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MintyTheCat wrote: It is not bad for Fleamarkets Berlin is.
The backing he had on the display was dope, but unfortunately didn't have any of that fabric. Those flea markets are amazing. To be honest, Berlin in general. Lucky to have a dear mate open her house to me for about 3 weeks. She told me I wasn't barred so hopefully can go back!
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GaijinPunch wrote:
MintyTheCat wrote: It is not bad for Fleamarkets Berlin is.
The backing he had on the display was dope, but unfortunately didn't have any of that fabric. Those flea markets are amazing. To be honest, Berlin in general. Lucky to have a dear mate open her house to me for about 3 weeks. She told me I wasn't barred so hopefully can go back!
Personally, I like and dislike Berlin. The way the place is governed and managed is laughable. Finding anywhere to live here is nearly impossible now. Fortunately, I found a place to live but most people I know only ever have very temporary accommodation.

Also, the 'Industry' here is a bit of a joke too: we can't all work in the Kebab/tattoo/piercing industry. Prices for food have gone right up since the pandemic. Berlin is not what it used to be.
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Nice haul of NES/FC homebrews these past two months:

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l'Abbaye des Morts is a NES remake of Locomalito's game that was designed to mimic the style of ZX Spectrum games. Great little title.

Jim Power: The Lost Dimension is another remake, or maybe a demake would be a better term here, since the original was made for the SNES. I think it's the weakest of the bunch here. It certainly looks nice, but the gameplay leaves something to be desired. The game has a charge shot, but you can't walk while charging it, but you can still jump and move during the jump, so you end bunnyhopping all over the place if you want to keep the charged shot always ready to go, which seems to be a requirement for dealing with a lot of situations.

Honō no Rangerman aka. Blazing Rangers is a really fun single-screen action game where you play as a fireman (or -girl) putting out fires and saving kids. It seems well-suited for scoreplay, it has a Flicky-like mechanic where you get more points per kid if you gather them all up first before heading to the exit, and returning them one by one gets you just the base score. But if you die while holding on to any kids, they are killed and the potential score lost completely. It looks and sounds awesome (and has an absolutely banging soundtrack and trailer) yet it was apparently developed with mapper0 restrictions. The way the fire can take over the whole screen without any flickering is really good.

F-Θ (F-Theta) is a top-down racer with some of the most impressive graphical effects the console has seen. There's 8 courses, and you race through either the first 4 or the last 4 depending the game mode, or use practice more to run any of them without other cars on the track. The cars are the real obstacles here, the courses can get really narrow and hitting the other drives brings your car to a halt, and the time limits are pretty strict. And after every race you're treated to an animation of the race queen, though the different game modes seem to have the same animations, except the practice mode which has none of them. The game has more T&A than the rest of the system's library combined. If and when I put up a video of it to Youtube, I might have to age-restrict it. Really glad I managed to grab this one, the game has gotten a few small print runs but they sell out fast, and none of the stores are gaijin-friendly.

And finally Gold Guardian Gun Girl. It's rather unique in that it's a roguelike for the console, and it's basically a twin-stick shooter while only using a single NES controller. You use the d-pad to move the character, B and A to turn, and your gun is firing automatically. There's even 8 different control layouts so one of them is bound to suit you, and soon you'll be zipping around enemies and taking them down. This would've been a really cool control option for some of the top-down shooters released back in the day.
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l'Abbaye des Morts is on so many consoles and computers now, lol.
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Ghegs wrote:And finally Gold Guardian Gun Girl. It's rather unique in that it's a roguelike for the console, and it's basically a twin-stick shooter while only using a single NES controller. You use the d-pad to move the character, B and A to turn, and your gun is firing automatically. There's even 8 different control layouts so one of them is bound to suit you, and soon you'll be zipping around enemies and taking them down. This would've been a really cool control option for some of the top-down shooters released back in the day.
Looks decent and pretty much a limited print-run. I see that we can get a trial ROM but anywhere to buy a full ROM from the creator?
Certainly be a fun game to play on the go and I like that the dungeons are randomly generated.
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Ghegs wrote:And finally Gold Guardian Gun Girl. It's rather unique in that it's a roguelike for the console, and it's basically a twin-stick shooter while only using a single NES controller. You use the d-pad to move the character, B and A to turn, and your gun is firing automatically. There's even 8 different control layouts so one of them is bound to suit you, and soon you'll be zipping around enemies and taking them down. This would've been a really cool control option for some of the top-down shooters released back in the day.
Looks decent and pretty much a limited print-run. I see that we can get a trial ROM but anywhere to buy a full ROM from the creator?
Not that I've seen, unfortunately. FC homebrew devs seem to either give their games out totally free as a download or release it only physically in super limited quantities, in shops that categorically refuse to deliver outside Japan. And then there's Columbus Circle which has a whole set of different issues. Western NES homebrew scene is quite a few steps ahead in this regard.

