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Yeah, it's one of those threads where we post the recent cool stuff we've bought.
Nearly every forum has one, so I thought why not.

I'll start! Today in the mail I got a big package from Play-asia:

-Japanese Xbox 360 Arcade pack
-Raiden Fighters Aces
-Lost Odyssey (Chinese language version, so I can practice my Chinese)
-Hori Xbox 360 turbo pad

Thankfully the Xbox 360 is one of the newer Falcon models (as evidenced by the 175w on the power brick), manufactured in Feb 2008, so hopefully it won't crap out on me in a few months. Too bad it's still loud as fuck. My PS3 doesn't make a peep, but this thing is like a leafblower. I don't remember my previous Xbox 360 being so loud.:whyioughtta:

I've only played Raiden Fighters Aces a bit, but so far I'm pretty impressed. The graphics look fine on my LCD, and the port is superb. Haven't had it freeze or any other glitches yet either. I need someone to make me an RGB cable so I can play this on my Sony PVM monitor though...

The hori pad is awesome by the way! The d-pad is superb.

ok I'll bite,

I recently picked up the first 4 Silent Hill games for Ps1 and 2 cheap on ebay because I felt like revisiting the series and haven't played any of them since they each came out. It's been a fun ride so far and since all I've played for the last month is Futari, it's been a big change of pace.
I've also picked up gta4 for ps3 like all the other drones. ;) I like it but its definately overhyped imo.

I bought GTA4 for the 360 last weekend, and I have a Death Smiles PCB on the way.  I'm done buying games for a while :P

Astro Boy for GBA, hoorah! Got a good price too, and it's pretty minty. The game itself is cool, kind of like Alien Soldier. Makes me want Treasure to do a proper Alien Soldier sequel fo DS.

Batsugun for a Saturn I don't yet own. :oops:

i've been playing virtua tennis 1 for dreamcast for about a month  :lol:
trying to 1CC it on maximum difficulty without losing a game  :o  secret boss is a pain the ass, though
and a bit of pro evo 4, advance wars 2, and SFII on the side.

Just bought MGS2 substance,Killer 7 and planning to buy MGS4 of course!:D
La.Li.Lu.Le.Lo

Been playing a whole lot of Disgaea, Super Paper Mario and Persona 3 FES, all of which I just got in the last few weeks. FES is great, but focuses alot on the dungeon crawling stuff, which is great, but I did really enjoy the dating sim stuff from the original game.
Trying to get Futari 1.5 at the mo...:D

GTA IV rulez!!!!:righton: Xbox 360
Wii-Fit WII
Time crisis 4 PS3
Contra 4 DS (hope it's here tomorrow...)

Quote from: SperrfeuerTime crisis 4 PS3

Is this worth buying?

I have just bought Mario All stars for my USA snes Also bought these two for the second time Espgaluda and  Espgaluda 2 pcb's

Quote from: EOJ

Quote from: SperrfeuerTime crisis 4 PS3

Is this worth buying?

if you like games like this....yes...
i would love to see a new HotD on a console :righton:

silent hill origins PSP :oogle:
OL2 PGM2 KIT (on the way to me :righton:)

Futari 1.5 kit :D, Dragonblaze PCB and a Gamest DDP C-S VHS incoming. I should probably cancel my SMJ account now, it's costing me way to much money. :(

Quote from: tobyFutari 1.5 kit :D

nice :D

I've been playing Senjou no Valkyria... my only PS3 game.  It is very, very good.  I'm quite happy with the purchase.

Quote from: SperrfeuerContra 4 DS (hope it's here tomorrow...)

got it today! almost 1 month later :lol:
and Battle Fantasia PS3....... i can't help the graphic style reminds me to Dolphin Blue :shock: (thanks SP and GP BTW)

This past weekend I had purchased:

The Monkey King: The Legend Begins for the Nintendo Wii?
Let me just say the game is EASY on defaults, I was able to 1LC both normal and story modes.

for EOJ:
is this the Hori pad you have for the Xbox 360?
(http://www.games-asia.com/images/xbox360-horipad-bluebig.jpg)

Perhaps I may purchase one?

Yes, I have that Hori pad. It's really good for 2D games! About 100x better than the standard X360 pad's d-pad.

Quote from: EOJYes, I have that Hori pad. It's really good for 2D games! About 100x better than the standard X360 pad's d-pad.

Thanks for reply and impressions! :righton:
I will seek one out soon enough.  The standard 360 dpad is rubbish indeed :laugh:

Bought the standard joe-shmoe stuff recently, GTA IV and MGS 4 (of course). The pile of games I own but have never played continues to steadily grow..... :rolleyes:

Just bought some Japanese arcade parts to put into the latest custom stick build. Bought a PS2 and a copy of Rez.

Just brought esprade PCB for the second time great price from excellent.com really love this game sounds silly but I prefer it to both espgaludas and its a fraction of the price :righton:

I've been Wii'n it up lately...

This weekend I got:

Mario Kart Wii (I'll post my Friend Code later)
Wii Zapper (Ghost Squad is fun!)
Winds Of Thunder (Yes, from the Shopping Channel, but hey-I don't have to drag out my Duo)

My wife'll kill me from even buying *this* much.:oops:

Kirby AirRide, about a month or so ago. Good stuff.

mushi-tama and a custom built arcade stick for dreamcast.

paypal makes it too easy to buy stuff  :whyioughtta:

Children of Mana DS

just brought death smiles kit

This thread needs more pics!

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/ttt.jpg)

Tears to Tiara (JP PS3). Only played about a half hour, but seems like a good story-driven SRPG.

bought this ~!
(http://www.games-asia.com/images/ninja-gaiden-sigma-asia-front.JPG)
Sometimes I think it's a little too hard, at least when you're getting to know the game, but the gameplay is incredibly cool. I wish they had reworked the environments to make them look incredible though.

Quote from: jaycm1 on June 30, 2008, 01:42:25 PM
just brought death smiles kit

I wish I could say that!

(http://bigcore.rsdio.com/zakk/stuff/dogyuun.jpg)

Dogyuun PCB

Quote from: EOJ on July 27, 2008, 07:28:26 PM
Tears to Tiara (JP PS3). Only played about a half hour, but seems like a good story-driven SRPG.

What is a SRPG ?

Is this game supposed to come out later in english ? I'd like to play some good PS3 RPGs, and I dislike Folklore.

SRPG=strategy rpg. Probably won't come out in English, but I guess there's always a possibility.

SSFIIX board.  cps2 stuff is a fair bit of hassle though...   :-\

Two HRAPs, and old HRAP1 that I'm gonna try to put a seimitsu stick in and a HRAP:SA which I mainly bought cause it was quite cheap :) Was looking for a HRAP:SE but those things aren't cheap ...

(http://i34.tinypic.com/2n66lol.jpg)

A brand new DS silver and Ouendan 2  :righton:
(http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/9594/photo000ib9.th.jpg) (http://img365.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photo000ib9.jpg)

(http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/8272/photo005gb4.th.jpg) (http://img365.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photo005gb4.jpg)

Tengai Makyou Collection and Tengai Makyou 4 for the PSP

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/forsale_august08/tengaimakyous.jpg)

TM 4 is wonderful (even better than the original Saturn version), and the TM collection is neat as I've never played the PC Engine games.

Also, I got a silver slim ps2 modded with a Crystal Chip lite v1.2.  :righton:

Quote from: elf on August 01, 2008, 12:51:58 PM
[Etrian Odyssey II]

I'm waiting for mine to arrive from Amazon.  I've heard enough reviews from the kind of people whose reviews I respect that the original was good, but I don't feel like shelling out the $40+ it commands on eBay these days.  I suppose I could have just bought EOII from the local Gamestop but I don't feel like going there any more than I can help.  Super Saver Shipping to the rescue!

Maybe I can finally finish Izuna in the meantime.

Quote from: toby on July 29, 2008, 08:20:56 PM
Two HRAPs, and old HRAP1 that I'm gonna try to put a seimitsu stick in and a HRAP:SA which I mainly bought cause it was quite cheap :) Was looking for a HRAP:SE but those things aren't cheap ...

So I have an HRAP 3 which I put a Seimitsu stick in and am not happy at all with it...did you wind up modding yours?  How do you like it?  My Seimitsu is really stiff and gets me in trouble on console versions of really precise danmaku shmups.  Gonna swap it out for a Sanwa soon, I want my HRAP3 to feel like what they've got in the arcades here in Japan.

I haven't modded it yet, I'm pretty happy with the HRAP:SA i bought, feels a bit tighter than my old HRAP. One of the main reason I bought them was that my old one got "stuck", it would keep moving even though the stick was centered, I thought it was micro-switches that was worn out or something, but turns out it was my ps2 to pc adapter that did it.

