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I think there's a way to force VGA mode on those kind of games... Essentially... start it in TV Mode on the box, turn on Dreamcast, wait for the swirl and then press the button when you hear the Dreamcast has finished loading. It takes a litttle bit of practice but once you've got the timing down, it's fine... I had to go through this so that I could play Cannon Spike. Worth it.

Remembering WiiWare #3 Written by Hero-of-Time I had meant to have this up sooner but there was that mad scramble for WiiWare and then time just muscle-marched on. Thanks again @Hero-of-Time for writing these and I'll get on putting up #4 a lot sooner. Has anyone else got points in their account still out of curiosity? I've still got 10,000 to spend... ...because of course I have.

Thanks, that's what I thought, I double checked everything and got an adapter to go over the Japanese style pins so that should be fine. Now I've just got to get around to setting everything up, got another Expansion Pak and Power Adapter to go with my RGB modded N64 the other day, so I'm good to go. Just all of the clearing up/tidying which needs to be done before the setting up and testing each console... I might be properly set up by the time I have my next holiday... ...you never know, maybe even before. It'll be worth it though I'm sure.

Yeah, I did consider an OSSC but the Framemeister can still do a heck of a lot, plus it's all contained in one neat little unit. I don't really like the way that the OSSC is kind of "open" with the board/chips etc exposed even when installed in a "case"... perhaps there's a reason for it, it still looks cool but I just figured that surely it would be a dust magnet, even if it can do quite a lot. It also seems to be creeping up in price for one with a case, about £200 it seems, I got my Framemeister for under £300 with about £100 worth of cables. Maybe I've made the wrong choice? I won't know until I start using it I suppose but in the meantime, I don't think it will go down in value at least and it seems to have ample connections. It just seemed easier to get into than the OSSC as well, the place where I got the cables from has had ones which are compatible with the Framemeister for a while now and while they also surely support the OSSC too, I guess I've just gone with what seems to be the more stable and known platform... a bit like going Windows 7 over Windows 10 I suppose... (that might be a rubbish analogy, I don't know) I'm happy with my decision at the moment though. Are you thinking about getting an OSSC then?

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Tendak do some very good HDMI Splitters... I have one which carries HDMI signals to two different monitors and for one which has lots of ports for displaying many sources on the same display, I would advise picking this one up... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0734SYLJL/ref=pe_3187911_189395841_TE_dp_1 I haven't tried it out myself yet properly but it is a solid build quality, powered, comes with a small remote (optional as it has switches) and it just seems to be good all round, if you need more ports you could always run two together as well. I bought a Framemeister recently along with a load of those PackaPunch RGB cables for most of my consoles, so I'm intending on hooking up that splitter, the Framemeister and an RGB scart box at some point soon, so I'll let you all know how I get on. I also ordered an RGB modded N64 recently, so there's that to add into the mix as well, but in theory once it's all running through my AV system and capture device... I should be pretty well set up, I hope. It certainly is daunting though... I might do my own guide as I set it up, I may need to just so that I can figure it all out as I go along.

Oh yeah, I agree that the games do seem to be very well crafted and polished. I'm certainly not outright dismissing them entirely, it's just that with so many games, choices have to be made sometimes so I won't be picking any of them up when they come out, even the ones that I have a fair bit of interest in as I just won't have the time. True enough, Jim is retreading a lot of old ground, I do think he's right on some level though, not all the time though and nothing is absolute. I may well play Far Cry 5 one day, it looks fun but I just can't justify buying it currently.

True enough but still, I've got to post this episode of The Jimquisition here because it definitely strikes a chord with me... It probably explains why I haven't bought any of these games since... probably the last Assassin's Creed game on the Xbox 360. They are all good games, but they just aren't for me... and I'm fine with that. I'm glad to see that they still sell well and that many people still enjoy them though, it's not even that I feel like I'm "too good" for these games, it's purely prioritisation. I might play them when they are on Plus or Games with Gold.

Phew! I hate bikes... 10char! I'll take a deep breath before picking the track this time...

