Retro console and games thread

WatchTower said:
Can Anyone spec me a good standard defintion 4:3 ratio CRT TV which I can go on the hunt for on Ebay and other places? I think classic arcades will look so much better on a good CRT instead of my HDTV.
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The Sony Trinitrons seem to get mention a lot on retro forums.
 
Well that was easier than expected Neo Geo finally up and running a game. I'm going have to pop up Maplins sometime to get a Micro switch that should allow me go into service mode and change difficulty or add or take away lives etc.

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It's been awhile since I had to blow into a game cart to grt it working. :D
 
I was able mess around with a faulty controller but I have an AES arcade stick on it's way from Japan that I won off Ebay. Knowing them Japanese I'll be waiting weeks. :(
 
WatchTower said:
I was able mess around with a faulty controller but I have an AES arcade stick on it's way from Japan that I won off Ebay. Knowing them Japanese I'll be waiting weeks. :(
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Hi Watch do you mind if i ask how much it all cost to make minus the games?
I used to have a AES and a NEOCD years ago an would like to get in to the MVS/JAMMER side of things.
Getting fed up of mame ;)
 
Few pickups over the last week r so, playstation 1 games i picked up for just 99p at a local oxfam all complete and in excellent condtion discs look brand new, bargain! end one is a game released by EA for charity with road rash,broken sword and myst on it never seen it before.

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So I went in The British Heart Fondation charity shop in Stoke this morning and you wouldn't believe what they had. A 21" Sony Triniton 4:3 CRT TV.:eek: What were the odds of that? Yes I snapped it up. Metal Slug looks great on it.
 
They normally charge loads for stuff in there! That old wicker furniture outside hundreds of £££ don't know how well they do!
 
i have had most of my best finds in the bernados charity shop,they seem to price games really cheap when they get them in.The heart foundation shops price their stuff up from ebay
 
Cash Convertors and Cash Generator are also good. Picked up a PSone for £5 a few months back and a few Megadrive games for 99p. Way cheaper than what I found on ebay.
 
WatchTower said:
So I went in The British Heart Fondation charity shop in Stoke this morning and you wouldn't believe what they had. A 21" Sony Triniton 4:3 CRT TV.:eek: What were the odds of that? Yes I snapped it up. Metal Slug looks great on it.
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after reading this yesterday i went to the local bootsale near me ,its more of a market with a carboot mixed in.I ended up coming home with a 15inch sony trinitron for £4 :) i also got two arcade things you plug in your tv that have like space invaders built in for 50p each one is the menacer gun and one is space invaders.I will get some pics up soon

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I am happy as larry its working perfect
 
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ONESHOTKILL said:
after reading this yesterday i went to the local bootsale near me ,its more of a market with a carboot mixed in.I ended up coming home with a 15inch sony trinitron for £4 :) i also got two arcade things you plug in your tv that have like space invaders built in for 50p each one is the menacer gun and one is space invaders.I will get some pics up soon

I am happy as larry its working perfect
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Nice one. You got a bargain there
 
As you all know I'm a Sega nut...

My latest acquisition:

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Outer box could be a tad better but not bad...better than a lot out there...
 
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so got a chance to dig out all of my dreamcast gear last night....results were....well scary!

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And in the spirit of all things olympics, i LOVE this game :)

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I never even knew that 'Track and Field' was released on the Dreamcast :eek: How does it compare to the PSone version?

If only I knew about this back then, I had 'Virtua Athlete' and thought it was very poor compared to 'Track and Field' on the PSone :(
 
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