Retro console and games thread

Baine · 13 Feb 2007 at 16:48

My Uk dreamcast stuff i also have loads of import games keybord fishing rod and light gun
I still think this was/is a fantastic console truely ahead of its time shame sega left the console race after the dreamcast but what a way to bowout

I urge anyone intrested in retro stuff to get one of these babys sure to be a item of worth in the future

And if you never experienced the dreamcast you really have missed out

Emlyn_Dewar · 13 Feb 2007 at 18:35

I never ever played Evil Twin but had heard good things, what was it like?

Baine · 13 Feb 2007 at 19:50

Emlyn_Dewar said:
I never ever played Evil Twin but had heard good things, what was it like?

I would love to tell you but this is one of a few games i have kept factory sealed :eek:

being one of the last uk release games for the dreamcast i think it will be worth a bit in the future

Trouble is i am constantly tempted to rip it open and play :rolleyes:

WatchTower · 13 Feb 2007 at 23:27

I liked Zombie Revenge. It's a Streets of Rage style beatem up but with the House Of The Dead theme.

Burned_Alive · 15 Feb 2007 at 10:28

jon.bda said:
Going a bit above and beyond consoles, i've just got home with a Turbo OutRun standup arcade machine...

...its really rough (that pics not mine btw) but the guy assures me it works, it only cost £0 anyway so even if it doesn't what the hell!. Be nice if it did though as i think they are a bit of a rarity.

Wanna sell?

Whoop · 15 Feb 2007 at 10:37

Just bought a Master System 2 Sonic edition boxed from Cash Converters

It looks almost mint so far, cost me £30 but the box is luvly and I needed a Mk2

I'll get a pic after I made a tea

Whoop

Whoop · 15 Feb 2007 at 13:52

Well here it is -

Everything seems near mint and present with only one mark on the machine and there is also some tape I need to get off. It looks like they taped the cart slot closed and it has died on there which shouldnt be a big problem

Not bad if you ask me -

Whoop

~>Dg<~ · 15 Feb 2007 at 17:10

thing about ms they never fetch much .but nice find in that condition.wonderboys and powerstrike man i loved them.

ONESHOTKILL · 5 May 2007 at 20:01

just thought id post some pics of what i bought from bootsale last sunday,i got all this for £3 lol

NES
megaman 2
megaman 3
mario is missing
double dragon 2
gauntlet 2
supermario 3
dragon ninja
super mario 2
north & south
castlian
galaxy 5000
disneys adventures in the magic kingdom

+power supply and leads and 2 pads

i also picked up zelda for n64 for £1

here is the game collection so far

silversurfer · 5 May 2007 at 21:06

North n south is a classic & unique so its worth it for that alone.

ONESHOTKILL · 5 May 2007 at 21:37

the Nes doesnt work tho,thats two i got now that just blink red.I know what the problem is but its costs like £10 for the part.Its the metal connected where the cartridge plugs into.I would rarther wait to see if i can buy another at bootsale and maybe pick up a working one lol

Whoop · 5 May 2007 at 21:39

Glad this thread bounced back

I just picked up a Mattel Intellivision with 9 games, 3 Nes games including a Double Dragon/Battletoads cart and 2 NES Zapper guns

Not bad for £28.97 and everything is in really nice condition apart from a couple of intelli game boxes

Whoop

tb2000 · 5 May 2007 at 22:13

Here's a slightly updated pic of my machine from page 11.

It's a little dusty now as it has to sit in the garage. (We're moving house in a few months so it's been moved to the garage while we sort the house, decorate, etc.)

Here's my newest purchase, got hold of this a couple of weeks or so ago:

It doesn't work (well, I say doesn't work, it lights up and there's power, it's just the game doesn't start up!) I'm currently restoring it, will take a while as parts are a bit sparse really, but I'll get it sorted in the end.

ONESHOTKILL · 5 May 2007 at 23:14

where do you get those arcade machines from? i would love to get my hands on a street fighter one.

Wrathamon · 6 May 2007 at 11:23

The main retro machine I still use nearly every day:

The Sam Coupé! I still develop for it, hardware, software, magazines, you name it I do it! Plugged in the back is my prototype 20MHz Accelerator to boost it from 6 to 20MHz - very nice!

shiner · 6 May 2007 at 12:37

Wow just gone through the whole thread wished I'd kept all my stuff now, must have had nearly every console growing up....

think I'm going to have a look for a Mega Drive & SNES on the bay, I can see this becoming expensive as I'd like a Dream Cast again too :eek:

Great thread brings back some good memories

daz · 6 May 2007 at 13:27

ONESHOTKILL said:
where do you get those arcade machines from? i would love to get my hands on a street fighter one.

Can get them on ebay... look for a JAMMA cabinet and JAMMA PCBs to plug into it... when I get around to it, I think I'll buy a cabinet and gut it and stick a PC inside...

theboyrob · 6 May 2007 at 14:55

no Amiga CD32? :-O

I have two in the loft, going to dig them out when I get chance!

shiner · 20 May 2007 at 16:25

I've just picked up a Mega Drive today for £15 with 13 games might have to get a SNES now...

Great thread btw certainly stoked up some old memories will post some pics when I sort out photobucket

L0rdMike · 20 May 2007 at 18:32

ONESHOTKILL said:
the Nes doesnt work tho,thats two i got now that just blink red.I know what the problem is but its costs like £10 for the part.Its the metal connected where the cartridge plugs into.I would rarther wait to see if i can buy another at bootsale and maybe pick up a working one lol

Try putting in a cartridge but instead of putting it all the way put it in so it just fits. This is how I get mine to work.