Things you recently bought or got

[SylverReZ]

White Wii U!

That would be the 8GB model of the Wii U. I would highly recommend that, if you modify it, backup the eMMC in the event that it suddenly dies, as the sad truth, is that, it has happened to many consoles.

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Are you proud of me, @Veho?

 

[The_Dizzy_Vizzy]

I just got a SNES from Japan

sadly is in very bad shape! will need too much love to get it working again in all his splendor!

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So far I just cleaned everything with warm water and dish soap, the main board was cleaned using Isopropyl alcohol and teeth brush. tomorrow will test everything and the weekend will do my magic of retrobrite .

I had an SNES. I gave it to a friend (along with, let's see... Mortal Kombat 2, Super Metroid, Out of This World, Earthworm Jim, R-Type, StarFox and a few I'm forgetting) not long after I got my PlayStation and acquired a small library of games. Stupid, stupid, stupid move.

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I'd advice this...

Reminds me of that little kid in the 1979 horror film PROPHECY who got bitch-slapped right into a rock the size of station wagon. All those feathers...

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Nice, I look forward to seeing her returned to her former glory. I see Mario World, what's the second game?

Super Metroid or BUST.

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A travel case for my Asus Rog Ally X, very happy with it.
Ally X fits perfectly in it also with Skull & Co rubber case.

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Fuckin' A Holmes, that's the shit!

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27" Acer monitor as a temp solution for my blown 49" TV - and for $109 it surprisingly does the job well, albeit now being 2/3th closer to ruining my eyesight. Will be a solid 2nd mon for when I fix up the TV/travel solution.

I've been using Acer monitors since my first PC build. That replaced an NEC monitor that was OMFG 1024x768. BLASPHEMY.

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Bought Maneater and Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition during the Steam Winter Sale. I bought a roll of low-adhesion hobby 10mm masking tape, 2 packs of 30 Olfa replacement blades, a bottle of Tamiya X-16 and X-32 enamel paint, 2 bottles of silver, a sky blue bottle of Gaianotes Surfacer Evo, a bottle of Gaianotes Premium Red, a bottle of Ultra Marine Blue, a bottle of Gaia Primary Color Green, and a Gaia Prism Pastel Mint Green Blue from the online hobby store I usually order paints from. They had their own mystery box, so I ordered one from them.

Unfortunately, the courier they shipped my order with went under and didn't tell them right after they picked up my order, so they have to reship it to me.

I also ordered some random hobby tools I wanted/needed, some 10 ft USB cables, and a USB cable tester from Temu/AliExpress.

You always come up with the most amazing lists of stuff!

Sorry to hear about the shipping though, that blows...

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White Wii U!

Pics or it didn't happen!!!

 

[impeeza]

Mario collection japan also.

Well Mario All Stars but seems it is called «collection» on japanese.

 

[emmanu888]

2015 MacBook Pro. Not an Apple fanboy, but I think I was overdue for an upgrade from my late 2008 MacBook.

And honestly I don't really care about having the latest hardware, specially for Apple stuff.

 

[The_Dizzy_Vizzy]

2015 MacBook Pro. Not an Apple fanboy, but I think I was overdue for an upgrade from my late 2008 MacBook.

And honestly I don't really care about having the latest hardware, specially for Apple stuff.

Very nice laptop!

 

[SylverReZ]

2015 MacBook Pro. Not an Apple fanboy, but I think I was overdue for an upgrade from my late 2008 MacBook.

And honestly I don't really care about having the latest hardware, specially for Apple stuff.

I don't like Apple products either, but if something works without BS, then I'm keeping it, just like my iPod Touch which has my music library on.

 

[hippy dave]

Well Mario All Stars but seems it is called «collection» on japanese.

For some reason, I'm fine with you referring to the Japanese game as All-Stars, but am absolutely insistent that you call the Japanese console a Super Famicom

 

[Veho]

Yet Another Optimus.

Fully loaded.

Look at that grumpy face. Mr Grumpamus.

Stoic and heroic.

I'm a truuuck, I'm a truuuck...

On an unrelated topic, I should invest in a better light box.

 

[Skelletonike]

Got Octopath 0 for 40€ on the 26th second due to boxing day sales and Metroid Prime 4 for 35€ on the 2nd of January due to new year sales. Both for the switch 2.

 

[Scarlet]

guys help my switch 2 is broken

finally puts an end to that saga, a nice collectable if nothing else lol

 

[impeeza]

For some reason, I'm fine with you referring to the Japanese game as All-Stars, but am absolutely insistent that you call the Japanese console a Super Famicom

Sorry, you are completely right, the official name:

In Japan, it is called the Super Famicom (SFC). Japanese: スーパーファミコン, Hepburn: Sūpā Famikon; officially adopting the abbreviated name of its predecessor, the Famicom

 

[The_Dizzy_Vizzy]

Yet Another Optimus.

