HoshiChiri
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And I was looking forward joining the microvision brotherhood.
Me too... this honestly just makes me sad, I'd probably shell out for a Microvision with a nice, new screen.
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It's pretty disgusting, I don't know why they would have the policy that if you volunteer there you get first dibs. It just encourages that horrible behaviour. Definitely puts my minor grousing about not finding any good electronics in perspective, when there are people there who just want to put their kid in some decent clothes so they can be warm when they go to school. Like you said in your other post, we aren't 'owed' anything. The stuff we do is for entertainment, not basic survival!
Oh, you're NOT allowed to 'have dibs' if you volunteer. Of the people I've known who work/worked in thrift, that's a constant. If they're setting stuff aside while volunteering, they are breaking policy. The real question is, does immediate management know, or care? I've known a person or two who broke policy when no one was looking (not gonna lie, that's how I got my dreamcast keyboard way back when).
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I don't think much of these 'shame' things.... no one will ever have to play/watch/read/listen to everything. Even the really good stuff. I don't think it's worth feeling oh-so-inadequate for having the very human problem of needing to stop and sleep at some point in your day. Plus, just because something is an acclaimed masterpiece doesn't mean it'll appeal to you. But, since the point here is to share a "shame", I'll just pick something that might surprise people... let's see... ah, I know.
I've owned it for years, but I've never played Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. How's THAT for "shame"?
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I like VGcollect too. They are supposed to do a similar "shelf" view but after a couple of years of it being promised there's hasn't been anything released yet. I really like how I can add items not in the database though since I'm probably the only person there interested in the Tandy Coco.
That is a big plus for me as well- I've never used anything to catalog my games that wasn't missing at least 1 title I wanted to add. Being able to do so- and have it be added instantly, as opposed to going into some queue to maybe, possibly get added in later- is a big plus.
I genuinely don't get the fascination with shelf view. Oh boy, a digital facsimile of what my stuff might look like in a Blockbuster video... yay? As long as images are available for speedy browsing, I don't see the need to clutter things up with shelf and wallpaper graphics. I like stats. The old club IGN page from years ago had the best stats... stuff like approximated value, what publisher/system/genre you had the most games of, average review score. I'd much rather see the 'pie chart' page over at vgcollect get some new values added to it than anything else.
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I found out about this 2 days too late to buy in... I totally would have. I love the idea of a zapper game that doesn't require a CRT, so I can make use of it. Plus a new party game is always a good thing in my circle.
As far as the concept being 'morbid'... is it really worse than what we normally do in videogames?
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I get the feeling his wife told him to offload the 'stupid videogames' and this is his way of being able to tell her no one would buy them.
Seriously though- who do these people think they're selling to? No collector would buy a lot like this, they'd have the common stuff already & just want to cherry-pick the titles they need. No reseller in their right mind would pay the price you want (average of $47-48 per game). Even if they money wasn't an issue, the logisitics of moving all of it would be a nightmare. I don't get it.
Also, why do so many of these big game collections have such terrible setups for the actual consoles? Looks like he's got like 4 piled on top of each other next to a 13 inch off brand tv... how do you actually play in a setup like that?
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Give them to good homes or trade them in for something i'm after.
This- on the very, VERY rare occasion I left a system leave my possession, I'm always more concerned about where it's going that what I'm getting out of it. The two systems I had that didn't work/broke on me were taken to used game stores, in the hopes that their parts could bring another system to life. When I got my PS2 back in high school, I gave away my PS1 to a friend. Same thing when I got my Game Boy Color (kind of regret getting rid of the grey brick, though.) Last year I sold my spare NES set (toaster, 2 controllers, zapper & hookups) to a co-worker for $35. About half the going price on Ebay, but I was promised it was going to her husband's new game room. I'm told after she surprised him with it, she'd catch him peeking in the box and giggling (they had no games/shelf to set it up on right away.) That's good enough for me!
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I'm pretty sure most of the famine is caused by "pickers" picking the stores clean. Sometimes I hate that term. If you have a few busy flea markets or used game stores in your area, there is likely an increased market for old games, consoles and accessories. I have asked about it in a couple of independent thrift stores and heard that there are a few different guys who come in almost every day and buy everything they can find. Sometimes deals are cut so the stuff never even makes it to the sales floor. These guys have a strong motivation to vacuum everything up because it is an important part of their income.
