GRcade Retro Gaming Chat 2.0

rinks wrote:

kerr9000 wrote:

rinks wrote:Haven’t watched the video yet, but that is a bargain price, with three carts included. If you think you might be tempted to collect the whole set of numbered carts, be aware that some are already delisted for licensing reasons. Still available, but getting rarer.

I dont think id go for a full set but I am feeling tempted to get more and soon.... going to a medical appointment tomorrow and I am sure there is a Game and an Argos nearish to it both of which stock them so very sure one more cart will come home with me , which with the 4 I now have would make 5 in a very short space of time.

I was the same!

I'll just get a few that really interest me. Oh, there's an offer for buying five at once. These ones are discontinued, so I'll get those too.

Now I have gaps in the numbers that are demanding to be filled. They were very canny, numbering the series like that.

I don't think I've ever found a cart in stock at Argos. They list them, but they always seem to be "delivered to store in two days" etc.

If you order from Amazon, the seller BoETech is the manufacturer, Blaze, so very trustworthy.

Thanks for the help chap much appreciated

Nice video, and yep, you got a bargain!

Something else that’s useful: they’re not allowed to say stuff like “SNES version” for trademark reasons or something, but this site tells you which versions of the games are on the carts:

https://evercade.info/evercade-games-database/

rinks wrote:Nice video, and yep, you got a bargain!

Something else that’s useful: they’re not allowed to say stuff like “SNES version” for trademark reasons or something, but this site tells you which versions of the games are on the carts:

https://evercade.info/evercade-games-database/

Thanks thats really useful.

So far I have played some Dig Dug on it and Some Metal Marines a game I loved on the SNES.

I have purchased my 5TH Evercade cart today and then proceeded to Order 6 and 7

kerr9000 wrote:I have purchased my 5TH Evercade cart today and then proceeded to Order 6 and 7

They're just so tempting, and so affordable! I'm about to order the two new ones that are out tomorrow.

rinks wrote:

kerr9000 wrote:I have purchased my 5TH Evercade cart today and then proceeded to Order 6 and 7

They're just so tempting, and so affordable! I'm about to order the two new ones that are out tomorrow.

Yeah I know what you mean ...£15 to £18 is an enticing price.

I got the Technos Arcade cart today for £15
Orderd the Oliver Twins Cart for £18
The Pico 2 Cart for £15

And just as I was typing this out the misses decided to order me the Pico 1 cart and shes spent the £15 it was on me....

So thats 8 of them I will have now..... I think I better slow down a bit.

kerr9000 wrote:

rinks wrote:

kerr9000 wrote:I have purchased my 5TH Evercade cart today and then proceeded to Order 6 and 7

They're just so tempting, and so affordable! I'm about to order the two new ones that are out tomorrow.

Yeah I know what you mean ...£15 to £18 is an enticing price.

I got the Technos Arcade cart today for £15
Orderd the Oliver Twins Cart for £18
The Pico 2 Cart for £15

And just as I was typing this out the misses decided to order me the Pico 1 cart and shes spent the £15 it was on me....

So thats 8 of them I will have now..... I think I better slow down a bit.

On the flip side, it sounds perfectly achievable to have the complete library for sensible money.

Victor Mildew wrote:

kerr9000 wrote:

rinks wrote:

kerr9000 wrote:I have purchased my 5TH Evercade cart today and then proceeded to Order 6 and 7

They're just so tempting, and so affordable! I'm about to order the two new ones that are out tomorrow.

Yeah I know what you mean ...£15 to £18 is an enticing price.

I got the Technos Arcade cart today for £15
Orderd the Oliver Twins Cart for £18
The Pico 2 Cart for £15

And just as I was typing this out the misses decided to order me the Pico 1 cart and shes spent the £15 it was on me....

So thats 8 of them I will have now..... I think I better slow down a bit.

On the flip side, it sounds perfectly achievable to have the complete library for sensible money.

Yeah that's true , I tend to buy game stuff to bribe myself a lot and Evercade might be my new self bribery tool... I got myself the machine as a treat for dieting.. today is day 22 of dieting in the first two weeks I lost a combined 16lbss , I get weighed today I'm hoping to have lost about 3 pounds..

My Latest Video Game Purchases 11/08/2023 or as I call it Evercade Overload you were correct rinks it is infectious

Haha, some excellent choices too! The Oliver Twins cart is fantastic. In addition to all the Dizzy stuff, I really enjoyed Super Robin Hood.

rinks wrote:Haha, some excellent choices too! The Oliver Twins cart is fantastic. In addition to all the Dizzy stuff, I really enjoyed Super Robin Hood.

I remember playing Super Robin Hood back in the day... My main reason for getting it is Treasure Island Dizzy wow did I play the heck out of that back in the day.

I just ordered 3 Arcade Evercade carts for £33 including postage, didn't mean to get these so early but they were £17.99 each on Amazon so when the chance to get 3 for £33 came up I was suckered in.

Ed Lomas, who used to work on CVG, Official Dreamcast Magazine and others, answered a few questions on Reddit a number of years ago that’s an interesting read: https://www.reddit.com/r/dreamcast/comm ... n_the_day/

KK wrote:Ed Lomas, who used to work on CVG, Official Dreamcast Magazine and others, answered a few questions on Reddit a number of years ago that’s an interesting read: https://www.reddit.com/r/dreamcast/comm ... n_the_day/

I enjoyed reading that; great link, KK! I never owned a Dreamcast but I do remember seeing the demo pods and the mags.

KK wrote:Ed Lomas, who used to work on CVG, Official Dreamcast Magazine and others, answered a few questions on Reddit a number of years ago that’s an interesting read: https://www.reddit.com/r/dreamcast/comm ... n_the_day/

I Remember him, he was one of the main guys at CVG and a lot of the fan art printed in 'Drawinz wot u dun' would feature him.

Great to see his answers to the questions, very interesting read.

Ed Lomas?



Sure I remember that name from mean machines sega

Did he write for Crash? I think that's where I know him from. Strictly as Ed "Pink Floyd" Lomas.

Yeah that name definitely sounds familiar - sure I recall seeing him mentioned in various 90s mags

He was also briefly on Official Xbox Magazine as Reviews Editor when James Ashton was editing it back in 2002. Maybe 7 issues or something like that.

He was replaced by Steve O'Rourke, who genuinely looked 13.

I've just learned of the existence of the Front Mission series on the PlayStation. It looks right up my street so I'm going to give front mission 3 a try.