Retro console and games thread

Buy from a local market one of the stall holders came with boxes of random games this morning so I was having afield day lol. He said he bought them all of a guy from a local Carboot off one guy, but he's very reasonable charges less then half of eBay prices and less if u buy a few.
 
Thesnipergecko said:
Updates since I posted this in my own thread, the TV has arrived and so has the Gamecube

My mate and I spent several hours on a Saturday night watching lots of old videos on YouTube of retro games.

Modern games just aren't doing it for me at the minute so I decided to source and invest in some retro stuff.

I also have my PC (spec in sig) a PS4 and Xbox-one
The First Three
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Original in mint condition
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Temporary TV
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Then came the Dreamcast
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With of course a copy of Shenmue
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Controllers were a bit knackered so I ordered some new ones
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The Station so far
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Waiting for this to arrive
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The space in the middle on the bottom shelf is reserved for a Gamecube.

I think I've spent around £200 so far and for that I've got:
  • TV
  • SNES
  • PS1
  • PS2
  • PS3
  • XBOX
  • Dreamcast
  • Gamecube

Extra's that I've bought
  • 2x controllers for each console
  • Scart RCA adapters for each console
  • A few software titles.

Maybe List:
  • Mega Drive II
  • N64
  • Wii
  • 360
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Thats a great start to retro gaming! Your like me a go all out and get loads of stuff in one go hahaha! Does that Temporary TV have a VGA input? I'd be tempted to get a VGA box for your DC and run it in full VGA glory!

Also, Get a Orignal Mega Drive 1 with the High Definition sound. You are not doing your retro setup any justice missing out that machine.

Enjoy your setup. Looks like a lot of fun! :D
 
I'd also add that to that a region free modded Mega Drive is just as important.

Once you've played games full screen at 60hz you won't want to got back to squashed PAL image and slow music.

Just made a quick video on my phone to demonstrate, so quality isn't great but it really shows the benefits.

Some games were optimized sound wise for PAL regions so the audio isn't effected. And some PAL games won't play full screen at 60Hz on a modded system, but plenty of them do.

You can buy region free consoles on eBay or you can send yours off to be modded or do it yourself if you have the skill. Plenty of guides online.

 
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Picked this game up id never heard of before CT Special forces on playstation 1 .
Had quick blast yesterday and its a metal slug type game, think i will be picking up the others in the series now :)

 
Ok, so I fancied playing some retro zelda, quick browse on eBay and I've pulled the trigger on a GameCube. Was gonna get an n64 but for retro zelda, I can get the zelda collection, windwaker and twilight princess for the GC. But! Apparently, Majoras Mask doesn't run well on the GC and the virtual console on the Wii is just a direct port from the GC, so that doesn't work well either. So...I'm gonna have to get an n64 too. Which also makes me mega excited haha.

Now, big question is, how bad will this look on an led TVs? Also I'll be connecting it by scart? I take it that's the best way?

The GC itself will be getting stripped down and cleaned inside, it's got a sticky eject button. Super tempted to give it a sand down and spray it some kind of zelda gold. Was only £10 and I've got an airbrush with all the paint.
 
Kobi said:
Ok, so I fancied playing some retro zelda, quick browse on eBay and I've pulled the trigger on a GameCube. Was gonna get an n64 but for retro zelda, I can get the zelda collection, windwaker and twilight princess for the GC. But! Apparently, Majoras Mask doesn't run well on the GC and the virtual console on the Wii is just a direct port from the GC, so that doesn't work well either. So...I'm gonna have to get an n64 too. Which also makes me mega excited haha.

Now, big question is, how bad will this look on an led TVs? Also I'll be connecting it by scart? I take it that's the best way?

The GC itself will be getting stripped down and cleaned inside, it's got a sticky eject button. Super tempted to give it a sand down and spray it some kind of zelda gold. Was only £10 and I've got an airbrush with all the paint.
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Well the GC via RGB scart doesn't look to bad at all. Don't have a 64 atm so can't say about that. I'm pretty sure the the euro one doesn't output rgb, need a cetain model of the US one and then to have it modded to get RGB on 64 iirc.
 
Deo_volente said:
Well the GC via RGB scart doesn't look to bad at all. Don't have a 64 atm so can't say about that. I'm pretty sure the the euro one doesn't output rgb, need a cetain model of the US one and then to have it modded to get RGB on 64 iirc.
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Awesome, cheers. I'm only guessing scart is the best way? I bought a component cable so fingers crossed that works fine.
 
There's always playing GameCube games via the Wii and a component cable on an LCD. Image quality will be better than anything a PAL N64 can output to an LCD.
 
barmyllama said:
There's always playing GameCube games via the Wii and a component cable on an LCD. Image quality will be better than anything a PAL N64 can output to an LCD.
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Hmmm, is it really bad quality playing an n64 to hdtv? Like a loose cannon I went and bought a pal n64 haha.
 
Depends on the cable I think, sometimes you get an over exposed look on an LCD TV.

You might be able to improve it with a HDMI upscaler.

It doesn't help the way the N64 added a blurry filter to help with image aliasing.

I'm sure someone will be able to give more advice on your option than me. Or you can filter through the last 10-20 pages. It was definitely something that came up recently.
 
Awesome Cheers. Gonna hold off buying anything else for now till I I've been to a carboot this weekend. Spent way too much this week and that was before the GC and N64 + cables and screwdrivers to dismantle them.

What's everyone's thoughts on spraying them? Best keeping natural or is a new colour an idea. Don't want it looking naff haha.
 
Lucky boy! those Star wars 360's are amazing!

Btw is the sound coming from the B&O in your video? I cannot WAIT to get my one setup once new house etc all sorted :)
 
oh got a few freebies from the sister in law, her friend was going to bung them in the bin!

DS
Yoshi's Island

PS2
Timesplitters
ScarFace
GTA Vice City
GTA San Andreas
MOH Frontline
the Getaway


PSone:
Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes
Resi 3 Nemesis
Total NBA 97

Few others I cant quite remember

Oh and bought Pimp my Ride for the PS2 as its meant to be dung but HILARIOUS so for 1.50 delivered.....
 
phatboy said:
Lucky boy! those Star wars 360's are amazing!

Btw is the sound coming from the B&O in your video? I cannot WAIT to get my one setup once new house etc all sorted :)
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Not in the video.

I've the all my systems connected to a Yamaha RX V375 amp and a set of 5.1 Tannoy speakers.

Not that the Mega Drive doesn't sound great through the B&O TV.

Can't beat getting free games.
 
barmyllama said:
Not in the video.

I've the all my systems connected to a Yamaha RX V375 amp and a set of 5.1 Tannoy speakers.

Not that the Mega Drive doesn't sound great through the B&O TV.

Can't beat getting free games.
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Ahh ok

I just picked up boxed pair of mission 760i and an acoustic solutions amp for 25 quid :D. That is eventually going to be my retro sound system with the tv
 
That's a great 360, regret trading in my gears 3 360 a while ago. I fear I'll need to start selling steelbooks to fund for this retro gaming.

EDIT: I'll deffo need to sell steels! I was a loose cannon again just before bed. Pics when everything arrives.
 
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