DragonmasterDan

It's been on my "to buy" list for a few years being one of the few North American released consoles post the crash that I don't own.

Dragon Warrior, the original NES versions have more charm and the Olde English localization. Final Fantasy 1 is better on GBA Final Fantasy IV is best on GBA due to lack of loading times compared to the PS1 version. Final Fantasy V is also better on GBA for the same reason Final Fantasy VI is the same Phantasy Star 2 is fine on any one of the three platforms. Ogre Battle is fine on either as well, the PS1 port does not have a major issue with load times like the aforementioned Final Fantasy ports which were done (quite poorly) by Tose for Square.

I remember it being a reasonably decent port and very easy to control with the NES pad.

Which Sega CD model, 1 or 2? 2 Take an erased and make sure the contacts are completely clean. Also make sure you are using the ORIGINAL AC adapter and not a third party one.

I am on so many gaming related forums, particularly for classic stuff, I run into people from other forums everywhere.

Yep, Dirk was my avatar.

I haven't seen that screenname in YEARS, did you used to post on LunarNET? Yep, going back to Lunarnet.simplenet.com in 1998 or so. I'm still a member of the current Lunar Threads but I rarely post. Haha, wow! Imagine seeing you here.. I didn't post all _that_ much, but I was actually DragonmasterMike, I knew Rick(nallwdrgn) and GhaleonOne quite well.. (Talked to Rick regularly up until last year.) Yeah, I've known G1 for years. I haven't talked to NallWDragn in quite some time. I used to work on Lunar-net back when it was a news site before it morphed into GamesAreFun and then Lunar-Net went back into being a Lunar site.

I haven't seen that screenname in YEARS, did you used to post on LunarNET? Yep, going back to Lunarnet.simplenet.com in 1998 or so. I'm still a member of the current Lunar Threads but I rarely post.

I used to do that all the time, from Soundtrack discs, to T-shirts, too limited editions of games. Since it's a lot less common to get quality preorder incentives I do so a lot less.

Which Sega CD model, 1 or 2?

Not really, it's considered more of an edutainment toy than a game system. The same goes with other V-tech products. The only reason anyone even still owns a Pico for example was that it was made by Sega. Typically educational software and hardware are basically valueless.

Is it an actual FC Game Console? The standard one should be a famiclone and they are usually packaged with an NES convertor in the US. Is this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:FC_Game_Console.jpg what your system looks like? There are newer US only FC/Neo Fami's that have a US NES only slot and do not play Famicom games natively.

For the first time ever I saw a Hyperscan that wasn't the one I bought online from Circuit City, in my current adventure of attempting to find discounted GBA titles I came across 6 or so systems and a number of games at a Toys R us. the system was 19.99 and the games were 9.99, there were also extra controllers and booster packs for 5.00 each. I wonder how many are still out there?

Mario Sunshine, Zelda Wind Waker, Metroid Prime, Resident Evil 4, Metroid Prime II, Ikaruga, Pikmin I and II, Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes (if you haven't played MGS already), Fire Emblem Path of Radiance, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year door. It depends what kind of games you like.

Yeah, I see the difference in the corner sharpness. I guess because of the darkness of the last picture, I didn't see the difference in thickness of the plastic. Thanks

I just looked at mine from the same angle, I don't see much of a difference. What am I looking for, the plastic looks just as thick on the side.

Here is mine, can anyone tell? It says manufactured in Sunnyvale. So maybe it's a heavy?

I have a six switch, I know it was at one point refurbished. How do I determine if it's a heavy sixer. Like should I weigh it? Is there something in particular I should notice. I don't have another six switch to compare it to

It's uncommon but that's way too high, I paid around 30.00 for it used but complete in excellent shape.

I've seen this problem with other systems, make sure the pins on the system controller connector are as straight as possible. A bent pin is often the culprit.

He wasn't a janitor, but rather the landlord of the Nintendo of America warehouse where many unsold copies of Radar Scope were kept.

I think you need to look at it in a few different ways. A lot of developers use Open Source tools to develop with. A lot of developers love the idea and use of modern open source software. But games are usually a bit different and are a lot less likely to be open source as end products. I could go on a LONG rant about game engines and how games using the same (or similar) engines far too often wind up with games that are too similar and that this is something that is hurting innovation in the industry in general. But since this topic is mostly regarding classic games where that sort of thing is irrelevant it's not really worth bringing up.

I have a PSone Dex Drive, I actually use it on an old windows 98 running laptop though admittedly, I haven't used it in ages. That software sucks and most modern PCs lack serial ports.

I can't distinguish my power supply for my SMS from the one for my Genesis 1. I think they're the same.

The SNES DID come to the Market in 1991 and in Japan in 1990. Also, the market share globally was far less than 50/50 for the Genesis at the end of the 16-bit era. Nintendo's push towards the Super Famicom had as much to do with the success of the PC Engine/ Turbo Grafx as it did with the Genesis/Mega Drive. Sega made their big stride in 1991 when Sonic was released (and the Super NES had just hit the market) not when Nintendo was planning it.