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On 10/11/2021 at 12:44 PM, NeonSpaceBeagle said:
i just saw this on craigslist.. is it worth it?
https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/vgm/d/brooklyn-duo-turbografx-pc-engine-nec/7391069303.html
Did you end up buying this? So there's another competitor in the NYC retro scene.
However, I have a racing game for it I'd let go if you want.
I'm with you on the whole shelf candy/iconic games nonsense. Old games really aren't all that cool as an adult beyond a niche group or those who have nostalgia for it. I've been trying to slim down to the bare essentials, which means only games I or my family would want to play. I used to want a library so that I could entertain anyone's nostalgia, but who has the room for that in New York? Now more than ever though I value the de-cluttered living space. Maybe a little decor to make it homey, but I can't imagine have wall-to-wall shelves full of games, most of which I will never play. It's forgivable in a special den if that's really your thing, I suppose, so long as the clutter is kept to a minimum.
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4 hours ago, SS said:
Honestly, if enough people say "con-sert-to" for long enough then that's actually how the word becomes to be said. That's how language works and evolves. ??♂️
Or devolves.
But yes, we don't all speak Proto-Indo-European (or its ancestors) for a reason.
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On 10/5/2021 at 4:33 PM, NeonSpaceBeagle said:
oh that's beautiful. i wish all the outdoor dining huts in nyc looked like that. hmm.. this just gave me an idea
There's a crappy bar on 3rd and 25th that does the neon purple, but you might get salmonella from sitting down.
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1 hour ago, newtmonkey said:
That's a good point you've just raised @Draxxon
Trading/borrowing cart games was definitely a huge part of the gaming hobby when I was growing up. It would take months to save up for a new game, and I remember even avoiding renting games because I would rather put that money towards buying a game later. Trading/borrowing games was "free" so it was a great way to try out other games.
I completely stopped trading/borrowing games once I got a PSX, mostly because I was old enough at that point where I had a job and could just buy any game I wanted. I think I wouldn't have been much inclined to trade/borrow anyway, for fear of the disc getting scratched up.
Friends scratching discs were a real nuisance. Not only games, but movies, too, once you get into the DVD era. Then once you visit them, you realize why: their whole family is content to use DVDs as coasters!
I also like how we as children were just casually trading $30, $40, $50 carts like it was no big deal. That didn't go on too much, though. We mostly just hung out at the house of whoever had the latest game (especially once we got to the SFII and MK era). Plus, with Blockbuster you could always just rent a game for yourself.
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Very patient and friendly fellow, great to do business with. Thanks!
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2 hours ago, Tanooki said:
I had that hucard for Druaga on PCE awhile back, I got into it. Don't get the hate, but then again I wasn't big on the original one anyway.
I don't hate Tower of Druaga, but it did absolutely nothing for me. It never felt fun. I never played the arcade or Famicom versions, though, only PCE.
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29 minutes ago, profholt82 said:
There was one that came out about 7 or 8 years ago called the Sega Trio. They made a power supply that connected all the different variations of Gen/SCD/32X with just the one brick. I never got one, but they were very popular among Sega collectors. There were threads for it on sega-16 and segaage, I recall that had lots of positive feedback. I want to say gametrog sold them, but I didn't see them on their site when I checked. It's worth searching around for though, because it was a professional quality product that a lot of serious Sega guys liked. I'm not so sure about those cheap Chinese deals in your amazon link. Wouldn't want you to fry one of you consoles.
The website is hot garbage, but I think this place still sells them.
https://www.retrogamecave.com/
I can't remember where I had purchased mine from, but I don't remember it coming from this place (I think I would have remembered the bad HTML, but perhaps that's from a later update?).
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On 3/8/2021 at 4:37 PM, Shawn said:
He used to pop in from time to time. Was even a participant when the AA had it's dedicated chat function.
EDIT: I'd say a good 90 percent of current users have no clue who Alex is. The ol' boys do sure, but most others wouldn't have a clue.
It's crazy to be a user of a forum for a decade and realize that it had been around a decade prior. 99% of the forums I was posting on in the early 2000s are just gone, yet here AA is, churning away and perhaps even growing with kids who were born after 9/11.
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Sold jgkspsx a bunch of games in two separate bundles. Great guy to do business with, genial and patient. Thanks and enjoy!
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On 9/18/2021 at 4:10 PM, GoldLeader said:
Awesome that you mention Road Runner's Death Valley Rally, because while it may not be the game I bought the system for, I think it was the first game I bought for the system. I went into (the very overpriced) KayBee Toys in our mall just to see what was out there. Road Runner caught my eye and the salesgirl kind of sold me on it. Not realizing that their prices were insane, I paid $74.99 for it. That really might have been one of the very last things I ever bought there, especially as EB was next door with fair prices!
Graphics aside, is the gameplay any good? It's never a game I played as a kid nor ever gave it the time of day since.
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16 hours ago, keithbk said:
I think the crash was due to false advertising...
I mean, you market a game as "Final Fantasy," and then you reveal "No, it's NOT the Final Fantasy, there's a part TWO!" But it doesn't end there... no, there is sequel after sequel... and then you discover... THERE IS NO FINAL FANTASY, it was all false advertising!!!!!
