I don't really document any of my repairs, normally its two capacitors that need changing. You get two in the repair kit I think I paid 6.99 for each kit from a seller on ebay.
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Playing Gran Turismo 3 on the Steam Deck. How is it that a game from 22 years ago can be more fun and have more atmosphere than the 2023 iteration of Forza Motorsport?
The graphics still stand up today, the music is great and the way the career is structured is fun. You have to earn everything. There is no "here is a new Ferrari for coming third" like in Forza Horizon. The most important thing it doesn't have is all the dude bro nonsense Forza does.
The AI although dumb, puts up a good race too.
Recommended.
The graphics still stand up today, the music is great and the way the career is structured is fun. You have to earn everything. There is no "here is a new Ferrari for coming third" like in Forza Horizon. The most important thing it doesn't have is all the dude bro nonsense Forza does.
The AI although dumb, puts up a good race too.
Recommended.
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Gran Turismo up to and including 6 (and Forza Motorsport up to 3/4) are games made for people who like driving and cars. FM7 and 8, GT7 and FH games are mainstream games aimed at everyone (with a thin veneer of teaching or introducing people to car culture) and as such as linear and structured lest someone who doesn't know about cars invests all their money in a dead end, get bored and not log onto the live service and spend money.
When I first played GT3 (My brother got GT4 so I was allowed to wipe his GT3 save) I knew the principles of FWD, RWD, 4WD. But I knew the specifics once I'd bought the cheapest viper, put all my money in power upgrades and then got some rather predicable results (and likewise with a prelude!). GT7 "teaches" you about it by 3-line text onscreen. I know which game made me love cars.
I watched this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH2XbfzFRAY
I did the all 11 rather than just the 3 on the high side
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Thanks, I suspected that might be the best approach, splitting the Voodoo and other bits I can still use/resell more easily on their own and then list the PC on a free eBay weekend to see if there's any interest.
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Playing some Sky Odyssey.
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Recently switched my N64 NTSC for another one that has been RGB modded.
The picture is so much clearer on my 25" CRT TV!
The picture is so much clearer on my 25" CRT TV!
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I bundled all my collection by console, took pictures, re-organized and boxed in the loft the ones I want up there, and brought some down I want to play asap.
Updated the 'master' spread sheet too, total of 533 games! 156 of them for the Dreamcast alone.
Updated the 'master' spread sheet too, total of 533 games! 156 of them for the Dreamcast alone.
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The Commodore Amiga 1200 is back out. The South West Amiga Group meet is in February, so I'm looking at what to take. There's lots to choose from including demonstrating: internet access, an Iomega Parallel Zip drive, gen locking, 15 khz VGA monitor, a Gotek on DF1.
I had bought Amiga OS 3.2 and looking to install, but, I have everything I need and it's all working in its current guise, so am putting it on hold for now.
I had bought Amiga OS 3.2 and looking to install, but, I have everything I need and it's all working in its current guise, so am putting it on hold for now.
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186238922227?hash=item2b5cb46df3:g:I-QAAOSwyz5lmAqP very cheap case if he posts it well. I have the same and they are solid!
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Frankly I'm shocked that many games were available on Dreamcast!
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Shame, it was a fab console! Lots more Japanese games, but I don’t collect jntsc… wouldn’t know what I’m looking at!!
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I picked up an original crystal xbox, five third party pads and 10 games this morning for 35. A little more than I wanted to pay, but you don't see them that often and so far, seems to work fine.
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Amazing. I need more time with my N64. It was good to see Ctrl Alt Reece talking about the N64 in a recent YouTube video.
Talking of N64 I recently dug mine out but I am struggling big time with migraines using it. I’ve tried it on two older TV’s using both composite / scart, but something about it just seems to be wrecking my brain.
Might be a combination of low resolution and low frame rate. I’m not sure, but my 38 year old brain apparently can’t handle it like I could when I was 12. Sad times.
Might be a combination of low resolution and low frame rate. I’m not sure, but my 38 year old brain apparently can’t handle it like I could when I was 12. Sad times.