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    In a word "YES!" The PSX in my opinion was THE console to have back in the day. There are a lot of really good games for it. You have the original Resident Evil series, which was kind of a big deal when they came out. Silent Hill is timeless. The first two titles in the Legacy of Kain series is on it (which are the best of the series), a bunch of RPG games that are highly regarded, decent race titles... I figure that anyone can find a game/genre they like on the console.

     

    It gets a little harder if you are collecting peripheral hardware, or going for Dev units... but they can be had. Collecting authentic prototypes can be difficult, but some of the more infamous ones are out there as ISOs, if you just want to try them out for grins (if you have a debug unit... some of them won't run on a modded unit).

     

    It's relatively inexpensive to collect for, though you can no longer find the games cheap through the mainstream outlets, but I have found that some of the smaller shops, and occasioanlly pawn shops have a fair selection. Of course, there are always some of the more rare titles that you will have to hunt for, but that is part of the challenge of collecting, even within limitations that you may have set for yourself. I don't know anyone who has a complete PSX library, and frankly, there's enough shovelware out there, that unless you are die hard, dead set on having a complete collection, you likely wouldn't want in there anyway. Lol.

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    Sounds cool at any rate! From what I know multi-carts are either pirates, or homebrew compilations. I say it's cool regardless.

    I too want to see pics. Not because I have a vast knowledge base, but because I am the curious sort.

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    For playing strictly Genesis titles on, it's groovy enough. I have heard that there are some compatibility issues here and there, but none I've run across. Typically I have a 1st gen to plug in and play... the Genny 3 hangs out in a box most of the time. I still like the effort to make it compact though. I always find it neat to see how small systems can get. 2600 Jr for example.

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    Back in the day, my parents used to let my oldest nephew (he was the only nephew at the time) play the SNES. He deleted both my Super Mario World, and Donkey Kong Country saves. Both games were practically 100% (missing a secret on SMW, and a couple on DKC). They didn't understand why I was angry about it. Clearly they don't grasp the amount of time needed to make that kind of progress in those titles! Maybe one day I'll get back around to making a master save like that again (one spot was always dedicated this way in any game I play).

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    I am off and on on AA as I have a lot going on at any given time. I think the thread for "How to spot a repro, or a fake" is a great idea. This isn't to bash the sale and circulation of reproduction carts (as some of us wouldn't have certain titles in our collections if not for reproductions), but how to recognize a repro/fake depending on how it is being marketed, correct? eBay should have a tutorial about that themselves! But, as this forum is a source of collective knowledge and all that, I think it's an awesome idea.

     

    As an example, I once bought a reproduction Airball cartridge, and it looked legit from the outside, as whoever did the repro cared enough to put it in a clean, black Tengen cart w/o label. All proto pics I have seen of this in the case was such. The seller didn't state whether it was repro or legit, so I assumed it was a reproduction, and bid accordingly. I won the auction for what I thought was a fairly modest price. Popped the case open, and on the board is a sticker, stating who dumped the ROM, and when (nice touch for whoever made the board). Just something that might be added to such a thread: at times, it is appropriate to ask to see the board/ROM chips themselves to verify authenticity, or reproduction status.

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    I see nothing wrong with selling a reproduction cartridge at all. Except that it must be labeled on the auction page that it is a repro. The label on the cartridge appears to be home printed (not the same quality I have seen on genuine items, and I have seen better quality on other repro labels as well).

     

    The price is unreasonably high for a reproduction, which I think is the sticking point to one of the above posts. Would I pay $75-100 for the real thing? Sure, most collectors would I think; unless they were really patient, or had other leads. Asking genuine price for a repro item is pretty unethical, though merely taking advantage of a situation.

     

    Hateful: I do not know how the market is these days, but a few years ago, I was seeing $75-150 for genuine Wizard titles on auction. Just depends on if a bid war happens.

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    "The results of this; we will all have to settle for an unauthorized release. Kind of like all of the reproduction protos that are out there now: Centipede, AvP, Daemonsgate, etc). "

    -I could live with this, easily.

     

    I guess until then, I'll have to settle for the SNES version when I get enough money to buy one (very much broke at the moment).

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    Eric:

    Did you get your hands on a proto, or is this a game you are developing yourself? Going over your play-through it seems like a HUGE game for the Lynx, and that isn't so much a bad thing. I mean, the Gameboy had several full length/feature games for it! Why not the Lynx?

     

    Sorry if a non-desirable member posted in reply to something I asked, that was not the intention. It's just that I like the sort of world EOTB is set in, and I think of things like D&D and Baldur's Gate whenever I see something like this... ie: fun but time consuming (as games of this nature are inclined to be). Would be a neat addition to any Lynx collection!

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    Sold a bunch of stuff locally just to get it cleared out. I still have items for sale, and the original post has been modified to reflect what I still have up for grabs. Been trying to thin stuff out as nest I can. I might even put my player older style Genesis on here, since I have a Genny3, which is way more compact. Just an idea for now though.

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    I've used many of those Mr. Clean magic eraser things on Atari computer stuff. When I came across the old A8s my family had when I was much younger, they were VERY dusty, and it was persistent. The magic eraser took care of that. I also used those on some ST computer stuff I picked up a while ago. Sometimes a damp washcloth and some diligence is all it takes to square most things away.

     

    I don't always get around to cleaning everything I have sold/for sale, but at least the worst case scenario of what I have sold has been a little dust. I always try to be as accurate as possible in description and pictures.

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