Retro console and games thread

lokiss · 2 Apr 2015 at 12:35

Flying_Hellfish said:
Fantastic.

Was free play a problem with players hogging the best games?

Never an issue mate. If you've ever been revival, or one of the events where people tend to be a little bit older, if there's somebody waiting, 99% of the time people stand aside.

Course there's always the odd one, but very rare. I always suggest a 2up when that happens

PiKe · 2 Apr 2015 at 13:56

Flying_Hellfish said:
Fantastic.

Was free play a problem with players hogging the best games?

Freeplay isn't a problem at all, £10 entry which includes a drink and a choccie bar.

For those who are planning to go, there's a crown carvery on Grane Road or there's a chippy not far from the unit.

Flying_Hellfish · 2 Apr 2015 at 14:05

That's pretty cool then. Sounds like the more respectable gamers in attendance

ShiWarrior · 2 Apr 2015 at 16:37

Neil79 said:
If it works, £30 is VERY good, note the average price is £50

ah cool cheers, well she's had no offers still , so I am going to try and knock her down some more

phatboy · 5 Apr 2015 at 22:00

So been watching one of these for last few days on ebay.....

http://www.js-technology.com/store/product.php?id_product=14

No one bid apart from me and it ended at £15 + £3.20 postage....BOOM!

Yoko · 6 Apr 2015 at 18:53

PiKe said:
Freeplay isn't a problem at all, £10 entry which includes a drink and a choccie bar.

For those who are planning to go, there's a crown carvery on Grane Road or there's a chippy not far from the unit.

Sounds awesome and it's only 49 mins away according to google maps

Really tempting AND they have the awesome Bubble Bobble

DEL 707 · 11 Apr 2015 at 17:22

He's my little turn ups of the week.

I blame Larrs entirely for this.

No boxes or manuals, because I wanted to keep the cost down, but Have printed out 2 UGC's for them.

Not playing them at the moment, going to do the smart thing and replace the batteries, waiting on the battery holders to turn up.

Not trusting my save games to a 20+ year old battery.

PiKe · 11 Apr 2015 at 19:12

Yoko said:
Sounds awesome and it's only 49 mins away according to google maps

Really tempting AND they have the awesome Bubble Bobble

What's stopping you exactly?

OpenToSuggestions · 11 Apr 2015 at 19:20

DEL 707 said:
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Ohhh lovely.

Silly expensive aren't they!

I paid £10 for FF6 brand new in Woolworths not long after it came out on PS1.
I really need to play it again as I never finished it, but wow what a game.

I would love FF3 NTSC and Chrono Trigger on the SNES!

johntmanic · 15 Apr 2015 at 14:37

My delivery yesterday from a friend in Australia! It's taken a good few months in the making but I'm glad it's all over here now

ShiWarrior · 15 Apr 2015 at 18:01

Just hope that the lady has the PSU still as I got this from her today

ShiWarrior · 15 Apr 2015 at 18:47

does anyone have an Amstrad CPC 464 ?

I managed to get the computer on and the monitor on
cant see nothing, just got lines on the screen!

any ideas?

the shadow · 15 Apr 2015 at 19:22

green screen of death ?

ShiWarrior · 15 Apr 2015 at 19:54

yeah I suppose, not too sure, will try again tomorrow

the shadow · 15 Apr 2015 at 20:12

How about getting a Amstrad MP-3 Modulator i had one waaaaaaaaaaayy back in the day

Nismo · 15 Apr 2015 at 21:03

£15 from work, got this for a relative who collects. Games are naff apart from Dr. Mario and Castlevania, and no Tetris or leads.

ShiWarrior · 15 Apr 2015 at 21:55

the shadow said:
How about getting a Amstrad MP-3 Modulator i had one waaaaaaaaaaayy back in the day

are I see, so Amstrad , when bought new, it came with the monitor?
the Spectrum (+3 anyway) didn't

wont one of these work ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320751238369?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

I can use a 5v power source so powering it isn't a problem

slinxy · 16 Apr 2015 at 14:47

Cex messed up and gave me a right bargain..
I've just picked up double dash for the GameCube for £15 pounds which is pretty much the meh price, but this was the special edition with the legend of zelda collection and it was actually with the disc and manual!

They are selling for £25 pounds alone on flebay

Fortyseven · 16 Apr 2015 at 15:31

slinxy said:
Cex messed up and gave me a right bargain..
I've just picked up double dash for the GameCube for £15 pounds which is pretty much the meh price, but this was the special edition with the legend of zelda collection and it was actually with the disc and manual!

They are selling for £25 pounds alone on flebay

I have one of those and nothing to play it on!

Bonjour · 16 Apr 2015 at 15:38

ShiWarrior said:
does anyone have an Amstrad CPC 464 ?

I managed to get the computer on and the monitor on
cant see nothing, just got lines on the screen!

any ideas?

Tweet Alan Sugar. See if he knows.