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Stenwold
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Does anyone here still play any retro computers/consoles? I've just found my old SNES and have been thrown back to the early 90s, it still works with no issues!
My young daughters are loving Super Mario World, games for kids really were better back then.
My young daughters are loving Super Mario World, games for kids really were better back then.
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There are a lot of us out there! Our spare room currently has hooked up somewhere in the region of 15 retro consoles (the switcher boxes are now all labelled up that helps massivley) hooked up to my late 80s/early 90s Panasonic 12" CRT via a long broken VHS player. I'm not quite sure what I will do when the tv finally gives out. Owned that guy since my parents bought it from radio rentals 2nd hand in 1992!
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There's a shop near me with an extensive range of classic consoles . You can book up and play to your hearts contentEx forum ambassador
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artyclarty said:There are a lot of us out there! Our spare room currently has hooked up somewhere in the region of 15 retro consoles (the switcher boxes are now all labelled up that helps massivley) hooked up to my late 80s/early 90s Panasonic 12" CRT via a long broken VHS player. I'm not quite sure what I will do when the tv finally gives out. Owned that guy since my parents bought it from radio rentals 2nd hand in 1992!artyclarty said:There are a lot of us out there! Our spare room currently has hooked up somewhere in the region of 15 retro consoles (the switcher boxes are now all labelled up that helps massivley) hooked up to my late 80s/early 90s Panasonic 12" CRT via a long broken VHS player. I'm not quite sure what I will do when the tv finally gives out. Owned that guy since my parents bought it from radio rentals 2nd hand in 1992!
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donnajunkie said:artyclarty said:There are a lot of us out there! Our spare room currently has hooked up somewhere in the region of 15 retro consoles (the switcher boxes are now all labelled up that helps massivley) hooked up to my late 80s/early 90s Panasonic 12" CRT via a long broken VHS player. I'm not quite sure what I will do when the tv finally gives out. Owned that guy since my parents bought it from radio rentals 2nd hand in 1992!artyclarty said:There are a lot of us out there! Our spare room currently has hooked up somewhere in the region of 15 retro consoles (the switcher boxes are now all labelled up that helps massivley) hooked up to my late 80s/early 90s Panasonic 12" CRT via a long broken VHS player. I'm not quite sure what I will do when the tv finally gives out. Owned that guy since my parents bought it from radio rentals 2nd hand in 1992!
There is always new games coming out for consoles like the MegaDrive and the SNES and new addons such as flash carts and products to improve the picture and sound quality and help you connect to more modern screens.1 -
I threw out my original Mega Drive into a skip early 00. Shocking. Now wish I hadn't. However the local kid a few doors down rescued it and knocked asking if he could take it. I said yes of course.
Now have a replacement. Then got a model 1 MegaCD that have always wanted back in the day but couldn't afford. Have a Dreamcast, which also previously owned briefly when they were discontinued and Game were selling them cheap. But only played it and week and took it back as I couldn't really afford the purchase in the first place and knew I'd get bored and it would get thrown out (wasn't into retro collecting then. Never even knew of the idea).
With the mega drive, I've only really grabbed the games I loved as a teen or always wanted but never got.
Am looking to sell the Mega CD model 1 soon however, as it never really gets used and know other retro collectors would use it more than I do.
Just be aware retro collecting is a thing now. Enjoy the SNES, just don't let someone convince you to give it to them for peanuts. Unless of course you want to. Search for the games you have as some can fetch a hefty price.0 -
donnajunkie said:artyclarty said:There are a lot of us out there! Our spare room currently has hooked up somewhere in the region of 15 retro consoles (the switcher boxes are now all labelled up that helps massivley) hooked up to my late 80s/early 90s Panasonic 12" CRT via a long broken VHS player. I'm not quite sure what I will do when the tv finally gives out. Owned that guy since my parents bought it from radio rentals 2nd hand in 1992!artyclarty said:There are a lot of us out there! Our spare room currently has hooked up somewhere in the region of 15 retro consoles (the switcher boxes are now all labelled up that helps massivley) hooked up to my late 80s/early 90s Panasonic 12" CRT via a long broken VHS player. I'm not quite sure what I will do when the tv finally gives out. Owned that guy since my parents bought it from radio rentals 2nd hand in 1992!1
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You may want to consider getting a Switch. I still have my old NES and SNES, though I don't always have them hooked up. Since Nintendo started adding a lot of older selections to the respective apps on the Switch, I find myself just playing on there a lot more (especially in handheld mode).0
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joeypesci said:I threw out my original Mega Drive into a skip early 00. Shocking. Now wish I hadn't. However the local kid a few doors down rescued it and knocked asking if he could take it. I said yes of course.
Now have a replacement. Then got a model 1 MegaCD that have always wanted back in the day but couldn't afford. Have a Dreamcast, which also previously owned briefly when they were discontinued and Game were selling them cheap. But only played it and week and took it back as I couldn't really afford the purchase in the first place and knew I'd get bored and it would get thrown out (wasn't into retro collecting then. Never even knew of the idea).
With the mega drive, I've only really grabbed the games I loved as a teen or always wanted but never got.
Am looking to sell the Mega CD model 1 soon however, as it never really gets used and know other retro collectors would use it more than I do.
Just be aware retro collecting is a thing now. Enjoy the SNES, just don't let someone convince you to give it to them for peanuts. Unless of course you want to. Search for the games you have as some can fetch a hefty price.0 -
I've got an old SNES and N64 with loads of games. I want to sell them really but haven't been able to test that they still all work because I have no scart connection. It's good to hear you can get adapters now.0
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My SNES is in my parents' loft. I loved the Donkey Kong games. I bought a SNES Classic Mini in 2018 for when I was recovering from an operation and I love it although it only has the first Donkey Kong game of the series. I'd forgotten about F-Zero and had great fun thrashing my brother at Mario Kart once more.0
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