Retro console and games thread

richb93 · 11 Apr 2013 at 12:18

Sacrificed a GameCube PSU and converted it so I didn't have to squeeze THREE power bricks in to power a Mega Drive, Mega CD and 32x. Really pleased with the result, so much easier. Just need to replace my GC supply now (Not that I ever used it that often)

phatboy said:
where on earth you locate those!!!! midweek booty or something

good skills! those PS1's are getting proper rare these days as people converter them to CD players as it has some awesome DAC in it apparently (friend did it and its AMAZING!)

fingers crossed that Game Gear works, i used to love mine back in the day

The 5002 has the same DAC and sounds phenomenal too. Sold mine though as I never really used it. Easier to find than the 1002 and more reliable too. Some people believe it to be inferior to the 1002 because the lack of RCA outputs, however the line audio from the Multi-AV has less filtering on it and sounds great.

ONESHOTKILL · 11 Apr 2013 at 12:50

that 1002 i picked up yesterday has a dead laser i think,i also think its got a modchip in it because of the traxdata cd it had inside,when i switched it on it wanted to play it gets to the black playstation license screen then you can hear the drive spin up then keeps dropping out.I also tried a origanal game and that loads to the screen where it has blue writing and two blue bars,forgot what it says now lol and that just freezes on that screen

WatchTower · 11 Apr 2013 at 14:31

Just completed Final Fantasy 1 the Playstation Origins version. It was alright. I never bothered playing it until now because turn based combat can get boring.

ShiWarrior · 11 Apr 2013 at 16:52

my new toy arrived today

here she is:

Mucky_Pup · 11 Apr 2013 at 16:53

Nice one, I was watching that on ebay, nearly bid on it too.

PiKe · 11 Apr 2013 at 16:54

Damn pricing stickers!

phatboy · 11 Apr 2013 at 16:56

Boxed mario kart tastic!!!
How much that little setup cost you?

ShiWarrior · 11 Apr 2013 at 16:56

PiKe said:
Damn pricing stickers!

lol

yeah I know

at least the console is in good condition, only slight yellowing (not major)

phatboy · 11 Apr 2013 at 16:58

Btw the consolegoods.co.uk n64 svideo cable works a treat on the snes and looks sooooperb!

ShiWarrior · 11 Apr 2013 at 16:58

Mucky_Pup said:
Nice one, I was watching that on ebay, nearly bid on it too.

im glad you didn't otherwise I would have uped my bid again lol

phatboy said:
Boxed mario kart tastic!!!
How much that little setup cost you?

£67 delivered

ShiWarrior · 11 Apr 2013 at 16:59

phatboy said:
Btw the consolegoods.co.uk n64 svideo cable works a treat on the snes and looks sooooperb!

whats that?

/goes of to have a look at what you mean

Mucky_Pup · 11 Apr 2013 at 17:13

Won Doom and Metal Gear Solid for the PS1 this week so far, probabley could have got them both on the playstation store on my PS3, but it's not the same damnit!

ONESHOTKILL · 11 Apr 2013 at 17:43

PiKe said:
Damn pricing stickers!

i don't mine the pricing stickers on old games like that, especially when they are from old shops that's closed now.

Armadillo · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:20

phatboy said:
Btw the consolegoods.co.uk n64 svideo cable works a treat on the snes and looks sooooperb!

Snes has RGB support as standard though, better to use that

.

ONESHOTKILL said:
that 1002 i picked up yesterday has a dead laser i think,i also think its got a modchip

Chip is a nice bonus. New laser unit and you can enjoy proper playstation games, instead of gimped PAL ones.

WaynelleUK09 · 11 Apr 2013 at 20:16

Just pick this lot up today for £45 which i think isn't to bad and no yellowing so pleased always wanted a snes.

ShiWarrior · 11 Apr 2013 at 20:30

cool mate, mine arrived today too, happy gamming!

phatboy · 11 Apr 2013 at 22:34

Armadillo said:
Snes has RGB support as standard though, better to use that ..

Very true. Just saves me forking out for extra cable for a bit

as already had it

ONESHOTKILL · 11 Apr 2013 at 23:49

I take it this isn't a good thing to see on a game gear, I don't have any games so just put batteries in and turned on

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Armadillo · 12 Apr 2013 at 00:17

ONESHOTKILL said:
I take it this isn't a good thing to see on a game gear, I don't have any games so just put batteries in and turned on

I'm sure mine has done that when the cartridge was dirty. Would not surprise me if the same effect can happen without one in.

Mucky_Pup · 12 Apr 2013 at 05:32

Killing time surfing eBay tonight, found someone selling last generation brand new Playstations for £300. If I was mental enough I'd have one bought lol.