Sold the Wii and got the GOOD other next-gen console

[jp]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=013






Helo Ketsui. Hello Raiden Fighters Aces. Hello Otomedius with a nifty arcade stick. You were bought with the blood of my Sega collection (a very small portion mind!), so you better be awesome.

[professor ganson]

Which stick? The standard hori one for DOA and VF? Oh, and don't forget about Shiki 3.

[jpj]

how long until it blows up though?

[jp]

Which stick? The standard hori one for DOA and VF? Oh, and don't forget about Shiki 3.

The one thats coming bundled with Otomedius in that LE package.


Until then... I must suffer with the 360s God awful d-pad.



@jpj
As I understand it, MS in the states will fix JP consoles.

[Damocles]

I suppose now isn't the time to tell you MS announced price drops and a 60GB model...

Dunno if that affects JP consoles, however.

[Elixir]

You bought a console this close to E3? Wow.

Good buy though.

[professor ganson]

That stick is very, very tempting. Nice move, jp. You can probably play those Saturn games you sold on MAME anyway.

[jp]

You bought a console this close to E3? Wow.

Good buy though.

I already have a 360.

I needed a JP one though, and I snagged that one from within the states for a damn solid amount.


No insane shipping fees + low price = jp is a winner!

[Elixir]

I already have a 360.

I needed a JP one though, and I snagged that one from within the states for a damn solid amount.

I think you missed my point. With E3 being announced, prices will drop worldwide. Personally, I would've waited until Ketsui is released.

[Strider77]

the real reason he sold his sega collection

have fun with it... you really won't need the US 360. I have encoutered like 2 locked US games that I wanted. PSU and Dark Sector.... DS I just returned and got the PS3 version.

[jp]

I already have a 360.

I needed a JP one though, and I snagged that one from within the states for a damn solid amount.

I think you missed my point. With E3 being announced, prices will drop worldwide. Personally, I would've waited until Ketsui is released.

Um... I got it for $305. Have you seen the prices of JP Xbox360s at places like NCSX and play-asia? Even if there is a $50 price drop, I still would've gotten a good deal.

the real reason he sold his sega collection

Hehe, well, not really. I mean, from all the stuff I've sold in the past few days since the sale started, I think this is about 1/3rd of the money I've made. :p And once all is said and done it'll be virtually nothing compared. :p

[EOJ]

Um... I got it for $305. Have you seen the prices of JP Xbox360s at places like NCSX and play-asia? Even if there is a $50 price drop, I still would've gotten a good deal.

You bought a launch-era JP X360 (no HDMI), it could have been manufactured back in 2005 (if so, no warranty for you). I don't know why anyone would buy an early model X360. The ones at P-A are new falcon models manufactured in 2008 and cost $329.

[jp]

Um... I got it for $305. Have you seen the prices of JP Xbox360s at places like NCSX and play-asia? Even if there is a $50 price drop, I still would've gotten a good deal.

You bought a launch-era JP X360 (no HDMI), it could have been manufactured back in 2005 (if so, no warranty for you). I don't know why anyone would buy an early model X360. The ones at P-A are new falcon models manufactured in 2008 and cost $329.

Well, first off, I don't have an HDTV (nor would I use one to play shmups), so thats outright irrelevant to me.

Second, I highly doubt this thing is going to get as much use as my regular 360. Sure, I'll play the 5 or so shmups on it, but I don't play videogames that much these days anyways, so even then its not going to be getting too much mileage.

Third, you're talking about an arcade package, which isn't what I wanted anyways.

Fourth, my shipping options are as follows:
$89.40 or $148.40

Now, I'm just a lowly mathematician here, but $329 + $89 = $418 (oh, and tax!), almost $100 more than what I paid (after tax it would be over $100). And thats for the shitty slow as hell shipping!

So... whatever, I still came out on top. If it does RROD on me one day, hey, if it doesn't have a warranty, then I'll just look up a home remedy online and roll with that.

[EOJ]

Now, I'm just a lowly mathematician here, but $329 + $89 = $418 (oh, and tax!), almost $100 more than what I paid (after tax it would be over $100).

You don't pay tax for items from Hong Kong if you're in the USA. And I don't know where you got that shipping quote, but 3 day UPS shipping for an X360 console is $72.40 from play-asia.com.

[jp]

Now, I'm just a lowly mathematician here, but $329 + $89 = $418 (oh, and tax!), almost $100 more than what I paid (after tax it would be over $100).

You don't pay tax for items from Hong Kong if you're in the USA. And I don't know where you got that shipping quote, but 3 day UPS shipping for an X360 console is $72.40 from play-asia.com.

Thats still around $100 more than I paid...

And that shipping came from play-asia. Though I think they were including my pre-orders for whatever reason.


Regardless, I'm saving $25 on price and $50 on shipping. So... I'm just happy to have a Japanese 360, and I didn't have to pay an arm and a leg for shipping. The end.

[Specineff]

JP, can you then confirm that US X360 games are region-free, please?

[jp]

I'll give it a shot, sure. At least, I'll try out the games I have.

Though I'm pretty sure there are lists detailing this online.

[Bootaaay]

JP, can you then confirm that US X360 games are region-free, please?

Some games are region-free, some aren't - it's up to the publisher.

[Strider77]

JP, can you then confirm that US X360 games are region-free, please?

most games I've encountered are region free....