Quote from: gsl on August 10, 2008, 12:32:10 AM

Quote from: elf on August 01, 2008, 12:51:58 PM
[Etrian Odyssey II]

I'm waiting for mine to arrive from Amazon. 

How much have you paid for yours?
To be true i only digged in it once, and didnt play it any further these days, so all i can say up to now is, that it is the most beautiful game on the DS, but nothing to the storyline/gameplay itself.
I'll be dedicating to it after i'm finished with Xenosaga, promised  :rolleyes:

Mine was just the standard $29.99, with free shipping.  I probably could have gotten it a bit cheaper, but I don't like to buy used DS or GBA games off of Amazon or eBay with the amount of Nintondo counterfeits there are floating about.

I've picked up a HRAP3, Metal Slug and Gradius Collections for PSP recently. Haven't purchased much in the way of gaming lately but with the frigid alaskan winter quickly approaching I'll be spending more time indoors, thus the gaming activity will increase!

Quote from: jammaparts on July 28, 2008, 10:23:30 PM

Quote from: jaycm1 on June 30, 2008, 01:42:25 PM
just brought death smiles kit

I wish I could say that!

Me too! Hope to be in about a month!

Etrian Odyssey II came today, and I gave it a shot.  The reviews aren't joking when they say the game is balls-hard; my party got completely slaughtered by my fourth enemy encounter.  It's pretty fun though, in that "oh NOW I know what I did wrong.  Let's try again!" sort of way.

so i wasnt the only one who thought, that the first battles kinda were a bit too tough  :P

Quote from: elf on August 01, 2008, 12:51:58 PM
(http://i34.tinypic.com/2n66lol.jpg)

I never played the first one, but do love old school RPGs. Would I be better to pick up the original or go straight to the sequeal?

I play my handhelds more than anything else thanks to the 2 hour commute on the bus each day.

I've never played the original, though I'm going to keep my eye out for it if I can find it for under the $40+ most Atlus titles tend to command.  The game's a sequel in the gameplay sense but not so much in the way of storyline (not that there's much anyways), and I've never really felt like I'm missing something that was explained in the first one.

The first handful of battles are indeed a bit tough; basically you're thrown in one end of the first maze and told to make your way back to the entrance, while of course mapping out everything along the way.  With limited chances to heal and whatnot, it's a bit tough, but after you start figuring out your plan of attack in battles (As in which monsters to concentrate on first, which of your party is most effective in finishing the monsters off in a hurry, etc.) it gets a bit simpler.  The game is great for on-the-go, as you're never really stuck in any place you can't just save it and turn it off.  Besides, after you've finished the first quest, you're pretty much on your own, and the gameplay progression goes something like: go into first level; kill monsters until party is low on health and healing items; return to town to sell loot, buy weapons, and rest at inn; rinse and repeat.  It's nothing you'll be too sucked into that you won't want to bring it out on the bus for fear of being in the middle of something important when your stop comes.  All in all, I really like it.  The gameplay is very very oldschool and pretty challenging, but the graphics and music make it a pleasure to slog through the same dungeon numerous times.

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I also picked up Castle of Shikigami III the other day for the Wii.  I remember giving it a go a few times in my local arcade in Japan, but always left it for the more familiar part II.  Now that I'm not paying to give it a shot, it's really a lot of fun--solid, and the same balance of difficulty and grazing opportunities.  Sadly (or gladly for some, maybe) the story translation and voice acting are actually reasonably decent this time around; I was always amused by the horror that was Castle Shikigami II's translation.  It put it in the same "so bad it's kinda funny" league as Plan 9 from Outer Space, in my opinion.

Early birthday present to myself:

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/ketsui_09082008.gif)

Third time's the charm?

The second time was good for me even if i pay more for a loose pcb than my old kit 2 years ago.

Yeah, I'm enjoying it. Just a loose PCB, but it was only $815, so I'm happy. I only collect SH3 kits, so for everything else a loose PCB is all I want.

when you get tired of it this time sell it to me!!! :righton:

for around $800......pretty please =D

Raiden DX PCB, but I don't have a vert cab to play it on so it's taunting me from the shelf, safely hiding in bubble wrap.

Forbidden Siren, after i sold it again i discovered that this game actually is the best survival Horror i ever played and immediately bought it again. I love it

I'm still waiting for Chrono Cross (for PSX) and Phantasy Star Online 3 (would've rather bought the first two, but i  had to get something cheap)

Death Smiles & Muchi Muchi Pork arrived on Monday :)

I asked Gaijinpunch if he could get me either Death Smiles or MMP, the greatest mother fucker of all time sold me both!

I think he must be a salesman in his day job and a good one at that

Man, I've been on a console buying frenzy:

-Sega Saturn w/ import cart and Batsugun, Cotton 2 and DoDonpachi
-SNES w/Super Metroid, Yoshi's Island, Super Donkey Kong 2, Gokujou Parodius, Rockman 7, Super Mario RPG, and Darius Twin (already 1cc'd it - not nearly as hard as other Darius titles)
-NES w/ Castlevania III, Zelda II, Metal Gear, Star Soldier, Elevator Action and Wizards and Warriors II
-GBA player for Gamecube w/ Metroid: Zero Mission and Metroid Fusion

Plus, I recently got Phantom Brave PS2 and Metroid Prime GC. Lots of console love this month!  =D

PROGEAR

the bitch is back 

:-X

Quote from: jpj on September 16, 2008, 03:03:46 PM
PROGEAR

the bitch is back 

:-X

i is jealous ;)

Quote from: jpj on September 16, 2008, 03:03:46 PM
PROGEAR

the bitch is back 

:-X

Nice one jpj. I'm still looking to replace mine. I'm not keen on the current price though :(

Quote from: jpj on September 16, 2008, 03:03:46 PM
PROGEAR

the bitch is back 

:-X

Try and top my score, Jessyboy. :)

 :laugh:

i was thinking of hitting you up for tips, or start a progear strategy thread - but i'm not sure you'd wanna help now  =D

performing heart surgery on it this weekend, and replacing that damn fan. 

markedkiller: straight swap for deathsmiles?   :-*

Eternal Darkness - Sanity's Requiem - GC
Star Fox Adventures - GC
Yu-Gi-Oh! - The Falsebound Kingdom - GC

Final Fantasy Anthology (only Chrono Trigger atm) - PSX

Soulbringer - PC

Edit: that's FFChronicles, not FFAnthology

Quote from: jpj on September 17, 2008, 01:12:25 PM
markedkiller: straight swap for deathsmiles?   :-*

I have a spare Death Smiles Flyer I could do a straight swap for :)

Picked up the following CAVE games this week:

Dodonpachi Daifukkatsu 1.5 (thanks MrMonkeyMan!)
Mushi Futari 1.5
Pink Sweets

I didn't like being without Mushi Futari 1.5 and Pink Sweets, so I promptly bought them again. Now I'm happy.

Wow  :o - didn't take too long to get those back - eh, EOJ? Good pick up on the DFK - I'd been eyeing that - but I have to keep funds for a vaca comming up soon. But I did have enough to get this: a Sega Aero Table
(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff1/drboom/aerotable1.jpg)
Got to replace the sticks (bat tops - ugh!), buttons and cp. I have a cp comming from mastercello on shmups and also need to find someone to fix the monitor pcb - the pincushion adjustment pot (or some transistors around it) are dead. Pretty stoked about it - and I got a good deal on it too. It could use a paint job, but I'll worry about that when the newness wears off and I can take it apart and work on it.

Yeah, I read about that on your blog. Awesome cab, and it sounds like you got a good deal on it.  :cool:

Despite the new games, I'm having a lot of fun just playing Ketsui.  :righton:

Good that you have Pink Sweets again. I'm also thinking of re-buying it. Such a great game. ;)

Check YAJ regularly. I just bought mine there for 40,000 yen.   :)

A woman at work gave me a JPS2 that she said her son doesn't use anymore. She asked if I knew where to buy games for it and I kind of chuckled and said yea I can take care of it.

was she hot?

QuoteCheck YAJ regularly. I just bought mine there for 40,000 yen.

If I would be able to bid on YAJ items, I'd have Futari, Pink Sweets and more by now. :-\

@Plasmo: PM Gaijinpunch. He can get you started on YAJ bidding.  :righton:

Wow, that's a cheap ass Pink Sweets ;)

I opted to keep mine in the end. I knew I'd end up needing to replace it at some point.

I ended up buying zaks progear kit. God I've missed this game. It's going straight into the Astro as soon as it arrives. Death Smiles leaves progear returns.

