Retro console and games thread

Chris [BEANS] · 12 Sep 2014 at 21:13

Best thread ever!!

Virtua Cop 1 & 2 on the Saturn was so good!!
Good remakes on the PS2 too.

I still play SMB3 and Punchout on the NES occasionally

OpenToSuggestions · 12 Sep 2014 at 21:20

GIBURROWS said:
If you find any NES games by all means give me a shout....

Nothing good this week

. I don't even have a NES yet to play Super Mario 3 or Yoshi's Cookie!!

Buying a SNES from the Game Trader Facebook group.
My first experience so will see how it goes and report back!

Tom1138 · 12 Sep 2014 at 21:58

Not a console game as such, but just wanted to show the one game I really have kept in good condition:

Cavallino · 12 Sep 2014 at 22:17

Gold bud. Absolutely gold.

Bonjour · 12 Sep 2014 at 22:21

Sehr gut.

GIBURROWS · 12 Sep 2014 at 22:51

My NES collection so far, need to get rid of all my DVD's to make space for the rest of the stuff in the loft.

Mr Plow · 13 Sep 2014 at 00:59

phatboy said:
I'm still waiting to find a cheap version of king of fighters 95 with ram cart, keep finding them with "missing" RAM cart.....how do you lose it!!!!

The Jap version with ROM cart seems pretty cheap (there's a £15 BIN on ebay), I'm guessing the PAL release is fairly uncommon?

phatboy · 13 Sep 2014 at 08:29

Yeah I am also unsure whether you can run the jap version on uk console. The included ram cart actually contains portion of game to drop load times so cant use action replay cart like xmen vs street fighter

oweneades · 13 Sep 2014 at 09:05

Bonjour said:
My bad. Me gotst confused.

Shenmue was indeed Dreamcast. Epic game, though.

To be fair it was originally intended for the Saturn and there is a tech demo showing it running the first area of the game. Looks decent as well for a Saturn game considering the consoles rather unique architecture.

Zefan · 13 Sep 2014 at 09:08

OpenToSuggestions said:
Game Trader Facebook group.

You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. You must be cautious.

Bonjour · 13 Sep 2014 at 09:13

oweneades said:
To be fair it was originally intended for the Saturn and there is a tech demo showing it running the first area of the game. Looks decent as well for a Saturn game considering the consoles rather unique architecture.

Amazing. Thanks for that.

phatboy · 13 Sep 2014 at 09:24

yeah that comes on the DVD with Shenmue 2 on Xbox doesnt it?

Looks incredible for what would have been a saturn game.....imagine how many CD's it would have come on lol

phatboy · 13 Sep 2014 at 09:25

Zefan said:
You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. You must be cautious.

Never had a problem, think that they have a trusted traders thread these days.

I have bought loads of stuff without an issue. I admit there are some sketchy beggers on there too though

phatboy · 13 Sep 2014 at 09:29

thought I would share these links for anyone who doesnt know them. easily the best 2 places for everything retro cables

http://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/

http://www.consolegoods.co.uk/

Purchase from them both and they are spot on companies with great products

Going to get Spectrum +2 and Megadrive 2 scart cables ordered up on Payday

Zefan · 13 Sep 2014 at 09:31

phatboy said:
Never had a problem, think that they have a trusted traders thread these days.

I have bought loads of stuff without an issue. I admit there are some sketchy beggers on there too though

I just mean there are some seriously scummy creatures on there, if you pay goods you can't really go wrong but I still feel like I'm catching something just being on there...

phatboy · 13 Sep 2014 at 09:33

Zefan said:
I just mean there are some seriously scummy creatures on there, if you pay goods you can't really go wrong but I still feel like I'm catching something just being on there...

LOL, can totally see your point. I too always pay goods.

Deo_volente · 13 Sep 2014 at 13:48

phatboy said:
thought I would share these links for anyone who doesnt know them. easily the best 2 places for everything retro cables

http://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/

http://www.consolegoods.co.uk/

Purchase from them both and they are spot on companies with great products

Going to get Spectrum +2 and Megadrive 2 scart cables ordered up on Payday

That reminds me, never did get around to picking up a scart cable for my Gamecube. My MD2 scart was from retro gaming cables, gives a great picture, even on my 37" lcd (wish i had room for a nice big crt though

)

DEL 707 · 13 Sep 2014 at 22:40

So gaming wise, today's been a big kick in the ********!

My new Neo Geo MVS turned up to replace my faulty board.

Got it all wired up and the damn thing has the same fault as my old board, no sound! :mad:

I'm asking around for help, because I can't believe I've been this unlucky.

Anyway, some other bits and bobs that have turned up recently, shame I can't play them properly.

malachi · 14 Sep 2014 at 10:32

oweneades said:
To be fair it was originally intended for the Saturn and there is a tech demo showing it running the first area of the game. Looks decent as well for a Saturn game considering the consoles rather unique architecture. ]

And it was going to be on 7 or 8 discs :eek:

One of the reasons Sega moved the development to the Dreamcast.

oweneades · 14 Sep 2014 at 11:33

DEL 707 said:
So gaming wise, today's been a big kick in the ********!

My new Neo Geo MVS turned up to replace my faulty board.

Got it all wired up and the damn thing has the same fault as my old board, no sound!
I'm asking around for help, because I can't believe I've been this unlucky.

Anyway, some other bits and bobs that have turned up recently, shame I can't play them properly.

Bugger

I have no experience with the Neo Geo so I can't help you but I hope you get it fixed so you enjoy your games. It's a bummer when you get a "new" system to play with and there is a fault with it. My NES was the same, out of 12 attempts it would only load the game 5 times. Took it back hoping for a repair, but the shop said they couldn't do anything with it. Interestingly it is back up for sale?! :confused:

malachi said:
And it was going to be on 7 or 8 discs One of the reasons Sega moved the development to the Dreamcast.

7-8 discs

I thought 3-4 was bad enough for the DC version.

It's a shame that at least a playable demo wasn't released for the Saturn. It highlighted that the console wasn't as weak as many were saying it was.