Stupid Shmup Stuff You've Bought

[Jonpachi]

My biggest stupidest purchases come to mind is spending $250.00 on a U.S copy of R Type Delta. Also $200.00 on Einhander. Thankfully most of my other games I bought years ago when they weren't that stupid of a purchase.

This is why I mostly collect imports. So much cheaper (even today).

[Gamer707b]

My biggest stupidest purchases come to mind is spending $250.00 on a U.S copy of R Type Delta. Also $200.00 on Einhander. Thankfully most of my other games I bought years ago when they weren't that stupid of a purchase.

This is why I mostly collect imports. So much cheaper (even today).

I play imports on most of my U.S consoles, but how in the world do you play imports on a U.S PS1? Is there a swap disc or what is the best method?

[hamfighterx]

I've been pretty into Evercade since getting one of the Street Fighter edition Evercade Alpha bartop machines last year (Merry Christmas, me). Then I got a decent deal on the Mega Man one too and figured hey I'll swap out the stick and buttons for some good Sanwa stuff and have a second one (why? IDK).

I've heard someone express their regret that two Alphas can't be linked via cable for VS-sessions, and I totally agree, including a two player option via linked Alphas would have been the bomb.

Oooh, yeah linking cabs would be amazing! As a small consolation, at least the Alpha does have good compatibility with other USB controllers and has two USB slots. I've tried a bunch of them that work fine: PS4 MadCatz TE2, Xbox or PS3 MadCatz TE, Hori RAPs, Taito Egret Mini sticks and controllers, Retro-bit's USB 6-Button Genesis pad... Some good options

Also fully remappable buttons at a system level - the Alpha walks you through assigning keybinds to up/down/left/right, up to 8 face buttons (more than the Alpha itself, with its 6-button SF2 layout), start/select/menu. Hmmm now that I think of it, if I run into a Neo Geo game that uses all 4 buttons, I might actually plug one of my sticks with a 2x4 button layout for a more authentic Neo control scheme

One miss: I enjoy Xeno Crisis as a game, and had a chance to play the Neo Geo version at an arcade which gave me the idea that I'd like to play it on my little bartop. So I picked up the Evercade one. But it turns out the controls are pretty awkward with a stick and 6-button Street Fighter layout, so that really decreases my enjoyment. It's more fun to play on one of the portable Evercade machines, or I prefer the Switch version.

You can change the controls to the classic "hold shot button to keep pointing in the same direction while shooting and walking in all directions" in the options. The one thing that pisses me off (and I'm sounding like abroken record here) is that you have to let go of the shot button to do a dodge roll. Stupid decision.

Well what do you know, that OPTIONS menu on the main screen does let you change it! I think I missed that because on the arcade games, I got used to the only way to reconfigure controls being entering the game options and choosing "Edit Controls" on the Alpha game select screen, before you ever launch the game. Which makes sense, arcade games tend not to have button config menus!

On XenoCrisis, doing that just shows you the default controls and doesn't allow you to change them, so I jumped to the incorrect conclusion that it was unconfigurable since I foolishly just skipped right by the in-game menu. Thanks for alerting me to my mistake, that is quite a significant difference!

[Jonpachi]

My biggest stupidest purchases come to mind is spending $250.00 on a U.S copy of R Type Delta. Also $200.00 on Einhander. Thankfully most of my other games I bought years ago when they weren't that stupid of a purchase.

This is why I mostly collect imports. So much cheaper (even today).

I play imports on most of my U.S consoles, but how in the world do you play imports on a U.S PS1? Is there a swap disc or what is the best method?

I just have a Japanese PS2. Several actually.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

This is why I mostly collect imports. So much cheaper (even today).

I play imports on most of my U.S consoles, but how in the world do you play imports on a U.S PS1? Is there a swap disc or what is the best method?

I just have a Japanese PS2. Several actually.