I'm happy with that deal :)

Dragon Quest IV (DS). Loving it.

I also have Muchi Muchi Pork on the way. Figured I'd give the game another try.

DQ IV was pretty good, but the open world last chapter is frusterating as no one really tells you where to go. You have to ask like 50 NPC's what the deal is before anyone tells you, 'oh, you may want to go to this mountain over here for that piece of equipment...' - kind of a bummer, especially as the rest of the game is excellent.

Playing Chrono Trigger for the first time on the DS and loving it.
Recently bought Castlevania for the GBA and love playing it on my micro.
Got Persona 2 recently as well - prety good, got to get more time in on it.
Really want to get Muchi Muchi Pork. Next on the list...

Ugh, a ton.  Broke my hand early this month so the only thing I can play are 360 games.

Last Remnant, Otomedius, Gears of War 2 & 1, then Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia for DS.

Is The Last Remnant any good?

It's like an FF12 done by the Saga Team, with major technical problems.  If you can get past the really problematic visuals, and then realize that this game was basically pushed out the gate six months before it should've been, then you can probably enjoy it.  The battle system, world map and the rest of the game are really good once you're about four hours into the game.

Sounds like it might be better to wait for the PS3 version.

Speaking of PS3, anyone play Valkyria Chronicles yet? This was BIG on my list to get, but I have had to get a PC-Engine Duo-R to play Rondo of Blood. PSP post kinda sucks - too much blurring and its such a good game.

Yeah I got the JP version way back in spring. Awesome game.

Quote from: drboom on December 01, 2008, 05:45:14 PM
Speaking of PS3, anyone play Valkyria Chronicles yet? This was BIG on my list to get, but I have had to get a PC-Engine Duo-R to play Rondo of Blood. PSP post kinda sucks - too much blurring and its such a good game.

No offense but you're gonna drop what 200 bucks or so on Rondo of Blood for Duo just because of some blurring?  :oogle:

I just bought Etrian Odyssey II for the DS brand new for $11.98. It's Amazon.com's deal of the day (http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_7797732_2?ie=UTF8&docId=1000208101&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-2&pf_rd_r=07QDJJ8XT3VRSTNYWFYJ&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=464663951&pf_rd_i=1000304231). Get it while you can (USA customers only).

Quote from: drboom on December 01, 2008, 05:45:14 PM
Speaking of PS3, anyone play Valkyria Chronicles yet? This was BIG on my list to get, but I have had to get a PC-Engine Duo-R to play Rondo of Blood. PSP post kinda sucks - too much blurring and its such a good game.

Did you try out the demo on PSN? It's a fantastic game.

Quote from: adverse on December 01, 2008, 08:05:47 PM

Quote from: drboom on December 01, 2008, 05:45:14 PM
Speaking of PS3, anyone play Valkyria Chronicles yet? This was BIG on my list to get, but I have had to get a PC-Engine Duo-R to play Rondo of Blood. PSP post kinda sucks - too much blurring and its such a good game.

No offense but you're gonna drop what 200 bucks or so on Rondo of Blood for Duo just because of some blurring?  :oogle:

There were a few other games on the system I was thinking about playing as well... :laugh:

Quote from: Shalashaska on December 02, 2008, 05:05:07 PM

Quote from: drboom on December 01, 2008, 05:45:14 PM
Speaking of PS3, anyone play Valkyria Chronicles yet? This was BIG on my list to get, but I have had to get a PC-Engine Duo-R to play Rondo of Blood. PSP post kinda sucks - too much blurring and its such a good game.

Did you try out the demo on PSN? It's a fantastic game.

Haven't tried the demo yet becuse this was going to be the system seller for me. There just doesn't seem to be that many games that interest me enought to pick up the system at the moment.

Valkyrie is the only disc game I own for the system, but I'll buy White Knight Chronicles later in the month. I play MKII, Super SF2 Turbo HD, and Super Puzzle fighter on it as well (all downloadable games). And of course, it's an awesome bluray player / upscaling DVD player.  :righton:

Quote from: EOJ on December 03, 2008, 09:58:27 PM
Valkyrie is the only disc game I own for the system, but I'll buy White Knight Chronicles later in the month. I play MKII, Super SF2 Turbo HD, and Super Puzzle fighter on it as well (all downloadable games). And of course, it's an awesome bluray player / upscaling DVD player.  :righton:

What characters in SF2: HD?

Oh I just fool around with different ones. Ryu, Ken, E. Honda, Guile, etc. I'm no pro. I only got it the other day and haven't played it much, but it's a lot of fun.

How's the ping from Hawaii?  Japan->US gets pretty laggy on the 360.  :whyioughtta:

It's been alright, a bit of lag here and there but not bad (and I'm on the PS3). They probably only link me up with other USA people.

Latest thing I got was Little Big Planet.  It's fun as it fits perfectly in my fucked up schedule.  A couple of 30 minute sessions a day is quite fun.

I just got some computer equipment from a friend that's upgraded my PC into something relatively modern: dual-core 2.4ghz Opteron, 2GB RAM, 512MB ATi X1950 graphics card.  I've just been going wild with PC games that I missed out on for either being stuck with my laptop in Japan, having old equipment, or both.  I'm really into STALKER at the moment (and absolutely loving it) and have Fallout 3 and Bioshock waiting on deck.

Quote from: EOJ on December 02, 2008, 04:08:15 AM
I just bought Etrian Odyssey II for the DS brand new for $11.98. It's Amazon.com's deal of the day (http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_7797732_2?ie=UTF8&docId=1000208101&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-2&pf_rd_r=07QDJJ8XT3VRSTNYWFYJ&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=464663951&pf_rd_i=1000304231). Get it while you can (USA customers only).

Worth even the full retail price.

Downloaded SSFIIT HD Remix and Soldner X off PSN last night. Let me know if any of you wanna play a few matches online. I absolutely loved SFII back in the day but this is the first time I've touched it in probably 10 years or so. Needless to say, I'm a little rusty.  =D

Quote from: Shalashaska on December 05, 2008, 09:00:53 PM
I absolutely loved SFII back in the day but this is the first time I've touched it in probably 10 years or so. Needless to say, I'm a little rusty.  =D

Same story with me.  :righton:

Lost Odyssey 
Earth Defense Force 2017
Dead Rising
Tales of Vesperia
Fallout 3
Gunspike
Zero Gunner 2 (AGAIN)

Haven't gotten around to playing any of them yet outside of Tales of Vesperia.  Still want to buy an Espgaluda board but I'm just not too interested in paying almost $300 for one.

Mushi Sama: I?m going to give it another chance.
Batsugun: It?s not as easy as I was expecting.

Resistance 2 on the PS3 is taking up all my time at the mo & otmedius G with the hori stick will be my chrimbo present this year :)

Quote from: Joe T. on December 07, 2008, 03:47:46 PMStill want to buy an Espgaluda board but I'm just not too interested in paying almost $300 for one.

Is the PS2 port any good? There's s shop by me that actually has one for $55. Thought about it as I owned the board, liked the game, but sold it on. In the same boat on this one - just don't want to spend the cash on the board again.

The PS2 port is about as good as they come.  :)

Plus it comes with the awesome Arrange mode. This would let you participate in the current monthly competition here.  :righton:

An Aero Table for me!My christmas present :righton:

Quote from: KOMA on December 09, 2008, 02:12:08 PM
An Aero Table for me!My christmas present :righton:

Nice one.

Bought Persona 4 yesterday, played until midnight last night, with a quick game of my latest NES purchase, Bionic Commando, thrown in afterward.

Yes, like everyone else mentioned, the ESPGaluda port is really good.  I'd recommend it.

Also, just got a very nice custom joystick and a hacked and wired xbox 360 pcb to go in it so I can actually enjoy playing shooters on my 360.  The Hori DOA stick I had was a joke.

Quote from: drboom
Bought Persona 4 yesterday, played until midnight last night, with a quick game of my latest NES purchase, Bionic Commando, thrown in afterward.

How is it?  I had it on preorder at Amazon then cancelled at the last minute in order to make sure I've got family covered for Christmas presents; might pick it up later in the month or next year if it seems to be getting high marks.

It's completely awesome. I'm a big SMT fan, though I haven't played all of the games, but I did play P3 all the way through and this game takes those mechanics and further refines them. The battle menu is tighter, the animations take just a little less time and the story is fantastic. A solid 10/10.
Beg, borrow or steal to afford it this X-Mas.

