KeeperofLindblum

Another mini bump! Adjusted my B2G1 to allow for free shipping instead of free title (if chosen)! I'm really hoping to see these go to good homes and am fine losing a bit of money here and there on them...

Even with a game that didn't make me sick, I really never played longer than an hour or two on any VR game. The setup doesn't really work for playing anything for hours on end. Even if you don't get sick, the headset plus move controllers scenario just isn't the most comfortable way to play. Only a few games made me sick, and those generally had me wanting to stop after like 10-15 minutes. That plus already owning like 3-5 copies of Skyrim have made me pass on this. I dunno if I could explore Skyrim for hours on end in VR...

I'm interested in the modded GBA... but I won't have available capital until next paycheck. I'll message you at that point if you still have it! I'll send a PM as a placeholder for now I guess :I

Yeaaaah this was definitely a huge letdown. Honestly I think all the current rewards are pretty big letdowns, so this is just like the icing on the shit cake. The best you can do are a few free titles that cost a HUGE number of gold coins. (Non-Switch titles. Only 3DS and WiiU.) Also, my understanding was only 5% coins for digital purchase? You get 1% coins for physical ones? Maybe I am misunderstanding, but I'd also say they didn't explain it very well.

I realize I just bumped this, but bumping again for the "B2GO" deal added!

Bumpity bump bump~ Got a small handful of oddities to sell. As usual, it's all priced to go!

GONE!

PlayAsia is having a PS VIta blowout sale. It's good for the next day, and the sale is from $10 to $18 for several games! https://www.play-asia.com/info/PSVITASALE2018 Only a handful are English, but it's a pretty good deal on those that are.

Except this only does PSP on the PSVita... HENKaku softmods the PSVita fully. ARK just gives you PSP homebrew access on a Vita. It also seems to stop at 3.63 whereas I think the latest version out is 3.67 for the Vita and TV. I don't see anywhere on that site about softmodding the latest firmware. \ EDIT - I found this but it still isn't really available yet... http://wololo.net/2018/02/18/theflow-reveals-hes-fw-3-65-3-67-taihen-henkaku-will-eventually-find-way-fw-3-65-3-67/

I try to fix what I can, but my soldering skills (and equipment) leave a lot to be desired. If I can't fix it, I attempt to sell or give away what I can. Kinda hate when I feel like I'm giving away good things and somehow still get an ordeal just giving It away. If those just absolutely fail... I tend to just hoard the broken/unwanted item for ages. Eventually it's just going to get tossed though. I really hate throwing things away like that, but at some point, many items just have no value to anybody.

The Vita can do a softmod for emulation, but it has to be an older firmware (everywhere I see says 3.60 or earlier). Otherwise you're locked out... I thought I'd hack a PSTV, but it was just a few versions too new. My understanding is your best bet is some newer Vitas (if you go this route) as they wouldn't have the latest firmware installed. If you pick up a used Vita, you might ask what firmware it's currently on! No idea how accurate or how well they perform, but I'd imagine it'd be pretty well since the Vita is an Android adaptation. I'd say the PSP is the safest bet as I believe it can be fully softmodded at about any firmware and even up to the latest.

This is pretty cool, but I question the sustainability of a gaming arcade in this day and age? I realize that most of them make their money by selling other things (alcohol and etc), but I'd almost like to see a straight up arcade that's only an arcade and less of the "partycade" with points/tickets OR a "barcade". I'm more concerned with the partycade style since those tend to have terrible ticket spitting out games rather than actual video games. Barcade is quite a bit more acceptable just wish it wasn't so necessary to keep the business alive...

IMO it's kinda funny how many of us on AtariAge seem to be offloading these now. I've seen at least 3-4 different people (including myself). Everybody has their reasons I figure, but it's just funny to see some people saying "I'm done" with them. EDIT - I know it's only a few but still.

Just a heads up to anybody interested, Bayonetta 1 & 2 collection only has Bayonetta 2 on the actual Switch cart. Bayonetta 1 is a digital download with a code AND there's a chance your code won't work... I bought mine from Amazon, and I had to call Nintendo to get a new code. It's a known issue, but it's something I wanted to give a heads up to anybody purchasing it! Going to post this here and on the "WiiU Games to be ported" thread.