GGGG's dev has also released RC2Rally, another FC game that uses procedural generation, this one's a top-down racing game that can create thousands of courses, and it's completely free.
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Ghegs wrote:And finally Gold Guardian Gun Girl. It's rather unique in that it's a roguelike for the console, and it's basically a twin-stick shooter while only using a single NES controller. You use the d-pad to move the character, B and A to turn, and your gun is firing automatically. There's even 8 different control layouts so one of them is bound to suit you, and soon you'll be zipping around enemies and taking them down. This would've been a really cool control option for some of the top-down shooters released back in the day.
Looks decent and pretty much a limited print-run. I see that we can get a trial ROM but anywhere to buy a full ROM from the creator?
Not that I've seen, unfortunately. FC homebrew devs seem to either give their games out totally free as a download or release it only physically in super limited quantities, in shops that categorically refuse to deliver outside Japan. And then there's Columbus Circle which has a whole set of different issues. Western NES homebrew scene is quite a few steps ahead in this regard.
I have I think one title released through Columbus Circle.
Yes, often they will not post outside of Japan and although it has improved a bit it's still often difficult to buy things in Japan.

They both look like decent games though and it is good to see people still willing to develop for the FC/NES.
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As for Youthanasia, I recall its cover artwork stirred some shit, which was timely as a record sleeve as it used to be was no more apparent, so the artwork had to be particularly stiking. To work as a CD/cassette cover.
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It is marvellous. Flea markets, yeah.

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Not actually bought by me (winned in Radio competition instead), but it's rich in beauties. I'm not sure if I'd call it essential, considering oversupply of early & Baroque music these days - didn't THREE various studio recordings of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo see daylight just this year? - but it is fine and dandy as is.
Also, YES, it is a DVD, no less - your usual NTSC region-free fare.
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Ghegs wrote:F-Θ (F-Theta) is a top-down racer with some of the most impressive graphical effects the console has seen. There's 8 courses, and you race through either the first 4 or the last 4 depending the game mode, or use practice more to run any of them without other cars on the track. The cars are the real obstacles here, the courses can get really narrow and hitting the other drives brings your car to a halt, and the time limits are pretty strict. And after every race you're treated to an animation of the race queen, though the different game modes seem to have the same animations, except the practice mode which has none of them. The game has more T&A than the rest of the system's library combined. If and when I put up a video of it to Youtube, I might have to age-restrict it. Really glad I managed to grab this one, the game has gotten a few small print runs but they sell out fast, and none of the stores are gaijin-friendly.
I managed to beat Skill Level 1, which is the first set of courses, and the amount of cheesecake is quite heavy indeed. Top heavy, if you get my drift.

Full video of Skill Level 1 here! And yeah, I did decide to age-restrict it, just to be on the safe side. Can't have those pixel boobs and butts corrupting our youth, now can we?
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Animated shower scene in an NES game, now I've seen it all.
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I picked up the second player In the Hunt Shooting Historica sub.
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There seems to be a market research of sorts going on in the supermarket chain stores where I keep buying these. According to receipts they give me, each and every CD is filed under its title rather than, say, "cheap CD" (even though they all cost the same). And this collective buy of mine surely can be traced down as such, giving them something of buyer's profile in exchange (it can certainly be compared with selection present on shelf at the time of my making choice). And, of course, there are more "everyday" purchaces on the same receipt, so they can roughly estimate how much money to burn my kind of a buyer has. I never seem to can guess which kind of music, never mind particular titles, will be on shelf any given time, so I suppose they all keep making rounds between different stores. (There are vinyls available there as well.)
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MintyTheCat wrote:
GaijinPunch wrote:
MintyTheCat wrote: It is not bad for Fleamarkets Berlin is.
The backing he had on the display was dope, but unfortunately didn't have any of that fabric. Those flea markets are amazing. To be honest, Berlin in general. Lucky to have a dear mate open her house to me for about 3 weeks. She told me I wasn't barred so hopefully can go back!
Personally, I like and dislike Berlin. The way the place is governed and managed is laughable. Finding anywhere to live here is nearly impossible now. Fortunately, I found a place to live but most people I know only ever have very temporary accommodation. I would like to visit this place one day. To feel the contrast. If there is one of course.
Also, the 'Industry' here is a bit of a joke too: we can't all work in the Kebab/tattoo/piercing industry. Prices for food have gone right up since the pandemic. Berlin is not what it used to be.

