Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
finally found a complete mega bomberman some how quite the challenge most seem to be loose carts
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Sega Genesis/MegaDrive Appreciation Thread: Alien Storm > Golden Axe
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sixteen-bit
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Consequence of the shitty cardboard boxes that later releases suffer from?
Managed to get a hookup locally for an S-Video modded 32x. Here's the comparison to composite. Sorry that these aren't the best quality, as they are off-screen shots to my CRT.
Tempo is the 32x game. You can tell the game was sort of built around composite because you can't even see the dithering on composite.
Earthworm Jim is the Sega CD version. Just to show that you don't need anything but the 32x to be modded to do this.
Tempo is the 32x game. You can tell the game was sort of built around composite because you can't even see the dithering on composite.
Earthworm Jim is the Sega CD version. Just to show that you don't need anything but the 32x to be modded to do this.
Gunstarheroes
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So, i had a hell of a day. Got Kolibri complete, the Rock and Roll Racing manual i needed, Doom Troopers, Pagemaster, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine complete. Plus, a friend of my gave me first dibs, and i got the Earthworm Jim pack-in poster, and the crue ball sticker!
Armoured Priest
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sixteen-bit
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Oh wow, there was an Altered Beast sequel on GBA. I wonder what it looks li...
:lol
:lol
IrishNinja
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whatever you do, don't look up the other Altered Beast sequel, think it stayed in PAL-land on PS2
A Black Falcon
Member
It's not like the original Altered Beast is any good either, though...
Good grief that looks horrible. What next? RF via HDMI? Lol...
I lol'd at his "No input lag guys!" claim. He's converting analog to digital so there's at least one frame lag, probably more even if this box is better than others on the market. Plus HDMI means playing on flat screen LCDs with quite a few ms of delay. No input lag? Ha!
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
yeah most likely
saveweyard
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RoryDropkick
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Oh wow, there was an Altered Beast sequel on GBA. I wonder what it looks li...
:lol
Is that the wolf from the Tex Avery cartoons?
Sapiens
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The Genesis port is worth it for the redone main sprite (in a sega aesthetic).
KDash31987
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Got this in the mail today, courtesy of cj_iwakura:
It's hilarious.
It's hilarious.
sixteen-bit
Member
He even shows it off "streched", ugh.
I mean, it's a neat feat? Perhaps some educated viewers can explain exactly what's wrong with this picture (pun intended).
Anyway, I would have liked to have heard more about the technical details getting the power to play nicely with the two.
"Eyes up here."
Gunstarheroes
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https://www.tradengames.com/productcart/pc/home.asp
No idea if any of you guys know this site, but its been really good to me. I just scooped a whole lot of manuals i needed, and most of them were pretty well-priced, even cheap! (2 BUCKS FOR HIGH SEAS HAVOC MANUAL, HELL YEAH!)
Still a lot of good shit though, so if you guys need any stuff, they sell a lot of boxes and manuals on their own, so it might be good for people in here who need orphans!
No idea if any of you guys know this site, but its been really good to me. I just scooped a whole lot of manuals i needed, and most of them were pretty well-priced, even cheap! (2 BUCKS FOR HIGH SEAS HAVOC MANUAL, HELL YEAH!)
Still a lot of good shit though, so if you guys need any stuff, they sell a lot of boxes and manuals on their own, so it might be good for people in here who need orphans!
IrishNinja
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holy crap this resource is good but im in for like $100 of manuals {;_
PS IV for $15, Hyperstone Heist for $18, ToeJam & Earl...why so muchhhhhhh
Gunstarheroes
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holy crap this resource is good but im in for like $100 of manuals {;_
PS IV for $15, Hyperstone Heist for $18, ToeJam & Earl...why so muchhhhhhh
Yeah. I spend $110 bucks today on there, but fuck it, i got:
Manuals: American Gladiators, Art Of Fighting, Doom Troopers (also the poster), Earthworm Jim 2, Fatal Fury, High Seas Havoc, Hit The Ice, Mario Lemieux Hockey (i have a copy with the puck), Power Rangers, Ranger X, Shining Force 2, Wolverine: Adamantium Rage, and then the Punisher Case, which i also now have a complete copy of, with tattoo.
Not to mention, a local friend hooked me up with some really cool pack-in freebies: The Earthworm Jim 1 poster, and the giant Crue Ball sticker.
Had a hell of a week!
IrishNinja
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damn, you made off like a bandit! trying to spend less than that...
anyone know if Roger Clemen's Baseball is the same size as most genesis clamshells? i need some extras and they're dirt cheap, half of what a regular MK case costs (the rest in that price range are useless EA ones)
It should be standard for Genesis clamshells. They're so good. Uncut hangtabs only, pls.
Cardboard boxes can go to hell, though.
PS - I get them anyway.
IrishNinja
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a cut tab is a happy tab <3
these Clemens ones look legit in ebay pics, think ill grab a bunch of them for my looseys. just need to go print up nice covers tomorrow but man this really brings down my manual list at least
these Clemens ones look legit in ebay pics, think ill grab a bunch of them for my looseys. just need to go print up nice covers tomorrow but man this really brings down my manual list at least
ResidentDante
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Chiaroscuro
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Nuts is what I am doing: not only original box/manual but also posters and inserts. Quite a search, actually, but my collection is becoming a beutifull thing.
Gunstarheroes
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You and me brother. I only care about game-specific inserts, not registration cards or generic promo posters, but yeah, everything else matters. Tracked down most of it so far, though.
