Topic: Your latest retro purchase

Yes, the first DualShock does have the L3 and R3 buttons.

@the_shpydar
nice haul. im looking at that gadget game now too...

totally rad is cool. i beat it a few years back. guess im one of the only ones here who traded that game in...

The GameCube version of Sould Calibur II does support Widescreen (16:9) and 480p (if you have the component lead), while the Xbox supported a higher resolution (720p I think), but no Widescreen (16:9).

So it depends if you prefer high resolution or widescreen. Personally, 480p on the GameCube looks gorgeous and honestly never liked the Xbox controller, although the GameCube controller isn't that great for fighting games. Could just use a GC to PS2 Adapter to get round that issue.

I went to the local Game Stop yesterday, and despite having more than enough games to play, I bought two more. I'm really bad at that. The two games were Odama for the Gamecube and Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge for the Wii U. That last one isn't retro, but Odama works. My roommate says he has the GC mic, so I'll see if I can find that.

I ordered some obscure-maybe Genesis game.
CROSSFIRE! CROSSSSSSSSFIREEEEEEEEE!
Oh wait, I think that might be a different game.

Yeah, shpyder's probably not going to ever get Atlantis II. What is it, 10 copies in existence?

What you should look for is the Genesis six button controller. Its alot better then the three button one.

So that Genesis and 32x and other stuff I got for $3 came with everything except an AC adapter for the 32x and a 32x game.
One AC Adapter and Virtua Racing later...

It's the future!!!

Not sure if all Genesi (Is that the plural for Genesis?) are like this, but mine's always been really finicky, and it took me a while to get this working, and when I finally did, I was having some trouble with it crashing mid-game, but it seems like I've got it now. Virtua Racing sure has some catchy music!

Get the one with the Saturn MK2 style dpad. It is loads better. (The 6 button is easier to find than the 3 button but both exist).

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Aren't there some games though that work better with the 3-button pad, making it a good idea to keep both around?

I am not sure on that. I got my Genesis late in its life span (I had the model 2 version) so it could be possible that the older games played better with the 3 button. I just remember using the 6 button alot whenever I played mine mainly cause I loved the shape a whole lot more.

A couple of pick-ups ...

Dragon Warrior I & II (GameBoy Color) - this is a great port of these games, removing almost all of the issues that make the original NES versions (especially the first game) a bit of a chore to play these days. But I do wish they had kept the old-timey English translations.
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The Official Nintendo Players Guide - I had this back in the day, but sadly it vanished in the sands of time (along with my Nintendo Power and Nintendo Fun Club News issues). A really excellent book full of write-ups, maps, tips, etc etc that honestly everyone who is a fan of the NES should have. This copy is a little beat up (which is why i was able to get it at a reasonable price), but in a certain way i like that, as it shows that it was used and loved, not just thrown on a shelf or closet somewhere.

Also, @KingMike - regarding Atlantis II, i think it's kind of uncertain/unconfirmed how many copies are out there, but it certainly not that many. The hardest part about finding it is that you can never really know if it's Atlantis II or not until you pop the game in and check out the score display icons and points received per ship. As most probably know, the cart label itself is exactly the same as the Atlantis cart; the only indication that it was Atlantis II was a typed sticker that was placed on the box of the game. The good thing about that though is that someone might have it and sell it for next to nothing, having no idea what it is. Maybe i'll get lucky one day!

Operation Thunderbolt for SNES.
Hope it's better than Operation Wolf. Mouse compatibility is certainly a start.

(and it may or may not be eventually subject to the Taito tax I'm already seeing bleed onto other consoles besides the NES )

theyre button membranes. i bought a few of those 3 button genny kits on ebay a while back myself. i use 3 and 6 button controllers personally. everywhere ive looked online is sold out at the moment. https://www.estarland.com/product29810.html
im not selling any of mine though.

this is very true. i wonder to this day if the cart my grandmother was going to give me in my uncles huge atari lot was atlantis 2 or not. you should buy as many atlantis 1 games as you have et carts. youll find one that way

I bought a fire emblem SNES game on VC on special a couple months ago but when it comes to an physical retro game the most recent one was an HDD modded PS2 that had some fighting games I wanted to play otherwise the last time before that was fourteen years ago when I bought terranigma for SNES. it only cost 20 bucks from a local pawn broker. I bought it knowing it was an under appreciated RPG that came out late in the SNES' life and having played thru it once it has since become one of my top 10 favourite SNES games. Even though I could probably sell it for ten times what I paid for it I have no plans to part with it.

That's the plan!

i was part serious about that
it sounds like a good plan.
its like buying the whole roll of scratch off lottery tickets to find "the one"
but this plan is more awesome.
if theres one man who can find the lost city of atlantis it is you.

Some of my recent grabs.

@WaveWarlock
id keep checking ebay from time to time. thats where i got mine. they were even hard to search for...