retroguy
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Post by retroguy on Jan 25, 2013 19:58:05 GMT -5
So what do you play when you're not playing the Master System? I like to collect what I think of as the "underdog" consoles. My favorites are the N64, the Sega Saturn and the TurboGrafx 16. I think I like these because the lack of strong 3rd-party support meant that their libraries were packed with unique, exclusive games that couldn't be found on any other system such as Robotica on the Saturn, Splatterhouse on the TG16 and Cruisin' USA on the N64.
So what are your favorites?
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Post by jessie on Jan 25, 2013 21:31:46 GMT -5
My Sega Genesis, I love the Phantasy Star Series and wold like to finish part III.
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Slutty
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Post by Slutty on Jan 25, 2013 22:02:02 GMT -5
My favorites gaming systems in order (if not counting just consoles) are probably...
1.Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
2. PC
3. Atari 2600
I really enjoy Playstations as well, but there isn't enough stuff on a particular one that I can narrow it down.
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Post by Private Joker on Jan 26, 2013 4:48:45 GMT -5
For me, I collect Mega Drive and Game Gear and I've got a few Mega CD games as well.
I enjoy playing on MD a lot lately especially the MicroMachines games and Disney platformers.
Game Gear I mostly love collecting and use it to play my Master System games on with the converter.
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Post by kokichi on Jan 26, 2013 9:10:01 GMT -5
I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the Sega Cd. While it didn't have a very large u.s. library, it certainly had an impressive stable of top notch games - the lunars, shining force cd, popful mail, and snatcher to name a few. And also my all time favorite game for any system - Dark Wizard.
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retroguy
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Post by retroguy on Jan 26, 2013 9:21:35 GMT -5
Yeah, I've been wanting to pick one up. I got a model 2 Sega CD off of ebay, but it doesn't work (figured I'd take a chance on it 'cause it came with a model 2 genesis and I needed to replace my model 1 that was getting kind of finnicky). It powers on and I get the startup screen, but the disc won't spin. I can see the laser move, so I know it's not that, but I haven't been able to find any helpful info on how I might fix it.
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Post by jessie on Jan 26, 2013 11:26:19 GMT -5
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Post by shiningphantasy on Jan 26, 2013 12:21:48 GMT -5
Basically the sixteen-bit systems had the greatest impact on me so of course:
Sega Genesis
Turbografx-16/Super CD
SNES
I was initially a stubborn Sega Saturn purist for the better part of the latter half of the 90's however the USA management and lack of commitment to the platform really handcuffed its' potential; as mentioned though it had several awesome games released for it and in Japan it had a great lineup.
Nintendo 64 had outstanding games from a few select genres like the 3D platformer and 3D action/adventure games; I transitioned over to that system after Saturn was finished in 1998.
Last but not least the NES and its' library speaks for itself; I'm sure Sega still regrets that no third-party support policy that they had in place back then.
For some reason I tend to support underdog platforms as well; from SMS, Turbografx Super CD, Saturn, N64 (Compared to PSOne), Gamecube, and now I mainly buy for PSP, in large part because that is where all the Falcom games are but they have a lot of old-fashioned JRPG's for it.
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Post by jessie on Jan 26, 2013 12:29:12 GMT -5
I've always been interested in the Turbograx-16. I remember the commercials on TV and the display at the Dyer Electronics store at the mall. There was a Kay-Bee Toys across from it that I eventually worked at.
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retroguy
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Post by retroguy on Jan 26, 2013 13:48:35 GMT -5
Thanks for the link, jessie! I'll try and follow the intructions for disassembling it and see if maybe the spindle is just in there too tight for it to spin. Maybe all I need is to loosen it a bit. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Post by jessie on Jan 26, 2013 20:08:35 GMT -5
Please do! I followed similar instructions to mod my master system to add the RCA jacks. Worked a treat!
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mknzy
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Post by mknzy on Jan 26, 2013 23:18:24 GMT -5
Its way oldschool and a little less known but I love pulling out my Vectrex and playing it for hours.
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Post by jessie on Jan 27, 2013 10:19:39 GMT -5
Its way oldschool and a little less known but I love pulling out my Vectrex and playing it for hours. Vectrex was unknown to me until I saw it on The Classic Game Room! I must say that it looks very neat! I hope to get my hands on one of these someday! |
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Post by retroguy on Jan 27, 2013 18:11:27 GMT -5
Me too! I've had a blast playing the games via ParaJVE. It's too bad the prices they go for these days are so steep.
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Slutty
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Post by Slutty on Jan 28, 2013 10:58:28 GMT -5
I love the Vectrex. I had a chance to get one recently from a guy who wanted to trade for pokemon stuff but it just fell through.
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