LynxVGL

Yeah, I did this when I upgraded from PS2/Wii to PS3. My shift to PS3 was pretty late in the console's lifespan. New titles look like they may have dried up on PS3 and Dev's have moved on. Destiny and Alien:Isolation may have been my last new releases on the PS3.

Between Fallout4, Uncharted 4, No Man Skies, and the inevitable FFVII thingy, this holiday I may finally upgrade to a PS4. Was anything besides Destiny:The Taken King playable on a PS3 at E3 this year? Disney Infinity 3.0 (Star Wars) was, and so was Lego Dimensions, but what about titles that do require you to buy more toys?

The Saturn is attractive for the titles that were Saturn exclusives. I still have my 1st Gen PS1 (even though it has to be upside down to play) so the comments about lasers is important. The 3DO is more of a niche in my collection. The titles that I'm looking at are not... generally considered killer apps. I'm a WIng Commander fan, so Super Wing Commander is one of the leaders. Most of the other 3DO titles were ported to PS1. Road Rash, for example. (Which is another title I'm eyeing, but the PS1 port is what, $5? I don't need a whole new console for that.)

I'm looking back a couple of generations and have toyed with the idea of adding a console or two to the collection. I've always thought the 3DO was a sexy machine, but lately I've had a desire to add a Saturn too. I was PSX in that gen, but now think a Saturn might be calling my name, so it can find a comfy home next to my Genesis/32X/Sega CD rig. And then there's the Dreamcast... Each console has it's own killer app or two that look attractive. My real question for the gang is how is this hardware holding up? I've heard rumors of motherboard battery issues, etc. What should I be looking for, or avoiding, when you are searching for a 3DO or a Saturn? I think the Dreamcast may have to wait.

Mr. Fox mentions the Mirage Simulators again. I've been searching for a screen shot of the X-Wing game he's talking about, but have NEVER found it. I dimly remember a pic being in one of the old Video Games/EGM's from back in the day. Anyone have a resource on this? I have pics of the exterior of the Mirage setup, but nothing of the interior.

Price has crashed through the floor to the bargain basement deal of BIN $5900. I guess there were no takers at $10K.

Star Master and RoboTank. I'm a Star Raiders fan, but Star Master is just so much better, and cleaner than the 2600 Star Raiders. And RoboTank is just awesome.

I agree about the "Wey-Yu" thing. It made me feel icky just typing it.

It does have it's moments. The "Stasis Interupted" DLC is... better. The end of that IS laughably bad though. It sounds like Michael Biehn is embarrassed by it at that point, by the way his line readings are. The focusing on Wey-Yu mercs as a primary bad guy, and some weird story beat ideas, coupled with an occasionally really glitchy engine is what brings it down.

Exactly. The rotation sprites would have kicked the Coleco STSOS version into being the BEST port of the era. The port is the best (IMHO) Gameplay wise, but added voice and rotations.... One can only dream.

Half Life PINBALL!!!! (drooool) Hit HeadCrabs for Multi-Ball! Farsights going to jump on this!

I have two of Crapahute's real boxes. 1 for DK and one for Turbo. They are FANTASTIC. Get them when you can. My Turbo loves living in a real box after being a box orphan for its entire life.

Maybe my reaction time is getting worse as I get older. I'm getting thumped in "Destiny" most of the time too... But (in my purely unscientific. non-frames per second counting opinion) it seams that when I play Rage on my 32X it's just WAAAAAAY slower than on the PS2 Williams Greatest Hits disc. Pit Fighter also seams unplayable because it is so fast. I used to be GREAT at Stun Runner in the arcade, and the port of that (the reason I bought the 3rd disc) feels like it is running on speed. I haven't compared them on MAME, but the Digital Eclipse ports just feel off to me. Nostalgia vs. 46 year old reaction time may be the culprit though.

"Star Wars:Arcade" sit down. For me, it was the ultimate 80's Arcade game. Nothing else could touch it. Saying that, a "Battlezone" with periscope would be a blast. I have a special place reserved for either "Major Havoc" or "I, Robot" too.

All of my loose CV carts live in UGC's. Go the "thecoverproject.net" to download art for the cases. It's been fun making art for the boxes that need it too.

I have been looking for awhile, and haven't seen one in the wild, ever. I only see it on eBay, and at a price point that I will NEVER bite at. Part of the point of the thread, (which others have also noted) is that by inflating the cost to this point, others make the fair market value inflated. So any BIN or start prices start to cross the $200 mark. For a homebrew cart. I just can't do it. If Rellik can make that on ANY cart, I'd be amazed. If a buyer is that nuts to pay that price, bonus for him. We are not talking about the super rare "Stadium Events" for NES. And even then I find the last auction for that beyond ridiculous. The eBay page just seems out of pace and out of touch with the CV scene and the Homebrew scene. I just find it damaging to the community in general.

This is what drives me nuts. I'm a moderate collector and pick up loose carts when I have the spare money and dabble in the occasional Homebrew (Golden Chalice for the win!). Would I love a copy of Mario Bros. for my CV? You bet I would. I totally agree that all this does is inflate the costs of other eBay vendors and even some brick and mortar vendors who use it as a reference. Yuck,

Wow. Just wow.

Does he actually sell anything at those prices? Do people actually bite? Is anyone that dumb?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mario-Bros-Colecovision-Game-1-32k-Holy-Grail-Only-5-exist-in-the-World-CIB-R10-/281578119930?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item418f5d22fa Go ahead. Click on it. You know you want to. $6K for Mario Bros. Yup. You read that right. Mu-ahahahahaha. The craziness continues. (HEAVY sarcasm is intended throughout.)

Latest update added "Starship Troopers" and a TOTALLY bugged up camera for iOS. Beware before you patch/update.

CA & Sega announced this week that A:I sold more than a million copies. So there is hope for a sequel.

I'm running a PS3 & a Wii U. Multiplayer is the issue. If you are playing with other folks online, you need to be playing the same version or your borked. I have cancelled many PS3 updates and played the installed versions before. My Wii U is still kind of new and I haven't seen too many updates come down the pike. Saying that, installing my Wii U and the first round of games did take like 2 1/2 hours between OS updates and game updates. It's annoying yes. But less annoying when they pull the servers for those same games. Remember, you didn't buy a copy of "Destiny." You are only renting the IP. When Bungie & Activision kill those servers, game is dead since there is no local option at all.

After having A:I since launch, my thoughts on it boil down to this: I love the environment. Sevastapol "feels" just so right. Playing cat & mouse with the Alien is intense and generally feels right too (except when the AI bugs out or relies too heavily on scripted behaviors). There are a bunch of moments that are so over the top creepy and evocative of the first "Alien" film that I love that aspect of the game. HOWEVER: I never want to throw this game in when I just want to play, goof around, or blow off steam. Loading A:I is much like getting ready to be abused. The frustration level coupled with difficulty and tension makes this title difficult to "keep coming back to" in the long run.

I'm a little surprised for the love for the Williams/Midways Greatest Hits for the PS2 on here. Many of the ports on that seemed to be running WAY too fast. Primal Rage being one of them. I find the fighting games on that compilation almost unplayable. Released at the same time as the 32X version of Primal Rage was T-Mek. One of the only home ports of the game and it's half-way decent too (IMHO.)