Topic: Recent Retro/Misc Gaming Purchases? (Not PS4/PS5)

@RogerRoger Lol probably, but still it will be an interesting experience. 😆

Got lucky and found a copy of Eternal Sonata for the PS3 in CEX. I played it on the 360 when it came out, but have wanted the PS3 version for absolutely ages because of the additional content. There's also apparently no trophies, which pleases me because the achievements were a pain in the bum!

So took a day out today to a fairly close city for a Retro Gaming Fair. Bought a refurbished GB advance sp, Metroid Zero and Super Mario Bros. 3. Also got the very first copy of Total Nintendo magazine that I was ever bought by my dad way back in 1992.

Very nearly spent £180 on a modded Gamecube with HDMI but then realised it would probably lead to divorce.

It will be mine one day, oh yes, it will be mine.

So made a few purchases the past week or so so I will just lump them all in this one post.

So I bought my friends OG Xbox One off of him since he was upgrading to the One X. So since I bought an Xbox One, I had to get a copy of Rare Replay which I got at my local game store. Also bought a month of the Xbox Game Pass which gives me plenty of games to play with on my Xbox One.

@Tasuki Are we already at the stage that an XBO is a retro console?

@JohnnyShoulder I suggest you look at the thread title before making a smart comment like that, you don't want to go an look stupid now do ya?

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@kyleforrester87 See my post above. Thanks for understanding

@Tasuki I wasn't baiting you. Man you're highly strung. Jog on.

Recently:

• Hollow Knight
• Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
• Mario + Rabbids: Donkey Kong Adventure DLC

All on Switch, of course.

I'm considering grabbing XII Stag and Chaos Field for PS2. I have Chaos Field for GameCube - it's decent, but the controller...

Never played XII Stag. Always wanted it.

OK, so after going back to Metroid Zero Mission, I think I am going to set myself a new challenge of playing every Metroid game on original hardware (possibly cheating and use the NES classic for Metroid). It will get expensive as I will need a gamecube but then it gives me an excuse to save for a modded one with HDMI.

Just picked up zelda botw. Cost me 2x ps4 games and £18. I really hope its good and my son lets me use his switch.

@Rudy_Manchego The cheaper, and safer option would be to get a decent CRT television for that GameCube.

Or maybe a GCHD?

@KALofKRYPTON A CRT would be great but at the moment, no room in the house for it (apparently our youngest still needs her own bed or something). I've actually been looking at a GCHD this morning - if I include the GC unit in it, it is close to the cost of some of the modded ones I've seen working but at least this would be transferable if there were any issues with the base unit.

@Rudy_Manchego Personally - I think children having their own places to sleep is overrated.

Also personally - I'd go for the GCHD. The modded ones can only be the same thing, but compromising the board. A model 1 GC isn't that hard to come by, and since most ebay sellers (for example) don't know the difference - it shouldn't be hard to replace the GC itself.

I'm all for having a tinker and a solder, but console-wise I've only had to fix a flick switch on a modded Saturn and recap a GameGear. I wouldn't want to mess about with someone else's work around a display port, that's for sure.

As for XII Stag, no ebay for me for a bit.

It seems some scamp has set up a scam shop through my ebay account these past couple of days!

@Rudy_Manchego @KALofKRYPTON I forgot how good CRTs were until I used one when reusing a ps1 last year. The colours just pop off the screen. When I have gone back to my cheap 4k tv the colours just arent the same. Theres also no lag on the tvs of yesterday! So totally agree that if you get the space buy a crt.

@themcnoisy @KALofKRYPTON Yeah - I have a dream of eventually getting my own office in the house, with a CRT tv and a lovely stand with all the retro consoles on them, and when my wife walks in she'll be blown away by how cool and relevant I am and insist I invest more in this hobby of mine.

I'm on the hunt now for a GC Model 1 with the correct port then I will save up the GCHD. I still have a good condition GC controller plus a few good games so worth the investment for me.

@themcnoisy I picked up a decent Trinitron a few weeks ago... Got the hankering to play Time Crisis, so got a 32" for £10. A G-Con 45 for £3.99 (needed cleaning up) and got a pair of G-Con 2s with TC2 and Crisis Zone boxed, for £15 (one gun had a broken trigger, fixed it). Also picked up Time Crisis, Time Crisis: Project Titan and Gunfighter II. A mate donated a PS1 gun with a pedal too.

Then my eye went a bit sqiff so I've barely touched any of it

I did find during the whole thing, that in my hubris I'd ditched all of the composite cables for both my PS2s after upgrading to component.
Thankfully I found a really old Blaze branded PS1 AV/RF breakout box that I've had for god knows how long and a couple of RCA cables.

Once I can use it all again, I may stump up for a G-Con Scart cable.