Fully loaded.

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Look at that grumpy face. Mr Grumpamus.

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Stoic and heroic.

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I'm a truuuck, I'm a truuuck...

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On an unrelated topic, I should invest in a better light box.

Hey Veho, put your hand in one of those pics, or a steering wheel or a cow. Without context we cannot appreciate its size. How big are those things?

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guys help my switch 2 is broken

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finally puts an end to that saga, a nice collectable if nothing else lol

What's wrong with it? Or what is it doing or not doing?

 

[Veho]

Hey Veho, put your hand in one of those pics, or a steering wheel or a cow. Without context we cannot appreciate its size. How big are those things?

I used to include other stuff for scale but lately I can't be arsed.

But I do have an item roughly 6.5'' in length I could include for reference

Spoiler

 

[Hanafuda]

Just the controller haha. Console is coming in January (Analogue says, so yeah probably)
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Just delivered. Haven't opened it yet. I'm still in that 'you could still scalp this on ebay' limbo lol.

 

[The_Dizzy_Vizzy]

I used to include other stuff for scale but lately I can't be arsed.

But I do have an item roughly 6.5'' in length I could include for reference

Spoiler

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LOL, looks like a totally generic beer can. You know the kind, with like 15% alcohol by Volume...

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Just delivered. Haven't opened it yet. I'm still in that 'you could still scalp this on ebay' limbo lol.

Looks awesome! Bust that shit out and play some Super Mario 64!!!

 

[Hanafuda]

Looks awesome! Bust that shit out and play some Super Mario 64!!!

Oh, I'm gonna. I was just kidding about eBay. This white A3D is joining my black Super NT. My old N64 will be retired to storage, so this is one less console on my shelves that needs an upscaler. Really the only console I regularly use now with the upscaler is the Saturn - if I really want to play a PS1 game I have the Vita. So that means no more scart switchbox!

I'm gonna end up completely reorganizing my game shelves because of this.

 

[tech3475]

My non-existent accountant is really going to hate me.

Since my TV has decided it wants to give itself permanent 'scanlines' again and due to my concerns that AI may jack up TV prices because of all their 'smart' crap I ignore and I have a family member who can give me staff discount.

Looks like I'm getting a new TV:

LG 48 Inch OLED48B56LA Smart 4K UHD HDR OLED TV
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7567852

I fell in love with OLED when I saw a display model the last time my tv started playing up and at £680 I figured 'f*** it, I've spent this much already'.

 

[hippy dave]

LG OLED is nice.

 

[The_Dizzy_Vizzy]

Oh, I'm gonna. I was just kidding about eBay. This white A3D is joining my black Super NT. My old N64 will be retired to storage, so this is one less console on my shelves that needs an upscaler. Really the only console I regularly use now with the upscaler is the Saturn - if I really want to play a PS1 game I have the Vita. So that means no more scart switchbox!

I'm gonna end up completely reorganizing my game shelves because of this.

What color is your N64, and what kind of library have you amassed for it?

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My non-existent accountant is really going to hate me.

Since my TV has decided it wants to give itself permanent 'scanlines' again and due to my concerns that AI may jack up TV prices because of all their 'smart' crap I ignore and I have a family member who can give me staff discount.

Looks like I'm getting a new TV:

LG 48 Inch OLED48B56LA Smart 4K UHD HDR OLED TV
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7567852

I fell in love with OLED when I saw a display model the last time my tv started playing up and at £680 I figured 'f*** it, I've spent this much already'.

That is freakin' sweet! And I know that LG is a fantastic brand without breaking the bank. I still have my plasmas. One 46", the other 50", both are Panasonic. Great picture, but I've been looking to upgrade for a while now. Getting ahead of that AI bit is a good idea. I was looking at some TV's at Walmart the other day and like ALL THREE of the ones I was interested in have that AI stuff. I don't know what it means, but I wouldn't want to pay for it. Just got a new membership @ Costco, I know they have great TV's for dirt cheap and a really good return policy.

Hmmm...

 

[Hanafuda]

What color is your N64, and what kind of library have you amassed for it?

I have two. A black/grey Japanese model, and a (U) purple Funtastic w/matching controller. Not much of a game catalog though, cuz I didn't get into N64 until years after it was already dead. I've got 5 original games, and an ED64 2.5. I'm gonna get as much use out of what I have for the next few months and wait to see if a 'jailbreak' firmware gets released, and if that doesn't happen then I'll get a Summercart mid-year for my birthday.