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I use a USA region PSX SCPH-5500 console with a modchip installed to play JPN PSX imports along with a Gold Finger device to be able to watch the FMV clips without having to play the actual game just to watch them (using the on-board backside "Parallel I/O" port interface) -- literally the best of both worlds with a PSX modchip + the conveinence & utilities afforded with a Gold Finger cheat device really breaks the PSX wide open. Never settle/be content with just a barebones modchipped PSX alone.
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On the USA region PSOne console with Official Sony PSOne LCD monitor setup (for it's cool "low-res" 15.7kHz RGB screen input), I utilize a "PS X-Change Version 2" boot disc and then after it stops spinning, swap the boot disc with a JPN PSX import, press the "Start" button & viola, it boots up/loads the import game title like "black magic" -- easy as pie. The PS X-Change Ver. 2 boot disc usually goes for about $40.00 to $50.00 usd brand new on eBay nowadays.

It's well-known that you can use the PS X-Change Ver. 2 boot disc with a PSX SCPH-9000 console with ease (as Sony got rid of the backside "Parallel I/O" port interface on that particular PSX console anyways).
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PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[ChurchOfSolipsism]

Oooh, yeah linking cabs would be amazing! As a small consolation, at least the Alpha does have good compatibility with other USB controllers and has two USB slots. I've tried a bunch of them that work fine: PS4 MadCatz TE2, Xbox or PS3 MadCatz TE, Hori RAPs, Taito Egret Mini sticks and controllers, Retro-bit's USB 6-Button Genesis pad... Some good options

Also fully remappable buttons at a system level - the Alpha walks you through assigning keybinds to up/down/left/right, up to 8 face buttons (more than the Alpha itself, with its 6-button SF2 layout), start/select/menu. Hmmm now that I think of it, if I run into a Neo Geo game that uses all 4 buttons, I might actually plug one of my sticks with a 2x4 button layout for a more authentic Neo control scheme

Good points. Will you buy the Big Red Neo Geo Alpha some people have predicted if it's released? I'd love to have one, but honestly I have played all the NG games (which isn't that many since I don't play VS fighters anymore) I like to death...

Well what do you know, that OPTIONS menu on the main screen does let you change it! I think I missed that because on the arcade games, I got used to the only way to reconfigure controls being entering the game options and choosing "Edit Controls" on the Alpha game select screen, before you ever launch the game. Which makes sense, arcade games tend not to have button config menus!

On XenoCrisis, doing that just shows you the default controls and doesn't allow you to change them, so I jumped to the incorrect conclusion that it was unconfigurable since I foolishly just skipped right by the in-game menu. Thanks for alerting me to my mistake, that is quite a significant difference!

[Jonpachi]

I'm 50/50 on how much I like this IRL. For now it's making me smile.

[hamfighterx]

Good points. Will you buy the Big Red Neo Geo Alpha some people have predicted if it's released? I'd love to have one, but honestly I have played all the NG games (which isn't that many since I don't play VS fighters anymore) I like to death...

Yeah, I probably would, if only because the Neo is an all time favorite platform for me. Would have to have a proper Neo Geo button layout though (they can stick extra buttons on there too, but I want my curved row of 4). I can play all of the games in multiple ways, but I don't have space for a full MVS cabinet and I do like the size of the Alpha's bartop format. TBH, anything more than a single Alpha qualifies as "stupid stuff I've bought" - so having two of them already certainly counts! But I would buy that one too lol.

As a huge Third Strike fan, I'd also instantly get another Capcom one if they did a Street Fighter III edition Alpha with all 3 SF3 games plus some other Capcom-published titles. Hmmm, how about Progear, Saturday Night Slammasters, and Ghouls n' Ghosts, that's a nice 6-pack for me!

[ChurchOfSolipsism]

Yeah, I probably would, if only because the Neo is an all time favorite platform for me. Would have to have a proper Neo Geo button layout though (they can stick extra buttons on there too, but I want my curved row of 4).

Oh that goes without saying, original button layout is a must. Part of the charm of an arcade machine, for me at least, is that it's a dedicated machine. Put MAME on the cab you build, but make sure it boots right into the game that is the cab's theme.
Or they could release an alpha version of a licensed candy cab - Jesus, I'd jump on that faster than a horny and willing Henry Cavill

TBH, anything more than a single Alpha qualifies as "stupid stuff I've bought" - so having two of them already certainly counts! But I would buy that one too lol.

