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  1. Posted

    I know many people only like original anything, but for many of us this isn't as important or an option. I made custom cases and discs for my SEGA CD collection. I used easily available 7mm thinpack DVD cases. They are very durable and inexpensive.

     

    I used lightscribe for the CDs and adjusted available artwork for the inserts to fit the 7mm size. I have all of the files and will gladly share with anyone who would like them.

     

    The entire SEGA CD library fits on 6 shelves of a small bookcase.

     

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    Good review.

     

    I wish it had a right analog stick though to be even better. The Ralphnet GameCube to Nintendo 64 controller adapter has a neat option that I've found works well, that allows the right analog stick of the GCN controller to be mapped to the Nintendo 64's analog stick (And the left analog stick is mapped to the N64's d-pad).

     

    By switching to the appropriate controller option that games in this genre usually offerred, that allows the GameCube controller's left analog to be used for movement in first person shooters while the right analog is used for aiming (With full analog functionality, which isn't so important for movement in a fps but is key for aiming).

     

    It really helps the playability of those games after years of becoming accustomed to dual analog controllers for this genre on home consoles. And with default mapping with the right analog tied to the C buttons, it also benefits Robotron 2084 and Robotron 64. :)

    I will say I find it extremely awkward to play GoldenEye after all these years. I too have become accustomed to the modern dual analog joystick configuration and have completely lost the motor memory from the trident shaped sticks. But I think RetroFighters tried to stay true to the original layout of the N64 controller.

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    At 6:30 you highlighted my main question.... then you just left it laying dead in the water.

     

    Thumbstick. Regardless of whether you buy this or replace a thumbstick in an original. They will go bad. The thumbstick in this will go bad. Open it up what's it take? Can it be replaced? How many wires are on it? Most after market sticks use a cheaper thumbstick w/less wires and those can't be used on originals. Could those be used on this or would you have to buy an expensive thumbstick, that's if you can even replace it at all?

     

    How long will this last is the other concern. Which can not be answered here. However I have not seen an aftermarket N64 stick hold up well at all, for that reason alone I would not try my luck on this.

    I didn't think about when it was going to die considering I just opened up the new box. A long term test is definitely a good idea. While most 3rd party controllers do die quicker, this seems well made. I still have a couple original first gen XBox controllers that the thumbsticks are good, hopefully this will stand the test of time as well.

  7. Posted · Edited by djour

    I prefer my TV to be good at showing moving images in good color and resolution. Everything else (smart features, sound, etc) can be relegated go outside boxes.

    I used to have this same mind set. Then I started exploring the smart TV capabilities of our Samsung. It is so nice to go directly into Netflix from the main TV/Screen. YouTube is instantly accessible as well. Casting from our phones any media we wish is also great. We have Amazon boxes, but the Smart TV is really winning us over.

     

    The sound on it is good enough that we no longer have to have an AV unit hooked up. The living room looks so clean with just a TV, Amazon Box, and a Blu-Ray player.

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    I realized I posted examples of my custom inserts and lightscribe CDs on page 2 but never offered them to everyone. If anyone wants any of these, let me know. I have 129 insets in png format about 9MB each. The entire set is a 1.2GB rar file. I also have 136 lightscribe files also in png format around 350kb each. The rar file for this set is 38MB.

     

    The inserts are for 7mm thinpack DVD cases found on E-Bay in single and double CD formats.

     

    If I get enough requests and interest, I can try to find a way to put the files on a storage/sharing site. Here are examples of the first title.

     

     

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  11. Posted

    I can skim-read much faster that I can watch through a video at fixed speed, in the past I tried watching at accelerated speeds but then listening becomes a problem (I have the same issue with podcasts). Subtitles help but unless I already know the format of the show it's not smooth sailing. I can always go back and seek to see the video if I found the info relevant (once I read it).

     

    Basically I refuse to put myself hrough the rhythm/timing of a video/podcast for what amounts to the quest for relatively little info, only time I do that is to watch actual game footage (like the retro-core series from yakumo, and even there there's a lot of skipping ahead as I really only want to watch some of the footage not the whole thing, his format has the "talk"/subtitles at the beginning of each console section so it's easy to find the next piece I may be interested in).

