your misc pickups too retro-GAF!
Are we posting retro setups now? Here's my shitty retro corner!
Wii caters for NES/SNES via VC and SNES/NES controller adapters (basically, as accurate as it's gonna get). N64 is RGB modded, and the Sega Mega Drive is a model 1 50/60hz modded console. Bottom two shelves now have boxes containing controllers in them. Everything's hooked up to a CRT via RGB SCART.
Just need some decent speakers, and this poster printed and put onto the wall:
Wii caters for NES/SNES via VC and SNES/NES controller adapters (basically, as accurate as it's gonna get). N64 is RGB modded, and the Sega Mega Drive is a model 1 50/60hz modded console. Bottom two shelves now have boxes containing controllers in them. Everything's hooked up to a CRT via RGB SCART.
Just need some decent speakers, and this poster printed and put onto the wall:
IrishNinja
Member
^nice, clean setup! speakers shouldn't be too hard to come by...also lovely print, where'd you come across it?
google images lol
It'll look badass when it's printed on proper poster paper and framed. I was going to get this one done too:
As for speakers, I'm looking to get a basic set of £20 2.1 Creative speakers from amazon. That'll do.
It'll all have to wait a while til I get a decent job though.
I would do it as a sideproject to keep myself occupied if it wasn't for the fact that I sold off my entire GB/GBC collection last year whilst in need of cash
sigh
IrishNinja
Member
props to this guy, thait is so much smarter than the DS cases i gutted to not look half as nice. might have to do this sometime, for all like 4 GB carts i have about!
Thnx for the Secret of Mana poster shot, this will look stunning on my coming Nexus 7!
Thnx for the Secret of Mana poster shot, this will look stunning on my coming Nexus 7!
I never even thought of doing that.
bye bye xenoblade wallpaper
I thought of using zip disk cases, because I like them
But then, I was never able to find any of them, lol.
sixteen-bit
Member
Yeah cassette cases won't even fit the smaller Japanese manuals.
It's only a solution for loose games
It's only a solution for loose games
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
If people are looking for solid speakers for a retro corner and don't want to deal with the hassle of buying a receiver/separates, I'd recommend looking into the Swan M200 series. Both the mkII and mkIII versions of it are pretty reasonably priced, and sound quite good for the money. Definitely an upgrade over TV speakers (though in a way, I miss the ghetto-fab appeal of CRT TV speakers.)
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
picked up a pretty pristine lynx for $40 with california games then went and bought a couple other games for it for pretty cheap wanna try and go and find rygar and ninja gaiden next and maybe chips challenge
Missed this.
Turns out they were official. The ones you showed are the older version...I also have a couple of those. The new version is for the slimmer line-up.
Turns out I don't really need them as the cabs I bought them for do HDMI and look just as good...probably even better.
IrishNinja
Member
awesome deal! does the screen hold up or tend to fade like the game gear ones do?
Get that Chip's Challenge!
I played that during far too many Saturday Schools and Detentions in High School.
Whew! Thank goodness! Nothing worse than being boned on bootlegs. Glad to hear everything turned out for the better then.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
stays constant no fading or flickering and runs smooth
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
poor self control bought
sealed rygar
sealed kung food
sealed rampart
sealed apb
chips challenge
blue lightning
robo squash
tournament cyberball
and i might buy gauntlet
sealed rygar
sealed kung food
sealed rampart
sealed apb
chips challenge
blue lightning
robo squash
tournament cyberball
and i might buy gauntlet
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
good start them when they are young one of us one of us one of us
sixteen-bit
Member
Yeah.
I'd buy this so fast
It's a bit too garish and 90s nowadays but the extreme green Game Boy Pocket gets mad love from me too.
I bought the N64 controller in the same styling back in the day. I loved that thing, still have it.