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

[Wonderbanana]

Wanted to get this for ages and today it arrived

[Skykid]

Nice stuff WonderB, RSG is awesome on a cab. It's a real memoriser of a game, but if you clear one stage on a credit it already feels like you've conquered the world.

[Wonderbanana]

Nice stuff WonderB, RSG is awesome on a cab. It's a real memoriser of a game, but if you clear one stage on a credit it already feels like you've conquered the world.

I know it's a mixed bag for some here but I've always loved it - hopefully I can get better at it now

[burgerkingdiamond]

Stopped in Cash Converters today after work. Just to kill time. Wow, this place can be a gold mine. I picked up a supposed "audiophile" Playstation (scph-1001), with controller, power cable and a/v cables for $7. I've heard some people say that this model PS is all hype, and others swear that it rivals high end equipment. I don't have a super nice reciever, but I was already looking for a PS and for $7 it was a no brainer.

Games:
Street Skater - PS (purely for nostalgia's sake, I had it back in middle school)
Resident Evil - Gamecube
Mario Party 5

DVDs:
My Bloody Valentine 3-D
Club Dread Unrated
Evil Dead
Death Proof

Grand Total $35.

[emphatic]

I've heard some people say that this model PS is all hype, and others swear that it rivals high end equipment.

Interesting. I've never heard any such claim before. I'll have to check my Playstation now.

[burgerkingdiamond]

I've heard some people say that this model PS is all hype, and others swear that it rivals high end equipment.

Interesting. I've never heard any such claim before. I'll have to check my Playstation now.

yeah you should google it. You can tell by looking at the back. If the a/v outputs are just regular phone jacks then it's the model. There were 2 on the shelf and I picked both up to see which was cleaner and saw the back with the jacks. Then I remembered reading about this online a few months ago and snatched it up when I realized what I had. I'm glad I didn't bid for $40+ on ebay like I was considering.

[neorichieb1971]

The old PS1's had a audio chip inside which apparently rivals high end equipment. I have the SCPH1000 which was the original day 1 Japanese launch model which also has such a chip. I don't know what the fuss is about. When it first came out nobody noticed its sonic pedigree.. Yet 5-7 years later when hardly anyone has one that works its suddenly the worlds best kept secret.

[Domino]

The old PS1's had a audio chip inside which apparently rivals high end equipment. I have the SCPH1000 which was the original day 1 Japanese launch model which also has such a chip. I don't know what the fuss is about. When it first came out nobody noticed its sonic pedigree.. Yet 5-7 years later when hardly anyone has one that works its suddenly the worlds best kept secret.

It's overrated. Stereophile and all the audiophile websites been talking about this for years. I went to my friend's house who purchase two SCPH1000 units and was testing both of them in his $20,000 audio setup. I thought the SCPH1000 had a very boring neutral sound to them but does bring out good detail with the songs. For real music listening since the PS1 wasn't made for audio (you still have to use a controller or remote with no way of knowing which you are playing unless you have a TV in front of you) I wouldn't use it as a CD Player. I would get a real CD Player instead.

[burgerkingdiamond]

The old PS1's had a audio chip inside which apparently rivals high end equipment. I have the SCPH1000 which was the original day 1 Japanese launch model which also has such a chip. I don't know what the fuss is about. When it first came out nobody noticed its sonic pedigree.. Yet 5-7 years later when hardly anyone has one that works its suddenly the worlds best kept secret.

It's overrated. Stereophile and all the audiophile websites been talking about this for years. I went to my friend's house who purchase two SCPH1000 units and was testing both of them in his $20,000 audio setup. I thought the SCPH1000 had a very boring neutral sound to them but does bring out good detail with the songs. For real music listening since the PS1 wasn't made for audio (you still have to use a controller or remote with no way of knowing which you are playing unless you have a TV in front of you) I wouldn't use it as a CD Player. I would get a real CD Player instead.

I listened to it and I thought it sounded pretty good, but I have no idea how it stacks up to other stuff. I wanted a PS anyway. No matter how you look at it, for $7 with a memory card, controller, and cables it was a steal.

[Domino]

I listened to it and I thought it sounded pretty good, but I have no idea how it stacks up to other stuff. I wanted a PS anyway. No matter how you look at it, for $7 with a memory card, controller, and cables it was a steal.

It was made for games, not high-end audio. I don't even think you will use it for CD trust me.

[burgerkingdiamond]

I listened to it and I thought it sounded pretty good, but I have no idea how it stacks up to other stuff. I wanted a PS anyway. No matter how you look at it, for $7 with a memory card, controller, and cables it was a steal.

It was made for games, not high-end audio. I don't even think you will use it for CD trust me.

I haven't tried a game out yet, but the audio screen was soooooo blurry. I don't have a CRT at the moment so it's hooked up to my LCD. I'll probably have to end up getting a CRT when I move out and have some more room. They're practically giving them away at Cash Converters.

[AKRATEN]

Zanac on Disk came in the mail today.

[brokenhalo]

The old PS1's had a audio chip inside which apparently rivals high end equipment. I have the SCPH1000 which was the original day 1 Japanese launch model which also has such a chip. I don't know what the fuss is about. When it first came out nobody noticed its sonic pedigree.. Yet 5-7 years later when hardly anyone has one that works its suddenly the worlds best kept secret.