I can basically confirm this is the case. I have a sister-in-law working in a local thrift store. Their place doesn't have a set "put-out" time for new stuff. Once they have a full load of freshly tagged items, it goes to the floor. They quite literally have people camping in the store, open to close, jumping every new cart that comes out. As I've been told, items for the lockup case tend to be watched by security, who will throw out anyone who jumps the cart prior to the items going into the case. As for the rest of the store? Wheel out cart to correct area, run to protect yourself, come back when the piranha are done feeding and put away what's left. (Also, never leave your cart unsupervised. If you have anything good, it'll get taken.)
As for the quality of service... most thrift stores run job-training programs. Which means anyone who isn't a register jockey is probably someone who literally can't hold a job anywhere else. These are the people sister-in-law manages in the back. Imagine someone who, in the middle of their shift, pulls out their phone, calls their kid/friend, and tells their boss (their boss!) that it's an emergency call- we don't know where we're going for dinner tonight! I am not making this up, these are things that happen. She really wants out, but she's helping mom deal with her dad's medical care, and the thrift store does offer ridiculously flexible scheduling.
I've long since given up on finding thrift deals. On the one hand, I live just south of Mr. MetalJesus, so there's enough gaming around that it does roll into the thrift shops. On the other, there's enough people after it that anything really good is gone instantly. I've opted for the 'stalk ebay and hope you get lucky' method of deal hunting... it's not great.
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The debug mode code in Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Genesis was another one of those codes that made a game terribly easy. With debug mode, it was impossible NOT to get all the Chaos Emeralds. I had fun using it to turn into a coin and just put a bunch of coins in the air and grab them. I memorized the code back in the day, but I would have to look it up now if I wanted to use it.
Up, down, left, right, hold A and push start on the title screen. One of the few codes I've never forgotten.
Aladdin on the Genesis had a code where you could, at any point, pause and enter a-b-b-a-a-b-b-a... and finish the stage. Straight-up instant complete. I remember finding a demo kiosk at Disneyland, and doing that over and over again. Beat the game in 5ish minutes, I think. There was a very confused man who came to see the credits rolling as I walked away.
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Video game Hell is all your consoles have Hello Kitty on them:
I see absolutely nothing wrong with this. Heck, this is my handheld collection:
The bling is important, dammit!
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Bump again, since Lunar 2 has been acquired & the list has been updated
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It's not an app, but I started using vgcollect.com after someone here linked to it, and I love it! I've bounced around from site to site for years, but this is the first one that's let me list my entire collection, which is wonderful. The stats page has some awesome stuff on it too- I especially like that it breaks down your collection by category. I'm a lot more concerned about the number of physical games I own than digital games or what version of each console I have, so it's great that it breaks that down. Sometimes the listings are incorrect, but mods are quick on the update logs, so if you submit the right info it's corrected in just a day or two. New submissions are added instantly, too- handy for getting obscure items into your collections fast. Long story short- definitely the best thing I've ever used for listing.
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For online purchases- I don't care at all about the 3% exchange fee. If I can get what I want, at a price I'm happy with, I'm not really concerned about what money goes to paypal/shipping/etc. However- it is important that I can figure that out. Once in awhile, I've found international sellers (usually Japanese, I deal with them more) who only list a yen price & only accept a yen payment. This means I don't know what my final total is until it comes out of my bank account. I can always try checking an exchange site to get an estimate, but the number varies from site to site. Plus, if it takes a week to get billed, the rate's likely changed. That's usually not a problem with Ebay transactions, though.
As far as in-person transactions... considering how many cashiers have trouble with just handling US currency, I understand why they wouldn't want to bother with Canadian (except the dime thing... it's just a dime! Dump it on someone else in their change already!) I am a bit surprised to learn about the trouble with bank exchanges, though- you'd think they'd be set up to handle it properly. At least along the border/in tourist hotspots. Maybe we've just stumbled into a business venture...
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April: 2x R4i Gold 3DS & an EZ Flash V 3-in-1 Expansion cart for my DS Lite and the misses' DSi XL.