 =D =D =D =D
Finally got Rondo of Blood and a PC-Engine Duo-R. Got Valis IV, Gotzendiener and R-Type I as well. Great console - tons of good shooters and platformers for it.
(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff1/drboom/draculaxblog.jpg)

Beautiful, except for how the HDTV makes oldschool consoles look like shit.  But the design of the Duo-R really stands the test of time--I wish my Supergrafx didn't look so much like an early '90's monstrosity.

It's come out on plenty of other systems since and no doubt in versions closer to the arcade, but I always had a blast with the PCE version of Gradius.  And of course, you with your shiny CD drive can nab Gradius II as well.

Just got Otomedius G for the 360 and Power Stone 1 and 2 for the Dreamcast.

Unfortunately, I managed to fry my Japanese 360 messing around with the pcb on my new arcade stick.  RROD.  :mad:

Another Code.

Though it was rather taking, and not giving back, and ending up selling it since its uncredibly bad.
I never steal games i dont know of, again.
Next time rather rob a bank and BUY some good games.

Some DS crapper:

- Picross DS
- Final Fantasy IV
- Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

Fun though.

I bought a new cabinet last night.  It's a Super Neo 29 Candy.  I bought it from the original owner so it's basically brand new.  I've never seen a cleaner cabinet anywhere and it was a local guy so I have to say I'm pretty happy with the deal.

Wow - good work Joe. Now if you need a home for that MMP to help ease the financial burden of buying the cab... =D

I've do a lots of works hours last month so....i make myself good! :righton:

-X360 arcade jap
-Raiden IV
-Otomedius
-X360 hack pad
-Cave craps
-Batrider pcb
-Hori stick

Shirokishi Monogatari (JP PS3), aka "White Knight Chronicles"

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/shirokishi.jpg)

Only played it a bit, but so far it's pretty fun!  :)

one shoot...ing cab :) in the left,  what's left on picture is little part of good friend's toys

http://images.imagup.com/08/1230938034_t2.JPG

Quote from: drboom on January 06, 2009, 04:45:01 PM
Wow - good work Joe. Now if you need a home for that MMP to help ease the financial burden of buying the cab... =D

Haha, well, it looks pretty nice on that new monitor...It would take a lot of persuading to get rid of it.  Although I did finally "cave" in to buying an ESPGaluda board yesterday.  I'm going to be poor for a few weeks.

Just picked up FF Dissidia...I hope this plays as well as it looks.  I can't wait till the summer to play the port!

Finally got myself a good, tate-able monitor, an NEC XM29 Plus. Fucking fantastic.
(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff1/drboom/necXM29plusblog2.jpg)
(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff1/drboom/necXM29plusblog5.jpg)

Quote from: EOJ on January 07, 2009, 02:44:13 PM
Shirokishi Monogatari (JP PS3), aka "White Knight Chronicles"

Any further thoughts on this?

I picked up Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead recently and have been playing those pretty much non-stop.

I?ve been playing Mirrors Edge on PS3. I don?t like it all that much, but it?s one of those annoying games that I want to finish, so I can put it to bed & never think about it again?..

Also been playing Left4dead on PC. Very impressive Co-op game.

Got Sapphire (bootleg) a little while ago and finally got an Arcade Card for the PC-Engine, so I played it for the first time last night. Pretty underwhelming. Bad art direction, horrid shooting sound effects - They were so bad that I stopped shooting whenever I could so I didn't have to listen to them.
Got Summer Carnival '92 - Alzadick as well and it is fantastic. Thinking of putting on a shooting event at my place once I get my HRAP in (on its way) and doing a Summer Carnival '92 contest with Recca and Alzadick.

Just got Crimson Gem Saga for the PSP. I've played about an hour, and it's excellent so far. A fun, simple, old school RPG. Wish I could turn off the awful English voice acting, reduce the voice volume to zero, or switch to the Japanese voices. Instead, I play the game with the volume at zero. I don't feel like paying 2x the price for the JP version ("Garnet Chronicles"), so this will have to do.

Just picked up Infinite Space, the new space sim by Platinum Games.  It was crazy hard to find this game.  Sold out in Akiba and my local game stores, I got lucky that some guy had just brought one in used. 

Story's supposedly really nice, we'll see.

Yeah, I preordered that game but ncsx.com said they couldn't fill my preorder at release, so I'll have to wait until next week. Game seems to have sold really well (and/or there was a small print run).

Demon's Souls and Cross Edge for PS3.

Black DSi
Black Hori DSi case

:)

Fatal Fury Special Neo Geo AES  :o

Gyakuten Kenji DSi
Guitar Hero World Tour full band (normally a much bigger fan of Guitar Freaks, but got this for ?40 new!)
Shooting Love 200X en route from EOJ :)

Latest two were RAF and a used copy of Ninja Gaiden 2.

Got this X360 stick earlier in the week, from dmauro:

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/ddpstick001.jpg)

All Seimitsu parts. Haven't been able to test it out because he forgot to send the cable, and apparently he still hasn't sent it.   ???

^^^I really wanted that stick :(

...however just bought BlazBlue for 360 and loving it!

Bought a Neo Geo Pad 2, hasn't arrived yet though.

I also ordered the EEPROM for Batsugun Special.

You should have that cable tomorrow. I forgot to PM you, but I sent that cable out the other day and it said it would take 3 days.

Quote from: dmauro on July 05, 2009, 12:10:49 PM
You should have that cable tomorrow. I forgot to PM you, but I sent that cable out the other day and it said it would take 3 days.

Thanks.  :)

That is a beautiful stick...

Very beutiful stick EOJ, especially the artwork..... ;)

I've also modded my ps2 Hori fighting stick for my 360 with a LS32 seimitsu and sanwa buttons but now I wont to try the seimitsu buttons too.... :)

(http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/7562/stickkot.th.jpg) (http://img200.imageshack.us/i/stickkot.jpg/)

Nabbed a TE off amazon.co.uk and got a notice it has been shipped already. :righton:

Ast-Kot's stick looks pretty sweet too. In fact, after seeing it, I decided to go with pink LS-32 and PS-15s. :laugh:

EOJ, that DDP stick is absolutely beautiful! Did you get it custom made?

Anyway, my most recent purchases were...

Power Drift
Galaxy Force II
Fantasy Zone
Detana! Twinbee
Sengoku Blaede
Layer Section
Kingdom Grandprix
Shin Shinob Den

...all Jap Saturn.

Hoping to add an Ibara PCB to that within the month or so  =D.

Yeah, the DDP was custom made, but I sold it a few months back before I came Japan. I just got a Hori RAP EX-SE X360 stick, which is awesome (and cheap!), so I'm happy.

Got one of the new JP Xbox 360 Elite value pack bundles last weekend

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/For%20Sale%20Japan%202009/dsle001.jpg)

It's quite awesome. Now I'm all set for Futari 1.5's release.  :righton:
I'll be playing the game on a 13" TV via composite inputs. It's going to be GREAT.  :laugh:
Actually, all kidding aside it's not that bad. I picked up Deathsmiles here and played it last night on
the TV - got a 194mil ALL with Casper, with the xbox 360 controller.

This week I bought a few 360 games:

Bayonetta JP version
Forza 3 JP version
Williams Pinball Hall of Fame US version

I'm REALLY enjoying Bayonetta and the Pinball Hall of Fame (Medieval Madness being one of my all time favorite machines), I still haven't had the chance to play forza 3.

I've only heard good things about Bayonetta. I'm still reluctant, as I haven't really enjoyed any game like it (such as Ninja Gaiden 2 XBox 360 or the DMC games). Do you think I'd like it anyway?

As for me, I picked up Lunar Harmony of Silver Star for the PSP last night. It's completely awesome.

Regarding Bayonetta:

It is very much like Devil May Cry, except infinitely more satisfying in terms of combo-ing up/using magic to unleash bigger attacks.  The actual battles look and play much smoother and all of the weapons I've encountered so far have been great.  Way more interesting attacks to unlock as well. 

Personally I found DMC and Ninja Gaiden II to be the only 3D action games I've been into enough to spend a lot of time playing, although I found both frustratingly flawed in one way or the other (camera adjustment, unintuitive controls, mega recycling, etc).  I'm only about 4 hours into Bayonetta but it has presented none of the flaws of the two games mentioned.  I've actually had to force myself to hold off playing because of all the schoolwork I've got at the moment but I can definitely see myself playing through it enough times to unlock everything.  I can't remember the last game that I enjoyed enough to do so with.                                                            

(http://f.hatena.ne.jp/images/fotolife/e/elixir68k/20091110/20091110235632.jpg)

Gaming PC. Also, previously Aa Mujou Setsuna and Itsudemo Bomberman for the DSi, along with:

(http://f.hatena.ne.jp/images/fotolife/e/elixir68k/20091021/20091021051646.jpg)

Audio Technica ATH-AD700 headphones, Umineko no naku koro ni episodes 1 through 5 (5 is separate and 1-4 are bundled into one disc), Kirby Superstar Ultra Deluxe DS, a Hori clear case and the Saga 2 DSi.

