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Finished up another experiment. Took a old optical mouse and installed it in one of my dead Atari 2600 paddle controllers. Works quite well.
Here is a pic
Here is a link to the video of it working.
I just saw this and thought it was the coolest thing ever. Mind showing how you did it? I'm interested in doing the same thing.
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I definitely second the sentiment of a lot of people that don't have the patience anymore for long games. There are definitely exceptions when a game can be really good (I'm currently switching between Majora's Mask, AvP2 for PC, and Marathon Infinity), but for the most part I just like playing a quick game of splatform or a quick game of Mario Kart DS while I'm on the pot.
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The DS goldeneye rogue agent was crap.
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Bump. Please help a poor man!
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Gotta pay the bills. Please try to help. All games are $15 unless noted. $3 shipping. Get the rest of the non-sold lot for $75, shipping included. All boxes and manuals included.
- Feel the Magic ($10)
- Clubhouse Games ($10) - SOLD
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
- Resident Evil: Deadly Silence
- MarioKart DS - SOLD
- Metroid: Prime Hunters - SOLD
- Advance wars: Dual Strike
- Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
- Elite Beat Agents
- Nintendogs: Lab and Friends.- SOLD
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Bump: I need to get rid of this stuff.
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Payment received, thank you!
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EDIT: OK, I really need to move this stuff out of my house. Please make me an offer.
Thank you
Will be moving to someplace smaller and need to get rid of stuff.
Playstation 1 lot:
SOLD!!!!
Genesis lot:
- 1 genesis 1st gen version with power cord and homemade AV cable and RF switch
- 3 controllers (1 sega mega fire 3 button, 1 official 6 button controller, 1 3rd party 6 button controller)
- 1 EA sports 4 player adaptor
- 1 sega sports 4 player adaptor
- The following games (all come with cases and manuals unless noted): NHL 94 (no manual, no box), Mortal Kombat 3 (no manual, no box), Lethal Enforcers with blue Enforcer light gun (no box), Zero Tolerance, NBA Jam, NHL 95, Super Street Fighter 2, Street Fighter 2 championship edition, Sonic the Hedgehog (no manual), Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Castlevania Bloodlines (no manual), Ecco the Dolphin, Aladdin.
$50 plus 7 dollars shipping
Nintendo lot for sale:
SOLD!!!!
Plus a couple DS game for sale (both games are like new):
Elite Beat Agents - 20 dollars shipped
Nintendogs Lab and Friends - 20 dollars shipped
Paypal and lower 48 only please. Let me know if you'd like pictures or if you just want to haggle the price
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In my opinion, what sets this game apart from Retro Evolved, is the absolute feeling of advancement in a game. In Retro Evolved, you just start at the beginning of a game, and build up multipliers, extra lives, better guns, etc. It gets slow at the beginning and then gets really crazy...until you die and you have to start all over again. In Galaxies, you have multiple levels, each with different enemy attacks, level designs, and medal score goals. On top of that you have different drones you choose from and level up to help you along the universe. There are more diverse goals other than just getting a high score (geoms, medals, XP points), there is more strategy (should I get the drone to collect geoms, or the drone to save my butt...or maybe a sniper drone...hmm....) and that makes for a much richer gaming experience.
I've heard people complain about a $5 dollar download being turned into a 30-40 dollar game (DS, Wii version respectively) but I feel it's definitely worth it. There is so much re-playability and the DS version is great to take on the go and play for a few minutes at a time. Rent it at least and give it a chance.
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Good review. If I might add: I have the DS version which is really great. It doesn't have all the fancy eyecandy like the xbox and wii versions, but the controls are solid and the gameplay is still intact and that's all that matters.
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I have an r4 and I'm loving it! I've tried a whole bunch of emulators and homebrew which work fine, no patching. Just drag and drop.
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No love for Goldeneye toilet? Bummer...
But I love number one. Totally deserved it.
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Well, you know those internet videos that tell you to stare at something for a long time, and it's a video of a serene landscape with butterflies and what not and then all of a sudden a zombie just jumps into frame scaring the be-jeebes out of you? I was expecting one of those watching this.
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I was expecting a zombie to jump out at any minute...
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Will I still be able to purchase one from the store later?
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I'll take one if possible!