May: Everdrive N8 for our NES.
June: Everdrive MD for our Sega Genesis.
July: Everdrive GB for my Game Boy / Game Boy Color.
August: A reconditioned Vader model Atari 2600 from Best Electronics and a Harmony Encore for it.
I am giggling to myself that the Atari was sold off, but is on the 'buy' list for later. I mean, I get why, but it still sound silly to say out loud.
I'm also very jealous at your solid collecting plan... mine got torpedoed over the holidays, and I'm still sorting it out.
(I guess I have to sell all my SMS and Genesis stuff too actually, I don't get rid of stuff often...but the flash cart made them even less important than they already were to me--I am a casual Sega fan at best)
I'm listening...
I don't particularly need anything, but as the Genesis was when I really got into gaming, I tend to be a bit attached to it. I feel like the seagulls from Nemo when it gets mentioned. "Sega? Sega! Sega!"
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Man, how do you pick just one? There's so much variety out there, and you expect me to huck it all out the window in favor of one simple experience? C'mon, dude!
I suppose, if someone put a gun to my head and forced me to pick- Katamari Forever. The Katamari series has a wonderful balance of the pick-up-and-play nature of most retro games, and the story driven long-haul style of the modern era. There's varied levels that change up how you approach your rolling. Honestly, I'd put the whole series up as a potential 'best ever'- but since we're going for a single game, I'll pick the one that combines some of the best stages from the whole run.
Other favorite titles:
Demon Attack- I've only played the Intellivision version thus far, but it's a fantastic lil' shooter that somehow keeps its Jaws-theme soundtrack from getting too old.
Guardian Legend- an adventure game meets shooter for the NES that'll make you wonder why no one else did the same thing. I may be biased, this is tied to one of my best childhood gaming stories.
Klonoa 2: Luntea's Veil- One of the best platformers I've ever played. It's not terribly difficult... think Kirby... but it's gorgeous and fun.
Elite Beat Agents: I love rhythm games, and this is one of the most unique & entertaining ones you'll ever come across. I picked EBA over its Japanese counterparts simply for song familiarity- and I have to give them props for making a brand-new game for the English market over just porting a Japanese one.
Patapon: AKA, the reason I bought my PSP when I did. Another very unqiue take on the rhythm genre, this time mixed with a sprinkle of side-scrolling strategy. Also, you get to be a god. That's always fun.
Tearaway: I have never played a game that made me, personally, feel like a part of the story the way Tearaway does. You don't play as the main character, you play WITH them. It's an amazing dynamic.
Final Fantasy 12: I've played a lot of JRPGs. They mostly do the same thing- get your friends, save the world. I love that, in FF12, the world is not at stake- it's just some rinky-dink country. I love that so much. Plus, the cast is great, and I'm just a fan of Mr. Matsuno's storytelling in general.
Crazy Taxi: The only driving game where not being able to stay on the road, isn't gonna mess you up too much. Original soundtrack is a must.
Ok... so I guess that's a top 10 list off the top of my head. It's hardly refined, though.
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The Guardian Legend:In the game, the player controls a lone protagonist, the Guardian, who is on a quest to destroy a large alien-infested world named Naju before it reaches the planet Earth.
YES.
YES YES YES.
I love this game. I've never finished it- hell, I'm not sure I've ever gotten more than 2 keys. I still love it- it's a slightly bizarre but completely awesome mash-up of vertical shooter and Zelda. It is very worth your time!
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I have a friend who's been hunting for Felix for years now- she used to play it with her grandma on grandma's nes. She was always told that, when grandma passed, the games were promised to her. When the time came, she got the box in the mail from her mom- and only then did anyone learn that a couple of opportunitistic cousins had raided grandma's stuff for valuables. Any game that was worth more than about $20 was gone.
Apparently grandma also had that really expensive Flintstones game- she's accepted that's never coming back. -
Done... with?I don't understand the question...
In all seriousness though, basically every system has more games to discover. Done with the classics? Find hidden gems. Then dig into your favorite genre. Then check out homebrews. There's really no "done" if you don't want there to be.
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You are the man! Problem solved on the multi-disc front.