I haven't had time for much of this shit, honestly. I've been slugging through Episode 2 of Umineko though. Really interesting game.

More here (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/elixir68k/20091021), here (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/elixir68k/20091025) and here (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/elixir68k/20091110).

Quote from: Megalixir on November 14, 2009, 03:26:39 AM
I've been slugging through Episode 2 of Umineko though. Really interesting game.

Yeah, it's incredible and it gets even better in episodes 3-4.

Waiting for the episode 5 translation patch. :righton:

I picked up Raiden IV, it is pretty impressive. I wish there was more options for TV adjustment like Fighter Aces, but its not that bad.

Ordered Forza Motorsport 3 and a 1400 pointer for MFBL.

Just got Dragon Quest VI for the DS. I've only played a bit, but it's great so far.  =D

I suppose you won't know until the end, but is it better than IV?  I enjoyed that for about three quarters of the game until the part where they tell you, "Okay, find these four or five items in any order to proceed.  Oh, and for one of them, we hope you made careful notes of all those random hints you found in bookcases across the world, because you'll need them.  Don't remember the hints?  Well, you can just backtrack and re-read them--you DO remember where you found them, right?"

I won't know until I play through it.  ;) So far V is still the best one on the DS, so I'd recommend you get that one.

I'll look into picking it up once I've cleared a few more unfinished games from my plate.  Still need to beat Etrian Odyssey II (as one example); the gameplay is such that I can pick it up and play it for four or five nights in a row, then set it down for two weeks and be able to jump right in where I left off.  Not many RPGs can make that claim, especially if they're more story-heavy.

On games I recently purchased, I finally picked up Raiden IV once Gamestop dropped the price to $19.99.  I'd been on the fence with it for a while, and that was the final convincing I needed.  Having put some time into it, I feel sorta bad for not getting it at the original $40 price point--it's certainly challenging and well put together.

It blew my mind logging into Steam last night and seeing that somehow STALKER: Call of Pripyat had snuck quietly onto US shelves without my noticing.  I grabbed a physical copy in town today and will get to playing it after I replace the IDE cable that's keeping my DVD drive on the fritz, and after finishing Psychonauts.  Shadow of Chernobyl was probably the most amazing PC game I've played in years (caveat: haven't finished Bioshock), and while Fallout 3 was really impressive, I think I enjoyed SoC a lot more, warts and all.  I didn't hate Clear Sky as much as most people, but it was definitely a net step backward from the first.  Reviews have CoP as being a return to the style of the first while retaining a lot of the good mechanics of Clear Sky, so I'm not sure how it could get any better.  Oh wait, if I had a DX11 or even DX10 card.  Then it probably couldn't get any better.  Maybe with a quad-core Phenom.

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/recent_pickups001.jpg)
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Two awesome JP X360 RPGs, a couple shmups, and a new Hori X360 pad. I'm not digging Ultimate shooting collection, in fact I've already put it up for sale if anyone wants it.  :laugh:

Yikes, that was fast.  Milestone just not your style?  I need to put more time into it; it's been enjoyable but the Wii is unfortunately on the living room TV which is old and blurry and the 360 is dominating the sharper (component enabled) TV in the office.  Still, I really enjoy Radilgy, and Karous looks to have a neat system as well.  Had the Chaos Field release for Gamecube for a while, and meh...

Yeah, I don't dig the Milestone stuff. Lord knows I've given their games enough tries. I owned all these games on the DC back in the day, couldn't get into them then, tried again now, and I still feel nothing but "blah" when I play them.

I'll try Ilvelo when it comes out in April, though.  :righton:

Don't you mean if it comes out in April?

QuoteTwo awesome JP X360 RPGs, a couple shmups

EOJ, how much did Ziria cost you? i've noticed it's spiraling upwards and it's one of the few games i've not picked up.

Purchases - no pics, but -

Bioshock 2 (X360)
Aliens vs Predator (X360)
Heavy Rain (PS3)
Pacland, blood brothers, Side arms, Commando, Kung Fu Master, Altered Beast, SPY Special Project Y (PCB)

and these lovelies :
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4371101687_9d07f2e18a.jpg)

Quote from: dcharlie on February 21, 2010, 09:00:32 PM

EOJ, how much did Ziria cost you? i've noticed it's spiraling upwards and it's one of the few games i've not picked up.

I had to resort to ebay, got it for about $70 shipped. Used but in excellent shape. Worth every penny! You really need to get this game, it's the best RPG on the system (unless all you care about are "next gen graphics" or you hate turn-based RPGs), probably the rarest too. I'm loving every minute of it. It's not perfect, but it's incredibly fun and the story is free from the usual cliched JRPG garbage.

Quoteunless all you care about are "next gen graphics" or you hate turn-based RPGs),

whilst i enjoy Fallout 3 etc, i specifically miss turn-based RPGs - at least on next gen systems, the portables still have a good smattering (including the god like Eterian Odyssey).

Awesome, will add it to the look out list. Thanks :)

QuoteI really should get this.

the gameplay itself is pretty awful. QTE's are bad as it is, but QTE's with out the ability to die ? it results in things playing out a little different but to date nothing seemingly significant has altered about the game. 

Story itself and the way it is presented though is pretty good so far.

Finished Heavy Rain tonight - all in all, quite enjoyed it. Seems there's a lot of different ways the ending can play out.

Core gameplay is still a bit lacking but the story and the way it was told was solid enough to warrant me staying up late to finish it.

Ordered Otomedius Gorgeous now that the platinum release can be had for $35. It looks like a fun distraction.

First of all my US DS game finally arrived. I only bought it for the faceplate, as I don't have a US X360 and I already got the Japanese DS Platinum Version

(http://spe.fotolog.com.br/photo/30/3/81/lordmagus/1280085138792_f.jpg)

Then yesterday, my HRAP EX SE arrived. I prefer it's stick to the SFIV TE, but I prefer the Sanwa buttons.

(http://spe.fotolog.com.br/photo/30/3/81/lordmagus/1280148029910_f.jpg)

I'm very happy :)

I thought I was a die-hard Sanwa man, as they were all I ran into in the arcades I visited, and they're what I slapped in my DC/supergun Agetek stick.  I got the HRAP EX SE back in November, and now I'm having a hard time with going back to Sanwa buttons.  They take a nice light touch, but there's a really good balance on the feedback of the Seimitsu's--not too sticky, not too touchy. 

Still think I prefer Sanwa sticks, though, not that I can find anything bad with the Seimitsu.  In any case, enjoy that controller, as it's downright wonderful.

Went a bit mad and bought quite a bit this week....
Dodonpachi for Sega Saturn (sealed)
Dodonpachi Dai Ou Jou PS2
Espgaluda PS2
Ketsui Ltd Ed XBOX360
Leaving my house may be a problem!!!! :)

I picked up deathsmiles *us* and been playing like mad (gametag - thestreetzking)

and.. just bought a copy of ketsui death label for ds *with dvd* for a decent price, at least I hope. should be here tomorrow cant wait.

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/newgames002.jpg)

A couple great new games to tide me over until Daifukkatsu arrives.

Most recent purchase has been Baseball Stars 2 for the neo geo homecart/aes

Fun!

New arrivals this week:

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/newgames2.jpg)

All really nice games. I got Bayonetta for super cheap from Amazon's black friday deals, and it's a blast to play. So far Tomoyo After (the game on the far right) is a surprisingly good adventure game (it has tactical RPG battles in it too).

Quote from: EOJ on December 02, 2010, 05:22:43 PM
New arrivals this week:

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/newgames2.jpg)

All really nice games. I got Bayonetta for super cheap from Amazon's black friday deals, and it's a blast to play. So far Tomoyo After (the game on the far right) is a surprisingly good adventure game (it has tactical RPG battles in it too).

I'm sure Tomoyo After is a great choice; Maeda's works are superb. I'm hoping to read it someday, but not with my current Japanese ability. :'(

It's not exactly new, I bought a wall mount for my plasma so I could rotate it to play.

I didn't install it properly so I always needed the help of a friend to turn it around..

I finally fixed it yesterday and now I can enjoy some tate xbox anytime I want =D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQGxYLxG8Yw

Updated the thread title to include non-gaming purchases. Go wild!