(Albert, I see you're in Ohio...are you near Columbus by chance?)
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Laisse tomber.
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Setting up new factories requires a lot of money and resources. Nintendo always strikes me as a very fiscally conservative company, so they're probably just waiting to see if demand sizzles or rises after the first year before investing in more production facilities.
And yes, the brains of the wii are faster gamecube components but you have to remember there is more technology in the wii than the CPU/GPU. There's the wifi card, the accelerometers, the IR camera, blutooth, the diskdrive, etc.
I've always believed that the shortages in supply were due to a shortage in wii-mote components, NOT the console components. But alas, people have their minds set on the gamecube x2 mentality. (OMG!!!! wii=gamecubes duct taped!!!11!! How hard is it to make it! GAWD!)
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Bungie admitted that it was an unsolicited pitch
http://kotaku.com/gaming/rumor-smash/halo-...itch-307822.php
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I just beat the second dungeon and I have to say that this game is very well put together. The controls took me a while to get ahold of, but once you have it, it's like second nature. I second everyone's complaints about the somersaults though: the trick is to make sure that the fairy is touching the edge of the screen when you're making your little circles. Unfortunately, the calibration is off in the right and right upper side of my screen and the fairy won't go all the way to the end, making it impossible to pull off that move for me going right. I've tried re-calibrating it, but everything is still a little off.
Anyway, the graphics are amazing! The best in any DS game I've seen - it rivals Metroid Prime hunters! There are these neat little things the animators put in, like Link turning his head to look at an enemy he walks by, or footprints in the sand he walks over, the undulations in the water...it's all very pretty.
The sound is pretty good too. I recommend plugging your DS into a pair of computer speakers or a stereo system to get the full effect. You'll really hear all the subtleties the sound department put into this game.
On the flip side, this game is pretty easy. Like every single Zelda game since Ocarina of Time, everything is dumbed down and it takes no real brain power to figure out a puzzle because either the fairy or a sign tells you what to do. I long for the ridiculousness of the first 3 zeldas!
Oh and imagine this: the bosses are defeated by using the weapon you just acquired, weakening it with that said weapon and then hitting it in an exposed weak spot. Hmmm...that's original.
In any case, it's a classic zelda with a few new twists in the gameplay. It's not totally revolutionary like I was hoping, but the controls work great, the sound and graphics are awesome, and I'm having a lot of fun with this game.
And here's my friend code (fyi: it's found under File Selection->Battle->Friend Roster->My friend code)
451083884666
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I have 2 games to sell. Both are 25 dollars each (shipping included). Both are in pristine condition with box, manuals and those annoying Nintendo Power subscription cards.
Nintendogs: Lab and Friend
Elite Beat Agents
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Wow, I recently traded that game - box, manual, everything - for a copy of RE: DS. If I'd know it was going for so much on ebay....
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Trying to clear out the closet for the old ball and chain. I have a working and non-blinking NES (pins have been cleaned and pulled) for sale along with a normal controller, an NES advantage (still in box), Power Pad and Red Zapper. Along with the following games (all games have been cleaned and are working):
Double Dragon 2
Megaman 2
Megaman 3
Final Fantasy
Dragon Warrior
Link 2 - the Adventure of Link
Double Dribble
Metroid
Jeopardy 25th Anniversary Edition
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden 2
Ninja Gaiden 3
Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt
Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt/World Class track meet
Super Mario Bros. 3
Bionic Commando
TMNT: The Arcade Game
Cybernoid
Track and Field
Duck Tails
Blaster Master
I am asking 150 plus shipping.
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You could always get this:
http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Wi-Fi-USB-C...r/dp/B000MXMNG4
It only works with XP though, so if you're a mac user (like me), you're outta luck.
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black and white.....why?
in Atari 2600
Posted · Edited by carpecarne
I was born in 82 so I suppose I'm younger than the average person on this forum (just guessing) and we had two 13" B/W tvs at home. One belonged to my older brother and we would stay up late watching Quantum Leap on Wednesday nights and doing speed runs of the first level in SMB
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But anyway, even in the late 80s, early 90s, B/W TVs were pretty common.
Also, the B/W switch on the atari is useful for changing the color in variation 23 of Video Olympics. The normal color palette burns my retinas!