Underboss
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the first shinobi, now that was a game !!
Retro console and games thread
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Yeah £27 isn't too bad in fairness, truxton is a classic too and seems to fetch a few quid these days
I had a bit of a binge on lynx games, now have boxed copies of batman returns, roadblasters, xeonphobe and steel talons amongst others
. Really loving the old console atm
I had a bit of a binge on lynx games, now have boxed copies of batman returns, roadblasters, xeonphobe and steel talons amongst others
. Really loving the old console atm
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Random question but was the Sega Saturn more powerful than the PS1?
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I see, thanks guys.
Saturn was a REALLY powerful unit for the time, but as above a pig to code for as Sega used a 2 Hitachi processor setup in the system, which is what in a large part helped to kill it off 
. The PSone was apparently a utter gem to code for and then development kits were child's play
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Saturn#Technical_specifications - worth a read if you geeky as me
They got it to work well in some cases e.g. virtua fighter where a processor controls each fighter on the screen independently and nights did the 3d / 2d on separate processors
Smart little peeps at Sega, just not that great at making it feasible in the real world
. The PSone was apparently a utter gem to code for and then development kits were child's playhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Saturn#Technical_specifications - worth a read if you geeky as me
They got it to work well in some cases e.g. virtua fighter where a processor controls each fighter on the screen independently and nights did the 3d / 2d on separate processors
Smart little peeps at Sega, just not that great at making it feasible in the real world
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I had a Saturn from close to release with about 20 - 30 games, including gems such as Guardian Heroes and Bomberman, I then moved out and left this all boxed in my parents loft.
Forward on 8 Years and I find out they scrapped everything in the loft that wasn't photo albums...
The main difference between my Saturn and Snes collections has been those Saturn games have been snagged for £2 - £3 each, although the Gem I didn't expect so quickly was the boxed Nights / 3D Controller bundle, did pay more for that but still felt £25 was a steal.
Guardian Heroes is the game I absolutely want but seems to be £30 up which again like my self imposed SNes collection rules, is more then I am willing to pay, so will have to wait and see if I get lucky, gonna install a 50-60hz switch tonight.
Forward on 8 Years and I find out they scrapped everything in the loft that wasn't photo albums...
The main difference between my Saturn and Snes collections has been those Saturn games have been snagged for £2 - £3 each, although the Gem I didn't expect so quickly was the boxed Nights / 3D Controller bundle, did pay more for that but still felt £25 was a steal.
Guardian Heroes is the game I absolutely want but seems to be £30 up which again like my self imposed SNes collection rules, is more then I am willing to pay, so will have to wait and see if I get lucky, gonna install a 50-60hz switch tonight.
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Has anyone here bought games from RetroGames.co.uk, if so what are your experiences like, they do seem to have an amazing selection? I just a received a copy of Bomberman Online for the Dreamcast, it was advertised on the site with a Disc being in 10/10 condition which to me means pretty close to perfect, if not like new. Sadly it came with quite a few scratches on the disc and thankful the site owner has happily agreed to refund me. Maybe I'm getting too fussy about the condition of discs but I suppose it depends on the price as well.
Does condition really matter to you guys when buying retro games, I understand a lot of this stuff is starting to get really old so we can't expect perfect examples but with the premiums a lot of them are starting to fetch I think being fussy is a warranted choice.
Does condition really matter to you guys when buying retro games, I understand a lot of this stuff is starting to get really old so we can't expect perfect examples but with the premiums a lot of them are starting to fetch I think being fussy is a warranted choice.
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Indeed. I am starting to focus a bit more on the Saturn at the moment. There are a number of games I want for it that I have never played before (I had a PS1 at the time).
I just wish we got the US cases for both Saturn and Dreamcast games. When I find a game I want it is never in the condition where I am willing to pay for it!
Saying that I did manage to pick up Virtua Fighter 1 and V-Rally 2 (DC) both in excellent condition. V Rally 2 is also quite addictive and vastly superior in content to SR2.
On another note my Phat PS2 has stopped playing any of my PS1 games. I just get a green screen instead. Is this because I am outputting the PS2 via component? If so I will switch my PS2 back to composite and run my Wii (GC) via component instead.
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Ahh my childhood dream for filled 24 years later. Better late than never I guess.
Ahh my childhood dream for filled 24 years later. Better late than never I guess.
Grats mate! Welcome to the club
.Next step is to get yourself a MVS board.
And on that note, new game came today, got myself a classic!
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Already have a couple of MVS. I got a decent collection. I love Shocktroopers on it.
