I'd buy that for a $: Retro bargains

phily2002 · 24-06-2020 1:36pm

BrownFinger wrote: »

I'd bet thats gone to longford

Nah I grabbed it at the weekend, sound seller, needs a bit of work but lovely cab

Cheers Deadl0ck for the heads up!

bmorrissey · 24-06-2020 1:39pm

phily2002 wrote: »

Nah I grabbed it at the weekend, sound seller, needs a bit of work but lovely cab

You just beat me to it i rang him up Saturday evening, not long after you took it away im guessing

[Deleted User] · 24-06-2020 1:41pm

phily2002 wrote: »

Nah I grabbed it at the weekend, sound seller, needs a bit of work but lovely cab

Good job!
What size monitor does it need?

phily2002 · 24-06-2020 1:48pm

bmorrissey wrote: »

You just beat me to it i rang him up Saturday evening, not long after you took it away im guessing

Yeah collect on Saturday afternoon so just got in ahead of you

phily2002 · 24-06-2020 1:50pm

BrownFinger wrote: »

Good job!
What size monitor does it need?

15 inch, there's a half working lcd in it which I should be able to get going until I pick up a proper one. There's a ps2 ipac as well, he had started to repair it himself but was moving so didn't have the room

24-06-2020 6:28pm

Can’t see the picture but if it’s a taito cocktail it’s a 13” toei, a 14” will fit fine too though, you can pick up a tube from a old portable and match the yoke with a Chassis

phily2002 · 24-06-2020 7:19pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Can’t see the picture but if it’s a taito cocktail it’s a 13” toei, a 14” will fit fine too though, you can pick up a tube from a old portable and match the yoke with a Chassis

Ah cool cheers for that, yeah it's a taito so must be 13, bezel looked bigger but I'll give it a measure when I get home

Inviere · 26-06-2020 6:12pm

Not exactly a bargain (though there is some Adverts tax applied), but I've listed a CiB Sony Vita which is on firmware 3.60 and Henkaku is installed (jailbroken). It's the 1st gen OLED model too...and comes with an SD2VITA adapter so you can use microsd cards with it....pretty much the ultimate Vita setup!

https://www.adverts.ie/arcade-retro/sony-vita-jailbroken-complete-in-box/20796927

Inviere · 27-06-2020 9:15am

Again not exactly 'bargains' per se, but interesting items for some:

3DS XL - Link Between Worlds Limited Edition - https://www.adverts.ie/arcade-retro/nintendo-3ds-xl-zelda-lbw-limited-edition/20801142

"New" 3DS XL - Majora's Mask Limited Edition (with ambassador cert and accompanying games installed) - https://www.adverts.ie/arcade-retro/nintendo-3ds-xl-zelda-majora-s-mask-limited-edition/20801229

Obviously open to reasonable offers them (they're awkward to price given condition etc)

CiDeRmAn · 05-07-2020 11:41pm

Not a massive bargain but an arcade cab ready to go for €650, surely some wiggle room to get that down to €500.
Not to bad for the beginners games room.
http://www.adverts.ie/20894074

Inviere · 06-07-2020 7:51am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Not a massive bargain but an arcade cab ready to go for €650, surely some wiggle room to get that down to €500.
Not to bad for the beginners games room.
http://www.adverts.ie/20894074

Converted Poker? CP angle is a deal breaker

(or is it just the way the pics are taken??)

[Deleted User] · 06-07-2020 7:52am

Inviere wrote: »

Converted Poker? CP angle is a deal breaker (or is it just the way the pics are taken??)

Deffo,dirt

CathalDublin · 06-07-2020 8:31am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Not a massive bargain but an arcade cab ready to go for €650, surely some wiggle room to get that down to €500.
Not to bad for the beginners games room.
http://www.adverts.ie/20894074

Someone’s hacked his account, poker conversion with LCD

CiDeRmAn · 06-07-2020 9:04am

Attic Find!

eddhorse · 08-07-2020 9:48am

https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B08CDYVRZW/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_cFybFbPMAWDXC
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https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B08CF39L89/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_tGybFbX95PTG4

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EDIT: Sorry for massive pics

o1s1n · 08-07-2020 10:37am

The control pad is a really cool design.

