AussieAtari

That is certainly the trend on eBay.Oz. Some time ago eBay did put out an announcement that they were going to crack down on outrageous post & pack charges but either their interpretation of too high a charge and mine differs greatly or nothing ever happened.

I'll check my stuff out over the weekend and let you know what I find.

Second hand game stores in Oz are expensive but with the stupid prices things are going for on eBay plus the out of control packaging and postal charges the sellers rip you off with often what seems like a high price in a store is about the same as the total on eBay, but at least you can inspect the game before you buy.

I've just come from reading the GG LED thread, I agree that would work but I do not have anywhere near the electronics capability to figure out how to do it. When I get my new games room sorted out (later in the year) I might dissect one of my Lynx units on the workbench and see what can be done. Of course, any pointers in the meantime would be GREATLY appreciated

You can often find C64 stuff at Gametraders stores, they won't have it in the store but the owners usually have heaps of older gear that has been traded in storage. Just go in and ask.

They were but in quite limited numbers as they never really took off. One went on eBay.com.au before Christmas for around AUD$60. Prices are way too high at the moment, seemingly fuelled by a few rabid collectors/on line stores who seem intent on buying up anything at stupid prices. Two years ago people were almost giving systems and games away now it is quite the reverse. I'm buying games for all systems back to SNES from local gaming stores now for less than on eBay and without all of the hassles.

I'm lucky in that I've never had a console fail, in fact my Dreamcast was recently subjected to a really bad shock when I moved the cupboard it was in down a flight of stairs and forgot the unit was still in there - lucky it does not seem to have had any ill-effects - I'm a twit!!! However, I have had a couple of Lynx II backlights fail and a couple of Game Gear sound issues. The latter is a really simple fix but I am yet to find a solution for the backlights. All this talk about the Colecovisions really get me nervous, mine is pretty bashed about but still works fine. I do baby my Vectrex though as I would hate anything to go wrong with it as I reckon fixing it would be bloody near impossible!

Hello all, I am wanting to set up a Xbox in a MAME cabinet and am having difficulty finding a simple and complete MAME solution for it on the web. Can anyone advise what to use, how to install and any tips/tricks that are needed to be known. As this has no doubt been covered some time ago, even pointers to previous threads would be appreciated.

Follow up on 1st post: Having played the unit for some weeks now I am beginning to agree with the thought that the Wii might be heading to where the N64 and GC were in regards to 3rd party software, the controllers really lend themselves to specialty titles as the cross platform titles do not seem to play as well as on the Xbox due to the controller. But that said, we have been having a blast playing GC games on our Wii, we never bought a GC and the games are all on clearance around here so we have been getting into some exclusive titles and really enjoying them. As with the N64, 4 player games are great on the Wii/GC.

She Who Must Be Obeyed bought a copy of this on the weekend, I was surprised to see it was a US version as all local releases are normally through Nintendo Australia. So maybe that's why they seem to be rare, they were all bundled up and shipped over here! If you really cannot find a copy and want one, I can get you one for AUD$50 plus postage, PM me if you want.

Very, very nice indeed! I still have not managed to get a Jag, was bidding on one yesterday but it is already over AUD$200 and has not finished yet. I did take delivery of a brand spanking new FB2 two weeks ago (thanks again Murph74).

Bomberman Land Touch! for me as I'm a big Bomberman fan and this game is one of the best in the franchise for all the reasons given by figgler. SMB would have to come a close second for me.

Are you going to sate our curiosity and let us know why you are after the rights, some new hardware perhaps?

You're spot on, I think the Wii is the modern gaming equivalent of the Mac when it first came out and was compared to the PC of the time - so easy to use and enjoy the software and not have to worry about the hardware.

I'm not with you on the Baseball thing but Wii Cricket would be awesome!!! Thanks for the Super Swing recommendation, I'll pick it up when I can find a copy, like over there anything Wii keeps selling out - apart from Cars and Spongebob games.

I hope that playing a 2600 game is a dream of yours and that wish does indeed come true soon.

Is there anyway you can view the scores table in Wii Sports? It would be great to be able to see all player's high scores for all the sports on the one table. The info is in there but there does not seem to be any way to see it all at once which seems to be a bit of an oversight.

The Wiimotes have an on-screen battery power indicator which is handy if you are using rechargables.

System: It has exceeded my expectations in build quality and the controls are superb. Ok, so every now and then you can confuse the motion detectors but overall they completely support the game play and do become an extension of your arm - very impressive. Games: We only have Sports and Play (which came with our second Wiimote). Sports is excellent. We have had people who have almost never played video games spend hours playing sports. The graphics are fine and the controls excellent. It is being played at least one hour a night since Xmas in our house. WiiPlay came out once, was looked at and went back in the box. It just does not seem to really add any value. It may be a good title for young kids to get used to the controls and that may be all. We've been holding off getting any more games at the moment due to cost and waiting to see what you guys recommend. We will definitely be heading off to get Super Swing Golf as I reckon Sports Golf is pretty good and She Who Must Be Obeyed loves the game. I'll be out shopping for some GC games and a controller and memory card this week as well as it has already been said, but getting two systems in one is pretty cool and we never got a GC and there are some games we had missed out on that we will now add to the collection. Overall, a great addition to our gaming room and we are looking forward to spending a lot of time Wii'ing in the corner.

After finally getting a FB2 (Thanks Murph) which took a lot of time, expense and mucking about, I really want the FB3 to be.... Available off the shelf in Oz.

Coleco was big but everyone must have them buried in their garages as they are relatively rare. You are right about the Vectrex though, I'm lucky enough to have mint system but they are going for ridiculously high prices at the moment. XEGS were almost given away a few years ago, now the prices are higher.

I've got to add Murph74, after some backed out, Murph bought and sent a FB2 all the way to Oz.

KEEP IT AND BRING IT WITH YOU! eBay.com.au is where you will get most of your stuff in Oz and a quick look will show that prices here are very variable but mostly are going up, up, up. Jag and 5200 stuff is very hard to find but 2600 hardware and games are very easy to pick up. Bricks and mortar stores that sell "retro" stuff are few and expensive, if you will have the time to trawl garage sales you should do okay for Nintendo and Sony stuff. So come on over to God's own country and enjoy Remember that many wonderful days and nights will start with beer and barbies and finish with beer and gaming

As I was reading this I was also discussing the whole Wii and VC thing with one of our IT guys and he handed me a D-Link Wireless G54 Access Point to try with my ADSL modem (which has one ethernet point) and Wii - will this work? I am a complete wireless newbie adn would appreciate any pointers. Cheers.

That is indeed a bummer, have you tried collectorscardsandgames for your CV and Jag games? I have found Mike to be extremely helpful, honest and has a great range of titles available and he charges postage to Oz at cost.