I own these US games, all work fine in my Jpn 360:

Sega Rally
Gears of War
Ninja Gaiden 2
Sylpheed
Bioshock
Halo 3
Mass Effect
DMC4

I know RR6, Lost Planet, and Dark Sector were locked in the US. usually it's only US games that were still from japanese publishers that were locked... but that's becoming less the case now also.

[Turrican]

Helo Ketsui. Hello Raiden Fighters Aces. Hello Otomedius with a nifty arcade stick. You were bought with the blood of my Sega collection (a very small portion mind!), so you better be awesome.

I've seen expensive ways to try to forget about the TFVI announcement, but this is probably the most expensive yet.

[jp]

Helo Ketsui. Hello Raiden Fighters Aces. Hello Otomedius with a nifty arcade stick. You were bought with the blood of my Sega collection (a very small portion mind!), so you better be awesome.

I've seen expensive ways to try to forget about the TFVI announcement, but this is probably the most expensive yet.

Truth be told, its less the TFVI (which isn't made by the original TF team anyways, hell, TFV wasn't made by the original TF team) and more the hint at porting Teco Soft's back catalogue. Once they do that, then the Saturn's just got Batsugun and Radiant Silvergun, and its legacy is teh gone.


Oh, also, being a broke college student in the final stretch of college and having the desire for a nice bit of financial security so I'm not constantly stressed while taking courses like Complex Analysis and Fourier Systems is a good motivator here too.

[dai jou bu]

You bought a launch-era JP X360 (no HDMI), it could have been manufactured back in 2005 (if so, no warranty for you). I don't know why anyone would buy an early model X360. The ones at P-A are new falcon models manufactured in 2008 and cost $329.

Just for the record, Play-Asia sent me a launch model NTSC-J 360 with my copy of Senko no Ronde and the only times it gave me an RROD was when there was a split-second brownout or when I didn't securely plug in the power supply. It's been faithful to me otherwise.

Also, Otomedius will probably feel awesome because Konami did make something that utilizes a touchscreen for it. I wouldn't have cared for this game otherwise.

[jp]

I paid for the 360 and bought Raiden Fighters Aces today. Both should come in sometime next week.

I'm stoked. Can't wait for Ketsui!
*which is weird, because I generally don't like Cave, but something about Ketsui is appealing to me... *

[Dave_K.]

Oh, I thought you dumped the Wii for the Vii

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wii-Vii-Sport-Game- ... dZViewItem

[jpj]

if you don’t like the Wii console then this is the choice for you

i am intrigued by squirrel bobble though

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Oh, I thought you dumped the Wii for the Vii

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wii-Vii-Sport-Game- ... dZViewItem

Some of the games featured on this Vii console are taken from Pelican's "Caplet" VG Pocket handheld game system with it's built-in library of 50 games to play/choose from. The Caplet has two interesting shmup titles by the name of "Tiger Rescue" (a Sonic Wings/Aero Wings rip-off) and "Blaze of Glory" (a Capcom CPS1 U.N. Squadron rip-off).

That Vii shmup title of "Lighting Plan" looks very similar to the Blaze of Glory rip-off featured on the Caplet handheld. ^_~

What's interesting is that the Caplet has a built-in LCD screen with a resolution of 960 x 240 with A/V output to a standard A/V monitor using composite video output and uses three "AAA" batteries to power it up. The LCD screen has a higher resolution than that of the Gameboy Advance/Micro, the Nintendo DS or even the PSP. The catch is that there's no built-in A/C adapter jack nor is there such an A/C adapter sold period (although such a hack could be whipped up).

The Caplet does have built-in auto-fire functionality to save wear 'n' tear on your fingers during those crazy shmup sessions on it. The sound EFX and music EFX from the assorted myriad of games come in crystal clear through the built-in mono speaker or through the built-in stereo headphone output jack.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[iatneH]

I'm interested how you rationalize a $300+ purchase with a reason of being a broke college student.

To be fair, I do my own share of extravagant purchases that I really shouldn't, but still...

At least it wasn't totally purchased with fresh funds if you sold a bunch of stuff right? I'm trying to do that too. Enjoy the games!

[Elixir]

You bought a launch-era JP X360 (no HDMI), it could have been manufactured back in 2005 (if so, no warranty for you). I don't know why anyone would buy an early model X360. The ones at P-A are new falcon models manufactured in 2008 and cost $329.

Just for the record, Play-Asia sent me a launch model NTSC-J 360 with my copy of Senko no Ronde and the only times it gave me an RROD was when there was a split-second brownout or when I didn't securely plug in the power supply. It's been faithful to me otherwise.

Also, Otomedius will probably feel awesome because Konami did make something that utilizes a touchscreen for it. I wouldn't have cared for this game otherwise.

Same here, I haven't had any problems with my Japanese console. Unless I'm playing Dead Rising. Fuck that game.

[jp]

I'm interested how you rationalize a $300+ purchase with a reason of being a broke college student.

Because I'm in the process of selling my Sega collection... which includes two Hitachi Navi GPS HiSaturns.


So really... $300 isn't much at all for me.

[junkeR]

Any reason why you are selling JP? I had well over 350+ games and tons of systems at one point, but eventually sold everything off on ebay except for the bare essentials (Metal Gear and a few others). It's great unloading a lot of stuff and getting one great items and a few AAA titles for it.

It makes moving a lot easier and it's great not having SO much stuff to worry about. Even though I miss some of it, I think that it's likely most of the older games will eventually all be playable at some point on a newer system or compilation.