PlayStation Classic

PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **gamerforever** » Sun Jul 07, 2019 6:43 am

KjGarly wrote:
gamerforever wrote:Got this a few weeks back from argos for cheap and its still unopened.

Any pointers on retroarch and autobleem please?

That's the vid I'd used.

Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/user/kerr9000 · PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **kerr9000** » Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:19 am

Having seen how much time it takes downloading roms etc if you just want to play and don't enjoy the technical side and messing with all that then look for a cheap true blue is my advice as someone who has purchased a true blue and made there own stick... , we could arrange a SD card\usb postal round robin where we post something from person to person which would help speed things up.

PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **sawyerpip** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 6:28 pm

This is £15.99 on Amazon for the next 3 hours if you have Prime.

PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **Moggy** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 6:32 pm

I had absolutely no interest in this.

But £15.99? Tempting....

PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **LewisD** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 6:48 pm

Extremely tempting.

But it won't get used and it'll only get given away / sold whatever.

PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **Ad7** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 6:50 pm

Oh strawberry float it go on then. £15 Is a couple of rounds of beers ffs.

PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **Osito** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 6:51 pm

Back in stock, just grabbed one :toot:

PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **LewisD** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:19 pm

Here's a link for the lazy

https://www.amazon.co.uk/PlayStation-99 ... B071G84NHX

PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **Qikz** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 11:56 pm

Looks like I missed the sale. Damnit, I would've bought one for 15.

PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **Abacus** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:25 am

Aww nuts. I wanted a spare, then accidentally bought two instead at £37 each just a few days ago.

Having said that, even then I'm not too gutted, and at £15 if you got it at that, it's a total steal.

I'd maybe recommend an 8 bit-do converter, which lets you use a PS4 controller on it if you plan to play it very much rather than mainly have it as a collector's item. But maybe wait till you've tried it first to see where you'll be on that scale

The classic controllers are good for nostalgia though, don't get me wrong. It's just that I've spent the last two evenings playing some of the games on this, thinking about how I'd review them, and I think I've developed playstation thumb, as well as really hating Rainbow 6 and Jumping Flash.

Still a beautiful machine which I've really enjoyed. I think everything went right with this except, stupidly, some of the included software.

PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **Abacus** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:29 am

Ad7 wrote:Oh strawberry float it go on then. £15 Is a couple of rounds of beers ffs.

Where are these £7.50 individual rounds of drinks?

Do you live in Wetherspoons?

Edit - On a Monday

PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **rinks** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 8:40 am

Abacus wrote:
Ad7 wrote:Oh strawberry float it go on then. £15 Is a couple of rounds of beers ffs.

Where are these £7.50 individual rounds of drinks?

Do you live in Wetherspoons?

Edit - On a Monday

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PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **Ad7** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 8:44 am

Don't post pictures of my house without permission pls.

£7.60 for two pints at my local. I don't have any friends so it's just me and the wife and a relatively cheap round.

PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **Lex-Man** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 8:59 am

I spend about £4-5.50 on a pint. Although I end up buying poncy indie beer.

Website · PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **Venom** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 1:59 pm

LewisD wrote:Here's a link for the lazy

https://www.amazon.co.uk/PlayStation-99 ... B071G84NHX

Yesterday I was drinking in a friend's garden, in a haze I saw your post and ordered it. I'm not sure if I'm happy because I've nabbed a bargain (thank you), or angry because I wasted good money on outdated 3D games (wanker). But I have room next to my SNES mini and might end up playing MGS1 and Tekken 3, so for the price it's not a bad deal!

Abacus wrote:
Ad7 wrote:Oh strawberry float it go on then. £15 Is a couple of rounds of beers ffs.

Where are these £7.50 individual rounds of drinks?

Do you live in Wetherspoons?

Edit - On a Monday

Wetherspoons do some doubles with mixer for £3.50 (so I've heard) so two of these makes a round £7, Bob's your uncle.

PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **Mafro** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:18 pm

£6.99 for a cocktail pitcher iirc

PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **Abacus** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:42 pm

Venom wrote:Yesterday I was drinking in a friend's garden, in a haze I saw your post and ordered it. I'm not sure if I'm happy because I've nabbed a bargain (thank you), or angry because I wasted good money on outdated 3D games (wanker).

It's no way a waste, you'll get that back at least by selling it on. I also think these will only increase in value over time.

If you're not one for modding stuff, and I'm not, I'd consider the true blue mini (the crack pack version specifically), which is on Amazon as well. It makes this into the machine it should have been to start with.

As for Wetherspoons, it's steak day today in which you can get a steak, a jacket potato / chips and a pint for under £8. Chicken day is tomorrow, and that's more disappointing ever since they removed the 'half roast chicken' option.

So, either wait for curry Thursday or simply 'mod' your meal by drinking five pints and eating your own sandwich under the table. Or, for the true blue mini experience, simply order a deliveroo kfc for "table 47- Spoons" whilst downing pint after pint.

I may make a youtube video on these 'life hacks'.

PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **Abacus** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:58 pm

I also don't agree that two drinks constitutes 'a round'.

The absolute minimum is three, as there needs to be the risk that someone can duck out in some way, and thence the opportunity for uncertainty to creep into what were previously solid friendships.

Website · PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **Venom** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:46 pm

The TrueBlue - if it has 99 games on it I'm surprised it hasn't be blocked from sale for copyright reasons. If I find myself playing the Classic I will definitely look into it.

Abacus wrote:I also don't agree that two drinks constitutes 'a round'.

The absolute minimum is three, as there needs to be the risk that someone can duck out in some way, and thence the opportunity for uncertainty to creep into what were previously solid friendships.

I figured this would be a sticking point|! Two drinks does constitute a round! Sure it's the bare minimum but just imagine you go to the pub with a single friend and you each by drinks in turn, you don't call it a turn you call it a round! A modest round but a round nonetheless!

As we're on the subject I rue the day Wetherspoons stopped making Sunday roasts. Yes they were always a bland taste-wise, and sometimes you had to send it back to be microwaved because it was a bit cold but the value was great. A roast and a drink for £6.50-£7.50.

PostRe: PlayStation Classic by **Abacus** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 11:32 pm

As for the true blue, I always stay on the right side of the law by only playing the games I own and ignoring the rest. Plus, it's 101 games not 99, which I mainly ignore. I'm not actually joking, I've been playing Bust a Move puzzle mode for days now.

The daft thing here is that with many of these games the copyright position will be almost impossible to unravel by now anyway, so it would be impossible to see a proper release. There really needs to be a videogame library system so these games don't get lost forever.

But that's by the by. There was nothing more tragic than a spoons Sunday Roast, other than the Christmas Dinner abomination, which is usually also available to be defrosted throughout January by request. So, I don't mind if it's gone, as it came with a serving of sadness.

They now have a Sunday brunch option which, whilst is generally just a bad breakfast with chips, does also include a boil in the bag lamb shank with 'seasonal ' (i.e. mashed potatoes) 'vegetables'.

Still, it's about seven quid with a pint, so who cares what you're chucking in your face? They know.

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