Pashley26 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I love a nice useless thread. So I've got a week off work, can't go to work and can't really do much because of my ankle. I started going through some of the boxes from when we first moved house when I was 14 that have never been unpacked since. I found my Gameboy Colour, my Gameboy advance, my Playstation and my Sega Megadrive. I fired up my old PS1, and as soon as I heard this noise I was fully oh my god'ing. Probably the most memorable noise of my childhood. However I think my Playstation 1 has got a bit old in storage and it won't load a lot of the discs when it starts to get to anything with some graphics. So I've picked up my old PS3 controller, and linked it up to my iPad, downloaded RetroArch and gone through all of my old PS1 games and started playing them on my iPad. Oddly the games seem to run smoother on my iPad than they ever did on my Playstation. Maybe the memory and processing on my iPad is better than an old Playstation? So far I've been playing.. Then I fired up my old Gameboy, started playing Pokemon Silver. Oh yes! Sonic on the Megadrive I haven't really started playing yet because I've got it on my iPad anyway. Anybody else got any old consoles tucked away in boxes anywhere? I urge you to dig them out straight away, and marvel at how awesome old games are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 PS1 was all about: Tekken Gran Turismo GTA 2 FIFA 2001 Crash Bandicoot Metal Gear Solid Tomb Raider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Metal Gear Solid. Shit yes. Can you remember getting the monthly demo discs in the PS1 magazine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 f**k yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 My life pretty much revolved around Gran Turismo when it came out. MGS and GTA2 are very good shouts though. Wipeout, anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Same, Gran Turismo was my life. Also Need for Speed Underground was amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Metal gear solid was incredible. I often listen to the sound track of it whilst at work. It's f**king epic, some of the songs send shivers down my spine. YouTube it you won't be disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 (edited) wipeout freak here. also: tenchu-stealth assassin. sonic the hedgehog was way earlier,still got the music from the casino level in my head sometimes hahaha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGUESFqPGhI i also got an old complete commodore 64 and an amiga maniac mansion,zak mckrakn,loom,monkey island,how 'bout that? Edited November 18, 2014 by FamilyBiker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waybe2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Currently set up in my man's room are my Sega master system ps1 original xbox xbox 360 desktop and laptop. I'm in the process of trying to turn my xbox into an emulator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Currently set up in my man's room are my Sega master system ps1 original xbox xbox 360 desktop and laptop. I'm in the process of trying to turn my xbox into an emulator It's so great to see someone so open about their sexuaility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waybe2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Ha ha very funny. Still can't figure out how I bought a 3 bed house with my girlfriend and I only get the box room. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Recently bought myself a Gameboy Color and a few games, going to fit a front light to it this weekend. Have a PS2 (not quite so retro yet) and a Megadrive set up. Play the megadrive more than my PS3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I'm currently bidding on (and winning) this - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Macbook-early-2008-13-034-2-4ghz-core-2-duo-6gb-ram-500gb-hard-drive-/271668051043?_trksid=p2054897.l4275&autorefresh=true With a view to turning it into a dedicated "retro gaming" laptop. Emulators and things are so smooth these days, that will be running well above the spec's of even a PS2! And pairing up my PS3 controller to it I'll be able to mirror it to my iPad and use it as a wireless gaming mega monster. This is getting out of hand haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Mother f**king outbid by a couple of quid. Mother f**ker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I used to gag Tekken (Michelle, specifically) and wipeout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*gentlydoesit Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I'd love to find another Atari lynx with street fighter, Echo the dolphin on megadrive, 'bad n rad' skate or die on nes and terminator 2 on original game boy. I played the shit out of those as a wee boy, I wonder if my childhood memory has embellished them in some way and if the memory would be destroyed if I played them now?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Megadrive was ALL about Micro Machines! And Nintendo N64 wasn't worth owning without Golden Eye 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 It's all about Duckhunt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Still got loads of NES, SNES, Master System and Megadrive stuff knocking about. It's all about Wonderboy and Psycho Fox! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I'm currently bidding on (and winning) this - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Macbook-early-2008-13-034-2-4ghz-core-2-duo-6gb-ram-500gb-hard-drive-/271668051043?_trksid=p2054897.l4275&autorefresh=true With a view to turning it into a dedicated "retro gaming" laptop. Emulators and things are so smooth these days, that will be running well above the spec's of even a PS2! And pairing up my PS3 controller to it I'll be able to mirror it to my iPad and use it as a wireless gaming mega monster. This is getting out of hand haha. I have a Raspberry Pi set up for emulation but it is okay, but it just isn't the same. Prefer playing with the proper controllers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Crash Bandicoot was the shit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Alex the Kid on the master system. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*gentlydoesit Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Rampage.. legend 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdoku Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I still have my Dreamcast that I will never sell. At one point on eBay Dreamcast accessories were going for peanuts so I bought 4 new controllers and 8 VMUs, 4 Rumble packs, VGA cable for about £30 all together. I mainly played schump games, Under Defeat, Ikaruga, REZ, Psyvariar 2, Border Down, Karous, Zero Gunner, trizeal and a few others I can't remember from the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I've still got my mega drive and Sinclair zx81 in the loft at me mams house. Sinclair is in its original box as wellStreets of rage 2 on the mega drive is still one of my all time favourite games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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