Too crazy for me. It always makes me smile when I buy an old game and see the promo inserts, a poster, anything like that, but just trying to get a decent box and manual is already hard and expensive enough.
Personally I got box, manual, game for any system that has primarily plastic cases. For the ones with mostly cardboard, I just stick to having the carts. Genesis boxes are the best. For consistency though, it means getting the cardboard ones for Genesis games that need them. The worst ones are Saturn/SCD cases though. HATE those things, but I don't really care to go disc only or UGC.
IrishNinja
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god im seriously questioning if i should've passed on a fucking black & white PSIV manual for $15
what has my life become
what has my life become
Gunstarheroes
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How much did you pay for the box/game?
IrishNinja
Member
got the cart loose for i forget? $20 something? its in a clamshell but for that much on the manual i might just try to get it CIB cheap and sell this one now, the data on it isn't mine anyway
also kinko's totally helped me print out the missing covers at like 63 cents or so a piece, on good paper - got the dimensions down (10.625 inches X 6.75 inches) and now my collection looks legit & not bootleg, woo hoo!
*edit gunstar if i post my list of wanted manuals do you think your shop might come across some on the cheap? cause these are them
sixteen-bit
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PSIV never came in a clamshell so you must have a repro box, I'm afraid.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
aye it it was doomed to shitty cardboard
sixteen-bit
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The like, $100 MSRP and a cheap-ass cardboard case must have been a slap in the face in 1994.
Pretty good cardboard box reference: http://www.segaage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1&catid=42&threadid=51294
By the way, does anyone know if the 6-Pak comes in a clamshell?
By the way, does anyone know if the 6-Pak comes in a clamshell?
Could be the card board box cut and used as the cover for a normal case. I found Vectorman 2 in a thrift shop in that condition. Wouldn't have been able to tell if I hadn't found out it was cardboard only, then pulled out the artwork to verify. Though from the language in his post, I'm not sure if he means it's a clamshell for PSIV, or just a generic Genny game case.
Gunstarheroes
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The 6-pak is such an awesome deal. The original Orange Box.
*goes back to looking for non-Sega Classics branded CIB copies of Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Revenge of Shinobi on eBay*
Cool, thanks. I thought so, since I have one now, but I always question the authenticity of these things now. Especially if the list above doesn't really confirm or deny it.
Haha, I hear ya. I just bought an extra copy of the 6-pak to get the box and manual, plus having gone and bought Sonic and Columns already, and being on the lookout for those three. Collecting is funny like that. I'm even tempted to rebuy the first two Sonics to get rid of the 'not for resale' label, but I just don't think it bothers me quite enough.
Forget if I posted this before, forgive me if I did...I'm 40 and my memory sucks. In the process of moving my gaming stuff that has been in my parents basement/attic for 20+ years as my wife and I get set to move into our new house. Here is a small batch of random Sega stuff I snagged...
Some of these carts are from FuncoLand's used section and without a box...it was disheartening but hey, at the time they were cheap as dirt. My new games are in boxes. Although I had a box for Phelios and have no idea where that is. I think my younger brother raided my stuff to play and may have lost it. :|
Can't find my Nomad battery pack either. They easy to come by?
I have always been a SHMUPs guy so the Genesis really paid off for me back in the day.
Some of these carts are from FuncoLand's used section and without a box...it was disheartening but hey, at the time they were cheap as dirt. My new games are in boxes. Although I had a box for Phelios and have no idea where that is. I think my younger brother raided my stuff to play and may have lost it. :|
Can't find my Nomad battery pack either. They easy to come by?
I have always been a SHMUPs guy so the Genesis really paid off for me back in the day.
Gunstarheroes
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Holy shit Womp! Repping Gunstar Heroes, got quite possibly the most valuable NTSC game released (MUSHA), on top of some solid games otherwise!
sixteen-bit
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Fucking top shelf stuff there. Dragon's Fury, Rolling Thunder, MUSHA, Lightening Force, Contra Hard Corps, the Shinobi trilogy...
What a great system.
Totally. My SNES never got the same love. So many great games, something like MUSHA is in my top 5 shooters of all time. I still have more to get out...these I just grabbed in a hurry. Thunder Force II and III, Alien 3 (which is quite great), launch day Sonic (no resale sticker, my Genesis was an Altered Beast model LOL), Moonwalker, Forgotten Worlds...I used to love the Renovation stuff too so I also have El Viento, Final Zone, Granada, the Valis games...
I just hope they are all still in one piece. Will update with pics if so. I remember spending $64.99 for Rev of Shinobi and Golden Axe back in the day at launch. Insane to think about these days.
What is the best option for an affordable AV out Genesis solution?
Shadow Hog
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Why is M.U.S.H.A. so expensive, anyway? I swear cart-only was only $50 a year ago.
Semi-affordable? Pay a hardware modder to add an S-Video mod to your console.
Affordable if your TV supports 240p over component? Get an RGB SCART cable and a powered RGB SCART->component converter. (Odds are good your TV doesn't, though.)
Not even remotely affordable? RGB SCART cable and XRGB-3, XRGB-mini, or similar upscalers. (Make damn sure to get a converter in the XRGB-3's case, though.)
Affordable? Stick with its shitty composite.
Semi-affordable? Pay a hardware modder to add an S-Video mod to your console.
Affordable if your TV supports 240p over component? Get an RGB SCART cable and a powered RGB SCART->component converter. (Odds are good your TV doesn't, though.)
Not even remotely affordable? RGB SCART cable and XRGB-3, XRGB-mini, or similar upscalers. (Make damn sure to get a converter in the XRGB-3's case, though.)