As a huge Third Strike fan, I'd also instantly get another Capcom one if they did a Street Fighter III edition Alpha with all 3 SF3 games plus some other Capcom-published titles. Hmmm, how about Progear, Saturday Night Slammasters, and Ghouls n' Ghosts, that's a nice 6-pack for me!

I have no idea why they included three SF alpha games - nobody in their right mind would ask for that, right? - but not a single one of the SFIII games...
If we're talking Capcom dream game selection, I'd go for Progear, Battle Circuit (both of which I once owned as CPS2-carts), Alien VS Predator, Mars Matrix, and either Giga Wang and one or two of the D&D games... if they included proper marquees - see above

[Faith]

I'm 50/50 on how much I like this IRL. For now it's making me smile.

Haha wow this is great!!~

I remember this because recently played Batsugun!~

Also Alteeno is my favorite character haha so was very fast to identify that cap >.<!~

My contribution to this thread... it is SO HUUUGE!!!~

My friend helped me to buy this from Japan so price was still ok... this is the full SDOJ Ultra Edition! Very happy!!~

My Baby-G for size >.<!~

[hamfighterx]

I have no idea why they included three SF alpha games - nobody in their right mind would ask for that, right?

That's... me, specifically. I am the one person who absolutely would ask for that!

Well, maybe I'm not "in my right mind" and you are therefore still technically correct. But I looooove the Alpha series. Have always had a hard time picking between Alpha 2 and Third Strike as my all time fave fighting game, they are my 1(a) and 1(b). Aside from SFA2, Alpha 1 got me back into gaming (permanently) after briefly drifting away a little bit in the mid-90s, and Alpha 3 is fantastic. No complaints with any of them, I absolutely love that they included the entire trilogy. I also love that they paired it with one classic/CPS1 Street Fighter II version (CE) and Super Turbo, and PUZZLE FIGHTER is a fantastic choice that I love for the 6th slot. It's truly a perfect lineup in my eyes (if limiting things to 6 games), even if I'm a crazy outlier lol

I'd similarly go bananas for ALL THREE Street Fighter III games on one bartop haha. I'd be tempted but could probably resist the Marvel games (which isn't that crazy to imagine, considering Arcade1up did one with all of X-Men COTA, Marvel Super Heroes, XvSF, MSHvSF, MvC, and MvC2, and then the console collection - so feels like the licensing would not be an impossible roadblock).

The Megaman version Alpha is the game selection I have some more issues with. I like the idea of one fighting-focused Alpha and the other more of a general Capcom arcade selection. Final Fight and Strider were absolutely perfect choices. Knights of the Round is cool, always liked that one so it's fine by me. Carrier Air Wing was a STRANGE choice, but... OK, a more obscure hori shooter? I can live with that. But I don't care about the Mega Man fighters, and don't really know anyone who does. Those seem more like just a pick for Mega Man's name recognition, but so many other Capcom games that I'd have preferred to see to fill those two slots.

[ChurchOfSolipsism]

I have no idea why they included three SF alpha games - nobody in their right mind would ask for that, right?

That's... me, specifically. I am the one person who absolutely would ask for that!

Well, maybe I'm not "in my right mind" and you are therefore still technically correct. But I looooove the Alpha series. Have always had a hard time picking between Alpha 2 and Third Strike as my all time fave fighting game, they are my 1(a) and 1(b). Aside from SFA2, Alpha 1 got me back into gaming (permanently) after briefly drifting away a little bit in the mid-90s, and Alpha 3 is fantastic. No complaints with any of them, I absolutely love that they included the entire trilogy. I also love that they paired it with one classic/CPS1 Street Fighter II version (CE) and Super Turbo, and PUZZLE FIGHTER is a fantastic choice that I love for the 6th slot. It's truly a perfect lineup in my eyes (if limiting things to 6 games), even if I'm a crazy outlier lol

I'd similarly go bananas for ALL THREE Street Fighter III games on one bartop haha. I'd be tempted but could probably resist the Marvel games (which isn't that crazy to imagine, considering Arcade1up did one with all of X-Men COTA, Marvel Super Heroes, XvSF, MSHvSF, MvC, and MvC2, and then the console collection - so feels like the licensing would not be an impossible roadblock).

