A Modest Collection of Unsolicited Disk Pics, Gaming and Movie Related Items, and Events

[A Modest Collection of Unsolicited Disk Pics, Gaming and Movie Related Items, and Events]

Recently I just posted a photo essay of some of my gaming and movie related stuff, plus an event I was a part of that had Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell as the guest of honor, over at imgur that some of you may get a kick out of.

[Report: PS3, PS Vita stores will close for good this summer]

Not going to stop the modding but this will buy some time to find ways around things when they do finally get around to pulling the plug.

[20GB Backwards Compatible Model Score]

The best way to keep this thing alive it to keep it as cool as possible. Considering the poor design choices Sony made with the early units this is harder than necessary. I'm sure someone has made a watercooler for it. I know Sony made a way to seal the chips to keep their liquid metal paste fresh on the PS5. I wonder if something like that can help on the PS3.

[Report: PS3, PS Vita stores will close for good this summer]

The PS3 modding scene is going to ramp up quite a bit now as the modders try to find solutions to these various problems. I'm anxious to see what they come up with. I'm going to guess that Sony is also no longer going to do system updates for the PS3 after the shutdown. When somebody finally jailbreaks the last update then I would imagine the floodgates will open as Sony will no longer do anything to the system. Again, this is similar to what happened to the Nintendo Wii.

[Report: PS3, PS Vita stores will close for good this summer]

I'm sure that people are already working on putting all of those titles and patches on the net for downloading just as it was done for the Nintendo Wii. I don't know much about PS3 softmodding right now but I hope there is one that will allow you to use those downloaded titles and patches without getting your machine and account banned by Sony when connected to their services. This also brings up the question if and when they will no longer allow you to hook up the PS3 to PSN for Trophy acquisition and upload. I don't think they'll shut that part down but, given this current situation, it is a fair question to ask.

[A universal chip to play Resident Evil 1.5 on the PS1?]

You could also try softmodding:

 

 

[Plex launches a subscription-based retro game streaming service, ‘Plex Arcade’]

Whenever I hear the word Plex I think of this:

 

[Game Stop's Anti-Collector Mentality Continues!]

So.....what do you guys think about what's going on with their stocks? Pretty wild.

[Why Modern "Consoles?"]

Seeing the topic title I can't help but think "why male models"?

[Playing JP games on my US PS2- best options?]

And going Fat will also give you the option of using hard drives and SSDs if you want to go that route.

[Are 5200 Controllers As Bad As Everyone Says]

You know, a solution to this is to make a new 5200 joypad but make it based off of the Jaguar joypad. Somebody has already found a way to use the current style of analog stick that today's game consoles use so replace the D-pad with that and switch out the Jaguar keypad with the 5200's. Problem solved. Oh, and make a digital D-pad and D-stick version for those who want to go the digital route. I mean, there are already Pro Controller repros - why not alter it for the 5200. I think it would do very well.

[KFC CONSOLE]

If it is inexpensive but has a lot of power then I would think that people would buy it but I think a lot of them would end up getting modded in some way to make it into a more traditional looking console. However, it has been pointed out that the chicken warmer concept is a good way of dealing with the excess heat - perhaps using it for more that just chicken, like popcorn (also already suggested). If modded right you could use it for scented wax and at least make your work area smell nice.

[Playing JP games on my US PS2- best options?]

I'm a little surprised that no one has managed to figure out a way to do import games with FMCB by now. Or maybe it isn't possible.

[Playing JP games on my US PS2- best options?]

It has been years since I played the softmod scene but you might want to look into that and see if there is a softmod (via Free McBoot or other alternatives) that will allow for this. Will save you (or someone else) from opening up the unit and possibly blowing it up.

[PSP in 2020?]

13 hours ago, Video said:

I have a 1k and a 3k, the 3 is lighter, and slightly thinner, it also has a video out port so you can get various video cables to attach it to tv. Keep in mind, on tv it has a post card border since the system is low resolution. The 1k is my workhorse though, taking a larger battery gives it a longer life, but as batteries are all old now, this may be a moot point.

 

Over all, I liked it, when you stick to "made for it" games, but many console games made it that just didn't work due to go few controls. It was hit and miss on consoles, gta was imo great, but that's about all the consoles I liked on it. 

There's a special battery cover that will allow you to use the 1000 battery in a 3000. That's what I have and it works great. BTW, when I have my PSP in storage I always take the battery out.

[Jaguar Kiosk Restoration Project]

Not mine though: https://imgur.com/gallery/T6r5pLw

[XBOX SERIES S OWNERS ARE PLAYING PS2 GAMES VIA EMULATION]

MicroSoft is not going to remove this. According to another video by MVG MS realized that most of those who wanted to jailbreak their Xboxes wanted to do so for emulator use. So they decided to allow you to use Developer Mode (for a one time $20 fee) so you can do so without modding the system. By giving this group one of the major things they want MS is helping to control the modding scene by limiting the number of those wanting to do so. The system will eventually be jailbroken but there will be fewer people to take advantage of it (unless the process is so simple that anybody can do it).

[Uses for a broken Jaguar motherboard?]

A revision to that should be a lighter colored background with the logo and data (as mentioned earlier) but the background should be made of thin plastic with screw posts added to it so you can actually screw the motherboard down and also have the screws themselves become part of the artwork.

[[Brainstorming] How would you name the next Xbox after Series S/X?]

Xbox 5.

[Uses for a broken Jaguar motherboard?]

Clean it up and put in a frame - make it art. I've seen it done with controllers and cartridges. Why not with motherboards? Include the logo and some data with it.

[The Atari VCS Info Thread]

On 7/29/2020 at 9:43 PM, Stephen said:

With enough pounds of lettuce (air) in the salad, a few ounces of shit (anything we say) won't matter.  The prophets will be grateful for the morsel we put out.  The haters will use this for ammo to destroy the project.  Atari name is --- --- wait for it ---.  GOLD DUST!!!!!!!!!!

Is it me or does Stardust look like Rebel Wilson?

[PS2 Problem with Loading ISO files]

It's been awhile since I've done this but I think you need to format the drive with WinHiip first before it can be used. Also, are you using HDLoader or Open PS2 Loader?

[Jaguar Mouse Question]

There's a code inside T2K that when activated will allow you to use rotary encoders for the game. You hook up the encoder to the left and right directions of the D-Pad to allow for the quadrature inputs. The game is pretty amazing with the right encoder setup.

[Cannon Fodder soldier name glitch?]

I don't think it would work since the game was not programmed with a mouse in mind.

[Games that utilize the Mouse Controller]

3 hours ago, Rick Dangerous said:

Uses it, or Would benefit from it?  Please clarify in your posts! 

 

I get in this case it would be benefit....lol.  I don't think any original retail release games had mouse capability. 

Would definitely benefit from it. Both the Amiga and PC versions use a mouse and that is way better control for that game than the joypad. The Jag version obviously doesn't support a mouse but if you're talking about a mouse patch for certain games then this one should be near the top of the list.