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Somebody on Sega-16 will probably want that CDX. You should definitely list this thing there.

Right here on Atariage is a decent place to find Apple ][ goods. I've seen some hardware and blank floppies change hands in the marketplace now and then.

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I don't think the Neo-Geo and N64 are very comparable. For starters, both systems come from two different eras of technology. The Neo was designed in 1989 and the N64 over a period of years in the mid 90s. More specifically, I recall hearing that the data on N64 carts is multiplexed and is pretty much completely different from the cartridge interfaces of the olden days, like the Neo. For that reason and I'm sure many others, is why the N64 can do more with a smaller cartridge. On your question of, "does the Neo's lack of compression make it unoptimized?", I'm not even sure what you're asking here. I don't think a console has to be capable of data compression in order for it to be deemed the most powerful. The Neo, in a stock state, just isn't powerful enough to do any sort of compression. It has a 68k main CPU and a Z80 for driving the sound processor and other related duties. In reality the Neo-Geo is a VERY basic machine and isn't that extravagant or fancy at all. The parts of the system that make it more powerful than the Genesis (which is quite comparable in the choices of machine components) is the cart slot, the graphics and sound chips and other specialty components that tie everything together. The audio/visual parts of the system are what we usually pay attention to when a Neo-Geo game is in action. At the heart of everything, it's pretty much just a super-charged Sega Genesis operating the show.

Now that's just customer rape. Not only is that price way to high for any DS game loose, but Partners in Time is a very disappointing game. The biggest draw to the series - the story - absolutely sucks. I haven't bothered to sell mine yet. Still CIB and in nice shape. Maybe I'll hang onto it since the prices on OOP DS games are insane.

The Genesis FM + PSG combo is one of the most under-appreciated sound systems in gaming history. That's all you need to know. I could elaborate, but I'm tired. Maybe I will later...

Can you post a pic of that Genesis you have? Does it include a power cord?

No kidding. Damn nice find! To both Itchy and Orangest! I wish I could find dirt cheap GameCubes.

Stage Clear is not the main part of the game. The ending shown in the magazine is from VS. In that mode, the game describes a story where Yoshi breaks a spell put on all his friends by Bowser (it did not affect Yoshi), then he goes into Bowser's lair and fights him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMOQ_UVRQhs I seriously cannot believe none of you have played Tetris Attack before, let alone beat it.

Go watch a video of Tetris Attack on YouTube. Nintendo did the following to Panel De Pon, which had little anime girls saving the world or something, for North American localization: - Changed all the character graphics to be more recognizable (everyone knew Yoshi. Lip (forgot her JP name), not so much). Pretty much everything else in the game was unchanged. - Changed the title so it would be more marketable (Tetris was still a hot seller). In fact, Panel De Pon doesn't have anything to do with Tetris. It's a completely different kind of puzzle game. Love it or hate it, Nintendo's localization was certainly unique.

Holy hell, nobody guessed #3 yet? It's TETRIS ATTACK (SNES)! Also known as Panel De Pon in Japan.

Exactly. Sony needs to start selling PS2s for $50. I'd definitely pick up a brand new spare for that low a price.

Go download Game Sprockets (Pure Mac might still be around, which I think had it), then use pretty much any older USB gamepad you want. Logitech Dual Actions worked great on old Mac OS 9.

Are there any other kinds of systems A7800fan would want to trade for?

Derp yourself. Load times on a cart? You don't know much do you... Pretty much all cart systems work the same way. When a cart is inserted, the console basically turns into a dedicated console, where the game data is easily accessible. That's partly why there's no load times on AES or MVS, because it's a cart system (again, derp yourself). One example of load times on a cart is Street Fighter Alpha 2 on SNES. The game has to decompress graphics data on the fly. Other than that, it's in no way comparable to a disc system. Most of them have to load data from the disc into RAM, making the game quite detached from the console, quite unlike cart systems. Still can't believe I'm arguing with someone who said derp... EDIT: @ the people talking about a Wii HD upgrade: How would a hardware add-on even be feasible? I don't see any extension ports on the console...

I've got some games that don't work too well due to scratches and unfortunately, I can't find any local stores that offer disc resurfacing. Do any of you know of an online store that can do this? I'd prefer this store being located in Canada, but I'll take US as well if Canada isn't an option. Thanks.

Unoptimized? It was designed to work the way it does. Try to remember the last time you saw a loading screen on an AES or a MVS Neo-Geo game. One reason behind the large size of Neo games is SNK never used compression. In fact, the NEO-GEO can't even do compression that well without some helper hardware (which would have made things even more expensive). The base hardware just isn't powerful enough to compress things like graphics. This is also one reason why the Neo CD had trouble with load times and such. Also, a popular rumor is SNK made the meg sizes in their games overinflated on purpose, by going out of their way to be sloppy.

It's a pretty good deal, but you probably don't want to get into TG-16. The library is limited and the Turbo CD is difficult to find (especially without a TG-16 already included) and has reliability problems. Doesn't seem to be a good time to sell a Neo huh? Seems there's more than a few people who say they'd buy it if the stars were aligned properly (including myself). I was too impatient to get an AES at a decent price (as in less than $200 - $250), so I dove into the MVS instead. Maybe it was the better choice after all. You can't beat having Metal Slug 3 as one of your starter games.

There's Game Boy (and probably Game Gear) carts on the stairs.

*sigh*, learn to read. You said: You're wrong. I can clearly see SNES carts in there and probably Genesis too.

CG issues? I see literally a hundred SNES carts in a huge ass line of columns towards the middle of the video.

thats actually a great idea.im gonna have to check the thrift stores for a cheap tv/vcr combo and do that.im so stealing your idea lol. Hey, no way. I thought of it. Now nobody else in the whole wide world should ever even think the same thought, let alone build it. Be sure to post on AA if you do build one. Even though Neo Geo MVS carts are a near perfect fit for VCR cassette slots, I don't think it'd be very easy to fit something like that inside a TV. NES would be a nice option. There's tons of hardware available. ... Or Atari. Yeah, that could work too.

While the vintage game fan in me will recommend generations one (Red, Blue, Yellow) and two (Gold, Silver, Crystal) first, I should realize the original Pokemon games probably don't compare in any way to the more recent installments. Do what the others say, get a game from generations four (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum) or five (Black, White, Gray?). Me on the other hand, like most on this site, I fear and despise anything new and/or different, so I will never, ever go further than generation 2. Things get too complicated for me by Gen 3, let alone 4. There's damn near 500 Pokemon in Diamond / Pearl! That's not even counting stuff like breeding or the shiny variants.

For convenience, emulation is the best. But there are options for playing vintage games on modern TVs. You need an RGB encoder + upscaler machine, such as the XRGB series. You connect your game system via RGB (usually Euro SCART), then the machine upscales the signal to 720p or something and converts the RGB into Component or sometimes HDMI. The only real problem with such a solution is these machines are quite expensive. Expect to pay a triple digit sum for a good upscaler/encoder. Oh yeah, keep in mind not all vintage systems can output RGB. The NES and N64 for instance, unless modded (which for these machines, is expensive and a pain), cannot output RGB. The best the NES can do is Composite and for the N64, S-Video. Speaking of S-Video, for people who are currently looking for an HDTV and not trying to work around their current garbage model, I HIGHLY recommend Panasonic's Viera Plasma TVs. These are by far the BEST HDTVs I've seen for low res signal tolerance. The SNES, Saturn, N64 and Gamecube over S-Video, look great on it! Composite doesn't look nearly as nice, but that's because composite is garbage (blurry and has a red tint).