And that's what crashed the market.
Makes more sense than the OP. But wait, it gets worse. In the US, we get Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III, and then Final Fantasy VII! The people were irate, and a dinky Mystic Quest wasn't enough to placate the feelings, so that's why the market crashed.
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On 8/24/2021 at 12:06 AM, OLD CS1 said:
Count yourself lucky. I was an only child and had to compete with my data for Atari time.
Your dad? Or did you compete against a virtual clone of yourself, perhaps Tron-style?
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2.9m to 100k is a 96.55% drop.
6b to 2.5b is only a 68.337% drop.
Given that it's the end of a cycle, it isn't comparable.
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2 hours ago, DavidD said:
I'm not really sure how to phrase this, but it seems like there should be some sort of distinction between the Mario series (which regularly releases new titles) and, say, Pong / Pong Quest.
Maybe something like "what is the oldest series to consistently release" or something like that...
Any period of time in between releases is just going to be arbitrary. Pong does though have a more thorough release history:
From Wikipedia:
QuoteAtari remade the game on numerous platforms. In 1977, Pong and several variants of the game were featured in Video Olympics, one of the original release titles for the Atari 2600. Pong has also been included in several Atari compilations on platforms including the Sega Genesis, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and personal computer.[62][63][64][65][66] Through an agreement with Atari, Bally Gaming and Systems developed a slot machine version of the game.[67] The Atari published TD Overdrive includes Pong as an extra game which is played during the loading screen.[68][69] A 3D platform game with puzzle and shooter elements was reportedly in development by Atari Corporation for the Atari Jaguar in September 1995 under the title Pong 2000, as part of their series of arcade game updates for the system and was set to have an original storyline for it,[70][71][72] but it was never released. In 1999, the game was remade for home computers and the PlayStation with 3D graphics and power-ups.[73][74] In 2012, Atari celebrated the 40th anniversary of Pong by releasing Pong World.[75] In 2020, they released Pong Quest for Steam, later releasing on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.[76] A remake of the game has been announced for release exclusively for the Intellivision Amico.[77]
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You're off by almost a decade. Pong (1972) and Pong Quest (2020). This has to be the actual longest. Not as long, but apparently a new Breakout game is coming out for the Amico this year.
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12 hours ago, youxia said:
There already is one - VGA. Watch the beginning of that vid, it's well explained how WATA and Heritage completely leapfrogged them, thanks to aggresive promo campaigns.
VGA is a joke, too. But what's crazy is that whenever I see anything on grading I think of VGA first. I had no idea about WATA and Heritage. Guess it "pays" to stay out of the stupid loop.
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5 hours ago, Gentlegamer said:
I remember balking when it was around 100. These are the reasons I'm leaning toward liquidating my stuff and going back to emulation where possible.
I know I can at least play Fire Emblem on Dolphin.
I'm convinced it's just a small handful of "whales". Let them have the perishable goods, imo. Anyone who wants "bragging" rights for owning some plastic carts or a CD is already a sucker in my book. Might as well make a buck off them. Buy what you want, have a small curated collection of favorites, and who cares about the rest? That's why the gods invented emulation and flash carts.
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Repeating Crossbow's sentiment: Another excellent transaction. Enjoy the games!
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9 minutes ago, Leeroy ST said:
Yeah but it would be cool to see a pint and click work well with a standard pad for joe consumer.
I'm always down for a pint and click adventure!
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On 7/25/2021 at 12:51 AM, electricmastro said:
Obscure animal-centric games on Game Boy never fail to have that retro charm.
It's crazy to think just how many dinosaur games came out in the 90s. Truly that defined an era.
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On 7/15/2021 at 10:53 AM, jhd said:
So, how much of this is tricking down?
In other words, is it only the graded and sealed games that are rapidly rising in price, or are loose cartridges also increasing?
I can imagine someone who is selling a loose cartridge figuring that if a sealed game is selling for $1.5 M then their loose cartridge must be worth $500 easily.
Also, all of the news that I see is about Nintendo games. Where are the high-value auctions for other systems, e.g. the PlayStation and PS 2 or even the 2600?
Loose stuff fluctuates. Some rise, some fall. It's the graded stuff and a very small number of those collectors that are driving the price of sealed (and probably faked) games. Can't see why anyone of us should care what fools do with their money, so long as we can play what we want.
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2 hours ago, Matt_B said:
Doom 64 is a rare N64 game that seems more highly regarded now than it was back in the day.
Certainly, it looked very old hat when launching against more modern shooters, but the old-school gameplay still has its fans and having a different set of levels draws in the people who've done the earlier games in the series to death. It's a heck of a lot less of a slog than TNT from Final Doom too.I somehow missed all the criticism. I even had the guide book. Yeah, my friends and I were all playing other things together, but Doom 64 was one of the few games for the N64 I devoted an enormous amount of time to by myself.
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Added a bunch of games.
However, I have a racing game for it I'd let go if you want.
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How many reviewers back then didn't receive the manuals, or else received confused/hastily written pre-production instructions, for their review copy?