Just a heads up to anybody interested, Bayonetta 1 & 2 collection only has Bayonetta 2 on the actual Switch cart. Bayonetta 1 is a digital download with a code AND there's a chance your code won't work... I bought mine from Amazon, and I had to call Nintendo to get a new code. It's a known issue, but it's something I wanted to give a heads up to anybody purchasing it! Going to post this here and on the "Upcoming physical releases" thread.

True dat! ...didn't you make clocks at some point? Wouldn't it be possible to do some sort of silly "PS1 Clock" that uses the system to house the clock bits or something? Either hide the face under the top opening piece or on the opening piece itself? Just a thought~ I realize there's not really a way to mount it, but you'd probably find someone interested in the weirdness of it.

Being as I've never done it myself, I'm just going based off what my own previous understanding is and a bit of Google-Fu. The only replacements I seem to find for PS1 CD drives are Chinese made, and my understanding is those suck. The pirces I saw were like $15-20, and you can buy a full PS1 for that price. The usual thing I see suggested is to just "buy another one and swap the parts". I think there are just so many of them and so cheap that a true "replacement" isn't really viable for a cheap amount. Basically buying a pile of them and swapping parts and cases seems the route here. Unsure about the PSOne as I can't find any concrete info on it. From what I can see, the Original Game Boy (DMG) has the LCD pretty hardcore built into the motherboard itself. I can't seem to find a reliable replacement for just it. Apparently there's a heavy amount of soldering involved to remove one and then put a new one in. Another case of "Find a good one and swap it out". Seems like both of those consoles feature the same issue... Replacement isn't suggested. Just swap it.

I realize the majority here uses RetroPie, but there are a few alternatives if you want to check. A brief warning: I haven't used either of these, so I can't really add any input. https://www.recalbox.com/ - This one is supposed to be super easy and little effort, but you lose a lot of configuration capability that you have with RetroPie. http://www.lakka.tv/ - This is basically an OS Build of RetroArch (IE what RetroPie is using behind EmulationStation). It would probably offer the largest variety you could want, but I have a feeling the support is slightly less than RetroPie and frontend would lose some zazz.

Bump buuuump! I didn't realize how overpriced I had the Skyward Sword. I've knocked it down $20 and willing to work out offers on here. eBay link will remain the price it is, but I'll go lower on here for AtariAge members!

Well crap! I didn't know they expired. You don't really get many Gold Coins as is, and now I am going to lose 20 of them before the end of the month... A lot of their rewards aren't that great either. Anybody want a 20-30 gold item off My Nintendo? I'm fine redeeming and sending the code. I just can't find anything that's worth it for me, and I'll lose the coins on the 28th as is. FYI at this amount, it's mostly discounts on various titles. There's a few themes as well I think for this amount.

If you like Lovecraftian-inspired dungeon crawling with dark elements and reasonably difficult RPGing... Darkest Dungeon is your friend! Course it's available on basically everything right now, but I enjoy it quite a bit on the go with my Switch~

Just for future reference, it's best to not directly post keys in forums. Bots tend to get them and then they become invalid.

GONE

I've gone ahead and went back to the stock firmware (currently 4.1) on mine. I'm going to wait for an update to go back to the jailbreak firmware. I figure someone will get this tackled eventually, and then I can take advantage of it again! I already enjoy it greatly for what it does stock, so adding the ability to side load roms was really just a huge benefit. Although I do wonder... Maybe the Super NT's SD reader was setup to prevent the piracy for this very case? I mean... It works with flash carts, but with the jailbreak firmware, it can essentially be its own flashcart. It kinda ruins the business for actual flashcarts as you could buy this for the cost of the SD2SNES and already have it built in. (I realize the current jailbreak is closer in terms of capability to the Super EverDrive though.)

Short Version - They've already announced and sold out the second run. The first run was any preorders before their original release. Their second run released mid/late January, and my understanding is the second run is already sold out. I would assume they're going to keep producing batches so long as the hype and demand is alive. It'll probably get slower as the year goes on though I'd imagine.