Awesome stuff you've just bought (+pics please)

[steveovig]

I still can't believe Salamander was had that cheap!

[Op Intensify]

It doesn't have Xexex on it like the PSP Salamander Pack, though.

[shmuppyLove]

Xbox 360 Elite!

Not bought per se, a friend gave it to me for helping him do wiring in his new house. Had to carefully navigate the attic and fish some CAT6 and coax cables, it was not fun.

But hey, 360!!

[JBueno MD]

I still can't believe Salamander was had that cheap!

Neither can I, and here in Mexico of all places where videogames are usually very expensive, and sellers on auction sites think they´re selling you the Crown Jewels with their prices.

It doesn't have Xexex on it like the PSP Salamander Pack, though.

Sure but being able to play the Salamander titles in 240p on a CRT SDT through RGB, plus the ability to use an arcade stick makes me forget about Xexex and that Gradius 2 MSX game pretty easily.

[trap15]

Picked up the albums Cocobat Crunch and Return of Grasshopper, both by Cocobat (whose song Cocobat Crunch was covered by Namiki to create Let Ass Kick Together for Batrider).




Pictures of the discs and some other materials included can be found at http://daifukkat.su/files/cocobat/

Really top-quality Japanese punk with absolutely fantastic bass work by bassist Take-Shit.

[Jockel]

(whose song Cocobat Crunch was covered by Namiki to create Let Ass Kick Together for Batrider).

For those not in the know.

[sven666]

(whose song Cocobat Crunch was covered by Namiki to create Let Ass Kick Together for Batrider).

For those not in the know.

sounds like shit?
would have been booed off stage at my local punk-venue thats for sure..

lol, their cover of misfits (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oha2nFEB ... ure=relmfu) reminds me of this youtube gem : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQt-h753jHI

[trap15]

Their lineup has changed entirely aside from the bassist like 5 times, so different albums can sound quite different. I think that the original album version is better, and I'm pretty sure that most of the members were different at the time of that event. I do like most of their music, but I tend to have weird tastes in music anyways.

[sven666]

Their lineup has changed entirely aside from the bassist like 5 times, so different albums can sound quite different. I think that the original album version is better, and I'm pretty sure that most of the members were different at the time of that event. I do like most of their music, but I tend to have weird tastes in music anyways.

i didnt mean to shit on your music taste, apologies if it came of that way, im a pretty blunt guy.

when it comes to taste there is no wrong or right, and you share yours with one of the most influential videogame composers in the genre so more power to you..

[trap15]

Heh, nah, people always say "how can you listen to that!?" to me, so I tend to not really care what people think of my music. Being blunt is the best way to be; let others filter it to sound how they want, but if you don't say what you mean to say, someone who can filter responses may not understand the full point.

[GaijinPunch]

thweet
I'm about to pull the trigger on another Louis Garneau for no other reason than it's the only bike the in the country that fits me.

[GaijinPunch]

Some shizzle from the Katsuhiro Otomo show -- the one I didn't get into w/ NTSC-J. Got our tickets for Wendesday though. In case you were wondering, this bitch is selling out shows of original Akira artwork (mainly), 30 years later.

[Skykid]

Some shizzle from the Katsuhiro Otomo show -- the one I didn't get into w/ NTSC-J. Got our tickets for Wendesday though. In case you were wondering, this bitch is selling out shows of original Akira artwork (mainly), 30 years later.

Oh the jealousy. Would love to go to that.

Miyazaki Museum was nice.

[mesh control]

thweet
I'm about to pull the trigger on another Louis Garneau for no other reason than it's the only bike the in the country that fits me.

snip

Not really sure if I'm going to dig road biking where I live.
There aren't too many roads and the roads we do have are not very bike friendly.


I'm probably going to stick to doing this ride for a while: http://app.strava.com/segments/893301

[GaijinPunch]

Fuck -- for real! You got telephone poles for legs?

[KennyMan666]

Finally got to pick it up today. Woo.

Gotta love getting a text message on Friday saying your package is available for pickup when you're out of town until Sunday evening.

[Matskat]

Very nicely done. So happy.

(Plays like a DREAM with one of my multiconsole arcade sticks....just wish I could remap "Speed" from Select to another button....maybe I'll hardwire it.....)

[burgerkingdiamond]

Saturn USB controller

This thing is really great, and especially when you consider that it was only like $12 (including shipping). It feels exactly like a real Jap Saturn controller. I can't believe the quality of this thing. I've bought other USB gamepads for about this price that were absolute shit.
....

