Retro console and games thread

[Deleted member 77746]

Certainly, This is what my basic list consists of. If your building one from scratch it can cost between £250 - £50000. Depends what parts you already have and how fast you want the PC. Because these games are emulation games you don't need a high spec PC.

Parts I purchased.
- Outer Arcade Case (Flat Pack DIY)
- 19" TFT Screen (Not Widescreen)
- Motherboard, processor, memory, power supply.
- Arcade USB to iPac Controller Motherboard
- 2 Ball Top Joysticks, 14 Buttons,
- 2 arcade speakers + amplifier
- Decals, Vinyl, Artwork
- Cable Clips / Tie Wraps

mrbell mate - dont suppose you could list all the materials/bits and pieces you are using? E.g. how you setting up the amp/speakers exactly? How you gonna wire them in?

For the speakers and amplifier I just soldered wires from the terminals but will be changing them for crimps soon.

 

[Cavallino]

Nice one mrbell

How do you wire up the amp to the speaker? You connect it up via 3.5mm to the mother board?

 

[Gtiracer]

Want
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Super-Nintendo-SNES-Secret-Mana-Factory-Sealed-with-red-tear-strip-/280818582667?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item416217848b#ht_500wt_1287

You are kidding me????

£1,110.00 & £2.50 postage


I would want some kind of insurance after paying that much - someone who pays that much for a snes game is a dope

 

[MOOGLEYS]

Love the fact it's advertised as being new and sealed but then admits it's been opened in the description...

 

[Strife212]

Sealed my ass, the way that's 'sealed' you could take it off some worthless game quite easily and put Secret of Mana inside.

 

[danny86]

You are kidding me????

£1,110.00 & £2.50 postage


I would want some kind of insurance after paying that much - someone who pays that much for a snes game is a dope

for that price I would want it delivered by 3 naked 18 year old girls covered in syrup.. never mind insurance

 

[Cavallino]

Sealed my ass...

Let us know how get on over the next couple of day

 

[Cavallino]

Love the fact it's advertised as being new and sealed but then admits it's been opened in the description...

It actually begs the question...

How does one know if its genuinel sealed... I mean how can one discern if someone who is trying to "counterfeit" (for a want of a better word) 'sealing' a game from the genuine article (assuming they put some thought into it of course).

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I have updated a couple of pics over at Hyper Spin.

 

[iamtheoneneo]

You are kidding me????

£1,110.00 & £2.50 postage


I would want some kind of insurance after paying that much - someone who pays that much for a snes game is a dope

Is a dope? What the hell does that even mean?

You understand that people look for years to try and find games like that. It has a price tag for a reason - because its a little on the rare side especially to find one in that condition.

 

[WatchTower]

I could kit my home out with a couple of arcade machines for that much and live "Like a Boss".

 

[JoeBoi]

Is a dope? What the hell does that even mean?

You understand that people look for years to try and find games like that. It has a price tag for a reason - because its a little on the rare side especially to find one in that condition.

Is this unsealed game really worth that much though.

 

[Gtiracer]

Is a dope? What the hell does that even mean?

You understand that people look for years to try and find games like that. It has a price tag for a reason - because its a little on the rare side especially to find one in that condition.

a dope is about the same thing as a doofus for clarification


It is worth what anyone will pay for it but at the end of day you have a snes game, and a snes game is not worth and never has been nor will ever be worth £1100

 

[funguST]

I've got a nice fully working Vectrex and a budle of games. Take it out every couple of years for a quick game love it!

 

[Noxia]

a dope is about the same thing as a doofus for clarification


It is worth what anyone will pay for it but at the end of day you have a snes game, and a snes game is not worth and never has been nor will ever be worth £1100

Correct, it's probably worth over 5k.

 

[Strife212]

It's not worth anything, it's a rip off, it's not really sealed.

 

[Noxia]

Clearly it's worth whatever it sells for. I doubt there are more than a handful of copies in as good condition as that.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Nice one mrbell

How do you wire up the amp to the speaker? You connect it up via 3.5mm to the mother board?

I just used a speaker cable, cut the end and crimped it.

 

[Cavallino]

Are there any guides online you are using? Are you just building this from scratch? I ask because I wonder how you know what bits and bobs you need exactly.

Also does the cabinet itself have holes drilled in for mobos etc? Or do you have to do that yourself?

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I just used a speaker cable, cut the end and crimped it.

EDIT: scrap that I'm going to have to purchase a Sound Bar. I'm getting too much interfearence to the amplifier causing feedback on scrolling.

Are there any guides online you are using? Are you just building this from scratch? I ask because I wonder how you know what bits and bobs you need exactly.

Also does the cabinet itself have holes drilled in for mobos etc? Or do you have to do that yourself?

I built it from scratch, there is no guides at present but it's basically flat pack. I had to drill holes for everything.