Got a nice package from amazon.com today:

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/decemberpickups.jpg)

"Lost in translation" Bluray, a book on Okinawan history for my bedtime reading, and Ulrich Schnauss's "Missing Deadlines: Selected Remixes" CD (which is incredibly awesome).

(http://elitekeyboards.com/proddata/images/th/pdkb400wn_iso_th620x400.jpg)

Not my picture, though.

Yet another impulse purchase, had to get it as I got a great deal, it's been used for two months and 50% off retail price. Topre capacitive keyswitch goodness. :righton:

Enough of this new fangled stuff - how about this - Ghosts 'N Goblins circa 1985!
Seller's pic - burn in is not nearly as bad as it looks. Flash really picks it up. Got it at home now, looks brand new - cleanest arcade I have ever owned. I'm stoked! :righton:
(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff1/drboom/193975b1-1.jpg)

Quote from: drboom on December 15, 2010, 03:36:53 PM
Enough of this new fangled stuff - how about this - Ghosts 'N Goblins circa 1985!
Seller's pic - burn in is not nearly as bad as it looks. Flash really picks it up. Got it at home now, looks brand new - cleanest arcade I have ever owned. I'm stoked! :righton:
(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff1/drboom/193975b1-1.jpg)

That is one bad ass cab drboom!  Congrats!

Recent pickups:

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/pickups.jpg)

Two Famitsu X360 magazines - one with a huge DSIIX spread, miniposter, and Cave developer interview (with many other developers). The other is the DFK issue, with a nice DFK spread, and some cool pics of 5pb's Bullet Soul that I haven't seen elsewhere. I will be taking pics/scans of this stuff and translating it for the main page soon, so stay tuned!  :righton:

Also got FFXIII International for the JP X360. Preordered it over a month in advance from ncsx.com but the bastards didn't give me any of the first print bonus items (episode 1 book, corridor of memories book). That's the last time I order anything that is supposed to include a 'first print bonus' from ncsx.com.

(http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/5623/img0446b.th.jpg) (http://img814.imageshack.us/i/img0446b.jpg/)

Brand new sony vaio with discrete graphics =)

Got some games.

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I got this yesterday:

(http://www.emphatic.se/I_received_today/hacha_mecha2.jpg)

I tried it at a shmupmeet and enjoyed it immensely. Just had to grab it off eBay ASAP.

Picked this up over the weekend:
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(http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff517/drunkninja42/IMG_0029.jpg)

(http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff517/drunkninja42/IMG_0031.jpg)

Thing was a beast to move (my arms and back still ache 2 days later), but it's worth it.  The game is great fun.

Going to be buying a computer now that my main one took a shit last night. :(

My recent purchase - and lovely it is too, I totally wasn't expecting it to be so big and heavy.

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y278/parple/vshg.jpg)

Quote from: kernow on January 07, 2011, 10:21:32 AMand lovely it is too, I totally wasn't expecting it to be so big and heavy.

That's what she said.

 :facepalm:

A post-Christmas present to myself:
(http://i51.tinypic.com/2qwzsj4.jpg)
Matthew Dear vinyl collection.  =D

Keroro RPG!

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/keroro1.jpg)

I've only played a bit, but so far it's a pretty awesome, old school SNES-style RPG with a simplified "Tales of" battle system.

Quote from: EOJ on January 16, 2011, 06:06:54 PM
Keroro RPG!

Is Keroro Japanese for Kermit?  :laugh: It's pretty close.

(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DgMjGdYh3wc/TTXu2TsZ7CI/AAAAAAAAAKE/KgCbn-QAATo/s640/P1030096.JPG)

Ketsui Rubik's Cube. Probably the cheapest and shittiest one I've ever owned, but it's still cool. I also got a Deathsmiles poster and 3 half B2 size mushi futari posters. I'll post pictures of them once I find frames. So nice being able to buy this direct from Cave-shop but the shipping to Canada was a bleeding fortune.

So they do ship direct now?

Quote from: gsl on January 20, 2011, 02:19:16 AM
So they do ship direct now?

No, they still only ship to Japan, but i've been making use of JapanToDoor.com as a relatively cheap forwarding service. Basically i log on to Cave Shop, buy my items, ship them to my JTD address and when they arrive JTD ships them to me. There's usually a $5 USD invoicing fee and a handling charge based on weight. So far it's added like $20 at most to my shipping. It's a huge help when buying stuff off Amazon that's got a major sale (like 60%+ off).

This order was just expensive due to the size of the posters. Most of the cost was EMS shipping. In this case:

3200 JPY shipping exchanged to $40.15 + $5 Invoicing + $12.55 handling.

(http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/6113/umi8tsubasa.jpg)

Umineko Chiru episode 8 and Tsubasa. Didn't bother with the Ougon Musou Kyoku fighting game.

Just wanted to share this with ya'll:

(http://www.emphatic.se/I_received_today/dfk_bl.jpg)

I'm running it in 24kHz, so the scanlines you see are produced by the new SLG3000 (scanline generator). Go to my site www.emphatic.se/ to see more photos and also has a link to the product.

 :righton: Looks beautiful emph.

Ni no kuni! Biggest DS box ever.

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/ninokuni.jpg)

I've played about 2 hours and it's a lovely game.

nice box

Yes, lovely. How tall is it?

Not game related but I still think it's cool. =D Colt 6921 if any of you are in to firearms.

(http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/9615/colt6921.jpg)

Quote from: ave on February 04, 2011, 02:50:56 PM
Yes, lovely. How tall is it?

It's about 30% taller than an X360 game case.

Quote from: emphatic on February 03, 2011, 06:52:46 AMI'm running it in 24kHz, so the scanlines you see are produced by the new SLG3000 (scanline generator). Go to my site www.emphatic.se/ to see more photos and also has a link to the product.

So its 360 @ 480p > SGL3000 > UVC @ 24khz?  I don't understand why you would want fake scanlines @ 24khz when you have a sweet nanao monitor which can give you real scanlines at 15khz via the UVC?  BTW: pic still looks great, I'm just confused thats all.

Quote from: Dave_K. on February 06, 2011, 01:36:02 PMSo its 360 @ 480p > SGL3000 > UVC @ 24khz?  I don't understand why you would want fake scanlines @ 24khz when you have a sweet nanao monitor which can give you real scanlines at 15khz via the UVC?  BTW: pic still looks great, I'm just confused thats all.

Yeah, it's kinda stupid, but I don't really use the SLG3000 in the cabinet, as I prefer the clean 24kHz image. I just happened to have it installed when I snapped this picture (installing the SLG3000 takes less than a minute, switching the monitor from 24->15Khz takes at least 10 minutes) as I tried to see the results for Ketsui and DOJ BL Extra.

My Astro got a new playmate today :righton:

(http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/5232/img0043lk.jpg)

Smoothing off + scanlines through an Emotia does wonders on this game, it looks great.

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/recentbuys.jpg)

DFK BL retail, and Last Ranker for the PSP (I'll dive into that one after I finish Ni no kuni).  :)

Quote from: HVL on January 25, 2011, 09:54:45 AM
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Umineko Chiru episode 8 and Tsubasa. Didn't bother with the Ougon Musou Kyoku fighting game.

Nice pussy.

Quote from: GaijinPunch on February 09, 2011, 06:42:07 AM
Nice pussy.

Sure is!

Here's stuff that was delivered today:

(http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/9354/img20110210231010.jpg)

[Sorry for the shitty cellphone pic.]

What's the SSD going into? 

Quote from: gsl on February 13, 2011, 03:14:18 AM
What's the SSD going into? 

I'm building a new computer based on Phenom x6 1090T and GeForce GTX 460. I'm gonna use the Vertex 2 for OS and apps. I don't want some crappy old HDD bottlenecking anything.

(http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/420/yarrrrrrrr2.jpg)

Finally. Yarr. No time to play so I guess it'll sit around unsealed for a while.

Quote from: HVL on February 13, 2011, 07:10:05 AM

Quote from: gsl on February 13, 2011, 03:14:18 AM
What's the SSD going into? 

I'm building a new computer based on Phenom x6 1090T and GeForce GTX 460. I'm gonna use the Vertex 2 for OS and apps. I don't want some crappy old HDD bottlenecking anything.

Sounds lovely.  I've been meaning to overhaul the desktop for some time, but I have a ton of other projects that can use the money first, no matter how much I want to finally land a DX10 card. I spend more time on the laptop with work anyway, and I've been toying with the idea of replacing the DVD drive with its current HDD and then getting an SSD for the OS and programs, but the promised boost in speed isn't enough to convince me to drop the cash on one yet.