@Hero-of-Time It would have to be Sega Megadrive for me as well, as while I'm partially ruled by nostalgia with it being my first main home console, it was much more than that... Sonic the Hedgehog was unlike anything I'd ever played before, I ended up getting Sonic and Sonic 2 with my original Megadrive one Christmas and it changed my life. I was obsessed with Sonic - still am - and would end up getting every main game in the series when it came out, as they seemed to get better each time with Sonic 3 & Knuckles legitimately blowing my mind at the time with that Lock On Technology... "Y-You mean I can even put Sonic 2 on top of Sonic and Knuckles and play as Knuckles in Sonic 2?!?" different times. The gaming rental market had a significant impact on what I played back then in the Nineties, as of course I couldn't just buy a new game every week or month, so when I would stay with my Grandparents at weekends we would go down to Cats Video (as it was known here in Cornwall) which I can't find any images of but it was definitely there as I remember renting a load of games from there; most of the Disney titles where Castle of Illusion followed by World of Illusion which quickly became favourites... right through to Streets of Rage 3 which I kept renting time after time and never actually owned in physical form until fairly recently. Oh man... simpler times, I could go on about all of the amazing Megadrive titles of that era but I must stop for fear of falling to deep down the nostalgic rabbit hole again. TL:DR - the Sega Megadrive had a profound impact on my life in gaming.

That sucks... by how much for each game did the prices go down? Die Hard Arcade for instance seems to be mirroring eBay prices currently. Looking at it from another angle, it might be a good time to pick up Saturn Bomberman on there.

Comm Error on Royal Raceway. (GP2 Race 2) I was in 2nd too... :/

@Shorty just to let you know that when I signed in just now, the Patreon text changed to... [redacted] (you'll have to pledge to find out) So I guess that means it's all definitely working now.

Burning Rangers is a spectacular game from Sonic Team. It features a story with an interesting narrative centred around futuristic fire-fighting, a set amount of stages with a realistic yet arcade style feel to them and some nice cutscenes. The character designs are cool, controls are both original and excellent considering this is an early 3D game plus there are proceedurally generated elements adding to replay value. Oh and the soundtrack... I would rate it as being one of my favourite games on the system.

What about Poi: Explorer Edition? https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Poi-Explorer-Edition-1308653.html That's supposed to be good, £29.99 though... best to get the boxed version if you can, especially for that price.

Interesting that you should mention the Atari Jaguar, I got mine boxed when Game secured a stock of them from a warehouse somewhere in 2003 I think? £20... plus games for probably cheaper than that, now though in 2018... I couldn't believe how much it has gone up to, if I'd known that back then I might have bought more but money was tighter back then, it still is really in relative terms but we're talking pre-employment. I must say that the Atari Jaguar is an excellent console for what it is and for the handful of really decent games on it... £150 worth of awesome though? I don't know but with things going the way they are, the value of them may go up and you could build up a nice library of games over time. Perhaps get a console and a copy of Doom and see how you go? Alternatively... you mentioned that you don't own an N64 or a Saturn? Definitely get on those I would say! I'd advise getting an N64 with an Expansion Pak, at least two controllers, or just buy some of those new pads by Retro Fighters (I got mine from the Kickstarter the other day, possibly going to try them out later) and those Wrestling games you mentioned. As for the Sega Saturn, I'd say look out for the 3D controller as that's worth having, pretty much all of those games you listed are worth picking up too and plenty more besides.

Snap! I traded in a load of stuff to CEX today as well, I had £150 to spend on their site... but I spent just over £50 of it in-store. Traded in... some cheap DVD's, two boxed Playstations oh and a boxed copy of Time Killers for the Megadrive. (that's where most of the value came from) I know it's a kind of rare game but, I didn't pay anything near that for it originally, I played it for a bit and I do still have a cart only copy at least but keeping that. As for what I bought... I got a Ghibli DVD (The Red Turtle), Metal Arms: Glitch in the System on the GameCube, Blazing Skies for the SNES and Poi Explorer Edition on the Switch. Still got just under £100 left, thinking I might keep it for Neo Geo Pocket Color Games... if they ever get any of the ones I want in to fill some gaps... ...though I was eyeing up the Mega-CD games. What games are you after Happenstance? I'm happy to shout out some random titles for N64, Saturn, GBA etc if you're looking for recommendations.

It most certainly is. It's also why you can see "N-E Supporter" underneath my name along with the 1-Up mushroom. (that's what you get if you become a $3 Patron) In addition to not seeing ads on the site as well of course, although that's a point... @Shorty I can still see the following on the main forum page... "Support N-Europe! Get rid of advertisements and help cover hosting costs on N-Europe" Although maybe that one is supposed to stay there even if you're a Patron but you won't see ads anywhere else on the forum? Not sure as I never really saw any ads to begin with. I'm happy to support N-Europe either way though and thanks for sorting out the "N-E Supporter" badge.

OK, well I just rinsed through the 10,000 points I put on there before leaving for work and I just put on another 10,000 assuming that those will be my last. The option to buy points is still on the shop though... past the deadline as well, just saying.

I'm back from work and making last minute purchases... Do I need to get the dlc from inside the game for Space Invaders? I can't see any dlc for it on the shop.