Retro console and games thread

Metalface Mark · 11 Jan 2012 at 13:54

fergie666 said:
Here is the latest addition to my growing Sega Game Gear collection

These white game gears where never commercially released, they were given out as gifts to developers in Japan. Widely considered as the "Holy Grail" of game gears ! Cost me an arm and a leg, could easily have bought a PS3 and a 360 (well pre-owned anyway) for what I paid but I am extremely happy to finally own one !

Thats well nice, did you ever get round to doing your review of the Turbo Graphx I sent you? Did you get any more games for it? What do you think of it?

fergie666 · 11 Jan 2012 at 14:52

pingwing said:
WOW! Can it do the tv tuning thing it advertises?

A very very special find there

Well it could when it first came out, there are no analogue channels left, also this was from Japan, so it's a NTSC tuner. I have a standard PAL tuner and it can still pick up some channels here

fergie666 · 11 Jan 2012 at 14:55

Metalface Mark said:
Thats well nice, did you ever get round to doing your review of the Turbo Graphx I sent you? Did you get any more games for it? What do you think of it?

Hey Mark, no I have never done a review of it mate. I have only bought one other game for it, Galaga. It is sitting under my TV in the living room

I do play it but I always get distracted with other games to buy lol

danny86 · 11 Jan 2012 at 14:58

This is my type of thread

Anyone here tried their hand at building a mame arcade bartop/cabinet?

phill9800 · 11 Jan 2012 at 15:28

I'll try and post up my little collection.. I still have a few things retro and they all still work.. I'll try and dig out the pic I took a while ago

Fonz-Valo · 11 Jan 2012 at 15:31

fergie666 said:
Here is the latest addition to my growing Sega Game Gear collection

You should check out this months issue of Retrogamer as it has a feature on the Sega Game Gear and collecting for it

Very nice find by the way, I've never even seen a picture of one of them before!

ONESHOTKILL · 11 Jan 2012 at 15:44

i am on the hunt at the bootsales for gamecube games now ,i am trying to get luigi mansion,its on the bay for about £17 but i know if i keep hunting i will get it for a couple quid.I am just gonna collect nintendo stuff now,there value seems to hold and its harder to find i think

phill9800 · 11 Jan 2012 at 15:56

I've managed to find some, here's a few pictures for you guys

I hope they are pleasing for you guys

Whoop · 11 Jan 2012 at 15:57

danny86 said:
This is my type of thread

Anyone here tried their hand at building a mame arcade bartop/cabinet?

Building a full arcade cab from scratch at the min for a local church, slow painful work

Managed to scrounge a lot of stuff but had to spend £20 on a bit just to cut the slot for T-Moulding to go into. Getting there though!

fergie666 · 11 Jan 2012 at 16:05

Fonz-Valo said:
You should check out this months issue of Retrogamer as it has a feature on the Sega Game Gear and collecting for it

Very nice find by the way, I've never even seen a picture of one of them before!

Thanks mate, I already got this months Retrogamer, just for the GG article. It doesn't have any info that I don't already know but it was awesome to read anyway, I actually know the guy who wrote it.

I am going for the full PAL set of game gear games, boxed and complete. I have 137 of them now. There is 106 in the full set

ONESHOTKILL · 11 Jan 2012 at 16:05

i had a chance on the bootsale for one of those pokemon n64s he wanted £15 with two pads and a couple games,i bottled it,i dont like paying anything over £5 lol

fergie666 · 11 Jan 2012 at 16:06

phill9800 said:
I've managed to find some, here's a few pictures for you guys
*SNIP*
I hope they are pleasing for you guys

Great collection mate, thanks for sharing the pictures

phill9800 · 11 Jan 2012 at 16:20

Thank you for the comment

Its changed slightly since then, I'll have to dig out the lot again and take some new pictures

I think I have a few updates to make anyways

malachi · 12 Jan 2012 at 09:57

Soon at it gets warmer, Im going to start hitting car boots again to continue building up my retro collection in my room.
Ebay prices are getting silly now and Im after a Amiga 1200 to replace my 500.

Nikumba · 12 Jan 2012 at 12:26

ONESHOTKILL said:
Anyone know what's the best way to hook up a game cube or any console to a LCD tv , I am using rgb but the picture quality is crap

One thing to try it to put your TV into 4:3 mode or non-widescreen should improve it some what

Kimbie

lakitu · 12 Jan 2012 at 12:34

You can use a component cable with the Cube can't you? That is your best bet. I use it with my Wii.

richb93 · 12 Jan 2012 at 13:59

malachi said:
Soon at it gets warmer, Im going to start hitting car boots again to continue building up my retro collection in my room.
Ebay prices are getting silly now and Im after a Amiga 1200 to replace my 500.

If you did get one how much would you sell your 500 for? Wouldn't mind tinkering around with one

-Mike- · 12 Jan 2012 at 14:29

Guys how do you get around the terrible picture from using a hdtv? I'm guessing I need to find an old tv set somewhere? The n64 looks terrible on our Sammy.

danny86 · 12 Jan 2012 at 15:48

Whoop said:
Building a full arcade cab from scratch at the min for a local church, slow painful work

Managed to scrounge a lot of stuff but had to spend £20 on a bit just to cut the slot for T-Moulding to go into. Getting there though!

Sounds good, you will have to get some pics up when its done

I want to make one but the wiring part is putting me off

malachi · 12 Jan 2012 at 17:36

richb93 said:
If you did get one how much would you sell your 500 for? Wouldn't mind tinkering around with one

Probably about £15. I replaced the floppy drive a few months back but it was for the A500 not A500 Plus. So I have to play it with the floppy drive out until I find a proper way of fitting it securely.