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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by Ironhide » Sat Nov 16, 2019 3:34 pm

Victor Mildew wrote:I got my GBA out of the loft last night, I'd forgotten what a lovely little console it is :wub:

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I had a white one too, I think I prefer the original design to the SP but the lack of a lit screen was a massive issue for certain games.

I gave the original model to my sister when I got the SP and she instantly girlified it by using a pink ribbon as a wrist strap :lol:

She also nicked/permanently borrowed my copies of Mario Kart, Kuru Kuru Kururin and Harvest Moon.

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by Cheeky Devlin » Sat Nov 16, 2019 5:41 pm

I prefer the original GBA look over the SP as well. As you say though it's that screen that lets it down. What the hell were they thinking? :lol:

My SD2SNES Pro arrived today and it works perfectly. All my SNES ROMS now playable through an actual Super Famicom. Awesome. :D

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by Lazy Fair » Sun Nov 17, 2019 7:12 am

kerr9000 wrote:I'd start with a cotton bud, I often just dampen it with s baby wipe and clean the contacts on the cart, I do it again and again with fresh buds until it comes back clean then use dry buds to dry them off. Its also occasionally good to clean your consoles slot using the credit card trick, if you look me up on YouTube there's a video showing how I do it, I'd post the link but I'm on my rubbish phone just search kerr9000 cleaning you'll find it


I’ve cleaned everything up and my games are loading up much more regularly. I’m not getting a different problem which I had forgotten about, the machine randomly resets itself. The length of time it takes to do so varies.

Sometimes I can have a game on two minutes and it will just start from scratch, other times I could play for 30 mins with no issue.

The red light on the front stars solid so not sure if it’s the power supply.

One person mentioned that cheap AV cables can cause this.

I have a spare psu that I’ve borrowed so will try that when I get time. I can also try the official GameCube video cable and see if that fixes it.

Anyone else had to deal with this? Seems fairly common online but the fixes vary wildly.


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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by Victor Mildew » Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:45 am

"Oh I think I'll finally get all my retro stuff out of the loft, catalogue it and then decide what to sell"

*2 hours later*

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See you next weekend.

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by Victor Mildew » Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:41 pm

:wub: The J-cart! The certificates and invites, I'd forgotten all about them :wub:

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by kerr9000 » Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:49 pm

Victor Mildew wrote::wub: The J-cart! The certificates and invites, I'd forgotten all about them :wub:

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I thought the J carts were a blooming awesome idea , I also love the fact it comes with invites what's not to love, its great when you see retro stuff and it has all the extra clobber with it

Well today I got Primal for the ps2 for 50p complete and uefa champions league 2004-2005 for the original Xbox for 50p not the most amazing stuff but its something.

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by Victor Mildew » Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:07 am

It's great isn't it. It's such a great to see things like that, when today the only way you'd get anything comparable is by buying some overpriced collectors edition shite.

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by Green Gecko » Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:19 pm

I should probably say wd40 isn't necessarily the best idea because it doesn't evaporate, that's the point, it's s lubricant.

It's basically white spirit mixed with oil. So try other chemical cleaners first. As oil can create a barrier to conductivity.

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by kerr9000 » Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:14 pm

Got a few games today

Burnout 3 for Xbox missing manual 50p
Prince of Persia warrior within for Xbox missing manual 50p
Mechassault for Xbox complete 50p
SSX on tour for Xbox complete 50p

Already had a bash on Burnout 3 , I still blooming love this game just as much.

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by Drumstick » Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:49 am

Takedown is just the perfect arcade racer. Easily in my all-time top 20 games, maybe even top 10.

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by Cheeky Devlin » Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:01 am

I know some people like 2, but for me Burnout 3 is the best one they ever made and I didn't particularly like what they did with Paradise.

I think it's why I loved their version of NFS: Hot Pursuit.

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by Corazon de Leon » Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:14 am

I, err, really like the fourth Burnout as well. Takedown and Revenge are about as good as arcade racing ever got. And the Crash mode :wub:

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by Cheeky Devlin » Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:18 am

I always forget about Revenge.

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by Drumstick » Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:32 am

They ruined Crash Mode in Revenge.

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by kerr9000 » Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:44 am

I cant stand Paradise , now playing 3 I dislike it even more

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by Cheeky Devlin » Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:06 pm

I finished Shenmue II last night and I need a new retro game to actually play.

I want to give my SD2SNES a work out so it's gonna be a SNES game, but I'm not sure what.

Any suggestions? Ideally something that's not one of the obvious picks.

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by Cumberdanes » Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:09 pm

Cheeky Devlin wrote:I finished Shenmue II last night and I need a new retro game to actually play.

I want to give my SD2SNES a work out so it's gonna be a SNES game, but I'm not sure what.

Any suggestions? Ideally something that's not one of the obvious picks.


Ghost Sweeper Mikami.

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by Cheeky Devlin » Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:20 pm

Cumberdanes wrote:
Cheeky Devlin wrote:I finished Shenmue II last night and I need a new retro game to actually play.

I want to give my SD2SNES a work out so it's gonna be a SNES game, but I'm not sure what.

Any suggestions? Ideally something that's not one of the obvious picks.


Ghost Sweeper Mikami.


Looks alright. I'll check it out. :D

Magical Pop'N is in the running as well I think.

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by Cumberdanes » Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:24 pm

Cheeky Devlin wrote:
Cumberdanes wrote:
Cheeky Devlin wrote:I finished Shenmue II last night and I need a new retro game to actually play.

I want to give my SD2SNES a work out so it's gonna be a SNES game, but I'm not sure what.

Any suggestions? Ideally something that's not one of the obvious picks.


Ghost Sweeper Mikami.


Looks alright. I'll check it out. :D

Magical Pop'N is in the running as well I think.


I love delving a bit deeper into the SNES/SuFami library and trying out titles that you don't always hear people talking about.

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PostRe: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
by Cheeky Devlin » Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:27 pm

Cumberdanes wrote:
Cheeky Devlin wrote:
Cumberdanes wrote:
Cheeky Devlin wrote:I finished Shenmue II last night and I need a new retro game to actually play.

I want to give my SD2SNES a work out so it's gonna be a SNES game, but I'm not sure what.

Any suggestions? Ideally something that's not one of the obvious picks.


Ghost Sweeper Mikami.


Looks alright. I'll check it out. :D

Magical Pop'N is in the running as well I think.


I love delving a bit deeper into the SNES/SuFami library and trying out titles that you don't always hear people talking about.

It's something I want to do more myself. I've played most of the big obvious stuff, but there are some decent gems hidden away behind region, language or price barriers. Sometimes all three.


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