No problem- it took me months of hunting to stumble across those guys, so I like to spread the word when I can.
Also I find it so ironic that multi-disc CDs or games from the 90s had those oversized jewel cases that held 2, 3, or in some cases 4 CDs. Now when an artist or comp releases a 2 CD set, they are in those jewel cases with the ultra skinny tray for the second disc that takes the same form factor as a standard single CD jewel case. I don't remember the last time I saw a retail package with the oversize jewel case.
Worse, many companies are now opting for various "eco-friendly" CD/DVD/BluRay packages with waxed paper sleeves and no plastic at all apart from the disc media. I fuxxing hate those!
It amazes me how much disc packing has shrunk... I've seen cases that put 6 discs into the space of 1 standard 15mm DVD case, without using those awful spindle hubs. It's kind of crazy!
Oh, but on the note of annoying 'eco-friendly' cases... I HATE these things so much!
I get the idea- "less plastic waste is better for the planet!" Here's the problem:
1)It's not waste if I'm not going to throw it away. Most people do keep their disc cases!
2)Why are you taking away the plastic from DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DISC?! That's where I want it the most!
These aren't saving anything, they're making it worse... because people like me buy good cases and throw these away whenever possible! I'm still hoping to find proper non-eco cases in Wii U blue so I can upgrade those.
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But to the first point! There are so many games from the 90's that have 2,3,4 discs and finding DVD cases for them is always a pain in the ass..
http://usplastics.com/search/?q=dvd&view=g&refinements=&skip=30
Love these guys. You don't have to buy in bulk, shipping is reasonable enough (at least it was, it's been awhile). You're still out of luck if you need a 4-disc case or want authentic stuff... but if you just need a home for the discs, it's great. (the green single-disc amarays are 360 green too.)
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Do you think Bushnell is right? That VR will make arcades viable again?
It's an intriguing thought, to be sure- considering the expense of the headsets, there's definitely people who'd rather pay a couple dollars to try it for 15 minutes instead of shelling out a few hundred and sacrificing a room in their home. I know I certainly don't have the option to have a 'VR room'. (I'm assuming the vive-style setup where you actually move about the space is going to be a goal for most VR here.)
At the same time, though- you'll need tech that can't be had in your home and some 'killer apps' to get & keep people interested beyond just trying it out once. As it stands, I think a few cities could pull off a temporary VR arcade- think something like an exhibit at the local science center. But something permanent? I'm not so sure.
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Oh man, if shipping wasn't going to be outrageous...I would probably jump on this. If you were in the Seattle area, I would jump on this.
Where were you 2 summers ago when I threw out my nigh-complete run of PSM?! I was only missing issue 1! *sigh*
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I kind of think of it like this: most social media, like facebook, is like being at a party. Everyone's in their little groups talking to everyone else, not paying much attention to any other conversations, and the topics can change at the drop of a hat people move from group to group so nothing is talked about in depth.
Forums are more like a study group. We have our focus, and we're pouring over the books, discussing what we find & what it means to the topic at hand. Occasionally you get on an unrelated tangent, but it doesn't last too long. No one's talking over each other because we're all learning about the same thing.
I don't think forums will ever die completely- there will always be a desire for a conversation over chatter on certain subjects. I do think we'll continue to see forums sort of collapse in on themselves, as more followers of more niche interests move to places that discuss similar, but not identical, topics so there's a faster flow of conversation. For example, I'm not sure how well a dedicated colecovision forum would work, but as a sub-topic somewhere that discusses all classic gaming? It at least lets you read about other older systems you might like while you wait for your topic to get some new hits. Plus, people who aren't big enough fans to join a dedicated coleco forum will pop in and comment while waiting on their system-of-choice to get talked about... so you end up with more people talking than you would otherwise.
(It certainly doesn't hurt that the kind of people who'd care about 30-40 year old videogames are the kind of people who grew up on forums & therefore are more comfortable in them.
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Atari 2600 VS Dreamcast
in Classic Console Discussion
Posted · Edited by HoshiChiri
If you're into it, the Dreamcast is one of the most hackable systems out there... for example, running an import game just requires popping in a boot disc, no console mods nessecary. A very good choice if you want to make it do what it ain't supposed to do.