     

    And try to pretend we were doing this in person, I asked a basic question and instead of answering you told me to "go watch my video" .... we probably both agree on what answer you got in return, hint, it was a 4 letter word, maybe it was "sure" but maybe not.

    I apologize that my knee-jerk reaction was to put Seriously, watch my video. I realize no amount of coaxing can convince someone to give a member here the benefit of the doubt and spend a couple minutes giving it a try. As far as it being a one-line response, Bill covered the answer in the post directly before mine, so I didn't feel the need to say it again. Maybe I could have added that the XBox One S never had a power brick and that came out nearly a year and a half ago.

     

    As far as rhythm/timing, I'm not quite sure what you mean. These channels are as varied as television shows and movies and some are certainly better than others. I believe mine are well made, entertaining, and succinct. If you want to watch how well they can be done, try one episode of Game Sack. Those guys are terrific.

     

    Your last line further shows how nothing I do can convince certain people to just try it. I refuse to return your animosity, and I apologize to you and any others that get annoyed with my posts referencing my channel. However, I will continue to promote what my daughter and I are creating any way I can.

  12. Posted

    Don't worry I didn't watch it the first time obviously (in the "shameless plug" post) and given the answer was a one liner I didn't watch it the second time around.

    So, I "seriously" didn't watch it. Now if you had a transcript of it linked I likely would have read it though ... but that is another matter altogether.

    Sorry I don't have the time to type a transcript of the work I put on video. May I ask why you take the time to type responses and ridicule me for posting my links and even go so far as to say you would read a transcript (which would take far longer and involve more effort than just watching it), but not give me the benefit of watching it?

  14. Posted · Edited by djour

    Seriously, how about we just not watch your video? You don't need to shove those in our faces at every convenient moment.

    When questions are asked that relate directly to what I cover, I reference it, especially when I started this thread to showcase it. I'm sorry if my attempts to inform and increase traffic to my channel upset anyone.

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    Some of the prices are crazy ... why is that so much less than others? Ahead of the price curve, or missing an important feature like sufficient brightness?

     

    I'll probably jump into the low end someday (the Amazon Fire TV is almost tempting when it goes on sale), but it's probably going to take equipment failure for me to go through the expense and hassle of replacing a screen.

    The TCL is a Chinese brand breaking into the US market. 4K tech is at that point where prices will start coming down. Just like VHS, DVD, flat screen, HD, Plasma, LCD, LED did. From what I've researched the set doesn't handle blacks and dark greys as well as more expensive ones do. But the TCL is about half the price of any other set featuring HDR, Dolby-Vision, and full array dimming. Plus, for gaming, the 15ms input lag is amazing.

     

    Don't get me started on Amazon Fire. We joined the cult of Amazon a little over a year ago and it is fantastic. I would drink that Kool-Aid again in a heartbeat.

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  24. Posted

    After seeing the pic I was curious about what what they must have done different b/c it had the vent on the side, not the big top vent like the Xbox One or the later 360 models. And knowing that the original 360 models had the RROD problem got me thinking oh crap here we go again. But then I just read this

     

    http://www.tomshardware.com/news/xbox-one-x-vapor-cooling-system,34787.html

     

    And makes sense, I thought they must be doing something different for cooling.

    I mention that in the video. One of the comments came from OldschoolRetroGamer from this site. He informed me of the vapor chamber cooling system.

     

    In layman's terms, it seems a small amount of sealed liquid cools the unit and turns to gas. It is cycled through the system where it returns to its liquid state, repeat forever.

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  25. Posted

    There are SNES carts in the clear box next to the poster. so my closest impression of Monk figures 5 1/2 inches per SNES cart time 5 or 6 is about the standard poster size of 24 x 36.

     

    But, the poster of the poster only posted 47 posts so far and hasn't returned to the thread to answer posts about his posted poster.

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