Steer clear of the OCZ SSDs for a bit.  There is a class action brewing, as they've swapped out the NAND that was being used for crappier, slower stuff and not changed the model numbers or anything.  There's currently no way to tell what you've got without cracking it open, or verifying through poor benchmarks.

http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?84598-Drives-Shipping-With-25nm-NAND.-Q-amp-A

http://www.guru3d.com/news/ocz-vertex-2-with-25nm-nand-flash-reported-slower/

http://www.storagereview.com/ocz_vertex_2_25nm_review_oczssd22vtxe60g

General info about the new tech being used and why new isn't always better:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4043/micron-announces-clearnand-25nm-with-ecc

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Edit:  I wanted to add my favorite exchange from the OCZ forums.  Man did they screw this up...

OCZ guy:  No, there is no way to identify the Nand on the drive without opening the drive.

Pissed off user:  What size screwdriver do we need to open the drive as you suggest?

OCZ guy:  Opening your drive voids the warranty, don't open the drive.

I found that pretty telling.

Yeah, I think it's still a fairly immature technology at this point.  For every article I read about the wonders of SSDs, I see another one talking about how soon the drive will start failing or how difficult it is to truly erase data forever etc.  Anandtech had a pretty excellent omnibus article a while back that was basically "SSDs for Dummies" and a heck of a read.  It pretty much convinced me that Intel was the manufacturer to stick to for the time being.

Quote from: brentsg on February 16, 2011, 12:58:20 PM
Steer clear of the OCZ SSDs for a bit.

Wow, that's pretty disheartening.

It seems I was lucky and got older stock, mine came with 1.24 firmware and benched similarly to all reviews (=34nm) I've read.

EDIT: I just read your post's subject. How about CAVE-SSD? :laugh:

Quote from: HVL on February 18, 2011, 10:27:43 AM

Quote from: brentsg on February 16, 2011, 12:58:20 PM
Steer clear of the OCZ SSDs for a bit.

Wow, that's pretty disheartening.

It seems I was lucky and got older stock, mine came with 1.24 firmware and benched similarly to all reviews (=34nm) I've read.

EDIT: I just read your post's subject. How about CAVE-SSD? :laugh:

Fixed.   :laugh:

The crazy thing is they want to hide behind their NAND supplier, that they can't control what is available to them.  The real issue is that they're riding the success of the existing reviews out there without alerting the buyer with a part number change, sticker, whatever.

My last SSD update, promise.  Perhaps I'll move these later.

Update: OCZ offering free replacements for affected customers

This is good news. OCZ support has always been fantastic and although this should never have happened in the first place, it's good to see OCZ making good on it with their customers.

Details: http://www.storagereview.com/ocz_issues_mea_culpa_offers_free_ssd_replacements

That's nice of them. :righton:

Got a new mouse (I hate "gaming" crap but the DeathAdder kills) and DS Deluxe Edition.

(http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3512/img20110222170828.jpg)

I swear, some of these days I'm gonna get a proper camera...

is pal version region locked?

Quote from: pestilence on February 24, 2011, 06:30:14 AM
is pal version region locked?

Locked down to PAL, no surprises here.

Arrive my Muchi & PS  :whyioughtta:

And I finally bought one HRAP EX-SE.. This Stick very great!

(http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac136/Magic-T/exsemuchipinks.jpg)

Dunno where to post this but just FYI for anyone ordering from Play-Asia any time in the near future...I got my package held in customs in California for a radiation clearance...a package from HONG KONG. so crazy.

Garegga GET!  :righton:

http://www.emphatic.se/pcbs/battle_garegga.jpg

Went to a convention in the midwest last weekend. Took in a huge haul. $200 netted me these two gems:

Mushihimesama Limited Edition with Figure (JP PS2). All complete and in box. Looks like it was never touched. Prefect mint condition.
Sin and Punishment (JP N64). Also complete and mint.

And then I spends some cheap cash on:

Sega Game Gear Unit with a still functioning screen
Jurassic Park (GG)
Sonic (GG)
Sonic 2 (GG)
Sonic Chaos (GG)
Super Columns (GG)
Mortal Kombat (GG)
Fantasy Zone Gear (GG)

Sega Dreamcast (Replaces my unit with the dying disc drive)

Sega Saturn Action Replay w/Dead 4MB ram bank (I can hot swap to my ram cart if needed)
Virtua Cop 2 (US SAT)
Saturn Stunner light gun

Teal Gameboy Color
Pokemon Red
Pokemon Blue
Tetris

Raiden Project (US PSX)
Raiden III (US PS2)
Silent Hill 3 (US PS2)
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (US XBOX)
Ultimate Shooting Collection (US WII)
Onichanbara (US WII)
No More Heroes 2 (US WII)
Yoshi's Island (US SNES)
Yoshi's Story (US N64)
Last Window (EU DS)
The Legendary Starfy (US DS)

Nice haul.

I've been on a bit of a hitch of my own lately.  Got an itch to play the GBC Zeldas, but realized I don't have a system that actually plays them (just a Game Boy Micro and a DS Lite), so I picked up an original GBA and a GameCube with a Game Boy Player.  Picked up Link's Awakening DX and Oracle of Seasons (gonna get Ages too, but I actually played that one before, so I wanna go with fresh experiences first).  And to add to the Zelda hitch, picked up the original on NES and LttP on SNES.  Played them both years ago, but never actually owned them.

And just to make sure I clear out my wallet, I bought Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky on Amazon today =D

SLG3000 #123. :righton:

I haven't tried it yet, I ordered a VGA cable but was sent some wrong crap. There's no point in returning it, as the store in question would cover a whopping ~?2 of the return postage.

(https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/slg3000_w_123_s.jpg?w=7fa49072)

I had this (very nice) little nugget waiting for me as I got home today:

(http://www.emphatic.se/I_received_today/cave_tray_01.jpg)

(http://www.emphatic.se/I_received_today/cave_tray_02.jpg)

A lil' bit bigger than the nicked TAITO ones:

(http://www.emphatic.se/I_received_today/cave_tray_03.jpg)

:awe:

Just went from 6Mb/s DSL that only performed at 3Mb/s..

to:
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2089470/Screen%20shot%202011-05-03%20at%2011.36.18%20AM.png)

Ordered Blackmagic Intensity Pro. Pondered on the Shuttle but decided against because USB 3.0 is still quite dodgy, no native support on AMD platforms etc.

Going to do some replay capturing, having easily accessible files on a PC sure beats the clunky ingame viewing.

Got this a view weeks ago from Fujita.:)

(http://ciaomichael.de/stuff/pics/don.jpg)

Is that Rocky IV the laserdisc?  =D

No no, it is a cheap vinyl. Top Gun ost ist left beside.;)

Books:

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/pickups001.jpg)

PSP games:

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/blueskied/pickups002.jpg)

Finally got my (unofficial) 2-disc remastered DVD of Tsui Hark's "The Blade" that I happened to find with some Google-Fu a couple of months back. The seller even included a copy of a 70's Anime called "Belladonna Of Sadness" that I'm sure will be worth watching. The Blade is one of the best Asian films I've seen, so getting it in high quality with English subs is awesome!

(http://www.emphatic.se/I_received_today/dvds.jpg)

(http://i42.tinypic.com/10f7y4g.jpg)

Awesome bike. Riding fixed gear has put the fun back into cycling and is a great workout too.


Also:

(http://www.hifitower.co.th/photo/news/photo_ed3hp.jpg)
[not my pic]

Awesome bike, HVL. Love the sloping tubes.

Pics of my bike on the kitchen rack.

(http://i.imgur.com/bjjkOl.jpg)

New frame I'm going to start building up this summer.

(http://i.imgur.com/n8Dbzl.jpg)

Quote from: adverse on March 24, 2012, 09:07:32 AM
Awesome bike, HVL. Love the sloping tubes.

Pics of my bike on the kitchen rack.

*img*

New frame I'm going to start building up this summer.

*img*

Thanks. I also love the sloping top tube, it gives the bike a semi-pursuit look.

I purchased this as a complete bike (it's a somewhat customized Le Prince 2011 (http://leprince.fi/Le_Prince/purple.html)) but I intend to build something from scratch next winter once I have accumulated some knowledge and skill.

Nice bike, I like that style of frame a lot. I considered getting a similarly colored Cinelli Gazzetta but in the end decided not to as it would have required building it myself.

Get a fire shark today.:)

(http://www.ciaomichael.de/stuff/pics/fire.jpg)

One of may fav's - nice get!

Quote from: HVL on March 30, 2012, 11:35:34 AM
Thanks. I also love the sloping top tube, it gives the bike a semi-pursuit look.