It's overrated. Stereophile and all the audiophile websites been talking about this for years. I went to my friend's house who purchase two SCPH1000 units and was testing both of them in his $20,000 audio setup. I thought the SCPH1000 had a very boring neutral sound to them but does bring out good detail with the songs. For real music listening since the PS1 wasn't made for audio (you still have to use a controller or remote with no way of knowing which you are playing unless you have a TV in front of you) I wouldn't use it as a CD Player. I would get a real CD Player instead.

iirc the buzz about these is that they output the digital signal completely unprocessed, so you can feed all your other gear a totally clean signal.

[neorichieb1971]

Nah, its not that. Its something called "jitter" which many CD players suffered from at the time. Apparently the PS1 SCPH1000+1 did not create this jitter effect. Personally I don't really know much about Jitter to even identify it, so I'm happy either way lol.

[burgerkingdiamond]

Nah, its not that. Its something called "jitter" which many CD players suffered from at the time. Apparently the PS1 SCPH1000+1 did not create this jitter effect. Personally I don't really know much about Jitter to even identify it, so I'm happy either way lol.

I don't have a high end cd player to compare it to. But I listened to the same cd on my new PS1 and my PS3. For what it's worth, it sure as shit blows away the PS3.

[KBZ]

Bit late to the gba party



and decided to pick this up as I probably wont have the chance again. Now if only I had a Wii....

[Wonderbanana]

Bit late to the gba party

The Micros are a cracking bit of kit; they really are ideal for your pocket. I miss mine.

Try and bag yourself Ninja Cop / Ninja Five-O for that GBA; tis' a cracking game.

[Vexorg]

Nothing too fancy, just a recent game haul to burn off some Amazon credit. I did finally manage to find a Wavebird though yesterday; been looking for one for a while. I still have a number of GC games and a regular controller to use them on my Wii, but the cord is far too short for my liking.

[Dave_K.]

Zanac on Disk came in the mail today.

Interesting. Whats the deal with these diskette equipped NES console and games? Never saw that before.

[burgerkingdiamond]

Went to the local independent game store today. I was hoping to maybe just pick up some cheap PS1 games. Not even necessarily shmups. However, I saw some stuff that I couldn't leave the store without (and I told myself not to buy any more games for a while... Ok starting now!)



Giga Wing - $20
G-Darius - $15
Thunderforce II - $5
Lightening Force - $7
Fire Shark - $2

and just for the hell of it, they were only $2 each and I have some nostalgia for these ones:
Tony Hawk I and II
Tomb Raider II

[neorichieb1971]

some good deals there, nice finds.

[burgerkingdiamond]

some good deals there, nice finds.

thank you sir.

[Arasoi]

Old purchase, but finally dremeled out a little hole in this NES rental case so my modded NES toaster deck would fit in snugly. holds NES deck, 1 cartridge (beneath the deck) zapper, 2 controllers, power brick, video cables. 2 cartridges I guess, if you stow one in the deck's cart slot as well. I keep my powerpak flash cart in the deck and my retrozone VS Castlevania cart under the console.

[burgerkingdiamond]

Old purchase, but finally dremeled out a little hole in this NES rental case so my modded NES toaster deck would fit in snugly. holds NES deck, 1 cartridge (beneath the deck) zapper, 2 controllers, power brick, video cables. 2 cartridges I guess, if you stow one in the deck's cart slot as well. I keep my powerpak flash cart in the deck and my retrozone VS Castlevania cart under the console.

that case is sweet.

[Jockel]

Zanac on Disk came in the mail today.

Interesting. Whats the deal with these diskette equipped NES console and games? Never saw that before.

Read up.
http://famicomworld.com/system/fds/

They're not THAT obscure and many games like Zelda, Metroid, Kid Icarus and Castlevania were first released on the Famicom Disk System.
It's weird that you don't know it. That other thing posted earlier was a red Sharp Twin Famicom, a Famicom with an included Disk System.

[burgerkingdiamond]

Zanac on Disk came in the mail today.

Interesting. Whats the deal with these diskette equipped NES console and games? Never saw that before.

Read up.
http://famicomworld.com/system/fds/

They're not THAT obscure and many games like Zelda, Metroid, Kid Icarus and Castlevania were first released on the Famicom Disk System.
It's weird that you don't know it. That other thing posted earlier was a red Sharp Twin Famicom, a Famicom with an included Disk System.

I've heard of them, but here in the US I think all we ever had was the toaster, and years later the top loader. The internet makes it easier to find out about consoles that never came out in your region. There are so many systems, and variations that I never knew existed until recently.

[Jockel]

In Europe, we didn't even get the toploading NES or SNES Jr.

[AKRATEN]

Zanac on Disk came in the mail today.

Interesting. Whats the deal with these diskette equipped NES console and games? Never saw that before.

The cool part about the famicom disk system is there can be many differences to the disk games vs the u.s. counterparts.

for example
Castlevania on Diskette has a save feature and Zanac has subtle sound and graphic differences.

I can bring it to your next meet Dave and check it out.

also just got this

[ZOM]

^^Good purchase with the Akumajou Densetsu fami cart. I'm sure you didn't pay all too much for a CiB in good condition, and the game is really sweet. The difficulty balance makes a bit more sense than the US counterpart, and has great sounds with that additional chip. Personally, I'd rank it easily at the top of a favourite famicom games list. Happy whipping.

FDS Zanac is cool too, but haven't played it in a long time.

[AKRATEN]

thanks Zom!