Still not happy about the screen though. I see in the bigger picture it actually looks like they've used a widescreen LCD and pillarboxed the image, which is beyond lazy/cheap!

Retr0gamer · 08-07-2020 10:39am

o1s1n wrote: »

The control pad is a really cool design.

Still not happy about the screen though. I see in the bigger picture it actually looks like they've used a widescreen LCD and pillarboxed the image, which is beyond lazy/cheap!

The problem is it's impossible to get 4:3 LCD screens now. Many of these machines use 16:9 screens and have the bezel cut off the excess screen real estate. And you have weird ones like the 2DS which is basically one giant 16:9 screen vertically orientated with a divided on top to give the illusion it's two screens.

o1s1n · 08-07-2020 10:46am

It's actually bizarre. They cut the bezel to a 16:9 shape to show two black pillarboxes.

All they had to do was cut the bezel in 4:3 (which is in line with how an Astro looks anyway) and could have used a 16:9 screen, with the pillarboxes hidden behind as you said.

Steve X2 · 08-07-2020 11:16am

The thing is, if they wanted a small 4:3 lcd in bulk they definitely could have got them. Even getting a company to make them from scratch is doable these days.
When i was working in China last year we needed a few hundred 3.5" lcd's for a project, a week later we had them from a local Shenzhen manufacturer, and they were 4:3/320x240 displays(and we didn't pay more than 7 or 8 US dollars each). Smaller numbers than what they'll need for the Astro min, but still.

I think they are just been cheap/lazy, which is a real pity.

eddhorse · 08-07-2020 11:26am

36 games
10 announced so far:

Alien Syndrome
Alien Storm
Golden Axe
Golden Axe: Revenge of the Death Adder
Columns II
Dark Edge
Tant-R
Virtua Fighter
Fantasy Zone
Altered Beast

o1s1n · 08-07-2020 11:42am

Has the Revenge of the Death Adder been released on any home system before? I don't remember playing it anywhere other than MAME, wonder is this maybe a first?

Jack burton · 08-07-2020 11:55am

Steve X2 wrote: »

The thing is, if they wanted a small 4:3 lcd in bulk they definitely could have got them. Even getting a company to make them from scratch is doable these days.
When i was working in China last year we needed a few hundred 3.5" lcd's for a project, a week later we had them from a local Shenzhen manufacturer, and they were 4:3/320x240 displays(and we didn't pay more than 7 or 8 US dollars each). Smaller numbers than what they'll need for the Astro min, but still.

I think they are just been cheap/lazy, which is a real pity.

It never ceases to amaze me how cheap and lazy huge companies will be about things.

Retr0gamer · 08-07-2020 12:41pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Has the Revenge of the Death Adder been released on any home system before? I don't remember playing it anywhere other than MAME, wonder is this maybe a first?

This is the first ever Home release. Same for Dark Edge.

Tant-R is a hidden gem as well.

CiDeRmAn · 08-07-2020 1:03pm

[Sarcasm] Hooray, more Golden Axe... [/Sarcasm]

Gradius · 08-07-2020 5:25pm

I saw the thing and was like "cool!", Then I saw the price and I was thinking that a handful of them is getting close to the cost of the real deal. Plus the goddamned lcd thing is like a butterface

(a terrible thing to say)

Jack burton · 09-07-2020 9:52am

Bargain of the year in the marketplace, someone please get that HOTD 3!

o1s1n · 09-07-2020 10:27am

Yeah it's a bloody big commitment for someone to take but would be so sad to see it have to be destroyed, can't imagine there are too many of them left here now.

bmorrissey · 09-07-2020 11:35am

Got a link for it?

sundodger5 · 09-07-2020 11:40am

bmorrissey wrote: »

Got a link for it?

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2058093729/1/#post113953871

bmorrissey · 09-07-2020 11:45am

Ahh man thats beautiful, and an absolute steal. Fond memories of paying that in Tramore years ago

I'd buy that for a $: Retro bargains

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