I purchased this as a complete bike (it's a somewhat customized Le Prince 2011 (http://leprince.fi/Le_Prince/purple.html)) but I intend to build something from scratch next winter once I have accumulated some knowledge and skill.

Nice bike, I like that style of frame a lot. I considered getting a similarly colored Cinelli Gazzetta but in the end decided not to as it would have required building it myself.

Cinelli Gazzetta is fucking beautiful.

http://www.wrenchscience.com/track/frames/Cinelli/Gazzetta/2012/

Right-click save. My new frame is a booty-ass Samson road bike. Won't look too hot but it should be ridable.

Thanks drboom!
Wonder if the korean version got the same dipsettings. On normal the bullets are realy fast. I set it on easy.
Ok, after level three the bullets fasten up also. Had a same same same pcb a while back, and it was much easier than this one.
I have some wire pimps on the backside of the pcb, not realy know what this all about.
- Maybe only for a 2 player bastard rum.;)

Finally put up my posters today. I'll switch out the Samurai IV poster for Ibara Black Label when that poster is flattened out a little from the tube.

(http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/179908_918937305142_1713797598_n.jpg)

I really love that E.S.P. Ra.De. poster! I think I have to get one for myself when I get a dedicated game room...

Just got these goodies in the mail today:

Mint condition NOS Muchi Muchi Pork POP (original from 2007, not the reprint):

(https://i.imgur.com/ocLSoza.jpg)

Pink Sweets and Mushihimesama flyers:

(https://i.imgur.com/ERdHSGx.jpg)

Small Ibara flyer (x2):

(https://i.imgur.com/BnVFPBg.jpg?1)

SDOJ Super Limited Edition. Brand new and sealed (though not anymore as I opened it up right after this pic was taken). Found it on YAJ. I wanted it mainly for the toresetsu (which I don't think was available elsewhere) and the art book.

(https://i.imgur.com/HQOAjWV.jpg?1)

Just arrived: brand new Sigma AV7000 Supergun + 9000TB controller (with JP21 RGB cable and Jamma harness).

(https://i.imgur.com/81hVb3z.jpg?1)
(https://i.imgur.com/pntifwq.jpg)

I had one of these years ago and loved it to pieces, but had to sell it when I moved to Japan. This set is just as nice as my old one and this time I'm not selling.

Just waiting for my OSSC 1.6 to arrive then I'll be in business.  :righton:

OSSC 1.6 arrived today (with remote, PSU and SCART to JP21 RGB adaptor).

(https://i.imgur.com/pZ0O3OY.jpg)

A supergun?

Quote from: Monouchi on May 11, 2018, 02:08:36 AM
A supergun?

The Sigma AV-7000 is the supergun. I will use the OSSC (upscaler unit) to play it on my LCD monitor with zero added lag + scanlines.  :righton:

Nice! (Especially the zero lag thing.)

I bought it here, if you want to read more about it:

https://www.videogameperfection.com/products/open-source-converter/

Thanks.
Though right now Im set with zero lag and scanlines:   http://www.taitostation.se/ (http://www.taitostation.se/)     ;)
(And four extra restored monitors in the storage.)

On topic, got no pic but bought a Raiden Fighters JET cart. Got really hyped on the game after trying it at an event.

Wow, four monitors in storage! You're probably set for life.

I'd love to get a cab some day but they're hard to find in good condition and I don't have a lot of space for one (yet).

I still might pick up a Sony PVM/BVM monitor in the near future, though even with that I'll have trouble finding enough space. If this LCD setup is not to my liking, however, I'll go that other route.

PVM/BVMs are really nice, I know some people here in Sweden that picked up some big ones.
I would really like to find a 29" one. (If they exist?)

MFBL Another Version NOS kit.  My first Cave kit in over 8 years. :righton:

(https://i.imgur.com/SwBQpyo.jpg?1)
(https://i.imgur.com/AiktoCN.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/zpC483S.jpg)

Well done Sir. Got lucky with a Box in nice condition too.

Thanks, I'm really enjoying playing PCBs again! Like putting a vinyl record on a turntable and lowering the needle, there is something pleasingly organic and ritualistic about connecting a PCB to a jamma harness and turning on the power switch.

I really agree,
Starting up a pcb is so direct and feels so clean. No loading, updating software, sign in etc etc like on consoles.

Now when I have been playing so much Cave Im looking into some other shmups, some of them are still quite cheap on pcb so I buy them for just trying them out, its always cool getting a new pcb in your hands.
I visited a Retro fair the other week and got to try out Raiden Fighters Jet on pcb and it was awesome, so now I bought a cart.

Switch Lite Sigma 9000TB Version!  :laugh:

(https://i.imgur.com/fO7l0fR.jpg?1)

Quote from: EOJ on April 16, 2018, 08:54:18 PM
Just got these goodies in the mail today:

Mint condition NOS Muchi Muchi Pork POP (original from 2007, not the reprint):

(https://i.imgur.com/ocLSoza.jpg)

What is the difference between the reprint and the original kit pop?

Quote from: EOJ on April 26, 2018, 11:34:32 PM
SDOJ Super Limited Edition. Brand new and sealed (though not anymore as I opened it up right after this pic was taken). Found it on YAJ. I wanted it mainly for the toresetsu (which I don't think was available elsewhere) and the art book.

(https://i.imgur.com/HQOAjWV.jpg?1)

Lovely.

I am importing the "standard" limited edition from YAJ as I type. Not a cheap game, but will be pleased to have it!

Quote from: fuzzbuddy on January 18, 2020, 11:31:16 AM


What is the difference between the reprint and the original kit pop?

I've heard the colors are a bit different in the reprints.

Quote from: EOJ on April 30, 2018, 06:14:40 PM
Just arrived: brand new Sigma AV7000 Supergun + 9000TB controller (with JP21 RGB cable and Jamma harness).

(https://i.imgur.com/81hVb3z.jpg?1)
(https://i.imgur.com/pntifwq.jpg)

I had one of these years ago and loved it to pieces, but had to sell it when I moved to Japan. This set is just as nice as my old one and this time I'm not selling.

Just waiting for my OSSC 1.6 to arrive then I'll be in business.  :righton:

Absolutely amazing. I am looking for one of these. I am based in Germany. Please get in touch [anyone] if you know of one for sale :)

They recently replaced the AV7000 and 9000TB with the 1AV and 3TB, so I would just buy those instead (they are basically the same thing in a slightly different look):

https://www.tops-game.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=5966

Quote from: EOJ on February 06, 2020, 03:07:10 AM
They recently replaced the AV7000 and 9000TB with the 1AV and 3TB, so I would just buy those instead (they are basically the same thing in a slightly different look):

https://www.tops-game.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=5966

Appreciated (hello from Twitter btw!). So this would play a CAVE PCB? Recommend a "good value" one if I were to start? I hope this isn't thread de-railment :)

It's the best supergun out there. It plays pretty much any PCB you can find and is extremely reliable and easy to use.

IMO the four best CAVE PCBs if you want to spend $1000 or less are Ibara, Mushihimesama, Mushihimesama Futari 1.5 and Espgaluda 2. But if you like older stuff, you might want to look into Donpachi, ESP Ra.De and Espgaluda (all of which are still relatively affordable).

Quote from: EOJ on February 06, 2020, 03:24:27 AM
It's the best supergun out there. It plays pretty much any PCB you can find and is extremely reliable and easy to use.

IMO the four best CAVE PCBs if you want to spend $1000 or less are Ibara, Mushihimesama, Mushihimesama Futari 1.5 and Espgaluda 2. But if you like older stuff, you might want to look into Donpachi, ESP Ra.De and Espgaluda (all of which are still relatively affordable).

Thank you :)

I think I prefer the look of the older super gun stick, but this still looks ace. Futari would be good. I would love any of the dodonpachis as they're my bag. Going to look into this Super Gun thing a bit more :)

I bought a PS5 and a Mega Drive Mini 2 this week. Trying to decide which one to play first! :laugh:

(https://i.imgur.com/cQrNMvHl.jpg)

I bought a couple Japanese Switch JRPGs: Susanoh Nihon Shinwa RPG and Cosmic Fantasy Collection.

(https://i.imgur.com/LlBaG2bh.jpg)

I never played the Cosmic Fantasy games before, but I've started on the first one and I really love it after a couple hours of play! Nice old school RPG with a decent challenge and a charming late '80s anime story.

One thing to note about the Cosmic Fantasy collection is there are no save states, so you can't cheese your way through the games. This is actually kind of refreshing in this day and age. You can configure the controls to your liking, choose among three screen display options (4:3 full, dot-by-dot, and 16:9 stretched), and peruse scans of the original instruction manuals, among other little bonuses.