Retro console and games thread

[Fonz-Valo]

Back in the day when i had a 1024*768 crt the vga picture on my DC was phenomenal, everything looked so sharp and vibrant.

I'm not too sure how it holds up today when hooked upto a hi-res tft as i'm sure the DC vga only outputted at 640*480

 

[JoeBoi]

What's with the blue led light on the dreamcast mine is some boring orange colour?

 

[malachi]

Just curious, is it worth using a VGA box on the DC?

I was thinking of getting one but I found out some of the PAL fighting games I play dont support it

 

[Munkyman]

What's with the blue led light on the dreamcast mine is some boring orange colour?

It sounds like your DC could be a NTSC unit instead of PAL

 

[Phreaky]

http://retr0bright.wikispaces.com/

A damp cloth and some elbow grease should sort out the filth but the yellowing is usually due to a chemical reaction on the casing itself but the above website shows how to get your retro gear back to pristine condition.

Cheers, I'll give it a go and report back!

 

[SonicUK]

Wow at the price of that second hand VGA box, I got this for £20 or so brand new.

Works great.

This is the Dreamcast I got for £27 in total (postage made up 1/3 of it ;____: )

Had a peek inside, no dust was found at all.

I have about 11 games now, bought a brand new controller because the one that came with it was a bit tatty, have a sealed copy of Quake III, sealed rumble pack and VMU, bought a nice translucent green one for the new pad.

Picked up Chu Chu Rocket for 99p from Gamestation along with Sega Rally, got a brand new copy of Code Veronica for a fiver too. Had a lot of fun with Chu Chu with a few friends.

Shenmue set me back around £20 I think, the cardboard sleeve is tatty but the discs and plastic cases look brand new!

Ohh, I'm loving that Blue Power light! Very nice!

 

[JoeBoi]

It sounds like your DC could be a NTSC unit instead of PAL

It's got the blue swirl logo though ?

 

[Cavallino]

Who wants a chuckle ?

Watching this particular beauty atm:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEGA-DREAMCAS...po=LCA%2BLLIW&ps=63&clkid=7578218066657622532

Almost brand new condition and will undoubtedly go for silly money...

I noticed one of the questions:

Hi would you take £30 fr this ? i can paypal you directly to save on ebay listing/sale fee's please let me know thanks Chris 27-Feb-11
A: i'll let the auction run its course thanks Chris.

I guess you get two extremes of stupidity on Ebay

 

[Sinny]

I just found out my Zelda Minish cap was a fake pirate version after opening up the shell :<, so now I've got to buy another one after loosing the ability to save data.

luckily though, I found out my cousin nicked my Link to the past/four swords cart which i've been looking for ages for!

 

[Cavallino]

Ooh can you post pics of said pirated copy? Were you only able to determine this by cracking it open?

 

[iamtheoneneo]

Cant you just look at the pcb pins and screws?..

 

[JoeBoi]

It might be worth picking up a copy of this months Retro Gamer magazine. It features an article on N64 collecting and a brief interview with someone who owns every single game ever releaed including 64DD!!

I've been collecting PAL N64 games for a while and have quite a nice collection but there still some games that i'd love to have that have eluded me due to price; Snowboard Kids 2 being the best example

I'm going to pick up a copy of this when I get off the train.

 

[orderoftheflame]

I'm going to pick up a copy of this when I get off the train.

I didn't even know it existed.

Worth reading reguarly? Can you pick it up easily? I don't recall ever spotting it on Magazine racks.

 

[JoeBoi]

I didn't even know it existed.

Worth reading reguarly? Can you pick it up easily? I don't recall ever spotting it on Magazine racks.

They sell it in WHsmiths I've picked it up but I'm gonna have a flick through later, I've seen it on the shelves had a sneaky peak but never brought one.

 

[Cavallino]

Just received my Sega Saturn.

The thing is like brand new! The box is a little aged but in VERY good nick (just one or two small scratches), but everything else inside is literally almost like brand new! Also with 5 games! Not bad for £40 I'd say!

 

[Fonz-Valo]

I didn't even know it existed.

Worth reading regularly? Can you pick it up easily? I don't recall ever spotting it on Magazine racks.

Yes definitely worth reading regularly. It's the only magazine I buy these days.

I usually buy mine from WHsmiths but I'm considering getting a subscription

The only issue I have is not really with the magazine as such but it makes me feel old and i'm only 25!! lol

 

[Margaret]

Just curious, is it worth using a VGA box on the DC?

Definitely, on mine if a game doesn't support it you can have it so it will switch to normal viewing mode as long as you connect the RCA jacks to the VGA box.

But pretty much all NTSC games support it, in which case just find a copy of the NTSC version and use that instead. I do that with Code Veronica since my legit, PAL version doesn't support VGA.

VGA might only be 640x480 but it looks incredibly clear, more so than a Wii via component for example. I'm on a 42" plasma and I only sit 5 feet away, still looks brill.

Ohh, I'm loving that Blue Power light! Very nice!

 

[SonicUK]

Well, I got a job interview very soon and things are looking good, so provided I get the job I'm gonna get myself a Snes tonight I think and finish off my Megadrive collection!

 

[Cavallino]

Finish off your MD collection? How many games you already got?!?! Blimey bud!

Btw, cheers for the add request

 

[BenjiSayers]

It's got the blue swirl logo though ?

I'm pretty sure my old PAL DC's had orange light instead of blue too