Berlin in recent years has got considerably worse in almost every aspect.
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I recently picked up a Famicom Disk Writer Kiosk ( disk holder ) The famicom is one of my all time favorite systems. So stoked to have found one in decent condition.

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~80% of the arcade japan mooks i could locate (there's an intruder... lcd/g&w mooks are a pain to complete, the missing ones always reach 120-150$)
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AKRATEN wrote:I recently picked up a Famicom Disk Writer Kiosk ( disk holder )
This one is a very nice find, congrats buddy!
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I have a vinyl player, so I've officially gone full hipster.

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The others I got with it:
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And so, got these today:

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that's a fun recording of satie. i have that one as well.

here's a few places to browse for vinyl that won't be as overwhelming as bleep or amazon.

https://lightintheattic.net/

https://paltoflats.com/

https://commendnyc.com/

https://www.musicfrommemory.com/

good luck on your journey
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I know I'm repeating myself, but never enough of plugging this recording of Prince Igor:
1990, Emil Tchakarov (conductor), Sofia Festival Orchestra and National Opera Chorus, Boris Martinovich (Igor), Stefka Evstatieva (Yaroslavna), Kaludi Kaludov (Vladimir), Nicola Ghiuselev (Galitsky), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Konchak), Alexandrina Milcheva-Nonova (Konchakovna) Sony 44878
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It's all "DDD", so I don't know if any vinyl print of it is any good anymore. By far the most "cornerstone" recording of any opera piece in my history of exploring the music. Unless I am mistaken and Tchakarov with Sofia Festival Orchestra etc. recorded it more than once. I am taking the above detail from English Wikipedia.
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Get yourself an account at Discogs.com and get on the bargain bandwagon/crazy train.
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emphatic wrote:Get yourself an account at Discogs.com and get on the bargain bandwagon/crazy train.
The record store I got those at has a TON of classical music for $3, I always wind up getting something there. (Polovtsian, Satie, and Vivaldi were all that price)


Right now my white whale is a vinyl of Sweeney Todd's broadway production.
(And they have a Ghost Dog vinyl which'd be a guilty pleasure)
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Well, I have been absent from this thread for 2 years but figured I should start posting again. I just been super busy, I stopped posting when my wife and I had our first baby (just turned 2 on the 19th). Also moved from Seattle to New Hampshire to be close to family with the kiddo. Anyway, I won't post my last 2 years' worth of pickups but will post what I got in the last 2 months or so. Not to much since the move and kiddo cost a lot! lol.


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Bought myself a little chocolate cake today. For a long time I adhered to proper nutrition and today decided to please myself. I wasn’t so happy even when bought the car when I won in odds comparison sites.
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Ghegs wrote: Jim Power: The Lost Dimension is another remake, or maybe a demake would be a better term here, since the original was made for the SNES. I think it's the weakest of the bunch here. It certainly looks nice, but the gameplay leaves something to be desired. The game has a charge shot, but you can't walk while charging it, but you can still jump and move during the jump, so you end bunnyhopping all over the place if you want to keep the charged shot always ready to go, which seems to be a requirement for dealing with a lot of situations.
I just bought this off GoG, which also includes the finished MD and SNES remake ports. Jim Power was already a flawed game to begin with, but the no moving while firing thing is new to the NES version. The NES version makes some other major changes like having more power ups in boxes, dropping the timer, and a meter for gun power ups that reminds me of Blaster Master. The NES version is actually technically impressive, but there are so many changes, it almost feels like a completely different game.

edit: It seems Jim Power does stop moving while shooting in other versions but starts moving right after he fires if the input is held down.
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Fucking hell -- you own all three of those expensive turds?
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