The Megaman version Alpha is the game selection I have some more issues with. I like the idea of one fighting-focused Alpha and the other more of a general Capcom arcade selection. Final Fight and Strider were absolutely perfect choices. Knights of the Round is cool, always liked that one so it's fine by me. Carrier Air Wing was a STRANGE choice, but... OK, a more obscure hori shooter? I can live with that. But I don't care about the Mega Man fighters, and don't really know anyone who does. Those seem more like just a pick for Mega Man's name recognition, but so many other Capcom games that I'd have preferred to see to fill those two slots.

Eh, I'm not a fighting game guy anyway, so if it made you happy, good for you. I just wish they hadn't gone for the incredibly ugly American Street Fighter layout (what's that gray TV turned to a dead channel bullshit supposed to be anyway?), but again I realize this might have quite abit of nostalgic value for Americans.
Agree that Mega Man was only done for name recognition (I've tried a couple of times to get into them, but nope, not for me), the artwork does look cool though. Carrier Airwing is boring, I wish they had included another brawler like Cadillacs and Dinosaurs or whatever, but there probably would have been licensing issues. Make it 19XX, then.

[AGermanArtist]

An Ikaruga t-shirt and hood from Redbubble. You know the one. I don't really even like Ikaruga all that much anymore. I did once.

[Faith]

Think I am becoming more silly now @_@"...

Just added Muchi Muchi Pork to my very super small Cave "collection" of... 2 items >.<!~

But really shows how huge SDOJ box is lol...

[ChurchOfSolipsism]

Think I am becoming more silly now @_@"...

Just added Muchi Muchi Pork to my very super small Cave "collection" of... 2 items >.<!~

how much...

[Faith]

how much...

Many, many ¥¥¥ >.<!~ (About 25,000 of it!!)

It is ok, one of my clients gave me extra payment for bonus so used it to treat myself!~

[ChurchOfSolipsism]

how much...

Many, many ¥¥¥ >.<!~ (About 25,000 of it!!)

It is ok, one of my clients gave me extra payment for bonus so used it to treat myself!~

Eh, the yen has been weak at least since May 2022, so it was around 160 bucks? Sounds reasonable for a double pack

[blazinglazers69]

Ordered some custom Compile/Zanac arrow keys. Pretty stoked with them.

[AGermanArtist]

The clear winner. Lock the thread.

[blazinglazers69]

Thank you.

An Ikaruga t-shirt and hood from Redbubble. You know the one. I don't really even like Ikaruga all that much anymore. I did once.

Maybe Ikaruga doesn't like you.

[AGermanArtist]

Frenemies

[blazinglazers69]

<3

[Creamy Goodness]

Been eyeballing a Cave art book on E-Bay, but I can't bring myself to spend $150 on it.

[SavagePencil]

Ordered some custom Compile/Zanac arrow keys. Pretty stoked with them.

Randar on the left arrow,
Randar on the right,
Here I am
Stuck in the middle with Puyo

[blazinglazers69]

Randar on the left arrow,
Randar on the right,
Here I am
Stuck in the middle with Puyo

[Faith]

lol... just saw... left side character look left... right side character look right... hahaha...

Very super well done!~

[Jonpachi]

I would have reversed them so they're looking at each other.

[blazinglazers69]

The form fits the function. They look left and right since they’re the left and right keys as Faith pointed out.

[nikos7121]

Yo dude! Not posting a lot there.. I m nicolas owner of kumagumi. we just launched an ikaruga collection.. I promess you will love ikaruga again enjoy !! https://kumagumi.com

An Ikaruga t-shirt and hood from Redbubble. You know the one. I don't really even like Ikaruga all that much anymore. I did once.

And btw please tell us if you have any wishes for 2026!

[Jonpachi]

Yo dude! Not posting a lot there.. I m nicolas owner of kumagumi. we just launched an ikaruga collection.. I promess you will love ikaruga again enjoy !! https://kumagumi.com

An Ikaruga t-shirt and hood from Redbubble. You know the one. I don't really even like Ikaruga all that much anymore. I did once.

And btw please tell us if you have any wishes for 2026!

Mushihimesama collection plz