Where did you get them? Seller?

just go on ebay and search for usb Saturn controller and shop around for the best deal.

[shmuppyLove]

Bwahahah I'm almost certainly going to lose some credibility, but for some reason I felt like I wanted this game.

[Strider77]

This thread needs to go from being called "Awesome stuff you've just bought" to just "Stuff you've just bought" .

[Matskat]

Bwahahah I'm almost certainly going to lose some credibility, but for some reason I felt like I wanted this game.

WHOOSH!


(that's the sound of your street cred being whisked away....)

[scrilla4rella]

Some shizzle from the Katsuhiro Otomo show -- the one I didn't get into w/ NTSC-J. Got our tickets for Wendesday though. In case you were wondering, this bitch is selling out shows of original Akira artwork (mainly), 30 years later.

Oh shit! I gotta check this. Looks like you need to get reservations at Lawson's. What is this, a rock concert?

[Skykid]

Some shizzle from the Katsuhiro Otomo show -- the one I didn't get into w/ NTSC-J. Got our tickets for Wendesday though. In case you were wondering, this bitch is selling out shows of original Akira artwork (mainly), 30 years later.

Oh shit! I gotta check this. Looks like you need to get reservations at Lawson's. What is this, a rock concert?

What is that about Lawson's and tickets for stuff? For the Miyazaki museum the security dude on the gate gave us a hot tip that saved us about 8 months of waiting to get in - and it involved going to Lawson's.

[Matskat]

This thread needs to go from being called "Awesome stuff you've just bought" to just "Stuff you've just bought" .

"Awesome" is totally subjective (and maybe relative).

I'm sure every single item posted is awesome to somebody....

For example: The dude who posted like 30 pictures of NES games, Saturn games, glasses, books, etc... I'm totally sure that HE thought each and every item was way kickass...

[drboom]

Bwahahah I'm almost certainly going to lose some credibility, but for some reason I felt like I wanted this game.

Street cred, bah! That game is silly awesome. One of the few FF games I have played multiple times, and the second time was even more fun - knocking off the Via Infenito dungeon and grinding. Fast battle system, lots of fun. I thought FF-X was a big let down comparitively.

[shmuppyLove]

Bwahahah I'm almost certainly going to lose some credibility, but for some reason I felt like I wanted this game.

http://hyperlame.com/uploads/images/Gal ... AG0234.jpg

Street cred, bah! That game is silly awesome. One of the few FF games I have played multiple times, and the second time was even more fun - knocking off the Via Infenito dungeon and grinding. Fast battle system, lots of fun. I thought FF-X was a big let down comparitively.

Yeah I think I've seen it in a couple of top ## lists for PS2, because it was significantly tweaked over X.

I guess a lot of people couldn't get past the lack of spiky-haired emo protagonist, the all-girl squad and the costumes. As I understand it though the costumes are like the job system in past FFs?

[caincan]

just a bunch of 25$ xbox to softmod in mame/coinops/fbalegends, to play Goldies shmups & run'gun games, in various old generic cabs



like some of these..

[angryswede]

*pics of repro recca snipped*

Very nicely done. So happy.

(Plays like a DREAM with one of my multiconsole arcade sticks....just wish I could remap "Speed" from Select to another button....maybe I'll hardwire it.....)

That's a great example on how to make repros with style and respect!

[Matskat]

*pics of repro recca snipped*

Very nicely done. So happy.

(Plays like a DREAM with one of my multiconsole arcade sticks....just wish I could remap "Speed" from Select to another button....maybe I'll hardwire it.....)

That's a great example on how to make repros with style and respect!

Battlesmurf is the man, I must say. His Recca reproductions leave little to be desired....
I first balked at the use of English on the back of the box, but whatever...it's in an American NES cartridge anyway....

Good stuff, great game, it's like a boiled-down Pink Sweets....and I can dig that.

[drboom]

Yeah I think I've seen it in a couple of top ## lists for PS2, because it was significantly tweaked over X.

I guess a lot of people couldn't get past the lack of spiky-haired emo protagonist, the all-girl squad and the costumes. As I understand it though the costumes are like the job system in past FFs?

Yup - I think they refer to them as Dressspheres. The big key to this game for me was the quick battle system and fun 100 level dungeon. I'm all about that stuff.